The Frontier and Holt County Independent from O'Neill, Nebraska • 1

STATE ViaTOaiCAL'tSOCi-i- LlllCOUl Oe jjOD It liTrtUr rrc 1 1 n6 I Independent Nows over ICORX every morning at a m. Largest Circulation In North Central Nesr. VOLUME 76 NUMBER 50 O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER IQ, 1964 SIXTEEN PACES TWO SECTIONS PER COPY 10a Tf UHF Coaxial Cabls Arrived Here Vedn. For Material i a 1 6 L. fc" I t) 13,543 Mcys Arc By Tri-Stefs Tcitcy Fsnn Sunday One at the largest single shipments at turkey from the O'NeJI Tri-SUte Turkey farm was enacted here at Sunday aa 13.541 turkeys rre shipped tram the ONeill farm headed for thriilmi dinner tables throughout the U.

E. The turkeys were purr-hated by Duuchboy foe. nf Med ilia Minn, and Butterfield Produce at Butter field. Mina. Doughboy tank 8,500 of the turkey a and Butterfield 7,548.

The birds were leaded and shipped la 19 truck hen Sunday. Loading at the bards started at 8:30 la the morning end finished nt 3:30 in the etternena. Hugo- Fletcher, manager at the farm said that this was the largest 'single shipping since be haa been manager her at the Turkey Farm. Tii4Uto Turkey Farm is owned by Phil and Jim Sherman of Sieua City, Iowa. They raise here at O'Neill on aa average of about 125.000 turkey per year.

2- The turkeys that were shipped Sunday averaged 28 lbs. each, lire -weight and it took 37 men to load the Uirfceya into the truck! durtog Om Tri-State has been one of the largest relsere of turkeys la the Stele of Nebraska for many years and la the largest Independent owned raisers at the present time. The raising of turkeys is a up and down business, with many the Valters going down. Prices of turkeys has dropped off in the East years and larga companies ava taken over the raising of file birds. it you remember last spring tee bed a story of Tri-State shipping about 12.000 Xlmber turkeys Into ONeill by DC No.

8 air freight, these tinkers were finished out and ahlpped out before Thanksgiving for market. Tri-Sate started out this year with 325.000 poults and at one lima during the early fall these turkeys were eonsvmingaa high as ao tons of feed a day. They figure It take 1bs. of feed to put on one lb. of growth, or about 120 lbs.

of turkey feed for each bird. birds that were shipped Sunday were 254 weeks old and as we said before averaged out at 28 lbs. 'lists off to a fine Industry hers at ONeill, om that baa been here for many years, und that maybe someday (TNcifl will have turkey preremlng plant egaln. Industry Meeting Held On Thursday; Consumers Sponsors Members of the Chamber of Commerce officers. Industrial Development officers and other city representatives- met Thursday at a noon luncheon-to talk over industrial development for CNellL The 'meeting was sponsored by Consumers Public Power District and all arrangements were made by Consumers.

The group met with Mr. Ronald Reifler of the Fantus Company, Industrial Plant location I consultants of Chicago, New York and Paris. The purpose of the meeting was to learn how ONeill could attract Industry into its city. Mr. Reifler pointed out to the group that Nebraska communities do not own and control building sites as communities in other states do, therefore this la one reason why we are slow in attract ing industry.

He reported that it la necessary to have a large tract of land set aside, up to 80 acres if possible, for industrial site. This land should be plotted, sewer and water along with power and gas a bailable foc.it. He also reported that site folders were needed to send out to industry throughout the. nation. The site should nave rail access, highway access, city sewer and water, reliable power and gas and hard surfaced roads to the site, and that the city should either control or own the site.

Also present at the meeting were Charles D. Sayre, community relations for Consumers and John Me-. Carthy community development supervisors, both tof Lincoln and employed by Consumers Public Power. Thursday morning, Mr. Reifler, Me.

Sayre, Mr. McCarthy and K. L. Van Voorhls, district manager for Consumers and Howard Manson, 'secretary of the ONeil. Chamber spent the morning touring sites which would be suitable for industry.

They viewed 15 locations and came up with one good reccomendatlon, which was southeast of ONeill between the two railroad tracks. Consumers has offered the O'Neill group services of architects to plot this land into usuable sites. ONeill in turn must either purchase the -land or secure a long term option. Mr. Reifler reported that ONeill has a good, chance to entice small companies to 75 employees which would manufacture light stuff.

FANTUS COUP, CONSUM8RS AND O'NEILL BUSINESSMEN MET THURSDAY Discussing the of Industry for O'Neill era Reifler, McCarthy, Van Yourhis, Sayre apd (Ind. Photo) i 34 Members Attend 1 01 C. Meeting At M. 614. On Monday mm i Thirty-Four members of the Chambers of Commerce attend the regular monthly, meeting of the ONeill Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, December 7ttoat the A Bakery.

Terry Tom jack Charged Vilh Breaking Entering A complaint was filed in County Court Monday charging Terry Tomjack, J8, with allegedly breaking and entering a Holt County Courthouse office. "Tomjack appeared on Monday morning and waived-preliminary hearing before County Court Judge Frank Crank. Ha was bound over to District Court and bail Discussion was 'held on. the WM Tuesday afteraoan, Floyd Riffs, Fanner Horih Of O'Heill Died Sunday Floyd' Ritts, 66, Emmet, farmer died Sunday, December 6 at St. Anthonys Hospital.

Mr- Ritts has been 111 for several months and died of a lingering illness. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, December tth at 2:00 Em. from BigUn's Chapel with ev. Warrlncton offleating. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery at ONeill.

Pallbearers were Bernard Pon-grata, Gordon Lorenz, Wendell Babl, Frank Soukup, Gene Barn-hard and Clarence Erast Floyd Ritts was bora on April 22, 1898 at ONeill, Nebraska the son of Jasper H. Ritts. and Lie Hammond. He lived all his life in this area and was married to Hazel Evelyn Peterson at ONeill on the 15th of June, 1921. He is survived by his wife Evelyn one daughter Betty Ritts of Genoa, sister Lettie Herring of Eugene Oregon and two brothers, Lester and Lloyd Ritta of ONeill.

O'Heill School Bands To Give Christmas Concert a a a Aas The ONeil Public and St. Marys Senior Concert Band will present their annual Christmas Cbocert this coming Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13. at the new Senior High School Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. The public is moat coridally invited to attend and there will be no charge for admittance at this concert.

The concert being offered by the band will consist of traditional Christmas music ss well as several novelty selections. Selections played by the band at the concert will be as follows: Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry by Oakley Haldeman. Joyous Christmas Overture by Forrest Buchtel. The Christmas Suite by Harold L. Walters.

Come, Come, Immanuel Gregorian, 8th Centriiy The Sleep of the Child Jesus Grench Noel, Ring, Christmas Bells Ukrainian Carol, What Child Is This? Old English Air, Willie, Play Your little Drum Burgundian Air, and The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional, 14th Century. White Christmas? Robert Russell Bennett by Irving Berlin. Jingle Bells Fantasy James D. Ployhar. I Sawj Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Tbmmie Connor.

Star Spangled Banner Sousa by Francis Scott Key. THE WEATHER High I Low Moifi Final pieces of equipment needed lor the UHV translator towers ONeill and Neligh are beginning to according to Bob Engel-haupt, engineer for Channel 8 at iSoox aty. -Bob reported that 1.000 feet of coaxial cable for ONeill had arrived, but as yet they were still i abort. LSOO feet of the able for 'Neligh and ONeill but expected 1 them to arrive within the next two days. He also reported that the parabolic dishes for the two translator towers have not arrived but they wrie hoping that they would be in Sioux City within the next few days.

When they arrive there they will be loaded on trucks and moved to the tower shea to be put up by the crews. At the present time all of the transmitting and receiving equipment la at both sites, but with the shortage of the coaxial cable and the. 10 foot dishes work has The cable that arrived here today came fa a huge drum which weighed 3,000 lbs. Channel. 8 at Albion went on the air last Tbureday and has been sending test and full program signals here in this area, with those who have, the proper antennaes being able to receive the signal snow free.

Completion of the UHF translators according to the engineers now depends on the railroad end the weather. Wow, what a combination to depend on, with a railroad strike in the making and middle of winter upon us. i 64 Persons Won A Turkey Last Satuntay In Client Turkey Day There were 64 lucky families in the ONeill area this week as they were the lucky winners of the G4 turkeys that Chamber of Commerce merchants gave away here in ONeill this past Saturday. The following is a list of those persons who were the winners in the turkey day contest here at ONeill. winners wifi receive a poet card from the ONeill Chamber of Commerce telling them when and where to pick up their turkeys," -r Winners are: Pat'Alen, Fred Franklin Uhler, Luelh Fritton, Ernest Wihings, Atkinson; Mildred Keyes, Inman; Mrs.

Gerald Weitlaufer, Frank D. Pberly, Mrs. Lloyd Dur-re. Chambers; Mrs. Ed Wray, Joe Steskal, Mrs.

Pearle Holcomb of Chambers; Mrs. Jean Riege, G. F. Murphy, Atkinson: Herb Timm. George Timmerman, Mrs.

Frank Kopetlka, Page: Henry Storjohann, Neu Linquist. Georgia Butterfield, Mrs. Don Adamson, George Pon-gratz: Bert Kopetjka, Inman; Mrs. Geo Herald, Inman; Mrs. Lyle Ve-quist, A.

L. Eyman, Buy Hull, of Inman; Mrs. Ed Davis, Wend 11 BaM, Wm. Babutzka, Mrs. Alber McDonald, Spencer; Mrs.

Ethel FHsch, Lois Minor, Al Cumls, of Butte; Mrs. Leo Babutzka, A. C. Dennis, Juliana Kamphaus. Beth Lobaus, Ray Richards, Mrs.

Ralph Walker, Mrs. Gordon Mitchell, Dwane Saunders, Frelent Prible, Mrs. Joe Cavanaugh. Ernest Brunkhorst, Inman; Floyd Spin-dler, Atkinson; Mrs. Ben Schmidt, Lloyd Brittell, Mrs.

James P. Gallagher, James Corkle and Lucille StahleckeT. Mrs. O. J.

Drueke, Lawrence Johnson, Virgil Hubby, Harry Lansworth, Jotm Hansen, Amelia; Mrs. Leonard Pribil, Chambers; Jim Steinhauaer, Stuart; Margaret Benash. Joe Kies, Orchard: Amy Kersenbrock, Mrs. Alvin Tange-man. Chambers; Mrs.

E. L. Watson, Inman; Elwin Grutsch. Jerome Allen Of Page Injured In (air Acddenf Jerome Allen, Page, was injured Saturday in a truck-ear accident Saturday on a county road five miles north of Clearwater. The accident involved the truck driven by Allen and -a wagon driven by Jack Rutledge of Clearwater.

The accident occured when truck and the station wagon met head on, the impact of the accident overturned the track into the road-aide ditch. Mr. Allen had six head of cattle on the truck at the time of the accident. Jerome Alien, driver of the Stock truck was taken to the ONeill Hospital where he waa treated for back injuries and is stfil hospitalized at the time. William Simmons of Page, who waa with him in the truck, received minor hand injuries.

Mr. Rutledge who is a rural mafi carrier and was delivering mall at the time of accident received a broken knee cap and bead and chest bruises. His car was a total loss according to Sheriff Lawrence XUttscher who investigated the ONeill sSe he attends schqoL -T7 complaint which was by County Attorney William fin alleges that Tomjack on the night of December 4th at 6:30 p.m. unlawfully, wilfully, maliciously and forcibly broke and entered thf County Clerk Office and vault. Tomjack was arrested Frida evening by Nebraska Safety Patrol special Investigator Vera Omar of He was taken to Butts and Jailed there 1 until he wa brought back from Butte Monday morning for.

preliminary, hearing In County Court. Tomjack will appear Monday afternoon, Dee. 14th, in District Court for preliminary hearing before the District Judge Wiliam Smith Jri Good Crowd Attends Cattleman's Roundup (' Over 150 ranchers were la attendance at the Range Cattlemans Roundup at the Atkinson Legion Hall Thursday, December 3rd. The educational meeting was eo-spon-sored by the University of Nebraska Extension Service, The Nebraska Feeders and Breeders 6oeta-tions and the Atkinson Chamber of Commerce. 7 Dr.

Crosby Howe, Extension Veterinarian at the University of Nebraska discussed a number of diseases which cause abortions in cattle, among those listed axe: brucellosis, trichomoniasis, vibriosis, infectious bovine rhinotrscheitis (IBR), bovine virus diarrhea (BVD epizootic viral abortion, abortions from other unclassified viruses and avitaminoia A. Dr. Howe excluded virMosis, which was covered! at the educational meeting aa a separate topic by Dr. W. W.

Brown of Colorado State University. Dr. W. W. Brown stated that vibriosis 1s a venereal disease of cattle transmitted by the bull or tor artificial insemination (AI) with infected semen.

In fertility, with an increase in number of services per; conception, is the- most pronounced sympton of vibriosis. He stated; that abortions may occur at any time SestationAbut they usually come uring the. first to i sixth months. According to DrJ A- -W. Epp, University of Nebraska, agricultural economist the two major factors affecting the earnings of Nebraska Sandhills ranches axe the size of the ranch business and the per cent of calf He also' stated fiuit the.

efficiency of operation tends to increase, as the -size of business increases. Investment per animal unit, cash expense per animal unit and total impute per animal unit tend to decline with an increase in size of ranch. Animal units per man increase steadily as the size of ranch increases, he stated. The other University at Nebraska staff members on the program discussed current topics of interest to the beef cattle producer. Members of file SL Joseph Altar Society served a delicious lunch at the Knights ofGolumbus Hafi.

Two Car Accident, Occurred North Of Ewing On Spur 420 A two car accident occured on Thursday, December 3rd at the Elkhorn river north of Ewing on spur 420 at 4:30 p.m Involved Jn the- accident MISS SUE DOOLITTLE AMELIA FORD MUTING Fred Krugmaa and Calf award to Miss DoolKUa. Santa Claus Coming To O'Nell Saturday Dec. 19 The ONeill Chamber of Commerce will sponsor Santa Claus Day here at ONeill on Saturday, December 19th. Santa will arrive at the ONeill Public School (old school) at 2:00 m. Saturday afternoon.

He will ive treats for all the children according to Harry Petersen, the chairman of the event. So dont forget to make ONeill on Saturday, December 19th. Mrs. Mary Cronin, Former Ollelllile, Died In Omaha Mrs Mary Omaha, and formerly of ONeill died November 28Ui in She had been iU about three weeks. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 1st at 10:00 a.m.

from SL Cecilias Cathedral in Omaha and Interment was In the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Rosary 'services were held Monday evening at the Heafey A Iteafey Mortuary. Mrs. Ckonin was 95 years old and was bora at Danville. 111.

on June 6th, 1869. At the age of 16 she moved to O'Neill with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Morrison. She moved to Omaha in May of 1947 and Mr.

Cronin died in December of that year. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. F. J. Roach, Julia Cronin and Mrs.

E. I. Johnson, three sons, John and William Oonin, all of Omaha and Phil Ckonin of Chicago, sister Mrs. William Fallon, Gregory, S.D., 12 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Mr.

And Mrs. Allyn Of Atkinson Observed 60Ih Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Allyn, Atkinson, observed their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, December 6th at the Good Samaritan Center in Atkinson. The couple have made their home there since September of 1963.

Open House was held at the Center from 2 to 4 p.m. with friends, neighbors and relatives attending. Mr. and Mrs. Allyn are natives of northwestern Holt County and they lived all of their married life on their farm in the Cleveland Community 16 miles north of Stuart.

Mr. Allyn is 84 and Mrs. Allyn recently celebrated her 80th birthday, December 1st. a rw' 1 jr yf. -t, ji, 7 'J ic IT A TURKEYS SHIPPED FROM land Orville Peterson as the IS tracks Liv "1 i 4 i RECEIVES TROPHY AT HERE presenting the championship Cow (Independent Photo) Annual Hereford Assn.

Banquet Held Tuesday Eighty members of the Holt County Hereford Association and guests attended the annual meeting of. the association held Tuesday, December 8th at O'Neill in the Fellowship Hall of the Presbyterian Church. The meeting started off with a supper servea at 7:30 p.m. by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church. Awards were presented by Fred Krugman to Sue DoolitUe, daughter of, Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Doolittla of Amelia. Su. received a trophy for having the Grand Champion Cow and Calf at the Holt County Fair. Tom Melcher alao received a trophy for the Grand Champion Baby Beef of the fair, Mrs.

Harold Melcber cepedthe trophy for her son who was unable to attend. Charter member were -introduced, they are George Rowse, Henry Wood and C. V. Robertson. Elmer Vogel, Stuart, waa the guest speaker and he spoke on his work in the Beef Improvement Assn, of which he has been president of this past year.

Mr. Vogel stressed to the group that the. cattle raising industry has and will further become more streamlined in the fact that they want to know more about the bulls that they buy. More about the rate of gain bow their sires rate of gain was and what the lion eye of the carcass measures. 3 mer reported that the purebred raisers would have to aril no doubt less bulls at more money, and these bulls that they sell wul have to be proven.

Following two films the business meeting of the association was held and the following were elected to serve office for the coming year. Harold Melcher, President; Fked Krugman, Vice-President; Keith Abart, Secretary. Directors elected were Tkoxel Green and Vera Sage-ser both of Amelia. Other directors are Vera Whitaker and Henry Wood. The group set the date at their spring sale meeting for Thur.

December 17th at 8:00 p.m. at the ONeill Livestock Market St. Mary's Glee Club To Sponsor Candy Sale Sat. The St. Marys Glee Club is spooning candy sale Saturday, December 12, from 10:00 a.m.

till 5:00 p. in. aa main street on the comer of fourth and Douglas. This will Include Christmas candy and some Christmas cookies. ri' 8 t-'f i -7' -f.

i til I TRI-STATE SUNDAY-Shonn above 4 1 I I 8 tie ing In, with the Knights of Columbus on a carnival which they have booked here for next year. A vote was taken and it was -decided to go along with the promotion of the garaivsL Jim Rooney gave a repent on a Industrial meeting which waa held In Lincoln. The meeting was a panel discussion and Dr. Wick who is in charge of Voc. Training In Minnesota spoke to the group.

Others on the panel were Mr. Stanley and Sen. Ferae Orme. Senator Frank Nelson spoke briefly on the Voc. School aim on O'Neills possibilities of getting one here.

He sakl that it would he a uphill grind if we were to be able to swing one for this area. Mr. X. 1 Van Voorhls reported on the Consumers meeting Which was held Thursday with the Fantus Corp. which is the largest industrial plant locating firm.

in the world. He said that a suitable site was found southeast of ONeill for industry end that the development of this would depend how and what the people did in ONeill. Dale Wilson gave a report on the Irrigation project and said that the feasibily report is ready to go to the 11 states for review. Wilson also reported that if we want to keep tiie ONeill project moving we would have to show more local interest. Plans were made to invite several members of the Ainsworth Chamber and irrigators from St Paul, Nebraska to the next Chamber meeting in January.

A discussion was held by members of the Chamber to see whether the Chamber would make a donation to the EDdbora Valley UHF fund. It was decided to go ahead and to leave up to the Board of Directors on the amount. Elkhorn Water Resources Group To Meet In Norfolk A meeting the Ekhorn Valley Water Resources Association will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at Hotel Madison in Norfolk, according to R.

D. Harrison, executive director. Representatives of the U.S. Reclamation Bureau and the State Soil and Water Conservation Com-, mission win be in attendance at the meeting. Persons who will attend file meeting are to contact Harriaon ao luncheon arrangements may be St.

Mary's Sponsoring Card Party Friends of St Mary's are sponsoring a card party Sunday evening December 13th at the Parish Hall at 8:00. Cards-will be played and lunch will be served. I i jgfn X. .3 Meeting To Aid Menial Retarded Held In OTTeill The first regional meeting on Mentally Retarded Children was held here9 at ONeill last Thursday evening at" the High School. A good turnout on hand despite snowy and cold conditions in the area.

Mrs. Wayne Smith, regional chairman said that a lot of interest was shown-at the meeting and ihat another meeting is being planned for sometime early next year. Those taking part in the meeting Thursday evening were Rev. Herbert Jackman, ONeill family counseling; Rev. Clarence Stenbeck, ONeill, religious training; Richard Ownes, O'Neill, school counseling "Mrs.

Wayne Smith, Teaching ox the William Podraza of Neligh, evaluation of the retarded; Dr. Joseph Hill son of the Norfolk State Hospital, diagnostic facilities and Delwyn C. Lindholm, Omaha of the community Services Divid-ion of Nebraska Psychiatric Insti-tute, rehabilitation and placement The meeting came about from an earlier session which was held in to discuss the needs of the mentally retarded in this re- gion. It was part of a state-wide program to develop comprehensive plans to combat mental retardation. The area which this meeting took jn included Boyd, Holt, Antelope, Cuming, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne and Wheeler counties.

Mrs. C. Schaffer returned home Friday from Cheyenne, Wy- oming where she visited her daugh- ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Walker and her other daughter, Mr.

and Mrs David Young in Sidney. Phone Your News to 336-1220 CO' i I V' 5 4T v. A1 v- 1 I MsWssi sesi ess MILES STOllES 'Ey Sharif Miles CNfOl has been getting lots at publicity these past days but dad, lisp to most received a letter tram Ilsny Reardon, of Denver which was quite interesting. The letter repovta that somewhere i amongst the airline pilot there la i former O'Neill man or booster of 0Neni. Harry wrote that Perry McNally who was flying from Milwaukee to Denver Just before Thanksgiving, on the way to Denver the pilot announced over the loud speaker Chat the plane was now over ONeill Nebraska, she looked out but duo to clouds beneath eould not sea too Utile bit of the old sod.

She re ported that ONeill was the place mentioned between Milwaukee and Denver. Hats off to Che pilot who a booster of ONellL Christmas Is near, bow do you know? If you have any email children then you surely, could not forget as they Just wont let yen win all the thrill they, get out at Santa Claus. The package pushlag and punching, letters to Santa. to name a few. Thank God for children, because I think the most fun of Christmas is to watch the smiles and eyes light up In your daughter or sen as they open the Christmas packages or awake os Sunday morning and gather around the tree to see what Santa left Whether we will bave UIXF TV by Christmas or New Years Day wfil depend on luck; the railroad and the weather.

1 for one hope that we do aa last year several of tta traveled to Randolph end rented motel room to watch the No -Itoaska team play Ja the Orango bowl Don't think mother would go for Jt a second time. i t. '3 i a TU T- i 5 k' A ire Mage fihenaaa. (Independent Photo) .14 .05 The moisture received during the past week was in- the form of snow with a total of 7 inches of snow falling during the period. jv.

i- y'. 1 0 5 i i-'-i'-; vehicles driven by 'Fern awfa, 58, -of JSwing, who waa driving 1961 Chevy and Randal B. Stauffer, 19, of Page who was driving 1961 Ford Truck. The two vehicles met head on on the river bridge, Damage-to the. Rexin car was estimated at $300 and do damage to the truck.

Nebraska Safety Patrolman Eugene Hastreiter investigated the accident. Merfyn Shaw Sold Texaco' Staton At Emmet WediL Merlyn ShaW CTNeSB, announced Wednesday that be has add his Texaco Station at Emmet to Raymond Schaaf as soon a a the nec-essary arrangements can be made. Merlyn has operated the station at Emmet for fiiepest 64 years. -Mr. and Mrs.

Shaw have been moving their home here hi ONeill Nyal Rows Sells Hereford 'and at the present Mr. Shari in-Nyal Bowse, Chambers, Nefarj tends to take up bartering -and the sale of legist- i and a barber schooL His family Hereford eows-to make their home here at 100 RANCHERS ATTEND RANGE ROUNDUP MEETING AT ATKINSON DEC. Shown above are, left to right seated Mr. Barnmerton. MiDbara, S.

Duane Pelster, Burwell; Robert E. Miller, OTteifi. Stand-iagsid c.i-n and Dr. OoshbyHowe. i iU.

N. Photo) mer GambeL has reported ered btxned were loaded. i 1 si I 1 a Ja 9 4 1.