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The Best of . . . "Prairieland Talk" By ROMAINE SAUNDERS - 1 Keprintcd from June 17, I1MS "The solution to peace in the world must come through education " A familiar catch word of the day. Graduates at O'Nelli just had it poured at them Kduealion lias lieen making more and better fighter, more and more deadly things to fight with; If educators have any thing with which to reverse tlie process come along with it and ditch the platitudes of the sjiell hinder Now < mnes a clergyman from dark Africa with this remedy: “For the troubles of the world we must find God's _ Bomauw solution; there is no other way . lust who is meant by "we" is Itoiwlnrs not stated. If it comprehends the whole human family and as such all are ready to fall in line the riddle is already read. Hut the proposal of educator and clergy alike are just something to talk about. There are as many conceptions of "God's solu tion" as there are nationalities and tribes. The Buddhists, UK) million of them, have one form of education, Brahmanes with 2.10 million another form, Mohammedans numbering 220 million still another educational setup. Maylie our ideas of “edu cation", our conception of “God's solution", repre senting as we do about seven percent of the earth's people, is neither acceptable nor suited to the* other it" jiereent scattered over the globe. The silken fabric of peace has been woven into the dreams of men while war lias been the experi ence of the race throughout the centuries. While mankind continues to lie endowed with ideals, with ambitions, with covetous and lustful eye there will be conflicts. Seven percent ot the world’s population travel the streets and highways of America with 85 per cent of the world’s automobiles. In the person of a 13 year old l>oy of Alliance, has a marbles champion. Now let’s have a mumble do |M-g tournament. Thus early in June the dead heat of summer has heen laid upon the land. Not a leaf flutters in high tree tops, not a whisp of dust stirs, not a ripple forms to disturb the cool depths of outlying waters. Trees are robed in stately green, frail flowers of white and blue, pink and red bloom from long stems amid a cluster of vines and slender plants. Short clipped blue grass dotted with the white plumage of clover, the poignant gooseberry and red ripe strawberry compliments the creamed peas plucked fresh from vines and new potatoes dug out of the dirt. No worry over high cost of living if you are thus equipped. Beauty and benefit, flower and fruit, color and life to intrigue, fmits of the ground to sustain activity. A Ixumtiful Providence day by day pre pares a table before us and takes us by the hand to lead "beside the still waters”. “Surely goodness and mercy” follow us all our days. A recent issue of The Frontier reached back 60 V ars for one of Walt Mason's jingles in which the inimitable Walt thought he would like to be known as a gent from prairieland when he reached the other shore. That jingle first appeared in the Lincoln Kvening Call, a long since defunct little sheet. To the late Clyde King is credit due, for the preserva tion in the files of The Frontier, of that bit of Walt Mason. Clyde was an employee of The Frontier 60 years ago and made a grab for the Lincoln Call that came with the late afternoon mail, turning at once to Mason's offerings. He cut out that paragraph handed it to Editor Jim Higgs with the suggestion that it be used. Mason wound up in California where his "weary bones" were finally laid. Shades of Mason, Bixby and McVicker! Nebraska editors have found none such since. A fat slob of the male species draped only in trousers and shirtless makes a street scene at which you don't care to take the second look. According to the chancellor of tin* university that institution must have additional funds for ex pansion Heads of such places of learning have been captivated by the desire to enlarge, based upon supposed needs in view of record breaking enroll ments under the backing of the U. S. treasury As this federal program fades enrollments at colleges and universities will shrink and with reasonable upkeep present facilities will be found adequate. It is notable that the various pleas for state and federal aid do not come from the producing classes but from an element whic h finds its survival de fiendent on what the producers bring in. If you are not connected with anything sus picious there is nothing to fear from the direction of the congressional committee on un-Ami-rican ac tivities. Goodbye, the first word the baby tongue frames, the last word the tongue of the venerable person frames before drawn lips are forever sealed in death. From the cradle to the grave it is goodbye o dear ones nevermore to be seen. He was wheeled away to the hospital. From the depth of his soul, conscious or unconscious, came almost as a wail the- last goodbye. Friends come and go, good morn ing and then goodbye, joy and pain but there are the stars, forever stayed, the open air, the open sky and the sweep of green earth across Prairie land. Another of those tempermental entertainers re fuses to answer questions at a congressional hear ing. this time a negro singer, which is tantamount to admission. The trouble with some of these gents ilie public has showered too much attention on them and it is al>out time to stow them away. There is something wrong with an individual's thinking when they decline to answer a simple question as to their jx>lit.ical sympathies. The college crowd has gone forth to conquer or he conquered. Their departure reduces the parking worries slightly and some of the GI's who are about to get their last check from Washington may not long have need of a parking place. A half million nameless half-breeds is one of the legacies left European girls by invading armies, a delicate matter little mentioned. The private soldier was the least of the offenders. The capitol city has among a multitude of such things, a Knife and Fork club. Just what its mem bers find to use these instruments on they might let the public in on it. A four column head line spread over the de partment of a gentleman of the press reads “Tru man's Blunders and Failures”. He has plenty of them to his credit, and who hasn’t? It remained for an Indian woman to debunk the four leaf clover. While gathering a few clover stems with four leaves she was knocked rolling by a run-away motorcycle. Ray Apple, the notable Holstein at Ithaca. N. Y.. is dead. He had to his credit 15,000 calves sired by artificial insemination. A bit of wire in his feed caused death. Editorial An Equal Chance It is a school Ixxik maxim that every American hoy has a chance to grow up and become President. And just about every American with an interest m public affairs and strong views on what should or should not be done would practically give an arm or leg for the honor of a Presidential nomina tion and chance at attaining the most powerful office in the world. These are generalities, and like all generalities nave only a partial validity. There has been many an occasion in the past when the leaders and front runners in one or the other parties looked with something akin to horror on the possibility of a Presidential nomination. The reason for it is that the incumbent he would have to run against seemed a shoo-in. and nobody likes to be a sure loser. On such occasions the party out of power goes through the motions and that’s about the size of it. They put up a respectable candidate who hasn’t a chance, take their beating, and wait for next time. There was a similar attitude in GOP ranks during the early months of the Kennedy Adminis tration. Despite the extraordinary narrowness of his victory over Mr. Nixon, his popularity increased spectacularly. His speeches stirred the public pulse. His personal popularity, judging by all the polls, reached near-record highs. And the top men on the Republican ladder began to act as if the White House hardly existed. They look ahead, to the ap parently greener fields of 1968, when Mr. Kennedy’s constitutional tenure in office would end. Now all is changed. The front runners within the party—Rockefeller. Goldwater. Romney, perhaps Scranton of Pennsylvania —are sniffing the wind like eager fire horses, even though they may disa vow their ambitions. And the reason is simple enough — the Administration has lost an amazing amount of ground in a relatively short period of rime. Even Mr. Kennedy's personal popularity — turning again to the polls — is far from what it was. And the GOP leadership, and the men behind the scenes who control the purse strings and have much to say about policies and candidates, now think that the party has a first-class chance of coming out on top next year if it plays its cards right and pre sents a unified front, so far as that is ever attain able in a great and scattered political organization. Some even think that, as of the present, the GOP has an actual edge. The desired unity has been largely achieved. And party strategy has been to concentrate the fire where, seemingly, it will do the most good. Plan ning and the execution of plans are done with the utmost care and the weighing of every considera tion. The most is made of issues where the Presi dent stands on very shaky ground — notably, the Cuban disaster, and the apparent failure of the Administration, despite all the brave words, to force Khrushchev's hand and keep Soviet influence out of this hemisphere. The obvious danger of ever increasing Soviet influence in Latin American—both open and covert—is constantly stressed. And the big guns are trained on Presidential domestic measures, many of them enormously costly, which the public obviously views with skep tical eyes. Medicare, extensive federal aid to edu cation. urban renewal, the confusions and dissen- ' sions within the Pentagon over the size and kind of armament we need, the prospect of new waves of inflation that would do far more than just offset any possible tax cut, more government in business at the expense of taxpaying private business, a sense of drift and indecision within Administration circles — these are just some of the issues. And commentators whose political leanings vary widely . think that the GOP is doing well with them. It’s a long way to the fall of 1964. But the Re publican warhorses are chomping at the bit. PORT HURON, MICH., TIMES HERALD: "Those who oppose medicare under Social Security ; are not callous to the real needs of many of our elderly for health care. They simply believe that the Administration approach is a case of attempt 's brain surgery with an axe instead of a scalpel.” BILL RICHARDSON, Publisher BRUCE J. REHBERG. Editor Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, 53.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, 54 per year, rate abroad provided upon request. All subscrip tions payable in advance. i Entered at the postoffice in O'Neul, Hoit county, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska Press Association, National Editorial -Association and the Audit Bureau uf Circulations. i Frontiers 50 YEARS AGO Dr P. C. Corrigan came up from Omaha last Tuesday eve ning to spend a few days in the city looking after business inter ests and visiting old time friends Married at St. Patrick’s Cath olic church by Rev. M F. Cassidy Wednesday morning, June 18, William J Hammond and Lillian Carlon. . .Sr and Mrs. J. F Gallagher of St. Louis, arrived in the city last week for a couple of weeks visit at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs. Mich ael Gallagher. . .Louis Kavar and Emma C. Sander, Ewing, were granted a marriage license by county Judge Carlon, last Thurs day. . Patrick Regen returned last week from Ireland where he had spent the winter visiting re latives and scene of his youth His niece, 9usie R.tgen, who went back with him, was married a couple of months after her ar rival in Ireland and will make her home in the Emerald Isle. 25 YEARS AGO A pretty wedding was solem nized ih the Catholic church last Tuesday morning when Mon signor McNamara performed the ceremony that united in the holy bonds of wedlock, Rolla O. New ton of Wisner to Mary Morrison, O'Neill. . .John Sullivan filed Wednesday as a candidate for renomination as democratic can didate for supervisor from the 1 Uli U uihiuti. i\ay met with a painful accident last Tuesday morning that cost him the tip of the middle finger, of his right hand. . .On Tuesday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the Con gregational parsonage, Chadron, occured the marriage of Lela C. Evans and J. Albert Carson. They were attended by Iris Car son and Roy Evans. .Ted Happe who has been the night clerk at the Golden Hotel for the past five years, tendered his resignation the first of the week and leaves the employ of the hotel, Saturday. He has purchased the Blackbird grocery store from C. E. Yantzi. 10 YEARS AGO Jeanne Head, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Head and Mary M. Troshynski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Troshynski were members of the 1953 nurses’ grad uating class at the St. Francis school of nursing, St. Joseph’s hospital, Minot, S. D. . .State Sen. Frank Nelson arrived in O’Neill Tuesday completing the 113-day legislative session at Lincoln. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bazelman were surprised Sunday noon, June 14 when a group of friends and relatives brought well filled baskets and a three tier wedding cake. The occasion was their 25th wedding anniversary. . .John O'Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur O’Neill, returned from Rapid City, 9. D. where last week he attended the convention of the Young Republican National Fed eration . -Eddie Price, son of Mr and Mrs. L. B. Price, O’Neill was promoted to the “state farm er’’ degree of the Future Farm ers of American organization. 5 YEARS AGO Leonard Lorenz, former Navy flier, who lost both arms in a farm accident 24 months ago, Wednesday, June 11, was mar ried to Gladys Ripsinkie, a nurse in Minneapolis, Minn. . .Harry Spall, formerly of Valentine police department, is the new game conservation officer for the O'Neill area. He succeeds Fred 9alak, who has been transfered to Mullen. . .Add Mrs. Dora Town send, Page, to the list of mumps victims. Mrs. Townsend is no youngster. Last week she was honored at a district Rebekah lodge convention for haying been a member 54 years. . . Robert Hynes, son of Mrs. Loretta Hynes, Jack Carney, son of Leo Carney and Donald Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham, all graduated from Creighton univer sity with bachelor of science de grees from the business college. Attend O'Neill's BIG RODEO June 14-15-16 Whether pop wants a new twist (record that is) or one of the old time favorites we have a stereo or hi-fi album to please him — Priced from $1.98 to $5.98. BEHMER'S MUSIC CENTER . Phone 1156 ! 122 So. 4th St. O’Neill, Xebr. The Long Ago At Chambers 50 YEARS AGO A very pretty wedding was lemmzed at the home of Mr and Mrs. C. C. Jones. June 11 when their only daughter, Emma, was united in the holy bonds of wed lock to Lewis Mielke . .A very interesting game ball was play ed here last Saturday between Chambers and Bliss Both sides played well and showed the* re suit of practice. The score stood 12 to 13 in favor of Chambers. . . A very pleasant time was had last Thursday evening when the Band Boys and their wives ga thered at Chambers and then went in cars to Lamberts where they surprised Carl and his wife Dr. Oxford reports the birth of a baby girl at the home of Ernest Bradshaws. . .Ed Harris is having lumber sawed for a new barn which he will build on his place. . Dr. Gill reports the birth of twins, a boy and girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson. 25 YEARS AGO Edwin Rand has a young coy ote which he captured recently and is taming as a pet. . Neigh bors aiui other friends were sad dened to learn of the passing of Mis M. A. Engelhaupt at the O’ Neill hospital, Monday morning. . . The “Young Married Folks’’ class of the Baptist Sunday School held their monthly class party at the Lawrence Widman ttome Fri day evening. . .Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Brittain left Monday, for Oregon, where Mr. Brittain will continue his work in the minis try. We understand that the M. F. people here do not plan to have a resident minister until aiter conference meets in September. . At a double wedding ceremony which was performed at Ains worth, Tuesday, Miss Mildred Waldo, Amelia, became the bride of Kenneth Werner, Emmet and Miss Birdie Doolittle, Amelia, the bride of Harold Fullerton, Atkin son. Pages Past 50 YEARS AGO The Finley family, southeast of Page, have had a lot of sickness. Both Mr. and Mrs. Finley and youngest daughter have been ill. . . J. G. Kennedy informs us that the outlook for a fruit crop is indeed excellent. His straw berries will be a great crop and his ten acre orchard with 400 bearing trees should produce close to two thousand bushel of apples. Small fruits are equally good and vegetables will be an enormous crop. . A 20 horse pow er Big-4 gas engine arrived last week for the Childs farm ten mi les- north and one west of Page. It will be used to pull four six teen inch breaking plows. Beside the breakers four stirring plows I and a double disc goes with the outfit The price; at the engine Is 12,100 00 The Hknsen and Humphrey* team ran swfly from the slaughter house last Friday and paraded down the principal streets at a rapid gait, coming to an inglorious halt in Nate Pat ergons pea patch with one nag underneath the buggy « V KAK-N AGO Promptly at high noon on Wed nesday. May 23 occur ed the mar riage of Harley G Kennedy, son of Mr and Mrs, John Kennedy ami Miss Veva Henderson, daugh ter of Mr. .and Mrs G. W. Hen derson at the Methodist parson age in O’Neill. The ceremony was performed* by Rev J. A Hutchins 10 the presence of a few rela tives A band of gy psies paw* ed through town Wednesday, , . Fred Crook's baby was operated on by Dr Fletcher at Orchard last week. . Duran Hunt of Spearfish, S. D called at the Re porter office Thursday He will make Page his home -Miss Alice French, who finished her school term at Royal last we««k will attend the summer session <»f the Nebraska Wesleyan college at Lincoln .Maude Rakow, daugh ter of H. F Rakow of Page and Rex Hartman, were married May 4 in Seattle. Miss Rakow is a teacher and Mr. Hartman is a road contractor. . .Commence ment exercises were held May 24 at the Odd Fellows Hall. Clearwater News Mm. lJh*rk» Oartii«hl III liter ft XHM Mr: and Mrs Charles Curtright went to Grand Island Friday to visit their brother-in-law. Ray Sanks. in the Veterans hospital Mr. Sanks has been a patient there two weeks and is ex|x*cted to undergo surgery in a week or two. Sunday Mrs Howard Lu t>en and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Brittell and I-irry Chambers visited him. Relatives here have received word'of the serious illness of Mrs Esther Prater. Mrs. Prater is visiting her son and family. Mr and Mrs. Bob Prater at Corpus Christi. Tex. and became ill with pneumonia. She is in the Stalin hospital in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Ileen Schmitz, Mrs. Carl Haake and Mrs. Harold Loewe attended a convention in Grand Island Tuesday. T. A. Lucas went to Omaha Saturday evening to get Mrs Lucas who has been assisting at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brady, since the arrival of their new son. The Lucas’ came home Sunday by way of Grand Island where they met their daughter, Ardene and children, who came from Arizona for a visit. Debby Damme spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Terry Peter son and Lisa while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Damme were on a fishing trip. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Knapp, Redondo Valley. Calif., are visit ing relatives and friends here. Liquor by the drink was voted down here Tuesday, June 4 when I NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of O'Neill, Nebraska, on the 2nd day of July, 1963, will accept sealed bids on all gas, oil, oil changes, grease jobs, car wash, diesel fuel, and bulk oil that the City may use in their equip ment. Diesel fuel and bulk oil to be delivered to the city shop, the rest at the station. 8-9cO. P. FRENCH, City Clerk a *pr< uti «U<«, tion was held 143 ballots wtfv cast with ttw result* 1£H against and 40 for and one ballot was spoiled ami could not bo counted Serving on tin* elec tion liuard wore Mrs Mfptir Phillips. Mrs Stanley Ibtfyyv way, William Peter*, liana An derson and Amu* Switzer Mona Zlems. daughter of Mr ' and Mr* Henry Zlerm, was grad uated 1-Yiday evening from the Grand Island business college Mona is a 1963’ graduate of the Clearwater High school and is employiil In Grand Island The infant son of Mr and Mr* LeRoy Ernst whs tciptt/ed Sun day at the Concordia Lutheran church during the regular church services Baptized Roger la* Roy by Pastor I) I.. Brauru-rsieuther. his sjionaoni wen* Lynette Sanne and Mr and Mrs Venion Koop man of FYemont Mr and Mr* Ernst entertained at dinner hon oring tlieir son following the service. Last' w eek s new a The annual iugh school alumni banquet was held Wednesday eve ning in the Lutheran church base merit with ladies of the church serving the dinner to one of the smallest crowds since the group was organized Eighty-one plates were served The theme. Merry Olde England, was carried out in decorations and program John Hoffman of the class of “45" was toastmaster for tlie evening. Ias> nard Muff, class of "34'’ and his sister, Mary Magdeline Muff Cox, of Texas, came the greatest distance. Miss Ellen Lambert, Wyo, was recognized as repre senting the class having been graduated the most number ul years, 40 Classes of Zi, 33, 43, 53 and 03 were honored On the pro gram were. Mrs. Erick Mine rich giving the Invocation, Mrs Lyle Rice, welcome, Richard Twins, response A duel was by Mrs. Harold Kester and Mrs. James Wiegand, with Cathy Wiegand, accompanist. Dennis Sanne played an accordian solo. No date was set for next years affair. Officers for this year were, Mrs L-roy Ernst, Mis Gene Neul, Douglas Heinenway, Sharon Knapp, Mrs Erick Mine rich and Mrs. Hal Thompson Of ficers for next year will be, Mrs. Lloyd Kmies, Mrs Tom Lucas, Douglas Hrmcnway, Ronnie Lau, Mrs Joy Wilcox and Richard Twiss. Memorial Day services were conducted here Thursday morn ing with the local American Le gion and Auxiliary in charge Rev. D L. Braunersreuther of Concordia Lutheran church gave the main address of the morning at the cemetery. Services were at the bridge at 10 a m. Rev. Urau nersrejther led the prayer, fol lowed by the Flag salute by the Legion. The audience sang Near er My God To Thee, after which up* were miinitoH Tha gnajp ihen pfweeM to the cemetery The Prueroamnal w«* hy the t*r , gjon of which Harry Graham l* focal comm water The Hur *H»““ gi,d Manner *it wing *«>r •**>* tad Cub ar>iota ai*» took |«rt A duet era* »ung by Mr* Dana Sisson and Mr* Jach Junta. The triple tno aUo b**k port. The main a.ktreaa t»y U»*v Uiauaer* rcuth'T followed Tap* were •park ted Me inner a id the firing squad were Erick Mlnamh, Joy Wti roa, Glenn Wolfe, Fred Halary. John Thompoun. Humid Hearing’ er cm! Donald Harley were the color guard and Kenneth Johnson amt .lame* Wtegand Me the colors Wayne Juke com wand ed the escort. Mi and Mr* Tr I AUentan* are the patent* of a son born la a Norfolk I wap i la l May 24 Mr* Ailemang ui the former Lucy Ooscha 1 he little b »y weighed * ins. n ounce# The young pcopir of the Wal ther la-ague of Concordia laither an church held n Hare and Hound hunt at th. Walter M<siH h >me north of town Sunday A wiener roost followeit the actiPl ties Ga. sU lit the (Tiurles Curtrtght I tome Memorial day wore. Mr* How in 11 Luheii, la-la and William Mr and Mr* Dewey Hrittel and Ijury Jamas Chambers. Mi and Mrs. Donald Luben and Danny Lee, Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs Stanley Wood and Mary Alice, Weeping Water Mr. anti Mrs F It. Brandt, Neiigh. Mr and Mrs Fred Lore nr., O'Neill Mr and Mrs Arnie Muce and Dick and Mr mid Mr* W Hitter bush also called Mr and Mr# William Griffith were host* to u family gathering Sunday at then home with 36 guests present. Honored guest* were the Bill Damme family and Merele Dummes from Arizona and lowu. The Frontier rUIKKAI. MNK HANK KoaJ Fatale l-oann On FarniN anil Kanehra Hnyd, (larfleld, Holt Wheeler ( kHtnlim Through Federal 1 J»nd Hank A«nn. FARM CKKIHT HUIUHNtl Lyle I*. IMerka, Mgr., _ O’Neill, Nebr Dr. H D. GILDERSLEEVE OITOMETKIHT Fyea Fxaiallied—41 las*on fitted Ointnet I .elinen Phone ltH — O’Neill. Nebr. Bourn H O-— Mon. Uiru Saturday Cloned Wednesday Announcement The M & M Bakery & Cafe wishes to announce that they will be closed for four days JUNE 17, 18, 19 and 20 for repairs. We expect to be open again on Friday, June 21 and hope this will not inconvenience our cus tomers. M & M BAKERY AND CAFE SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Is Father's Day HONOR DAD WITH SOMETHING SPECIAL - A GIFT FROM DEVOY’S REXALL DRUG Billfolds Key Cases By Amity Pipes YELLO BOLE MEDICO KAYWOODIE WELLINGTON FALCON |i From $1.00 Lighters RONSON ZIPPO SCRIPTO OTHERS Electric Shavers NORELCO SCHICK REMINGTON RONSON Dad Will Appreciate an Electric Toothbrush Men's Toiletries Shaving Accessories in Fathers Day Wrap Remember Father with a Father's Day Card By American Greetings TIMEX and WESTCLOX Wristwatches WESTCLOX Travalarm Clocks Cigarettes Cigars Tobacco Pouches Dad Likes Candy too! Especially Pangburn's Candy See our Father's Day Boxes of DELICIOUS PANGBURN CANDY DEYOY REXALL DRUG : We Give S&H Green Stamps on all Purchases Phone 87 Robert T. Devoy, Pharmacist O'Neill