The Frontier
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ALONG THE SIDE
Speakeasies in South Omaha antic
ipated the repeal of national prohibi
tion several weeks ago by going on
the old saloon price schedules of be
fore the war for hard liquor and drinks
now are selling for fifteen cents with
a free beer chaser thrown in and
pints of fairly non-poisonous may be
had for six bits. Drinks were a quart
er and pints a dollar in most places
before the cut. The reduction in prices
is spreading to downtown Omaha, and
the move is said to have been made for
the purpose of keeping the boys at
home when the final formalities of
national repeal are completed on De
cember 5 and the bordering stutes of
Iowa and Missouri begin the legal sale
of intoxicants. The problem of en
forcement in Omaha and other border
towns until Nebraska repeals its state
prohibition amendment and its pre
sent dry laws, wdl be u serious one.
Particularly in Omaha, where, in ad
dition to Council BlufFs, just across
the river, there are suburban sections
of the city, such as Carter Lake, which
are separate municipalities of Iowa
with only an imaginary line dividing
them from the city proper. Rigid
enforcement in the city us a conse
quence will be a physical impossibility
without a vast and active army of
federal, state, county and city agents
and police at a probably prohibitive
cost to the taxpayers and which they
would be loth to assume. The same
condition will prevail in western Ne
braska which borders on Colorado
and Wyoming, both of which will be
legally wet. It is probable, however,
that the same policy of non-enforce
ment which prevailed on beer until
Nebraska’s beer law went into effect,
will be pursued by the several enforce
ment agencies in the state, with at
tempts at enforcement only in cities
und villages where a majority of the
voters demand it.
A favorable solution of two “IFS",
however, may permit the legal sale of
hard liquors in Nebraska before the
next regular state election, at which
the constitution provides amendments
to the state constitution may be sub
mitted or repealed. The national
amendment already is out and doesn’t
concern Nebraska or any other state
any more unless it should be desired
to vote upon it for sentimental rea
sons. “IF” the attorney general
i hould give an opinion that a special
session of the legislature could sub
mit a repeal amendment at a special
election, constitutionally, and at the
same time repeal or amend the stat
utory enforcement act, and “IF” Gov
ernor Bryan could be prevailed upon
to call such a special session, it might
be done provided the courts didn’t kick
it over. Which last is another “IF”.
L. C. P.
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
The NRA has its pioneering work
behind it. Now it is gradually de
veloping into a more rational, better
organized government bureau. Last
change gave the blue eagle five defin
ite branches. They cover, jn groups,
Extractive Industries, Construction
and Machinery, Chemicals, Leather
and other Manufacturers, Trades,
Services, Textiles and Clothing. Each
branch has an administrator all its
own, making a sort of five-man cab
inet to Big-Shot Administrator Hugh
Johnson. Persons who wish to report
a code violation to the NRA have only
to go to the post office, procure a blank,
fill it out and file it with the local
NRA compliance officer. He makes an
effort to fix matters up, and if he fails
he passes it on to his immediate
superior, the Divisional Administrator.
He takes a crack ut it, and in event
of failure, sends it up to the National
Compliance Board. If it flops. Gen
eral Johnson geis it next. If neces
sary, he can turn the charge over to
the Federal Trade Commission of the
Attorney General.
/ General Johnson always has a lot
of fights on his hands. Most recent
rtf was with the Federal Reserve Board’s
Bulletin. It said that late industrial
declines have occurred most severely
•V in industries which have been affected
t& by codes. The General shook his head,
B growled menacingly, barked out that
&4the situation was precisely the re
Mverse of that, and that code industries
^■have been going forward. So the
reader can take his choice. A mor«
important fight of the battling Gen
eral’s is his long-standing feud with
Ford. The other day he traded in his
government Lincoln for a Cadillac
announced that Ford would get no
government contracts. Showdown will
come soon, when automobile makers
are required to send in their employ
ment statistics. If Ford refuses, as
everyone believes he will, next round
will probably take place in the courts.
The 'business picture is confusing.
Best of late signs is in the quarterly
income reports. The utility group
was the only one to make a poor show
ing so far as profits were concerned;
steel, motors, chemicals, etc., pro
duced definite advances for the nine
months as compared with last year.
One of the most striking changes was
General Motors, which for three
quarters of the year, had an 800 per
cent jump in profits.
Current indictors aren’t so good.
Steel operations were recently down
to 28 per cent of capacity, where 50
per cent was reached in the second
quarter. The index of automobile
production slipped to 40, with season
al adjustment made, where it was 00
last quarter. Electric power output
had a decrease, instead of the normal
seasonal increase. Carloadings re
versed the fuvorable trade of other
late months.
NEBRASKA NOVEMBER
REPORT ON CROPS
Corn yields are below those of last
year averaging 22.5 bushels per acre
and producing 220,050,000 bushels.
Potatoes with a yield of 73 bushels are
exceeding earlier expectations, says
the State and Federal Division of Ag
ricultural Statistics. The production
of small grain, forage and hay crops
was below normal. Sugar beets are
excellent.
Corn will yield an average of 22.5
bushels per acre producing 229,905,000
bushels this year as compared to 269,
293,000 bushels last year and the five
year average of 230,002,000 bushels.
The quality is somewhat below normal
due to drouth and hot weather dur
ing the past summer. In general,
central, east central and northeastern
Nebraska will have a fairly good crop
this year. Other districts of the State
especially south central and south
eastern districts will have much less
than an average crop. District aver
age yields vary from 15 bushels in
south eastern Nebraska to almost 30
bushels in east central Nebraska.
Corn in western, north central, south
western and south central districts will
average from 16 to 18 bushels per
acre. Weather conditions during Sep
tember hastened maturity and the
first killing frost came late in the
season with the result that no injury
resulted from frost.
The average yield of potatoes is 73
bushels and the production 8,760,000
bushels as compared with 8,775,000
bushels last year and the five year
average of 9,404,000 bushels. The
state average yield of potatoes great
ly exceeded earlier expectations due
to a remarkable recovery of the crop
in the commerical potato district of
western Nebraska. With the exception
of parts of northeastern Nebraska,
the farm crop was generally extreme
ly poor and in many instances a fail
ure. However, since more than half
of the state acreage is ir. the western
district und since this district will
yield more than 100 bushels per acre,
the state average yield is estimated at
73 bushels per acre.
The yield of flax is estimated at six
bushels per acre having a production
of 12,000 bushels as compared with
18.000 bushels last year and the five
year average of 99,000 bushels. The
acreage of this crop has been drastic
ally curtailed during the last few
years. The yield of buckwheat is 11
bushels per acre and the production
11.000 bushels as compared with 8,000
bushels last year. The average yield
of grain sorghum is 15.5 bushels as
compared with 15 bushels in 1932.
The average yeild of sugar beets is
13.2 tons and the production is 1,069,
000 tons as compared with 877,000
tons last year and the 1927-31 aver
age of 1,028,000 tons. The average
yield of dry edible beans is 12 bushels
per acre producing 180,000 bushels
against 101,000 bushels last year and
the five year average of 87,000 bushels.
Sweet sorghum forage will yield 2.4
tons per acre and the yield of sorghum
sirup is 70 gallons. Average yields
of seed crops are as follows: Alfalfa,
2.5 bushels per acre; red clover, 1.8
bushels, and sweet clover, 3.9 bushels.
The total production of apples is
370.000 bushels against 627,000 bush
! els last year. The strictly commercial
apple production in southeastern Ne
braska is estimated at 290,000 bush
els as compared with 125,000 bushels
in 1932 and 366,000 bushels in 1931.
The production of pears is estimated
at 17,000 bushels against 38,000 bu.
In-t year. The production of grapes
is estimated at 1,824 tons as com
pared with 2,960 tons last year.
Estimates of leading crops for the
United States this year and last are
as follows: corn, 2,289,544,000 bu. and
2.875.570.000 bu.; winter wheat, 340,
365.000 bu. and 461,679,000 bu.; spring
wheat other than durum 157, 123,000
bu. and 224,736,000 bu.; oats, 698,
531.000 bu. and 1,238,231,000 bu.;
potatoes, 317, 612,000 bu. and 357,
679.000 bu.; all tame hay, 67,337,000
tons and 69, 794,000 tons; wild hay,
9.122.000 tons und 12,187,000 tons;
total apples, 143,827,000 bushels and
140.775.000 bushels.
‘HARD TIMES AIN’T HARD’
(The following is by George McKee
in the Bandera, Tex., New Era, and
is taken from a reprint in the Omaha
World-Herald.)
Don’t talk to me about hard times.
I was born eight miles from a railroad,
five miles from a schoolhouse, nine
miles from a church, 885 miles from
New York, two hundred yards from a
wash hole and 15 feet from a cornfield.
Our nearest neighbors lived two
miles away and they couldn’t read
or write. I never saw a suit of under
wear until I was 17 years old, and
that revelation didn’t belong to any
body in our family. The only books
in the house were a Bible and a
catalogue.
There were 12 members in our lam
ily, hut, you see, we had three rooms
to live in, including a dining room,
which was also the kitchen. Every
body worked at our house. We thot
everybody else in the world had gravy
and bread for breakfast, liver and
cracklin’ hoe cake for dinner, butter
milk and corn pone for supper because
that’s what we had.
Some of us wore brogan shoes oc
casionally in the winter time. We had
nice white shirts for summertime use.
We slept on straw ticks, and pillows
were not thought of or required. I
didn’t know that money would rattle
until I was nearly grown. Father got
hold of two half dollars at the same
time and let us hear them rattle.
Taxes were no higher, but harder to
pay.
We owned two kerosene lamps,
neither of which had a chimney. Our
house wasn’t ceiled, but two of our
rooms had lofts in them. We had a
glass window in our “company” room.
Saving is the premium paid *
to insure against future
failure* anel assure* future*
success.
THE
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits,
$125,000.00
This hank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
Our nicest piece of furniture was a
home-made rocking chair. Our beds
were of the slat or tight rope variety.
We went to school two or three
months in the year, but not in a bus.
We attended church once a month,
but not in a car; we used a two-mule
wagon. We dressed up on Sundays,
but not in silks or satins.
We sopped our own molasses; we
ate our own meat; we considered rice
a delicacy for only the preachers to
eat; we had heard of cheese, but never
saw any; we knew of some store
bought clothes, but never hoped to
wear any; we got a stick of candy
and three raisins for Christmas and
were happy; we loved ma and pa and
were never hungry, enjoyed going
naked, didn’t want much, expected
nothing.
And that’s why our so-called hard
times ain’t hard on me.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00—R. M. Sauers,
Superintendent. We emphasize Chris
tian Education in our Recovery pro
gram.
Morning Worship 11:00 — “God’s
Providence.”
Young People’s C. E. Prayer Meet
ing (5:45.
Evening Service 7:30 — “Spiritual
Recovery Crusade.”
You will be welcomed to our services.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOLT COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
(Continued from last week.)
O’Neill, Nebraska,
Oct. 25, 1933. 9:00 A. M.
Holt County Board of Supervisors
met as per adjournment. All mem
bers present. Meeting called to order
by Chairman. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and on motion were
approved as read.
The ptiontion of Carl Holz and 31
others praying that the Road begin
ning at the North East corner of Sec
tion 10, township 25, range 9 and con
tinuing South for a distance of five
miles to the Wheeler county line was
presented and read at this meeting.
Action on this petition was laid over
for further consideration.
The petitions of School District No.
18 and 49 reuesting transfer of funds
from the Bond and Judgment funds to
the General Fund of the respective
districts, were read and on motion by
Stein, seconded by Carson and carried,
the prayer of the petitioners was
granted.
Board proceeded to select Jury for
the November 1933 term of District
court.
12:00 noon. On motion, Board ad
journed until 1:00 P. M.
John Sunllivan John C. Gallagher,
Chairman. Clerk.
O’Neill, Nebraska,
Oct. 25, 1933. 1:00 P. M.
Holt County Board of Supervisors
met as per adjournment. All mem
bers present. Meeting called to order
by Chairman.
The following Jury List was selected
for the 1933 term of District Court:
LIST OF JURORS
District No. 1
Cleveland—Mahlon Shearer, Stuart.
Soleman—John Johnson, Spencer.
Dustin—Coy Nelson, Stuart.
Emmet—John Horn, Eemmet; Rob
ert Allen, Emmet.
Pleasant View—Louis Siebert, At
kinson.
Rock Falls—Bert Henning, Atkin
son; Henry Dorr, O’Neill.
Saratoga—W. L. Coleman, Phoenix.
District No. 2
Antelope—Alfred Crumley, Page.
Iowa—R. D. Stevens, Page.
Paddock—Frank Nelson, Meek; Roy
Spindler, Meek.
Scott—Edward Krugman, Oppor
tunity.
Steel Creek—Harry Hiscock, Red
Bird; Mike Piklapp, Dorsey.
Shields—Albert Miller, Red Bird;
L. A. Whaley, O’Neill.
Willowdale—Max Powell, Oppor
tunity.
District No. 3
O’Neill, 1st Ward—R. V. Eidenmil
ler, O’Neill; John Honeycutt, O’Neill;
Bernard Mathews, O’Neill; Dean Se
lah, O’Neill.
O’Neill, 2nd Warrd—Floyd Pilger
O’Neill; M. J. Monnelly, O’Neill; II.
W. Tomlinson, O’Neill.
O’Neill, 3rd Ward—Lee Wyant.
O’Neill; M. J. Lydon, O’Neill; Roy
Warner, O’Neill; Ralph Scofield.
O’Neill.
Grattan Precinct—Frank Fallon
O’Neill: George Hirsch, O’Neill; Fred
Vitt, O’Neill; M. F. Stanton, O’Neill.
District No. 4
Deloit—Adolph Koenig, Ewing.
Ewing—Lyle Barnhart, Ewing}
Frank V'andersnicht, Ewing; Harry
Wilson, Ewing.
Golden—Emmet Carr, Stafford; Roy
Scholtman, Ewing.
Verdigris—J. E. Smith, Page; Wm.
C. Knudson, Page; J. N. Carson, Page;
Bryan Stevens Page.
District No. 5
Chambers—B. W. Hubbard, Cham
bers; E. H. Metcalf, O’Neill; M. F.
Gribble, Chambers; T. J. Osborn,
Chambers.
Conley—A. G. Fluckey, Chambers;
D. G. Edwards, Chambers.
Inman—Arthur Tomlinson, Inman;
If. O? Stevens, Inman; John Young,
Innuin.
Lake—Frank Tomjack, Martha.
McClure—James Hawk, Ewing.
District No. fi
Francis—Henry Dobrovolny, At
kinson.
Green Valley—Clarence Tasler, At
kinson.
Josie—Carl Barthell, Amelia.
Stuart—Aloys Kaup, Stuart; Peter
Ottele, Stuart; O. B. Stuart, Stuart;
Joe Kramer, Stuart; Otto J. Reynolds,
Stuart; Joe Kaup, Stuart.
Swan—Arthur Doolittle, Amelia.
District No. 7
Atkinson, 1st W’ard—A. D. Brown,
Atkinson; S. W. Schaaf, Atkinson.
Atkinson, 2nd Ward—A. R. Tooker,
Atkinson; Henry Winkler, Jr., Atkin
son.
Atkinson, 3rd Ward—Frank J. Web
er, Atkinson; L. P. Hayes, Atkinson;
C. J. Sausor, Atkinson.
Atkinson—Fritz Vogel, Stuart; M.
L. Schaaf, Atkinson; P. M. Wood, At
kinson.
Fnirview—Elmer Fix, Atkinson,
Sand Creek—John Grof, Atkinson.
Sherfdan—Earl Baker, Atkinson; J.
A. Beck, Atkinsno.
Motion by James, seconded by Car
son that the, above Jury List be ap
proved.
Carried.
5:00 P. M. On motion, Board ad
(Continued on page 4, column 5.)
PUCLIC SALE
on the Dan Hansen farm 3'/i miles east and % mile south of Midway,
| I will sell the following at 1:30 1*. M. on
Tuesday, November 21
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I 4 - HEAD OF HORSES - 4
One Team Gray Mares; weight, 2,300
One Brown Mare, wt. 1,250 One Black Horse, wt. 1,200
7 - HEAD OF CATTLE - 7
Three Milk Cows, one to be fresh soon. Two Heifers. One Yearling
White Face Bull. One Calf.
26 - SHOATS - 26
MACHINERY AND FEED—One John-Deere I.ister; One Emerson
Eli; One Single Row Cultivator; Two Sets Harness; One Saddle;
Two Stacks Sudan Grass Hay; 200 Bushels of Corn. Misc. Articles.
WILLIAM HUBBY, Owner
Col. JAMES MOORE, Auctioneer Terms of Sale—CASH
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