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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1935)
The Frontier P.H. Cronin. Editor and Proprietor Entered at the PostofBce at O’Neill, Nebraska as Second Class Matter. "ADVERTISING RATESr Display advertising on pages 4. 6 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 26c an inch (one column wide) per week; on page 1 the charge is 49 cent an inch per week. Want ads, 10c per line, first insertion, aabsequent insertions, 6c per line. One Year, in Nebraska_ $2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska $2.25 Every subscription is regarded as •a open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly re moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. TO THE ORIENT WITH CONGRESS (Continued from page 1.) the natives, who bury their dead on top of the ground and cover the cement caskets with a mound of dirt. There are so many mounds containing the dead around here that the natives have trouble find ing space around these mounds to plant their gardens. Although the foreign settlement government is carried on by a joint organization in Shanghai, the Brit ish apparently still control this set tlement. The French hold aloof and have their own concession and do not come into the foreign set tlement government although they co-operate. Chinese police with some Indians and nationals take care of traffic and regular police work. Europeans and Americans work very short hours and hire many servants. The foreigners of the white collar class go to their offices at 9 or 10 a. m., and quit at noon and return at 2 p. m. and quit about 4:30 or 5 p. m. There are many clubs and many bars. The Shanghai Club which is popular, had the longest bar in the world up to a few years ago. Much whiskey and soda are consumed by for eigners. The Shanghai dollar continues to drop and sells for 3.26 for the American dollar just before sailing time. There is much rushing to i—_ pet rid of the Shanghai dollar be cause it is no good in Hong Kong, which is ruled by the British and where the exchange is about 2.25 Hong Kong money for one Ameri can dollar. Camel, Chesterfield,Lucky Strike or Old Gold cigarettes sell for sev. en and a half cents a package. There is no tax on these American cigarettes. The natives like them and smoke them. The Phillipine delegation which boarded this boat at Shanghai to escort us to Manila tell us that the American made cigarettes are as cheap in Manila as they are in Shanghai. Programs of the British enter tainment are passed around as we near Hong Kong. Teas, luncheons, receptions and dinners—but many of this party have already planned to see the country and go to Hong Kong and talk to some of the mili tary leaders of the anti-nationalist government. An invitation has been received and accepted for this unusual visit. This gives some of these Americans the unusual op portunity of having talked with both factions in China. KARL STEFAN. THE NEBRASKA SCENE (Continued from page 1.) Meanwhile the Literary Digest’s nationwide poll continues to show a breaking away from the new deal. In Nebraska, 8,009 persons have signified their approval of the new deal acts and policies while 12,088 have voted against. The lieutenant governorship which was raised from a part-time small-pay job to one of the more desirable elective positions of the state government, is beginning to cast its spell on a number of Ne braska’s politically ambitious. None of the aspirants has taken the plunge as yet, however, apparently preferring to wait and see what Walter Jurgensen, the incumbent, will do. Jurgensen, who changed his poli tics just in time to get a ride on the democratic landslide of 1932, has built up a reputation as a man to be feared at election time. Last year he was re-elected with the largest majority of any candidate on the state ticket. W. H. O’Gara, democrat and On you* Marx - Brothers! Get. Set... GO!! GroncAo, starring with his brothers Chico and Harpo Marx in M.G.M. 's new laugh maker, "A Night at the Opera, "warns the boys to hold tight lor a hair-trigger start. Evidently they know what to expect with Standard's new doable-quick gasoline in the tank. A DMl'lTEDLY, this picture stretches a point when it comes to /V actually illustrating the double-quiclt starting power of Standard’s new winter gasoline. But it it important that you know the facts about this genuine advancement, brought about by years of Standard Oil research: At production of winter gasoline which delivers mid-summer perform ance in cold weather— the fastest-acting gasoline in Standard history. Fastest in the full sense of the word. Remarkably quick starting plus an even, steady flow of power as you get under way, without jerky* balky going — fully 35% greater warm-up speed at aero temperatures. Fast— but economical... for you actually get bet ter winter mileage. Get some of this new Standard Red Crown... and SEE WHAT HAPPENS next time you step on the starterl Sold by Standard Oil Stations and Dealers at the price of “regular” gas oline—-look for the STANDARD sign. HERE'S WHERE TO GET IT— G. L BACHMAN, O’Neill TmntimJackHylteeSue.Brti.9.S0U rglACoAitn'l10:10(cs.T.)KF.^g,CtUtwhteNet. ^ farmer from up Laurel way, is known to be casting a speculative eye on the lieutenant governor's chair, now that the impending uni cameral legislative system will in crease the prestige and pay of the office beginning with 1937. O’Gara, who is a fellow church man of Jurgensen’s and wrho has been on the friendliest of terms with the lieutenant governor in times past, confided to friends during the special legislative ses sion when he was in Lincoln as speaker of the house of represent atives that he would like to run for lieutenant governor <but wouldn’t do so unless Jurgenser, decided not to run for re-election. There is evidence that this “beautiful friend ship” has blown up since, however. During the closing hours of the special session, O’Gara had a “run in”’ with Jurgensen, which has been recorded for posterity in the news paper acquired by the lieutenant governor last summer: “The Saturday night session was marked with much bitterness and Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen ordered Speaker of the House O’Gara from the senate chamber. It seems that the speak er of the house was not content to be the presiding officer of that body as well as its judge and ref eree but also wanted to bawl things thru in the senate. His forced de parture from the upper house was, to say the least, very disgraceful.” With the March deadline for fil ing for the primary election less than three months away, an influx of aspirants to the one-house leg islature appeared last week. New comers who made their filings in clude: Senator Ivan Mattson, photog rapher, Kearney; Representative Harry L. Pizer, real estate man and "wit” of the 1935 legislative sessions, North Platte; E. H. Soren son, miller and a member of the 1931 legislature. St. Paul; Repre sentative W. H. Diers, merchant, Gresham; Representative Mason E. Hyde, nursery man, Gothenburg; Representative J. F. Doyle, mer chant, Greeley; Peter R. Peterson, live stock and grain dealer and state senator in 1933, Lexington; and George H. Morton, attorney and appointed member of the state senate in recent special sesion, Omaha. ‘ . Another good sign of thickening political clouds in the state is the entrance of the American Liberty league, pledged to fight the AAA and extravagent governmental spending. Incorporation papers have been filed with the secretary of state, and Charles A. Ammon, of Lincoln, is state chairman of the Nebraska division. A state-wide membership drive will be staged soon and chapters will be set up in various counties. An inovation in the state tax commissioner’s office will make its appearance soon after all the coun ties have sent in their tax rates, according to Commissioner W. H. Smith. The tax rates of every incorpor ated town in the state will be list ed, showing the total taxes to be paid as well as the county, school and city taxes. Heretofore only county seats have been so listed. Copies will be sent to every news paper and mayor in the state. The smallest incorporated town in the state is Gross in Boyd county. It has a population of 51, and has the remarkably low city tax fate of $1.00 per $1,000 valu ation. Omaha, the largest city in the state, has a city tax rate of over $15. Gross’ total tax rate is $14.90 per $1,000 valuation, while Omaha’s is $35.99. The dubious honor of having the highest tax rate in Nebraska goes to Gering which has been vieing with Scottsbluffs for the distinct ion for a number of years. Gering’s total tax rate is $73.30 per $1,000 valuation. A uniform accounting and book keeping system in all departments of state government would prove economical and beneficial to the state in other ways, altho the ini tial cost would probably give the legislature the jitters if the plan were to be presented to the state’s law-making body, in th opinion of State Auditor Fred C. Ayers. Poor bookkeeping in various de partments has been brought to light nearly every year, and some times several times a year, since Nebraska became a state. Altho there has been some impovement in the past decade, we still have a long ways to go, according to Ayres. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES Sunday School 10 a. m. Morning Worship 11 a. m. An them—Choir, “Going Home.” Ser mon subject, “Value of Faith.” Evening Service—6:30 Epworth League, Peggy Cambre, Leader. At 7:30 Junior Choir. Sermon, “Paying the Fare.” There were large crowds in at tendance at the Chicken dinner and the Christmas Bazaar at the Meth odist church Tuesday evening. DANCE AT K. C. Hall, O’Neill SATURDAY EVENING December 14 at 9:00 p. m. GOOD MUSIC Thanks to all the folks who helped to make it a success. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. Jack Heitman, of Madison, South Dakota, is in the city visit ing Mrs. Glen Tomlinson and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Nelson and Miss Reta Reardon spent the week end in Omaha visiting relatives and friends. John Lydon, of Plainview, was visiting from Sunday until Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lydon. Mrs. George Fields, of Newport, was here Saturday visiting her brother, Dean Streeter and other friends. E. G. Nelson left Thursday morn ing for Martin, South Dakota, where he will spend several days on business. -r- ■ v, h Margaret Honeywell was in from her school near Chambers Friday to spend Sunday, spending the time here with her parents, Mr. Mrs. George Mitchell. i Useful Gifts Far » Christmas.... - I i Occasional Chairs Occasional Tables End Tables Card Tables Coffee Tables Cedar Chests 1 Magazine Racks \ Chenille Rugs i Child’s Rockers ' Child’s Chairs | Bridge Lamps Floor Lamps Table Lamps i O. F. BIGLIn] ::: \r WE are not waiting until last-minute hours to lower prices on this fine , • ? . • i ' ' ■ -vk ] merchandise. ... 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