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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1936)
The Frontier D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter. tee Year, in Nebraska $2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska 2.25 Every subscription is regarded as an 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. Ftvery subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. ADVERTISING RATES Display advertising is charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion, sub sequent insertions, 5c per line. ^Nebraska Official Vote All voting records in the state were broken at the recent election when 617,066 votes were cast. The previous high vote was cast in 1934 when 678,764 were cast, or 38,302 leas than at the last election. Fol lowing is th eofficial vote cast for all the candidates: For President: Franklin I). Roosevelt, 1) 347,454 Alfred M. Landon It 247,731 William Lemke U 12,847 For U. S. Senator: Tarry Carpenter 1) 108,391 Robert G. Simmons It 223,276 George W. Norris I mi 258,700 For Governor: R. L. Cochran L) 333,412 Dwight Griswold It 267,267 Peter Mehrens Ind. 6,746 For Lieutenant Governor: Walter H. Jurgensen I) 314,404 George A. Williams R 232,683 For Secretary ol state: Harry R. Swanson D 326,596 William A. Burkett R 216,157 For State Auditor: William H. Price I) 268,951 George W. Marsh R 260,385 For Land Commissioner: Arthur E. Olson D 254,161 l«o N. Swunson R 266,972 For State Treasurer: Walter H. Jensen 1) 292,260 T. W. Bass R 238,470 For Attorney General: Richard C. Hunter D 256,990 Ricard O. Johnson R 240,509 Goorge C. Porter Ind. 29,068 For Railway Commissioner: F. A. Good I) 285,149 Duane T. Swanson R 240,372 For Congress, First Dist.: Henry C. Luckey D 61,104 Ernest B. Perry R 52,137 Iaaac B. Flint Ind. 1,404 For Congress, Second Dist.: Charles F. McLaughlin I) 66,833 Jackson B. Chase R 38,511 U. S. Renne Ind. . - 807 Henry Hoffman Ind. 1,614 For Congress, Third Dist.: John Havekost D 31,967 Karl Stefan R 83,587 R. W. McNamara U 3,046 For Congress, Fourth Dist.: C. G. Binderup, D ....i 66,763 Arthur J. Denney R 51,624 Bert W. Harris Ind. 2,401 For Congress, Fifth Dist.: Harry B. Coffee D 62,714 Cullen N. Wright R 36,396 Frank Brown Ind. 7,912 Austin E. Jay Ind- 616 Constitution Amendments: For abolition of land Commissioner’s office 246,682 Against abolition of land Commissioner’s office .... 210,443 For abolition of bank stock double liability - 204,904 Against abolition of bank stock double liability ,_234,908 PRESBYTERl AT* cftf IJRCH Sunday School—rdunior Depart ment at 9 u. m.; other departments at 10 a. m. Morning Worship at 11, u. m.— Sermon subject, “Fishers of Men.” Evening Service 7:30.—This will be in charge of the young people, Dori3 Robertson leader. Special music at both service*. Preaching Mission. Rev. W. R. Radlic, of Belden, will preach for the Preaching Miss at the Presby terian church. The services will begin Monday night, Dec. 7. Mr. Radi iff is an able preacher and we expect good messages. There will be special music for each service. AU are invited. H. D. Johnson, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES A. J. May, Pastor Sunday School at 10 a. m. Morning Worship at 11 a. m]— Special music by the choir. Sermon by the pastor. Epworth League at 6:30—Miss Betty Jones leader. Evening Service at 7:30—Music by the Junior choir. Thirty min utes of singing. Evening subject, “Laws of God and Laws of the Country.” Senior choir rehersal at Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lindberg’s Saturday of this week at 7:30. Junior choir practice at the church this Friday night and Ep worth League social afterward. THE NEBRASKA SCENE by James R. Lowell Government officials and others charged with administering relief m Nebraska have definitely decided that this state cannot cut ita WPA rolls in half at this time without entailing accute suffering for thous ands of Neb aska citizens. The drouth is blamed mainly for this predicament. This state faces the winter with a confused relief problem as the result of the federal government's order curtailing activity in drouth areas with the RA and WPA. and the shifting of farmers from WPA to RA which cuts their monthly income from federal agencies al most in half. The consensus is that the WPA load should be held at 25,000 and not 16,000 as federal orders indicate. I). F. Felton, state WPA admin istrator, says: “Conditions in in dustrial centers have improved enough to warrant a cut in WPA in the east, but in agricultural Nebras ka, where we haven t had a crop that paid anything to speak of for quite a while, those people who need relief need it desperately. I esti mate that three will be at least 25,000 people in the state who will need help and I believe that should be the WPA employment load after January 1.” Felton’s estimates indicate there are between 10,000 and 12,000 people in the state who will need aid, altho the WPA will not be able to help them. While the winter so far has been mild and undue suffering from want has not been in evidence, ob servers fear that the first severe storm will project the relief prob lem on the scene with an unexpected intensity. Governor Cochran has already appealed to Washington for addi tional WPA jobs to assist drouth stricken Nebraskans thru the win ter, but was advised that no ad ditional funds are available from that agency. The governor assert ieaerai au thorities for funds sufficient to pro vide Hi,000 jobs now and antici pated load of 20,000 to 25,000 thru the winter. State funds available for direct relief are inadequate, the governor points out. The state assistance fund had about a half million dollars for direct relief grants to counties for the current year and a large share of this sum has been allotted to date. The only hope in sight seen by perplexed county officials and relief workers is the probability that con gress will make further appropri ations in January to meet the situ ation. As the Nebraska Wl’A proceeds with instructions to cease drouth relief by December 15, a statistical analysis of WPA rolls shows that of the five districts in the state, those centering on Lincoln and Omnha are comparatively well situ ated, while the Norfolk district is the darkest point in the picture and faces a really desperate outlook. The Grand Island and Alliance dis tricts are in comparatively hard straights. Mayor Carter of Norfolk wired the following telegram to the gov ernor: “Serious situation arising in Norfolk d.ue to sudden curtail ment of WPA work, throwing 700 families on direct relief. With county funds exhausted, actual hunger is present. Some assist ance must be given at once.” Congressman Karl Stefan has ap- j pealed to Washington for aid, and Senator Norris declares he will urge federal authorities to cease curtail ment of the government relief pro gram, and will plead for relief in view of the “continuing drouth.” lie points out that the farm prob lem in becoming more acute daily, as the drouth threatens to add loss of the winter wheat crop to loss of the corn and extensive damage al ready done to pastures and other feed crops. Applications by drouth-impover ished farmers of Nebraska for sub sistence grants are coming into state RA headquorters at the rate of 700 to 800 a day, but RA direct or Ward injects a note of optimism in the picture by expressing confi dence ‘‘the aims of RA will be car ried on as a permanent part of the continuing farm aid program,” and j that federal aid legislation in the near future will cope with actual farm conditions in Nebraska. Political prognosticators deduct from the Nebraska scene that the burden of relief is one easier to assume than get rid of, and that the expensive burden of relief will prove a difficult and embarassing problem. However, it is certain that the drouth has given Nebras ka a set-back, and a good crop next year will do much to put this state on the happy side of the ledger. encouraging signs inciuae an in creased retail trade over last year, and the word that Nebraska farm ers should soon start receiving payments for their participation in building up soil fertility in the 1936 federal farm program. Moreover, 2,341 new cars were registered in the state last month, compared with 1,733 for the same month in 1935. New trucks sold numbered 627 as against 507 for the same month a year ago. State government employees have entered the well known “boot shaking” period in several depart-! merits where new elective officers are coming in next year, and polit ical prognosticators are starting to hold the situation up to public view, altho not able to do anything about it. It is generally conceded that pri vate business would not discharge worth-while employees because of a change in management, but public business frequently suffers from such changes. An extension of civil service rules to many deuart ments of government is indicated by such wholesale reoganizations where the inexperienced frequently take the place of the experienced. A former state employee has prepared a proposed bill for the unicameral legislature for a state civil service law copied much after the Wisconsin law, with some diff erences in the personnel of the bureau and the addition of a retire ment plan for employees. The bill is intended to cut party patronage to the minimum and give efficient service. A determined campaign for civil service in state government was perceived in the offing last week. The nonpartisan unicameral legis lature is said to have spurred the drive. Not the least of forces working for civil service is the Nebraska League of Women Voters. Offici ally, no one opposes civil service. Governor Cochran always points to his record of 12 years as state engi neer when talking of merit ap pointments. He says all technical positions in the highway depart ment were filled by merit. The most discussed office where personnel changes may take place is the railway commission which will have a complete democratic heading for the first time in its 20-year history. Commissioner Bollen, democrat, is hoping that the commissioner elect, F. A. Good, will bear him out in ousting a number of republican jobholders from the office. Commi.-sioner Maupin, democrat, campaigned in the recent election for the republi can candidate, Duane Swanson. BRIEFLY STATED John McCarthy came up from Hastings last Wednesday night to spend Thanksgiving with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock and children drove to Burwell Sun day where they spent the day visit ing friends. Miss Nancy Dickson came up from Norfolk last Wednesday night and spent Thanksgiving with the home folks. Walter Warner came up from Ansley last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with his family and other relatives here. Melvin Ruzicka, manager of the Gamble store, made a business trip to Ainsworth last Tuesday, return ing home that evening. Sister Calixta came up from Om tha last Wednesday night and spent Thanksgiving at the home of her mother, Mrs. O. F. Biglin. Mrs. Ben Grady went down to Sioux City last Friday afternoon anl spent the week-end at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Agnes. Francis Soukup came up from Lincoln last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with the home folks. He is a student at the state uni versity. Miss Marjorie Dickson spent Sunday in Norfolk as the guest of her sister, Miss Nancy, who is a teacher in the Norfolk public schools. Mrs. J. P. Brown, Mrs. C. E. Lundgren and, Mrs. Ben Harty drove to Sioux City last Tuesday morning, returning home that evening. Clinton E. Cronin and James Tuor, who came up from Grand Island to spend Thanksgiving with relatives and friends here, returned to Grand Island Thursday evening. Ralph Oppen came up from Om aha, where he is attending the Ne braska University College of Med icine, last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ryan came down from Alliance last Wednes day and spent Thtnksgiving with Mr. Ryan’s father, J. B. Ryan, and with other relatives and friends here. Miss Helen Sullivan has been appointed tssistant county super intendent and entered upon her new duties last Tuesday morning. She is the daughter of Mrs. Agnes Sullivan. * Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Matthews and daughter came up from Nor folk last Wednesday and spent Thanksgiving with relatives in this city, returning to Norfolk Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. C. F. McKenna entertained the Martez Club at her home last Monday evening. Mrs. W. J. Froelich, Mrs. P. B. Harty and Miss Marjorie Dickson received the prizes awarded. HOME MADE CANDIES Nut Caramels Made with Pure Cream. Peanut and Ceylon Brittle Butterscotch Patties Cream Fudges Cream Taffies MADE FRESH EVERY DAY McMillan & markey A BANK account is a financial lubricant that keeps the business moving smoothly and • without friction. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $125,000.00 This Rank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Mrs. Larry Cain entertained the EOT culb at her home Wednesday evening with bridge and a lunch. Mrs. F. M. Meyer, Mrs. Ralph Mc Elvain, Mrs. W. J. Schendt and Mrs. Glenn Saunders were the prize winners. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jones and son, David, of Denver, Colorado, arrived in the city last Wednes day and spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs. Jones’ mother, Mrs. David Stannard and other relatives here. They left for home Monday morning. The brick work on the new post office building is completed and the roof about ready for the roofers. The superintendtnt of construction says that they are ahead of their schedule and that they hope to have the building ready to turn over to the government by April 1, 1937. M. F. O’Donnell, who came up from Dallas, Texas, last Wednes day to attend the homecoming of the O’Donnell family at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ellen O’Don nell, left Tuesday morning for Om aha where he will visit relatives for a few days before proceeding to his southern home. Mrs. Eliza Neilsen has filed suit in district court asking for a de cree of divorce from Nels C. Neil sen on the grounds of cruel and inhuman trettment. In her peti tion she alleges that they were married at Plainview, Nebraska, on Oct. 11, 1920, and that for more than five years they have both been residents of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Zakezew ski and daughters, Victoria, Tresa and Mary Margaret, and Mrs. An drew Wytaski returned home from Minnesota where they were visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wytaski, Mrs. Wytaski being ill and not expected to live. They also visited Mrs. Josie Gorache, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wytaski, Mr. and Mrs. An drew Wytaski, Paul Wyataski and Frank Wytaski. They all have their cribs filled with corn and their bins with grain, things being fine in Minnesota. People were plowing and preparing their grounds for spring work. Major F. M. Brennan and son, Neil, came up from Ft. Leaven worth, Kansas, last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving at the home of his mother, Mrs. Neil Brennan, and with other relatives and friends here. They returned home Sunday and were accompanied by Miss Bernadette Brennan, who will visit there for a couple of weeks. Dan Farrell, who is the supervis ing engineer on the court house building for the past ten months, took his family to their home in Omaha last Wednesday. The fam ily has been here during Mr. Far rell’s residence as supervisor. He returned Thursday night. Mr. Far rell expects to complete his work here about the first of the year. Application Blanks For Seedling Trees Ready Tree planting time may be a long ways away but Holt county farm attention was directed toward 1937 spring planting this week with the announcement that application blanks for Clarke-McNary seed lings and transplants will soon be available. Farmers, as usual, may make ap-1 plication for the trees thru the of-\ fice of Agricultural Agent F. M.' Reece. More than 1,500,000 seed lings are available to fanners for only the cost of packing and ship ping. This amount to $1.00 per hundred. The Nebraska college of agriculture extension service thru county extension offices annually distribute the trees. Practically the same species as last year are again offered to farm- j ers. There is a larger ’ stock Ol Chinese elm. No soft maple trees will be distributed. TOYS! Use our lay-by plan—Pay 10‘/i now and balance Decem ber 19th. Toys of all kinds— Dolls, Toy Furniture, Dish Sets, Doll Buggies, Games, Trains, etc. Everything for the children at extremely low prices. :,<;e jv ■L ^. /A/ p [BARGAINS i > 7 ' IM 1929 Ford Roadster 1929 Ford Truck 1930 Ford Tudor 1931 Chevrolet Coach 1931 Buick Sedan 1934 Ford Tudor 1934 Chevrolet Coach 1935 Plymouth Coupe 1933 Chev. Truck (Long Wheelbase) GMC Truck ALL RECONDITIONED AND IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER. PRICED TO SELL! Can be financed with a down payment. 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