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VOL. LVII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937. No. 35
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One House Legislative
Body Goes Into Action
by James R. Lowell
With the smoothness and swift
ness of the Zepher, Nebraska’s
streamlined legislature came into
existance with the tap of Lieuten
1' ant Governor Jurgenson’s gavel
three minutes after the noon hour
Jan. 5 Seated beside the presiding
officer was Senator George W.
Norris, the state’s most distinguish
ed proponent of the new system.
Several others who were closely
connected with the movement were
also “among those present.” Legis
lator J. N. Norton, chairman of the
joint legislative committee that ap
proved the unicameral idea in 1935,
sat at his desk, the potential leader
of the one-house body. Foster May,
newscaster, who brought to the sec
retary of state the first signed
petition of twenty names to initiate
the unicameral, flashed the first
broadcast over the air. George W.
Kline, reporter who wrote the first
one-house story in 1911 and re
vived the agitation in 1933, wit
nessed the calling of the legislature
to order.
• With the precision of veterans,
the legislators chose C. J. Warner
of Waverly, for Speaker and se
I lected Hugo Srb of Dodge for clerk.
Next came the selection of the
veteran Dick Regan for chairman
of the comittee on committees, and
the placing of J. N. Norton at the
head of the committee on rules.
Senator Norris, in a graceful
speech, outlined an idealistic pro
gram for the new body.
J} Patronage seems equally divided
between the two parties. The sup
porters of the unicameral were
somewhat taken aback when the
number of employes was fixed at
43. During the campaign, fifteen
had been discussed as the probable
number. Salaries have been held
down. The Unicameral started off
with a chaplain. This office prob
ably will be retained. Opposition
against the retention of the chap
lain’s sinecure is widespread.
The real fight will develop over
the adoption of the rules. It is be
lieved that a serious attempt will
be made to abolish the committee
of the whole and hold down the
number of bills. Indeed the de
mand is for fewer and better bills.
Chronic bill drafters received a
cold reception. Col. G. E. Price en
countered a rebuff. The veteran
George R. Mann was shocked to
hear of a proposed trio of three
able lawyers to draw bills for the
new body.
Economy, it seems, will be the
watchword. It is almost certain
that some move will be made to
abolish two or three of the consti
tutional offices and do away with
| a flock of boards and bureaus. In
fact, there are rumors of a deter
mined attempt to pare several mil
lions from the appropriations.
Sixteen committees will attend
to the business of the state of Ne
braska in the legislature. This is
the sallest number on record any
where. In fact it places the entire
membership of the one chamber in
4 the glare of publicity. The rules
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will, it is predicted by several legis
lators, provide for roll calls in
committees.
The comittee on agriculture has
nine members. On the big appro
priations committee there will be
eleven members. This committee
will look after the finances of the
state. Banking and insurance have
been combined with seven members.
Other committees are as follows:
Claims and Deficiencies, 5 mem
bers.
Commerce and Communications
(including railroads, bus lines, tele
graph, telephone, electric and man
ufacturing companies), 9 members.
Drainage, Irrigation and Water
Power, 7 members.
Education (including university
and normal schools, public schools
and libraries, and school lands and
funds), 7 members.
Enrollment and Review (includ
ing arrangement, phraseology and
correlation), 5 members.
Government including state,
county, and municipal govern
ments; Elections and apportion
ment), 9 members.
Judiciary, 9 members.
Labor and Public Welfare (in
cluding social security, public
health service and child labor), 7
members.
Legislative Administration (in
cluding employees, printing, audit
and accounts), 5 members.
Miscellaneous Subjects, 7 memb
ers.
Public Highways and bridges, 7
members.
Revenue (including revenue and
taxation, salaries, licenses and
fees), 9 members.
Rules (including procedure and
order of business), 5 members.
Haycock has introduced a bill to
remit interest and penalties from
delinquent taxes paid in lump sum.
Regan and others are seeking to
extend the mortgage moratorium
for two years.
The routine of canvassing the
vote and the induction of state
officers was accomplished in record
breaking time. When Leo Swan
son, the abolished commisisoner of
public lands and buildings, appear
ed with the other state officials he
was promptly sidetracked by a mo
tion made by Dafoe. There was no
debate.
Governor Cochran’s message was
short and to the point. The gov
ernor favors:
Renewal of auto drivers’ licenses
every two years; money to go to
traffic and criminal law enforce
ment under state sheriff.
Extension of mortgage morator
ium.
Refunding $237,000.00 state fair
grandstand debenture bonds.
Placing custodianship of state
capitol under state engineer.
Licenses for engineers and ar
chitects.
Re-enactment of state bonding
act, recently declared invalid by
supreme court.
Secretary for Board of Education
Lands and Funds.
The Governor oposes:
Sales and income taxes.
State bindweed eradication.
Attorney General Richard Hunt
er chose two prominent young at
torneys for his assistants in select
ing F. V. Robinson and Barlow
Nye. The latter was assistant U. S.
District atorney.
The railway commission is run
ning true to form as far as inter
nal strife is concerned. The incom
ing F. A. Good, new member, was
marred by a little spat Thursday.
In a quarrel about the assignment
of a room for members of the legis
lature Com. Maupin shucked his
coat and offered to spar a few
round with Mr. Good or Mr. Bollen
or with Bollen-Good. His offer was
not accepted. Mr. Bollen has been
chosen chairman of the commission.
Railway Commissioners Bollen
and Good have selected John E.
Truman of Omaha, to succeed Paul
Halpine as secretary of the state
railway commission. Mr. Halpine’s
resignation becomes effective Jan.
10. Commissioners Bollen and Good
have also announced the appoint
ment of Hugo W. Cargo of Chicago
to succeed V. L. Hollister as engin
eer for the state railway commis
sion, with a salary of $275 per
month. In explanation of the ac
tion of the commission in going
outside the state, Commissioner
elect Good said: “Much as we
(Continued on page 4, column 1.)
The Weather
High Low
Jan. 11 26 12
Jan. 12 .:... 32 7
Jan. 13 90 10
Jan. 14 ... —7
The weather has been fairly nice
for this time of the year the fore
part of this week but our nice
weather got cold Wednesday night
and at 7 o’clock this morning it was
7 below zero, with the possibility
that it will go lower before it
warms up. This cold wave comes
from Canada and is sweeping
across several states.
The weather forecast for this
part of the state, as given by radio
at noon today, was for let-up in the
severe cold wave tonight and snow
tonight and tomorrow, with rising
temperature.
A heavy wind blew Wednesday
night with the result that about all
roads leading into the city are
blocked on account of the drifting
snow. The department of roads,
of the state, according to the noon
radio announcement, warned mo
torists to keep off the highways in
Northeastern Nebraska, as they
claimed that due to the high wind
the roads were drifting badly and
snow plows would, not be able to
open the roads until the wind sub
i sided.
Prices Sharply Higher
At Tuesday Auction of
Atkinson’s Sale Ring
In spite of bad road conditions,
nearly 250 cattle and about a like
number of hogs passed thru the
auction ring at Atkinson Tuesday.
The horse auction that was adver
tised for last Monday has been
postponed until next Monday, Jan.
18. Upwards of 200 head of good
horses and mules are already listed
for this sale. Many eastern buyers
are expected to be present for the
sale.
The cattle market was sharply
higher on all classes, especially
anything carrying any flesh. Can
ner cows at 3.00 to 3.25; cutters at
3.50 to 4.26; fat cows at 5.00 to
6.60; fleshy heifers at 5.60 to 6.50;
stock heifers at 4.00 to 5.50; year
ling steers all classes at 5.00 to
7.25; steer calves at 6.50 to 7.25;
bulls at 4.50 to 6.60.
Hog prices were approximately
25 cents higher than a week ago.
Top at 9.80; most 175 to 225 pound
averages at 9.60 to 9.80; 125 to
150 weights at 8.80 to 9.25; 75 to
110 averages at 7.50 to 8.50; some
choice lightweights at 9.00; sows
at 8.75 to 9.25. A good demand and
ready clearance on all kinds.
Next horse auction Monday, Jan.
18 at 1 p. m. Next cattle and hog
auction Tuesday, Jan. 19, starting
at 12:30 p. m.
Auto Motor Explodes
S. W. Schaaf, proprietor of the
West garage in Atkinson, “froze
to the controls” of an automobile
for several seconds last Friday
morning when the motor of the
machine exploded and the flywheel
zoomed thru the floor boards, fan
ned the cuff of his trousers and
lodged in the back of the car. Mr.
Schaaf, who had started the car to
drive it out, was unhurt, but pos
sible severe injury or even death
missed him but a few inches. Cause
of the explosion was not learned.
The car belongs to George Withers
and was stored in the garage Thurs
day night.—Atkinson Graphic.
Farm Loan Ass’n
Elects Officers
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the O’Neill Nation
al Farm Loan association was held
Tuesday, Jan. 12. The following
directors were elected: Frank Al
len, T. J. Donohoe, R. L. Heiss, Paul
Schwisow and R. H. Murray. Mr.
Allen was elected president, Mr.
Schwisow vice president and Jas.
F. O’Donnell was reelected secre
tary-treasurer.
Farmers Open Roads
Many Holt county cross roads
were opened up by farmers living
in their particular vacinity last
Saturday and Monday and the first
of the week several farmers were
in the city. But the heavy wind of
Wednesday night again blocked the
roads and it will be the end of the
week before the cross roads will
again be open to travel.
Mrs. Herman Klingler spent a
few days this week in Norfolk
visiting with friends.
PAIR SENTENCED
TO STATE PRISON
FOR A BURGLARY
Two Who Robbed Doctor's Office
Here Are Taken At Kearney,
l’lead Guilty To Charge.
James Wilson and John Carter,
residence unknown, were before
Judge Dickson in district court this
morning, charged with burglary
to which they plead guilty and were
sentenced to three years in the
state penitentiary. They both had
served terms in the pen before, one
in the federal penitentiary at Leav
enworth, Kans., and the other at
Lincoln. Both men are addicted to
the “dope” habit.
The forepart of December both
men were in this city and on Dec.
5th, presumably hunting for mor
phine, they burglarized the office of
Dr. W. F. Finley In this city and
secured the sum of $93, but no
morphine. The men were traced
and were apprehended at Kearney,
Nebr., where they were arrested at
the request of Holt county officials
and Dputy Sheriff Bergstrom went
to Kearney after them last Tuesday
morning, returning them to this
city that afternoon. They will be
taken to the penitentiary as soon
as the roads are open for travel.
O’Neill National Elects
Officers for New Year
Stockholders of the O’Neill Na
tional bank held their annual meet
ing in the banking rooms of the
bank last Wednesday morning, the
same having been postponed from
Tuesday.
The same officers were elected
for the coming year that had
served the bank during the past
year. They are: S. J. Weekes,
president; F. N. Cronin, vice presi
dent; Ed F. Quinn, cashier. The
above three officers with Mrs. Em
ma Weekes and Miss Ora Purcell
constitute the board of directors.
President Weekes reports that
the bank had a very good year and
that the usual dividend was de
clared and he looked forward con
fidently to an increase in business
during the current year.
Aid Game Conservation
By Planting of Trees
With emphasis still being placed
on conservation of natural re
sources and wild life, farmers mak
ing application for Clarke-McNary
seedlings and transplants for 1937
planting believe trees and shrubs
can be of big help in encouraging
wild life development in Nebraska.
Many trees and shrubs furnish
food for birds and protection for all
forms of wild life, the Holt county
farm bureau pointed out this week
in calling attention to the avail
ability of the Clarke-McNary trees.
Fortunately there is a large
number of trees and shrubs that
are hardy and which furnish food
for birds. These, the farm bureau
believes, should be planted in great
numbers. No other group of plants
are more valuable for use in ero
sion control and when planted for
this purpose they not only serve
that purpose but provide protection
and furnish food for wild life.
Many of the trees available thru
the Farm Bureau office will be
planted for wild life conservation.
Thus far Holt county farmers have
made application for 9,000 seed
lings and transplants. The leading
tree planting county in the state in
interest being manifested in 1937
plantings is Lancaster county with
14,900 trees applied for.
Nebraska Winters
Are Not So Bad
That Nebraska was not the cold
est place in the country is proven
by a clipping from the Eugene, Ore.,
Register Guard, sent to us by Mrs.
O. F. Herring, formerly a resident
of this county, when she sent a re
newal of her subscription to The
Frontier.
According to this account the
thermometer dropped to 49 below
zero at Meacham, Ore., which was
possibly the coldest point in the
United States on Jan. 7. At Eugene,
Oregon, the thermometer register
ed. 9 above zero, breaking a four
year record. This was the coldest
day in Eugene since Dec. 9, 19152,
when it also registered 9 above.
Cascade Summit, in Lane county,
in which Eugene is located, the
thermometer went to 11 below.
Many people from this county
have moved to Oregon and other
Pacific coast states the past couple
of years as they wanted to get
away from the severe winters of
Nebraska. From the above it
seems as if they would have to find
some other state to get perpetual
sunshine and summer weather the
year around.
Weekes Is Reappointed
To Board of Regional
Agriculture Corporation
S. J. Weekes received word from
Washington last week that he had
been reappointed to the Regional
Agricultural Credit Corporation,
for the fifth consecutive term.
Mr. Weekes has served on
this board for the past four years
and his work was so satisfactory
that he was reappointed to the posi
tion without solicitation on his
part. This is quite an honor to
Mr. Weekes and clearly shows the
high esteem in which he is held in
banking circles, not only in Ne
braska but in Washington.
O’Neill PC A Stockholders
Meet Here NextThursday
Stockholders of the O’Neill Pro
duction Credit association will hold
their annual meeting Thursday,
Jan. 21, 1937, in the K. C. Hall at
O’Neill, Nebr., according to A. U.
Dix, president. The meeting will
start at 10 a. m. A number of
farmer-stockholders from this vi
cinity will attend.
Mr. Dix announced the order of
business will include the election of
directors, the annual report of the
executive committee, and discus
sion of future lending policies.
James W. Rooney, secretary-treas
urer of the farmers’ organization
will present the financial statement.
A representative of the Produc
tion Credit coloration of Omaha
will discuss operations of the Pro
duction Credit associations, which
supply farmers and stockmen with
short-term credit for general agri
cultural purposes. The stockhold
ers also will hear from a number
of their fellow-members.
The O’Neill association serves
farmers in Boyd, Holt, Wheeler and
Garfield counties. Present direct
ors are D. C. Schaffer of Emmet,
Frank Kaiser of Spalding, R. B.
Geary of Inman, E. W. Moss of
Burwell and Mr. Dix.
Mrs. John Barrett Dies
At Hot Springs, S. D.
O’Neill relatives received word
Wednesday that Mrs. John Barrett,
of Ardmore, S. D., died in a hospit
al in Hot Springs, S. D., last Tues
day afternoon after a short illness
of acute indigestion at the age of
50 years. Her husband died in
September, 1929. Mrs. Barrett was
for several years a resident of this
county, living north of this city and
later in the Meek neighborhood,
and had many friends in the county
who will learn of her passing with
regret.
Wool Growers Meeting
In O’Neill Saturday
The Midwest Wool Growers as
sociation is sponsoring a meeting at
the courtroom in O’Neill on Satur
day, Jan. 16, starting promptly at
10 a. m. All sheep raisers and
wool growers in the county are in
vited to attend. A free lunch will
be served to all wool growers pre
sent. W. Marshal Ross, president
of the Midwest Wool Growers as
sociation, and W. W. Derrick, ex
tension animal husbandryman from
the agricultural college, will be in
charge of the meetings.
Marriage Licenses
John Rotherham, Inman, and
Miss Adeline Spittler, of Ewing,
on Jan. 12.
Max Paul and Miss Rosella
Lodge, both of Elgin, on Jan. 12.
William Hubei and Miss Dorothy
Christensen, both of Bliss, on Jan.
13.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday school 10:00—Mr. C. E.
Yantzi superintendent.
Morning worship 11:00—“Enoch
Walked with God.”
Evening service 7:30 — Gospel
singing with choir and orchestra
leading.
It is hoped that the flu epidemic
and bad weather will have run
their course and all will be able
to attend.
II. D. Johnson, Pastor.
Flu Still Running At
Epidemic Proportions
The influenza epidemic is still
raging in this city. Those who
were under the weather with an
attack last week are now around
attending to business, but mem
bers of their families are now con
fined to their homes with an attack.
In some cases practically every
member of the family is suffering
from the disease. The attacks this
year are not as severe as the last
general epidemic in 1918, the at
tacks this year lasting only three
or four days.
John McCarthy Married
To Miss Dorothy LeMay
Here Monday Morning
John McCarthy and Miss Dorothy
LeMay, both of Hasting, were un
ited in marriage at the Catholic
church in this city last Monday
morning at 8 o'clock, Monsignor
J. G. McNamara officiating, in the
presence of a large number of
relatives and friends of the young
couple.
After the wedding ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served the
bridal couple and a number of
friends and relatives at the home
of the grooms parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. McCarthy.
The young couple left Monday
afternoon for the east on an ex
tended wedding trip and about the
first of February they will be at
home to their many friends at
Hastings, Nebr.
Mrs. Vio Pray of Casper, Wyo.,
sister of the bride, came to attend
the wedding,and the following from
Hasting, friends of the bride and
groom: Mr. and Mrs. Orville Green
field and Harold Zimmerman and
daughter.
John McCarthy is a native of
this city where he made his home
until a couple of years ago when
he went to Hastings where he is
holding down a responsible posi
tion. The bride is a native of
Wisconsin but has been a resident
of Hastings for the past three
years. Those who know her say
she is a charming young lady and
their many friends in this city wish
them long years of wedded hap
piness and prosperity.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Les Hough and Charles Richard
son arrived in the city last Satur
day morning from Scedro Wolley,
Wash., for a weeks visit with old
time friends and to look after busi
ness matters. They drove thru
making the trip from Thermopolis,
Wyo., to O’Neill between 8 o’clock
in the morning last Friday to 1:30
Saturday morning, a distance of
700 miles. They went to Washing
ton last fall looking for a location
and settled at Scedro Wooley about
65 miles north of Seattle. They
say they like that country fine and
that there are a lot of former Holt
county people living in that vicin
ity. They expect to return the
forepart of next week.
In Detroit, it is said that a Ford
car derailed a freight train at a
grade crossing. An O’Neill young
man did not have any such luck the
other morning when he crashed
into a freight train on the crossing
on south Fourth street about 2:30
a. m. The Ford was put out of
commission, the freight train not
damaged and the occupants of the
car likewise escaped injury.
Supervisors Sullivan, Carson and
Gibson, and County Clerk Gallagh
er went down to Norfolk Wednes
day morning to attend a meeting of
the supervisors of northeast Ne
braska, which was held in that city
that day. They returned Wednes
day night, but said they had a hard
time fighting snow drifts on the
highway.
Jack Arbuthnot, who has been
an employee of the Gamble store
at Yankton, S. I)., for the past
year and a half, arrived in the
city Monday afternoon and is now
an employee of the local Gamble
store, having been transferred here
from Yankton. Jack says it feels
good to be back home again.
A party of friends are to meet
at the James Oppen home this
evening to help James properly
celebrate his thirtieth birthday an
niversary and it is needless to say
everyone will have a good time.
J. C. STEIN ELECTED
CHAIRMAN OF HOLT
SUPERVISOR BOARD
Board Meets Tuesday Morning For*
Organization. Vote Is Stein
4, and 3 for Sullivan.
The county board of Supervisors
convened Tuesday morning for Hue
purpose of reorganizing for the
ensuing year. Supervisor Smith of
Stuart, replacing John Steinhauaer,
and Supervisor Gibsonof Chambers,
replacing Supervisor Walters.
A preliminary ballot was taken
for the selection of Chairman for
the ensuing year and the result of
the ballot was Stein 3, Sullivan 3.
A formal ballot was then taken and
the result of this ballot was
Stein 4 and Sullivan 3. J. C. Stein
was then declared elected as chair
man of the Holt county board for
the year 1937. Chairman Stein is.
one of the oldest members of the
county board, being exceeded in
years of service only by Supervisor
Sullivan, of O’Neill. He has had
years of experience and has the
ability to make the board a good
chaiman.
After the election of chairman
the board adjourned until 1 p. m.
to enable Chairman Stein to select
the committees for the ensuing
year, which he presented, immedi
ately after the board convened
shortly after 1 p. m. Following
are the committee assignments for
the coming year:
Court House: Sullivan, Reimer
and Smith.
Finance: Carson, Smith and Gib
son.
Printing: Matousek, Reimers
and Carson.
Tax: Smith, Carson and Gibson.
Bridge: Reimer, Sullivan and
Matousek.
Settlement County Officers: Gib
son and entire Board.
Claims: Matousek and entire
Board.
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Soil Conservation
Applications Ready
Notices have been sent to pro
ducers of the second series of meet
ings to be held over the county for
the purpose of signing applications
for payment under the soil conser
vation act of 1936. Producers who
have not signed and whose forms
are ready may sign up at one of
the following towns on the date
indicated: Page Jun. 18, Atkinsom
Jan. 18, Ewing Jan. 19, Stuart Jan.
19, O’Neill Jan. 20 and Chambers
Jan. 20.
It is hoped to have the second
transmittal ready to go in on Jan.
21. Community meetings for the
1937 program and election of com
munity committeemen will follow
within the next week or ten days.
Drifted Snow Removed
From the City's Streets
The city had four trucks and a
gang of men removing the snow
from the streets last Tuesday and
Wednesday, completing the job
Wednesday evening. Seven hun
dred loads of snow were hauled to
the vacant half block north of the
tennis court, where it was dumped.
It makes quite a commanding pile.
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS CLUB
The Friendly Neighbors Project
club met at the home of Mrs. L. E.
Yantzi on Jan. 7. Only a few of
the members were present on ac
count of cold weather and illness
in some of the families. The topic
of the day was discussed and one
officer elected. After the meeting
a delicious lucheon was served by
the hostess. The next meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. Switzer
and it is hoped everyone will be
able to attend.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our sincere
and heartfelt thanks to the many
kind friends and neighbors for
their many acts of kindness shown
to us during the sickness and fol
lowing the death of our beloved
mother, and for the many beautiful
floral offerings. Your kindness to
us in this hour of sorrow will ever
be held in grateful remembrance.—
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell
and family; Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
Froelich and family; Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Froelich and family.
Too many people are prone to
sit back supinely when they need
help and say “Let Roosevelt do it,”