The Frontier D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietoi Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill Nebraska, as Second Class Matter One Year, in Nebraska |2.0( One Year, outside Nebraska 2.2£ Every subscription is regarded at an open account. The names oi 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. Distplay 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. Less Sweeping Reorganization Measure Would Get Support Now that the Reorganization Bill is out of the way, members feel that eventually some more simple bill may be offered in the near future, perhaps, early in the next session. A bill which will re organize the overlapping bureaus and one which will save money and which will result in efficiency will find ready support in both Houses. Members are now running guess ing contests as to when this session will end. The guesses are from May 15 to June 1. But these are merely guesses. The House has caught up with its w'ork and iB facing the annual question as to when the Senate will catch up. Volunteer Fire Man A Nebraskan who has been visit ing here for several weeks says he has the answer to the government reorganization problem. He tells friends that he has been around the hotel lobbys in Washington most every night and has met a large number of government employees. He was told that a lot of em ployees get from $3500 to $5000 a year and that they do very little else except sit around these lobbys to get information. He now says he could solve the financial problem if the govern ment gave him a job. He wants the job of “Official Government Fire Man." He wants just one room and the power to call in various government employees,. “All 1 want is to ask them what they do and what work they perform and how many hours they put in. Then I want the power just to say to them ‘you are fired’—I’ll guarantee to balance the budget within a , year.’’ Can’t Get Action On Farm Bills Sam Massingale, a congressman from Oklahoma, is the author of the “cost of production” bill, Wil liam Lcmke, congressman from North Dakota, is author of the Farm Refinance Bill. Because of “gag” rules these bills are still held in committee. Petitions to discharge the committee and get the bills out on the floor have been almost deserted. Each has about 138 signatures. They need 218 to get the measures released for de bate. The authors of these bills have now written to all members pleading with them to sign the petitions. This is the second cam paign during this session to get some action on these bills. ' I , Crucial Problem of Unemployment In reply to many questions asked of this office regarding the official number of unemployed it can be stated that estimates of the num ber of unemployed range from the Federal census report of 10,870,000 totally unemployed to other un official estimates of approximately 16,000,000 including part time workers, young people seeking jobs, and those who have lost their jobs since the census was taken. It is generally agreed that unemploy ment is the crucial problem this country is facing today. • ______ “IronMen” Increase Unemployment The Representative from thi: district is a member of the Housr Committee on Patents. All kindi of new patent laws are being sug gested. Some experts believe tha new patents will create more em ployment. Others believe that th< “iron men” or the invention of nev machinery displaces men am greatly increases unemploymenl It required only 72 men to produc in 1936 what it took 100 men i (Continued on page 6, column 6. BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis am Mr. and Mrs. Anton Weishmai and family of Atkinson, and Mr and Mrs. Pius Ackerman and fanri ly of Stuart, were guests at th home of Miss Clare ^lackburi Sunday. J. B. Long, one of the pioneers Door Prizes! Tickets $1.00 greatest places in the world for a man to go who begins to feel down and out. Twenty-one new employees will be chosen for the state unemploy men compensation division before May 1, according to R. T. Malone, director. Of these, eight will be additions to the present force; two vacancies were caused by the hold ers going to Washington to fill positions there, and eleven va cancies are caused by the inability of temporary employees to qualify under the merit system. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State IKiuse at Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 5, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for SAND GRAV EL SURFACING and incidental work on the O’NEILL-SPENCER SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE Patrols Nos. 81003, 81004, and 81012 STATE ROAD. The proposed work consists of resurfacing 22.2 miles of Graveled Road. The approximate quantities are: 3,952 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel Sur face Course Material. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will exercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the County Clerk at Butte, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the De partment of Roads and Iirirgation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Ne braska. The successful bidder will be quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than two hundred fifty (250) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION, A. C. Tilley, State Engineer. C. L. Carey, District Engineer. John C. Gallagher, County Clerk, Holt County. C. J. Tomek, County Clerk, 48-3 Boyd County. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 6, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for SAND GRAV EL SURFACING and incidental work on the JAMISON-BUTTE AND BUTTE SOUTH Patrols Nos. 81006 and 81007 STATE ROAD. The proposed work consists of resurfacing 30.5 miles of Graveled Road. The approximate quantities are: 5,219 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel Sur face Course Material. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. * The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will ex ercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at Butte, Nebraska, at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the De partment of Roads and Irrigation at Ainsworth. Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Ne braska. The successful bidder will be required to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than three hundred (300) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION. A. C. Tilley. State Engineer. C. L. Carey, District Engineer. C. J. Tomek, County Clerk, Boyd County. John C. Gallagher, County 48-3 Clerk, Holt County. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 5, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for SAND GRAV EL SURFACING and incidental work on the NAPER-STUART Pa trol No. 81008 STATE ROAD. The proposed work consists of resurfacing 2.1 miles of Graveled Road. The approximate quantities are: 359 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel Sur face Course Material. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will ex ercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at Butte, Nebraska, at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the De partment of Roads and Irrigation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Ne braska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than thirty (30) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION, A. C. Tilley, State Engineer. C. L. Carey, District Engineer. C. J. Tomek, County Clerk, Boyd County. John C. Gallagher, County 48-3 Clerk, Holt County. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR" Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 5, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for SAND GRAV EL SURFACING and incidental work on the AMELIA WEST AND BUTTE - ATKINSON BURWELL Project No. 422 and Patrols Nos. 81013 and 81014 STATE ROADS. The proposed work consists of resurfacing 28.1 miles of Graveled Road. The approximate quantities are: 5,723 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel Sur face Course Material. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will ex ercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the Department of Roads and Ir rigation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than three hundred (300) dollai's. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION, A. C. Tilley, State Engineer. C. L. Carey, District Engineer. John C. Gallagher, County 48-3 Clerk, Holt County. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 5, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for Grading, CuL verts. Two Bridges, Guard Rail and incidental work on the Bassett - Atkinson Federal Aid Project No. 168-A-Unit 2 and State Project No. 763, Federal Aid and State Roads. The proposed work consists of constructing 6.0 miles of Graded Earth Road. The approximate quantities are: 167,385 Cu. Yds. Excavation 33 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Culverts 3,985 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Culvert# 9 Lin. Ft. 24-in. Corru gated Metal Pipe 124 Lin. Ft. 24-in. Culvert Pipe 132 Lin. Ft. 30-in. Culvert Pipe 104 Lin. Ft. 36-in. Culvert Pipe 44 Lin. Ft. 48-in. Culvert Pipe 160 Lin. Ft. 18-in. Culvert Pipe for Driveways 200 Lin. Ft. 24-in. Culvert Pipe for Driveways 44 Lin. Ft. 30-in. Culvert Pipe for Driveways 20 Lin. Ft. 36-in. Culvert Pipe for Driveways 384 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail Bridge at. Station 741 - 20 3 18-ft. Spans, Concrete Slab Bridge. Bridge at Station 903 - 53 1 Multiple Space Concrete Slab Bridge, 104-ft. long. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will ex ercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work, and to the fact that the contractor and subcontractors will be bound by the regulations effective January 15, 1935, jointly promulgated by the Secretary o"f the Tresury and the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the pro visions of Public Act No. 324, 73rd Congress, approved June 13, 1934 (48 Stat. 948), entitled, “An Act to effectuate the purpose of certain statutes concerning rates of pay for labor, by making it unlawful to prevent any one from receiving the compensation contracted for thereunder, and for other pur poses.” Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the Department of Roads and Ir rigation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work or for any portion thereof as provided in the bidding blank, the bidder shall file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Ir rigation and in an amount not less than the total amount, determined from the following list, for any group of items or collection of groups of items for which the bid is submitted. Grading Items—one thousand two hundred (1,200) dollars. Culvert Items—one hundred fifty (150) dollars. Bridge Items—six hundred (600) dollars. Guard Rail Items—twenty-five (25) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION, A. C. Tilley, State Engineer. C. L. Carey, District Engineer. John C. Gallagher, County 48-3 Clerk, Holt County. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 5, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened .and read for GRADING, SAND GRAVEL SURFACING, CULVERTS and incidental work on the O’NEILL - CREIGHTON PROJECT NO. 441, FEDERAL AID ROAD. The proposed work consists of constructing 4.5 miles of GRAV ELED ROAD. The approximate quantities are: 52,965 Cu. Yds. Excavation 308 Thousand Gallons Water Applied 21,926 Cu. Yds. Topsoil or Sand Clay Blanket Course 15,336 Cu. Yds. Miles Hauling Topsoil or Sand Clay Blanket Course Material 3,731 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel Sur face Course Material 15 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Culverts 1,571 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Culverts 80 Lin. Ft. 18-in. Culvert Pipe 228 Lin. Ft. 24-in. Culvert Pipe 64 Lin. Ft. 30-in. Culvert Pipe 168 Lin. Ft. 36-in. Culvert Pipe 32 Lin. Ft. 42-in. Culvert Pipe 220 Lin. Ft. 18-in. Culvert Pipe for Driveways The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) ) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will exercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work, and to the fact that the contractor and subcon tractors will be bound by the regu lations effective January 15, 1935, jointly promulgated by the Secre tary of the Treasury and the Secre tary of the Interior pursuant to the provisions of Public Act No. 324, 73rd Congress, approved June 13! 1934, (48 Stat. 948), entitled “An Act to effectuate the purpose of certain statutes concerning rates of pay for labor, by making it un lawful to prevent any one from receiving the compensation con tracted for thereunder, and for » other purposes.” Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the Department of Roads and Ir ngation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work or for any portion thereof as pro vided in the bidding blank, the bidder shall file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Ir rigation and in an amount not less than the total amount, determined ^ from the following list, for any group of items or collection of groups of items for which the bid is submitted. Grading Items—eight hundred (800) dollars Sand Gravel Surfacing Items— four hundred (400) dollars Culvert Item s—one hundred twenty-five (125) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject anv or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION, A. C. Tilley, State Engineer. C. L. Carey, District Engineer. John C. Gallagher, County 48-3 Clerk, Holt County. (First publication April 14, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at 'y the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln. Nebraska, on May 5, 1938, until 10:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for Prime Coat, Bituminous Mat Surface Course and incidental work on the Staf ford-Orchard Project No. 203-D, Federal Aid Road, The proposed work consists of constructing 6.2 miles of Oiled Road. The approximate quantities are: 34,669 Gallons Asphaltic Oil for Prime Coat, Applied 5,894 Tons Mineral Aggregate (Coarse Sand) 3,867 Tons Mineral Aggregate (Fine Sand) 1,982 Tons Mineral Filler from Local Pit No. 1 205 Tons Powdered Asphalt 151,996 Gallons Asphaltic Oil for Bituminous Mat, Applied 325 Stations Manipulation of ^ Bituminous Mat Surface Course The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also directed to the fact that the State Director, National Reemployment Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, will ex ercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work, and to the fact that the contractor and subcontractors will be bound by the regulations effective January 15, 1935, jointly promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the pro visions of Public Act No. 324, 73rd Congress, approved June 13, 1934 (48 Stat. 948), entitled “An Act to effectuate the purpose of certain statutes concerning rates of pay for labor, by making it unlawful to prevent any one from receiving the compensation contracted for there under, and for other purposes.” Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the Department of Roads and Ir rigation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION, A. C. Tilley, State Engineer. C. L. Carey. District Engineer. John C. Gallagher. County f 48-3 Clerk, Holt County.