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fVOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938. , No. 8
^Will Kaczor Badly Hurt
When He Is Kicked And
Trampled By Horses
Will Kaczor, who lives northeast
of O’Neill, was quite badly hurt
Wednesday morning, when, as he
and his son Edward were helping
Dr. H. L. Bennett vaccinate his
horses, a four-year-old mare lung
ed forward and either kicked or
knocked him across the barn under
the feet of another team which
was in the stall.
This team became quite badly
frightened and trampled Mr. Kac
zor three or four minuts before he
could be rescued.
Dr. Bradley of Spencer was im
mediately called, and he said that
although Mr. Kaczor was badly
bruised he did not think his condi
tion was serious, and that no bones
were broken. Mr. Kaczor was re
ported to be better this morning.
Canning Demonstration
Will Be Held Tuesday
Holt county homemakers are in
vited to attend a free canning
demonstration and school in the
public school auditorium in O’Neill
at 2 p. m. on Tuesday, July 12. This
demonstration will be in charge of
Mrs. Rosina K. Maxwell of the
Ball Bros, company in cooperation
.with the Holt County Farm bureau.
Mrs. Maxwell is a graduate of
the University of Illinois, has
taught home economics and has
had experience in managing her
own home. Mrs. Maxwell’s know
ledge of the principles of food pre
servation plus her skill in judging
canned products will furnish an
enjoyable and profitable afternoon
for the housewives who attend this
demonstration.
Avalanche Of Filings
Shows Four Political
Trends In The State
By the Lowell Service
As a result of the avalanche of
filings with the secretary of state
last week, four distinct political
trends of thought car. be discerned:
1. There will be a determined
effort to defeat the democratic con
gressmen who have opposed the
national administration.
2. Governor Cochran will have
to make a strenuous fight for re
election. The third-term issue, the
criticism of the state institutions,
the multiplicity of boards and
commissions, the old-age-pension
situation, and the high sales tax
on gasoline—all these will be dis
cussed with considerable acromony
in the primary campaign.
3. Charles W. Bryan is plan
ning to enter the race for the gov
ernorship as an independent candi
date.
4. Pioneers in the movement to
establish the unicameral legisla
ture will make a concerted effort
to elect liberals for the 1939 ses
sion. Advocates of the one-house
system maintain that a quiet effort
is being made to secure the repeal
of the unicameral amendment in
1940.
As predicted in this column sev
eral months ago, congressmen who
have opposed the President will en
counter a real blast of opposition.
The fight is on in every district in
the state.
In the First district, Congress-(
man Luckey has the opposition of
Dr. A. P. Fitzsimmons of Tecum
seh, Lechliter of Auburn, and Ol
son of Plattsmouth.
In the Second district friends of
the administration have not been
so vehement in their outcries as
have the critics of Luckey and Cof
fee. Foster May, silver-tongued
radio announcer, has been making
an aggressive campaign. On the
last day for filing, Mrs. Mabel Gil
lespie, WPA worker and former
legislator, entered the race in the
Second. Friends of Foster May as
serted that this move would lessen
May’s chances for winning the
democratic nomination.
In the Third district, the energy
of the aspirants for the democratic
nomination indicated that a strong
fight would be made against Con
gressman Stefan, republican. The
friends of Edgar Howard, veteran
Columbus editor, presented peti
tions for his candidacy. J. E. Daly
of Fremont, Raymond W. McNa
mara of Hartingtpn, and A. Tole
do Sherry of Dakota county, filed
in the democratic primary.
In the Fourth district Congress
man Binderup seemed to have tlie
co-operation of the administration
democrats.
In the Fifth district Pat J. Hea
ton of Sidney indicated acceptance
of nomination petitions to oppose
Congressman Coffee, as noted in
this column some time ago. At
torney Ed McDermott has also filed.
Attorney Heaton will have the sup
port of Editor James E. Lawrence
of the Lincoln Star, while Con
gressman Coffee will be defended
by the Omaha World-Herald.
It is expected that endorsements
from nationally known liberals will
be features of the campaign. These
doubtless will be timed to reach
the voters at the psychological
moment.
More Than An Inch Of
Rain Past Week Keeps
Corn Outlook Bright
While O’Neill citizens have been
complaining of the extreme heat
the past week the highest tempera
ture recorded by the Weather Ob
server, was 95 on July 4 and 5.
The rest of the state has sweltered
in temperatures over 100. Holt
county has also been extremely
fortunate in having missed all of
the destructive wind and hail
storms and severe electrical storms.
While lightning was bad here
Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
no damage was reported.
The small grain harvest is on in
most of the county, and the corn
at present is looking better than it
has at this time of the year since
1932. If farmers are victorious in
the battle against the grasshop
pers, which are very numerous,
and about four types of beetles,
Holt county can be assured of a
bumper corn crop.
Following is the weather chart
for the past week.
High Low Mois.
June 30_91 70
July 1 _ 91 70
July 2 _ 89 63
July 3 __ 89 64 .11
July 4 _ 95 70
July 5_ 95 70 .06
July 6_81 63 .24
July 7 ___ -- .89
Claude Callen And Miss
Gwhenith O. Gesiriech
Wed Here July Fourth
Claude G. Callen of O’Neill, and
Miss Gwhenith O. Gesiriech of At
kinson, were united in marriage by
the Rev. Walter Flynn at St. Pat
rick’s church in O’Neill on the
morning of July 4. Ivan E. Callen,
brother of the groom, was best man
and his wife, Verna, was brides
maid.
Mrs. Callen was dressed in a
long white dress with a white net
veil, which was the veil that
Mr. Callen’s mother wore at her
wedding twenty-five years ago. She
carried a bouquet of white roses
and carnations. The bridesmaid
was dressed in a long yellow silk
dress and carried a bouquet of
white roses and carnations.
Mr. Callen is the son of Mrs.
Jennie Callen of Atkinson and is
a graduate of St. Mary’s academy,
class of 1934. Mrs. Callen is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Florian
Gesiriech of Atkinson. The young
couple will make their home in
O’Neill and the Frontier joins their
many friends in wishing them a
long and happy wedded life.
BUSY HOUR CLUB
The Busy Hour club met at the
home of Josie Lorenz on Thursday,
June 30, with all but one member
responding to roll call, by telling
where and how they would like to
spend their summer vacation. Mrs.
Lizzie Pelcer was a visitor. The
afternoon was spent in sewing quilt
blocks for the hostess, playing
games and bingo. Bessie Wayman
won the prize at bingo. A delicious
luncheon was served by the hostess
consisting of sandwiches, ice cream
and cake, and orangeade. The
club will be entertained on July
28, by Mrs. Lizzie Pelcer at her
home in Atkinson.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Shoemaker
are the proud parents of a baby
girl, Sharlene, born Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lansworth
annuonce the birth of a girl, Mar
jorie, on Monday, July 4.
Rev. O. P. Whitlock with his
wife and daughter, Iola, and son,
Richard, of Vandalia, 111., spent a
few days visiting in the home of
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. May the past
week. Mr. Whitlock is a brother
of Mrs. May and is pastor of the
First Methodist church in Vanda
lia, 111. They came Saturday after
spending a few days in Omaha with
Foster May and Mrs. Van Dahl,
and left Thursday morning for
their home. Rev. Whitlock preach
ed in the Methodist church here
last Sunday and Miss Whitlock
sang at the morning service and
at the Epworth League meeting.
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THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
Franz C. Radke entered the race
for the democratic gubernatorial
nomination soon after Governor
Cochran filed for a third term.
Radke declared that he filed in
order to give the party a chance to
avoid “third-term stigma.” He
endorsed the short ballot amend
ment, making the term of governor
four years, and prohibiting re
election; favored reasonable old
age pension; opposed diversion of
old-age pension and relief funds to
other purposes; urged “getting the
general fund out of the red”; fav
ored a general reorganization of
the insurance department; would
submit homestead exemption as a
constitutional amendment; opposed
a sales tax; and criticized the in
crease in boards and commissions,
pledging the abolition of all un
necessary offices, bureaus and ag
encies. •
Several days ago, Ed Luikart
filed for the democratic nomination
for state treasurer. Politicians
regarded the entrance of these two
men into the primary campaign as
a tactical move on the part of
Charley Bryan to place shock
troops in action, and thus dis
organize the Cochran forces for
the November election. After the
primary, it is expected that Bryan
will file as an independent candi
date for governor, if Radke is de
feated for the nomination.
The relatione of Radke and Lui
kart with the political fortunes of
Governor Cochran have been the
subject of frequent comment. Both
Luikart and Radke are ardent Bry
an admirers. With Cochran, they
were members of the group that
advised Bryan during his last two
terms as governor. Luikart had
the judicial receivership of the
failed banks and was secretary of
the state banking department.
Radke was chief counsel for the
department. In the primary cam
paign of 1934, they led the fight
for Cochran’s nomination. They
supported him in the fall cam
paign. When he assumed office,
Cochran appointed Ben Saunders
to succeed Luikart. The courts
held that Luikart could not be re
moved from the judicial receiver
ships.
The race for the nomination for
the office of lieutenant governor is
in full swing in both parties. Num
erous candidates have filed. When
the Supreme court ousted Walter
Jurgensen from the office of lieu
tenant governor, he immediately
filed. The attorney general prompt
ly advised the secretary of state
that, since Jurgensen had been dis
qualified from hold the office by a
conviction on an embezzlement
charge, he could not be a candi
date for lieutenant governor—or
any other office.
Terry Carpenter was among the
last bunch of democratic aspirants
to file.
The new committee appointed by
the state board of control and its
assistance division met Wednes
day afternoon in Lincoln to work
out its program for conducting its
examinations, a step in the es
tablishment of a merit system of
grading employes and applicants
for positions in the state and
county assistance beureaus. The
members of the committee are
Thomas Dredla of Crete, Mrs. Hat
tie Plum Williams of Lincoln, and
Judge Fred A. Wright of Omaha.
J. W. Leedom of Gordon, V. M.
Hagarity of Aurora, and John D.
Forsythe of Niobrara, were the
representatives of the county of
ficials who, in conference with the
state assistance bureau and the
state board of control, worked out
the plan for the merit system.
Critics of the bureau and com
mission forms of state government
are having their innings as a re
sult of the row in the aeronautics
commission.
(Continued on page 4, column 1.)
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
This household, nor that of any
of the neighbors, has ever been
asked to respond in one of those
“nation-wide’ surveys.
Alfred James is back on the
ranch after nearly a month under
the care of doctors, first at Bur
well and later in Atkinson.
By the use of trucks, a “cat”
tractor belonging to Supervisor
Gibson and a force of men, a house
was moved last week from the Inez
neighborhood to Amelia to be put
in shape for occupancy by Mies
Minahan and family.
Just how new is the new deal ?
The human race started out grand
at the hands of the Creator but
it was not long until there was a
craving for a “new deal.” Two
—four—nearly six thousand years
pass. At intervals a brief hour
of sunlight with the swing back
to original principles—and again
the gloom.
The able chairman of the board
of managers of a great business, in
addition to the job of producing
and distributing goods, says in
dustry should take on a "far great
er responsibility—that of integrat
ing industry’s policies more inti
mately and more in harmony with
the economic structure as a whole.”
So that’s what is the matter, eh?
This week begins the hum of
mowers in the southwest. There is
an excellent hay crop. The few
fields of small grain and corn are
just about 100 per cent. Cattle
have put on flesh and are looking
fit for blue-ribbon exhibition. What
Providence has bestowed upon the
ranch and farm belt this season
transcends anything that will ever
be done in legislative halls.
After weary months in a hospi
tal and more recently bedfast at
home, Edgar Petersen, the popular
agent of the Atkinson Creamery
at Amelia, with the aid of crutches
is able to be out and move about
a little. He sustained a broken
knee and other injuries in a car
accident last winter when the front
spring of the car broke and he and
companion Mike Otte who was
fatally injured, went into the ditch
on highway 20.
A Washington correspondent
says two things hateful to the
president are the rudio broadcaster
and a republican So? Of the
former group there is none more
prolific than the occupant of the
White House and it was by the
votes of the latter he is there. For
more than 75 years republicans
have been the majority party and
still are. At intervals, to check up
on themselves and give the country
an object lesson in statesmanship,
they put “them democrats” in con
trol. The propensity of that group
to bungle things and act the whole
hog are their chief characteristics.
Sooner or later the country swings
back again to methods of sanity in
government as involved in the basic
principles of the G. O. P.
Returning recently from a trip
in the northwest George Holcomb
thought he was going to pick up a
dead man on the highway out about
Dawes or Sioux county. George is
a leisurely driver who is never in
a hurry, believing that to arrive
a day late is better than to be
hauled in by ambulance. He ob
served a car coming at a high rate
of speed when suddenly it en
countered a depression in the road
which sent the car spinning, over
turning twice but came to a stop
right side up ready to go again.
George drove up along side ex
pecting to find a dead driver, but
that functionary crawled out from
behind the steering wheel grin
ning. “You were going pretty
fast,” observed Mr. Holcomb. “Yes,
I was in a hurry.” “Well, I’m
glad I didn’t find you dead.”
“Give me neither poverty nor
riches” was the expressed wish of
an inspired writer of great wis
dom. The two extremes—great
wealth, wretchedly poor—produce
a lot of suicides. Where shall be
located the purpose back of sui
cides of outstanding men of busi
ness—the recent incident down at
Lincoln one of many? Lack of
mental balance, without spiritual
anchor? The man which became a
burden to him until he concludes no
longer to “grunt and sweat under
a weary life.” The subnormal is
oppressed with want. Why “bear
the whips and scorns of time . . .
when he himself can his quietus
make with a bare bodkin.” So we
come back to the conclusion that
normal life, mental balance and
soul satisfaction is found in “nei
ther poverty nor riches.” Perhaps
the environment down here in the
southwest is as conducive to sane
living as that found anywhere.
Mr. Hoover—not he to whom cor
roding prejudice attached the stig
ma of a world gone mad—says that
“crime could not exist without the
thoughtless assistance of ostens
ibly law-abiding persons.” Is it
all “thoughtless”? The ramifica
tions of crime, of political skul
dugery and moral paralysis on the
one hand, atempts at evenhanded
justice on the other, take us into a
maze of perplexities. The crimi
nal is taken into court detenseless.
The judge appoints a lawyer to de
fend him. Citizens have elected
an officer to convict the criminal.
Each are paid from public funds.
Hence the spectacle of the state
seeking both to convict ami ac
quit. On the anvil of honored of
ficial circles may be forged and
furnished that of questionable ethi
cal and moral principle. Out of
huge federal grants arises more
and more of the odor of a bribed
electorate, with jockeying at every
turn to the intent that only those
of a certain group carrying the
ND brand may function forever.
All in all, maybe there is some
thing to Hoover’s thought. Cer
tainly the skirts of “ostensibly law
abiding persons” are not entirely
clean.
Tuch-Pinkerman
Miss Doris I. Pinkerman, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pink
erman of Dorsey, became the bride
of Edwin F. Tuch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank J. Tuch of Verdel, on
Wednesday, June 29, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. A. J. of
the Methodist church at O’Neill,
in the Methodist parsonage there
at 6:30 p. m. The couple were at
tended by Miss Stazie Tuch, sister
of the bridegroom and Virgil Pink
erman, brother of the bride.
The bride was attired in an
ankle length gown of pink celanese
rayon chiffon with celanese rayon
satin stripes. She wore white ac
cessories to match. The brides
maid was dressed in an ankle
length yellow taffata dress. She
also wore white accessories. White
roses adorned ther hair of both the
bride and bridesmaid.
Following the ceremony the bri
dal party went to the home of the
bride’s parents where a wedding
dinner atvaited them. The dinner
was attended by immediate rela
tives of the bride and groom.
The bride graduated from the
Lynch high school with the class
of 1936. The bridegroom is a
graduate of the Verdigre high
school with the class of 1931. He
is a promising young farmer of the
Verdel vicinity where the young
couple are making their home.
The couple entertained a large
group of friends and relatives at
a wedding dance given that even
ing at Oak View park.
Cecilia Edwards Is Wed
To James Marsh July 5
Miss Cecilia Edwards, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards of
this city, and Mr. James Marsh,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marsh
of O’Neill, were united in marriage
at Ainsworth, Nebr., on July 5.
Mrs. Albert Marsh and Mrs. Tom
Edwards accompanied the couple.
They will make their home in
O’Neill, where Mr. Marsh is an em
ployee of the Diamond Service sta
tion. The Frontier joins with their
many friends in wishing them a
long and happy married life.
Farmers Reminded Of
Nebraska’s Weed Law
With harvesting of small grains
in Holt county not too far distant,
attention of farmers is called this
week to the Nebraska weed law
concerning the posting of notices
on combines and threshing ma
chines. The law requires that ap
proved notices, regarding the
cleaning of machines, must be
placed on the respective machines
before they are put into operation.
This is done in an effort to decrease
the spread of bindweed and other
noxious weeds.
The notices may be secured from
the Holt County Farm Bureau or
by writing directly to the Division
of Weed Control, State Depart
ment of Agriculture and Inspec
tion at Lincoln.
Thirteen Students From
Holt County Attending
Summer School At N. U.
Thirteen students from Holt
county are among the 2,200 en
rolled in summer school nt the Uni
versity of Nebraska this year.
O’Neill, Atkinson, Chambers, Ew
ing and Page each have two, while
Emmet, Amelia and Inman claim
one eaqh.
Estellu M. Adair of Amelia is a
freshman in teachers college; Ger
ald L. Sobotka of Inman is a first
year student in the college of busi
ness administration and Doris C.
Patterson of Emmet is a junior in
the teachers college.
Mary J. Hammond, a junior in the
business administration college and
Doris J. Robertson a college of arts
and sciences sophomore, are from
O’Neill. Norman F. Tegeler a
graduate student and Melba L. De
Lancey who is registered in teach
ers college are from Page.
From Ewing are George K. Cor
nish, graduate student, and Rachel
A. Shrader, junior in teachers col
lege. Eleanor E. Jones, who is
tnking advanced work and Thekla
M. Dankert, freshman in teachers
college, are students from Cham
bers. Atkinson students attending
summer school include Charlene M.
Houts, sophomore in teachers col
lege and Martin L. Siemsen, junior
in the engineering college.
The summer school enrollment
represents a cross section of Ne
braska life, with school teachers,
school executives, students and
persons interested in special aca
demic fields in attendance.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Mrs. Martin F. Stanton, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
in O’Neill the past month, returned
to Hollywood last week where she
attended the graduation of her
[laughters, Miss Genevieve and
Miss Winifred. Winifred was
graduated from Los Angles Catho
lic Girls high school with a class of
137, receiving one the the highest
honors in Spanish. The exercises
were held at the Forum theater.
Miss Genvieve was graduated from
the Immaculate Heart of Mary
school. Mrs. Stanton was also
present at the commencement exer
cises of the University of Southern
California where her sister, Miss
Loretta A. Hickey received her
Masters degree. Mrs. Stanton
withes to express her gratitude to
her many friends for making her
visit here so pleasant.
Roy McPharlin of Hammond,
Ind., arrived to visit his mother,
Mrs. Agusta McPharlin on Friday
evening, and on Saturday morning
they left for North Dakota and
South Dakota where they will visit
relatives and take in the Black
Hills. They expect to be gone
about two weeks.
I. V. Packard, District Manager
of the National Reemployment ser
vice with headquarters in O’Neill
for about six months before his
transfer to Hasting in January of
this year, has been appointed Sec
retary of the Aeronautics Commis
sion at Lincoln, to replace Secre
tary Doyle, who after refusing to
resign at the request of two mem
bers of the commission, was dis
charged.
Mrs. William J. Biglin and
daughters, Rose Mary and Ruth
Ann, and son Billie, left Friday
moaning for Jackson, Nebr., where
Mrs. Biglin’s mother, Mrs. Julia
Walters joined them, and they went
on the Prairie Du Chien, Wis.,
where they will visit Mr. Leonard
Walters, S. J.. for the next two
weeks.
Mrs. Paul Montgomery of Lone
Star, Kans., arrived Wednesday
night and will visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grady for a
few days before leaving for Casper,
Wyo., where she will spend the
remainder of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Verzal and
son, of Wayne, arrived Saturday
and will spend a week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Quinn.
Gasoline Fire Seriously
Burns Robert Bruce, A
Mechanic At Chambers
Last Tuesday afternoon while
welding a gas tank on an automo
bile in the work shop of John Win
gert of Chambers, Robert Bruce
received first and second degree
burns on the bands, face and body,
when the gas tank of the car ex
ploded.
Mr. Bruce was doing the work
in a pit, and had drained the gaso
line from the tank of the car and
left it in the pit. Another car was
partly over the pit and when the
fire started he was unable to get
out. Gasoline in the tank of the
car caught fire and set fire to the
gas in the pit.
He was assisted out of the pit
by Mr. Wingert, a brother-in-law,
who was also quite badly burned
on the hands.
Dr. Gill of Chambers, rendered
first aid immediately, and he was
brought to the O’Neill General
hospital where he is under the care
of Dr. .J P. Brown. His condition
was reported early this afternoon
as real good, and he is expected to
recover.
Maybe The New Deal
Can Find A Remedy
A certain young farmer living
northwest of O’Neill informs us
that last Thursday night, after re
tiring for the night he distinctly
heard some one playing his banjo,
which was standing in the corner
of the room. Thinking that his
cousin had come in and was playing
the instrument, he called to him,
but received no answer, so he arose
and turned on the light.
There on the banjo in the corner
was a large grasshopper playing
on the strings the cords of “Happy
Days Are Here Again.” He said
that it certainly does beat all when
they eat his corn all day, and then
keep him awake all night, but then,
what else could you expect under
an administration which attempts
to regiment the farmers to such an
extent that even the insects are
enjoying the spectacle.
O’Neill Spends Quiet
Fourth Of July; Two
Fires Are Reported
The majority of O’Neill’s citi
sens spent the Fourth quietly, some
Lfoing to the various celebrations
held in surrounding towns, and
■lome taking their picnic baskets
to the river, and others attending
the annual Fourth of July party at
the Country Club, following by the
regular display of fireworks.
The Fourth was marked by two
fires, the first around twelve o’clock
noon, was a grass fire in the rear
of the Bob Smith and Charles Reka
residences, and the other at 11:56
p. m., the barn in the rear of the
Fred Clift residence.
It is though that the oarn nre
was started by fireworks that had
been shot off earlier in the evening
in that neighborhood, as several
residents thought they had smelled
smoke quite a while before the
alarm was turned in. The barn
was blazing when the fire depart
ment arrived on the scene, but they
succeeded in saving the outside
walls, although the interior was
gutted. Some hosehold good and
ice cream machinery was stored
in the barn and was a total loss.
There was some insurance on the
building but none on the contents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Hartman and
children, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Thompson of Sioux City, arrived in
O’Neill Saturday, and they, with
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wade left for
Long Pine Saturday evening, where
they spent the Fourth, leturning to
O’Neill Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
Hartman and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson returning to Sioux
City that evening.
Ralph Trueman Thurlow and
Miss Betty Jean Oxner, both of
Stuart, were united in marriage at
the Methodist parsonage Wednes
day, July 6, by the Pastor, Rev.
A. J. May. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Oxner, parents of the bride, and
Mrs. Ruth Thurlow, mother of the
groom, accompanied the party.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Morton of
McGrew .arrived Saturday and vis
ited until Monday with Mrs. Mor
ton’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Har
mon. Mr. Morton left for home
Monday night, but Mrs. Morton
will remain for a longer visit.
