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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1939)
VOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939. No. 50. SOUTHEASTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders Those who are disposed that way 4Q are at liberty to go over and help knock the tar out of any and all European bullies, but as a native it is not our affair. And there is no bully that is going to put a chip on his shoulder and walk up to Uncle Sam. It is nowhere bettter known than in White House circles that a pledge from either the German or Italian dictator would mean nothing. An attempt at Washing ton to mix in European affairs receives neither popular American approval nor restores the faded glory of the New Deal. A familiar sight in later April is the householder, knife in hand and attired in jumpers and slouch hat going over the lawn on all fours cutting out the dandelion plants. This bosom pal of the blue grass is endowed with the hardi | hood of the early Christians— The more the Neros beheaded the more they multiplied. Cut out one dandelion and two takes its place. While the tax gatherer has been cordially hated from time immem orial he has survived the centu ries and bobs up every April in Nebraska. Taxpayers in the rural precincts in Holt county have seen nothing yet in assessments, fees, licenses, fines, penalties, punish " ments, confiscations and official holdups. If you have a room or two to rent in the city a license fee is exacted and a chair bought at an auction for two bits is listed for taxation. (We were favored recently with a visit from Mr. and Mrs. E. C Hammer and Mrs. John Boettger, a sister of Mrs. Hammer, who were in the city on one of their periodi cal trips to see their brother, W. M. Hardy. Mr. Hardy has been ecnfined to his home for many months following partial paraly sis. Since disposing of their news paper in Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Hammer say they \ill maki thei h..me for the preson: on their ranch four miles south of town. The annuiversary day which I like to honor with flowers I was feeling too indolent to venture out in a cold rain to go to the florist, when a large, official appearing en velope bearing John Brennan’s name up in the corner and the bulky contents' came to hand. Opening it and there were the flow ers I had thought of through the day. John always has much of in ^ terest to write as well as enclosing flowers and newspaper clippings. Among these Col. Owen Meredith is frequently in the news. A clipp ing of special interest to one from the big prairie is the picture and the story of an 80-year-old cow boy still riding the range. If you would avoid prematurely greying hair at the temples, stiffening joints, an aged and withered skin and shrunken muscles take to the saddle early in life and keep it up. Mr. Brennan says he recently met John Edward, the last of the Kearns family known by the early settlers in the O’Neill community. “He looks fine,” is the comment. Among the newspaper pictures is one of Death Valley Scotty wear ing his big Stetson hat. He looks like he might be a twin brother of * Jack Quig. Scotty was in O’Neill during the Rosebud rush. He now wants to know which is the proper castle. Even the millionaires are wanting some real cash. John wants to know whic his the proper way to hang a horseshoe over a door. I suppose it depends on whether you have in mind the horse going uphill or down. Guild to Meet to Plan New Pastor Reception The Guild meets at the home of Mrs. Pete Heriford, Tnursday af ternoon, May 4. Assisting host esses are Mrs. A. L. Cowperthwaite, Mrs. Seth Noble and Mrs. Dave Loy. Come and help make plans * for receiving our new pastor, Rev. " Bell from Condersport, Penn. MAINS TO MANAGE CENTRAL FINANCE The latter part of last week T. S. Mains, who was going to open an office for the Securities Accept ance corporation, of Omaha, in the Streeter barber shop next to The Frontier office, closed a deal with the Central Finance Corporation, of Norfolk, by which he became the manager of the local office of this corporation taking over the office last Monday. Charles Hancock, who opened the local office for the corporation here about a year ago, has "been transferred to Ainsworth, where he will open up an office for the com pany about the first of May. Charles made a fine record with the company while here and his many O’Neill friends wish him and fam ily success and prosperity in their new home. EXTENS'N SERVICE TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY Twenty-five years — A quarter of a century — is a long time but the agricultural extension service has been doing rural educational work that length of time. Twen ty-five years ago May 8 the Smith Lever act was signed by President Wilson making possible the carry ing on of agricultural extension work in each county. The anniver sary of this act commemorates the starting of 4-H club work, women’s project clubs and the organized agricultural educational work in each county in the United States. Agricultural Extension, one of the three branches of the college of agriculture, carries on its work concerning improved farm and home practices through county ag ricultural and home demonstra tion agents. It takes experimental and research results to the farmers in keeping them informed as to the latest developments in better farming methods. The celebration of the silver an niversary on May 8 of this year will be done by special radio pro grams over many stations and spec ial programs in each county throughout Nebraska. Included in the plans for the cele bration is a special radio program over WOW in Omaha at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 6. All 4-H clubs throughout the state are expected to hold special meetings at that hour in their communities and list en to the broadcast. Russell Bowen Given Award for Distinguished Civic Service From the Bermidiji Daily Pio neer of April 4, 1939, we learn that a former O’Neill boy, Russell Bow. en, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowen of this city received a dis tinguished honor in his adopted home the first of the month. The Junior Chamber of Commerce held their annual Gridiron dinner and elected officers for the coming year. The article from the Daily Pioneer goes on to state: “For originating and executing an idea that proved to be of great civic value, Russell Bowen was pre sented the Junior Chamber of Com merce distinguished service award medal by W. F. Mero, of Brainard, Minn., regional vice president of the state organization. Bowen was selected by the award commit, tee of three business men for the services he rendered in the Bermi diji State Teachers College in orig inating and promoting the idea of school spirit and increasing attend ance at home football games by welcoming, supporting and rooting for visiting teams. “A report of Bowen’s activities will be sent to the executive sec retary of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce and will later be published in the organiza tion’s magazine ‘Fortune’." Russell’s many O’Neill friends, where he grew to manhood, will re joice to learn that he has been recognized as a comer in the city of his adoption and extend hearty con gratulations. __ The busiest man in O’Neill is that fellow who spends his time liv ing up to his wife’s expectations. LEADER TRAINING MEETS TO BE HELD HERE « Leaders of girls 4-H clubs will have an opportunity to attend leader training meetings in O’Neill on Saturday, April 29, and Stuart on Tuesday, May 2. The meetings will be conducted by Miss Verna Glandt, home demonstration spec ialist, and will afford 4-H leaders valuable training in girls work. The meetings will be held in the court house in O’Neill and the Li brary in Stuart and will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. All 4-H club leaders, assistant leaders, and prospective leaders are invited. Jack Vincent Plays in Last Game of Spring Season Jack Vincent continues to get in the headlines in the Lincoln papets for his prowes? on the football field. Last Saturday they played their last game of the spring prac tice season. Reporter Dobbins, one of the State Journal’s sport writers had the following to say about Vincent in the Sunday Journal and Star: “Jack Vincent probably was the outstanding back on the field s^tho the entire Harvard first string ball carrying quartet played well. Hopp, Knight, Rohn and Blue were the most effective ground gainers for the Blues.” It Pays To Advertise! Says Lloyd Gillespie Lloyd Gillespie is convinced that advertising in the classified col umns of The Frontier is a paying investment. Last week Lloyd ad vertised a fountain pen that he had lost and was convinced that he had lost it on the streets of O’Neill. Friday forenoon he was in Inman on business and a resi dent of that city hunted him up and handed him his lost pen, say ing that he had found it on the streets of Inman and he noticed his advertisement in The Frontier that morning. Lloyd was naturally de lighted in recovering his pen. HUGE SUCCESS ST MARY'S BENEFIT The benefit which was held at Danceland on Tuesday, April 25 for St. Mary’s Academy, which was sponsored by the Alumnae of that school and the Altar Society, was a very successful affair, both finan cially and socially, and the commit tee in charge desire to thank all those who participated, the mer chants and professional men of the city, the band of the O’Neill Publiic School, and those who worked to make the affair a success. While the exact amount that will be clear ed is not yet shown, the commit tee in charge expects to clear over eight hundred dollars. The exact amount will be published next week. m The Nebraska Scene By the Lowell Service Lincoln — The embittered con test between the railroad and the trucking interests has proved the most ruthless and relentless fight on the floor of the unicameral leg islature. Hatreds and rivalries en gendered during the struggle will feature the 1940 legislative cam paign. The railway commission has be come enmeshed in the struggle. Truckers assert that the regulat ory body favors the railroads, while the lobby insists that the commis sioners did not use discretion in the interpretation of the trucking act passed in 1937. The struggle between these two rivals, fighting for the patronage of the shippers, has seriously inter fered with lawmaking during the present session. Instead of going out and fighting for business, both factions seem inclined to seek a decision by the lawmaking route. The advocates of the truckers claim that the rails seek to make the industry as expensive and as troublesome as possible. Increas ing license fees, ton-mile taxes, loading limits, restricted areas and hours of operation, needless red tape regulating gasoline trans ports, and forbidding return hauls are some of the obstacles the rail roads place in the way of the truckers. At present, truckers are regulated by the railway commis sion, the department of agriculture, and the state engineer. The truckers, on the other hand, want the minimum of regulation. They have fought increases in op erating costs. Backing them are shippers, merchants and farmers. The less truckers are regulated In regard to rates and conditions of service, the more chance they have to successfully compete with the railroads. After adjournment of the legis lature, the rails will continue the warfare by seeking rate reductions. Last summer the railroads put into effect a 15 per cent reduction. It is expected that a similar cut will be made next summer. The rails may seek to recapture the gasoline transport business. It is rumored that the cut will be 35 per cent on tank car lots of gaso line. At present, truckers have 70 per cent of the business despite a number of “nuisance regulations.” The first thrust made by the truckers on the floor of the legis lature was the passage of a resolu. tion divesting the railway com mission of regulatory power for a period of two years. It was pointed out that the commission held its power by virtue of a constitutional provision. The proposal was re considered to be followed by less redical suggestions. The first test of strength showed the power of the truckers in the legislature. Almost as violent as the rails trucker fracas, was the fight over the power question. LB 185, Mur phy’s bill to require a vote of the people in the towns served by a private company before the utility could be purchased by the hydros, occupied the center of the stage. Legislators interested in other bills claimed that the power fight de layed the selection of a sifting com mittee and thus prevented transac tion of the necessary business of the unicameral. Last week a quiet movement was apparent among senators not primarily interested in the power scrap to bring about decisive action on the controversial bills. The insurance question probably occupied third place as a potential disturber of legislative equanimity. Critics of the insurance depart ment expected more radical sug gestions from Chairman A. L. Mil ler and his insurance investigating committee. Then LB 78 was passed. In signing this bill, Governor Cochran admitted that it weakened the present law protecting surplus funds of mutuals but hoped that a measure would be passed to coun teract it. So far nothing has been done. In the meantime, Attorney Varro E. Tyler, representing Mrs. Norma A. Risk of Nebraska City, made a determined effort to have the in surance department set aside a 1938 order approving the merger of the American Annuity Assur ance corporation of Omaha and the Republican National Life com pany of Dallas, Texas. The invest igating committee of the legisla ture and Asst. Atty. General John Riddell were present. Attorney Tyler made sensational charges, asserting that the minutes of a stockholders meeting "which never happened” had been doctored. In surance Commissioner Smrha took the request under advisement. The overdraft in the Nebraska general fund has been cut to $571, 345 according to State Treas. T W. Bass, in a recent report. This is the lowest point the overdraft has reached during the last year. The state treasurer also reported that cash accounts in the banks were increasing. (Continued on page 4) O'NEILL STUDENTS TAKE HONORS AT MUSIC MEET The District Seven music con test was held at Tullcrton on April 21 and 22. O’Neill High School scudents and the students of St. Mary’s Academy were very much in evidence there, as is evidenced by the number of Superior awards won by the students of these two schools. All students winning Superior awards in these district contests will be able to compete in the reg ional contest to be held in June at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Many residents of this city, including in structors from the High school as well as the academy attending the contest and they all were delighted at the splendid showing made by the pupils from this city. The fol lowing from this city won Superior awards, which entitles them to en ter the regional contest: Clarinet — Alma Wallace, St. Mary’s, O’Neill. Trumpet or Cornet solo—Wood row Melina, O’Neill High. Girl’s high voice—Catherine Fin ley, St. Mary’s, O’Neill. Boy’s low voice—Charles Yarnall O’Neill high. Trumpet Trio—Woodrow Melina, Howard Graves, and Fred Halva, O'Neill high. The young folks who were suc cessful in winning a Superior rat ing in this contest have the con gratulations of the people of this city and their best wishes for suc cess if they decide to attend the regional contest. Ruth Leach Wins Honors At Wesleyan Miss Ruth Leach, who is a senior in the teachers college at Nebraska Wesleyan university, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Leach of O’Neill, was a guest at the annual scholarship tea held at the home of Chancellor and Mrs. Benjamin F. Schwartz, Sunday, April 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. This is the fourth con secutive time that Miss Leach has earned the scholastic average nec essary for invitation to this tea. The speaker for the occasion was Mrs. F. D. Coleman, national presi dent of Mortar Board Society, which is a national honorary so ciety for senior women. Mrs. Cole man used as her topic “The Re sponsibilities of College Women.” Mrs. Ethol Bishop, librarian of the Rachael Ann Lucas library of Wesleyan, and president of the Wesleyan chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary scholastic society, poured. Miss Leach is a member of the Wesleyan chapters of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary scholastic fraternity; Pi Gamma Mu, national honorary social science fraternity; Psi Chi, national honorary psy chology society; Theta Upsilon, national social sorority; the Wo men's Athletic Association; the Psychology Journal club, local psychology honorary, and Panhel lenic Council, which is the govern ing body for women’s Greek let ter societies. Mrs. Ralph Rees, Marvin Stauf fer, Mrs. Edgar Stauffer and Miss Marjorie Rees and County Agent Lyndell Stout will go to Norfolk on Saturday, where they will at tend a district 4-H club poultry demonstration school. Dr. C. H. Lubker, of Fremont, formerly of this city, was in the city last Sunday visiting his many old friends here. He was on his way to the western part of the state. In several of the towns in that section he has been holding clinics for the past two years. He says that things are coming along very nicely for him. Mrs. F. H. Butts, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. D. H. Cronin and family for the past month, left Wednesday afternoon for Ewing where she spent the vening as a guest at the home of Ir. and Mrs. W. M. Costello and on Thursday morning accompanied them to Omaha, where she will visit ; for a couple of days and then go to her home at Nebraska City. Mrs. Butts was honor guest at numerous parties during her visit in this city. County Supervisors At State-wide Conference In Lincoln Today John Sullivan, Jim Gordon, Louis Reimers and Ed Matousek drove to Lincoln on Thursday where they will attend a state wide conference of county supervisors being called for two o’clock today, to discuss the system by which the county is sup posed to hire the employees to administer the Old Age Assistance program. The so called merit system of hiring employees has been under fire during most of the present ses sion of the legislature, and the pres ent plan, which has been approved in outline, by the social security board at Washington, calls for the hiring of employes by the County Board, subject to certain require ments laid down by the State Board of Control, which in Nebraska con stitutes the State Assistance Com mittee. The question of personcl for the County Assistance offices has been under discussion since the old age assistance program first began in Nebraska, and it is to be hoped that some plan will be formu lated, whereby the County Board will be able to select qualified em ployees from their own counties or even the state to get such quali fied employes. BUILDING BOOM STARTS IN O'NEILL Work of removing the building on Fourth street alley, between Douglas and Everett streets was begun Monday and the end of the week it is expected that the build ing will be reposing on the rear end of the lot. As soon as the building is removed a cellar will be dug and then will start the erec tion of a brick and tile building 22x60 feet, which will be occupied by Ray Osborn with his beer par lor as soon as it is completed. In the meantime he will conduct his business in the old building on the rear of the lot. C. J. Gatz is build ing the building. Next Monday workmen will start tearing down the west half of the Western Hotel, for many years known as the Evans and one of the old time buildings in the city. It will be replaced with a modern brick structure. The east half of the building will be used by Mr. and Mrs. Vincent, owners of the bund ing for their restaurant and as a hotel, and Stanley Soukup will will move his beer parlor to the east side of the building. As soon as the new building is completed he will move back to the new building where he will have a dandy room, wllh about twice the floor space he has in the old building. Then the east part of the building w.ll be torn down and a brick structure erected thereon, so that when the building is completed in O’Neill will have another new and modern fire proof hotel. The basement of the new Mcll vaine building on Douglas street has been completed and workmen nre engaged in putting in the foot ings. It is expected that the brick work on this building will com mence in earnest next week. Watch O’Neill grow. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Verzel and son, Jerry, of Wayne, came Saturday, and while Mr. Verzel returned on Sunday evening, Mrs. Verzel and son remained and visited here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Quinn. Miss Bernedette Brennan and Mrs. Tom Brennan drove to Fuller ton on Friday, where they attended the district musical contest, in ' which some students of St. Mary s Academy were entered. Mother M. Virginia and Sister M. Con stance of St. Mary’s accompanied them to the contest. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Boren, Mary Sullivan and Gerald Graybeil in dulged a yearning for the fisher man’s exercise Sunday when they drove to Long Pine for a try at the trout. While many trout were being taken by the youngsters and others Boren and Greybeill, after losing several lures and a lot of religion, called it a bad day and measured their take with a lone sucker. ACHIEVEMENT DAY BRINGS LARGE ATTENDANCE The Achievement Day of the Holt County Women’s Project clubs was held in O’Neill on last Thurs day, at the M. E. church, with 230 members of the clubs from var ious parts of Holt County in at tendance. The exhibits were held in the basement of the church, and the program was presented up stairs. The recently organized Holt County Home Demonstration Chor us presented three numbers, which were very well received. A very interesting talk was given by the State Extension Agent, Verna C. Glandt, on Leadership Recognition. Corsages of sweat peas were given to all Leaders and Presidents. A covered dish luncheon was served at noon. Mrs. L. 0. Johnson, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Blanch Sageser, of Amelia, were chosen as dele gates to the state convention, which is to be held at Fremont, Nebraska on June 8, 9, and 10th. Extension work, of which the Women's Clubs are a part, will be twenty-five years old on May 8, 1939, and plans and arrngements re being made for celebrating this event in Holt County, and radio programs are planned throughout the United States on May 6 and May 8, with special emphasis oa 4-H Club work on May 6. The Weather It has been rather dry the past week and very windy the forepart of the week. The precipitation for the week amounted to only .19 of an inch, which is far below nor mal. The precipitation for the year up to date is 3.79 inches. For I the first four months of last year the precipitation was 6.66 inches, an inch and three quarters less this year than last year. Following is the weather for the week: April 20 62 37 .07 April 21 - 63 31 April 22 . 89 74 April 23. 92 67 April 24 - 87 72 April 26 —- 80 49 .12 April 26 _.- 70 41 Total precipitation for April 1.47 inches. Total precipitation since January 1, 1939, 3.79 inches. New Chain Store Prospects For This City A representative of a chain store company, who have many stores in this and adjoining states, was in the city last Tuesday interviewing some local real estate owners with the idea of having a building erected for their occupancy. One of the parties approached is to figure on erecting a building on two lots he i owns, in a good location, the build ing to be of brick and one story high. The company would contract for the huild'rg for five or ten years. It is now in the preliminary stage but the lot owner is getting figures on the cost of a building such as is desired by the company. Another real estate owner was approached regarding the renting of a building he owns in the busi ness section. This business ma» offered to build them a brick build ing on his lot for a specified ren tal per month for a period of five years. The representative of the company seemed to be sold on the town and this paper expects to have more information on this hew line of business that is coming here within the next ten days. Marriage Licenses Lloyd Sullivan and Miss Clarissa Ressell, both of Chambers, were granted a marriage license in coun ty court last Saturday. They were married the same day in the Metho dist prsonage, Rev. V. C. Wright officiating. Albert Hofer, Jr., of Tilden, and Miss Fern Howard, of Neligh, were granted a marriage license in coun ty court last Thursday afternoon. The were married the same day i* the Methodist parsonage, Rev. V. C. Wright officiating. Have you ever noticed that the fellow who is able to do as he pleases, never knows what to do? I