THE FRONTIER-O’Neill, Nebr.
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher _
Entered the postoffice at O'Neill, Holt county, Nebraska
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Weather and Politics
The fortunate people of this city and county and* other sim
ilarly located localities of the state enjoyed the rare privilege
this vear of seeing Nebraska at its best during the month of July. ;
That month has now passed and the month of August has begun.
What August has in store in the line of weather, of course, re
mains to be seen, but July will not soon be forgotten.
July was an unusual month. Instead of being the hot, dry,
dusty month it proverbially is in the midwest, it was unusually
cool and occasional light showers kept vegetation fresh and
green. Day after day the radio commentators, reading the
weather reports, announced the minimum temperature as in the
60s or low 70s.
That is unusual for July in Nebraska, as anyone who has Jiv
ed in the state for any length of time will recall. July is gen
erally a torrid month—a month of hot days and hot nights—and
one can recall Summers like 1936 when not a drop of rain fell,
but not so this year. Moderate temperatures were conducive to
comfort most of the time day and night.
July this year, in respect to weather, was a continuation of
June. June was a beautiful month in accordance with tradit
ion—a month of green fields, beautiful flowers and singing
birds—and July was the same kind of a month. And both
months, strange as it may seem, were a striking contrast to ,
May, which was not only unseasonably hot, but also very dry.
In fact, the agricultural outlook in May was rather gloomy.
The thought has occurred that if the national conventions of
the Republicans and the Democrats had been staged in Nebraska
instead of in Philadelphia, both parties would have made an is
sue of the weather. Instead of sweltering in the excessive heat
of a crowded eastern city, they would have been conducting their
business in the comfortable temperature of the wide, open spaces
and the politicians would probably have claimed the credit.
But to return to our subject. The people of this town and
county and of other sections of the state saw Nebraska at its best
in July. Instead of being hot and dry, as it quite frequently is,
the weather was cool and delightful and occasional showers kept
the landscape green. As The Frontier recalls, this was a con
trast even to July of last year. That was not nearly as hot and
dry as some previous years, but there were a number of days with
an approximate 100-degree maximum temperature and there
were several weeks of drouth which did a lot of damage to lawns,
gardens and some crops.
This is one of the most interesting and important seasons of
the year. It is also a critical season as far as certain crops are
concerned. The hay crop has been harvested, most of the small
grain has been cut and the corn has been laid by. The prospect
for a good corn crop at the present time is quite bright, but that
crop still has a long way to go.
People who have lived in this state for some time can recall
years when August brought extreme heut and destructive drouth
which wrought extensive damage. However, it may be truth
fully said that there is no indication of that as yet.
Yes, the fortunate people of this community and of adjac- !
enl localities saw Nebraska at its best in July. The green
fields, the luxurious foliaqe. the blue skv. flecked by white,
fleecy clouds, the gardens, flowers and birds and, especially,
the hum of harvesting activities made it a month long to be re
membered.
Some people living in other sections of the country have a
distorted impression of Nebraska. They have heard about its 1
blizzards, its floods, its drouths and other unfavorable features
and don t know what a great state it really is. What they should
do is to come here and live a while. They would never want to
go back.
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Another I ragedy
The county, it seems, lias paid heavily in loss of life in trag
ic ways during the past few months. F. E. (“Kelly”) Saindon, 31,
O’Neill high school principal and athletic coach, and J. Francis
(“Fritz”) Kelly, an O’Neill plumber and well driller, are the lat
est victims—dying as a result of an aircraft crash near the city
limits on Friday, July 23.
The chasm of death in these instances leaves 5 small chil
dren fatherless and 2 young women as widows. Words are in
adequate in expressing the community’s feeling towards the 5
youngsters and the 2 widows, the parents, the brothers and sisters
in their sorrow.
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Some of our astute politicians claim credit for the increased
income of people and, at the same time, blame the opposition for
the high cost of living. We always naively supposed that the
two were interrelated.
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What puzzles us is how, if some of the men in public life are
as bad as they are painted by their political opponents, they can
go on associating with them in private life?
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The present Summer with its sunshine and occasional rains
has been favorable for lawns. O’Neill citizens take a commend
able pride in their lawns.
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The 1948 national campaign will be exciting, to say the least.
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Have you noticed it? The days are growing shorter.
Public Dance
AMERICAN LEGION BALLROOM
- O’Neill —
AL HUDSON
and His Orchestra
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
Adm.: $1 Per Person, Including Tax
NEW JET FIGHTER COMES OFF PRODUC
TION LINE . . . The airplanes of tomorrow
are a reality today. These new jet fighters
Lockheed F 80 Shooting Stars, which give the
United States the most modern operational
jet fighter planes in the world, are coming
off the assembly line at the Lockheed plant
in Van Nuys, Calif. It has been announced
by the air force that 6 ol the nation’s 8 jet
fighter groups have been equipped with F
80s ‘and assigned to the defense of certain vit
al areas in this country and overseas.
Prairieland Talk —
Terrible Terry: If You Don’t Like That
Don’t Vote for Me’; Many Patriots Won’t
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
LINCOLN — The ghost of
the last year of the Hoover ad
ministration lingers in the
minds of a few. If there was ev
er a victim of political jockeying
to discredit a great and honor
able patriot pulled off in Wash
ington, Mr. Hoover was such
victim.
Crop failures as the result
of rainless months, unknown
collapse of values on the New
York stock market, factories
closed and sinister signs con
fronting depositors hung on
closed bank doors, and a
Democratic congress that look
fiendish advantage of all this
to make Mr. Hoover the goat
responsible for the drouth and
resultant stagnation.
That congress, with a top
heavy Democratic majority,
blocked every move of the ad
ministration to try out remedies
because they saw a chance to
put one of their party gods in
me White House. It was done
and their beloved Franklin tried
ahundred moves and got us
nowhere industrially until the
administration’s interference in
the Far East brought to us Pearl
Harbor and we were ushered
into a bloody conflict overnight.
The ghost may linger, but in
other minds there is the mem
ory of that night they sat beside
the radio and listened to the
alarm of war on the wings of
the story from Pearl Harbor.
• * *
After voting for 16 years for
America’s No. 1 exponent of
rule by executive order, cotton
states Democrats express alarm
in their rump platform because
“the executive department is
promg in fUo.ato Mil-ciohal 21
promoting gradual but certain
growth of a totalitarian state by
domination and control of a
politically minded supreme
court.” And listen to them
again: ’Racial and religious
minorities should be protected;
selfish appeals to such groups
for the sake of political power
forges the chains of slavery.”
In view of the solid, unbroken
Democratic vote year-after
year. rolled up in the cotton
states, they get pretty shabby
treatment from their political
kindred north of the Mason and
Dixon line. Come over, arous
ed colonels, and have a part in
electing Dewey and Warren.
• ' • •
Terry Carpenter, candidate
extraordinary in pursuit of
Senator Wherry's toga, says
he believes in spending every
last dollar we've got to put
other countries on their feet
and be prepared for war with
Russia. "If you don't like that
don't vole for me." declares
the Terrible Terry. A lot of
Nebraska patriots don[l like
that.
* * *
Can so beautiful a thing as a
butterfly come from an ugly
crawling worm? Wings o f
gauze adorned with geometrical
design in yellow and black, the
fairy elves of Summer now
hunt bush and bloom and grass
blade, giving us a glimpse of the
delicate winged beauty as eggs
are deposited to turn to worm
and then another fairy brood
refulgent in nameless colors
mixed in the laboratory of na
ture. It is for the naturalist to
classify these dainty things of
fairyland but all with the ap
preciation of the beautiful may
wander for an hour in the open
where are seen these fluttering
specimens of frail elegance.
Among the numerous “basin"
projects brewing over the coun
try one smolders in the vicin
ity of Valentine, Ainsworth and
O’Neill. The chief obstacle, as
related to the Niobrara river, is
the volume of water—about
sufficient for a garden patch.
A half-century ago O’Neill en
thusiasts were going to divert
the Niobrara trickle down across
the uplands but gave it up
when nature took over and con
firmed the community in the
belief that as a dairy and beef
growing country it could not be
improved upon very much.
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“The death of an employe au
tomatically ends his employ
ment.” Is that so? Must be as
that’s the way the federal per
ersonal manual has of firing a
government employee.
• • •
One United States dollar is
worth 1 million over in China.
• Mr. Truman has called con
gress together to attempt the
impossible, but makes no men
tion of curtailing the huge fed
eral expenditures. In 1932 Mr.
Roosevelt made an election is
sue of government spending and
was not in the White House a
minute until federal expenses
were multiplied to encompass a
greater volume of money than
all the presidents before him
had asked the congress to ap
propriate. The present congress
has made some worthwhile re
ductions in appropriations, dis
regarding the pleas of special
interests that have come with
a hand-out for an allotment. It
might be devoutly wished that
Mr. Truman and congress could
control buying and selling
prices, but how long would it be
before a howl went up across j
the land condemning such in- j
terference with the fundamen-1
tal law of barter and trade.
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It is sweet corn and ripe to
mato time in Nebraska. The
rich, red fruit of tomato vines
with the Nebraska flavor are
so far superior to the imported
varieties that comparison would
be needless. Sweet corn is
selling high, but with the ma
ture grain $2 a bushel “roasting
ears” must command a similar
ransom. The season’s young
fries from the chicken yards are
available without limit—if you
have the price. This stuff we
call money is a barrier to house
hold happiness and the only
way to beat it is to raise your
own culinary needs.
ft ft ft
Secretary of State Frank
Marsh gives legal notice of
the bonus amendment to be
voted on in November. Con
stitutional amendments have
never been popular in Ne
braska. The present proposal
calls for 3'/* mills levy to be
added to top heavy taxation
and it will be interesting to
see how Nebraska taxpayers
take to it.
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Harvest is over out on the
plantations and his excellency,
the plowman, is making the
rounds in stubble fields leaving
a trail of furrows which pre
pares the land for another seed
ing. Tall corn stalks are bring
ing to maturity 2 ears on one
stalk. From the gardens come
fine tomatoes and potatoes. A
city dweller tells me his potato
patch has produced one-pound
er spuds and he attributes the
good yield to the fact of having
planted the seed a foot deep.
* * *
President Truman’s stature as
a statesman has materially
shrunk with his speech of ac
ceptance and »he call of con
1 gross in special session. Is the
office of the president of the
United States to become the
pawn of name-calling candi
dates and ward heelers politic
al methods?
• * *
Mr. Wallace plays to the
multitude his utopian harp.
Minimum wage per hour of
what was a day’s pay in much
happier days and slice living
costs by half. Probably • labor
costs are responsible in a larger
measure than anything else in
determining retail prices.
The Frontier: 7c per copy
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REGIS
HOTEL
All Room*
with
Bath
OMAHA
Home of the Popular
White Horse Tnn
and
Cafe Regris
Retired Minister Ls
Heard at Chambers
CHAMBERS — Rev. Lang
ley, retired Methodist minis
er from Oakdale, conducted
services at the Methodist
church Sunday and will be
here next Sunday, July 8.
Other Chambers News
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thom
son plan to move this week in
to their new home in the east
part of town. They purchased
the place early this Spring and
have been busy remodeling
and repairing.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ritter
bush and Mrs. Arnie Mace, s'r.,
and daughter, Ruth, drove to
Clarks Sunday to attend the
25th wedding anniversary cele
bration of Mrs. Mace’s sister
and husband.
Dinner guests Sunday, Aug
ust 1 at the home of Mrs. Nel
lie Starr were: Mrs. Sarah
Adams, Mrs. Clara Newhouse, I
Mrs. Mina Meyers, Mrs. Jen- i
nie Gibson. Mrs. Cecil Cal
noun, Mrs. Genevieve Bell,
Mrs. V. C. Woods and Mrs
Charlotte Honeywell.
A dinner was held Sunday
at the Paul Roth home honor
ing the birthday anniversaries j
of Mrs. Roth and Mrs. Elwyn
Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Deirk
ing left Sunday on a 3-weeks’
vacation trip.
Mrs. Hattie Richardson, j
Raymond and Clinton, of Ord, i
and Mrs. Rolland Lockhart and
daughter, Kathleen, of Ord, ,
were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Bell. In the
afternoon they with Mr. and
Mrs. Bell, called at the Vernon
Whitaker home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dankert
were Sunday afternoon callers
in the R. K. Platt home.
Thank-Yo i!
O’Neill and Vicinity
WE RE GRATEFUL, indeed, for the magnificent inter
est you have shown in our new store since our
doors were opened on Thursday, July 29. Thousands of
you toured our store, many of you purchased, and many
of you have told us kind things regarding our store.
OUR NEW 45 x 125-ft. store is the product of many
years of growth and planning. It is the answer
to our dreams of a modern variety store—one that is up
to-date in every detail and one that would do credit to a
city many times the size of O’Neill.
AGAIN WE SAY “thanks . . . O’Neill and vicinity!”
Watch for Our Big
BACK - TO - SCHOOL SALE CIRCULAR
To Be in the Mail Soon
A. E. BOWEN, Owner O’Neill
Cuban Missionary
Shows Colored Slides
CHAMBERS — Rev. Patrick
Arnold, a missionary from
Cuba, conducted services at the
Baptist church Sunday, Aug
ust 1. On Monday evening he
showed colored pictures of
missionary work in the West
Indies.
Other Chambers News
Mr. an Mrs. George DeKay,
of LaFayette, Ind., came Sunday
and are visiting in the home of
her brother, Mr. and Mrs. C.
V. Robertson, until Tuesday.
They are enroute to California
on a vacation trip.
Arthur Johnson, of Stockton,
Calif., came Thursday to visit
his cousins. Mr. and Mrs.
George Thomson and Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Martin and family
and other relatives.
About 18 friends gathered
at the C. E. Tibbets home on
Monday evening with a picnic
supper to surprise Mr. Tibbets
on his birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs.’ W. A. Thomp
son and daughter, Marilyn, re
turned Friday from a 3-months’
visit with relatives at Burl
ington, Sedro Wooley, Arling
ton and Chehalis, Wash. They
are visiting at the homes of
their sons, Vernon, Gene and
Stanley, at Amelia, for a short
time before going to Gering,
where they have purchased
property and plan to locate
for the Winter.
Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Dale re
turned Friday from a 2-weeks’
vacation with relatives at Hia
watha, -Kans., and Detroit,
Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wink
and family drove to Neligh on
Sunday to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Houston.
They returned Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wy
ant and mother, Mrs. Mary
Wyant, drove to Burwell Sun
day to attend the funeral of
Frank Thomas. Mrs. Mary
Wyant remained for a visit
with her brother, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Lowery.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner,
ol Lincoln, arrived Friday for
a 2-weeks’ vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Turner and Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Robert
son and son, Jerry, were sup
per guests in the Charles
Spann home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stevens
and children drove to Page on
Sunday to visit his grandmoth
er, Mrs. P. T. Stevens.
Roy Hoerle and 2 small sons,
Larry Lee and Bobby, of Gila
Bend, Ariz., came Saturday to
spend a few weeks with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Hoerle.
Try Frontier Want Ads!
To Make Extended
Visit in California —
STAR —Mrs. Throckmorton
left O’Neill Thursday night.
July 29, for Omaha. From
1 there she went by train to In
glewood, Calif., for an extend
ed visit with her son, Albert,
and family.
Other Star News
Threshing is well under way
in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stewart
and family, of Page, were
visitors at the Paul Krugman
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hibbs and
Kay spent Saturday evening
at the William Derickson, jr..
home.
Verna Miller spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ewalt Miller.
Barbara Miller called on
Judy Juracek last Monday.
July 26.
Mrs. Ewalt Miller, Arnold
and Barbara called at the Ray
Noble home Monday.
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Miller,
of Laurel, were over night
guests at the E. A. Miller home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller,
of Laurel, were Sunday dinnei
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ewalt Miller and family
From there they went to Lynch
to visit Mrs. Miller’s cousin.
Mrs. Leo Baker, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller
and family called at the home
of Mrs. Art Boelter Sunday
evening.
Bill Derickson, sr., called on
Ewart Miller Sunday.
Meek and O'Neill Congregations
Meet at Worths —
The C. E. Worth home was the
scene of a prayer meeting fol
lowed by a social Friday eve
ning. The guests were members
of the Assembly of God churches
in Meek and O’Neill.
Try Frontier Want Advs.
ANNUAL SOCIAL
at the
Church of The
Epiphany
at
Emmet, Nebraska
on
Sunday, August 15
Starting at 7:30 PM
^ Games will be play
ed and Lunch will
be served.