THE FRONTIER_O’Neill, Nebr.
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Entered the postoffice at O’Neill, Holt county, Nebraska,
as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March
3, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska Press
Association, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau
of Circulations.
Established in 1880—Published Each Thursday
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on request. All subscriptions are strictly paid-in-advance.
Let Us Give Thanks !
Thanksgiving day is only a few days away as this editorial is
being written. . , .
All Americans, presumably, are interested in Thanksgiving
for one reason or another. In the first place, it is a traditional ob
servance. It has a historical background which makes it an out
-tanding event. In the second place, it affords a slight pause m
the strenuous life of the nation, which is greatly needed in this
busy age. And, in the third place, it is a day set aside for a spec
ial purpose by official proclamation.
We have just read a Thanksgiving proclamation and were
interested to observe that the words, “prayer and thanksgiving,
ire still used. That was the idea of the first Thanksgiving day
a day set aside for “prayer and thanksgiving”—and we are g at
it is being perpetuated. The early pioneers of this country—the
colonists—-knew full well what that meant. They offered pray
er and gave thanks to God for His mercy and His protecting care
and DeoDle today have reason to do the same thing. ,
This prosperous generation is not beset by the physical dang
ers to which our forefathers wore exposed. We have wealth and
abundance and all the comforts and luxuries of a modern eiv
zation, but there are plenty of dangers still.
As a matter of fact, this might be called one of the most
dangerous ages in the history of the world and we all need pro
tection and guidance in a very real sense.
As we have tried to point out in preceding editorials, Thanks
giving, to the Pilgrim Fathers or the early colonists, was almost
an exclusively religious occasion. There might have been a
tie sport and amusement on the side among the worldly-minded,
but the primary purpose of the day was a religious one. In obed
ience to official proclamation, the people attended church and held
. services of thanksgiving and pra.se to God for His mercy m
bringing them through another Summer, in giving them another
crop and in guarding them against the perils of Indians, drouth,
insects, wild animals, hunger, disease and many others which
threatened therrLferent day> but the American people still have
reason to observe Thanksgiving day.
Let u» be thankful for peace and continue to work and
Dray that it may continue: let u» be thankful for national secur
ity and prosperity: let us be thankful that there have been no
terrible national calamities this year: let ua be thankful for
abundant crops, industrial achievement and scientific research
and let us be thankful most of all for our blood-bought free
The Frontier believes that, while Thanksgiving is not as
strictly observed in this day and age as it was by the people of
New England, the people of O’Neill and its territory will pause
in the midst of their various activities to give thanks.
There will be plenty of time after the Thanksgiving service
for the turkey dinner and football game.
NOWADAYS Wins Plaudits
The Frontier last week presented to its readers volume 1 num
ber 1 of NOWADAYS magazine section. In making its debut.
NOWADAYS has already won for this newspaper many fine
compliments for which we are grateful.
NOWADAYS is not an orphan brainchild. Instead, it is a
healthy product of 305 leading weekly and small daily newspa
pers in the United States. It circulates primarily in rich rural
areas as a media for national advertisers. It soon may become
one of the leaders in the magazine field.
The Frontier is pleased, indeed, to be one of the newspapers
helping to develop and distribute this brand new magazine which
already has won nationwide attention.
Becoming a NOWADAYS newspaper was a twofold propo
sition with The Frontier.
In the first place, the content of the magazine immeasur
ably increases this newspaper's reading value and thus it pro
vides our readers with a new high in journalistic endeavor in
this region. A large sum of money is being spent each week to
provide NOWADAYS readers with timely articles by topflight
writers.
In the second place, newspapers like The Frontier cannot
function without advertising revenue. NOWADAYS provides a
means whereby The Frontier makes available its columns to
many national advertisers who normally would not be buying
space with us.
The happy result is this sparkling magazine—exclusive with
The Frontier in the O’Neill region.
Again, thanks, folks, for the kind words, and we’re certain
that NOWADAYS and The Frontier will grow and gain in favor
with you in the weeks ahead.
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O’Neill Marches On
One of the most obvious reasons why the people of O’Neill
have to be thankful in 1948 is that the town has made such ex
traordinary progress during the year. Its growth and develop
ment have probably exceeded that of any other year in its his
tory.
Taking a retrospective view, The Frontier is thinking of the
new business firms which have located here, the new business
houses which have been built, the new residences which have
been erected and the new people who have come in.
The year 1948. now nearing its close, has been a period of
remarkable expansion and we all have reason to be proud of
the town's outstanding record.
That is a real cause for thanksgiving and let us hope that this
civic progress may continue during the coming year.
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The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
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nave postponed their
BAZAAR AND FOOD SALE
until next
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27
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Sale will be held in the
Golden Hotel Dining Room
Starting at 3 P. M.
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Prairieland Talk —
Last Week’s Storm Nothing Compared to
Historic Blizzard of January 12,1888
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
The poets would sing of be- •
ing snowbound. Sailors would
say they were marooned. Oth
ers thought of it as a block
ade. At any rate, a sizeable
!;roup of Nebraska patriots
rom elsewhere found them
selves snowbound guests of
O’Neill because of the season’s
first blizzard that blew in
from the Dakotas last Thurs
day.
I had arrived in town the
day previous and when ho
tels and rooming houses
wore taken over by the ex
cess population I found ref
uge in the home of friends.
O’Neill streets, highways
and byways became mountains
of snow by Friday morning
and homes and business places
were wrapped in blankets of
pure white. Automobiles, like
silent ghosts, were stranded
here and there, others' folded
from sight in the huge banks
along the way.
How did it compare with
other visitations of nature in
this community I have been
asked.
I have not seen the equal
of the piles of snow on the
streets of the old town.
As a storm on Thursday,
laid beside the blizzard of
January 12, 1888, it was noth
ing. A March blizzard in the
early years of the 20th cen
tury was much more violent
and the blizzard of ’81 left the
ranges strewn with dead cat
tle and some “busted” ranch
es.
The mild temperature on
which this initial blizzard of
the season was borne left on
ly the problem of tunneling
through mountains of snow.
Church bells were ringing on
Sunday morning.
I salute Nowadays! A fine
magazine last week became
an added attraction among
the growing and worthwhile
features of a forward mov
ing home town paper. I
have enjoyed intimate ac
Suaintance with The Fron
er throughout most of its
history and while contempo
raries have expired of old
age long since, the present
management has put new
life into The Frontier and
this latest feature will no
doubt meet with public fa
vor.
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The great American home
industry has drawn to a close.
Mothers and daughters' have
sweat through another period
of sealing glass jars contain
ing the annual storage of
fruits and vegetables to be
drawn on during Autumn and
Winter. I have had a part in
lugging to storage a car load
more or less at the home of
my son and it looks like the
shelves loaded row upon row
are going to make this estab
lishment a good place to hang
around in the months ahead.
• • •
A meat vender out at Hol
drege is said to be advertising
T-bone steaks for a down pay
ment of one-third the purchase
price and four monthly pay
ments to take care of the bal
ance.
• • •
Six husky gents employed
by the city were sent to a
street corner to dig out a bush,
a one-man job. Maybe a hang
over from the late shovel lean
ing days.
• • •
One month’s contribution to
the state treasury from the
three-cent a package tax on
cigarettes footed up to $316,
242. The take foT the year was
$3,880,348.
• • •
For practical purposes in
education, our state university
ranks with any in the coun
try. But the football down
there is still in high sfchool.
• • •
An added attraction to the
job of vice-president is the
proposed $1,500,000 house for
the vice-presidential residence.
• • •
Youth’s a stuff that will not
endure; better make the best
of it while you have it.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. J. W. Edwards, of Or
chard, was an overnight guest
Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Bazelman,
while visiting her daughter,
Millie Lou, who is ill in the
hospital here.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crom
well, of Creighton, spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Baker.
BIBLE COMMENT
For Sunday. November 28
PROPHETS OF ISRAEL HAVE
A MORAL MESSAGE
What of the past, present,
and future? Among almost all
peoples there have been wise
men, soothsayers, magicians,
who professed to have an un
canny knowledge of events
and an insight into the future.
But the prophets of Israel are
unique in history in the place
that they occupied in the life
of the nation and in their
character of courage, firmness
and integrity.
Who were these prophets
and what exactly was their
role? They were many, as
we can see from various ref
erences in the Old Testa
ment. But the prophecies
of only 12 "Minor Prophets," j
and a few "Major P»ro- j
phets," have come down to
us.
The “Minor Prophets” were
not minor in the sense of be
ing inferior in character, cou
rage or forcefuless to the “Ma
jor Prophets,” but only in the 1
fact that their prophecies and
their careers were on a lesser,
scale. Also, here and there
we have glimpses in the Old
Testament o f prophets o f
whom we have no recorded
writings, but whose integrity
and moral courage revealed
the high quality of the pro
phetic office — men like Na
than, who rebuked King Dav
id in a display of fine fear
lessness (II Samuel 12), and
Micaiah (I Kings 22), who had
equal courage in speaking
the unpleasant truth to kings.
The Hebrew prophets had
convictions, and they suffered
for their convictions and their
words. But they never flinch
ed, or compromised the Word
of God.
Whal, fhen, was their role?
Two views, sometimes con
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filcting, prevail. In the one
view these Hebrew prophets
were foretellers, predicting
events to come, reaching ev
en far down into the future.
In the other view the pro
phets were forthtellers, speak
ing to their times, with their
prophecies to be interpreted
in the light of those times,
and the events that were hap
pening.
In foretelling or in forth
telling, it is the moral qual
ities of vision and of judg
ment that dominate all. We
read the prophets in vain un
less we get their moral mean
ing.
Keith Anspach left Sunday
for Norfolk where he is at
tending a Norfolk business col
lege.
The SI SON Open'Road
You’ll like the smart lines of the Open Road,
and you'll like its comfortable, light weight. But
most of all you’ll like the fact that it’s a Stetson.
See the Open Road today.
John P. McManus
The Home of Good Merchandise
— O’Neill —
More People Wear Stetson Hats Than Any Other Brand.
Thanks to many people
for many things
This is the season of thanksgiving . ..
And there Is much for which we can all be thankful in this great country of ours.
Certainly we are thankful for a bountiful harvest of grain and com, for a high level of
\production and employment, for a standard of living that is the envy of the world.
Most of all, perhaps, we are grateful for our American heritage .. .freedom of opportunity,
freedom of choice, freedom to think and worship accordinu to our own beliefs.
We Feel as a Chevrolet dealer it is an appropriate
time to convey our sincere appreciation to the people
of this community for their loyalty, patience and
understanding.
For Despite Chevrolet's production of more cars and
trucks during 1948 than any other manufacturer there
is still a long “waiting list” for America’s most-wanted
cars and trucks.
Chevrolet is doing everything within its power to
maintain and increase production. Meantime, we would
like to express our thauks . . .
Thanks to Buyers and Prospective Buyers of New
Chevrolets for your generous recognition of the honest
value built into this first-choice car in the low-priced
field. More people have bought Chevrolet cars and
trucks, during the eighteen-year period from 1981 to
date, than have bought the cars and trucks of any
other manufacturer.
Thanks to Those Who Are Waiting for Orders to
be Filled for your patience and understanding. You
can be sure we arc doing our best to treat all customers
fairly . . . doing our best to speed the day when we
can give you the good news, “Your waiting days
are over!”
Thanks to Service Customers for the opportunity
to keep your present cars in safe driving condition.
We have tried to serve you well, and appreciate your
patronage.
Thanks to all whose friendship and favor have helped
maintain Chevrolet’s leadership . . .
Thanks for your patronage which has made
CHEVROLET AMERICA S No. 1 CAR
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