Editorial & Business Offices: 10 South Fourth Street
O'NEILL. NEBR.
CARROLlTwTsTEWART, Editor and Publisher_
in^dlhT^postoffice at O’Neill, Holt county, Nebraska,
•8 second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of Marc
S 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
' Terms eTSubscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; eke
where in the United States, $3 per year; abroad, rates provided
on request. All subscriptions are strictly paid-in-advance^_
Give As Generously As You Can
The American Red Cross, one of our finest examples of a
free, private enterprise, has begun its 1950 membership and fund
Volunteer workers met in O’Neill Monday night and made
plans for the membership and fund-raising campaign that opened
Wednesday ^ $ecms necessary to refresh the minds of Holt
countyans and their neighbors of the praiseworthy services of
the ARC to beleaguered rural folk during the Operation Snow
bound emergency of only a year ago. When a cry for help was
sent out the Red Cross responded. It organized volunteer and
paid workers, it dispatched staple foods, fuel and medicine to re
lieve human suffering, it built stockpiles of essentials at strategic
points throughout the stricken snowbound area. The ARC motn
ered” suffering humanity in a time of need. Expense was no
item in getting the job done. Something like 20-thousand-dollars
was expended in Holt county alone in conducting relief operations.
Now, the ARC is asking Holt countyans to raise 2-thousand
dollars in the 1950 campaigm-a percentage of which will remain
in the hands of the Holt county chapters.
The Frontier hopes that grateful Holt residents will give gen
erously so that when catastrophe strikes a community anywhere,
merciful aid will be there immediately in the form of the Ameri
can Red Cross as the aid came to us a year ago.
Inherently the ARC is a democratic organization. It is adapt
able to the needs of peace or war. While maintaining its success
ful, well-established programs, it never loses its pioneering spirit,
but directs it to meet a need that really exists—as demonstrated
by its accomplishment during Snowbound.
The Red Cross represents that phase of democracy in which
neighbor is free to help neighbor. At no other time is this neigh
borliness better than in wartime or peacetime disasters, when
people extend a helping hand to each other through the Red
Cross.
Voluntary support of organizations such as the Red Cross is
one of the privileges of a free people—and the cost of freedom
seems to be on the increase every day.
The American Red Cross needs your help—give as generously
as you can.
+ + +
Coincident with the 1950 American Red Cross fund-raising
and membership drive is an article in the ARC’s national maga
zine, “Disaster.” The piece, written by Mrs. Glen Tomlinson and
Glea H. Wade, both of O’Neill, is a guide to other ARC workers
when a snowbound disaster strikes a community. Mrs. Tomlinson
and Wade prepared the report which this winter has been read
by ARC workers across the land. Pictures accompanied the story
and the color cover was an artist’s concept of bringing relief to
snowbound victims in Nebraska’s winter of 1949.
★ ★ ★
A sly, jungle-wise leopard this week demonstrated its ability
to drive John U, Uncle Joe, Tito, etc., etc., off the nation’s front
pages.
★ ★ ★
One thing about the coal shortage, 1950: Spring is not far
behind.
LEE’S
CHOCOLATE
GEMS
Delicious cake cookies.
*
Chocolate covered bot
tom, striped with milk
chocolate on top.
36 cookies to a pound.
29c
SPECIAL
POUND
MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT LEE’S
naiwUjMT
iHi
For that Naturally
Brilliant Smile -
Also lOe & 25c sizes
Lee Stores Co.
5c -10c O’Neill 25c-$1
I Prairieland Talk —
With Woman’s Descent to Liquor-Scented,
Smoke-Beciouded Level, Chivalry Has Gone
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
A
LINCOLN — The tangible
fruitage of the courtesy move
ment in the capital city has re
leased the pent-up emotions of
the fair dames who launched it.
And it done litte else.
The outgoing bus was crowd
ed to the limit with dollar day
shoppers homeward bound with
the day’s bargain purchases. A
sprinkling of
working rnen
and university
students had
boarded. The
last person to
get on was a
blind lady
with her dog.
She found a
parking place
on a pile of
newspap e r s
that flanked
the driver.
Romaine And away the
Saunders bus went on a
6-mile run to a suburb. A stop
was made to unload papers,
which caused the blind girl to
find another spot. The driver
called out, “Who’ll give this girl
a seat?” The gents were all deaf,
but a comely matron seated be
tween 2 men on the side seat
just back of the driver spoke
up, "I will.”
Many women have descend
ed from their previous high es
tate to the liquor-scented,
smoke-beclouded and vulgar
level of the male of the species,
since when chivalry has gone
out.
* • •
Just what is this ''educa
tional crisis" school men are
worrying over? Is a "broad
ened tax base" supposed to be
the answer for more and bet
ter football huskies, half
naked basketball tumblers, a
high school graduate that
don't know extenuation from
extension? Or, lurking back of
it all, is it the lust for more
filthy lucre? Cities, towns,
villages, country districts in
Nebraska have all that could
be asked for in fine buildings,
equipment, libraries and a
staff of teachers. Before the
tax base is "broadened" many
of the schools should show up
with a product of solid learn
| ing.
Striking coal miners are get
ting tough. Time for the army
to take over . . . Congress has
been in session 2 months. What
has it done for you? . . . Even
nature has it in for the assess
ors. A snowslide from the roof
of the Lancaster courthouse de
molished a window as Assessor
Scott sat at his desk by the win
dow, gave him a ducking with
wet snow before the alarmed
assessor could make his get
away . . . The movement to le
galize gambling instigated bv
voung fellows out at Superior
is said to have been abandoned
for lack of support . . . Maybe
Nebraskans think the gamble
with nature to get a crop is
enough of it for them ... A
Chicago branch of the CIO pro
poses to do something worth
while, the most commendable
union move heard of lately
build 1,000 houses for the un
derdogs of industry . . . Accord
ing to Mr. Stefan, the 24 coun
ties comprising the district he
represents in congress will have
to dig up something over $63.
000,000 as the district’s share of
Mr. Truman’s proposed budget
of $42,439,000,000 ... If vou were
one of Nebraska’s iobless during
Januarv maybe vou got a dip
out of the $464,293 paid out of
the state’s unemployment fund
• •
Mr. Truman says our intelli
gence has been insulted. Out
over the country the parrots
take up the refrain. Nobody has
been insulted but it makes the
bias partisans squirm to be re
minded of what any intelligent
citizen can see eminating from
Washington.
w ^
Adjourn the planning com
mittees sine cura and sine die,
send the spellbinders and ex
perts home, shoot Santa Claus,
close up the bureaus and pad
lock the headquarters. Let’s see
what we can do if left to run
the show on our own resources.
• • •
Washington and Lincoln birth
days, Valentines, Br. Groundhog
and winter’s worst weather was
the picture for February.
Another survey has been
made. It is the considerate judg
ment and final conclusion of
university highbrows that the
crying need of the hour is su
pervised recreation centers.
Washington has taker over the
supervision of about everything
in adult life, now the kids are
in for it
You young rascals, just
imagine a horsefaced dame
standing guard when you strip
to the skin and plunge in the
old swimming hole or line up
on the back lot with a ball
and bat. There will be no
more sneaking into a melon
patch or climbing a fence to
fill your pockets with apples.
If you look through a knot
hole to get a squint of Bob Fel
ler you are liable to find a
rough hand sent out by the
“survey” laid on you, the priv
ilege kids since the days when
boys outlawed their way to
Roman chariot races now denied
you. Supervised recreation in
deed! Shall the last citadel of
our liberties be surrendered? It
is in recreation—kids call it fun
—that children learn the rudi
ments of how to do things.
* * *
The last enemy to be destroy
ed is death. Words dictated by
St. Paul to his secretary echo
through the corridor of time as
a message of hope to horror
haunted mankind The pale hand
of death reached into my im
mediate community today and
brought desolation to 2 homes,
not of my family group.
When death stalks kindred
impluse throbs the emotions. A
little one budding into the
bloom of childhood yielded up
the ghost to the ravages of the
last enemy.
A young mother and fath
er, stunned, wonder why their
hearts have been made to
bleed. Time will heal the
wound. Youth looks into the
future.
An 86-year-old patriarch came
to the end of the trail. A lonely
widow is left in the other deso
lated home. Youth rebuilds out
of the ashes of desolation. Age
has only the cherished memor
I ies to soften the pain of bereave
ment.
The billions roll down in
Washington, but we are no pik
ers out here. From the state
house it is learned expenses pt
the state for the month of Jan
uary totaled $5,684,677. Of this
sum $1,593,360 went for state
assistance and the highway de
partment used up $1,379,828.
What are knowm as federal
funds took up the slack to the
amount of $1,751,012. The state
pay roll for the month absorb
ed $1,714,982. A lot of money
has gone into highway expense
the past seven months, $14,467,
499. How much of this repre
sents actual highway work is
not stated. During the same per
iod the state assistance depart
ment paid out $10,691,187.
• e •
What is being dished up in
the daily papers about soil
conservation and the Pick
Sloan setup is mostly hog
wash written by gents who
have never been near enough
to a farm to know an ear of
corn from a block of cotton
wood.
* • •
The old fashioned girl who
darned her husband’s socks now
has a daughter who socks her
darned husband, observes
grandma.
* * *
A husky football coach re
ceives more attention in the
capital city than would be ac
corded a visit from the Pope of
Rome.
DR. GILDERSLEEVE. O.D.
OPTOMETRIST
Permanent Oftloee In
Hageneick Building
Phone 187
O'NEILL NEBR.
Eye* Examined . Glaeeee Fitted
---
AT AUCTION
IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY
SATURDAY. MARCH 11
— 3 P.M. —
One block south, thence second house east
of O’Neill city library
Modern House 20x36 — Garage 9x20
Property may be inspected at any time
CHARLES CROOK-Owner
P. C. DONOHOE, Broker
KIETH ABART, Auctioneer
I _
Eagle Hustler's 4-H Club
Holds Meeting —
The Eagle Hustler’s 4-H club
met at the home of Thomas
Kelly Friday evening, Febru
ary 24. The meeting was open
ed by singing songs from our
4-H song book. The numbers
were chosen by our song leader
Hugh Troshynski.
The meeting was then called
to order by president, Jack
Hartman. Roll call was read
and there were 7 members pre
sent. Two new members joined
the club, which makes nine.
One member was absent
We discussed projects, in
which the new members were
interested and also their duties
as a 4-H member.
We talked about some cedar
trees our assistant leader had
ordered for us to plant.
A meeting schedule was made
out telling date and place of
meetings for the year. It was
decided to meet on Friday eve
nings every 3 weeks until
school is out and then chang
ing to Tuesdays evenings every
3 weeks. Fun night was discus
sed and almost everyone plans
to attend.
Next meeting will be held at
the home of Sonny Fusselman
on March 17,
The meeting was adjourned
and lunch was served. — By
Thomas Kelly, reporter.
Purple Pansies
Adopt 'Shut-In'—
The Girl Scouts held a can
dlelight investiture ceremony
at the meeting on Monday.
Marion Niles, Lorna Marcellus.
Corrine Murphy and Kay Hag
enhaup received their Girl
Scout pins. Patti Sullivan put
on an entertaining program.
Next week it will be Regina
Hynes who will prepare the
entertainment for the meeting.
Troop IV, has chosen the lilly
of the valley for the name and
hope to get their troop crests
at the next meeting. They are
making cute felt elephant pen
wipers and working on then
tenderfoot and second class re
quirements.
Troop II, the Purple Pansy,
has adopted a little shut - in
friend. Members made a bed
game for her last week, and
plan to make her a surprise of
ten. They also made a scrap
book and gave it to the hospit
al for any child there to enjoy.
They were very busy at the
meeting making hand-colored
1 dollies and plan next week to
, make felt coin purses and work
| on their Girl Scout scrap books.
; Their will be no patrol meet
j ing this week. Patrol meetings
will be twice monthly hereaf
j ter.
Troop I and troop III made
glit'er bird pins at the meet
ing.They were very pretty when
finished, all different colors.
Farewell Party
For Mrs. O'Donnell—
Mrs. Edward L. O’Donnell
was feted at the Jeudi club
meeting last Thursday evening
at a farewell party. Mrs. O’Don
nell and her mother, Mrs P. J.
Biglin, moved Saturday to Sal
ina. Kans. Mrs. Norman Gon
deringer was hostess. Winners
were Mrs. O’Donnell and Mrs.
C. V. Sullivan.
9FF Winners—
Winners at the 9FF club
meeting held Wednesday, Feb
ruary 22, were Mrs. Harold
Weier, high; Mrs. W. B. Gilles
pie, second high and Mrs. Fred
Saunio, all cut. Mrs. Harrison
Bridge was the hostess.
Boyd-Knox Teams r
•Form a League
LYNCH — Representatives
from Butte. Bristow, Gross, Na
per, Spencer and Verdel met at
Lynch and organized a 6-team
league.
Bristow and Gross will have
one team known as Gross-Bris
tow. 4
The officials elected were:
Emil Micanek, president; Ben
Fuhr, vice - president; Owen
Johnson, secretary treasurer.
Martez Winners—
Martez club winners Tuesday,
February 21, at the home of
Mrs. Edward L. O’Donnell were
Mrs Mabel McKenna and Mrs.
H. J. Lohaus.
Mr. and Mrs. Williaim Napr
stek. of Creighton, Sunday vis
ited their son and daughter in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Na
prstek and daughter. ^
F. E. Parkins attended a Con
sumers Public Power meeting
in Norfolk Monday and Tues
day^,
Assures Healthier Chicks — Fewer Losses
SANITARY-FIREPROOF
No temperature
under 2400° F. can even *
char this amazing litter
Sani-Flor is a proved success;
Saves time, labor and money;
Fewer changes necessary;
Chicks are healthier and safer,
too, because Sani-Flor is not
just fire-resistant—it’s really
FIREPROOF! Won’t rot, mold,
get soggy or pack down. Won’t
Ju*i pour ion, Ho, from tha harbor vermin, rats or mica
beg and iproad to a thlcknois of S Inch#*. No, affected by droppings. No
' y&iM. Socc&U ' du,‘- No odor’ See us today!
RALPH N. LEIDY
PHONE 410 — O'NEILL
aaai—tmman——uw—«————s
McIntosh Jewelry
CONTINUES THEIR
PRE - SPRING
CLEARANCE
McIntosh’s beautiful and practical items are designed
with classic beauty for YOU! Hundreds of eye-catching r
jewelry suggestions are still available in the huge, pre
spring clearance sale. Prices have been slashed by 25
and 50 per cent and MORE! !
SALE ENDS SATURDAY, MARCH 4
_
50% OFF
• Sweetheart Purse
• Dresser Set, Guaranteed
• A Few Fountain Pens and
Pencils
• Children’s Birthstone Rings
• Charms and Charm
Bracelets
25% OFF
• Knowles China — Set of 8,
Reg. $27.50 to $30.00
• Diamond Engagement
Rings
• Vases & Figurines j
• Men’s Rings — Emblem,
Cameo, Hemitite
STERLING SILVER
EDUCATOR & YOUTH SETS — V2 & MORE OFF
i
!
$1.50 PAIR Buy Now Vs to Vi Off On
EARRINGS and Ladies’ & Men’s
Now.50c pr. Save! WRIST WATCHES
I
IV cIntosh . ewelry
“Where Price and Quality Meet”
O’NEILL PHONE 166
I