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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1950)
Editorial & Business Offices: 10 South Fourth Street 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 8, 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 .. ' ■■■■■'■■ ■ ' * " 1 Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; else where in the United States, $3 per year; abroad, rates provided on request. All subscriptions are strictly paid-in-advance. _ Youth Center Is a Worthy Project There is a 40 x 70-ft. cement block building on O’Neill’s north side with characteristics that make it desireable as a youth rec reational center. This building, constructed about 3 years ago to house an auto rebuilding firm which since has gone defunct, is available for $2,560. Two or three thousand dollars will be spent on improve ments, according to the plan. A move was toui-ned-off Saturday to raise funds for the pur chase of this building. This drive now is in full stride. The Frontier believe^ this to be a very fine project. We be lieve the move is worthy of special consideration on the part of every parent, every citizen. Someone has said that civic projects should be undertaken singly; that St. Anthony’s hospital should have sole priority until it has been seen through to a finish. That is fine. St. Anthony’s hospital will be seen through to a glorious completion, but the fact is that a youth center is important, too, and also is long over due! This proposed youth center is a drop-in-lhe-bucket com pared to an ambitious hospital building program. This money raising drive can be short and sweet. District Judge D. R. Mounts spoke briefly at Saturday’s kick off breakfast in which 16 interested persons—men and women— were present. Almost daily Judge Mounts is confronted with ju venile delinquency problems and he, probably better than any one else in our community, recognizes the need for a youth center. He told the handful of enthusiasts that the O’Neill commun ity has 5 important youth groups literally without a home. These are Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, 4-H club groups and Rural Youth groups. All of these organizations are growing and their wholesome activities are becoming more numerous. The American Legion, churches and schools have, from time to-time, made their facilities available to these youth organiza tions, but coordination and scheduling of meetings and events today is quite a problem. Boy Scouts, for example, need a home for their meeting places, for storing their equipment, to inspire additional pride in their work and their organization. The Scouts need a home worse than lots of other organizations because their turnover is greater, and it is needless to say that a hoy reared on Scout principles is a better boy. It was frankly pointed out that our penitentiaries and cor rective institutions are being expanded to cope with the ever increasing lawlessness and waywardness. It would, therefore, seem like a sound and reasonable ges ture on our part to invest in O’Neill’s youth, to buy a building that rather suddenly has become available, and to assist a hand ful of parents and others interested in our youth who have a plan for converting this structure into a useful, permanent part of our community Judge Mounts and L. D. Putnam, who helped arrange for the meeting, and Mrs. Roy Shelhamer and Mrs. Arthur Dexter, Scout mothers present at the meeting, will be pleased to furnish any further information. Checks should be made payable to O’Neill Youth Center. ★ ★ ★ O’Neill Showing Healthy Gain O'Neill will show a healthy gain in population, according to incomplete reports, but will fall short of some of the enthusiastic estimates. O’Neill might show a gain of 500 persons, which, percentage wise, would be very good. This in view of the fact that most smaller communities have shown a net loss and Holt county will show a substantial loss. What has happened in many cities and towns in the United States is happening here. Ratios have changed. There are more houses, more telephones, more electric light meters, etc., etc., but the average dwelling does not house as many people as it did 10 years ago. Not infrequently we have heard our enthusiastic brethren declare that O’Neill’s population would amount to 3.200 or even 3,500! It is true that quita a number of people live in nearby towns and commute to and from O'Neill where they work. It is poesible that if all these families were living here that O'Neill's population figure in 1950 would be substantially higher. Same, no doubt, could be said for other communities. There is an ironic touch to the O'Neill census-taking. Our college crowd is counted in the cities and towns where these stud ents are spending the present term; our people in the armed forces are counted where they hang their hat (if they’re presently as • signed within the continental limits or in a U. S. territory). Hence, O’Neill doesn't have the right to count them. St. Mary’s academy members 80 boarding students who come here from 6 states and the city is full of other students who come for prep training. But prep (or high school) students are regarded by census-takers as belonging at home and are counted there, not where they are in school. ★ ★ ★ Holt county’s gross retail sales increased 277 per cent between 1939 and 1948. Meanwhile, it takes little imagination to "guess that the county has been depopulated during the same interval. Result: Per capita wealth is considerably greater! ★ ★ ★ . . j>!?s'de1nt Harr>' S Truman in Lincoln the other day specu lated that the rain in which he spoke was more welcome than the agreed0"* °* ** SUteS There were manv who readily Rebekahs Hosts to Inman Odd Fellows INMAN — Arbutus Rebekah lodge, of Inman, held a regu lar session on Wednesday, May MONEY TO LOAN ON AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS TRACTORS EQUIPMENT FURNITURE Central Finance Carp. C. E. Jobm, Mutgw O'MatU | N.Uul« After the meeting the Rebek ahs entertained the Odd Fel lows and members of their fam ilies Evening was spent in playing cards of different kinds, after which a covered dish lunch was served by the ladies. Committee in charge was Mrs. Floyd Keyes and Mrs. I* R Tompkins. REDBIRD HEWS Mr and Mrs, Halsey Hull were here Friday, May 12. Howard Slack and family, of near Dortay, were In Red bird Friday, May 12. Gene Hrbek, of Scottvllle, was here Friday, May 12 Eldon Sedivy was In Redbud Friday. May it. Howard Graham called In Redbud Saturday, May 13 Rapabl with Gordon'* heat and waterproof glue. ilip Our Turn to Salute Prairieland Talk — 1 Don t Like Him—He’s No Good’ — Lincoln Laborer’s Opinion of Truman By ROMAINE SAUNDERS LINCOLN — A portion of the nation’s capital came to Lincoln. On Sunday, May 7, at a lit tle before 4 p.m., two large busses, following the lead of a motorcycle cop, rolled up to the audi torium of Un i o n college here. Across the sides of these busses was emblaz ened in large letters “T h e United States Navy Band, Washing ton, D. C.” O u t Q . came the blue Romania unjf 0 r m e d Saunders men 0f the band, a handsome bunch of gents that made coeds’ hearts flutter. The band put on two per formances, at 4 and 8 p.m. Aft er seeing and hearing them once my uncultured musical choice and critical eye favors the O’ Neili school band, such as Sup erintendent George has guided through the intricate combina tions of band music. The following day there steamed up to the Burlington ; station a string of coaches bear ing President Harry Truman 1 and his party. That was about 5 p.m. From 3 p.m. on, patriots were streaming down to see the show. A platform stood at the end of the street just a short distance from the railroad tracks. This was the rally ground where the notables sat and some 8,000 patriots crowd ed around—until it began to rain. I don’t know who the folks i came out to see, the President, i M rs. Truman, Margaret, Gover nor Peterson, the state demo j cratic big boys—they were all there—or just to be one of the I crowd. I asked an old-timer why he was there and what he thought of the honorable guest who was to address the crowd. But he was one of those old boys who like to talk about the achieve ments of his sons and daugh ters and didn’t care who or what was in the White House. I thought to take in the whole show, but when the heavens began to weep for us, I sought shelter uptown, so missed the presidential party. Understood they got a wetting because of the leaking canvas that had been spread above the speak er’s platform. As I strode up town to take a bus home, a tall gent swung along beside me. He was greet ed by a friend heading west on “O” street to join the crowd down by the Burlington station. "Hello John, come on down and see Harry." I hurried on to the bus stop and got aboard as the sprinkle became O’NEILL TRANSFER John Turner, Prop. ! * ★ Daily Trips Omaha to O’Neill O’Neill to Omaha Irregular Trip* O’Neill to All Nebraska Points ★ Telephones: O’NSILL—MW OUAHA-JAckaon 3717 ★ Your Patronage Appreciated a downpour. 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He said nothing that was of any , help to Nebraskans in a fifteen ( minute speech. It became known 1 that Governor Peterson saw no , occasion for him to join in the handclapping demonstration. The president has crossed the state. Nebraskans showed their cordiality, but nobody has been fooled as to the object of this invasion. Next day there was a dog \ show. # * • The bugle on which was sounded the call for the last charge of the Union army be- j fore the surrender of Lee is now in the West Point mili tary academy. When will the bugle sound the note for the last charge to be made before men war no more? * * * Nebraska has had a beating. Human life, livestock and other losses resulted from angry ele ments in sections of the state j in late winter. Southeast Ne braska was overwhelmed the second week in May with devas tating floods. More than a score of lives were lost and untold damage in communities in the wake of onrushing floods. The flood problem now is more than that of the Missouri and Repub lican rivers. Upper Elkhorn communities had floods to deal with and more than a half cen tury ago they settled the flood problem for all time without calling for outside help. • * # In the May-June nunmber of Better Health, a little sheet is sued by the state department of health, back page columns one and two, we read “How To Pre- ' pare for a Happy Old Age.” Should the author attain unto life’s golden period of four score years he will be beter qualified to write upon such a subject. O'Neill High to Present Vespers— Combined vocal and instru mental departments of the O’ Neill public schools will pre sent a concert of sacred music on Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. in the O’Neill high school audi torium. One hundred forty-two students will participate. Groups appearing will be the >and under the direction of Ira Jeorge, superintendent, the 'iris’ chorus, boys’ chorus, mix 'd chorus and mixed quartet tirected by Rosemary Vondra ek. Claude Cole, a senior and vinner of a fine arts scholar hip in the school of music at he University of Nebraska, will ippear as soloist. The finale of the vespers pro . gram will be 2 selections, “Children’s Prayer” and the Fred Waring arrangement of “Onward Christian Soldiers.” i--] ; ! John R. Gallagher j Attorney-al-Law First Natl Bank Bldg. O'Neill Phone 11 { WE GREAT| U.S. ROYAL MASTER J OUR /&£-&&*? CHANGE-OVER OFFER! The one SURE way to buy tires! f. Don't take our word for satisfaction! Don't take anyone's word! Satisfy yourself with an absolutely free trial ride for a full week on Mid-Century U. S. Royal Masters-the tires with fea tures that are sweeping the country—no strings—no obligation. 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