Editorial ft Business Offices: 10 South Fourth Street
O'NEILL. NEBR.
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Established in 1880— Published Each Thursday
Entered the postoffice at O’Neill, Holt county, Nebraska,
a* second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March
a, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska Press
Association, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau
of Circulations.
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on request. All subscriptions are strictly paid-in-advance._
Truth to a Free People
What is truth?
Who are free people?
Truth is the story of a mayor’s election with an honest tab
ulation of the votes just as they were cast . . . the story of a
bridge partv in an ordinary neighborhood with everyday people
in attendance ... the story of a football game between 2 teams
. . it is all the facts about wnat goes on in our community, coun
ty, state, nation and the world—the unvarnished facts seen by
reporters and editors wno are free to write as they please.
Free people are all the citizens of free America, the people
who read the truth in a tree press and thus form an intelligent
public opinion based on this truth as reported to them by un
fettered newspapers.
October 1 to 8 is national newspaper week. To us, this is the
occasion for celebrating this happy state of affairs.
We reproduce here 5 quotable quotes that have been issued
especially for national newspaper week, 1950:
HERBERT HOOVER, former president of the United States
says: i
“The freedom of the press and an able press are so ingrained
as a part of American civilization that any enumeration of its val
ue seems unnecessary.
“if we ever lose that freedom, its efficient presentation of
the news and opinions, it will mark the fall of everything Amer
ica has stood for over 2 centuries.”
BERNARD BARUCH, elder statesman and former presiden
tial advisor, says:
"1 stand with Jefferson who wrote: ‘The basis of our govern
ment being the opinion of the people, the very first object should
be to keep that right. Were it left to me to decide whether we
should have a government without newspapers or newspapers
without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the
latter.’
“The press is our conscience, our guide and our informant.
“We cannot act intelligently unless we are intelligently in
formed. Life without newspapers would be mouldy.”
LT.-GEN. A. C. WEDEMEYER, commanding general of the
Sixth Army with headquarters in the Presidio, of San Francisco,
Calif., says:
“I welcome the opportunity on the occasion of national news
paper week to express admiration and respect for the past ac
complishments of the newspapers of the United States and to
state my confidence in their ability and in their determination
to make a realistic contribution in the future toward the protec
tion of our great American heritage.
‘There is no finer medium than the newspaper by which in
teresting and pertinent events both national and international
can be faithfully and promptly depicted.
“I congratulate American publishers, editors, columnists,
correspondents and all the persons connected with the collection,
evaluation and dissemination of news for their outstanding per
formace and extend heartfelt good wishes for their continued
success and happiness.”
REAR ADM. B. J. RODGERS, commandant of the Twelfth
naval district, says:
"I am pleased to partiepate in the observance of national
newspaper week. The American press is the country’s intelligence
service.
“An informed public is fundamental to the democratic form
of government and, therefore, public understanding of interna
tional and domestic policies, capabilities and responsibilities, in
cluding national defense, of course, is an essential of national se
curity.
"The newspapers of our country have served the country
capably and forthrightly in public information since the forma
tion of our government. The nation acknowledges this service and
is proud of the outstanding record of the American press.
“With best wishes for a mosi successful observance of nation
al newspaper week in 1950.”
U. S. SEN. WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND. of California, says:
“At a time wnen the free world is being threatened by totali
tarianism forces it is doubly important that we have an informed
American public. The American press has a great responsibility
in keeping the people informed on international and domestic
problems.
“It is also important for our people to constantly keep in
mind that nations which have lost their liberty have done so af
ter their dictatorial governments have gained ownership and/or
other controls over the free press. There is therefore a mutual
interest in the American press maintaining our constitutional
guarantees and in the American people making certain that the
free press guaranteed under the constitution is *never infringed
upon." __
Ft. Dodg® Visitors— of Mr. ana mia. i. *.. .
Weekend guests at the home and family were Mr. Sullivar.
—....brother, Joseph R. Sullivan, ar
I ” |his sister, Mrs- F.* R. Coe, an
I laughter, Kathryn, and Josep
I |R. Sullivan’s friend, Miss Ma
I l?uerite Fennessey, all of f
I Pirns an Auction—
I I Mrs. Gertrude Minahan spet
several days last week at An
nn m nERSLEEVE. OJX elia ™*king preparations tose
DR. GILDERSLEEVE. OOJ. hoU8ehold goods and r„al es
OPTOMETRIST tate on Friday, October 13.
Pirmintm *i» __._
Htgemick Building
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O'NEILL NEBR. out *®«th. Everyone will like
*... iximintd . OIshm Fitt.e Y°“ be“°r with dentures. -
Dr. Fisher, Dentist. 2tl
Joe Never Lets His Left Hand Know . ..
Pralheland Talk —
Mr. Hoover Got Blame for Famine in
1932 When Outside Help Was Needed
Bv ROMjyNE SAUNDERS
LINCOLN — When govern
or-, among other things, Charley
Bryan dolled up the chief ex
ecutive quarters to outshine
anything else about the 20-mi
lion - dollar
state house.
The late Mr
Bryan was a
capable gov
ernor and
never modest
as to his
claims of
what a good
Demo c r a t
could do for
the dear peo
ple.
He wrote
to us of The
Frontier i n
March, 1932, that through this
medium the people of Holt
county might be informed as to
what made possible their sur
vival that winter. The letter
was published in full on March
31, 1932. From this letter a few
statements are quoted as fol
lows:
“Last fall I transferred
$200,000 of road funds from
other parts of Nebraska to the
9 drouth - stricken counties of
northern Nebraska and provid
ed hand and team work build
ing roads for 1,600 men and 500
horses to enable those good but
unfortunate people to earn
money to support their famil
ies during the winter. . . Your
people may also be interested
to learn that our state relief
committee has already shipped
750 car loads of food, clothing
and feed to 4 he 9 drouth af
fected counties."
Rainless days with attend
ant shrinkage of the products
that go into storage for winter
use, what isn’t converted in
to cash, hit the county in 1932
though need for outside help
was less here than elsewhere
in the districts affected in this
and other stales.
Mr Hoover, then president,
got the blame for that famine.
There was brought into Holt
county that year 15,000 head of
cattle from Wyoming and Mon
tana for feed and trucks came
into Swan precinct for h a v
from Platte and pther counties
and some from as far east as
Indiana.
Mr. Bryan and other state
and county officials and agen
ts, with the cooperation of
the railroads in movingtgupplies
free, examplified in full meas
ure the American spirit of help
for the needy.
* * *
A youth of 18 found dead
up at Chadron. Suicide was
the verdict. Has it come to
this in our civilization that
youth prefers death rather
than face the responsibilities
of life?
O. W. Baker, one of a pioneer
Holt county family, at the time
he wrote a letter for publica
tion living in Wyoming, told
what could be done with 5-cent
eggs. It was a period we thought
we were having pretty close
times in and around O’Neill. Mr.
Baker’s mother was a frugal
manager, born of pioneer ex
perience. O. W. recounts tha!
she saved enough out of the sale
of eggs at 5 cents a dozen to
buy him a suit of clothes which
cost $5. “I was the best dressed
guy around,” he said, and add
ed, “Did I feel proud!” Maybe
there will be 5-cent eggs and S3
kid’s suits again some day. We
will then need to recapture the
frugality of the pioneers.
| JOHN R. GALLAGHEB j
Attorney-al-Lair
First Natl Bank Bldg. j
j O'Neal i Phone 11
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Her picture is not printed in
the papers. Her name is un
known to the public. She heads
i no group or organization in
which to flutter about and at
tract attention. She is not iden
tified with committees and del
egations that have their names
in the public eye. I saw her
just a day or so ago. A slight
built woman of mature years,
j She wore a becoming suit of
! black, with hat to match broad
1 of brim. She was at a bus stop
j to board the next one for her
home in a distant part of the
city where she has a garden of
• flow'ers and houses roomers.
She had been to my neigh
borhood on an errand of
mercy. A little old man. now
in the day of life's lengthen
ing shadows, stood by her
side. It was all he could do in
the way of showing his grati
tude.
She had brought him that
day flowers and candy, an act
of kindly ministration to which
I learned this sympathic soul
devotes much time in visiting
the lonely aged who can no
longer support themselves oc
provide the least of luxuries.
That visit brightened one dreary
day in the life of the little old
man
And of that woman, going
about to bring smiles and sun
shine into the lives of lonely
old men and women, it will be
said of her, she has done what
she could.
...
Actions speak louder than
words, but think of the good sto.
ry you are missing.
(Continued on page 3.)
! DRS. BENNETT 6
COOK
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