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O'NEILL. NEBR.
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Lynch-Niobrara in
18-18 Deadlock
LYNCH—Before a large home
coming crowd here Wednesday,
October 24, the Lynch high and
Niobrara high 6-man grid team
played to an 18-18 tie.
Susie Eiler and Lawrence Kal
kowski, of the senior class, were
crowned queen and king by Ron
nie Carson and Dorothy Mulhair,
of the freshman class, who were
runnersup.
Many alumni came for the
homecoming festivties At 1:30
p.m. a parade of floats of the dif
ferent classes at school plus busi
ness places in town moved
through the streets as an added
feature.
Other Lynch News
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rosencrans
have returned home from a
week’s visit with relatives in
Hutchinsn, Kans.
Mesdames Vincent Jehorek,
George Kalkowski, Lorie Mica
nek Albert Kalkowski, Clarence
Kolund, Frank Weeder, Hannah
Streit and Miss Pauline Mulhair
represented the Altar society of
the Assumption BVM church at
the deanery meeting of the Na
tional Council of Catholic Women
held in O’Neill, Tuesday, October
16
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Boska and
son, of Nyron, Mo., are visiting
here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Long accom
DRS. BENNETT &
COOK
VETERINARIANS
Phon««: 318. 484. 304
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panied Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Landholm to Norfolk on Thurs
day.
Frank Haimmon and son, Phil
lip, motored to Omaha Tuesday,
October 23, to meet Duane Ham
mon, who spent a 3-day pass here
with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Phil
lip Haimmon and Mrs. Ed Johns
took him to Grand Island, Thurs
day.
Wallace Courtney is trucking
the personal property of Clifford
Lewis, of Randolph, to the John
son farm on Sunshine Bottom,
where the Lewises will farm this
coming, year.
Mrs. William Teadtke spent Fri
day evening with Mrs. Burt Kline
at Bristow.
Mrs. Elvin Allen, of Bristow,
spent Friday with Mrs. Bill Teadt
ke.
Mr. and Mrs Pat Cas idy vis
ited relatives in Spencer, Monday,
October 22.
Rev. John Wieczorek enter
tained friends from Milwaukee,
Wise., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Farran of
Meadow Grove attended home
coming of the Lynch schools,
Wednesday, October 24.
Elmer Endicott of Creighton,
spent several days visiting friends
and relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd France were
business visitors down the line on
Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Heiser, of Monowl
visited here on Wednesday, Octo
ber 24.
The Lynch teachers attended
teachers’ convention at Norfolk on
Thursday and Friday.
Shopping Her*—
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis and
family, of Butte, were shopping
in O’Neill on Saturday and also
were callers at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Smith and family.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Smith are
sisters.
CATTLE AUCTION
At Atkinson, Nebraska
EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY
EVERY MONDAY, starting at 12 o'clock noon — WE SELL
CALVES AND YEARLINGS. This is the day to bring in
your calves and light yearlings.
EVERY TUESDAY, starting at 10:30 A.M., we sell butcher
cattle and small consignments of other classes of cattle
until 2 o'clock P.M., following which we sell carload lots
of stockers and feeders.
LIST YOUR CATTLE IN ADVANCE
AND GET FULL ADVANTAGE OF
OUR EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING !
ATKINSON LIVESTOCK MARKET
Atkinson, Nebr.
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
HEREFORD ASSOCIATION'S
20TH ANNUAL FALL
HEREFORD
SHOW and SALE
Bassett, Nebraska
NEW SHOW BARN WILL BE READY FOR USE
Saturday, Nov. 10th
SHOW IN MORNING — SALE IN AFTERNOON
Show judged by Wilford Scott, of Chadron, starting at 10 a.m. j
"Buy Better Bulls at Bassett"
64 Bulls — 2 Heifers
LIST OF CONSIGNORS
Floyd Arrowsmith, Newport; Harry J. Brown, Bassett;
D. E. Bowen & Son, Page; B. T. Buell Rose; H. L. Buell, Bas
sett; Herman Boege, Duff; Frieda S. Dabney, Wood Lake;
J. Hall Dillon, Long Pine; Charles Dorsey, Newport; Marvin
Dorsey, Newport; Joe J. Jelinek & Sons, Walnut; Robert E.
Lethert, Almeria; Myron C. McGraw, Taylor; Harold Mel
cher, Page; Charles H. Morton, Duff; I. D. Nicholson, Spring
view; Max J. Nicholson, Springview; Elmer E. Phillips, Bas
sett; Ralph J. Prill & Sons, Page; Paul R. Sellars, Long Pine;
F. E. Titus & Sons, Springview; Floyd Tucker, Rose; H. A.
and Robert E. Van Horn, Page: Bernard Van Vleck, Clear
water; Artice N. Wentworth, Mills; F. E. Wentworth, Mills;
Henry Wood, Ewing.
IFOR CATALOG, WRITE |
TUG PHILLIPS, Secretary-Treasurer I
BASSETT, NEBRASKA I
CHARLES CORKLE, Auctioneer 1
Usual Field Men Will Be Present 1
I Prairieland Talk— I
‘Cheer Up, Oldtimers! You’ve Handed State
a Rich Heritage — Now Trust in Lord!’
By ROMA1NE SAUNDERS
LINCOLN—Sweet words float
out over the Potomac from the
White House about “fighting to
preserve our liberties.”
It has been an Irish potato
farmer in Iowa who has shown
us how to do it. He was being
made a victim of Washington bu
reaucracy when the federal de
partment of agriculture came to
Iowa to prosecute the farmer on
the strength of “directive 60.”
The bureau has been issuing
arbitrary orders on what to plant,
how much,
when to sell
the crop, size,
weight, color of
spuds and some
other things.
The Iowa farm
er and his sons
proposed to
find out whe
ther they had
any rights as
free men to op
erate the bus
inesss in their
Saunders own way, went
to bat with the
Washington crowd and were
backed up by farmers in several
states with funds to take the
matter to the supreme court.
When the bureau boys saw
what they had stirred up “direc
tive 60” was withdrawn, "lack of
interest,” the department ex
plained.
Fear of the outcome in the
courts, suggested the farmers. ,
Not the White House but mid
western farmers lead the way in
“fighting to preserve our liber
ties."
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There will be no special ses
sion of the legislature to grant
the old folks another sandwich.
An informal feel-out of the mem
bers by the governor determined
the call a dead letter. In their
smug plenty all but 9 of the Ne
braska statemen were opposed to
a special session in behalf of the
needy ag^d. The old folks will
make out some way on short ra
tions with the hope that this will
hasten the ultimate termination
of their earthly needs. One ex
cuse is that a special session
would take the time of the sena
tors. Is their time so precious, so
highly valuable, that a day or 2
could not be spared for state bus
iness? They can come to the eap
itol city for football contests,
gather at banquet boards and get
in on various functions. Cheer
up. oldtimers. You have handed
on to this generation a rich her
itage, and now “Trust in the
Lord and do good; so shalt thou
dwell in the land, and verily
thou shalt be fed.”—Ps. 37:3.
• • •
In 1950 the Rockefeller foun
dation put $11,247,964 in the
setup's program for "improving
conditions of mankind." Allot
ments go mostly to big univer
sities for such nit-wit proposi
tions as putting some highbrow
on the trail of a happy guy
who is making good at his job
to discover the secret of happy
and successful living. After a
year's study of a cheerful cuss
or 2 who haven't learned how
to worry the physiologist comes
up with reams of his written
findings in which he admits he
doesn't know anything about
it.
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Dynel socks for men, synthetic
fiber, whatever that is, that will
not shrink, chafe the foot, sag to
the shoe top nor acquire holes at
the toe are to be ready for Christ
mas gifts. . . A 75-year-old St.
Louis boy has free ice cream, all
he can eat, for a month for re
turning to the ice cream makers
$250 ,they had lost and the boy
found. . . Some of the delegates
had difficulty convincing the po
lice guard, but when a gent came
along wearing a badge with the
letters FBI he was admitted to
the assembly without question.
A close look at his badge and it
was seen in small letters, fan
belt inspector.
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Of the multitude of societies
and organizations functioning for
one purpose or another none are
doing more in a patriotic way
erican Revolution, a going and
than the Daughters of the Am
growing concern conceived out of
pique in the days of Caroline
Scott Harrison, wife of Pres.
Benjamin Harrison. The ladies of
that generation who could trace
the family tree to colonial roots
felt slighted at the attitude of the
Sons of the American Revolution
who excluded women from mem
i
bership. Mrs. Harrison, being the
country’s first lady, was chosen
as the society's first president
general. Oddly enough the head
quarters address in Washington,
D.C., is 1776 D street. There are
150,000 on the membership roll.
The patriotism of the ladies is
also sometimes snobbish. This
lost them a member in the per
son of Mrs. Roosevelt, who with
drew her membership when Mar
ion Anderson, the Negro singer,
was excluded from giving a con
cert in the society’s hallowed
Constitutional hall. The ladies are
not to be wholly condemned for
a slip in judgment in view of the
general influence inculcating pa
triotism.
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The gold of cottonwood with
crimson blends, hackberry,
spruce and the elm's brilliant
tints; the willow's flaming
blush in modesty and grace
hangs among the trees still
greenly scrolled. Across the
heaven's blue a curtain cloud
in folds of chiffon hangs. Gates
are open to the color show of
autumn. Admittance free.
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A paragraph of “old stuff.” Oh
yes, no doubt there are some left
among The Frontier’s friends
who from time-to-time turn back
the pages of time. “For heaven's
sake, send me a copy of The
Frontier containing the official
vote of Holt county, and put me
on your mailing list,” wrote Ham
Kautzman, of Pamora, la., more
than 50 years ago. Of the rabid,
vindictive, caustic editorial crit
ics of The Frontier's political
sentiments in the long ago, Ham
was the bellweather of them all
and his Beacon Light illuminat
ing the world about from the
basement under the First Na
tional bank had the editors of
The Frontier sawed and quarter
ed once a week. Ham left here
for South Dakota, then to his
former Iowa home town to open
a cigar factory, having bid a fond
farewell forever to the newspa
per business. Now he became a
subscriber to his former editorial
victim.
90% For! 10% Against
Railroad workers are represented by 23 standard
unions. By mutual agreement, 20 of these unions—com
prising about 1,200,000 men, or more than 90%—are
working under wages and rules agreed to by them and
the railroads. But leaders of three unions—with only
about 130,000 men, or less than 10%—still refuse, after
more than a year of negotiations, to accept similar
wage and rules agreements. These are even more
favorable than the terms recommended by the Emer
gency Board appointed by the President.
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Yes, it certainly seems to be finally about time that the leaders of the three unions stop their
delaying tactics—their quibbling. But the leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and the Order of Railway Conductors
continue to refuse. They continue a course of dillying and dallying. It is definitely time to
On June 15, 1950, an Emergency Board
appointed by the President under the
terms of the Railway Labor Act—an Act
largely fathered by the unions themselves
—made its recommendations on certain
wage and working conditions ("rules” in
railroad Language) which had been in dis
pute between employes and the railroads.
More Than 90% of Employes Accept
Since then, terms equal to or better than
the Board recommendations have been
accepted by about 1,200,000 railroad em
ployes—more than 90% of the total of all
workers. They are represented by 20 of
the 23 standard railroad unions.
Less Than 10% Refuse
But three unions—with about 130,000
men, or less than 10% of the total—have
refused to accept, even after months of
negotiations. These three unions are the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, and the Order of Railway
Conductors. These are three of the so
called "operating” unions. Already the
highest paid men in the industry, their
leaders demand still further advantages
over other workers.
In all, there are about 270,(XX) operating
employes. But not all of them, by any
means, are represented by BLE, BLF&E,
or ORC. As a matter of fact, less than
half—132,000 to be exact—are in these
three unions. More than half—about
140,000—are in other unions, principally
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
What makes the whole situation so hard
to understand is that these 140,000 op
erating employes are working under wages
and rules which the leaders of the other
130,000 say they cannot agree to.
What Do the Railroads Offer?
They offer these three unions the same
settlement which was contained in a Mem
orandum of Agreement signed at the White
House on December 21, 1950, by four
brotherhoods and the railroads. Later
these brotherhoods sought to repudiate
this agreement. But on May 25, 1951, the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen signed
a complete agreement carrying out the
principles of the Memorandum Agreement
of December 21. They have been working
under this agreement since May 25.
What About Wages?
Under the terms of the agreement, yard
engineers, firemen and conductors would
now be receiving a wage increase of $.34
an hour ($2.72 a day) and road engineers,
firemen and conductors would now be re
ceiving an increase of 19H cents an hour
($1.56 per day). Large sums of retroactive
pay have already accrued and if the agree
ment is carried out, will be paid promptly.
What About “Cost of Living” Increases?
The White House Agreement includes an
"escalator” clause under which wages will
be geared to changes in the Government’s
cost-of-living index. Two such increases
—Apriland July, 1951—havealready been
paid to the 90% of railroad employes cov
ered by signed agreements.
What About the 40-lIour Week?
The White House Agreement calls for the
establishment of the 40-hour week in prin
ciple, for employes in yard service. The
employes can have it any time after Jan
uary 1, 1952, provided the manpower sit
uation is such that the railroads can get
enough men to perform the work with
reasonable regularity at straight time
rates. If the parties do not agree on the
question of availability of manpower, the
White House Agreement provides arbitra
tion by a referee appointed by the President.
What Else Do the Union
Leaders Demand?
The continued quibbling of the leaders of
the three unions has to do principally with
We are publishing this and other advertisements to talk to you , 1
at first hand about matters which are important to everybody.
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rules changes, which have already been
agreed to by the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. Of these, the principal one
seems to be that having to do with so
called "interdivisional service”—runs 1
which take in two or more seniority dis
tricts.
The union leaders would bar progress
and efficiency in the industry, and better
service to the public, by maintaining a
situation where they can arbitrarily stop
a railroad from establishing such inter
divisional runs. The carriers propose that
if a railroad wishes to set up an inter
divisional run, the railroad and the unions
should try to agree on such run and the
conditions which should surround its es
tablishment, and if the railroad and the
unions can’t agree, the matter will be sub
mitted to arbitration.
But the tlvree union leaders still refuse.
Rules Can Be. Arbitrated
The railroads have not only offered these
t hree unions the same rules agreed to by
the BRT and covered by the White House*
Agreement, but have even agreed to sub
mit such rules to arbitration.
The Industry Pattern Is Fixed
With the pattern so firmly established in
the railroad industry, it seems fair to sug
gest that the leaders of BLE, BLF&E,
and ORC stop their quibbling and take
action to make the railroad labor picture
100% complete. Certainly today’s eco
nomic and ini emational situation calls for
a united front. And certainly no good rea
son has been advanced why these three
unions should be preferred over all other
railroad employes.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Meals and
A, T. Potter were back from
the Klondike in November.
1900, to report that the O'Neill
delegation up there were fat
and sassy. In 8 days they had
dug $400 in gold. It was in that
autumn that cattle losses were
sustained from "corn stalk dis
ease." Henry Hartland was in
town one day and reported the
loss of 15 head within 2 days.
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Mr. Truman admits that Irish
senator from Wisconsin is a thorn
in the flesh and wants him out.
Quite a few folks want some oth
ers out. The political rabble rous
ers a year from now will rival
the 1896 blare of fiate money and
free silver trumpets. That fight
ing senator from Wisconsin bears
the name of a boyhood pal in
that great dairy state. His course
in bringing to light the records
of public officials is endorsed by
his home state young Republic
ans and he probably can retain
the senatorial toga if he so de
sires.
When You and I Were Young . . .
600 Tons New Hay
Lost in Ryan Fire
50 Years Ago
Snow “flew” Monday and the
Atkinson and Northern isn’t run
ning trains yet. . . Mr. Freeds
having built a new barn will give
a dance in it Saturday, October
26. . . Dr. P. N. Saltier, of Norfolk,
was in the city and assisted by
Doctors Gilligan and Flynn, per
formed an operation upon John
J. Harrington for appendicitis.
The patient is “getting along
splendidly” and it is hoped that
he will be up and around in a few
days. . . Wild waterfowl in large
and numerous flocks flew fast
Saturday and the crack of rifles
was heard over the city. . . Mike
Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Sullivan, was given a farewell
reception at the home of his par
ents. . . Mrs. Fred Hitchcock has
been visiting with her sister-in
law, Mrs. Will Hitchcock.
25 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Loy and
children, of Ft. Scott, Kans., ar
rived Friday for a week’s visit
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
N. F. Loy of this city. . . Miss
Elizabeth Henry entertained 12
little friends at a party from 2 i
until 5 o’clock October 16. Miss I
Elizabeth was celebrating her
12th birthday anniversary. . .
About 12 o’clock Sunday night,
the large hay barn belonging to
J. B. Ryan was discovered to be
on fire. The building contained
between 500 and 600 tons of new
hay.
10 Years Ago
J. W. Rooney, Dewey Schaffer
and M. F. Gribble left Friday for
Lincoln to attend a PCA meeting
. . . Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marcel
lus, a girl, born October 27. . .
Mrs. Mary Osenbaugh, returned
to Auburn Saturday, after spend
ing 2 weeks visiting at the home
of her son, J. D. Osenbaugh and
family. . . Mrs. William Gatz,
Mrs. Mabel Gatz and son, Eddie,
and Keith Vincent spent Monday
in Norfolk.
Tune in! “Voice of The Fron
tier, Mon., Wed. and Sat., 9:45
a.m., WJAG, Norfolk, 780 kc.
Mobilization Board
Will Launch Drive
The Holt county mobilization
board, headed by Harry E. Res
sel, of O’Neill, on Novetmhber 15
will launch a scrap iron drive in
the county.
The board consists of mem
bers of the U. S. department of
agriculture council.
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Homemakers Hold
Pitch Party—
The Victory Homemakers held
a pitch card party, Sunday night,
October 28, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Janzing.
High scores were won by Mrs.
John Jensen and Ray Tunender
and lows by Mrs. Albert Havra
nek and Hubert Ramold.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kenny
and daughter, Jeanie, of Atkin
son, were in O’Neill on business
Thursday, October 25.
FARM SELLING AT AUCTION
160 Acres Improved
Va mile south and 2 miles west of Butte. Boyd County. Nebr.
on —
SATURDAY, NOV. 10,1951 - 2 O’Clock
At —
The Butte State Bank Building
Butte, Nebraska
Complete set of farm buildings consisting of 24x28
4-room house; good leanto barn 32x32; good hog house
18x20, with new roof and lately remodelled; 2 poultry houses;
granary and machine shed combined.
Forty acres of pasture watered by a creek; 120 acres of '
good farm land in a good state of cultivation; one of the best
wells in the country and one good windmill; REA; new me
tallic telephone line; Va mile to grade school; on daily mail
d route.
Terms: 25% down payment on date of sale; the balance
on January 2nd, 1952, when possession will be given. Mer
chantable abstract will be furnished showing good title.
IF INTERESTED SEE
WELLER-ADAMS COMPANY, Atkinson. Nebr.
ERNIE WELLER. Auct. LEO ADAMS, Mgr.
JOSEPH F. WINKLER, Owner