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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1953)
Holland Farmer Tells Flood Toll Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ernst and family of O’Neill were hosts to Peter Kis temacker, prominent Holland farmer. The recent flood in the Low Countries prompted Mr. Kiste macher to write the Ernsts — Mr. Ernst having a special in terest because he toured the Low Countries about five years ago. “The flood in the south of our country (Holland) was terrible,” wrote Mr. Kistemacker. 1,800 people, drowned and enor hous damage was done to houses, barns, implements, furniture and so on. The land is still flooded with stale water. I don't think the flooded land will grow any crops of importance this year. “My brother-in-law lost 21 cows, two horses, tractor, car. ail his barns and the house was ter ribly ruined. The furniture was flooded away. His losses are about 40-thousand-dollars. And that is only one farmer! “The flood is an enormous drawback to Holland, which was just beginning to come up on its own economic feet again. “But we are going ot reclaim (the land) again and with the help of the Lord we shall suc ceed. “Vera, do you remember the Dutch words you learned from me? Come over to Holland and I’ll teach you more and show you a lot of interesting things. “I’ll never forget the wonder ful time I had in your hospitable home two years ago. Lawrence Youngman, his wife and daugh ter (Omaha family) spent a week in our home at the begin ning of the year. We were so thankful they came and we dis cussed the friendships of all the Americans who were such won derful hosts to me. “We had very good crops last year: 80 bushels of wheat per acre, 24 tons of sugar beets. Farming is good in Holland nowadays but taxes are awfully high! “May the Lord bless you,” and it was signed, “Peter Kistemack er.” Mr. Kistemacker’s daughter, Adie, added a friendly note t$ her pen pal, Vera, daughter of the Ernsts'. “We didn’t have water in our home, but mother was born in a plaee that is flooded and so many of our relatives live there. They are all saved but their houses have been destroyed ana now we have five of them here. In the village where most of them lived 300 people drowned. The village had 3,000 inhabi tants. “I’m 15 - years - old and our grades are different from yours. I think I’m also in the 10th grade. Altogether we have 11 grades. “My hobby is horseback rid ing. Next Saturday I’m going to ride with our princesses. "When my daddy came home 1 from his speaking tour in your 1 country, Harold Burge from O'- l - -——— - i Neill came with him. Do you know him? “One of our sheep has three lambs, but the mother likes only one and I feed the others with a bottle. “I listen to the AFN (Ameri can Forces Network) radio broadcasting from Germany. They have very nice programs. I like Bing Crosby very much. Many boys and girls here in Hol land are fond of Doris Day . . . “Lots of luck,” the note con cluded, and it was signed, “Adie.” It is a good thing to remember :k*£t you can use too much soap < ir detergent when doing your '<ash—as well as too little. Mea t»e the soap. yo dry something quickly, fold iflo a turkish towel and run through a wringer several times. a dry towel each time. The f’dnnent will then be ready to ikon- , . if you are going to wash necK lie or clean them, be sure to lj«te them around the edges be cOJehand. Be sure to catch the interlining when you do—then ijity’ll be easier to iron. Jvhen ironing pleated dresses, ist paper clips for fastening the pleats in place. Put them on at Hf, hem. If you use homemade soap, flake it after it has been thoroughly dried. Use a kraut or cabbage cutter for flaking. |f you have to iron a dry ar ifle in a hurry, sprinkle it with iot water. Roll tightly in a dry ovvel and place in a warm (not lft) oven. It will be ready to rt»n in just a few minutes, prob dSly in the time your iron is hot. tWhen you are washing an ar ,ifle with snap fasteners on it, >r a zipper, snap the fasteners rl zip up the zipper before put ilg into the washing machine. Tien the wringer won’t injure ;i|aps or zipper. (Stand on a spongerubber pad when ironing. You won’t get lfarly so tired for there is give o the spongerubber mat. |As I iron shirts, dresses and such, I hang each garment sep arately on a hanger, allowing them to be completely dry be fore they are hung in the clos et. Be sure to button the two or three top buttons on shirts. This holds them in shape. —tfw— Prefers Letters That Are Signed— Mrs. Clarence Johnson of Spencer wins out three-months’ subscription to The Frontier. Route 2, Spencer, Nebr. Dear Mrs. Pease: I enjoy reading your column ind the letters by others, espe cially when I see names signed >y some one I know. We, among many others, are naking use of that wonderful 1EA. It is really a “lift” on the arm. Three families within a nile have each put in bathrooms ind modernized our kitchens his winter. Our two boys, ages 6 and 4, eally are enjoying all this melt ng snow as it makes such won lerful creeks to wade in. Today [ called to them as they were Jown by a new creek by the windmill. Looked to me like :hey were wading in pretty deep, rhe answer I received was very satisfactory: "Yes. mother, we'll come when we re through looking at the water." Well, they did! I don’t suppose I have a recipe that is new but here is one we like. DATE BARS One cup sifted fbur, % tea spoon salt, one teaspoon baking powder, two eggs (well beaten;, one cup sugar, one tablespoon melted butter, % cup nutmeats, two cups dates (finely cut), one tablespoon hot water. Sift dry ingredients well. Add sugar gradually to eggs. Add butter. Beat in dates and nuts. Add flour alternately with hot water, beating well after each addition. Divide mixture into two greased pans, 8x8x2-inches, and spread batter thin. Bake in 325 F. oven 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Remove from pans and roll in powdered sugar. I keep two recipe filing cab inets. In one I file my every-day recipes such as bread, cakes, cookies, etc. In the other, I re label cards and file recipes un der such labels as doughnuts, rhubarb, cranberries, apples, honey, pumpkin, canning, eic I find this a very helpful time saver. This is growing long so will sign off. MRS. CLARENCE JOHNSON SAYS SANDHILL SAL ----—- i He who laughs last is the last member of the family to get a hold of the Sunday comics. Lots of people who are deter mined to be known as wearing the mark of success have the dollar mark firmly in mind. There are lots of jokes these days about spring fieshermen. 1 have a good word. Fishermen seldom shoot at mail boxes, highway signs or REA pole equipment. P-TA Arrange for Transportation— STUART- The P-TA met at the school for a regular session Monday night, May 4. A food sale was planned for Saturday, May 9. A special meet ing was planned for Monday night, May 11, to make arrange ments to get out the votes on Tuesday, May 12, for the pend ing bond issue. Transportation was to be fur nished to anyone wishing to vote who was without transportation. Also a notary public was to be furnished to anyone unable to leave their home because of ill health. Following the business meet ing Mrs. James Newman gave a report on the state P-TA con vention which she attended Ap ril 22 and 23 in Lincoln. Coffee and cookies were serv ed by the hostesses, Mrs. C. R. Myers and Mrs. Henry Waech ter, in the home economics room. GETS ADDRESS CHANGE ATKINSON — Pfc. Freddy Kaup has reported a change in address. His new address: Pfc Freddv Kaup US 55208962, Tank Co., 23rd Inf. Rgt., APO 248, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. Frontier for printing! Town, City Dwellers to Spend $352,000 Holt county home-owners will spend an estimated $352,00D dur ing 1953 on repairing and mod ernizing non-farm dwellings, ac cording to a report just released by the Tile Council of America. “As the great postwar home building boom begins to slacken, home repair and reconditioning will assume major importance to the building trades in every community,” said Robert Bailey, chairman of the council’s resi dential construction committee. Nearly two of every three home owners here will make some expenditure during the year to improve their property, according to the report. Painting of either the exterior or interior will be the most common repair, with replacing or repairing heat ing equipment second and work on roofs third. Kitchens and baths are the spaces most families want to im prove first. “An important devel opment for such modernizing is the installation of clay tile with adhesives,’’ said Mr. Bailey. With this method clay tile can be ap plied in many cases over exist ing walls and floors in need of waterproof surfaces. No tearing out is required, so that cost and time for the work can be mater ially reduced, he explained. One of every 11 homes in the U.S. has water pipes repaired, a bathroom tiled or shower install ed in an average year, according to the report. Six of every 100 have carpentry work done. Home repair expenditures throughout the nation w.'Il total almost $4 billion in 1953, the re port estimated. Leon Sargent and Marvin An derson went to Lake Andes, S. D., Saturday to fish. Gallagher, Lange in Atom Training Army Pfc. James E. Gallagher, son of Mrs. John C. Gallagher of O’Neill, and Army Pfc. Henry C. Lange, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Lange of Ewing, are getting first-hand combat train ing in atomic warfare at Camp Desert Rock, Nev., proving ground of the atom bomb. Crouched in a trench, relative ly close to “ground zero,” they recently witnessed the seventh blast of a nuclear device in the spring series. Shortly after the explosion they clambered out to take part in a mock attack on the devastated area. Lange, who has been in the army since last June, serves as a squad leader with the 740th anti-aircraft artillery gun batal ion at the Presidio of San Fran cisco, Calif. Gallagher is a mechanic in headquarters company, First ar mored division at Ft. Hood, Tex. Before entering the army in Jan uary, 1952, he was employed by Lohaus Motor Co., in O’Neill. __ Senator Nelson. Wife Spend Weekend Here— State Sen. and Mrs. Frank Nelson arrived Saturday after noon to spend 24 hours with rel atives here. Senator Nelson said he had not contemplated coming to O’Neill for the weekend until he heard Saturday’s “Voice of The Frontier” broadcast, which told of the hospitalization of his j daughter, Mrs. Edward Kaczor. — Stuifbergens Entertain— Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Stuifbergen were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blinn and family oflff Norfolk, Robert Beed and son of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Earl Blinn of North Platte. UPPED TO CORPORAL ATKINSON—Gaiy Kokes son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kokes of Atkinson, was promoted re cently to army corporal at Camp Gifu, Japan. Corporal Kokes is a crafts shop supervisor at Camp Gifu, part of the southwestern command. . ROYAL THEATER Thurs. May 14 DREAMBOAT Clifton Webb and Ginger Rog ers and co-starring Anne Francis and Jeffrey Hunter. Family night $1.00; adult 50c; children 12c; tax inch O . FrL-Sat. May 15*18 Burt Lancaster in THE CRIMSON PIRATE Color by technicolor. “Do you want booty or beauty? Follow me!'1 “I’ll eat the smoke of their cannon . . . and steal the wom an from the king!” Adult 50c; children 12c; tax incL Matinee Sat. 2:30. Children un der 12 free when accompanied by parent. Sun.-Mon.-Tues. May 17-18*1$ Warner Bros.’ jubilant new production of THE JAZZ SINGER Color by technicolor. Starring Danny Thomas and Peggy Lee. A great and wonderfully differ ent story of show business with two of the show-world’s bright est new stars. Adult 50c: children 12c: tax incL Matinee Sun. 2:30. Children un der 12 free when accompanied by parents. Wed-Thurs. May $$*2i HURRICANE SMITH ... ■ .. ■■...- 1 ' "■ —«——w CERTIFIED HYBRID SEED CORN Go to SCOVIE’S for HARTZ Seed Com— the Best Flats for $9.00 Per Bushel WE HAVE A REPLANTING AGREEMENT. All Early Hybrids: IOWA 306 — IOWA 4249 — IOWA 4297 — HARTZ 22 HARTZ 44 WESTERN AUTO STORE . . . — SCOVIE’S — The Frontier Woman . . . Kids Get Kick Out of Wading in I Creek Swollen by Melting Snow By BLANCHE SPANN PEASE ' I I Everyone Benefits from Racing Proceeds Racing is different in Nebraska. It is die only one of die 26 states having legalized racing where no individual can share in the proceeds. Instead, the proceeds go back to the people . . . for charitable, * educational and civic purposes . . . for county fairs, scholarships, stock shows and 4-H activities. In many other ways, profits are shared by Nebraskans. Everyone benefits. It is truly the King of Sports, where neighbors get together in the friendly atmosphere of good Nebraska sunshine for an afternoon of exciting entertainment. i o s . ...-,r . r I o Whole Kernel or (-ream aiyie— Morning light CORN .No. 303,2 for 29c Morning Light PEAS.... No. 303,2 for 29c Van Camp’s PORK & BEANS. 10 for $1.00 « FRESH, HOME-GROWN 4 A. ASPARAGUS 19 TJ. S. NO. 1 A|"A NEW POTATOES 10 DO CRISP, RED BUTTON <fl A(< RADISHES ... 3 bunches iV j NEW TEXAS YELLOW JA,, ONIONS.3 ibs. 19 NEW GREEN 44, CABBAGE.. II 5UNKIST NAVEL 4 gL. ORANGES ^10* Olid EXTRA FANCY WINESAP ■5tr apples ..19' POUND SUNKIST EXTRA JUICY 4 p 55- lemons .. | 5 FULL FLORIDA WHITE MM+ / _ w-rc l GRAPEFRUIT jp/r "IT'S THE BERRIES" (Fop P/es op Sauce/) SUPERB aa BLACKBERRIES »Z9<J SUPERB RED mm RASPBERRIES SUPERB a a WSENBERR/ES S^Z9c SUPERB /|*y STAR-KIST ItunaIMI PALMOUVe^gfr CASHMERE ^Xk .-li. BOUQUH^^f?^ AJAX Z caassOCS CLEANSER* CD 1 1 CU.S.GKADEDGOOD g££p SALE! 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