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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1953)
Prairieland Talk . . . $5-Millions to Be Dumped By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Retired. Former Frontier Editor LINCOLN — Five million of government dough for a new postoffice for Lincoln. To the patriots who have survived the homestead shanty days the present federal building occupying a half - block on North Tenth street seems wholly adequate to the needs of the postal service and other federal functions therein having their headquar ers. If congress has five million to drop in the lap of our capital city there are citizens who are inadequately housed and some with no home they can call their own for whom cottages might be built rather than laying tile floors, erecting ornate walls and Remain# furnishing soft plush quarters Saunders for public officials who are now amply provided a spot to perform government service. • • • It was on August 11, 1904, Ed Whelan. O'Neill superintendent and later an agressive la\vyer, received a wire from Lincoln that he had been nominated as candidate for attorney general by the democratic convention and the nomination endorsed by the populist convention. . . Rev. M. y. Cassidy, pasior of St. Patricks parish and a tive in his church work in other communities reported that summer that sufficient funds had been raised for the building of a church in Clear water. . . The marriage of Grant Smith to Grace Emma Noll was solemnized at Grinnell, la., Aug ust 11 that year. Mr. Smith was station agent for the Great Noithern (now the Burlington) in O - Neill. . . September 13 that year was a busy day in Judge Morgan's county -courtroom perform ing official duties thrust upon the court bv Dan Cupid. That little rascal brought in five couples that day. four from Brunswick, and Robert Roy of O’Neill became the husband of Miss Minnie **ierce of Amelia. The state university provides tor a iew scnoi arships from time to time. Through the efforts of an influential Lincoln woman, one of these schol arships has been made available to a woman from the Philippine Islands. In a great church gathering recently this woman told her life’s story from the time she was 7 years of age. It was freighted with human emotions and tears stained the cheeks of the speaker as she recount ed the tragedies that beset her pathway from childhood. The overwhelming sorrow was laid upon her heart while the Japanese were on the warpath, took her husband a prisoner and tor tured him to death. How much heartache has come to mankind because of the revolting deeds of evil men! While this woman from those far Pacific islands was taking life’s beatings she ac quired an education and is at our university to get her master’s degree and then return to her home land as an instructor in a similar institution there. And the large congregation that heard her story contributed funds to sustain her while here. * • • Senator Knowland threatens to introduce in congress a measure authorizing our withdrawal from the United Nations in the event red China is to become a member. Maybe if they were taken into the UN they would turn yellow again. . . "I like soldiering,” a member of the Nebraska state militia is quoted as saying at the outing in a camp over in Wisconsin. He should have had a chance at the pleasure our men have had on the frost-bitten slopes of the Korean battle zone. . . . The upper Platte river country has robbed the center section of its natural heritage. Only the white dry sand of the bed of the river shows at Grand Island. The Loup, the Cedar and the Elk hom wash otherwise dry shores of a thirsty Platte between Columbus and Fremont. . . White cottages, green lawns and shaded nooks char acterize the dwelling places of patriots that make up the substantial citizenship of prairieland's towns and villages. • • • That night they slew him on his father’s throne, The deed unnoticed and the hand unknown: ' Crownless and scepertless Belshazzer lay, A robe of purple round a form of clay. Sir Edwin Arnold put into verse the story of the last of the Babylonian monarchs. Potentates marching down the centuries haven’t fared too welL Alexander died at the age of 33. Jezebel was eaten by dogs. Herod by worms. Caesar was assassinated.' Brutus killed himself, Napoleon died in exile. Kaiser Bill took to his heels. Hitler was cremated. Mussolini was beaten to death, two American presidents were murdered and it is suspected Stalin met a like end. Stick to it out on prairieland; your name will not adorn the pages of historv but you will live to see your children and ycur children’s children. • • • Could father, could mother, could anyone in whose soul throbbed a single human im pulse hare been so pitiless es to abandon that little boy to become bait for the fish? Unbeliev able savagery. • • • Too bad ’t could not have been in the days of John Harmon. But no doubt some survive in O' Neill who thrill over the story that the Irish Free State will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Robert Emmet by issuing postage stamps bear ing the likeness of the great Irish patriot. The demand for these stamps among Americans with an Irish background may be met by sending 65 cents to the Irish Cachet Cover Service at 947 East 32d street Brooklyn, N.Y. The stamps are issued in two series, red and green. * • • With 220 quarts of good Nebraska tomatoes in glass jars now on the shelves, four bushels of peaches in a similar setting, a few bushels of sweet com and dressed chicken in the locker and other products cf garden and field in storage, Alice feels “relief measures for her household are taken care of for another season. • • • By the consolidation of school districts 10 .school buildings with the school properties were recently sold at auction in a southeast county, the sale resulting in a little over $500 for each sep arate school property. A Nebraska boy survived the prison camps and Korean war only to come home and be killed on the highway. Are the public thor oughfares more dangerous to life and limb than battlefields? • • • I take it Editor Cal has been reading edito rials of his predecessors at the editorial desk in the long ago when they wrote in longhand and we fellows at the cases had to figure it out. Those were the days if you were on the public payroll you were legitimate meat for the editorial cleaver. Editor Cal says O’Neill has had enough of Big Joe who guards the peace and dignity of the community at the corner of Fourth and Douglas. I have been a little amused when visiting my for mer haunts where the Irish melodies and the wearing of the green were popular in days now gone to note that the emblem of law and order looked me over maybe with the view of identify ing a big shot the FBI was after. Trust the ed itor has not been too harsh wTith an otherwise swell guy who seems to overrate his importance in this lawless age. * * • From away up in Vermont comes the word that four Nebraska cowrs have topped all records in milk and butterfat production. Three of these dairy queens are down at Norfolk, the property of the state hospital. The other is at Curtis under the management of the Nebraska school of agri culture. The record for butterfat production for a year of one cow at the Norfolk institution is given at 3.750 pounds, with 108,065 pounds of milk produced by another cow. The cow at Cur tis produced 140,136 pounds of milk and 4,723 pounds of butterfat. These figures were given to the public by the Holstein-Friesian Assoeation of America. • • • We not only lost the war, but the Nebraska corn crop is a failure. The com fodder makes feed but little or nothing in the corn belt of the state to eat it. Farms are void of most everything in the way of livestock in the section of the state devoted to raising grain. But there are thousands of bushels of corn left over from previous sea sons. though that does not help the fellow on a rented farm who must depend upon this season’s crop. Editorial . . . Anti-Farm Legislation Ahead? American farmers, like other occupational * groups, may some day suffer public disfavor and cause the enactment of legislation to curb them, if they do not play fair with the public, according to Elmo Roper, nationally known public opinion authority. Mr Roper points out in the September issue of Successful Farming magazine that with the trend toward fewer and bigger farms, the farm er is becoming a "big operator.” The farmer may fall into the s;-me public relations “hot seat” oc cupied by the unions in the forties, when they were curbed bv the Taft-Hartley act, and by big ! business at the turn of the century and in 1929, when it was hit by the Sherman and Clayton anti trust acts. Roper stresses that American farmers have enjoyed much general good will and have been favored with more congressional legislation than any other group in two decades. Farmers have . made great political gains as their numbers have • slumped from one-fourth to one-sixth of the na tional population. Roper does not think that comparable legis lation for agriculture need ever be passed, if farmers do not act aganst the public interest as big businesses and unions sometimes gave the appearance of doing. So far, there has been no important farm leg islation of which the majority of farmers did not approve. Rooer reports. He said that the “potato scandal, for one thing, might have had far more serious implications than it did. The butter sub sidy may give *he farmer an even worse beating in a public relations sense. Seventy-six percent of the American people applauded when the dairv farmers took a legislative beating bv wav of mar garine-tax repeal. Roper attributes the political gains of Amer- • ican agriculture to these reasons: (11 Since farming is our most essential in dustry. people feel that they must assure the well being of those who grow our food. Tr.e sericulture community has had a dis proportionately high representation in congress. (31 Since farmers generally did not share in j the prosperity of the twenties, the public, during I the last two decades, felt that farmers needed a break. --- Editor Jack Lough of the Albion News raises • question most editors probably ask at various times. He writes: "Doesn’t it beat all how those who want their paper to be fair and unbiased al ways think up a million excuses why stories re flecting discredit upon themselves 'should be ditched? Newspapers don’t make the facts they 0aiy print them.*’ ! Pioneer Woman Grandmother, on a winter's day Milked the cows and fed them hay; Slopped the hogs, saddled the mule And got the children off to school; Did a washing, mopped the floors, Washed the windows, and did some chores; Cooked a dish of home dried fruit, Pressed her husband’s Sunday suit. Swept the parlor, made the bed. Baked a dozen loaves of bread; Split some wood and lugged it in, Enough to fill the kitchen bin; Cleaned the lamps and put in oil, Stewed some apples she thought would spoil, Cooked a supper that was delicious And afterward washed up all the dishes. Fed the cat and sprinkled the clothes, Mended a basket full of hose; Then opened the organ and began to play "When you come to the end of a perfect day.” In the interests of national civil defense, which he supervises. Val Peterson flew to Lon don to see how the British are managing in this respect. A strange state of affairs has come to a supposed enlighten! ed race of men, every nation feeling the need of self defense. The concrete paving fever Is catching a-hold and before snow flies the oT town will have taken on a right sm^rt dressed up appearance. CARROLL W. STEWART. Editor and Publisher Editorial & Business Offices: 122 South Fourth St. Address correspondence: Box 330. O'Neill, NeLr Established in 1880—Published Each Thursday Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt county. Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska Press Association, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per ye»ri elsewhere in the United States, $3 per j /ear; rates abroad, provided on request. All sub- ! scriptions are paid-in-advance. Audited (ABC) Cirrulatiao—2£00 (Mar. 31, 1953). Back from Korea Pfc. Harlan E. Petersen (above) arrived home from Korea Tuesday, September 22. He was separated at Camp Carson, Colo., after having been in the army for two years. He spent 16 months with a military' police unit. His par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Pete Pet ersen of O’Neill. Snapshot was taken on a street in Petersen’s military port in Korea. Old Copy Tennessee Newspaper Found— Mrs. Della Eby recently sub ; mitted to The Frontier office a copy of, The Union Herald, pub lished at Fayetteville, Lincoln county, Tenn., June 18, 1862. The paper was found while pe rusing some family effects. Front page first person stories dwelt at length with the Civil war battle of Richmond, the at tack on Charleston and the cap ture of Memphis. A “filler” «=tory was entitled ‘Indian Sagactiy” and was an indictment of the Chickrsaw In dians. Regarding the Richmond bat tle, The Herald said: “Napoleon never was received hv his enthusiastic troops with greater manifestations of delight than was General McClellan (North general),” said the paper | ’McClellan mounted his horse and rode along the line of his troops, back-and-forth, until all the soldiers had a good oppor tunity of seeing him. This scene showed that he possessed the confidence as well as the hearts of his men. They feel that they must be ever victorious under his guidance.” Frontier for printing! Many Long-Married Couples at Page 10 Couples Wedded Over 50 Years PAGE—Page, a village which had a population of 275 when the 1950 census was taken, claims the distinction of having more elder ly married couples “per square mile” than any other town in the state. Since September 19, four cou ples have observed wedding an niversaries ranging from their 55th to 61st. There are six other couples in Page who have been married 50 years or longer. Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell started the current series. Their 58th anniversary was September 19. They have spent most of their lives here. Relatives gath ered Sunday, September 20, at their home to help them cele brate. The 61st anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer was ob served September 21. Their observance was a quiet one, since Mr. Stauffer has been confined to his home two years by failing health. The same day Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder observed their 55th anniversary. Both are in good health. This year they raised a large garden and canned or put into freezers several hundred quarts of fruit and vegetables. A group of friends honored them Mon day evening, September 21. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Downey had their 55th anniversary Sep tember 22. Mr. Downey, 88, is Page’s oldest resident. He is most active. 1 i •i i i I I | I | | | I I | | | Stuart News Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shearer of Peroc. Ia.. came Friday, Sept ember 25, and Mi', and Mrs. Man Ion Shearer accompanied them on a vacation trip to the Black Hills and points West. Claude Shearer is a cousin of Mahlon Shearer. Mrs. Mary Henning of Atkin son visited at the G. L. Ober mire home and helped her grand daughter, Brenda Obermire. cele brate her third birthday anni versary on Friday, September 25. Mr. and Mrs. John Henning of Atkinson were evening visitors. Pvt. Fred Mitchell is now sta toned in Korea. His address: Pvt. Fred Mitchell, US55374393, Btry. B 1st FA Ohsr. Bn., APO 8, % P. M. San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Alvina Smith of Bartlett spent the weekend at the Arthur Runnells home. Mr. and Mrs. James Nachtman and son went to Verdel on Tues day, September 22, to attend the funeral rites for John Svatos. Mr. Svatos was an uncle of Mr. Nachtman. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Juaracek and son, Archie, of Star were Sunday. September 20, visitors at the James Nachtman home. Mrs. Juaracek and Mrs. Nachtman are cousins. Edwin Sweet, son of Mrs. El sie Sweet, entered the University of Nebraska college of medicine this week as a freshman. Mrs. Berlin Mitchell and dau ghter, Lucille, were in O’Neill Saturday, September 26, on busi ness. Miss Faye Moses, student in Wayne State Teachers college spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moses and family. Miss Barbara Moses, who teach es in Omaha, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moses and family. Miss Doris Pettijohn, Who is employed in Omaha, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Clara Pettijohn. Miss Marge Chaney, employed at the Mutual Insurance company is Omaha, visited at the home of her mother, Mrs. Earl Chaney - 4 o this weekend. Miss Marcia Bigelow, student in St. Joseph's school of nursing at Omaha, visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Dana Bigelow and family over the weekend. To Hear Story— Betty Perry will tell a story at the Golden Keys club meeting Friday at Emmet. Last week rid dles formed the entertainment,— Kathleen Grothe, reporter OPENING Display and Office of the AINSWORTH MONUMENT WORKS was Saturday, September 19 in Ainsworth on Highway 20 For your family monument and markers or duplicate markers we have your choice of 16 kinds of granite quarried from 8 different states and two foreign countries. Our markers are priced from S35 up. ON ALL GRANITE PURCHASES OR INQUIRIES POST MARKED BEFORE OCTOBER 20 A COMPANY DISCOUNT OF 10% WILL SE GIVEN. if These prices include delivery and erection. Satisfaction guaranteed. ★ Our granite workmanship and prices cannot be beat. We are dealers, not agents. ★ We also do cemetery lettering. ★ Our office will be open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. AINSWORTH MONUMENT WORKS ITS THE Choicest Product of the Brewers’ Art ♦ * — ftuuff Brr«)af C«r» . H. Lmm. HI.. Omm. Mb Nc«r OrUaM. La.. 9ba ;«k Caltf. o E FINE CAR the fine car price Duplicating America's costliest cars, feature after feature, Ford is wordi more when vou buv it . . . worth more when you sell it! j j j « —that the appearance of a Ford Car leaves very little to be desired. It is “at home’ wherever it goes and it goes everywhere. But what about Ford quality? ' Does it too match the fine car? Is the sheet metal of the body panels as thick? Is the finish as good? How about the trim and things like that? Well, as far as we can determine, the sheet metal is identical in thickness in practically all instances. As to finish - we believe Ford's bakcd-on enamel has no equal in any car. Ford upholstery fabrics and trim are less costly , but they 're less delicate, too. and if anything, more durable. Hov then it it possible to give you this fine oar at half the fine cm price? Part of the answer lies in Feed manufacturing skills and knowledge as evidenced by the V-S engine. Part of it comes from the ever increasing numbers of cars Ford produces and the economies they make posable And, part of it coroes from Ford's willingness to give greater values than might be exported in CATS s mg in Ford s price range. And that's the horn idea. FORD NeWA «Waa.mw Awr JkW* jmarr tnbrm nvw noil * r A FEW MINUTES on the tele phone calling the dealers who . sell America’s finest cars will reveal there are at least eleven models among four makes with price tags over $4,000! Now the interesting thing is that In feature after feature the Ford car duplicates each of these fine cars, and for less than half the fine car price! Look under die hood of the most expensive cars and what do you find? A V-8 Engine! Well, the Ford car has a Y-8, too. In fact, it has had a V-8 since 1932, and since that time Ford has built more V-8's — by millions — than all other manufacturers combined. And there’s no other builder in Ford’s price range that’s seen fit to offer one yet! But the engine, as fine as it is, is only one of many things that make a fine car fine. Automatic shifting, for example. All the fine cars offer it in one form or another because it’s one of the things that make a fine car fine. But if you’ve never driven a Ford with Fordomatic you’ve missed one of the finer things of life. This amazing transmission not only does away with clutching and shifting forever — it gives you exactly the amount of power you want, when you want it —automatically. Fine car power steering, too. The big, heavy costly cars offer it for the same reason they offer power brakes. It’s a man-sized job for a 120 pound woman to handle a car weighing two tons or more without it—especially when parking. Our “Master-Guide” has two distinct benefits. First, it gives a hydraulic power assist right down at the wheels and fust enough to take out the work. You don’t relinquish one particle of con trol—rather your control is more com plete and far easier. Second, being hydraulic. “Master Gnide” power steering absorbs those fatiguing steering wheel tremors caused by ruts and roads in bad repair. And you don’t pay a fine car price for “Master-Guide.” But there is another fine car fea ture—the Ford ride. Books have been written on the subject of riding quality in an automobile, but the payoff comes on the pavement — or lack of it! Many people associate a comfortable ride with excess weight, but it’s not weight alone that makes for comfort If it were, those big five ton trucks which you see every day would be the most comfortable ve hicles on the road. Without being technical we can tell you that what’s been done with Ae suspension and springing system gives the Ford a softer ride, a smoother ride than many cars which tip the scales at better than an added half ton. What about room? Here's an inter esting point If you’ve felt that onh a cosdy car offered enough room, you just ought to sit down in a Ford even if you’re out-size and six feet four! The so-called big car is bigger on the outside, but unless you buy a limou sine with those litde jump seats, it's not one passenger bigger inside. Visibility is another fine ear Ford feature. We say Ford cars offer “fuD circle” visibility because they all have huge, curved one-piece windshields and a huge rear window to match_ plus side windows that mean every passenger gets room with a view! Hotc beautiful is a Ford? A great English poet John Keats, once wrote “Beauty' is Truth, Truth Beauty”— well, he could have been writing about our car for its beauty comes from honest clean lines in every diroension. In fact, we think most people agree—even our competitors LOHAUS MOTOR CO. PHONE 16 — O’NEILL