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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1954)
] Jeweler Back After Attending Diamond Clinic McIntosh Is One of 3 Retail Jewelers Selected William McIntosh has just re turned from Kansas City where he attended an intensive, five dav refresher course in diamond grading. This clinic was conduct ed by the C. A. Kiger Co., one of the major diamond importers, win) operates one of the two dia mond laboratories in the United States. A £JC ldUUlfUUXjr UdCU Wd5 umque,” says Mr. McIntosh. “It was kept at a constant tempera ture, the air was filtered to re move dust and it was lighted by specially designed lights so there were no shadows. Conditions were constant so diamonds could be graded at all times under the same conditions. “We checked diamonds for col or under a Colorimeter and then matched against a set of Master Guide Stones. They were check ed under special Ultra - Violet rays for fluorescence. They were checked under a ‘diamondscope’, which is really a binocular mi croscope with specially corrected lens that gives 10-power magni fication, for internal imperfec tions. “When you consider that 250 tons of blue rock (that’s a pile 10 ft. square and 100 ft. high) have to be mined, transported, pulverized and sorted to produce the equvalent of one one-carat Diamond—and there is only one liawless diamond in 376 carats— one is surprised that diamonds cost as little as they do. “But, we spent five eight-hour days listening to lectures and ob serving laboratory tests and ex periments by graduate gemolo gists, in order to learn to grade diamonds more accurately, be cause cut, color, and internal cleanliness determine a dia mond merchandising school in a want to be able to give my cus tomers the best posible diamonds for their money. adv. Henry Reimer, Niobrara attor ney and son of Holt County Judge Louis W. Reimer and Mrs. Reimer, has been named finance chairman for the Knox county democratic central committee. Church Sale Nets WSCS $1,029.70 AMELIA — Hank Whitcombs purchased the Amelia Methodist parsonage at the sale Saturday. They will soon move it to their farm near Swan lake. The white elephant sale and the pancake and sausage dinner sponsored by the Amelia church and WSCS netted the sum of $1, 029.70. The ball game between Royal and Amelia was won by Amelia. Other Amelia News The Helping Hand club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Flmer Coolidge on Thursday, October 14. doolittle 14 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Keefe and family returned home the latter part of the week from a two-weeks’ vacation. John Han sen and his mother, Mrs. Maude Hansen, took care of the Keefes’ chores while they were gone. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krauter of Crete visited at the William Fry rear home several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ryschon of Valentine visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees re turned Saturday evening from a lew' days’ visit with their son, Bill, and family at Omaha. They also attended the electrical dis play at the centennial celebra tion. Mrs. Clyde Doolittle Circle 9 President AMELIA — The Circle Nine club held a special meeting Mon day evening. September 20, at the home of Mrs. Clyde Doolittle. New officers were elected with the following chosen: Mrs. Clyde Doolittle, president; Mrs. Albert James, vice-president: Mrs. Lee Gilman, secretary; Mrs. Bob Clif ford, treasurer. After the meeting the group went to Atkinson to bowl. AWARD TO CONSUMERS The National Safety Council has granted its award of merit to Consumers Public Power district in recognition of the outstanding safety record established during the year of 1953, by Consumers Public Power district. A congrat ulatory letter from Ned H. Dear born, National Safety Council president, complimented the dis trict on establishing a 53 percent improvement in its accident fre quency rate, and a 92 percent im provement in its accident severi ty rates. State Capitol News . . - Carnage Picture Improves LINCOLN — The unexcit ing, grim, but vastly important fight against highway traffic deaths continued this week. Ceaselessly the fight goes on against carelessness, bad driving, speed, and countless other acci dent-causing factors in their ef fort to whittle down the death toll on Nebraska highways. For a time, at least the trend seemed to be better. On one date the death count for this year was two below that at the same time last year. Earlier in the year this year’s toll had been double that of last year. It was a remarkable achieve ment of “catching up” over the usually accident high summer months that could give the high way patrolmen cheer. "Something we have done has brought a reversal of the trend earlier this year/' said Gov. Robert Crosby. And he said he thought he knew why. In May, when the toll was ris ing at a sickening rate, Crosby announced war on traffic deaths. It sounded much like the usual safety campaign which accom plishes little. But the governor put teeth in to this one. He took away some of the duties patrolmen had been handling, such as giving driver’s license examinations and operat ing truck weighing stations. In i ii * _ r_a OC? ..ah 4a -r-vn♦ v<-vl CiiCVl, tilio littu mvt* KW r"” the highways. Safty Patrol Commander Col. C. J. Sanders and his staff ad ded radar and the use of a patrol airplane to their weapons. Little by little the zooming rate began to taper until Crosby re cently could express the hope that this year’s record might be better than last. He said he would give high credit to the safty patrol. Col. Sanders said the motoring public and the facilities of the press should have credit, too. He said that “Crosby has his heart and soul in this.” The theory of cycles may have something to do with the steep accident rate dur- J ing the early part of the year and the present decline. And at the rate things had been going, sooner or later every fam ily will have felt the loss or maiming of a loved one on the highways. Some credit, too, must go to city and county enforcement agencies and insurance com panies are making it tough on accident repeaters to obtain protection. Curiously, Crosby’s bold action directly contradicted his stand a year ago at budget making time. Operating under his announced theory of “restraint” in state government spending, Crosby had cut in half the budget increase the safty patrol had asked. This shaved the patrol to 119 men of which 26 were busy with “non highway duties.” Thanks to Crosby’s action in May, the patrol now stands at 137. Pay for the new driver’s license examiners and weighing station operators has come out of gasoline tax funds—not the safety patrol budget Crosby so vigorous ly chopped 20 months ago. * * + Welfare Mixed news came out of the state assistance department’s request for funds for the coming __—-i biennium, which starts July 1 f 1955. | The department’s total request for $32,582,817 was $1.5 million under the current biennium’s $34,005,513. But the demand for “new money” from the state pro perty tax-supported portion of the budget is about $18,000 high er than two years ago. That is because the department doesn’t expect to have the whop ping big “left over” amount this time it had at the end of the 1951-53 biennium. It is asking $13,297,000 in property tax funds of which $1,124,000 will be furn ished by “left over” funds. For the current biennium $15,149,064 was asked but the $3 million in “left over" funds was so large that only $11,974. 250 in “new money" was need ed. About $12.1 million in “new money" will be needed this time or about $18,000 more than last time. Actually, expenses will be just about the same, according to the State Assistance Director Mayme Stukel. The number of persons on the welfare rolls is expected to drop from 18,000. But the average payment per case is expected to raise from the present $49.95 to around $51. So on a dollars and cents Dasis the cost will be about the same. Oddly enough, the more liberal social security payments now available are responsible for bo osting that average. That’s be cause with higher payments some people are able to get off the wel fare rolls. These are the ones who have only been requiring $10, $12, or $15 a month to supplement other income. But dropping off these low-cost clients make the average payment go higher be cause the high payment clients stay on. * * * "Plateau"— Of long-term imrest is that both the number on the case rolls and the assistance department budget are considerably down from a 1951 high when there were about 24,000 on the rolls and the budget was $40 million. But because there isn’t much drop from the current biennium to the next indicates that the “plateau” has been reached. At any rate to budget makers and government officials who will be facing increasing budgets in other areas of government, the $1.5 million less in the assistance department’s budget ^ili be most welcome. * * * Politics— The political pot boiled a little harder with elections barly a -i month away. The caravan of re publican candidates continued touring the First congressional district after a send off week in which Vice-President Richard Nixon told republican gatherings that the Eisenhower administra tion has a good record and the people will vote Republican this year if they get the facts. The democrats twitted state republicans because there were 1,800 empty seats at Nixon’s Omaha appearance. Things were fast approaching election cam paign “normalcy.” * * * Watershed— The city of Plattsmouth, tired out by the disastrous flash floods sweeping down its main streets about every five years, asked Governor Crosby to approve a plan to get a watershed survey under a new federal law, known as the Hope-Aitken Watershed act. This was the first such re quest from Nebraska. If Crosby approves, the request goes to the U. S. department of agriculture for consideration. * * • Warning— State Tax Commissioner George Peterson, pleased that a current campaign to-get full reporting of financial stock ownership is bear ing fruit, warned that “the second time around” in October stock holders who have not listed their stock may find it taxed at the local tangible tax rate. Since most stock is taxed at the rate of $4 per $1,000, local levies such as $45 or $50 per $1, 000 could be a stiff penalty. Strangely enough, this is the only type of property where the state tax commissioner can enforce compliance in listing. All other kinds of property are assessed by county assessors. 2 Youths Enlist in Marine Corps Dwayne Devall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall, and Harold Dexter, son of Mrs. Olive Dexter of O’Neill, have enlisted in the marines for a period of three years and were assigned to the San Diego, Calif., base. Their addresses are: Pvt. Dwayne E. Devall, 1517524, platoon 2001, 2nd recruit training battalion, M.C.R.D., San Diego 40, Calif. Pvt. Harold Dexter, 1517523, platoon 2001, 2nd recruit training battalion, M.C.R.D., San Diego 40, Calif. HIGHEST PEAK Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky mountains. Spahns ‘Having Wonderful Time’ Will Return from Europe in October DELOIT—Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn, who are touring Europe and currently visiting relatives in Germany, have sent word to this community they are “having a wonderful time.” The Spahns expect to return home in October. They left the U S. on the Queen Mary, one of the two largest ships in the world. Other Deloii News Mrs. Johnny Bauer and Mrs. Ralph Beaudin and daughter spent Monday, September 20, at the Dwayne Borg home in O’ Neill. There was a light frost Tues day night, September 21. The leaves are turning and some of the corn looks dry. Mrs. Anton Shavlik, Mrs. Clar ence Shavlik, Tommy and Shar on were Neligh business visitors on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack went to Pender Sunday. Mrs. Myrtle Jewell returned with them for a visit with relatives here. Joe funk had cattle on the Omaha market last week. He accompanied the shipment. There was no school at the Reimer school on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Bartak left Sunday for Oregon to visit Mr. and Mrs. Max Paul and family, whose son is leaving Oc tober 3, for service. The school children from this part of Wheeler county attended a free dental X-ray at Bartlett last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. August Kallhoff and family visited the dam at Pickstown, S.D., Sunday. Doris Ann Spahn was a supper guest at the Ralph Tomjack home I Wednesday, September 22. and daughter of Hastings spent part of the weekend at the H. Reimer home. On Sunday they visited relatives in Madison. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stearns re turned home from the WOW tour last week. Mr. and Mrs. Vearl Tuttle and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. H. Reimer and Elayne picnicked at Grove lake Sunday. The Reimers visited friends in Plainview in the afternoon. SEEK SYSTEM Blind musicians are seeking to develop an international system of musical notation for the blind. Mrs. Ed Harvey Is Elected President CHAMBERS — The Valley Center extension club met Fri day, September 17, at the home of Mrs. G. H. Grimes with 18 members and four visitors pres ent. A handicraft lesson on purse making was presented by Mrs. Herman Cook and Mrs. Glen Grimes. The president, Mrs. H. C. Walter, reported on the coun cil meeting held in O’Neill on September 14. Eighteen dollars collected from the members was sent to the Children’s Memorial hospital in Omaha. One member sent a gift for the hospital ba zaar. The booth for achievement day was discussed. Each member is to bring a homemade Christmas gift for the next meeting for the booth. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Ed Harvey, presi dent; Mrs. Herman Cook, vice president; Mrs. Orville Svatos, secretary and treasurer. Lunch of ice cream, cake, mints and coffee was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be October 15 at the home of Mrs. Glen Grimes. Other Chambers News I Mrs. Ida Howard left Friday for her home in California after o * spending several weeks at Cham bers with her mother, Mrs. John Wintermote; her sister, Mrs. Her man Cook, and her brother, Guais Wintermote. She had also spent some time with a son-in law and daughter in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beed and son of Lincoln were weekend guest3 of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bay Beed, and family. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Beed and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beed and son were dinner guests in the Glen Grimes home. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hausler of Holbrook spent from Wednesday, September 22, until Sunday with her sisters, Mrs. A1 Dierking and t Mrs. C. V. Robertson, and broth- * ers, Alfred and Henry Walter, and families. JOHN R. GALLAGHER j Attomey-at-Law First Nat’l Bank Bldg. i O'NEILL PHONE 11 ! 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V -^rr^4---y- MT .-•• ■-<*-£4 •m— .... a. GILLIGANS REXALL DRUG Phone 87 O’Neill , r | . <: C c o 4 Inman Fall Festival . . . AND . . . r Community Sale (Bring goods for sale to the street west of the Methodist church. If you wish to donate any thing to the sale and will not be able to bring it in, get in touch with any of the following:) LEWIS KOPECKY, JR., and DONALD KEYES, Sale Managers GEORGE COLMAN, ED THORIN, HARRY MOORE, Aucts. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, O'Neill, Clerk Saturday, Oct. 2 ALL PROCEEDS from this vent are to go to the Inman Metho- | dist Church. Sale will start promptly at 2 p.m. Items to be sold include: REGISTERED ABERDEEN-ANGUS HEIFER, wt. 700 Lbs., from RAY SIDERS HERD Also some WHITEFACE and SHORTHORN CATTLE PLUS Garden Vegetables — Canned Goods — Bazaar Items — Household Goods _ Cream Separator — Butcher Hogs — Poultry —Furniture — Clothing. 8 STACKS OF HAY, Weighed on Underslungs, to Be Delivered Within 3-Mile Radius . . . Program . . . PARADE 10 A.M. Cash Prizes io Winners Donated by Merchants of Inman NOVELTY RACES 11 to 12 A.M. For Young and Old Cash Prizes to Winners Donated by Commercial Club of Inman Harvey Tompkins and C. Hansen Race Managers DINNER _ 11:30 to 1:30 Adults SI.00 — Grade Students 50c To be served in Maxcy Memorial Addition by women of the community. CONCERT 12:30 to 1 P.M. ^ By Inman School Band Director: L. Saw'yer AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS I In and around Methodist Church (Bring displays early Saturday morning) Vaden Kivett and Horace Kiel, Managers AIRPLANE RIDES LLOYD DURRE OF EWING Licensed Commercial Pilot On meadow south of town. FREE HOME TALENT ENTERTAINMENT 1 to 2 P.M. • Prizes Given by Business Houses of Inman. 3 In charge of Sarah Michaelis and Frances Anderl ° 3 CONCESSION STAND Pie, hot dogs, hamburgers, coffee, candy, pop, popcorn, gum, peanuts, neckties. In charge of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson. _ c SOUND TRUCKS courtesy REV. OTTO F ABRE, Methodist Mobile Ministry and OLD HOME BREAD. . . 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