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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1955)
Prairieland Talk . . . Calendar Reform Gets Opposition By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Retired, Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN—The promoters of the thing they have flaunted as the “world calendar,” through the medium of the United Nations, have been asking the approval of world governments for their cal endar changes, but have been meeting with refus als the world over. One of the latest replies ex pressing a nation’s attitude re- r-;-••'••••- • ceived by the secretary-general j. of the U.N. comes from the Union - ^ ' of South Africa and is quite typ ical of the general run received from other nations. “Public opinion in the Union of South Africa,” it reads, “has not disclosed any great interest in the reform of the calendar. Opposition to the proposal has, however, manifested itself on re ligious grounds, and the principal religious bodies in South Africa Romaine have expressed themselves Saunders against the proposal to reform the existing calen dar In the circumstances the Union government is unable to support the reform of the Gregorian calendar.” The proposed calendar change does away with the historic week by introducing blank days —or no day—periods each year. Religious oppo sition centers largely in certain days regarded as having religious significance. Your bank balance may loom as a god of this world, but lay a destroying hand on the faith and religious customs of any group, from a follower of the Cross to a Persian fire worshiper, and man kind’s most reasured traditions will be defended. * • • Vacation, intermission of a stated employment _it is the midsummer event that sends caravans rolling over the highways of the land, family groups on their way to mountain parks, seaside resorts, lake shore hangouts, or maybe just going to “see the folks” and spend a few days. Vacations have become an essential of modern life, or is it a fad? You travel the highways and see nothing but cars ahead of you, arrive after hours in , the heat and wind at your destination, only to discover it is just another place, another town, another com munity little different than your home community. After a week or two away you are back home tired and may say, “I should have spent the vacation on my own lawn.” # • • The following is taken from the June State Historical society’s newsletter: “You are welcome to visit our archeological field party this summer. The party, in charge of Marvin F. Kivett, director of the museum, will be in the field from June 15 for a period of about eight weeks. The large pre historic Indian village, which will be partly un covered, is located 14 miles north of Chamberlain, S.D., just west of state highway 47, between Crow creek and Wolf creek on the Crow Creek Indian reservation. The University of Kansas field party will also be working a village site in the imme diate vicinity. Meals and hotels are available in Chamberlain.” • • • Congressman Weaver explains his opposition to the increased minimum wage scale by saying it might mean loss of jobs to workers, employers reducing the number of employees to offset the raise. Mr. Weaver doubtless felt he had some thing there though his fears seem not yet to be verified in industrial circles. The glow of sunset fades in the western sky, evening shadows are cast across the dying day. Out in the gloaming sings a lone katydid, birds take to the air and fly to their camping grounds, children play in the street after the long hours of a sun burned day. An understanding mother comes out to join her girls in a game of hide-and-seek, crouches behind a hedgerow and when discovered races to the goal. Daughter beats her to it and we hear, “One, two, three for mom!” The day has been hot—the wind dies with the setting sun, the night will be hot and you may revert to the nude and stretch out on the floor by an open door. You are sore at the weather man, who had forecast a cool weekend with showers. Another Independence day comes and is gone, celebrated only by a layoff from the daily tasks and maybe half-hearted indul gence in a bit of fireworks. But is that all it is worth when, after the lapse of only 179 years, a strip of country along the Atlantic seacoast has grown to cover a continent and become a world power? • * * A movie guy stopped in O’Neill to get feed of pork and beans, got his classical movieland fea tures in print, upset the equipoise of a native lassie and set the town talking—see who’s here! O’Neill patriots of an earlier day were favored by visits from the really great—Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton, William Jennings Bryan, three times the democratic presidential candidate, Governor Crouse, Edward Rosewater, Death Valley Scottie, Doc Middleton and some others with no appre ciable upset of community poise. • * • Omaha police held “for investigation” a gent who had clubbed and beaten his 9-year-old step son because the lad couldn’t get onto the knack of riding a bicycle. The police should handle that guy like he did that little boy, who now, after such treatment, may be another on the way to juvenile delinquency. The child will remember in after years the treatment of a harsh world and resentment may be manifest in unlovely ways. Nebraskans may well experience a shade of sadness, a blush of shame, that there are brutes like this guy in Omaha among us. • * • This is a year of anniversaries. The Frontier passed its 75th milestone, not having failed once in 75 years to come off the press on time. The event was not even regarded worth a hig head line. Atkinson celebrates the 75th anniversary of the founding of the town next month. Niobrara has been on the map for 100 years and the citi zens over there do not let the century write its finish without a celebration. * • * Loyalty to family traditions outweighed the lure of $15,000 a year salary attached to the job of heading up a national highway project, and State Engineer L. N. Ress will remain on the job at our statehouse. The Ress family tribal group advised against leaving Nebraska where their roots are anchored. * * • Some go to the movies, some to the ball games, others to the dance hall. If you want an hour’s worthwhile entertainment, join the circle on the bench where the community’s wise old guys spend their summer afternoons. * * * Two notables, who had been involved in Sen ator McCarthy’s charges of traitors in the military ranks, laid down their swords and retired to pri vate life “because of health.” Another had a “se vere heart attack.” Editorial . . . Ford’s Park Is Popular A few years ago the O’Neill Parent-Teachers association undertook to install playground equip ment and provide supervision during the summer months in a hodge-podge of weeds in the west end of the city. The site, known as Ford’s park by only a few and little heard of by hundreds of other cit izens, gradually became a mecca for small fry. Two years ago this same P-TA group, plus the American Legion, Legion auxiliary, Friends of St. Mary’s and a half-dozen other organizations, got o behind a movement to place a 40-thousand-dollar swimming pool bond proposal on the ballot. The issue carried by a substantial margin and work was commenced. On memorial day, 1954, the pool was opened for the first time. With the tank now in its second season, folks are scratching their heads and wondering how we ever got along with out the pool—judging from the multitudes who are patronizing this well-operated, well-managed pool o and park. A city park commission was appointed 14 months ago and the members are A. P. Jaszkow iak, John C. Watson and Raymond Eby. Under their direction the park’s sanitary facilities have been modernized, numerous picnic tables have been pro vided by various business firms, cement walks have been built, the grounds have been transform ed into a first-class park in every respect. Judging by the hundreds of picnickers who gather there every week and the hundreds of swimmers who come from near-and-far, it is safe 1jo say Ford’s park today is a widely-known recre ational spot in this section of the state. In fact, already some observers are beginning to ask themselves if the pool and the park facilities aren’t too small for a city of this size. Regardless of size, the overwhelming response by people of all age groups is gratifying not only to the officials but to the taxpayers who are footing the bill. Teaching hundreds of kids to swim under supervision, many of them from as far away as Bassett and Neligh, certainly is a worthwhile ac complishment. A Question of Engineers Assistant Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles recently pointed out the threat to Amer o ica’s security which is emerging from our failure to graduate engineers from our colleges at a pace comparable to that of Russia. Quarles points out that this June about 22,000 engineers were graduat ed from U.S. colleges and universities. Of this number, over half—about 12,000—will probably go into the armed services. That would leave only about ten thousand to go into U.S. in dustry and this is compared with an estimated 50, 000-engineer output in the Soviet Union. In other words, the USSR is producing engi neers at the rate of at least 50,000 a year while our rate is less than half that. It is estimated that U.S. industry could use as many as 40,000 new engineers in 1955 and only about one-fourth this number will be available. The only solution we know of to the problem is a goverment program which would encourage the study of engineering through financial aids. It is not practical for us to make engineers our idols or heroes, as is the case in Russia, and we will probably go on admiring sports figures and movie stars in the United States. But the government could set up a financial aid program for students who would study engi neering in college, and thus increase our output. It appears such a program would be justified, and should be begun before the next school term, in September of this year. A Man of Goodwill H. J. (“Herb”) Hammond, 67, well-known O’ Neill real estate abstractor, died this week after a lingering illness. In his death O’Neill lost a fine cit izen. Mr. Hammond was a member of an old line family in his community. He was ever loyal to his church, fraternal group and to good causes. He was an avid democrat throughout his adult life, a fish erman, a kind and gracious man who had no ene mies, and he will be sorely missed by his family, friends and the community. This son of a pioneer couple was said to bear a strong physical resemblance to the late Will Rog er. A philosophy of goodwill toward their fellow man was held in common, too. There’s a lot of activity down Chambers way in preparation for the 1955 Holt county fair—Aug ust 17, 18, 19, 20. There’s every reason to believe fairgoers this year for the first time will be able to get within a few hundred yards of the fair grounds via hardsurfaced highway. Two and three weeks ago it was raining every day. Now there’s a crying need for moisture. Beauty contest judges are about finished for the year, to their regret. CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher Editorial * Business Offices: 122 South Fourth SI Address correspondence: Box 330, O'Neill, Nebr. Established in 1880 — Published Each Thursday Entered at the postoffice in O'Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This news paper is a member of the Nebraska Press Associa tion, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided on request. All subscriptions are paid-in-advance. Audited (ABC) Circulation—2,463 (Mar. 31, 1955) When You and I Were Young . . . Ewing’s Po ' r Druggis Visitor Runaway Boy Has Change of Heart 50 Years Ago Willie Elliott, 14, a run-away from the ranch of his uncle and guardian, Peter Ryan, decided to return and sent word tc his Uncle Pete to come and get him. . . . S. W. Green, Ewing’s pop ular druggist, was in the city. . . About one hundred Holt county teachers are receiving instruction in the various summer schools of the state. . . A cell in the county jail is occupied by a man who gives his name as James Williams. He is in limbo for an alleged at tempt to rob the money drawer in the Walwrath and Sherwood store in Atkinson. . . Miss Jennie Kane went to Omaha to enter the Pres byterian hospital to take a three years’ course in nursing. . . Miss Mary Kelley entertained a num ber of her friends. Refreshments were served at 9 o’clock. 20 Years Ago Someone gained entrance to the Ford garage and managed to get away with about $20 in cash. . . Judge and Mrs. R. R. Dickson and Miss Marjorie drove to Nor folk and met Miss Marion, who had been visiting friends in Lin coln for 10 days. . . Chief of Po lice Chester Calkins went to Bart lett on business. . . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shelhamer, a son, weighing 5 pounds. . . The O’Neill baseball nine played Bartlett and lost, 10-4. . . Tom Coyne suffered a fractured knee cap when his car hit the side of a culvert near Bruce park as he was driving to Creighton. . . Kenneth, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berger, farmers near Opportunity, drown ed in O’Donnell’s lake between Inman and Stafford. . . Two of the city’s painters and decorators, Marvin and Claude Johnson, have taken the contract of redecorating the interior of St. Mary’s acad emy. 10 Years Ago Haying is in full swing through out Holt county where haying crews have been established. . . James H. Hanley, 64, former Om aha attorney and a member of the old federal radio commission, died of a brain hemorrhage at his home in Washington, D.C. . . The Silver Star Serving Sisters 4-H club, under the leadership of Mrs. Lloyd deed, held an achievement day at the Valley Center school house. . . The veterans’ adminis tration has announced that it will set up offices in O’Neill, Harting ton and Ainsworth. . . The Page WSCS met in the Methodist church parlors. Mrs. E. Roy Townsend led the devotions. . . The president of the United States presented the gold star in lieu of the second air medal to Homer Russell Johnson, son of Dr. Homer H. Johnson of Lancaster. Young Johnson was born in Inman. One Year Ago * It was hotte-’n-hades in the O’ Neill region several days the past week. . . Elgin Ray, manager of the Spelts-Ray Lumber company here, was elected commander of Simonson post 93, American Le gion. . . An 18-year-old Butte youth, who could not swim, drowned in the lake at the state recreation park west of Atkinson. ... Rev. Ernest Smith, a native of New York state, will arrive in O’Neill. He is a graduate of the Lutheran seminary at St. Louis, Mo., and will be installed as pas tor of Christ Lutheran church. . . An innocent little sparrow foul ed up northeast Nebraska’s power network when he dropped a bit of wet grass or wire across a 69 thousand-volt high tension ter minal on a main oil switch, creat ing a short-circuit. . . Residents of O’Neill are asked to cut down on their use of city water. Letter to Editor Omaha, Nebr. July 3 Leaving for Littleton, Colo., so better get my check on the road so I’ll be sure to get my paper this week. Came from Hot Springs, Ark., here with seven. Lost all but two head through claiming but had a very successful meet here. Please send the little old home town paper to us: JASPER HITCHCOCK Littleton, Colo. c/o Centennial Race Track Return from Rapid— James Tangeman and John Lee Farrier returned Tuesday, June 28, from Rapid City, S.D., where they had been visiting Mr. Far rier’s brother, Richard Farrier, and family. O’Neill Aerial Spraying Service CORN ROOT WORM, weeds in small grain, corn and pasture. We have Miller’s Chemicals to sell and use. SPRAYING by air has been done since 1926. Phone 582-R-2 — O’NEILL — Rural & City PHILLIPS “66” PRODUCTS New & Used Tires Greasing Sc Washing Borg’s ‘66’ Service PROMPT TANKWAGON SERVICE Phillips "66" Station Phone S63 - - Over 100 Present at Bible Camp CELIA — Mrs. Connie Frickel, Mrs. Clarence Focken and Mrs. George Keidel of Stuart were cooks the past week at the Cleve land Bible camp. Over one hun dred children were fed each day. Children from Wyoming, Ore gon, Arizona, as well as Randolph, Lincoln, Osmond, O’Neill, Stuart, Atkinson, Celia and Cleveland communities in Nebraska were in attendance at the camp which closed Sunday with services and a picnic dinner. Other Celia News Mrs. Mark Hendricks received word Friday of the death of her brother-in-law, Anson House of Concord, Calif., who died that day of a heart attack after an illness of four days. He is survived by his wife and nine children. The House family visited here several times. Alex Forsythe and Mr. and Mrs Lon Bellman were Friday after noon visitors at the O. A. Ham merberg home. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hupp and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Orr were Saturday afternoon visitors at the Joe Hendricks home. ▼ 1 < • • 1 A A1 _ /->• •_ JUiy t vidnuia dir me Lurniic Frickel home were the Sewell Johnson family, also the Ralph Friedrich family of Spencer. George Woolstrum of Ansley visited the Mark Hendricks fam ily from Sunday until Tuesday. Henry Marlin left Sunday for his home at Panhandle, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun and son were last Thursday eve ning visitors at the O. A. Ham merberg home. Joe Hendricks and son, Jim, visited Jerry Hendricks at the Cleveland Bible camp last Thurs day to help him celebrate his 11th birthday anniversary. Mr. arnd Mrs. William Maloun and Billy were July 4 supper guests at the O. A. Hammerberg home. O. A. Hammerberg spent Sat urday at the William Maloun home. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and Mr. and Mrs. George Beck were Sunday dinner guests at the Henry Dobrovolny home. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Bellman and Alex Forsythe were Saturday night supper guests at the O. A. Hammerberg home. Miss Dorothy Scott was a Sun day supper guest at the William Maloun home. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Robey were Sunday afternoon and sup per guests at the Joe Hendricks home. Mr. “and Mrs. P. W. Kilmurry spent the Fourth at the Frank Kilmurry home. Emil Colfack and Denton werei Saturday morning visitors at the I Charles Dobias home. Dorothy Scott was a dinner guest there on Saturday. Denton, Shirley and Dennis Colfack and Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg were Sunday eve ning, July 3, visitors at the Wil liam Maloun home., Emil Colfack and Denton were Saturday visitors at the Duane Beck home. Henry Gotschall and son, Ivan, of Silverton, Ore., are visiting the Fritz Naber family, also other friends and neighbors. They were guests at the Jim Lauridsen home last Thursday. Hans Lauridsen and sons and Jim Lauridsen were Saturday O’ Neill visitors. Bobby Knudson was a supper guest at the Frank Disterhaupt home Wednesday evening, July 6. The Emil Colfack family visit ed the Wilford Arp family Tues day, July 5, and attended the fu neral of William Mitchell at Butte. They were supper guests at the Arp home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilmurry and family were Wednesday eve ning, July 6, visitors at the Emil Colfack home. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Steele | and four sons of Isanti, Minn., ar rived Tuesday, July 5, for a visit ! with his sister, Mrs. Lawrence Smith, and family. They left Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schaaf, George and Dick were Friday evening visitors at the Hans Lauridsen home. Mr. and Mrs. James Czerny of Naper were Sunday afternoon vis itors at the O. A. Hammerberg home. The Emil Colfack family spent Sunday at the Oscar Wondercheck home at Newport. The Wilford Arp family spent July 4 at the Emil Colfack home. Mrs. Merrill Smith and Doris were Friday afternoon visitors at the Lawrence Smith home. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridsen and sons were Tuesday evening, July 5, visitors at the George Sy fie home. • Edward Siders returned to his home at Glenrock, Wyo, Friday, July 1, after spending a week here visiting his mother, Mrs. Maggie Siders, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bar tos, and their daughter, Karen. SWITCH TO I SQUIRT Never An After-Thin* Dwayne Greenwood Weds in Arizona CELIA—Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Greenwood of Sagle, Ida., an nounce the marriage of their son, A/2c Dwayne A. Greenwood of March air force base in Califor nia, to Miss Thelma Courtney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Courtney of Mira Loma, Calif. The wedding was solemnized at a chapel in Yuma, Ariz., Sunday, July 3. The bride is a government em ployee. They are now making their home in Riverside, Calif. The Greenwoods were former ly Atkinson and Celia residents, leaving for Idaho seven years ago. Dwayne is a nephew of O. A. Hammerberg of Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Greenwood are now living at 2710 State st.f San Bernardino, Calif. Miss Eileen Krysl Feted at Stuart— STUART — Miss Eileen Krysl was honored Sunday afternoon with a prenuptial shower given in the basement of the St. Boni face Catholic church. Games were used for entertain ment and a lunch was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Albert Ziska and Mrs. Freddie Neibauer. Miss Ann Gleeson spent the weekend in Bonesteel, S.D., visit ing relatives. T I DR. H. D. GXLDERSLEEYE OPTOMETRIST Northeast Corner of 4th & Douglas O’NEILL, NEBR. Phone 167 Ey«* Examined . Olanai Flttad Offlca Hoar*: M Mon. thru Bat. Attention, Home & Prospective Home Owners FIRE and EXTENDED COVERAGE INSURANCE FIVE-YEAR period at $11.80 per $1,000.00 ... a company with over $4,500,000.00 assets. Prompt settlement of losses. Low cost! L. G. Gillespie Ins. Agency — O’Neill .. DANCE .. AT O’NEILL American Legion Auditorium & BALLROOM *» DON SHAW Sunday, July 17 Adm.: $1 Per Person ^_____ 188-hp Buick SPECIAL 6-Passenger, 4-Door RlYlERA, Model 43 , in ''v '■ W You certainly ought to come in and see for yourself why this new kind of hard top is headed for the best-seller list. It’s a Buick Riviera, of course. 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