Prairieland Talk . . .
What Can a Grand Jury Do?
By KOMAINE SAUNDERS, Retired, Former Editor The Frontier
LINCOLN—Several hundred Lincoln citizens
petitioned for a grand jury investigation down at
the penitentiary. Investigation—what can a grand
jury do more than has been done by investigators?
Penitentiaries are the abode of bad men. Some
are those who are not essentially bad but they are
not the ones who cause the trou- j"'
ble. The bad man has chosen a
life of crime and forever is with
us. The state of Nebraska has ;
them to deal with as other states
also have the criminal element.
Since the first one born into
the world stained his soul with
his brother’s bolod there have
been murders; since man wanted
what another had there have
been robbers; since the foul Sod
omite stunk to high heaven there]
have been sex fiends. For the Romaine
protection of society the state Saunders
deals with such, not as a reformation agency but
that which deals out the punishment for crime.
Yet, since the repentant thief on the cross
there have been the Harry Orchards who, through
the agency of spiritual birth, have buried a life of
crime to walk in newness of life in the paths of
righteousness.
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The head of a Lincoln mercantile concern that
deals in clothing, household and personal needs
from pins to furniture, from beefsteak to sliced
bread, and covers a block or two of the commer
cial center, is in Washington, D.C., to plead and
preach for federal defense plants to be brought to
Nebraska. The gentleman of ceommercial instinct
may anticipate the thrill of wrapping up another
package of shoes and socks for another new cus
tomer but many Nebraskans would deplore seeing
the charming prairieland dotted with conning
towers, lookout stations, bomb piles and smoking,
steaming factories where now you may travel the
open country, charmed by the song of the meadow
lark, thrilled by the sight of creatures of the w’ild,
look out across the farflung landscape robed in
green gowns, stand by a little inland lake and dip
a bare foot into the cooling nectars of the sands.
Commercial instinct with many ends with ample
resources for the daily needs, beyond that stretches
the unspoiled prairieland.
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As we bow at the shrine of childhood and
youth, let us not forget the bent form, the wrin
kled face, the silver threads among the gold that
warn of the gathering shadows of life’s approach
ing sunset and that from the toil-marked hands
of the aged came much of what we enjoy to
day. And in those snow-crowned heads of father
and mothers is the mature judgment th; world
needs so much just now.
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The state of Nebraska maintains a school'" in
the little town of Milford where trades are taught,
such as shoe cobbling, auto mechanics and other
crafts. But unless the applicant for admittance to
acquire a trade has a college degree or at least a
high school diploma he is not accepted as a stu
dent. It appears to this homo genus that the young
person who has been deprived of the chance to
acquire scholastic standing is the one who needs to
learn a trade.
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A man doesn’t care much what you say about
him just so you get his name right. Ladies are still
more sensitive about it. What there is about that
plainly typewritten name Mary that looked like
“Maude” to the typographical artists that put Prai
rieland Talk in print has not been explained. But I
will try to square it with a gracious lady the next
time I am in Atkinson by explaining my typewriter
needs a new ribbon.
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Another million-dollar bond proposal to dig
for more water for the capital city. How the mil
lions roll! The city fathers think the requirements
for another year demand it. Who knows but next
year bonds will be In demand for “flood control”?
Atkinson can lay claim to having some “firsts .
One of these is a lifelong citizen who believes he
was the first white child born in Holt county,
maybe before it became organized as a county.
More than four score years ago a pioneer mother
of prairieland looked into the face of her new
born babe with the tender emotions that only a
mother can know and wondered what this untamed
wilderness that echoed to the tramp of buffalo
might have in store for her son. That baby was
Herb Bitney, who grew up in the Atkinson com
munity and still abides there.
O’Neill, too, had its “first white oaby,” Joe
Ryan, who died many years ago, a victim of lawless
violence. And so long ago began a rivarly, Atkin
son to outdo O’Neill, O’Neill to outdo Atkinson.
As the Bitn^eys were up there before there
was an Atkinson, the Ryans came with the Gen.
John O’Neill colonies the Bitneys have prior claim
to the honor of being first.
Atkinson had progressive citizens from its
earliest days. So did O’Neill. Maybe rivalry was the
spur and quirt that put life into' both communities.
A courthouse was needed to make Atkinson all its
promoters thought it should be, so county division
schemes one after another were bom of ambition
and died for lack of votes. Out of the rivalry and
envy of long ago two fine little cities have emerg
ed, the one reaching a hand across the 20 miles
between to grasp the hand of the other and thus
promote friendly relations that make for the on
ward march of both to best serve their communi
ties.
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I saw him today for the first time, maybe the
last. Not a pleasing picture to be unrolled upon the
scroll of the daily street scene. A young man, a hu
man wreck leaning on crutches and useless legs
terminating in feet that had never taken a step. Not
a pleasing picture but one to arouse sympathy. In
spired to pause, I looked into a clean face and a
smile greeted me. A question or two, a little talk
and the story of a courageous soul was told. The
hand of affliction was laid upon him in infancy.
He had not run and played in childhood, was de
prived of life’s activities in youth, had no chance
for schooling. And then, dark eyes raised upward
as to form a question, he asked if I would do
something for him. Just name it, he was told. The
favor involved some effort, the outlay of a few
cents. Swinging from the sidewalk on his crutches
and leaning against a tree, he awaited my return
with gratitude. Or was it a chuckle that a sucker
had been caught on the hook? I like to think not.
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This morning the sun hides for shame behind
a cloud that came from somewhere out of the deep
blue after scorching earth and beast and bird and
man for many days and we are fanned with molli
fying winds originating beyond the Arctic circle.
August draws in its hot breath as it steps off the
calendar to make room for September which
leaves here and there a drop of' rain to wet a dry
land. Velvet-tinted leaf in high treetop flutters
gratefully in the wind a welcome to the cool Sep
tember morn. Morning glories in white and blue
and pink hang in clusters to the vines and the
giadiola bloom contributes floral charm to nature’s
scene.
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Corn huskers will not be in demand in the
Cornhusker state when autumn skies look upon
us. The corn fields are about as scarce of nubbins
as at any time in the past. As only a few of the
93 counties of the state can be classed as “com
country” the state as a whole will not suffer from
a failure of the corn crop, while bins and cribs
still bulge with products of other years. Maybe
some of the corn ground should be turned over
to peach orchards as Nebraska produces a quality
of fruit unequaled anywhere.
Editorial . . .
(Voice of the Soviet Union’
(Guest editorial from Pierce County Leader)
The cold war has taken some queer turns
lately.
“The Voice of America” overseas radio pro
gram became “The Voice of the Soviet Union” on
August 24 when the Soviet acting minister of ag
riculture used its facilities to broadcast to the So
viet people.
At the suggestion of the USIA chief, the im
press.oi.s of Vladimir Matskevich, head of the Rus
sian farm delegation, were recorded at the Soviet
embassy in Washington for transmission to iron
curtam countries.
No wonder several congressmen have said they
intend to ask why U.S. taxpayers should spend
100-million-dollars a year on USIA if the cold war
is over!
The chap at the head of the USIA is named
Streibert.
About those exchange visits of Russian and
American farmers: On the surface it would sesm
our delegation has learned little of value about
farming methods in Russia, but what the Russians
learned in this country (including visits to the Om
aha-Lincoln-Columbus areas and the sandhills) is
something else. By and large the Russians weren’t
dirt farmers at all but bureaucrats acting in the
capacity as agents.
And so the cold war grinds on!
It is easy enough to tell somebody else what
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should be done and the offside critic is usually a
wizard if you believe what he says.
At least the interne heat wave has been broken
and everyone seems to be in a better frame of
mind.
One of the easiest ways of obtaining publicity
is to advertise.
Frontier
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Editorial & Business Offices: 122 South Fourth St.
Address correspondence: Box 330, O'Neill, Nebr.
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News, Views
and Gossip
By THE EDITOR
‘Just Didn’t Fit’
Mrs. August Rednar of Cham
bers recently received a surprise
package in the mail. Upon open
ing the parcel she found her “store
teeth” that had been missing.
It took a year, a dissatisfied
finder and Uncle Sam’s mail chan
nels to restore her artificial chop
pers.
The story began in August,
1954, when the Rednars were en
joying a picnic at Omaha’s Peony
park.
Writes Mrs. Rednar:
“As I had just received rny new
teeth, the uppers were giving me
a bit of trouble. So I removed
them and put them in my pocket.
When the time came that I decid
ed to wear them again, I found
them gone.
“We hunted everywhere but no
luck.
“But, almost a year to the date
later, a small package came in the
mali. And there were my teeth,
not harmed one bit. I was ever
so pleased to have them restored.
But a note that accompanied them
was somewhat disappointing.
“The note said: ‘Take these back
to your dentist. They are poorly
made. They just didn’t fit at all!’ ”
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Miscellany:
Among those adults who last
month completed private swim
ming courses at the Muny pool
were: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Go
kie, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cokie,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clifford of
Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Rooney, Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak
(wife of the chairman of the park
board), Rev. Howard Claycombe,
jr„ of Chambers (pastor of St.
Paul’s Lutheran church), Mrs. D.
C. Schaffer, Alice Johnson. The
tutor was Miss Elizabeth (“lbs”)
Schaffer. Also among the private
ly-taught pupils were Bonnie and
Bobby Clifford and Dick Galyen,
all of Atkinson, and Pat Gokie. . .
The story is making the rounds
that Sen. Joe McCarthy’s broth
er, who lives down on the farm
in Wisconsin, has been in Holt
purchasing cattle. But an effort
to locate the brother of the illus
trious red-hunting senator prov
ed futile.
—CAL STEWART
When You and I Were Young . . .
Inman Man Purchases
Neligh Brick Yards
LaViolette Feted at
Hotel Evans
50 Years Ago
The Neligh Leader says the
Northwestern Brick works there
have been bought by William Mc
Kenna, until recenty a resident of
Inman. . . Miss Ruth Evans enter
tained 16 friends at the Hotel Ev
ans. Walter LaViolette was guest
of-honor. . . Dr. B. T. Trueblood
has made arrangements to leave
O’Neill, having sold his office and
residence to Dr. E. T. Wilson. . .
Michael J. Flannigan and Alice
Blanch Barclay were married at
Stuart. . . Jack Dwyer returned
to Omaha to resume his studies
at Creighton Medical college. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kelly returned
from their western trip.
20 Years Ago *
Olive May Elkins died at her
home 14 miles south of this city,
after an illness of several monttis
from cancer. , . Engene Porter, 7
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Porter, had his tonsils and
adenoids removed. . . A star mail
route will be established between
O’Neill and Omaha. . . The dry
hot weather has had an effect
upon the sale of new automobiles
in the county. Only 26 new cars
registered at the office of the
county treasurer last month. . .
Kenneth Kimbrough arrived in
the city and took possession of
the Medlin & Son meat market,
which he will operate in the fu
ture. . . Word was received that
the application of Holt county for
a grant of federal funds for the
purpose of building a new court
house had been rejected because
of a faulty application. . . An odd
item that actually got into print:
“His first venture into the antique
field was at Ashville, N.C. There
he met his wife.”
10 Years Ago
The Eagle Creek 4-H club held
a meeting at the J. B. Mellor
home. A dinner featuring fried
chicken was served. . . Sfc. John
H. Protivinsky is serving aboard
a battleship which is taking part
in the Pacific fleet occupation of
fourth term as principal of Lynch
high school. . . The employees
fourth term as princpial of Lynch
hgih school. . . The employees
of the telephone office held a
farewell picnic at the city park
in honor of Miss Lois Osborne . .
Romaine Saunders returned from
Lincoln and took the bus to At
kinson on his way to his ranch
home southwest of Amelia. He had
been east about six weeks and had
visited in Washington, D.C.
One Year Ago
Rev. M. H. Grosenbach, who has
been pastor of Wesleyan Methodist
church here for 10 years, has
moved to Gordon. . . Ross Love
land, 32, a Kansan who was ar
rested by authorities at Kimball
and brought to O’Neill, was sen
tenced to one year in the state
penitentiary. . . Miss Donna Mae
Fuhrer, 21, is entering a new field.
The plucky young lady, who has
been bedfast for many years, is
doing oil painting of wooden
plates and bowls. . . The Ewing
Advocate went to press for the fi
nal time last week. Miss Thelma
Drayton, publisher, explained that
she had been unable to get suffi
cient help and is “too ill to main
tain the business.” . . M. B. Huff
man, cashier of the Farmers State
bank at Ewing, returned from
Madison, Wise., where he had
been attending a school of bank
ing.
Sees Balanced Budget
in Next Fiscal Year
U.S. Sen. Carl T. Curtis (R
Neb.) predicted Wednesday that
the federal budget will be balan
ced within the next fiscal year.
He pointed out that the deficit
for the current year, fiscal 1956,
will be 1.7 billion rather than 2.4
billion predicted earlier. Senator
Curtis believes that, with careful
management of government
spending, some opportunity for
debt retirement and tax reduction
will be possible, after the budget
is balanced.
Curtis said, “A three percent
curtailment in federal spending,
during the next fiscal year, will
balance the budget. Our deficit,
this year, is the lowest in the five
years past.”
“I believe” said Curtis, “the
public will strongly support
federal economy necessary to
balance the budget. And, I think
they will seek a balanced budget
prior to tax reduction.”
Ainsworth Pool
Fund Mounts—
AINSWORTH—The swimming
pool memorial fund started early
this month at the Star-Journal
office now totals $148.20.
The money, which will be used
to construct a swimming pool at
Ainsworth’s East city park as a
memorial* to the late Mrs. C. C.
Jones, wife of the late editor of
the Brown County Democrat, will
continue to be collected.
Alice s Beauty Shop
(In Former Apparel Shop
Location)
Phone 263 — O’Neill
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