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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1955)
Prairieland Talk . . . Inspired by Sarcasm or Contempt? By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Retired, Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN — I encountered him on South 48th street yesterday. Was it sarcasm or contempt that inspired his outburst over the baby beller ing of farm and ranch operators with hands out for federal aid? If they can’t stand one tough sea son after years of unheard of high prices for grain and livestock, they better get out of the way and let those take over who can. Joe Ellis, who had given voice to such conclu sions, may have been unnecessarily severe on an agricultural gentry of new deal breeding that know not the root hog or die tradition of other days, but out of the memory of the long ago he recalled that when there was no hay or other feed available the ranch boys out Scottsbluff way used heavy planks in V shape with horses hitched to the outfits to clear snow away so the cattle could get at the dry buffalo grass. Joe, I learned, had an uncle we knew in the village of O’- Romaine Neill in the long ago, “Norry” Saunders Ellis, the village marshal, who at one time au thorized a deputy to bring in three men dead or alive. They had been shooting up the town. One dead, two alive were taken. * * * Choice, not chance, determines the out come, but chance often determines the choice. * * * A newspaper guy at Chadron is reputed to be a dude. If a gent arrayed in the togs of a dude had strutted the streets of Chadron when Jim Dahlman and some of his pals rode into town on their mustangs, his derby would have been shot full of holes and with bullets smashing near his feet, there would have been a street dancing scene. The wild and woolly west has now taken on the mollycoddle aspects of a tamed hombre. But a newspaper guy may assume any sort of a role and this Chadron gent may bid next for at tention in the guise of Wild Bill Hickock. * * * "Prospect for a shower very poor” was the word from the weather man. That night rain fell, the next day, the next night. And so an other autumn equinox brings refreshing rains to prairieland. * * * A little white hen from some unknown flock, urged by the universal mother instinct, came into the back yard, settled her daitny white feathered form in a secluded nook under a friendly apple tree, deposited an egg day-by-day and now acts the part of an animated incubator, nature’s own way of multiplying life. Harold, a sympathetic soul, went out last night in the rain and covered little biddy with a box to give her shelter. * * * A paper that crosses our desk told about the townsman who went to the poorhouse the other day to see a friend who once ran a newspaper that pleased everyone. Which just goes to show what can happen under certain circumstances. * * * There are people in the world who believe that a cash contribution is all that they are re quired to do for their communities. The 90-year-old former resident of O’Neill, Mrs. Minnie Noble, whose picture and a bit of the venerable lady’s life philosophy appeared re cently in The Frontier, believes humanity in Yankeeland is restless and out of control because of idleness and looks back to her girlhood days when there was no time for misbehavior or pleas ures because of the burden of work. Yes, their was work to do in the long ago and the pleasures of life were abundant and satisfying. And if you think work is lacking in this mechanical age, try running a newspaper. The mentally alert Mrs. Noble offers some suggestions for attaining ripe old age. An old fogey? Maybe so, but if you want to survive to become an “old fogey” better do as she says. * * * A matron with a sublime faith living up the street had been praying for rain. Maybe some oth ers, while everybody wished for rain. Rains have fallen on the dry land, on the just and the un just alike. For the favors of Heaven all owe much to the steadfast sincerity of praying fathers and mothers. * * * In recent weeks we have had the stories of violence flaring up at the state prison. Now comes the story of human sympathy for an unfortunate individual springing from the hearts of criminals. A group of convicts in the state penitentiary, headed by one in there for life, raised a fund of $88 to buy a wheel chair for Ramona Richards, a 19-year-old girl of Hot Springs, S.D., who had been partially paralyzed. There is some good in the worst of us and some defects in the best of us. * v * Knowing when to seize an opportunity, when to turn a deaf ear, when to have an open mind and closed mouth, when to stop going for ward and turn to go the other way, will help you avoid a lot of life’s disappointments. * * * Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston, Mass., has sounded a call for Roman Catholics to revive their interest in foreign missions, the need being as he sees it, that paganism is on the increase in many lands. The Walther league, at a gathering in New York City, laid plans to send forth cara vans throughout the country to urge upon church es and families the dangers of juvenile delin quency. Dr. Henry Nelson Wieman, a noted theo logian, is quoted as saying that many men believe “good” means only “what I like,” that “most men seem to have no rational basis for defending a proposition of what is good and what is bad.” Perhaps the dollar is too often in the way. * * * It must be discouraging to the Russians to send delegations of farmers or factory experts over here only to see how wonderfully well we do everything. Maybe it would salve their ego if they sent a group over here to taste our coffee. * * * Sixteen columns of the Sunday paper devoted to “homes for sale” in Lincoln, “small” down pay ment, the rest “like rent,” half or less of the “rent” applying on the debt. * * * * A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.—James Free man Clarke. Editorial .... Super Counselors Needed (Editor’s note: George Morris is the former superintendent of the Nebraska men’s reformatory at Lincoln. He was relieved of his post after being critical of his bosses—the state board of control and Gov. Victor Anderson. Mr. Morris left the reformatory with a fine administrative record and his accomplishments during 8 ^ years in office have drawn praise from penologists. Mr. Morris contributed the article below to the Friday, Septem ber 23, issue of the Nebraska Education News. The title, “What Should Our Schools Accomplish?”) There are two things that I think our schools should accomplish and both of them are concern ed with students. First, our schools should turn out students with a real concept of themselves as participating cit izens, and secondly, each student should have a definite, positive, individual goal that he or she can follow within the concept of a working citi zen. This is similar to the announced ideas of mod ern education but we should quit talking about it. It is not a simple objective. It cannot be accom plished in high school. It must not disregard basic knowledge and skills. It will only result from a program that is totally integrated from the kinder garten through the public school system. _ • i _ a. _ j j: .i j l__ jviy experience 111 lug tuiiuaicu *.*.**& vinced me that our delinquents and criminals are to a large extent the result of our failure to achieve these accomplishments. The individual who violates the law and the rights of others has no real concept of himself as a citizen. He does not think of himself as a member of society. He lacks the feeling of acceptance in the community and the school. No one has made him a part of the scheme of things. The correction of this concept is indeed diffi cult. It should stem from the home but there is no way by which society can interfere with the operation of the home. It could be corrected through a religious program but in many cases those in need of such treatment are not exposed to the church program. The school is the only in stitution which reaches all and the school must accept the responsibility for such an accomplish ment The time to start with the individual is on the first day of school attendance. The primary grades are the foundation and the individual superstruc ture cannot stand unless that foundation is ade qate. The first school adjustment is the greatest adjustment problem that the child faces in life. Only a super teacher can produce a working part nership, the essence of democracy, out of a group of youngsters from heterogeneous backgrounds. When our society demands this type of skill and training in the primary teacher we will be on our way to this accomplishment. I think the second cause of delinquency is the lack of a positive individual goaL Individuals who are not going in a specific direction for a pur pose tend to drift with the tide and can easily be come enmeshed in anti-social activities. They have nothing to work for. They cannot judge the mo ment in the light of the future if they have not projected their future selves. I am sure the attainment of these accomplish ments by the schools will be possible when every O o O teacher is a counselor, every principal a super counselor and every superintendent a deluxe counselor; and when our society gives monetary and social status to educators commensurate with these requirements. Phoney Peace Talks The current Russian drive for peace should fool no one since the Soviets themselves forecast back in 1931 that they would have to resort to this means to lull the people of the free world to sleep before launching a surprise attack. Here’s what a high Russ official said back in 1931: “War to the hilt between communism and capitalism is inevitable. Today, of course, we are not strong enough to attack. Our time will come in 20 or 30 years. To win, we shall need the ele ment of surprise. The bourgeoisie will have to be put to sleep. So we shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on record. There will be electrifying overtures and unheard of concessions. The capitalist countries, stupid and decadent, will rejoice to cooperate in their own destruction. They wilh leap at another chance to be friends. As soon as their guard is down, we shall smash them with our clenched fist.” Now, more than ever* the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. With the papers full of news about the “new Soviet look,” let’s remember that their peace offensive is just a mask to cover their diabolical plot of world conquest. Naturalists ask us not to shoot any giant whooping cranes as they travel south this year, but it’s quite a temptation when you’re trying to get a little sleep in the Pullman and a bunch of them seem to be holding a get-together in the next com partment. As we stated last week, it makes little dif ference if you win or lose; it’s how you play the game. The Nebraska Cornhuskers lost to Ohio State, 20-28, but fought hard. The nation is praying for the full recovery of President Eisenhower, who suffered a heart at tack early Saturday at his summer white house in Denver. Frontier CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher Editorial & Business Offices: 122 South Fourth St 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 mail 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 . . . Driving Solicited to Pack Race Track Fair Officials Extend Invitation 50 Years Ago The Holt county Sunday-school convention was held in Atkinson. . . . A pretty wedding occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Madison, when their daughter, Lola, was united in marriage with Frank Spindler. . . Judge Simmons went to Cham bers to do campaigning in behalf of his candidacy. . . The fair management invites the public to do all the driving possible on the fair grounds track — the more driving there is the better it will be for racing. . . Miss Leah Baetz, the well - known and talented young emotional actress, is in the city organizing a road company. 20 Years Ago E. E. Cole, Star postmaster, was surprised on his 75th birth day anniversary. . . There will be a masquerade dancing party held at the Country club. . . Fire oroke out in a five-acre swamp near here two weeks ago and is still smouldering. . . Construction has begun on the first Nebraska PWA project. The structure is a new $40,000 public school build ing in Inman to replace the old one, which was destroyed by fire some months ago. . . Louis Vitt and Miss Bernice Ernst were mar ried at the Catholic church. . . The third annual merchants’ free day drew a crowd of around 15, 000. . . Mary Jean Hammond was the winner of a motion picture magazine contest. As a reward she will receive a frock worn by Ginger Rogers in a recent film. 10 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell of Page celebrated their golden wedding anniversary by enter taining 24 relatives at dinner. . . Mrs. Leonard Hamilton enter tained 16 guests at a pre-nuptial shower in honor of Miss Mable Hamilton. . . The farm home of T. J. Donohoe, located a few miles north of this city, burned to the ground. The Donohoes had been in O’Neill at church and arrived home to find the house in flames. . . The stocker - feeder calf show will be held at O’Neill. . . . The country church at Beth any was the scene of the wedding of Miss Vivian Elshire and Pfc. Wayne Peterson. Rev. Kenneth Scott officiated. One Year Ago Mrs. D. E. Murphy submitted to rare heart surgery at Clarkson Memorial hospital in Omaha. . . Two teenage escapees from the Nebraska boys’ reformatory at Kearney came to the end of their flight in Holt county. . . Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark took their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Howard Clark, and son, Gene, to Sioux City from where they left for New York City to board a vessel for England. . . Three Chambers high school students were treated for minor injuries following a two-car crash near the Chambers high school. . . Kids were swim ming in the pool in Lynch despite temperatures in the 60’s. Water is supplied by an artesian well and comes into the pool at a 72-degree temperature. Lynch Schedules Pancake Day Event LYNCH — Pancake day spon sored by the American Legion in cooperation with the Lynch busi ness men will be Saturday, Octo ber 1. Special features are free acts, free pancakes, carnival, tug-of war (Boyd county vs Holt and Knox counties), footraces and a baseball game, Lynch vs Ver digre. There will be a dance in the evening. O’Neill Couple Weds in Hospital Chapel Mrs. Minnie M. Milacek of O’ Neil and formerly of Bristow, and Raymond L. Beers of O’Neill were married Tuesday, Septem ber 20, at 10:30 a.m., in the chap el at the Veterans hospital in Omaha. Rev. Allen C. Bergquist, chaplain, performed the double ring ceremony. Mrs. Merle Evans and Miss Esther Stringfellow were witnesses. Mr. Beers recently was hurt in a one-car accident south of O’ Neill. He had been a salesman for an Omaha fixture and supply firm and has been hospitalized since the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Beers will make their home in O’Neill. Page Woman Is WCTU Officer PAGE—Mrs. Goldie Stauffer of Page has been elected recording secretery of the Nebraska Wo rn e n ’ s Christian Temperance Union, which convened last week in Omaha. Mrs. Myrtle Davidson of Lamar was named president for 1956. None of the officers, besides Mrs. Stauffer, is from this area. The Nebraska unit went on re cord as opposing the sale of alcohlie beverages on airplanes. A resolution adopted “to com mend the International Federa tion of Airline Pilots Associations and the American Airline As sociation of Hostesses” for their protest against such service. Justice Court Edward F. Schmuecker, speed ing at night, September 14, Shor ney, $15 and costs. Don E. Holliday, failure to stop at sign, $10 and costs, Sept ember 14, Shomey. Pauline N. Walston, speeding at night, $10 and costs, Septem ber 14, Shomey. Ronald Britton, overweight on capacity plate, pending, Septem ber 15, Richardson. R. Clayton Housh, driver for Buckingham Trans. Co., over weight, September 19, Kirk. John Zumbrum, overweight on capacity plates, pending, Sept ember 19, Richardson. Frank Zwetzig, overload on axle, pending, September 20. Kirk. Gustave E. 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