Prairieland Talk . . . Real Heroes Were Pioneers By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Retired, Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN—Scrutinizing Nebraskans in searv of heroes, one gent who had undertaken the job finds one to adorn with the robe of heroism—the late General John J. Pershing, who commanded American troops in the war that was fought to end war. j Nebraskans saluted tne general with respect upon his return home after the rumble and grum ble and roar of battle that changed the map of Europe had ceased, some hoping to place him on high writh the great of us who had unsheathed the sword. With a little hesitan cy at this late hour the general becomes our only historic fig ure crowned with the laurels of the heroic. Mr. Bryan and another com patriot, the late George Norris, have also been mentioned. Mr. Bryan met defeat at the Scoops trial at the hands of an agnostic and responded to the roll call at Romaine life’s end soon after. Mr. Nor- Saunders ris retired from public life feeling defeated. What, is it that leads into the realm of hero ism? The real heroes and heroines of prairieland were the men and women who in the long ago endured privation, the hardships, the loneliness, the dangers of the pioneer; who subdued a wilder ness, built homes, established law abiding and God fearing communities and from whose toil worn hands we now enjoy the splendid heritage of abundant living in cities, towns and villages and farm and ranch communities where prairieland stretches to the distant horizon—where from one pink glow of early dawn to the next human life is at its best. ■a. 4 4 November elections in a few states this year. Where democrats were in control, republi cans were the winners. Where republicans were holding the offices, democrats were successful at the polls. Voters are in. the political mood to “turn the rascals out.” * * * Turning on the radio to get what the church men have to offer this Sunday afternoon, I dis cover I am tuned in on a Jewish rabbi, one with a gift for oratory that invites you to lend a listen ing ear as the music of words flows from talented lips and you fancy you hear the stately steppings of ancient Hebrew prophets. With a torrent of captivating eloquence, the speaker pleads for ra cial equality, brotherhood and unity of mankind _ »_ ml_4U/n 4- /»i4-ir Mnnr VapIt CVCIJ WUCiV., *** — - - from whence flows today the oratorical mass of conglomerated thought, an edifice is being planned dedicated to Jew and Gentile and Christian groups where these can gather to fellowship one with the other. The plea of the gifted rabbi is un derstandable. Since the pronouncement of those fate freighted words by a lone figure as He stood on Mt. Olivet looking over the city of Jerusalem, the Jewish people have taken the world’s buf feting alone. And what other group could have met it so bravely? Now are they to reach a hand to Christian and Gentile, to the black and yellow of mankind. Maybe in the end as a United Nations every fellow wants it his way. And that doleful word sounds afresh from’ Mt. Olivet, “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” * * * “Spencer, Holt county village,” is the way an unenlightened compatriot of the press starts his story about a delegation from the Boyd county town coming to Lincoln over the matter of a bond issue. Boyd county could well fit into the Holt county picture, Spencer especially, having been started by O’Neillites like Sam Sample, John Mc Cafferty, Charley Manville and several others. But that was long ago; by now Spencer is a fine little city of native sons and daughters. An Arizona sheep herder with music in his soul plays the fiddle. A sheep herder of the Ju dean hills in the long ago played a harp. The vio lin of the sheep herder was out of tune with no other musical instrument in that sheep grazing re gion to give the fiddler the right key. His home was a covered wagon, his companion a dog, his inspiration the violin. Contacting musical perform ers in distant Los Angeles, Calif., he asked if they could help him. Yes, listen tonight as it comes to you by radio and tune your instrument. Again the notes from a sheep herder’s violin floated out on the air of an Arizona desert. Our lives too often are out of tune. Instead of a song, there is a grunt or a groan; instead of a smile, a frown; instead of a cheering word, a sullen silence; instead of a prayer, a curse. It is then, like the Arizona sheep herder, we need to tune in to the Source of celes tial music that brings into our lives anew smiles and sunshine. . * * Adlai Stevenson will try it again. Tom Dewey ! did likewise. Mr. Bryan, of crown of thorns and I cross of gold renown, made three attempts to move I into the white house. * * * A family of seven Holt county citizens, the Chapmans of Ewing, were all injured in a highway accident near Elgin. . . A 15-year-old Lexington youth, Lamont Schrack, was killed in an automo bile crackup. A Sioux City man, Donald Boone, met a like fate. . . Several thousand patriots brav ed stormy winds Sunday, November 13, to witness ceremonies at the Lincoln naval air station when the three-million-dollar structures that have re cently been completed were dedicated to the de fense of prairieland. . . Grand Island taxpayers say to their high school students: “Here is your two and a half-million dollar high school building; now make the most of your opportuntiy.” If it turns out as worthwhile citizens as came from the ranch kitchen school room two generations back the country is safe. * * * According to the findings of the district * court of Lancaster county in a case involving the distribution of gas tax funds, Holt county is allotted $15,667 for mail road work and $23, 500 for county highways. * * * One day’s news. A dozen or so pass out from heart attacks, highway deaths, one state to adopt measures to legalize support of private schools with public funds, Negroes to have equal rights with whites in public schools, farm groups where asing and resolving for and against federal sup ports, colder and windy, the FBI has the man said to have planted the bomb that wrecked an air plane in flight in Colorado, killing all aboard, in cuding the accused’s mother, 800 students of a collage in Lincoln operated by a church group entered upon a week of prayer and special re ligious instruction. * The story comes from South Dakota. A self reliant woman of the community stepped on the brake, stopped her car at the edge of the high way, slid out from behind the steerig wheel and began the struggle changing a tire. Cars sped oy. Then one came to a halt. A distinguished looking man stepped out of the car and came to that woman’s assistance. That distinguished gentleman was the governor of our neighboring state. * * * Prairieland flocks have flourished the past season and those in the business report that it has been the best for some years. Feed has cost less and as turkeys do well in dry weather, losses were few. The biggest turkey story comes from Halsey down in Thomas county where one rancher had a flock of 28,000 gobblers ready for market. Editorial .... Why Have Fake Traffic Laws? The curse of American highways today is the unenforced traffic law, the bogus speed limit. From coast-to-coast, motorists are confronted with traffic regulations so unrealistic that police don’t even try to enforce them. Writing in the December Reader’s Digest, Don Wharton says “Highway studies have proved again and again that unreasonable and unenforced regu lations cause motorists to lose respect for all traf fic laws.” In New York state, where highway laws have not been overhauled since 1929, the speed limit is 50. It applies equally to four-lane divided high ways and two-lane curving roads. Motorists there fore pay little attention to any speed signs. Checks taken last year at 41 sites showed that on four lane highways 65 of 100 drivers exceeded the speed limit. However, tests indicate that motorists who usually exceed ridiculously low speed limits will obey those which they believe justifiable. That the average American driver is more careful is attested by the declining traffic-death rate, despite the great number of fatalities. The death rate might be lowered further by instituting reasonable and enforceable laws. In the state of Washington, where the speed limit was raised from 50 to 60 on 225 miles of primary highway, fatal accidents decreased 33 percent. Other local ities report similar declines in accident rates after raising speed limits to reasonable levels. Certain other traffic-control regulations are equally unwarranted. Stop lights operating around the clock at sparsely traveled intersections cause rear-end collisions which might well be avoided by blinker lights. “Highways belong to drivers and not to bu reaucracies,” Wharton points out. He urges that mo torists protest, through newspapers and civic clubs, specific examples of unreasonable laws. Mr. Truman’s Memoirs Former President Harry Truman, whose mem oirs are being published in the New York Times, is setting an example for future presidents. Mr. Truman is soon to release his memoirs, in two vol umes, and it will be his own personal story of his 7% years in the white house. It is good to get a first-hand report and opin ion from the man who was the top administrator in the greatest country in the world for almost eight years. Moreover, there will be much in the Truman memoirs, of historical interest, that will serve as a guide to those who are charged with the responsibility of helping make government decisions in tHe future. In his preface, Mr. Truman points out that many presidents die in office, others leave old or embittered, and others refuse to write their mem oirs for various reasons. Mr. Truman believes that much is lost if the president who is able does not tell his own story, after leaving office. We agree with this statement, although we will certainly not agree with all of Mr. Truman’s opinions, as expressed in his memoirs. We think it a good custom to have ex-presidents who are able, tell their own stories and hope Mr. Truman’s example will become standard procedure in the future. Occupational Hazard Mr. Glassford is gone and we are facing a new football future in Nebraska. We have confi dence in Athletic Director William Orwig and in Chancellor Clifford Hardin. We do not condone some of the tactics that have been used to bring about his departure from the position of head football coach at our Univer sity of Nebraska. Neither have we been pleased with some of his handling of the players. J. William’s departure can be blamed upon the occupational hazards of the game. Demands Are High The National Farm organization, a group of farmers organized by Jay Loghry of Corning, la., wants 100 percent of parity on farm products, an absolute floor of $20 per hundred on hogs and $30 on cattle. Why don’t they just ask for the world with a fence around it? Living in a farming community, The Frontier is vitally interested in farm prosperity. But is this the way to get it? Or are these people being more than a little bit unreasonable? Health is a pretty important item when you’ve | lost it. ! 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 vear; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided on request. All subscriptions i are paid-in-advance. Audited (ABC) Circulation—2,463 (Mar. 31, 1955) When You and I Were Young . . . Farrier Ships Fancy Chicks to Sioux City Omaha Palnrsts Will Appear Here 50 Years Ago The members of the O’Neill public school senior class gave a birthday anniversary surprise party honoring Miss Bessie Rob erts. . . C. E. Farrier drove up from Chambers in time to catch a train, on which he expressed two crates of fancy Plymouth Rock chickens to Sioux City. . . Lyle Smith, who had been' with a party of electrical engineers installing signals on the Union Pacific railroad, returned home recently. . . J. L. Fluckey, former proprietor of the Dewey hotel here and now a farmer near Stu art, was in the city on business. . . . Frederick Patton of Ham mond and Miss Mary Coyne of O’Neill were married in St. Pat rick’s Catholic church. . . The Guild ladies have secured Madame Zamzi and Rosella, cel ebrated palmists from Omaha, to preside at the Nov go Rod meet ing. . . Rev. L. A. Grotheer, the Lutheran minister of Chambers, will again deliver a German ser mon in the Union church. 20 Years Ago Rt.-Rev. J. G. McNamara went to Wisner to attend the funeral of his father, James McNamara. . . . Donald Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gallagher, has been appointed attorney for the federal power commission and will move to Washington, D.C., to enter upon the duties of his office. . . Mrs. Agnes Sullivan, widow of the late postmaster, M. R. Sullivan, was named as acting postmaster. . . Rodell Root of Chambers has sold his ranch to Mr. French from Ewing. . . Mrs. Elizabeth McMillan died at her home in O’Neill. . . Miss Rose Mary Biglin was operated on for an acute attack of appendicitis. . . . W. D. Mathews, founder of The Frontier, died at his home in Memphis, Tenn., of a cerebral hemorrhage. Much credit goes to Mr. Mathews for the building up of this part of the state. He pub lished many boom editions of the paper, and scattered them all over the United States. Many home seekers were drawn to this area as a result of his efforts. 10 Years Ago The junior class of the Cham bers high school presented the comedy play, “Mail Order Bride.” ... A number of young people from the First Presbyterian church went to Atkinson to help in the youth rally. . . Maj. and Mrs. Gilbert R. Butts of Wash ington, D.C., arrived to spend a few days visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cronin. . . . William Joseph Grady, sea man first-class, has been assign ed to duty on the USS Princeton. . . . The South Side Improve ment club met at the home of Mrs. Henry Patterson. . . The pie social and entertainment held at the Inman school was a grdnd success. Mr. Edgar of Lincoln had charge of the entertainment. . . . Miss Mary Elizabeth Flood and Eugene E. Wolfe were mar ried at St. Patrick’s Catholic church. Rev. R. J. Lisco perform ed the ceremony. . . Injuries sus tained in a fall rendered it neces sary to take M. F. Kirwan to Om aha for hospital care. One Year Ago A Chicago & North Western railroad vice-president promised the company will continue pas senger service between Omaha and Chadron on an eight-months’ trial. . . Eugene Adams was in volved in an accident near Or chard. The truck he was driving collided with a car. . . Miss Eliz abeth O’Malley was presented a scroll signed by Nebraska Gov. Robert Crosby and Clair L. Chism, director of the bureau of vital statistics, Nebraska depart ment of health. Miss O’Malley ranked among the top 10 record ers of vital statistics in the na tion. . . Mrs. Dave Wldtfeldt re ported sighting a five-point deer moving into an alley in the north east section of town. „ . About 60 people participated in the corn husking bee held at the Ed Wink ler home north of Emmet. Club Selects Study Series CHAMBERS — Valley Center Extension club met Friday at the home of Mrs. Clarence Young with Mrs. Ed Harvey cohostess. There were 18 members present also several visitors and several children. Roll call was answered by “Ideas on Christmas Gifts”. Study lessons for the year were selected. The president, Mrs. Har vey, read a letter of thanks from the Children’s Memorial hospital at Omaha for gifts and money sent them by the club. It was decided to bring gifts to the next meeting for some shutins. Mrs. L. W. Taggart gave a report on the St. Anthony’s hospital auxiliary meeting. Mrs. Clyde Kiltz pre sented an interesting lesson on “Personalize Your Christmas Cards”. Mrs. Ray Beed and Mrs. Glen Grimes gave a report of a meeting of reading and music leaders they had attended at Ainsworth. Lunch was served by the hostess and cohostess. The next meeting will be held December 16 at the home of Mrs. Ray Beed with Mrs. Carpenter cohostess. Other Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. William Turner spent Sunday, November 20, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson at O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. William Turner drove to Orchard Thursday, No vember 17, to attend the funeral of a friend, Leon Newton. The WSCS of the Methodist church held a bake sale Satur day, November 19, at the Shavlik Hardware which netted over $53. Mrs. Dean V. Stevens, Cherilyn and Terry were Sunday, Novem ber 20, visitors in the E. R. Car pen+er home. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner and children, Connie and Dennis, moved last week into their new home which they have built in the south part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Burge and family visited his mother, Mrs. Bessie Burge, at O’Neill Sunday, November 20. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Babcock of Polk were Sunday visitors at the V. C. Johnson and M. L. Har mon homes. Kenneth Cornelius of Beemer is spending the week at the Ed Kirkpatrick home. ‘Second Spring’ for Lilac Bush DELOIT—A lilac bush at the Henry Riemer farm has leafed out for the second time this sea son. It was so dry the first leaves dropped off in August. Had lovely fall weather over the weekend after a cold week. It got 10 below zero here Wednesday morning, November 16. Other Deloit News Mr. and Mrs. John Sehi visited the Miller home in Ewing on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Starr, Eliza beth and Roger of West Point and Mrs. Nellie Starr of Cham bers, Mr. and Mrs. Don Laurson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reimer and Elayne were Sunday dinner guests at the J. A. j Larson home in Ewing. Mrs. Nel | lie Starr went home with the Don | Starr family. Mrs. Zoe Huffman of Elgin | spent last week at the Stanley Huffman home while Stanley was in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn and Doris Ann visited at the Gokie home in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Larson and Don visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mlinar and daughters at Atkinson on Sunday. Mrs. Stanley Huffman visited the Deloit school on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller and family attended the junior play in Ewing last week. Mrs. Viola Parks, who teaches in Elgin, spent Monday night, November 14, at the Alice Parks home near Deloit, she also called at the Henry Reimer home. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack plan to spend Thanksgiving day at the homes of their daughters, Mrs. Gene Ray and Mrs. Ralph Beaudin and families in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Temple and Twila of Hastings plan to spend Thanksgiving vacation at the Henry Reimer home. Mrs. Jim Squire attended a party at the Leland Clark home on Friday afternoon. Lynch News Mr. and Mrs. Don Kayl and Sharri are visiting at the Glenn Hull home. Corky and Lawrence Kalkow ski accompanied Frank Matejcek to Lincoln Saturday. Peter Mulhair was a business visitor in Sioux City on Monday, November 14. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Oberle of Sioux Falls, S.D., were Lynch visitors last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell of Fargo, ND., spent the November yj-13 weekend here visiting the latter’s mother, Mrs. Nata Bjorn sen, also other relatives. They also visited Mr. Mitchell’s moth er in Niobrara. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Soulek of Lake Andes, S.D., spent the weekend at the Ted Crooks home. Sheila Barta spent several days here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kalkowski, while her parents spent the weekend in Lincoln. Mrs. James Rossmeier is vis iting her daughter, Mrs. Leland Moody, and family. SOUTHFORK NEWS Ervin Butterfield called at the John Hawk home on Monday, November 14. James Hawk was a caller at the John Hawk home on ‘Tues day, November 15. Mrs. Emma Fleming will sell her house in Tilden at public auction on Saturday afternoon, November 26. Mr. and Mrs. John Slizoskie were Thursday afternoon visitors at the Frank Slizoskie home. Mr. and Mrs. John Hawk called on Mrs. Hawk’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Sholes, in Inman on Wed nesday, November 16. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Chimel were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Fleming Friday evening. Mrs. John Hawk visited Mrs. Cliff Fleming Friday afternoon and also visited school. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt were visitors one day last week at the Cliff Fleming home. Mrs. Schmidt is Mrs. Fleming’s aunt. Fire Victims Are Showered by Pupils EWING—A shower was given by the seventh and eighth grades for their schoolmate, Leonora Tuttle, whose hoTne was destroy ed by fire on Monday morning, November 14. She lost all her clothing and many items which she can never replace. She was presented many articles of cloth ing and other gifts for her room. Ice cream and chocolate cakes, made by Bertha Harris and An nette Rotherham, were served. Mrs. Beulah Black is the teacher. Following the party Leonora was invited to go to the home ec onomics room where the third and fourth graders, their teacher Mrs. Grace Thomsen, and the fifth and sixth graders and Miss Margaret Catron waited with gifts packages and a sum of mon ey. The Tuttle family is staying at the home of Leonora’s grand mother, Mrs. Vera Anson. Natalie Ryshna Opens Concert Series (Continued from page 1) cipline her for a serious musical career. By the time she had finished high school, he felt that she was ready to try for a schol arship with the renowned teacher, Mine. Olga Samaroff Stokowski. who was then con nected with both the Philadel phia Conservatory and the Juil liard school. This she won and went on to New York and a fellowship at the Juilliard graduate school. When Mme. Samaroff died, Miss Ryshna continued her work at the school with the distinguished artist Sascha Gorodnitzki, who has been her musical adviser ever since. The pianist, who is now well started on the road to musical fame, is a tall, slender, green eyed blonde who moves with the grace you would expect of a young lady who used to star in her ballet school productions and once considered dancing as a ca reer. As charming off stage as she is on, Miss Ryshna has a dazzling smile, a ready wit and a friendli ness that betrays her great in terest in people. Since embarking on a profes sional career, she has moved to her own apartment in New York City, on the upper East Side with a sweeping view of the East riv er. In Manhattan, she indulges in two more of her hobbies: Art and hi-fi recordings. And she is in terested in clothes. The one su perstition that she admits to is a preference for wearing on stage a gown in which she has already had a great success. This was somewhat confin ing at the beginning of her ca reer, but now that she is en joying continuing seasons of success, her wardrobe is grow ing along with her reputation. Following this brilliant opening of the concert season, the asso ciation will present the Irish Fes tival Singers on Friday, January 27, 1956. The tenor, John Carter, will appear on Sunday, February 19, and The Angelaires, a harp quintet, on Thursday, March 8. All concerts will begin at 8:15 p.m. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Edw. J. Norwood. O.D. Optometrist, from Crawford. Nebraska, will be in O'Neill on At the Hotel Golden FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 9 /LM. to 5 PM. Eyes Scientifically Examined Glasses Properly Fitted TILE CABIN 6 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AT AUCTION On premises located one block east of Catholic Church in Til Iden, Nebr.; five blocks south to end of street; one-half block east; property is situated on south side of street; on — SATURDAY, NOV. 26 — Starting at 1:30 P.M. — DESCRIPTION Cabin measures 12’x24’, tile construction. Ready for occupancy. Legal Description: West % of Lot 21 and all of Lot 22, Ringer’s Outlots, Town of Tilden, Madison County, Nebraska. There are a number of good shade trees on the premises. TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT SALE EMMA FLEMING Owner COL. ED THORIN, O’Neill Auctioneer-Broker REFEREE'S SALE / • In Order to settle the estate of the late Fred Karo, Senior, I will sell at Public Auction at the Front Door of the Court House at O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, on the 28th day of November, A.D. 1955 at 2 o’clock P.M. the following described Real Estate, to-wit: The Northwest Quarter of Section 9 in Township 29 North of Range 14, West of the 6th P.M. In Holt County, Nebraska. This is a square quarter section consisting of Hay or Pasture, some farm land, loading chute and corrals. It is fenced and cross-fenced. There are sheds, barns, grain storage, well windmill and two shelterbelts. It is level and and could be put under pump irrigation. This property located one mile south of Atkinson on oiled highway No. I 1. This is an ideal location for feeding and is close to Sale Pavilion for speculation purposes. Abstract of title may be inspected at the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska. • a John R. 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