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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1956)
Committees Offer Long-Range Plan More tnan 30 persons — repre senting farmers, ranchers, home makers, business and professional i people — recently met to draft a | longrange program for better liv ing in Holt county. Four sub-committees were es tablished: Community and family living, farming and ranching. Chairmen convened respective committees and on Friday, March 2, reports of their findings were filed With the county committee. Mrs. Robert Martens of Atkin son, chairman, said things found in common by all the cammittees „ involved nutrition and health (both human and animal), in creased efficiency in farm man agement, conservation, keeping accurate records for business, farm, home and ranch, legislation, information, religious training in home and church. Results are intended to enable the extension service to help more people with the service’s long range program. Mrs. Martens said committee members were enthusiastic con cerning the interest shown in the discussions and in preparing the results, which have been mimeo graphed and are available. Greater cooperation of govern ment agencies was encouraged. Committee results: COMMUNITY & FAMILY LIFE Rev. J. Olen Kennell of O’Neill, Chairman Situation: Too much emphasis on individual things by individual members of family; people selfish; unequal sharing of responsibili ties; poor sense of values. Signifi cant needs: Less demands on in dividuals’ time; more intelligent use of time. Objectives: Less in dividual and more family partici pation; more family recreation; more friends into homes; greater sharing of family responsibilites. Situation: Family interests too divided; lack of cooperation in families and communities; lack of concern for others. Significant needs: More community life for family units; more family sol idarity and stability. Objectives: More family interests, special home events, vacations; more community clubs. Situation: Spiritual need too often overlooked or neglected. Significant needs: Religious train ing in the home; active participa tion in church activities. Objec tive: Entire family particpiation in church activities; encourage rituals in home (grace and devo tions); family church attendance. Situation: Lack of leadership. Significant needs: More leader ship. Objective: Share responsi bilities of experienced leaders with new leaders. Situation: Too little knowledge of issues and family welfare (i.e. school and old age problems). Significant needs: Understanding of legislation affecting communi ty and family life. Objectives: Study school systems, old age as sistance, roads, phones, etc. FAMILY LIVING Mrs. Robert Martens of Atkinson, Chairman Situation: Fifty percent in coun ty not properly nourished; people “buy health” in remedies; teeth badly decayed; many nervous and mental disorders. Significant needs: Improve health through nutrition and knowledge of nutri tional requirements; preparing and preserving foods. Objectives: Use of basic seven foods at family level; dissemination of informa tion on pre-natal care, food handl ing, food preparation. Situation: Lack of knowedge of family financial accounting; few people keep complete records; lack of knowledge of husband’s business affairs; lack of family planning of expenditures and bus iness matters; lack of understand ing legal aspects. Significant needs: More complete financial records for family and business; family understanding of business matters; understanding of legal matters. Objectives: Families keep financial accounts; plan business together; definite written agree ments (father-son, lease - rent, stc.) Situation: Over use and misuse >f credit; limit of credit being tightened- Significant needs: Proper use and source of credit. Objectives: Knowledge on use and sources of credit. Situation: Lack of farm and lome modernization. (Survey of L75 homes shows 66 percent have •unning water; 56 percent have bathrooms.) Significant needs: Running water and bathroom in stallations. Objectives: Higher percentage of modernization. Situation: Public not well in formed on legislation affecting hem. Significant needs: Under standing of proposed and existing egislation. Objective: Well - in formed people. FARMING Mrs. Merwyn French, Sr., of Page, Chairman Situation: Management—lack of -ecords or poor records; poor land ord - tenant relationship; short term leases; poor father - son agreements; not much put in writ ng creating possibilities for dis satisfaction. Significant needs: Greater efficiency in management and labor; landlord-tenant plan together; family plan together. Dbjectives: Keep good business records; analyze records with /iew toward improvements; long time leases; fairness; written agreements (revised as needed). Situation: Crops—low fertility af soils; farmers have abused land; not using enough manures ( and crop residue; fair use of com nercial fertilizer. Significant , needs; Increase fertility and crop production; more income from land. Objectives: Test soil; use /etch and other legume crops, , *ood crop rotation, more commer cial fertilizer. Situation: Livestock—too many noor producing beef and dairy , cattle, lack of pasture, inefficient ase of feed; rather heavy disease losses, wrong purchases of feed; produce lard-type hogs; low mar set price. Significant needs: ; Greater production from fewer animals; improved pasture and hay; knowledge of animal and feed requirements; disease con trol; meeting consumers market demands; increased production efficiency. Objectives: Closer cull ing; better production records; higher quality breeding stock; ro tational grazing, fertilizing, seed ings of grass and legumes; weed control; feed ensilage; balance rations; official vaccination pro gram; change to meat-type hogs; improved sanitation. Situation: Marketing — not enough advertising; lack of in centive to produce quality prod ucts; poor products marketed. Significant needs: Improve mar kets; increase demand. Objectives: Advertise; sell only quality dairy, beef, pork products; proper stor age and handling. Situation: Irrigation — lack of information; trying to irrigate too many acres of corn; not increas ing fertility; not watering soon enough or long enough; too many think irrigation is insuransce. Sig nificant needs: Information on systems; economics of irrigation; crop requirements; increase irri ation efficiency. Objectives: Study types such as sprinkler and grav ity; cut down on acres per unit; use crops with different water re quirements; crop rotation; more commercial fertilizer; shoot for maximum yields. Situation: Legislation—few peo ple know what state and na tional legislation is coming up. [ Significant needs: To become ac quainted with current legislation. Objectives: Work with groups who study legislation. RANCHING Frank Beelaert of Page, Chairman Situation: Land abused due to Irouth; high and low cattle arices; overstocking (1932—86,500 cattle; 1955—157,127 cattle). Sig nificant needs: Produce more aounds of beef with fewer cattle; aroper range stocking and man agement. Objectives: Culling of lerds; better range management; •otational grazing; fertilization and water distribution; determine number of animals unit will car ■y under proper conditions. Situation: Assessors’ records show 50 percent of bulls are grades, 3 percent replacement heifers are purbreds, 3 percent of stock cows are purebreds; many poor quality animals on ranches. Significant needs: Increase quali ty beef animals; meet consumer lemand. Objectives: Increase quality with use of better sires and breeding cows; help ranchers to recognize quality livestock; consider consumer demands as shown in beef carcass trends. Situation: Livestock numbers limited by forage production; low yields and poor quality hay; ex periments show yields can be in creased 100 percent; protein and phosphorous content increased by fertilization; 1 percent of meadow acre^ being fertilized. Significant needs: Increase quantity and quality of hay; need for new va "ieties of grain and legumes in area. Objectives: Wider distribu ;ion of grassland research pro gram; proper fertilization of neadows and pastures; should ’ertilize at least 30 percent of ow, wet meadows. Situation: Lack of knowledge af animal nutritional require nents; wasteful feeding. Signifi cant needs: Know how to analyze md balance rations; produce aounds of meat for amount of ’eed. Objective: Greater use of insilage; know what tag on feed aag means plan feeding opera ions on requirements of animal. Situation: Insects and disease lecrease ranchers’ efficiency; nu xitional diseases on increase; lack af vaccination for brucellosis and alack leg. Significant needs: Less ossses of animals and pounds of neat due to insects and diseases; aroper prevention and control. Objectives: Proper insect spray ng; improve nutrition to control certain diseases; get additional veterinarians located in county; encourage official vaccination program; be able to recognize common diseases. Housewarming for Former O’Neillites— Mr. and Mrs. John Claussen of Lawndale, Calif., who recently noved there from O’Neill, were surprised at their new home by a lousewarming by about 50 rela tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Claussen received several gifts. A cake was decorat id by their daughter, Mrs. Delor ;s Yamell, and lunch of cake, salad and coffee was served. Pre sent were: Mr. and Mrs. Willard Blaussen, Betty and Nancy; Mr. md Mrs. Phillip Yarnell, Johnny' md Judy; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Blaussen and Berdetta; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Waugh; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Luehmann; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kurtz; Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon and family; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Calvert and family; Mr. ind Mrs. Raymond Bausch and 'amily, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bausch and son and Mr. and Mrs. Boycie Vanderlinden. FINISHES AIR PREP ATKINSON — Pfc. John F. Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mack, graduated recently from he airman preparatory schpol at Jacksonville, Fla. The course cov ;red basic aviation skills. le turns from Lincoln— Mrs. Martha Soukup returned >aturday from Lincoln and is vis ting in the Clyde and Dean itreeter homes. -_____ Pace depot . . . once a busy place. - ® CB&Q Depot at Page Comes Down Change in Skyline Hurts PAGE— The Burlington depot, which has been without a tenant since August, 1954, has been sold to F. G. Albright. The tearing down process began Monday morning. The track was laid by the Ore gon Shortline from Sioux City westward and only got a few feet beyond O’Neill. The Great North ern, subsequent owner, complet ed the track and later it became the property of the CB&Q rail road. Mr. and Mrs. John Gray and Mrs. Carrie Townsend recall that the first train through was on July 4, 1890. Schick was the first agent at Page and Loren Box fol lowed him. Among the ones re membered are: Knudsen, How erter, Rakow, Byergo and William Howell. Howell came as a relief agent and stayed 24 years. In bygone years, business was heavy and all grain and livestock eventually took a rail ride to the terminal markets. People patronized the passen ger service. Traveling men made the towns and sold their goods, giving patronage to hotels and livery bams. If a traveler came to town it was not likely he could leave town before the same time the next day, so accommodations were provided for all travelers. With the common use of cars, buses and trucks, the rails faced stern competition, and the Page depot diminished in importance. In former days folks in outly ing communities were forced to load their hogs into lumber wag ons and spend the night at a ho tel, making the return trip the next day. Lumber, coal and other commodities were usually taken out so that wagons would have a load both ways. Cattle were driv en to town to be loaded and oc casionally hogs were also driven in to the stockyards to load when the distance was not too great. Neighbors helped one another with these tasks. While it is true that competi tion forces progressive develop ment, it is also true that folks are loath to see the railroads dis continue service, and the disap pearance of the Page depot from the skyline hurts. Installation Held by Clover Club— ATKINSON — The Knights of Columbus hall in Atkinson was the scene of a candlelight installa tion ceremony Monday, March 5, in observance of national 4-H club week. The affair, attended by one hundred persons, was ar ranged by the Clover 4-H club. Guests included members and leaders from other clubs, County Agent A. Neil Dawes, Assistant Agent Warren Peden and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Indr a. Alvin Anderson was master-of ceremonies. Speeches were made by Catherine Schmit, Marlene Beck, Margie Gilg, Mrs. Walter Ries, Bob Martens, Mr. Dawes, Mr. Peden and Mrs. Indra. Assistant leaders Mr. and Mrs. Murray Mellor and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gilg, presented their views on 4-H. There are 31 members in the club.—By James Gilg, reporter. Royal Theater — O'NEILL. NEBR. — Thurs Mar. 15 Family Night Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano ULYSSES Color by technicolor. Co-star ring Anthony Quinn, with Rossana Podesta, Sylvie, Daniel Ivemel, Jacques Dumesnil. The brute force Df a monster 40 feet tall—pitted against one man! Family admitted for 2 adult tick ets; adults 50c; children 12c Fri.-Sat. Mar. 16-17 Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone, Walter Brennan at gunpoint With Tommy Rettig, Skip Hom ier. Cinemascope and technicol or. A squeeze of the trigger makes you a hero . . . but the next in stant you’re a marked man . . . living “At Gunpoint.” Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sat. 2:30. All children under 12 free when accompanied by parent Sun.-Mon.-Tues. Mar. 18-19-20 She’s grownup and glorious! GLORY Starring Margaret O’Brien, Walter Brennan, Charlotte Green wood with John Lupton, Byron Palmer. Lisa Davis. Print by :echnicolor. Fresh young charm! Fresh young love! Here’s a picture that does things to your heart! Slory is a romantic comedy about race horse people, not race horses, it was filmed partly at famous Palumet farms in Lexington and he Kentucky derby won by Swaps. Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sun. 2:30. All children unless In arms must have tickets. O’Neill News Pvt, Robert Carroll arrived home Saturday evening from Camp Chaffee, Ark., to spend a 10-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll met him in Om aha. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meier and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geary Enbody in Emmet. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kirkpat rick and sons spent Monday eve ning in Clearwater attending a birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. Kirkpatrick’s mother, Mrs. Mae Pruden. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Adamson and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Koenig of Ewing were in Omaha over the weekend attending the Ice Ca pades. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bauers in Hooper. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gettert and family visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Laible, in Atkinson Sunday. Think of it! A 30-month bat tery for $10.95 exch. during our “Early Bird Sale.” — Scovie’s Western Auto, O’Neill. 45-46c Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hiatt and daughter, Carolyn, and Donald Donohoe went to Omaha on Sun day to see the Ice Capades. Pfc. John C. (“Jack”) Gatz ar rived last Thursday from Hawaii to spend a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz, and Mary Elizabeth. He will re turn to Hawaii to be stationed there until next fall. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Manson were guests of her mother, Mrs. Sidney E. Anderson of Elgin, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lundgren of O’Neill returned from a three weeks’ trip in the South. They were accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Wilson of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harder, Sylvia and John D. attended the Ice Capades in Omaha over the weekend and visited their daugh ter, Miss Lois, in Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fraber and Denise of Omaha came Friday night and visited her mother, Mrs. John Harrington, and fam ily. Mr. Fraber returned to his home Monday and Mrs. Harring ton accompanied Mrs. Fraber and Denise home Tuesday. She will visit there for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Miller vis ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Miller, in Lincoln over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Murman and daughter accom panied them to Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Brennan and Bartley visited Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak Sunday. Food sale, Shelhamer’s Jack and Jill, Saturday, March 17, 10:30 a.m. to 4 pan. —Guilds 4, 5 and 6, St Patrick’s Altar society. 46c Mr. and Mrs. Milton Baack and son spent the weekend in Seward and Lincoln visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moses visit ed his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Moses, in Wayne Saturday afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Honke of Sioux City visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Devoy and Dr. and Mrs. Edward Gleeson over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walters and family of Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. Preston Jones of O’Neill were Sunday dinner guests at the Walter Devall home. Leonard Davis accompanied Ed Martin of Spencer to Grand Is land Monday where they are at tending a telephone company first aid school for a few days. Dr. Ivan French and son, Wil liam, of Wahoo visited his par ents, Dr. andiMrs. O. W. French, over the weekend. » Mrs. Lenz Discusses Whooping Crane CHAMBERS — The Chambers Garden club met Wednesday, March 7, with Mrs. Andrew Gil bert. Eleven members, one visitor and three children were present. The possibility of a workshop meeting for June was discussed. Mrs. LaVern Hoerle was appoint ed leader of the Junior Garden club. In the absence of the pro gram chairman, there was an open discussion on winter mulch ing. Mrs. Vernon Smith conduct ed the comprehensive study on the best shrubs to buy for a , background. Mrs. L. O. Lenz gave a paper on the whooping crane. Herman Cook won the door prize. Mrs. Clarence Damme was welcomed as a new member. Next meeting will be April 4 with Grace Clay combe. Keep from Growing Old Tips Offered CHAMBERS—The Kellar club met Wednesday, March 7, with Mrs. Melvin Bell, Mrs. Reed Bell being co-hostess. Fourteen mem bers, two visitors and one child were present. Roll call was an swered by naming a favorite magazine. Mrs. Orville Svatos won the door prize. Games were played. The awards were made in a unique manner. Following a lunch, the club adjourned until March 21 when Mrs. Raymond Beed will be hostess and Mrs. Glen Grimes, co-hostess. Roll call is to be answered by a method of keeping from growing old. Easterner Feted— Mrs. C. C. Golden entertained a group of ladies at a luncheon at the M&M cafe Tuesday noon in honor of her daughter, Mrs. James Byrne of Easton, Conn. Mrs. Byrne, who has been visit ing her parents here, will return to her home this week. Visit Mr. McKenzie— Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Revell left for Omaha Monday to visit the latter’s father, Clyde McKen zie, sr., at St. Joseph’s hospital. Real Estate Transfers WD-John Kellogg to D. E. Seger &wf 10-17-55 $1-6-35 acres in NWy4SWy4 Sec 29-29-11. WD-Roy Frank Miller to Leo T. Adams & wf 10-27-55 $4500 Lots 17-18-19 & 20 Blk 1-Cooke’s Add-Chambers. WD-Leo T. Adams to Roy Frank Miller & wf 11-30-55, $14, 500-& exchange of land SEVi 22 NEy4 28-26-12. WD-Leo T. Adams to Joseph E. Koci &wf 11-30-55 $8500-NW% 5-25-12. CM-QCD-Thomas E. McGuire to Clement Murphy or wf 4-8-55 $266.67-S% lot 18 Blk 15 - Kim ball & Blairs Add-Stuart WD-Wilfred K. Kaup to Cle ment Murphy or wf 1-28-56 $1 part of NWy4NWy4 See 7-30-15. WD-Leo T. Adams to Robert J. Koci 11-30-55 $10,500 & exchange of land EVfe Sec 5-25-12. WD-Tom Morgan et al to Ln Vern Morgan & wi’ 2-28-56 $1 NEy4 33-30-15. QCD-Abdo Joseph Abdo, et al to Victoria Abdo, Trustee 1-21-56 $1 NE% 13-26-14. WD-Harry D. Snyder to Robert J. Mick 2-29-56 $6320 - N%SEy4 17-29-14. WD - June Gilman to Gary Hoffman 2-27-56 $16,000-SEy4 5 30- 16. WD-Roy D. Johnson to Edwin A. Sevcik & wf 1-24-56 $1-West 35 ft lot 4 and East 20 ft lot 5 blk 14-O’Neill. QCD-Marvel Irene Tunender to Emma Campbell 1-6-55 $2000 SEy4 7 - N% - SEy4 17-NEy4 18 31- 16. * ; , « : * > • u G I ' < 11 n* ■ I Stomach upset due to excess acidity? Don’t suffer with it! Get Bisa-Rex NOW! Bi ••ma-Rex quickly neutralizes excess acid, assists in the re moval of gas, soothes irritated stomach lining, and relieves heartburn. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. It’s been a long, cold winter and there will be damp, cold days coming. 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