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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1957)
Prairieland Talk Gleaming City Lays Below By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Retired. Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN—Eld and I had stood that January night on elevated ground looking out upon the gleaming lights of the city that lay below us. The lights and .shadows were the dwellings of mankind that go to make up a great city held our attention. Here were the homes of fathers and moth ers and their children, centers of business activity, social life and revolting dens of vice. Here and there a light would go out and here and there other lights would appear as a dot in the night. Streets and thoroughares ablaze under electric glare and the rumble of traffic rolling to and fro. We look and listen, each silently absorbed in the night picture where the Rotnaine hand of man has reared Its Saunders alters. Then turn away to roll on rubber down the mountain-side trail; but pause a m mem to look up into space, out there in the depth „f eternity and see other lights that spill a celes tial glow on mountain peak and vale and des land below Our attention had been drawn to li£to5 ways of our fellow creatures down there in the crowded haunts of men. But out there, high above us. there glows in transcending magnificence the lights hung there by an Infinite hand. The winter equinox. December 21, brought to orairieland the sunlight glow and warmth of mild autumn days. The lengthened shadows of Sw "OW -UI begin to fade a few seconds each day and as the glowing «*«!*■» climbs northward it is usually met by subzero weather and raging blizzards. But today is m and bright—we step out to shake a leg and en joy a stroll in the sunshine. * * • The National Institute of Arts and Letter, hands up a prize of $1,000 for any literary as pirant who comes up with a novel that meets the requirements of the Institute with a flow of literary beauty, irrespective of “commer cial success." The country 1. flooded with commonplace printed stuff and this Is a move to revive the niceties in writing that Americans once knew. • • • Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff, again a state senator, is quoted as being loaded for the com ing session of the unicam with taxation schemes. He favors a state sales tax and income tax. If the legislative personnel frowns on both of these, the Terrible Terry will propose increase in taxes t n liquors, cigarettes, cigars, theaters and some other things that we can live without. Sen. Frank Nelson has not passed on to his friends what he might have up his sleeve in the way of legislative enactments, but he may have long ago concluded we have too much piled up now in the statute books and comes down to Lincoln prepar ed to cast negative votes on roll call. A sales tax has been toyed with by others in the legis lature, but Nebraskans generally are opposed to such a tax. Maybe what’s needed is not tax money but less spending. • ♦ • The human body’s circulatory system is the world’s most remarkable transportation system, reports the January Reader’s Digest. It is an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 miles long, longer than any U. S. railroad, and blood circulates through the system at five quarts per minute 7200 quarts every 24 hours Your “new house” is not quite up-to-date unless the roof glows in bright blue, subdued green, flaming red or some other flashy color, I believe it was the late County Surveyor Norton, a pioneer of the Cache creek country of southern Holt, who made a roof of hay laying it in rows shingle fashion. That was an improvement on the board overlayed with sod roofs and with stood the elements about as long as the cedar shingles that were in use about everywhere. Gaudy colored roof overhead adds nothing to the comforts of home, but may inspire a bit of ad miration, not unmixed with envy, on the part of the neighbor across the street. • • • January of the year 1957. Two hundred years ago this month, 1757, a great American, Alexander Hamilton, was bom. In January, 1737, another notable was born, Ethan Allen, the hero of Ti conderoga. And it was in January of the year 1915 that New York City and San Francisco were connected by telephone, and in January of 1927 that New York and London citizens could gab over the telephone. Three hundred years ago in January of 1657 Indians sold a strip of land joining South Kingston, R. I., to the white set tlers. The greatest event in January comes off every four years—inauguration day. • • • By recently becoming members of our State Historical Society these residents of other states and one abroad will keep in touch with life on prairieland: Illinois—E. E. Perkins, E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Grange; California—Mrs. Betty Ballard, Mrs. Frances Larsen, W. C. Black, jr.; Florida—Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Whitner; Virginia—Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lange; Colorado —Miss Verra Stebins; Michigan—Mrs. Paul A. Reger; Joseph G. Rosa of Ruislip, Middx, Eng land. Many Nebraskans are added to the list of members of the society from time-to-time. • • • A block up the street from where I finger typewriter keys lives a scholarly lady who had been a teacher at one time in the Bartlett schools, and, as she recalls with a twinkle in each blue eye, was the favorite of the village gallants who took her to shows and parties in Spalding, Eric son and up to Chambers. She is now a capitalist and what’s more important a grandma. Her holdings consist in part of an apartment house and I understand the occupants of one apart ment formerly lived in Page. The capital city gather? to its expanding limits prairieland patri ots from all parts of the state. * * • American corporations gathered a harvest during the last statistical year in profits of 40 billion-dollars. • • • Those cheerful guys behind barred windows in postoffices who handle the mail, along with those on streets and highways delivering the same, are targets from time-to-time of the critics. I want to join with any others who have a word of praise for the mailcarriers and postoffice workers and commend them for the way they get our mail to us this holiday season, working like beavers so the Christmas packages and other mail gets into the hands of those to whom ad dressed. • • • If adults set youth the proper example, it might be possible for young people to follow their lead. • • • Don’t play around too much with “schemes”. Hard work pays much better dividends. Editorial In Hoc Anno Domini When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar. Everywhere there was civil order, for the arm o< the Roman law was long. Everywhere there was stability, in government and in society, for the centurions saw that it was so. But everywhere, there was something else, too. There was oppression—for those who were not the friends of Tiberius Caesar. There was the tax gatherer to take the grain from the fields and the flax from the spindle to feed the legions or to fill the hungry treasury from which divine Caesar gave largess to the people. There was the impressor to find recruits for the circuses. There were executioners to quiet those whom the Emperor proscribed. What was a man for but to serve Caesar? There was the persecution of men who dar ed think differently, who heard strange voices or read strange manuscripts. There was enslave ment of men whose tribes came not from Rome, disdain for those who did not have the familiar visage. And most of all, there was everywhere a contempt for human life. What, to the strong, was one man more or less in a crowded world? Then, of a sudden, there was a light in the world, and a Man from Galilee saying, Render onto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and onto God the things that are God's. And the voice from Gailee, which would defy Caesar, offered a new Kingdom in which each man could walk upright and bow to none but his God. Inasmach as ye have done it unto one of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. And He sent this gospel of the Kingdom of Man unto the uttermost ends of the earth. So the light came into the world and the men who loved darkness were afraid, and they tried to lower a curtain so that man would still believe salvation lay with the leaders. But it came to pass for a while in divers piaces mat tne truth did set man free, althougu the men of darkness were offended and they tried to put out the light. The voice said, Haste ye. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you, for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Along the road to Damascus the light shone brightly. But afterwards Paul of Tarsus, too, was sore afraid. He feared that other Caesars, other prophets, might one day persuade men that man was nothing save a servant unto them, that men might yield up their birthright from God for pottage and walk no more in freedom. Then might it come to pass that darkness would settle again over the lands, and there would be burning of books and men would think only of what they should eat and what they should wear, and would give heed only to new Caesars and to false prophets. Then might it come to pass that men would not look upward to see even a winter’s star in the East, and, once more, there would be no light at all in the dark ness. And so Paul, the apostle of the Son of Man, spoke to his brethren, the Galatians, the words j he would have us remember afterwards in each of the years of the Lord: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. . —Guest editorial from The Wall Street Journal Nixon As Santa Claus Our favorite news letter, Human Events, re ported the visit of Vice-President Nixon to Aus tria was a “stunt” cooked up by the “Madison avenue press agents” in the white house circle. The visit was ballyhooed even before all the ramifications had been announced. The vice-president was said to have learned | of his mission via a radio announcement. There was considerable speculation the “goodwill mis sion” was heralded publicly even before anyone had taken a look at the presidential succession law (passed in 1946). Sending the vice-presi dent into hazardous Austria was somewhat of a gamble on a heartbeat, Human Events declared. This is why: Had any misfortune befallen the veep on the junket and should the president’s health give away before his second term is up, the presidency could have been passed to the democrats via Sam Rayburn, speaker of the house. Meanwhile, the state department warned that a visit to the hard-pressed Austrian govern ment would have to be made by America’s num ber 2 man, because Vienna fears Russian military forces across the border. The veep made the trip, the humanitarian refugee angle at Christmas time worked well, Eisenhower’s health continues good, Nixon was unscathed in the danger zone, Sam will remain on as speaker. We do not have much confidence in India’s Prime Minister Nehru; except, possibly, for his ability to get some dough out of Uncle. Mean while, we’ll wait and see. ! ARROLL W. STEWART. Editor and Publishe’ \RTHUR J. NOECKER and ESTHER M. ASHER Associate Publishers 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 J Bureau of Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, S3 per year: ates abroad provided on request. All subscriptions ire paid in advance. Audited (ABC) Circulation—2,559 (March 31, 1953 When You St 1 Were Yeung ... Skidmore Hurt in Scalding Hog Hook Strikes Man in Mouth 50 l>ars Ago Mrs. John Harrington died at her home four miles north and one mile east of O’Neill. . . . While assisting in scalding a hog at Ewing, Supervisor Skidmore met with a painful accident. Henry Cole w'as helping and had a hook fastened in the hog which let loose, the point striking Mr. Skidmore in the mouth, taking | out a part of the gum of the upper jaw and passing out through: his upper lip, but not tearing j it. . . Fourteen turkeys were j stolen from J. U. Yantzi and seven from D. A. Doyle. Ben Johring and Smith Merrill say they each lost some fine geese. 20 Years Ago Miss Anastasia Camev and; Joseph Donohoe were married at St. Patrick’s church. . . Mrs. V V. Rosenkrans of Dorsey died. . . Mr. and Mrs. O. M Herre and Jimmy spent Christ mas and the weekend following at the home of his parents in Fremont. . . Mesdames Ben Grady, H J. Hammond. P. C. Don ohoe and Ira Moss entertained 48 lady guests at bridge at the Golden Mrs. William Froelich w'on high score; Mrs. Stuart Meech guest prize, Mrs, Clinton Gatz and Miss Inez O’Connell, all cut, and Mrs. Hugh Coyne, consolation. 10 Years Ago Thomas F. Gallagher, 69, died of a heart attack. . . Flight Offi cer Lloyd R. Vequist arrived here by plane from Fairbanks, Alaska. . . The Chicago and Northwestern Railway company will pay $14,16.62 in taxes for 1946 in Holt county. . . Clarence P. Conger 79. of Inman died in Elgin where he had been resid ing. . . Andrew Springer. 77, died new year’s day. One Year Ago Miss Helen Gallagher died sudenly at LaCrosse, Wise., while visiting relatives. . . Mr. and and Mrs. William Kelly will re ceive a trip to Bermuda as the result of a 25-word contest. . . Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fluckey of Chambers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. . . George Syfie, 80, of Atkinson, Rev. Ray mond Lisco, former assistant pas tor at St. Patrick’s church died. Donald Roger Davis, 14, of At kinson, died. Two Christmas Day Masses at Ewing EWING—Two masses were held on Christmas day at St. Peter’s Catholic church by the Rev. Peter F. Burke. The chil dren sang Christmas carols pre ceding mass with Miss Sharon Kropp, organist. The adult choir sang for mass with* Mrs. Kermit Jefferies, accompanist. County Fairs Get rarimutual Money— Nebraska county fairs’ share of horse racing revenue in the state zoomed to a new all-time high during 1956, Earl Moyer of Madison, chairman of the Ne braska state racing commission, announced. A total of $67,908.60 was dis tributed by the racing commis sion, with each of Nebraska’s 93 counties receiving an equal share. ROYAL THEATER — O’NEILL — Thurs. J«u. 3 Maureen O’Hara, John For sythe and Tim Hovey in EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH The wonderfully warm, hilar iously different story of one little guy with a big brave heart who dared to tell the truth. . . and set the whole country spinning! Not Family Night Fri.-Sat. Jan. 4-5 BIG DOUBLE BILL Willard Parker, Mara Corday and Barton MacLane in NAKED GUN He lived by the law of shoot to kill . . . but shoot first! —also— Lois Hayward and Teresa Wright in THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY At last the motion picture that exposes the facts behind the strangest event in the history of hypnotism. What is the truth about the woman called Bridey Murphy? What really happened j in that living room? Sun.-Mon.-Tues. Jan. 6-7-8 HOLLYWOOD OR BUST Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, whose pictures have always been bonanzas at the box office and have again been included among the top ten money-makers in this year’s Herald poll for Fame, here appear in what is allegedly their final film together. Matinee Saturday & Sunday 2:30 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday and Saturday admission— Adults 50c; Children under 12, 12c, Free if accompanied by par ent. Wedn. and Thurs. Family nite.. Family admitted for two | Adult tickets. Money to Loan — on — AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS TRACTORS EQUIPMENT FURNITURE Central Finance O’Neill Nebrsriw C. E. Jones, Htntfer United Presbyterian Holds Yule Program EWING—A large crowd gath ered at the United Presbyterian church Christmas eve for the Christmas program presented by the Sunday-school students. Mrs Verle Tuttle was in charge. The primary class gave the welcome; Mrs. Shirley Miller’s class presented an exercise, "Bethlehem”; “A Lesson by Larry” and “Mammy’s Christ mas Story" were playlets by the intermediate boys and girls. The teenage group, all in costume, presented “The Last Song.” Musical selections were a trumpet solo "The Holy City”, by Paul Gunter and a vocal so lo. "Star of the East” by Sandra Shrader, with Mrs Wilbur Spangler, accompanist. Mrs. Willis Shrader Is super intendent of the Sunday - school. Teachers are Mrs. Dale Napier, Mrs. Archie Johnston, Mrs. Leo Miller, Mrs Verle Tuttle and Leo Miller Other Ewing News Mrs. Rose Bauer entertained at a 6 o’clock dinner Monday evening, December 24, honoring the birthday anniversary of her eldest daughter. Miss Geraldine Bauer of Norfolk. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Gail Boies of Ewing. Miss Bauer remained to spend Christmas day with her mother, returning to Norfolk Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones of Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones and son of Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tucker of O’Neill were entertained on Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray .Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schroe der and Gloria drove to Pierce, on Christmas day where they were guests at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Krueger. Peter Roudybush was a Sun day, December 23, guest at the home of Mr and Mrs. Ray Tucker. Mr and Mrs. Bernard Sebree der and daughter, Judy, went to Creighton to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Brandt. Mr and Mrss Lyle Tucker en | tertained Mr. and Mrs. Bob j Jones and son of Lexington and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tucker of Ewing at a dinner on Saturday. Mr and Mrs. Robert Dunaway and children of Hastings spent the holiday weekend at the pa ental homes, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Billings and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dunaway. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Miller and son. Richard, were guests on Sunday, December 23, at the home of Mr and Mrs. John Ar cher. They were enroute to At kin s o n where they spent Christmas at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mick McKay and fam ily. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Black on Christmas day were Mr. and Mrs. William H. Johnson and son. Delmar. of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin and son, Charles, of Chambers, and Marlene Black of Lincoln. Miss Black is visiting with her parents and will return to Lin coln about January 1st, for school. She is a senior in the Lincoln high school. Miss-Ina Bennett spent Christ mas at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Shra der and family, of Ewing. Mrs. Flora Young and son, Wilm<r, James Bennett of Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Morrow and children of O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Fret! Tams of Clearwater were guests of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tams and fam ily for a turkey dinner Christ mas day. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Butler were entertained Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H R Harris and daughter. Miss Vaulda Welke, ^ who teaches at Newman Grove, spent the holiday vacation with her mother, Mrs. Harriet Welke, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larson accompanied their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Henrv Reimer to West Point to spend Christmas with relatives. They returned home late Christ l mas day Mr and Mrs. Bob Jones and son of Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grubbs and sons, Mr and Mrs. Ray Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Tucker were Saturday even ing guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones at Chambers. Mr and Mrs J. L Pruden, sr„ James Pruden, jr„ Mr. and Mrs, Sam Burtwistle, Mr. and Mrs. John Pruden were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burtwhistle on Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. John Pruden re turned Friday from a trip into Iowa where they were guests of her relatives On Friday Mr, and Mrs. Pat Cronin and family returned to their home at Pierre, S. D., after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Pauline Noffke and other relatives in Ewing and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Andrews and family of North Platte re turned to their home on Wednes day, December 26, after spend ing the weekend with her moth er, Mrs. Agnes Bartak. On Christmas day they all went to Plainview where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs Vance Bennett and family. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Har old Cook of Denver, Colo. Mrs. Max Graver of New Windsor, 111., is a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Gunter. She plans to be here for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Berg strom entertained the following guests at dinner on Christmas: Her parents. Mr and Mrs James Turner of Neligh, Mrs. Jessie Angus at Ewing and Mr. and Mrs Clarence Bergstrom of Omaha, who were also weekend guest* at the Bergstrom home. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Roekey and son, Guy, left for their home at Alamosa, Colo., on Friday af ter spending a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R ' o. Roekey and Mr. and Mrs Art Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Roekey and Mr and Mrs. Louis Pofhal went to Omaha Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Roekey and family Timber Owners CONVERT YOCR WALNliT TREES TO CASH — Contact Midwest Walnut rilONE 6621 Council Bluffs, la. 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