Prairieland I alk * . * •
Poor Wheat Farmer on Tour
By ROMA1NE SAUNDERS, Retired. Former Editor The Frontier
LINCOLN—I met and talked today with two
strangers from other states—the first one en
countered being a polished young gentleman
from one of the large cities in Texas, who had
come to our capital city to impart spiritual in
struction to the thousand students of Union col
lege, who have come from far places of earth to
obtain an education. .
My visit with him for a * >■ ■>
few minutes brought me the
information that he is a neph
ew of a friend of mine of
other years and bygone mem
ories.
The other one met with
stood out in marked contrast
to the polished gentleman—
a “poor farmer" from North
Dakota, a native of Russia
who is happy now to be in
America out of reach of the Komaine
Reds. A poor Dakota wheat Saunders
farmer who had been on a trip to New York,
Washington, D. C., Florida and was headed for
Walla Walla, Wash., where he was taking his
daughter, who is a nurse. He planned to make
it back to his Dakota farm by mid-April to plant
the spring wheat, and was taking off as soon as
the automobile mechanics finished going over his
car.
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Some items out of the past: Pat Biglin start
ed the morning of July 6, 1906, with four horses
hitched to the Standard Oil tank on wheels for
Middlebranch and Venus, accompanied by May
Ion Price. . . O’Neill spellbinders were in demand
that year as Fourth of July orators, M. P. Kinkaid
at Spencer, E. H. Whelan at Ewing and M. F.
Harrington at Elgin . . O. F. Biglin went to In
man to surpervise the burial of Mrs, John Autin,
who died in Norfolk, the remains brought to her
home at Inman. . . John McCaffery was out again
after being laid up some days following a surgi
cal operation. . . Mr. and Mrs. Bitney, M. R. Sul
livan and John McNichols were among visitors
from Atkinson over Sunday. . . The county trea
surer’s office reported a harvest of “back taxes"
coming in. . . The livestock market was flourish
ing, steers bringing from $3 to $4 a hundred. . .
If I was still a resident of O’Neill, other than in
memory, I would promote a campaign to bring
to naught the proposed change of street names as
the restless guys of the Chamber of Commerce
want it. North and south and east and west
streets given all identical names in the form of
numbers, those in one direction known as streets,
the others as avenues, can but result in confusion.
Is nothing to be left of the old town that the hand
of pioneers formed?
Dr. K. Ross Tohle, director of the Montana
State Historical society, will be the leading one
to address the group at the Nebraska Historical
Society spring meeting in Fremont May 19.
Montana Jack has our cordial invitation to come,
too.
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The editor of the Lincoln Evening Journal,
arrested and taken to court on a charge of dis
turbing the peace and passing a bottle of fire
water to a minor, pleads not guilty. The editor
that is not disturbing the peace of mind of some
folks, doesn’t amount to much. In the days of
Hans Kautsman, Holt county had editors that not
only disturbed the peace of rival factions but had
knockdowns followed by no court action. You
might get hauled into court for libel, but not for
disturbing the peace or setting ’em up for spme
kid. And the minors stood on an equal footing
with their elders at the Critic across the street
from us lads on the waterwagon at The Frontier.
The last time I saw him, he sat in the lobby j
of a hotel in the capital city where he had come
to intercede in behalf of a citizen of his commu
nity in the picturesque northern regions of Holt 1
county who had been doing time in the state pris
on for real or fancied crimes. It was ever Hugh |
O'Neill’s thoughtful acts that brought renewed
courage to the underdog. As I passed the hotel
and glanced in at the glass front, there sat Hugh,
a notable from Holt county where I soon would
be again. A native of Ireland, he had the com- i
batative characteristics and resentment of that
people when they see a wrong being done to an
other. He also felt that the fellows who did the
hanging should have been strung up in place of
their victim, young Kid Wade. Patriot, but against |
most every thing, he would put even Gus Doyle j
to the bad in discussing politics or religion. But
he met his match in theological subjects when he
ran into the late Pastor Ohmart, a freelance
preacher who made Hugh hang his head and wralk ;
away.
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The story came out of dry Oklahoma via
radio. His name was Joshua and he stood be
fore the court to answer to a charge of boot
legging. Are you the Joshua that made the sun
stand still? the judge asked the prisoner. “No,
replied he, “I made the moonshine.”
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His name is Lybarger. He refused to sell his
soul for a job. Serving the city of Lincoln as a
fireman, the chief of police ordered that a gun
be strapped on the fireman and strut around with
a policeman. Lybarger has a conscience, an un
usual thing in these modern days; his job was to
put out fires, save life and property, not defend
the peace and dignity of our capital city. He re
fused to carry a gun and serve also as a policeman.
You’re fired! He has taken an appeal and the
outcome will be of interest whether the right of
conscience goes with the job of fireman.
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On the Fink farm down near Page 130 feet
underground bones w’ere discovered w’hen boring
a well which were sent to the state university at
Lincoln and a highbrow, who may have lived
about that time, let’s us in on it by pronouncing
the bones to be those of a “three-toed” horse of
four million years ago. We were not there at the
time but more than likely the animal was buried
there at the time of the world flood about the
year 2,350, B. C.
Even the best of ’em stub their toe some
time. What his design was in the matter is not
clear to this prairie wolf, but President
Eisenhower gave the citizens of my great native
state of Wisconsin a slap in the face by putting
the stamp of social outcast on Senator McCarthy.
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High in the distant azure heavens afar the
March moon moves in celestial glory across the
prairieland sky. I walked last night where its
light lay in subdued shadow along the way. The
human forms moving in a row their mortal shad
ows shape as the come and go under the glow of
that celestial-illuminated lantern held by the
Master of the midnight show. We can not reach
a hand to the shining orbs of night but we see
ivith mortal sight that which for the moment
carries us out of windswept prairieland.
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A gifted writer penned the immortal words
that time writes no wrinkles on the ocean’s as
ured brow, such as creation’s dawn beheld thou
rollest now! Time writes its wrinkles on man’s
noble brow. Week by week The Frontier tells the
story of another husband and wife who have come
to their 50th wedding anniversary. Fifty years
together, age now dims the vision, writes a
wrinkle here and there, but out of memory’s trea
sured store happy moments glow that still unite
two souls in love and devotion.
Editorial
Community Chest Could Work
Comes now a plan to create a community
chest in O’Neill and combine all the leadership,
energy and resources that can be mustered into
one campaign.
The idea was advanced at last week’s March
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and a
committee was appointed to investigate the work
ability of such a plan for cities of the O’Neill
class. Larger cities, of course, have employed
the community chest idea for many years.
Some organizations do not care to participate
in a community chest plan. They prefer to go it
alone.
It would seem to us that if a community chest
fund-raising program were to be inaugurated
here, the distribution of the work entailed, the
broadening of the solicitation and the net results
would be quite satisfactory. At least, it’s worth
a try.
As things now stand, a dozen very worthy
projects go it alone, sometimes simultaneously.
Leaders who are willing to work on these projects
finally wear out and it becomes a great prob
lem to find an individual who will serve in a ca
pacity of leadership.
At the block level, frequently it is the same
person rapping doors for each successive drive.
We think the community chest idea could be
adopted here and it would work. The various
agencies would state their quotas to the commu
nity chest board, the goal would be fixed, dates
would be designated and there would be an all
out effort to make the quota.
Some agencies, as we stated before, would
rather go it alone. Nothing would prevent reluc
tant agencies from doing so, but it would be more
satisfactory if all would cooperate.
The Chamber has appointed a committee to
study the matter and, at this juncture, we would
like to give the community chest plan encourage
ment. We feel—and hope—it can be implemented
and worked out successfully.
Girls Better Drivers
By Bill Cox in the Pierce County Leader
The Nebraska insurance commission has de
cided that girl drivers under 25 years of age are
much better drivers than boys under 25 years of
age. So parents and young folks who buy auto
insurance from now on will find that it costs less
for girl drivers than boy drivers in the age group
from 16 to 25.
These rates are based on the auto accidents
in the past year. A boy between the age of 16
and 25 had been proven as the most dangerous
auto operator on the highway today.
A public liability and property damage policy
for a car owned or driven by a boy between 16
and 25 will be raised 41 percent.
The Nebraska insurance commission deals only
in facts and figures. There is one danger that is
perhaps being overlooked: If insurance rates for
these 16 to 25-year-old male drivers reach too
great a level there are apt to be too many cars on
the road without insurance.
It is true there are state laws that make this
dangerous but an annual premium that is too high
will cause people to close their eyes to the law
and operate without insurance. Then the real
danger will start.
It would be wise if the state of Nebraska in
vestigated more deeply into the subject of sus
pending drivers' licenses. A fine is too often paid
and forgotten; a fine plus a suspended driver's
license on all auto operators would be much more
effective.
For first offense speeding, make a fine and 30
days loss of license automatic; missing a stop sign,
a fine and 20 days loss of driver’s license, etc. Let
second offense double the time of loss of driver’s
license until the operator is overtaken by the state
“point” law and loses his license for a year or
more.
Don’t leave the question of license suspension
up to the courts. Make it mandatory all over the
state of Nebraska. Yes, it would cause many hard
ships but death caused by lawbreakers is the prob
lem faced by the state.
So many of the things we once believed were
eternal and unchanging have crumbled into dust,
writes Bill Vaughn in the Kansas City Star. It’s
: gratifying to hear that chocolate, vanilla and
i strawberry are still the popular soda fountain
flavors.
As if the new motor cars weren’t gaudy
enough, along comes March’s slush to provide the
ultimate chic touch—polka dot windshields. But
we love it that way!
Our nomination for the youngest child to
have a permanent, a little cutie, age three and one
half months, by the name of Shellyn Caskey. Any
younger ones?
CARROLL W. STEWART. Editor and Publisher
ARTHUR J. NOECKER and ESTHER M. ASHER.
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When You & I Were Toung . . .
Stilson, Sweet,
Purdv Winners
Capture Oratorical
Honors
50 Years Ago
T V. Golden and Ed Whelan,
as judges of the oratorical con
test in Atkinson, chose Earl Stil
son, first: Ethel Sweet, second:
and Henrv Purdy, third. Edna
Boluss. Miss Brook, Miss Jarvis
and Roy Griffin were honorablv
mentioned . William F. Smith
and Mr. Hoxie. the aged father
of Henry Hoxie, were buried
from the Methodist church. . .
Fred Cronk of Page and Miss
Carrie M. French of O’Neill were
married. . . Miss Mayme Arm
strong, teacher of Willowdale
school, closed a six-month term.
She is a good teacher and well
liked not only by her pupils but
everybody in general.
20 Years Ago
Deaths: John Brenston, 63;
Daniel Holland, a brother of Mrs.
P. C. Donohoe, at David City.
. . .Born to Mr. and Mrs. Verne
Beckwith, a son. . . The three
youngest children of the John
McNallys have been quite ill the
past week. . . Joe Wadsworth of
Opportunity and Miss Virginia
Lambert of Ewing w'ere marri
ed .. . Mrs. Art Auker and Mrs.
Charles Morton entertained the i
Alpha club at a buffet and card
party. Members and their es
corts were guests,
guests.
10 Years Ago
Jean Calloway, O’Neill high
senior, was judged the outstand- ■
ing actress among eight casts
presenting one-act plays in At
kinson. Gayl Widfeldt was nam
ed among the top five actres
ses. . . Deaths: Miss Luciria
Shoemaker, 63, of Los Angeles,
Calif,; Alfred Howard Bradley, j
42, and John Paul Sullivan, 76,
a pioneer. . . A sorn was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Forbes of
Amelia. . . Mrs. Bridget Swanson :
has influenza.
One Year Ago
Mr. and Mrs. John Gray cele
brated their 60th wedding anni
versary at Page. . . Mrs. Wayne
Smith of Chambers was select
ed winner in the Albion division
for the “Mrs. America” con
test. . . Deaths: Miss Agnes Mc
Quilken of Atkinson and Walter
Stein of California, formerly of
O’Neill. . . Mr. and Mrs. F. V.
Stearns of Ewing returned from
a three-weeks’ trip to the South
and the Bahama Islands.
K-N Gas Applies for
Wholesale Increase
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas
Co., Inc., on Friday, March 15,
filed an application with the
federal power commisson asking
for an increase in rates for gas
it sells at wholesale in Nebraska.
The increase would becomei
effective May 1.
The proposed increase does
not affect customers in O’lfeill,
Inman, Neligh, Clearwater, El
gin and other cities and towns
in the area where Kansas-Ne
braska sells natural gas at re
tail.
To Organize Extension
Clubs at Ewing—
EWING—A meeting will be
held at the Ewing public library
at 2 o’clock today (Thursday)
for the purpose of organizing
home extension clubs in this
community.
Mrs. Catherine Indra, Holt
county home agent, will be pres
ent, give a demonstration and a
lesson.
“All ladies who are interested
are urged to attend," Mrs. In
dra said.
Return to O’Neill—
STAR—The Ed Tharnish fam
ily, formerly of Star have mov
ed to O’Neill from Alliance. They
went to Alliance last fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Madura
spent an evening recently at the
Nels Linquist home.
ROYAL THEATER
— O’NEILL —
Thurs. Mar. 21
Family Night
ISTANBUL
Where the passions of the East
meet the sins of the west in
cinemascope and technicolor star
ring Errol Flynn. Miss Cornell
Borchers with John Bentley, To
rin Thatcher, Leif Ericson, Peggy
Knudsen, Martin Benson and
Nat “King” Cole.
City of a thousand untold se
crets where a woman’s lips are
as deadly as an assassin’s knife
. . .where Jim Brennan followed
a forbidden trail to a rendezvous
with murder
Fri.-Sat. Mar. 22-23
Big Double Bill
Walt Disney
DISNEY LAND USA
—ALSO—
WESTWARD HO THE
WAGONS
Starring Fess Parker, Kathleen
Crowley, Jeff York and intro
ducing David Stollery. Cinema
scope, color by Technicolor. They
weren’t heroes. . . They were
only real people fighting for
their lives! They were the fami
lies who won the West!
Sun.-Mon.-Tues. Mar. 24-25-26
WRITTEN ON THE WIND
A Universal picture starring
Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall,
Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone
yith Robert Keith, Grant Wi’
liams and Harry Shannon.
This woman in his arms was
now the wife of the man he cal
led his best friend.
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
night, family admitted for two
Adult tickets.
Pre-Centennial
Affair at Wayne—
Twenty-one Masonic lodges in I
Knox. Holt. Wayne, Pierce, Ce
llar md Boyd counties will hold
a pre-centennial regional dinner
at the city auditorium at Wayne
Friday, March 22, at 6:15 p.
m Wayne Lodge 120, AF & AM
will be the host lodge.
The occasion will be part of a
statewide program in observance
of the 100th anniversary of the
grand lodge, AF & AM of Ne
braska. The formal centennial
program will be held from June
2 to 6 at Omaha during the an
nual communication of the
grand lodge.
The meeting will be attended
bv Masons and their ladies from
lodges at Niobrara, O’Neill,
Creighton, Wayne, Stuart, Pierce,
Har'ington. Page, Atkinson,
Randolph. Plainview. Bloomfield,
Coleridge, Butte, Wtnside, Os
mond, Laurel. Wausa, Spencer
Crofton and Lynch.
Principal speaker will be Past
Grand Master Charles F. Adams
of Aurora.
VanOstrand, Prewitt
Leave for Induction
Leaving for military induction
Tuesday, March 19 were Elven
L. VanOstrand of Ewing and
Lvnn A. Prewitt of Atkinson.
Departing at the same time for
physical examinations were
Charles E. Atkinson of Cham
bers and Frederick N. Coats.
These men, selective service
registrants, left O’Neill by rail.
No Sunday Clothes
for Music Pupil
Richard C. Smithson, vocal
director at the O’Neill public
school, told the children to
wear their Sunday clothes to
program Friday evening. A
little lad retorted:
“But I don’t have any Sun
day clothes, just funeral
clothes.”
Clergymen Must File
Waivers to Qualify—
Clergymen wishing to come
under social security have until
April 15 of this year to file their
waivers electing coverage, ac
cording to Clifford Kittelson of
Norfolk, manager of the Norfolk
district social security office.
Unless a clergyman files the
waiver form 2031, he is exempt
from coverage.
St. Teresa Concert
Includes O'Neillite —
Miss Cathryn Wilson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Ed Wilson, and
a freshman at St. Teresa college,
Winona, Minn., appeared in the
Teresan Choral club concert on
Thursday evening, March 14, in
the college auditorium. Sister M.
Marie of the music department
was director.
Deloit News
Martha Kinney of Elgin spent
Sunday at the Maynard Stearns
'home.
The HEO club had a covered
dish supper Tuesday evening,
March 12. at tno St. John's church
basement for their husbands and
families. Keith Rartak showed
colored slides he took while in
service, in Europe.
Elayne Reimer of Hastings
-pent the weekend with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reimer.
She made the trip by bus.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Baner and
family were supper guests at the
Ralph Tomjack home Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack |
called at the Frank Miller and i
Henry Reimers homes Monday {
evening.
3 Visitors Attend
Goldenrod Meet—
The Goldenrod extension club
of O’Neill held a meeting on :
"mental health” at the home of
Mrs. Mary Tomlinson Wednesday.1
March 13, at 8 p. m. Fourteen
members answered roll call by
telling their favorite way to
"chase the blues away.” Three
visitors attended.: Mrs. Keith
Gipson, Mrs. Donald Cleveland,
and Mrs. Robt rt Pappenheimer.
We were happy to have the
home exension agent, Mrs. Or
ville Irdra, at the meeting. She
showed a sound movie entitled,
“By Jupiter”’ a mental health
film. The rest of the lesson was
given by Mrs. Edwin Sevcik and
Mrs. Herman Janzing, in the form
of a discussion and a mental
health quiz.
The health chairman, Mrs. Dick
Minton, gave a report on “Mental
Patients.” Mrs. Jim McDonald
pesented a report on "Fashions.”
Mrs. John Schmit read a list of
materials needed by the Univer
sity hospital at Omaha.
Next month’s lesson will be in
two parts. The first study lesson
's a “Visit to United Nations” to
be led by Mrs. Shefl. The second,
"Play in The Lives of Young
Children,” by Mrs. Jim McDonald.
Recreation consisted of the
‘ Guess What”.—By Mrs. A. Neil
Dawes.
Attend Cancer Society
Meeting at Norfolk —
Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher,
Holt county chairman of the
1957 cancer drive, and Mrs.
Frank Froelich, a member of the
advisory committee, attended a
luncheon in Norfolk Monday,
March 4. It was one of a series
of meetings conducted by Carl
Swanson, public education di
rector of the American Cancer
society.
Mrs. L. A. Burgess is the city
of O’Neill chairman. Plans are
being made for the drive, which
will be the latter part of April.
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