Prairieland Talk—
Gas Heat Cramps Santa*s Style
By BO MAINE SAl’NDEBA, 4110 South 31st St, Lincoln «, Nebr.
UNOOI^N Merry Christmas, happy new year,
friends of Prairieland Talker!
Anotfwr Christmas, another year draws to
a close. Have we left a clean record behind or
messed thints up along the way? When the mid
night hour struck on December 31 I do not recall
ever raising a hand to pledge a new year s reform.
Maybe vain regrets for the
blunders of the past.
And as we look out today
upon a troubled world we may
conclude that we are part of
a pretty crummy outfit But
there is hope for us in the
days ahead as we go forward
under the guidance of a ce
lestial hand We older ones
as children hung up our stock
ings the night before Christ
mas for that fantastic being
of ficticious creation to bestow Saunders
his gifts in them when he slid
down the chimney.
How does Santa get into our gas heated homes
now with no chimney to slide through? Anwyay,
Merry Christmas one and all!
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Down here in and about our Capital City are
• few heart-burdened would-be dictators who want
to save prairieland patriots from returning to the
"horse and buggy’’ days by electing a state super
intendent of our schools. Shall we call up notables
of the horse age? Abe Lincoln, General Grant,
Sam Houston, Bill Cody, W. J. Bryan, George Nor
ris a few of national fame? And look again just
at the home community scene of the long ago—
Gen John O’Neill, Neil Brennan, John McCafferty,
Doc Mathews, M. P. Kinkald, Mike Harrington,
Robert Dickson, B. S. Gillespie, Rev. M. F. Cas
sidy, Rev. Bartley Blaine, Rev. N. S. Lowrie, Mrs.
Rube Tayler, Mrs. Waldo Adams, Mrs. Wes Evans,
Kate Mann. John Mann, Ed Gallagher—men and
women of ability and sterling worth who lived,
Worked and contributed to the building of a set
tled community with their horse and buggy or went
afoot. Where in this "commissioner's age” do we
find their equals?
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A Roman Catholic bishop in Boston deplores
this materialistic age and calls upon his church
groups to select men of vision to promote spirit
ual interests. An Episcopal dean in San Francisco
goes a little further and urges President Eisenhow
er to set up a federal board of American saints—
If such there are—to promote moral and spiritual
life throughout the U. S. Maybe Ike can find enough
of them among the Methodists, of European ori
gin who now report a membership in the United
States of 9,956,629 besides over 800,000 baptized
children. Out here on prairieland priests and
preachers are directing their flocks as always
without government inspiration.
I don't know' whether or not tne nospuais ui
the city are now empty and medical men left idle,
but a healer has been doing Lincoln in recent days.
. . . Inhabitants of earth no longer remain in their
native land. One met with today comes from old
Egypt, a spot of earth contributing to human his
tory since time began. This native of the Nile has
b. ■en with us on American soil for seven years,
has acquired a wife and two children. He is a
small man and speaks a mixture of Yankee and
Egyptian, says Russia has invaded his native land
designing to win the Moslem world to commu
nism; says there are Christian groups in Egypt,
the Presbyterians in the lead but he is a Metho
dist He is in Lincoln taking post-graduate work
besides holding down a job. . . Eight children
perished in a fire that burned their Wisconsin
home while their mother was sporting around in
taverns—once known as saloons.
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A small minded men on a big job Is like a
pint of water splashing around In a gallon jug.
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They came to the door yesterday, two school
girls. One of them had a tin can in her hands;
the other spoke. They were soliciting the comr
munity for nickles and dimes—more if you felt 1
like it—to bring a bit of Christmas cheer to some
"less fortunate than you.” Are there such? Yes.
One who knew the woes of humanity and trav
eled about doing good and from whose lips there
echoes down the centuries and undeniable fact
of life, The poor ye have always with you!
Sickness, misfortune, inability to manage — such
walk the highway of life. So those girls who
came to the door and other girls at other doors
will see that a bit of cheer will rejoice the hearts
throbbing in childish bosoms in homes where
poverty is known.
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Let’s go into the cattle business! A white
faced steer at the livestock show in Chicago
sold for SO-thousand-dollars. I wonder what that
Hoosier gal who showed the aristocratic bo
vine will do with all that cash? Or was it erne
of those transactions so often pulled off to make
a big show—you bid high on mine. I’ll bid the
same on yours. The trade is made, no money
changing hands. And where in Indiana could a
steer be found worth 30 cents to say nothing of
30-thousand-dollars? I have seen and traveled
the beautiful landscape of the Hoosier state but
saw there a few scrub cows about 20 miles apart.
• • •
Mrs. Roosevelt, In new deal days mistress
of the white house, has been to Lincoln
with messages for we prairteland patriots,
delivered with the force and eloquence that
makes Mrs. FDR the outstanding personage
she is. It was a pleasure to the many who
saw and heard her.
Editorial—
Wanna Buy a Bridge?
Hordes of Pierce and Knox county farmers
and business people converged Tuesday at Wausa
to attend a hearing called by the Nebraska high
way advisory commission. The state highway de
partment wants to abandon state highway mile
age in those counties, including a section of old
U.S. highway 81 and portions of a projected O -
NeiM-Croighton-Coleridge road.
Pierce and Knox county folks were good
boys when the extra one-cent of gas tax was
threatened a few months ago. They went along
with the idea of being willing to pay a bit more
to get more and better highways. Comes now
the axe on several highways of local importance
with the result of fewer roads (and services) for
more money!
We are somewhat bemused by the turn of
events because fresh in the minds of Holt and
Boyd countyans is the lopping off of consider
able state highway mileage two years ago — re
verting the mileage to the counties for mainten
ance. The counties, already hardpressed financial
ly, must find means to maintain these chopped
off roads because local need necessitates care.
The result of this shuffle is apparent. The
people in the areas concerned pay twice. They
pay the added cent, hopeful for more and better
roads at the state level. Instead they awaken
to find county road costs increased and state roads
mileage decreased.
Oh yes, the state highway department man
ages to find participating money for grandiose su
per-duper highways, such as Nebraska's 17-million
dollar folly building the interstate through Omaha
for the benefit of New York and Hollywood bound
transients. But to heck with the local people —
subtract from them!
Some of our newspaper publishing friends
who were hot for the extra cent gas tax now are
beginning to have misgivings—judging from last
Week's round of editorials and what was said at
Tuesday's hearing in Wausa.
During these last few years we have shared
with State Sen. Frank Nelson the view that people
can't be asked to pay more for reduced services.
It’s as simple as that. After Holt’s state high
way’ system was decreased by 46 miles (one-tenth
of the cutback in the entire state) we failed to
appreciate the sweet talk surrounding the grand
results the added cent would bring.
Wanna help finance the 17-million-dollar Oma
ha monstrosity . . . and help build a hiny
new bridge across the Missouri at Omaha?
Then stay silently tuned to the sweet talk—the state
capitol line—and you will have contributed some
thing more than your share.
The Fraternity Situation
(Guest editorial from The Blair Pilot-Tribune)
We have long harbored a cordial dislike of
fraternities and sororities as they presently exist
on the campuses of our tax-supported schools.
It is a laugh, indeed, to bend the words
out of shape which form the modem versioss ot
fraternities and sororities.
We learned early that fraternities (and, we
understand, also sororities' admit applicants on
the basis of family background, wealth, type of re
ligion (or lack of it, which seems considered bet
ter), and color of skin.
Upon confirming all this we promptly resign
ed from our own fraternity and from our great
midwest university and continue our studies at a
Christian college (Dana).
We have always been happy about that bold
decision by a 17-year-old. 0
Some of our dearest friends have held that
we ’ don’t understand^Oh, ye§, we do! We“cQh
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tend that the junkman’s son is just as good as the
banker’s if he wants to be, and that the daughter
of a hard-working but poor farmer can be just as
acceptable as the gord-headed blonde who "ranks”
because her old man has chips (no matter how he
got them.)
Two Associated Press dispatches now confirm
our challenged theory.
Gathering at Colorado Springs, the supermen
comprising the National Interfratemity Council
passed a resolution the other day criticizing what
they called "planned attempts to reduce Greek
letter societies to a position of impotence”, and
on the next day went on to approve unanimously
a report defending restrictive membership.
"Restrictive membership” is just what we’re
talking about.
How can anyone, in just conscience, send his
child to a school which condones "restrictive mem
bership”- and especially while holding out a palm
of the hand for taxpayers dollars?
Symbols of Good Will
This year’s Christmas seals picture the world
wide symbol of generosity—Santa Claus—with a
little girl, who like all youngsters at Christmas
time is thrilled at the mention of this jolly fellow.
The double-barred cross, world-wide symbol of the
fight against tuberculosis, also appears on every
seal.
Like Santa Claus, the double-barred cross
stands for good will and generosity. It brings
hope to millions of people that tuberculosis can
be eradicated.
At the present time, new cases of tuberculosis
are being reported in the United States at the rate
of almost 100,000 annually.
Many whose life’s work is TB control, both in
the voluntary and the official capacity, find cause
for alarm in the continuing number of TB-infected
| people who are turned up in the community-wide
surveys. Unknown active cases are a menace to
all and it is these which TB workers seek to lo
rate through tuberrulin testing and X-raying. One
hidden case if not found in the early stage—can
mean a score of more of TB-infections.
The response of people in this community and
throughout the state to the 1957 Christmas seals
will be determine the extent of the TB organiza
tion's 1958 program to eradicate tuberculosis.
The seals express the true spirit of the holi
day which centers on home and family—the home
and family we help protect when we send in our
contribution for the health seals we received in the
mail.
The O’Neill postoffice during the past fort
night has acquired a new roof. Luckily the
weather has been good. Who else but Uncle
Sam would undertake putting a.new roof on a
| building in this climate in December?
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When You t I Were Young . , .
‘Champ of Chase’
Bags Four Wolves
Minnesota’s Johnson
to Oppose Bryan
50 Y ears Ago
Married at Inman: Rev. Ben
jamin H. Murten and Miss Eva
Estel Smith. . . Frank Bain,
"champion of the chase" here
abouts, captured his fourth wolf
in the past two weeks. . . Nebras
ka’s William Jennings Bryan is
not going to have everything his
own way in a contest for demo
cratic presidential nomination.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota
has announced his candidacy.
. . . Mayor Dahlman of Omaha,
who originated in these parts, has
been elected on a platform of a
wide-open town. . . John Skirving
offers boys’ and young mens’
overcoats, $2.50 and up boys'
suits, for 11-year-olds, $1.50.
Deaths: R D. Duxbury of St.
Haul, formerly of O'Neill.
20 Years Ago
Fred Beckwith of Emmet again
was elected chairman of the Holt
government farm program (A
CA). . . Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Carter
celebrated their 65th wedding an
niversary. . . Top on light butch
ers was $7.65 at the O'Neill mar
ket. . . Ambrose Rhode adopted
a "doorstep baby” at the Lions
club charter activities. . . Two
new V-8 cars have been announ
by Mellor Motor Co., Ford dealer
here. . . Deaths: Mrs. Leo Byrne
of Grand Rapids, Mich., daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McCarthy;
W. Earl Shields, Norfolk sales
man, killed in an auto accident
near here; Mrs. E. Mullen, 86, of
Atkinson; Mrs. John Kellar of
Chambers.
10 Years Ago
Three youths were killed in a
car-train crash at Clearwater;
Donald R. Michael, 21, and Duard
Haake, 21, both of Clearwater,
and Kenneth Hoefs. 20. of Fre
mont. . . Charges against Ralph
Prill of Page, brought by Police
Chief Joe Wert, have been dis
missed. . . Two amendments were
added to the city’s zoning ordin
ance. . . Dennie Ickes, 4, of Page
fractured his leg above the knee.
. . . Deaths; Mrs. Dorsey S. Con
ard, 72, of Atkinson; Mrs. Fred
erick Wefso, 77, of Stuart; Mrs.
Louis R. Jones, 53, crash victim
in Miles City, Mont., formerly of
O’Neill; Cora Johnson, 69, of O'
Neill; Mrs. John S. Martfield, 61,
of Longmont, Calif., O'Neill resi
dent until 1942; Daniel J. Cron
in, 86, former Holt official
and prominent resident, died in
Omaha of a heart attack.
One Year Ago
Harry R. Smith Implements
have purchased the C. E. Lund
gren building, formerly Midwest
Motor and Ken Benson Motor
company locations. . . Failing eye
sight is slowing—but not stop
ping—Steve Hicks, 86, whose
work with wood is a hobby. He
made a Ferris wheel. . . Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Tomjack are making a
tour aboard a navy cruiser—guest
of their son, Reed. . . Leonard
Lorenz of Inman now has two
artificial arms. . . Mrs. C a tb
erine Malloy, 82, who factured a
hip in a fall, is walking again.
. . . Deaths: Ralph L. Butler, 82,
formerly of Ewing; Parker Wilson
of Franklin, Tenn , frequent At
kinson visitor,, river drown
ing victim; Roy Rhodes, 71, of
Stuart; Mrs. Lydia Harris, 86, of
Neligh, formerly of Chambers;
Herman Komock, 76, of Orchard.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Marcellus
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Williamson.
Rhythm Band Is
Features of Program
PAGE The Page public school
presented the Christmas program
Monday at 7:30 p.m., at the sch
ool auditorium.
The rythm band from the prim
ary room, under the direction of
Miss Helen Braddock, presented
a medley of Christmas songs.
The operetta. "Santa and His
Space Ship", was presented by
the grades under the sponsorship
of Mrs. Kay Taylor and Mrs. Haz
el Park.
The high school classes directed
by Mrs. Merwyn French, jr., of
fered a musical program. Mixed
chorus: "Star of the East” and
“Tell It On The Mountain". Tri
ple trio: "Deck the Hall" and
Lullaby n! the Mary s Son Solo
by Janice Crumly: “ No Cradle
was There and No Fire". The mix
ed chorus concluded the program
with "We Wish You a Merry
Christmas".
Mr. and Mrs. James Mahon
were Sunday callers of Mr. and
Mrs. Bernie Mahon and Mr. and
Large Crowd Hears
Winter Concert
EWING—The winter concert of
the Ewing high school vocal de
partment was presented Thurs
day evening at the school auditor
ium, under the direction of Mrs.
Maynard Rouse, instructor. San
dra Shrader and Sharon Kropp
were the accompanists. A good
crowd was in attendance to en
joy the evening's entertainment.
The program:
Part I, Mixed cnorus: "Now
Thank We All Our God”, by Crue
ger-Goodell; "Song of Home”
(tune Finlandia) by O’Reilly
Dickson; "Sundown” (tune Lon
donderry Air)—arranger, Wilson;
"This Is My Country", arranger,
Waring; "Smilin' Through”,
Penn-Stukles; "Bells of St.
Mary’s by Furber-Adams.
Part n, Christmas music: Se
lections by the girls' triple trio,
Tamzan Peterson, Lois Kaczor,
PnVtv Pari £hrf»rrv Tiittlp Rnher
ta McDaniels, Ann Rotherham,
Cora lee Schmiser .Charlotte
Wright, Waunetta Wragge; selec
tions by the boys’ quartet: Bill
Bauer, Douglas Wulf, Lyle Lar
son, James Miller; “Star of the
East”, solo by Miss Sandra Shra
der, accompanist, Douglas Shra
der; “Cantique do Noel” (original
French) by Mrs. Rouse, with Miss
Shrader, accompanist.
Part m, selections by mixed
chorus: "Happy Wandered” by
Waring; “Ole Ark’s a Movin’ ”,
by Noble Cairr; “Grandfather’s
Clock” by Work and Wirl; “Sip
pin’ Cider Thru A Straw”, by
Smale; "Oh Dear, What Can The
Matter Be?”, folk song; “Deaf
Old Women” by Davis; “May
The Good Lord Bless and Keep
You”, Wilson and Stickles.
Mrs. Rouse was presented a
gift by the students.
Choir members of the vocal
group are: Sopranos — Tamzan
Peterson, Lois Kaczor, Ruby
Carl; LaRoyce Blunt, Mary Ann
Bauer, Karen Mlnarik, Thelma
Spangler, Bertha Harris, Phyllis
Larson, Roberta McDaniels, Sherry
Tuttle, Pat Hahlbeck, Joan Lar
son, Ann Rotherham, Patty Schin
dler, Gloria Schroeder, Pat Er
nesti, Maryetta Peterson, Shirley
Wright.
Altos—Evelyn Scholl, Catherine
Woslager, Coralee Schmiser, Judy
Stamp, Charlotte Wright, Sharon
Kropp, Karen Tuttle, Bette Schin
dler, Vivian Wright, Lorraine
raine Bart os, Beverly Rotherham.
Baritones—Robert Tuttle, John
Mlnarik, Wayne Turner, Bill
Bauer, Richard Woslager, James1
Miller, Douglas Wulf, Lyle Pot
ter, Stanley Bartos, Douglas Shra
der, Ronald Mott, Gary Eacker,
Donald Hawk, Lyle Larson, Jerry
Jefferies, Owen Schmidt.
Mrs. Irven Held
Help U President
VENUS Mrs. Frances Boelter
entertained the Help U club at
her home on Wednesday, Decem
ber 4, with 14 members and one
visitor, Mrs. Paul Raker of Oma
ha, present.
Walnut meats were picked out
for the hostess. Officers for
1958 were elected: Mrs. Irven
Held as president, Mrs. Sidney
Faulhaber, vice-president: and
Mrs. Francis Boelter, secretary
treasurer.
Eight members with the most
absences entertained at the
club Christmas party which was
held at the Mrs Irvin Held home
on Wednesday, December 18
Mrs. Matschullat received the
door prize. The hostess served
luncheon at the close of the af
ternoon
Twenty-four attended the oy
ster supper and card party given
by the club at the Page Improve
ment club on Tuesday, Decem
ber 3.
At cards, Junior Finch and
Mrs. Otto Matschullat received
high: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boel
ter. low. Traveling prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Francis Boel
ter and Kenneth Waring, Mrs
Ethel Waring and Clarence Finch
received the door prizes.
Other Venus News
Mrs. Paul Bilker left for her
home at Omaha on Sunday, De
cember 8, after spending since
Thanksgiving at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Faulhaber. Mr. Baker attended
a convention at Lincoln during
the time.
Over the November 30 week
end Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Finch
helped their daughter and son
in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Suf
ficool, of Winnetoon, move to
Shelton, where the former has
employment.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Finch were
Ewing visitors on Monday, No
vember 2.
Ralph Brookhouser farm were
finished on Monday, December 2.
Tuesday and Wednesday, De
cember 3 and 4, they worked on
dams at the Sidney Faulhaber
farm. Harry Smith and crew are
are doing the work.
Wayne Boeder and Leonard
Boeder were working on the
Middlebranch phone lines.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Brook
houser of Battle Creek spent Sun
day, December 1, at the Ralph
Brookhouser home.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Utterbach of
Orchard were Sunday supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Miller. Evening callers were Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Kellner and Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mlinar
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Ohde of Atkinson.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Krumm of Atkinson and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Dobrovolny of
Stuart.
Mr and Mrs. George Morlang
adn family were Sunday guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abie
Morlang, of Ainsworth.
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Offered Car Buyers
A warranty program that will
protect used car buyers for a full
yeaf against the costs of repair
or replacement of major me
chanical parts was announced
this week by Henry lohaus of
the Lohaus Motor company.
Mr. Lohaus said the inspection
and guaranty program will be
administered by the Car War
ranty corporation, a newy-formed
company associated with univer
sal GIT Credit corporation, the
nation's largest independent au
tomobile finance company
The warranty, Mr lohaus said,
will guarantee that the car, un
der normal usage, will require j
no replacements for a full year
to the engine, standard or auto
matic transmission, rear axle,
clutch, steering, brakes, univer
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cars of the current year's model
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able to purchase automobiles that
know are sound mechanically.
Mr. Lohaus also stated, "under
this new warranty program we
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(he same protection available to
new cai- buyers."
The value of such a warranty,
Mr. Lohaus said, is illustrated by
the average costs of repairs cov
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An average engine overhaul, he
{jointed out, costs more than $200.
The overhaul of an automatic
transmission could amount to
more than $150, rear axle re
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parts would average about $40,
he said.
tioiiiK to Iowa—
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kruse ex
pect to leave Saturday to spend the
Christmas holidays with Mr, and
Mrs. E. L. Van Every and boys
in Perry. Ia., and her mother,
Mrs. Anna Dahl, and other rela
tives in Swea City. Ia.
Fried on Anniversary—
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Smith and
family were guests-of-honor in
celebration of their 25th anniver
sary Sunday at Akron, 1a , in the
home of relatives. They returned
to O'Neill Monday.
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