The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, January 09, 1958, Page 2, Image 2

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    Prairieland Talk—
*Nursing Homes ’ for Senior Citizens
By ROMAIVE SAl’VDERS. 4110 South 5l*t St.. Lincoln «, Nebr.
LINCOLN I sat by his »>ed.side yesterday.
There he lay in one of those institutions of this
day and age a “nursing home.’’
A generation now gone and about forgotten
cared for their aged parents sick and facing life's
declining sun in their home where the aged one lay
in bod to look up into the eyes of an administering
daughter, a devoted son
As I sat by his bedside * ■+■ • *
yesterday, looked into his
aged, careworn face I could
see nothing resembling the ac
tive, frWfKily businessman I
had once known There he
lay, helpless, not knowing who
sat by his bedside, Just wait
tr*j to feel the cold touch of
the death angel's hand that
would close his eyes to open
no more until the angel of
of light and immortal life calls Romalne
him forth on the resurrection SiU,n er*
morning. As I talked to him his withered features
brightened, one joyous moment while life still lin
gered.
Others I saw in that place set apart for aged
and helpless for a monthly stipend. Old guys still
on their feet, the face of another looking up at me
from the bed on whirh he lay, a woman crowned
with white glory hobbling alxwjt on crutches, a
white gartied nurse hastening from one room to
another A visit to a few others that day now
facing life's sunset but still on the go and able to
care for themselves.
And from the realms of fading life looking out
upon the Plutonian night I go on a trip to the land
of the Pharoahs, walk among the pyramids of an
cient Egypt, cross over to stand at the base of
Mount Sinai from the summit of which more than
3,500 years ago was heard a voice speaking words
that are still the hope of mankind, on to old Jeru
salem where sacred memories cling—ont in person
did I travel lands afar but in vision as a charm
ing young woman and her cultured husband, re
cently returned from these lands, told me the story.
• • •
Dorothy Farrier, onee a nun, then heading
a charm school In a Pacific coast city, the model
of all fashion dame*, twice around the world,
once to India to study Hinduism, has now turn
ed to the Ix>rd as she ms* It and becomes a
Christian missionary. . . A church group hav
|ng m.nle the survey conn* up with the statement
that H3 percent of oar youth are without religious
Inst ruction. . . Congress In session again and
the guess is that more than 60 percent of the
federal budge* will be for national defense—army
navy, air force. . . A cardinal, primate of Poland,
sa>s driinkeaeno ha* become a terrible sickness"
In that country. __
There may be a few fading patriots left ot a
fading generation at O'Neill who remembers a
well-nigh forgotten citizen of the past known by
all when he lived, the late Billy Hagerty. Among
the score of holiday greeting cards and letters re
ceived this past Christmas season one of the most
surprising and most welcome ones came from Mrs.
Mary Lawson down at Columbus Mrs. Lawson is
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hagerty.
She writes of her childhood and maidenly days in
O'Neill and between the lines there is seen lurk
ing memories of the joy, the pleasures, the strug
gles of those bygone days. Her mother was a sis
ter of the late Col. Neil Brennan and they were of
the Scotch Colonel Brennan was one of the first
settlers in O'Neill, an enterprising citizen promot
ing all things of public interest. I do not know what
Mrs. Lawson may be engaged in other than her
home duties in the county seat city of Platte
county but it is always gratifying to learn of the
whereabouts of those we had known in the days
now- gone and forgotten. Her parents and the
Brennans lie under the sod up on the hill wither
I we all are marching.
• • •
We learn of another Holt couple who have fac
'd life together for half-century, its joy and sorrow,
its struggles and its achievements. And their wed
struggles and its achievements. And their wed
ding anniversary comes on the anniversary of the
world’s great anniversary—Christmas day. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Pierce have the congratulations
of friends in w'hich Prairieland Talker joins espe
cially to commend Mrs. Pierce for having made
a happy go of it with Frank all these years. Most
of the 50 years of their wedded days have seen
them when home down there near the village of
Amelia. And where is there a lovlier spot on
which to make your home—a home on the grass
robed prairie of the Amelia community in Holt
county? If I run into Frank again he’ll have to
“set ’em up.’’
• • •
It was brought to me by the postman two days
after Christmas, one of those Romance Mission
Paks Wally Mullen picked up out there in Los An
gees, an alluring dainty packed assortment of Cal
ifornia fruits, the receptacle in which the fruits
were packed being a work of art. Wally visited
his native Nebraska last summer and he may have
had a few mulligan stews while here and now
here he comes to demonstrate that his adopted
state has the real alluring dainties to set before
us. It was nice of you, Wally, to thus remember
me at this holiday season and I thank you.
• • •
We have closed the door on 1957, and 1958
invites us to behave ourselves as we move along
the highway of time, nor worry a bit over unsolv
ed mysteries of life.
Editorial—
Danger of War
There are some in the state department and
In the {lentagon who believe that Soviet Russia is
closer to precipitating a war now than she has
been in recent years. There are several reasons
for this theory.
First and foremost is the fact that the Russians
are now undergoing a severe strain as regards the j
maintenance of their control over their satellite
countries Rebellion in Poland and Hungary is
ominous news in Moscow, for it means that the
huge communist empire built up so laboriously
by Joseph Stalin over the years—may be falling
apart.
When this happens, dictatorships sometimes ;
resort to extreme measures to unify their people
behind the government. The present communist
government of Russia might be placed in firmer
control over the people in a war which could be
used as an excuse to rally patriotism, nationalism
and enthusiasm for the mother land.
The key danger spot in Europe, according to
some of the' experts, is thought to lie East Ger
many In East Germany discontent is widespread,
although it has not come to the surface since the
June 1955, uprisings. Nevertheless, there is a real
danger that trouble in East Germany may break
out at any time.
Western observers believe that West Germany
would have a major task on its hand in trying to
prevent West Germans, and perhaps many govern- ,
ments leaders, from aiding East Germans should
they ever rebel against the communist govern
ment of that stooge country. West Germany is
now in the North Atlantic treaty and it should be
noted that if West Germany is involved in any
sort of war with the communists, the countries
which are members of the NATO alliance might
easily become involved.
Therefore, one premise of U. S. foreign policy
is said to he the consideration that the communists
might be nearer going to war now than they have
been in some time. While this may prove to be
incorrect, it is a danger which must lie consider
ed and is certainly a sober reflection in these
critical days.
Service Duplication Here, Too
It was during President Truman’s early years
in the white house elaborate congressional plans
were made to unify the military services. Laws
were passed. The results: Nil!.
The unification never came about in fact. But
batteries erf under-secretaries, lawyers, advisers
and many other bureaucrats mushroomed under
the chief of staff of each service and under the
combined chiefs of staff
But the petty rivalries and jealousies persist
ed with the apparent result of a lag in missile de
velopment. unholy duplication of purchasing, sep
arate and often conflicting effort.
As it stands, the joint chiefs of staff, each
member at the top of his service's chain of com
mand and each held by it accountable for his ser
vice's prestige, has not succeeded. Yet we should
remind ourselves that in such situations we tend to
seek the easy solutkxi: “Let’s appoint a ’czar,’ and
let him kaork heads together ”
No doubt a single military chief of staff could
get the smooth appearance of unity more handily
than can a civilian secretary of defense and a ci
vilian prosdient. The tradition of obedience in the
face of the most sincerely held disagreements is
one of the millitary's assets but, in top policy
planning, one of its weaknesses
In recent months Col. John Nickerson, an
army scientist in charge of rocket experimenta
tion, was consigned to an obscure post in Panama.
This week Lt.-Gen. James M. Gavin, the army’s
missile chief, announced he will ask for retirement
March 31.
This raises the question: How many military
men have been either purged or sent to the desert
because of their inability to fathom the pentagon
jungle?
Maybe the forthcoming senate investigation of
the Gavin matter will speed a pure unification.
Lack of unification is very apparent after 10 years
of Truman and Eisenhower.
O’Neillites have a bird’s eye glimpse of grass
roots service rivalry whenever the national guard
company holds a meeting. The army, navy, air
force and marine recruiters come to town in force
and work over guardsmen. The recruiting effort
seems sort of superfluous to us while the draft
machinery is at work.
Thus it is apparent there is duplication of ef
fort at the small city level; the pentagon duplicity
must be very confusin'; the missile lag must be
blamed as much on lack of unification as on any
other single factor.
A Growing City
(The Lincoln Star)
There is a phantom city in Nebraska which
has no name. Yet by next March or April it will
have a population of 6,000. It always grows. It nev
er loses a citizen.
We regret to say, this city is the city of the
dead the dead who have lost their lives over the
years in Nebraska traffic accidents.
Since 1949 this city has grown at the rate of
more than 300 a year. The final' figures for 1957
as released by the State Accident Bureau added
302. The previous year—1956--contributed 315.
Not long ago this city was but a village. In
due time, at the present rate of growth, it will be
one of Nebraska’s larger communities.
All of which is a way of saying that on this
date in this new year the overall Nebraska highway
death toll has reached 5,945, and unless there is a
drastic move toward safety it will inexorably reach
6,000 by spring.
Whether it will or not, whether Nebraska at
long last has had enough of this terrible price it
is paying for preventable accidents is up to the
people of Nebraska, themselves, whether they will
each accept the full responsibility for life saving
every time they get behind the wheel or whether
they are willing to contribute to the increasing pop
ulation of the death city either sending someone
else there or going there themselves.
The coming months will indicate the answer.
The individual who plans ahead and works his
plans will be the one to get ahead.
ijjijgEF Frontier
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Entered at the postofftee 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 Assocla
j tion. National Editorial Association and the Audit
Bureau of Circulations.
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"What's the ground rules?"
When You & I Were Young . . .
Condition Does Not
Warrant Surgery
Harmon to Omaha
for Help
50 Year* Ago
John A. Harmon was advised
to go to Omaha by train to seek
medical advice for a violent at
tack of hiccups. After treat
ments didn't help, an operation
was advised, but Mr. Harmon’s
weakened condition wouldn't war
rant surgery. . . Coal was adver
tised at Bazelman’s Lumber
company at $8 a ton for the cele
brated Lincoln nut and lump
coal; $9 per ton for Kemmer nut
coal; $8.50 a ton for West Vir
ginia splint coal and the best Il
linois coal at $7 down to $6.50
per ton. . . Newton and James
Carson of Dorsey, A. C. Purnell
of Atkinson, John Bellar and Al
bert Roseler of O’Neill are Fron
tier readers who started the new
year right by renewing subscrip
tions to this “household neces
sity”. . . Mrs. E. Benson, living
about a mile east of town, had
a horse hurt when it became
frightened by an automobile from
Spencer. The animal was tied
to a post when the auto came
near and the animal tried to get
away.
20 Years Ago
Will Spindler’s latest western
novel is “Lure of The Hills". . .
The first stocker-feeder club of
1938 was organized at the Pleas
ant Valley school. . . The Emmet
A. Harmon office building is pral
tically finished. . . The Holt
county farm bureau started its
membership drive. . . O’Neill
romped over Page. 56-9, at Page.
. . . Ilene Searles, eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sear
les, ran a wire into one of her
eyes. Her father and A. L. Borg
took her to Omaha for treatment.
. . . Harry Bowen, the hustling
and able janitor at the court
house, has the grip.
10 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Fisher of
Arlington, Wash., formerly of
Amelia, and Mr. and Mrs. Clin
ton A. Townsend of Page cele
brated their 50th wedding anni
versaries. . . Francis Flood and
Miss Janice Jarman of Cham
bers were injuried in an auto
crash. . . Deaths: Edward J.
Matthews, 53, of O’Neill and Mrs.
Frank Musil, 27, of Inman. .
Miss Neva Miller of Star and
Vincent Cunningham, whose par
ents live in Belden, were mar
ried. . . Mrs Duke Hoffman is a
good manager. Not only did she
move Christmas week, but en
tertained members of her fam
ily for Christmas dinner.
One Year Ago
Fiftieth wedding anniversaries
were celebrated by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Clyde and Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Roush, who live south of
Butte. . . Deaths: Mrs Frank
Biglin of O’Neill; J. R. Russell
of Page; Michael Lee Day of
Chambers. . . Fransis Doty, 18, of
Spencer was injured in a one
car accident.
Nippon Is Guest—
Toshira Isa of Tokyo, Japan,
was a guest at a Fellowship sup
per at the Methodist church Sun
day evening, December 29 Fol
lowing supper, he gave a talk on
conditions in Japan and gave sev
eral numbers on the harmonica.
He is attending Wesleyan univer
sity in Lincoln.
MILLER THEATER
— ATKINSON —
(One show nightly at 7:30)
Fri. Sat. Jan. 10-11
. HiKit nn<«Hun mi
Sun.-Mon.-Tues. Jan. 12-13-14
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Wed. Thurs Jan. 15-16
Geography,Typing
Classes to Organize
Registration for the second
semester off-campus class, ‘‘Geo
graphy of Europe,” will be held
at the O’Neill public school, 10
a m., Saturday, January 11. This
is a three-hour course from
Wayne with no prerequisites.
First class will be held Satur
day, January 18, with M. J.
Baack as instructor.
A beginning adult typing class
will be organized Monday, Janu
ary 13, at 7:30 p. m., in the com
mercial department in O’Neill
public school. Total cost of the
course will be between $10 and
$15, depending upon the number
enrolled. For any desired infor
mation, call Miss Esther Kinnier,
instructor.
Contract Club Parly—
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Sherbahn;
and Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown
were hosts to the Contract club
and their husbands new year’s (
eve at the home of Dr. and Mrs. 1
Brown.
—
Clausons Entertain—
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clauson i
entertained her nephew, wife and j
family of Cowley, Wyo., at a 1
o'clock luncheon at the M&M on
Thursday, December 26.
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REAL ESTATE
Public SALE!
480 Acres Hay & Pasture
Located from Lvving, Nebraska, 6 miles South, 8 miles
West, 2 miles South, I ' > miles West.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1958
2:00 p. m. at Courthouse Lobby in O’Neill
Legal description: West Half of Section 18. in Town
ship 25, Range 10, and Southeast Quarter Section 13,
in Township 25, Range 1 I, Holt County.
i Buildings consist of 24 x 34 Barn, small corncrib and
chicken coop; House 18 x 20.
Property is being sold by Guardian under Court or
der. Property will be sold to highest bidder, subject to
confirmation of Court. Terms of sale are cash.
Abstracts of title will be furnished, extended to-date
of sale, and may be had for examination prior to sale at !
office of William W. Griffin, attorney, in O’Neill. Pos
session will be given on confirmation of sale.
Further information may be had from Ludwig Koenig, Guardian,
Ewing, Nebraska, or William W. Griffin, attorney, at O’Neill.
Ludwig Koenig
Guardian of the Estates of Samuel Reinke and Mollie Reinke.
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