Prairieland Talk— Nearer to Celestial Bliss! By ROMALVE SAfXDERS, 4110 South Slot St.. Lincoln 0, .N>br. LINCOLN I have been again with friends In O’Neill, on out beyond where silken green and stately trees adorn the picturesque region of north central Holt county, where I had the pleasure^on August 25 of grasping t h e hand and look into aging eyes of many at the old settlers’ picnic party. It warms those human hearts of ours to meet with and engage in social fel lowship with those who have made prairieland their home through the years and are to day the “salt of the earth”. I feel indebted to George Mellor for picking me up in O'Neill and taking me to the picnic grounds. His wife, Mrs. Saunders Mellor, had a lunch and refreshment stand al ready functioning when George arrived with ice cream and weiners. Among the friends met with was State Sen. Nelson, who took me in hand and we went three miles to the Hull home where I was reunited with "Grandma ' Hull, a pioneer of that charming region, now 103 years of age. Sev enty-nine of those years she has spent on the land she still calls home. “Grandma" Hull neither sees or hears as formerly, but smiles as she extends a withered hand in meeting a friend. A son, one of her 14 sons and daughters, greeted us and accompanied us to Frank's car. As we left we drove past Frank's prosperous ranch home on our return to the picnic gruunds. Walter O'Malley, one of the north country s prosperous ranchers and substantial citizens, step ped up and extended a good Irish hand. It is al ways nice to see Walt — you know he always in vites me to dinner. So we had it again the next day when Walt came into town. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce were up from their ranch near Amelia. I had a visit with Mrs. Pierce but Frank kept out of my way; maybe because he did not have that ice cream cone with him. Old settlers’ picnic ... out there amid the scenes of nature, neighbors, friends and visitors — a step a little nearer to celestial bliss! • • • Since the days of George Trlggs back in the IXHO's O’Neill has had a “character” citi zen. It still has. Just now It Is a bewhiskered sociable old soul who will discourse on what has been, what Is now and what may be t» any who will listen. I bumped Into him while in O’Neill recently and learned that he had just been told to move out of his quarters — about a monthly experience with him. Is it not a sorry state of affairs that a superanu ated patriot can no longer find a place to hole up In the old town? But maybe landlords feel as I felt when this bewhiskered gent pro posed that he and I colloborate in writing a book. Editorial— _ Must Learn to Read First One' day last week one of the metropolitan daily newspapers carried a filler item jn the laugh column. The item in question ran something like this and had to do with the recently passed federal aid to education bill: Johnny is wondering if federal aid to ed ucation means that playing hookey hence forth will be a federal offense. The pbn is not quite as funny as the punster intended. Any federal participation in any type of undertaking is bogged down in red tape and con trols Schools are reserved constitutionally as a function of local government with restricted state control. This is as the country's forefathers in tended and their great wisdom has been vindi cated by time and by a great nation that has de veloped. Of proponents for federal aid comes the classic observation of Nebraska’s commissioner of educa tion—Dr. Freeman B. Decker —who said: “If federal funds will not contaminate a sewage dis posal system they certainly couldn’t contaminate a laboratory microscope.’’ Commented editorially The Nebraska Signal, published at Geneva: "The biggest obstacle to a fair consideration of the principles involved is our in-born fear of too much authority too far away. We hesitate to accept favors even from Lincoln (let alone Washington) if it means state officials will be snooping around our private and community business. . . . Another danger which looms ahead is the blind acceptance of handouts, regardless of the price we pay to get them. That’s why many Nebraskans will want to know more about the oronosed federal aid so they can make up their minds independently of what newspaper editors or a few educators may think.” Wrote Emory Cross, editor of the Rock County Leader at Bassett: “The government has had its nose under the tent for some years now in the form of vocational education funds. Now it pro poses, :n the guise of a national need for scientists and mathematicians, to help local schools obtain equipment needed to conduct more intensive in struction in those subjects. In this connection Doctor Decker made a statement which to us is just about the most ridiculous statement ever ut tered fie sewage and microscopes). We are of the opinion that sewage disposal systems are not the last bulwark of freedom for us all as are the schools. Any contamination (and it is certain there would be some) from the federal government in our schools is to be abhorred. We think as far as education is concerned it should be paid for on a local level and avoid any chance of ‘contam ination’ from federal funds. It will cost less in the long run and will also prevent the federal do gooders from dictating what our children learn." What Mr. Cross has written sums up our reaction to the legislation and Mr. Decker’s com ment. However, we might add that Mr. Decker s first responsibility — likewise the responsibility of all his colleagues — is to teach Nebraska school children to read and write before these educators „et all exercised about microscopes, slide rules £nd other scientific gadgets being introduced via the Washington method. CXir feeling is that the modem teaching methods are failing in effective teaching of reading, ’riling and ’nthmetic. As Cross observes, the scientfic hullaballoo is simply a gimmick to get federal funds in the front door of every school room. A family we know has licked the school homework problem: No television turned on ’til AT.I. homework is done. Another biggest and best ever” Nebraska state fair closed the gates for this year. Though where I could go any day by stepping on a city bus, this prairie wolf did not visit the 1958 fair. Rut I have seen it all and more in travels across the green velvet-roped prairieland, out where nature breeds and creates the things that are ihown at fairs. Nebraska’s 77-thousand-square miles are robed in verdant green now touched here and there by autumn's rich colors. Com j fields ripening for the pickers and the stalks load ed with long ears of corn. One wonders where can | it all be stored? Fruits, grains, tons of red ripe , tomatoes and other products of prairieland soil. Some later arrivals in the O’Neill community pro nounce it as outclassing all previous seasons, but maybe they should know' that what is today has been before on prairieland. Tall stalks of com in northern Holt, hay stacks on the ranch lands, count less numbers of cattle, herds numbering from a hundred or more up into the thousands. A friend of Prairieland Talker told me he has a $15,000 herd of black beauties on his grass lands. And , Nebraska’s open prairies have in recent years | appealed to poultry raisers, one outfit near O'Neill has raised this season 150,000 turkeys. If Prairie land Talker gets up there next month, as planned now, maybe he can catch a gobbler to bring home for a Thanksgiving feast. • • • Some of Holt county’s 4-H kids not only give iis the baby beef but they are song birds as well. A group of 4-H’ers from Holt and < 'lister counties sang themselves to fame—If not to fortune — down at the state fair and carried off top honors. * * * J. Lee Rankin was yet at the knee pants stage along life's way when this superanuated has been showed him how to land the black bass up on the Little Cedar. Now Lee, in the justice de partment down in Washington, goes to the supreme court in an endeavor to make them behave down at Little Rock. Maybe it’s up to Lee and his associates to see what they can do in federal court about the barber trust. A guy comes around and tells the barbers what they shall extract for their services. One tonsorial artist up the street tells the trust emisary to go jump in the Platte, he will run his business as he sees fit. He collects a dollar for a haircut, four-bits for a shave, and stands all day clipping and shaving and reaching out a hand to rake in the ones an halves. In two other shops a block down the street from him the barbers stand all day looking wishfully out of the window—they are in the high-geared ring. • • • Firewater has been replaced by orange juice at the United Nations delegates’ banquet board. They are consuming 80 gallons of juice from Florida oranges a week. I get it here in Lincoln for a nickel a glass. In out state towns they get three nickels a glass. Highway Deaths Up Reading the papers, it’s hard to get around the fact that deaths on the Nebraska highways are on the increase. The increase is attributed to various causes. The Frontier feels, and has so stated befoi-e in these columns, that most acci dents are caused by a lack of judgement on the part of motor vehicle operators. Excessive speed is popularly blamed for the accident rate increase, but auto insurance records do not support conclusively those who feel that speed is the chief villain There are other fac tors such as mechanical failures, slippery roads, blind corners, etc. Last week the democratic candidate for gov ernor pointed the finger of blame on Gov. Victor Anderson, republican incumbent, charging that Anderson was at fault for not enforcing lower speeds on county highways and for what Brooks described as "inadequate markings”. We hate to see such things as traffic deaths brought into politics. We know a small town marshal who believes that no curfew for youngsters is entirely effect ive unless "you blow the whistle a half-hour earlier for the parents so they’ll be home when the kids get there.” He just might have a point in his ^hUnennViv Knt if tho fnllrc cIqvdH hntn o in thp first place the need for a curfew to get their off spring off the streets would be far less. The farmer who expects to remain in the business always anticipates the good years and bad years, according to the Waterloo (la.> Courier. His business operations are keyed to averages; and the excellent situation this year will give him an optimistic outlook. A year such as 1958 can help a lot to raise the long-term average. A tourist stopped to talk with a backwoods farmer. "I see you raise hogs almost exclusively around here," he said. "Do they pay better than com and potatoes?” Drawled the farmer, “Well, no, but hogs don't need no hoein’!” No man who thinks in terms of catching mice will ever catch lions. Great deeds, great enter prises are the natural results of great expecta tions.—Contributed. Freedom is not a proclamation, but a way of life that demands self-restraint and some sac rifice on the part of all those who wish to enjoy it. Human thought is the process by which hu man ends are ultimately answered.—Webster. iS&j Frontier CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publlahei Entered at the postoffice In O’Nelli, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. llils news paper is a member of the Nebraska Press Associa tion, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska. 52.SU per year; elsewhere In the United States, 53 per year; rates abroad provided upon request. All sub scriptions payable in advance. When Y ou A I Were Y oung ... Hayrack Party Is i Held at Doyle’s Dancing Follows At Golden’s Hall 30 Y'ears Ago Those attending a hay rack picnic party in D. A Doyle':; grove west of town were the Misses Constance Harrington, Nelle Bren na, Kathleen Doyle, Lillian and Martina Golden, Mary Sullivan, I Nelle Ryan, Bea McCafferty, Ruth i Evans, Rose Fallon and Miss Cos | tello of Chicago, 111. One of the | features was the cooking of corn I over a camp fire. An equal num ber of young men entertained the ladies at a dance at Golden's hall that evening. . . Mrs Tim Hanley departed for a month’s visit in Butte, Mont . . Fifty couples at tended the dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Weinreich, four miles north of O'Neill. 20 Years Ago Stuart is to have a $22,000 auditorium. . . Andrew Johnson, 80, who lived southwest of Em met, and Mrs, Charles Sigman of Amelia, died. . . Romaine Saun ders remarked in his “Southwest Breezes” column that: “Doctor Gilligan used to say that a soda cracker was the nearest thing to nothing he knew of. But that was before the introduction of WPA projects”. . . Vince Schoberg left for a two weeks vacation in Cali- ! fornia. . . Archeologists are dig- ! ging on the farm of John Hynes, who lives 20 miles north of O’ Neill. They are unearthing re mains of farmers and their wives j and children who fought the good fight 300 years ago. 10 Y>ars Ago Figure “8” figures prominently ' in the life of Kathy Burgess, tiny daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Burgess of Lincoln. She weighed 8 pounds plus; her name, has 8 letters; she was born shortly be une n on me znm uay or me morun of the year 1948; she was the 18th girl born at St. Catherine's hos pital at McCook during August: the room number was 158 and her/ mother was born in 1928. Both her grandfathers are dentists and the same physician and nurse were present at her birth as was pre sent at the birth of her mother. . . . Deaths: Seth Noble, 87, a vet eran lumberman, of O’Neill: Joe P. Connolly, 37, of O’Neill of dia- | betes; Charles Marlowe. 69. of \tkinson, who had fractured his hip. One Year Ago Deaths: H. J. Birmingham, 66, | prominent O’Neill resident; Joy Greenfield, 62. of Stuart, weli known rancher and 4-H leader; Mrs. Alex McConnell, 83, of Atkin son. a resident of Holt county for 53 years. . . Mr. and Mrs. j. H. | Patterson, who live six miles south of Emmet, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. . . Mr. and ; Mrs. William Newton, 86 and 82 vears old respectively, on Septem ber 12 will have been married 65 J vears. They reside in Emmet and are Holt county’s longest married I couple. Happy Homemakers Hold Three Meetings— Members of the Happy Home makers extension club have held several meetings these past three months. Tn June they met! "ith Mrs. Bernard Hoffman. Mrs. Waller was a guest Plans "■ere made for the forthcoming Picnic. On July 17th members and | their families gathered at the Chambers park for a picnic sup onr after which Neil Dawes show ed a film on library service. The August meeting was held I at the home of Mrs. Stan Lam- ( Knrt. Mrs. Hi Conlev was a guest ‘'he was a member of the club until O'ov moved to Colorado. Through the efforts of members of the club many folks were able ♦o inspect and enjoy the Rock conty bookmobile, a lending 11 *"~arv on wheels, which was park ed in the center of the grounds at the Holt county fair on Wednes day. August 20. CFNTFK HYTOX (O’Neill) Rev. C. P. Turner, pastor . Sundav. September 14. Sunday school. 10 a.m ; preaching ser vice. 11 a.m.; young peoples meet ing at 7:30 in the evening. Preach ing service following young peo nle meeting. Praver meeting and mission s+udv will he in the the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lorenz Wednes day evening at 8 o’clock. You are nordiallv invited to attend any or all of these meetings. Jack Dailey returned Saturday from a two weeks trip to Califor nia where he visited his daugh ters. Miss Lila Dailey at Downey and Mrs. LeRoy Rossman, Mr. Rossman and three children of Garden Grove, Calif. I ————"—————— In Sioux City, Iowa HOTEL MAYFAIR 150 FIREPROOF ROOMS Rates: $2.75 to $5.75 Children Under 14 FREE! KNOWN FOR GOOD FOOD Free Overnight Parking Wm “Bill” Wachter Owner - Manager Methodist Staff Meeting Held— A Methodist district staff plan ning meeting was held at Camp Comeca near Cozad September 2 and 3. Those attending from the Northeast distrcit were Rev, Robert L. Embree and Rev. Glenn Kennicott of O'Neill, Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Ganzel of Bloom field; Rev. Charles Gates of At kinson; Rev. Leonard Hartwig of Laurel; Rev. Francis St. Amant of Plainview; and Rev. Bob Peter son of Bassett. Speakers at the two-day meet ing included: Mrs. S. L. McCaig. director of children's work; Mrs. Mae Sigler, director of youth work; Mrs. Ethel Kueck, adult work, director; James Chubb and Richard E. Caroyon, missionary secretaries; Richard E. Dins dale and Alan Justad, evangelism directors; and Bruce Gideon, director of social and economic relations. Pleasant Brook (Tub in Final Meet— The Pleasant Brook 4-H club met at Vera! Tuttle’s home Mon day, August 25, for the year’s fin al meeting. The clubbers received three purple and five blues and rest received red. No one in the club received a white ribbon. The secretary book, which received a purple ribbon was sent to the state fair. Achievement night was held at district 131 schoolhouse. The ex hibitions shown at the county fair were displayed. A demonstra tion on planting a lawn, trans planting a shrub, selecting vege tables, measuring in baking. A song by the whale club, an accor dian solo, a song and skit, and several members telling about uieir projects lurnisneu me erixei tainment. A lunch of cake, cook ies, coffee and kool aide was ser ved. Blizzard of 1888 Survivors to Meet Norfolk Group Will Host Oldtimers Survivors of the famous Jan uary 12, 1888, blizzard will gather for a luncheon meeting, Saturday, October 4 at the Hotel Madison in Norfolk. The newly-organized Elkhom Valley Historical society at Norfolk will cosponsor this event in cooperation with the 1888 Blizzard club of Nebraska. The Blizzard club for many years has held a January meeting in Lincoln. Realizing the advanc ing age of the survivors and the hazards of mid-winter travel the Blizzard club appealed to the Elk horn Valley Historical society to arrange a “fair-weather” gather ing this fall in Northeast Nebras ka. It is hoped many survivors and their families from northeast and north-central Nebraska and South Dakota will find it con venient to attend this meeting. Registration will take • place starting at 10 a.m , at the hotel. There will he a $1 registration fee and a no-host luncheon. J. R. Johnson, professor of history and nolitical science at Wayne State Teachers college and author of a recent book. “Representative Nebraskans”, will speak at the luncheon. There will be a recounting of experience bv survivors of the 1888 Blizzard. R. V. Graff of rifiuuiit fiicsiufiu m uie jooo Blizzard club. Those intending to attend the meeting or who wish further in formation concerning it are asked to write WJAG, Norfolk. Attend Ford Meeting— Mr. and Mrs. H, J. Lohaus plan to leave today (Thursday! for Kansas City, Mo., where they will attend a Ford dealers meeting. Mrs. W. J. Froelich and daugh ters, Mrs. J. Robert Berigan and Miss Mary Froelich, returned Wednesday from trip to New York City. Mrs. Don Starr and Mrs. Henry Reimer called on Mrs. Carl Bar tak of West Point recently. DR* H. D. GILDERS LEE VE OPTOMETRIST Northeast Corner of 4th & Douglas O’NEILL, NEBR. Ph. 167 — Office hrs. 9 to 5 Eyes Examined — oiaeoes Fitted Monday Thru Saturday dosed Wednesday Riverside Young People to Colleges RIVERSIDE Among young folks from this locality leaving for various campuses of higher j learning are: Russel Napier, left Tuesday, September 9, for Sterling. Kans,, to attend college. Miss Irene Alders left Sunday, ■ September 7, to attend Concordia college at Seward. Miss Sandra Shrader is attend ing Wayne State Teachers college | this year. Paul Gunter is attending Nor olk Junior college this year. Paul met Leo Ruther, a former Ewing toy, on the campus. Leo is also attending Junior college. Other Riverside News Mr. and Mrs. Archie Johnston, Barbara and Marilyn, visited Fri day evening at the Gerald Wetlau fer home in O'Neill. The Ralph Shrader family call ed Sunday afternoon at the Wayne Lautenslager home to visit the Don Lentenslager family of Cali- I fornia and the Ivan Lautenslager family of Iowa. Wayne Lautens lager was home for the day He is a patient in a Sioux City hos pital. The Marcus Pierson family of Seattle, Wash., came early Tues day morning, September 2, to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl j Pierson, and other relatives. On Thurday the Marcus Pierson fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pier son were dinner guests at the Marvin Pribnow home near Al- ! bion. The Marvin Pribnow family of j Albion, the Earl McClanahan | family of O'Neill. Pat Burke fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woepple, Kay and Gail Fleming attended a family gathering Sun day at the Earl Pierson home in honor of the Marcus Pierson fam ily of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery were dinner guests Sunday at r ay rnuius iiuiue near iNeugn. The Richard Napier family vis ited Monday evening, September 1, at the Lynn Fry home. The Archie Jonhston family were guests Sunday at the Alfred Napier home. The Lynn Fry family, Mr. and i Mrs. Z. H. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier and the Lorraine Mont gomery family were dinner guests Sunday at the Floyd Napier home. The dinner was in honor of Mrs. I Lynn Fry’s birthday anniversary. The Leo Miller and Walter Mil ler families ate Sunday dinner at the Howard Miller home. The Richard Napier family vis ited Thursday evening at the Dale Napier home. The Alvin Nelson family of Plainview, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Hord and Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Gunter and Paul were dinner guests Sunday at the Dewitt Hoke home. Rev. and Mrs. Lee Brig den and Gary were afternoon callers. The Happy Hollow 4-H club had a wiener roast and election of of ficers Monday evening, Septem ber 2, at the Raymond Schmidt home. Mr and Mrs. Frederick Reiter and family of Tilden stopped at r 1 - MASSEUR Stories the feet can tell, TRY compression massage and begin to feel swell. Golden Hotel — O’Neill Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Page—Evenings after 5 O. H. Parks the Rudy Ahler home, leaving Duane and Ricky to stay with their grandparents, while Mr. and Mrs. Reiter and Patricia were on vacation in Canada. Mrs. Lynn Fry entertained her Sunday-school class Saturday eve ning to a picnic supper. Those present were dona Miller, Sherry Switzer. Uiis Spangler, Kay Hut ton. Marilyn Johnston. Leroy Nap ier and Jackie Fry. Glenda Napier spent Sunday night with Barbara Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rose and family of Iowa were recent visit ors in the Web and Floyd Napier homes. Zeden Whitmore of Oregon was a recent over night guest of the Will Shrader family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Browinp of Madison were weekend guests at the Howard Miller home. Mrs. Frank Hall and children of McPherson, Kans,, and Bill Fink and three children of Englewood. Colo., visited recently in the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs Bert Fink. Other guests visiting at the Bert Fink home were Mrs. T. K. Lord and daughter and Mrs Jack Cluff and family of Santa Ana, Calif. Try Frontier want ads for quick results 1 BEAUTYLAND Beauty Salon Phone MW for appointment IxM’ated across street from bakery. doMd every Mon* dav morning. Paul Shierk INSURANCE AGENCY O'NEILL. NEHK. 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