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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1958)
Prairieland Talk— Coyne, Golden Pull Out By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, «1U South Slat St., Lincoln 6, Nebr. LINCOLN Hugh Coyne and now Max Golden, two of pioneer stock, are the latest to retire from the business life of O’Neill. A few are left who "grew up” in the commu nity and are still a part of the business picture in D'Neill. After 50 years on the job, Leo Mullen still extends a friendly hand and a cordial greeting when 1 step into the Biglin place of business as I do when in reach of the door latch. In the two banks are na tive sons still on the job, hair now touched by a greying hand. Some of the Gatz family they, too, out of the past still manag ing the Western hotel, a hang over from the Hotel Evans. And I see another, his ad Romaine api>earing in The Frontier, L. Haumlers 3. Gillespie, who antedates them all. 'The columns of The Frontier tell of recent ill ness of others of pioneer families: Mrs. Coyne, the former Anna Dwyer, has been to Rochester, Minn., because of arthritis, now is confined to her home; Walter O Malley goes to a hospital; T. J. (Tommy Ike") Donohoe, in and out of health centers. And so the onward march of time has left a few who revive memories of the past. • • • Following the recent political "landslide , we hear talk here in the Capital City that our barbers are going to run shop just four days each week and jump the 25-cent hair cuts we once had to $2. 1 he barbershop may lie on the way out, consigned to the heap of the outmoded. It was in the year 1120 BC that Delilah cut the hair of her Samson, and wives and daughters have done the barber act for their men since then whenever the tonsorial artist was not available. Today we have the electric clip pers and a guy can do the job himself or, if he feels that way, go Buffalo Bill with long tresses down his back waving in the wind. We had them in early days around O'Neill and as a kid I looked with envy not unmixed with admiration at Long Haired John but when I could rustle the two-bits let John Snoot take it and trim me up. Don't know about the two dollars to park 15 minutes in a barber’s chair. • • • Civil defense, that came in with a bang of im portance, has gone the way of Holt county rainmak ers, divisionists, railroad builders and poultry pack ing plants. . . The little one had lived just 18 months, her death involving an Omaha man in suspicion. He had spanked the baby because it was crying. Spank a child for that? No. Pick the little one up and hold baby dear in your arms—tears stop flowing, cries are stilled. . . Many Nebraska counties maintain local historical societies. None richer in pioneer exper ience than the empire of Holt, but as yet no society formed there. . . Union workers in a great automo bile manufacturing center, telephone workers in our Capital City vote "strike,” two dollars for a hair cut, the 23 cent loaf of bread just one dime after the bread is one day old- all comes out of the recent democratic "landslide," and Nellie Hunt tells me she voted the straight democratic ticket. If you can not anchor life’s boat among the great you can float beyond the mainland shore to islands of the humble, lend a hand to lift a fallen fellow being, wipe a tear stained cheek, cool a fevered brow and speak a cheering word, and may be catch another helping a inlguided brother. • • • She is seated at a desk serving as secretary to the president of an organized group. Her husband is in a Capital City school of higher learning complet ing his choice of professions. At a distant city on a recent trip this childless wife and husband learned of a new born baby unwanted by its parents. At the age of three hours the bain? was taken into the arms of that secretary who has become its new mother, a new mother and new father that will give it their love and care. But how could the parents of that child cast it off? • • • For many weeks the sun traveled its appoint ed way in a cloudless sky above. This late week in November that glowing orb of day moves on its ap pointed way but high above a canopy of rain clouds. Those who had become weary of sunshine may walk out this morning under the clouds and get w'et. The com is gatiiered in, fields of winter wheat drink in the rain and out where the herds are browsing on buffalo grass put on another layer of fat before turned into the hay stacks. Sunshine and rain and prairieland is blessed with it all. • • • Loyd (irandslnger faces (he ‘‘bar of justice" again, this time up at Rushvllle. Maybe Mr. firanilsinger feels by now that it would have been better to have gone to the electric chair for a crime some other Is really the guilty one than to have endured all he has the past four years In courts and in prison. * * * We wish Mr. Brooks well as he may take over at the state house and call the new governor’s man sion his home for a time. As a campaigner and po litical spellbinder, he held out the lures of reduced taxes if he wras elected our chief executive. When a count of votes determined his election, he says there will be no reduction in taxes. The governor has little to do with what the tax receipt shows that J. Ed Hancock hands you when you go to the well appointed courthouse on North Fourth street. Down Lincoln way some say the GOP is now ready for the abode of the dead. Well, for a hundred years this land of ours has developed industy and plenty for all to become the leading nation of earth under the guiding hands of public servants elected by the Grand Old Party. Editorial— Groom Is Important, Too Reprinted from Naperville (III.) Clarion Every person nas hidden desires. Every journalist has a hatful of suppressed yens. We’ve decided to make public one of our dreams. We would like to write a “different’’ wedding story. We don’t believe we will ever have the op portunity to do so. In our experience even the rel atives of our staff members have not been under standing to our wishes. If . . . only if . . . this is what we would write. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smutz are now at home in Naperville following a 10-day honeymoon a Iron Mountain, Mich. Married at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, in the College church, the bridegroom is the son of the Alexander Smutzes of Ivy Covered lane and his groom-bride, the former Mary Smaltz, is the daughter of the Brian Smaltzes of Rosebush drive. Officiating at the candlelight services was the Reverend Central. Standing at the altar, without the help of his fa ther, was the handsome Robert dressed in his hand tailored dark blue suit, accented by his white shirt with French cuffs and a white handkerchief that his great-grandfather carried on his wedding day. His shoes were black and his tie dark blue. For his boutonniere Mr. Smutz selected lillies of the valley. He wore pearl cufflinks, a gift of the bride. For the something borrowed he carried seven 10 dollar-bills, a loan from his father. James Appleseed. the bridegroom's cousin, serv ed as bestman. His suit was also dark blue and his necktie was a deep maroon. His boutonniere was a white carnation. The ushers, Sam Gust, Max Fink. Donald Delight and David Nobody, selected suits, neckties and flowers matching the bestman's. Little Tommy Thomas was the ringbearer. His suit was a powderblue and his bow tie was dark blue. He carried the rings on a silk pillow. The bridegroom was a picture of virile manhood as he exchanged vows with his bride. For his son’s wedding, Mr. Smutz selected a dark grey suit, hand tailored, and sparkling white shirt with French cuffs. His flower was a carnation. The groombride’s father was dressed in a light grey suit, a white shirt and a conservative dark grey tie. He also wore a carnation. Peter Pumpkin sang "Give Me Some Men Who Are Stout Hearted Men.” A reception for two hundred guests was held at the County club. For his going away outfit, Mr. Smutz chose a dark brown suit, a light green shirt, a plain brc^vn tie and brown shoes. The bridegroom is a graduate of Fraternity uni versity. His groombride attended Win-A-Husband college. The bride wore white. 20 Years Ago There are those who say "time flies,” and yet —looking back 20 years ago-the things that hap pened then seem a long, long time back into the dis tant past. For 20 years is not a long time, and it’s hard to believe—even though time does fly— that 20 years ago the world was not at war and World War II had not even begun. It was on July 18th, 20 years ago, that Douglas Corrigan of "Wrong Way Corrigan” fame, flew from Brooklyn to Dublin, without permit or passport, in a very light plane. That seems a long time ago It was 20 years ago that Spanish Insurgent for ces split Spain in two, reaching the sea between Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish civil war end ed the next year, 1939. And it was just 20 years ago, in Europe, that Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain signed a "peace declaration" with Adolph Hit ler. This w’as a year before the opening of World War n, which now seems to have faded into the dis tant past, what with rockets, satellites, new weap ons and the communist menace of today. But it was just 20 years ago that these things were happening— and the world was drifting toward inevitable war. First Snowfall By Jack Wells in his “Drippings from the Wells” column in the Spencer Advocate The first snow of the season hit Boyd county Monday and came in on the crest of winds up to 40 miles per hour. For awhile it appeared that we would have a repetition of 1948 and ’49, but by mid night the snow had stopped and the wind began to drop and the morning found us very little the worse for wear. The mail was a little late Tuesday morning and when we checked as to why, found out that the “blizzard capitol” to south of us had had much more snow, in fact it was reported that drifts up to 12 feet deep were seen in front of one of the newspa per offices. This was not confirmed, however, just gossip. Busy Boy A particularly daring group of United States air force pilots was sent to scatter propaganda leaflets over Berlin one night during World War II. All planes returned safely to the base except one. Dawn came, but no plane. Finally engines were heard and the pilots dashed out to meet the missing | member. “Where have you been?” the operations officer demanded. "Doing my duty, sir,” said the youth. “I deliv ered the pamphlets.” s “Well, how long does it take to drop a few bundles of leaflets?” “Drop ’em?” gasped the pilot. “I was pushing ’em under doors!” Horse Okay An old farmer and his wife in the big city on their first visit were in an art gallery’ where some ] of the world's greatest paintings hung. They came to one picture which portrayed a lovely young wo man astride a fine horse. The title of the pictux-e was “Beauty and the Beast.” “It says it's called ‘Beauty an' the Beast,’ ” said the wife. “Uh huh,” grunted the old man. “An’ that there hawss is sure enough a beauty, too!” Solve your gift problem with a gift subscrip tion to The Frontier ... a reminder of the giver 52 times during the year. An attractive gift card will be sent, too! The average person accepts flattery like a cat j takes to back-scratching. Frontier Box 330 — O’Neill, Nebr. CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher 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 newspaper is ! a member of the Nebraska Press Association, Nation- | al Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided upon request. All subscriptions payable in advance. When You & I Were Young. • . . Moses P. Kinkaid Wins Over Westover P. J. Donohoe Gets Rail Promotion .W Years Ago P. J. Donohue was promoted from traveling freight agent for the Great Northern and Burling ton railroads to joint general agent in Sioux City, He will have high est local authority in all traffic matters of the two roads. He will bo in sole charge of the main of fices of the Great Northern anti Burlington. . . . Moses P. Kinkaid won by a majority of 2,534 votes over Westover for congress. . . . j Front page ads in The Frontier j tell of M. M. Sullivan's last week j of his removale sale at wholesale j prices; of J. P. Gallagher’s sug- i gestion for Thanksgiving dinner j goodies and of John P. McManus' j serving of three minute biscuits and coffee by the Malleable girl. On exhibit are Malleable ranges. . . . Another ad states: “Try the! little Calumet for board and warm meals. Oyster stews served at all hours. Yantzi and Shoemaker, pro prietors. ... A special Thanks giving service will be held at the Blackbird Presbyterian church for the Methodists and Presbyterians. 20 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. P. A Lindberg of O'Neill celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. . . • Mrs. James (Emilyi Mullen of Omaha, mother of the late Arthur F. Mul len, a national-renown lawyer and democrat, was buried from St. Patrick’s church. She was the mother of a large and interesting family. . . . O'Neill high school football team defeated an unbeat en club Ainsworth hy a score of 38-0. . . . Romaine Saunders writes in “Southwest Breezes ’: "My old friend, John Paul Sullivan, need not regret that he stands as a lone victim of the last election. In these days of mutterings and com plaints alxiut the tax load, no as sessor can hope for reelect ion. The voter must express his resentment somewhere and to hime the most logical place is the assessor's of fice, unreasonable as it may he. Paul will find contentment and more abundant living in perma nent retirement to the home he has known for a half-century in the Michigan settlement". 10 Years Ago Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev . M. H. Grosen bach, Wesleyan Melhodist minis ter, delivering the sermon. . . . Deaths: James R. Hopkins, 64, a lifelong resident of the Stafford and Inman communities; Edward Seger, 34. of Atkinson, after sur gery at the Veterans hospital in Hot Springs, S.D.; Robert Shoe maker, 82, at Ihe home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Wright, lo cated six miles southwest of Chambers. . . . Lawrence Welk and his famous band will appear at the Legion club in O'Neill. One Year Ago Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas C'Nic”) Sieler of Rutte celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the Butte Legion club. They both were bom in Russia of German parentage. . . . Deaths: Mrs. Ger trude Louise Zinkz, 77, of Atkin son; Mrs. Mildred Rosella Green wood, 57, of Atkinson; Jess Hupp, 60, a Dustin farmer; John L. Smith. 56, a former resident of the Verdigre, Atkinson, Amelia and O'Neill communities; Gene Bauman, 67, of O’Neill. . . . Mem bers of the Ewing amateur boxers from the American Legion, who will fight the Norfolk Legion fighters, are: Larry Wanser, Jim Hansen, Virgil and Lyle Potter, Stanley Bartos, John Kubick, Hyle Whitney and “Butch” Pofahl. . . . Real estate brokers in a six-coun ty area met in Bassett to form the North-Central Nebraska Board of Realtors. Counties represented are Rock, Holt, Cherry, Keya Pa ha, Brown and Boyd. Tree Trimming in Progress for New Telephone lane— STAR The men of the commun ity have been busy trimming and cutting trees to make ready for the new telephone line to O'Neill. ROYAL THEATFR O’NEILL Wed.-Thurs. Nov. 26-27 Paramount presents the Don Harman production of THE MATCHMAKER Starring Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford. Merrymaker The Broad way smash that rolled ’em in the aisles! Mirthmakers, funniest, movie of the year! Laughmaker, Thornton Wilder’s greatest com edy! Fri. Sat. Nov. 28-29 Stewart Granger, Barbara Rush Anthony Steel in HARRY BLACK AND THE TILER Greatest of the great white hunt ers! Deadliest of the maneaters of India! What was the passion that drove him on . . . in search of the beast that would kill or be killed. . . . in search of the woman who would love—or destroy him forev er! Sun.-Mon.-Tues. Nov. 30- Dec.1-2 THE HUNTERS Robert Mitchum. Robert Wag ner, Richard Egan, May Britt, Lee Philips. Color by DeLuxe, Cinema scope. From the edge of the earth to the roof of the world . . . they blazed their greatness across the skies! Out of the sun . . . the stars . . . the space beyond . . . comes the first great spectacle of the iet age! AH children unless in arms must have tickets. Matinee Saturday & Sunday 2:30. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday and Saturday admission— Adults 60c; Children under 12, 12c, Free if accompanied by par ent. Wed.-Thurs. Family " nite, family admitted for two adult ticket. _ _ .. ... ‘ - -.n-n-- i Page Pupils 1 our The Frontier The third, fourth and fifth graders of the Page public school Friday toured The Frontier newspa per plant and the "Voice of the Frontier" radio studios. Pictured (left-to-right) are: Back row Mrs. R. F. Park, teacher, Delmont Ahlman. Dale Mudloff, Royvan Ragland. Marilyn Max, Valjean Parks, Dale Miller and Jeanie Nissen. Second row --Mike O'Brien, Connie Anson, Rick Allen, Vicki Fusselman. Susan Freemeyer. Janie Beelart and Linda Anson. Front row Dale Tikaisky, Jerome Crumly, Richard Hanson. Boh Tikaisky, John Hall man, Jerry Anson and Donald Beelart. Tape-re corded interviews were heard on Monday’s "Voice of the Frontier" program (WJAG. 7K0 ke, 9:30 ami a. m.). Holt-Boyd Mail Carriers Gather EWING The Rural Mail Car riers of Holt and Boyd counties | were entertained Tuesday evening, November 18, at the Legion club in Ewing. Other guests were the substitute carriers, the postmas ers and their families. Due to road conditions after the .snow storm about 50 were present. A no-host turkey dinner with all the trimmings was served. Mr. , Pierce of Hampton, who was to be the guest speaker, was unable to get to Ewing. Alfred Marshall, state secretary, was a guest. William I,ouketa of Bristow pre sided at the business session for the men and Mrs. Louketa at the business session for the auxiliary. A social hour brought the eve ning to a close. Susan Steps Out’ Title of Play EWING The junior class of the Ewing high school is busy with practice on the play, “Susan Steps Out”, a comedy which will be presented at Hie school auditorium December 4. Mrs. Amber Schlot oman is the director. Members of the cast are: Lois Kaczor. Jerry Jefferies, Ruby Carl, Duaine Bollwitt, Charlotte Wright, Coralee Schmiser, Bill Bauer, Evelyn Scholl, Gary Earn er, Betty Schindler, Catherine Woslager, Douglas Wulf. Student directors are Harold Parks and Leon Hahlbeck. Visits Mother— STAR -Mrs. Nels Linquist last Thursday visited her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Butterfield of Orchard, who is not too well. Mrs. Butter field came home with Mrs. Lin quist to spend a few days. ‘_ Mr. and Mrs. John Rosno and | family of Ewing and Mrs. Fred Fritton and son. Bob, of O'Neill will have Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Bohn. A Club at Butterfield Home— EWING Artificial poinsettes were made at the meeting of the Try-and-Do home extension club when they met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Floyd Butter field. Mrs. Dean Pofhal presented the lesson. At the business meeting, in charge of Mrs. Willis Rockey, pres ident, plans were made for a Christmas party December 1 Mrs Gene Zimmerman will be the host ess. Eleven members were present. One member absent due to illness. Refreshments were served by Mrs Butterfield. Broadening Vision’ 1 opic of Meeting EWING The Women’s General Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church met Thurs day at the home of Mrs. Z. II. Fry. Twenty members were in at tendance. The lesson theme was “Broad ening Vision of the Middle East" presented by Mrs. Ralph Shrader who substituted for Mrs. Wayne Fry. She was assisted by other members. The December meeting will be held at the annex of the church. Refreshments hostesses were Mrs. Dale Napier and Mrs. Richard Napier. Inman WSCS to Entertain at T^a PAGE — The members of the Women’s Society for Christian Service at Inman have invited members of the Page society to attend their annual Christmas tea December 11. Get-well cards were sent to Mrs. Rose Chichester at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at Norfolk. Mr'--. Alta Finch. Mrs. Luella Parker and Rev. Lisle Mewmaw. Mrs. Lydia Weber, who is vis iting her sisters at Los Angeles, Calif., was sent a birthday card. Mrs. Ethel Waring and Mrs. Arnold Stewart served lunch to 20 guests. 1 Pitch Club Meets at Magwire Home EWING The Pitch cluh was entertained Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Magwire. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. El vin Hamilton. Scorewinners were Mr. and Mrs. Jeiry Tomjack re ceived high and low went to Mrs. Hamilton and Ralph Munn. Re freshments and a social hour fol lowed the games. A Christmas party was planned for the next meeting Names were drawn for exchange of gifts. Frontier Want Ads bring quick results! WWVNMcCULLOCHWWVA N HUM -! Greatest lugging power of any saw Its slzel Here’s top performance at a “thrifty’* • Cuts stumps to Within one price - McCulloch’s new gear-drive inch oi the ground. Mac 35^ professional-quality • Easily converts to plunge , - _n n A bow attachment and chainsaw. I /II 1111 McCulloch brushcutter. I I 1111 • PINTAtl chain. 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Once again I wish to compli ment you on your editorials in The Frontier The one for November 20 “Federal Aid Decisions Nears" is outstanding. 1 hope that a num tvr of newspapers throughout the state will have a chance to read it and hope they will print it Attached i s a copy ‘T the res olution the Hoard of Directors of the Norfolk Chamber of Com merce surmised It isn't too good but 1 hope that it will do the job. It is m> opinion that there is no such thing a* federal aid. One of the troubles with the American people today, in my humble opin ion. they am very naive about the source of go\ eminent revenue. You can hear them saying that this or that was built with federal money "il didn't cost us a cent." Such people might he helped to a clearer untierstanding of financial reality if they could lx' brought to remember that goverments al ways tend to get bigger and grow more complicated, and il natural ly follows that as expansion takes place, many people are employed to collect taxes, keep records, act as jxilieemon and soldiers, and staff the constantly increasing and proliferating agencies. Who has benefited" Is it the |xxir salaried employee whose yearly tax payment has probably increas ed while the value of his money has certainly decreased? Is it the corimratinn president and the stockholders or is it the corpora tion itself which must already pay out in federal taxes more than half it's profits before il can return anything to those who risk their money to get it started. Actually the myth is not so much that of federal aid as it is the myth of governmental superiority of free market action. It is all part of tlu* omniscient government fable that lias often led and can lead again to bitter disillusion, but we need not apoligize for our concern with taxes and costs, for these factors, too, are at the roots of freedom. There can be no per sonal liberty in a bankrupt state. 1 hope that I haven’t expound ed tix> long but I feel so strongly about this. Best regards, EDWARD II. KRUEGER General Manager Visit Relatives at Itoemer— Mr. and Mrs Francis Curran and Mrs. L. A. Ott visited Sunday with relatives at Beemer. '1