prairieland Talk No, Not Kidnappers By ROMALNE SAUNDERS, 4110 South 1st St., Lincoln 6, Nebr. He is more than four-score years of age. We meet at intervals and “talked it over" setting world problems. A recent experience has renewed his faith in mankind or more properly womankind. He was seated on the curb at a downtown bus stop waiting to take the bus for home. Three well groomed young women came from across the street, sat down by him and spoke You waiting for a bus? They were told that he was. We saw an old gentleman sitting here and we thought we would like to give him a ride, Hans that's his name was told. Well, he said this is unusual and if you are in for kidnapping, I have just 35 cents in my pocket, the young ladies were told. Hut Hans was assured they were not after money, but rather to lend a helping hand. He accompanied them to their car just across the street and there were three other young ladies waiting in the car. He was taken to his home a half-hour drive to a distant part of the city. Expressions of gratitude and some questions asked The leader of the party told Hans that they were not juvenile cut-ups hut students at the state university and had a purpose in life. The purpose in life that day was to do a friendly turn for an aged citizen they saw sitting alone waiting for a city bus. He asked the girls to come and see him as he lives alone in a small apart ment. The high cost of living is a feature of our times. And high cost of postage steps along a little ahead of living costs. A one-cent stamp formerly carried the rolled up newspaper through the mails. Now the smiling post office clerk demands 7 cents. Do ing away with many railway mail clerks may lie responsible for unsatisfactory mail service. I put a copy of The Frontier in a wnaper with a New Mexico address. The person to whom it was addressed received, not The Frontier, but the Loveland, Colorado. Reporter—a sheet neither of us had ever seen. A bit of postal fumbling. A parcel addressed to me at Christmas time in a Pacific coast city has not arrived yet living some distance from the post office in southwest Holt county I could _ set my clock by the arrival of that star route mail carrier ^ Here in the city it may be in the morning, mid forenoon. noon or afternoon that the letter carrier shows up. • • • It was a week in August. 1900: Miss Leona Skirving was visiting in Mulfbrd, Iowa. . . Mrs. P. J. Biglin was home after a brief visit over at Spen cer. . . . Miss Magie Uoriskey was up from Nor folk visiting home folks. . , . Patsy Murphy arrived from Park City, Utah, on a visit to his sister, Mrs. M. M. Sullivan, and family. ... A son was born to Mr. and Mrs George Tomlison of the Mineola com munity, the mother being a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Henry, pioneers of northeast Holt, . . . County Judge Selah was enjoying a visit from his brother of Washington, D C.Miss Margaret Hurley had returned from a visit to Omaha, , . . Mrs. P. D. Mullen was spending a few- days in Lincoln. • • • Over in Iowa the highway bosses are said to be busy revamping the road signs. "Iowa Hello." had been the roadside greeting to strangers coming into the state. Some meddlesome hands are said to have done this to those highway greetings: “Iowa Hell!" ... It was the talk in Lincoln the morning after the recent city election that Mayor Martin was sick —a severe outbreak of Boyles. . , . The Omaha Sod House Club met in Lincoln recently, gathered around the banquet board at the Comhusker. The club seeks to preserve the memory of the early day sod house on prairieland.The mayor of the 900-year-old city of Lincoln, England, was flown over to see what our 100-year-old Capital City looks like and note how Nebraskans do things on such occa sions. He was favorably impressed. Mr. Churchill did not get out this way; he limited his visit to our nation's Capital City. * * • I join the many who must regret that the church connection of a proposed Democratic candidate for president, Senator Kennedy, should be a bar to be coming president. If ones religion does not fit him for public service, what does, • • • In fancy I travel again the dusty road—one mile, two miles, three miles, four and a half miles, there stand upon hallowed ground, the house, the bam, the endless sweep of open prairie—and I open the door to look in upon the past. And as I “drink the deeper of memory’s mellow wine’’ human form comes into view, then another, then another, and I weave in memory the threads that bind a pioneer family together on the prairies of Holt county. But I stand there alone—where are the others? “Under the sod and the dew waiting the judgment day.” Come, walk with me down the dusty road and stand again where youthful feet had stood- you, too, can open the door to the past and quaff your own me mory's mellow wine.’’ • • • Copies of The Frontier for 1942 to 1956 have been microfilmed by the state Historical Society and are now available to any one desiring to preserve them. * • • Gov. Brooks exercises his authority as chief ex ecutive by removing and replacing state workers. Asked to resign, the warden of the state prison said No. Get out! came from the governor. • * • Mark it down as a blank that day when the low descending sun has seen in you no loving kindness done. Editorial If You Care Enough Have you had Bed Cross training? Are you a registered or practical nurse? Are you experienced in working with die sick and Infirm? If you can answer any one of the above questions yes, your help is needed here in O’Neill. A hospital disaster plan and organization will be formed in O'Neill in the coming months. This is a job for the community. Your loved ones' lives could yp.-y well depend upon the success of the organiza tion. If you care enough anti are interested, please ;end your name, address and telephone number to the O'Neill Frontier. We are gathering the names of persons who have had the above mentioned train ing These names will later be turned over to the hospital administration when a formal organization is formed. If you know of someone who does have that training, please ask them to contact us immediately. Why is this a community project? Because the present hospital staff will be inadequate in case of a major disaster. Floods, fires and tornados are possible here. Major car accidents in the future are probable. Perhaps we will never suffer the effects of World War ID. Then again we might. It is entirely possi ble, should a bomb drop on a major midwest city, that the injured could be sent to this hospital. The present staff has all it can do to take care of a full load of patients at the hospital at the present time. This is where the community comes in. Citizens with nurses training or Red Cross training become valuable during these emergencies because literally hundreds of lives could depend upon them. It is not enough to say that you will help if an emergency arises. The problem is that when it does arrive the chances are you will not know tvhat to do, or where to go. This is where an orga nizational plan comes in. If you are given a job— regardless of how small you think it might be- and you follow through with that job along with others, LIVES WILL BE SAVED AND IT WILL BE BE CAUSE OF YOU. Please contact The Frontier immediately if you can help, or care enough to help. You 11 never re gret it. In Another Place Just a few days ago the little one and a half year old boy was riding his rocking horse in Ewing. He sUpped and fell, and a part of a toy tractor struck him in the head on the way down. The community at Ewing and Orchard (the little boy was wefl known in both) were struck numb with disbelief when he died a few Ikxxts later in a Sioux City hospital. The bright smile of little Mark Steven Shrader wiU be seen here no longer. It wiU shine in another place. "The Ugly American" If any particular book should be on the “must list for us. It should be "Hie Ugly American, now available at the O'Neill library. Not for some time has a book been written that throws so much light on present foreign policy and the demeanor of our diplomats in the middle und far east. This book is funny—but is also quite tragic. It is easily read in two or three evenings, and when you finish it, you will never forget the impact that it has. ‘‘The Ugly American" is fictional in character but based upon actual experiences. It paints a rather drastic but believable picture of some of our more ridiculous foreign service personnel. A Forgotten Safety Item (Pierce County Leader) It is interesting to note that the Iowa Legislature is discussing one item on auto safety that perhaps Nebraska could also look into. Iowa is discussing speed limits of 50 miles per hour at night and 70 miles per hour in the day time. . . . but in the same discussion they talked “minim izing” speed laws. How slow can you drive on a state highway before you become a traffic hazard? One day-dreaming driver out for a pleasant ride wandering along the highway at 20 to 25 miles per hour is a definite traffic hazard under today's traffic problems. Every car or truck traveling in the same direc tion must pull over into the oncoming traffic lane tc pass this auto. It is not unusual to see ten or fifteer cars all lined up behind one “slow driver” just be cause there is enough oncoming traffic to make a pass dangerous. Considerable time is spent in Nebraska discussing how fast is too fast. . . . why not also discuss how slow is too slow’? Time after time you w’ill see a farmer traveling with a tractor down the road to his field . . . wher cars approach from the rear he pulls off onto the shoulder of the road to allow traffic to pass him Have you ever seen a “Sunday driver” try to breal up the traffic jam he has created by driving lot slow? M^-F£ONTfii JAMES CHAMPION, Co-Publisher JERRY PETSCHE, Editor Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under th< Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This newspaper L a member of the Nebraska Press Association, Nation al Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau o Circulations. Term* of Subscription: In Nebraska, 52.50 pe year; elsewhere in the United States. 53 per year rates abroad provided upon request. All subscription payable in advance. NATIONAL EDITORIAL (sbcfATlfoh Please Help Us Perhaps you have just forgotten. It s so easy to do. We are talking about the plans to originate a hospital disaster organization for the community We have the names and addresses of several persons who have had hospital training and experience and wiio would be willing to work with an organization. Now if you have Red Cross training, are a nurse aid or are a reg I istered nurse, your community and hospital needs you. We are printing below another form which will be needed when the organization gets started. Please fill it out today ami send it to The Frontier. YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU ! I I (Please Print> I I i — _ - I I I , A | • r —. * Are You a Registered Nurse I Are You a Practical Nurse I Do You Have Experience Caring for the Sick and Infirm I I I Do You Have Red Oon Training I 1 What Special Skills Do You Have * I I Will You Be Willing to Work With A Disaster Organization • PLEASE SEND THIS FORM TO THE O’NEILL FRONTIER « • I Frontiers Ago THE FRONTIER WAS YOUNG Members of the Junior Epworth League gave a strawberry festi val at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Trueblood on May 24, 1899. ... .A team belonging to Harry Spindler got away near the Elk horn depot. It ran up Main street and a distance into the country. No damage was done.The fifth annual commencement exercises were held Saturday, May 20 at the opera house. . . .The following arti cle was printed in the May 18, 1899 issue of the Frontier- Three sports of the hobo specie struck town sometime during Wednesday, May 17 and attempted to create a fa mine in intoxicants by getting out side all the bugjuice in town. About 6:30, when nearly all the clerks in Mann's store were at supper two of them entered the store. One of them engaged Jim Gallagher's at tention looking over the makintosch stock, while the other chap con cealed a suit of men’s clothing about his person. As they were leaving the store, Mr Mann saw the stolen suit. Nightwatchmen Coyne was sent for, arrested the two men and placed them in the city jail. The third party was not seen since the arrest. Col. Neil Brennan celebrated the 25th anniversary of his arrival in O'Neill, by treating his numerous friends and patrons to fragrant Ha vannas. . . .Ralph Evans celebra ted the 20th anniversary of his birthday May 13 evening in com pany with about fifteen of his young gentleman friends. THE CENTURY TURNS Dr. H. L. Bennett suffered sev eral broken ribs on his left side and numerous other bruises when a cow which the doctor had just branded jumped on him as she was being released. The accident oc cured May 16, 1930. . .Federal off cers George Bay and Elvin Cook retume d home from Wichita, Kans., where they participated in the largest 1 i quor raid ever pulled in Kansas. More than 3.500 galllons of alleged liquor and equipment valued at over one hundred thou sand dollars was secured. . .The re sidence on the Burival farm north east of O’Neill burned to the ground on May 21. . . ,The follow ing officers were elected by the Masonic lodge for 1930—F. J. Sex smith, S. A. Liddell, John Adams and Elmer Surber. . . .Latest fi lings for county offices were John Stauffer and Sheridan Simmons on the republican ticket for Sheriff, W. H. Shaughnesy on the republi can ticket for Supervisor in the third district and Henry Mullen on the democratic ticket for Super visor in the first district. . .Deaths —Mi's. Bridget Hynes Langan of Maple Grove and Miss Julia Gal lagher, age 75. HOST OF I S REMEMBER One hundred twenty Holt county rural school eighth graders were promoted into high school in gra , duation exercises held here Wed nesday, May 13, 1953. Thirteen 1 members of the class were rated “superior” students. . Poppy day in O’Neill was May 23 in 1953. . . . Miss Marlene Waring was awarded O'Neill high school senior class 1 valedictorian honors at commence ment exercises. . . ."The Princess Chooses A Kitty”, operetta staged ' by the kindergarten and first grade pupils of St. Mary’s academy was presented May 18. . . .Twenty five I Holt county ans appeared before the ' Holt county board of equalization ‘ and protested substantial increases in property valuations. . .Bob Ste vens succeeded George Klein for Standard Oil Co., in charge of tank Wagon service in the O'Neill ’ territory. . . .St. Mary’s academy : seniors sneaked to Lake Okoboji, s la., May 14 and returned late May • 16. . . .The City council in special [ session adopted ordinance 260-A or May 15, 1953, which provided for the establishment of two street im provement districts. The ordinance " proposed paving and improving ; eight blocks of city streets forming 5 a square on the outer boundaries of the four main business blocks which center in the center ol Fourth and Douglas street (traffic signal) in the heart of the city. Try The Frontier Want O'Neill Locals Last Week News Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davis at tended a family Mother's Day din ner at the LaVern Morgan home m Atkinson Sunday. Other guests included Mr. and ' Mrs. William Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mor gan, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pacha and family and George Penrv, all j of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. ( Francis Steinhauser and family1 and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steinhau ser of Stuart. Returning Thursday from Phoe nix, Arizona, where she visited relatives was Mrs. Martina Dish ner. Dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Juliana Kamphraus Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stewart of Page. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kamphaus and family of Redbird and John and Carl Kamphaus of Bartlett. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nissen, Page, were guests Friday at the Lauren ce Haynes home. At the George Janousek home for the weekend were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Hile of Colum bus. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Boelter, Creighton, and Mr. and Mrs. Nor man Rolca.hr. Page, wrere guests Monday at the Bruce Johnson | home. Guests at a family dinner at the Richard McLaii; home Sun day were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Johnson and family, Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Pat McLain and girls, Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Don McLain and family, Vermillion S. D., and Mr. and Mrs. Art Mc Lain and Judy, Bartlett. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Svatos and David of Amelia were guests of Mrs Juliana Kampbwus for dinner Monday . Mr, and Mrs John Luhen of Crawford spent the weekend with hts parents. Mr. ami Mrs. William [Allien They also visited in Cham bers ami Ewing. Guests at u family Mother's Day dinner Sunday at the Atkinson home of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Km Marcel lus ami family were Mr and Mrs P B. Marcellus of Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rentschler and family of Atkinson, Mr vmd Mrs. Melvin Marcellus and Mr. ami Mrs. Billie Marcellus Home for the weekend with their parents. Mr. and Mrs Harry Petersen were Mr ami Mrs. Don Petersen Lincoln, and Jane Peter sen, Hastings college Jane's col lege roommate. Ginger Johnson of Alamosa, Colorado, was a guest at the Petersen home Mr. and Mrs. Don Petersen also visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs Dwight Harder, while in O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sehweigart Dallas. S. D., were here Friday at the Melvin Marcellus home. Mrs. Lyle McKim ami son Les lie were in Omaha for a few days last week at the home of her daugh ter and family. Mr. and Mrs John De George. Mrs George McCarthy and Mrs, Francis Gilg returned Saturday front Omaha. Roller! Fox of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox drove to Kearney last Wednesday to see Hu bert Fox. brother of Charles and Robert, who suffered a heart at tack last week. He is still in ser ious condition at Good Samaritan hospital, Kearney. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hunt of Hol brook were here Wednesday to Fri day with her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Towle, Nor folk, and Mr. and Mrs. D. D. De Bolt were in Newport Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Sophia Lash mett. Mr. and Mrs. Mutt Beha spent Mother's Day with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bode of Elgin. In Omaha for the weekend with their daughter and son In law. Mr. and Mrs. i tfie Sen ate is what to tte about inflation It is genet.dh agreed that a prune w,i_\ inflation can he avoid' d is to prevent deficits in the Federal Budget It has been said that e\en ii de ficits are eliminated, there will still he some infiat ion.! r\ pres sure resulting from the necessity of of refinancing in the Federal Debt unless L'uoles S am run- a surplus At this writing, the chances of a surplus are very small. The mood of the Congress has been to spend Thotv is talk from the ma jority leadership tliat the way to solve all our problems is to spend and spend some more But spending for spending's sake calls for Federal housing greater Federal outlays for airports and more Federal tax money for edu cation Approval of these measures will certainly throw the budget out of balance. And must economists agree that an unbalanced budget means more inflation and a dollar that buy* less. Agriculture Department experts have compiled figures which show there will be 18 percent more mouths to feed in 10 years. This means, they say that far mers would need to turn out 117 billion pounds of milk a year, as compared with 125 billion pounds produced last year. Tlie Department of Commerce reported the other day that the nation's steel mills operated at 93 l>er cent of capacity during March. Yet, a statement hv an official of the steel workers' union was that 200 thousand steel workers did not have jobs during this per iod. Are these two statements com patible? There have been suggestion# that Uncle Sum could conic to peace - ful terms with the Russians if he would carry on more trade with the Soviets However, Russia has little to export beyuud furs, miner als and gold Criticism ha* been leveled against the notion's steel industry because* it became involved in die sale of cold rolled steel to the Soviet Government Steel otfh Uh sa> the eolil rolled shiets of vltvl sold to the l .S.S.K. have no military sign! fieaiiee. Some Omgressmen are rightfully concerned. Xnything that help* their economy helps their military. One of the attractive additions to Washington has been the elec tion of tlie Taft Memorial Tower at the foot of Capitol Hill It was finance! entirely from contributions made by friends of ihe late Senator Taft The Memorial has a base or plat form of alxHit 55 by 45 feet in area and alwut 15 feet high surrounded by a low hedge and benches at die corners. It is made of marble and has 25 tiells. The mechanism for playing the carillon manually or automatically is m a room located at the base of the mono ment. Money To Loan! HouhcHoM (ioodi, I’niottl Property, C*n», Track*, '»rm Equipment HARRINGTON Loan and Investment Company l ow nvtr* O'NEILL Thursday - Friday - Saturday 9x12 CONGOLEUM RUGS $495 SCOVIE’S WESTERN AUTO STORE . . . O’Neill : Train-Load Freezer Sale \ i 15 cu. ft. Coronado ! | * ! You Pick it up at the Rail Car about June 15th ) | Full Price_199®® • | Or $5.00 Down — $10.00 Per Month & | This is a “ROYAL DELUXE” Model Fully Equipped > \ ... 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