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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1959)
THF. FRONTIER. O'NVtU. Nrbnudut. ThtmU;, Dfcrmlw t4. 1MI Prairieland TalU "Chip In" By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. 4110 South but 5t.. Lincoln 6 Net* As I look out upon the scene through the window this calm December morning, cloudy, gloomy and a gentle rain at times denuded trees and lifeless earth where so recently flowers were in bloom; then reflect on stones that come from far distant lands, I re joice as the Christmas season comes again because of peace and abundance we have on pairieland I wonder what think the Russian and Chinese Reds of the reception the millions of other races of men accord our presidential party, the little group from Yankeeland of which prairie land is a segment, the bread basket apd the beef roast In India, in Africa, in aannders Middle Eastern lands Americans are looked upon as their earthly gods And how that naked and hungry little girl of India must long for a bit of what she sees reflected of the peace and abundance of American life sticking out of President Ike's pockets But from a little known region of earth comes (he story of a dieing race of cannibals in New Guinea where human flesh is the food, human bones lying about, sick and dieing men, women and children The story comes from a medical mis sionary from our favored land who did what he could to heal the sick and tell those of that land of the better way of life, and is now back home to arouse interest in getting medical centers and schools in operation in lhat land. Chip in when the collection plate comes your way. * 9 » Cheering word and holiday greetings come to me from Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hancock out at Los Angeles. They enclose a clipping from a Los An geles newspaper that tells us something of a native son Mr. Stannard is a son of the Dave Stannard family, O'Neill pioneers, and he has sisters here in business, a store on south fourth street Follow ing is the clipping from the Los Angeles paper: WILLIAM B. STANNARD—He was elected senior vice president, and F.url (lark was elected \lce president of Occidental IJte Insurance Co. t • » Another Christmas. So again I extend to friends of Prairieland Talk the season's greetings and best wishes Many were the Christmas season joys and disappointments as I have traveled the highway of life, from childhood days when we hung up our stockings the night before Christmas trusting that that imaginary t»eing would slide down the chimney and load our stockings with gifts. And at times of financial stringency in the home nothing much in those childish stockings Christmas morning. In a cow manger in a little village among Judean hills nineteen hundred and sixty years ago a mother lay with a babe in her arms, in a manger because “there was no room in the inn.'* As we again pay tribute to the memory of that babe in the manger because there was no room in the inn do these human hearts of ours have no room for a crucified Christ! Ralph Leidy. my good friend down m Arkansas sends me cordial greetings and invites me to come down and bask in the golden glow of sunshine down there when winter winds hit up here Thanks, esteemed friend, and we extend to you a like wel come any time you should tire of "segregation ’ and other southern ways to come again to prairie land where we have this December Indian summer days, where at times you may throw snowballs and at other times pluck roses. • • • Recently Prairieland Talker received a cordial letter mailed up at Gordon and written by Mrs R. L. Swick. The lady revives memories. Forty odd years ago she was a young girl on a ranch some 26 miles south of O’Neill across the county line in Wheeler county. Emma Hoppe, the daugh ter of Mr and Mrs. Gus Hoppe, her father and her Uncle Hugo operating a ranch stocked with purebred Shorthorns, and had there a pleasant home that some envied and wondered at the time why they should sell and go to the Gordon country. Her father was county assessor at one time and high jacked me into serving as precinct assessor Her uncle, Hugo, was good in the saddle and took over the job of supervising the trailing of a herd of cattle for me from Wheeler to Madison county Mrs. Swick says she and her mother visited the scenes of other days at Chambers not long ago and contacted a number of old friends. Her mother was to leave soon on a trip to Virginia to visit a sister. Mrs. Swick lives on a ranch just across the state line from Gordon over in South Dakota. She and her mother, Mrs. Hoppe, read The Frontier, enjoying Prairieland Talk and the news from the Chambers community. Thanks, Emma, for your nice letter. * ft • The village of Hooper down in Dodge county is to have a museum to preserve some things of historical interest out of pioneer days in Dodge county, an undertaking of the County Historical Society. Other counties in Nebraska have their his torical society' museums. Maybe Holt county will some day thus venture, where may be seen the hay burners of the pioneers, the picket pins, the boots and hats and saddles, the "old oaken bucket” from the open well out at Mike Carrol's homestead, the neckyoke from a covered wagon, the spade the prairie farmer used to put in his sod com, and many other things. • • • Do you have visions of some day floating away from prairieland on a visit to the planet Venire? Try first a stop at Venus nearer home just a com munity in eastern Holt county, where the ladie* recently put on a party just fm their husbands. And Mrs Brookhouser, The Frontier's Venus re presentative. tells us the old boys had a gay time. Bachelors and widowers, step over there in the Venus community and get you a charming lady companion. • • • If U are all right and I am all wrong, then U are the rose and I am the thorn. Editorial Corn — 66c Per Bushel Pierce County Leader The University of Iowa has recently completed a study of farm prices ... an estimate of what farm prices would be in two or three years if all govern ment support price programs were eliminated. One large farm organization, some politicians and some economists have advocated at various times for the government to get out of "price sup port business" and let farm produce seek its own price level based entirely on supply and demand basis. The University of Iowa based its assumption con sidering the fact that all present surpluses held by the government were to lie frozen and not allowed to "glut" the markets. So if your radio and TV blasted out the news this week . . . “all government controls and price supports are to be suspended . . . here is what you could expect in the fall of 1962 and spring of 1963 according to the University of Iowa study: CORN'—66c per bushel. The average price for com in 1959-60 is estimated at $1 06 . . . com raised in 1960 would drop to 79c per bushel and com raised in 1961 would be down to 66e. The lowest average price since 1940. WHEAT—'4c per bushel. Much of the 1960 wheat crop is already planted which would lie sold under price supports. The first big drop would be in 1961 . . . wheat prices would nose-dive to about 90 cents the first year and by 1962 be at 74c per bushel. BEEF CATTLE—$11.31 per cwt. Wheat at 74c per bushel would join com as livestock feed at 66c per bushel. By 1962 with low com and wheat prices the average price on beef cattle could be at an estimated $11.51 per hundredweight . . . just about half of the present price. not;s—$10.80 per cwt. Hog prices would also dive l ut the Iowa University feels it would level off by 1962 or early 1963 at alwut $10 SO per hundred weight. A drop of about 25% to 30% below present prices. K(i(.S—27c j»cr dozen, cneap ieeas ana iuw ineai prices would drive egg prices down. (Estimates on grade prices.) IAMBS—m.'i.is per ewt. According to predic tions of the Iowa University lamb prices would do the best towards trying to hold their own. CHICKENS (Broilers)—13c per pound. The aver age price for 1959-60 is estimated at 16 7 cents per pound ... by 1963 the broiler market will level off at 13c per pound. The entire picture becomes more confusing to the average reader when the University of Iowa economists go on to explain that their estimates are based on the assumption that the population of the United States would increase at the rate of 2.7 to 2.8 million per year PLUS THE FACT that the average per capita Income would continue to rise. Translated to everyday 'language that would mean that the average per capita income of every one ‘‘EXCEPT" farmers and those persons serving agriculture would rise. What Happened to the Popcorn? Orel Quiz We had a little lesson on economics the other day when we stopped into a local supermarket to pay 35c for a pound and a quarter of popcorn. Looking at it afterward we wondered what in thunder had happened to the popcorn since it left here last year to make it worth 17 times as much as the day the farmer sweated and groaned to bring i it out of the field? As far as we could determine the canned popcorn j didn't pop any better than some we shucked with our own hands, nor did it seem any tastier, fluffier or more voluminous. In fact, if you'll discount the can we could not tell the difference between the canned popcorn and our still-on-the-cob variety when placed both side by side. Now, you can argue economics at us all day long ' from the standpoint of a lot of other farm products —wheat, com, poultry, beef and hogs — and we ll agree there is some justification in the price of these items as they travel the great circle of com merce from farmer to consumer. Conceivably, what happens to these products could increase their value: When the baker fashions bread out of wheat he must be paid and when the butcher makes pork chops out of an $18 hog thefi there's a visible reason w'hy loins might bring 70c. But man or boy, we’ll defy you to show enough things that can happen to a pound of popcorn that will make it increase 17 times its first value. And until the people currently crying their eyes out about farm supports DO show us some reason for it then we aren’t going to pay very much atten tion to their dribblings. jr ‘•THE VOICE OF THE FRONTIER” Mon. Wed. Sat. JAMES CHAMPION, Editor and Co-Publisher Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, 52.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States. 53 per year, rates abroad provided upon request. All subscrip tions payable in advance. 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 news paper is a member of the Nebraska Press Asso ciation. National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. NATION Ai CDITORIAL II. ' ■ Frontiers Ago M VEiRS AGO William Jilg. having sold his (arm northwest oi this city, left the first of the week for Osmond Neb-, where he will make his home . . Frank Nelson left for Omaha Thursday morning to spend the holidays with his par ents at that place. . . A bright little son arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs. William Crawford Mother and son are getting along nicely and Will is wearing the happiest kind of a smile. . . The Burlington road was up against it again last week The passenger due here at 10 50 last Wednesda> night failed to reach O’Neill un til 5 30 Monday morning. Snow near Osmond and a wrecked freight train was responsible for the delay. . . Postmaster Marsh has sold’ the postoffice fixtures to the postmaster at Dallias. S D Perhaps the removal of the fix tures from the old postoffice build ing will cause no further confusion as to the location of the postoffice. Every day many people endeavor ed to get in at the old postoffice and many letters were also dropped in from the outside. 20 YEARS A(.<) Dorothy Moore Marilyn Moore and Margaret Ellen Reka are presenting a Piano Recital, Dec-1 ember 21, for their parents at the home of Mrs. Thomas J. Brennan . . . .The old store building at the; dam north of this city, owned by! Bazelman s was destroyed by fire last Friday, about the same time as the O'Neill fire. . . .Miss Mona Melvin, daughter, of Mr and Mrs. John Melvin of this city, who is a dress designer in St. Louis, is expected to arrive in O'Neill on Saturday to spend Christmas with her parents. . . .A large Christmas tree has been erected in the in tersection of Main Street. It is beautifully decorated and is being greatly admired by all. . . .Ken neth Hunt, who has lieen working *1 Minnesota for the past year, ar rived home on Thursday night to spend Christmas w-ith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Hunt. . . .Dearths: Bill Wilson, an old time resident of Redbird; Grace L. Badgley, Holt countv land owner; Mrs Mary H. Williams, 58, Holt county re.-s dent; Frank Hunter, resident of Redtcrd; Mrs. Maria E Bredehoefrt 86, Unit county resident since 1907. i 10 YEARS AiHJ Mr. and Mrs. George Wettlaufer, and daughter planned to leave UVednesday morning for Kansas City, Mo., and Sedalia, M»>., to risit with Mrs. Wettlanfer's brot hers and sister for over a week . . . .Dr. W. F. Finley left Omaha early Tuesday by air for Pnla deiphis, Pa., where he will spend Christmas, He will spend a por tion of the holidays in Chicago. IM , and: St. Paul, Minn., returning to O’Nwll in aliout two weeks. . . Mis si Joan Brady is expected from Lincoln Friday to visit her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Bradjj. . . .Mrs. Esther C. Harris and Homer Mullen were guests-af honor at a party to celebrate their ttirthday anniversaries Sun day. Mfcs. P. W. McGinnis, of Em met v^as the hostess. . . .Miss Evalyn Asher, daughter of Mr and Mrs. H. E- Asher, celebrated her 13th birthday anniversary last Thursday. After refreshments of ice cream and cake, the 19 guests bad a roller skating party at the rink. . . Deaths: Frank Kaup, 74, known Holt county farmer; T. J. CUrran, 75, former resident of Holt county; Mrs. Ruth Teager. 54, relief nurse; C. E. Tenborg, 73, Emmet farmer. .T YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Johnson, who rpside in the southwest section of the city, Sunday December 26. win observe their golden wedding anniversary. They will hold open house between 2:30 and 4 pm. . . A 4-year old German girl, i Mary Jean Kenny, will board a trans-atlantic airliner today (Thurs day) at Templehof airdome at Berlin, and will spend Christmas day with her parents, Sgt and Mrs. Robert Kenny in Atkinson. Mary ! Jean had to remaun ut Germany until Mr Kenny could legally adopt her . A large gray mar ker has been erected m the Cham bers cemetery in the memory of the late Jennie Clare Adams, a Baptist missionary from the Cham bers community who was executed by Japanese soldiers December JO. 1943. in the Ptnlipine Islands . Mr and Mrs Michael Hull of Redbird quietly celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday at the home of their oldest daugh ter, Mrs. Floyd Crawford, ai Lynch. , . Deaths: Mrs Karl ! Keyes, 60 prominent resident of the Inman community; Mary Mul len, 92. came to Holt county from Michigan in 1885; Karl Weiehman 47, former Stuart 1 m p 1 e m e n \ dealer; William Wasson. 64, At kin son farmer; Herman Kaup. 41 Atkinson farmer. Riverside News By Mrs. Lionel Gunter Mr and Mrs. Carl Christen called Saturday afternoon at the Wet Napier home. Quite a few from this community mended the H e g r-Biddlecom« wedding at the Methodist church ir Madison Monday evening. The Lynn Fry and Lorraine Montgomery families and Mr. and Mrs Dale Napier were guests I Sunday ev ening to an oyster sup !>er at the Floyd Napier home ir honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fry 's wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery attend«>d funeral services at tthe Methodist church in Neligh for Cal M a hood Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier and girls were guests Friday evening j at the Wayne Fry home in honor ! of Julie's birthday. Paul Gunter helped Forest Hen derson fix his well on Decemlier j 15 and in the evening Paul at tended the Junior College class play in Norfolc. The Verl Gunter family of Springfield, III. plan to spend Christmas vacation with the Will Shrader and Luaiell Gunter fami lies. Mr and Mrs. Howard Miller and Mr and Mrs. Ora Switzer were guests late Friday evening to an oyster supper at the Bert Fink home. Mr. and Mrs Dav e Pollock were dinner guests on Sunday at the Art Busshardt home in Neligh. Wayne Turaer came home Fri day evening from college at Mc Pherson, Kansas. He will be home for ten days Mr. and Mi’s. Rudy Aiders and Irene attended the Chriikmas pro gram Simday evening at the Lutheran church in Tilden. Folks from the community at tended Christmas programs in school distinct No. 8 on Wednes . day evening, in thi? Ewing public [school on Thursday night and at * the Riverside school w Friday eve rung. Mildred Wright helped Mrs. ieith Biddlecome Monday even ing. Dee. 14. The Gerald Wettlauffer family ot O'Neill and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Johnston and girls were dinner guests Siaiday -a the Will Shrader home in honor of Dorothy Johnston's. Mary Wettlauffer’ and Ed-iy Shrader's birthday* and Mr. andl Mrs. Archie Johnstm's wedd ing anniversary Richard and Alfred Namier were in Gknaha Tuesday, Dec. 15 and called on their uncle. Pet* Carson in an: Omaha hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson, Mr and Mrs. Walter Wiwpple and the Pat Burk family visited Tuesday evening, Dec. 15 at the Marcus Pierson home and helped Carolyn celebrate her birthday anniversary. Steve miller was' an overnight guest Friday of Jack Fry. The George Keller family were dinner guests Saturday at the Al fred Napier home. Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Hoke. Mrs. Bob Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hord and Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Gunter and Paul surprised Mr. *nd Mrs. George Montgomei;y Sunday evening, Dec. 13 on their ;Grd wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery called on Mrs. Cal Mahood in Neligh Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mott, Sharon and Tammy visited in O'Neill Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Dewitt Hoke, Mr 3. Bob Hobbs and Mrs. L. A. Hobbs were Norfolk visitors Friday. Irene Ahlers, who attends col lege at Seward, came home Fri day evening for two weeks vaca tion. - ?. *,», 3, IN 3; S. StMdlfc ■ i ^ ^ ^ / jg ^ - r" *1 oy to the world ! t S through a new spirit ^ ^ of Peace and Good Will g ...this was the message j? r S of the first Christmas. May that spirit be rekindled * in your heart today... « and brighten your life £ with a deep and ^ ... 1 abiding happiness, g New Deal £ Oil Company O’Neill, Nebraska t Ai Gibson ot Nebgh \ is;tod! Thursday evening at the Wayne Fry' home Mr and Mrs Pale Napier. Mr Richard Napier, Nancv and Reta and M ns Web Napier shipped at the Lynn Fry home Thursday night! after the program at the Ewing1 public school for lunch. Atkinson News _ Mr and Mrs C C Raymer left last Thursday for California to spend a month with a nephew, Robert Burton and family at Tor rance They plan to attend the Rose Bowl game New Years day They will spend most ot their time around Los Angeles with relatives and friends Also will visit around San Francisco. Salinas, San Jose and Stockton. On their return trip they plan to stop with friends at Phoenix, An/ ; Albuquerque. N M. and Boulder. Colo. The Ray mers have for many years been associated with the ' Hoskinson | Mercantile business in Atkinson and sold their interest recently They plan to be gone several months The Merry Mixers Extension club met December 16 at the home of Mrs. Oren Schippon. Eleven members answered mil call. A i covered dish 6:30 o’clock supper was served Mrs. Marian Roberts Mrs Vera Planck and Mrs, Win nie Beck wore the entertainment committee The entertainment con sisted of quiz games, i The Oiristmas party and gift ex ■ change among the mystery sisters 1 followed the entertainment hour, when mystery sisters for the past year were revealed. Following the gift exchange the club members surprised the hostess. Mrs Sehip pen with a tea towel shower in minor of her birthday which was , that day. The next meeting will lie Janu ary 18 at the home of Mrs Violet Ashcroft and Mrs Vera Planck Roll call will lie "My New Year's j Resolution". Mrs c. C. Raymer was enter , tamed by a group of her bridge I club friends to a farewell party at the Town House in O'Neill the evening of December 16 Later the itroup returned to Atkinson and went to the home of Mrs. Elmer | Spence tor an ev ening of bridge Mr. and Mrs. Raymer left last Tlfursday for California. Utile I ><alei club met December 18 at the home of Mrs. James Ramsay for a one o'clock lunch eon. Nineteen members were pres ent. Mrs. Fred Jungman had charts' of the program and show ed a Cliristmas film to the group There was a gift exchange of home made gifts following the pro-1 tTram. The next meeting will be Janu ary* 8 at the lr*w»o of Mrs. Albert I-tmmer Mr. anti Mrs. Leo Kramer en tertained their employers and their wives at a 7 o'clock turkey din ner iast Thursday evening at their home. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Don Straka. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer McConnell, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Klinger, Miss Sandra Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Eli McConnell and Chuck Pierson*, Mr. Kramer operates the Kramer Welding shop in Atkinson. Denton Colfaek wot a Saturday afternoon caller at th<r Wefso home in Atkinson. Mrs, Freddie Ziska was hostess I to the menders of the Modern Farmerettes at a covered dish dinner at noon last Thursday. Nineteen1 members were present and the husbands were invited as guests. Roll call was “What we like abour January. " Contests were conducted' by the hostess and win ners were Mrs. Perry* Barnes, ■ i&X®, 3t3,» 2^aataiW>taiVii> a-. Mrs Ray LeMunyan, Mrs. Jennie Mlinar, Mrs Emma Slaymaker, Mrs Erma Kenney Mrs Edward Jansen and Mrs Aran Taster The rest of the afternoon was spent playing razzle dazzle with Mrs. Jennie Mlinar winning high Mrs Perry Barries second and Mrs. Ray Geams won the moon prize Mrs Anton Tasler won the traieling pnze The next meeting will le Janu ary 14 at the home erf Mrs Jim Ziska at which time there will be the election erf officers Davui Brinkman and Gregory Quick left by bus Saturday for Grand Island where David will vSXkASXkMUthkMlhMMkilkM visit hi* aunt. Mr* Hr'i’n Kreym borg and Gregory will visit grandparents Mr and Mr* George Bloom until Christmas day when they will return home with their parents, Mr and Mrs Kr nest Bnnkman and Mr and Mrs Ivor Quick, who expect to sjvend Christmas in Grant! Island Miss Lodctna Wefso came Sat urday to spend a few days with her parents. Mr ami Mrs William Wefso She was accompanied from Long pme by Martha Kimball who spent the weekend m the Wefso home. -~rtihi:"'» titTiriiintiiirr-- —.*: *x . ■ HAVE A WONDERFUL I Christmas j A \\ e wish tjou and ijours \ 5 a CDefrij Christmas, full £ oj wonderful surprises ! * ; Florence Ponton O’Neill, Nebraska £ v g fit y 2 y £ y 5 y 5 y 2 y 5 C^nce again it's the lime of the year for Joy and y ^ Merriment, and we wish to take a moment to £ /i y extend to all our friends our very hest wishes for a U Holiday Season full of good cheer and happy times. « I MEYER'S MIDWEST FURNITURE and APPLIANCE i jjj Phone 526 Bill and Don Meyer families O'Neill j ssasy—owwawiwowwwnawiiwin sswxxswMmsvwwmimwivmimxmmM *