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Volume 80—Number 15 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, August 4, 1960 Seven Cents
This is Sport...In South Wales
———Bmm.iuiwi in—
Tills ancient custom, know an "Beating the Bounds,” which entails a, 21 mile walk around the
borough seemed rather mid to some Americans, but Mr. Meyler of Wales thought our own Holt County
Itodisi was the strangest way of s|>onding a Sunday afternoon that he had seen.
As we go to press Mr. William
A. Meyler of Laugharne, South
Wales, Great Britian will be
on the high seas, out in the At
lantic far enough that he will per
chance be exchanging his good
o'd American money into coin of
the realm.
The ships purser aboard the
<)uocn Mary will be handing
him back a pound note for $2.81
which is the rate exchange be
tween the two countries at the
moment. At times the balance
night swing the other way. Mr.
Meyler felt the money pinch
with products selling for twice
as much as at home and his
money worth a third less on
the board of exchange.
Mr. Meyler spent June and July
here visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Albert (Menna) Derickson, who
was a 1946 war bride to the Un
ited States.
Mr. and Mrs. Derickson have
two children, Gregory and Pam
ela, whom Mr. Meyler had nev
r ■
er seen and a separation of 14
years to catch up on in the way
of news and the many bits of
information that never gets writ
ten.
Mr. Meyler was born in the
quaint little town of Laugharne,
South Wales, Aug. 25, 1894. He
was retired from his position as
Minister of Supply in 1959 at the
age of 65 and receives a civil ser
vice retirement pension that par
allels our pension service here.
Wales differs from the United
States in many ways and in many
ways they are quite alike. Wales
raises wheat, bprley, mangoes
and turnips to fatten their live
stock. Their cattle are mostly
dairy type and few hogs are
raised. Lamb and sea food are
the nation’s choice of meat pro
ducts. They can little other than
black berries and logan berries
for pies and jam.
Tomatoes are only products of
the green house and they do not
~ ' - .
have the stringbean-only kidney
and the broad bean that resem
bles our limas.
Red Sussex and Rhode Island
Reds tire popular breeds of chick
ens and they raise muscovey
ducks and other breeds .popular
here, also geese.
Since Wales is a peninsu'a the
waters surrounding it afford fish
ermen with a means of livlihood
with inlanders still using the cor
acle of the ancient Britons and
the primitive salmon fishing met
hods.
Mining Ls the principal occu
pation in the Rhonda valley
with collieries mining coal for
home use. Although electricity
is used there most all the in
habitants depend on fuel stoves
for rooking and heat.
Wales is mechanized and cars
are the principal mode of travel
driving on the wrong!to us) side
of the road. Petrol is the fuel
burned in th^ motors.
The schools are much the same
as here except that they speak
of standards as we speak of
grades. Only those who pass a
special test are allowed to en
ter high school.
The town of LaUghame is about
the only borough form of gov
ernment left in the kingdom. The
portreeve (corresponding to our
mayor) is elected every three
years. He is aided by a recorder,
two constables and a magistrate
court in governing the borough.
Burgesses acquire their office
through heirship and relationship
does not count. While Mr. Meyler
paid for his share in the Laug
harne Corporation when he was
21 years old he only has been a
burgess for the past several years,
receiving his share of the rentals
entailed.
When a portreeve is elected
he Is carried in a chair by hand
bearers three times around the
court house according to the
ancient custom. The portreeve
acquires a gold chain upon
which is strung pure gold cookie
shells, one for each portreeve.
This chain is worn whenever he
serves in his official capacity.
The present borough system of
government was set up by Sir
Guy do Brian in the fourteenth
century when he also rebuilt the
twelfth century castle which is
still there.
An ancient custom perpetuated
over the centuries is the custom
of “Beatin’ the Bounds” when
any who are able and care to
meet at 5 a.m. for the circum
locution of the borough, a dis
tance of 21 miles on foot.
The women and others may
meet them at noon with food for
the bounders. A questionable is
in progress and those who fail
to answer the question address
ed to them are turned upside
down anti paddled. Each who
finishes the 21 mile journey re
ceives pay according to his sta
tion. The men receive a guinea
down to the children who get
two shilling-six pence.
A New Years dance is a na*
tional custom and is attended by
men. women and children. An
orchestra fjmishcs the music for
dances that are popular here.
Most of their dances are benefit
dances for a church or a charity
fund.
Mr. Meyier is secretary of
Laugharne and District 1914-18
Old Comrades association and
served lour years and eight
months in France and Germany
in World War 1 and was a mem
ber of the Home Guard in the
last war.
Mr. Meyier carries with him
the pleasant memories of new
found friends and new impres
sions of our western hemisphere.
A farewell banquet was held in
his honor by his friends in Wales
on the eve of his departure to
America and his friends here
gave him a farewell at his leav
ing-taking so he carries nice mem
ories home with him of us in
America.
A new found friendly couple,
Jim and Leona, gave him a rec
ord with the song, “God Bless
America" on one side and “Among
My Souvenoirs" on the other that
appealed to him as he heard it
played. This record (which will
be played on a friends machine)
and the rodeo pictures from the
Frontier along with clippings cut
from back numbers of interest
will accompany him as he be
gins his “Sentimental Journey”
back home.
Atkinson News
JGM Club Meets
The JGM club met last Mon
day morning for a 7:30 break
fast at the home of Mrs. Fern
Livingston. Twelve members and
two guests, Mrs. Marie Wilbern
and Mrs. Vera Paddock were
present.
Election of officers followed the
business meeting with the follow
ing members selected, Mrs.
Orville Hitchcock, president; Mrs.
E. O. Slaymaker, vice president;
Mrs. Anton Weichman, treas
urer; Mrs Joe Seger, secretary
and Mrs. Earl Penry, news re
porter.
This was the last meeting for
the summer and the group will
not meet until the September
meeting.
Mrs. Betty White and daugh
ter Sheryl of Scottsbluff left
Monday for their home after
spending some time visiting
friends and relatives in Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McClurg
left Monday for San Anselmo,
Calif., to spend a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Sterling Rainey and
family. They left from Hastings
by train.
Mr. and Mrs Lester Anderson
and Jerry were overnight guests
of Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown in
O’Neill on Monday night. They
were enroute to their home in
Buffalo, N. Y., after spending
the past six weeks in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson
of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs.
George Zaruba of Cairo left last
Saturday morning for Lake
Okoboji, la-, where they spent
the weekend touring the area.
They also took a boat cruise. They
returned to Atkinson late Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schenzel of
O’Neill spent last Friday visiting
with their friends, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Johnson and Jim, in At
kinson.
Mrl and Mrs. Harvey Steinhaus
ser and Tommy of Stuart were
Sunday evening callers at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Johnson, in Atkinson.
Sandra Putnam of Butte was a
Sunday dinner guest at the home
of Mr and Mrs. Emil Colfack
and family.
The Elmer McClurg family
moved into their new home in
Atkinson last Saturday. Those as
sisting with the moving were:
Mr and Mrs. Warren McClurg
of Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
McClurg, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
MeCiurg, Calvin Allyo. Fred Mul
ford, William Wefso and Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin MeCiurg.
Marvin Ronson of Osceola,
I^arry Olson of Grand Island, and
Roger Magill of Lincoln came
Sunday to spend the day with
their friend, Denton Colfack. The
young men were classmates of
Denton’s when they all attended
the Lincoln School of Commerce.
Mr and Mrs. Carl Colfack and
family were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. En.il
Colfack on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin McClurg
and Mai'sha came Friday to
spend their vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Me
Ciurg and Mr. and Mrs. James
Aliyn. Monday evening they to<>k
Calvins parents, Mr. ami Mrs.
Elmer McClurg, to Hastings
where they departed for Cali
fornia to spend a weeks vacation.
Lynch News
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Zink from
Bellvue spent the weekend with
friends and relatives. Their child
ren returned home with them af
ter spending a week with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Micanek.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mulhair
were Wednesday evening visitors
in the Harold Micanek home.
Mila Kickens of Omaha spent
the weekend in the Herman Hei
ser home.
Mrs. Glen Hull called on Mrs.
Pete Mulhair Wednesday after
noon.
Janie Schindler of Omaha spent
the weekend in the Frank Fisher
home.
Mrs. Albert Schindlers sister
and husband are here visiting in
the Schindler home.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hanzlik
and family from Pilgar spent the
weekend in the Jim Maly, sr.
home.
Mrs. Pete Mulhair called on Li
la Norwood Tuesday evening.
Mr .and Mrs. Bill Bentz and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Zink
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Micanek, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Micanek and family, Joe Mican
ek and Joe Randy and Mr. and
Mrs. Elton Miller of Wakefield
were Sunday dinner guests in the
Lorie Micanek home.
The Rule Progressive club held
a picnic at the Bristow Park Sun
day.
Janice Crowford came up from
Omaha to spend the weekend at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moffet and
family of Tacoma, Wash., are vis
iting in the Wallace Moffet home.
Mrs. Glen Hull, Mrs. Pete Mul
hair, Mrs. Leo Kalkowski and
Kevin, Mrs. Neil Bjornsen and
children and Mrs. Leonard Hav
ranek and children were Friday
dinner guests in the home of Mrs. j
Hoy Lowery in O’Neill.
Glena Courtney spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Courtney.
Robert Schulz,
Gardener With
A Green Thumb
A gentleman with a true “green
thumb”, Mr. Robert Schulz, has
lived in O’Neill for twenty-seven
years.
If it is edible and can be grown In Nebraska you’ll probably find It In Robert Nehul/.'s garden. If It
can be transplanted you may find plants growing In your neighbors garden that got their start la one of
Ills greenhouses. A gardner extraordinary, lie’s O’Neill’s authority on fruits and vegetables.
He raises a wide variety of
vegetables and flowers from
seeds. His customers come from
as far away as Valentine, St.
Paul and Winner. S. D. to pur
chase plants. 'Hie seeds are
started in February in the two
greenhouses in back of his
home. He has special lights
which speed the germination of
the seeds. This year he raised
17,000 tomato plants in addition
to all the other vegetables and
flowers.
Mr. Schulz operated a grocery
store in O’Neill until 1950 and
his fresh vegetables were popular
in the store.
Mr. Schulz's interest in hor
ticulture is inherited from his
father who was a forester for the
Kaiser in Germany. Mr. Schulz
was born in Germany but began
his gardening in the United States
in Flordia where he grew pine
apples. Now apartment houses
stand on the land at Del R. y
Beach where his pineapples once
grew.
There are regular customers
who come throughout (ho grow
ing season to Mr. Schulz's gar
den to select their fresh vegeta
bles. He rotates the vegetables
to kt'i t» a w ide selection avail
aide. The rows are carefully
weede I by hand and the toma
to plants pruned and staked,
lie also has several pear and
apple trees in the yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Schulz have three
children: a daughter, Mrs. Bruce
Itummell of Scottabluff; two sons,
Palmer of Portland, Ore. and
Luther of O'Neill.
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