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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1960)
Prairieland Talk "Round About the Cauldron" By ROMAINE SAUNDfcKS. 4110 3»«uUi biM St, Uneoln 6, Nebr Who if any walk the street* of O'Neill today who tat in the old rink that night in the 1890 * and saw and heard aura Meals tell the story of the sailor boy who remained on the burning ship after all had abandoned it. Laura was one of others in this community that had marked talent as an elo cutionist. Among the notables who stepped to the front that evening to teO Laura how mueh the >isation was the scholarly Tom Golden. Miss Meals was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Meals, Mr. Meals being one of a group of lawyers that comprised the Holt _ Romanic county bar association. The family moved to California in Saoadera *95 and Laura is spending her declining years in San Diego, where her brother, W. E, Meals and Wife also make their home. "Round about the cauldron go, in the poisoned entrails throw." That was the get off of another gifted O’Neill lady one night at the rink Mrs Rube Taylor, who was taking the part of a witch in one of Shakespears’ plays, Mrs. Taylor be came a lawyer and ended her days in Boyd county. Speaking of Ireland, "mighty nation thou were once, but now the chains of throldem bind thee fast to an unrelenting foe!" Denny Cronin gave us that one time in a homo talent play at the rink, that stood between Second and Third streets on the main east and west drag through town. It was the com munity center for amusement and culture. Who now recalls seeing Tom Morris and his lady partner do the waltz around the room or charming Miss Mann cutting circles on roller skates. The Rink was the property of Ed F. Gallagher and Tom Birmingham who built it for roller skating parties and it became the center of amusement and entertainment. Gone now, nothing to replace It. • • • Employment, human hands at work, said to have been at an all time high during the month of August in Nebraska. Yes, prairieland patriots keep busy whether there is any money in it or not . . . J street In Lincoln leads to the east and also to the west entrances of our State House. A patch of alfalfa at one place along the street afforded city dwellers a look in on a hay making scene . . . Our Big Town down on the banks of the Missouri river had a visit from one presidential candidate, Mr, Nixon . . . He told me he had visited a school in the country out west of Grand Island where spiritual instruction goes hand in hand with the common school work, 120 Nebraska boys and girls at school there this year. The school has a farm and their own corn fields turned out 100 bushels of good corn to the acre this season. Much of the com is fed to a herd of dairy cows the school has. For the most part there is peace and plenty the country over. Hence the politicians have nothing to wrangle over this election year, so the clergy inject religion into it; and maybe that is as important as politics. I have been a voter for nearly 70 years and this is the first election year no fun in it. • • • The Gideons are still on the job. having given out so far this year 273,428 copies of the Scriptures. Did you get yours'’ More Bibles printed than any other book, the Russian bosses to the contrary not withstanding. * • • The Beautiful blue canopy of heaven is spread over green adorned prairieland this calm Septem ber morning. Tree and bush and open country touched by nature’s Master Artist in the velvet tints of late summer's charming scene. Birds on the wing alight in younder tree top and start to sing. Soon now they will be gone to our gulf states and hole up for winter. But today the sun glows out of ihe ethereal blue, and beast and bird and Ma and Dad and sons and daughters may wander about to enjoy nature’s charming scene layed before us on the miles of open prairieland. • • • We look out across the open prairie, and there is where we may find George and Mary. Nature paints a lovely scene for you and me, the open prairie as far as eye can see. Turn not away to human haunts and buildings tall, for out yonder the scenes of nature and George and Mary call. So fancy lingers still where budding rose and goldenrod grow and the coyote barks out on yonder hill. And then across the trackless prairie to the abode of George and Mary. ♦ * * I had not known of such criminal act as "illegel shipment." No doubt that prominent citizens of At kinson didn’t either until the minons of the law caught him in their lasso. But we trust Charley will continue doing lawful things in a big way across western Holt county, as he has for many years. At one time when Atkinson was my post office and my dear one some miles out across lovely prairieland our barns broken into and valuables stolen. That did not concern the legal lights who were on the alert to catch some "illegal shipper." Come on. catch the thieves once in a while and let the cows have their "illegal" ride to market. After 80 years The Frontier now has the tenth scribe occupying the editors desk. Have not heard from him yet as to this Prairieland Talk and Talker may be ordered to shut up. But for now I reach a hand across the 250 mile and welcome the new edi tor, trusting he will do as good or better job at the editorial desk as the many before him had done. Plan to see him and O’Neill friends early next month. Fditorial Passina The Torch The ancient Greeks had a ceremonial foot-race called "Passing the Torch.” Their swiftest runners carried a lighted torch and passed it, burning, into the hands of the next relay of runners, sometimes from city to city, until it reached its goal. In our nation, we have an annual event carry ing a similar idea a path of light toward a goal. However, in this event, no physical exertion is in volved only faith. The occasion is National Bible Week. The twentieth annual observance of Bible Week takes place October 17-23. The theme for the Week is, "The Bible- Strength of our Nation." Former President Herbert Hoover is serving as honorary national chairman for the Week, and Ed ward C. Werle, chairman of the board of the New York Stock Exchange, is national chairman. This year also marks the twentieth anniversary of the Laymen’s National Committee, the interfaith organization which sponsors the Week. The first observance of Bible Week began on December 7, 1941, a date that shall endure in our history. Today, we are again confronted with an international crisis. Full participation by our people in National Bible Week will help us to keep the faith handed down by our Founding Fathers. The Religious Issue Dakota County Star 4 We would imagine that most folks are about as tired as we are of hearing about the "religious is sue' ' concerning the election for president of the United States. Who is responsible for all of the repeated references to religion in regard to politics? Certainly Mr. Kennedy must be tired of having the question of religion thrown at him. He has answered the query regarding religion time and time again, unflinchingly and emphatically. Mr. Nixon is surely not to blame He has urged that the religious issue be dropped from the cam paign. He has rejected the support of anyone who endorsed him solely because they were opposed to bis Democratic rival’s regigious beliefs. Mr. Nixon said that, in his opinion, there is no doubt that Kennedy, if elected would "put the con stitution above any other consideration." Ironically, both the Republican and Democratic National Committees are seeking to discover and expose the sources of anti-Catholic material which is pouring into voter mail boxes. A Republican official in Washington went as far as to call this writer last week to determine whether this newspaper had received any such literature and, if so, from whom. The candidates and the two major parties are clean. Then who is responsible for pin-pointing the religious issue? As a starter we might mention such groups as the National Conference of Citizens for Religious Freedom, other organizations meeting in conventions who make it part of their program and approve ridiculous resolutions, individuals like Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, and some fanatics, bigots and left wingers who are taking advantage of this situation to spread their venom. It’s no secret that Dr. Peale. an ordained mini ster, is a Republican. He voted Republican in the primary the same as we did. He is a Nixon sup porter as we are. Then certainly Dr. Peale can find innumerable reasons to support the Republican party—without shrouding the issue in religion. We cannot envision anyone usurping their hard fought freedom of free election by voting for or against any candidate because of his religious affi liation. There are too many real, veritable, authentic issues involved in this presidential compaign of 1960 to invoke a nefarious motif into the struggle. Is not the problem confronting us with Com munism today of much more importance than where a man chooses to worship the same God? The same is true of the world situation, our farm and economic problems. Study the party platforms. Listen to the candi dates. Make yourself informed on the issues, real and defined not those of fantasy. If you want to encourage free enterprise, less federal control, fewer welfare programs, then you might want to vote Republican. If you want federal aid to education, more wel fare programs, more federal controls and govern ment bureaus, you might want to vote Democratic. Vote for the man or the party, but don't waste your precious right, and defy the wishes of both Nixon and Kennedy, by voting for or against a man because of where he chooses to attend church on Sunday. MARTINEZ, CALIF., GAZETTE: "At a moment when frenzied orations are urging that the govern ment ‘stimulate’ the economy to an annual growth rate of five per cent, the statistics on 1959 finally have come out. The Gross National Product went up about seven per cent last year, it turns out. "Government spending programs can’t in them selves improve the real GNP. To spend, the govern ment must take the money from some taxpayer and prevent him from spending or investing it. And it can never be a substitute for free enterprise. It can only provide the climate for business and industry which will provide the growth and the real Gross National Product.” BRUCE J. REHBERG. Editor Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year, rate 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. NATIONAL EDITORIAL Frontiers Ago 56 YEARS AGO St Patrick s church will be de dicated on October 19 The dedica tion ceremonies will be in charge a# Rev Bishop Scanned of Om aha. . .S J. Weekes and J. F. O'Donnell are m Omaha this week attending the fourteenth annual convention of the Nebraska Bank ers' association. . .A new force of bricklayers have arrived and work commenced again Monday morning upon the Northwestern passenger station. . .The people erf Inman enjoyed a feast of music Friday evening, September 23rd. the occasion being the pi a no recital of the pupils of Miss Evans of O’Neill at the opera house. . A half dozen members of die democratic county com mittee met in this city last Sat urday and accepted the resigna tion of chairman C. B. Scott and John A. Hannon was selected to fill the vacancy. 25 YEARS AGO Fire destroyed the farm house on the old Pete Curtis farm three miles east and a half nule north of this city about 10 o'clock last Tuesday night. The farm was occupied by Harley Fox and he and his wife were away from home at the time of the fire. . . Headed by the O'Neill High school band, the Lille German band and Mayor John Kersenbrock about 175 residents of this city will leave at 4 o’clock this afternoon on a special tram for Norfolk to help the Knights of Siam of that city put on a real celebration, . .C.H. Switzer, representing Swift & Co. of Sioux City, arrived in the city last Saturday and has rent ed the Parker building south of tlie Fox hotel. . The application of Holt county for a loan and grant of $11,909 for the erection of a new courthouse in this coun ty has been approved by the federal authorities. 10 YEARS AGO A banquet was given in honor of Miss Elja McCullough by the Holt county rural teachers on Friday, September 22, at the American Legion auditorium. . . Lincoln Cathedral won its second straight 6-man football game of the season here Friday night, de feating St. Mary’s of O’Neill, 14-6 . . .Zahar Dowhopaly, a Ukrain ian farmer and his German wife, are comfortable in their new home near Inman. . .Holt county will be visited by the Nebraska Republi can caravan on Friday, October 6. . Members of the United Pres byterian church congregation of Ewing gathered Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock for a brief ceremony as ground was broken for an addition to the church building. . .LeRoy Moos, 3, is home for a visit from the University of Ne braska hospital where he has undergone treatment since Jan uary. LeRoy drank lye and the inside of his mouth and his eso phagus tube were burned. 5 YEARS AGO O’Neill will be host to a nine- • county meeting of the Nebraska Fourth district Parent Teachers association. The all-day confer ence will be held on Wednesday, October 19. . .Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Downey of Page quietly noted their 57th wedding anniversary Thursday, September 22, at their heme. . . Rep. A. L. Miller (R Neb.) and his secretary, Wayne Van Norman, were O’Neill visit ors Wednesday evening . . . One hundred seventy-five persons, many of them coming from Pierce county, defied Sunday af ternoon's rain to help Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Leach of O'Neill ob serve their golden wedding an niversary. . Preliminary plans for a rural fire protection dis trict in the O’Neill locality were developed Tuesday night' during an informal meeting at the Amer ican Legion auditorium. . .Mr. "nd Mrs. William Newton on Fri day, Sept. 23. quietly celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary at their heme at Emmet. ---- The Long Ago At Chambers 50 YEARS AGO Chambers Township finding that the engine on the township grader was too light, has purchas ed a new 2-cylinder and C. J. Barnum is now fitting the same to the grader. We expect in the near future to see the dirt fly. . . H. Graves had a fine yo*ang horse killed by lightning Sunday night . . .William Reinger of Hubbard came in on the stage yesterday. Mr. Reinger intended making some needed improvements on his place west of town, but owing to Mr. Allens being away he was obliged to postpone the work and he returned to O'Neill on the stage. . .C. E. Hall came down from O’Neill Monday with some land seekers. . E. F. Porter, Ben Hubbard and W. B. Cooper are building a large barn for H. Graves. 25 YEARS AGO As the Supervisors board met last Monday they appointed J.W. Walters to fill the vacancy of the late Ezra Cooke, Supervisor of the 7th district. . The first frost of the season was accompanied by a freeze up of inch of ice Thursday night. . Dr. Eason was an O’Neill visitor Tuesday after noon. . . There was an Epworth League Rally held last Monday evening Sepi. 30 at Page. . . Word was received Monday that Mrs. Lillie Richard, a prominent business woman of this town, is at the Lord Lister Hospital at Omaha. She was injured when the taxi she was riding in was struck by another car Monday afternoon. m Smoke from "Brandin' Iron" Crick By J. C. Fudd Weather's been mighty pretty along the Crick for the last week Seemsl like this time of year gives folks the yen to hit the roads. Every citizen along the Crick is either off visiting or up to their arm pits in company. Seems as if off hand, the Fudds have been having a mite more than their share. Last Tues day who should have been in but Lena's second cousins, Louie Pritchett and his wife Dolly from way down by Little Rock They was eight all told (not counting two dogs). Their oldest girl Cor rie, her husband Woody and three kids (they described 'em as "a lap chile,’ a walking baby and a yard youngun.") Besides that there was na old lady along that they called Aunt Flossy. We never did get it figgered if she was kin to us or just to them. Said they, "lowed they'd drive up and just surprise us " They sure got the job done. Couldn’t have picked a worse time. lz?na had just washed all the curtains, We’d just got through doctoring up Old Pretzel’s sore hind leg and there was salve and merthio late and rags scattered all over Lena’s corns had been dealing her fits so we was settling for a fried egg sandwich when they come chuggin' up. Worst of it was we’d never laid eyes on any I 1... r— TL ...i utan ennl till WV»V* V. * J nice folks in an irritating way. Like I said we didn’t know 'em from Adam’s off ox but nothing would do but we had to guess who they were. Must have put in 20 minutes of this kind of horsing around before they introduced themselves. They was nice folks real talkers and setters. "Don't go to a bit of bother," they said whilst they watched Lena and Yours Truly dig in. “If the kids get foxy give'em what for.” Wasn't fussy about what they ate either just so there was plenty of it. Well, the kids got foxy all right. The lap chile bawled all night (every night—they stayed till Friday morning.) The other two was the oneriest kids you ever saw. Wouldn’t mind a thing. They sure raised heck in the store room. Chased Old Pretzel out of his bed, sore leg and all. put the cat in the candy case, busted a ten pound sack of sugar all over the floor and took a bite out of everything they could reach. They was sure asking for a dose of club soup and Thursday night when they stepped on Lena’s sore corns, By Ginger, they got it! Never saw a family decide they had to leave for home quicker. Took off like a scalded cat on the stroke of 7 the next morning. See you next week. Phone Your News to The Frontier Phone 788 Robert Austin, Chairman of the National Committee for a Repre sentative Congress, has announc ed that the Committee endorses Senator Carl T. Cures of Nebras ka for re-election Mr. Austin said The National Committee for a Representative Congress is an independent, non-partisan, nation al organization, neither conserva tive nor liberal, supporting Sen aturs and Congressmen selected not on the basis of their political philosophies, but on their individ ual records of outstanding cour ageous public service. In support of the Committee's claim of non-partinsanship Mr. Austin stated the Committee so far has endorsed three Democrat Senators, Kefauver of Tennessee, McClellan of Arkansas, Robert son of Virginia, ami thrt>e Repub lican Senators, Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, Bridges erf New Hampshire, and now Senator Cur tis erf Nebraska, with other en dorsements pending. The text of the endorsement follows: "The National Committee for a Representative Congress has care fuLly rev iewed the reconi of Sen ator Carl T. Curtis of Nebraska in the United States Senate, and has taken a poll of its members in Nebraska concerning his can didacy for re-election." "The review of his record In dicates conclusively that in all of his years in the United States Senate, be has adhered stead fastly to the principles of re presentative government. That he has given the people of Ne braska honest, intelligent, con structive, and courageous re presentation, faithfully serving their interests, and the interests of the Nation as a whole with outstanding and forthright integ rity, and with unselfish dis regard for any adverse |M»litioal consequences,” ‘‘The poll of members of the Nebraska branch of the National Committee for a Representative Congress showed an overwhelm ing approval for the re-election of Senator Curtis. Our unrestrict ed State wide public opinion sur vey also favored him." “The Na tional Committee for a Represen tative Congress feels that Senator Curtis deserves congratulations on his very outstanding record of public efforts in behalf i>f Nebras ka and America, particularly for; His adherence to constitution al principles, private enterprise and the American way of life. His outstanding record in favor of economy so needed to main tain the value of the purchasing power of the income of our wage earners, cur farmers and our busi nessmen. Ilis unexcelled record in con serving our natural resources of soil and water: as author of the resolution that brought forth the Missouri River Basin flood con trol and irrigation plan, and as loader in enactment of the Re publican River Basin legislation, he has added to the wealth and Uie Income of our state. His knowledge of the Federal tax structure and his efforts to bring about justice and equity Do You Know Your Neighbor? • Know Your Neighbor” is not a contest There art' no prizes gi\en for correctly identifying the person pictured. The only reward is the satisfaction of knowing your neighbor Last week’s Guess Who was none other titan John Knke, manager of the O’Neill Penney Store. to ("very segment of our popula tion. His consistent support of Ne braska agriculture and his many accomplishments that have added to the net income otf Nebraska farmers. He is recognized as the leader of the only long range farm program that offers hope— the industrial uses of our farm surpluses. In the meantime, he has voted and worked for prac tical measures to benefit the farm families of Nebraska. His common sense and human itarian attitude in the field of social security which has bettered the lot of th(»se who receive bene fits as well as those who pay for our social security system. His vigorous and Untiring lead ership in behalf of Nebraska and his dedication to legislation and other matters promoting Nebras ka's welfare. “The National Com mittee for a Representative Con gress congratulates the people of (Nebraska on being served in the United States Senate with the ef fective representation which Sen ator Curtis has given them, and the conviction is expressed that the voters of the State will dis plajl their appreciation of his excellent record of brilliant pub lic service by returning him to the United States Senate." And this confirms what we’ve known all along. Paul Shierk INSURANCE AGENCY O'NEILL. NEBR Insurance of AO Kinds jHZlFtZI! CHEVY TRUCKS WITH WORK-PROVED INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION! Chevy's '61 fleet swings in with a ready made reputation as the trucks that are worth more because they work more . . , the latest editions of the haulers that scrapped the I-beam axle and proved the important advantages of independent front suspension! 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