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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1960)
Prairteland Talk "He's After You'' « HOMAfNK - \l \I ir.r-.S 4IIt* n41*‘, i»,«t «: i.mmin *< S. ••• Citizens of L ncoln voted to hive a juvenile court added to the list of courts in the Capital City. More courts more taxes. Federal court, state supreme court, district court with three or four judges, county court, police court and now a court to keep the kids headed r.ght. A widow a few blocks over from where my typewriter is parked taxed $200 for having a modem house to live. Another court set up, next year it may jump to $202. Pavements, public build ings, street workers, courts, city hall, courthouse, statehouse, schools, universities—takes „ , Rom nine money to maintain die public demands. So the tax collector Saunders is after you. * • • He is 98 years old. Three days ago found by a relatives lying apparently lifeless on the floor of a room in his home. Lifeless? No, just a momentary knock out blow from Old Man Time Then a little while in bed and up and on the go again. • • * Elecdon is over, but O’NeiH's Ella Wheeler Wil cox, Mrs. Eby is still with us by the writer’s ink horn. She touches the throbbing heart of Frontier readers with lines of poetic heauty. And may the O’Neill’s poets gifted pen flow on in charming rhyme! Census takers found 155,272 men, women and children in our Capital City. Since the nose counters made their rounds a number have died, others moved away, others moved on and babies have come to brighten homes. But Lincoln is now a Big Town, regarded by many who have stopped on their way eastward or westward as the most at tractive city they have been in. * * • It doth appear that our state senators will gather in special session about December 12 to vote themselves a Christmas gift, increase in pay. I trust Senator Nelson can spare a few minutes to come to 51st street to see me. • • * The cattle and buffalo, deer and other creatures of the open country have not this fall the custo mary long hair on their hides. This is said to in dicate a mild winter. So may it be! * * • Some weeks ago a sale was held at the Howard Berry ranch down in Swan precinct. Mr. and Mrs. Berry took off for the southwest and spent a little time in Arizona and New Mexico but did not find it all Inviting. All the while the call of Prairieland and home was beckoning. Now I am delighted to learn from a letter from Mr. Berry that he and Mrs. Berry are back near their old home again and are living in O'Neill on east Fremont street where I hope to greet them on my next visit to the county seat and thriving city of the great Prairieland em pire of Holt county. Otto Wolfe, retired Nebraska newspaper publis her and editor, an esteemed friend of Prairieland Talker ami a cit zen of th? Capital City, visited me a calm bright day in mid-November. Two of a kind together mingling memories of the past with stirring events of the present after a happy smiling greeting and handshake. Mr. Wolfe some 60 years ago was in newspaper work in Madison, the county seat of Madi-on county, and had published a paper in other Nebraska twons. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe carries on the family newspaper tradi tion and serves as state news editor of Lincoln’s morning paper, the Star. • * • Up there in the Polar Regions these November nights there glows in radiant beauty the Northern Lights, and above and b yond the reach of human hand we on Prairieland behold the stars. Nature and Nature’s God paints the charming picture spread before us days and nights. • • • The writer of the Proverbs counsels us to “look not upon the wine when it is in the cup. for it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder.” * • • It was a few days before Thanksgiving dinners were to be enjoyed that a group of charming women of the community went forth with packages of fresh fruit and other good things for open mouths to take in, the packages of fruit for the aged citizens along a street or two and the more substantial stuff for those in humble homes maybe not too well fed and children to be made happy with a good Thanks giving dinner. So another time this group of ladies extended helping hands and brought smiles and a bit of giggle to old man Jim and aged Aunt May. Very few if any in the writer’s community of our Capital City in any real need, but that group of gals with extended helping hands had their fun nnvwnv * * * She is a native of Florida, now the wife of a Ne braska patriot and the mother of a daughter in col lege in another state. Day by day she is at her desk serving a great organization where I chance to go from time to time, greeted by a cheering word and a smile of welcome. A mere man, one of the genus homo, bears the honorable title of an official of the organization carrying on the Lord’s work, but he is away from his desk and the lady at her desk is on the job keeping things moving. And so if longing for a cheering word and to look upon a charming smiling lady’s face I step in. * * * I take the following from the November His torical Society letter: “Recognizing the approach of the state Centennial in 1967, Governor Burney has appointed a State Centennial Planning Committee to make recommendations prior to the establish ment of a State Centennial Commission . . . Frank Latenser, Omaha, is chairman of the committee. Other members include LeRoy Bahensky, St. Paul; Arthur Carmody, Trenton; Harold Prichard, Falls City; George A. Knight and Senator Fern Hubbard Orme, Lincoln; Senator Ray Simmons, Fremont; Bob Thomas, Norfolk, and myself as Secretary. Editorial First Things First The change in the Presidential administrations may mean a change in approach to some of our national problems. But the problems themselves haven’t changed. We must still deal with the Communists, the space race, farm situation, foreign affairs, race relations, labor relations, the need to prevent in flation and maintain a sound and expanding economy. Basically, all of these problems boil down to an ef fort to protect and improve the chances of each in dividual American—and all the people who share this planet with us—to the best life possible. Many Americans cling with child-like trust to a belief that the federal government is best qualified to solve all problems and to provide the good life for all. AH that is necessary, they seem to feel, is to spend a little more money, pass a new law, set up a new federal program or agency. This evidence betrays their trust. Take a look at the farm problem. The federal government has been fiddling with it for 30 years, and it's worse than ever. The squabbling and waste in our military programs is legendary. Certainly the U. S. Informa tion Agency is no model of how to win friends abroad. Still, when the new Congress opens in January there will be demands for federal action in yet more fields. Personally, we thing Congressional effort could be better spent in making existing federal projects work rather than in setting up a whole new set of bumbling and expensive problems. Deer Better Protected Dakota County Star Nebraska laws appear to protect the deer which roam our river bottoms more than they do Mr. John Q. Public. Seldom does a speeder draw a fine of more than $50 even though he might be driving 30 to 40 miles over the speed limit. The minimum fine for a drunken driver, who en dangers the life of all motorists, is $100. The smallest fine which can be levied against a reckless driver, who takes your life into his own hands and could cause a fatal accident with one simple mistake, is $25. Yet the minimum fine for an individual who would shoot a deer out of season is $100. Do Nebraska lawmakers consider a deer more important than the citizens of this state? Our four-i^gged friends need protection, certainly. But, by the same token, so do the citizens of Nebras ka. Perhaps if some people w*ere given the same consideration as deer, the results might be more equitable. "Temporary" Becomes "Permanent" Is anything more permanent than a “temporary” tax? These “temporary” taxes are imposed during real or alleged emergencies, such as war or some governmental undertaking of huge size. An out standing example is the World War II tax on the transportation of people and goods by rail, air and highway commercial carriers. It was supposed to be repealed when the war ended. But it is still on the books, all these years later, even if in somewhat reduced amount. Much more recently, the federal government imposed a "temporary” increase of one cent in the gasoline tax, in order to get the Highway Trust Fund, from which the multi-billion dollar highway program is financed, over a hump. The legislation contained a clause providing for the expiration of this one-cent increase at the end of next June. Now, however, pressure is strong to have Congress not only keep the “temporary” tax, but to tack on an additional half-cent. During last year’s debate on the bill to increase the tax, Senator Gore of Tennessee said, “This is a regressive tax. It is completely unfair ... It levies an additional tax burden on a necessity which already bears the heaviest tax of any essential com modity.” The Senator did not exaggerate in the slightest. Gasoline taxes, state and federal com bined, now amount to about 50 per cent of the retail price of gasoline prior to imposition of the tax. Even the most extreme luxuries, such as furs and precious jewels, carry far smaller taxes. The moral is clear enough: It’s up to the people who pay the taxes—which means everyone who buys gas—to protest, and in no uncertain terms. If we don't, we will have only ourselves to blame if the gas tax goes up and up, and the cost of motoring becomes prohibitive. BILL RICHARDSON. Publisher BRUCE J. RE1IBERG, 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 |A#C&T'0N Frontiers 50 YEARS AGO Work upon the new addition to St. Mary s academy is progress ing rapid'y. . Miss Mabel Sny der of this city w n the grand prize in the N irf >lk D-ily News suoscription contest, an Overland touring car worth $1,400 w.th a total of 1.380,000 votes. . A go d sized delegation b. tween J ick Sul livan of this city and Kid West of Gr, gory. Sullivan was awarded the decision. . .Lee C >nger and Miss Jessie Bayliss both cf In man were united in marriage at the office cf County Judge Ma lone last Friday. . .According to the last census, which was made public Wednesday of this week, the state oi N.braska has a pap ulation of 1,192,214. The popula tion of Holt county is given as 15,545. 25 YEARS AGO Twenty-two students are regis tered in the U.iiversity of Nebras ka this year from Holt county. . . Football playing came to a grand climax here Thanksgiving day when Atkinson won over the lo cal public school eleven, 7 to 6 in a game that was nip and tuck all the way. . .The Couniy Board of Supervisors met this morn ing to open the bids and award a contract for excavating for the new courthouse. Three bids were submitted and the contract was awarded to the Island Supply Co. of Grand Island for >1,vu.i>k. . . Clyde R. Burge of Emm.t and Miss Ruby Irene Holcomb were united in marriage on November 30, Rev. H. D. Johnson, pastor of the Presbyterian church of ficiating. . .A number of volun teer ladies are busy at the Sew ing Circle this week faced with the problem of making old t ys look like new. 10 YEARS AGO Miss Alice French, O’Neill high school mathemat.es instructor ai.d librarian for the past eight years, has been appointed H it county superintendent of public instruc tion, succeeding Miss Elja Mc Cullough of O’Neill who was not a candidate in the recent elec tions. . .Ihree Ewing pet pie, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Binn.tt ar.d daughter, Virginia, were hurt about 8:30 a.m. Monday in an auto-truck mishap 2Vi miles east of Inman on highway 2(1—275. . . O'Neill’s second annual simultan eous Christmas window unveiling, a citywide event sponsored by the Chamber of C mmerce, at tracted a lesser crowd than a year ago. . .Floyd Whitaker cf Chambers for the third consecu tive term was elected presidmt of the Holt County Hereford Breeders association in the group’s annual meeting held Tuesday, November 28 at O’Neill. 5 YEARS AGO O’Neill’s young national guard tank company received an “ex cellent” rating during its first annual inspection which was con ducted in Oct her by Lieutenant Col nel Bryant of F.fth (regular) army headquarters in Ch cago. . .Annual unveiling of yuletide windows will take p.ace at 7 o' clock tonight (Thursday), and large crowds are expected to throng the stree.s and admire the gay display windows. . .Dr. O. W. Frtnch, 64, well-kn wn O’ Neill physician and surgeon who suffered a stroke about 3 a.m. Friday while at St. Anthony's h wpital, is “showing improve ment”, relatives said Wednesday night. . .Patrons, friends and other well wishers converged Sunday afternoon at the spic-and-span new school building in district 27. . .Mr. and Mr*. John Cassidy of Spencer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, November 27. Dr. H. D. GILDERSLEEVE OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined—(Hasses Fitted Contact Lenses Phone 167 — O’Neill, Nebr. Hours 9-5—Mon. thru Saturday Closed Wednesday The Long Ago At Chambers M YEARS KGO They have pulled the Shamrock grader in for the s.ason amt com hulking will he the order of the day for a while in these parts . . . Mr and Mrs Jack Keepers and family to k Thanksgiving dinner at M. L. W ntermote’s. . .On Tues day. November 29th, County Judge Mai no united in the b m's cf holy matrimony, Henry Ickler of Royal and Miss Orva Butter field of Chambers. . .Sam Wood and fami y. Con Harley ai d fam ily and Jack Kollar and family to k Thinksg ving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Englehaupt. . . Mrs L. C. Barney is in town this week having her store building cleaned end prepared ready for the new merchant, Mr. Atwood. . . Dr. CoU man is on the sick list. 25 YEARS AGO One of our traveling grocer salesmen had quite an exciting time when a little mouse in search of a new home, 1 xtated it in the samp e case of said sales man wh > s.opped overnight in an O'Neill hotel. . Mr. and Mrs. Lou.s Harley left Tuesday to at tend a conventi n rf International Harvester dealers being held in Omaha. . .Rev A. W. Clarke took a car load of Chambers Metho dist young people and Earl Res sel took a car had of the Kellar Presbyterian young people to O' Neill Monday ivening to attend the E iwurth League rally. . .Last Tuesday Supervisor J. W. Walter and M. F. Norton, county sur veyor, surveyed the road so the contract could be advertised. A Poem From Mrs. Eby ... —The Lund of Beginning Again— I w sh there was some wonder ful place called the land of be g n. nj again, Wh; re all our mistakes and all our h artachcs and all of our p o. selfi h grief C Id V rop|>ed like a shabby old coat, at the door, and never put cn again. We would find all the things we into ded to do but forgot, and remembered—t >o late, Little praises unspoken, little pro 111 ses jroken, An 1 all of tho thousand and one little duties neglected that m g. t have perfected the day for one less fortunate. It wouldn’t be possible not to be kind in the land of beginning again; Anu inj ones we misjudged and the ones whom we grudged the.r moments of victory here Would fi..d in the grasp of their living lianclasp more than pen ituu bps could explain. For what had been hardest we’d know had been b^st, and what hud seemed less would be gain; tor mure isn t a sting that would not uke wing when we’ve faced n anu laughed it away; Anu I th.nk that the laughter is most wnat we re after—-In the land of Beginning Again! So I wish there was some won deiful place called the land of beginning again, Where an our mistakes and all Oc.r heartaches and all our poor, selfish grief. Could be dropped, like a shabby old coat, at the door, and never put on again. (Louisa Fletcher Farrington) Warranty Deeds WD-Lyle P Dierks to C L 9isson 11-21-59 $3400-Lot 4 Blk 16 Pioneer Townsite Co Add- Ewing WD-Ouane McKay to Weston D Whitwer & wf 11-19-60 $14,500 Part of SEy4SWy4 Sec 19-29-11 Subject to mbgs of record. WD-A Max Karo to George Wal linger & wf 11-18-60 $14,000-Lots 7-8 & 9 B!k 5-Western Town Lot Co 1st Add- Stuart. WD-E. E. Young to Sammie B. Young & wf 11-19-60 $1- NWy4 W^NEVi Sec 2-26-13 Subj to Fed Land Bk Mtg QCD-Dorothy Cooke to Tbny Asimus lli-21-60-Valuable oonsid eration-SMjSEy. NWy.SEy4- 9Wy4 SMrNWyi 5- E% SEy4 6- NttNBai 7-31-10 Farm Auction The following personal property will be sold at Public Auction at the Clyde Streeter farm located 1 mile East of O’Neill, then 1 North, on - FRIDAY. DEC. 9 Sale Starts at 12:30 Lunch on Grounds 31 - HEAD OF CATTLE - 31 15 Milk Cows - 8 Stock Cows - 7 Calves - 1 Bull 10 Cows coming with 3rd calf. High grade — High producing cows 75 HOGS 55—Feeder Pigs 20 Feeder Pigs 6 to 8 weeks old 50 to 75 pounds Also CORN - HAY - ALFALFA - STRAW FARM MACHINERY TERMS—CASH. No property to be removed until settled for. Vincent & Viola Streeter, Owners Wally O’Connell, Auctioneer Ed Murphy, Clerk J ---—-I QCD-Ne's E Soaqu st to T ny AikBJS 11 2!-60-Valuable eorstd Same land QCI > Nels F Seaquist to Virgil P irk arm an U-ll-fiO-Vahtable con sideratins NEU- NEl*SE'« 5-31-W QCD-D Tothy CxAe to Virgil Pi; kerman li-21-6>Vsluabl > con* sid-Srmo ’srd WD-LuelLi A Parker to Lottie A L fquest 10-17-6,1 $1- L 4s 13 St U Bk M- Fahy's Park Add O'Neill WD-Lake Sh^re Honey Farms to W F Straub & C> 11-1-60 $600 Lot 4 Blk 34- Pioneer Townsite Co 2nd Add- Stuart WD-Vem D Morris to Leo S Tom jack & wf 1-7-59 $4750-45 ft x 170 ft m Blk 5- McCafferty’s Annex-O'Neill WD-J. B. Sorey to Jake Braun it wf 10-29-80 $22ID-Lot 3 Blk 43 Western Townlot Co. Add- Atkin son WD-Albert Clausen to Gerald R Lamason, et al., 10-28-60 $24,000 Sti 24-28-10 Subject to mtg of re cord WD-Peter Tlishla to Elmer A Vogel 8-31-55 $9400-NW‘» 15-30-14 WD-Bernard V Allen to Duane McKay 11-16-60 $1-Part of SEV« SWV« 19-29-11 WD-William F Spann to Blanche O Pease 11-18-60 $1- Lot 1 Blk 35 Kimbail & Blairs Add- Atk- gran tors reserve life estate WD-Village of Page to Vivian E & John E Steinberg 11-3-60 $10- Lot 3 Blk 2- East Side Add Page. "The EDITOR" Remember this in your holiday driving: “Two of the biggest menaces on the highways are drivers under 25 going over 65 and drivers over 65 going 25.” —BJR— So you think a penny won’t buy anything anymore? Well a pen ny in the Rehb.rg household re cently provided anxiety, amaze ment and a topic of c nversa tion for our iwo-year-cld «Un, Kurt, for about three days, and how many $4.93 t ys on the mar ket last that ljng now days? Kurt announced to his mother that the penny had been swallow ed. A search of his pockets con firmed that the penny was in deed gone and fur her qucsti n ing resulted in the same answer, “yup, swallowed the pinny.” To make a long story short, after several days cf search.ng and speculation as to what happened to the penny, it reappeared, shin ier than new. After trying to ex plain the magical feat t> a two year-old we gave ip and gave the credit to the “Grod Fairy.” After all it sounds more reasonable anyway. -BJR— Medicine has advanced to the point where an ounce of preven tion is worth about $19.95. —BJR— We knew it was coming A hearing is slated in the State I Do You Know Your Neighbor? ' Know Your Neighbor" is not a contest There are no prizes given for correctly identifying the person pictured. The only reward is tire satisfaction of knowing your neighbor Here’s another prominent O’Neill personality. house concerning the granting cf a license for Santa’s Sleigh to ooerate in Nebraska. Seems no body is exempt from (politics. W ndcr if the ICC wi 1 make the license retroactive? What a tax bill that could be. —BJR— 'Then there is the fellow who goes to a political rally with an open mind, a complete lack of prejudice and a cool rational ap proach to listen to what he is convinced is pure rubbish. —BJR— Help Fight TB Use Christmas Seals Every time you make a purchase, trucks save you money/ How? By providing the kind of fast, flexible and economical transportation that keeps goods moving. Trucks travel the shortest routes . . . are subject to fewer delays . . . can never be sidetracked. Fast, sm ill-lot shipments mean quicker turnover for the merchant—greater selection and savings for you. Why? Because of complete and fast truck service, merchants need not carry large inventories . . . and that helps reduce your cost! Motor freight requires less packing and crating, too. A truck can load at the door of the shipper—and unload at the door of the store. So, there’s less handling—less chance of loss or damage. Trucks bring you strawberries in February . . . fresh seafood in June . . the latest style in clothing. Trucks work for you in othsr ways as well They help maintain Nebraska prosperity by employing near y 70,000 people ... pay a big load of all state highway taxes So remember, trucks not only make your life pleasanter, but save you money in the process. On* of a Series of Adrarfi**m*nft Prepared by NEBRASKA MOTOR CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION. S00 South 13th Street. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA This Space Paid For By O’NEILL TRANSFER JOHN TURNER Daily Service O'Neill-Omaha PHONE 578