The Best of . . .
"Prairieland Talk"
By ROMA INK SAUNDERS
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Were I a citizen of Omaha the blush of shame
would flush my face tocause of the shabby recep
tion for Mr. Truman As a citizen of Nebraska one
can hut feel humiliated.
I could not support him for
continuing in the White House,
Iwit he is now our president and
was entitled to at least the con
sideration Omaha accords a
prize fighter or notable baseball
club.
Mr. Truman undoubtedly
entertains a forlorn tope, if in
ilecd he harbors a lingering
tope Down in the cotton states
there might lx* something lack
ing in the southern hospitality,
hut the coolness of Nebraska Democrats upon the
occasion of a visit from the Democratic president
of the United States can 1m- explained only that they
too are definitely opposed to the administration as
it is in Washington.
Gov. Peterson. Republican, redeemed us offic
inlly.
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Meeting a former acquaintance recently, I ask
ed if her husband was still in railroad service. ‘ Yes.
and he has two years to go yet to get his retire
ment pension.” The same day I met another ac
quaintance and she said they were interested in
getting into the country hut her husband had three
years yet on the job and then retirement on pension.
These are not isolated incidents but are en
countered frequently. This generation of employees
s«*»‘m to have tin- one ambition to get that pension.
For the most part such payments come from a
fund created by the workers and it brings the grati
fying assurance that they will not be the benefici
aries of public charity in later years. But what
a tout the smaLI business people?
They must do as our fathers and grandfathers
did by providing for non-productive years or wind
up on the poor farm.
In the community where my early childhood
was merging into youth, there was a poor farm
but no destitute venerable citizens, so the place was
used to care for a few local characters whose ment
al balance had upsei.
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June 1. State Treasurer Gillette reports 41 million
and a quarter in the public treasury.
• • •
laving saints are often kicked around while the
dead ones are canonized.
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The annual worry over weather conditions has
ln-en on again . . much unnecessary concern over
something we are not managing When in 1X94 the
great plains region was swept by hot winds day
(tier day there seemed to lx- something to worry
about That period was survived and seasons of
unfavorable weather conditions since then have been
local in effect with little resemblance to that earlier
famine season There have tx-en no hot winds this
far this season and while rainfall has not been what
is desired doubtless at roundup time there will be
t fine crop of husky young beeves, and granaries
and cellars pretty well stocked. My daughter writes
from Orlando, Fla. that they have had no rain in
ihree months less than two weeks since the Lin
coln community had an all-night rainfall.
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Communities in which railroads were built lie
fore the introduction of trucks now making court
fights to retain train service on these branch lines
should make a showing that the community is able
and willing to furnish sufficient business to warrant
the operation of trains. Railroads are not sending
their rolling stock out empty if they can help it.
* • *
Among the 1,100 odd graduates of the state uni
versity the names of a number from Holt county
appear. Dona E. Gallagher, O’Nei.11, received the
BA degree; William H. Rees, Amelia, finished in
business administration; Charles P. Walker, Page,
and Janice J. Wilson. Stuart, were among those
graduating from the teachers’ college. Maybe others
that I have not intentionally overlooked.
• • *
I^ancaster county, with a population of some
thing like 150 thousand, has room for a sizable
population of native wild animals The county clerk
paid bounties on 400 coyote pelts last year.
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He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and
what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly,
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy
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Editorial
If We Would Check
We Might Be Content
The Neligh News
Small boys aren't the only people who envy Big
League baseball players.
Millions of us of all ages must wonder now and
then why fate has chained us to a desk, glued us
to a machine, imprisoned us in a salesman’s car,
otherwise consigned us to an unglamorous career.
Unglamorous that is. compared to the carefree,
exciting lives these handsome, frisky young heroes
enjoy as they pull down fabulous money for playing
a game they no doubt would play for free if no one
had thought of paying them to play it.
Consider the life of a baseball star.
Every move followed by millions of admirers
some of them girls. Fan clubs. Autograph seekers—
some of them girls. Travel. Fine hotels. As much
good food as you can eat — on an expense account
yet. Plenty of sunshine and fresh air. And you can't
beat the hours
But hold it.
Did you get your joh over the active and talent
ed competition of a half dozen other guys who were
just as determined as you to land it?
When you boot one on the job — and don’t we
all? — do 40,000 dedicated maniacs boo you?
Do half a dozen eager beavers sit behind you,
waiting and praying for you to slow down a bit so
they can take over your work?
Does the whole country know when you are re
moved from the starting lineup?
Is the tension in your job so great you are too
nervous to eat before you go to work and too de
pressed to sleep after you get home?
Do you know what most of the unsung baseball
players make? Not the big stars, but the mine-run
Ixiys?
Do you want to be washed up in your profession
at 35?
Do you want to be away from the family "half
the time?
Maybe all of us should check our jobs point by
point against those that look so posh and cushy.
Maybe we’d be more content with what we have.
And of course there’s always a way for any of
us to be happier in what we’re doing. We can merely
do it better.
O/dsm obi/e safes are ROCKET!NO!
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Is the
Going Thing I
Nearly 1,700 people a day are discovering what a thrill it'uj
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Sleek looks. Sensational V-8 performance! Plus the kind of
economy that made the Olds Dynamic 88 Class 'G”
winner in the Mobil Economy Run!
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Frontiers
Ago
50 YEARS AGO
Dr. J. C. Gallagher of St Louis.
Mo., son of Mr. and Mrs Michael
Gallagher of this city was unit'd
in marriage at Dunlap, la., to
Miss Gertrude L McNaughton on
June 19 . Mrs. Anna George,
wife of C F. George, died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. O. E
Davidson, in this city Tuesday
morning. . Mr. and Mrs. William
Hammond returned last Monday
night from their honeymoon trip
in Northern Minnesota and Iowa.
. . C. E. Stout of this city was
chosen vice-president of the state
druggists association, at their
meeting held in Norfolk last
week . After ten days of dry,
hot weather, this section of the
state was visited with a splen
did rain last Sunday afternoon.
The precipitation amounted to 82
hundreds of an inch and was
the heaviest since May.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lohaus
and John Lee, Omaha, came Sun
day and will visit her sister, Mrs.
C. J. Gatz and other relatives
and friends. . .Dr. W F. Finley
anu aaugnier, Mary joan, leu
Friday morning for Omaha
where Dr. Finley entered St. Jo
seph’s hospital for medical treat
ment. . .Wayne Hancock of Te
kamah, arrived Thursday night,
and will spend a few weeks visit
ing his brother and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hancock. .
Mrs. Sherm Ennis received word
Wednesday that her husband had
been operated upon in a hospital
at Rochester, Minn., Monday
morning and that he was getting
along nicely. . Sumner Downey,
C. J. Gatz, Norbert Uhl, John
Kazda and Dr. H. L. Bennett
leave tonight? for Park Rapids,
Minn., where they will spend a
week fishing. When they get back
we expect to hear some great
fishing tales.
10 YEARS AGO
Arlen Miles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. E. Miles, has been pro
moted to airman second-class
and Donald Sauser has been up
ped to staff sergeant at Good
fellow air force base, San Angelo,
Tex. . .Joseph Emmett McLi
mans, 33, orally confessed Wed
nesday afternoon to the sadistic
slaying of O’Neill’s Police Chief,
Chet Calkins. The chief was kill
ed in the early morning hours of
March 7, 1952. . .Two O’Neill
high school teaching vacancies
have been filled, it was announc
ed this week. Mrs. Patricia B.
French, Page, has been signed
to teach vocal music and Miss
Mildred McNutt has been hired
to teach home economics. Born
to Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKenny,
O’Neill, a daughter, Glea Kath
leen, weighing 6 pounds 14Vi oun
ces, June 23 . .Marilu Jesse, Om
aha, became the bride of James
Elmer Merriman, O’Neill, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Merri
man, O’Neill, Saturday.
5 YEARS AGO
A 16 year-old O’Neill high
school senior, George Fuller, was
critically injured Monday after
noon when he was run over by a
crawler-type tractor at a gravel
pit. . Page American Legion post
315 held an election of officers
Tuesday and Ben Asher was
elected commander to succeed
Lloyd Cork. . Among those elect
ed to offices at boys state in ses
sion at Lincoln was Bob Kurtz,
Long Pine, who was elected lieu
tenant-governor. A candidate for
the legislature was elected but
was forced to leave. He was
James Nissen of Page, who con
tracted the chicken pox. . .Mem
bers of the graduating class of St.
Mary’s academy reunited Satur
day with their wives and hus
bands and marked the 25th an
niversary of their graduation. . .
An Appaloosa horse show, the
first to be held in Nebraska, will
be the main feature of the 1958
hay day celebration, August 19.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. Hall of Neligh, Superinten
dent of the Children’s Home So
ciety is here this week with two
children trying to place them. . .
Dr. Oxford reports the birth of
a baby boy at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Barton at Bal
lagh. . .A baby girl was born to
the Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Groose,
Thursday. . .Guy Alderson had
the misfortune to lose one of his
driving horses Sunday. . Rev.
Price went to Oakdale Monday to
attend the Epworth League Con
vention in session there. .The
Bugle office is in receipt of a
mess of fine, large strawberries
brought in by Mrs. Earl. Thanks!
They were certainly good. . .C. J.
Barnum returned from Omaha
Friday driving a new regal “25”.
ROYAL THEATRE
Wed.-Thurs. June lb-*«
Family Night
“THE RACERS”
Children under 12 free if accom
panied by parent.
Fri-Sat June 21-22
“DECISION AT SUNDOWN”
Children under 12 free if accom
panied by parent
Sun.-Mon-Tues-Wed-Thara.
June 23-24-25-24-21
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”
Children under 12 free if accom
panied by parent
25 YEARS AGO
Mr and Mr* Glenn Grime*
art the pruud pareau at a ton,
Bernard Glenn, bom to them on
June 15. The young man tipped
the scale* at 9 pounds 9 ounces
. The interior of the Greens tree!
store looks very cool and inviting
being freshly painted in green
and white, and with the partition
removed making more room , .
Mr and Mrs Arthur Engelhaupt
are the parents of a fine baby
girl born to them, June 16 . At
the ball game, Sunday, between
Chambers and Amelia, the score
was 15-1 in favor of Chambers , .
There were about forty people
present at the Fair View church,
Friday evening, to attend the
Evangelistic service by the
Chambers Baptist Gospel team
Miss Jennie Adams was the
speaker. . Mr. and Mrs Darrell
Gillette are the parents of a 7Vi
pound daughter, Mary Ellen, born
June 2.
Pages Past
50 YEARS AGO
Buv and Sterling W a riser and
wives drove to Plainview Sunday
in Buv's car and spent the day
with relatives. . ,C W Duel has
a Hupmobilc which he bought at
Battle Creek the first of the week
He is learning to gee and haw
this week. . _P. T. Stevens, Fred
McNabb, J.F. Morey, Barney Ste
wart and D. L. Crellin attended
the Modern Woodmen picnic at
Neligh Tuesday. . George Breach
ler has installed a new rain
gauge in the Page State Bank
It measures the rainfall accurate
ly to the hundreth of an inch
. . State Veterinary McKim ar
rived from Norfolk Monday and
declared his intention of destroy
ing the two horses of R. A. Sar
chet that were affected by Glan
ders. . .From the village board
proceeding: Moved by Cockson
and seconded by Timmermier
tnat there be but one pool hall
in Page during the year and that
the pool hall close at 10:00 p.m.
on all nights except Saturday,
closing time on Saturday to be
10:30 p.m. Motion carried.
40 YEARS AGO
A six pound boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Porter on
Monday, June 4. . .Misses Ethel,
Margaret and Mildred Walker
went to Sioux City Tuesday. .
Miss Hilda Stauffer left Monday
with her sister, Elizabeth for
Lincoln where she will take a
three month course in the Lin
coln Business college. Upon her
return she will take a position in
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BlIJL RICHARDSON. INihhsher
BRUCE J. RKHHKRG Editor
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Entered at the postoftice tn O Nrui. lto« county.
Nebraska, as arcond-class mall matter under the
Act ol Congress ot March 3. 1879 This newspaper
<s a member ot the Nebraska Press Association
National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau
ot Circulations
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the Page State Bank R L
Bryan is leaving for Russell.
Kent . Friday where he will at
tend his brother in-law’s funeral
services and also visit relatives
at Canistio, N Y. enruute home
. . N G. Miller caught two 17 inch
trout in Middlebrnnch creek the
other day, . Vernon Wertx left
Friday for Chadron where he
will attend Normal School
Thursday was moving day R A.
9archet moved out of his liouse
preparatory to going to Canada.
Willinrri r.ra v mm/wii in tn th»
house he vacated and Oscar Reed
into the house he occupied . .
Mrs. C. A. Townsend, Mrs. C A
Townsend jr., and Mrs, A. D.
Palmer went to Omaha Saturday
where the Townsends will visit
for some time and Mrs Palmer
will go on to Missouri where A.
D has employment. . Out of
eight games played the Page Ball
team has won six. . Rev. L. R.
McGuahey and family are leav
ing Friday for a three week va
cation at Holyoke, Colo.
Venus News
By Mrs. Ralph Brookhooner
Mrs George Heggemeyer en
tertained the Work and Fun Club
at her home last Wednesday. Ele
ven members and one guest were
present. The ladies did hand work
for the hostess.
A card was read from Viola
Pospeschil, who with her sister
and niece are visiting at Flora,
ni.
Mrs James Podany will have
the July meeting. Lunch was serv
ed by the hoMcws
Mr and Mr» Ervtn Meyer*
and children, Cedar rail*, la .
returned to their home Wedne*
day after spending a few days
vunting tier parent*. Mr and Mrs
F E Pierce They also visited
with the 1 lean and Arrne Pierce
and Roland Cook families
S A Robert Raff, who is sta
turned at a Naval base In Call,
forma, was a member of the
guard unit for President Kennedy i
when the president visited at the
base Robert is the son of Mr
and Mrs Lestrr Raff, a former
resident of this community
v uonic ijv: i nt 11k i■ m uir
home of Mr and Mrs Veldon
Godel
Larry Caskey helped Mu* Le
Masters (tut up his alfalfa lust
week.
Anita Hines is visiting at the
home of her aunt and uncle. Mr.
and Mrs Edgar Grosse, Plain
view
Mrs Harry Caskey and Mr*
Donald Caskey ami family mot
ored to O'Neill Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hcgge
meyer and family visited at the
Donald Kinntaon home.
Mr, and Mrs Ralph Bnsikhou
ser were Tuesday evening visi
tors at the tiome of Mr. and Mrs
Sidney Faulhaber
Mrs. Edna Boelter accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs, Francis Boel
ter to Creighton Thursday
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