THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Fridoy, Febold Feboldson Is Hero of U N Book By Gay lord Marr not. Febold and all his nephew to his credit. When the corn America's forlklore heroes are were in existence when I came borer came, he turned the pest to one of the most delightful aspects upon the legend." producing corncob pipes. His in- of our national heritage. Stories of the indomitable genuity knew no bounds. .."Vrt 's own Febold Febold- Swede have circulated across the The Swede devised means as son. legendary Swedish pioneer Nebraska plains and in the small effective as they were original who wrestled regional adversities towns since pioneer days. The for combatting the drouths which V in his attempt to make the state anecdotes told are typical of tho beset the state, for ridding the life on habitable in its pre-scttl- or days, is lived the and region of grasshopper plagues, for the newest of the nation's mythi- represent the lighter side of the inducing rain to fall when the cal strong men. Dlainsman's serious nttonmt to elements became eontrarv. fnr wrest a living from coping "Tall Tales of the Great Plains. ' the land. with the bitter prairie bliz- Bee-lin- e zards. Why shucks, a recent publication of the Uni- Boundary there wasn't versity of Nebraska Press, cap- One of the many tall tales re- anything Febold couldn't do, de- tures in print Febold's more count Febold's of clare the old timers, none of whom sprightly exploits. Compiled by the Kansas-Nebrask- a boundary actually remember the Swedish y plainsman former Nebraska Paul R. Heath, line after accident-l- but all of whom per- now with the Library of Congress, erased it when lie turned the petuate the tall tales of his ad- the collection is enhanced with Kansas mountains upside down ventures. . bizarre drawings by Lynn Trank, to satisfy the settlers who pre- Febold, they assert, was the native artist and graduate of the ferred plains instead. According swmest man in numan history: University of Nebraska. to the yarn spinners, the President he could blow out the I.nmn and Legendary before Literary considered the Republican river jump into bed before the room Character as a boundarv line between the got dark. One night, after his two states. Washington lobbyists trusty houseboy. Little Ptomaine Febold first broke into print declared that such a decision (a dispossessed Indian chief) had twenty years ago in the Gothen- would be grossly unfair to the rearranged the furniture in the burg, Neb., Times... Don Holmes, Democratic party. Someone sug- room without Febold's knowledge, editor, Wayne T. and Carroll, local gested that the President contact the Swede walked into his bed- lumber dealer who wrote a week- Febold. room, blew out the light ly for newspaper, en- and column the Like most heroes, Fe- jumped for the bed. He f w-y-- l couraged readers to con- struck temW submit bold possessed an amazing ten- the side of the house with such iaw tributions concerning Febold's acity of purpose. took him fif- force, story cavortings. It the tellers say, that teen years to complete the assign- the foundation was stretched and "Because I have published Fe- ment, but he succeeded. Breed- the building tumbled into the bold more widely than either of ing bumble bees the size of eagles, basement. his other champions, Carroll and he hitched these to a plow and Among the countless colorful Holmes, I have been plowed a bee-lin- e credited with for a boundary! incidents, tnese lew indicate the creating him," writes Beath in th? Typical of the Nebraska pi- horseplay and introduction to his book. horse sense from "I did oneer, Febold turned adversity which are woven the many tall tales of Febold Feboldson. Handsomelv bon of rust and yellow, "Tall Tales of the Great Plains" is available at a HERE'S WHY special student rate of $2.50. t the sales department of the Uni- MORE PEOPLE WANT versity Press, located in the base ment of Architecture Hall. Movies Provide SHARPSHOOTER PAR EXCELLENCE With a single rifle shot, Febold Feboldson, CHECK Aid to legendary giant hero of the Midwest states, THIS LIST Linguists bagged the entire catch pictured in the top drawing above. Taken from PROVE TO "Tall Tales of the Great Plains," recent publication of the YOURSELF Says L. D, Teale University Press. The incident resulted when the flock of ducks, STASSEN STAND cna killed bv Febold's shot fpll nn t VlO rlnH frnn KinoLinrt C ;n THE Gadgets have been a boon The trunk of the tree fell upon a SAME THINGS YOU to bear, killing it. Honey from a DO present day foreign language wiuiui uie tree xricKiea into tne stream attracting fish and two apilp FphnlH k i 1 students at the university. turtles which nahhH k;o STASSEN In many similar tales, out-bunyo- ns Is for cutting the Lloyd D. Teale amusing Febold Paul Bunyon. cost of government and of the modern Min-neso- languages department knows how to do it. In ta reported he slashed debt 30TC. the progress made with movies, expenses cut IZTc He reduced phonograph records, and wire re- taxet on farm and home prop- H corders in teaching languages Sat- ,4. . erty 45 Tc yet had more urday. He spoke money before the an- for schools, welfare nual meeting of the Nebraska and future reserves. division of the Modern Language STASSEN is for a sound, pros- aMMfc'fch-MlTirtB- ii l 'm I 1 Teachers association of farm America I ; perous economy. He is STASSEN it a family man. He wants held on the university campus. T r only mid- the candidate with a a free, strong America He said that the new rfm-ioo-c west farm background. He was fich with opportunities for our boys eliminate much of the disinterest A born and raised on a Minne- and girls. toward foreien lan(riiarrc loft k,. U V at sota farm was three times older methods of instruction. He governor of that farming state. explained that they are particu- ,V He knows our farm problems, larly useful in IX ST" and he appreciates the im- teaching students Iff': to speak as well as read th portance of the farmer to the languages. nation. "The movies provide students STASSEN is for a strong army with cultural and navy ready to meet any material about other lands which gives them a greater emergency. He has had impor- appreciation tant military experience, hav- of the language they study," Teale ing served two years in the ir"ir mmr rmr ifiinTanitfci said. Pacific as aide to Admiral STASSEN visits his parents on their He outlined the use of the wire Halsey. farm in Dakota County, Minn. He it recorder as a corrective aid in for prosperity on learning to speak a STASSEN is for a business-lik- e the farm. language. foreign policy that wilt keep Dr. William K. Pfieler of the America strong. He is the university is present of the ONLY candidate who has JU i! dealt first-han- & with Stalin. He knows what we face in the world. He is for a firm hand with Russia and says we should STOP shipping them war goods NOW! STASSEN is for peace between labor and industry and STASSEN it an administrator. Three knows how to get it. In Min- timet governor, twice elected by A-- Campus nesota he reduced the number governors of 48 ttatet to heed Na- of men on strike 70 while, tional Governor's Conference. Favorites during the same period, strikes i in the nation doubled! STASSEN CAN WIN! tfh WWW i .JJ STASSEN is for the average, National polls show more people r rV hard-workin- g American citi- a II I IIIJIJ Stassen. . zen. want Gallup Poll, Roper IK 81 Time magazine says of Poll Magazine (1 ns vex . him: and Fortune say f Ml VVI l r that across the nation, Stassen ii "Few men in public life have stands highest of all candidates imm WITH exhibited more sympathy for with -- independent voters. Nomi- PATENTED HEEt fVe ordinary man, more un- nate a man ; f v who can be elected, 1 derstanding of the hopes and and return Good Government to B Smrt colli fr irl fears of the ordinary citizen." the . rwri here arc pam- - t prrinf thrir le itb thte tlrrk, wam-frc- e ANTICIPATING MAnrrirJT a , .. HAROLD E. Lrautio the nlon identified t, by inventors. Febold w J ibr Sral of the Davjg Tbiss. fabS invento . lowe" V0T 1 pictures ingenuTtv hrir rxrluive. patented. .tll Tm. Hit v!nL tbe outcoi"e of hi? FOR beel aurn uerfert fit. their digestive difficulties, Febold Gufcwtoe u designed fur br fillin two 'snakes I comfwt. No ti-(in- ) trims! wkJS?-"1- SmS IxmiL fnr them under leading A Dynamic Leader For the Vital Years Ahead! I rand name n rour ,"W4aVV favorite roll. ae shop or store. 'ZJT7' Nebraska Stassen Committee Fred Seeton, Chairman v. a. ru.No. zwsMe

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