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VOL. LXIII ' O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942 NUMBER U
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SOUTHWESTERN
BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
There is always a scientific
gent who can set us straight. Now
we learn that our Nebraska jack
rabbits are not rabbits but hares.
This is probably an important
discovery but among we prairie
ignoramouses our familiar classi
fication of these plentiful creat
ures will doubtless prevail.
And what we do see when we
don’t have a gun. That thought
came to neighbor Berry while
driving across toward the high
way when a she wolf trotted into
view with six puppies following
her. Should the litter survive,
in a few months poultry and
lambs will be snapped up.
They say by edict of Herr Hitler
Germans all become nudests at
the bathing places. If the Ger
man bathing suit has been com
parable to our own there must be
a very serious shortage of cloth
among them to be denied so
meager a covering.
Picnics, parties, Hero Days,
strutting the streets to the beat
ing of drums and blare of horns,
promotions before the spurs have
been won, political jockeying and
clamoring for wage increase,
oratory and endless streams of
editorial comment. Now let us
do something to knock out the
Hitlers.
As I was perched on the jolt
ing seat of a 12-foot rake in a hay
meadow a blistering day last
week, J. D. and Martin Cronin
drove in and it was a pleasure to
stop and give them the glad
hand. Many years have rolled
up a record since I saw Martin
last and time has left its marks
on each of us. J. D. was out
this way on a business trip and
it was mighty fine of them to
stop for a visit. That he has de
cided to be a candidate again for
county attorney is gratifying to
his many friends. My memory
runs back over a list of men who
served as county attorney to the
days of Edgar Adams and I recall
none that filled the office to the
general approvel as has Mr.
Cronin.
The recent ruling by a major
ity of one of our highest court
which makes it possible for any
community to prohibit, by means
of tax, the promulgation of re
ligious teachings through the sale
of books and papers, is viewed
with alarm in many editorial
offices, the comment going so far
as to say the court has struck a
blow at the very thing American
manhood is now called upon to
offer its life to defend. Four of
the nine members of the court,
Chief Justice Stone, Justices
Black, Douglas and Murphy, pre
sented a strong minority opinion,
pointing out the danger in such
a course. Those active, often
annoying—if not troublesome—
Jehovah’s Witnesses—were in
volved in this case. We can
neither approve their method nor
accept their message, but must
concede they have the right to
try to disprove, even ridicule, my
own moral, spiritual and relig
ious conceptions. The men from
whom the doctrine of church fel
lowship stem, including its author,
I endured all this and much more
but hauled no one to Caesar s
court for it.
A cool breeze out of the north
has air conditioned the prairie
the past three days. Nature
balances our weather—runs on the
solar branding iron and then turns
on her great fan; a period of
copious sweat is not prolonged be
yond endurance. The prairie is
aflame with the beauty of mid
summer. Orass rolls in undulat
ing waves to the far reaches of
our vision and plumes of shim
mering green shake a silken
charm as the wind blows on high
tree tops. The roses and iris are
gone but other floral bloom may
be seen nodding a pink and yellow
blush and sand cherries soon will
hang in black clusters from low
bushes. Across the sky at set of
sun there glows the matchless
charm of blended colors, with a
cloud turned to a bar of gold
hung above the prairie rim. The
meadow lark sings an evening
song and folds tinted wings as
night settles over the land. A
half moon rides high in the south
ern sky and stars appear. The
prairie dweller has been given an
other period of calm repose.
{The death of Mrs. McManus
C^lls to mind the night of her
wedding. I was one of a mob of
Leinhart-Miles
Miss Edith Leinhart of Chamb
ers became the bride of Robert
Miles of O’Neill on Friday, July
17, 1942, at 10:00 o’clock a. m.
The ceremony was performed by
Father Daniel Brick, assistant
pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic
church of this city, the ceremony
being performed at St. Patrick’s
parsonage.
The bride was attrictively at
tired in a powder blue crepe,
street length dress, matching blue
hat and white accessories and
wore a corsage of white Gladiolas.
She was attended by Miss Lanone
Miles, sister of the bridegroom.
Miss Miles wore a rust dress and
hat with white accessories and
wore a corsage of peach Gladiolas.
The bridegroom was attended by
his uncle, Clarence Murphy; both
wore boutonneirs of white carna
tions.
The bride is the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Leinhart of Chambers and is a
graduate of the O’Neill High
School with the class of 1941.
Mr. Miles is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Miles of
O’Neill and is a graduate of St.
Mary’s Academy with the class of
1941. For the past several years
he has been employed in the Holt
County Independent ;office. He
plans to leave about August 1st
for Portland, Oregon, and Mrs.
Miles will join him there at a
later date.
This young couple have many
friends in this city and county
who wish them many years of
wedded happiness and prosperity.
County Court
Floyd E. Dennis of Coleridge,
was arrested by Patrolman Meis
trell and charged with speeding.
He appeared in county court on
July 21, 1942, pled guilty and was
fined $10.00 and costs of $3.10.
Ernest Eppenbach of O’Neill
was arrested by Patrolman Meis
trell and charged with speeding.
He appeared in county court on
July 22, 1942, pled guilty and
was fined $10.00 and costs of $3.10.
Robert Hill of Norris, S. D., was
arrested by Patrolman and charg
ed with wrong number plates. He
appeared in county court on July
21, 1942, pled guilty and was fined
$7.00 and costs of $3.10.
boisterous boys to gather in the
street in front of the McKenna
home two blocks west of the First
National bank and give the bride
and groom a serenade. They
took it like young thoroughbreds,
came out to greet us and the
groom saw that we had our pea
nuts and striped sticks of candy.
That was the wedding night and
now the bride of that night, hav
ing lived in her community the
unassuming life of the mother of
sons and daughters, is numbered
among the departed. Some there
are whose lives have never flash
ed amid the spectacular nor at
tained to the baubles of social
notice yet the end of the quiet,
orderly career that has marked
their earthly sojourn leaves a void
not only in the home but in the
lives of many. Such we believe
can be said of that bride I had a
part in serenading in the long ago.
And I do not. want to close this
paragraph without a word, at
this late hour and when he too
has been many years dead, of
gratitude for something that
bride’s husband did for me once
or refused to do. The incident,
simple enough but with far reach
ing results, occurred in the alley
at the rear of Frank Campbell’s
implement business where he was
employed. I was a kid looking
on and listening to his talk while
he gave the horses hay on a sum
mer evening when he incidently
took out a plug of tobacco for a
bite. I asked to sample it and
was refused, he saying if he had
hold of the man who started him
chewing he would run the pitch
fork through him. I had* more
than one sample from other sour
ces later on, but have attributed
to that incident some credit for
these many years not being en
slaved by a dirty habit.
John C. is one of the Mullen
family whose acquaintence I had
not made, but he is a Holt county
product, so would like to see him
win that nomination.
Gene Doolittle has cause to re
member the 1942 haying season.
While raking with a four-horse
outfit he stirred up a nest of
bumble bees that proceeded at
once to sting horses and driver,
resulting in a runawoy and broken
rakes. Gene saved himself from
injury by jumping clear of the
rakes but had to go to the house
ill from bee stings.
LAWRENCE MURRAY
INJURED WHEN HIS
CAR EXPLODES
Lawrence Murray receiyed first
and second degree burns on his
hands, arms and body Monday
evening when his car exploded
as he was cleaning the gas line
at his farnu home.
He was brought to town for
medical treatment and is now at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Tess
Murray. A neighbor, who was
visiting at the Murray home,
pulled the burning clothes from
his body and saved him from re
ceiving more serious burns.
Marriage Licenses
Albert Dean Steuben and Wan
da Galuska, both of O’Neill, on
Sunday, July 19.
Robert Edmund Miles of O’Neill
and Edith Frances Lienhart of
Chambers, on Friday, July 17.
Basil V. Hanson of Edmund, S.
D., and Marie Dahl of Carthage,
S. D., on Thursday, July 16.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Adams
of Los Angeles, Cal., a boy, Mon
day, July 20.
Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
of Page, a boy, Saturday, July 18.
Mr. and Mrs.*Eugtne Haines
a boy, Wednesday, July 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sobotka,
Inman, a boy, Wednesday, July
22.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle DeLong a
boy, Thursday, July 23.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Rudolph Cihlar ofRedbird,
dismissed Wednesday.
Mrs. Max Wanser and baby
dismissed Saturday.
Mrs. Gene Mudloff and baby, of
Page, dismissed Saturday.
Mrs. Arthur Fuhrer and baby
dismissed on Monday.
Mrs. Roy Pletzel, a medical
patient.
Charles Mitchell, a medical
patient.
Sunday School Group
Gathering Sunday, July 26th.
The 19th Annual Sunday School
Group Gathering of Holt county
will convene on Eagle Creek, just
east of the O’Neill-Spencer high
way, on Sunday, July 26th. at
10 a. m. There will be a number
of speakers, including Harry E.
Udd, superintendent of the Mid
dle Western District of the Amer
ican Sunday School Union, with
headquarters at Omaha. There
will be a basket dinner at noon.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend.
Galusha-Steuben
Miss Wanda Galusha, daughter
of Mrs. Edith Galusha of Central
City, and Dean Steuben of O’Neill,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Steuben of Central City, were
married at 11:00 o’clock, a. m.,
Sunday by County Judge Louis
W. Reimer, using the single ring
ceremony.
Tht bride was very becomingly
attired in a street length light
blue dress with black accessories.
The groom is a graduate of the
Central City High school with
the class of 1940 and is employed
by the Holt County Oil company.
They were attended by Miss
Ruth Jennings of Fullerton and
Paul Steuben of Central City.
Their many friends join with
The Frontier in wishing them
many years of happy married life.
CANNING DEMONSTRATION
SCHEDULED HERE JULY 29
Homemakers of Holt county
will learn the latest and best
methods of canning fruits and
vegetables when Mrs. Marie G.
Burton, canning expert, gives a
demonstration at the the O’Neill
public school at 1:30 p. m. Wed
nesday, July 29th, and it is open
to all who are interested in at
tending.
Mrs. Burton, who will conduct
the canning program, is a Home
Economics graduate of Northwes
tern College, Alva, Okla., who for
the past several years has special
ized in home canning and is now
a staff member of the educational
department of the Kerr Mason
Jar Company. Her lectures are
as interesting asthey are instruc
tive.
This is an ideal time and place
to bring any questions regarding
canning and it is felt that Holt
county is very fortunate to re
ceve this assistance, when so
many homemakers will be mak
ing a special effort to can more
varieties, or for the first time.
HUGE COUNTY DRIVE FOR SCRAP
METAL NOW ON INJFULL SWING
When the Salvage committee
from each town in Holt county
met in O’Neill Wednesday night
to map out the most extensive
war campaign yet to be carried
on in Holt county, it was decid
ed that no excuses would be ac
cepted from any one in the
county for not moving scrap
iron and scrap rubber into com
mercial channels at once to aid
the war effort. Those present from
O’Neill, Inman and Emmet at the
meeting Wednesday were:
Jas. Rooney, Chairman Salvage
Director; Jerry Miller, Bennett
Gillespie, Harry Yocum, Rev
erend Wright, Guy Cole, Mrs.
Guy Cole, Earl Watson, Emmet
Moore, James M. McMahon, M.
L. Harkins, T. D. Hutton, Elja
McCullough Lyndle Stout, J. D.
Cronin.
In mapping out a plan for Holt
county in connection witty the
state-wide campaign which is
being carried on July 19 to Aug
ust 8, every patriotic person and
organization must feel it their
duty to put forth their best effort
to move every piece of scrap in
this county.
Although the state campaign
is being carried on as a contest
which every person and organ
ization is eligible to enter, the
committee feels that it was the
patriotic duty of every person to
get their scrap iron moving, re
gardless of the effort or cost.
$2,000 in war bonds and stamps
are being donated by the Omaha
World-Herald to be distributed
to the counties and persons deliv
ering the largest amount of scrap
during the contest. Proceeds re
ceived in the contest, should Holt
county win, will be donated to
the American Red Cross. The
state awards will be made on a
per capita basis so that large and
small counties have an equal
chance. y
Realizing that this is the busy
harvest season and no doubt for
many it would be more conven
ient later, it was felt that when
our steel mills producing war
materials for our sons and broth
ers in the armed forces are forced
to curtail their output for lack of
scrap iron that the person in this
county who is too busy to move
his scrap is guilty of an act of
sabotage equal to destroying was
production plants.
As planned by the committees
in O’Neill the primary object is
to move scrap iron into commerr
cial channels. The state wide
contest being to encourage this
objective, many in the> county
will want to enter in addition to
the patriotic motive. A ceiling
price has been established on
scrap so that the price can go no
higher.
The committee in charge of the
salvage campaign in each town
encouraged the sellyig of scrap
iron to the local scrap dealer but
those persons wishing to donate
the proceeds from scrap would
be given the privilege of desig
nating their charity. Each town
will provide a convenient local
deposit for scrap donated, the
proceeds from which will be given
to a chariay designated by the
local committee in charge.
A good percentage of the scrap
to be salvaged is on farms and
ranches in the county. Every
means is to be used to reach
every rural family to impress the
urgent immediate need for scrap.
Victory Leaders who did such a
splendid work in the victory
home and garden program last
spring will be used to contact
as many of their neighbors as
possible in an effort to enlist
the entire population of the coun
ty in the campaign.
Scrap iron and metal brought
in during the drive will be count
ed in the contest regardless of
whether it is sold or donated.
For each person delivering scrap
during the contest period a re
ceipt will be filled out by the
local scrap dealer or local Salvage
committee and submitted to
County Salvage Chairman, James
Rooney who will submit all re
ceipts to the state contest.
Prizes in war stamps and bonds
will be awarded in the contest in
the following manner:
A $1,000 and $500 bond will be
awarded respectively to the two
counties salvaging the largest
amount of scrap on a per capita
basis. A $300 war bond will be
given to the business firm any
where in Nebraska which gives
or sells the largest amount of
scrap metal and rubber. A $150
war bond will be given to the
person, man or woman, boy or
girl, who gives or sells the largest
amount of scrap. A $50 bond
will be given to the unit of a boys
or girls organization which turns
in the largest amount during the
campaign.
In addition to the World-Herald
awards the Knights of Ak-Sar
Ben are giving an exclusive
award to 4-H club members,
contest includes scrap collected
June 14 to August 8 and there
fore gives credit to scrap collect
ed prior to July 19. Prizes as
follows are offered for the fur
thering of 4-H work: First $50;
Second $40; Third $30; Fourth
$20; Fifth to Tenth $10; Eleventh
to Twentieth $5.
A special Womens division has
been set up for farm women.
The twelve farm women turning
the largest amounts in the farm
womens division will receive
awards such as radio, vacumn
cleaners, etc.
Prizes for the most scrap sub
mitted by rural P. T. A. groups
are given by the Otoe Food Pro
ducts Co.
Three of the State Home Dem
onstration Project Clubs may
compete for $50 in prizes given
by the Livestock National bank
of South Omaha.
The scrap campaign is an effort
which will require the whole
hearted cooperation of every pat
riotic individual and organiza
tion in the county. When it is
carefully considered what we
all have at stake in winning this
war, the demands of our govern
ment seem very small and when
the final results of the campaign
are counted it is known that Holt
county will not be found wanting.
Mr. and Mrs. James Schilbitzki
and baby of Chicago, Joe Schil
bitzki and La Vern Bornschlezdl,
of Ohiowa, Nebr., came Monday
and are guests of Patrolman and
Mrs. John Meistrell and son.
Are You An American
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We must win this war. Our country, lives, homes and
possessions will be useless unless we win this war!
Every one of us, rancher, farmer, businessman, house
wife, boy or girl can help. All types of metal scrap and
rubber are urgently needed. The whole nation is en
gaged in a scrap salvage campaign. We all must do our
part. We realize that this is the busiest time of the year
for the rancher and farmer. Stop and think a minute!
What will be the value of cattle, hogs, poultry, hay and
, grain if the AXIS wins the war? Take a day. or two 4
days if necessary, and round up your scrap. Sell it to
your nearest junk dealer. Donate the proceeds to your
church, favorite charity or buy war bonds and stamps.
It is your patriotic duty to get the scrap in. Not next
month or year, but NOW.
All of us have, or will have soon, a son, brother, hus
band, father or other relative in the Service. What would
you think if he were killed or wounded for lack of a gun.
hand grenade, a lank or other equipment when you might
have prevented it by furnishing scrap metal to make the
needed equipment?
Holt County must do its share! Let all of us, man,
woman and child, get behind this drive! Our duty is
plain! Let's do it!
James W. Rooney, County Salvage Chairman
Young-Wyant
Miss Olive Young, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Young of At
kinson, became the bride of
Thomas Wyant, son of Mrs. Beryl
Wyant of O'Neill, on Monday,
July 10, at the Methodist church
in Long Pine, with Rev. Watt
performing the single ring cere
mony.
The bride was very becomingly
atired in a street length black
dress with white accessories. She
is a graduate of Atkinson High
school with the class of 1940 and
for tha past two years has been a
very successful teacher in the
Holt county rural schools and will
teach again this fall, near Atkin
son.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Marie Young and Ned
Porter was best man.
The groom is a graduate of the
O’Neill public school with the
class of 1939 and is employed by
the O’Neill Transfer company.
The young couple have many
friends in this city who wish for
them many years of wedded hap
j piness and and prosperity.
Brisk Action Dominates
Livestock Market Here
Receipts of livestock were
somewhat reduced at the local
livestock auction last Monday as
many farmers and ranchers in
this locality were Wo busy har
vesting grain and making hay to
take time out for the marketing
of livestock. However, a fairly
good supply met with brisk
action and prices were fully
steady to strong. The quality of
the livestock coming to market at
this season rates mostly fair to
good with no fancy stuff being
represented.
Calf supplies are rather limit
ed just now and the best steer
calves cashed at $12.50. These
were of only medium quality.
Heifers made $10.50 to $11.50.
Lightweight yearlings paid up
wards to $12.00 sparingly. Bulk
of supplies moved at $10.50 to
$11.50. Too few 2-year-olds were
here to make a quotable market.
Cows were here in good supply
with a considerable number of
milch cows and cows with calf
at side on sale. These sold by the
; head at good prices. Beef cows
paid an extreme top of $9.50 and
many sold in the nines. Bulls
topped at $10.60 on 1350 lb.
weights.
Hog receipts were a little light
er last Monday tho a fairly good
! supply was on hand. Butchers
scaling 200 pounds to 250 lbs.
! topped at $13.90 with a narrow
i price range claiming the entire
! offering. Sows brought from
| $13.20 to $13.30. A lot of feeders
! were sold. One bunch of 50
' pounders topped at $17.30 per
hundred. Boars ranged in price
from $9.10 to $10.00.
A few horses completed the
! day’s offering. Next aluction
Monday, July 27.
The Indian Seasons
The Indians and French trap
pers, halfbreeds and old-timers of
the plains had the seasons divided
different than we have it, and
sometimes it seems that they
were more correct than we are
taught in our schools.
Winter began December 8,
mid-winter was January 8, and
mid-spring was April 23. Sum
mer began June 8, and mid-sum
mer began July 23. Autumn be
gan September 8, and mid-aut
umn was October 23. One long
time resident says he has kept
tracks of the weather and seasons
in Nebraska for many years and
found the above rule to run more
true than our regular established
rule, as taught in the schools.
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Sleep Habits Give Insight
“Does the way you lie or curl
up in bed indicate anything about
your temperament and attitude
to life?” asks one who claims to
know. He says: “Yes. If you curl
up tight like a possum, or coon
hibernating for the winter it in
dicates you have chronic fears,
or have some feeling of insecur
ity. This was the conclusion
reached by the late Alfred Adler,
famous psychologist. He found
people who did not sleep well or
assumed a tightened-up posture
in sleep were afraid to sleep
soundly, and were always pessi
mists and unprepared for secure,
poised living. If you do not sleep
well, something is wrong with
your waking life. Sleeping is the
best thing I do,” he states.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Planck and
Donna Rae, of Atkinson, spent
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sauers.
Youth Fellowship
In Metal Drive
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of O’Neill is off to a head
j start in collecting scrap for Holt
county. They have organized
; into Scrap Scouts and are already
i hard at work.
Their purpose is two-fold: To
assist our Government in carry
ing on the war and to assist in
i putting a new roof on the Metho
dist church.
This campaign, under the chair
manship of Bennett Gillespie, got
off to an enthusiastic start at a
group meeting on Thursday after
noon at the church.
Plans were made whereby the
entire town of O’Neill and sur
rounding territory will be can
I vassed, the names of donators
taken, and the M. Y. F. will col
I lert the scrap later.
Their example is one that
might well be followed by other
I youth organizations of this kind
j throughout the county.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mrs. Charles Wrede left Sun-«r
day for Branson, Mo., to visit her
son, Earl Wrede and wife.
Miss Dorothy Finn of Norfolk
was a guest of Miss Marion Dick
son from Friday until Monday.
Mrs. J. F. O'Donnell returned
Sunday from Chicago, where she
had been visiting her daughter
and family for two weeks.
Mrs. Mary Wetzler and son,
Leon, and the Misses Irma Wetz
ler and Margaret Yantzi spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Rudolph Wetzler and family
ily at Herrick, S. D.
Miss Lou Birmingham enter
tained six girls at a 1:00 o’clock
luncheon at a local cafe Wednes
day, honoring Miss Diana Daly
of Omaha, who is a guest of Miss
Birmingham this week.
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Miss Kathryn McCarthy of
Grand Island spent the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. H. McCarthy. Miss Lanone
Miles returned with Miss Mc
Carthy for a few days visit.
Vernon Spengler, who was here
on a fifteen day furlough from the
U. S army and had been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Await
Spengler and family, left Friday
for New York, where he was to
report for duty.
Frank Biglin and daughter,
Betty, were in Slioux City on
Tuesday. Dr. Robert Biglin, who
had been replacing Dr. Luton
at St. Vincent’s hospital, while he
took a week’s vacation, returned
home with his father and sister.
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Fire, of unknown origin, des
troyed the garage, two cars, a
chicken house and a number of
chickens at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Brown, about four
miles east of this city, last Fri
day morning.
P. J. McManus and Pvt. Hugh
McManus left this morning for
Chicago, where P. J. will visit
relatives and friends for a couple
of weeks and purchase his fall
stock of goods. Hugh will visit
relatives there for a couple of
days and then go to his army
camp in South Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Clifton and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clifton,
and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Clif
ton and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Quig
ley of Orchard, were guests Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ted McElhaney and family.
Mr. and Mrs. McElhaney enter
tained their guests by having a
picnic at the City Park Sunday
noon.
Walter Sire, Walter Smith, W.
E Wulf, John Sullivan and J. D.
Cronin went to Lincoln today
to attend a hearing that is to be
held Friday by the State Board
of Equlization in the Capitol.
The board figure on raising the
valuation of the livestock in this
county and the Assessor, County
Attorney and Members of the
Board are to attend the meeting.
The Friendly Neighbor Project
Club and the 4-H Girl’s Club
had a party at the home of Mrs.
Levi Yantzi on Tuesday evening
honoring Mrs. Ray Jensen, who
was president of the Friendly
Neighbor Project Club and was
leaving Wednesday with her
family for Omaha to join her
hiisband who has employment
there. The evening was spent
socially and Mrs. Jensen was
Jpres'ented with a going away
gift from the Cluhs.
