Sparks from Blade Blamed for Fire New Pile of Wood Disappears DELOIT— Fred Sisson sawed a big pile of wood one day last week. In the morning it was all gone. It burned during the night. It was thought a spark from the saw blade caused the fire. Other Deloii News Mr. Elam of Falls City spent the weekend at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Stanley Huffman, and family. Clearwater Creek club met Wednesday, October 22, at the Kermit Johnson home. Ethel Maulding was able to attend. Guests were Mrs. Ethel Kinney and Mrs. Hoerle and children. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Temple of Thedford arrived Friday eve ning at the Henry Reimer home to spend the weekend and visit Elayne Reimer who was recov ering from a tonsilectomy. Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Harpster were Neligh visitors on Friday. Bill Beckman, 52, passed away Tuesday morning, October 21, of a heart attack. He was the father of Mrs. Virtus Sehi and lived west of Elgin. He is survived by his widow, two daughters and eight sons. Two sons are in the armed forces. Mrs. Ronnie Hemenway and small son were Tilden visitors on Monday, October 20. Leonard Miller is holding a Assemble Things for Achievement Day— The Better Ways club met at the home of Mrs. Frank Tracy October 20 with eight members present. The business meeting consisted of assembling the things for achievement day. A report was given on the St. Anthony’s aux iliary meeting in O’Neill. We de cided to make a scrapbook about the events of our club. Loraine Haake and Louanne Hilligas are in charge. Charolette Smith received the door prize of a cactus planter. Charolete Smith and Louanne Hilligas gave the lesson on home nursing. A lunch of jello with whipped cream, cake, potato chips and coffee was served. The next meeting will be No vember 18 at the home of Mrs Maxine Thompson. Ada DeHart and Mrs. Ann Barthell attended the St. An thony’s auxiliary meeting Mon day as representatives of the Better Ways club.—By Ada De Hart, reporter. Vincent Ernst Earns Top Costume Award — The Eagle Creek 4-H club met at the home of Brenda and Bonna Margritz Saturday, October 25, the occasion being a Hallowe’en party. All of the members were masked and there were some clever costumes of all varieties. Seven prizes were awarded. Vincent Ernst received first prize; Frances Ernst, second, and Janet Hull, third. Bonna Margritz had the most original costume; Helen Rakes, the funniest; Brenton Wabs, the ‘spookiest,” and Gene O’Neill the best mask. Each family con tributed games for the enter tainment. Lunch consisting of pie, sand wiches and hot chocolate was served at a late hour. The next meeting will be held at the home of Janet Hull No vember 30.—By Rosalie Wabs, reporter. carnival at the Reimer school on Thursday evening. Mrs. Ralph Beaudin and Mrs. Gen Ray and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack visited John Bauers Sunday evening. Sunday guests at the Henry Reimer home were Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn and Doris Ann, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christon, Tommy and Lowell Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harpster and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fuller and Marilyn spent Sunday at Tames Wiegand’s. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Belling and son of Orchard visited Sunday afternoon at Fred Harpster’s. It is lovely fall weather but it is so dry some have quit picking corn. It’s too hard on the rye. Don Spahn is working and go ing to school at Wichita, Kans. He is expected home for the weekend. Junior Long is coming home on a leave. He is in the armed forces. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster visited Grand Island, Fremont and Blair last week. Plan Now! Work Up a Crowd and Come to Our ELECTION NIGHT PARTY Tuesday, Nov. 4 WE WILL have special wire facilities to bring to the TOWN HOUSE complete election results — national, > state and Holt county. And. between announcements, there’ll be music you and your friends will love. This Special Wire . Service Unexcelled Coverage Perfect Reception with Reports You Want to Hear For Reservations PHONE 273 THE TOWN HOUSE Val & Joyce DARLING -— Prices Effective Thurs., Fri., Sat. BRIMFUL— PANCAKE FLOUR.3-Lb. Pkg. 27c IcatsupI BRIMFUL— P EAS.No. 303 Can 10c Sun-Spun OLEO.4 Lbs. 1,00 RED & WHITE A TOMATO JUICE I 2 No. 2 Cans..29c I Fancy COOKIES.2 Pkgs. 49c Perrys DOG FOOD.3 Cans 20c FED & WHITE— COFFEE..Per Lb. 79c BRIMFUL CRUSHED k PINEAPPLE I 4 No. 303 Cans..98C I BRIGHT'SR -- PHONE 230 WE DELIVER FFA, 4-H Entrants in Speech Meet O’Neill Firms Will Offer Prizes Some of the (members of the FFA groups from both O’Neill and Atkinson high schools, at | least one 4-H member and possi bly some other contestants out side of these groups will partici pate in a speech contest to be held today (Thursday) at 4 p.m., at the courthouse. These young people are con testants in a speech contest which offers a grand prize of $1,000 for national winner, $100 for area winners of which there are seven areas in the U.S., and the state association of soil conserva tion districts has offered a prize of $50 for the state winner. The subject of the speeches will be “The Job Ahead in My Soil Con servation District” and will cov er such items as my district’s ac complishments on the land and in the hearts of the people, the task ahead on the land and in the hearts of the people and what is necessary to complete effec tively and quickly the job ahead in my soil conservation district. One member will be judged the winner and his speech will be eligible in state competition. These speeches will range from 10 to 20 minutes in length and will be presented in writing and tape recording when submitted to the state. County prizes have been pro vided by the following O’Neill firms: McIntosh Jewelry, Gilli gan Drug, Johnson Drug, McCar villes, and Lohaus Motor Co. Patricia Mosel Heads Happy Ho. low — EWiNG—Election of officers for the Happy Hollow 4-H club was held at the meeting Friday evening at the Grant Mott farm home with the following results: Patricia Mosel, president; Mi lan Welke, vice-president; Nor man Ruroede, secretary, and Janelle Hoke, news reporter. Milan Welke presided at the business session which was opened with a song, followed by the pledge to the American flag led by Tommy Christon and the 4-H pledge by Patricia Mosel. Twenty - three members an swered roll call.. On adjourn ment games were played in charge of Neal Scheer., Tommy Christon and Lavon Gunter. Mrs. Mott assisted by other 4-H mothers present, served refresh ments. These were enjoyed around a bonfire. Series of Birthday Anniversaries Noted — A series of anniversaries have been celebrated at the Dick Tom linson home: On Friday, the birthday anni versary of Mrs. Dick Tomlinson; on Saturday, the birthday anni versary of' Emma Jean Tomlin son, and on Sunday the 20th wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson. Mickey and Eddie Tomlinson of Nebraska City and Lincoln ac companied by Cecil Fitzgerald of Albion were here to attend the anniversaries. Missourians Here — Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rouse of Higbee, Mo., spent a week here visiting relatives in the homes of Bert Winchell, John Davis, Wil liam Landgan, Mrs. Delia Harri son and Arden Johnson. Just received: Another ship ment of those famous "Verta Aid" orthopedic innerspring mat tresses, 510 coils, 10-year guar antee. $69.00 value—Only $39.95. Gambles, ONeill. 26c : . .. EWING NEWS The students of the Ewing pub lic school enjoyed a holiday week end beginning Wednesday after j noon, October 22, with the dismis ! sal of school. The faculty at tended the teacher’s institute, the majority of them going to Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. John Wunner ac companied by their guests, Mrs. Alice Trommershauser of Toms River, N.J., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Applegate of Bay Shore, N.J., and Mrs. Carl Barnes of Al buquerque, N.M., went to the Black Hills on Thursday to spend a few days. The Ewing Commercial club at a recent meeting elected the fol lowing officers: Gail Boies, re elected president; N. A. Berg strom, vice-president, and Willis Rockey, secretary and treasurer. At the business session several projects were discussed as future events for Ewing and vicinity. Ladies from Ewing who at tended the luncheon and after noon program in observance of the week of prayer and self-de nial by the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Inman last Thursday were: Mrs. Henry Fleming, Mrs. Earl Billings, Mrs. Florence Butler.^Miss Anna Van Zandt, Mrs. Andrew Olson. Mrs. William Spence, Mrs. Sis Ebben gaard, Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Chap pell and family. A/TiSe v;ng Wood returned home last Thursday from Lincoln where she had been a guest, at the home of her brother-in-law and sifter. ™r‘ and rV»' But ler. The Butlers are planning a tHm in the future to Virginia to visit at the home of their son, Dean Butler, and family. ^<>P O’NEILL PHONE 125-J Remember, ACHIEVEMENT DAY in O’Neill November 6th!