McConnells Home
from Tennessee—
The Jay McConnells arrived
Saturday to spend the holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Eidon Butterfield and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard McConnell of Em
met.
Mr. McConnell is in the navy,
stationed at Memphis, Tenn. He
has to report back January 3.
Birthday Party—
Little Miss Marie Miller, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mis. John Miller,
held a Christmas party for five
little friends at her home last
Thursday evening. Decorations
included a tiny tree centerpiece
hung with cookies, which she
helped make.
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"A CDerry Christmas to us all...
...God bless us every one!”
- said Giny 'Ctm
from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
ire, too, extend to all of
our good friends and customers our
very best wishes for a most
J°y mis Christmas! '■BHHHPSH
Symbol of Nebraska's Dependable Electric Service
Mrs. Charles Earls
Fatally Stricken
Formerly Resided in
Emmet Vicinity
EMMET—Word was received
by friends of the recent death
of Mrs. Charles Earls of Louis
ville, >Iy., formerly of the com
munity south of Emmet.
She suffered a heart attack
while at the home of her sister
at Havelock, near Lincoln.
Since the death of her husband
she had made her home with her
daughter at Louisville.
Other Emmet News
Fred and Francis Tenborg were
supper guests at the Geary En
body home Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox were
Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Tomlinson and son, Veldon.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luth spent
Wednesday, December 16, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Fox and family.
Miss Norma Lou Foreman at
tended the basketball game at
O’Neill Friday evening and was
an overnight guest of Miss Alice
Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bock came
on Saturday night to spend the
holidays with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G.
Owen (“Bud”) Cole, and family.
Barbara Fox, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Fox, spent Fri
day night with her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tomlinson,
and Veldon of Star. They attend
ed a Christmas program at school
district 96, where Veldon is a
student.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wagnon
and daughter, Kathy, spent Sat
urday evening visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Fox and family.
The WSCS of the Methodisl
church met Thursday afternoon
December 17, with Mrs. Ceci!
McMillan. Eleven members were
present and one guest, Mrs. Don
ald Wagnon. Instead of a lesson
each member told of how Christ
mas is celebrated in other coun
tries. The group sang Christina:
carols. A gift exchange was held , ]
and a pound social was held for j
Rev. and Mrs. Wallace B. Smith, j
A gift box of toys and clothing j
was packed by Mrs. Norman
Wayman and Mrs. Gilbert Fox -
for the Mother Jewel orphans’ t
home at York. Ice cream, cake, j
nd coffee were served by the (
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Norman j
Wayman. ! t
Emmet school district 20 held j
a Christmas program Wednesday j
evening, December 23, followed (
by a box social, assisted by the t
teacher, Miss Helen Martens. s
The Emmet Methodist church
held a Christmas program Tues- <
day, December 22, assisted by (
Rev. Wallace B. Smith and Mrs. ^
William Serck. The Sunday- ]
school teacher and pupils pre- ^
sented a Christmas program.
Jackie Cole, small son of Mr. <
and Mrs. Bob Cole, was a guest
of his grandparents, Mr. and .
Mrs. Art Humpal of Atkinson, ]
from Sunday, December 13, until ,
Tuesday, December 15. He at- ,
tended the Christmas program in
which his little cousin, Sheryl ,
Gaylor, took part.
Leonard Dusatko called at the
Jerrold Dusatko home Monday j
afternoon, December 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Butterfield
of Atkinson were visitors at the
Emma Maring home Monday af- i
ternoon, December 14.
Mrs. Vera Weigent and pupils ;
of school district 141 held a
Christmas program and box so
cial at the school Tuesday eve
ning, December 22.
Mrs. Vera Weigent was a sup
per guest of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Tunender and family Tuesday
evenihg, December 15.
Spending Holidays Here—
The Misses Barbara and Marde
Birmingham are spending the
Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Birmingham. Marde attends Du
chesne college in Omaha and
Barbara is teaching there.
(First pub. Dec. 24, 1953)
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
e^s of the O’Neill National Bank,
annual meeting of the sharehold
O’Neill, Nebraska, will be held
■ in the banking rooms of said
Bank between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 4 p.m., on Tuesday,
January 12, 1954.
The purpose of this meeting is
for the election of a board of di
rectors for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of such other
busienss as may properly come
before the meeting.
—F. N. CRONIN
i 34c President
Deliver Gifts
to Ewing Shutins
EWING—The General Mission
,ry society of the United Presby
erian church met last Thursday
or all-day session at the home
if Mrs. Ora Switzer.
“Christ in Christmas” was the
heme of the lesson presented by
4rs. Dale Napier, assisted by
.Irs. Lee Fink. Mrs. Ralph Schra
ler was leader of the prayer
ycle. A covered dish dinner was
erved at noon.
Mrs. Lee Fink, president, con
lucted the business meeting. El
iction of officers was held with
he following results: Mrs. Lee
i'ink, president; Mrs. Carl Chris
on, alternate; Mrs. Wilbur Ben
lett, treasurer; Mrs. W. J. Bomer,
ecretary, all reelected.
Mrs. Verle Gunter was elected
dee-president. The office was
leld in 1953 by Mrs. Dale Napier,
vho was not a candidate for re
jection.
It was voted to have a kitchen
ihower for the church kitchen at
the next meeting—each member
to bring a gift.
Instead of a gift exchange a
mong members this year, each
brought cookies and homemade
candy, which #were packed into
holiday boxes for the shutins
and elderly folks in Ewing. Ten
packages were delivered in the
evening of the same day by Mrs.
W. J. Bomer, Mrs. Verle Gunter
and Mrs. Carl Christon.
Mrs. Wendell Switzer of Clear
water was a guest. There was a
good attendance of members for
the all day session.
Other Ewing News
On Sunday, December 27, the
Methodist men have invited the
Clearwater men to be their guests
at a meeting to be held in the
parlors of the Ewing Methodist
church. The program will con
sist of a devotional period, lunch
and entertainment.
Rev. LaVern Jay of O’Neill,
Methodist district superintend
ent, delivered the Christmas ser
mon at the Ewing Methodist
church Sunday morning. Miss
Bonnie Jo Jefferies, pianist for
the church and Sunday-school,
was presented a gift ill apprecia
tion of her service. Albert Lar
son, who performs the duties as
janitor, also was presented a gift
by the congregation for his faith
ful service in caring for the
church.
Geraldine Bauer, student at
the Norfolk Junior college, fin
ished first in a five-minute typing
test, 60 words per minute, in
which six other students partic- i
ipated. Miss Bauer had a perfect j
<1core and was congratulated hv
the instructor. He added that this |
score is seldom won by a student j
in this type of test. Miss Bauer |
is the daughter of Mrs. Rose j
Bauer of Ewing.
Mrs. Ralph Eacker transacted
business in O’Neill on Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Elvin Hamilton and dau- i
ghters returned home Monday
evening after spending the week- '■
end in Creighton with relatives, i
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Saiser went
to Omaha on Wednesday, Decern- !
ber 16, where they will be guests 1
at the home of their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Hoag, and family for the Christ
mas holiday.
Boy Scout troop 181 held a
Christmas party Thursday eve
ning at the Scout headquarters.
Neil Jensen, assisted by Larry
Noffke and Lloyd Black, decor
ated ths room in Christmas,
colors. Seventeen scouts were in
attendance. A grab bag was used
for the exchange of gifts. Allen
and Ehvood Peterson, scouts,
treated the group to apples and
the scoutmaster gave candy bars.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Austin,
Mrs. Leland Alexander and son,
all from Plainview, were guests
at the Waldo Davis home on
Tuesday, December 15.
Mrs. Grace Briggs will go to
Omaha this week to spend the
Christmas holidays at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
Vaughn, and family.
Mrs. J. L. Pruden, her daugh
ter, Miss Fern Pruden, and their
guest, Miss Patricia Mullen of
O'Neill, and Mrs. R. G. Rockey
I attended the Christmas program
held Friday evening at the audi
torium of the Orchard public
school. The guests were also in
vited to visit all the rooms to
see the Christmas decorations
made by the different grades.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Bergstrom
and daughter, Lois Ann, left Sat
urday for Los Angeles, Calif.,
where they will spend Christmas
at the home of their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. M.
F. Rebmann. They were accom
panied by their oldest daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin
Wagoner, of Omaha.
Miss Mary Alys Dierks went
to Scottsbluff last Thursday
where she was a bridesmaid on
Sunday for the wedding of her
friend. Miss Shirley Graff. Miss
Dierks is a student nurse at St.
Catherines hospital in Omaha
and came home December 15, to
spend the holiday vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Dierks.
I We pray that j
peace on earth j
si will rule supreme
I and the love of
| man for fellow
| man will fill our
I hearts.
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us to hope all your dear- |
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Thurs. Dec. 24
CARIBBEAN
Color by technicolor. Starring
John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Sir
Cedric Hardwicke with Francis
L. Sullivan and Willard Parker.
Family night $1; adult 50c;
children 12c; tax incl.
Fri.-Sai. Dec. 25-26
James Oliver Curwood’s
BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY
Starring Rock Hudson, Marcia
Henderson and Steve Cochran.
Color by technicolor. The roar of
the northern gales! The thunder
i of an ice avalanche! The fury of
man’s brute strength! Tell the
story of hot-blooded adventure
and their reckless women, who
conquered a wilderness!
Adult 50c; children 12c; tax incL
All children must have tickets.
Matinee Saturday 2:30
Sun.-Mon.-Tues. Dec. 27-28-29
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beat-the-band musical!
THE BAND WAGON
Starring Fred Astaire, Cyd
Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette
! Farray, Jack Buchanan. Greatest
5 song, dance, romance technicolor
5 show since “An American in
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5 Adult 50c; children 12c; tax incl.
All children must have tickets.
Matinee Sunday 2:30
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GEO. C. ROBERTSON
O’Neill, Nebr.
Office Phone 534
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DR. J. L. SHERBAHN
O’Neill, Nebraska
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Motor Vehicle License & Tax Information
Motor vehicle license plates will go on sale at the County
Treasurer’s office in O’Neill on Saturday morning, January 2.
The court house is closed on Saturday afternoons. There is §n
entirely new law in regard to taxes on motor vehicles and. a
different rate of license fees, so please read this notice thor
oughly to avoid a delay in licensing. The County Treasurer’s
office will be closed until 9 o’clock in the morning so we cap
try to keep up with the mail orders and give ils-some time for
book work before opening the door.
1954 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE
Passenger cars: Under 3000 pounds $6.00; 3000 pounds and
over $8.00. Farm trucks: (Licensed according to rated capacity
of truck) \ ton or less $8.00; 1 ton $10.00; 1 Vi ton $12;00; 2 ton
$15.GO. Note; No farm truck license can be issued “to carry
more than a 10-ton load and no farm truck license can be is
sued on a truck-trailer semi unit, these must be registered as
commercial trucks and pay for the load to be hauled.
Vi ton _ $10.00 2 Vi ton $40.00 5 ton $120.00 9 ton $225.00
1 ton _ 15.00 3 ton 65.00 6 ton 150.00 10 ton 320.00
1 Vi ton 25.00 4 ton 80.00 7 ton 175.00 11 ton 350.00
2 ton 30.00 4 Vi ton 90.00 8 ton 200.00 12 ton 380.00
Over 12 ton $380.00 plus $30.00 for each additional ton
MOTOR VEHICLE TAX INFORMATION
1. The molor vehicle lax must be paid when you buy your
license and the lax cannot be paid until you buy your license.
On all vehicles, licensed up to Dec. 17th, 1953, you will receive
a tax bill from the County Assessor. These tax bills will be in
3 parts and ALL THREE COPIES MUST BE BROUGHT IN
OR SENT IN WHEN YOU APPLY FOR LICENSE. The'Coun
ty Treasurer will not have any record of the amount of your
• tax until you bring or send in this statement, which becomes
your tax receipt after validation by the County Treasurer.
Please DO NOT MISLAY OR LOSE THE STATEMENT.
2. On vehicles licensed afer Dec. 17, 1953, you will have
to go to the Assessor’s office and get a tax bill figured for this
vehicle. This will apply also after Jan. 1st.
3. Due to the change over you will pay two years tax
when you buy your license. The 1953 tax will be only $1.00 on
any vehicle you owned on March 10, 1953. The regular tax
for 1954 will be figured on the vehicle you license after Jan
uary 1st. Due to the 50% assessment law, motor vehicle taxes
will be greatly reduced over last year.
4. If you have a trailer to license for 1954 — excepting
house trailer and semi-trailers, before you can get a license
from the County Treasurer, you must go to the assessor and
have it assessed for 1954 and have a tax bill prepared to pre
sent to the County Treasurer for payment.
5. This is a new law passed by the last legislature and
there are parts of it we don’t like, but we have it and we
will try and administer it as best we can.
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ine lao-* piaies are maae or sieei ana are noi me nnnsj
aluminum plates we have had for several years. You can se
cure your plates by mail by sending the 1953 certificate, the
tax bills, the correct amount for fee and tax and you will have
to include 23c to cover the postage charges on the plates. Don’t
FORGET THE 23c FOR POSTAGE.
J. Ed Hancock, County Treasurer
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