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The Frontier Woman . . . Potato Salad Can Be Lethal By BLANCHE SPANN PEASE, Homemaking Editor What are you doing about the potato question? Do you cook them with the jackets on? That is the best way to get all the food value from a potato — that and baking them in their jackets. If you cook quite a number in their jackets, perhaps you have peeled part of them and refrig erated them for use for future meals. You can hash brown some in bacon drippings, and you can dice some and bake them in the oven with a cream cheese sauce over them. Make a white rauce and melt a little cheese in it. Pour the sauce over the seasoned, diced spuds and bake until well brown ed and thoroughly heated through. Another way to use them is in potato salad. We’re quite fond A them fixed this way. Be sure to keep potato salad carefully re frigerated between meals. It can be lethal if it is not kept properly refrigerated. Left-over mashed potatoes need not be thrown away. Warm them in the top of the double boiler with hot water underneath. You may want to add a bit more hot milk to them. I like to use left-over mashed potatoes this way: Beat up an egg and then beat the left-over pota toes into the egg and fry in bacon drippings in patty form. I some times add chopped onion or chop ped chives to the potato patties. Left-over mashed potatoes con also be used to top casserole dish es or meat pies. So don’t just throw away the left-over mashed potatoes! If you have made angel food cake and can’t think of any other way to use the yolks, stir in some salt and flour and roll them into egg noodles and dry. Or drop them into boiling water and hard cook them so they may be used in potato salad, as a garnish for greens (grated), or in some other salad dish in which hard boiled egg yolks can be used. KIDNEY BEAN SALAD I make a red kidney bean salad that we like. You may use either canned green peas (be sure they are firm) or canned green string beans instead of the red kidney beans, if you prefer. Which ever you use, kidney beans, peas or green beans, be sure they are well drained. Add two or three hard boiled eggs (sliced), a couple of stalks of celery (diced), three sweet pickles (diced) and one medium onion (diced). Mix well with mayonnaise or your favorite sal ad dressing of that type and sea son with salt and pepper. Allow to refrigerate for two or three hours, so that the flavors mingle. You may get the male members of the family, who won’t usually eat salads, to eat this. 1 ‘Constant Reader* Wins Subscription— Dear Mrs. Pease: It’s rhubarb time and I think it’s so good. Of course, it takes a lot of sugar, but raisins help sweeten it, so they can always be used with it. But some like the rhubarb better without raisins. Anyway, I am sending some of my rhubarb recipes. ROYAL RHUBARB CAKE Two cups uncooked rhubarb, one tablespoon flour, one teaspoon grated orange rind, one teaspoon cinnamon, one cup sugar, one cup flour, two teaspoons baking pow der, Vz teaspoon salt, V\ cup shortening, one egg, three table spoons milk, two tablespoons or ange juice, three tablespoons sugar. Arrange rhubarb in a greased 9-inch cake pan. Sprinkle with a mixture of a tablespoon of flour, orange rind, cinnamon and one cup sugar. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together and cut in the shortening. Beat egg and add milk and mix with dry ingredients. Drop by table spoons over rhubarb and spread with spatula. Bake at 350 F. de grees for 45 minutes. Mix orange juice and two tablespoons sugar and pour over cake and bake 15 minutes longer. Turn upside down on platter. Serves six. RHUBARB PIE FILLING Into an unbaked pie crust cut IVz cups rhubarb or more if de sired. Pour over it a mixture of half a cup of cream or canned milk, a half cup sugar, two ta blespoons flour, two egg yolks and a little cinnamon. Bake. When done cover with meringue that stands, made of two egg whites and two tablespoons cold water beaten until it stands in peaks. Add four tablespoons sugar, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then add one teaspoon baking powder and blend in well. Put on pie and bake as you would any meringue. , “O’NEILL CONSTANT READER” SAYS SANDHILL SAL It is easier to criticize than it is to help. It is very easy to say what one would do if they were in some one else’s boots, but with the boots once on, they often pinch in unexpected places. Frank Kamphaus Weds at Petersburg CHAMBERS—Miss Clara Hin richsen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hinrichsen of Chambers, became the bride of Frank Kamphaus, son of Mrs. Helen Kamphaus of Petersburg and the late Frank Kamphaus, on Saturday, June 11, at a 9 a.m., ceremony performed at the St. Bonaventure church at Raeville. Rev. Adrian Van Veen officiated. The bride was gowned in a floor-length dress of traditional white designed of nylon net and embroidery. It was fashioned with a V-neckline and short sleeves with a fitted bodice of embroidery and net over satin. The full skirt fell in alternate tiers of embroidery and net. A tiara of pearls and rhinestones held the fingertip veil of nylon net edged in lace. She carried a bouquet of red and white carna tions and a white prayer book. The bride wore a three-strand pearl necklace, a gift from an aunt, and matching pearl ear rings, a gift from the bridegroom. She carried out the tradition of “something old, new, borrowed, blue, and a penny in her shoe.” Miss Margaret Kamphaus of Norfolk, sister of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid. She wore an aqua taffeta, ballerina - length dress fashioned with tiers of net. Her bouquet was of white carna tions. Joe ivampnaus of Amelia serv ed his cousin as bestman. Anthony Kamphaus, brother of the bridegroom, and Arthur Hin richsen, brother of the bride, served as ushers. The bride’s mother wore a navy blue dotted dress and her corsage was of white carnations. The bridegroom’s mother also wore a navy blue dotted dress and a w’hite carnation corsage. , Friends and relatives attending the wedding were from Amelia, Chambers, O’Neill, Petersburg, Albion, Elgin, Winnebago, Pierce, Akron, Cedar Falls la., Lakeview, Ore., and Bisbee N.D. After the wedding ceremony, dinner was served in the home of the bridegroom’s mother, Mrs. Kamphaus, by Mrs. Joe Grund meyer. About 50 guests were serv ed. The couple will live on a farm near Petersburg. Report on Tour of County Offices— CHAMBERS — Valley Center Extension club met June 17, at the home of Mrs. Clarence Tibbets with 11 members present. The president, Mrs. Ed Harvey con ducted the business meeting. Mrs. Lloyd Gleed and Mrs. Herman Cook, who attended the legisla tive meeting and visited the var ious county offices, presented the information they received to the club. A book of poems, written by a deceased member, Mrs. Clara Thorin, was brought and several of her poems read by one of the members. Lunch was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Reed Bell and Mrs. George Thomson. Visit Here— Navy Lt. and Mrs. Ed Condon, who have been in Connecticut, arrived late Monday for a short visit with Lieutenant Condon’s mother, Mrs. Hope Condon. The couple will go on to San Diego. Calif., from where Lieutenant Condon will sail for Japan. Mr. and Mrs. George Janousek went to Columbus over the week end and brought back their chil dren, Christy and Jimmy, who have been visiting their grand parents. PAUL SHIERK INSURANCE AGENCY O’NEILL, NEBR. Insurance of All Kinds Bus. Ph. 4S0 Res. Ph. 233 If ■ r I ■ . ^ I BARGAINS FOR THE Fancy Fashion Britches all tied up with shoe laces closing on the long, slim legs. Pick Sanfor ized* denim or twill . . . Pen ' ney’s has both in a wide color range. 10 to 20. 1.98 4 * Shorts ... a fashion story in brief . . . told in Sanforized* . denim . . . cuffed, zippered, belted for a neat look! Faded blue, charcoal, others. 10 to 20. 1.98 Special! Girls’ 1-piece romper pajamas in no - iron cotton plisse! Briefly styled with elas ticized waist, legs, necklines. Floral print; solid pink, blue, maize, mint. Sizes 6 to 16. Special! Saucy romper pajam as in cool, no-iron cotton plisse . . . elasticized at the ncekline, waist, sleeves and legs. Solid pastels, prints. 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Misses Janet and Ruth Vonasek attended the bridal shower given for Miss Donna Mae Diez in Ver digre, Saturday evening. Sunday guests at the William Derickson home were: Mr. and and Mrs. Dale Revell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derickson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Der ickson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arden Laursen and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Juracek, Lyle and Judy. Mr. and Mrs. Art Hibbs and Lillian were Sunday guests at the Bill Hibbs home. Kay Hibbs left Sunday after noon for Hastings to spend the week at the Presbyterian young people’s camp. Mr. and Mrs. Arnott Edson and family of Arlington, Wash., visit ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Barbara last Monday. Mr. Edson and Mrs. Miller are cousins. Judy and Irma Juracek called at the Ewalt Miller home Monday. Tuesday callers at the Ewalt Miller home were Gerald and Willis Waring, Harold Miller, Charles Cole, Mrs. Bill Hibbs and sons. Donnie Linquist spent Monday at the Albert Derickson home. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Snyder and Kathy went to Beatrice Sa turday returning the same day. Their daughters, Diane and Bar bara, accompanied them home af ter spending two weeks at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Arthur Benash and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Barbara, and Irma Juracek were among the guests attending the silver wedding anniversary cele bration, honoring Mr. and Mrs. John McElhose, in Creighton, Sunday, June 19. Mrs. McElhose is the former Adeline Grosse of Venus and Mr. McElhose is a for mer resident of the Walnut com munity. Mrs. Lysle Johnson and Mrs. Wilbert Widhalm visited Mrs. Soren Sorenson at the hospital in O’Neill Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Linquist and family and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Derickson and family spent Wed nesday evening at the Elmer Jur acek home. Callers at the Lysle Johnson home Tuesday were Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Barbara and Wilbert and Wendell Widhalm. Mrs. Lena Sheldon Dies at Alliance CHAMBERS—Word has been received by relatives that Mrs. Lena Sheldon died Sunday, June 19, at her home at Alliance. The funeral was held Wednesday June 22, at Neligh. Mrs. Sheldon was a sister of Mrs. John Walter, sr. She lived in the Chambers vi cinity as a child and for a while following her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy and family of Scottsbluff came Friday and visited friends and re latives and attended the golf tournament. They left for home on Tuesday. Mrs. Hallie Crippen, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grenier, stopped at Lynch Sun day on her way home to Canis tota, S.D. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and granddaughter of Sioux City visited Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hop kins. Graduate Nurse Miss J o e 11 y n Backhaus (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Backhaus of O’Neill, was graduated from St. Francis school of nursing in Grand Is land on Sunday, June 19. Be fore entering nurses’ training she attended O’Neill high school. Guests Here— Miss Hattie Kindlund and Mrs. Hallie Crippen of Canistota, S.D., were last Thursday night dinner guests at the Vern Grenier home. Rev. Hansberry Now at Trenton CHAMBERS—Rev. and Mrs. L. R. Hansberry are now located at Trenton. He has retired from ac tive work as a Methodist minister. Reverend Hansberry was formerly pastor of the Chambers and Am elia Methodist churches. Other Chambers News Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kiltz and family of Everett, Wash., came Sunday for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kiltz, and sister, Phyllis Kiltz. Miss Katheryn Newhouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Newhouse of Chambers, recently enrolled at Northwestern univer sity, Evanston, 111., for the sum mer session. Miss Newhouse was music instructor in the Lexington school the past year. Father’s day guests in the George Cameron home were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Tomjack and chil dren and Mr. and Mrs. Don Cam eron. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Tomjack and family of Texas visited a few days last week with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Tomjack, and children and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Don Cameron. His mother, who had been visiting them, returned here with them. The family were supper guests in the George Cameron home last Thursday evening. From Cham bers they left for a trip through the Black Hills in South Dakota. Mrs. Robert Kalb and children of High Island, Tex., spent last week with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner, Connie and Dennis. Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Waldo of Amelia were also Sunday dinner guests. Mr. and Mrs. Kieth Newhouse and three children of Lincoln came Saturday and spent father’s day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Newhouse. On Mon day Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse left for a inp to the Black Hills, leav ing the children with their grand parents. July ragan, who had visited several weeks wi±h relatives at Kensington, Kans" returned home Saturday. Her aunt, Miss Hum berd, brought her home, return ing Monday to her home at Ken sington. FT2 Harold D. Young came Saturday for a month’s leave from navy service to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young, and family. The ship, Mercury, on which Harold has been serv ing, had just returnel to Norfolk, Va., from the Mediterranean area. He had been out since January 12. Harold expects to visit rela tives at Boise, Ida., during his leave. Mr. Young and LaVeme Hoerle drove to Sioux City to meet him. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wink and family spent father’s day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Huston, at Neligh. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Phillips and two children of Kansas City, Mo., came last Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Taggart, and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gisch and two children of Lincoln arrived Wednesday, June 15, for a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shavlik, and Pam ela and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hub bard. Mrs. H. W. Hubbard returned last Thursday evening from Om aha where she had been with her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Eason. E. V. Sageser of Sedro Woolley, Wash., arrived Wednesday, June 15, to visit relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter spent Sunday with their son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stevens, Cherilyn and Ter ry at Atkinson. Miss Phyllis Kiltz came Satur day from Janesville, Wise., where she had completed the term as instructor in the high school, to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kiltz. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Taggart and their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Blain Phillips of Kansas City, Mo., drove to Om aha on Friday to attend the grad uation of the formers’ daughter, Mary, who on Saturday received her nursing certificate and di ploma from the University school of nursing. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thomson and family drove to Grand Island to attend the graduation exercises at St. Mary’s church when their niece, Miss Jo Ellen Bachaus, re ceived her diploma from nurses’s training. They enjoyed a picnic supper with Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Turner and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Turner spent Sunday in the H. W. Tom linson home in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Miller and daughter, Diane, drove to Chadron Sunday to visit her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Richards. They returned Monday evening. Mr. Miller’s father, K. W. Miller of Neligh, was in charge of the Mil ler store during their absence. Raymond Urban of Omaha came Sunday to spend his vaca tion with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Hon eywell. Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Rubeck and Katheryn we.'e father’s day dinner guests in the John Honey well home. Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell is spending the week in the Seymore Harkins home. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Grossnick laus and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Grossnicklaus drove to Columbus Monday to attend the funeral services of an aunt. The formers’ children stayed with their grand mother, Mrs. George Thomson, and the latters’ children with their grandmother, Mrs. Richard Jarman. The group returned Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Rathbun and children of Spalding visited Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cook. On Sunday the Cook*, Rathbuns and Mrs. John Winter mote visited the Ft. Randall dam in South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Smith, Beverly Platt and Mrs. Wayne Peterson drove to Miller, S.D., Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and family and Wayne Peterson, who are working there at blue grass stripping. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mickel sen of St. Paul, Minn., left Sun day for home after spending 10 days with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fees, and son. Rakish Hats Worn to Club Meeting CHAMBERS — The Beautiful Valley Garden club met Tuesday, June 7, at the home of Mrs. Vern Sageser. Eighteen members an swered roll call by wearing a hat made of garden vegetables or flowers. The business meeting was conducted by the president. Plans were discussed for a pic nic. Lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs. Vern Sageser, and co-hostesses, Mrs. M. L. Sageser and Mrs. Ralph Rees. Pictures of the club members were taken by Mrs. George Thomson. The next meeting will be on Ju ly 5 with a potluck picnic dinner. Try The Frontier want advs.I REX W. WILSON, M.D. ROBT. M. 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