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The Frontier Woman . . .
Why Paint Door Black?
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By MRS. BLANCHE SPANN PEASE
Easter is looming on the hori
zon and will be here before we
know it. Maybe you can’t have
. anything new for Easter; a lot of
us can’t, but we can try to forget
all our petty prejudices and in
tolerant attitudes and start out
afresh.
And even though we can’t have
a new outfit, the old one can be
refurbished. Have your coat or
6uit or both freshly cleaned and
pressed and be sure your gloves,
scarf and other accessories cure
immaculate. Often a bright scarf,
and a pair of new gloves or an
artificial or real corsage will give
your outfit new snap.
If the veil on the spring bonnet
is limp you can stiffen it by
pressing the veil between layers
of waxed paper. If ribbons need
cleaning, a can of non-explosive
dry cleaner will usually do the
job for you. Don’t forget that your
body and hair need to be clean
and sweet, too.
If the spring season finds you
using the old purse, take every
thing out of it and discard every
single thing that doesn’t happen
to be necessary. Swab the inside
lining with a dry cleaner to fresh
en and clean it. If it’s leather, it
can be washed on the outside with
soap. You can use a paste wax
to brighten and protect the out
side. Your purse may not look
like a brand new one, true, but it
will look a lot better than it did
when you started to work on it.
If your purse is ripped, or your
home or dress shoes need mend
ing, take them quickly to a shoe
repairman to sew for you. Most
of them do a very adequate repair
job and it will make shoes or
purse wear so much longer and
give you so much more for your
money.
Using waxed paper nags (sand
wich type) in your purse will
help you to keep your gloves
clean and fresh, carry an extra
scarf, or clean hankies. I store
my extra gloves and hankies, also
scarfs, in these wax paper bags
in our wardrobe closet to go with
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different outfits and try to always
keep them clean and ready for
wear. I have had most of them
for many years but they still tie
in with my different outfits.
Spring weather is sometimes
hard on dress shoes. If, after you
polish your shoes, you put on a
coat of wax or use a polish which
contains a wax, you’ll find the
polish will stay cm longer, be
more protected and naturally the
shoe leather will be protected,
too.
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•Brown Eyes*
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Dear Mrs. Pease:
I saw your SOS for letters. La
dies, come on and write, especial
ly you with talent for writing. I’d
write every week, but who wants
to read my letters every week?
I’d like to tell you about a black
door. Some 20 years and three
small boys ago, we moved onto a
rented place. There was nothing
unusual about this little home.
It was 160 acres, part farm
ground, a nice little pasture with
a little creek running through it
(most of the time dry unless
there was plenty of rainfall. But
tre house was an old one. It was
really two houses put together,
kind of a homey place, until you
stepped inside the kitchen.
There was that black door. Not
a shiny black, but a dull black
black! Now everything inside that
kitchen was painted tan and
green. Remember the green and
tan rugs? Even pots and pans
were green and tan, curtains, oil
cloth, painted furniture. You
know I’d use plenty of elbow
grease cleaning that farm kitch
en. I’d wax that old floor till the
boys could slide on it. (I would
n’t let them, of course.) I’d scrub
that woodwork till not a speck
could be found on it, ironed and
starched curtains, washed the
windows and swept down the
ceiling and walls. The nickel on
the old wood stove shone like a
mirror. I was so proud of my
room when I’d survey my work
(always standing with my back
to that black door.”
Now why would anyone paint
a door black? And who painted it?
No one ever seemed to know.
Right then and there I vowed if
I ever owned a home I’d have a
pretty, bright door. Somehow or
other I’ve gone through many a
door, never have I seen another
black door. Still that black door
remains in my memory as though
it were yesterday.
Now in my nice new home, I
don’t even have an outside kitch
en door. There’s a big archway
leading into the large living room
and beyond that is the door. It’s
varnished and with lots of glass
in it. Not a speck of black paint
anywhere.
“BROWN EYES”
I well remember those tan and
green kitchens: I had one. Also,
I think my first kitchen was grey
and blue. I made it that way with
paint, etc. Then red and beige and
red and cream came into vogue.
Everybody used some red in their
kitchens.
My present kitchen is pink and
green with touchs of yellow. I
love it. But then I liked tan and
green once, too, also the many
other color combinations.
Willing Workers
Wear Green—
The Willing Workers 4-H club
of O’Neill held its third meeting
of 1956 Friday evening at the
home of Karen and Alma Nutter.
Members answered roll call with
an Irish joke and wearing green.
There were 55 people present
Highlights of the business meet
ing were: The time and place of
the next meeting: committee re
ports with Larry Dawes reporting
the REA group had met three
times; Ruth Arm Walker of let’s
sew reporting they had met twice
this year; the bee keeping group
had met recently and will soon
meet again as reported by Harry
Beilin; Dianne Gillespie reported
the let’s cook group had met three
times this year; the cakes and pies
group had met a total of five
times this year, according to
Kathleen Brady, and Gary Gilles
pie reported the candy sale was
a success and profits amounted
to $16.46. It was then given for
curtains for the new youth center.
Speeches were given by Dianne
Gillespie, Larry Dawes and Perry
Dawes.
Two films were shown through
the courtesy of Bell Telephone
company. The Beilins and Frisch
es had recreation. Mrs. Oliver
Ross and Mrs. Rodney Tomlinson
furnished lunch.—By Gary Gil
lespie, news reporter.
Bandage Application
Studied by Club—
Grattan Flats 4-H club held a
meeting Monday, March 12, at
the home of Frank Searles. All
members were present.
Barbara Wayman and Jo Ann
Searles gave a demonstration on
first aid. They showed us what
to do for fainting, how to apply
bandages and what to do for
shock. Larry Lorenz brought calf
feed to be judged. He had three
qualities.
Our hostess served a green and
white cake with a shamrock on
top.
The sewing meeting was held
Friday, March 9, at the Frank
Searles home. We girls laid our
patterns on our material. Two of
the girls got their dresses cut out
and one got her blouse cut out.—
By Connie Jean Brockman, news
reporter.
Hostess at
St. Pat’s Party—
Miss Joan Wilson, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Rex W. Wilson,
was hostess at a St. Patrick’s day
party at her home Saturday eve
ning.
The guests were 12 eighth grade
classmates.
Pupils Entertained
At Skating Party
CELIA — Mrs. Jack Langan,
teacher at Celia, gave a skating
party for her pupils at the Brooks
hall in Atkinson Friday evening.
Adults present were Mrs. Victor
Frickel, Mr. and Mrs. William
Maloun, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Dobias, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck
and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoff
man.
Other Celia News
Nina Hendricks was a last
Thursday overnight guest at the
Leonard Chaffin home and helped
Linda Chaffin celebrate her sev
enth birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hendricks
and Mrs. Joe Hendricks and Nina
attended the Wesleyan youth rally
in Atkinson on Monday evening,
March 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck at
tended a family dinner Sunday
at the Clarence Johnson home at
Stuart. Others present were Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Batenhorst and Mr.
and Mrs. Duane Lockmon and
sons of Stuart, also Mrs. Joe
Mlinar, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mli
nar and Dale. Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Smith and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Mlinar, all of
Atkinson.
Clarence Focken and Alex For
sythe attended a Men’s council
meeting at the Presbyterian
church Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Focken
were Friday visitors at the Oliver
Shane home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun
and son were Sunday dinner
guests at the O. A. Hammerberg
home.
Miss Dorothy Scott and Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Livingston were Sun
day dinner guests at the D. F.
Scott home.
Mark Hendricks and son, Leon,
Leonard Chaffin and Lawrence
Smith helped Joe Hendricks with
cattle Monday, March 12. The
group also did work with calves
for Mark Hendricks and Leonard
Chaffin the same day and were
dinner guests at the Chaffin home.
John Spence preached at Hill
side Sunday. The regular pastor,
Mrs. Lawrence Smith, ministered
in the Wesleyan Methodist church
in Atkinson the same day.
Frank Kilmurry, Emil Colfack
and Duane Beck attended a bull
sale in Butte Tuesday, March 13.
Dorothy Scott was a Saturday
evening supper guest at the Wil
liam Maloun home.
Ray Phipps was a Monday af
ternoon, March 12, visitor at the
Joe Hendricks home.
Paul and Buddy Focken and
Patty Allyn went to Omaha Mon
day, March 12, and attended the
Ice Capades and visited Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Focken. They return
ed home Tuesday, March 13, and
Buddy and Miss Allyn were visit
ors that evening at the Clarence
Focken home.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman
and sons were Sunday afternoon
visitors at the Clarence Focken
home. 1
Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman attended
the meeting of the Young Home
makers extension club at the
Gerald Rothchild home Wednes
day afternoon, March 14. Next
meeting will be at the Murray
Melkr home Wednesday, April
Celia Homemakers club will
meet with Mrs. George Beck on
Tuesday afternoon, March 27, in
stead of Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and
Dorothy Scott were Tuesday,
March 13, dinner guests at the
Wilima Maloun home. Mrs. Beck
spent the afternoon at the Maloun
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Risor and
family were Sunday dinner guests
at the Joe Hendricks home.
Emil Colfack, Clarence Focken
and Frank Kilmurry attended a
meeting Wednesday, March 14, in
O’Neill for school board members.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilmurry
were Friday O’Neill visitors.
James Chvala from the Lynch
school did practice teaching the
past week at the Lauridsen school
taught by Isla Ruda. He stayed
with the Afred Schaaf family.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridsen
and family took her father, Char
les Johnson, to O'Neill Saturday
from where he went by bus to his
home at Sutton.
Jim Lauridsen was a Wednes
day, March 14, Spencer visitor.
Ray Pease, who took his father,
R. M. Pease of O’Neill, to Missouri
for medical treatment, returned
home Monday, March 12. His fa
ther is expected home next week.
Victor Friekel was a Tuesday,
March 13, and Friday visitor at
the Ray Pease home.
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Friekel
and Mrs. Joe Hendricks attended
the variety show put on by the
Atkinson high school last Thurs
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKathnie
and family were Friday evening
visitors at the Lee Terwilliger
home.
Victor Friekel was a Tuesday,
March 13, Butte visitor.
Roger and Gary Hoffman visit
ed the Lawrence Smith children
Wednesday, March 14, after
school.
Alex Friekel and Alex Forsythe
were Monday evening, March 12,
visitors at the Rollo Berry home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Livingston
and Dorothy Scott were Monday
evening, March 12, visitors at the
Charles Dobias home.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKathnie
and family were last Thursday
evening supper guests at the Ger
ald Risor home.
Mrs. Marjorie Tooker and
daughters were Sunday afternoon
vistors at the Victor Friekel home.
Hear Choir—
Among those attending the
concert of the boy choir of Prince
ton, N.J., in Valentine on Friday
evening were: Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vin Ruzicka, Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Zaszkowiak, Miss Nyla Jaszkow
iak, Mrs. John H. McCarvile, Mrs.
J. B. Grady, Mrs. Olive Herre
and Bill Miller.
Saddle Clubbers
Discuss Lighting
Group Entertained at
Legion Club
PAGE—A group of five mem
bers entertained the O’Neill Sad
dle club at the American Legion
hall at Page Sunday evening. The
evening was spent at cards.
Melvin Carson, Elmer Edmisten,
Tex Beckwith and Gerhardt
Luebeke, all of Page, and Lyle
Abney and their wives were the
hosts.
Lighting of Carney park was
discussed at the short business!
meeting and blueprints presented
but no decision was reached.
Other Page News
Mr. and Mrs. Don Malmberg of
Brownlee and Mr. and Mrs. Nev
en Ickes, jr., and children were
Saturday evening supper guests
at the N. D. Ickes home. Mr. and
Mrs. Soren Sorensen and daugh
ters of Star were evening guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wood and
son, Noel, of Lincoln spent the
weekend at Page with the Ken
neth Asher and Calvin Harvey
families. Noel and Miss Ruth Mil
ler visited Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Wood at Centerville, S.D., Sun
day.
Members of the Improvement
club report they were “pleased”
with their share of the proceeds
of the Alaska picture showing at
the school Friday evening. Films
were shown by Darrell Thomp
son of Gravity, la. A return
showing has been scheduled for a
future date.
Guests at the Norman Trow
bridge home Sunday in honor of
Mrs. R. F. Park’s birthday anni
versary were: Mrs. Bill Park and
daughters of Orchard, Mr. and
Mrs. Neven Ickes, jr., and chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Park
and Ron. The anniversary fell on
St. Patrick’s day.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Neubauer at
the Miss Grace Merryman home.
Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French,
jr., and daughter were Saturday
supper guests of Miss Viola
Haynes at O’Neill.
Mesdames Hester Edmisten,
Ethel Park, F. G. Albright, Lee
Taylor, Carrie Townsend and Dora
Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Farnsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Max of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Fleming of Ewing, Mrs. Jim
Kelly and Mrs. Bill Kelly went to
Norfolk Sunday where they at
tended the golden wedding ob
f . —t
servance of Mr. and Mrs. Angus
Palmer, held at the Presbyterian
church. The Palmers are former
Page residents. They are the par
ents of Mrs. Carmen Smiley and
Gene Palmer of Norfolk. The chil
dren of their late daughter, Mrs.
Mildred Tils worth, make their
home with their grandparents.
Sharon Crumly has been chosen
to represent the women’s auxil
iary at girls’ state this spring.
Judy Simmons is the alternate
choice.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Horn
were last Thursday evening
guests in the Roger Bowen home.
Gene Gold fuss and Tommy
Piersoll of Orchard left Friday
night for Pierre, S.D., where they
hope to find work on a construc
tion crew.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Golden re
turned from Omaha Monday.
Mrs. Mary Neiman and daugh
ter, Miss Mary, and David went
to Naper Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Neiman to visit Mrs.
Emma Quest.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fang
and Ann, Paul and Margaret of
Omaha arrived Saturday so that
Mrs. Fangman would be able to
attend the 82d birthday anniver
sary of her mother, Mrs. Mazy
McLeod this Friday. Mr. Fang
man took the children back homo
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie,
jr., and family attended the
birthday anniversary dinner is
Lynch Saturday evening in honor
of Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, sr. Other
guests present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond R. Revell, Dale McKen
zie of Oakland, Calif., Victor Mc
Kenzie of SpenOrd, Alaska, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bowlby and
Connie of Lynch.
Mrs. William Grothe of Emmet
spent the weekend at the Earl
Farr home.
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1 HIGH EGG PRODUCTION
Results from all completed DeKalb entries in Random
Sample Tests.
Test Iggs per year* Test Iggs per year*
5th California... 267 1st Texas. 233
6th California. 271 1st Missouri. 240
5th Central New York.: 219 1st Missouri. 238
1st Texas. 246 1st Missouri. 243
*Hsn day basis
2 HIGH LIVABILITY
The average livability of all of the 8 completed DeKalb
entries in Random Sample Tests was 91% from baby chick
to the end of the tests.
RESULTS FROM CURRENT TESTS
1st—Income over Feed Costs/ 6th Central N.Y. Random
1st—Total eggs per entry S Sample Test (Dec. 15,1955).
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th in Feed Efficiency. 2nd Missouri Random Sample Test (B>—
(Dec. 29,1955)_
2nd—Hen-day Eggs per bird. 2nd Missouri Random Sample Test (A)—
(Dec. 22, 1955)
2nd—Total eggs laid. 1st Intermountain Random Sample Test (thru Novembcf)
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