Glass Eyes’ Continues
to Make News Copy
ROCK FALLS Uttle Debbie
Schultz was a Wednesday visitor
at the home of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson Hav
ing ridden Glass Eyes over in the
morning just as the menfolk were
going out to feed, she anchored
her pony to a hitching post and
went along. Afterward at the din
ner table, almost before the meal
was finished, the eyelids began to
droop and recognizing this as the
prelude to the afternoon nap, Deb
bie said she would have to Is- go
ing and proceeded to put on her
wraps.
The last we saw erf her. she was
loping up the lane with her body
guard and companion Sue, fol
lowing close behind
Other Rock Kails News
Miss .Shirley Schultz, student
nurse from Grand Islanel, visited
her brother, John and family,
Wednesday evening through Fri
day Rev. Undquist came for sup
per at the Schultz home Friday
and took her l«ek to O’Neill.
Visitors at school in district 33
last Thursday afternoon were Mrs.
John Schultz and Debbie and Mis.v
aniney.
Donald (Bud) Vequist spent
Thanksgiving at home with his |
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ve- i
quist. and other family members.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derickson
and boys were supper guests of
the Don Hynes family. December
4.
Russell Iterickaoo was an after
school guest at the Hynes home
December 1. Ite daddy called for
him later in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derickson
ami boys drove to the Darrel
Heese home at Randolph Jkmday
to spend the day and to meet for
the first time the Ileese's new
baby. Mrs. Heeae is Sam’s sister
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Snyder were
Sunday afternoon visitors at the
Orville Thor** home.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Snyder and
Dr. Donald E. David
OPTOMETRI/T
Eyes Examined
Glasses Fitted
Phone tl#l Spencer
Robert Snyder of Stuart were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr, and Mrs.
I^eo Snyder.
The John Schultz family and
Miss Shirley Schultz were Thurs
day evening guests of the Lou
Brown family.
Terry Brown was a Saturday
overnight guest of his grandmoth
er, Mrs. Doris Hynes, in O'Neill.
Joe Yantzi spent the weekend
in the country with his grandmoth
er, Mrs. Kathryn Yantzi.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Snyder spent
Thanksgiving with her parents,
Mr and Mrs. Roy Nelson, in New
port.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Brown at
tended the rodeo association’s
turkey dinner at the I-egion hall
in O'Neill Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and
girls joined her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Johnson, at *a pizza
supper Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kitchens and
children were Sunday evening
callers at the Albeit Widtfeldt
home.
The Hugh Benson family in
Spencer gave a family dinner
Sunday honoring the fourth birth
day anniversary of their little
daughter, De Maris. Invited guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Blake Benson
and Stanley and Mr. and Mrs.
John Grutsch, sr., and Maurice.
Stanley Benson came from Oma
ha to spend the weekend with
family members here.
Floyd and Gordon Johnson and
John Schultz sold a consignment
of calves at the Burwell Livestock
market December 5. The heifers
brought from $35.25 to $37.25, and
the steers from $38.00 to $41,00.
The Lyle Vequist family attend
ed the basketball game in O'Neill
Tuesday and Friday nights.
Chambers Delegation
to Kansas City
CHAMBERS Tuesday morning,
December 2, the following mem
bers of the Farmers and Ranchers
Co-Op left to attend the annual
mid-western meeting at Kansas
City, Mo. r Ed Eisenhauer, Stanley
Lambert, Glen White and Dick
Read. Accompaning them as their
guest was Rev. Charles Cox, pas
tor of the Methodist church.
About 4,000 were in attendance
at the large city auditorium. On
the program as a speaker was the
national president and general
manager of CCA, Howard Cow
den. He presented the idea of
starting a “hall of fame” for
farmers to be located some where
in the mid-west.
Another interesting feature on
the program was an all Co-Op
girls' choir, composed of employ
ees of the Kansas City coopera
tive.
There were a number of special
meetings including one for minis
ters and one for the 740 ladies
who were present. On display
were many items of interest to
mid-west farmers.
The group returned home Fri
day evening. They all reported an
educational and enjoyable time.
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I MARK THESE SALES
on Yonr Calendar:
FRIDAY, DEC. 12th ... f
Mary K. Cter—y Estate dwelling and full line of household ^
goods Mag asM by admlnlstrateies; 517 East Adams st., iff
O'Neill. | i
g SATURDAY, DEC. 13th . . .
X Fora Ik bright champ sale, northeast edge of O’Neill; 30 A
head af rattle. feed, farm and haying machinery, some ^
household goads,
| MONDAY, DEC. 22d . . .
Earl Slsrjshaaa dlnpnrnioa sale, northeast of Atkinson; J
L 113 head of cattle, tod Une of farm and ranch machinery. i
I WALLY O'CONNELL j
I Auctioneer — O’Neill
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Riverside News
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery. Mrs. R. A. Hord and Mrs. De
witt Hoke visited in Norfolk one
day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Web Napier and
Mrs. Beulah Napier called on Mrs.
John Napier and Anne Louise
Thursday in the Neligh hospital.
Mr. and Mrs Otto Retke and
Mr. and Mrs. Z H. Fry attended
funeral services for Mr. Fry’s
cousin, Wilbur Phelps, at Lynch
Friday. They also visited at the
Howard Slack home at Dorsey.
The Forum group met last Fri
day evening with Alice Shrader at
the Will Shrader home. They
packed boxes of Christmas good
ies for men in service, namely
Milton Biddlecome, Lloyd Shrader
and Levon Gunter.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry were
breakfast guests Sunday morning
of the Richard Napier family.
Mrs. John Napier and baby went
to the Web Napier home from the
hospital Saturday. Her sister, Mrs
Edward Walters of Chambers, is
helping with work at the John
Napier home this week.
The Grant Mott family were
Sunday dinner guests at the Bert
Fink home. The Lee Fink family
were afternoon callers.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Miller vis
ited at the Richard Miller home
Sunday afternoon.
The Robert Montgomery family
were Sunday visitors at the George
Montgomery home.
The Bill Lofquist family were
supper guests Saturday at the
Wayne Fry home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock vis
ited Friday at the Rollie Snell
home at Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson
were dinner guests Sunday at the
Walter Woepple home.
The Willie Shrader family were
Saturday evening callers at the
Lynn Fry home.
Ernest Trowbridge and Mrs
Anna Smith visited Sunday after
noon at the Howard Miller home.
Mrs. Wayne Fry and Mrs. Bill
Lofquist visited Wednesday, De
cember 3, in Norfolk.
The Kenneth Pollock and Art
Busshardt families visited Sunday
at the Dave Pollock home.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Napier,
Mrs. Beulah Napier and Mrs. Kit
ty Fry were supper guests Sunday
at the Lynn Fry home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mont
gomery visited Sunday evening at
the R. A. Hord home.
Lionel Gunter attended the Nio
brara Presbytery Monday in O’
Neill.
4-H Family Fun .
Night Is Scheduled
Four-H family fun night will be
held Monday, December 15. The
program and awards will be pre
sented at the O'Neill public school
auditorium at 7:30 p.m. This was
announced by Paul Krugman,
president of the 4-H leaders’
group.
Miss Alice Young, who has re
cently, returned from a tour of
Belgium, will tell about her trip.
Group singing, presentation of
awards and some novelty numbers
will also be included in the pro
gram.
Members of 4-H clubs, leaders,
parents and friends are invited to
attend the program. This 4-H ac
tivity has usually been held in
the spring of the year. The 4-H
leaders’ organization decided to
hold fun night earlier this year to
present awards to them for out
standing work in the year just
completed.
Starlite Club in
Special Meeting
Thursday, December 4, a spec
ial meeting of the Starlite club
was held at the home of Mrs. How
ard Newton.
Mrs. Zella Cook and Mrs.
Charles Beilin were demonstrators
on wood fiber roses. Mrs. Cook
also showed the African violet.
Guests were Mrs. Bell Strong,
Mrs. Marvin Clouse and Mrs.
Audrey McConnell. Mrs. McCon
nell is to be a new member.
Foods Match t
When we think of December we
think of red and green, hustle and
bustle, harmony and festivity! It's
a confused state, and the neces
sity of mealtime magic looms even
greater to every homemaker.
Herald the busier days of De
cember with meal planning which
is hearty but simple, especially in
preparation. Use collector’s item
recipes which boast canned foods
. . . convenient and tasty. With a
flick of imagination these food
items will become gourmet meals.
Let’s start with a can of con
densed soup . . . red as the color
of the season . . . famous as a
soup and so good as a cooking
ingredient. Combined with canned
kidney beans, frankfurters, green
pepper, onion, and chili powder,
this favorite aoup turns these
bandy foods into a December Rush
Special!
A large dish of slaw, made with
red and green cabbage, perfectly
3 Highway Mishaps
Reported in Area
Two miles west of Stuart on
U.S. highway 20 about 10 p.m.
Wednesday, December 3, a truck
driven by James Lee Hughes, 34.
of Chicago, driver for Consolidated
Freightways, was passing a 1951
Ford pickup driven by Joe
Miksch, 58, of Stuart. Miksch
was making a left turn and the
vehicles colided.
The Freightway truck receiv
ed about $300 damage and the
pickup about $200, according to
State Patrolman Eugene Hostrei
ter, who investigated.
Friday, Deceml)er 5, Albert Dan
iel Gates, 49, of Sioux City, la.,
who was driving a 1951 Interna
tional truck tractor semi owned by
Russell Miller Milling company,
was making a left turn into the
weighing station when a car driv
en by Sheldon A. Lyngholm, 56,
of hjorfolk, started to pass. The
truck driver said he heard tires
screeching and he turned back to
the right. The Lyngholm car skid
ded and rolled into the left ditch.
There was no collision. The car
received about $1,000 damage, ac
cording to the investigating officer.
Riding in the car was Roy John
son of Norfolk, who received a
bruised knee.
Monday, December 8, at 9:45 a.
m. about a mile east of Spencer,
a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Emory ;
E. Stevens^72, of Colome, S.D.,
hit a telephone pole. He had ap
plied his brakes as he approached
a corner and his car skidded
across the highway into the pole. 1
Riding with him was Mrs. Rose
Frank, 67, of Winner, S.D. They
were enroute to O’Neill to attend
the funeral of Victor Halva.
Mrs. Frank received a cut scalp
and was treated at Lynch and re
leased. State Patrolman
Hastreiter, who investigated, said
damage was about $200.
CELIA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Anderson
were Sunday. December 7, dinner
guests at the Clair Anderson home.
Mrs. Merrill Anderson and Mrs.
Ralph Arnold of Atkinson attend
ed the extension club meeting in
O'Neill Tuesday, December 9.
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The holiday air is provided with
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30 Minute December Chili
% pound frankfurters, cut in
%-lnch slices
% cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped green
pepper
% teaspoon chill powder
2 tablespoons butter or
margarine
2 cans (1 pound 4 ounces each)
(about 5 cups) kidney beans,
drained
1 can (10% ounces) condensed
tomato soup
1 teaspoon vinegar
% teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
In skillet, cook frankfurters,
onion, green pepper, and chili
powder in butter until frank
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Mrs. Gregg Kemper
Is Shower Honoree
PAGE — Mrs. Gregg Kemper
was honored at a post-nuptial
shower Saturday evening at the
Wesleyan room of the Page Meth
odist church. Hostesses were the
mothers of the 1957 graduating
class of the Page high school—
Mesdames Lyndley Crumly, Frank
Cronk, LeRoy Cunningham, Louise
Heese, Ivan Heiss, Fred Nash
lund, Walter Sojka, Otto Terrill,
John Sorensen and Owen Parks.
Miss Linda Cronk and Mrs.
Richard Stewart conducted the
contest game. The Misses Kay Nis
sen, Ruth Kelly and Lois Saltz
sang "Forever and Ever," acom
pamed by Miss Connie Riege at
the piano.
A bride doll centered the gift
table with streamers of green and
white adding a decorative touch.
Mrs. Ben Asher was in charge of
the guest book and Miss Cronk
and Mrs. Stewart assisted with
the opening of the gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemper were mar
ried at Osage City, Kans., in a,
Thanksgiving day service.
Page Extension
Club Holds Party
PAGE—Mrs. Elmer Trowbridge
was hostess to the members of
the Page Extension club for their
Christmas meeting. Two guests,
Mrs. Lottie Haworth and Mrs. Wil
liam Ragland, were present.
Roll call was answered by ex
pressing a Christmas wish.
Mrs. Ralph Prill was leader of
the lesson on “Christmas Tradi
tions in Nebraska’’.
Each member took a gift for
three of their members who are
ill, Mesdames R. D. Copes, E. H.
Farnsworth and Rose Chichester.
The January meeting will be an
all day meeting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harper, when
the husbands will be invited guests
for a covered dish dinner.
Each member will discuss an
article they have read at the Jan
uary meeting.
33 Present for
Auxiliary Session
PAGE The members of the
ladies’ auxiliary of the Page
American Legion post 315 met at
the Legion hall Tuesday for a 6:30
p.m. dinner. Thirty-three mem
bers attended. Tables were dec
orated in keeping with Christmas.
Mrs. Lloyd Cork, president, pre
sided over the business meeting.
Mrs. R. D. Copes will be given a j
basket of fruit and Mrs. Louie
Schaacht a cash gift of $5 for
Christmas gifts. Both were unable
to attend because of illness.
A bake sale will be held Jan
uary 10. A gift exchange conclud
?d the evening’s festivities.
Miss Heggemeyer
Shower Honoree —
PAGE- The mothers of the class
of 1955 honored Miss Helen Hegge
meyer in a pre-nuptial shower at
the Wesleyan room of the Page
Methodist church Thursday eve
ning.
Miss Connie Riege was accom
panist for the vocal number sung
by the Misses Kay Nissen, Ruth
Kelly, Aletha Rutherford and Lois
Saltz.
Aletha Rutherford played
snatches of songs suggestive of
song titles which fitted in to com
plete the life history of the bride,
written by Mrs. Cordes Walker.
Miss Brenda Beelaert was in
charge of the gift book. Mrs. Rich
ard Heggemeyer, Lois Saltz and
Joyce Grass assisted with the gift
display.
Hostesses were Mesdames Frank
Beelaert, Ivan Heiss, Calvin Har
vey, Floyd Frahm, Edd Stewart,
Glen Stewart, Norman Saltz, B. H.
Stevens, Clara Waterman and
Cordes Walker.
The wedding of Miss Heggemy
er and Darrell Grass was solemn
ized Sunday at the Lutheran
church at Venus.
Visit Mrs. F.rnst—
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lorenz and
Gordon, Mrs. Spangler and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Lorenz were Thanks
giving guests at the home of Mrs
William Ernst. I
Spencer Shortage
Fixed at $2,346
Johnson’s Successor Is
Appointed
SPENCER The firm of Peat.
Marwick. Mitchell & Co., Certified
Public Accountants with offices in
Lincoln have completed their au
dit of the Spencer water and light
department funds and have made
the following report to the village
tx>ard of trustees:
"We have examined the state
ments of cash receipts and dis
bursements of the Village of Spen
eer, Nebraska for the three years
ended September 30, 1958.
"During the course of our exam
ination it was found that certain;
collections of utilities billings were [
not deposited to the village's cred
it. Upon instructions of the chair
man of the board of trustees we
expanded our audit procedures to
include a more detailed test of
cash collections and determined
the identifiable discrepancies ap
parently commenced on or about
February 11, 1956, While the ex
act amount of discrepancies is un
known, we were able to identify
sums aggregating $2,346.61 as
more fully explained in not two to
the statements of cash receipts
and disbursements.
“(2) A disclosure of irregulari
ties aggregating $2,346.61 in the
village funds necessitated the
board of trustees requesting and
accepting the resignation of the
village treasurer effective October
1, 1958.”
The village will not lose the
money which the audit discloses
as shortages in the water and
light funds as it will lx? repaid
either by the bonding company or
the FDIC.
George D. Sedlaeek, cashier of
the Spencer State bank, has been
appointed by the village board of
trustees as treasurer to replace
C. M. Johnson, who has been the
village treasurer since 1946, ac
cording to a statement by Village
Board Chairman D. E. David,
No criminal charges have been
filed in the matter.
Presbyterians Will
Rebuild at Ewing
Insurance Adjustor
Meets with Elders
EWING The insurance adjust
ers have investigated the damage
of the fire November 26 at the
United Presbyterian church. Up
on receiving this report, the elders
and trustees of the church held a ,
lengthy session at the parsonage.
The men of the church will as
sist and do much of the re-build
ing of the sanctuary where the
roof was badly damaged by fire,
water and smoke. This part of the
church will bo reconstructed first.
Some cleanup work has been
done. Appointed as the building
committee are: Archie Johnston,
chairman: Ralph Shrader and Li
onel Gunter.
At present the United Presby
terian congregation is using the
First Methodist church for ser
vices and other meetings.
75 Attend Officers’
Training Session
Seventy-five officers of Holt
county home extension clubs met
for officers’ training in O'Neill
Tuesday, December 9. Sessions
were held in the courthouse annex
and public library.
Don Wright of the state library
commission at Lincoln conducted
the training session for reading
leaders at the library. He made
suggestions to leaders for books
for family reading as well as books
pertaining to study and demon
stration lessons.
Training for other officers was
held at the courthouse annex. The
afternoon session closed with a cof
fee hour. Club members provided
their favorite Christmas cookies
and the recipes. •
Purchase Bright Home—
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forwood
have purchased a home owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bright. Mr.
Forwood is a Consumers em
ployee, having taken Frank Park
ins’ place, who retired. At present
Sgt. and Mrs. William Cousins
and family occupy the Bright
home. The basement is rented to
a couple of business women. The
Forwoods expect to move in Jan
uary 1.
Ilouseguest Here—
Rev. Thomas McKenney, assist
ant dean of Creighton university,
was a Monday overnight guest at
the home of Mrs. H. J. Birming
ham. He called at the John R.
Gallagher home Tuesday.
A guest last Thursday of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred O. Robertson was
Miss Teresa Levi of Stuart._
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Ernest H. Elkins
Dies in Sioux City
Ernest H. Elkins, 78. who re
sided at a Sioux City hotel, died
Saturday night at a hospital.
Mr. Elkins was torn October
10. 1880 at Ellsworth, Wise. I Hir
ing his youth he resided at Cham
bers. He moved to Sioux City 50
years ago.
Survivors include: Daughter
Miss Bernice Elkins of Phoenix.
Ariz.; brother Clinton of San
Francisco, Calif.; two sisters
Mrs Beulah Carpenter of Omaha
and Mrs. Myrtle Elston of Sim
Diego, Calif.
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(X)l'N'TY (X)l RT
December 8 Jerry M. Men
kens, driver for Max I). Bahr of
Emmet, speeding nite, fined $11.50
and $4 costs: officer R. L. Gude.
December 9 Edward Ethington
of Atkinson, speeding nite, fined
$35 and $4 cost; officer, R. L.
Gude.
Church Notices
METHODIST (Chamber*-Amelia)
Charles K. Co.\. minister
CHAMBERS
Sunday, December 14: Church
school. 10 a.m.; hour of worship,
11 a.m.; senior MYF, 7:30 p.m.,
first and third Sunday each month.
Monday, December 15: Junior
choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m.; junior
MYF. 8 p.m.; adult choir rehear
sal, 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 18: WSCS,
2 p.m., worship, Mrs. Elwyn Rob
ertson; program, Mrs Gaius Win
to rmote ; hostesses, Mrs. Tom
Newhouse. Mrs. Darrell Gillette.
AMELLA
Sunda.v, December M: The hour
of worship, 9:30 a.m.; the church
school, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, I>eoembor 16; WSCS,
1:30 p.m.; place of meeting, Mrs.
Cox, in Chambers; worship, Mrs.
Lindsey; hostesses, Mrs. Julia
Blackmon? and Mrs. Margaret
Johnston.
Thursday, December 18: Choir
i rehearsal, 8 p.m.; MYF, 8:30 p.m.
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Mom will thank you for the convenience
of her kitchen extension — in her favorite
color! Sister will be thrilled with her smart
bedroom phone for those “personal” calls.
Dad, too, will like his own extension phone
in his workshop or den.
You can give extension phones to friends
or relatives wherever they may be living and
arrange to have the modest charges billed
to you. We’ll be glad to gift-wrap your phooe,
and installation can be made before or after
Christmas, as you wish. Call your telephone
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