ItAMl HOY OF KHItlt was selected as the champion hull at the Kith annual llolt County Angus Association Show and Sale held Friday at O’Neill. He was owned and shown by Frank Bee Inert of the triple B Angus Ranch at Page. Beelaert Snows Champion Bull At Angus Sale The- 16th Annual Show and Sale of the Holt County Angus Associa tion v/as held Friday at the O' Neill Livestock Market. 35 hulls and 23 females were offered for sale. Though not highly fitted, the offering displayed uniformity and ample condition which classi fied them as an excellent source of range bulls. A good sized crowd was in attendance. Howard I’ltzcr of Ericson judged the show. For his champion bull he selected Band Boy of BBB 14, shown by Frank Beelaert, of Triple It Angus Ranch, Page. Itob Beelaert showed Itand Boy of BBB 10” to the reserve champion spot. Three bulls sired by Band Boy A 23" consigned by Triple B Angus Ranch received cham pion Pen of 3 Bulls honors. In the female show, a June 10, 1960 heifer, consigned by Harold H. Spahn of Ewing took championship honors. Frank Beelaert showed the reserve champion female. In the sale, the champion bull sold to Howard Pitzer, Ericson for $540. The reserve champion sold for $470. Top selling bull of the sale was a consignment from Harold Spahn, Bandolier of H S 2”, selling to William G. Hugel man, Wakefield, at $700. The entire offering of bulls, in cluding several younger bulls, averaged $387. The champion female, Jetmere Queen of H S, sold to Frank Krupicka of Spencer, for $320. The reserve champion, an April 1961 heifer, sold to Ray Gall, Fairfax, S. D., at $185. Col. Charles Corkle was auc tioneer. Prior to the sale, several trop hies were presented by O'Neill business men. The O'Neill Chamber of Commerce each year presents a trophy to the exhibitor of the Champion Bull, won this year by Frank Beelaert. The Frontier presented a trophy to Bob Beelaert, of Triple B Angus Ranch for the Champion Pen of 3 Bulls. H. Smith. John Deere Implement dealer, O’Neill, awards a tropny ior me tnamii ion female, won tliis year by Har old Spahn, Ew ing. These trophies are all traveling trophies and must be won three titties by one consignor to become their per manent possession. The Holt County Angus Associa tion wish to express their ap preciation to those business firms who furnish trophies for the sale. Services Held Saturday for Mrs. D. R. Mounts Funeral services were held Sat urday for Mrs. D. R. Mounts, 75, who died Wednesday, Feb. 7, at St. Anthony's hospital after a three-year illness. The Rev. John Hart officiated at the services in Biglin’s chapel. Interment was in the Long Pine cemetery. Marian Franz Mounts was bom December 3, 1886 in Ponca to Gustav and Minnie Rakovv Franz. She was graduated from Ponca high school, attended Temple university in Florida and was graduated from the University of Michigan where she was a mem ber of Chi Omega sorority. January 8, 1920 she was mar ried to D. R. Mounts at Omaha. They resided at Long Pine until 1927' when they moved to Atkin son. and in 1942 they moved to O'Neill. She suffered a stroke May 9, 1959 and since that time was hospitalized at St. Anthony s and at Atkinson Memorial hos pital. Mrs. Mounts was a member of the First Presbyterian church and the Presbyterian Women s Fellowship; Symphony Chapter 316, Order of the Eastern Star; Atkinson PEO; former member of the Atkinson Shakespeare club; Atkinson Utili Dulci club; Long Pine Cemetery association and worked with the Camp Fire Girls at Long Pine. Surviving is her husband, D. R. Mounts, retired district judge. Pallbearers were Ben Engler, W. W. Griffin, Ted McElhaney. Dewey Schaffer, Alfred Drayton and Ira Moss. Honor ary pall bearers were Frank Brady and Ralph Kelly. Atkinson, J. D. Cronin. Ben Gillespie. Dr. L. A. Burgess and Dwight Harder Funeral Services Held for Blake H. Watson, 70 A former telephone company manager at O'Neill, Blake H. Watson sr., 70. Omaha, died at Omaha and funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Holy Name church in Omaha. Inter ment was in Holy Sepulchre cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Edna; daughters, Mrs. Hazel Mc Ginn and Mrs. Patricia McGill; sons Blake jr., and Robert, all of Omaha, and Paul, Strawberry Point, la.; 30 grandchildren; sis ters, Mrs. Blanch Fodrea, Oma ha, Mrs. Frank Kelso, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Ernest Pechin, Orlando, Fla., and a brother, Harold, Omaha Rites Pending for Mrs. Floyd Neal CLEARWATER — Funeral services are pending for Mrs. Floyd Neal who died Monday af ternoon in a Norfolk hospital. Survivors are her husband. Floyd; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Nolze, Clearwater, and Mrs. Richard Knowles, Fullerton; five grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Guy Miller, Clearwater, who is spending the winter in Phoe nix, Ariz. Rites Held for F. Howard, 57 at Princeton, Mo. A former resident of this com munity, Frank Howard, 57, died February 2 at Columbia, Mo. Funeral services were held in Princeton. Mo. Frank Howrard, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard, was born at Osmond February 23, 1904. He started working in construction at the age of 16 years and continued this type of work through most of his life. He lived at O’Neill several years where he farmed and also resided at Verdigre for many years. Fourteen years ago he moved to Ravanna, Mo., where the family still lives. November 12, 1942 he was mar ried to Ada Anderson and to this couple 10 children were bom. He was preceded in death by two sons and one daughter. Surviving are his wife. Ada; three sons, William Ray, Kenneth John and Thomas: four daugh ters. Vera Sue. Veta Fay, Reta Mae and Glenna Jean, all at home; his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard. Page: three sis ters, Viola Carver, Wilder, Ida., Ella Van Every-. O’Neill and Myrtle Van Buren, Norfolk, and six brothers. Oara. O’Neill. John, Baltimore, Md., Jim, Gerber, Calif., Wayne. Page, George Casselbury, Fla., and Fred, Win ner, S- D. Among those attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard. Page, and Mrs. James Van Every and Mr. and Mrs. Oara Howard, O’Neill. Former Ewing Resident Dies At LeMars, la. EWING — Mrs. Harry Wingert. 87, Kingsley, Ia., widow- of a former minister here, died Mon day, Feb. 12. at a LeMars. Ia., hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Church of the Brethren in Kings ley. The Rev. Berwyn Oltman will officiate and burial w-ill be in the Kingsley cemetery under the direction of the Dickison funeral home. Catherine Wingert w-as bom May 24, 1874 at Waltham in La Salle county, HI. As a young girl the family moved to Ida Grove. Ia. She w-as married at the home of her mother, Jean Pa ton Gem mill January 25. 1898 to the Rev. Harry H. Wingert. who died in 1959. After their marriage they farmed at Galva, Ia., for two years where the Rev. Wingert also held a pastorate w-ith the Galva Church of the Brethren. They then moved to a ranch at Ewing where the Rev. Wingert also served part time in a pasto rate with the Goose Lake Com munity church. In 1906 they moved to Kingsley, Ia., where they resided until their deaths. Survivors include two sons. Claire. Remsen. Ia., and Russell. Kinglsey. and five grandchildren. Mrs. Wingert was a sister of the late D. W. Gemmill, Ewing. Former Page Man Dies at Lincoln Mumey Tipton, Waverly, a for mer Page resident, died early Tuesday morning at Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln. His daughter, Mrs. Paul Fet row, resides in O’Neill. Funeral services will be held in Page Friday at 4 p.m. in the Methodist church. The Rev. Robert Linder will officiate. Burial will be in the Page ceme tery. The body will lie in state at the Page Methodist church from 3 to 4 p.m. He is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. Fetrow, Mrs. Ron Kroon. Lincoln and Horace Tipton, Seattle, Wash. Rites Held for Conrad Bruckner Conrad Bruckner, 73, who had been residing in O’Neill at the Joe Langan home the past few months, died Monday, Feb. 12, at St. Anthony’s hospital where he had been a patient since Thursday. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at St. Pat rick’s church with Msgr. Timothy O'Sullivan officiating. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Mr. Bruckner never married. Pallbearers were D. F. Murphy, Jack Everitt, John Hynes, Mike Langan, Joe Langan and J. R. Gallagher. Rites Held for Mrs. Beda Hansen MEEK — Mrs. Beda Hansen, who resided with her family at one time in the Meek community, died Thursday, Feb. 8, at a hos pital in Sioux Falls, S. D., after several years of illness. Her husband, David Hansen, preceded her in death in 1957. Survivors are her children, Glen, Adolph, Ralph, Mrs. Paul Modica and Mrs. Loyal Kolbrek, all of Sioux Falls, and Daveda Gamer, Silver Springs, Md. Mrs. Carrie Borg, O’Neill, is a sister in-law of the deceased, and George Hansen, also of O’Neill is a brother-in-law. Orchard News Mrs. Wilbur Mahood Phone TW 3-3185 —— —— ———— Boy and Cub Scouts Honored at Service Boy Scouts and Cubs were honored at the EUB church Sun day morning service as they at tended in a group. Colors were presented and the pledge to the American and Christian flag was given. Color bearers were Jim Elliott and Fred Thelander. Cub Scouts. Scott Haswell and Scott Knapp served as acolytes. Mar vin Haswell. leader, sat with the Scouts. Mrs. Marvin Haswell is den mother. Hoyt Sirek leads the Wibelos. Jim Bright has accepted the role of Scoutmaster and the troop will once again be active. Ken Withee, Plainview high school faculty member, sub mitted to emergency surgery Thursday evening. His condition is satisfactory. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Withee. Couples Pitch club met at the Hoyt Sirek home Sunday evening. Mrs. Lester Withee. Wayne Lautenschlager, Mrs. D. Knapp, Lester Withee and Mrs. Marvin Nelson won prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Withee will be hosts February 18. The Stitch and Chatter club met recently with Mrs. Lloyd Beutler. All but three members were pre sent. The contest was given by Mrs. Ray Stevens and won by Mrs. Floyd Steinberg. Each one is to bring a 50c gift for the Valentine “grab bag” at the next meeting February 16 at the home of Mrs. George Bonge. Kozy Komer klub met with Mrs. Ray Reed February 7. Thirteen members were present. Mrs. Agnes Bearinger. Sally Wil son were visitors. A menu was presented for the March 9 din ner party for club members and guests at the Legion Auxiliary hall. They donated $1.50 to the Polio Fund. Helen Wilson won a special prize. Mrs. Gail Brodie and Mrs. Loren Wilson served lunch. Club will meet in March with Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Ho mer Barton and Mrs. James Clif ton will serve lunch. Neighborhood Birthday club net with Mr*. Henry' Drayton February 6 Mr* E. Bruce was a guest. Prize winners at bridge were Mrs D. L. Fletcher, Mrs. Blanche Fletcher and Mrs. Olive Everhart. Mrs. Everhart served lunch and Mrs. Gordon Drayton furnished the prizes. Thursday Bridge club met at the Mrs. Ted Berry home Fel>ru ary 8. Due to vacationing mem bers only two taldes played with Mrs. Allen Hill. Mrs Gordon Drayton and Mrs. D. L. Fletc her prize* winners. Next hostess will be Mrs. Henry Drayton. The Orchard Volunteer Fire Department held the an nual oyster feed and election of officer* at the Legion club Mon day, Feb. 12. All firemen, for mer firemen uni rural lire dis trict official* were invited to at tend. Dr. J. R. Mitchell has been in stalled as worthy patron of Golden Rule chapter I Order of the Eastern Star, at Prescott. Ariz. Dr. Mitchell is the son of Mrs. Susan Mitchell, Orchard. Verdigre Cubs Hold Banquet VERDIGRE — Cub Scout Pack 271 held its Blue and Gold banquet Sunday at the St. Wenceslaus church auditorium with the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and their families, the Rev. Charles Obomy and Legion Com mander Adolph Kotrous as guests. The toastmaster was Leo Mlady, Cub master. Mrs. Edwin Pavlik jr., reviewed the last year’s activities and the coming themes. The Cub Scouts pre sented a musicial number and a program concerning past presi dents. j New Cub Scouts are Dennis Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Larson; Richard Harder, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Har der; Scott Schrier, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Schrier; Randy Kotrous. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kotrous, and Michael Me serve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meserve. Each received a bob cat pin and a woolf book. Other Cub Scouts and their awards are: Thomas Hrbek, wolf badge, gold arrow, silver arrow and one-year pin; Dale Hrbek, lion, gold, silver and two year-pin; Norman Knudson, lion, gold, two silver and one-year pin. James L. Wetzler, bear and gold; Dwight Walton, two-year pin; Cleve Walstrom, bear, gold, silver and two-year-pin Robert Marshall, wolf, gold, silver and one-year-pin; James Mlady, two gold; Peter Pavlik, gold; David Pavlik, bear, gold and two-year pin, and Randy Smith, gold. Ewing News By Mrs. Harold Harrt* Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Gunter had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Gunter and Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Hoke, Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Nelson, Plainview and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Switzer, Clearwater. John Trumbull came after his mother, Mrs. Ethel Trumbull, Sunday to take her to her home at Allen, S. D. Mrs. Trumbull had been spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Caroline San ders and other relatives in Ew ing. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sanders and family, Laurel, visited his mother, Mrs. Caroline Sanders, also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee and at the home of Mrs. Mildred Bergstrom Sunday. Mrs. Bernice Harlan, Tilden, was a recent guest at the home of her mother, Mrs. Caro line Sanders and her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Trumbull. Mary Bergstrom and Ann Bergstrom are under a doctor’s care. Mary has a broken collar bone which happened at school and Ann has a leg injury. They are the daughters of Mrs. Mildred Bergstrom. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bishop, Plainview, were recent visitors in the Ewing community. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rodgers, O’Neill, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Welke, and also at the Milan Welke home Sun Ha V*. The card party sponsored by the Christian Mothers of St. Peter’s church held Sunday eve ning at St. Dominic's hall, was well attended. Pinochle and pitch were played. Prize win ners in pinochle were Charles Rotherham, Mrs. George Keller, Louis Hanna and Mrs. Ludwig Koenig. Pitch winners were Mrs. Butch Funk, Mrs. Kubart, Oetus Thramer and die Rev. P. F. Burke. Special prizes went to Mrs. Frank Bohn and Dan Tro shynski. Page. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hord and Lionel Gunters were guests Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Switzer, Clearwater. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee re turned home Monday from Ful lerton where they had spent the weekend with her sister. Mrs. Catherine Uzendoski. A Monday afternoon guest at the Will Conner home was her niece. Mrs. Wayne Patras, dear water. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McDonald and family, Norfolk, were dinner and evening guests Wednesday at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Ray Butler. Mrs. Lyle Dierks, who has been a patient at St Anthony’s hospital, O’Neill, for sometime, was able to come home Mon day. Mrs. Inez Burch, Chandler, Ariz., is a guest at the home of Mrs. Josie Versaw this week. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maben, Clearwater, were Friday guests at the George Jefferies home. Herbert and Donald Kurpgeweit were recent guests at the Jef feries home. Mr. and Mrs. Elvon Chace, Mrs. Millie Chace and Mrs. Wil lard Linville, Atkinson, were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. EM Hoag. Mrs. Millie Chace is a cousin of Mr. Hoag. Mrs. Lorraine Wright enter tained the following guests Sun day at a dinner, her parents, Mr and Mrs George Jefferies, and her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drey and child ren. and Mrs. Lyle Dwle and two sons. Omaha. The Omaha visitors were weekend guests at the George Jefferies home. The regular meeting of the Ewing "No Thank You" Tops club was held at the home of Mrs. Louise Anthony. Inman. Thurs day afternoon. The topic for dis cussion was the national Tops convention to be held m Mil waukee. Wis., in April. Mr and Mrs R. S. Brion re turned Tuesday from Lincoln w'here they had attended a hank forum sponsored by the National Bank of Commerce. Lincoln. Mrs. Maud Brion, Neligh. stayed at the Brion home during their ab sence. Mrs. Bob Coufal and daughter left for their home at Kansas City Friday after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Wanser. Sharon Kropp was an overnight guest Friday at the home of her cousin, Kay Jeffers at O'Neill. Mrs. Wilbur Spangler and her mother, Mrs. Eben Grafft w'ent to Tilden Tuesday for medical check-ups. Mr. ami Mrs. Francis llue messer rrlumrd home last week from California where Mr. llueinesser had been sta tioned for several months. Mrs. Fannie Schiffbauer left Wednesday to spend sometime with relatives at Gillette, Wyo. Her son, Charles Kruntorad, took her as far as Rushville where she was met by her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Yokum, who took her to her destination. Amelia News By Minx Florence Lindaey The Rev. Kenneth Burnham, Norton, Kan., was calling on friends in the Amelia vicinity last week. The Rev. Burnham will be remembered here as pastor at the Amelia Free Methodist church about five years ago. He is now admission counselor, representing Central College, McPherson, Kan. contacting young people wlw are planning to attend college. He was a supper guest at Glenn Whites Wednesday evening. Mrs. George Fullerton visited her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore and family, Rapid City, S. D., the past week. Mr. Fullerton took her part of the way, and they were met by Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Vern Sageser, Mrs. Ber nard Blackmore, Mrs. May Sage ser and Mrs. Lew Backhaus were O’Neill callers Monday. Guy Blake is slowly improv ing after suffering a severe heart attack about three weeks ago. He has been able to sit up on the side of his bed for about five minutes each time and sev eral times a day. He is in St. Anthony’s hospital In O’Neill. Thie WSCS met Wednesday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Blake Ott. Eleven members were present. Mrs. Heinie Frahm was a visitor that day and joined the society. Roll call was answered by naming an American Latin country. Mrs. Bo Connors present ed the lesson. Mrs. Ernest John ston had charge of the devotion als. Mrs. Asa Watson helped Mrs. Blake Ott serve the lunch. There was a special study les son Tuesday at the home of Mrs. May Sageser. Mrs. Vern Sageser was the leader. There is another lesson to be held later. The Helping Hand club mem bers cut and sewed quilt pieces when they met at the home of Mrs. Elmer Coolidge Thursday. Eleven members and two visitors were present for the noon lunch eon. Roll call was answered by telling how “I spend my leisure time”. Two dollars was voted to be given to the Heart fund. There was a Valentine and handker chief exchange. The March meet ing will be with Mrs. Della Pet erson at her home in Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. William Fryrear visited their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Cearas and their grandson, Don Cearns and family, all at Scotts bluff from Tuesday of last week until Saturday. They also visited Mrs. Lula Carpenter in Scotts bluff, and attended a sale at Tor rington, Wyo., Friday. The MYF Junior group met Thursday evening with their lead er, Mrs. Edith Andersen. All the members were present with the exception of Ronnie and Kay Thompson. Ronnie was ill with flu. A new projector has been pur chased by the Methodist church from the Memorial fund. Mr. and Mrs. Art Doolittle, Mrs. Bob Adair, Diane and Jean ie were Neligh callers Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adair, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Dierking and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn White at tended the dinner given to mem bers of the Federal Land Bank Bureau at O’Neill Tuesday of last week. Allen and Dick Adair vis ited their aunt, Mrs. Stella Sparks, at Chambers while their folks were in O’Neill. Lloyd Waldo and Billie David, Chambers, were Norfolk callers Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Opal Nels'vi, visited her sister. Mrs. Harlan Dierking and family over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rowse have moved into Grandpa White’s bouse. Mr. Rowse will work with ids father. Freeman Rowse. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees. Mrs. Gertie Adair and Sam Gil man were supper and evening guests Sunday at Dunk Petersens. Mrs. Lindsey and Florence were Sunday afternoon and supper guests with Mr. and Mrs.- Carl Sc hade. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller and family. Ewing: Mrs. Lovina Thompson. McPherson. Kan., and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burge. Joyce and Bruce were dinner guests Sunday at Paul Fiaher* Mr and Mr*. Tenus Madsen - and Neal. Mr and Mr* Leonanj Svato* and David were Friday evening visitor* a! Louis Bur getts Mr and Mrs Glenn White drove to Aik maun Sunday alter noon and visited his aunt, Mr* Juba White, at the Charles Mr Millen home; also another aunt, Mrs Myrtle Smith, at her Iwmc in Atkinson. The Rev. and Mr* Ernest Chambers. Wilma and Darlene were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Burge, Ruth and Esther Mr and Mrs. Jerry Cuddy and Jeanie, O'Neill, were Sunday din ner and supper guests of her par ents, Mr ant! Mrs. Louts Burgett and Wayne. Mr. and Mr*. Gerald Collier and family, Arcadia, were Sun day. Feb. 4, visibirs with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs Tenus Mad sen. Mr. anti Mrs, Leon Thompson drove to Naper last week and vis ited Mrs. Thompson's birthplace. She was about one year old when her parents. Mr and Mrs. Wayne Bacon, moved from that place, and she had visited the place again when she was about seven years old They also visited some friends that had been neighbors to her parents when they lived there. Mrs. Bacon now lives at Oakland, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo re turned home Monday after about a month's visit with relatives. They visited their son, Harold, at Cheyenne, Wyo., before he went to Fairbanks, Alaska to take over a new job. Mr. Waldo accompan ied Harold to Alaska, and Mrs. Waldo went to Tyler, Tex., to vis it their daughter, Mrs. Bob Kalb and family. After returning from Alaska Mr. Waldo visited rela tives in Montana, anti a nephew brought him home. Mrs. Waldo came by plane to Grand Island and her daughter, Mrs. Ken Wer ner met her there. Mrs. S. C. Barnett visited Mrs. R. K. Piatt, Chambers, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Thompson called on Mr. and Mrs Tenus Madsen uesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Barnett call eu on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hiatt Friday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bligh vis ited at Edgar Peterson’s Satur day evening and spent the time playing cards. Dunk Peterson went to Lincoln the early part of the week. Asa Watson made a business trip to Bruniswick Monday. Pamela Thompson had a siege of chicken pox last week. Dorsey News By Mrs. Harold Osborn Mrs. Carrie Hunter was taken to the Lynch hospital on Friday for medical care. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brady sr. visited at the Carson sisters home Saturday, helping the twins cele brate their birthday. Overnight guests at the Lloyd Brady home were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brady sr. 9unday afternoon they visited Mrs. Carrie Hunter at the hospital and others. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Butterfield visited at the R. L. Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta and Evelyn spent Saturday eve ning at the Tom Alder home. Pat Osborn was able to attend the directors meeting of the Boyd County Telephone meeting Thurs day evening, after his seige of sickness. Sunday guests at the Otto Ru zicka home were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ruzicka and family and George Kubick. Rodrick Hughes spent the week end at home with his parents. Callers at the Hughes home Sunday were Larry Halstead and Janice McGill and girl friend. Mr. and Mrs. Buss Greene and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta were Sunday callers at the Harold Os born home. Ruth Osborn spent the weekend at home with her parents. Evelyn Barta spent Sunday at the A. W. Aim borne with Jo Anne. Callers at the Osborn home Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Ro ger Rosenkrans and Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Buss Greene and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruzicka. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rosen krans attended the Federal Land Bank bamjuet February 6. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruzicka at tended a cemetery meeting at Pischelville Thursday evening. ■ Monowi News By Mrs. Mike Plklapp LOeost 9-26M Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heiser vis ited in the Ed Cassidy home near Ft. Randall Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis and Orvai were Sunday visitors in the Gerald Lee home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zach and children and Mrs. Rudy Eiler and children visited in the Piklapp home Sunday afternoon. Lois Genser and children were Sunday visitors with relatives at Verdi gre. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith and boys. Verdigre, called on friends here Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fernau call ed at the Wamie Fernau borne at Butte Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGeorge and boys were weekend visitors with relatives in Omaha. While there Ray consulted doctors. Mrs. Arthur Vesely entertain ed the Harmony chib in her home Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Don Marshall spent Saturday in the L. J. Mil ler home. Mrs. Bill Fernau helped with work at the Glen Rihanek home Monday. Clayton Bennett drove to Lin coln Sunday, bringing his folks Price Support Data Announced For All 1962 Crop Feed Grains (Gxitlnued from page l.t sorghum arwl barley that can lx* put under support fn»m eligible farms The eligihle quantity will lx* that equal to the (arm's 1969 GO average or adjusted average per acre yield times tlie corn, grain sorghum or liarlcy planted acreage as determined hy the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASCI Com mittee There will lx* no limits on the quantities o( oats and rye put under support As in the past price support on tlx* five fet'd grains will lx* car ried exit through farm and ware house-stored loans and purchase agreements. These will lx* avail able through county ASC offices To lx* eligible for price support, the grains must lx* in adequate storage. Price support on barley, grain sorghum, twits, and rye will lx* available from harvest time home Monday. HU father, Har old Hennt-M, was rrlrtu>cd from a hospital there following sur gery u week ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGeorge were business callers in Lynch Monday afternoon. Soil Oxweration slides and pictures were shown at the schooihouse here Monday morn ing Mr. and Mrs Don Simpson and family were business callers in Lynch Monday. August Kulkowski has been doing chores for Frank MaleJ rek since lx- got hurl. 9teve Vkan and John Chvala were business callers in Lynch Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Eller and children visited in the Cathy Hr bek home Friday evening Mrs. Harold Hansen and child ren visited in the Harold Bennett home Monday afternoon Verdigre News By Vim; lUuida VERDIGRE — Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prokop observed their 25th wedding anniversary with open house at the ZCBJ hall February 4. Mr. and Mrs. Prokop were married January 30, 1037 at Ne ligh. They have lived here the past 14 years, moving to Verdi gre from their furm seven miles west of town. Mr. Prokop has been an implement dealer for the past 25 years. The couple has three daughters, Mrs. Rudolph Pavlik jr., Marie, attending University of Nebraska, and Sonia, at home, and one grandchild, Thomas Henry Pav lik. At the reception Mrs. Raymond Zerbe presided at the guest book, and Mrs. Ben Vonasek and Mrs. Dave Alder poured. Mrs. Donald Miller cut the cake. Mrs. Alvin Fosterman, Mrs. Otto Dvorak and Laura Saiunder serv ed. A dance was held in the eve ning hosted by the Prokops. VERDIGRE — Ionic Lodge No. 87, AF & AM of Niobrara will hold Guest Night Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Masonic temple in ob servance of George Washington’s birthday. Fred P. Johannsen, Sioux City, la., will be speaker for the eve ning and a film on Washington’s life will be shown. A covered dish supper will be served at the close of the evening. Tony C. Paesl is worshipful master. through January 31. 1963 ami on com through May 31, I Ml. In most arras 1 sains In most states will ma ture on March 31. 196.3. for gratn sorghum; on April 30, 1963. for barley, oats am! rye; amt an July 31. 1963. f«ir corn. Harder ma turity datM may tx* set fur some arr«» because of storage con ditions or early harvests To tx* eligible for su|>p»rt. these crops must have lx-*-n prtxluced in 1962 Oom must grade No. 3 or tx-tter. except that «-orn grad Irtg No I is-i siiv- of test weight only will also tx* eligible. Com must meet certain moisture re quirements. Minimum eligibility require men is for other feed grains are: tirade No. 4 or tx-tter. or No. 4 garlicky or better for barley; grade No, 4 or tx-tter. grade No 4 smutty or lietter, or gra.lt- No 4 discolored or better, and con taining not more than 13 per cent moisture, for grain sor ghum; grade No, 3 or lx-ttcr, or No, 3 garlicky or Ix-tter for oats; mul grade No 2 or better, or grade No 3 because of test weight only, and containing not more than 1 |x-r cent ergot, for rye. Qainty supjsirt rates with pre miums und discounts for quality will lx- announced later In ad dition. terminal rates will he set for barley, grain sorghum, and rye and will also be announced later. Under the feed grain program, payments will lx* made to far mers who divert com, grain sor ghum. and barley acreage to con serving uses. The ixiyments will maintain farmers' Incomes, und the acreage reduction will con tinue the trend started with lost year's program to bring alsiut a Ix-tter balance between feed grain production ami needs. As was dene last year, about half of the payment will lx- offered to producers as they sign up under llv.. M .... • ... • I" * for the spring planted crops begins February 5 and run* through March 30. Payments will he "m-kind” from Commodity Credit Cbrpora tion stock* of feed grams. How ever. producer* may receive the cash equivalent of the in-ktnd payment and ask the CCC to act as their agents in marketing the grain Provision i* also made for producers to obtain grain* directly from CCC stocks, if stocks are available locally, a* payment or to use the imyrnent In {Hirchusing grain that they have under price-supisirt loan. As announced, national aver age support rales for 1962 feed grains are as follows: Com $1.20 per bu. average for all grades. Barley .93 per bu. for grade No. 2 or lietter. Grain Sorghum $1.93 per CWT for grade No. 2 or lietter. Oats —- .62 tier bu. for grade No. 3. ltye $1.02 per bu. for grade No. 2 or better, or grading No. 3 on test wefght only. The 1962 support prices an nounced today reflect approxi mately 74 per cent of January 1962 iiarity prices of $] 62 per bushel for com, $1.25 for barley and 84.3 cents for oats; 69 per cent of the rye parity of $1.48. and aliout 78 per cent of grain sorghum parity of $2.48 per hundredweight. The support prices for 1961 crops were sot at $1,20 per bushel for com, 93 cents per bushel for barley, 62 cents per bushel for oats, all reflecting about 74 per cent of parity; $1.02 per bushel for rye reflecting 60 per cent of parity, and $1.93 per hundredweight for grain sor ghum, reflecting 78 per cent of parity. EASTER SPECIAL : •* M - »•" IN NATURAL COLOR aiut'wmiA. qfcwMSitikoi, G»uU