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
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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.
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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
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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.
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