Belleville Telescope (Newspaper) - November 29, 1951, Belleville, Kansas lies OF No. 16 ' ' i In Three Sections NEA NEWS 10 CENTS in for Throngs Line Streets For Window Decorations Illumination Parade Is Feature Guessing Free Dances Hold Attendance Through Mild Evening Taking advantage of comparatively weather Monday crowds jammed Belleville streets for the annual Christmas opening sponsored by Belleville Chamber of Throngs which lined the curbs for the 7 o'clock window unveiling and street parade were declared the largest since opening night programs were begun here four years Christmas lights in Belleville's business provided by the Chamber of Commerce and installed by the decorations committee with the assistance of a crew furnished by the were illuminated at the mounding of the city fire siren Monday Santa undaunted by lack of snow led the parade in one of the city fire trucks 1). The high school characters in costume and other groups appeared as units of the parade 2). Crowds rushed to catch first glimpses of Christmas displays in store windows 3) which in most had been shrouded over the week Contests arranged by Belleville merchants won the enthusiastic attention of the holiday crowd as it moved around the business Pencils flew 4) as answers were jotted to questions featured in the varied guessing competition which provided Pictured in front of one store 6), Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Housholder and Mr. and Mrs. Joe V. Havel grapple with is the I Mr. Housholder guessed his wife guessed Joe Havel guessed A 1950 income tax Santa was a feature attraction At one Belleville store 6), Sue Annette and Deborah daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Max Diller of climbed to the lap of a Santa confiding their Christmas Holiday merchandise in all stores won enthusiastic At one display 7), I daughter of the Glenn L. of made a careful examination of the contents of one inviting Next Feature December 8 Christmas of Belleville Chamber of Commerce continues with free movies at Blair theatre on December 8 and 21, with a two free matinees on December 24 through the courtesy of Blair Blair Santa Claus will make a return visit December 15 with treats for Free Immunization Date Is December 6 PLAY Belleville b a s ITe t a II which been cut to 21. a practice game Narka nigh Priday afternoon at- Belleville high The game will be played school and will give tbe teams a chance to try their skill in Coach Wright Tentative line Up for Belleville is Boelling and and There are still a few season tickets available for regularly scheduled Belleville Wright REMODEL BUILDING FRONT Remodeling of the building occupied by N. C. K. Electric Coop on the north side of the square was begun last Tuesday by P. H. Jorgensen and Frank owners of the The recessed dorway is being to the west end of the building according to S. W. and window display is being lowered to floor Work by contractor Lloyd Beecher will be completed by the end of the Milligan Beginning Grade School at Narka Site staked This Seek Additional Funds For Project and Equipment Charter 6. Site for the new school building for Narka Consolidated District No. 223 has ben staked during the past week and equipment is being moved to the location this by Busboom and who have been awarded a contract for the according to Wayne clerk of the consolidated The new which will replace the 46-year-old existing will be located north of the old It will face Bonds for were voted June 25 by the Narka consolidated district to erect the new Funds available for actual construction costs were the clerk points to about after architect's fees and other preparatory expenses had been met. The contractor's figure on ginal specifications for the building at the November 8 The board acted to eliminate a number of items from to bring the cost within the available from bond It is on that basis that Busboom and Rauh is proceeding with Seek Approval for More Bonds Another in bonds will be sought by the consolidated district if approval is obtained of the application being with the State School Fund A of application is published this The additional issue would provide to Mr. to restore items eliminated from original specifications and to purchase equipment for the new Major items eliminated to permit the project to proceed with available are listed by the clerk as change of interior wall finish from brick to cinder block elimination of asphalt tile wainscoting in halls and wood louvers on south Report Yields In Harvest of 1951 Com Crop Picking of Early Com Is Well Summaries of Area Indicate Moisture Delays Fields Are Too Some See Average near 20 Bushels 3 Youths From County Are Inducted Tuesday Three Republic county youths reported to Kansas Tuesday morning for induction into the Mrs. Glen selective service clerk reported this They are Louis Wayne Allen of Oliver William Simmons of and James Magee of Neb. DONKEY GAME IS BENEFIT A donkey basketball game at Munden between town town will be a benefit for the Munden Community Hall the committee announced this The December 1 which will be held in Munden Community will begin at 8:00 p.m. Races on mechanical donkeys and a trick donkey act between quarters will be additional TO COLLECT Young people of Friend's church will collect bundles of magazines and catalogs on December 6, J. W. Hickman announced this Rural people who wish their papers should bring them to Belleville Grocery and he PLEDGED AT STEPHENS Mtss Barbara daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. McClure of has been pledged to Phi Phi Phi social sorority at Stephens Mo. Informal pledging was conducted as a climax to a month of rushing ' Harley Long-time Dies Friday cal tile in on roof of sign clock new kitchen I 01 door between I i i i it i gymnasium and and vault j LoCal Rebekah The additional which the district seeks permission to propose would allow all of these items to be Mr. Graham Whether all equipment for the new building also could be included in that sum depends on insurance expense and other incidentals encountered during he Urges Proper Traps and Methods as Beaver Trapping Dates Approach Free immunization against small pox and diphtheria for Republic county originally scheduled for December 5, will be December 6, according to county Mrs. Art for children accompanied by a parent or with written permission to receive the will be given from 8 until 12 o'clock Thursday in offices just inside the east door of Republic County Readings will be made on December 20, Mrs. Beardsley The immunization program is sponsored by the state and county health APLEY SALE DECEMBER 3 Public sale of personal property of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman advertised on page 5C of today's is to be held December 3. The sale date is listed in error as December 2 in the Fred 82, Dies Here Sunday Fred well known Belleville died Sunday at Belleville Eighty-two years Mr. Collins first came to Belleville in 1903. He is survived by a Miss Nora Collins of the a E. V. Collins of and a number of Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon 4t 2 o'clock at First the Rev. John Gillesse Interment was in Church of Brethren 4U( and - - - 8lld9. itself notice ' Harley long time resident of died Friday at his home at age of 80. Retiring in 1924, Mr. Pierce had been a jeweler here since 1891. Other business interests included of the telephone company here and fuel oil He is survived by his Mrs. Daisy Pierce of the a Mrs. Ernest Walker of N. a George W. five and one George C. Pierce of Fla. Funeral services were held November 26, and interment was in Belleville The obituary on page 6. Junior Slated For Friday Next Week Junior class of Belleville high school will present Is A a three act as its annual class play Friday December 7, at 8 Principal parts in the play are taken by Betsey Carol Harry and Dennis Mrs. Cecil - and Miss Donna Beth Seals are sold Charter night for Explorer Scout post No. 56 of Belleville was observed Tuesday at the American Legion The local Explorer Scout post is sponsored by Belleville Kiwanis Tuesday evening's event opened with a supper for Explorer Scouts and Kiwanis club members and their The at which Dr. William F. presided as chairman of the local Explorer Scout included an address on Scouting by the Rev. John minister of Belleville Presbyterian address by Gerald Estes of Scout field executive for Coronado presentation of charter to Gail leader of post No. 56, by Scout Executive Estes at remarks by Ed Explorer acceptance of charter for Kiwanis club by Arnold Kiwanis In the group photograph above are charter members of the Explorer Scout post in Belleville and members of the Kiwanis post committee present Tuesday Left to front are John Dick Harold Roger Gail and Committee Chairman back Gerald M. B. E. J. Arnold Emerson Mack and Ed Post committeemen not present are Wes assistant Frank R. and Hilbert R. TROOP TO REORGANIZE Regular meeting Monday December 3, of Belleville Scout troop 56 will include reorganization of the troop with of patrol and final preparations for the approaching board of Scouts have been instructed to bring their 50-cent fee for the annual registration of membership to the Monday FIND DUPLICATES ON LIST With Christmas Seals being mailed this year on a county-wide basis for the first duplications have been discovered on distribution Mrs. E. A. campaign chairman for Republic County Tuberculosis reported this Despite efforts to check mailing Mrs. Purdy the committee has learned of several cases in which individuals received more than one envelope of No Corn yields are a major topic in Republic county these days as harvest of the 1951 cron Much progress has been made with picking of early while some of the crop planted later is reported still too for Heavy rains at intervals during the planting and growing and areas flooded in lowlands are affecting average yields in the Some producers believe this year's average will end up at about twenty bushels per Following are a series of individual yield reports obtained by Telescope staff correspondents from residents of their The Joe Cline had a 100-acre field of corn east of rented from Mrs. Harmon which averaged nearly 60 bushels per Alvin south of raised 650 bushels from nine Lloyd field averaged 50 bushels and Norman Sankey's 50-acre field averaged 35 West and north of Joe Les Nystrom and others had high average fields of Roy McEwen and Howard Mitchell east of Republic had large acreages with good J. M. dealer in seed believes the average for the Republic community may be 35 are directing the assisted by Mrs. E. C. Reserve seat tickets go on sale at 8 o'clock December 4, at Colwell Drug Supporting rolls are taken by Leo Patsy Edward Bob Francis Connie Ravena Harold Jacqueline Mary Lou and Yvonne Buster Kelley is stage MARK 25TH ANNIVERSARY Twenty-fifth anniversary o f Mrs. Earl McGinnis was elected vice grand of the Belleville lodge for the coming Munden and Agenda Rebekah lodges will visit on December 4. Trapping season in which opens December 1, will see many nimrods on and rivers selecting suitable locations for the limited number of traps that must be visited daily according to regulations on Kansas trapping Increased interest in fur-bearing animals is believed by Warren Scott to be a result of this year's open season on the first in several The art of snaring is in a class by points out the Belleville man has a study of that animal's adult beaver is an Scott may be caught a Jan old beaver is Efforts of aimed at maiming and it is less a Beaver is ately after it is uses its razor-sharp teeth cut tig 0m Mrs. Ben Tuma was elected noble grand of Rebekah lodge No. 76 dt a meeting Tuesday i Sanborn Lumber company in 20, at the I is being celebrated by the lumber and hardware firm here this A full page in this issue recalls that 25 years ago this month Sanborn's the interests of Foster Lumber company in The concern ndw operates five yards in Kansas and one in IS KNIFE & FORK SPEAKER Judge Brantley noted jurist and authority on the system of American free will be guest speaker at next dinner meeting of Knife and Fork club at the club building north of His subject will be Citizens and America's Place in the Escape in Collision ' - Two automobiles struck head-on in an accident southeast of drivers The two a 1951 Ford and a were listed as Involved in Dr. M. D. of driving the 1961. and Carl Elmer Johnson of Roadsides along 'the gravel road were being burned according to Undersheriff Howard smoke obscuring both and they net see each other until the was eastt McComas Bweet No. 4 with teeth in the an 8 or 10-foot chain fastened to the and a drowning stake driven in the stream bed a short distance out from the trap on The theory dives for deeper water it feels With the driven slightly down in deeper the becomes entangled with js considered ithe inost sensible way of the beaver's has beep a the the Indian continues glands are jR biSse their 4-: of inadequate without methods these valuable Scott -' and The legs in skinning other fur ^t is jww and the with lour through the schools this the chairman reminded those who have been in the habit of contributing to the campaign through the has been inadequate to avoid errors on this year's she adding that the committee expects by another to eliminate such Reports 134 Appear In Zone Music Event One hundred Republic county school children participated in the Munden zone music festival at Munden Community Hall Tuesday November 20, Mrs. Kelly Between three and four hundred persons Ten schools represented in the program were District No. 8, Mrs. Hazel No. 11, Miss Marilyn No. 15, Miss Esther No. 33, Mrs. Ella No. 54, Mrs. Joan No. 57, Mrs. Grace No. 115, Mrs. Esther No. 116, Miss Evelyn No 120, Mrs. Ruth No. 20, Mrs. Mrs. Juanita Horak and Glenn MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION the Governor of the State of Kansas has proclaimed the month of December as Guard Up and the National Guard of Kansas has served the the and of this community in time of National domestic John E. Mayor of the City of Belleville of Kansas endorse and support the Governor's action and urge all citizens of the City of Belleville to extend every assistance and aid to the National Guard unit in this its recruiting campaign during the period December 1 to December 31, 1951. JOHN E. SKELTON Mayor of Belle Crest your Call 97.-r-.ALdv. Now is the io your car conditioned Consult us Spangler fBy Tlie Narka Corn yields are reported varying widely in the Narka One local grain buyer reports the crop is averaging about 20 bushels per Reports from farmers in the Narka Bohman 22 acres which yielded 35 bushels per Billy 40-bushel yield on 55 Wesley on alfalfa per acre on 22 yield on 40 Laurn 30 bushels per acre on 85 The Norway Harvest of early com is well under way in the Norway on Page 6) Panel Talks Relations will be the topic of a panel and group discussion at Belleville high school music room next Tuesday December 4, under sponsorship of the UNESCO Public Affairs Senator Martin DeMark and former District Judge Charles A. both of will be members of the panel which alsd will include Prof. Herbert of the Institute of Citizenship at Kansas State The scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock Tuesday is for all residents of this area interested in national and international according to the announcement from intendent Thressa The same panel group presented this topic at a session in Concordia November 26. On December 6, the Republic county panel group including Mrs. Paul Mrs. C. B. Currence and Maccoby will present the Debate on at DIES AT WAYNE Mrs. Charles Campbell died November 21, at her home near She was 74 years and had lived near Wayne since 1894. Survivors include four Freda Abrahams of Overland Hazel Jones of Alice England of Helen Nelson of one Champ Campbell of three Mrs. Fred of Mrs. M. M. Tate of. Oklahoma and Fred Rowe of Services were November 24 at the Methodist church at the Rev. R. G. Hollen conducted the assisted by the Rev. E. A. Interment was in Wayne REPAIR BLAIR MARQUEE Repair work on the Blair theater marquee this past week will strengthen it for the coming icy Dewey theater manager told The Telescope Weather Report Official figures recorded by U. S. weather bureau Date November 21 November 23 November 33 November 34 November 3S at n titsh Low 68 36 as SI BB M 34 36 31 IB 35 34 M
