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Greatest Paid Circulation Kakisas Weeklies THE 6 St mSTORICAL SOC T0mA Kim MEMBER ADDrr BORKAU OP CIRCOLATIOMS A Consolidation of Fourteen Republic County Newspapers NEA NKWS FEATDBE SERVICB 18 Pases In Three Sections 1 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 19 BELLEVILLE, REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1954 PRICE: 10 CENTS Car Overturns South Of Courtland as Driver Avoids Oncoming Train All One-Car Mishaps One Person Is Still in Hospital Here Yesterday; Others Treated, Dismissed 3 of 4 Accidents High Schools Decliae Petitions This Week Occur Flag during Week On Tower Site On US81 Highway Scores of Cage Games Preceding Holiday Arc Reported to Yesterday Four vcliicki in Iti public county wric lo liaffic officials liiMc this No mishap occuri'cd in Un- county last Wednesday on Sal 'i' ilay was oi veil out the nation. (By The Ciniriliiud Corr.) Four persons wrrc I 'Xaniincd and treated at Hellrville hospital following; an aecidcnt Satui-day noon one mile south of ('mntland on a county road. I'llniei- Diciu' and three chiliii'en coniinn' home from rrhcai-sal for a Christmas program at the I.utliiran chui'ch near Kacldcy and the accident occurred ncai the Santa Fe railroad I 'ossine'. Dicke, the driving- a Bni(di, hcai'd train whistle blow when she was about a block from tin and braked the car.

lockinu the wheels and skiddintr on the gravel, ac- cordinti to the hijihway patrol report. The car rolh ovtr several times ami landed bottom side up on the opposite side of the load. The car was conipietely demolished. The three children, Marilyn, a si.xth uiader, Sandra, a fourth ami a first Krader, were in the seal. to a lepoi't from the family, Marilyn was unhurt.

Sandra was for a whih- fi'uni shock and her back was huit, Terry had a Hash on his head. Mrs. Dicke and remained in the hospital for x-rays. IVIrs. had some teeth knocked besides cuts and bruises.

Sandra was lalei' released and Mrs. DicKe was still a patient at hospital Wednesday Overturns on I'Ssl John J. lloKualt upset the loaded hay tiuck he was diivinn' tdnc' miles south of Belleville on IJS81 detouj- fnun tlie old to the ni'W Accoi-diiifi t(; the hiuhway patrol report, llo.uuatl was described as diivinu- too fast t(j make a corner and ujiset his truck, llis b'bn, followinn' in another ti'uck, helped in the llonu'att truck back on its wheels and the hay. was fined in of the j)eace court in Belleville Satuiday foi' nnminK the stop In an acciiU'iit Id miles north of Belleville on USHi highway at 8 p.m. Thuisday JIIKIU Wilbei- Ilines of Belleville was in.jurcd.

The I Dodge ))ickup drove sideswiped a bridft'e and was extensively dam- aKcd, aeeordiiiK to Sheriff Howard Lowell. Ilines said he was blinded by snow. Helk'ville tal reports his injuries as cuts on the head and rinht hand and chest bruises. He was rcdeased that eve- ninfr tieatnieiit. Alfredo of Salina is in Eeijublie county for 01) days as a result of a oiu'-cai- accident at the north end of the new US81 highway pavement north of C'on- cordia Saturday nin'ht.

charged with under the influence of intoxicants, stiuck the burracades at the of the pavement where the detOui' turns east. Council Votes 4 to 2 To Consider Relocation of New Water Storage Facility Six of the eight high schools in county )dayed basketball games this week before Christmas vacation. Narka and Scandia were idle anticipating games Jaiuiary 4. Republic high school won a game lost one, according to scores reported by Coach Pat O'llalloran. i'laying at Agenda Tuesday night.

Republic lost to to Agenda's first team, which is undefeated so far this season. Agenda maile 42 of their (i4 i)oints by free throws. I'owell of Agenda rode to glory as high i)(dnl man with points. scored 18 to lead Ki'public scoring. Republic second team defeated Agenda's f)!) to with Hicks of as high point man with 17 and Hurley of Re))ublic scoring 12 as high jiointer for Republic.

Republic defeated Cuba's team Kiiday night at Republic (iO l(j with Filinger of (luba scoring of C'uba's jioints. Habigei'with 18 and Loyal Scarlett with lii led tin' Republic scoring attack. Cuba's team was victoi-, scoring points to li'i. l.esovsky of Cuba was high wdlh points. Republic's R.

Jenson shot 10 to Republic's roster. Courtland high scluxd lost both games this week to Simpson on l''riday night and to Smith Center night, both games being pla.vcd away from home, reported .1. R. Courtland i)rin(dpal. The Simpson ('oyotes handed the 'lland school its first loss of the new season.

Scoi'e of the game l''riday night was 7 1, (durtland d'i. Simpscjn's Cary Hale scored 'O points. Rounds of Coui-tland was second-high with 1 Ti counters. Courtland's second team difeated Sim))son's -10 to lil 'i. I'laying at Smith Centei' Tuesday night, Couitland blue and gold lost the game in the fourth (luaiter 77 to (i8 after leading the fii'st thi'ce (iiui'ters.

of Smith Center was high point man with points and Dicke led Coint- land scoiing witli 10 pidnts. id' the 1) team game was Smith I 'cute ('ouitland Munden high s(diool was vicloi' over Cidia Tuesday night on Cuba's home court, (iO to I'u. Larry Bowers and Cemge Lesovsky each scored 20 points to tie for honors in iMunden se(jring, according to coach Marvin Michels. I''rank Filinger was sjiai'lving the Cuba team, shooting points, ('uba's second team defeated Munden 41 to 20. In the grade s( hool game between the two schools 'Tuesday night, Munden defeated Cuba r)7 to 20 with Roger Skala of Munden high point man with 20 points.

Munden was host to Concordia Catholic high scdiool last Friday night and handed them defeat, to in the first team game an'(l to 21 in second team competition, Munden's Lairy Bowers shot 28 points for high point ranking and Hisnette of Concordia made 13 pcdnts to lead theii- attack. Next games scheduled for Ke- jiublic county high schools are 4 when Nai'ka plays at Reynolds, and Republic plays at Scandia. On 7 Agenda plays at Mundi-n; visits Randall; Concordia Catholic comes to Narka; Re-iuihlic goes to tei-; and Burr Oak plays at Scandia. Oranting of annual beer and pool table licenses, reading of ten petitions, acting upon a request from a Belleville citizen, and granting building permits were business of Belleville city council at theii- meeting Monday evening. Annual cereal mall beverage licenses went to the V.F.W.

club, Virginia Francis for the Kiavmore Lunch and Service, Hugo Peters for Petei's Reei-eation Parlor, William P. Adams for Bill's Cafe, Margaret Bloyd for the Rock Island cafe, ('laude McConniel for Recreation Parlor, H. O. Bi-own for Bi'ownie's Tavern, and Clark, f(n- Joe's cafe. Permits were granted unanimously by the council on a motion made by Frank Munger and seconded by Kzra Stinson.

Annual pool hall table licenses were grantlied to Peters and McConniel for the rec- leation parlors on a motion -by Munger, seconded by Art Hanel. Kxtend Sewer on Street Ed Klyea calUii on the council in regard to extension of the sewer on Sixteenth street. After the council had given eonsidei'ation to bis i-eciuest, Munger made a motion that the sewer be extended on Sixteenth street east of as originally made out by the Black and Veach survey of lOld. Albert Weavi 'r seconded the motion and it carried. Ten Petitions Ten petitions wei'c presented by Kverett Ledbetter, petitioning the council to (hange the cdiosen location of the new watei' storage tower lo the south oi' central l)art of the city.

reading of the petitions, N'ernon Kalivoda made a motion that the i)etitions be consider(Hl. Hanel seconded it and the vote was as follows: Kalivoda Hanel, yes; Munger, Weaver, Kieffcr, Stinson, no. A building permit was granted to Stanley Sterba to erect a garage at 2110 Fourteenth Ktri A sign went to Bob Kongs to erect a sign at Kincteciith and streets. All members of the council were present and J. G.

Kieffer presided at the nu'cting until when Mayor R. L. Jenkinson arrived. Bills wei'c allowed and minutes were apiM -oved. Meeting adjourned at 0:20 Home Displays Brighten Fitial Days Preceding Christmas LESS WHEAT SEEDED Winter wheat seeded in the fall of 1954 is estimated at 10,700,000 acres in Kansas, a decline of 8 cent from that the preceding fall, aecoiding to the U.

S. and the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. This acreage is 24 per cent below the 10-vear (194352) average seedings of 14,202,000 acres. The estimated seeded acreage is for all purposs and includes a considei-ahle acreage that will be used only for pasture or as a cover crop as permitted inuler the wheat acreage allotment program. Teams Play Games Belleville high school fi'cshman basketball team tiaveled to Minneapolis last I'hursday and were defeated by the Miiuieapolis fiesh- 33 to 19.

Claude MeComiiel was high poitit man for Belleville with 7 counters. Team Concordia Belleville high's team j)layed 'host to Concordia team at the B.H.S. gymnasium Monday, ning, losing 43 to 31. Ross Freeman and DIrfltBii nneiistphi shared scoring honoi" for Belleville, making six points each, Spunnenburg reported. "GLOSING NOTICE" Th'e Republic county court house Will' be closed Friday afternoon Christmas eve, and 1 16 Are Consignors in Sheep Shipment A shipment of lambs pooled in Belleville Tuesday and loaded for yesterday's (Wednesday) market in Omaha included KiO head consigned by 16 producers in Republic county.

County Agidcultural Agent Arthur Jacobs reported yestei'day. Arrangements for the shipment were made by the Rejniblic County Sheep association, the lambs being assembled at North Central Kansas Free fairgrounds. Consignors in Tuesday's lamb shijnnent from the county included ICenneth Brzon, Belleville; J. W. rJowej's, Munden; Maudie Faye Hallack, Republic; Charley Palecek, Munden; Albert 'Werner, Deshlcr, Ed Kahle, Deshler, Milford Stafford, Courtland; Joe Hanzlick, Belleville; Babe Scandia; John Smith, Belleville; Willis Klaumann, Bev- Klaumann and William G.

Klaumann, Roy Blackburn, Belleville; Frank Lojka, Cuba; and Leonard Ryman, Agenda. I'LAYS IN VESPERS LoWallace Howe of Belleville was a member of the brass sextet that i)articipated in the annual Christmas Vespers program at Fort Hays State on December and 17. Howe is a freshman at Fort Hays State and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Howe of Belleville, Rebeltah-Odd Fellows monthly party at I.O.O.F.

hall Wednesday, December 29, 7:30 p.m. 50c gift Bring snndwiche and I Farm Bureau Buys Dittemore Building Permanent quarters for Republic County Farm Bureau association will be at 1323 Eighteenth street, on the north side of the sciuare in Belleville early in 1955 as the result of action taken by the board of diiectors at a special meeting December 11. A transaction was completed on that date for purchase of the Dittemore building, according to Chas. J. Skala, secretary-treasurer and office manager foi- the local Farm Bureau oi'ganization.

Renrodeling of the structure will ))recede occupancy by the Reiiublic County Farm Buicau, Mi'. Skala said this week. Plans for such work are riot complete, he pointed out, but alterations will be made to provide a meeting room in addition to quai'ters for association offices and Farm Bureau insurance representatives. It was indicated this week that the change in location from present quarters in the Barnard building on Seventeenth probably will not be made until about March 1. ACCIDENT VICTIMS TREATED Majoi'ity of accident injuries treated at Belleville hospital this week were the result of vehicle accidents, according to a report from Gene Ilorak of the hospital staff.

Oh December 16, Wilber Hines of Belleville, received a small on the forefinger of his right hand and on his head and complained of chest injuries following a one- car accident north of Belleville. The lacerations required no suturing and Hines was released after examination. Mrs. Elmer Dicke and three children, Marilyn, Sandra and Terry of Courtland, brought to tlie hospital Saturday afternoon following a one-car upset near Courtland. Marilyn was unhurt, Sandra was paralysed for a time from shock and her back was hurt and Terry had a head laceration.

Sandra remained in the hospital for x-rays and was reloased later and Mrs. Dicke, who lost some teeth and suffered cuts and bruises, was still a patient Wednesday morning (yesterday). The other accidental injury treated at the hospital was that of Theodore Lammers of Belleville Tuesday night. He suffered fore- jhead lacerations wjien h6 fell on some breaking his eye glasses. The lacerations required suturing.

ReatidnJible, dependable and prompt ambulance service. Tibbetts Bros, Phqna, School Holiday to Vary in County Vacation fi'om classes during the- Christmas and New Year's holidays will vary in duration for Republic county schools, information obtained by The Telescope indicates. Belleville city will dismiss classes in all three buildings at noon today (Thursday) a lO-day vacation wliich ends Sunday, January 2. School will be resumed here on Monday, January 3. Rui'al or common schools will continue classes until tomorrow (Friday), according to information at the office of (bounty Supei'inlendcnt Thressa Kelly.

Rural schools will dismiss day aftei'iioon for a vacation through one week, resuming" classes on January 3. High schools at Agenda, Republic and Scandia will begin the ('hristmas and N(w Year's vacation today (Thursday). Those at Couitland, Cuba, den and Narka will commence the holiday (I'riday). All classes will be resumed nn Monday following New Year's, which is January Final Letters To Santa Being Forwarded Today I''iiial Udteis to Santa Clans (o be forwarded by The Telescope this year apjiear on pjages SB and of today's issue. This week's mailing brings to a total of the number of such letters disnatcdu'd to Jolly Saint Nick through this newspaiier in recent weidis.

The 'Pidescoiie's custom of printing (jiaus Letters originated nearly two generations ago. In the years since, ime re- lests have been published with signatures of many persons who now have children writing their own to Santa. Tills year, as ill the past, many of the hd- ters are postmarked from cities throughout the United Slates where transi)lanted Republic coun- tians make their homes and cim- timie the custom of addressing ta letters to The T(descope. Today's letter columns iiudude all letters received in the mail over the counter by yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. STORES OPEN TONK.M'l' Belleville stores will be open tonight (Thursday) and an extra Cash dra-wing will be held at 8 o'clock, according to arrangements of the Chamber of Commerce retail committee.

The 'regular Thursday afternoon Cash drawing also will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at Christmas Brings Worship Climax, Two-daij Holidaq Daily Union Services For Men End Tomorrow, On Eve of Christmas Services Friday Night rcace, (iood Will Are Keynote in Celebrating Anniversary of Nativity- Holiday lighting around a of Belleville homes as Christmas approaches is supplemented by several displays of Yuletide decorations like those pictured here where both the religious and Santa motif nye featured, sharing the festive spirit with ueighbons and passersby. At the top is the elaborate display, of cut-out figures at the Roy Rist residence, 2603 0 street, which share the spotlight with a picture window framed in aluminum glittejr and lights, and, neon-illuminated greeting atop the roof. In the center is a handsome cutout of Santa and his reindeer who occupy a place of honor on the floodlighted lawn of the N. H. Stroup residence at 2619 0 street.

Below is the angel-and-candles cutout alongside an illuminated growing evergreen tree at the Leo Kesl residence, 1702 street. No contest for outdoor residential decorations is being held in Belleville this year. photos Christmas evc and Christmas day nligious observances tomorrow night and Saturday will climax the annual series of church services here anticipating celebration of the Savior's Birth. A double holiday over the week end is in store this year with December 2.5 occurring on Saturday. Union services for men, sponsored each morning this week by the Belleville Ministerial Alliance at the Presbyterian church, are being held from 6:45 until A brief sermon and carol singing are features of the daily services arranged in the growing effort to "put Christ back into Christmas," according to the Rev, K.

K. Cary, president of the alliance. Pastors of the various churches are presonting the morning messages. Final 'service wUl be hcdd tomorrow (Friday) morning. Traditional ccdebration of Christmas at Edward's Catholic church in Belleville will begin with Mass tomorrow night, following an organ prelude of ('hristmas music and carols sung by St.

lOdward's church choir. A procession of youngsters through tlu' darki 'ued church to "Silent Night" before the lighted crib will precede High Mass at Midnight to be sung by the Very Rev. Msgr. C. J.

Brown, pastor. Mass on Christinas day' will be at 10 o'clock. Christmas eve sei-vice will be held at St. James' Episcopal church in Belleville, beginning at 7:30 I'h'iday night. It will be a cotn- munion service.

BcJIeville Methodifits will hold a Christmas eve worship service l''iiday night in St. Jame.V church, beginning at the Rev. James Gray announced this Week. (Christmas day worship services wdll be held Saturday morning at 10 'clock at the American Lutheran church in Belleville. FORNEY POLICE SERtJivANT (d' Roseburg, formerly of B(dleville, is one of two members of Roseburg department whose photographs appeared in the Roseburg News- Review in connection with theii- as sergeants as the result of oral and written examinations.

The new sergeants fill vacancies created there during the past month by resignations, h'or- ney, who was a member of the Belleville police several years, joined the Roseburg pcdiee department in VJTi'A. Farmers' Union to Hear State Chairman CANCELLER HITS 80,000 Cancellations on the counter at Belleville postoffice had tallied 80,000 from December 10 up to yesterday afternoon, according to a check made by Postmaster Edwin figure exr ceeds by approximately 3,000 the number of mail cancellations handled during the same 12-day period year ago, he said, Com- parieon with Christmas Vnailiiig high maiks of other years indicates, however, that this year's dispatch may not quite establish new record, Snapp added, although piailihg wfAi continuing at an celerated pace yesteroay'. KIWANIS CLUB MEETS Tuesday night's dinner meeting of Belleville Kiwanis club adjourned early so that. members might'attend theninnual Christinas px'ograni at the high school Virgil -White, reported, At the meeting, plans "were discussed for initiation of iiew members and installation of officei's committee of Kiwanians who will attend to delivering Christmas basHets tft needy families in a custom club eval Bob. JCongs, Paul Fahrbach and Rosa G.

Swonson. DIES AT HUBfiELL FRIDAY Mrs. Anna Julie Miles, 61, died at her home in Hubbell, Friday. Funeral services were held at the Hubbell Methodist church Tuesday with the Rev. Prank Bartlesbn as conductor.

Burial was in Rose Creek cemetery at Mrs. Miles is survived by lier Gerald, of the two' sisters, Libby of Wisconsin and Mary Wasey of Virginia, and five brothers, Phil Zlab, Prank Zlab, Henry, Zlab, JTohn Zlab, Garnett Zlab, Hubbell. Belle Crest milk-r-Deliveved to yowhwiiie. Call 97.J-Adv. Fai'mers' Union in Republic county has scheiluled a public meeting for Monday nig-ht, December 27, at Albion sidiool- house at which Lud of Brewster, chaiiinan of the board of directors of Kansas Farmers' Union, will be guest speaker.

Monday night's meeting will begin at 7:30. Membership in the Republic County Farmers' Union now numbers more than 271 families. The Telescope was advised this week. Officers of the county organization include B. president; Ben Blecha, and Ernest Bleidia, secretary.

Most l-ecent meeting of the Farmers' Union was that held December (). Anu)ng resolutions adopted at that session was one urging early action by Kansas State Highway commission to designate as a. state highway the petitioned east-west route across the north area of Republic county, connecting K-14 in Jewell county with K-15 in Washington county and leading- through the Lovewell dam area, Republic, Munden, Narka and Mahaska. ro ASK PAVING BIDS Bids for grading and concrete paving on more than 10 miles of the new route of US81 south from Belleville will bo opened at the county clerk's office in Belleville on January 18, aecordinif to the notice to contractors received yesterday by The Telescope for publication next week. Bridges and earthwork on the new route was speeded by the favorable weather this fall.

Need another gift? See Barth Appliance Center Pre-lnventory sale on page TAKE RED CROSS GIFTS Mrs. Alvin Weyh and Mrs. Art Hanel took several boxes of Christmas gifts to the Fort Riley hospital last Thursday when they attended a meeting of the Fort Riley Council, American Red Cross. 'The gift boxes were donated Belleville Business and Professional Women's club, J. C.

Penney company employees. Liberty home demonstration unit, the Courtland branch of the American Red Cross, the American Legion Auxiliary and Belleville grade school and junior high. The schools gave boxes of oranges and apples and other gifts included bingo prizes, nuts and candy, and games. Requests for Data On Needy Families Infornuition concerning local families eligible for Christmas adoption has been made available through Republic County Welfare office in recent weeks in the same manner as at Thanksgiving time, Mrs. C.

N. Henson, welfare director, Staled yesterday. Both individuals and have retiuested data, she suggested, in prepai'ing Christmas baskets and other gifts for those families whose financial circunnstanceK deny the extras taken for granted in most homes at this time of year. Mrs. Henson expressed confidence that, as the result of such in- (luirius through her office, all needy families in this locality will be remembered on Christmas day this year.

TREAsiTRERS OFFICE BUSY With deadline for paying 1954 general taxes Monday came a do- luge of business for the Republic eimnty treasurer's office. P'lom 283 persons, who hurried to avoid the fine assessment for late payment of taxes, came $26,807,53 in one day, according to figures compiled by Mrs. Maude Anderson, treasurer. Weather Report Following are the daily weather figures: Date Deceiubur 16 December 17 Deccmbfi- 18 December 10 December 20 December 31 Deceipber 'i2 Chkr. liDW Free.

41 20 Cloudy 41 23 .03 Cloudy 40 25 Pt.CIdy. 40 25 Clear 24 Clear 53 23 Clear 6i 28 Cle Ambulance immediate ambulance service, phone 18. Oxygen equipped. ner-Dait Funeral.