The Malvern Leader from Malvern, Iowa • Page 1

OF HISTORY "DIES KOINES, io, iA. THIS WEEK IN COUNTY larger signs now give mo- fists warnings as approach the junction of ghways 41 and 34. The sign? promised by District Engi- Givens recently as a result effort of local citizens to fm- ove safety conditions, at the action. iry stock brought a good i Dec. 19, reports John Waller, ien he and' Perry Cloyd sold ne 24 head at an auction in Red ik.

They averaged $219. hristmas lighting is getting than usual attention this as noted in a news story in a ivious issue of The Leader. Up Malvern's new Grandview Claude Wilson reports liter- thousands of visitors who have by to see the coordinated borhood lighting plan of ich his home is the center. This prehaps the most spectacular tting of this area. Charles Wilson should go lit for heading as chairman the Commercial club commit- on Christmas lights.

The corn- earned much commenda- by its good work. Gouriiy's Home Xjewspdper Since VOL.88. Entered In the Post Office at Mai vern, Iowa, as Second Class mall matter under Act.of Congress of March 3, 1879 MALVERN, MILLS COUNTY, IOWA, 1962 NO. 29. MOIST WARM At least a slightly white Christmas seems to be in the offing as a couple of light snows this week gave Mills county's weather a moist boost.

Snows fell Thufsday and Friday, softened by a drizzling rain Saturday, but temperatures were staying a bit too high for lasting snow. The record: High Low Monday 62 26 Tuesday 61 39 Wednesday 49 31 Thursday 45 26 Friday 37 33 iTo iittee in ule Party Hillsdale it-Wednesday night some 108 par- its, relatives and friends gather- at the Hillsdale rural school the annual Christmas program presented by the pupils and their poacher, Miss Feme Alberts'. As one entered the room it inspiring to see all th decorations made by "the children- and the teacher. The program was a fine one, con- listing of recitations, plays and music. Richard Goy of Malvern, accompanied by Mrs.

Austin Bass, favored the group with two Christmas solos. After the program the children their exchange. Miss Feme was showered many lovely presents from her students. The evening was highlighted with a visit from Santa who gave a sack of candy to young and old. The rest of the time was spent visiting.

Two Firms Entertain Employes at Annual Dinner Malvern's two largest industries entertained their employes at pre- Christmas dinners Friday noon occasions which have become annual affairs at these plants. At Continent Egg Harry Katz, company vice president, and Mrs. Katz, were hosts to some 60 local employes, plus a half dozen more from Omaha, at a turkey and ham dinner, plus the traditional trimmings. They enjoyed the banquet in the company dining room, With their hosts providing a delicious menu. The tables were gaily decorated with Christmas Continent employes had their annual gift exchange during the Goodfellows Ready to Help Needy Some 57 children and a number of families had their Christmas brightened this year by Malvern Good fellows as gift packages of clothing, toys, etc.

were distributed as a result of the liberal support given the annual yuletide venture. Chas. D. Costello reported that more than $175 in cash had been contributed for the Goodfellow work plus some, very much appreciated direct help. Of special note was the work of Malvern FHA girls who brought three boxes of gifts, toys, clothing, all wrapped and tagged for size and whether for a boy or girl.

Costello gave thanks, too, to Mr. and Mrs. Truman Hardy and Mrs. Ora Campbell for special help with the project; and to Archie Scott and Mrs. Ken Evans for toys.

He listed additional donations this week as follows: $5 each from W. R. Byington, W. E. Kerns, J.

F. Wearin, Truman Hardy and three anonymous donors. Henningsen, inc. Manager Darrell Waisner was host to a similar dinner with' their 20 employes sharing the courtesy. Mrs.

Beverly Tasto and Mrs. Jean assisted in the food preparation and serving for the occasion. Both occasions have proved to be a highly popular event for the workers at the two plants. THEFT REPORTED AT STANLEY QUARRY A total of $25 was taken from the till at the Stanley Quarry Dec. 13 when thieves broke into the office there, reports Sheriff Ed Barkus.

ASCS OFFICE TO BE CLOSED MONDAY The Mills county ASCS office at Malvern will be closed all day Monday, Dec. 24, reports Margaret M. Bower, office manager. Courthouse Plans Saturday Closing Effective Jan. 5, the Mills county court house will be closed on Saturdays.

This was decided at a meeting Tuesday of county officers. The closing on Saturdays will give county office workers a 40-hour week. Office hours will remain at 8 a. m. to 12 noon, and 1 to 5 p.

Monday through Friday. Saturday closing is now observed by the Pottawattamie and Montgomery conuty court houses. Fremont county will join the Saturday closing plan, also on Jan. 5. 19 New Donors at Last Visit of Bloodmobile Here Nineteen new donors to the Red Cross blood program were reported for the recent visit of the bloodmobile to Malvern, it was announced by Mrs.

Ken Evans, chairman. They are: Dean Maddocks, Glenwood; Ward Hunt, Lyle Stewart, Don Fieselman, Mrs. Marlene Ryun, Dennis Allensworth, Vernon Arndt, Mrs. Doris Wray, Bernard Kobinson, Mervin Fletcher, Vernon Robinson, Thomas Fritz, Gordon Scott, Darrell Waisner, Malvern; Robert and Bruce Schoening, Silver City; Miss Mary Jo Robbins, Lee Robbins; Mrs. Mary Robbins, Hastings.

The gallonage clubs now boast five members. Numbered in these are the following: One Gallon club, Josephine Courtier, Hastings, and Leonard Fletcher; Two Gallon club, Ray Reed and Ed Edie; Three Gallon club, Robert Campbell. Caring for the canteen during the bloodmobile's visit here were the members of the Hastings Federated Women's club. in Mills Co. How will your taxes be next year? Tax levies for 1962 (to be paid in '63) will vary, from a low of 23.120 mills, in Wright's No.

2 rural school district in Lyons township, to a high of 100.430 in Wai-, nut Grove rural school district also in Lyons. The Mills county tax lexy table, compiled by County Auditor Glenn Johnson, will be found on another page in this issue. It shows levies of all towns, townships and rural school districts. Aside from Lyons township, most districts show only a few mills difference. Towns, too, are fairly close together, running from 62.098 for Henderson to 86.280 for Silver Gfty.

Turn to the tax table and check your tax district's levy. Who remembers in this jet-age: today the joys of a bobsled ride out to grandmother's for Christmas dinner? One who does is Artist Felix Summers whose annual Christmas drawing for The Leader, above, depicts in effective fashion an early-day memory of such an dccasion. His drawing, as many will recognize, is of the old Harvey Summers farmstead, a charming house on an eminence overlooking the lovely Nishnabotna valley. The home is now occupied by Miss Eulalie Larison, a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Sujnmers. It in 1861, one of the finest homes of the valley at the time, triaVcontimiedxfor three generations. The framework if of native walnut, and the interior woodwork, of the Carved on the premises. The architectural style of the house and its careful detail are distinctive. For Mr.

Summers, the artist, as for many of our readers, the fine home and scene typifies a cherished Chistmas memory. Firms Report Excellent Business Christmas business has been good in Malvern, most stores are reporting and a number of merchants believe that if Monday is as good as most previous last days before Christmas, new volume records may result. Shopping crowds have been good through the week as well as on Saturday. This Saturday, in spite of messy weather, is proving exceptionally good, with additional crowds drawn by the annual Christmas party for kids, staged by the Malvern Commercial club. Postmaster Tom Gidley reported no record in business there, but said that it was spread out more than usual.

Early business especially was good. He listed sales of some 30,000 3c stamps, and 20,000 4c stamps, in addition to 5,000 of the special Christmas 4c stamps. Bulk volume, reached its peak Monday and generally was handled with less effort than usual, partly because parcel post shipments, etc. were spread out over a longer period of time. A very good crowd was here for with amounts going as- follows: Janice Leu, $30; Mrs.

Leo Garrison, $20; Mrs. Verlin Hardy, $10; C. Rich, $5. The name of Ester Shore had also been called for a $10 gift but she was not present to claim it. Two Top-Rated Pictures Billed at Empress for Holiday Week End Keith Glandon went to Sigourney to spend a week with his 14 4-H Clubs to be Here for Food Study Dec.

27 Excellent Prices at F. Chamberlain Sale Monday Good bidding and excellent prices were reported by Frank Chamberlain for his closing out auction sale Monday. He sold 23 head of mature Angus cows which averaged $250, one group of the lot bringing $265. Twenty-three head of steer and heifer calves averaged $150. Machinery, hay, etc.

also brought good prices, reported Mr. Chamberlain who was well pleased by the sale. The sale had been advertised in The Leader and F. E. Bloomer was auctioneer.

Pleasant Christmas fare for movie Iqvers will be served up this coming week by the Empress Theater, reports Dell Sayles, the manager. On hand for two shows Christmas day will be the renowned "Flower Drum Song," the Rodgers and Hammerste.in musical which has been a continuous hit since its release. It features Nancy Kwan in the lead role, that of a night club entertainer; James Shigeta as Wang Tu and Miyoshi Umeki as Mei Li. Music and dancing are the keynotes of "Flower Drum Song" and this is enhanced by magnificent photography and intriguing costumes. CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM AT ST.

JOHN'S "Come, Let Us Worship," is the theme for the children's services which will be given at St. John's Lutheran church on Chritmas eve. It will start at 7 p. m. The program includes several presentations by the choir, three numbers by the speech choir, a cradle scene by small children with recitation and song, the annunciation and litany.

Distribution of gifts will follow the program. "Flower Drum Song" will also be shown Sunday, Dec. 30. For Christmas day this will be shown at 2 p. m.

and 7 p. m. For Dec. 28 and 29 the Empress has another Walt Disney picture, "Big Red," a story of an Irish setter with beautiful photography and a heart-warming plot NEWS OF THE COUNTY SEAT Adult Farmer Meeting Jan. 3 The first Adult Farmer meeting in the new year will be held on Jan.

3, at 7:30 p. m. in the Malvern Vocational Agriculture building. A representative from Dynion Water Systems, Inc. will speak on the topic of nitrates in water and how they will affect humans and livestock.

There will also be time allowed to answer any questions. Members of 14 4-H girls clubs and their leaders will be learning more about food preparation and nutrition on Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Malvern Community, building, 'The workshop under the direction of Wilma Schultz, county extension home economist, convenes at 9:30 a. m. Assisting in the presentation Iwill be representatives from the I Loyal Lassies, Centerettes, Silver I Cloud jrs.

and the Jolly Juniors 1 4-H clubs along with the cojunty lofficers, Rosalie Wright, Judy Ip imussen, Myrna McMUlen, Carol Hall and Peggy Hunt. Each club will display a different food representative of a foreign country. Other exhibits will include "science whys" and table settings. Fruit, vegetable and milk snacks will be demonstrated by Miss Schultz. After a sack lunch at noon the girls will learn some new folk dances under the direction of Jim Glenn, county exten- don assistant.

This ia the third annual countywide meeting for workshops per- 'taurtnrto the current project. Another is scheduled for June Driver Fined 10 After Crash Some mystery attended a one- car accident north of Malvern Wednesday when a school bus driver noted that it had crashed and was all but concealed under bridge near the Dale Alexander farin. Later the driver, Gary L. Panzer, 20, Omaha, reported to the sheriff's office. The car, a '55 Ford, was badly damaged and Panzer sustained lacerations, going to the hospital for treatment.

After the report he was fined $10 and costs by Justice of the Carl Remley Glenwood foiTfailwre to have his car under control. Paul Hixon to Mt. Ayr as Ringgold County Engineer Paul Hixon, formerly of Malvern, has accepted the position of county engineer for Ringgold county, according to an announcement this week. He will take over his new duties Jan. 2 at Mt.

Ayr. Except for two years in military service, Hixon has served as an assistant in the Mills county engineer's office since 1950. The Hixon family resides in Glenwood. It is probable they will move to Mt. Ayr in February.

Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Waisner and family left Friday to spend Christinas with relatives and friends at Warsaw, Mo. Two are Spending Their Christmas in County Jail Christmas is a time to spend with families but two unfortunate men will celebrate the ancient festival in Mills county jail. Dec.

13 Roy Austin Patterson, 20, Glen wood, lost control of his car while driving through Pacific Junction and crashed into the shrine by the former Catholic church. He was charged with failure to have the car under control and fined $100 and costs, or 30 days in jail, by Justice of the Peace Carl Remley. On Dec. 21 Ivan Crawford of Hastings was convicted of larceny for taking corn from a bin on the Arno Miller farm south of Hastings and given the same sentence by Mr. Remley.

Both chose to take the jail sentence and were serving time. Four others were released from jail just before Christmas including three transients who were arrested for intoxication in Glenwood; and Stanley Windom of Mal- yern, who was sentenced to six days for the same offense by Justice of the Peace John Hall. A school for town fieldmen in the county assessing to get under way Jan. 2 was held Thursday by County Assessor Harry Markel. A school for township fieldemn is planned Dec.

27. Several applications for licenses to wed have been made at the office of Clerk of Courts I. L. Donner, but none had been issued when The Leader checked Friday morning. Mills countians continued to license new cars: Chevrolets by Clarence Peeler, Tabor; Everett Knop and Charles A.

Cheney, Malvern; Edwin Barkus, John E. Beach and Carl Hurst (truck), Glenwood. Fords by Kenneth N. Carlson, Silver City; Marion DeBolt, Emerson and Shirley C. Lincoln, Pac.

Jet. Rambler, by Delia Kaufman, Malvern. Plymouth by Carl Fulton, Malvern. Pontiacs by Emeil Roenfeldt and John Connor, Glenwood. Mr.

and Mrs. Gail Cronkhite departed Friday afternoon for Key West, for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. Dan Hall and family. They will return after the holidays.

Santa Paid Annual Visit to S. C. Sat. Santa Glaus paid an early visit to Silver City Saturday at 2 p. with treats for the children, and was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

He arrived in the community fire truck so as to save his reindeer for Christmas eve. As he approached the business section he saw the street light poles adorned with lighted likenesses of himself with strings of multi-colored lights strung across the street and a large lighted tree on the west side. When he visits the homes on Christmas eve he'll find beautifully decorated trees on the inside and some well lighted trees and other attractive decorations on the outside. We're sure Santa will want to thank the Commercial club and the residents for the efforts expended in anticipation of his arrival on Christmas eve. Next Issue to be Printed Saturday for Monday Delivery Because of the Christmas holiday coming Tuesday, and the necessity of printing two other newspapers in the middle of the week, the next issue of The Leader will be printed Saturday, Dec.

29, for delivery in Mills county homes Sunday and Monday. This will carry news of Christmas events, visits, guests, trips, etc. and readers are urged to phone news of such that they may have directly to the office or to our various community news correspondents. After the New Year's Day holiday The Leader will be back on schedule with the Jan. 10 issue coming on that day.

The Leader has had much comment about the changes in the times of printing for this holiday season and will welcome comment from readers as to their reaction to the changes. The Leader office will be closed Mondays, Dec. 24 and 31..