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Vol. 67 No. 10 Return Postage Guaranteed YOUR HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER Boyden, Iowa, Thursday, October 8, 1959 Commerce Commission Must Reply To Railroad Request To Abandon By December 24 Iowa Commerce Counsel Waldo Wheeler provided the main interest in the railroad hearing Friday at Spencer when he entered an exhibit which he said was an "adjustment" of figures entered as evidence of operating loss by the Milwaukee railroad. Wheeler claimed excess out-of-pocket expenses and payroll taxes over revenue was only and not 5134,981 as claimed by the railroad. Examiner William J.

Gibbons conducted the hearing Friday for the Interstate Commission on a proposal by the Milwaukee railroad to discontinue passenger trains No. 11 and No. 22 between Canton, South Dakota and Madison, Wisconsin. At the hearing Wheeler offered a sheet of figures which he said showed revenues from storage mail and car sorted mail figured for the Chicago to Madison and Madison to Chicago run. These revenues, Wheeler said, should be credited to the run from Madison to Canton because they represented mail hauled to or from that area.

Wheeler further said that the remaining of loss would probably be offset if the railway express revenues were divided the same way. He stated the figures used were based on the month of May business as shown by the railroad report, and expanded to portray a full 12 months. Wheeler said the' adjustment would show the value of the Canton to Ma' dison run as a feeder for the Madison to Chicago run. He admitted in cross examination that he was not an accountant and that the figures used might not make a completely accurate representation. Before the commerce counsel took the stand, 14 witnesses had appeared in the afternoon session.

The afternoon, session began with testimony by William R. Hanusa of Minneapolis, and Donald P. Haddock of Brentwood, Mo. Called as witness by the railroad, both are postal employees, in charge of transporting, planning and procuring for midwest postal districts, Each said part of his postal jurisdiction was in the area served by the Milwaukee trains in question. Both said if the train was removed the postoffice would provide District Republican Women To Meet Monday, October 12 Republican and their friends are reminded of the district meeting being held Monday, October 12, at Storm Lake in the Methodist church.

Mrs. M. M. Wood of Paullina, district president, will officiate, and reports -will be given by all counties An interesting and informative, as well as entertaining program, has been planned. The meeting opens at 9 a.m.

and ends at 3 p.m. Six Area Churches Will Hold Missionary Conference The Reformed Churches Boyden, Doon, -Hull American, Hull First, Middleburg, and Rock Valley are again participating in their Annual Missionary Conference which begins Sunday, October 18, and closes Wednesday, October 21. The guest' speakers will be the Rev. Albert Van Dyk of Pomona, Cal ifornia, who is the Synod of Iowa Missionary to the West Coast; Miss Arlene Schuiteman, Missionary from Africa; Miss Ida Hollinger, teacher at the Southern Normal School of Brewton, Alabama; Dr. Maurice Heu sinkveld, Missionary from Arabia; the Rev.

Cornie A. De Bruin, Mission ary from India; and Dr. Bastian Kruit hof of Hope College of Holland, Michigan. The speakers will rotate through speaking a vices and in the Sunday School on Sunday, as well as at the meetings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. An offering will be received a each of the meetings during the conference.

Everyone is cordially invited to hear these speakers. Boyden Commercial Club Meeting Monday October 12 The monthly Boyden Commercial Club dinner meeting will be held at the Legion Hall Monday, October 12 i at 12 o'clock noon. I Following the dinner a short busi-' ness meeting will be held, with a dis OOCial Security Umoe cussion on the subject, "industrial Move From Present Location Development and Its Possibility i the Boyden Community. All will be able to take" part in the discussion, and material will be handed to each one atending. A large attendance is expected at VHddleburg Church and Parsonage Will Be Sold An advertisement appeared in last week'sissus about the sale of the Mid dlebiirg Christian Reformed Church rmiiding, parsonage and furnishings froni the church and parsonage.

The sale will be held Friday, October 9, on the premises. entire proceeds of the sale will be distributed for Kingdom caus es. The Middleburg congregation has been disbanded, with members transferring their membership to various nearby churches. Safe-Crackers Get Good Haul At Boyden Thursday Night The district office of the Social Administration, Sioux City, Iowa will move from their present location, Room 5, Post Office Building to a new location, 340 Commerce Mr. Jake Elbers left Wednesday for a tour of the factories making Coop Tirps and Batteries at St.

Paul and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Will Find Public Beaction About Swimming Pool American Legion Auxiliary, at a jecent meeting, accepted the challenge of a Hull Business and Professional Men's Club committee to canvass the vicinity, door to door, to feel' out the 'community's desire concerning a swimming pool at Hull. Accordingly, plans are to pass out questionaire blanks at the Auxiliary's meeting tonight (October 15) to the Junior Auxiliary Met At Boyden Saturday, Oct. 3rd The Boyden Junior American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 272, met Saturday afternoon at the Legion Hall, with their leaders, 10 junior members and one visitor present. were enjoyed, followed by a hike.

A business meeting was held, after which the group all enjoyed a hamburger fry. Brenda Phelps received the door prize. this meeting so that a large number Buildjng sioux ci ty Iowa Jo hn R. may acquaint themselves concerning Goldm district office manager, Industrial Development. Showing of 1960 Ford Scheduled Here Thursday People of- Hull and vicinity will get a chance to see the new 1960 Ford on Thursday, October.

8 (today). Ford Sales of Hull has planned a big day and free coffee and do-nuts will be served Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m., according to Harold Bolks and Garrett Hospers, partners. Read the advertisement in this newspaper. said today. The exact date of the move cannot be announced at this time, however, the move will be made as soon as the space can be made ready for occupancy.

Money Was Not Claimed at Boyden Drawing Saturday The name of Jesmine Roos was called at the 525.00 drawing at Boyden last Saturday evening, but she was not present to claim her money. This leaves two drawings for Saturday, October 10, at 8:30 p.m. an adequate substitute means of trans portation. Newspaper Publishers a i tr Woods of Sheldon and Harold Graf- Christmas Packages For ton of Primghar testified. Both said the train presently serves them in the delivery of Uieir newspapers in the Abroad Should Be Mailed members, who will make the drive to getftiie answers in the near future.

'The questions to be put to the public only 8, five of which can be answered "yes" or "no" the o- thef'three can be answered with a little thought on the part of the person, questioned. There is no obligation on the par of those questioned as this -is a form of "straw vote" to get the opinion of the populace; 'However, there, will be a place to sife is the form of the ques- 'tionnau'g. which will be used in the door-to-door canvass. Think about it, Mission Conference of Girls' League Union Will Be Held Boyden-Hull PTA Meeting Postponed to October 27th I The October meeting of the Boy-! den-Hull P. T.

A. will be held on Tuesday evening, October 27th, instead of next Tuesday as originally scheduled. The change was made on account of conflicting school events. Mrs. Hassebroek, public health nurse of Sioux County will be present to give a talk and explain the tuberculosis tests to be given some of the pupils.

will also be an election of officers at this meeting. Our attendance was excellent at our first P. T. A. meeting, let's try and keep it up all year.

Publicity Chairman Election Papers Filed Last Thursday night, some time between midnight and about 4:30 in the morning Friday, -a. safe-cracker or safe-crackers visited Boyden and sue ceeded in opening one safe and badly damaging another, before apparently being scared away, or giving up because of the late hour. The first job was done at the Co- Op Oil Station where the thugs forced a back door and then went to work in the privacy of the manager's office. They proceeded to knock off the dial and handle of the safe and then peeled off the front steel panel until they could release the locking bars. They took all the cash and some checks and left the balance of the papers in the safe in a jumble on the floor.

They also took a number of wrist watches which had been used as premiums for purchases. Manager Diekevers estimates the loss at about 1650. The thugs then went across Main street and forced the back door on Peter's Gateway Store and went to work on the safe there. They had the dial and handle off the safe and part of the front steel panel peeled down when they gave up the job. Taken was an unaccounted amount of cigarettes and a small "petty 1 box with its contents.

Mr. Vis's loss, including replacing of the same door, amounted to some $150. The jobs were the work of professionals, and workers in Peter's Store identified pictures furnished by Sheriff Dykstra's office as those of two men who had been in the store recently, "just looking around." The robbers seemed to have plenty of time to get the jobs done, and the lack of a night watchman on duty that night apparently aided them in their work. 'NO FILED PAPERS FOP IN ELECTION At the close of the time for filing nomination papers for candidacy in Hull Business and Professional Men's Club to Meet Monday The Girls' League Union of North- surrounding area. Superintendent of Schools R.

O. Borreson attended, representing the Sheldon Chamber of Commerce. Spencer morticians Milton Warner and John Hayes testified to the number of times bodies were shipped by railway express; Winton Medlar, I. J. Dvergsten, Roger Poole and Robert Carpenter testified to using passenger and express and mail service.

In almost every case, the railroad attorneys, R. K. Merrill of Chicago and John N. Hughes of Des Moines, pointed out that other railroads or forms of transportation were available to take up the slack if the Milwaukee abandons No. 11 and No.

22. Earlier Friday, Spirit Lake business man Harry Stoller set the pace for the hearing by saying he shipped hun drcds of thousands of pounds of express, and frequently had used the passenger service. In recent years, however, Stoller said, the railroad had dropped diner and pullman service, and operated on a less desire- able schedule. If the service were improved, Stoller said, he would use the passenger service again. The commerce commission must give a reply to the railroad request for permission to abandon by December 24.

The long sea transit frequently in- west Iowa will have their Annual volved in the transmission of parcels by surface means, and customs inspection and other formalities that parcels may be subjected to in the countries of destination, require that mailings be made as early as practicable to assure delivery by Christmas Day. Surface parcels mailed not later than the dates shown below will normally reach their destination before Christmas. South and Central America Nov. 10 Africa Nov. 1 Europe Nov.

10 Near East Nov. 1 Far East Oct. 15 Air service is available to practically all countries the world. It is suggested that airmail packages be mailed during the early part of December in order to reach the addressees before Christmas. Sheridan Livestock Growers 4-H Club Meeting Sept.

29th Fall Mission Conference Monday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rock Val- in and when a lady calls, please he i the Town Election, the Town of Boy- ready to answer the questions. den found itself without a candidate for Mayor. Five persons filed Nomination Papers for the five council posts. They are: Tenus Engelsman, William Humme, John De Jong, Leroy Van Mee- teren and Raymond Smit.

The ballot for the Boyden Town Election to be held November 3, 1959, will therefore have no printed candidate for Mayor and a mayor will have to be elected by the "write-in" method. This questionable is being circulated throughout our community to determine whether or not the majority of our people favor an attempt to raise approximately $45,000 by popular subscription for the purpose building a Swimming Pool. 1. Do you think that a pool would be an asset to our community? 2. How many persons in your immediate! family would use a swim- Icy Reformed church.

The young men are urged to attend to make this an All-Youth meeting. Speakers will be Mrs. C. A. De Bruin, Missionary to India, and Rev.

Lambert Ponstein, Professor of Bible at Hope College. Young people from several churches will take part and assist the host Rock Valley Girls' LeagUG in the Conference. HuSl Legion Auxiliary Will Meet Thursday, October 8 -o-Fall Mission Conference of Women's Union, West Sioux The fall Mission Conference of the Women's Classical Union of West Sioux will be held on Tuesday, October 13, at the First Reformed Church of Hull, with the American Reformed Church of Hull as host church. The business meeting for the voting delegates will be held at 9:00 a.m. All other ladies are asked to be present at 9:25 when the regular morning session will begin.

Rev. Lambert Ponstein will be the educational speaker in the morning. Afternoon session will begin at 1:25 and the main speaker will be Mrs. Cornie DC Briun of India. All the women arc cordially invited and urged to attend this conference.

The American Legion Auxiliary Wegman Koele No. 380 will hold ils regular meeting Thursday, October at 8:00 p.m. in the Legion Room. 3. Would you be willing to assist in the solicitation for a swimming pool? 4.

If a pool were built should the operation of same be turned over to the city? Who should be responsible for its operation? 5. Do you feel that the Red Cross swimming program such as has been carried on here for the past few years, (this year over 200 participants) is beneficial to the young people of our community? ----G. Do you think that solicitation should be started at once? (if not iv hen). 7. Would you contribute to this pro jcct? 8.

Remarks: The 'regular monthly meeting of the Hull Business and Professional Men's Club will be held Monday, October 12th, at 8:00 p.m., in the Legion Room of the Community Memorial Building. At this meeting a drawing for positions of Booth Space for the Farm and Home Show will be held. Hull's Second Annual Farm and Home Show will be held November 19 and 20, and many preliminary details are already ironed out. A large turn-out of business and professional men is expected at this meeting. (Please give reasons why you are or are not in favor of proposed pool).

Will Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary October 14th The meeting of the Sheridan Livestock Growers 4-H Club was held September 29. The meeting came to order with 12 members present. We elected new officers Ronald Moret, president; Bert Van Batavia, vice president; Richard secretary; Donald Oostenink, reporter. A delicious lunch was served by David and Bradley Ver Meers' mother. Don Oostenink, reporter Dr.

Griesy of Rock Valley Will Move to Rock Rapids Carl V. Griesy, M. will be leaving Rock Valley for Rock Rapids, it was learned last week. Dr. Griesy will leave for Rock Rapids "sometime after November 15." He has practiced in Rock Valley for about two years.

One of the reasons for his leaving, Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Bell of Hull, outside of the greater opportunity in will celebrate their Golden Wedding the larger city, is the mileage and Anniversary on Wednesday, October TOWN ELECTION AT HULL I I VOTERS FINE CHOICE Before the closing time to file nomination papers for the various town offices in- Hull had closed, a very lengthy list of candidates' petitions were filed. For Mayor: Mr.

Willis H. Meylink will oppose incumbent Mr. Charles G. Sawyer, both filing for the office. For Councilmen: For the five Councilman posts, ten candidates have filed.

They are: L. C. Van Batavia, incumbent; E. C. Reimann, incumbent; Fred Van Schepen, incumbent; Lambert Kooiker, incumbent; W.

J. Oostenink; Arnold Vander Spoel; Louis Van Roekel, incumbent; H. P. Bolks; B. J.

Meylink, and Warren Schar. i For Treasurer: Mr. John B. Mayer's papers were filed for the office of TreasueiT. For Park Commissioner: There was also one name filed for Park Commissioner that of Mr.

Henry F. Van Engen. As a result of the filing, voters in Hull will have a nice line-up of candidates from which to choose officers of the town for the next two years. i Capel Propellers 4-H News loss of time to and from the hospitals, he said. Rock Valley Bee 14.

Open House will be held in the Church Parlors of the First Reformed The Capel Propellors 4-H Club boys met recently at the Center school for their September meeting with two leaders and nine members present. Business was transacted, after which election of officers was held, which was a follows: President, Duane Schafcr; Vice president, Larry Rol; Secretary-Treasurer, Lester Hai man; Reporter Bob Langstraat. At the close of the evening lunch Church of Hull from 2 to 5 that after was served by Norman Vander Wicdc noon. Our next meeting will be held Mon Mr. and Mrs.

Bell are long-time day, October 12 at 8:00 p.m. at the residents of Hull and have many Adrian Diekevers farm home. Al many friends who will extend i members arc asked to be present, congratulations. Reporter, Jim Vi Farm Bureau May Offer A New Dairy Program A new dairy support program calling for a gradual tightening of sanitary standards for manufacturing milk, designed to drive low-quality milk producers out of the dairy business, may be proposed by the American Farm Bureau, an official of that oragnization revealed at Madison, Wis consin last week. The "new approach" program, which would call for a two-year floor under milk prices, was outlined during the Wisconsin Farm Bureau dairy conference by Donald Hirsch, director of the dairy department of the American Farm Bureau.

Hirsch told the group that the plan is highly tentative and is not yet. a- doptcd as Farm Bureau policy, but he left the indication that it will become part of the big farm group's national policy. Hirsch said the proposal would carry out the Bureau's principle of putting commodities on a support ba- is calling for the previous three-year average. For the first two ears, however, he said he would re- jommend a fixed 53.00 per cwt. minimum price for average test milk, vhich would be about per cwt.

'or 3.5% milk, somewhat below the present support level. Yearly raising of bacterial count standards for manufacturing milk freeze out some poor producers and stimulate consumption of liigher quality products, Hirsch said. Another tough provision of the plan would require all plants to sell at least of their production on the open market. The government is now purchasing of all the nonfat milk powder produced, and he said this might produce a hardship on some plants now selling their entire milk powder production to the government. After two years, he said, the market average would monthly, and plants be calculated selling to the government would have 1y certify that they paid the minimum to their producers..