Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • Page 25

CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE, JUNE 23 1937 NINE Mason City's Calendar June meeting of Iowa State Brand Creameries, Inc. June Iowa n- ference on planning at Hotel Hanford. June 25-JuIy annual Y. M. C.

A. camp. Here In Mason City Rummage sale. 121 So. Fed.

Cecil Petty, 121 Sixth street southwest, was sentenced to traffic school on a charge passing a car at an intersection. Drs. R. J. 1 Lucy E.

Garner, Chiropractors. 809 No. Fed. A car driven by Ben Aster, South Federal avenue, collided with a car driven by Mrs. C.

B. McGowan, route 2, at Dela- and 7 Second street ware avenue northeast, at evening. Complete Stock of Electric fans for homes and stores. F. G.

E. Louis Blattspieler, Manly, is at PLANNING SESSION TO INCLUDE GARDEN TOUR COUNTY BOARD SELECTS BOOKS NORTHERN IOWA CONFERENCE TO BE HELD FRIDAY Mayor Davey Announces Plans for Program at Hotel Hanford. Out-of-town visitors who will attend the Northeast Iowa conference on planning to be held Triday at Hotel Hanford, will be accorded an opportunity to visit four of Mason City's private gardens. Mayor Leo A. Davey, chairman of the local committee on ar- for the conference, announced that the gardens of J.

E. E. Markley, Mrs. H. D.

Page, i Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Way and Mrs.

clock Tuesday McNider will be opened by these hosts and hostesses to the visiting delegates. The garden tour will take place at the close the Mercy hospital for treatment. Birth certificates have been filed for Ronald Dean, of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thuilen.

2239 Twenty-first born June 3, street and Juthth Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Andrew Jung, 136 Twenty-fourth street southwest, born June 7. Rent our Electric Floor Sander and save money. Cume-Van Co.

Unusually nice selection of electric right Mason City Hardware Co. Croquet from SI.69 up. Boomhower Hdw. V-'h. 142.

Mrs. Karl Haake Is Leaving for Germany Mrs. Karl Haake, who lives seven miles south and two miles east of Mason City, was to leave Wednesday evening for New York City enroute to Rheinpfalz, Germany, at which latter place she will visit two brothers whom she has not seen for 29 years. Mrs. Haake expects to be gone three or four months and will visit other relatives and friends in Hamburg and other points in Germany.

She is sailing from New York on the steamship Columbus, June 26. At Mason City Hospitals Ted Veeder. 119 Twelfth street northwest, admitted to the Park hospital Tuesday for a minor operation. William J. Helbling, 604 Twelfth street northeast, was admitted to the Park hospital Tuesday for treatment Mrs.

Erwin Goff, LaPorte City, was dismissed from the Park hospital Tuesday following a minor operation. J. W. Davison, Nora Springs, was dismissed from the Park hospital Tuesday following treatment. Emma Heagel, Plymouth, was dismissed from the Park hospital Tuesday following a minor operation.

Harry Tamre. Hotel Hanford, was dismissed from the Park hospital Tuesday following treatment. Edward G. Johnson, Kensett, dismissed from the Park hospital Tuesday following a major operation. Mrs.

Carl Veer, Titonka, submitted to a major operation ot the Mercy hospital Monday. Improvi ement Shown in Railroads' Safety From 1923 to 1936 NEW YORK, An improvement of 53 per cent in safety performance by American railroads between 1923 and 1936 was reported by the American museum of safety in citing three lines for a i a memorial safety awards. Gold, silver bronze medals for "meritorious achievement in the field of railroad safety" were awarded respectively to the Chicago and North Western railway, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad and the Lake Superior and Ishpeming railroad. The safety society also awarded a certificate of special commendation to Carl Raymond Gray, president of the Union Pacific railroad. Comparing the safety record of 1936 with that or 1923, the society said: "The frequency of casualties to passengers declined from 7.06 per hundred million passenger miles 1923 to 3.34 in 1936, an improvement in safety performance of 53 per cent." of the afternoon session.

All residents of Mason City have been invited to attend conference sessions, and it is expected that a large number of civic club members and others interested in governmental affairs and in community planning will take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the subject. To Talk on Safety. Those desiring to attend the noon luncheon have been quested to make reservations with Lester Milligan, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, by Thursday. The luncheon spes.ker will be W. Earl Hall, managing editor of the Globe-Gazette, who will speak on ''Planning a Safety Program." Of special interest to Mason City residents will be the lecture to be given Friday at 8 p.

m. in Music hall by Prof. P. H. Eiwood, head of the department of landscape architecture at Iowa State college at Ames and national resources committee consultant for Iowa.

Professor Eiwood has a fine collection of stereopticon slides in color showing the development of city planning through the history of civilization. The subject of his lecture will be "Planned Cities, Past and Present." No Admission Charge. Inasmuch as it is probable that many from out of the city will riot remain for the evening lecture, there will be greater assurance that seats will be available for those in Mason City who wish to hear the lecture. Ther-j will be no admission charge. All other sessions of the conference will be held in the Wedgewood room at Hotel Hanford.

Mayor Davey will welcome the visitors at the opening of the conference, at 9:30 a. m. The morning will be devoted to discussion of county planning, with Professor Wood, County Engineer R. E. Robertson and E.

F. Graf, district extension agent of the agricultural extension service of Iowa State college as discussion leaders. To Discuss Planning'. City planning will be the discussion topic for the afternoon, the leaders to include Prof. J.

R. FUzsimmons of the department of landscape architecture at Iowa State college, who also is landscape architecture consultant to the Iowa State conservation commission and technical adviser to the Iowa State planning board; Dr. I. H. Hart, director of extension, Iowa State Teachers college, and president of the Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce; the Rt.

Rev. Msgr. J. M. Wolfe of Columbia college, chairman of the Dubuque city planning and zomnig commission; Mayor Ralph B.

Slippy of Waterloo and Dwight G. McCarty, chairman of the Emmetsburg City planning commission, and an authority on legal phases of planning procedure. i Those who will serve as chair- Preparing for Forms on Deere Building Workmen are shown in the construction of the new John Deere Plow company warehouse building on South Federal avenue. From left to right are: John A. Gravelie, foreman; Melvin Wilson, M.

Van Ry and Carl Tessman, carpenter helper. Forty men are being: employed in the construction of the building- by Holvik and Peterson. The workmen above are shown putting the forms in place for a concrete pillar. No beams are being: used in the building, which will all be of flat slab construction, supported by funnel top columns. Beams are used only in the outer walls.

The building, 120 by 126 feet, will contain two floors and basement, with an area of 40,000 square feet of floor space. A loading dock, 120 by 170 feet, will be provided in the rear. Forms for the concrete are all made of plywood. To date 30,000 feet of plywood have been used thus far for the forms. (Kayenay photo and engraving) STATE BRAND TO STAGE MEETING Final Preparations Made for Annual Gathering of Organization.

Final preparations were being made Wednesday at the plant of the Iowa State Brand Creameries, for the annual meeting of the organization which will be held Thursday. Featured speakers for the day's program include R. K. Bliss, agricultural extension service, Iowa State college, Ames; A. W.

Rudnick, head of the dairy extension work of the institution, and F. W. Peck, director of extension, college of agriculture, University of Minnesota. A cream judging contest will be held from 9 'to 11 o'clock in the morning, with a meeting of stockholders starting at 9:30 o'clock, with H. A.

Bartlett, president, presiding. A dairy luncheon will be served at noon. Music during the noon iour will be furnished by the Cerro Gordo county Farm Bureau orchestra under the direction of Sari Dean. Addresses will be given during the afternoon program, starting at 1:30 o'clock. men of the various sessions of the day will be: Morning, Walter W.

While of Spirit Lake, chairman of the Iowa conference on planning; luncheon, J. E. E. Markiey, member of the Mason City planning commission; afternoon. Dr.

A. B. Phillips, mayor of Clear Lake; evening, Dr. Hardy F. Pool, chairman of the Mason City planning commission.

The conference is being sponsored jointly by the city administration and the Iowa conference on planning. Invitations bearing Mayor Davey's signature have gone out to about 1,250 individuals in 24 northeastern Iowa counties, and in addition, the Cerro Gordo county board of supervisors added their invitation which was extended to all boards of supervisors and county engineers in the northeast area. 6 CONSERVATION OFFICERS NAMED Selections Based on Tests Following Three Day Short Course. DES MOINES, Dr. R.

Stewart, member of the state conservation commission, Wednesday announced the appointment of six conservation officers. The appointments were based on the results of a competitive examination held following a three daj conservation short course a Ames. There are four vacancies in the conservation officer's corps and two in the park custodian group he said. The men appointed wil assume their duties July 1. Appointees are: Earl F.

Jago ol Waterloo, Kenard P. Baer of Indianola; James J. Murphy ol Sioux City, Lloyd E. Morley of Fontanelle, and Harry E. Rector of Centerville.

Fourteen others who took the examination will be listed in the order of their grades on the reserve roster. Second among the reserves is James R. Harlan, at present an employe of the state historical department and son of the former state curator, Edgar R. Harlan. Conservation, officers draw $100 a month while park custodians receive a month and their liv- Receives M.

A. Edwin H. Matzen, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.

M. Matzen, living northeast of Mason City, is receiving' his master of science degree from Cornell university this week. He expects to continue his work for a Ph. D. degree.

Mr. Matzen was graduated from the Mason City high school in 1928, attended Iowa State college at Ames and studied for a year under the department of agriculture at Washington, D. C. The last two years he has been at Cornell at Ithaca, N. Y.

Mr. Matzen is a former 4-H boy in Cerro Gordo county. ing quarters. Two of the six listed will be appointed custodians at a later date. Industrial Peace in Iowa Urged by New Head of Federation DES MOINES, A.

Couch, newly elected president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor Wednesday urged "reasonable negotiations" of labor disputes in a plea for industrial peace in Iowa. He said the state federation would push to organize workers in the state and would co-operate with plans of the committee for industrial organization. He urged labor organizations snd employers to avoid strikes. Navy Planes' Crews Rest After Nonstop 3,085 Mile Flight CRISTOBAL, C. (U.R)— The 72 officers and crew of 12 S.

navy bombing planes rested Wednesday after completing a 3,085 mile nonstop flight from San Diego, to the Coco Solo naval base. The 12 planes landed at 5:28 p. m. CST Tuesday, 27 hours and 58 minutes after their takeoff from San Diego. Thunder storms off the lower Mexican and Central American coasts held down the time.

The men. arrived shaven and in good spirits. They said the huge planes were comfortable and easy to manage. Negro Dies After Listening to Fight ROCK ISLAND, 111., Excitement in rejoicing over Joe Louis' knockout victory over James Broddock in Tuesday night's heavyweight championship battle in Chicago is believed to have caused the death of James W. Stewart, 68 year old Negro janitor after listening to the broadcast.

Buys Service Station. ALTA VI G. Lentz assumed charge here Monday of the service station he purchased from Cletus Baltes. The station will operate under the firm name of Lentz Service station. Cletus Baltes opened a service station here about two years ago.

Ill health, however, forced him to quit this business and go into work of a different type. New Motor Vehicle Laws They Go Into Effect July This Series Prepared by Iowa Safety Council Tells What New Laws Arc. AIM TO MAKE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS UNIFORM: It is the intent of the Iowa motor vehicle code to make local traffic regulations uniform throughout the state, by providing for the enactment of ordinances in compliance with the general regulations set forth in the state code. This will be a convenience to motorists because they can be sure that they are not violating local laws. as long as they are complying with state laws.

Local authorities may adopt additional traffic regulations to those named in state laws as long as they do not conflict with state laws. Trucker in Decorah Reports Robbery of $200 Near Riverside DECORAH, L. D. Kelly, Decorah truck driver, reported to police two unmasked men robbed him of $200 on the highway near Riverside Tuesday night. Kelley told police the two men forced him to stop his truck at the point of a gun.

He said the car in which the men were riding was equipped with Minnesota license plates. Truck Strikes Bus at Railroad Tracks A Mason City and Clear Lake 3us driven by Cleo McClanahan, 238 Eighth street southeast, was struck from the rear when it stopped at the Chicago North Western railroad crossing on Nineteenth street southwest at 5:25 o'clock Tuesday evening. Herman Merkel, Ventura, was the driver of the truck which rammed into the bus. Both the ruck and bus were damaged. GERRO GORDO'S PENSION TOTAL 520 ON JUNE 1 Peak Will Be Reached Jan.

1 of State Superintendent. Pensions paid June 1 in Cerro Gordo county totaled 520 compared with 448 in April, according to the report of Byron G. Allen, state old age assistance superintendent Mr. Allen predicted it will be Jan. 1 before the state's pension load reaches its maximum of 47,000 to 48,000 cases.

Pensions now in force total more than 37,000, he said, and the rate of increase is above 1,500 a month. The average pension paid as of June 1 was $14.84, Allen said, a rise of two cents as compared to pensions in force on April 1 Old age pensions are financed out of state and federal funds jointly totaling approximately $11,000,000 annually The state's appropriation of 55,500,000, which "is matched by federal funds, is allocated out of sales, income and corporation tax collections Pensions in force June 1 totaled the old age assistance corn- mi i reported Wednesday, against 32,479 April 1. Following is a North Iowa county list of pensions paid June 1 and the comparative April 1 list. County April Allamakee 261 Bremer 197 Butler 238 Cerro Gordo 448 Chickasaw 208 Clay 159 Clayton 235 Howard 158 Humboldt 144 Kossuth 237 Mitchell 175 Emmet 112 Fayette 381 Floyd 264 Franklin 218 Hancock 138 Hardin 261 Palo Alto 179 Pocahontas 138 Winnebago 153 Winneshiek 146 Worth 81 Wright 200 June 1 258 213 251 520 237 179 315 175 155 278 194 132 441 284 242 158 303 214 160 157 144 85 258 Marjory Ritze to Be Wed to Alvm Jorgenson NORA showers have been given in honor of Miss Marjory Ritze, who will become the bride of Alvin Jorgenson of Mason City, June 30. Miss Doris Kluver and Miss Shirley Sherman were hostesses at the home of Miss Doris Kluver Monday evening; Mrs.

F. W. Schmidt and Mrs. W. F.

Miner were hostesses at a shower Tuesday evening; Mrs. O. L. Schultz and Mrs. W.

E. Durant, aunts of Miss Ritze, gave a shower at the home of Mrs. Schultz Wednesday evening. Monday evening a shower was given by Mrs. Edith Ritze and Mrs.

H. E. Tage- sen at the Evangelical church. Go to Thief River Falls. and Mrs.

'ohn Bitker and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Brunsvold left Wednesday this week for River Falls, attend the golden wedding jubi- ee for Mrs.

Bitker's FAINT WALLPAPER! HEADQUARTERS I DR, PHILLIPS FORUM SPEAKER ON CONFERENCE Clear Lake Mayor Says It Points Way to Better Cities, Home Life. Emphasizing that the public is invited to attend all sessions, Mayor A. B. Phillips of Clear Lake told Iowa Forum listeners over KGLO Tuesday evening about the Northeast Iowa Planning conference to be held in Mason City Friday. "Planning," said Dr.

Phillips, "is something about which we have heard a great deal during many years, especially those of us who are associated with local government in our cities and counties. Is Planning?" 'The more we hear about planning, the more we are becoming inquisitive as to just what planning involves, how we are to apply it to our local government machinery, and make it serve us, make it help us improve our methods of government adminis- ration, make it. the means of eading us to the ultimate goal of setter communities and of greater Himan happiness," he continued. "Planning," said the speaker, 'points the way to better cities and rural communities in which to ive and rear our families, better lomes, better schools, more more opportunities to enjoy ife in our home communities." He asserted that "planning" was not very well understood, however, and that the public is prone be afraid of it. Purpose of Conference.

For this season, it was explained the forthcoming planning conference in Mason City on Friday takes on a clearer meaning and purpose. "Its cfcaef objective," he declared, "is the presentation of nformation, followed by and ty- ng in very closely with discussion under form plan of every subject that will be presented." "And what is very important," said Dr. Phillips, "is that those who will lead the greater part of these discussions are our own northeast Iowa citizens who have had actual experience and direct contact with many elements of planning. Forfeits Bond for Reckless Driving James Montgomery, Hampton, forfeited a $100 bond Wednesday before Police Judge Morris Laird. The bond was posted Tuesday when Montgomery was arrested by police at Twenty-first street and South Federal avenue on a charge of reckless driving.

The hearing vras continued until Wednesday. Ernest Stork, Sheffield, forfeited a S25 bond on a charge of careless driving. Stork was arrested at 2:15 o'clock Wednesday morning at East State street and Georgia avenue. Earl Brooks, LaFayette, was fined $10 and costs on a charge of intoxication. Brooks was arrested in the 200 block on South Federal avenue at 6:25 o'clock Tuesday.

evening. Man Injures Arm While Pushing Stalled Auto Andrew Meyev, East State street, received a severe cut on a forearm about 1:25 o'clock Wednesday morning while he was helping to push a stalled car. Meyer was pushing against glass in the rear of the car when the glass broke. He was taken to the Park hospital for treatment and was later dismissed. Family Reunion Held.

twelfth annual family reunion oi: the Wegner's was held Sunday at Clear Lake. After a picnic dinner at noon the older people spent the time visiting while the younger set went roller skating, boating and sightseeing. Spelling and Hygiene Text- Books Are Picked at Meeting Tuesday. Spelling and hygiene textbooks, were adopted for the county Tuesday at a meeting of the county board of education, held in the office of Miss Hazel Thomas, county superintendent of schools, at the courthouse. After hearing representatives of several book companies, who appeared in behalf of their firms, the board adopted a hygiene text published by the MacMillan company, and a spelling text of the American Book company.

County teachers' examinations are being held in Miss Thomas' office Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, under her direction. Examinations in subjects needed Jor first grade certificates will be given on Friday. Visitors From Denver. LONEROCK Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Rudolph, son, Howard, daughter, Grace, and Mrs. Lillie Blemmer, all of Denver, spent from Thursday until Monday at Frank Householders. Mrs. Rudolph and Mrs. Householder are sisters.

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