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Journal-Tribune, a Home-Owned Newspaper Williamsburg Journal-Tr THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Fireman's Ball Thursday, Nov. 20th Williamsburg RED CROSS ROLL CALL COMMITTEE MEETINGSATURDAY Service Clubs To Be Represented; Twp. Workers Askec A Red Cross Roll Call Committei meeting will be held Saturday eve ning at 7:30 in the community hali The service clubs of Williamsburg are being asked to cooperate in this enterprise as they did last year. This first meeting is for organizations purposes and the following groups are asked to have a representative of their organization present: P. E.

Rebekahs, Foresters, Women's Relief Corps, American Legion Auxiliary, Williamsburg Federated Club New Century Club and the Eastern Star. Some have already signified Knights of Pythias To Hold Banquet For Knights, Ladies their willingness to assist in the Roll Call. The Roll Call is to be conducted not only in the town of Williamsburg but in the surrounding district as well. Workers have been contacted for the following townships: Day- Mrs. Martin Pope; Fillmore and Parnell, Mrs.

Charles Lawler; Lincoln, Mrs. Glenn Schwiebert; Greene, Mrs. W. J. Hanson; Pilot, Mrs.

E. Stahl; Troy, Mrs. J. Harris; York, Mrs. J.

R. Wallace; North English Mrs. A. G. Schoenthaler and Mrs C.

Owen. These persons are expected to meet with the others this Saturday evening. All of the ministers of the various churches in this district are also invited to participate The National Office of the American Red Cross is using every possible means to arouse the American people to meet unprecedented calls upon Red Cross facilities in Europe. The National Defense Program here at home has placed a major responsibility upon the Red Cross to supply 13 the date Knights of banquet, which will include the lades and families of the Knights and lady friends of those who are unattached. in th first part which the loca order has held that included the ladies and they plan to make it an excellent banquet and party.

All Knights are urged to note the date and plan to attend this party with their families or friends. Eldon Simmons, C. C. REMODELING OF ZION'S CHURCH, PILOT, COMPLETED Two Dedication Services To Be Held Sunday Dedication services for the recent- remodeled Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Pilot Township vill be held Sunday. Services will be eld at 11:00 a.

m. and 2:30 p. 'ith the Rev. John Seidler of Mel- ourne the guest speaker. Dinner will be served free of harge to all friends and visitors in he church basement.

The remodeling project has been xtensive, the Rev. John Schlamp, pastor of the church, says. A basement has been added with a new blower system furnace, also a twelve foot addition, making two rooms for bunday school use. It has been re- shingled, redecorated inside with Cel- otex. New carpeting and Venetian blinds have been added, also pews and new light fixtures.

H. M. Havner Honored by Members Of Spanish-American War Post H. M. formerly we known in Iowa County, and now prominent Des Moines attorney, ha received the honor of being appoint ed to "Judge Advocate General" the United States Spanish-America War Veterans.

To say the least, the "General" Mr. Havner is better known to hi friends, was very much pleased witl the appointment, and we all wisi him well in his new position. The appointment was made new Joe R. Hanley of New York, nationa' commander of the organization. R.

A. Elwood Named Director of Farmers Trust, Savings Bank At a meeting of the board of directors of the Farmers Trust and Savings Bank last Wednesday evening R. A. Elwood was named a director to fill the vacancy on the board caused by the death of John Haack. Mr.

Elwood is most capable of filling this responsible position. He is a Williamsburg native, having been born on a farm southwest of town. He is a land owner and is well known to the people of Iowa County as manager of the Farmers Cooperative Shipping Association. Other directors of the bank are W. F.

Harris, president; O. E. Jones, cashier; 0. G. Jones and George Local Lutheran Aid Association To Meet Thursday Branch No.

2299 of the Aid Association will hold its regular quarterly--meetings-ill, the city hall on Thursday, November 6, it 7:30 according to Kamprath, secretary. ullll aun Election of local officers and also Hugh O'Donnell of of three members of the National! from transferring to the Injuries Delay Tran.fer According to word from Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, injuries received in an automobile accident in August are detaining Sergeant Claude O'Donnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. M- Jiinjuz IdsfJOllS- 01 Will nl ITT 1 foS tfT service. A total of 10,000 Red Cross ibe nrosnnf: 1 Cln lb orl His papers are in service.

A total of 10,000 nurses will be needed during present, showing a talking moving present fiscal year according to official estimates. Qualified nurses being urged to enroll with their local chapters. This year, Williamsburg and the surrounding community should set an all time high in num bers who join the American Red Cross during its Roll Call from Nov 11 to 30. the picture. A good local speaker will address the meeting.

All members are urged to bo present. Forty Hours Devotion Closes at Parnell Church Sunday Devotions of the Forty Hours closed in St. Joseph's Church here Sunday evening with an impressive ceremony. Rev. Raymond Hecker was in charge of the Devotions.

Monsignor W. E. Carroll of Marengo, Rev. Thomas O'Dowd of Williamsburg, Eev. John Manning, Hoi- brook, and Rev.

V. A. Walsh of Marengo assisted Father Hecker and Father Cash with the closing exercises, i All Souls' Day was observed in St. Joseph's (Monday when Kev. J.

M. three masses, beginning at' 7 Blessed Sacrament was exposed during the day and evening when a large number of parishioners visited the church. Funeral Services For Mrs. Hattie Bates Held in Marengo services foi Mrs. Hattie M.

Bates, 85, who died Wednesday at the home of her daughter in Ames, were held at the Pratt Creek Church Sunday afternoon, after a preceding short in Ames. Burial was by the side her husband in the I. O. O. F.

Cemetery here. Mrs. Bates was the mother Rev. Preston to Talk On Incidents in Life Of Flying Cadet Son The planes are roaring over Ran dolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, th West Point of the Air. Four hun dred cadets are in training daily They have successfully finished thei primary training course on fields and are now half way througl the course at Randolph.

Two cadets are on the "line" with iheir ships. They await instructions from a lieutenant. Three men and three ships are about to take off. The cadets are Lucius Dial of North Carolina and Joe Preston of Iowa and Lieutenant Flight Instructor Voigt of Nebraska. Cadet Dial is joking Cadet Preston about his landings-and says, "Joe, I expect to see you gome day come down in a tail The two cadets are pals.

Joe Lieutenant Voigt steps up, "Again this morning we flyv in formation as heretofore withittiis change. Cadet Dial, you will fly on the left of my plane and to the rear. Cadet Preston, you will take' position heretofore held by Cadet Dial on my right. When we are up seven hundred feet, I will give the as usual for turns. Observe them.

I'll lead." Three men, each in his own plane, take off. The elevation is reached. The signal for a left turn is given by the flight The plane's tort on the turn. One ship never completes the turn but goes into a spin and from hia own ship the other cadet grows sick with horror. THREE MEN TO REPORT FOR ARMY DUTY NOVEMBER 12 Selectees to Fill Call No.

22 Named by Board Three Iowa County men have been selected for induction by the Selective Service Board at Marengo to fill Call No. 22. They will report to the local board at 221 Code Building, Marengo, at 1:15 p. m. on Nov.

12, whereupon they shall be sent to an induction station of the United States Army at Fort Des Moines. The men with their order numbers md address are 639, George Christan Hinrichs, Guernsey; 1109, Ervin 3enry Albert VonAhsen, Williamsburg; 1121, Maurice James Martin of Victor. Will Creech, Former Resident, Dies In California October 29 William Creech, former Williamsburg resident, who was in partnership with Joe Donohoe in the plumbing business here a number of years ago, died in a hospital at Los Angeles, California at 11:30 a. Wee ncsday, October 29. He has been for some time.

The funeral was held Saturda afternoon at 2:30 at the Simons Fun eral ar i 0 at Riverside, California where Mr. and Mrs. Creech hav Jived since moving from here almos twenty years ago. Parnell Junior Class Play To Be Given Sunday, Monday children of the grade school enjoyed a Halloween iarty at the school Thursday after- oon. Numerous children in costumes resented a varied program, which ras followed by a luncheon.

The entire student body of the igh school participated in a danc- and hear many others in the life of i flying cadet on his way wings. These incidents will ated next Sunday evening i'clock at the Congregational Church Williamsburg, by the Rev. 0. B. reston.

reject Workers Meet Here to Plan Achievement Day Twenty-three women from ownships began their achievement! ay program planning when they met win I 1 3 lins and Mrs Collins chaperoned the 5r.it. 7:8 A A th School was dismissed Friday for a week's cornhusking vacation. Classes will be resumed Monday, November 10. The juniors arc preparing their class play, which will be ten SEVEN 4-H BABY BEEVES ENTERED IN INTERNATIONAL Largest Number Ever Sent Prom Iowa County Seven 4-H baby beeves are iored from Iowa County in the International Livestock Show this year. Four Angus cnlves have been entered by Jack and Virginia Driscoll of Troy Township.

Dclma Schulz of Lincoln Township tyis entered Angus 4-H beef. his Previously reported were the en- Tics of Owen and Loighton Jones both in Pilot Township and both Angus. Owen's entry was the grand champion at the Iowa County 4-H Show as well as at the All-Iowa Fair and was reserve grand champion at the Iowa State Fair. Leighton's calf was a 'so a high ranking prize win- presented schonl niuW.nrium| Tl cr at tllc count and All-Iowa Sunday evening, November 8, and Monday afternoon, November 10. Sister Mary and Mr.

Collins are coaching tho production. and he will leave as soon as he released from the station hospital. order humans. of home project.work was pres- nt. and.

Coffered.soiftw helpful sug- estions. The subject this year is nutrition, riginally it was a different subject ut in the spirit of all-out-for-de- the original selection was ropped in favor of one of universal terest and nourished is Ethel Kamprath visited last week at the Walter Roehrkasse home Achievement Day will come early Jin April, the exact date being named i later. AUDIENCE SEES GRADE SONG PLAY Characters Colorful In Rumpelstiltzkin Presented Monday A large audience- saw "Rumpel- stiltzkin" at the grade school Mon- snows. Evelyn Olson, daughter of Mr. evening.

The song play in two These make tho seven entries, the largest number ever sent from Iowa County. The 1941 International Livestock Exposition and Horse Show will be held at the Chicago Stockyards Nov. 29 to Dec. G. Driscoll has listed four Aberdeen- Angus baby beeves of his own rais- JOINT COUNTY LEGION MEETING HELD TUESDAY District Officers Give Talks On Important Issues A number of distinguished guests attended the joint county American Legion and Auxiliary meeting in the town hall Tuesday evening.

A large number of the county officers of the various units were also present. Fred Brown of Marengo, county commander, presided over the meeting. First District Commander Dr. Charles R. Logan of Keokuk spoke on Laws and Resolutions Passed at the National Legion Convention in John Conrad, of Keo- past commander of the Kcokuk post, spoke on "National Education which is next week.

Frank Palmer, first district vice commander, of Birmingham, spoke on Membership" in which he asked everybody get a member to put the district on top. County officers were introduced uring the meeting. Following the business 7iieeing ards were played and refreshments erved by the ladies. Other distinguished guests present esides those mentioned were: Chas 3. Roberts, first district Ceokuk; Edward Schard, first dis- rict sergcant-at-arms, Keokuk; Lew 31ark, past first district commander owa City; Jim McGarry, past Iowa Bounty commander, Victor; Mrs.

Jim IcGarry, past Iowa County comman- er, Victor; Mrs. Lew Clark of Iowa ity and Mrs. George Brauch, coun- Legion Auxiliary president, Ma- nights of Pythias Business Meeting hursday Evening The Williamsburg Lodge Knights Pythias will hold a business ses- on Thursday evening and it is urg- 4.1," i nt thnt a11 Knights be present. Fol- mg, for the show that were prize wing there will be ping pone cards wmners at the Iowa County Fair last and general social gathering summer and Schultz will also exhibit Eldon Simmofs an Angus calf that was a prize win- o. o.

ner at tho county show. Both will take part in the Exposition's junior classes, in which several hundred youths under 21 years old will exhibit steers, lambs and pigs. The Exposition will mark its 42nd annual renewal this year as the country's largest livestock show. Officials Junior Class Play Indefinitely Postponed Because of Illness The Willinmsburj? High School jun- Rebekah Notice Regular meeting of the Williamsburg Rebekah Lodge No. 367, Friday, November 7, 1941, at 7:30 p.

Social time. Please bring own service. Eleanor Everist, N. G. Gwendolyn Jones, Reporter Page of Bargains In This Issue Of Journal-Tribune This week nine merchants of Williamsburg have joined together in a cooperative page of bargains that appear on page seven pf this issue.

It will pay everyone to consult this pago of bargains as there are from one to several bargains in each of the nine ads. If the residents of Williamsburg and vicinity appreciate these bargains this page, tell the merchants. of the Rev. F. E.

Bates, pastor of the Pratt Creek Church. Miss Hattie Easter was born in VanBuren County July 6, 1856. In January, 1880, she was married to E. W. Bates in Decatur County.

They made their home for several years, there, where they were engaged in farming. In 1881 Mr. Bates entered the Methodist ministry. He served at many points in western Iowa and in Cleveland, S. D.

Mrs. Bates was the mother of ten children, seven of whom survive her. Since her husband's death in 1934, she has lived with her children. Three Mrs. Blanche Hill, Ames, Mrs.

Edith Thompson, Culbertson, Mrs. Ethel Cox, Axial, four sons, Orin E. Bates, iDincoln, Nebraska, A. B. Bates, Booneviile, L.

E. Bates, Des Moines, and the Rev. F. E. Bates, Pratt Creek; one brother, A.

E. Easter, Norwalk; one sister, Mrs. Min Walker, VanWert; twen- four grandchildren, and nine great- grandchildren survive her. The service at Pratt Creek was conducted by the Rev. Christian Haupt, of Amity.

Four sons and two grandsons served as pall bearers. WHERkAS conditions in the world today have necessitated an unprecedented peacetime extension of our Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard; and WHEREAS our national civilian defense program necessitates a strengthening of all those servi.es essential to the public health and welfare; and child at Church Dedication The Rev. Otto Beer of Homestead, of St. John's Lutheran Church in Iowa Township, was one of the speakers at the services held in Latimer Sunday to dedicate the new $20,000 St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Rev. Beer is the son of a former pastor at Latimer. jju TT i Independence. Mrs. Roehrkasse is Herman so Conroy, be- by Bortu Elsmith was produced I her sister.

work on Wednesday of last week under the direction of A. J. Kuii- lin the office of tho York Creamery, i ning, music instructor, with a cast two liundred school pupils. The music was folk tunes harmonized by Charles Roppor. The main characters and members of thu choruses all sang their parts well and the colorful costumes nil picturesque scenery made by the hildron were a perfect setting for the telling of the fairy tale.

The cast is as follows: the king, a regular royal king, Karl Winborn; the miller's daughter, Joan Jones; the miller, very proud of his daughter, Howard Jones; Rumpelstiltzkin, a crafty gnome, Paul Brawner; the king's pages, Donald Everist and Roland iLee; the littlest page, William Baird; the nurse, Mary Jane Shinko; cottagers, Grades I and II; marketers, Grades VI, VII and VIII; guards, Boys, Grades IV and queen's attendants, Girls, Grades VI, VII and VIII; villagers, Girls, Grades IV and gnomes, Grade III; narrator, Francis Duffy. The accompaniment was played by of the State University Symphony, as follows; Evelyn Thomas, violin; W. Robert Driggs, violin; Lylo Downey, cello; Fritz Baker, flute; Robert Bates, clarinet; Robert Stastny, trumpet; Donald Lybbert, trumpet. Teachers cooperating in this production were: Edna Newcuin, Ethel Balton, Jean Beauchamp, Caroyl Morgan, Nell Voltmer, Margaret Mollison, June Pitkanen, David Cockrill Frances Abendroth. Oren Peterson was responsible for Chicken Pie Bazaar The date for the annual chicken pie supper and bazaar at the Metho-1 dist Church has been set for Wednesday, December 3.

a Pvn ecti of the United is free om the threat of natural catastrophe or disaster, such as to ca situatio "till continues 1 dlSt amon victims, making- essential American aid to suffering humanity abroad; and WHEREAS the American Red Cross is the only la nd 6quipped and read to assist, and th rwise th of our armed forces at me; Second to carr in our er mm such indispensable wol- own fare ns tare piograms as Red Cross Public Health ursnc n- aUktt A IOI? ing First Aid Water sSj' and Red Clde reention and though the Junior in 1 act as the medium for service to render protection and relief: 1,1 onecl disasters, and' f'mirlli in undertake the administration of American aid to stricken non-combatants and refugees abroad; stucktn the public spirited people of this com- a rjrws that our membership enrollment in r. i must be larger tt an ever this year, in order to enable this great national organization of ours to meet whatever demands may be made upon it. J. D. MISBACII, Mayor try largest livestock show.

Officials ior play, Btahday" of the show that a final which was to have boon 0 of the entries for the livestock classes, which closed November 1, will reveal a listing of over 12,000 animals, which will bo shown in contests featuring 20 different breeds. Tho world's largest farm cropa show, the Intel-national Grain ant Hay Show, is held each year in connection with tho Exposition. The 1941 show will be the 23rd anniversary of this event. It is announced that entries for tho crops show will be accepted until November 10. County Courthouse News Deputy Clerk of Courts, wu Hohenshell, has returned to his duties after a four months' leave of absence granted by the Iowa County Board of Supervisors.

He had served during that time with the Iowa Employment Association in Des Moine.s. The furnace room of the court house was damaged by smoke last when rubbish stored there caught fire. The Marengo fire department was called. No cause for the fire was determined. Suit for $160 damages was filed by A.

H. Slaymaker against Dale Matteson and W. H. Henry of the Henry Transportation Company. The plaintiff alleges that the damage the lights and Eugeno Blount and by tho defendant attempting Elroy Niswander for thn stnn-o to cross a bridge on land nwnnrl Elroy Niswander for the stage and scenery.

Willadene Korous returned Tuesday morn ing from week's visit at tho hniiix of hur grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rath, at Riverside. bridge on land owned by plaintiff after he had been warned and instructed not to cross. When he drove onto the bridge, it collapsed.

i of Charles NOTICE The undersigned banks will not be open for business Tuesday, November 11, 1041, in observance of Armistice Day. Farmers Trust Savings Bank, Williamsburg, Iowa Security Savings Bank, Williamsburg, Iowa nor administrator for tho estate of illiam Pucgner, was approved by the court. to have been presented iucsday, November 11, has been indefinitely postponed because of the illness of Frances Abendroth, director. Miss Abendroth is also physical education instructor in the public schools. She is at her home in Cambria, Wisconsin and her illness is not expected to let her return to her work here until next week.

Barber Shop Renovated Stark's Barber Shop has been almost completely renovated. A new inside paint job has been acquired during the last week. A thorough cleaning was given the shop by Ken Core. The walls were painted a rich cream with white woodwork and trimmed in brown. Here on Furlough Harold Jones arrived Saturday morning from Camp Joseph T.

Robinson, near Little Rock, Arkansas, for a visit at the parental 0. E. Jones riome. He has a fifteen day furlough Harold is with the medical corps and ias recently been given a rating of first class private. The soldiers at Camp Robinson, who belong to the second army division, were on maneuvers with the third army in Lousiana recently.

Closing Notice Williamsburg stores will close at 12 o'clock noon, for the remainder of the day Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Armistice Day. Merchants' Committee To Give Play November 21 NORTH juniors have chosen for their class play "A Husband for Sale" which' will be given November 21. In the cast are: Bruce Holden, Larry Miller, Bill O'Brien, Norman MeCombs, Kenneth Cover, Virginia Brown, Beatrice Popham, Virginia Wine, Ruth Ellen Carder, Betty Maule and Francela Cookley. Anton Heiuhusens Move Here Mr. and Mrs.

Anton Heitslmsen and lamily moved Saturday from their farm on South Amana Route 1 to the home of Mrs. Heitshusen's mother, Mrs. Amalia Doehrmann, in Williamsburg. Their son, Arnold, is on the farm. Two daughters are at rtsi.i Esther a the Shellady Food Market, and Irma, a student in the local high school.

Another daughter, Paula, is employed Cedar Rapids,.