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8 PAGES WILLIAM SB TRIBUNE I and Williamsburg Shopper, consolidated Volume LXVI AUG. 16, 1962 Number 33 School Year Will Open Here Friday, Aug. 1C iestead 4-H Boy Grand Champ Iowa Co. Fair iC bv Stanley Schmidt of a The steer, a 845 pound won in competition over ISr'beef animals. The reserve 1100 steer was owned Hot Driscoll of Williamsburg last year showed the grand stppr The reserve height class, nner winners in the judging of ikPhiby beef competition were IS LaGrange who had the grand lAainpion Shorthorn, and Allan San who exhibited the reserve I nd champion Shorthorn.

The Eve champion Hereford went nf rnnrnv Rtpvp's I Steve Ahrens of Conroy. Steve's ohn Engles Return rom Three Weeks Through East Mr. and Mrs. John Engel and amily returned home August 5 rom an extended motor trip hrough the East which took them Washington, D. New York Niagara Falls, returning home hrough Canada.

Their first stop was at Columbus where they visited Dr. and Mrs Robert Murphy. Mrs. Murphy i Mrs. Engel's sister.

While taking in the sights at Washington, D. they were guests of Lt. Comman der and Mrs. Oren Peterson. Mr Peterson is a brother of Mrs.

Ei fit ford was the first place anr nal in the heavy weight Hereford Hass 'Reserve champion Angus I 'as exhibited by Bobby Jones of Ifttiamsburg. Bobby's, steer was like first place winner in the med- Ijiini lightweight Angus class. I Terry Jack took second place in I'lhe lightweight Hereford class, Irthile Fay Hansen had first place the medium weight Hereford I class and Martha Shaull exhibited in that division. Second Inlace heavy Hereford steer went ItoDwight Gildemeisler. The first dace lightweight Angus steer went lo Barbara Agnew with second place to Phillip McCune.

Second I place in the medium lightweight Stanley Schmidt of Homestead showed the champion Hereford and grand champion (right) at the annual Iowa County Fair at Marengo last week. Second from the right is Elliott Driscoll of Williamsburg who showed the champion Angus and reserve grand champ- ion Others are Champion Shorthorn, Ed LaGrane, Amana; rescrv champion Hereford, Steve Ahrens, Conroy; reserve champion Angu Bobby Jones, Williamsburg; reserve champion Shorthorn, Allen She man, Ladora. There were 140 entries in the show. class went to John Harris. Medium Itavy weight class saw Kenneth llrimpe with the first place steer, jith Barbara Agnew showing sec- oad place.

The second place heavy An us steer was exhibited by Kenneth Schwarting. The quality beef judging saw the list place on the hoof exhibited by temeth Beran with the second animal being exhibited by I Gary Trimpe. These animals were I slaughtered and Monday the car- Adopt'63 Budget Without Objection The town budget of $29,625 for 1963 was adopted by the town council at the August meeting Monday night. This is a reduction of $175 over the 1962 budget. No verbal or written objections were filed at the hearing.

Richard Hadenfeldt of Marengo, Iowa county civil defense director, attended the meeting, and the council voted to appropriate $671 to participate in the countyvvide civil defense program. Federa funds will duplicate the amount raised in Iowa county. A resolution cooperating in the plan was adopted by the council. i At the July meeting a building? permit was issued to Harold Eggerling to build a new house on Combine Oats, Bale Kay and Straw at Ed Lorenz Farm Nineteen neighbors and friends carried out a good-neighbor project recently for Kd Lorenz, who was a palicnt in both Marengo Memorial and St. Luke's hospital at Cedar Rapids.

Mr. Lorenz' oats was combined by Russell Herdlicka, Jack Berlin and Harold Teggatz. Straw and hay were baled by Arnold and Larry Roberts, Arnold Webert, Lcighton and Richard Pcirce, Don Langlas. Otto, Gary and Kenny Stohlman. Dwighl Lorenz, Harold Slahl, Kenny Curry, Norman Voss, Gerry Peterson, Ralph and Kenneth Schaefcr.

gel. While in Washinglon they had personally conducted tour of th Capitol by "Fishbait" Miller, doo man. They also met Senator Jac Miller and Cong. Fred Schwenge They visited Senator B. B.

Hicke looper's office. stop was Long Island where they visited friends for two days before continuing on to Niagara Falls, proceeding into Canada for the trip to Detroit, Mich. Final stop on their tour was at Gary, Ind. Among the 53 graduates will receive degrees Friday night at the summer commencement of Iowa Wesleyan university at Mt. Pleasant, will be Robert Fant, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Fant. His major is business administration. Dr. John W.

Hensreson, president of the university, will give the ad dress. Freshmen Parents Will Meet 2 Nights For Orientation Williamsburg schools are scheduled to start with a full day session on Friday, August 24. All classes will be in session except kindergarten which will open the following Monday. However kindergarten parents are encouraged to bring their children in to visit the rooms on Friday. Before the opening of school each rural parent will receive a copy of the entire bus schedule of the bus on which the children ride.

Kindergarten parents will also receive information on whether the child will attend the morning or after- I tasses were judged with first place (carcass being exhibited by Gary Trimpe, while -second place I carcass was exhibited by I Wemeier. Hie judging of the beef heifer I division, Pat Malloy of Parnell had I lie champion Angus female, with I Connie Meade also of Parnell with I He reserve. Champion Hereford I lemale went to Gene Atkinson with (Leon Gorsch having the reserve. Shorthorn female went lo Mark LaGrange with his brother, Ed LaGrange showing the reserve champion Shorthorn heifer. Other winners in the beef heifer included Elliott Driscoll, I list and Kristi Harris, second, in 1 tie Angus heifers which were drop- bed from Jan.

1 to April 30, 1960. I In the Hereford heifers from Jan. 1 i April 30, Mike Septor. had the I second place animal. In the Angus 49 heifers which were dropped May 1 to August 31, first place and second Place both went to Connie Meade.

In the Hereford heifers, dropped from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, Leon Gorsch exhibited the first place lemale. In the Shorthorn dropped Hay 1 to Aug. 31, John LaGrange showed the first place animal while James LaGrange exhibited the second place winner.

In the Angus heifers, dropped Sept. 1 to Sept. 31, Elliott Driscoll showed the first place individual while Mickey Welsh had the second place. The Shorthorn heifers dropped from Sept, i to Dec. 31, Sydney LaGrange had the first place individual, in the Angus cow class, of Murse, the second place winner was Eliott Driscoll.

I Winner of the beef showmanship award was 'Russell Hansen of Amana. In the club group of five, fast place went to Hilton Happy Hustlers, second place to the Troy "irk Hawkeyes, third place to the Hartford Hillbillies, fourth, the 'Feeders; fifth, the Dayton "lampion Feeders; sixth to the Junior Lincoln Feeders; seventh i the Parnell Peppers and eighth 10 the English Champion Feeders. the sheep division, the grand "impion market lamb was shown Gene Atkinson and the reserve "lampion lamb going to Larry Maple st. Name Connie Rudin Barbara Schwarting Grid Practice Wil! Cons'vation Queens Start Here Aug. 24 Iowa Co.

Corn Crop Might Set Record That Iowa county is headed for another bumper corn crop is evident on every hand. Whether or not it will be a record breaker will depend on the weather during the next few weeks. Although it has been a common premise that Iowa corn had to have hot nighls to grow properly, such has not been the case in July and August. Unusually cool nights have been experienced, the temperature going down into the 60's every night for the past six weeks. Three times it dropped as low as Federal crop reporters last week boosted their estimate from 74 to 76 bushels an acre average for Iowa this year.

With the approach of the opening 01 the school year, Coach Ray Boyd announces that the opening football practice will be held Friday Aug. 24, the first clay aulhor- ized by the Iowa High School Alh- lelic association. The Raider mentor will issue equipment to upperclassmen Wed ncsday, Aug. 22, at a time to be announced later. Thursday, Aug 23, is, the equipment date for lowei classmen.

Coach Boyd has 11 lettermcn back from last year's squad, with ettermen for every posilion, HS ollows:" Jim Fischer, Ron Holden, Steve Hanson, Jon White, Hocker, Mike Dougherty, Dick Milford Moennich, Herb The two farm girls, selected as queen 01 umservation for the Iowa County Soil Conservation district al trie contest held at the 4-H Night show Friday were Miss jjiss Connie Ructin, Homestead and Miss 'Barbara Schwarting Present Joanne Haack B.A. Degree Thursday At Upper Iowa U. Miss Joanne Haack, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haack of Pilo township, received her B.A.

degre at the summer commencement Upper Iowa university at Fayetle Thursday. She has accepted a teaching position al Fairmont, P. Frazier" Son-ln-Uiw Joins Illinois College -Robert Reed, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs. D. Paul Frazier, has ac cepted a position with Southern Illinois university at Carbondale 111 and will be the director of ac tivities on the East St.

Louis camp us. 'For the past two years Mr Reed has been dean of men ft Par sons college, Fairfield, and three vears proceeding that was director -i onmmnnitv South Amana. inev were selected from a tola of seven area farm girls in judging ceremonies he la at a banquet a the Streamline cafe. The conlest ants from la righl are Mis Eula Mae Chandler, Marengo; Miss Barbara Schwarting, South Amana; 'Miss Suzanne Agnew, North English; Miss Connie Kudin, Homestead; Miss Sandra Gates, Marengo; Miss Rosemary Hawkins, Belle Plaint', and Miss Bonnie where she will leach second grade. She has also taught at Jewell and Gutnrie Center.

While at Upper Iowa she was counselor at Graf hall and was also a member of the judicial board of Graf hall. Attending commencemcnl from Honor WHS Ball Team Friday Dinner Friends and fans of the Williams burg high school baseball team which was runner-up in the state title game at Boone August 1 honored players and coach at a dinner held Friday night at the Ox Yoke Inn al Amana. Aflcr Ihe dinner at which ovci 80 were present, an informal pro gram was given with Alfred Mt Swiggin as toaslmastcr. He first presented members the committee: Joe Shannahan Harlan Shaull, Bill Mabic am R. E.

Mumm, who had charge arranging the event. Then he pr iiled Mrs. Ray Boyd, wife of th dsoball coach; Robert Murphy igh school athletic director, at upt. H. C.

Messer, both of who joke briefly. Next Newman Shannahan men-. oned a few facts on baseball his- mentioning that most of the cam had had their start in base- Kill in the pcewcc league. Then ie handed Coach Boyd an envelope hero were Mr. Mrs.

HaacK Kimm, Marengo. The dislrict sterling silver queens charm received bracelels and a check lor $.00. They will now Larry Gerard and Gene I compete wit the winners of other Vlyers. district contests at the regional The Raiders face another rugged comes to oe held at the Great season in the South Iowa Cedar Jones county rair in Monlicellc conference. The conference is now Au gust 2-4.

composed of nine members, with reg ona i winners will be and Mary Gahring of Williamsburg, Mrs. Lotliu Schaf buch, Earl, Martha and Pau Schafbuch of Marengo, and Mr and Mrs. Harold Peters of Shells burg. 'Eighty-three received their grees, and Thomas P. Nickcll jr of the University of Southeran Cali fornia, was the speaker.

ne regoa H-L-V, English Valley and Keota selecte(i al contests throughout the having been voted in last spring. state (j ur August. The nine win- Other conference schools are: ners win tnen com pete for the Marengo, Belle Plame, Montezu- state crown on Sept. 12, at the ma, Brooklyn, Sigourney, and Wil- OW man's banquet to be held in liamsburg. The new members re- Atlantic.

This banquet is always place Tama and Toledo which have held prior lo the goil Conser- reorganized as South Tama and vat on Field day and Plowing will play in a conference with an( the Queen of Conserva- i Messers Return rom Western Tour Mr and Mrs. H. C. Messer re- urncd last Thursday evening from throe weeks trip to the West Coast. They spent three days with icir son and family in Laramie, Vyo and took their oldest grand- laughter, Susan, 13, with them rom that point.

They were in Salt Luke City for the annual Mormon ind early settlers parade which ncludcd 170 floats and marching units. From there they went to San Francisco where they spent two nights and one clay taking the boat tour around Alcatraz, driving over the Golden Gate bridge, riding the cable cars and eating dinner at Fisherman's Wharf. They then continued down tlit noon session and whether he will be picked up or returned home at noon or taken care of at school in the afternoon. Registration has been going on at the high school and the elementary school at Williamsburg this week and will be largely completed by Thursday evening. Books have been rented, padlocks assigned and lunch tickets purchased.

All this takes care of much of the routine work before the opening day of school. On Wednesday evening, August 22, there will be a meeting at the high school of ninth grade students who attended at Williamsburg last year as well as their parents. On the following evening, Thursday, August 23, there will be a second meeting with the ninth grade students who attended other schools last year and they are also lo be accompanied by their parents. Another open house is being JLIIVJ coast and spent five days, in the Los Angeles area visiting an uncle and aunt of Mrs. Messer, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Dull. While ne.re lm-v visited Disneyland, Marmeland Knotfs Berry farm and the Wmt tier arboretum. They spent one day visiting a cousin of Mrs. Messer Mrs.

Leslie Corbell, who lives on the ocean coastline at Corine del Mar They were able to watch the vhich obviously bulged with green- ya chls and large motor boats going acks. by from the living room window. Coach Boyd presented members They then returned home by Ihe learn, and told how the as Vegas, Hoover dam, Ihe Grand earn suddenly caught Ihe tourna- Canyon, Zion National park, Uienn -each the Canyon dam and Provo, Utah. ncnt fever lo finally reach ille game, relating a few amusing They stopped one day at Laramie ncidents lo indicate how thu boys then continued on home. schools that size.

tion will be official hostess for this Although some schools will not event site for the Field day is be able to adjust their schedules soutl hwesl of Atlantic near U.S. 6. to play a full conference schedule Tne state ueen Conservation this fall, Williamsburg has made wiu be awar ded $250 prize money this adjustment and will play a to be used as sne wishes in this anerson. In the pen of three, ran Beyer showed the grand 'lampion pen was Gene Atkinson a the third. The second place i.

U111U. AllC OCUU11U "Sit weight individual lamb was of guidance at Fairfield community high school. Mr. and Mrs. Reed, (he former Mary Janet Frazier) and three children, Dan, Huth and Mark, will move to Edwardsvdto, 111., the last week in August.

Their address will be: 723 'Handle st. Mrs. R. Jensen Joins Husband in Germany Mr and Mrs. W.

J. Newcomb a nd their daughter, Mrs Richard (Caryl) Jensen drove to Chicag AUB 9 where Mrs. Jensen boarded "ull conference schedule. contest which is co-sponsored by The Raiders are looking forward tne Soil Conservation districts of to their conference rat- Iowa and the Farmers Grain Dealing" this fall after a 2-5 standing a ers asso ciation of Iowa (Coopera- year ago. tive) Des Moines.

Judges of the local contest were Mrs. Carter Atkinson, Ladtora; Mrs. Art Schwiebert, Victor, and Vernon Nelson, Marengo. Goodwill Discard Drive Will Be Held in Iowa Misbach Suffers Serious Eye Injury 4-H Sale Averages $30.24 on Saturday -Ninety head of Iowa county 4- baby beeves ran through the 4- sale on Salurday, with the nine head of calves averaging $30. cwt.

The grand champion sleer, owned by Slanley Schmidt of Home- tead, was purchased by Security bank of Williamsburg for a price of 50 a hundred. The 845 pound Here- ord steer brought $412.50. 32 head of lambs also went through the auction Saturday morning with the lambs averaging 22.21 per hundred. The total sale brought $25,605.86 to the 4-H and FFA club members for the salo of their livestock. The support by the business firms and individuals of Iowa county resulted in the sale average being the highest anywhere throughout the state.

I IdLlul) 13 LU tut- -j ciUvl under lense conditions. During the trip they made a list G. Wiley Beveridgc, president the various licenses seen ana of Ihc Williamsburg Community sa cars from 49 of the 50 stales club, which sponsored the celebra- as well as over half the counties tion dinner, reviewed a few of Ihe 0 Iowa and a number of Ihc prov- highlights of lournamfinl games i nces in Canada, al Viclor, at Muscatine, al Dysart and finally at Boone. Robert- Roe Receives B.A. Degree Thursday Information has been receiveu by the Journal-Tribune of the grad- nation of Robert A.

'Roe, son planned al Parnell Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1 lo 3 p.m. for parents and children who live in the Greene township area and who will be attend- ng a Parnell for the first time. The school buildings are rapidly rounding into shape for the coming school year although Ihe custodians slill have a few busy days ahead. A great deal of interior painting has been done in all the buildings.

There has been considerable repair work at the Conroy elementary center involving roof, spouting and heating with the installation pt an electric water heater. At Parnell Ihe school has largely been supplied with new seating. Three rooms were furnished by bringing seats in from the Greene township schools and resanding these. Two rooms have been or are being furnished with completely new furniture. Reselling will probably be completed next year.

All equipmenl and seating has now been received for the new unior high addition which is com- ilelely ready for occupancy. Window drapes are Ihe last item and tWo IIVIV will probably be installed by the time this appears in print. Officers and directors of the Country club will be and Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. jrst nv jtational golf tournament -Raymond Roe of to be nc i on the local course.

Iowa City, form- If favored with good weather, er residents oi over 100 golfers are expected to Parnell vicinity, enter and compete for prizes, who -moved amoun ani! lo Invilalions have WHS Graduate Earns B.S. Degree at SUI James W. Schallau of Iowa City received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering at Ihe Augusl 8 commencement of Ihe Slate University of Iowa. He is a graduate of Williamsburg high school, and son of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Schallau of Iowa City. James has accepted a posilion with Spark Plug Co. at Milwaukee Wise. It is a branch of General Motors and manufactures parls for missiles. Mr.

and ulrs. Schallau and daughter, Barbara, have moved to their new home and Warms where Pic. Jon- fen will be stationed for one Mrs. Jensen arrived in ermany in less time than it took her parents to drive to Williamsburg. uiscaru unvu.

.1 provides jobs, job-training wages, When Nail Flips Monday experience and self-respect for men Myron Misbach, well known and women who find it ditficult or Su mner townsn ip farmer, suffered impossible to get emp oyment in painful and serious injury to his business or industry because of a Monday while driving a physical, mental or emotional lim- flew up striking him in the eye. He was taken to Mercy hospi LaGrange Qf Amana showed; the heifer afihe Iowa 'County Fair at Marengo npat nell had the champion Angus heifer, and Gene i ft (not pictured) had the 48 heifers in Malloy La italions. The dale for Ihe drive will be Saturday, Sept. 8, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 10, 11, and 12.

All trucks should have their loads in North English at the former Ford garage building south of the theater by noon Thursday, Sept. 13. Wade Sons will then haul them to Des Moines. Clothing, shoes, rags, dishes. ooks small appliances, household urnishings and discarded furniture can be utilized by Goodwill.

1 The names of the cooperating organizations and the collection point each area will be released as soon as Ihe list is complete. Three WHS Coaches Leave Wednesday For Coaching Clinic iRav Boyd, Lowell Lenarz and Carrd all WilUamsburg high school athletic coaches, left early Wednesday morning for Spirit where they will attend the ngus heifer, an were champion Hereford he.fer. tal in Cedar Rapids where he underwent surgery. It is impossible to state al this time to what extent his sight will be affected. It is possible he will have to undergo a second operation.

His room number is 523A. JUDY VOELKEL association. Softball Team Wins Two Lopsided Games The Williamsburg Softball team has turned in two more lopsided victories recently. The Burgers took Marengo 11-6 on Monday, Aug. 6, and then plastered Millersburg with a 22-1 trimming Thursday night.

The Williamsburgers meet Guernsey Thursday night in the league tournament at Chelsea. Employed in Iowa City Miss Christine Fry. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H.

Fry, a 1962 graduate of Williamsburg high school, is empolyed in toe neurology department at the University hospital in Iowa City. Judy Voelkel of High Amana Wins Second in Speech Contest Aug. 2 Judy Voelkel of High Amana won second place at the regional speech contest held, at Tipton, August 2. Judy Voelkel and her mother were taken to Tipton by Don Easn and wife of Parnell. Don is a commissioner of the district.

John Baker, work unit conservationist, and his wife also were present at the contest. The regional contest included 12 counties here in East Central Iowa. Judy is holding the trophy she at the county level She re- reived H5.00 for second place at I Tipton. Iowa City about been sent to a year ago. He i ved the B.A.

degree Tthe StatTCoTIege of Iowa at Cedar Falls at the summer commencement last Thursday. He will teach science and coach baseball and basketball at Garrison. Award Resurfacing Contract in Iowa City to Felling Co. At a letling held by Ihe city of Iowa City, it was found that L. L.

Polling Co. of Williamsburg was low bidder on an asphallic resurfacing project in Iowa City. The Polling bid was $49,050. Two bid dors were in Ihe lulling. Bui warding of conlrucl was deferred because bolh bids were above Engineer Fred E.

Gurtke's eslimate. 4 Local Boys Play in Golf Tournament Independence Sunday Larry Roehrkasse, Eddie Von Uoene, Jim Coulter and Rhys Jones spent the weekend as guests in the Walter Roehrkasse home at Independence. The boys played in the Wapsie amateur golf tournament Sunday. Driscolls Return from Northern Trip Friday Mr and Mrs. Vincent Driscoll Danny, Diana and David returned Friday from a six day motor trip them first to Red Wing -hey toured a sho factory; Lhfn on to Duluth, Grand this part of where their address will be 5319 Eastway, Apt.

2, Greendale, Nancy Blythe Will Graduate Aug. 24 as Medical Technologist Nancy E. Blythe, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clark Blythe of Williamsburg, will be one of nine who will graduate as medical technologists al the Veterans hospital in Iowa City Friday August 24. The school of medical technology is affiliated wilh the University of Iowa.

The graduates will have completed all their university work earning a B.A. degree in addition to completing a year's internship the Veterans hospital. WHS Teacher Leaves Saturday for Guard Training in Minnesota Stanlon Van Klompenberg, Williamsburg high school commerical teacher who has been attending the summer session at the State University of Iowa the past few weeKs; returned to his home at Orange City Thursday. He returned to Waterloo Saturday morning where he joined his National Guard company for two weeks of at Camp Ripley, Minn. He will miss the opening day of school here as result I Marais, Arthur, Mackinac bridge and iiher points of interest.

Miss Anna Huedepohl entered St, hospital on Monday as a medical patient. Richard L. Keil, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert L.

Keil of Williamsburg, has his new rank insignia pinned on by his wife, the former Miss Kimko Jyo of Toyko, Japan, and his commanding officer, Lt. Col. J. E. Sparling.

He was promoted to Marine warrant officer July JO. He is now serving with the Third Marine Aircraft wing El Toro Marine corps Air station, Santa Ana, Calif, After attending the University of Iowa, he entered the service in June, 1948. fcl-..