Estherville Daily News from Estherville, Iowa • Page 1

Operating erser Stirs Interest By TERRY BORCHERS Elections Fill Board Posts at Wallingford Co-op Annual Meeting (Rear) Merlin Twito, Donald Howard (Newly Elected), Ernest Henricksen, Arnold Olson (Re-elected); (front) Vernon Torreson, Ward Smith, E. B. Burg (Newly Elected), and Romaine Borchers (Not Pictured, Norman Egeland) Sale at Fair Nets $46,450 The total price of $46,446.40 paid for 156 baby beeves and 13 lambs yesterday at the Emmet County Fair auction sale topped the 1965 total of $45,812.77, paid for 155 cattle and 19 sheep, by $633.63. Receipts for the sale of 13 sheep were $383.66, a drop of $74.90 from the previous year's total of $458.56 paid for 19 sheep. Total poundages for the 1965 and 1966 sales were nearly the same, 152,445 pounds in 1965 and 153,090 pounds this year, a difference of 645 pounds.

The average price paid per hundredweight for the cattle this year was $30.09, an increase of 98 cents per hundredweight over 1965 and an increase of $2.69 over 1964. According to Dick McMullin, Emmet County extension director, the 1966 sale was "very, very good, with excellent support from the commercial people and friends of the FFA ond 4 -H members." The complete list of owners, buyers, and prices paid follows: MARKET LAMBS Eldon Madison, Ken Sorenson, $37; Cindy Blighton, L. M. Christensen $33; Duane Birkland, L. M.

Christensen, Ronald England, Kerber Milling, Jerry Grethen, Eob McDonald of Walnut Grove, Roger Grethen, Superior Co-op Elevator, Clarence McGregor, Armstrong Corner Hardware, Eldon Madison, Golden Sun Feeds, $36; Cindy Bligh ton, Peterson Sheep Co. of Spencer, Clarence McGregor, Abel and Clark, Jerry Grethen, Superior Co-op Elevator, Roger Grethen, Ken Sorenson, and Cindy Blighton, Peterson Sheep $27.55. CATTLE Dennis Smith, Golden Sun Feeds, and John Morrell and David Ramsey, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Dick Broadie, Arts Way Manufactu ring, Linda Mayne, First Trust and Savings Bank of Armstrong, De i Smith, Arts Way, $321; Roger Carlson, Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. of Armstrong, $243.60. Kaylynn Reinhardt, Stow Grain Gary Madden, Hammond Oil Craig White, L.

M. Christensen, Alan Madden, Abel and Clark, Dennis Smith, Estherville Implement, Roger Loewenberg, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Paula Neppel, Peterson Sheep $318; Dick Broadie, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Paula Mayne, Stalls Distributing $246.50. Galen Reding, D. E. Steven Bonstead, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Roger McMillin, Arts Way, David Ramsey, Stow Grain, i Hoien, Co-op Grain and Products Co.

of Ringsted, $270; Paul Grabinoski, Arts Way, $288; Bill Hansen, Golden Sun, Greg Askeland, Noland Nelson, Monty Miller, First Trust and Savings Bank, and Dick Broadie, Golden Sun, $312.70. Blagg, Graves Grain, Gary Madden, Emmet County State Bank, $259; Gary Blagg, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Joleen Fry, Bob McDonald, Paul Smith, Arts Way, Duane Birk- 'Yanks Are Equal to Jungle Fighting American soldiers are proving themselves equal to the rough, tough, and dangerous fighting of Viet Nam, staying in the jungles six to eight weeks at a time. Capt. Robert McDonald gives this appraisal of the Yanks with the experience of having led a company of these soldiers for a year in seeking out the Viet Cong north of Saigon. Speaking at Estherville Rotary club yesterday, McDonald also praised the air support and the efficiency of the medical corps.

Wounded soldiers are usually in a field hospital within a half hour, he said, unless fighting deep in the jungle. Asked about civilian casualties, the army captain said that great precautions are taken to spare civilians, but it is one of the hazards, of war that there will be some casualties. He said that army morale is high, that the men are well supplied, and get what they want and when they need it. The South Vietnamese army, however, is short of trained leadership but its morale is WHERE IT IS Briefs in the News 8 Calendar of Events 2 Dpar Abbv 2 Editorial Section 4 Family News 2. Markets, Want Ads 7 Personal Mention 8 Sports, Comics 6 Weather Information 8 now improving, and the U.

S. troops are building more confidence in them. The Viet Cong, McDonald said, are well disciplined, well led, and the replacements come from North Viet Nam. They are equipped with new and modern weapons, carry 200 to 300 rounds of ammunition, and are effective fighters, he said. But Americans are standing up to them, along with troops from Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines that are also good fighters.

"It is simply not true that Americans are soft and unequal to guerrilla fighting," he said. To understand why it is such an undertaking to take the country it must be realized, McDonald explained, that while South Viet Nam is only as large as the state of Washington, it stretches a distance of Chicago to New Orleans. It is from 40 to 80 miles wide. But the country is covered by mountains and' jungles that can conceal many thousands of troops. He said that American forces are used in support of the South Vietnamese and to protect Saigon.

In September McDonald will go to Rennsaleer University, where he will be a candidate for a master's degree in mathematics and will then teach math three years at West Point, from which he was graduated, following education in the Estherville schools. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

McDonald land, Spencer Lives Dean Ramsey, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, $268.40. Gary Lauritsen, Ray's Farm Store, Roger McMillin, Spencer Livestock, Douglas Miner, Arts Way, $273; Eldon Madison, Golden $297; Mark Eonnicksen, Emmet County Slate Bank, Darrel Tonderum, Spencer Livestock, John Birkland, Kerber Milling, Monty Bonnicksen, a nson Stores, $348; Paula Neppel, Golden Sun, $320.85. Ronald Smith, Great Pla ns Supply $279; Tyrone Askeland, First Trust and Savings Bank, $246; Paula Mayne, Arts Way, $288; Lee Ries, Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. of Armstrong, Dennis Sabin, Arts Way, Monty Bonnicksen, Ringsted Merchants, Diana Howard, Ray's Farm Store, $332.40: Steve Lauritsen, Graves Grain, and Kim Rasmussen, Golden Sun, $280.25. Ik- David Rosburg, Estherville Implement, Paul Smith, Joyce Lumber Steven Fry, Graves Grain, Doug Young, Graves Grain, Dennis Hoffman, Super Valu, Roger Loewenberg, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, $285.20: Craig White, Emmet County State Bank, David Rosburg, Graves Grain, Bill Hansen, Peterson Sheep $339.

Craig Loewenberg, Emmet County State Bank, Craig Miner, Emmet County ate Bank, Alan Madden, Arts Wav, Scott Rasmussen, Graves Grain, Jim Madden, Co-op Grain and Product Co. of Ringsted, $312; Bob White, Spencer Livestock, Barbara Howard, Golden Sun, $351.23. Gary Jorgensen, Emmet County State Bank, Steven Fry, Co-op Grain and Product Co. of Ringsted, $270; Steven Bonstead, Wallingford Co-op Elevator Jim Madden, Ringsted Merchants, Steven Fry, Emmet County State Bank, Greg Askeland, First Trust and Savings Bank, $315; Roger Carlion, First Trust and Savings Bank, Dennis Birkland, Kerber Milling, and Galen Reding, Arts Way, $311.75. Donald McGregor, D.E.K., Dennis McMillin, Blue Harvester, Barbara Howard, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Doug Birkland, Coast to Coast Stores, Bill Harris, First Trust and Savings Bank, $309; John Weber, Stow Grain Dennis McMillin, Ringsted Merchants, $296.48.

Linda Mayne, Armstrong Corner Hardware, Ron Johnson, Emmet County Stats Bank, Allen Place, Kerber Milling, $291; Linn Ries, Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. of Armstrong, Eldon Madison, Graves Grain, Randy Christiansen, Farm Service Paul Grabinoski, First Trust and Savings Bank, $288. Darrel Madison, Estherville Implement, Doug Pet- THE FORECAST ersen, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Robert Johnson, Ringsted Merchants, Lois Howard, Estherville Sand and Gravel, Robert Simacek, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, $279. Allen Place, Farm Service Bill Stick, Dr. L.

F. Bunge, $285; Diana Howard, McAdams Clothing, Steven Johnson, Co op Grain and Product Co. of Ringsted, and Gordon Juhl, Graves Grain, $288. Christina Neppel, Dr. L.

F. Bunge, $300; Linn Ries, Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. of Armstrong, $327; David Simacek, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Robert Johnson, Dr. L. F.

Bunge, John Weber, Emmet County State Bank, $297; Lois Howard, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Larry Anderson, Swanson Stores, Roger Fry, Arts Way, $265.35. Dan Jorgensen, Bagan's Clothing Store, $306; Bill Stick, Emmet County State Bank, $321; Paul Grabinoski, Arts Way, Steven Bonstead, Swanson Stores, Lee Ries, First Trust and Savings Bank, Glenn Howard, Graves Grain, Roger Fry, Arts Way, Gary Blagg, Dr. L. F. Bunge, $327; Scott Rasmussen, Stow Grain $306; Kathy Howard, Fosters Standard Station, $331.20.

John Howard, and Lumber $279; Joleen Fry, Kerber Milling, Lonnie Hoien, Ringsted Merchants, Dean Ramsey, Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, Ronald Smith, Arts Way, Steven Clabaugh, Stow Grain $288; and Bill Harris, Abel and Clark, $329.15. Irvin Ness, Estherville Daily News, $264; Doug Young, Wai- Turn to page 8, column 2 BY TERRY BORCHERS A business operating loss during the past year at the Wallingford Cooperative Elevatoi ha .5 stimulated consideration of a merger of several area cooperatives. "Merger of the small cooperatives in our area would establish a cooperative with more working capital and enable it to offer greater service to participating farmers," Wallingford Co-op members were told last night by Manager Omar Burkgren and Auditor Ralph Brausey. Two new directors, E. B.

Eurg and Donald Howard, were elected and Arnold Olson was re-elected at the co-op's annual at the Ingham Lake Bible Camp. Robert Refsell and Elmer Borchers retired from the board. The audit report by Brausey showed a net loss of $1,072 on operations between June 1, 1965, and May 31, 1966. Brausey listed several reasons for the loss: 1) The company could not provide adequate grain commodity margins. (Margin equals the savings divided by the 2) The grain sales volume was down from the previous year.

3) Fertilizer and feed sales were up, but the margin was down four per cent. 4) Government grain earnings were down $12,400. Brausey stressed, however, that individual members realized some gains from the operating loss, as it was partially created by the low-level prices paid for certain commodities. But, he reminded farmers that the co-operative could not remain sound by operating at a loss. The auditor praised the efficiency of the Wallingford company, noting that the firm's expenses had decreased OOJ from the previous year.

The company has $2.84 of assets for every one dollar, a decrease of 11 cents from last year, Brausey commented that the company is short of working capital, but that the deficiency has not yet reached a critical point. Manager Burkgren told members that corn sales were down 15 per cent as a result of last year's hail damage. A total of 150,000 bushels of corn was sold back to members, less than 20,000 bushels of corn was shipped out last year, and the elevator has no commodity credit (government) corn on hand, he said. Bean purchases were down 25 per cent. In a brighter vane, Burkgren said that feed mill sales were up 21 per cent, fertilizer sales up 20 per cent, and petroleum sales were up 15 per cent.

He said that there would be plenty of bean storage capacity available this fall as a result of the decline in government commodity storage. Burkgren commended members for keeping up with their accounts receivable and cited good livestock prices as the factor that helped farmers after a short crop last fall. "Cooperation is the only game in which everyone can win," he said. He asked for full member support and cooperation if a co-op merger is necessary. Members were told that it cost the company $233 to operate each day last year, and that a new bulk feed truck was purchased to replace an older truck.

The manager commented that several railroads are surveying the possibilities of using four terminal elevators at scattered points in central Iowa to increase the speed of shipping grain to the Gulf of Mexico for export. He said that elevators in eastern Iowa now hold an advantage, as grain can be moved more quickly to the gulf for export via the Mississippi River. "At the present time if a carload of grain left our area for the gulf, the car would not be returned for three to four months for another load," he said. "Under the studied proposal it would take just nine days for the round trip. This new operation would involve special trains and a revamped track system," he said.

Hal Tomas from the Farmers Regional Cooperative, was the featured speaker for the evening and told members that to keep a cooperative sound and effective the members must advertise their co-op and support their directors and management. President of the board Robert Refsell opened the meeting, Silas Lunde gave the invocation, Burkgren introduced visiting dignitaries, and Vernon Torreson read the minutes from last year's meeting. Three hundred and thirty persons were served at the dinner, which was organized by Sylvester Berg. ESTHERVILLE DAILY NEWS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EMMET COUNTY 98th Year; No. 268 Estherville, Iowa, Friday, August 19, 1966 Week 400; Copy School New Area Cases Approved Disease by State The State Board of Public Instruction has approved a plan for a five-county area school system with its administrative center in Estherville.

The plan, including Emmet, Dickinson, Clay, Palo Alto, and Kossuth counties, calls for maximum use of existing junior college facilities here and at Emmetsburg. The approved plan was modified somewhat at the board's suggestion from a proposal submitted earlier. School boards of the five counties now must affirm the plan, and once this is done the state board can allow an election to choose a board. Car Theft Probed; 2 Youths Held Two teenagers are being held in Emmet County jail while police are investigating a possible car theft, according to the police department. One 16-year-old boy from Austin, and one 17-year- old boy from Pringle, S.D., were apprehended by Estherville polico about midnight last night on Central Avenue.

According to police, the boys were driving a car with Georgia license plates, which had been reported stolen in Austin. Royal, Newell, and Cherokee are the latest area communities to take preventive measures and puss ordinances regarding Dutch elm disease. Suspected cases of Dutch elm are being investigated in Emmet County. The finding of Dutch 1 disease in Newell is the first positive identification of the disease in Buena Vista County, although the disease is probably present in other areas of the county, according to officials. The Newell Chamber of Commerce and town officials are currently mapping all tiees, and requesting individual property owners to map elm trees on their lots and inform the cily clerk of any suspected cases.

The Cherokee City Council is adopting an ordinance to provide certain standards and safeguards relative to the planting, trimming, care, and removal of trees. The oidinance would provide that if a tree was found to be diseased or dangerous the property owner would be responsible for removal to be within 30 days. The city would provide a place for burning infected trees. Residents of Cherokee will also be asked to replant new trees to compensate for trees that are lost, according to Mayor Tom Boothby. Thus far, only one infected tree has been diagnosed in Cherokee, and it was removed immediately.

Officials, however are sure there are more cases that have not yet been discovered. Once a tree is infected, there is no cure for the disease and the tree must be removed before the fungus can spread to other trees. Spencer, now threatened with Dutch elm disease, has passed an ordinance requiring the removal of trees, brush, wood or debris infected with Dutch elm disease, at the expense of the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the property. The law also prohibits interference with enforcement personnel and provides penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance. No plans for treating the disease or local preventive measures have been undertaken in Estherville, but a survey of all elm trees in the city is currently being conducted by two teams of girls.

This survey should be completed within a week. Insurance Firm Stock for Sale WASHINGTON (AP) The Continental Western Life Insurance Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, has registered, 1,333,336 shares of common stock for public sale, the Securities and Exchange Commission reported Thursday. The stock was offered at $3 a share. The company was organized in June.

The SEC said the firm plans to use proceeds of the sale as initial working capital. Sales will be handled by Corn land, of Des Moines. Silent Hoprig Once Boasted Thriving Creamery COOL BREEZES By DOROTHY STORY Hoprig, one of Emmet County's ghost (owns, had a creamery doing $150,000 a year business, a clipping found recently by Mrs. Helena Marie Rovn, 94, of Ringsted reveals. A history of Hoprig was written by the late J.

W. Oakes, father of Joe Oakes, for the Ringsted Dispatch shortly after World War I. The Oakes farm is located in the Hoprig area. Hoprig was founded in 1880 by a Scottish immigrant named Samuel Blair who came with a group from Scotland that settled in Palo Alto and Emmet counties. Blair purchased the SEVi of section 28, Jack Creek township.

His birthplace in Scotland had the name of Hoprig and when he settled in Emmet County he named his new home after the old. Later he petitioned for and received a grant for a post office and became postmaster, naming the post office Hoprig, also. (Another source sets the date of the post office establishment as July 7, 1883. It was discontinued June 15, 1914). Mr.

Oakes story continues: On September 8, 1884, the patrons received their first mail at this office, the government sack being brought from Wallingford and delivered once a week. In 1889 John Mowitt purchased the Hoprig farm and tinued as postmaster until 1900 when it was transferred to P. F. of Emmetsburg. The previous fall Mr.

Gylling had erected a store building east of ths church. While serving as postmaster, Mr. Mowitt also carried a general line of groceries. Eggs and butter were accepted in trade. "If I happened in Hoprig on baking day," Mr.

Oakes recalled, "I generally found Mrs. Mowitt baking pies, and I often visited hev orchard." The Farmers Creamery Co. of Hoprig was incorporated Dec. 14, 1897, and the following April it started in business with John Brick as but- termaker and W. H.

Crimrine, A. E. Bigelow, George Lorimer, J. A. Bosold, and Mowitt as directors.

George Doughty was secretary. Creamery supplies were purchased from Preston Fahnestock of Graettinger for $2,500. It continued doing business until 1915 when the company was dissolved and the property sold at auction. "At one time," Mr. Oakes said, "the Hoprig creamery stood fourth in the state, doing a business of $150,000 for several years.

"When the creamery first sold butter on the eastern market it netted HVi cents per pound. During this time hogs sold for three cents per pound, and some of us are still kicking with butter at 40 cents per pound and hogs selling at 10 cents." Mr. Oakes first arrived in Graettinger March 1, 1892, and found the ponds "all full and running over. You would get stuck on horse back unless you got off and walked." The first school in Hoprig was held in Mr. Blair's kitchen with Maggie Blair as teacher.

Some time later a school house, the Bon Hill school, was built a mile and a half west and a mile and a half south of Hoprig. Church was also held in this building. Later Arthur Kethen gave a room for school purposes until a school house was built north of his farm, and church was held in that building. The Hoprig church was started in 1903 and dedicated Sept. 18, 1904.

"A prairie fire swept Hoprig and vicinity Oct. 2, 1889," Mr. Oakes recalled. "Mr. Blair lost 16 stacks of grain and all his hay.

Mr. Mowitt was badly burned fighting the fire, and one woman was burned to death were Ringsted now stands." (The woman who was burned to death was Mrs. Rovn's mother, Anna Marie Gaarde. She died on the farm where Mrs. Rovn still lives, according to a granddaughter, Robert Nielsen, of Ringsted.) The fire burned peat beds until snow covered the smoldering deposit.

A hail storm June 20, 1896, did a great deal of damage to crops, according to Mr. Oakes, and was followed that fall by the army worm, "which finished almost everything." Hoprig was proud of its record in World War I. Mr. Oakes recalled that when the summons came for Red Cross workers and organizations, "Hoprig came to the front as an auxiliary member to Estherville, with a Red Cross membership of 270 at one time. "On Jan.

24, 1918, the chapter held a s.ile at the Hoprig church and after everything was cleaned up and the columns totaied we found we had cleared the neat little sum of $600." The site of Hoprig, is now occupied by a county maintain- ence shed. It is on the extension of county road and the cast-west mile road north of the Palo Alto County line. The intersection is still referred to as Hoprig corner. 6 RINGSTED HOPRIG COUNTY LINE mile Once-thriving Town Now Gone Creamery, Post Office Flourished..