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ALL- COUNTY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THE MALVERN LEADER Historical Debt voL. 66. MALVERN, MILLS COUNTY. IOWA. THURSDAY.

SEPTEMBER 1S, 1930 NO. 9. Rev. Paul H. Hicks is Transferred to Logan M.

E. Church Rev. M. J. Rarick Comes to Malvern; Other Mills County Changes The Methodist conference that closed its sessions In Council Bluffs Monday morning with the reading of the appointments made fewer changes than usual in placing the ministers but tour of them struck Mitts county.

The one of course that inter: ests Malrern most is the transfer of Paul Hicks, pastor of the local church the past four yeare, to Logan and the transter of Rev. M. J. Rarick, pastor at Logan the past three years, to the Malvern church. They ate both moring today so will each be able to All their new next Sunday.

The other changes in Mille county are: L. L. Smith goes from Emerson to Dow City and M. B. Wilson comes from Blanchard to R.

Jones for the past four years at Silver City 1s sent to Mento and Barns of. 8t. Charles comes to Silver City. C. L.

Pullman for the past two years at Strahan is transferred to the Red Oak circult to live In Red Oak and Rev. Walter Bchuerman from Northwestern University comes to Strahan. The other Mills county pulpits remain unchanged Glenwood, Pacito Junction-Hillsdale, Hastings, and Wesley ChapelThe appointments are as tollows: M. A. Gable, Superintendent Adair R.

Van Dyke Anita L. Bellows Atlantio W. H. Meredith Casey. R.

Moser Carson 8. Wood Counoll Bluffs: Broadway W. Graham Epworth R. McNichola Trinity -C. 8.

Burnette Fifth Avenue J. Pettit Dow. Dunlap Denison City F. M. Bingaman Young Smith A.

Banker A B. Wilson LOrAy Griswold Richard Rowe Hancock B. Guest SHerlan G. Lewis J. Weber Hazel Dell (J.

D. Payne) Salle H. Jackson Lewis Ellis Logan. H. Hicks Macedonia S.

Hesseltine Magnolia Birchard -Malvern J. Rarick (Manilla W. Proctor Manning To Be Supplied Missouri Valley G. Parker Mount Hope J. Pettit Modale-Mondamin J.

W. Holliday Neola (R. F. Myers) Oakland R. Mills Pacific Junction W.

Cooper Pisgah-Little Sioux -Carl Brown Shelby 0. Douglas Silyer City G. Barnes R. McPherson Walnut: ------(W. G.

Harding) Wesley-Henderson -L. D. Thomas Wiota-Buck Creek R. Young Woodbine Coates Glenwood Woman Dies Following Auto Accident Mrs. Josh Watkins, of Collision Saturday Evening Mrs.

Josh Watkins of Glenwood died Sunday evening in the Edmundson hospital in Council Bluffs following injuries recelved in an auto accident Saturday eve-, ping. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins were driving from Glenwood to Bal: four to: visit a brother, and were slowing up to turn north at the junction of Highway 84 and when a big truck going in the same direction crashed into them smashing their car. badly and far tally injuring Mrs.

Watkins. Batb legs were broken and she was burt internally. They took her drat to the home of her brother and then sent her by ambulance to the Edmundson hospi. tal, where she died the following eventur. The body was brought to Glenwood and funeral services held in the Reynor chapel Tuesday after.

noon couduated by Rev. J. Irving Brown, Burial WAS made at bor, The truck belonged to the Mil ler Transfer COMPANY of at DE and Mr. Malcolm and son. Malcolm and Same returned day from ebb they bare apent 0 and Rev.

Paul H. Hicks Moving to Logan Rev. Paul H. Hicke, for the past four years pastor of the Methodist church in Malvern, Is leaving us this week for Logan much to the regret of his numerous friends here who had hoped he might be with us another year, He has done a fine work in the local church during his pastorate as was shown in the report published last week. He has also taken an active part in claic atfairs and activities.

Both he and Mrs. Hicks have made themselves such a warm place in the hearts of the community that they are going to be greatly missed, They are not BO far away, however, that they cannot come back to see us occasionally, The new field has some advantages over this field with probably a little heavier work but we are sure that he will make good there as he has here. They leave for their new home in Logan today, There was a farewell, reception given for them at the church Wednesday evening, Our new pastor la Rev. M. J.

Rarick, for the past four years at Logan, of whom we shall have more to say next week. He will bel here Sunday Art Young Folk Go to Various Colleges Malvern Students Seek Higher Education in Other Fields A number of Malvern young people left. last week and others are leaving this week, some to begin their college career and others to continue theirs. Their choice of work varles from the purely cultural to professional but each goes prepare himselt for his own needs in life. The students and their chosen schools are: Vivian Priest, Lucille McIntyre, Nellie Balrd, Jeane Cunningham, Eugene Hertz, and Paul Mulholland, the Nebraska State Normal college at Peru.

Ruth Johnson, Elizabeth Beattie; Cedric Crink, and James Beattie, Iowa State University at Iowa City, Ruth Hummel, Thomas Gidley, Harry Nelson, and Lloyd Short, Iowa State college at Ames. Charlotte Chambers and Doris Fickel, Nebraska State University at Lincoln. Dorothy Boehner, Stephens college for Women at Columbia, Mo. Donald Laird, Rush Medical college at Chicago, Ill, Daniel Seaton, Simpson college at Indianola. Bernice Wilson, Baylor college for Women at Belton W.

M. S. Unit Meeting, Glenwood Methodist Missionary Socie. ties to Meet Sept: 24 in M. E.

Church The Annual Unit meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist churches of Mills couuty will be held next Wednesday, Sept. 24, 10 the Methodist church fu Glenwood at ten o'clock a. m. An Interesting program in hen Ang prepared and all ladies inter. eated fu the work are Invited to attend.

A pat luck dipper with coffee and: potatoes: will be served. Buys Shon Repair Shon Chester Paxia, of in Monday ad the pay made Shon Repair men Garden Club Will Have Flower Show, Illustrated Lecture Flower Exhibit in Commun. itty Building, Lecture in Empress Theater The Malvern Garden club is to hare an Illustrated lecture on landscaping with bulbs for the year at the Empress theater Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 23, at 2:30. This lecture is open to all who are interested and there will be no charge.

After the lecture there will be a flower show in the Community building. Anyone who cares to do so may exhibit flowera. The flowers should be in the Auditorium by 12:30 on Tuesday, The following is the classification for entries. There should be a nice display: Section C.2 Flower Arrangements Class 1-Most artistically arranged bouquet of mixed varieties in basket or bowl. Class 2-Best single variety and color.

in basket or bowl. Class 3-Most original and attistic arrangement of flowers. Class 4-Best basket of blue and yellow flowers. Class 5-Best arrangement in copper container, yellow and bronze predominating. Class 6-Best arrangement In pottery contalner, white and cream flowers predominating.

Class 7-Best arrangement In glass container, pink and blue flowers predominating. Class 8-Most attractively arranged collection of wild flowers and grass. Class 9-Largest individual display. Class 10-Best display single zinnias. Class 11-Best display pom zinnlas, Class 12-Best display shine asters.

Class: 13-Best display hardy asters. Class 14-(a) Best display lages. (b) Beat display house To) Bare CLASS A arrangement of fruit. Class 2-Best display artistic arrangements of vegetables. Section A Specimen Blooms Five stalks to each exhibit.

Class 1-Asters, Class 2-Calendulas. Class 3-Dahlias. Class 4-Gladiolus. Class. 5-Marigolds, Class 6-Roses.

Class Class. 8-Verbenas, Class 9-Zinnias. Class 10-Five of any other flower of any one color and variety, Section Single Specimens Class 1--Aster. Class 2-Dahlia. Class 3-Gladiolus, Class 4-Rose, Class 5-Zinnia.

Class 6-Other than named. Glass fruit jars to be used and furnished by exhibitors, Section Class 1-Best wall pockets. Mixed flowers In pastel tones. Class 2--Branches, follages, bark moss, vines, grasses, and so on--no flowers. Section Miniature Gardens Section Best display waterlilles.

Section Other than named Schedule of classes for Flower Show, No premiums or prizes but plenty of honorable mentions. County Ausiliary Meeting in Glenwood September 19 The county meeting of Amerlcan Legion Auxiliary will be held in the new Community building In Glenwood Friday, Sept. 19, the Glenwood and. Silver City auxillarles. entertalping.

This is the time for the annual election of officers. A good delegation: from the Malvern auxillary Is desired. Ina Slothower, secretary. Thieves Rob the Hilton Service Station Tuesday Sneak thieves broke into the Hilton Service station: at Hills: dale Tuesday night of last week and pretty nearly cleaned out of marchandise. They stole fruit, bread, and cakes and candy, sides taking lat of lubricating all and other things.

Fortunately they found but little That coulda Into a Tar BAY a Early Fall Imminent Say Unofficial Prophets Get your heavy. clothing and off np the fowling pieces is the advice of Malvern'8 unofficial weather prophets. An early fall 18 imminent but they didn't say whether it would be particularly cool or trarm. A number of flocks of gulls, several thousand birds In all, were Been winging their way over town Monday morning on the Annual migration south ward. The birde.

called pelicans by some, are ing the Aight nearly two weeks earlier than usual. Whether the prophets are right or not Mills county still basks in unusually warm days and chilly nights. Pacific Junction Bank Retires From Business Deposits and Accounts Taken Over by Glenwood State Bank The announcement was made last Thursday that the State Savings Bank of Pacific Junction was retiring from business. They were in every way solvent but were not making any money so preferred to retire from the field. They turned over their deposits with plenty of cash and approved securities to make them good and will keep the rest of their assets and dispose of them themselves.

This leaves Pacific Junction without a bank but they are 80 near Glenwood that the venience will not be great. The Glenwood State Bank 18 one of the strongest banks in this section and with the addition of this extra business will be that much stronger. The following, statement was made by President 8. M. Eates of the State Savings Bank the chances cido expenses for some years and the stock holders have elected to close the bank and discontinue business.

And to do this without loss to ourselves and Inconvenience to the public we have transferred under the advice of, the banking department of the state of Iowa all our deposits and bills receivable to Glenwood State bank, and the Glenwood State bank will pay checks on the State Savings bank to the amount of deposits held by the drawer of checks. And all persons Indebted! to the State Savings bank will make settlement with the Glenwood State. bank. M. Estes, "President of the State Savings bank." Court Adjourned on Last Friday Jury Dismissed Thursday; Special Session Called for Today District court with Judge O.

D. Wheeler in charge adjourned its September session last Friday with 3 special convening again today for some left over work. The petit jury was excused Thursday for the remainder of the term. Although the term was rather short there WAS considerable business disposed of. The case of the State vs.

Grover Norman and Doris Benedict charged with adultery. The jury found both guilty as charged and the judge sentenced them each to three years--the former to Fort Madison and the woman to the women's reformatory at Rockwell City, to which places they were taken Monday and Tuesday respectively. Alfred and Clyde Hall, minors 14 and 13 years of age respectively, were found to be delluquent and criminally luclined and were sentenced to the boys' state training school at Eldora until they reach the age of 21. yeare. Maude E.

Logan was given a judgment against Frank Bauulster for $818.40 and costs. In the suit of Era Lee ye. Ora Lee the jury found for the platu: and awarded her $986.56. Frauces O'Connell was granted divorce from James W. O'Con: Dell and costa charred to the late ter.

In the CARe the State W. O. Hubert the latter was ens Joined from making Are are to motor Civic Choristers Organization Will Study "Messiah" Thirty-two Attend First Rehearsal Meeting, Need Altos, Basses Malrern's newly organized Ciric Choral Society, after a slow start, gathered strength and thirtr-one choristers were present at the society's first rehearsal Monday evening. F. A.

Hansen of the University of Omaha directed the singing at this meeting. Bellering that with the good road connections now available. singers in other communitles might want to join with this organization the officers sent Invitations to a number of persons Interested in music in other parta of the county. Five from Emerson joined the organization Monday evening and others from other communities are expected to attend later. Need for more basses and altos WAS apparent Monday evening.

as these outnumbered two groups the were heavily by tenors and sopranos. Special efforts to enroll more of these, as well as for the other divisions will be made, The society plans to spend much time In rehearsing and atudying Handel's oratorio, "The Messiah." When this in produced In Omaha early in the winter, part of the chorus from here will join groups from other Iowa and Nebraska communities and larger organization from Omaha to form a chorus of 2,500 volces. Singers from Emerson who attended the rehearsal Monday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Ira N.

Cheney, Mrs. Laura M. Post, Miss Mary Arneel, and Miss Marjorie Briggs. Accompanying Mr. Hansen from Omaha were Mrs.

Hansen and a student, Bruce Gideon. Any persons who would care to join the society should attend the next rehearsal which will be next Monday evening. Mr. Hansen will again be here to direct the study. Edw.

Wearin's Calf 4-H Club Stock Raisers Sell Calves at Auction Monday While ordinary cattle raisers considered $12.50 A. good price for beef last Monday, Edward Wearin, 4-H club stockman, upped the top more than a and sold an Angus calf at $13.75 in the 4-H club auction at the Omaha stock market Monday. Iowa and Nebraska club members had calves in the sale and the Wearin call, an Angus, lead all the others by a 25c margin. The Iowa calves, all but one of which was from Mills county, maintained a good average price, four others selling above the regular market top of $12.50. Twelve calves were in the Iowa offering.

The majority of the calves in the auction were from Nebraska clubs and there was much rivalry between the two groups aS to which would get the top price. Spirited bidding preceded the selling of the Wearin calf but the buyer who finally got it seemed well satisfied with the purchase. The calves from Mills entered fu the sale and the prices per hundred weight: Edward Wearin, Angus, wt. 1090, $18.75.: Edward Wearin, Hereford, wt. 1230, $12.

Sy. Wearin, Hereford, wt, 1110, $13.25. Marian Benton, Shorthorn, wt. 930, $12. Ned Turner, Hereford, wt, 950, $11.75.

Carl Buch, Shorthorn, wt. 1160, $12.25, Wayne Meeks, Angus, wt, 950, $13.25. Irvin Meeks, Angus, wt. 910, $12.50, Frank Follett, Shorthorn, wt. 910, $18.

Warren Pitzer, Shorthorn, wt, 1010, $12.50. Warren Pitzer, Shorthorn, wt. 930, $11.50. Adolph Schultz, Hereford, wt. 1030, $13.

'Breaks Arm in Fall from Bicycle Saturday John Hall, son or Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hell. WAS both fortunate and uufortunate Saturday. Saturday morning lie received new bicycle, proud as any oue of the wheel.

But while on a ride with a group of friends that afternoon out pear Mt. Vernon he had the misfortune to take a spill so rarely that the broke right she wrist. Ha brought 10. LORD by Mr. Harley and bad born and is settlor an possible without Rev.

F. G. Tebow Leaves for Chicago Rev. F. G.

Tebow, for the past two years the popular pastor for the First Baptist church left Monday evening with his family for Chicago where he expects to spend the next four years in apecial theological work in the Baptist school of theology. Mr. Tebow and his excellent wife made many friends both in their church and out of it during their stay here who regret very much that they are to leave us but wish them well in their new home. The members of his congregation gave him A farewell reception In the church parlors last Friday evening that was. a very pleasurable event.

Kindergarten Will Open Next Monday To Prepare Children for Entering First Grade Next Year bu Ruth Evans of Red Oak 88 teacher. The Board of Education has ruled that the requirements for entering the frat grade at the opening of the school year in September, 1931, shall be six years of age. or previous kindergarten training sufficient to able the child to do efficient first grade work. No age limit was established for entering the kindergarten this year but it seemed to be the consensus of opinion of the board that a child should be at least four and one-half years old before enrolling for kindergarten work. The kindergarten will meet in the basement of the library.

Workmen' have been busy the past week equipping the rooms there for the work--putting in a new wood floor over the cement, and cleaning the rooms. The chairs and tables will be ready by Monday, McCoys Move to Clinton A letter from C. F. McCoy, formerly of the Malvern high school faculty, asks us to change the address of their Leader from Bruno, Minn. where he and Mrs.

McCoy have both been tenching, to CHinton. Iowa where 'he has a position as instructor in. Industrial Arts and to which place they re-: cently. moved. As Mr.

McCoy has been spectalizing in this line of. work his new position 19 very much to his liking. His address is S26 Sixth Clinton, lowa. Visit Former Home Dennis and Tom White return- ed Friday from a 2.100 mile auto: trip through Minnesota and Wiscousin, where they visited friends and relatives. They drove first to Winona, where they visited their sister and mother.

From Winoua they drove netoSS Minnesota 10 Sheboygan. where they had Ilved a number of years ago. This was their first visit back in twentyfive years. Cedric Crink to lowa State University Mr. aud Mrs.

P. 8. Crink and son. Cedrio, autoed: to lowe City last Friday where Cedric will ontor lows Univerelty as a gradu. ate analatant technlolau in charge, in the dramatio den He will also continue his nudies for his master's deMr.

nod Mr. Oriuk rielted relatives da Lowe before returalur hame Creston Dedicates Paving of a Great Cross State Road Five Malvernians Attend Celebration in Honor of Completion of No. 34 Creston. one-time opponent ol good highways, opened up its hotels and restaurants and streets Friday to receive several thousand persons gathered to dediente the Hording highway, Federal hichway No. 34, the frat road in Iowa to be pared from the Mississippi river to the Missouri.

In a way a road dedication is not entertaining. There were a number of bands in ('reston for the day, Ottumwa. Burlington. Des Moines, and one or two othera sent musical organizations which did little parading but furnished plenty of music. Except for the speakers in the afternoon.

listened to by only a small part of the crowd attending. there was no other entertainment. Many and great were the names of notables attracted to i Creston for the day. Gov. John Hammill, republican gubernatorlal nominee Dani W.

Turner, Chief Highway Engineer Fred White, Judge Horace Towner, Hon. James H. Weaver, and a number of others added prestige and speeches to the celebration. Speakers in general spoke of fulfillment of "dreams, era of good will brought on by better transportation facilities, visions of pioneers. Judge Towner and Mr.

Weaver, the latter the main speaker of the day, suggested highway beautification A8 A ting sequence to paving. Governor Hammill, Fred White and Col. Haynes advocated the paying of the bonds Issued for highways, plead for the constitutional amendment which would allow the state to take over the county bonds in a big $100,000,000 issue. Bald Governor Hammill about this: The state issue will release funds for secondary road improvement, atate. primary.

and known 88 the Harding follows the general location of the former Blue Grass trail. This, promoted by a ploneer good roads association and one of the frat to be marked across the. was marked to include as many Iowa towns along the line as possible, in contrast to the present highway. Attending the dedication from Malvern were Fred Durbin, Guy Breeding, Mayor D. E.

Whitfeld, F. R. Chantry, and Allen man. James Kesterson Died in Kansas Home Monday Mills county friends received a message Monday evening 80. nouncing the death of James C.

Kesterson that day at. his home in Latham, Kansas, at the age of elghty-four years. He is survived by his wite, who was Lina Reed, and tour daughtere Mrs. Maggie DeFrese of Monte Vista, Mrs. George Murphy, Mrs.

Mattie and Mrs. Mertie Jones of Latham, Kansas. Also. one sister, Mre. Catherine Lang, of Emerson and one brother, Will Kesterson, of Malvern.

He was born in Tennessee but came to Mills county with his parents when but eight years of age, He grew to manhood on the terson farm southwest of MalVern, later moving to Kansas where he spent A good part of his life. Many of our older resldents will remember him. H. G. Brewer Seriously Injured in Auto Accident C.

R. Brewer received a message Monday saying his father, H. G. Brewer, and his sister, Mrs. c.

W. Loucks, and husbund had heen injured in an auto accident in Chicago that afternoon. The message stated his father was jured so seriously that little hope was given for his recovery. Mr. Brewer left for Chicago Monday evening.

Burlington Motor Bus to Resume Service Sept. 22 Beginnlug next Monday. Sept, 99. the Burlington Transporta. tian company will resume seryIce through Mulvern, frow flaco to Omaha, which they dropped through the summer arbile the roads were boing built.

They will run but one bus each way, however, tho west bouud leaving Melvern et 8:46 p. m. 440 tAbe east bound at 9:40 p. W. They will also run from Vu.

liaon pant to Oaceuta. -See their time card to this losue. Their Malvern station will the Royal cafe before..