Postville Herald from Postville, Iowa • Page 1

Irisis arc now living loiiti" plan. The plan (Tect the first of this By Commissioner Rus- set-up the program for revocation of a fsc after a violation or id up to a to tal of Sshed under a formula officials, iversial program will in court lest cases to lily of the move by oner. However, as a ire, Brown notes al- wa drivers are paying on to good driving the death toll already 1 reduction, fcr Toll High. more deer than do Iowa it appears. Paul Tiperintcndent of game Jteervation commission, Ei 1057 autos killed 263 fists reported damage mishaps as totaling pport Funds, fal government will fc in Iowa in the fiscal fig July 1st for airport I and improvements Been allocated for proj- forts at Ames, Cedar fique, Fort Dodge and Pays Off.

against delin- i tax payers in paying fte state has collected some 3.000 delinquent jnce February 1, state report. These funds, I since the commission psecute evaders, i against the evaders too. Chairman Leon fe have just "scratched 1 in the program. He. Amission may collect torn as many as 20,000 the next year.

Mead Lawyers, foran, Sibley attorney, fninatod'by the board gof the Iowa State Bar 3 presidency of the ft has been vice Sliie ISBA for the last Official Newspaper for Allamakee County and the Town of Postville POSTVILLE HERALD A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A LIVE TOWN Sixty-Sixth Year. POSTVILLE, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1958. Number 22. Board Rehires Teachers And Fills Vacancies Raise Given Teachers For The Coming Year; New Teachers Are Hired Radar Used In Speed Enforcement 'ill assume the coming state conven- Bar. He will suc- Webster of Winter- ErKjf Conway, Osage, has for vice president, leads ASC.

Delmar, is the new the Iowa Agricul- satlon and Conserva- immittee. Max Soeth, quit as chairman be- IfefaHs disagreement with of Ezra Benson, U. S. agriculture. Soeth's resigna- ilaced him eight days i Soeth had asked for his duties.

IP Caravan. il "Republican cara- gets underway 'ith stops at 21 the state. Candidates inal, state and county GOP ticket will par- llUgc project. in will start April 15 lluffs and Harlan and il appearance April 24 iids and Dubuque. of Republican H's the junket.

N'ew Group. jQfflBoveless has named 40 glffiHBstate "commission on ns Chief purpose of clc sa tne pr0 'S relations "be- segments of the wor toward crea- of fair play and to of social injus- The Postville Board of Education met in special session last Monday night and elected all teachers that had not submitted resignations up- to-date. Miss Regina Benda, third grade, and Mrs. Donald Dominy, kindergarten, had previously submitted written resignations, which were accepted. Salaries were adjusted in line with the rising teachers'wages all over the state.

New' teachers that have signed contracts to date include: Miss Donna Camp for fourth grade, Miss Jean Holtzman for second grade, Mrs. Charles Hoth for kindergarten, and Henry Knoploh for sixth grade. Miss Donna Camp is a native of Preston and is completing a two year course for elementary teachers at Wartburg college this spring. She made outstanding record as a student teacher in the fourth grade of the Cary School at Waverly. Miss Jean Holtzman is a two year graduate from Upper Iowa University and for the past two years has taught kindergarten at Arlington.

Her home is at Fayette. Mrs. Hoth taught kindergarten two years at Postville and for the past year. has been teaching at Luana. She is a graduate of the kindergarten primary course at Iowa State Teachers college.

Henry Knoploh has three years of college at Upper Iowa and has prepared especially for elementary teaching. He 30 years old, a married man. Mr. and Mrs. Knoploh have one four year old child.

They plan to move to Postville sometime this summer. His practice teaching was done on the seventh level and he will tesch a sixth grade group. Indications are that there will be a number of other resignations of teachers soon because of future wedding plans. Patrol officers and a factory representative checks over a radar unit which is now in use by Iowa Highway Patrol officers in the state. The unit was set up about a mile northwest of Postville on Highway 52 last Saturday morning for a demonstration to mayors, peace officers, representatives of the press, radio and TV.

Shown here inspecting the radar unit are, left to right: Sgt. Stang of Oelwein, Lt. Hove of Oelwein, a represenative of the radar company, and Capt. French. Large Crowd At Farmers Banquet Wednesday Night A crowd estimated at 260 farmers and business men attended the annual Farmers Banquet last Thursday night held at the Postville grade school all purpose room.

This was the largest attendance for the past several years. Following the dinner, the pro-, gram was opened with the F. F. A. Chapter presenting three farmers with awards for the top corn growers entering the F.

F. A. corn growing contest last year. Fred Brandt, F. F.

A. member, presented the top award to Cloy Schultz, Jr. with a yield of 120.27 bushels per acre; second prize to Lyle Zieman with 117.96 bushels per acre; and Eldon Lenth with 105.23 bushels per acre. Speaker of the evening was Dr. J.

O. Christianson, superintendent of the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture of St. Paul. The banquet is sponsored annually by the Postville Commercial Club for farmers of this and surrounding communities. The Presbyterian Laymen To Meet School Election Will Be Held Wednesday Filing Error Causes Candidate To Prepare Statement To Voters Rites Held For Mrs.

Geo. Lambert Stores To Close 12 To 3 Friday Postville retail storrs will observe Good Friday. April 4 by closing from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p. it was announced this week by the Postville Commercial Club trade promotion committee. All retail stores will reopen at 3:00 p.

m. Friday for business as usual. Stores arc closed from 12:00 to 3:00 to allow everyone to participate in religious services if they choose. CATFISH. BASS BEGINNING TO HIT the groups are from Itowns.

First meeting linr this month, prob Tloines. I Tax Drops. motor vehicles and last month were lose in the same month fcollar volume of sales Two per cent use totaled $434,525 com J71.968 a year ago. id Tax Hunt. Tjng and checking sys- pnal state income tax with the -Iowa tax ftas been inaugurated Bw weeks.

nil work on tabulated jK information received Bis filed by employers Employees. This auto- Fof state income tax we done automatically years the operation wig tedious hand oper- Rena Louise, daughter of Edwin and Jennie Gibbs Shaffer, was born October 21. 1877, at Clermont, and, died at Postville. March 22, 1958,, at the age of 80 years, five and one day. She was educated in the Clermont and Castalia schools, and attended Sunday School at both places.

She was a life-long member of the Methodist Church. On August 30, 1896, she was married to George Marion Lambert, and ai year later moved to Luana, where she lived out the remaining 60 years- of her life. She was preceded in death by! her parents; one sister, Clara. iMrs Fred Walter); and one grand-' daughter, Phyllis Lambert. Sur-j viving are her husband of Luana; two sons, Joe of Sarasota, Florida, and Kenneth of Mt.

Vernon, South Dakota; one daughter, Louise (Mrs. I Irving Engelhnrdt) of Luana; sixi grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; many more distant relatives: and a great number of friends, all of whom mourn her passing. If spring isn't here, someone has failed to tell Iowa catfish and bass which are beginning to hit with mid-season fervor! Charles (Butch) Olofson, Conservation Officer for Keokuk and Mahaska counties, reports that bass have begun to hit in Lake Koemah. Harold Putnam of Oskaloosa caught a five and one-half pound largemouth and lost another he thought would run about the same size at Koemah on March 23. There is a continuous open season on large- mouths south of U.

S. Highway 30. Inland rivers of the state, particularly the Des Moines and Cedar, are attracting more anglers as catfish appetites go on the upturn after a long period of dormancy. of will be the most effective baits for catfish during this early spring period. Minnows, crayfish and tificial lures fished and worked deep should be the top producers for bass.

21 New Farms Given Approval According to Leslie Kerndt, chairman of the Allamakee County Soil Conservation District Commissioners, 21 new farms were approved for assistance on conseiwa- tion work at their regular February meeting. They were as follows: Ernst T. Paulsen, H. G. Ludeman, Eldon Kregel, Martin Schuttemeier, Arthur Prestemon, Lloyd Johanningmeier, Arthur Larson, Walter and Karlton Eberling, Robert Buckmaster, John P.

Blake. Dale Welch, Gregory M. Schulte. Walter L. Siegele, June Jacobson, Leslie Anderson.

Alfred O. Anderson. Earl F. Miller (two farms), Helmer and Robert Kolsrud, Agnes Kinley, and Leo Espeland. This brings the total Allamakee District Cooperators to 6G4.

Four hundred ninety-eight of these have complete conservation plans developed with the assistance of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service personnel. At The Theatre Thursday. Friday and Saturday, April 3, 4 and Missouri Traveler" starring Brandon de- Wilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford and Mary Hosford.

Sunday and Monday, April 6 and Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Snzy Parker and Leif Erickson star in "Kiss Them For Me." Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 and double feature program. Donald O'Connor stars in "Francis Goes to West the second film is "The Mole Poople" starring John Agar and Cynthia Patrick. "Into Every City and Place" is the theme, as Presbyterian laymen of northeast Iowa meet at West Union, Sunday, April 13, in the Bethel Presbyterian Church. The group will convene at 3:30. Hall Roberts of Postville, president of the Dubuque Presbytery Council of Men, will preside.

Featured in the annual meeting is insurance salesman Robert Smith of Storm Lake, former area vice president of the National Council of Presbyterian Men. Mr. Smith will moderate a panel discussion in which a surgeon, Dr. J. H.

Ahrens of Oelwein; a lawyer, Edward Fallor of Dubuque; Dr. Charles Hart, director of the Mental Health Institute at Independence; and the Rev. Mr. Tempia, missionary to the Philippines, will participate. R.

M. Westerfield of West Union, delegate to the meeting of the National Council of Presbyterian Men in Chicago, will report on this ex- experience. Taking part in the meeting April 1 13 will be laymen of the Presby- 1 terian churches in Andrew, Belle- vue, Cascade, Dubuque, Hazelton, Hopkinton, Lime Springs, pendence, Jesup, Lansing, Lansing, Ridge, Manchester, Maynard, New I Albin, Oelwein, Postville, Frankville, Rowley, Saratoga, Wadena, Waukon, Rossville and West Union. Postville Herald Postville, Iowa Gentlemen: I wish to correct an error that occurred in connection with the filing of nomination papers of the present Board of Education. Through a misunderstanding or an error in the County Superintendent's office, my name was placed in nomination opposing Lyle Zieman who represents Clayton county.

The error was not discovered until time had passed for withdrawal completely, or refiling of new papers. therefore, feel that it is my duty and in good taste to ask that I not be considered for the three year term in the April 9 election, even though my name does appear on the ballot. It has been an extreme pleasure and privilege to have served on the Postville Board of Education. Polls To Open From 12:00 Noon To 7:00 P. M.

At Memorial Hall Here John Falb, Jr. Mrs. Robbins Buys The Fashion Shop Mrs. Ruby Robbins has purchased the Fashion Shop from Mrs. Anna Neilly and took possession on April 1.

Miss' Neilly is retiring from business life. Nearly Half Inch Of Rain Tuesday The first rain of the spring season broke a dry spell of three weeks here Tuesday with moisture measuring .43 of an inch. Light rain started falling Tuesday afternoon and continued through Tuesday evening. Temperatures the past week have been above normal with daytime readings in the mid-fifties and lows at night in the mid to low thirties. Social Security Call Dates Set A representative of the Winona, Minnesota Social Security office will be available for information on regular call dates at Decorah and Waukon.

April through June, as follows: of the court house, 12:30 to p. m. every Wednesday. room, court house, 12:30 to 1:30 p. m.

every Tuesday. EASTER SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES The Bell. fitenant-governor will won. til 18, Lt. Gov.

W. H. seeking the pr governor, will get has hung in the school for school at Clutterr lit to be displaced. get the large bell as school. He had year in teaching- at Bchool.

Service. ffts serve long prison ipwa. One inmate has Rhe bars in the penl- 1919, some 37 years. Rsoners have been bei at the state pen for prison terms being was heightened state of Illinois yell Leopold, noted Chl- Tid on Page Ten) ROSE ANN SADLER PLEDGES SORORITY Cedar pledged to Phi Sigma Phi social sorority at Iowa State Teachers college was Rose Ann Sadler. Miss Sadler is a student at the college from Postville.

Rites Held For Mrs. Imett Mrs. Charles Barrett, daughter of Charles and'Luella Burnham, was iborn Mable Burnham on November 5, 1883 near Kingsley, Iowa. She passed away, March 27, 1958 at the age of 74 years at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. Upton Peck of Postville.

On October 4, 1927, Mable Burnham was united in marriage to Charles Barrett at Waukon. Surviving are her husband; two children, Murl Gobin of Lime Springs, and Lloyd Barrett of Lansing; and three step-children, Morvin Barrett and Mrs. Ralph (Beulah) Schissel both of Elma, and Mrs. Upton Peck of Postville. She is ulso survived by two sisters Mrs.

Loella Howard of Oelwein, Mrs. C. E. Krum of Luana and one brother Floyd Burnham of Sparta, Wisconsin. Barrett was preceded in death by two daughters, Alta and Daisy.

Nearly all of her life was spent in Iowa, the last few months hav- of her Community Presbyterian Church The Rev. W. T. Martin, Pastor The Community Presbyterian Church will have a Communion service Thursday, at 8:00 p. m.

The theme will be: "Divine Forgiveness." Marilyn Martin will sing, "Were You There" by Burleigh. The Chancel choir will sing, "Behold the Lamb of God" by Handel. Easter Sunrise service will be held at 6:45 a. m. conducted by the Westminster Fellowship.

Hall Roberts will speak. Breakfast will be served to the young people. in Iowa, trie iasu imv ing been spent at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. Upton Peck of Postville. Funeral services were held at the Schutte Funeral Home at Postville at 1:00 p.

m. Saturday, March 29. The Rev. Walter T. Martin, pastor of the Community Presbyterian church was in charge of the service.

Burial was at Frankville, Easter Sunday Morning worship service at 10:00 a. m. Mrs. Robert Burling will play the following organ selections; "Alleluia" (Cologne), "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" by Handel," and "Easter Joy" by Mozart. The four choirs will sing: Cherub, "Once There Was a Garden Carol, "On an Easter Youth, "The Heavans Chancel, "Surely He Hath Born Our Griefs" and "Since By Man Came Death" from Handel's Messiah.

St. PauVs Evangelical Lutheran Church Holy Week at. St. Paul's (The public is cordially invited'to all of these services). Period of Morning Monday through Friday mornings from 8:00 to 8:30, in the prayer chapel.

The United Lutheran Church Women will conduct the periods of meditation, with the exception of Tuesday, when Luther Leaguers will participate. Holy Communion On Tuesd.iy through Friday at 8:00 P. M. And It's Power." And It's Victims." And It's Consequences." And It's Conqueror." Communion will also be given Friday noon from 12.00 to 12:40, and Easter Sunday at 1:30 P. M.

Good Friday Service from .12:40 to 3:00. The following guest speakers will participate with the Pastor in the service: The Rev. Clifton Weihe, associate director of Evangelism for the United Lutheran Church in America; the Rev. LeRoy Weihe, superintendent of Nachusa Lutheran, Children's Home, Nachusa, Illinois; Kermit Kramer, junior student at Northwestern Theological Seminary, Minneapolis; Charles Schroeder, senior student at Carthage College, Carthage, Illinois; Gerald Hibbard, senior student at Northwestern -Lutheran Theological Seminary, Minneapolis; called to.be assistant pastor of St. Paul's.

services of worship). 6:00 The Ladder Of with Mr. preaching. The Senior Choir will present the following: "Praise To The "In Joseph's Lovely soloist, Ronald Meyer; "God So Loved The Wqrld" "Thou Art the Living with Women's Trio (Mrs. Eldean Drewes, Mrs.

Charles Witt, Mrs. Harry Tyler) and Duet (Mr. Ken Timmerman and Mr, Eldean "Hallelujah Handel. Special Easter Organ music will be; provided by Mr. Larry Potter, at all the Easter Services.

Lord and My God," with Pastor Witt preaching. Music will be provided by Junior Choir. "My Heart's Prayer," Stewart: "Ye Happy Bells Of Easter Day," Hodges; "Let The Merry Church Bells Ring," Warren. Lord and My God," with Pastor Witt preaching. The Children's Choir will sing, Joyous Easter Morning." A special Easter movie will be shown to the Sunday School at 9:15.

St. Bridget's Catholic Church Rev. F. J. Vallaster State Approves Hospital Plans The Board of Trustees of the Postville Community Hospital met with the state licensing board of the Iowa Department of Health in Des Moines last Thursday and presented preliminary sketches and plans for a proposed hospital with a 30-bed capacity to be built on a 12 lot area immediately south of Lull's Park.

A. L. Peterson and John Kittleson, hospital trustees, along with architect Oswald Thorson, appeared before the licensing board Thursday morning. The group was accompanied by Lloyd Schroeder and Elrie Ruckdaschel. The architects sketches were presented to the licensing board show- I ing drawings of several types of units of 30 bed capacity.

The licensing board approved the site for the proposed building, approved a 30 bed hospital as outlined. Plan Financing. The board of trustees and their advisory committee now must prepare a financing plan for the new building and work with the architect in preparing drawings of the proposed building. A progress meeting with the state health department will be held in the near future. Action now is being taken in procuring contracts for the sale of the real estate south of the park on which options are now in force.

The special school election next Wednesday, April 9, will provide races for three of the five director posts to be filled. A complete new board of directors will be elected to take office July 1, 1958 as the district was recently reorganized. The official ballot will be divided into four parts as follows: the election of two candidates for director to serve a term ending March, 1959; two candidates for director to serve for a term ending- March, 1960. one candidate for director to serve a term ending March, 1961; and one candidate for school treasurer to serve a term ending June 30, 1960. Candidates filing for the posts; are as follows: For office of school director, term ending March, 1959 (two to be elected: Richard Hale Kermit James For office of school director, term ending March, 1960, (two to be elected: Wayne Brandt Carl O.

Marsh Rodney Smith Leland Walby For office of school director, term ending March, 1961 (one to be elected: John Falb, Jr. Lorence Emmett Reinhardt Lyle Zieman For office of school treasurer, term ending June 30, 1960 (one to be elected: William A. Kneeland Memorial Hall is the polling place for the entire district, which includes the new area added under the reorganization, with polls open from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p. m. Wednesday, April 9.

The ballot will carry the names of candidates in alphabetical order. Among the director candidates, James, Smith, Walby, Falb and Zieman are incumbants seeking reelection. Kneeland, present treasurer, is also seeking reelection. Kiwanis Program Is Being Arranged The Postville Kiwanis Club will meet in regular session next Monday evening, April 7, starting with a 6:30 dinner at the and dining room. A program is being arranged for the evening now.

The Rev. Edgar Zelle, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church of Castalia, presented an Easter message at the meeting of the club held Monday evening. $58.70 Collected During Coffee Day A total of $58.70 was collected in the second annual "Coffee Day for Crippled Children" in Postville last Wednesday, according to Vern Brouillet, chairman of the local event. Restaurant patrons were invited to "pay" for their coffee on Wednesday by donating to the crippled children's camp fund. Wednesday, April 2:30 to 5:30 p.

evening at 7:00 p. m. No Lenten service. Holy Thursday, April at 8:00 p. m.

Communion. Transfer of Blessed Sacrament to the Side Altar; Adoration; i nil Tr Good Friday, April Ore from 12:00 to 2:30 p. m. Confessions. and Veneration of the Cross; Mass of the presanctifted; communion; stations; collection for the Holy Land.

Holy Saturday, April Vigil: Service begins at 8:00 p. m. Blessing of the New Fire, Easter Candle, Baptismal Water; Holy Mass and Communion. Confessions 2:30 to 5:00, none Saturday evening. Easter Sunday, April Mass at 6:00 ajn.

Communion, Benediction: Low Mass at 9:00 a. m. offering for the parish needs. Invitation to all td celebrate Easter with the'Risen Saviour, our God and Judge. $354 Collected In Red Cross Drive A total of $354.80 was collected in Postville in the annual Red Cross drive with more funds still coming in it was announced this week by the fund drive committee.

Drive chairmen and their solicitors included the following: Melinda Casten's J. O. Casten, Mrs. Ed Handke, Mrs, J. F.

Hart, Mrs. Gordon Lawson, Mrs. Gilbert Meyer, Mrs. Ruby Peckham, and Mrs. Duane Thompson.

Mrs. Fred Miller's Ervin Haltmeyer, Mrs. Henry Paulsen, Mrs. T. Cook, Mrs.

R. C. Huebner, Mrs. John Palas, Mrs. William Geraghty, Hattle Weihe, and Mrs.

William Baltz. Mrs. Otto Beucher's Loren Meyer, Mrs. Ted Anderson, Mrs. D.

E. Tinker, Mrs. Ben Davis, Mrs. Harvey Jarms, Mrs. L.

O. Beucher, Mrs. Leeone Deering, Mrs. Helmuth Meyer, Mrs. Will Kugel and.Mrs.

Merle Lange. Mrs. Harvey Douglass' Mrs. Ed Bronson, Ralinda Lammert, Mrs. Richard G.

Meyer, Mrs. Durwood Schutta, Mrs. Frank Severn, Mrs. Harry Tyler, Mrs. Clarence Reinhardt, and Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Putnam. Extend Thanks. The committee has expressed their appreciation to the solicitors and to tiie contributors. Rites Held For Charles Tatro Funeral services were held Saturday, 3:00 p.

at the Schutte Funeral Home for Charles G. Tatro of Castalia, who passed away March 27. He had been in failing health the past year. The Rev. Byron Surface, pastor of the E.

U. B. Church in Castalia, officiated. Burial was at Pleasant View cemetery at Castalia. Charles Goodrich Tatro was born at National, Clayton county, Iowa on October 24, 1870, the son of Augusta C.

and Rosella Goodrich Tatro. While in his youth, he moved with his parents to Winneshiek county, which has since been his home. He was a farmer all his life. On February 9, 1896 he was married to Anna Laura Gardner. One daughter and four sons were born to this union.

He passed away Thursday, March 27, 7:00 a. at the age of 87 years, six months and three days. Surviving are his four children, Mrs. Allen Green of Dewey of Decorah, Gene of Danville, Illinois, and Lyle of Reseda, California; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie McMartin of Jesup and Mrs.

Orma Heiner of Phoenix, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his wife, one son Howard, two sisters and three brothers. Those from a distance attending the funeral were: Gene Tatro of Danville, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tatro and Mrs.

Lula Campbell of Decorah; Mrs. Nellie McMartin of Jesup; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Porter of Fayette, Mrs. Ruth Bacon of Randalia, and Mr.

and Mrs. Hale Burling of Elkader..