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'VOLUME LXXIII. THE ALTON, IOWA DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1954 NUMBER 26, HENRY SCHNEE RITES THURSDAY MORNING DIES HERE SEPT. 20 AFTER LONG ILLNESS Henry Nicholas iSchnee, 50, died at his home northeast odE Alton Monday, Sept. 20 at 8:15 in tha evening, after an illness of six years. Funeral services will held at Bt.

Mary's church this Thursday morning in charge of Rev. Z. Reising. Pallbearers will be Tony Pottebaum, Vic Sctmeid- er, "Arnold Mousel, Joe Hahsen, Ed Schlichte and O. P.

Kettler. "Wakes were held Tuesday and "Wednesday evening at the Fisch Funeral home in Rerasen. Henry Schnee, or "Heinle" as he was called by his many friends, was born April 15th, 1904 Rt Alton and attended St. Mary's school here. Nov.

25, 1930 he was married to Irene Boever at Joi5eph church, Granville. Surviving are his wife Irene and two sons, William and Francis; his mother, Mrs. "Wm. Schnee of Alton; one brother, Albert of Alton; and eight sisters: Mrs. Clara Adler, Howard, S.D., Mrs.

Ida Gansemer, Sheldon: Mrs. Tony and Cornelia, Alton. Rita of LeMars, Emma and Mrs. Johnny Rpin- dprs of Oranere City, Mrs. Oscar KIpin, Westfield, N.

J. His father and one son, Emmet, him in dfStth. The family north- ea.st of Alton for ten years after previously farming nepr In ill health much of that time Mr. Schnee carried ftn with courage awd fortitudie. He was confined to his bed for only two weeks before his passing.

He was lov- aV memlber of St. Mary's Catholic church a devoted family man. Santema To Run For Supervisor. As Independent Charles Lyons Stars In International Football Match Charles Lyons, son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Lyons, former Al- tonites, is co-captain of Santa Ana (Calif.) Jaysee grid squad and a clipping from the Los Angeles Examiner pictures the young star in his football togs showing two girl students the fine points of the game. His team" was defeated my Mexico City Sept. 16. Tlie international game was to celebrate the two-day Mexican Independence Day celebration throughout southern California A iimior Santa Anna'Junior College Charles may go on to a four-year college next year. He is a grandson of Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Zalme of Alton. His father, George Lyons of i 1043 W. Myrtle, Santa Ana, writes that family recently had a surprise visit from John Zalme of Alton who is traveling through the West and stopped at Santa Ana to see his sister Louise, Mrs.

George Lyons. George sends best wishes to his friends here. N-W. Auxiliary Sets Election of Officers NW. J.C.

Auxiliary will meet at Science Hall Sfept. 27th for a program and business meet, ing, election of officers. Children of meimbers will be cared for by Academy students. Mrs. M.

Klaaren of Sioux Center will have charge of devotions, Mrs. Gerrit Slob will ibe soloist and Miss Clara Van Til, dean of women, will give an address. A memorial service will be in charge of Mrs. Jacob Heemstra, honorary president. Mrs.

Joe De Vries will be chair- mian of a bazaar to be held Oct. 28th. Members of First Reformed Church, Sioux Center served refreshments. Peter Santema of Ireton has filed for the office of Second District Supervisor as an independent candidate and his name B.B.B. Schedules Kids Halloween Party For Oct.

30 Alton's Better Business Bureau set its plans for the annual Alton Halloween party for kids at the September meeting held Tuesday night in the town hall. The party is to be organized along the same lines as last year's. Prizes will be solicited from local businessmen, with Earl S. Kiernan, President of the Alton Savings Bank, furnishing iiis special mixture of Halloween lemonade. Another project brought under consideration at the meeting was a pheasant feed for men of the town and surrounding area to be held sometime during the pheasant hunting season or shortly thereafter.

TWO ROAD ACCIDENTS REAP DEATH, INJURY About monthly saving is anticipated through transfer- Terracing Meet Now Sept. 24th J. A. DE WEERD ACCIDENT FATALITY N.E. OF HOSPEKS John A.

DeWecrd, died early The terracing demonstration Tuesday night as the result of previously scheduled for Sop- an automobile accident which temlber 17lh at the occurred on a gravel farm road Bros, farm 2 miles east and 3 3 miles east and miles north ring 18 'to 20 Sioux countians' north of Hospcrs, or 4 of Hospers at about 7 p.m. hoaaitalized at the state institu-' south of Sheldon on the counl.v ririvon Cherokee to the new Cherokee Patients' Transfer to Sioux County Home Seen couniy home it is the ready about Nov. 1. .1 PuUing an ensilage cutter driv- cKl Pek'elder oi.Shel- supervisors took the matter under advisement last weelt. The board hired a nurse to begin work at the county home about Nov.

1 to prepare for care of farming terraces. Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hoefer and Betty, accompanied by Mrs. Rfey Thole of Alton and Tony Theis the patients.

I of Hosipers, the funer-; With initial residence list of al of a cousin, Leonard Vosburg, about 20 persons, the Cherokee at Hazel Green, Wis. Saturday, list would swell the residency Extension Conservationist will be present to explain the various methods of building They visited relatives at Du- buqiie before returning home. will appear on the ballots the Nov. 2nd election. i KCV.

U. J. OnUnjer Installed At Ireton 'A. J. Kapelos Weds Miss Siedsma Here Anthony J.

Kapelos of Hospers and Jo Ann Marie Siedsma of Melvin were married at Alton Saturday evenmg by Justice M. J. Goebel in the Goebel residence, at 6:30 o'clock. Both the principals are 18 years old. Their witnesses were Mrs.

Jennie Wald and John Hilltoppers 4-H Elect Officers Tiie HJlltpppers Girls 4-H club met Sept. 9 at the Ed Becker home, Clarice Ricke presiding. A family picnic was planned for Sept. 19th and officers were electe.d follows: Rosalyn president, Judy Ney vice Clarice Jean Croat secretary-treas- iirer, Lorna Lechtenburg. historian, Mary Lou Recker reporter.

The next meeting will be licld Oct. 14 at the home of Judy Ney. More Funds For County Home TV A total of $113.50 has been contributed thus to the TV fund for the Sioux county home, the Orange City unit of the Iowa district YWCA, sponsoring the drive, has announced. Donations from Rock Valley, Orange City, Sioux Center, Ireton, Hull, Boyden, Maurice, Hawarden, Alton, and Hospers were reoorted. Gifts range from $2 to $10.

Explains Exceeding Allotment Acreage Farmers who knowingly exceed their acreaige allotments for 19155 basic allotment crops, which In Iowa are wheat and corn, stand to lose more than price supports, it was explained this week by John B. Draayer, Chairman of the Sioux County ASC coanmittee. Legislation recently enacted by congress provides that such the Nov. 2nd election. Mr.

Santema was defeated this June in the Republican primary by Supervisor Jacob H. Hop, but polled a large vote in a' three-cornered race against Mr. Hop and Bernard Mintcn, botli of Alton. He is town marshal and street commissioner at Ireton and enjoys a good reputation as an excellent officer. Deihocratic Women To Meet at Orange City Sept.

28th Democratic women of Sfoux County will meet at the City Hall in Orange City Tuesday evening, Sept. 23 to organize for the coming election campaign. Ada M. Wehmeyer of Lake Park, secretary of the Dickinson County Democratic Women's Club and State Advisory Board will be present. Arrangements are in charge of County Chairman Ida McManaman of Hawarden.

Refreshments will be served toy the Hawarden group. All Democratic women of the county are invited. Rev. O. J.

Snuttjer will be installed pastor the Presbyterian church at Ireton Sunday evening. Rev. Snuttjer came to Ireton from Saratog, Wyoming. Rev. R.

Miller of Sioux City will be moderator, Rev. Russell E.welt of ireton will preacli the sermon. Rev. Charles Kruse of Plymouth Presbyterian church, Akron, will give the charge to the pastor and Rev. J.

D. Ransom of the Le Mars Presbyterian church will present the-'charge to tlic congregation. Music will be furnished by the church choir. to a total of 40. Dr.

Wm. Doornink Rites Monday At Am. Reformed Ch. Dr. William Doornink, popular Orange City retired physician, died at the Methodist hos- ipital, Sioux City Wednesday night, Sept.

15. For several years he had a licart ailment whicli caused his gradual retirement from a large practice. Dr. Doornink was born at Former Ireton Mail Carrier Passes On Sept. Hi.

Ireton, la, Word was received here of the death of Ralph L. Hill, 76, former Ireton rural mail carrier, at an lola, Kansas hospital. Deceased wa.s born in 111. He was married to Nellie Mansfield. Five children wore born to this union: Edward, Mr.s.

Margaret Stout and Mrs. Marie Barnes, all of Sac- ramcnfo, C.ilif., Robert of Turpin, and Ralph who died in infancy. Mrs. Hill preceded him in death in 1939. He Intor don according to the O'Brien County sheriff, Jake Mulder.

Pekeldcr was driving the truck for Harry Bosma of Hospers and had stopped to speak to his employer who had met him in an auto. The L'Idor DeWeerd died of a broken neck. William, his wife and two children escaped with minor injuries, as did Pekclder. The was damaged extensively. Investigating the accident wore Sheriff Mulder, O'Brien County Coroner J.

A. Vander Ploeg, and Highway Patrolmen George Dunn and Lawrence Flayes. Granville Completes Town Paving Project Blacktopping of 15 blocks of Granville's most-traveled streets were to be completed this week, weather permitting. Noel Asphalt co. of Spencer is contractor on the job and work was being done on the two streets leading from Highway 10 to the business district, down town streets and the one running west out of town.

The estimated cost of the project is between and $5000. Mother Mary Leola Pottebaum Home After Fleeing From Communist China Home from Com.munist China after over 20 years of mission work in that land Mother Mary in China and this is her first visit home. After the Communist invasion of northern Leola Pottebaum and her com-1 China the Sisters were forced panion, Sister Mary Therese of Beaverton, Oregon, arrived in Alton Friday, Sept. 17 for a ten day visit with brothers and sisters in this vicinity. She was oy congress proviaes mat sucn Saturday evening at a farmers likewise will not reunion in the home of eligible for cost-sharing under the 1955 Agricultural Conservation Proieram of ASC.

This means that farmers who knowingly exceed an acreage SnTh If Thp for any basic crop in Sir will not be eligible for where the bridegroom is truck driver for the Northwestern Ry. construction crew. Ladies Bowling Meeting A ladies' bowling meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Alton Bowling alleys at 8:00 p.m. All interested ladies should attend.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Kroese of Hull have a baby boy born Sept.

14, Dennis Wayne. Mrs. Kroese and Ibaby spent a few days after leaving the hospital at the Gerrit Grevengoed home near Middleburg. Steven Jay was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Jay Van Oort on Sept. 9. His grandparents are: Mr. and Mrs. Steven of Sioux City and Mr.

and Mrs. Al Van Oort of Orange City. "Edward Arthur was ibom to Mr. and Mrs. Art Kleinhesse- link Sept.

14. He has one sister thaw five oercent above the price support on that particular crop or anv other crop, and they also will not be eligible for for practices carried out under the Agricultural Conservation Program. Under former legislation, a similar provision a.pplied only to excess acreages of cotton. Pricfl Lowered On Government Corn Government-owned com in binsites of Sioux County is now available for purchase at 10 percent above tb" 19.53 p'-'Jce support rate, to B. Draaver.

f'hsirmpin of the county ABC committee. The now sales price of ffov- prnment-owned corn in Sioux County is now per or .15 he'ow the previous nrice. The corn is for throuifih the county AfiC office or carlots at the noint of storase. Comrolete in- formfltinn mav be obtained at the AISC office. Drnqyer explained that the reducd (nrice is the result of recent legislation by congress which authorizes the sale of feed grains until next March I at 10 percent albove the local rorice Bi.iitjioort rate.

Previously, sound feed tfraiv could not be sold for family her brother arid his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John pottebaum. Mother Mary Leola left the U.S. in 1931 to do mission work Mrs.

Anna Minten Feted On Birthday Mrs. Annie Minten entertained the following guests at Sunday supper in observance of her 80th birthday, Sept. 17: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Prantzen, Mrs.

Clara Minten, Messrs. and Mesdames Lawrence Ruppert, Bob Minten, Clarence Langel and families of Alton, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pick and sons of Arnolds Park, Mr. and Mrs.

LeRoy Treinen and. daughter of Remsen. Mrs. Malindia Duits and son of Sioux City were unable to be present. Thursday afternoon complimenting their sister Mrs.

Clara Minten and Mrs. Peter Frant- entertained at the Mrs. Annie Minten home a group of neighbors including Msd. N. Schumacher, Peter Eulberg, Mary Sauer, Gertrude Henrich, Will Wolf, Ted Wagner, Annie Konz, Mat.

Perlot, Carl Hentges, Francis Homan, Art Mulder, Ted Versteegi Miss Antonia Wiltgen. Mrs. Lawrence Ruppert served the lunch in con- Mrs. Minten received a large number of birthday to welcome him into iScal" rate plus greetings her many the family. carrying charges.

friends. to leave their mission. Mother Mary Leola chose to transfer to the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Ladiy of Sorrows and in February she was appointed by Vatican authority as Mother General of this order. However, she was forced to flee from one mission to another and finally took refuge with two Americans and several Chinese Sisters in Macau, a Portuguese free city. In June, 1952, the Community obtained visas to the United States.

A novitiate was established at Santa Cruz, Calif. Later the property was sold and the community house moved to Beaverton, Oregon. The Sisters are now doing teaching, sponsoring laywoman's retreats and maintaining St. Mary's Home for Boys at Beaverton. 19 Chinese Sisters belong to the Community.

Present at the reunion in the John Pottebaum home were Frank Pottebaiun, Messrs. and Mesdames Al Pottebaum, Felix Streff, Sylvester Minten, Anton J. Pottebaum, Jake Haupert, Leo Pottebaum (Granville), Wm. Pottebaum (Marcus), Martin Pottebaum (Remsen). Mr.

and Pottebaum of Flandreau are expected for a visit with their sister Wednesday. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. John Pottebaum, Mother Leola and Sister Therese motored to West Bend for mass, then to Calmar to visit Rev. Father Peter Friedman, uncle of the f'm- ihr.

and their aunts. Ven. Sisters iHTary Ann and Concordia of LaCrosse, then to Lux- to in the Chas. Ungs home and Coleiburg in the, Will Diers home. Sioux Center high school and in 1925 from Iowa University medical college.

He interned at Frdnklin-'hospital, San Francisco. In July 1926 he began his successful practice in Orange City and operated the Doornink hospital for several years. He married Gertrude Dykstra, who survives him together with two children, Mrs. Paul Sulhoff (Alma Jane) of Coun- icil Bluffs and James Doornink, now stationed at Tacoma, W.ash., and two grandchildren: Paula Jane Sulhoff and Susan Ruth Doornink; his mother, Mrs. John Doornink, Orange City; three sisters: Mrs.

Sam Punt of Sioux Center, Mrs. Abner Ingebretson, Spokane, Miss Emma Doornink, Cedar Rapids; and one brother, Elmer Doornink, Aberdeen, Wash. Dr. Doornink was city health officer and active in civic and community affairs. His hobby in recent years was his beautiful model farm near Orange City in which he took great pride.

His host of friends deeply regret his early demise. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the American Reformed church. Rev. J. Veldman officiating.

Mrs. Van Zanten Co. Seal Chairman Mrs. B. E.

Van Zantan was announced as County Christmia.s Seal Sale Chairman, Sept 17, by E. O. Kinsey, president of the Sioux County Tuberculosis and Association. The Christmas Seal Sale begins Monday, Nov. 22, extending through Christmas.

"With the 1954 Christmas Seal Sale," Mr. Kinsey said, "the TB association observes two Golden Anniversaries: It was in 1904 that the first Christmas Seal to help fight TB was sold in Deranark; in 1904 the National Tuberculosis Association was formed to work for the control of TB in the United States." Card of Thanks We wish to thank sincerely all those who so kindly remembered us in Mr. Kemper's recent illness, including the hospital staff and all who did so many kind favors for us. Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Kemper John Bylsma Dies At Bellingham, Wash. John Bylsma. 62.

of Bellingham, land a former resident of Orange City, died Monday, Sept. 1'3 from a heart attack. Funeral services held last week Wednesday. Sur- viving is his dau.ehter. Dar- lene Jo" of Lyn- den.

Wash. Mr. Bvlsma oper- ated a Maytag Appliance Store in Orange City for several years and lived here except for the last 12 years. Ireton, who survives with the above children and two step daughters, Mr.s. Charles Houlton of Ireton and Mrs.

Jack Van Es of There are 11 grandchildren, an'd one brother. In 1907 he homesteaded on the present site of Turpin, Okla, and carried mail on the rural route there imtil 1941 when he was to Ireton working here until his retirement in 1943. In 1947 he purch.nsed a farm near La Harpe, Kansas, where he resided until his rir.a1b Funeral services were held al La Hame find the remains were taken to Liberal, Kan.sas for interment. Sioux City Concerts Scheduled for Winter The Sioux City Concert Course begins its series of five outstanding concert attractions with presentation of Puccini's immortal "Madam Butterfly" on October 25 at the Orpheum theatre in Sioux City. Season tickets for the series, which sell for $8.90, $7.70, $4.25 may be purchased at tihe Concert Course office, 402 Commerce Building in Sioux City.

Plenty of seats are still available and the season ticket is by far the most economical method of purchase, according to a Concert Course spokesman, costing only about twice the amount of admission for an individual performance. All concerts will be isresent- ed at 8:15 p.m. at the Oruheum theatre with the exception of the Ballet Russe which, because of its size, will be staged at the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium. SIOUX CENTER YOUTH SEVERELY Dch-nar Sandbulte ,21, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Sandbulte of Sioux Center was severely injured Wednesday morning when the horse he was riding was struck by an automobile driven by Bveiyn Horstman, 18. IVUss Hwi'iiirnan received minor injuries, had front teeth broken and Mrs. Joe Hoi'stman, passenger in the car sufferbd from scratches and cuts when her d'aughter lost control of the car, which careened into the ditch and nearby field. The horse killed instantly. Young Sandbulte had severe leg injuries and was unconscious at times following the accident, according to Deputy Sheriff Ted Hoogland who investigated the accident with Patrolman George Dunn.

The injured man was rushed to the Sioux Center hospital. The accident haippened on a graveled road 2 miles north and- miles west of Center. The Horstman car was going east when the young man, who had been driving cattle, came out of a driveway from the south and rode in front of the car. The happened just over the crest of a hiU, so that neitlier the driver or the rider saw each other in time to stop. The Sandlbulte family live about a quarter of a njjle from the scene the accicfent and the Horstmans a mile and a half west of the spot.

The Horstman oar was extensively damaged. South Sioux Union To Meet Oct. 1 The fall conference held annually for the women of the The full schedule of concerts South Sioux Missionary Union is as follows: October BUTTERFLY. full scale opera, in English, loroduced by the Charles L. Wagner Co.

Fa- V5 vorite of American audiences. Company of 70. November 23 ROBERT MCDOWELL, Pianist. A young artist who ha.s a rare ability to communicate to the audience his enthusiasm for the dynamic and thrilling music he iplays. RUSSE de MONTE CARLO.

Most famous of all ballr-t with Maria Tallchief. Includes more than 60 masterpieces of the greatest composers of past and present. Janunry JORiOAN. Soprano, singing with Sioux City Symnhony Orchestra and the Sioux City Choral A voice of evtraordirary beauty r'lfl richness. March 1 PAUR'S INFAN- will be observed in the First Reformed Church of Orange City, Iowa, Friday, October 1.

Worship services begin at 9:30 A.M., 1:30 P.M., and 7:30 P.M. Missionaries taking part in the program are Miss Ruth Jackson and Reverend Garold Van Engen. Miss Jackson is engaged in educational work for the girls who come to her from Arab, Persian, Jewish, and Negro families in and around Biahrain, Arabia. Reverend Van Engen and Mrs. Van Engen (the former Ruth Muys- kesn of Alton) joined Reverend and Mrs.

John Kempers in evangelistic work in Chiapas, Mexico in 1943. Mrs. Raymond Fairchild of Schenectady, New York expects to portray in word pictures the work being done by the Boards of Foreign and Domestic Missions. The educational program of the church is to be presented bv Rev. LePov Nattress of Orange City, Director of Admis- TRY CHORUS.

A return I sions at Northwestern College, foy ouhlir The women of the First mand. Fine voices, bril-' formed Church of Orange City lionf: musicianship of the faimous all nepro smfina erouio oreani7ied during World War II. invite you to snend the day with them. Men and peoole are especially urged to attend in the evening..