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TONGUE KE ARE DEMOCRACY 1 FREE, HE SAFES FROM NOGRAT VOLUME LXXIII. THE ALTON, IOWA DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 NUMBER 27 50 MILES TRANSMISSION LINES LET BY NIPCO Will Serve Sioux, Obrien, Cherokee Counties A contract for 50 miles of construction of 69,000 volt transmission line was let this week by Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative. The low bidder was Hoak Construction of West Des Moines, Iowa. The transmission line construction is to be started on this section within the next thirty days. At that time Hoak expects his tree trimmers to start work.

The line will run through Woodbury and Ida Counties connecting two existing lines built earlier this year. Two more contracts will be let early in 1955 which will wind up the work planned for NIPCO. Each of these contracts will be for approximately 100 miles. In addition to the dine awards there will be contracts let for the construction of substations and switch stations. Three counties will receive interim service this winter from IPS over NIPCO lines.

are Sioux, O'Brien and Cherokee Counties. Next year hydro electric power will energize all of the ten county projects served by NIPCO. Card of Thanks We wish to. thank Father Reising and all of our good friends and neighbors for their comfort and assistance during the recent illness and death of Henry Schnee. The Henry Schnee Family, NE ST Mr.

and Mrs. Adrian J. Ekdom (nee Irene Van Zanten) are parents of a baby girl born Sept. 22. The baby has a small brother, Timothy, who spent a few days in Alton with his uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Rexwinkel, while his mother was at the hospital. 'The family live at Edgerton, Minn. Mr. and Mrs.

Willard Keunen of Orange City are parents of a son born at the LeMars hospital Friday, Sept. 24. Arnold Jay has 8 grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keunen of Orange City, and Mrs.

Arie Vos of Hawarden. The great grandparents are: Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Van Duren and Cornelius De Vos of Sioux Center, also Mr.

Lane Vos of Chino, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Korver Tokyo, Japan are the parents of a son, Michael John, 'born Sept. 17.

The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Korver of Orange City and Mr.

and Mrs. Johannes Barth of Kamakura, Japan. Faye was born Sept. 6 to Mr. and Mrs.

John Zevenbergen, their 6th daughter. This is indeed a fine family of girls. Daughters were born into the families of Cecil Van Peursem, Clarence Vander Laan of Orange City and Fred Brower, the latter of Pocahontas: Dixie Paula Van Peursem on Sept. 18; Laura Jean Vander Laan, Sept. 21 and Jane Helen Brower, Sept.

20. Mrs. Brower and baby were dismissed from the local hospital, Saturday and left Sunday for Pocahontas. Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Boote have a son born Saturday at the Sioux Center hospital. They have named him Dennis Lee. He is their third boy. Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Wiltgen of Alton are the proud parents of a daughter, Christv Ann, born September 23rd. The tle girl has a'3 year old sister, Kathy, to welcome her. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schwebach are parents of a baby girl born Sept.

21, their thirteenth child. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Vortherms of Granville have a baby girl. born Sept.

27th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Ruba of Remsen, Sept. 27, a daughter.

"Open House" At County Home October 7 8 Sioux County's modern home for aged and mental patients, construction of which was approved in the November, 1952 election, has been completed be open for public inspection Thursday and Friday, Oct. 7 and 8, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. The two-story brick building features many modern conveniences and an attractive chapel with stained-glass windows. A bronze plaque in the entrance lists persons and firms responsible for its construction.

Refreshments will be served to "Open House" guests. The home is located one mile west and mile north of Orange City. David Van Peursem In Japan On Leave HAKATA, JAPAN-PFC yid L. Van Peursem, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Van Peursem, 305 E. Fifth Orange City, Iowa, recently spent seven days in Japan on a rest and recuperation leave from the 97th Detachment in Korea. Available to him at Camp Hakata were recreational and sightseeing facilities giving him a fascinating glimpse of Oriental culture. "Private First Class Van Peursem, a record supply elerk, entered the Army in April 1953. Eighth District Democrats Meet The Democrats of the 8th congressional district are holda congressional dinner rally at, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Mayfair hotel in Sioux City. The Hon. Frank G. Clement, governor of Tennessee, will be the featured speaker.

Gov. Cle30's ment is a has young man still in his who compiled an envious record during his first term as governor of Tennessee. He is noted as an excellent speaker and has (been mentioned as a possible Democratic vicepresidential candidate in 1956. Series Starts Cleveland's Indians are battling it out with New York's Giants as the Democrat goes to press. This major sports event is broadcast to all parts of the world.

Troops in the Far East catch it on the Far East Network in the wee hours of the morning. Items Of Interest In And Around Alton Mrs. F. F. Vander Stoep of Huron, S.D.

spent Sunday here with Miss Marie Braskamp a visit of several days in the George Oelrich home at Orange City. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.

Even and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Bowers returned Tuesday evening from Grand Rapids, Minn.

where they spent a few days fishing at Lake Portage. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.

Jiskoot and Rodney motored to Sheldon Sunday morning, when Rodney played piano solo at the First Reformed church. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kessler Jr. of Des Moines were called to St.

Joseph, Mo. Monday morning by the sudden death of Fred's father while at work in Kansas City as linotype operator for one of the daily Leenhouts, newspapers there. Mr. P. Mrs.

Kessler's mother, remained in Des Moines with the Kessler children. L. C. Wathier, accompanied by her mother. Mrs.

Hedarrived by. train Sunday evenng from Casson, Minnesota and left the same evening by car with Mr. Wathier for their home in Inglewood, where Mrs. Hedges will spend the winter with them. The latter walks with the aid of crutches after recovering from surgery on her hip, which did not heal properly after a fracture four years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Streff returned home Tuesday night after a fishing trip to Lake Portage, near Grand Rapids, Minn. Supervisor Hop Opens Campaign Supervisor Jacob Hop, Republican candidate for reelection as Supervisor from the Second week opened Supervisor his District, this citcampaign, ing his record as proof of his ability. Mr.

Hop has no apologies to make on the road building and improvement projects during his regime. Roads in the Second district are in excellent shape and were recovered from the severe flood of 1953 as rapidly as conditions would permit. The program has been administered without discrimination, according to Mr. Hop. Conditions the east end of the district in the Floyd River valley, have of course made it necesary to do more work in this on bridges and culverts washed out by floods.

However, roads on the west side of the district have received due attention and there. have been no complaints. Before the November 2nd election Mr. Hop expects to contact as many voters as his time and public, duties will permit. Selective Service Calls 12 Co.

Men Twelve men will leave Sioux County Oct. 14 at 6:00 a.m. for induction into the armed forces. They are: Avan Eugene De Vries, Sioux Center Arthur F. Zevenbergen, Sioux Center Denis Gene Rons, Sioux Center Donald Evan Van Driel, Sheldon Stanley Richard Venard, Hawarden Paul Visser, Orange City William Arlyn Vana Gorp, (V), Orange City Leonard Joseph McKenney, Inwood William D.

Verdoorn, Hospers Francis Raymond Croat (V), Granville John Jr. Landegent (V), Rock Valley George Jay Scholten (V), Boyden The local board will send 12 men for induction on Nov. 15. Peter Hansen Jr. Home from Korea Peter Hansen, Jr.

arrived in Omaha Thursday and at the home of his mother, Mrs. Anne E. Hansen on Friday after years of overseas duty. Peter Jr. entered service October 14, 1952, took his basic training at Fort Knox, left for overseas duty in April, 1953, sailing from Seattle, Wash.

He was assigned to Co. A. 79th E.C.B. and stationed near Seoul. He rose to the rank of sergeant during his overseas duty.

He left Korea 'September 5th, sailing from Inchon on the USS General Pope and arriving in Seattle September 17th. From there he was sent to Camp Carson, Colo. for his discharge which he received on September 23rd. Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Hansen Jr. (nee Norma Jean Schneider) have left on a trip to Chicago (a delayed honeymoon trip), where they will meet one of Peter's army buddies, who lives in Cicero, Ill. Band Looks Sharp At Noon Practice Director Wm. Redman and his Alton Public School marching band have been taking advantage of the fine weather to practice their formations shortly before noon every day in the sohool area. The band has a lot of snap and precision and would do to any parade.

MASS MEETING FLOYD RIVER FLOOD CONTROL Young Students Severely Injured Joey Gaul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nic Gaul, met with a very serious accident Thursday while working on a building at wirs. Herman Ahlers' farm south of Granville, and Ames Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John W. Smith, narrowly escaped disaster when he stumbled in his rush to leave school and crashed through the glass in the front door. Joey lost the index and middle fingers of his right hand while operating a small electric saw. 40 feet above the above a grain bin. After the accident he managed his way over a plank to a ladder and made his way, to the ground safely.

The Ahlers boys rush- ed him to Sacred Heart hospital. LeMars, where he was treated and he returned to his home Sunday. Ames came out of his mishap with five stitches in a gash on his head and another five in a cut on his hand. Wedded At Ireton Fifty Years Ago In Presby. Church Ireton, Iowa Mr.

and B. T. Rogers, residents for over a half century in Ireton are looking forward to the observance of their fifty-second wedding anniversary on Friday, October 9. Theirs was the first wedding to held in local Presbyterian church here, and they are still loval members. Mr.

Rogers. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Rogers, was born in Black Hawk county 74 ago. He accompanied his parents to this community when three years of age.

Mrs. Rogers, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Herren, was born in Wisconsin.

She lost her parents at a very early age, and at the age of eight years made her home with the late Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Billings until her marriage.

For a time she lived at LeMars. when she made her home with them, later coming to Ireton. Her hobby is the raising of houseplants and quilting, and she has made many beautiful and lovely quilts for customers in various states of the nation and Canada. She also holds one of the oldest memberships in the state in the Rebekah lodge. are the parents of two children, Gordon of Ireton, and Tirsah DeRaad of Austin, Minn.

There is also one grandchild and one great grandchild. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rogers enjoy fair health and take care of their own home and garden. Cooler Now After Balmy Fall Weather Beautiful, warm and sunny days followed the light frost of last week with temperatures above 80 degrees Sunday and Monday.

Rain starting early Tuesday morning continued at intervals through the day, with precipitation of .28 inch at Alton, according to readings of rainfall observer John Vrieze. Skies are cloudy this Wednesday, morning with falling temperatures. Observer Vrieze, who has charge of rainfall and readings for the Weather eau, has applied for a new river level gauge, since the markings on the present gauge have all been worn away below the 4-feet level. An army engineer who was here recently recommended for Alton a "basket reading" gauge, to be installed at the new road bridge east of town. This type of gauge is highly accurate and indicates river stages to small fractions of an inch.

Mr. Vrieze hopes the Bureau will authorize a gauge of this type. Also recommended is a substation for rainfall south of Alton, to report variation in rainfall to the Alton station and secure accurate reports in of flood. Hospers now has a rainfall station, but there is none between Alton and Le Mars. S.

M. A. Readies Unique Drama Patty Jungers has been assigned the central part in this year's major dramatic production of St. Mary's Academy, "The Little Dog a three-act comedy by Vera and Ken Tarpley to be presented by special arrangement with Row, Peterson and company. Patty plays the part of Laurie Huntington, a college sophomore psychology student who takes a busman's holiday anad "psychologizes" a whole household effects with some impressive stage including jumble-blocks, work association tests and an X-ray view of the house which the directors believe will add greatly to the entertainment Students performing in the play will be as follows: Patty Jungers, Laurie' Huntington; Jack Krogman, her father, Sidney; Mary Ann Pottebaum, her mother, Martha; Lucille Wathier, the part time maid, Miss Gustavesky: Lois Even, Wally's one and only, Joan Wood; Valgene Plagge, Mr.

Wood; Mary Henrich, Joan's cultureconsious mother, Lillian; Tom Brown, Joan's cousin, Mark Bradford; Joseph Pohlen, a bird fancier and taxidermist, Horatio P. Honeywell; Shirley Plagge, a catty kibitzer, Amelia Dennis; Mary Lou Recker, a foolish matron, Caroline Blakesly; Harriet Mousel, wife of a department store owner, Grace Schoenbeck; Mary Ann Mousel, wife of the bank president, WaIola Breckenrodge; Pearl Schwe'bach, Walola's maiden sister, Therese Brown; Ronald Von Arb, passerby. Rod De Haan Expected Sgt. Rodney De Haan, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Herman M. De Haan of Orange City, is expected home this month after 16 months service in Korea. He was recently in Japan on R. and R. and wrote his parents that he would be processed for return to the States and release from the service Oct.

10th. He is with the Field Artillery in the Fire Directing corps. LeMars Rites For M. Gergen Michael Gergen, 74, a farmer near Granville for 30 years who moved to. LeMars in 1940, was buried Monday, Sept.

27, from St. James parish, LeMars, with interment in Calvary cemetery there. He had died Friday at Sacred Heart hospital after a 4- year illness. Officiating at the funeral was Rev. W.

J. Baxter. Pallbearers were Ray Klein, Lawrence Gaspar and Ted Joanning of Alton, and Nick Rodenbour, Norbert Ruhland and Bill Mooney of LeMars. Four grandsons, Johnny Rodenbour, David, Marvin and Duane Gergen, served as acolytes. The late Mr.

Gergen is vived. by his wife (nee Elizabeth Malget, whom he married in Granville in 1910); three sons, Leo, Nick and Vincent of Granville; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Ruhland of Struble and Mrs. Leo Rodenbour of Maurice, and 19 grandchildren. Attending the LeMars rites were Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Malget and Frank, Mrs. Joe Tedik and Mrs. Emil Waggoner, Perry, Mr. and Mrs.

Margaret, Ruhland, Stoffel, Adrian, Gilmore City, Iowa; Nick and Barney Gaspar, Rock Valley, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blatt, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Didier, Mr.

and Mrs. Luverne Pottebaum, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zenk, Mr. and Mrs.

Teddy Goergen, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goergen, Martin Goergen, Paul anad Catherine Diederich, Mrs. Frank Diederich, Mary Steinfort, Ann Spieler, and Mr. and Mrs.

Mike Fisch Granville; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mousel, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ruppert, Mr.

and Mrs. Jonas, Mr. and Mrs. Math Klein, Mr. and Mrs.

Nick Hansen, and Lena Klein of Alton; Mrs. Winslow Gergen, Hawarden; and Mr. and Mrs. Abe Speiler, Mr. and Mrs.

Pete Jonas, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blatt, Remsen. Engineers Present 3 Alternate Plans At Meeting Actions to find a solution to the problem of Floyd River floods are reaching a climax this afternoon, Sept. 29, as Cong.

Charles B. Hoeven, the U.S. Army Engineers, and in-' 'Cars Collide At Rock Valley Rock Valley's Highway 18 corner was the scene of a twocar collision Sept. 22 at approximately 4:45 p.m. when Marvin Balkema, 27, of Hawarden, making a left turn on the highway was hit by Jake Weerheim, 59, of Corsica, S.

D. According to Deputy Ted Hoogland of the Sioux County Sheriff's Office, Weerheim and his wife, Velma, 56, were sevcrely injured and were taken i to the Canton, S. hospital for treatment. Balkema was! treated for cuts on the head at the Sioux Center hospital. Deputy Hoogland states that both vehicles were badly damaged.

Attend Schnee Funeral Thursday Out of town and friends attending the Henry Schnee funeral here Thursday, Sept. 23, were Mrs. Clara Adler, and Mrs. Leland Adler, and Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Howard, S.D.; Mrs. Ida Gansemer, Mrs. Corman Hoff, and Mrs. Carl Wolbers, Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Henrich, and Mrs. John Henrich, Mary Ann and Roman, Madison, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. John R.

Reinders and Mary Dell, Mr. and Mrs. R. Van Roekel, Emma Schnee, I Orange City; Mr. and Mrs.

John; Boever and family, Marcus; Mrs. Mary Boever, daughter Rose Ellen and son Arnold, Titonka, Iowa; Mike Boever and son Harold, Egan, S. Mr. and' Mrs. Peter Boever, Mrs.

Arthur Iverson and daughter Darlene; Mrs. Gerald and Albert Snyder, Belgrade, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Haag, Ledyard, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs.

Zeno Budden and daughter Pat, Mrs. Mary Roder and Jo Ana Roder, Sioux City; Mrs. George Shirley, Worthington, Mr. and Mrs. Art Schemmel, Mr.

and Mrs. Nick Plathe, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schneider, Mr.

and Mrs. Ambrose Bertrand, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fritz, and Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Royer, Sleepy Mrs. Elmer Hinricher, Flandreau, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Leander Krier, Dell, Rapids, S.D.; Mrs. Harold Hatten, Bancroft, Iowa; Mrs.

Alma Boever, Kate Boever, and Mrs. J. Sherlock and daughter, LeMars; Mr. and Mrs. Amos Block and John Block, Hospers; and Mrs.

Bill Roder, Mr. and Mrs. Al Roder, Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Roder, Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Roder, Jerry Roder, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schlicty, Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Boever, Mrs. Rose Birding, Mr. and John. Mrs. Mary Kunkel and daughter, Miss Lena Bocver, Mr.

and Mrs. Herman Boever, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Nacke, Mrs. John Reith, Mr.

and Mrs. Ben Loesche and son Raymond. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Heuertz, Mr.

and Mrs. Andrea Pick, Mrs. Don Hughes, Mrs. Paul Waldschmitt Mrs. Henry Thill, Mr.

and Mrs. Al Thill, and Mr. and Mrs. Clem Galles, all of Remsen. terested at 3 Floyd mass valley meeting citizens being held in the 4-H building on the LeMars fairgrounds.

The engineers have completed a survey of the Floyd and are presenting three alternate plans for controlling flood water. The plans involve re-channeling of the river, especially in the Sioux City area at its mouth, and dams in the stream's upper regions. Cong. Hoeven is hoping that one of the plans will be acceptable to the Floyd Valley citizens and will be approved by a vote at this afternoon's meeting. George Eason, a prominent soil conservationist and leader of the Floyd Valley Watershed Association, also has a flood control plan including rechanneling projects but excluding the upper-river dams, No Dams Wanted Of the three Army plans, the one his organization finds least objectionable would utilize a i series of 28 small dams rather than fewer and larger structures.

These small dams would submerge less farmland than the larger ones and would be placed in positions which would allow the Floyd's tributaries to drain one-at-a-time rather than all at once. Mr. Cason believes that dams on the upper Floyd are unnecessary. He says that progress in soil conservation and water retarding has been very satisfactory during the last six years and that if improvements continue at their present rate the waters of the upper Floyd will be controlled without using artificial structures. Request Protection In line with His reasoning on this matter, the assocation's head will offer a resolution approving of the rechanneling plans and also the series I of small dams provided that construction of the dams is delayed until sufficient time: after rechanneling is completed to.

determine certainly that these water containers are necessary. Unless this resolution is accepted and incorporated into the plan, Mr. Eason doesn't believe that the plan will be accepted. The farmers are ting this proect into the hands of the Army, he says. They fear the loss of precious crop acres unless some sort of protection is offered them "in writing" in the plan.

J. Hansens Return From East Coast Mr. anad Mrs. John Hansen have returned from their trip to Washington, D. where they attended the marriage of Mrs.

Hansen's nephew. James A. Larkins, (son of Mr. and J. M.

Larkins, Silver Springs, Md.) and Miss Helen Riley, on September 11. Alton was further represented at the wedding by Miss Mildred Hansen, the bridegroom's cousin. The 10:00 a. m. Nuptial Mass took place in St.

Gabriel's church, Washington, and a reception was held at Forest Glen, Md. Following the reception. the young couple left for Fort Hood, Texas, where Mr. Larkins serves in the Army. The bridegroom's mother is the former Jean Kilburg of Alton, Mrs.

Hansen's sister. The Alton couple also visited in the home of Mr. Mrs. Arthur ther, while in Washington. At Kilburg.

Mrs. and, Hansen's broAlexandria, they visited Maj. and Mrs. L. P.

Hansen, Mr. Hansen's nephew. Hansen is stationed in the Pentagon. THEYRE LEARNING TO LIVE SAFETYT ARE YOU? Safety lessons to 260.000 lowa school children each week. An lowa Safety Conqress service This is a public safety service of your safety-minded bustnesses and this newspaper in cooperation with the lowa Safety Congress..