The Independent from Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

T-- SQCISTY $01497 crrt. IQIA Mrs. Hazards of the holidays: those banged fingernails that develop on both youngsters and oldsters when one member of the family finds a carom board beneath the Christmas tree, an all to speedy dissipation of that fine glow of love and good will that immediately precedes Christmas Day, aching ankles and back sides of the new skaters, the gloom of a new sled and no snow, then just enough snow to raise hopes, but not enough to provide a sledding surface, after several days of endless nibbling, the assurance that one never wants to see another bit of candy, well, at least" not for a couple of weeks. The dismantling of the Christmas tree, bare of ornaments, nearly bald of needles, a forlorn monument to the transitory part of our Christmas observance. We keep "the unwritten law that says at least one ornament must be stepped on while the tree is taken down.

Happy holidaze. One of the natural wonders of the Christmas vacations is the assembling of the youngsters. With some secret radar, they sense which members of their particular group received the noisiest toys for Christmas and that's where the gathering takes place. Little people upstairs, down stairs, even on the stairs. You begin to think they must have crawled out of the woodwork.

Each does his level best to add to the noise and confusion. Then suddenly, like snow in the sun, they are all gone, even your own. A few hasty words as they barrel out the front door and quiet, absolute quiet engulfs the house. "Whew, well thank goodness" is the first five minutes reaction. But by the time you have finished that third calming cup of coffee and ordered just a bit of the litter, you begin to miss them, all of them, even the ones with the bongo drums and dolls with a complete lack of control.

There is just one consolation about those New Year's resolutions we all made last January, If had kept them, what would we resolve to do this year? This way, when most of our fine intentions have been forgotten by ruary 15, we can just take the same list we mfcde last year, dust it off, change the year to 1959, and we are in business. Have you ever known anyone who made and kept their resolutions? Seems funny that we know what our famiU.es, our neighbors, the people who run the town, the country and the world should do to improve themselves, but we find it impossible to correct the faults that we acknowledge in the soul searching that comes with each New Year. So, just as you are, without resolutions, a Happy New Year. Name Chairmen For Polio Fund Mrs. Lawrence Williams has been named chairman of the annual March of Dimes drive in Hawarden for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, it was announced this week by Sioux county chairman Ed Rozeboom of Sioux Center.

Other chairmen announced from this area include Mrs, Nellie Burnight of Chatsworth, R. M. Peterson of Logan township and Dick Vander Lugt of Buncombe township. The annual March of Dimes "kick off 7 dinner meeting for city and township workers and others helping in the campaign was scheduled to be held at Rock Valley Tuesday evening of this week" after the Independent had gone to press. With Which Is Consolidated The Hawarden Chronicle VOLUME OFFICIAL PAPER Return MAWARDEN, SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA.

Thursday, January 1, 1959. EIGHT PAGES No. 51 Most Farmers Affected By Changes In Social Security Today's Paper Again Printed Full Day Early As was done last week, today's issue of the Hawarden Independent was printed on Tuesday so it could be distributed through the mails to the homes of most readers before another holiday on Thursday. Next week's Independent will be published according to the usual schedule printed Wednesday and in the mail that night. Regular publication of the Broadcaster, reprint of Independent advertising which insures the largest coverage of any media for this territory, will be resumed next week.

ran nigs Board Votes To Attach 4 Sections To Sioux Center The Sioux county board of education last week voted to attach about four sections of land in Plato, Garfield and Eagle townships to the Sioux Center Community School district which has been in operation since last July 1. The townships involved are north and east of Hawarden and south and west of Rock Valley. Landowners Named Names of landowners involved were withheld until they could be notified by the county board on Monday of this week. They are: Kenneth Sandbulte of rural Rock Valley; John Vande Kieft, Sam De Jager, Jounie McKee, Albert Muth, John Van Voorst and Siebert P. Haverhals, all of route Miuc For Sioux County Basketball Meet Pairings for the Sioux county basketball tournament, to be held in the Hull community building January 19 to 24 inclusive, were made at a meeting at Hull.

Five of the 11 schools Rock Valley, Sioux Center, Orange City, Hawarden and Hospers drew first round byes. Maurice will meet Alton (upper bracket) at 8 p. m. in the only game the first evening (Monday). Boyden and Hull (upper bracket) will play at 7 p.

m. Tuesday and Newkirk will play Ireton (lower bracket) at 8:30. The Maurice-Alton winner will play Rock Valley at 7 p. Wednesday, followed by a game between Orange City and Hawarden (lower bracket). Sioux Center will see its first action Thursday evening when they meet the Boyden-Hull winner at 7 p.

m. Hospers will take the floor at 8:30 against the Newkirk-Ireton Semi-finals will be played Friday evening, January 23, with the lower bracket game at 7 p. m. The second game will again start at 8:30. The consolation and championship games will be played the following evening at 7 and 8:30.

1, Sioux Center. John Van Gammeren, Gerrii, Santa Delivers Shetland Pony Santa Claus 'visited many and most homes in Hawarden for Christmas this year. One of his most spectacular appearances was at the Jake Speh home when he drove up a coach housing a small live Shetland pony, dressed in holiday bows and tinsel, which he presented Mr. and Mrs. Speh's grandchildren, the sons of Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Anderson, who live on a farm near Tulare, S. D. Awaiting Santa's appearance at the Speh household were many relatives including other grandchildren who reside in Lincoln, and a host of friends. Next PTA Meeting To Be in February There will be no meeting of the P.

T. A. in January. The next meeting is scheduled for the first Tuesday in February which will be the fourth. Vander Lugt and Rochus Schelling, all of route 1, Hawarden, and Wayne Schuller, Edwin Heuer and Herman Gradert, all -of route 3, Hawarden.

The land of one other farm owner, Chris Schiebout, was assigned to the Orange City-Maurice Community School district. By state law, the county board of education is limited to fom square miles of land in this type of an attachment. Petitioned Out Three quarters of a section of this land was omitted from the new Rock Valley district and the balance comes from an area in which the landowners had asked by petition to be left out of the present West Sioux district (Hawarden, Ireton, Chatsworth). The transferance of this ''no land" has no effect on the West Sioux Community School District as it was approved in an overwhelming vote December 9. The landowners involved have the opportunity to appeal the attachment.

Boyden-Hull Proposal Okayed At its meeting Monday night of last week, the county board also removed a portion of the area and then approved the proposed, Boyden-Hull district. bulk of this land sections in the extreme northern part of Sioux county) possibly will be incorporated in a proposed new district at George to compensate Lyon county, in part, for sections of Lyon county land being included in the Boyden-Hull district. The Sioux Center News last week stated that "it is expected that some of the land which was removed from the proposed Boy- 3 Minor Fires Reported Here -A total of three fires were reported in Hawarden and vicinity Friday and Saturday. About 1 o'clock Friday afternoon bales of hay forming a protective enclosure for an electric pump near the north side of the home erected last year at the Petr Daale, farm caught fire from a heat lamp within the enclosure. The hay burned and there was some damage to the siding of the house before the Hawarden fire department could extinguish the blaze- Sparks from burning weeds on the Glenn Hodgson farm recently purchased from Mrs.

Mary Wilberg northwest of Hawarden -started a fire on the roof of the 'corn crib. A small portion of the roof burned but the Hawarden fire department had the fire squelched soon after they were called about 3:30 Saturday afternoon. Bruce Vandemore, 67, who resides at 1218 Ninth street, fell asleep while smoking in a chair at his home Saturday evening about 8 o'clock. The lighted cigarette burned his hand, awakening him. The chair had caught fire and burned.

Also damaged were the carpet and a new dining room table near which the chair had been placed. Mr, Vandemore extinguished the blaze without the aid of the fire department. district will be attached to the Sioux Center district in due time." The additional land Sioux Center hopes to have incorporated into its district includes about sections along the south edge of Welcome township, which is directly north of Sioux Center. New Saturday Closing Hour New "winter" hours for business places of Hawarden will be put into practice Saturday of this week, according to the retail committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Retail stores will close at 9 o' clock Saturday night, instead of the usual hour of 10.

The regular week day closing hour of 5:30 will be maintained. Benefit Payments Go Up Along With Taxes For Wider Program Changes in social security laws affect most farmers after Jan. 1, 1959, say tax specialists in the Agricultural Law Center at the State University of Iowa. Benefit payments increase the first of the year and taxes to support the program went up, too. The Law Center cooperates with Iowa State college and the U.

S. Department of Agriculture in conducting research on farm law and economics. Self-Employed Farmers There is no change in ployment computation for 1958. But owner-operators, tenant farmers, partners and others receiving self-employment income are scheduled to pay more social security tax on '59 income. The tax increases from 3 and per cent on a maximum of $4,200 to per cent on a maximum of $4,800 self-employment income per year.

The tax is figured on net earnings and is paid when the federal income tax return is filed. Self-employed farmers have a special option when income for the year is low. If gross income is $1,800 or less, two-thirds of gross income may be reported as self-employment income. If gross income is over $1,800 but net earnings are less than $1,200 a farmer may report $1,200 as self- employment income. Acreage-reserve payments (soil bank) are considered self-employment income, even if the entire farm goes into the reserve.

But if the farm is rented, the acreage- reserve payments are treated like rent to the landlord. Landlords Generally, landlords who have leased their land or are in a crop- share arrangement are not considered self-employed. So they do not pay social security tax or receive benefits on rental income. Folkk who have paid "into social security long enough -to become fully insured (generally 40 quarters) may find this to be an advantage. But for those who need the extra income to qualify for maximum benefits, it is a disadvantage.

For landlord's farm income to be considered self-employment income, the "material participation" requirement must be met. If a lease provides for landlord participation in production and management and the participation is actually carried out. the landlord will be liable for self-employment tax and eligible for social security benefits. It is important to get the agreement down in writing and then keep records of participation. Material participation is easier to justify with livestock-share leases than with crop-share leases.

(Continued on Back Page) Winners Named In Contest At McWilliams Drug Ten boys and ten girls placed in the McWilliams annual pre- Christmas contest. Placing first were Terry Muth and Barbara Hagen, who each won a record player. In second place were Denny Heeren, winning an Hawarden Area Farm Tour Set Interested farmers in this vii cinity are to be guests of the vo- i cational agriculture department on a tour of the harvester silos and i feeding developments Friday, Jan! uary 2. The group, with Elwood Iverson, instructor, will meet at the agriculture building at the high school at 8:45 a. m.

They will journey to Sheldon to visit the Leonard Block farm to view automation feeding of cattle and silo storage using the harvester silo, a sealed type electric train, and Lori Grau, win- I of storage. ning a bride doll. Third prizes The win visit the Haa were won by Denny Hook, a snow- Bros farm at Inwood to inspect coaster, and Cindy Witt, a sewing machine. The remaining boys and girls each won a camera. They included Stan Anderson, Evonne De Haan, Mark Peterson, Suzanne Bergdale, Paul Vande Water, Marcia Webert, Billy Jammer, Judy Johnson, John Powell, Valerie Schlueter, Donny Feauto, Barbara Collins, Robert Barnes and Sherry Kelley.

Mrs. Lawrence Martin was the winner of the hostess set. automation feeding methods and view silo storage of high moisture corn. Furniture Mart Winners Listed Society Seeks Baby Clothes The Seventh-day Adventist Dorcas society would appreciate donations of baby clothes which will be needed soon. Also, they have calls for children's shoes and ov- tea cart ershoes.

Those having such arti- cles to donate may take them to the Sam Blair residence or call 145W. I Contest winners at the Furniture Mart in which length of wire in a mattress was estimated, were as Glenn De Wall, first prize, a mattress; R. E. Steinkamp, second, table lamp; Esther Lems, third, table lamp; Iroren R. Haines, fourth, table lamp.

Amount of wire in the mattress wag 1,546 feet, 3 inches. Mary Hodgson To Compete for Title Mary Hodgson, Hawarden high school student, will represent the Chamber of Commerce in the Sioux Empire queen contest to be held at Sioux Falls, the Chamber announced in its December bulletin distributed last week by the secretary, C. H. Sedgwick, jr. School News and Views By Supt.

Roger O. Blakt As we ring out the old year, and look iorward to the now year, we cannot help but be grateful for the good things that have come our way during the past year. Last spring, as we made our decision to accept the superin- tendency here at Hawarden, we had some misgivings at leaving the many friends and fellow- workers that we had accumulated in our former position, but we looked forward to the challenge of a job and a new community. Already we have come to accept this community as "home" and have a fond attachment for it. We already have a host of friends here and a loyal, cooperative group of people working with us in giving the community a sound educational program.

Progress a Keynote One of the most favorable things in our community is the desire for progress. During the past year several developments have taken place which will mean much to the future success of our community. The formation of an iitt'ustrial development corporation, besides providing a new location and building for present industry, will help to increase the job opportunities and financial stability of our community. The new West Sioux Community School District will enlarge our community area, bringing together three former communities into one cooperative enterprise which will, as time goes on, enlarge the opportunities present in this area and which will aid In attracting people and industry to the community. Sharing and Cooperation We are particularly impressed with the willingness of the various groups in the community to work together for the common good and for the betterment of the community.

The city govern- businessmen through Chamber of Commerce and Rotary, 1 school personnel, the churches, the various clubs and organizations, the local newspaper, all work together, sharing equipment and ideas where necessary. We have noticed no dominant social group and there is. aopar- ently, no pi-ejudices evident to the detriment of the community. Each of our citizens is accorded a personal dignity, which is necessary for us to have pride in ourselves and in our community. Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to a everyone who has cooperated with us thus We appreciate the way everyone has helped us to fit into community life and the way in which our ideas have been accepted.

We resolve, as we face the new year, to do our share in helping to keep our community a good place in which to live; to work for progress in the education of our children; to cooperate with all agencies in providing a pleasant, healthy and profitable atmosphere in which to live, work and play. We commend the community on the progress which it has made and the cooperation it has shown this year. We wish to everyone a prosperous and happy New Year! Fifteen Hawarden Persons to Serve On January Jury One-fourth of the entire list of 80 names summoned to servo on the petit jury for the January term of district court at Orange City is made up of persons with Hawarden addresses. I This is more than twice the number of names drawn for the jury from any other post office area in Sioux county. Next high on the list is Sioux Center with seven.

The jury will be ordered to report for duty at 10 a. m. January 26, In contrast, only one Hawarden name was drawn (by lot from the list of eligible voters) to serve on the grand jury for the term of district court which will convene January 19. The complete list of petit ors follows: Hawarden Wilbur Cain, Eric Falk, Dick Fodders, George Gould. Carol Hamilton, Helen Honor, Carl Johannson, Ralph Millard, Florence Morgan, Eva Van Noort, Virginia Saner.

John Simpson, Jake Speh, Myra Weycr, William Van Wyhc. Irelon Helen Vcr Hoevcn, Elmer Rcnkcn, Johanna Sinkcy. Sioux Center Altena, William DC Bruyn, Clarence W. Clevcringa. Sam Dorhout, Clara Peters, Johanna Riphagen, i Winterfcld.

Orange City Arnold De Jong, Tillie Newcndorp, Barbara Pals, John A. Keekers, Leon Roggcn. Alton Mathilda Bloemendaal, Mike Hanson, Mike Herrig, George Jungers, sr Kenneth Klein hesscl ink, Lillian Van Klcy. Boyden Gary Dykstra, Jennie Kammeladc, Florence Schafcr. Maurice Leo Eason, Hermina Sandbulte.

Hull Bernard Grooters, Fred Krommendyk, Johanna Olivier, Donald Van Schepcn, Andrew Scholten. Nelson Schreuer. Hospcrs Peter W. Hofmcyer, Ethel Jurriaans. Marie Lucas, Susan Nabcr.

Rock Valley Julie Mulder, Chris Ranschau, Henry Vcldhuiz- cn, Gilbert DC Zccuw. Sheldon Dale Mulhcrn. Struble Gcrrit Roskam. Granville Mark Sauer. The 12 persons who will be summoned for grand jury duty January 19 are as follows: Hawarden Dick Vander Lugt.

Ireton Betty Juffcr, Mary M. Karr. Hull Dave Brock, John Kroese. AJton Oscar Eason. In wood Joe Haas.

Orange City Jack I Veld. Rock Valley W. C. Kooimnn. Granville J.

A. Keuroth. Maurice Hilda Schlcsser. Hospcrs Ted Woudslra. Hooglands To Hold Auction Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew Hoogland this week announced they will quit farming and will hold a public auction of farm machinery, livestock and other items Wednesday afternoon, January 14. A full listing of the articles for sale will appear in next week's Independent. Mr. and Mrs, Hoogland reside four miles west of Craig, Fair Financial Report issued The Sioux County Youth Fair now has a balance on hand of $3,292.94 as compared to $2,447.37 a year ago, according to the annual financial report issued last week by Maurice Eldridge of Orange City, secretary-treasurer of the association.

The report showed receipts of $16,261.81, including the previous balance, and disbursements of $12, 968.87 for the year of 1958. Biggest expense item in putting on the fair was listed at $3, 527,25 for 4-H and FFA premiums with the giant's share going to cattle entrants, $1,176. Permanent improvements to the fair grounds and buildings were reported at $5,567.52, Comets to Return To Action Friday Against Hospers The Hawarden Comets, who along with the rest of the students throughout the city are enjoying Christmas vacation, will return to action Friday night of this week when they travel to Hospers for what usually is a rugged Sioux county basketball encounter. Hospers defeated the Dutchmen of Orange City, G7 to 65, Friday night, December 19, in a contest which saw four of the Orange Ci- tyans go out of the game via the foul route. That game and Friday night's Rites Held For Virgil L.

Harris Virgil L. Harris, 57, a former Ireton resident, died December in a hospital in Los Angeles. Funeral services were held the following Saturday at the Little Country Chapel in Hollywood. Officiating was Pastor Elmer i of the First Evangelical Lutheran church of Van Nuys, where Mr. Harris was a member.

Interment was at Valhalla Memorial Park with two nephews. Darrel Dirks and Ed Burleson, and two friends, Hubert Mink and Eno Draege, acting as pall bearers. Mr. Harris, son of John Harris and Almcda Morris, was born December 16, 1901, at Linneous, Mo. He had reached the age of 57 the day before his death.

On October 10, 1923 he married Ann Renken at Ireton, to which union four children were born. They farmed for many years near Ireton before moving to California three and one half years ago. Mr. Harris was employed at the Sherwood Oil Co. in Van Nuys.

He had been ill with pneumonia the first part of November. Complications set in and he was seriously ill six weeks prior to his death. Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, Lyle and Dean. Survivors include the widow, Ann; three daughters, Mavis Harris, Mrs. Wanda Janssen of Van Nuys and Mrs.

Darlcne Boeche of Coronado, one son, Eugene Harris of Van Nuys; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Brady of Redondo Beach, and Mrs. Pearl Kirby of Hale, two brothers, Marlin Harris of Redding, and Travis Harris of Billings, and five grandchildren. School Election Contests Assured In Two Districts Papers of Nomination Filed For All Positions on Board; Deadline Is Saturday Noon Candidates for all five positions on the board of directors and for treasurer have filed papers of nomination for the West Sioux Community School District election which will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, Through Tuesday noon of this week there was opposition in only two of the director districts, both in the eastern half.

Deadline for filing additional papers of nomination with the county superintendent's office at Orange City is 12 o'clock noon Saturday of this week. Nominees through Tuesday noon were: District No. 1 (western half, rural James M. Squier. District No.

2 (eastern half, ru- contest between Hospcrs nrul Lioyd Simons and Chadcs warden looms important be- Houlton cause the Comets will encounter District No 3 (city of Hawar Orange City in the first round of dcn) Le0 nard Wanless. the traditionally tough Sioux county tournament which will open January 10. So far this year Hawarden has lost two games and has won four, but the defeats were to the No. 1 and 2 ranking teams in northwest Iowa Sioux Center and Lc Mars Central. Hawarden opened the season xvith consecutive victories over Centerville, Alccstcr, Akron and Rock Rapids, the last two of which were official Siouxland conference cngagemcnts- Beforc entering the Sioux county tournament Hawarden will take on Gehlcn of Lc Mars January 9, Ireton January 16 and Leeds of Sioux City January 17.

Other teams on the regular season's schedule Tor the Comets include Western Christian of Hull, 1 Newkj-k, Augustana Academy of Canton and Orange City. District No. 4 (town of Ireton) Preston J. Juffer and William I 1L Rademacher. Director at large E.

V. Slife, jr. Treasurer Henry Visser. Farm Tour Set For January 7 Rearranging existing buildings and yards to facilitate up-to-date feeding operations and multiple farrowing of swine will feature the Union County Livestock Improvement association's livestock to be held January 7, according to Fay Kcrr, associate extension agent. The tour will depart from the court house in Elk Point at 9:15 a.

m. Stop No. 1 will be at 10 a. m. at the Bud Andrews farm, about 3 miles southeast of the DcAVitt station on highway 77.

This stop will feature the feeding of a pre-mixed commercial ration in the four litter per year Third Victim Of Accident Dies Funeral services for Mrs. Eari Leafstedt, 71, who died Frdiay night at the Hawarden hospital, the third victim of a Thanksgiving day one-car accident near Alcester were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Big Springs Baptist church. Rev. Stanley Rendahi officiated with burial at the church cemetery. Killed outright in the crash were Earl Leafstedt, 61, Mrs.

Leafstedt's husband, and David Wilson, 80. driver of the can Mrs. Leafstedt was born August 1 25, 1887. She was married to Earl I Leafstedt March 6, 1922 in Union county. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.

Wesley Hart of Sanford, N. and Mrs. Dwight Wilson of Hawarden; two sons. Lawrence Leafstedt and Herbert Johnson, both of Alccster, and several grandchildren. Andy Johnson In TV Contest Andy Johnson won S20 bowling Sunday on Bowl-o-Rama at Sioux City and an additional S5 from the local Council Oak store.

Although he did not replace the top man, he rolled a "turkey" and was but 8 points lower than the swinc enterprise. The ration con- man he challenged in the total sists of pig milk replacer, birth i to weaning; prc-mixcd commercial Also appearing on television ration, weaning to 160 pounds, I was Mrs Erma Olson former res- and farm grown grains. 160 pounds ldent and Daughter of Mr. and 0 sa i Mrs. Jack Hansen of Hawarden, Mr.

Andrews also has a poured who won a wist watch wall trench silo with a hanging self-feeding gate. The structure was built without hiring outside labor and costs were low. Stop No. 2 will be at the Art Peterson farm, 2 miles west and 1 mile south of the south Alcester corner. The tour will arrive a 50 head of Holstein dairy cattle Muth Sale Is Monday Lawrence Muth, who farms about nine miles south of Hawarden, will hold a public auction of 11:15 a.

m. The farm was recently pur- next Monday afternoon. A com- plete description of the sale appears on another page of today's Independent. Committeemen Of Union Selected chased by Mr. Peterson and building and yard arrangements are still about as they were at time of purchase.

Members of the tour will be given an opportunity to see the structures as they now ex- ist after which the tour will go i to Alccster for dinner and then assemble in the Alcester bank basement where sketches will be shown and discussed to illustrate! A tfte several way that the arrange-! 1 ment could be changed to fit the 1 ern eemen held December swine and cattle feeding opera-! 11110 tions that Mr. Peterson wishes 1 chairman, work into. Following this meeting one more stop on multiple farrowing will be made. Place of the stop will be announced at the meeting. Union county elections for Hudson Farmer To Hold Sale John (Pete) De Bruin, who resides two miles north of the east Hudson bridge, announced this week that he will quit farming and will hold a complete public auction Friday afternoon, January 16.

The sale, including 90 head of livestock, will be listed in detail in next week's Independent. man and regular member listed in that order, those elected in the immediate Hawarden territory are as follows: Alcester Wilbur Jaycox of Alcester, Bernard Jurrens of warden, Donald Anderson of Alcester. Big Springs Melvin Leafstedt of Hawarden and Roy Ludwig and Clifford Anderton of Alcester. Prairie Odell Olsen of Beresford and Eugene Lanham and Harold Young of Alcester. Sioux Valley Herman Ahrens, Max Vreugdenhil and Floyd Waterbury, all of Akron, Virginia Clarence Derwood Erickson and Rum 11 Bergdale, all of.