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BOX 497 JOT A CITY, Side Mrs. Rtmcters Can't understand why some folks are so surprised that some of the disc jockeys were being paid to play certain records. Surely they weren't being played for any one's enjoyment Now how about some compensation for those listeners whose ears were assaulted by the shrieks and groans, the whangs and clangs of the weirdies. Just in case you haven't finished your shopping yet, here is a list of things I would not be overjoyed to find in my nylons come December 25: a motorized toothbrush driven by batteries, evidently for the very very tired; a bull fight porter with the recipient's name listed as the star matador; a New England cranberry rake made into a planter; a set of satin hand towels trimmed with black lace, no less; rhinestone and velvet necklaces for the cat and dog, since they arleady both think themselves much superior to the people they live with; a ball point pen in the shape of a rifle; the list could go on and on. Do you suppose there are really people who would buy these things and a host of other tasteless gee-gaws which make their annual appearance in December.

Shopping in haste, buying with desperation forced by the calendar's turning relentlessly on to December 25 insures the sale of such junk and the regrets afterward. Each year in early December most people undergo a Scrooge week. For a short period of time they vow not to have anything to do with this foolishness of Christmas, it is all so commercial any way. It is really too foolish to fuss with cookies and candy and gifts for a number of people whom you would like to remember. But one day, when the first thing is done for another, the first unselfishness snowballs and then, all at once, you've got it.

Christmas. Gifts, not to exchange, but to express an incoherent love, a mountain of cookies, a heap of candy to match the fullness of the heart. A pointless commercial rat race? Only if you want it to be. The tingle of helping others, the great good feeling of doing a little more than one has to do, these things need not be restricted to the Christmas season, but somehow they usually are. However you spend it, a Merry Christmas.

Class to Sponsor Christmas Dance At Hawarden Gym A Christinas dance under sponsorship of the West Sioux high school junior class will be held at the gym the evening of December 23. Dancing will begin at 8 o'clock to the music of Brian's Band which is managed by Wally Overbaugh of Mitchell, S. D. who lived in Hawarden when his father was a veterinarian here. The gym will be beautifully decorated in the winter fantasy theme for the gala event at which refreshments will be served, Alumni as well as high school students are invited to attend.

Vande Kamp To Hold Farm Sale Because he has decided to quit farming, jffilbert Vande Kamp will hold a public auction of farm equipment Monday, December 28, at the place located about 10 miles south of Hawarden. Full details will be included in an advertisement in next week's Independent. Cubs and Parents To Attend Party A Christmas party for Cub Scouts and their parents will be held at 7:30 Friday night of this week at the American Legion hall. Hawarden Pupils To Hold Program Grades from kindergarten through five in Hawarden public schools will present a Christmas program beginning at 7:30 Monday night at the high school auditorium. The kindergarten, first and sec-' ond grades will present Christmas in America: the third grade, Christmas in Germany; the fourth grade, Christmas in Holland and France: the fifth grade, Christmas In England, Peggy Ashland will act as narrator.

The entire production is under the direction of Miss Alma Rexwinkel. Principal William has extended to all who attend an invitation to visit the grade school rooms after the program to view the Christm? decorations made by the pupils. Brooms will remain open untl OrSC 1 With Is Consolidated The Hawardcn Chronicle VOLUME 81 OFFICIAL PAPER Return Gvarftntod HAWARDEN, SIOUX COUNTY. IOWA. Thursday, December 17, 1959 TEN PAGES SAMPLE COPY Mo.

49 City of Hawarden to Hold the Line on Natural Gas Rate Valuable Prizes To Be Given Away Tuesday Evening Weather Creates False Impression On Cost Of Gas Unusually cold weather during the months of September, October and November has created the false impression that the cost of natural gas has been increased, Newt Rush, superintendent of pub. lie works in Hawarden, said this week. "All local utility customers," Mr. Rush said, "were advised this week in a letter from the mayor and city council that there has been no increase in the Hawarden natural gas rates and none contemplated at this time." Even though the rates were the same, the gas heating 'cost for a typical Hawarden home increased 34.6 per cent in October and 36.8 per cent in November as compared to the same months of 1958, Mr. Rush said, because of colder weather.

Mr. Rush said that the "degree day deficiency" for 1959 was 588 for October and 1.116 for November as compared to 365 for October and 829 for November'of 1958 and a normal average of 468 for October and 1,320 for November. "Degree day deficiency," he explained, "is a term used he intensity of the heating season. It is the difference between 65 degrees and toe daily average temperature; the sum of these differences for every day of the heating season is the total degree days. The increase in fuel consumption for house heating is proportional to the drop in temperature below 65 degrees." Rites Today For Robert Nylund Funeral services for Robert Nylund, 64, who died Monday at the hospital after suffering a stroke Friday, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday) at the Big Springs Baptist church.

Rev. Stanley Rendahl will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Nylund was born October 26, 1895, a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Nylund, pioneers of Union county. He married Minnie Erieksqn on June 28, 1924, and for many years farmed southwest of Hawarden. He was a member of the Big Springs Baptist church. JMr. Nylund was the last member of the family.

Survivors include the widow and three daughters, Mrs. Leland Sawtell of Sioux Falls, Kathleen, a student nurse in Sioux City, and Elaine, at home. World War One Veterans Meet At Orange City On Thursday evening, Dec. 10, at Orange City, members of Sioux County Barracks of the Veterans of World War I of the U. S.

A. were hosts at a free holiday banquet Their invited guests were all Sioux county veterans of the first World War and their wives. About 150 attended. Out of town guest speakers included Chas. B.

Hoeven, 8th district congressman from Alton, a World War I veteran, who discussed pension legislation: Mr. and Mrs. Anton Sorensen of Storm Lake, 8th district commandei Santa Claus to Make Another Visit to Hawarden Saturday With Free Rides and Candy The elaborate holiday program of the Chamber of Commerce will come to a close next Tuesiay night with the giving away of numerous prizes valued at thousands of dollars. Tht drawing, os its kind to in will hard at 9:15 Tuts- day night on Central Winners of the various prizes must be present. Santa Claus will return to Hawarden this Saturday with free rides and candy.

It is his last scheduled visit to Hawarden until Christmas. On Wednesday night of this week, after the Independent had gone to press, free poultry bingo was scheduled at the city hall for 45 turkeys, ducks, geese and chickens. Stores of Hawarden will be open until 10 o'clock Saturday night and until 9 o'clock day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights just before Christmas. They will close at the regular time, 5:30, Thursday evening. Nine hundred adults and young people flocked to Hawarden's city hall last Wednesday evening to try for" one of the 50 blankets given away by the Chamber of Commerce.

Those winning blankets were: Jessie McPherson; Marlin Moeller, Mrs, Vern Knight, Sam Appell, Doris Newman, Mrs. A. L. HItzeman, Joe Robinson, Laura Pixley, Mrs, Earl Eilers, Mrs. Marvin Van Driel, Mrs.

Walt Westergard, Herb McMillan, Alfred Skogman, William Van Wyhe, Mrs. Donald Johnson, Mrs. Emil Jacobs. Ramona Waterman, Russell Ericson, Ralph Bergman, Kenneth Janssen, Oscar Larson, Mrs. Dwight Wetrosky, Harlan Meyers, Dennis KJave, Dorothy Ravens- way, Eldeen Kjose, Bob Richter, Mrs.

John Ervin, Mrs. George Madigan, H. Wood, Amanda Beerman, Scott Younie, Fred Zalme. Mario Muth, Marvin Waterman, Ed Osterkamp, Mrs. Hilda Palk, Harriet Newman, Mrs.

Ray Benson, Mrs. Orlin Abbey, Ragner Johnson, Freda Torbeck, Mary Winkleman, Clarence Terpstra, Leonard Cain, Mrs, Lloyd C. Johnson, Mrs. Harvey Boisen, Glenn Wilkens, Elmer Van Wyhe, Marvin Van Driel. 9,388 Coffee Strip Donated The fourth grade pupils taught by Mrs.

Andy Johnson recently mailed 9,388 Butternut coffee strips to help provide Christinas gifts for needy children. Although the project has been carried on for several years, this is the greatest number of strips ever to be collected by the pupils. The boys and girls of the expressed thanks to those who gave them strips for the collection. Large Crowd At Music Program A beautiful portrayal of nativity scenes accompanied by sacred music was viewed by a large crowd at the West Sioux high school and junior high Christmas program on Tuesday evening. Rich costuming coupled with authentic backgrounds lent an exceptional appeal to the tableaus cast with picked students at ihc annucl music program wih vocal selections beautifully presented by music groups under the direction of B.

N. Brown. Climaxing the impressive program was the combination of junior and high school choirs singing "Silent Night" with the audience participating in view of the stage in angelic Christmastide setting. METHODIST CHOIR PLANS SERVICE The choir of the Methodist church, under the direction of B. Brown and accompanied by Miss Alma Rexwinkel, will present a vesper service of Christmas music at the church on Sunday, December 20, at 5 p.

m. The public is invited. State Financial Aid Received By School District West Sioux Community School district has received state financial aid totaling $41,068.16 for the 1958-1959 school year, before the district was combined into one unit, W. K. Price, Sioux county superintendent of schools, announced last week.

Of the total, $27,042.35 was for general aid which is paid to all eligible school districts on the basis of 17 cents a day for elementary pupils and 20 cents a day for high school students. The new district also received $14,025,81 in supplemental aid which is computed on an equalization formula and provides state payment to districts which cannot furnish $120 per elementary pupil and $170 per high school student on a levy of 10 mills in non-high school districts and 15 mills in high school districts. Only Two Others Only two other districts in Sioux county received supplemental aid: Hock Valley, $2,139.04, and Boyden-Hull, $1,391.04. Other general aid payments to districts in "Sioux county for ithft 1958-1959 year were-as follows: Boyden-Hull, Floyd Valley, Maurice-Orange City, Rock Valley, Sioux Center, Capel township, Floyd Independent, S355; Grant township, Lynn township, Lynn Independent, $511; Matlock Independent, $1,367. Other Payments In addition to the amounts listed above, Sioux county schools have received a total of $5,570 for special education aid, of which $2, 714 went to local school districts and $2,856 to the county board of education to assist in paying the salary and expenses of the special education director.

State transportation aid for the 1958-1959 school year had not yet been received when this article was written. Such aid should amount to approximately $30.00 for each pupil transported to school, but, since the legislature did not appropriate sufficient funds, the amount available by the state will need to be pro-rated. For the 1957-1958 school year, a total of $22,621 was received by Sioux county districts as transportation aid. It is probable that the 1958-1959 aid still due will be at least that much. While the amount per pupil will, no doubt, be Jess, this decrease will at least be partially offset by an increase the number of pupils transported, 3ttr.

Price said. Falcons to meet Le Mars Bulldogs Friday Evening The Falcons of West Sioux high school will travel to Le Mars Friday night of this week to encounter the public school Bulldogs in their second consecutive ferencc basketball game. The 11 game Friday night is scheduled to start at 6:30. Last Friday the Falcons were overwhelmed by Sioux Center, irated the top team in all of Sioux- land, 75 to 32, in a game which featured the sharpshooting of Sandbulte and Vermeer who collected a combined total of 43 points. The Warriors started fast, piling up a 21 to 6 advantage at the end of the first quarter, 43 to 20 at the half and 63 to 24 at the close of the third period.

Jt was only in the second quarter that West Sioux was able to come even close to matching last year's state champions and in that period the Falcons trailed, 22 to Schoenrock led the Falcons with 14 points. Sandbulle, who played none of the last quarter, was high scorer for Sioux Center with 25. West Sioux missed 19 out of 27 tries from the free throw line While the Warriors were making 13 out of 17. In the preliminary game, Sioux Center's squad more than doubled the score, 43 to 21, after leading at the half, 17 to 8, Waggoner was high for West Sioux with 9 and Oelrich topped Sioux Center with 10 points. Police Chief Awarded Army Citation Cp, rt 1 ii ti'hiiimi'S'fcfAi i i HIGH HONOR Pictured above is Capt.

W. A. Wolfenbergcr of the Army recruiting station at Sioux Falls as he presented a "certificate of appointment for outstanding contributions oC time, effort and results to the United States Array recruiting service" to Milo Hartrnan, Hawardcn's chief of police, in a special ceremony at the city hall here last Wednesday morning. ORC Third Of $2 Bills Spent Here Approximately one-third of the 4,000 $2 bills paid to employees of Otis Radio already have found their way back to the two banks in Hawarden, a count revealed "Wednesday morning. Numerous other bills probably are being kept as souvenirs by the employees and business places.

The partial payroll payment in $2 bills was made by Otis Radio as a demonstration of where the salaries are spent. Of $8,000 issued in S2 bills, $2, 602 had been returned to the banks by Wednesday morning. By order of Wilber M. Brucker, Secretary of the Army, Milo Hartman of Hawardcn has received a "certificate of appointment" for his assistance in the enlisting of 12 men into the Army. Here to present the certificate last Wednesday morning were Capt.

Wolfenbergcr, and Master Sergeants V. W. Shoop and E. J. Wiggins, all of the Sioux Falls Main Recruiting station.

A letter accompanying the certificate said, in part: "During the period October 1958 to present date, Mr. Milo F. Hartman has provided Master Sergeant Cleo R. Gctz, United States Army recruiting representative, with 12 enlistments. One of the enlistees was Mr.

Hartmnn's son. "The number of enlistments clearly indicates that Mr. Hartman has a thorough knowledge of the United States Army recruiting program, and the quality of personnel desired by the Army. "He has been the principal center of influence in the Hawardcn, Iowa, area. Through Mr.

Hortman's cooperation, Sergeant Gctz has had excellent publicity assistance from the merchants and organizations of the city. It is felt that the assistance and cooperation tendered by Mr. Hartman have proved to be of great value to the prestige of the United States Army recruiting service." Cost Goes Up In Many Other Cities Throughout Area Despite requests for increases in natural gas rates in numerous other communities of this territory, the mayor and city council of Hawarden today announced that there will be no increase here at the present time. At the same time the mayor and councilmen issued a complete report "on our utilities as we come to the end of the current city administration." Users of public utilities in Ha- wardcn which includes practically every famly in the city and a few more were scheduled to receive a copy of the report through the mail today. The port follows: "Recently much publicity has been given to requests for an increase in natural gas rates in Des Monies, Sioux City, Spencer, Emmetsburg and other surrounding communities, based on the increased wholesale cost of gas I from Northern Natural Gas company to effective December 27, 1959 This is to announce that there will be no increase in the gas rates in Hawarden at the present time and to give you a report on our utilities as we come to the end of the current city administration.

Gas Department "Since taking over the gas system in 1956 our wholesale ratea DYKHOUSE WILL ASK REELECTION J. T. Dykhouse of Rock Rapids this week announced that he seek re-election as state senator from Sioux, Lyon and Osceola counties. Mr. Dykhouse is chairman of the senate highways committee and is a member of the printing, conservation, labor, public health, public utilities and transportation committees.

Ordination Rites Attended by Two From Local Church Rev. Paul Williams and Henry Husted represented the Baptist church of Hawarden at afternoon and evening ordination services for Richard Peterson as the new pastor of the First Baptist church at Cherokee Rev. Williams was moderator and Mr. Husted was the delegate from the Hawarden church. Eleven of the 14 churches of the Sioux Valley Baptist association represented at the services.

Changes Made I In Residences i A ncmber of changes in resi- i dence are being perpetrated with I Mr. and Mrs Bon Schocn having purchased the Wm Emmers home Special Music For Midnight Mass Midnight mass will again be celebrated at St Mary's Catholic church this Christmas with special music before and during the service. Impressive music will be sung by the choir with Richard Harry and Trudy Hirschman as soloists. Mrs. V.

L. Sauer will preside at the electric Library Receives New Adult Books I i Among a number of new books received for the adult section of I the Hawarden library are Act One by Moss Hart, Dance Back the Buffalo by Lott, Warden's Wife by Duffy, Affectionately, F. D. R. by James Roosevelt, But He Doesn't Know the Territory by Meredith Wilson, The Body in the Bed by Shirley, and Murder is Suggested by Lockridge.

Democrats Plan Le Mars Meeting Area democrats will be hosts at a dinner at the Eagles lodge in, Le Mars this evening (Thursday) wftH serving at 7 o'clock, preceded by a social hour at the club at wlfich Gov. and Mrs. Herschel Lcweless will be the guests of Men's Bowling Tourney Slated A holiday bowling tournament for men will be held December 18 through December 27 at the Plaza Lanes in Hawarden, Dr. B. Gerdes announced this week.

The tournament will be for both rfoubles and singles. Contestants may bowl any afternoon or evening, except Monday evening, as many times as they wish. Averages between 125 and 180, less, 10 per cent, will be used to determine prize winners which will be in the proportion of one to 10. Plaza Lanes will be closed Christmas eve and all day Christmas. Says Aliens Must Report Addresses Postmaster George Sawyer of Hawarden this week stated that i aliens in the United States will be 1 required to report their addresses the attorney general within the i near future.

All aliens, with few exceptions, who are in the United States on January 1 each year must report their addresses by the end of that month. Only the following classes of aliens are excused from this 1 requirement: (1) accredited diplomats; (2) persons accredited to certain international and (3) those admitted temporarily as agricultural laborers. Forms with which to make the report can be obtained from any post office or immigration office during the month of January. on Avenue and the Emmers 1 family having moved to Hudson I where he is the editor of th newspaper. i Mr Mrs Vcrnon Knight and 1 Ditk have moved into the home on Avenue vacated the Schocns.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andncssen plan to move to the farm of his i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete An dries- sen, after the older couple move into their newly purchased Lubs sen estate home at 504 Ninth street.

Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Gaul and Jimmie will move into the house on 1 Avenue to be vacated by the i Frank Andriesscns. Combined Choirs To Hold Service The beauty of the Christmas story will bo retold through songs by the congregation and a mass festival choir, the responsive reading of the prophecies concerning the Messiah, and the scriptural reading of the fulfillment of the prophecies as found in the second chapter of Luke. The festival choir, composed of the three choirs of St.

John's Lutheran of Ircion, St. Paul's Lutheran of Ircton and Trinity Lu- tneran of Hawarden, will accentuate the reading of the scripture by special musical interludes appropriate to the various prophecies and their fulfillment Pastors Paul G. Friedneh and Frank A Hill of Ireton will assist Rev O. Pittack of Hawarden with the liturgical service. A symbolic candle-lighting will conclude the service.

i This inspirational service will be held at 7.30 Sunday evening, De- for natural gas Northern have purchased from been increased cember 20, at Trinity Lutheran church, Hawarden Friends oi all twice. The first of these was in August of 1957 in the amount of $9,270 annually, and the second in November of 1958 in the amount of $11,250 annually. A third increase these rates goes into effect the 27th of this month in the amount of $12,060 per year, making the total increases $32,530 per year "The rates to you consumers were not raised in August of 1957, but the city absorbed this first crease. In January of 1958 we reduced the rate to large consumers In October of 1958 we raised all rates to increase our revenues $10,000 annually, whereas our cost of gas increased $11,250 at that time. The city is now going to absorb the increase effective this month.

This means of the total increases in cost of gas of $32,580 only $10,000 has been passed on to the consumer. In other communities increases are being asked for and received. "In establishing gas rates the city must of course provide revenues that will (1) pay all operating expenses, (2) meet the bond requirements of our revenue bonds and (3) maintain adequate reserves for expansion and contingencies. We think our rates do no more than this and that they are fair and reasonable. Our expansion program has been ambi- Chorus To lAppear Over TV Tuesday Evening At five tious and many new customers been added that would not L'11141 Jrt Jl J.

threo congregations and the pub- have received gas service from a he are invited to attend utility. The present financial condition of our gas department is excellent, and we do not think we will jeopardize this position by absorbing this latest increase in cost of gas. Electric Department "In early 1959 we completed a connection to purchase electric energy from the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, which comes from the Missouri river.

This connec- I uon increased our kilowatt capaci- Baby Buntings For Christinas The first girl baby and the first boy haby to arrive on Christmas day or immediately thereafter at the Hawarden hospital will be presented to their mothers in a Christmas stocking baby bunt- trimmed for this purpose by inss trimmed lor tras purpose oy i CIHA Mrs. Don Barnard and Mrs Cora at co of abofut $100 Burkct 000. This increased capacity is, of Hip Broken In California Mrs. Jay Ashmore was called to Los Angeles by the serious illness of her father, Dick'Jansma, former Hawarden resident. Mrs.

Ashmore left via plane last Monday. Mr. Jansma fell and broke the large bone in his hip which necessitated surgery- He suffered from shock. 4md was reported his own" earlier this week. o'clock Tue: the Siouv high school mixed chorus will pre- i sent a musical program KTIV, channel 4, Sioux City.

I Attired in their new robes, the i chorus, under the direction of B. jX. Brown, will present the folliw- ing Yuletide numbers: Hark Now, 0 Shepherds; Shepherds Shake i Off Your Drowsy Sleep; Come, Emmanuel; The Sleep of the Child Jesus; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks; I Wonder as I Wander; We Three Kings; Rocking; Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee and 0 Holy Night, The little large enough stocking buntings, course, over and above the engine a plant generating approach to approach to mg. Breaks Ankle In Fall At Home Mrs. Hellmuth Schwiesow fell at her home Sunday of last week and a broken ankle.

The right leg'hasf been placed in a cast, and, although she was bedfast for a couple of ciays, Mrs. Schwiesow was not hospitalized. Vacation Dates For Students West Sioux Community public schools will be dismissed for Christmas vacation on Wednesday afternoon; the grade school at 2:30 and the high school at 3 o'clock. Classes will reconvene at the reg- ular time Monday morning, January 4. The Christian school will dismiss on Thursday, December 24, and resume clashes Monday, January 4.

St. Mary's parochial school will hold class for the last time this year on December 22 With vacation beginning the next day and lasting until Monday, January 4. cost of $200,000. AH of pansions are paid for, including the one completed this year, and our electric plant is debt free. If our plant had been expanded to provide 2500 additional kilowatts it would have cost at least $300,000 more than the cost of making the connection with Bureau power, and in addition, Bureau power assures us of electric energy in the event of a major breakdown in our plant.

"In October of our dential electric rates were reduced $7,500 annually, and recent survey by the Power commission of 1959 rates that for 250 KWH residential use in cities of 2500 to 10,000, Hawarden has the lowest rate in the entire state of Iowa, Wafer "Because of curtailed use-of water during the past two all of us arc aware of our water (Continued leek.