The Monroe County News from Albia, Iowa • Page 1

1 The Monroe County News Volume LXXIII I think one reason I've never become part of the group is that little things arouse in me either too much admiration or disproportionate resentment. For I ct feeling" that borders on awe toward people who eat grapenuts. I don't Jcnow anyone who and I can't recall ever testing my own taste in that Held! Yet. among strangers, I find myself mentally Moating possible grape- nuts eaters fwm others --something I never do in regard to sauerkraut Juice drinkers. On the other hand, the hair on the back of neck jumps right up when someone tries to'sell me a pen with the pitch it will write right through butter.

I resent neither the pen nor the butter; just the salesman. I have great respect for words and their proper use, yet the which trouble me most are my own. I can spend hours trying to figure out what I meant in what I said. Take tickled Sphinx. if My mother stopped by for Slop Favors For Friends By Officers Democrats Disagree On Wording of One Resolution Friday.

Monroe county in convention here Friday: 1. Elected 30 delegates and 30 alternates for the state party convention to be held July 26. and 30 delegates for the Aug. 9 judicial convention; 2. Frowned on the activities of Assistant President Sherman Adamsmd fussed a little over the wording of a labor legislation resolution; and, 3.

Agreed that this is their year in Iowa politics. The resolution on labor legisla lion adopted by the convention iii which approximately 100 men and women participated. Teads: "We recommend a realistic reappraisal of Iowa labor laws and favor legislation that will protect the rights of all Iowa workers and give them an equitable position in PROPOSED '59 BUDGET FOR LEVY CUT The 1959 budget estimate only 26 mills tor bon( i retirement. for Monroe county's public lospital calls for a reduction in tax support for the institution, Administrator Charles R. Kendrick announced Friday.

Next year's-askings from tax sources will require a levy of 2.08 mills, a reduction of 1.2 mills from the current 3.28 rate, he said. He estimated the savings to taxpayers at moce than $20.000. Kendrick explained that the levy for 1959 will include one mill for general improvement and maintenance of the hospital. .13 mills for Reduced levies were made possible by expanded utilisation of diagnostic facilities and technical personnel and the increase in hospital beds when the new addition was opened last October. At the same time cost of some services to patients has been cut.

he continued. The budget estimate was prepared by the board of hospital trustees Thursday evening. JJuring the meeting the board considered a recommendation from the Medical Staff of the hospital lowo, Monday, June 30,1958 Mrs. Nelson Chosen For Party Post Number 26 Takes Air Training the county's share of Asocial secur- a nd others that it study ways and ity premium payments, .19 mills means of adding a Geriatric and for the county's share of the public employes retirement plan; and .76 mills for retirement of 'bonds issued to finance the addition to the hospital. He added that this year's hospital tax levy was mills less than the levy 1957, which included Convalescent Unit to the present hospital.

Kendrick presented an outline of the proposal. The trustees decided to continue the study and may appoint a citizen's committee to assist it. couple of days enroute from her i ie processes collective bargain- to her old new home, Ottumwa, home, Chariton. My mother is a delightful person who, when I was eight years old, agreed to quit offering me advice if I would terminate my efforts to guide her life. We've had a pleasing relationship ever since.

said she would be in Chariton "on business" and when 1 for how long she said a couple of days. Look baby, I responded you could take care of all the business all your children have accumulated along with your own in a couple of hours, and that would include time for a leisurely lunch. What's the two days deal? Her only response was a soft, slightly mysterious smile and in my efforts to interpret it the best comparison I would find was that she looked like a tickled Sphinx. That did it. That was almost a week ago and I've wasted hours of wondering it anyone ever actually tickled a Sphinx and what, if anything, resulted.

My mother is real cute, which you can't say for a Sphinx although my knowledge of the Sphinx is far from expert. There was a picture of one in my seventh grade geography book and some of my friends who have traveled abroad have brought home photos of themselves on camels beside a Sphinx. However, I never looked at the seventh grade much. I looked at the grade teacher, who was a geography book seventh living looked at the seventh grade Teacher and hoped the school house would catch on fire so I could carry her to safety, or thai Jesse James would drop in to rob her so I could give him the old one-two. And when my friends show me pictures of themselves on camels beside the Sphinx, by the time I've separated them from the camels they're shoving new photos at me showing them half-way up a pyramid, so any Sphinx glimpse is strictly in passing.

What's a tickled Why would I find those words lurking in my pointed head for release at that particular time? I'm afraid to take the association of Sphinx and mother to an analyst--he would be tempted to toy I had a mummy complex and I would be tempted to rise from the couch and pop him right on the nose. Seeking the positive way out, I em exploring the possibility of encouraging a new hobby Sphinx tickling. I think it has more of a future than writing in butter, and could possibly measure up to eating grapenuts. Mr. Nasser might have his blood pressure dropped about 50 points if needling the neighbors and started tickling Spbtax.

Maybe that's my group. Dallas Kernes led an effort to have the resolution make a flat demand for repeal of the state's "right-to-woric" law. It was resisted by W. Keith Cash, chairman of the Resolutions committee, who contended the "reappraisal" and "equitable position" parts of the resolution as presented provided for changes in the existing state laws relating to labor. Kernes amendment was voted down.

The name of Sherman Adams was mentioned in connection with a resolution reading: "We urge immediate legislation that will be an eliXtlve and realistic curb on those officials in high administrative position who seek special treatment for any group or individual from any government agency, irregardless of whether that intercession has been motivated by gifts, favors or personal friendship." The following delegates, with a half-vote each, were named to represent Monroe county at the July 26 state convention: Frank Karpan, Mrs. -J. H. Bickert, Mrs. Lawrence Falvey, Mrs.

Keith Cash, Mrs. Elna Papich, Robert Bates, Gabriel Susin, Mrs. Dorothy Ford, Mrs. Isabelle Dille, Mrs. Mail Carmody, Mrs.

Agnes Cummins, A. E. Hollingshead, De Geus, Charles Fowler, Tom.Jone: Milton Hollingshead, Gene Mundy, Mrs. Albert Spaur, Mrs. H.

C. Peterson, Mrs. Leo Coady, Walter Lahart -Gene Walsh, Joe Metcher, Phil O'Brien, J. E. Spencer, Dallas Kernes, Alton Wilcox, Lloyd Stafford, Frank Bell and J.

H. Bickert. Alternates are Mrs. Francis Lane. Ray Storey, Mrs.

Alton Wilcox, Mrs. Walter Lahart, Albert Spaur, Mrs. Gene Mundy, Mrs. Albert De Geus, Miss Margaret. Murphy, Mrs.

Thel- ir.a Murray, H. C. Peterson, Roy Jooper, Mrs. George Rasper, Mrs. Frances Cooper, Mrs.

James Reed, Citation Richard Humeston of Albia has been cited by the Iowa department. Veterans of Foreign Wars, for Outstanding achievement in the direction of youth activities. Humeston is youth activities director in the fourth Iowa VFW district, and his program was ranked among the best in the state, He was awarded a plaque commemorating the achievement. Vlrs. Charles Fowler, Mrs.

Lloyd Stafford, Mrs. Dallas Kernes and Mrs. A. E. Hollingshead, sr.

Here's the slate of judicial convention delegates: W. Keith Cash, Mrs. Carl Hickenlooper, Temperance Stdcker Shepherd, James Reed, Harold Repp, Bill OB Page 6. 99-Year-Old Book Owned By Shipley A leather-bound notebook, purchased for $3 nearly a hundred years ago for the treasurer of the Troy township school district, is still in good repair. It is owned by O.

K. Shipley of Albia. First entries in the were made in April, 1859, and it was used by the various district treasurers until May, 1895. That year T. B.

Shipley was elected treasurer, and he bought a new one. Between 1859 and 1895 the school' district treasurers included J. B. Teas, Thomas Myers, J. T.

Young, J. N. Masscy, W. A. Dean, R.

Wcsco.t, A. M. Giltner, E. Hollingshead, J. S.

Lower, S. Estlack and John Clark. During the period covered by the treasurer's book 235 different teachers taught in Troy township, O. K. Shipley's research reveals.

In the sixties the salaries of teachers ranged from $15 to $20 a month, and in the nineties the pay scale had risen to the $25- S30 bracket. Mr. Shipley has listed some of the names of the teachers found on the salary records. They include Julia Holsclaw, Nancy McCahan, C. M.

Richey, Sue Ritzell, H. W. Watson, Ann Stewart, Ligie Kilpatrick, Mary Ralston, Hannan Bell, Ida Gillaspk 1 Lizzie Noble, Mollie Barber, D. W. Bates, Maude Byers, N.

F. Castle, E. G. Ewers, Katie Sexton, Inez Shipley, Maggie Canning. Tillie Gillaspie and Fannie Dunlavy.

Stone Quits As Engineer William Stone. Monroe county engineer, has resigned--effective Aug. 30. He will become Boone cp.unty engineer Sept. 1.

Stone said his decision to leave Monroe county is based primarily upon the "uncooperative attitude" of Supervisor Harold Repp. He said his relationship with tht two other members of the board oi supervisors, Jim Reed and Ray rr.ond Winecup, has been" "agreeable and constructive" and that he regrets terminating association with them "and other truly fine- people in this community." Stone said he could begin work in Boone county immediately, bui. is postponing his departure two with the aim of getting the major share of farm-to-market roads letlings planned for 1958 completed. "1 do not wish to leave Mr. Winecup and Mr.

Reed in a difficult position, and I want the people of the cojmty to get maximum benefits from the work that has Keynoter Endorses Republican Record At Home, Abroad. The Monroe county Republican Central committee has a new vice chairman--Mrs. Princess Nelson. She was named to succeed Mrs. Edna Prothero during the committee reorganixation meeting which followed the Republican county convention at Kendall Place Friday morning.

Re-elected to committee offices wen- Hugh W. Lundy, chairman; Stanley Hoyne, secretary; and J. E. King, finance chairman. The convention was keynoted by Sterling Martin, Melrosc farmer and member of the state board of public instruction.

He praised the record of the Eisenhower adminis tration at home and abroad, and said outstanding achievements on the domestic front have come while Mr. Eisenhower "was hampered by a Democratic congress." Martin declared the United States "is respected by all governments, and especially by the Communists. Under the leadership of our great president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, we have met the Communist challenge to dominate the world and destroy freedom." Convention resolutions repeated the praise of tin- national administration, commended Iowa's United States senators and Reprcsenta- live Karl M. LeCompte, and spoke kindly of Republican state and county officials.

Another resolution John W. Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Griffin of Albia, is pictured at Webb, Air Force Base, Texas, where he is participating in the Air Force ROTC summer training program. Cadet Griffin will be eligible for appointment as lecond lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve following graduation from the State University of Iowa next year.

At Webb he is observing the Air Force in action and taking part in various operations. Fireworks called for already gone into setting up this years roads improvement projects- Concerning his resignation, submitted Friday, the engineer said he had become weary of constant complaints from Supervisor Repp and "a small segment of the public" about his salary of S800 a month. Too. he said, "Repp seemingly has not been in sympathy with my efforts to operate the roads department in full compliance with Iowa law relating to an engineer's duties, responsibilities and authority." He'll start work in Boone count i the same $9,600 annual is drawing here, and will given a thousand-dollar raise next year. Stone commented that close to a million dollars in county, state and federal appropriations will' be spent on roads in Monroe count this year.

"No county can--noi should it--hire, cheap help to dir ect a million dollar business, Monroe county will not get a cheap en gineer because there's not mucl stability in the job--no one CHI look forward to keeping it appreciable length of time. Th Vmitt (I. PAY S80 IN FINES-Fines totaling $80 were paid in mayor's Saturday by Edward E. Swarthout, Chariton, and Jerry Fortune, Dallas, who were arrested together. Swarthout, 18, was fined $30 for operating a car with defective equipment, and Fortune was fined $50 for consuming beer en a public highway.

6 in 10 Frank J. Karpan was re-elected chairman of the Monroe county Democratic Central committee He was unsuccessfully challenged by Belt Also re-elected wen Mrs. J. H. liek- ert, "vice chairman, and Mrs.

Catherine Falvey, seeietary-trea- nurer. JOINS ALBIA FIRM-Larry Fitzsimmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Fitzsimmons, is now asosciated with his father in Monroe County Truck Implement Co He returned home Sunday after completing three years of army service, including a tour of in Europe. WEDDING LICENSE-A weding license was issued Friday to Gus Albon Sampson, Melrose route 2, and Sandra Post, 18, Albia.

NO PROPER LICENSE-- operating a truck without a chauffeur's license. Miller Duke of Ottumwa was fined 815 in mayor's court. Monroe county, in a 10-year period, has had six engineers. There have been more than six changes in the office, however-one engineer was fired in November, hired again the following January; one resigned in October and was hired again the following January. Salaries have ranged from 55,000 to $9,600 per year.

general revision of Iowa tax laws "in order to afford relief to properly owners" and recommended that the a find other means of a a i to make money available for education. Named congressional chairman during the convention was F. C. Cameron, and Lundy was named senatorial chairman. The Resolutions committee included Cameron, J.

E. King and David Grimes. The text of the resolutions follows: Be it resolved by the Monroe ounty, Iowa, Republican County onvention that the following Res- lutions be adopted: That i Convention express its onfidenco in the Eisenhower Administration and the leadership it as shown in the almost evcr-prcs- nt world crises, and we commend i for its speedy adjustment of our lational economy to avert further domestic crises. We commend our two Republican United States Senators, B. B.

Hickenlooper and Thomas E. Marin, for their leadership and their adherence to the principles of the Republican Party. We also commend Karl LeCompte for his fine and untiring work as United States Congressman from the Fourth Congressional District of Iowa, and that we extend to him our appreciation and thanks for his interest in Monroe County and its citizens while serving as Congressman for twenty years. We also commend the Republican state officials for their labors as such officials in the past, and we pledge our continued support, of them in the future. We commend our own Republican county officials for their work-, and especially commend them for conducting their offices in such a manner that they have practically no opposition in the coming general election.

A free fireworks display, under Chamber of Commerce sponsor- ship, is planned for Friday night at the 4-H Fairgrounds. It will be preceded by downtown entertainment beginning at 6:45 p.m. Cub Scouts will stage ah Indian dance, and volunteer firemen will present a fire-fighting demonstration. The July 4 fireworks will be fired at 9:15 p.m. Plan Awards For Scouts A Court of Honor for Boy Scouts of Troop 82 will follow a picnic for the Scouts and their families at City Reservoir Park this evening, it has been announced by Scoutmaster i Hollinghcad.

Assisting in the presentation of awards will be: Walter Koestner, Cenl.ervillc postmaster, who is vice chairman for the Scout district inc i Albia. He'll be accompanied by two other adult leaders from Conterville, Russell Buss and Jack Howar. Awards and recipients follow: Tenderfoot Frank Miller, Gary Lennie, Charles Akins, Kenny Hannan and Alfred Dillie. Second Class Ralph i i Terry Glenn, George Stephens, Ray Stephens, Dean Rogers, Bill Magic nnd Gary Stafford. First.

Class- Glenn. We-Le-Ho- -Bob Newell and Terry -Allan Weir, Bob Newell, Ronnie Vance, Jim Gray, John Tucker, Tom Taggart. John McDonald, Ricky Bolts and Scoutmaster Hollingshead. Merit Badges--John Tucker, scholarship; Bob Newell, scholarship; Ricky Botts, citizenship in ho-me, safety, athletics, personal fitness, small grains and cereal foods, home repairs and music; John McDonald, citizenship in the home, fishing, nature, canoeing, and Jim Polson, swimming, nature, radio, canoeing, pioneering and reading. Make Church Assignments Monroe county Methodist pastors were re-assigned to their present i at Hie close of the lovva- Des Moines of the Methodist Church in Ames Thurs- day.

They are the Rev. L. C. McDonald, Albiu and HiKon; the Rev: Harold Fay, Lovilia Circuit; and Joe i i of Ottumwa, Avery. Fourteen pastoral changes were nuide in the a district of the church, which includes Monroe county.

One is at Christiansburg church, east of Albia on highway 34, which had been grouped with Chillieothe. It will be served by tin- Rev. Gaylor F. Hufstader, who ret.irerl this year from Harrison Avenue church in Burlington and is moving to Albia. Two former Albia pastors are re- a i i at their present assignments, Dr.

G. S. Bruland at Grin- and the Rev. Donald Bissinger at. A a i The Rev.

Cecil A. Wells was transferred from Union Park church, DCS Moines, to Red Oak. The name of the conference was changed to South Iowa Conference, more descriptive of its geographical area, it covers 47 southern Iowa counties, with 400 preaching places in six districts. There are approximately 150,000 members in its churches. Among the resolutions adopted i I he closing conference session was one asking the United Death Claims W.

6. Wood Here Today Served as Mayor, Postmaster and In Legislature. Wood of prominent for many years in government and in civic affairs, died early today at Monroe hospital. He was 85 years old. The body is at Hirmeston Funeral home.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning. Mr. Wood served Monroe county as representative in the Iowa legislature, was Albia postmaster, and. served several terms as mayor. He was chairman of the board of public library trustees.

He was close friend and political advisor to the late Nate Kendall, who served as Iowa governor and in congress. Mr. Wood lived most of his life in Albia. and began his business career here as a cigar maker. He was a partner in the hardware firm Of Darby Wood.

recent years he was public relations representative for the Iowa Southern Utilities Company. A 62-year Mason, he was a past master of the Albia lodge and a member of the White Shrine. He was a member of First Christian church. Mr. Wood was postmaster from 1920 until 1933, and was elected to.

the legislature after leaving that office. A Republican, he was long ranked among the party's policy makers at local and state levels. He had a remarkable record for predicting results in both primary and general elections. He is survived by two sons, John R. Wood of Albia and George Wood of Washington, and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Darby, in 1933, and by his wife in 1945. Mr. Wood had been in failing health for more than a year. Stab's to support, the admission of Red i a to the Unite'd Nations if Red China agreed to the independence of Formosa, to the unification of Korea under free and i Nations-supervised elections, and release of all Americans held in Chica.

Delegates also asked the U. S. government to work through the i Nations for suspension of all nuclear tests. Another resolution asked for est a i of a hospital in connection i University Hospitals, Iowa City, for the care and rehab i i a i of alcoholics. The hospi- Star Scout-Ricky Bolts, John Me- tal would be financed from state Be it further resolved that this Donald and Jim Poison.

Convention recommend to the appropriate tribunal and officials that there be a general revision of the Iowa t.ax laws in order to afford relief to properly owners. We also recommend that the State i liquor store profits. LOVILIA RESIDENTS TAKE TRIPS LOVILIA--Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rosco'e Brady was engineer in other means of taxation so a funds will be available to improve and maintain our school system, including our institutions of higher learning, so that Iowa may continue to lead the nation in education.

1948. He was succeeded by Raymond Lutze, who was in turn replaced by Charles Spaethe. Spaethe was fired in November, 1954, and rehired in January, 1955, after an election had changed boar i. ot supervisors membership. Wayne E.

Foster followed Spaethe, and was succeeded by William Stone in January, 1957. Stone came to Albia from Tipton. He resigned to take a position in Phoenix, last October and returned in January of this year. During the stretch between his two periods of service the Carden Engineering Co. was retained by the board of supervisors on a consultant basis.

SUFFERS EYE INJURIES-William Barllett, 34, Ottumwa, was taken to Monroe hospital for treatment of eye injuries after losing control of his car on highway 137 northeast of Albia near midnight Saturday, Officials said he'll appear in mayor's court following release from the hospital to answer a charge oi operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Wells and son, Jim, and daughter, Mrs. Lyle Morgan, of Lovilia, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slay of Hamilton left Sunday by car for Long Beach, to visit the Kenneth Slay family.

Mrs. Carl Samson has gone 10 Fort Devon, where her husband is stationed. Mr. and Mrs. George Cormany of Long Beach, visited friends here Friday.

Mr. Cormony, a native of Lovilia, went to California in 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ruby and children visited here Thursday and Friday with his a Mrs.

William V. Gaddis. They were onroute from Hawaii to Key West, Fla. 1 Mr. Ruby, a navy chief, will be stationed at Key West for two years.

The fami- has been in Hawaii, he was assigned to submarine duty, for five years. Safety Story For Tourists Members of 43 Iowa American' Legion Posts will spent most their Fourth of July weekend standing along the highways handing out safety messages to all drivers entering the The program, believed to be the only one 01 its kind in the nation, is' in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Public Safety's drive to hold down traffic fatalities in the state" during the three-day weekend. The legion members will man. their stations at stop signs at 43 ports of entry around borders of the state July 3 and 4, according to Frank Ulish, state safety education director, coordinator of the program. The legionnaires will distribute 75,000 safety warning cards to drivers entering the state.

The cards list several safety rules to be obeyed and drivers to "slow down and live and save your points." Ulish said the program has the approval of Legion Department Commander Vincent J. Maxheim, Acting State Safety Commissioner Russell Brown, and Highway Patrol Chief David Herrick. Ulish pointed out that during the four years program has been conducted in Iowa, not a single out-of-state driver has been ir. an Iowa traffic accident during the Fourth of July weekend. Ulish warned all drivers that the weekend will see the development of the "most dangerous traffic conditions of the year "in Iowa.

The best advice I could give any driver i to obey all traffic laws save your life and your points." The 43 port of entry towns are: Burlington, Ft. Madison, Keokuk, C'oiiliuurd on Paper Early The July 3 edition of The Albia Union-Republican will be published Wednesday. Subscribeis will receive their copies Thursday. The publication day it being moved up this week because there will be no mail deliveries Friday, July 4. Armstrong Rites Set Homer Armstrong, 46, formerly Albia, died of a heart'attack Friday in El, Mpnte, Cal.

The body is being returned to Downs Funeral Chapel here, where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Military burial rites will be at Eddyville, Mr. Armstrong was the son of A. C. Armstrong of Albia.

'He" is survived by his wife, who arrived in Albia from today. EWSPAPER!.