The Independent from Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

Variety is nupposed to be th spice of life and from that point, it was a right tasty band concert Wednesday night. Sweetened with a bit of Strauss waltz, salted by a sturdy Sousa inarch, the mambo added a foreign flavor. And don't forget Davy Crockett for a final touch of real Americana. Mosquitoes and gnats were either blown away by the bfeeze or charmed by the band and it was a most enjoyable way to spend an evening, The only thing we need is more people there to appreciate the efforts of the band and Mr. Barnes.

"Ma-a-a-a Janey got the super space man plastic -rocket pistol from the Krunchy-Wunchy box. Make her give me the Daniel Boone trail tracker from this box." "But Mother, Johnny got all the land deeds from Texas out of Snippy-Snappy boxes. He's KOI nine inches of Texas. It's turn to get the prize out, of the Punchy-Munchys." Susie, of course, agrees loudly. With Which 1 Consolidated The Hawarden Chronicle VOLUME 11 OFFICIAL PAPER Gebbie, PubL HAWARDEN, SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA' ilc he Flood Coitrol Meeting Held In Hawarden A river meeting was held urday night at the city hair Hawarden for the purpose of making preliminary plans for control in the Sioux Valley.

A. Armstrong and Conrad Falde presided at the meeting, Mr. Armstrong representing the side of the river and Mr. Thursday, June Single Copy 10c EIGHT PAGKt No. 23 Falde the South Dakota side.

A- out 25 landowners of the ternary with one delegate from Ak- on and one from Westfield attended. Two districts were designated, le on the Iowa side anti the other on the South Dakota side of the Sioux river extending north to of the Rock river. District Xo. 4 is on the with Mr, A and Harold Shoemaker as the commit- She has no space for socks or I tee hankies in their proper drawers LONGINAKER TO RETIRE FROM CUSTODIAN'S JOB Feikema, superintendent of public schools in Hawarden, this week announced the retirement of Oscar Longinaker as custodian at the high school. Mr.

Longinaker, who has oeen custodian the last 15' years, fc he has no definite plans for the future other than visiting his daughter in California. He will retire at the end of this month. Previously to becoming- ian at the school Mr. Lonyinaker was employed in the repair yards of the North Western railroad in Hawarden. Supt.

Feikema said the of education has not made def- a successor, but inite plans for hope- to Uo Alton Defeats Hawarden In Junior Event Hawarden and Ireton mr? rainated in the first round charge. District Xo. 5 is on South Dakota side of the because said drawers are over- TM the mouth of the Rock flowinjr with bits of plastic, snips of which Falde and Wayne of paper and rapidly disintegrrat- Scott make committee. in hlivers of balsa wood. All I There are eight districts- be; this precious gear from cereal tween Sioux City and the mouth the Jur.ior Legion baseball tour- boxes.

The desk drawers are crammed with box and coupons until that glorious day when allowances catch up with appetites, A film of baking powder whitens the bathroom after a stsion wuh of ihe Rock river, four of which are on each side of the river. When more definite plans have been made, land owners will ask Contrressman Charles B. Hoever. of the eighth Iowa district and nanu-ni of Sioux county be: this week. Alton defeated Hawarden, 12 2.

Monday night and Sioux Ctn- over Ireton, 13 to 3, on Tuesday on Tuesday the Frogmen. Army and Air Corps patches cover every coai The? services and sweater sleeve. And stiJl the i of a TM7 engineers to survey the area to decide what flood control step would be advisable and the estimated cost of such a project. Harold Lovrc of South Dakota to I defeated Orange take up the question in Washing- to 4. On Wednesday evening 1 after the Independent f.ad gone to press, Alton was scheduled to encounter the Rock Vailev Juni arguments go on for each new bit of nothing.

You can just bet that the next shopping day will find one ear- weary mama searching grimly for a breakfast food thai doesn't have gift gimmicks for the ruling class on the outside or inside of the box. For my vote, the cereal makers can leave out the junk and centrate on a package for the: i product that won't tip over at first whoof of a breeze. When the south windows are open, all at once, the kitchen is a whirl-1 cation next Thursday af- MFS. W. wind of cardboard boxes, bit? uiil five employ- fjpfe I fr rrf I Independent To Take Vacation who drvw a bye into the second round, ana Granviile was pitted against Hull.

ter and Hospers will Thursday evening 1 Two issues of meet at for the nght er.ter the finals which vnll at o'clock Saturday Winner? of the two Wednesday Independent will be printed r.t-xi night games will play at o'clock week, but each will be mailed at Thursday night to decide the eih- its customary time, er finalist. Printing of an abbreviated "va-' rice, corn ana wheat. ees of th Indep0ndent a vacation from 1 to With the supervised swimming sessions beginning-, would it be Next possible to locate the resusciiat- i 3 or used by the firemen, at the pit in case of accident 1 week's paper, dated June be issued as a full edition at the regular time. i I. iv I Qf Fourth Degree Fourth Degree Exemplification of the Knights of Columbus was held in Sioux City Sunday.

Cere- Ireton Dies At Hospital Here Frank Fritz, 74, well known Ireton farmer and stock man died Monday at the Hawarden hospital where he had been a patient the past month. Mr. Fritfc had been in poor health for a long time. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 this morning- (Thursday) St. church in Hawarden with Rev.

Fr. Gerald Winegert of Struble officiating-. Burial will be in the Ireton ceiiietery under the direction of the Satterlee Funeral home. Rosary was read in the Fritz home Wednesday evening. Frank Mark Fritz, son of Michael Fritz and Barbara Struck, was born June 6, 1881, at Hull, Iowa.

His parents moved to farm south of Ireton when he was one year old. He lived with his mother until she retired in 1910 when he formed a partnership with his brother and farmed the home place. He married Miss Helena Geuder of Guuenberg, Iowa, Xovera ber 28, 1912. In the spring of 1913 he moved onto the farm southwest of Ireton which was his home ever since. Mr, Fritz was a charter ber of the Sioux County Bureau, a director of the Farm-1 ers Cooperative association and Rural Telephone associatirr.

both Kerr Elected By Watershed F. F. Kerr, was elected chairman, Bud Appley vice chairman, and Ed Sands secretary of the Kichland Creek watershed following a tour of 'the Scott Watched west of Hawarden recently. Application was made to the Soil Consei vation service for a preliminary plan of the watei shed the farmers in the area can decide if they wish to carry out a complete plan to control the water and soil runoff in that a ea. Northwest Iowa Farm Unit Votes To Buy 40 Acres of directois o-f the Iowa Experimental association has authorized the purchase- of 40 acres for an experi- :r.c-n:a! farm near the as- presidc-nt, Fred Vander- ham of Iretor, announced yester- of Ireton.

He was a hie long day. Mr. Var.derham said this is the of iwo experimental areas association plans to buy. He members of the association i hope they may lease the land to Iowa State college for organized research or. farm cropping- and a i problems of special mpcrtance in northwest Jowa.

The land near Doon is rep-re- ASC Candidates Nominated For July Elections In preparation for the annual ASC fann program elections to be heid formal nomination of candidates for i com- in each township have reported JGJX county been completed, it this week by John a i a of it ASC committee. A slate of at iea: 10 can- didatc- been roniinated eacn by a i election appointed for iha: purpose. The time for making- such nominations expirca on day, 20. Commu i i a elected for one-year to a iur federal pnce ao: and vQst-sharinL- LUNDBERG WINS SECOND PLACE AT BERESFORD Shooting- even par fo 27 Monroe of Hawarden won second place in the champion- fabip flight of the a a i Kolf tournament at Ben-ford Sunday. He was edged out by Beit Wendt of Sioux Falls who combined rounds of 32, 30 and 30 for a total of 98.

Lundbcrg- had rounds of 34, 34 a nd 31 foi a total. About 20 a a i goifeis competed. Ken captured place in the third and Milo Engebritson took fir a sixth flight. the conservator. The county ASC office- pare separate ballot 3 town-hip ar.d mall by July 8.

The rotors vr.l] ther. have from 0 throu?" 1 July 15 t'j mark and I secret ballots. Virtually all owners and operators are in the ASC elect.ons and anyone who i- but fail? to receive a ballot after the mailing contact the office. Each township will fleet a corn- Mrs. Fred Kusch Dies at Age Of 79 In Hawarden member of St.

Catholic church of Hawaroen, He is survived by the widow, Helena; two sons, Harold F. ana Robert and two sisters, Katherine and LeiJa Fritz, all of Ireton. He was preceded in death by i parents a three brothers, of them, Bert and John, within the past 22 months. scntative of the Moody soil type i a fourd extensively in this area. 's'anderham bays another erlmenral area will be located a- to be- representative of ihe major soils of northwest 'a.

This other area is expected the major portion of the i Mrs. Fred 79. v. lived here In the n- uf daughter, Mrs. nee A i aied Monday in the Hawar-J- r.

hospital following a heart a a which she suffered at her i She died shortly after sht- tered the hospital, Funeral service? were he! i 2 o'clock Tuesday afternnor at 1 the Barnard Funeral home with Rev. S. A. Kruschwitz nfficiat- ing 1 Mrs. John Morgan.

with tfrr.rr.lr^e of three ir.ern- Mrs. Hal Shoem bers and two alternates. The top panist, "My God five In tr.e Ir. eacr. and "Beyond the Fjr.set acconi- ar.d vice ber.

first alternate of v-te- received. The eleet will as delegate to ih-. county cor.vtr.tfcr* to held July 30 to r.amt the ASC oe cr.alr- r.airman. regular arc the of r.UTiibfcr The body where banal was semane cemetery. Lisette Veil mar, aausrhter Rev.

and Mrs. John to Detroit. Swim Program Attracts Many Approximately 100 boys and girls participated in the first two days of the swimming portion of the summer recreation prog-ram this week. Director S. i mittee for tne comine 12 mor.tr.-.

vest Iowa txuenmentai 1 7 e.ectt^ Aue- announced Tuesdar. Tie orthwest Iowa Experi- rr.tr.tal Association is composed 4,000 members in Lyon, Os- Sioux. O'Brien. Gay, Ply- -th. Cherokee, Buc-na Vista.

leg. and Sac counties. These mem- have raised about S40 000 to purchase land for experimental work northwest Iowa. Ten thousana collars re- mains to be raised to reach convrr will start ust 1. Juniors Win 1 st League Contest The Junior Leg-ion baseball team of Hawarden amassed three FOUR ELECTED BY RED CROSS Eiden Berge and Jesse of Adrian Haverhals years ago.

of Eagle township However, the paper dated TM 0Tnia Were at Knights or! Dredging of the Coiumous rooms and the banquet, social hour and bail at the Martin hotel. room the Larri- D. Brennan, master 7 wiji be printed a -week early. It is beinp Issued to comply postal regulations and for notices. The practice of Issuir.cr a vacation edition was instituted t-ljrht Independent office and J.

M. Squier of Garfield township, were kept opt-n by Miss Ann Skocrman elected directors of the Hawarden for the acceptance of news, ad- chapter of the American Red I vertisemenls and other orders, Cross at the annual meeting- on Tuesday, Other directors whose terms did not expire at this time are Henry Visser, Slifc, Mrs. Cora Burket, Mrs. Harold Larson from Hawarden; Mrs. Jack Armstrong 1 Buncombe; rs.

Anna Laudf. Chatsworth; W. E. Muth, Logan and Hans Swanson, Washington. but no printing 1 Trill be produced during- the vacation period.

Wins Office At Girl's State Marjorie Bauder, who was chosen representative from Hawarden American Legion Auxiliary, returned Sunday from Cedar Falls where Girls State was held on the State Teachers college campus. Miss Bander was elected one of the representatives at Girls State, Pvt Waterman AtFortReilly Pvi. Keith Waterman, who centiy completed a course ir radar school at Fort- Sill. has returned to Fort Riley. Kan.

Pvt. Waterman will be sent Germany with his September. to company in Farm Bureau Picnic Slated The annual Farm Bureau picnic for Clay and Union counties will be held at the Union County state park Sunday, June 26, at 1:00 p. m. Ice cream and coffee trill the 4th Degree of Iowa, pres ed Mrs.

W. J. Kelley and her oldest son Jerry with the Cetrifi- cate of the 4th Degree, expressing that history was made in Ha warden that day because neve before had one been afforded the privilege granted to Mr. Kelley. Sir Knight Kelley was special permission to have the exemplification" work done at his sick bed twx days before he went into a fatal coma.

Mrs. Kelley received the certificate and pressed her thanks to the Knights. Other candidates to the class honoring- the Most Rev. Joseph M. Mueller, bishop of Sioux City diocese, from Hawarden were Alex J.

Doohen. Jacob Weiland. John J. McManmman, James J. Gourley and Peter X.

Path. Others attending from were Dr. and J. Akin. Mr.

and Mrs. Bob Lynott, Winslow Gergen and Bill Doohen. be furnished by the Farm Bureau. Winetta Hanson On Dean's List Miss Hanson, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Hanson, is named on the Augustana Dean's List, a scholastic honor rotf published each semester by the dean of women.

is located at Sioux Falls- LegmEkcb Mew Officers Cyril Gaul was elected Candor of TVo Cakes post of the American Legion at a meeting ana Monday night. He succeed Robert Hodo- Gicnn Hansen was named commander, Lawrence Scliunnan. adjuUnt J. B. Schicfen, finance officer, Rer.

S. KruschwlU, and Dale Abbey and Fred HoojrestTaat, elected to the executive board were Robert Hodoway, Lawrence Smith, Don Doirdey, Jerry Wood J. B. Schiefen, Scott Watershed Attracts Visitors Farmers from Brookings Moody counties visited the Scott Watershed west of Hawarden recently. Also visited was the farm of S.

A. Xalson, veteran terract farmer. The tour was conducted by Ray Elhs of Sioux Falls, Representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs visited the Scot: Watershed on 15 and studied the project. Four Brothers Here Knighted Monday, June 21. at 8:00 p.

m. at their home, the four sons of the Jale W. J. KeHey-Jerome, Patrick, Mkfeael and William, Jr. with Richard Harry were into the Knights of Cotan- by Past Grand Kraght n.

After the ceranonies was a social gathering and were served. Others ene Grand Knight E- John Anderson, Jack Elton of Sioox City, Jim Courier, Bob Lyuott, Pete Dr. J. E. Akin and Tom KeJley of Hawar- Adventists To Attend Congress Delegates from who will attend the Seventh Day Adrentist laymen's congress Kansas City, Tuesday to Saturday are P.

W. Peters of Hawarden and J. 0. Beucler of Al cester. They will accompany A H.

Lieie3t of Cherokee who is th minister for this district, The purpose of the congress will be to instruct laymen hon to teach and preach salvation through Jesus Christ. The Kansas City congress will be the first of three such sions scheduled for this summei, Others trill be at Portland, and Grand Ledge. both to be held in August. north of Hawarden very safe area with plenty I room for the smaller childre i Mr. Appell said.

"With the mercury I izs hitrhesi level of the sumir. the kiddie wading pool tned with a throng- of Monday afternoon. The kiddie pool, located Ir. south half of the city supervised by Edith Pool hours are from 1 to Mor- day through Friday arid I on Sunday. It is closed Saturday.

It is limited to years and younger. The pool 25 especially attract: this year with a r.e^sr coat of association's goal. Vancerharr. ns ie -ast inning- to Tvin its is hoped that the jr contest ir. the Sioux county -eag-ue by a score of 4 to 2 at Orange City Wednesday night.

Glenn Brandsma, Ha-crarden born April 5, 1876. at Elkport. Iowa, Later she movtd to Detroit where on July 31. 1900, she married Fred Kusch. After her she moved to Craig, Io-va.

wrtere Mr. Kusch operated a har.k for a number of years. Later she returned to Detroit. Her husband preceded her death last October 5, while he and his xrif- -were visiting in the Rush home. She baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Jaith by her father, Sh- ,5 survived by the daughter.

Mrs. Rush: one Brother, Otto Railroad WeUer Kilb Self In Bulk Car Here The body of Earl Ely, 49, of Sioux City was found in a railroad bunk car the North Western track in Hairarden Friday morning by Seth Scott and George Abbott, railway employees. Coroner A. D. Van Etten of Orange City termed the death a He stated that Mr.

Ely apparently had shot himself through the rnouth -with a .410 trauge shot gain about 11 o'clock Thursday night. Sheriff Harry Dykstra also helped with the Investigation. About 9 o'clock last Friday morning when Mr. Ely had not come to work, Mr. Scott and Mr.

Abbott went to the bunk car and found the body. Mr, Ely came to Hawarden the first part of May and had 'been working as a welder on the new railroad crossing: for highway 12. A railroad official stated that hfc had worked for the railroad since 1935 with the exception of his service in World War II. He was not married. A sister, Mrs.

William Sohone- baum of Sioux City, was notified. The body was- taken to the Bar- naid Funeral home. Funeral services were held at 1:30 Monday afternoon in the Nelson-Berger Funeral home in Sioux City. Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery under the direction of the Barnard Funeral home of Hawarden. Survivors include his mother, Mrs.

Grace Bishop of Sioux City; iwo sisters, Mrs. William Schonebaum of Sioux City and Mrs. Xeliie La Scala in California, and brother. Charles, in New Orans, La, grave, resultec a be raised and the other trac located time to mental work with the season. June Rainfall Now Totals 3.62 Inches Another 1.31 inches of ralr.

Hawarden dunnf las: according: to the record book of Weatherman V. 51: making- a total of 3.62 the month of Jur.e. Mast of the rain. 1.21 ir.che.-. came Thursday and Friday arid the rest was recorded over pitcher.

held Orange City to one hit and his team mates committed 1 r-nly two errors, considered good the first g-ajne of the yeai. La Verle Rozell was the catcher. Hawarden garnered two hits and was aided by three Orange City Sam AppelL director cf the 1 summer recreation program, re ported Monday that there are 70 youngsters cut for Midget ball ar.d that the team would start playing out-of-town g-ames next Corrects Cause of 7 Brownings A sudden squall and not an overcrowded boat was responsible for the drowning- of seven Hawar- der, residents near Browns Valley, June 3, Capt. John Schmoker of the coast gnard marine inspection office at Dubuque re- Voilmar of Le Mars: eight grand- Thursday great grand-j Capt Schmoker, who investi- Mrs. tragedy, said the and seven Ore daughter Waro.

preceded Clarenc blue paint. night. Graduates From M. P. Training Camp Gordon.

Ga. Pvt. Jimmy R. Schwiesow. son of 3Ir.

and Mrs. Henry Mrs. Bolluyt To Hold Farm Sale Due to the death of her Women Attend Canton Event i A number of women members of the Hawarden golf club went to Canton Wednesday to attend Sioux County Girls Honored Avenue A. Hawanfcn. recen'Jy Jem-, including machinerr.

feeder band. Mrs. Elmer Boiluyt wu: hold of her farm trop- es tournament, Those who went to pigs. sows, milk szecrs. ml Rites Held For Orton Infant Funeral sen-ices for Steven Lee Orton, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Orton, who died shortly afte. birth in the Hawarden hospital Friday night, were held at 1:30 Monday afternoon at the Frazier Funeral home with S. KroschwiU officiating. Burial Pleasant Hill cemetery at A.

ton. Besides his parents, he is $12: vired by brother, Dennis was graduated from the MiMtary Police Training Center at Camp Gordon, Private Schwiesow. who aiter.c- the school completing: basic training- at Fort Oro, i wa? taugrht unarmed defense, traffic control and other law forcement duties. A former student at Hawarccr. high school, he entered the Sunday evening a Mesdames Clarence Gamer neid Fnday.

Moore Jerr Wood Md Baptist Bible School Closes The Baptist Bible school closet Friday after a two-week scs last January. Two Recitals AreSdheMel A pianoforte recital by Dia-a Rehder. who graduated from Hawarden high school this ix held at the school auditorium at o'clock Friday of Rehder, a pupil of Ruth French, will be assistci by CjareTKC E. Anderson. contralto, who will sing solos writcn by Grey.

Grieg, Aylward and Pearl Curran, Miss Render's recital will ir cJude selections by Bach, Scnc- bert, Kchlau, was giver, in lie church by the 1 Bible which was atier.c- vd by a largx? number of relatives and friends. Her. Paai Williams was charjre of the school which had an enrollment of 61. There 11 teachers. During the senior, an offering was taken raised by the will be 5ent to the Lodpe mission to help carry on ihe Indian work.

Schemmers Buy Eidsness Home Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schemmer purchased ihe resideTice at 1420 Avenue now occupied by Pickford from Trycvo srebritson. Those who went only 1 for the luncheon and bridge were Mesdames A. D.

Horton, J. E.j Gearhart, Jennie MeXally, J. A. I Armstrong. E.

A. Wood and Mir-! jam Xotson. Two ccur.ty girls won the highest type of honors at Hawkeye Girls State last week on the campus of Iowa Stare Teachers Cedar F-IIs. Mary Ann Klaaren. 10.

of Sioux Center was elected governor of Girls State last Thursday, She defeated Johr.ette Crow of Sioux City. She is a daughter of Rev. and Marion Klaaren. Miss Mary Pe Jong, daughter; of 3Ir, and Mrs. Ellsworth De Jong of Orange City, is one of two girls chosen from the entire state to attend Girls Nation which will be held in Washington fox one week in August.

She was chosen on a basis of talent, speaking ability, initiative. leadership, co-operation and was seaworthy and not overcrowded He said the boat could accommodate eight persons. In some previous reports it had been stated that the boat was built to accommodate only persons. This mistake was corrected by Capt. Schmoker, chief marine inspector for the midwest area.

The victims were Leo Doty and two sons and Leslie Hout and three children. Capt. Schmoker's statement was. reported in an Associated Press. dispatch from Dubuque.

Hass Enrolls In Des Moines School Warned About Spreading Weeds This Area is, especially are spreading TT 1 in this area--Lincoln, Un- Donald son of Mr. and TT -w 3OJa -0. C.av 3Irs. Lee Hmss of Hawardeu, ha' enrolled at the American Institute in tf Business in Des Moines, according to E. O- Fenton, school president, Hass.

a graduate of Hawarden igh school is taking the business management course at A. B. his Jfn MML Liadow. and Grodiki. by Geonria Miller of schcdult'd for Uais Sunday has been to oV3oclc 5u7)day evoninir, July at the Methodist church in Ire ion.

ss Miller, another puji3 of Williams, a-nd French, is a 3955 I mient to Fort of Ireton high school, I and retamed triUj him. Richard WiHiams has been dis- harired from the army and ha? returned home. Has mother, Man, Suffers Broken Pelvis L. H. Seark suffered a broken elvis Sunday.

June 12, in a fa33 at his hotne. He was taken to the Hawarden hospital on Tuesday of last Mr. Searte, wl is a pioneer resident of Woodhurv counties Iowa--fs Seven Participate In Show at Canton Only seven members represented the Hawarden Saddle club at the Canton show and parade Sunday. Robert Warner and Sewaro Van Buskirk won third money tn the pair class- Only a few members turned out to ride to tile state park cause of the rainy weather. The next trail ride will be Sunday, June 26, starting from the arena at 1:30, the report from Union County Harmon Boyd.

Many fa are patches of Canadian thistle on their farms has never been anv ers are now Gerrit Schouten Now In Germany Pfc. Gerrit Schouten i stationed in Germany and his dress is: US .55468370, 70th F. APO 177, Xew York, X. T. He is a sot) of Mr.

and Mrs. Kea3 Schouten of Hawarden. th before. Mr. B.

to advised extreme care harvesting the seed of atejy discovered. r-f- urced lo iminedi- or othenrise treat a of weeds first PMA benefit payments can be famed by farmer? who carry 0 -at coutTtl by use of or other ods. Intention to kill weeds mast to the county ASC office before the practice is per- fonned. 4-H CAMP Eighty Union county boys and in 4-H clubs will attend Camp Lakodia near Lake Herman June 23-25. Two Irctoi MM NiMd Officcis Ahrin Mulder of Ireton was c- lected chairman of the new Sioux County Extension Council at an organization meeting which was held in Orange City last Thursday night, Other officers elected were Lanch of Sheldon, vice chairman; Howard Bcnsofi of Ireton.

secretary, and Cordon Mailer of Rock Valley, treasurer. Twenty of the 23 bers attended this first meeting-. Business other than organization which was taken up included the afiproral of the Memorandum of Understanding- between the tension Council and Towa State college. The budjret procedure was dis- cossed with the officers of lle council and Milton Bogaard of Orange City was appointed to this committee by Chairman Mulder. The next metting of the fa)! council was for July 6, Vince Anderson, district siott Iowa State college at the.