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Capitol News Letter (Special to The Lftdependent) Proponents of better highways in Iowa are expected to renew efforts to secure a. larger appropriation, during the of the legislative session. But many members of the Assembly are committed to a policy of "not raising taxes." It's a question, therefore, of whether or not Iowa highway users want better roads badly enough to pay an additional gas tax. The proponents point out that "old age" has caught up with a substantial part of Iowa's rural primary road system. Engineered to last 20 years so under the traffic conditions foreseeable the late twenties, these roads have supported twice the volume of vehicles anticipated.

Here's the age grouping of Iowa's paved roads: 387.9 miles are 0 to 5 years old, 126.4 miles are 5 to 10 years old. miles are 15 to 20 years old. 2,512.8 miles are 20 to 25 years old. 1,544.0 miles are over 25 years old. Thus, the demands on the road (Continued on Last Page) With Which Is Consolidated The Hawarden Chronicle VOLUME 75 OFFICIAL PAPER Single Copy lOc HAWAKDEN, SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA, March 12, 1953 EIGHT PAGES No.

8 Koenecke Names 6 Chairmen Of Chamber Groups Francis Koenecke, new president of the Hawarden Chamber of Commerce, appointed the chairmen of six standing committees at a meeting of the board of directors Monday night. The chairmen will appoint other members of their committees. The chairmen are: Farm committee John Harmelink. Retail Loren Swanson. Finance, membership and dues Harry Lankhorst.

New enterprises, roads, fly control and civic improvement -Paul Karo. Publicity R. T. Gebbie. Recreation Dave Gearhart.

Mr. Koenecke also appointed Henry Peterson and Harry Lankhorst as members of a special Candidate Thos. E. Martin Congressman Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City yesterday noon announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for the LL S.

senate in the primary election to be held June 7, 1954. He has been Mrs. Erickson Dies at Age 74 Mrs. John Erickson, 74, of Lake Andes, S. died March 1 in the Cummins Nursing home in Sioux City where she had been a patient two months.

Mrs. Erickson was the daughter of pioneer residents of Union county, Mr. and Mrs. Lars J. Johnson, and she grew up in the Big Springs vicinity.

Her father filed on a homestead and for two years the family lived in a shod shanty built by her father. She was born October 30, 1878 in Sweden, and was one of a family of 11 children. During her life in the Big Springs area she was affiliated the Big Springs Baptist church. It was in this same church that she was married to John Erickson July 18, 1897. To this union 12 children were born.

After marrl sh. Jived on a farm ear They then moved to Beresford where they operated a hotel. Later she lived in Alcester and Hawarden, and Mr. Erickson engaged in carpenter contracting and interior decorating. They returned to their farm in 1910 and for 22 years lived there.

In 1932 they retired and moved to Beresford. In December, 1950, when Jier health failed her they moved to Lake Andes, to be near two of their children. She was taken to a Sioux City hospital December and later to the Cummins Nursing home in Sioux City. Survivors are the widower; six sons, Vernon Erickson of Redlands, Raymond of Riverside, Calif, Orlin of Lake Andes S. La Northfield and Melvin and Milton of Sioux City; three daughters, Mrs Florence Eckert of Siou.v Guy, Mrs, Ella Ericson of Canton, and Mrs.

Ray Ebsen of Lake Andes, S. two brothers, Emil O. and Martin'T. Johnson of Alcester; one sister, Mrs. Alma Ericson of Fargo, 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held last Wednesday, March 4, at the Wass Funeral Home at Beresford and the Big Springs Baptist church with Rev. Edwin C. Antrim and Rev. D. A.

Miller officiating. committee to secure rides for the a representative in congress 14 Jalf Festival celebration which The senate post is now be held on Labor Day. by democrat Guy Gillette The Chamber decided to seek a Cherokee. meeting with Robert Kier of Spencer, member of the state highway commission from west Iowa, regarding the improvement of state highways noz-th and south of Hawarden. The Chamber decided to invite Mr.

Kier to come to Ka war den an inspection of the roads and to attend a luncheon meeting. Secretary H. Sedgwick announced that the Chamber now has 12 new flags available for purchase by business men. Boys Continue-Cage Practice With the end of the basketball season, the boys who will be back next year have been getting in daily workouts on fundamentals and these drills will continue until the end of next week, at least. In the yforkouts -have also started for the are going out for track and more than 40 boys have been participating in these workouts.

So far the work has consisted of conditioning exercises, which will continue until the boys can get outdoors and start special work in preparation fnr the various events. A full track and field schedule is being arranged and the Comets will participate the major meets of the area. Bob Johnson, who placed 4th in the 100 yard dash and 2nd in the 220 in last year's state meet, is the outstanding performer from the standpoint of proven ability, and will probably be the chief nucleus around which the team will be built. Girl Narrowly Escapes Death At Farm Here La Zanne Wetrosky, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Who Won? All was in a state of confusion this week in the matter of electing three members of the board of directors of the independent school district of Chatsworth. No one was nominated for any of the three vacancies-two for three-year terms and one for a two-year term-which meant that the winners would be decided by write-in votes. To confuse the situation properly, 26 ballots were cast for 21 different persons. Some of the candidates received votes both for one of the three-year terms and the two year vacancy, which was caused by the resignation of Milo Pick who is leaving the district. Members of the present board--including Chairman Ed Drake--weren't at all this week who the three winners are.

Before naming the new members, the boaid decided to contact the various candidates to first determine which of them would be willing to serve. Wetrosky, had a narrow escape from death last Thursday when she fell into the speed jack of The index finger and the tip of her second finger on her right hand were severed. The only thing that saved her from being drawn into the machinery was the heavy coat she was wearing, which clogged the speed jack and stopped the tractor. As her father walked around to see what had caused the tractor to stop he found his daughter beside the corn elevator. He had considerable trouble in getting- her released.

She was taken to the'Hawarden hospital where the injured hand and broken bones given attention. She remained in the hospital for a number of days. The Wetrosky family just recently moved onto the Ray Anderton farm southwest of Hawarden. County Sunday School Group To Hear Vaus The public has been invited to hear Rev. Jim Vaus, well known evangeliit from Los Angeles, who will speak at the Sioux County Sunday School convention on Tuesday, 17, at Orange City.

Vaus is the author of the book, 'Why I Quit Syndicated Crime." He will speak on the same subject. The meetings will be held at 1:30 and 7:45 p. m. Rev. Vaus is the son of Rev.

James A. Vaus of Talbot Institute, Los Angeles. He is an electronics expert, is now vice president of Houghton college, Houghton, N. Y. He was ordained as a minister at the Midwest Bible church, Dr, Torrey M.

Johnson, pastor. His knowledge in the field of electronics has been useful to law enforcement agencies, including the F. B. I. Mr.

Vaus developed wire-tapping and electronic devices for the Los Angeles police department. Among the devices he developed as a private police consultant were a wire-tapping mechanism that stretched across miles of city blocks and a means by which police could trail a hoodlum's car and listen to his con versations. In 1947, during his association with Law Enforcement agencies, A rfw 1 Tl A11 C- i V-J rf Vaus to work for him. An attractive offer was made and Vans began working for the underworld, until Evangelist Billy Graham came to Los Angeles for a campaign. Since his conversion to Christianity, Rev.

Vaus has given his entire time to remind the world stems back to 1919 when the first that "crime does not pay." Surprising Election Results In Write-in Candidate Win 4-H Clubs Of County Observe 34th Anniversary The 34th yeai of boys' and girls 1 club work in Sionx county is being observed by its 4-H clubs during National 4-H Club week, March 7 to 15, according to Dwayne A. Rohweder, county extension director. History of Sioux county clubs 281 "Answer Call" in Red Cross Drive On, Jtome, By B. Roy Brown A total of 261 persons had 'answered the call" by last Friday in Hawarden's annual campaign for membership in the American Red Cross. An official count will be made on each Friday during the drive, Chairman B.

R. Feikema said. At the time of the count last Friday almost one week of the campaign had elapsed. A total of 1,350 appeals for memberships have been sent through the mails in the Hawarden chapter's territory. "While the size of the individual contributions was very encouraging, there still remains such a large percentage yet to be heard from that a definite statement of trend still remains an uncertainty," Mr.

Feikema said. "Your early response to this appeal will assure the success of our chapter in attaining our goal. Your participation in this worldwide application of humanitarian aid and assistance to our unfortunate and needy brethren is urgently requested. "Let's all join hands, send in our contributions to unite in this great national effort to 'Answer the Call 7 The appreciation of your wife's cooking will go a long way toward creating happiness in the home. Always bear in mind that each day she spends much time slaving over an automatic electric or gas range.

Have sympathy for the mental strain she is under, as she labors to select the right button to push. If she seems tired when you come home at night, remember that she very likely has been frustrated by some kitchen gadget. And when you sit down at the table remark about how good everything is. Notice the meat, (That would be Sunday, of course Some people have meat on other days of the week too, but you and I don't associate with that "big house and chauffeur If the meat happens to be very rare, don't abuse your wife by asking Election Records Shattered In Hawarden When Voters Give Nod to For the first time in the history if Hawarden elections a write-in candidate was elected as a member of the school board Monday. City officials and long time residents of Hawarden, including Walter Scott and C.

H. Sedgwick, said they could not remember of any other write-in campaign beg successful, The write-in winner was Leonard Wanless. Re-elected as a member of the board of directors on the regular ballot was Dr. 1C Haggar, Defeated as a regular candidate was Lawrence Smith. Dr, Haggar Leads Although it first appeared that there would be little interest in the election because the names of only Dr.

Haggar and Mr. Smith were on the ballot for the two open positions, a quietly working group of voters drummed up a winning number of "write-in votes for Mr. "Wanless. Dr. Haggar led the field with 206 votes.

A total of 182 persons wrote in Mr. Wanless' name to give him a 67-vote advantage over Mr. Smith's total of 115. Despite the hazards of error Before audiences which join his meetings he explains, "My one desire is to see older men ana as well as young people, turn from the quick and easy dollar and find the same peace and happiness I've found in adherence to the teachings of the Bible." Explorer Scouts Hold 1st Meeting The Explorer Scouts, present Scouts 14 years and older, held their first meeting lasu Friday evening. This group will participate in four fields of interest: outdoor, indoor, social and recreational.

This particular Scout program is designed to prepare the Scout for entrance upon life as he will be living it out from the protection of his family. The group is known as a crew and elected a temporary crew leader. He is Kay Pocklington. Girl Scouts Earn Grooming Badges Monday evening Girl Scouts of Troop 1 held a meeting at Wally's Beauty salon. The giils have been working on the Good Grooming badge and were on the final assignments.

Mr. Walrod gave a talk on the proper care of the hands and skin. The care of the hair and hair styling took the major part of the program. Joan Wilkison was model for the evening and had her hair cut and styled. Each girl asked questions and was given individual attention concerning her own skin and hair problems.

The evening's work completed all of the requirements. All 24 girls in the troop will now receive their badges. Leaders are Mrs. Charles Delsing and Miss Gwen Wegner. Ericson Wins No.

1 Rating At the pre-district contest of the Iowa Speech association held last Saturday at Orange City, two Hawarden high school students received a first and second rating respectively. Jim Ericson received the only number one rating out of seven entrants in extemporaneous speaking- Judy Hodoway was awarded a number two rating in interpretive reading. There were fifteen contestants entered in this division. A total of ten northwest Iowa schools were represented at the contest. The number one rating received by Jim qualifies him for the district contest which will be held at Hartley.

Burial was in the Big Springs Rev Roy Brown" is the Explor- cemetery. Triplet Taken To Rochester Marline Dekkers, 14, one of the triplet daughters of Mr. and Mrs, John Dekkers, was taken to Rochester, last Thursday for observation and treatment. Marline had previously undergone surgery on her heart at Rochester. Her mother accompanied her to Rochester.

Lodge Plans Card Party The Royal Neighbors will hold a public card party at the 00. F. hall Thursday evening, March 19, commencing at 8 o' clock. Bridge, five hundred, pinochle, canasta and pitch will be played. Prizes will be given.

Hudson to Hold Crop Show March 19 Hudson will hold its annual Crop Show Thursday, March 19. In the morning the entries will be judged. During the afternoon and evening there will bo entertainment. A home talent show, "Show Boat of the Sioux," will be given. er advisor.

Ireton Elects Fred Kluter Ireton, Kluter Monday was re-elected as a member of the board of education of the Ireton independent school district for a term of three years. Mr. Kluter "received 94 votes to 30 for J. Harold Smith, his only opponent, spoiled ballots. There were no Arrangements Made For Children To Attend Circus Final arrangements have been made to take all pupils in grades 6, 7 and 8 of Central and St.

Mary's schools to the circus on Friday, March 13. The busses will leave the Central school grounds at 12:30 and it is expected they will get back to Hawarden about 7 o'clock in the evening. The group will be accompanied by the junior high faculty members. Several members of the local unit of the Shrine will act as ushers at the auditorium on Friday. See Granddaughter Perf om in Circus Two Hawarden people, who sort of hung to their seats at the Shrine circus in Sioux City the past week, were Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Jurgensen, when they watched Shirley Peterson, their granddaughter, perform her daring feats at the Sioux City auditorium. Mrs. Jurgensen attended Dunlop.

three performances of the circus. Shirley, who is but 17, has been with the Atterbury Bros, circus 3 years. During the months the circus is in winter quarters in Texas, Shirley attends school and when on the road she has" a private tutor. 17 Ireton Men Join Lion's Club Ireton, Ireton Booster club held a dinner meeting last Wednesday evening at the Pastime cafe. Approximately 40 persons attended, including ten from Orange City.

Purpose of the meeting was to meet with A. T. Holcomb, representative of the National Lion's club, to consider forming a Lion's club in Ireton. Seventeen local business men signed up for the organization at this meeting-. Visiting Lion's club members from Orange City were: Gcrrit Rens, Ed Utech, Andrew Van Oort, Gerrit Slobe, Bill Top, Supt.

Lorber, Lee Parks and George ner to it. It's still alive." Be careful when the home-made rolls are passed to you--careful not to fumble them. One migfat4schooL district to the youth club was organized in Sioux county by George Dunlop, county agent. That group was known as the Sioux County Pig club. The next additions to 4-H in Sioux county were a Baby Beef ulub and Boys' and Girls Corn clubs.

Since that time, 4-H clubs of Sioux county have grown to the point where they now total 403 members. There are 24 clubs in the county, the newest being the King's Servants of Hock Township, organized in 1952. "Many people will be surprised to learn that the 4-H cloverleaf symbol came from Mr. Rohweder declared. "Around the turn of the centuiy, youth clubs in "Wright and Page counties developed a three-leaf clover symbol with the three H's standing Head, Heart and Hands.

Later they added Health as the fourth and another leaflet to the cloverleaf. The symbol was adopted for boys' and girls 1 clubs by a committee of county and state leaders. Around 1923 most of these clubs were called 4-H clubs, Rohweder added. Organized 4-H clubs as they are known today didn't get underway until after 1914 when the federal Smith-Lever Act provided funds for extension work. This money, added to local and state funds, made possible the employment of more county agents.

They worked with volunteer local leaders to organize the clubs. "That's when boys and girls began working on projects and started holding regular club meetings," Rohweder stated. Uii ueei uuu paign, there were only eight bal- ots spoiled. A total of 328 voters of Hawarden's independent Mulder to Fly To Washington Alvin Mulder, organization and maintenance committee chairman for the Sioux county Farm Bureau, along with 14 other Jowa farmers, will fly to Washington, to watch Farm Bureau in action at the legislative session March 16 and 17. They are going in recognition of the yearly membership contest, in which Sioux county has obtained the largest of new members in this region.

Osterkamp Buys Farm from Dale John Osterkamp, has purchased a 160-acre farm near Westfield, Iowa, from Ray Dale. 3Ir. Osterkamp was given pos- spssion March 1, but will not move onto the farm until next year. The Osterkarnps live seven miles northeast of Hawarden, Ringing Bells The Independent's "for free" department kept Mrs. Tom Cammock busy answering the telephone and door bell most of last week end.

The inquiries, including one from Lo Mars, were about a cat Mrs. Cammock offered to give away. Church to Hold Father and Son Event March 24 The annual Father and Son banquet at the Associated church will be held Tuesday evening, March 24, at 6:30. Rev. Lenhard R.

Middents, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Paullina, Iowa, will be the speaker. Special music is being arranged by Hal Shoemaker. Tickets are on sale through the senior youth of the church. One ticket will admit both father and son. The youth will be helped in the summer conference scholarship fund by selling these tickets, There are extra sons for those having none.

Seek Leaders Of Girl Scouts The need for new Girl Scout leaders in Hawarden was emphasized today, March 12, on the day that the first Girl Scout meeting was held 41 years ago in Savannah, Ga. The first meeting was held under the direction of Juliette Gordon Low who, despite the handi caps of poor health and almost total deafness, continued her work until there now are more than one million Girl Scouts in the United States. About a year and one-half ago Girl Scouts and Brownies were organized in Hawarden, Today there are three Scout and three Brownie troops. Each troop has a leader and an assistant leader, plus a committee of three adults to help the leaders if the need should arise. There also is a board of mothers, teachers, ministers and businessmen.

"Because Scouting is growing in Kawarden," the board this week, "the need for new leaders is ever with the organization. If you could spare a little time each week to help in this work, get in touch with one of the board members. Make it a really Happy Birthday for the Girl Scouts and Brownies of Hawarden." Handy Ordered Overseas Again M-Sgt. Ted Handy, who has been stationed at Fort Leonard, Wood, has received overseas orders and is to report back for duty at San Francisco, April 1. He will go to Japan.

Sgt. Handy has had 12 years of service in the army and spent six and a half years in Germany. He returned from Germany about five months ago. Sgt. Handy was overseas during World "War II and then returned to Germany after the war.

While in Germany he married. His wife and daughter Ingrid will live in Hawarden while he, is in the Far East. Sgt. and Mrs. Handy and daughter arrived in Kawarden last week and he will remain here until he leaves for San Francisco.

drop off your plate and chip her best china. If the potatoes need salt, it be best to direct her attention to some object back of her chair and then quickly sprinkle the salt on the potatoes before she looks back. It may be that she has lighted candles on the table. Do not mistake her motives about this. She is not attempting to throw a cloak of darkness over her culinary efforts so that you can'fc see what you are eating.

(Of course under candle light it is possible to mistake a hot pad for a sagged down cheese souffle and not know the difference until 3:00 a. m. This is a calculated risk. Nor is your wife trying to use the flickering candle light to woo you into a sort of hypnotic state so that things seem more wonderful than they are. Actually she is not thinking of the food at all.

It is a secret she learned from a woman lighting engineer: The face- wrinkles are smoothed out by the flickering shadows that softly come and go. Be glad she has found out the secret because it works for you, too! Now when dessert time comes ic is important that you determine whether this is an elaborate dessert or just so-so. In either case never say "What is this?" If it Ts an elaborate dessert you will know that she feels a sense of failure about the rest of the meal and is trying to make up for it. If it is just so-so, then she has an exalted opinion of her efforts. In the former case give her a big build-up to help her ego.

In the latter case, tone it down. Mustn't give her too much confidence you know. I am sure you realize how important your wife's cooking is. They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Yet it is more probable that you ran after her until she caught Just to keep the record clear, I like candle light and my wife is the best cook in town.

Come up and I'll prove it to you. That is, if you buy the meat.) Leave to Attend National Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Buskirk left Wednesday for Miami, to attend the National Contractors' convention. Mr.

and Mis. Ira Vail Buskirk, who have been vacationing in the south, will also attend the meeting. Ray Van Buskirk is the immediate past president of the Ix wa Association of General Contractors. Named President Of Employee Unit Hary Jager, who is employed by the government at Tongue Point, Astoria, recently was elected president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 934. He also received the truck honor award for safe driving.

He is employed in the navy department. Jager served four years in the navy in World War IT. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jager, of Hawarden.

Never Before Several write-in votes also were cast for three other persons, but it was evident that there had been no serious campaigning for them. Mr. Scott said he remembered another write-in campaign for a school board post "many years ago" when the candidate on the regular ballot won by only two votes. A similar vote resulted in a city council position election in 1 Hawarden's first ward, also a number of years ago. Mr.

Smith, who -was defeated Monday, was involved in another write-in contest for the school board six years ago only in that election he won and the write-in candidate lost. In 1947 Dave Muilenburg's petition of nomination for election was not turned in because of a confusion about the expiration of his term. As a result his name was not printed on the ballot. 228 Write-ins In 1947 In that year Mr. Smith, Dr.

E. -E. Thompson and Harry, Lankhorst were candidates for the two positions open on the board, Mr. Smith led the field with 312 votes, Dr. Thompson was re-elected to the board with 262 and Mr.

Lankhorst was third with 248. Despite the complications encountered by write-in candi- DEMONSTRATOR Pictured above is Miss Clarysse Ness, economist, who will present a Crosely "use and care" party at the Swanson Bros, store in Hawarden the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18. date, Mr. Muilenburg piled up the large number of 228 votes in the 1947 election. Mr.

Smith, who was out of town most of Monday on business, resigned his position on the board several years ago to take an active part in the construction of Hawarden's new vocational agriculture building. Issues Statement In a statement issued yesterday, Mr. Wanless said: "I was surprised, first of all, and honored when so many Hawarden residents "wrote in my name on the ballot to elect me as a new member of the board of directors of the Hawarden independent school district. "I did not seek the position, but I agreed on the day of the election that I would be -willing to serve if I were elected, "I hope, sincerely, that I will be able to merit the confidence you have placed in me." Concert Planned For This Sunday On Sunday afternoon, March 15, at 2 o'clock, the solo and small groups of the Hawarden high school music department will hold a home contest in the high school auditorium. The soloists will present their numbers on a competitive basis in preparation for the preliminary contests for western Iowa on March and There will be no admission charge.

The public is invited to attend. FIRST ROBIN It's an annual story, but always a welcome one. Walter Scott Tuesday reported seeing the lea- son's first robin in.