The Independent from Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

It Says By K. T. G. It was a good feeling. Tuesday morning 'for those who grew whiskers to help advertise Ha- Calf Festival on Monday.

Unless the bewhiskered men went to a barber, the beards came off slowly and painstakingly--just as they had grown. By Wednesday morning, however, it was a pleasure to shave again something for one, have never been especially happy about. "Where do we pay for all this?" That's a question a number 01 directors of traffic were asked Monday during the Calf Festival's afternoon and evening shows. The answer was pleasant to give: "Thanks, anyway, but there's no charge. It's all free." VOLUME 75 OFFICIAL PAPER With Which Is Consolidated The Single Copy lOc HA4VARDEN, SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA, Thursday, September 10, 1953 R.

T. Gebbie, Publ EIGHT PACKS No. 34 Hawarden Jammed With Calf Festival Spectators I don't know what his name was nor -where he was from, but Ellis Wood reports that there was one old timer in Hawarden Monday who hadn't been here since the city was known as Calliope, Mixed in with more than 10,000 other spectators, the long-ago resident told Mr, Wood: "Funny thing, I haven't seen anyone I know." In the last two days I've heard many praises and very few (and those were minor) complaints about the r-econd grandiose edition of the Labor Day celebration. Even the weather was on the side of a successful celebration-much to the relief of those who worked so hard for so long to present a celebration worthy of the record-breaking attendance. Strangely enough however, it was those who worked the hardest who mentioned to me Tuesday that we ought to give public thanks to all of- the others who did so much to make the event everything that it was.

So, to avoid missing anyone, we say "thanks to everyone for an exceptionally fine job." This public vote of thanks not only comes from this column, but also from all of the many, many people who had major roles in a large undertaking--and, also, from this column to those stalwarts who want to issue the thanks. It's anybody guess how many persons attended the celebration. From a of a variety of opinions including those of visiting newspapermen who hare seen many such events--I finally decided that there probably were as many as ten thousand persons watching the parade and anywhere between four and six thousand spectators at the afternoon and evening programs. Counting the people who attended one event, but not the others, there could have been as many as fifteen thousand persons in Hawarden this Monday. I didn't count them, but I did notice how deep into the residential area cars were forced to park.

In any event, it was a wonderful day. Hereford Owned By Dudley Jans Wins Top Honor Dudley Jans, in his first year as a member of the Future Farmers of America, won the grand championship of the Hawarden Calf Festival Monday with his Hereford calf, which previously had won the same title in the Sioux County Youth Fair at Sioux Center. The reserve- championship title went to Shirley Noble with her SCO-pound Angus calf. Shirley is a 4-H club member. The 1110-pound winner was purchased for $32 a hundred weight and Shirley's calf brought $28, both by Otis Radio Electric manufacturing plant in Hawarden.

Blue Ribbon Winners Other blue ribbon winners were: Beverly Hartman, Lyle Venard, Wendell Schneider, Marvin Noble, and Marjorie Bauder, heavyweight Hereford class; Glen Brandsma, Dick Dimmick, Geraldine Kemner, Rodney Smith, Dennis Treiber and Ronald Treiber, lightweight Hereford; Martis Jans and Karel Kratochvil, Angus class. Winners of red ribbons were: Clione Cooper, Carol Kemner, Derold De Kock, Anthony Louwerse and Norma Patrick, heavyweight Hereford; Paul Charlson, Jimmy Huebner, Tom Morgan and Ronald Patrick, I lightweight; Ronnie Adams and the childrefi TM return their coin Mallette Electric To Hold Cooking School Tuesday Women of Hawarden and vicinity will be given an opportunity to attend a Frigidaire cooking school at the Mallette Electric store in Hawarden Tuesday afternoon, September" 15. The school will begin at 1:30. A Frigidaire electric range will be given away to some woman at the school. Ten Frigidaire merchandise gift certificates also will be given away.

The selection as to whom these certificates will be given is to be made by the Frigidaire district office from the registration cards. All who attend the school will receive a stainless steel paring knife. The school will be conducted by Opal Rice, Frigidaire home economist, who is a graduate of Iowa State college. Other details are included in an advertisement on another page of this week's Independent. Church Plans Mission Sunday Trinity Lutheran church of this city will observe its annual Mission Sunday on September 13 fth the with emphasis on its mission con- C0rding to oach Kern, the team Comets to Open Grid Season At Akron Tomorrow By JACK 1'EKEBOOM The Hawarden Comets will open their 1953 football season Friday night of this week at Akron.

The game not only will be the season's curtain raiser, but a conference contest, Hawarden's first in the new Siouxland conference. Coaches Kern Roth have been putting a squad of 32 boys through their paces in final preparation for the season's opener. Because of a lack of experienced players, Coach Kern started from scratch with the team covering basic fundamentals during the early drills, holding down considerably the amount of bodily contact. Two practice games have been held on the Hawarden field, one with Canton and the other with Centerville. The Comets showed up well in both contests, but were obviously behind the experienced Canton squad which played its first game last Friday.

Team spirit has been the least of the coaching worries and everyone concerned seems pleasetl Attend National Legion Meeting At St. Louis and Mrs. Harry Hodoway and Harley Whittington attended the national American Legion convention at St. Louis. Mr.

and Mrs. Emil Swanson of Des Moines, formerly of Hawarden, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Hodoway to St. Louis.

Although a hundred men who took part in the Legion parade were overcome by the heat, and two died because of the extreme heat and exertion, the two Hu- warden men, Hodoway and tington, who marched with the Iowa delegation, withstood the ordeal. However, they dropped out of the parade shortly after they passed the reviewing stand. Mrs. Hodoway, ninth district Auxiliary president, went as a delegate. gregations in the district and synod, through its services and special contributions.

the Sunday school hour Laverle Rozell, Angus. White ribbon winners: Charles Cooper, Delores Huebner, Karen Vander Plas and Kenneth Vander Plas, heavyweight; Janice Abbey, Delphine Huebner, Marion De Kock and Murray Smith, lightweight; Harvey Obbink and Daryl Schlumbohm, Angus. Pink ribbon winners: Bruce Dittmer, Roy Jager, Kenenth Lou- boxes in which they have been placing their special contributions during the past month. The adults will be given the opportunity to make their contribution during the regular church service, which will be conducted by Rev. Donald E.

Heck, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church of Ireton. At 7:30 in the evening the congregation and its friends will a- werse, heavyweight; Darrell" Bau- ain assemble to view- two inter- er, Jerry Kratochvil and Earl esting color-sound films, "Japan Obbink, lightweight; Janet Abbey ac tiie and "Land of and Kaiieen Kratochvil, Angus. Band Mothers Elect Officers Ireton, G. T.

Juffer was elected president of the Band 3Iothsrs club of the Ireton public schools last Friday afternoon, Paul Kading was elected vice president and Mrs, Kenneth Miller, secretary and treasurer. An amateur contest, sponsored by the club, will be held Friday evening, September 25, at the high school auditorium, commencing at 8 o'clock. Prizes will be awarded. The prize will be second prize, third prize, Children under school age will be admitted free. All entries 'must be in by September 21.

Entries may be made with Mrs. Melvin Borgman, chairman, Mrs. Lorenz Vander Hamm or Mrs. Leon De Raad. The club meetings will be held the first Wednesday of each month from 3-to 5 o'clock in the music room.

JVIost Gain Per Day Beverly Hartman won a award because her calf gained an average of two and one-half pounds a day, more than any other yearling in the exhibit. The average gain per day for all of the calves was about two pounds, according to Elwood Iverson, head of the vocational agriculture department of Hawarden high school. The average weight of the calves was 988 pounds and they were sold at the auction at an average price of This was about 50 cents to over the market price for that day. Each boy and girl who showed a calf was given a $5 show prize, by the two Hawarden Teachers To Be Honored at Tea Monday Evening: A tea honoring teachers of the Hawarden public schools, sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's club, will be held at 8 o'clock Monday even? ing, September 14, at the high school building. A short program will be presented and a social hour will be held.

I A I I TELEVISION FIGHT OUNO ftANO) WOMtfft CARMINI note 11. WElTMWilWTJ donated banks. The calves were purchased a year ago by the Hawarden Community Livestock club from 'the Scott; herd at Hecla, S. and then re-sold to the boys and girls after they had drawn lots. Preston Scott, who was in Hawarden Monday for the sale, expressed "great personal satisfaction" about the entire run of the yearlings and the manner in which they had been developed during the last 12 months.

Bayers Listed Purchasers of the calves at the auction follow: Tobin Packing Co. of Estherville, 11; Oudaby Packing Sioux City, Schoeneman Bros. Lumber Co. of Hawarden, Farmers Lumber and Elevator of Ireton, and one each by Scriven El well, Larnbertson Elevator, Dr. D.

K. Haggar, Booth Olson, Barnard Funeral Home, Niemeyer Clothing store. Truesdell Motor, Council Oak, Xorthwest Iowa Seed Younie's Market, Dr. M. 0.

Larson, Farmers Lumber Elevator of Ireton, Chad Chevrolet, Frazier Funeral Home, Hawarden Independent, StatT Bank of Hudson, Newman and Carsten. Russell Patrick, Roy Nelson, Standard tank man, Gergen Produce, Waggoner Anderson, Ha- Heartbreak. 7 The former tells the story of che crisis facing post-war Japan --the struggle between Christianity and communism in "the land of the rising sun." The second film portrays, in vivid action shots, the plight of rhe Korean people. Endless lines of weary refugees, clothed in rags and weak from hunger, trudge toward the shelters that many call "horror camps." In contrast to the background of devastation and ruin, suffering and despair, both films tell the story of the Pocket Testament League's nation-wide campaign of evangelization and scripture distribution in Japan and Korea, the response to the Gospel in postwar Japan, and the endorsement of the campaign by President Syngman Khee. The public is invited.

There will be no admission charge, but a free will offering will be received. warden Cement Block and Warren Gregg. Tile Co. Van Oort Buys Houlton Home Ireton, Van Oort has purchased the lone Houlton residence on Main street and he and his wife and daughter will move to Ireton. Mr.

Van Oort purchased the Ireton Produce from John De Vries some time ago. Woman Injured In Car Accident Mrs. John Kamstra suffered a broken collar bone Sunday afternoon when the car driven by Mr, Kamstra and one driven by Elmer Holtkamp collided near McNally. Mr. Kamstra and his daughter, who was also riding with him, and Mrs.

Holtkamp escaped injury. Mr. Holtkamp was returning home from Ireton to prepare for his wedding which was that evening in Ireton. The front end of the Holtkamp auto and the side of the Kamstra car were damaged. Ireton Baseball Team Efeats Hull Ireton, its first baseball game of the fall season Ireton defeated Hull Western Christian in a thrilling contest 5-4 on the local diamond Friday, Sept.

4. Batteries for Ireton: R. C. J. Bertram.

Ireton will play Alton in baseball at Ireton at 3:30 on Friday, Sept. 11. TICKETS ON SALE Season tickets for the Hawarden high school football season will go on sale Saturday, September 12. Members of the 1953 football squad will have them for sale all day Saturday and beginning Saturday night, the Bob-Ben cafe and the Booth and Olson drug store will have season tickets should be in full readiness for the initial engagement. The schedule: Sept.

11 Akron, there. Sept. 18 Augustana Acatl- emy. here. Sept.

25 Le Mars Public, there. Oct. 2 South Sioux here. Oct. 9 Vermillion, there.

Oct. 16 Le Mars Gehlen, here. Oct. 23 Rock Rapids, there. Oct.

30 Orange City, there. Nov. 6 Elk Point, here. Students Name Glass Officers Class officers for the 1953-54 school year include the following: Seniors president, Mary Eidsness; vice president, Joe Dai- ton; secretary-treasurer, Mary Morgan. Juniors president, Dann Thompson; vice president, Beverly Mollfioff; secretary-treasurer, Evelyn Harmelink.

Sopnomores president, Dudley Jans; vice president, Yvonne Ervin; secretary-treasurer, Darlene Collins. Freshmen president. Ken Bode; vice president, Jim Schwiesow; secretary-treasurer, Carolyn Johnson. Form Partnership At Chad Chevrolet Co. in Hawarden Robert Storm Dies at Age 49 Robert Storm, 49, of Omak, died Friday, August 28, following- a lingering illness.

Mr. Storm suffered from a siege of rheumatic fever at the age of 18 and frequently had recurrences throughout nis life and iast year he was stricken with polio. About a month preceding his death he suffered a stroke. Mr. Storm formerly lived in Hawarden but moved to Omak in 1942.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon, September 1, in Omak with his pastor, Rev. Zimmerman of the Lutheran church of Omak, officiating. Burial was at Omak. Relatives who left from Hawarden to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Dawson, Charles Storm of Ottumwa and Mrs. Ella Treiber, mother of Mrs. Storm. A son of the' late William and Edith Storm, he was Lorn August 11, 1904, at Joliet, 111., where he lived until 1910 when he moved to Glidden, Iowa. Following the death of his father in 1923, ho came to Hawarden and lived in the home of his sister, Mrs.

Fred Dawson. He married Miss Luella Treiber in 1926 in Hawarden and lived here until 1942 when the family moved to Omak. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran church in Hawarden and after he moved to Omak he transferred to the Trinity Lutheran church there. Survivors are the widow: five sons, Sgt, Robert jStorm, -who is in the service in New Mexico; Sgt. Gerald Storm, who is stationed at Fort Lewis, and Donald, Ken Theodore of Omak; two grandchildren; his mother, Saddle Club Of Hawarden Wins Trophy 2nd Time For the second straight year Hawarden's high stepping Saddle club won the trophy in the annual horse show and races Monday afternoon during the Calf Festival celebration.

The Hawarden club scored 340 points to win over Parker, S. with 250 points, and four other clubs with scores less than 100, Akron, Centerville, Alcester and Le Mars. All of the clubs participated in the huge parade just before the horse show and two of them, Hawarden and Centerville, presented, elaborate flag drills both in the 'afternoon and evening. Winners of the various events Monday afternoon follow: Parade Hawarden, first; Akron, second; Centerville, third; Parker, fourth; Alcester, fifth; Le Mars, sixth. Children's western pleasure arole Finch, Hawarden, first; Jim Clay, Akron, second; Verlene Williams, Hawarden, third; Dean Siders, Hawarden, fourth; Keith Smith, Parker, fifth; Karen Heuer, Hawarden, sixth; Larry Green, By B.

Roy Brown Cowhide race Leonard Cain and Walter Westergard, Hawarden, first, 15 seconds; Lee Reynolds and Orville Montgomery, Alcester, second; Cliff Blanchord and Lyle Paulson, Parker, third. Rescue race Russell Paulson and Don Smith, Parker, Leonard Cain and Walter Westergard, Hawarden, second; Merlyn Rennick Lester Lauritzen, Centerville, third. Wheel barrow race Don Smith of Parker and Karen Heuer, first; Seward Van Buskirk and Helen Rasmussen, Hawarden, second; T. Harvey and Jo Ann Erickson, Akronj third. Ladies western pleasure Mrs.

Kenneth Green, first; Mrs. Junior Warner, second; Mrs. Walter Westergard, third; Miss Velda Westergard, fourth (all of Hawarden) Mrs. Hewitt, Akron, fifth. Trick act Dave Johnson, Hawarden, first.

Pony express Cliff Blanchard, Parker, first; Francis Siders, Hawarden, second; Luverne Farmer, Akron, third. Apple-on-wire race Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green, Hawarden, first; Ken Harvey and Jo Ann Erickson, Akron, second; Don Smith of Parker and Karen Heuer third. Bundle race Don Smith, Parker, first; Walter Utes'ch, Hawarden, second.

Mens' pleasure Alvin Smith of Parker, first; Walter Westergard, Hawarden, second; People, horses, bands, dust, little children crying, flags waving in the breeze, glittering floats, cotton candy, beautiful bursts of fireworks. All of this describes the Calf Festival. As a transplanted citizen of the town, 1 express my appreciation for the tremendously successful celebration. And important is fact that the Hawarden merchants sponsoring the affair, locked their doors for the day against the business which could have been theirs. They put on the Festival without thought of profit.

It was a great day, starting off with the morning sale of calves. The children's parade showed a variety of costumes, pets and conveyances. There was snappy- band music, beautiful floats and well-bred horses. The weather was perfect; just enough wind to lift the stars and stripes on a gentle breeze. People! Thousands of them.

Central avenue without its parked cars, decorated with flags and banners, lined with people seated on benches and standing four deep. The town had undergone a change. But I noted that some things do not change. We live in an age of the atomic bomb, when Mrs. Edith Storm of Hawarden; Junior Warner, Hawarden, third; two sisters, Mrs.

Margaret Dawson of Hawarden and Mrs. Frances Cordry of Mission, S. D. and two brothers, Raymond Storm of D. G.

Chadderdon this week announced that he had entered SlOU Clty and Charles of "wa. Iowa. into a partnership in the opera- tion of Chad Chevrolet Co. of Hawarden with Bob Cox, formerly of Colfax, Iowa, and that Cox would be manager of the firm. Mr.

Cox, who has a wife and daughter, was in the used car and garage business 12 years. The Cox family is living in an apartment over the -Lee store. Will Hold Stag At Golf Course A stag party will be held at the Hawarden Golf club Tuesday night, September 15. A program is being planned and lunch will be since my wife got a job with a Want Ad- feel 10 years younger!" Lawrence Erickson, Francis Siders, Hawarden, fifth. Final horse race Bill Boomgarden, Hawarden, first; Guy Lamoreaux, Akron, second; Cliff Blanchard, Parker, third.

Floyd Green, president of the club, announced yesterday that there will be a meeting Friday night in regards to a trip to Parker. Parade, Alone, Attracts About 10,000 Persons Ten thousand persons jammed both sides of Central avenue for five blocks early Monday afternoon to view another magnificent Calf Festival parade--one of the highlights of Hawarden's Labor Day celebration. High school bands from Hudson, Akron and Hawarden, a clown band and a sparkling exhibition by the Sons of the Legion drum and bugle corps of Monahan post band, Sioux Cky, contributed both music and color to the parade. There were fourteen full-dress floats and as many smaller exhibitions to add beauty and more color. Winners Named Nearly every Hawarden merchant and professional man had a part in sponsoring the floats.

First prize was won by a float showing a colored map of Iowa which located Hawarden in the northwest corner of Iowa, The heads of two calves also-appeared on each side of the float. It was sponsored by 10 Hawarden business places. Marc Cox, farm editor of the City Journal, who judged the floats, said he chose the winning float not only for its general attractiveness but also because it nicely carried out the a man can ily irom toan Diego to Cleveland in three hours. But the old merry-go-round is still same with its wooden horses moving 1 up and down on poles. And the children who ride it display the same reactions as those of several decades ago.

Cotton candy will always be the same. So will the ferris wheel. Nor will a faster century change the appearance of a blue ribbon calf, or the trot of a well-behaved -horse. There are some things, that can't some things that we don't want to change, even if we could; because we like them. It gives a good feeling to realize that we don't have to go to the city for excitement and interesting entertainment.

For right here we have our own horse show and horseplay. Eight here is the opportunity for friendships and courtships. Twas a great day! My personal thanks to all of those who put on such a fine celebration in honor of our tenth wedding anniversary. We greatly appreciated it. Cancer Quota Over-Subscribed Sioux county over-subscribed its quota in the 1953 Cancer Crusade by 140 per cent, Chairman Edward te Vcltrup of Sioux Center announced this week.

The quota was S3.SOG and the amount donated was $5,537.75. Final receipts announced for the Iowa division of the American Cancer society showed that the state ranked third among all divisions in raising dollars over its nationally assigned quota. In three preceding years Iowa ranked first, but was edged out this year by Pennsylvania and Ohio. In a campaign that saw more than $19,500,000 contributed nationally, Iowa gave $573,200. This amount includes $21,416 from legacies.

"This record-breaking fund drive marks the seventh consecutive year Iowa has substantially exceeded its nationally assigned quota," stated John J. Williams of Rod Oak, state campaign chairman. "Reports show that 90 of our 102 chapters exceeded their quotas including 12 that doubled." 173 Attending Ireton School Ireton, in the Ireton public school has reached a new peak this year with a total of 173 students, 74 of them in high school and 99 in the elementary grades. Of the total, 91 are boys and S2 are girls, but in the four upper grades there are more girls than boys, 39 to 35. In the grades there are 56 boys and 43 girls.

Enrollment by grades: kindergarten, 19; first, 13; second, third, 12; fourth, fifth; sixth, 10; seventh, eighth, 13; ninth, 22; tenth, 18; eleventh, 19; 12th, 15. idea of festival celebration. 200 Horses in Parade The judge said detailed beauty was the main reason for, his a- wardingr second place to a gorgeous float entered in the parade by Forget-Me-Not Florist of Hawarden. Third place was won by a "sweetheart" float sponsored by food merchants and services of Hawarden. Honorable mention went to a bathing girl float and an "old Nearly 200 horses from the saddle clubs of Akron, Centerville, Alcester, Parker and Hawarden made up large sections of the parade.

The children, with -their costumes, pets and bicycles, were well received. Prizes were awarded as follows: Best bicycle, Verlys Carlson, first; Sharon Van Buskirk, second; Candee O'Connor, third. Best costume, Pamela Schmidt as Peter Pan, first; Douglas Koo'b as a hobo, second; Andrea and Allen Bunge as Minnie and Mickey Mouse, third. Original Entries Most entry, Tommy, Billy, Carole and Charlie Sedgwick as the Boville Saddle club, first; Aloha and Denine Von Glan as an army nurse and patient, second; Hose Mary Gourley with a covered wagon pulled by a dog, third. Most unusual pet, Pat Kane with a lizard, first; Virgil Carlson with a hamster, second; Perry Harris with a Iamb, third.

The Calf Festival queen, Janet Bultman, and her six attendants were carried on a float constructed by the Chamber of Commerce out of permanent materials to be used each year and to travel to other The attendants were Janet Carsten, Jean Stoltenberg, Donna Lapp, Karen Cooper, Lu Ann Witt and Sandra Schoeneman, Farm Meeting On Brucellosis To Be Tuesday Farmers of the Hawarden area today were reminded of a brucel- losis control meeting which will be held next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the vocational agriculture building. Appearing: on the program will be Dr. M. 0. Larson, physician.

Dr. R. C. Bunge, veterinarian, and W. Nibbelink, farmer.

Also to appear in Hawarden, and at four other meetings in Sioux county, will be Dwayne A. Rohweder, county extension director. Baker Residence To Be Sold Today The George Baker residence in the west part of Hawarden, 104 8th will be sold at auction this (Thursday) afternoon, the sale starting at 2 o'clock. This is a story and a half structure, completely modern with oil heat. With the property will be sold two lots, each 40 by 100 feet.

Cheer Squad Elected In a special election Tuesday afternoon the students of Hawarden high school elected the cheer leading squad for the 195354 school year: Barbara Johnson, senior; Beverly Jones, junior; Barbara Haines, sophomore; and Jeanne Dalton, freshman. Geraldine Flick was chosen first alternate. Jeanne is the ly newcomer to the squad. The other members were also leading the student body at athletic events last year. The girls will begin the year's activities Friday night with the football game at Akron.

Named Assistant At Ward Lumber Ken Higgins, manager of the Ace hardware which is going out of business here, will become sistant manager of the Ward Lumber Co. in Hawardtn, it was announced this by Manager Dave Muilenburf. He will take over his new duties September 15..