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Iowa Society THE JEFFERSON BEE SECTION ONE JEFFERSON, IOWA, TUESDAY7MAY'6. 1952' Prehm at Education Conference Let Contract at Scranton School Contracts totalling; (200,000 were let recently at Scranton, at a school board meeting for the construction I of the new addition to the i building. Attending the meeting were the (board members, architect J. A. Dou' gher and the low bidders for the three classes of work.

Total At CATTLE FEEDERS ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT GRAND I NO. 1.9 Civil Defense Meeting Monday Approximately 25 persons, "members of the ground observer corps for civilian defense, were present at the REA building Monday evening i to hear Lieut. Hauser of Des Moines explain defense procedures. Six Ports The annual meeting of the) Sbc observation posts have been Greene County cattle feeders set in Greene county including ciation was held at the Grand l.posts at Jefferson, Rippey, Grand the April 1 letting the total junction school gym Monday eve- i Junction, Churdan, Pawn and 275 Persons Present To a Speakers, Reports, And Other Selected Entertainment bids amounted to $270,000 and at the time the board decided to have I the architect make change-over plans and have the tow bidders submit bids accordingly. The following construction firms received bids for the three classes of work: General Johnson Construction Ernest Prchm, Jefferson superintendent of schools, was one of several persons who registered for the Governor's lay conference on education held recently at the University of Iowa.

Prehm was among 250 citizen delegates invited to take part in the two-day program built around the theme, "Better education For The program was planned by the Iowa Council For better education. Churdan School Registers Friday SERVICES HELD FOR MILTON J. RINKER Funeral services for Milton J. Churdan Friday, May 9. has Rinker, 68, of Grand Junction were affairs being one of the men to organize the first Farm Bureau in Boone county.

He helped carry on for many years been set as registration day for pupils who will enter the kindergarten at Churdan public school held at the Methodist church a community club of Which a base- Grard Junction Sunday afternoon. Rev. John C. Porath of the Meth- next fall. Registration will take odist church.

Rev. C. A. Hall of the place in the kindergarten Presbyterian church and Rev. Harry a.m.

and p.m.! Smith of Beaver were in charge of the services. Miss Pauline Tarn played organ music including "Gathering Flowers For The Master's "Lord Build Me A Cabin in Glory Land" and "His Mansions Are Higher Than Honorary pallbearers were Oliver The present class will be dismissed for the day. Five Years Old A child, to enter kindergarten this fall, should be five years of age before October 1st. Parents are requested to bring their children who will be entering school with them to the registration, if possible. However, a parent may register a child with- Doran, Robert Powers, Oliver Clause, Hendershott, Sam Guy out the child being present if Smallev Charles Teeters, Lant Dor- something prevents his attendance.

Should any parent find it impossible to come to the registration. It be appreciated if a call be Herman Florman, Arnold Bachm and Hugo Bachm. Pallbearers were John Rinker, made to Stipt. E. W.

Swanson's Robert Tlinker, Glenn Van Pelt, office so that preliminary details' Eldon Lofstedt, Gerald Clause and may be completed. I Darwin Neese. Physical Burial Was in the Beaver ceme- It is recommended thnt-. all tery. children, before entering school, be Milton Rinker son of Jonatnan a physical examination and Hen RJnker and Sarah Catherine receive their basic vaccinations and immunizations, cerning this will be the registration.

Details con- discussed at LOCAL SPONSORS ARE SOUGHT FOR CONTEST Local sponsors are needed for both the Iowa Master Corn Growers and the Iowa Master Soybean Growers contest. Joe L. Robinson of the Iowa Crop Improvement Association -the agency sponsoring the statewide contests--reports local organizations may obtain copies of rules and entry blanks by writing to the association in Ames. Local sponsors supply each Hoover, was born near Logan in McClaln county Illinois east of Bloomington, 111., and passed away at his home in Grand Junction, April 3, 1952 at the age of 68. Tn 1895 he came to Iowa with his parents and located north of Beaver on the farm that later became known as the John Peachy place.

As a young man he moved to the place called the old Rinker homestead in Beaver township. During his entire life he attended church until failing in health. As a boy he united with the Methodist church in Beaver, he took pleasure in singing in the choir for approximately 30 years. In 1935 he transferred farmer entering the contest with a I his membership to Grand Junction set of rules. Then sponsors send a copy of the entry blank--along with the names "and addresses of all farmers in the local contest--with the entry fees to the association.

Sponsoring organizations must have the names of their entrants and entry fees in the association before Aug. 31. Cooperatives, Farm Bureaus, Ki- He was united in marriage to Myrtle Gander February 14, 1907. To this union four children were born, James Henry of Waterloo, Mrs. Ted Hoefle of Grand Junction, Eben E.

who preceded Ms father in death October 24, 1939 and Naomi, Mrs. Vernon Smith of Grand Junction. At the age of one and two Bud E. and Marorie Ann Rink- ball team was an annual affair. He moved to the Joy farm north of Grand Junction in 1941 from which he retired in 1946 and went to Grand Junction to live.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, six brothers, Mrs. Lucy Wise, Arrowsmith, Mrs. Lizzie Rose, Saybrook, -Mrs. Sally Vanpelt, Ogden; Harvey Beaver Charles of Ogden, Ernest of Madrid; four died in infancy. He is survived by his wife, three children, nine grandchildren, Beverly, Barbara, Bonnie and Marjorie Rinker of Waterloo; Lugene and Billy Hoefle, Douglas and Michael Blackburn and Bud E.

Rinker of Grand Junction; also a brother Jim of Boone. Many other relatives and friends. TEN NEW CARS ARE LISTED IN COUNTY Ten new cars have been registered in Greene county during the past week, it was released today. Owners and types of cars include: Arthur S. Glenn, Grand Junction, Plymouth.

J. W. Murrane, Bagley, Ford. Milton Trexel, Jefferson, Ford. Place Scranton, Chev.

R. J. Ronald Minnehan, Churdan, Harv. Dav. Motorcycle.

R. J. Finnegan, Jefferson, Chevrolet. Mr. and Mrs.

Fay G. Schwieger, Jefferson, Kaiser. C. R. Dorothy D.

Scharing- son, Rippey, Plymouth, William R. Ferguson, a a Plymouth. Frank Dittert or Annabel McCurdy, Jefferson, Chevrolet. wanis, Rotary Clubs, Chambers ol er came to make tnelr nome witn Commerce, FFA chapters, anci tneir grandparents. He was a trus- county extension offices have sponsored farmers in the past.

tee of Beaver township for some BUYS WOOD LAND CO. Cecil Wills, local real estate dealer, has purchased the Wood Land Co. from H. L. Wood.

The sale is effective today. Mr. Wills will continue to operate the business in the same location on the west side of the square where it has been in operation for the past forty years. SCOUTS TO SQUIRREL HOLLOW Troop 34 of the Boy Scouts will go to Squirrel Hollow county park Thursday evening for their first twenty years and during his terms outing of the season. Troop com- These sponsoring organizations in of fice saw much improvement form their own rules for conduct- in its system.

He was a director ing local contests, but must follow i of ttte school board for many years. mitteemen will take them in. cars Co. Gowrie, plumbing, jPuffett plumbing Co. Ames, $21,823: McClellan electric, Dentson, $5,380.

Make Chances Architects working on the building are making changes prior to the actual signing of the contracts. No definite date has been'given es to when construction will begin, but it is expected to take place within a few weeks. Lutheran Rally at Ogden May 1 The spring rally of the Boone Circuit Lutheran Women's Missionary League was held at Zion Lutheran church in Ogden last Thursday, May 1. One hundred and eighty were registered, 12 of them being from Trinity Lutheran Ladies society in Jefferson. Speaker The speaker during the morning session was Dr.

Norman A. Graebner, professor of history at Iowa State college. The subject of his address was, "The Missionary in a Changing Orient." Mrs. H. L.

Blaess, circuit vice- president, conducted the business meeting in the afternoon. Projects voted on included financial assistance to the Protestant Sunday school in the State hospital at Woodward, and continuation of the public relations work which has been done during the past year. membcrs and tneir Scranton. Plans have been formu- wives in attendance. The beef dinner was served by the Grand Junction band mothers.

President President of the association during the past year was Leonard Miller who served as toastmaster for the meeting. The featured speaker was Dave Livingston, Washington, I a farmer. Livingston, an entertaining public speaker, is well known in Greene county. lated so that the "observation points can be manned 24 hours a day in case of an alert. Lieut.

Hauser illustrated the proper method of reporting aircraft to the filter center at Des Moines at the introductory meeting. Meetings are scheduled to toe held every two 'months in order that- personnel can receive adequate training in case 01 air raids. Filter Center The filter center at Des Moines County Extension Director Mel-, will contact intercepter aircraft Shanda presented the champion and send them up in case of actual beef winners in the junior divisions at the 1951 Greene county fair. They included Delores Hebner who had the champion Shorthorn beef heifer; Billy Dunivan, for his champion Hereford heifer; Rodney Williams, for the champion Angus and grand champion baby beef. Entertainment Entertainment was provided by the dance team of Dianne McNeil and Danny Mackey of Churdan, accompanied by Mrs.

Wm. Wallace; Dennis Wilson of Jefferson, accompanied by his mother Mrs. Curtis Wilson, played a trombone solo, Jefferson high band played school several and the German numbers. Elected to the presidency Of the association for the coming year was Raymond Fisher of Junction township. Secretary-treasurer will be Dale Jewett, also of Junction.

Directors include John Owen, northwest district; Cleo Brown, southwest; Verne Derry. southeast, and Francis Tiffany, northeast. New officers were elected for the next biennium. They include Mrs. Howard Hendrickson of Dayton, president; Mrs.

Ann Shoemaker of Rippey, vice-president; Mrs. Harold Peterson of Dana, secretary; and Mrs. Walter Wesack of Ames Rejected were Miss Louise Herman of Ames as listorian, and the Reverend W. G. Schultz of Jefferson as pastoral adviser.

The invitation of the Ames society to meet there in October was accepted. 200 PRESENT FOR SHOW AT PENNEY'S Some 200 guests were present at he Penney store last Thursday evening for the style show featur- ng dresses, sportswear and bathing suits. Models included Alma Shorcy, Nora Blackburn, Lillian Hawn, Edna Bertram, Karen Clause, Carrie Pen- nger and Mary Jane Lynch. Mrs. M.

V. Hawk was the commentator. The Fudge Flower shop provided baskets of hydrangeas for stage decoration. The girls were spotlighted as they ame down the stairs and onto the itage. The stage and seating space or guests was provided by clearing away tables of merchandise on the main floor.

FORMER RESIDENT DIES Old friends of the Elmer Deleplane family will regret to learn of and bring them back. Each boy will the death of Doris, a daughter of GUEST SPEAKERS AT LIONS MEETING Dr. Jack of Ogden was guest speaker at the Lion's club meeting Monday night. He talked to the group on the international convention to be held in Mexico this mer. Greene county Engineer Arthur Elliott, who has been on the Iowa highway research board for the past two years, explained how the board has been testing various types of road construction in an effort to find an economical way to maintain the secondary roads without diminishing the supply of gravel.

Re Make Plant Inspection Trip rules set by the association before He always took part in community open fire. their members can compete for state prizes and awards. In 1951, 33 local sponsoring organizations entered 489 farmers in the Master Corn Growers contest, and eight more organizations sponsored 42 farmers in the Master Soybean Growers contest. Robinson points out that contests help increase interest in obtaining higher yields for both corn and soybeans. cook his supper in tin foil over an the Deleplanes.

She was born and raised in Jefferson but fiad lived in San Diego in recent years. CADET MASTER SERGEANT Harry Upton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Upton, 302 N.

Wilson Jefferson, has been appointed cadet master sergeant in the Air Force ROTC program at Iowa State college. WILLIAM BARR DIES Services pending for William F. Barr. who died May 6, at the Greene county hospital. He was a resident of Jefferson.

Time and place of services may be received by caDJhig Sliningors. BUFORD R. McCLURG WINS FIRST AWARD Peoria, of the nationally popular Dwroc picture contest have just -been announced, and Buford R. McClurg of Ogden; placed first in the Breeders division according to a story today in DUROC NEWS, magazine sponsoring the annual contest. McClurg made this outstanding record by placing the 11 classes of pictured Durocs best among the 12,297 who entered the contest this year.

Only once before in the history of these contests has the entry number been larger than that, McClurg was former meats instructor at Iowa State college from 1942 through 1948 when he quit teaching to start farming. He now has a herd of 14 Duroc sows. He has acted as livestock judge at a number of local fairs in the past few years and was superintendent of dairy cattle at the Boone County Fair last year. Reprints of the classes of Durocs in the 1952 contest along with the official placings and reasons are available upon request at the offices of DUROC NEWS, Duroc Building, Peoria, 111. The magazine is published bv the United Duroc Record Association, Peoria, 111.

This is the largest swine registry in the world. attack. It was announced that individual instruction will be given to individuals in each of the six towns where there are observation posts-. PVT. EDWIN L.

STONE ASSIGNED TO DUTY FORT MYER, VA. --Pvt. Edwin L. Stone, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis C. Stone, 100 E. Washington Jefferson, was recently assigned to Fort Meyer, Va. for duty with the controller management division of the military district of Washington, D. C.

Before his present assignment he had assigned to Fort McNair in Washington, D. C. His wife, the former E. Jean Hutcheson, is living with him in Washington. Her parents are Mr.

and Mrs. W. E. S. Hutcheon of 204 S.

Grinnell rd, Jefferson. Stone entered the Army last August and attended clerk-typist school at Fort Leonard Wood, before his transfer to Fort McNair. He is a 1949 graduate of the University of Nebraska, and also received a master of arts degree from the University of Chicago last year. CHURDAN SENIORS TO PRESENT CLASS PLAY The senior class of Churdan high school will present "The House Nobody Lived In," a three act play. Tuesday, May 13 at 8 p.m.

in the high school gym. "The House Nobody Lived In" is i TOASTMASTERS PLAN CARROLL MEETING met May 3, with Evan Haub serving as toastmaster. Five minute speeches were given by Ora Hall, Gene McCoy and Jerry Wolfe. Earl Chase served as topic master with Ole Diehl, John Flaherty and David Harris giving two minute talks. It was announced that a tape recording will be made of next week's meeting.

The group will go to Carroll May 13 to organize a club. FLOWER SHOW The annual Home Bank HIGH TEMPERATURES LISTED THIS WEEK Mid-summer temperatures, have prevailed in Jefferson during the past week, with the temperature in the 80's several days. A high of 89 was recorded on May 4. Official government weather observer Will Lyosi reported that 1.99 of an inch of rain fell during the past month as compared with 4.0« which fell in April 1951. Official amounts of rainfall and the high and low temperatures for the past week include: Hi La Free.

85 50 82 53 85 60 86 61 58 60 58 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 88 89 86 TV WINNERS WILL LEA yE FOR NEW YORK Venita Rich McBurney spent the weekend with her sister. Mrs. Fern Christian of Scranton, completing plans for the tour for the Iowa winners of the Venita Rich Amateur talent TV contest. The winners will leave Des Moines by chartered Greyhound bus on Tuesday, June 17 with transportation paid to and from New York where they will have a special audition for Ted Mack and the Original Amateur TV show. Winners of the Jefferson contest, which was held last fall, Diane McNeil and Danny Mackey from Churdan wffi represent Greene county.

Little Danny and Diane have win much praise and admiration from audiences hi this part of the country and we are in hopes that you will see them on TV while they are on this trip. The winner of second prize, Dennis Wilson of Jefferson will go to Chicago for TV auditions after the first prize winners have returned from New York. FIVE CONCERTS FOR GREENE COUNTY MCA MORE: THAN CM Five Concerts Are Scheduled Far Next Season's Entertainment To Be Held In BOONE RELATIVES KILLED IN CRASH Glenn S. Stolte, 55, of Boone died in a Boone hospital Monday morning as a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident near Randall Sunday evening. He was a brother of Mrs.

R. C. Kemmerer of Jefferson. Stolte's wife Elsie died instantly In the accident which occurred when Mrs. Stolte crashed a ditch on a dead-end road.

Also injured was Mrs. L. L. Alley of Boone. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.

James Nelson of Boone; Mr. Stolte's mother, Mrs. A. J. Stolte of Boone, and Mrs.

Kemmerer. Mrs. Kemmerer's other brother was killed a number of years ago while Paulille The Greene County Mutual Concert Association completed its membership campaign last Saturday with slightly over 600 members. The board of directors has contracted with the Pryor-Menz concert service for a series of five concerts for next fall and winter. The selection of talent by the 29 member board took place last Saturday evening.

Series Opening the series sometime in late October will be Lucine Amara. leading soprano of the Metropolitan Opera. Miss Amara will'sing the soprano lead in the presentation of the opera "Carmen" hi Des Moines in the near future. Sometime in November a duo- piano team. Nelson and Neal.

The two are husband and wife. They will bring their own Baldwin concert grand pianos for the event. Early in January the National Music League vocal trio will present an evening- of songs from light opera and modern musical comedies. The group includes Sara Carter, soprano; Charles Fullmer, tenor, and Norman Farrow, can- tone. They will bring their accompanist with them.

Ballad Singer Late in January or early in February the association will present Edith Allaire, folk song and ballad singer. Miss Allaire accompanies herself on a harp guitar. The final concert will be in early March when Irene and Sylvia Rosenburg, who are a sister team, will present a joint violin-piano recital. The talent was selected with an attempt at variety in order to please the greatest possible number, the board announced. Board members from all parts of the county participated in the selection.

Anuoiittce Dates Dates of the concerts will be announced later when the artists make up their winter schedules. So far the board said; the concerts will be scheduled on different evenings 'Monday through Friday. All concerts will be presented in the new Jefferson school auditorium, Members of the board include the following: Paton: Mrs. O. B.

stribling. Mrs. Eva Sells. Grand Junction: Jack Watts, working for the railroad. show will be held Saturday, June 14.

This year it will be moved from the bank to the armory as it has become too big for the bank's space. Management this year has been turned over to the Jefferson Garden club with the bank continuing to provide prizes and all expense money. Programs are available at the bank for anyone interested in competing. HARDIN 4-H GIRLS PLAN BENEFIT MOVIE The Hardin 4-H girls are completing their sale of tickets for flower the benefit movie "It's a Big Country" to be presented Thursday evening at the Iowa theatre. The girls will sell until showtime.

Monday evening when a check-up was made there were still a number of tickets unsold. To realize the maximum percentage for the club, each girl must still sell five tickets. Proceeds will be used for club projects and charities. Dana: Merle Tonkinson, Wilbur Harten. Rippey: Mrs.

J. J. Peters. Mrs. Hugo Norgren.

Scranton: Mrs. Aaron Garland, Mrs. B. E. Friend.

Cooper: Mrs. Harvey Lawton. Churdan: Mrs. Niles Wittfoth Mrs. Phillips Lohr.

Jefferson: Mrs. Beryl Morden. Mrs. C. C.

Charles, Mrs. George Thompson, Mrs. Tom Williams. Hildred Finson, Albert Lowell Gose, Paul Figenshaw! Henry Jongewaard. Mrs.

Vivian Autenreith, Bill Grauer, Eugene Melson, Mrs. Garth Rogers, Bill McCuen, Mrs. Fred Morain, Mrs. James Kearney. Search for Dog Food Brings English Visitor AT HOME OF DR.

JONGEWAARD Unusual Story of Trip To U.S. Began In English Fish Shop During World War II A newspaper wrapped around a mystery comedy. It takes place some fish purchased in a market in an old deserted mansion which in Watford. England, in 1947, has resulted in a fabulous trip to the United States for Mrs. Alice Mary Davey.

The story of Mrs. Davey's trip to the United States and to the home of Dr. Jean Jongewaard of Jefferson, began with the death of her has been rented by a woman who has been searching for a haunted house. Murders and ghosts combine to make it a lively evening in the house. CRIBBAGE TOURNEY Several Greene county cribbage; mother, following a buzzbomb at- players are expected to take part in! tack in 1945.

the 21st Iowa State cribbaga! tournament to be held at the Marshalltown VFW hall May 11. Play will begin at 2 p.m. with the meet being open to all lowans. in her will that 50 pounds should Dog Lovers Mr. and Mrs.

Davey had always been dog lovers. When Mrs. Davey's mother died, she stipulated Further information may be secured by contacting R. E. Rasmussen, 503 N.

Third avenue. Clarence Tripplltt of Jefferson it one of several University of Iowa students, shown making an mpac- at Also told of some of the probtems thm tf 'n th the comtrwtton of toni Newt011 roads In The students, who art rf the marketing club, watched actual business operations and were then briefed on company procedure QUICK WORK Two AWOL soldiers held up a filling station at Sheffield one Saturday evening recently and were captured a few minutes later at Iowa Falfe, after a radio-alarm had gone out. They complained that they hadn't even had time to count tht money, tt was $52. by Mtes, ftdtenUlftf and personnel' fsrm wow PUPS A litter of 12 wolf pups was found recently on the George Williams south Oiceola. Donald who have toured.

bounty of $tt. BUSINESS MEETING The Baptist church will hold its annual business meeting Wednesday evening at the church following a 7 o'clock congregational potluck supper. Reports of all departments of the church will be given and the election of officers for the coming year will be held. MEMBERSHIPS Cedar Falls--Hildra Ratcliff, Jefferson, has been selected for membership in Purple Arrow at Jowa State Teachers college. Purple Arrow is an honor organization re- cognlalng freshmen and women for scholarship, cltinnshtp and potential leadership.

be left to Mr. Davey to buy whatever he wished. Mr. Davey purchased a Welsh Corgi dog. one of the finest and most expensive of purebred cattle dogs.

The Daveys' became great dog lovers in spite of the fact that with war hardships, rationing became a serious problem in fact so serious a problem that food for the dog became almost impossible to find. she sat down and wrote a letter to the editor of the Des Moines newspaper explaining how it was impossible to acquire dog food in England and also impossible to send English money to America to purchase any here. She asked the editor if it would be possible for him to find someone who could send her some dog food and she would in turn send them something of value in place of the money which the English government refused to let her send to America. Receives Letter Upon receiving the letter, the editor placed it in the newspaper and within a few days Mrs. Davey had received 50 airmail letters from dog loving lowans promising her an adequate supply of dog food.

In another few days more than 500 letters arrived by boat. Mrs. Davey was amazed at the response, but through that response from many lowans began friend-! ships which have lasted through the year. One of the first packages received was from Dr. Jean Jongewaard.

Somehow, however, in the Atlantic crossing, all of the name became illegible except the Dr. and the waard. For six months, Mrs. every One day Mrs. Davey walked into, Davey.

who acknowledged a fish rationing line and purchased letter with thanks, wrote to a supply of fUh. She noticed that asking if they knew of anyone i A A 1 I the fish were not wrapped in the usxial London newspaper, but rather in an oM DM Moinet Tribune. As she dumped the fish into the sink, her eye fell upon an advertisement for doc food on one of the Impulsively, she expMM now, whose last name ended in waard and who was a doctor. Finally a lady wrote to her and stated that it sounded at if it might fee the kindly Dr. Jean of Jtffmen.

Finding out that the MM correct, Mn. Dr. one of (he HIM litter. She also sent another of the dogs to a man in Deep River. More and more dog food was sent to Mrs.

Davey throughout the ensuing months. Unable to use ail of it herself, she gave it to dog lovers in Scotland, Wales. Ireland and England who were in somewhat the same predicament. Through the letter to the Des Moines editor asking for dog food Mrs. Davey acquired hundreds of pen pals with whom she kept a regular correspondence.

One of her early contributors were Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Des Moines of the Gavin real estate firm. Last fall, Mr. and Mrs.

Gavin journeyed to London, with one of their first stops being to visit with Mrs. Davey. Recently Mrs. Davey decided to ro to America to visit with her hundreds of Iowa pen friends. Making the journey on the Queen Elizabeth, one of her first stops was at the Des Moines Register and Tribune to visit with the editor who had been responsible for the hundreds of parcels of dog food and other hundreds of new found friends.

Early Stop Another of her early stops was at the home of Dr. Jean, where she is spending the week. Coming to the United BtaMs with considerable misgivings, it- cause of the currency rettrfctlOM on Britith money brought the country, Mn. Davey to the reception wWeh the received. 0he Mated that 4w MM (GMMMM.