The Alton Democrat from Alton, Iowa • Page 1

i School Openings Toll End of Summer for Alton Pupils ALTON AND PEN ARE DEMOCRACY FREE, SAFE FROM ALL DWELLS 1964 No. 25 DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, THE ALTON. IOWA Alton Swimmers Place Fourth in Sheldon Meet Last Week Three Alton swimmers grabbed first place ribbons at the Sheldon Invitational Swim Meet Thursday evening. August 20, as the Alton team paddled to fourth place in the meet. Sanborn, copped the top Cherokee meet berth winning 153 points.

took second with 138; Sheldon third, 91; Alton fourth, 78: and foundered in last place with Sibley 20 points. Alton: swimmers taking first place 'were Craig Barnes in the 25 meter back stroke for 11 and under boys; Paul De Vries, 25 meter breast stroke. 11 and under boys; Holly Zevenbergen, 25 yard breast 'stroke, 11 and under girls. Second place winners: Donna Heidebrink, 50 meter breast stroke; Tom Kaiser, 50 meter back stroke; Annette Mousel, 3. meter fancy and over girls; the Aldiving, 15.

ton girls: 100 meter relay team consisting of Debbie Dykstra, Mary Kane, Maureen Murphy, and Annette Mousel. Third' place: Annette Mousel, 50 meter free style; Darlene Thole, 25 meter back stroke: Gary Jellema, meter butterfly; Annette Mousel, 50 meter butterfly; Maureen Murphy, 50 meter stroke: the 11 and under girls relay team, Linda Dykstra. Linda Koster, Holly. Zevenbergen, Darlenree Thole: the 12-45, old style relay, Bob, Aalbers. Allen Loewen, Pat Mousel, and George Dehner; the boys' 16 and over free style relay, Dave Heidebrink, Dennis Bob Aalbers, and Pat Mousel; the girls' 16 and over free style relay, Annette Maureen Mousel, Murphy, DebDykstra, and Donna Heidebrink, 1 Third place -diving: Jim Grooters, 1 meter: 15 and over and boys: Bruce Jellema, 3 meter 15 over, boys.

Swimmers were divided into three age divisions in both boys were 11 and under, 12 to 15, and and girls class. The age splits 16. and over. About a dozen Alton people braved the cold drizzly weather to attend the meet. Assistant swim coach Ann Murphy' expressed satisfaction at that the Altonites finish, pointing out the Alton were working at age disadvantage, and that the swimmers hadn't been able to an' practice due to bad weather.

to the diving club. with Bruce Jerry Grady was adult advisor (Jellema assistant advisor. Mary Carla Homan and Jim Lowey assumed coaching duties for both clubs. Rains Total Over An Inch Here With Cool Temperatures Sioux County has had some fine rains and delightfully moderate since our last issue. The Thursday and Friday, temperatures with Aug.

2 20 .47 inch Thursday and .55 rain, 21, totaled 1.02 inches, inch Friday. Since then there have been traces of rain but not enough to measure and most days have been sunny or partly cloudy, with cool to chilly northwest winds. Nights have been cool, between 50 and 60 degrees and day temperatures from 60 to 70 degrees. ed for this Wednesday and ThursWarmer temperatures are predictday. Home Town To Host Stan Greigg Rally Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa, will host a Stan Greigg rally Wednesday, Sept.

2 at the school auditorium, at 8 p.m. The rally is the first of several to be held throughout the district and is planned by Ireton citizens to honor their native son, Mayor Stan Greigg of Sioux City, who is Democratic candidate for Congress for this, the 6th Congressional District. There will be no charge for admittance and a door prize will be given Refreshments will be served. Luhrs Wins Title In Championship Flight Championship flight action completed at the Sioux Golf and Country Club saw Wally Luhrs successfully defend his title with a two and one victory over runner-up Virgil Rowenhorst Sunday evening. This is second year running that Luhrs has captured the Sioux Award.

He was handed the trophy for his win Tuesday night at the Country Club's Award Night Stag. Other tournament action is not try club manager, Grady, yet completed, according, to but all games should be completed by next week. -Francis Homan underwent minor surgery at the Le Mars hospital Monday. News Briefs From Around Sioux County Entertains for Guests Mrs. E.

H. Carey of. LeMars entertained a group at dinner in. The menting. her son and wife, Mr.

and Normandy, Sioux City, compliMrs. Elton Carey of Cincinnati, Ohio, and: his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cunningham of Los Angeles, Calif. and Mrs.

Robert Ariz. Van Nimwegen of Phoenix, Other invited guests included Mrs. Cunningham's father, Andrew Van Nimwegen, and Mrs. Van Mr. Nimweg- and en's parents and aunt, Mrs.

Geo. E. Bowers and Miss Mary Bowers, all of Alton. The Elton Carey's were leaving this week with their four sons for Cincinnati. Move to Dallas, Texas Mrs.

David Galles and daughter Shelly Ann left by plane from Sioux City Sunday, August 16th for Dallas, Texas where they will make 'their home. They spent weeks here with Mrs. Mrs. Galles' parents; Mr. and Barney Bindner.

In Dallas they joined Galles who has accepted a position as salesman with NiemanMarcus Dept. Store there. Departing for Africa group of friends from this cinity motored to Sioux Dickin; City onday to; bid farewell to Mungazi: and family, leaving Africa where Mr. Mungazi will teach in a. school.

They cluded Mr. and Mrs. J. Foreman and family of. Orange City, Mrs.

Eugene J. Klein, Aalbers and and Brenda, David, Mrs. De Jong Leon. Harriman Opens Alton Palace t's been a long, hot summer in Alton. There's been no air-conditioned theater showing hotshot movies.

No place to send the kids Saturday nights except the 0:1 swimming pool. Consequently, we've had a town full of waterlogged youngsters and adults bleary eyed viewing. But all that has changed. The Palace Theater will open Wednesday, September 2 with enterprencur Carl Harriman calls top-notch second and third run movies. Carl has slated movies like Under the Yum Yum Tree.

Four for and Forty Pounds of Texas. Trouble for the current season. Forty Pounds of Trouble, starTony Curtis and Susane Plechleads off the showbill. The ring flick also features Phil Silvers. ette It's a funny movie.

And besides that. at thirty cents for the kids, it's economical. John P. Kern Dies at Bluffs ment was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Council Bluffs.

Peter Kern of Moville and son Allen of Sioux City attended the service. John P. Kern, a native of Alton and boyhood resident here, son of Alton pioneers. died at Council Bluffs from a heart attack which he suffered at his home Tuesdav. August 18.

He died before reaching the hospital. He had lived in Council Bluffsi for 42 years, according to the Council Bluffs Nonpareil. and quit barbering in 1942. was a retired employee of an Omaha meat. He was a World War I veteran packing company.

member of Holy Family Church and its Holy Name Society. Grenville M. Dodge Post 637, Veterans, of Foreign Wars, and the Last 'Man's Club. Survivors include his wife, Lila: son John of Council Bluffs, two daughters, Mrs. Terry (Jackie) Rager of Omaha and Mrs.

James (Charlene) Hanafan of Falls Church, Va. Also surviving are three brothers, Ray of Council Bluffs; Peter of Moville: Ernest of Minnesota, Mrs. Catherine Reker, Lismore, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins. Vermillion, S.D.: and seven grandchildren.

Requiem Mass was at Family Church Friday, at 10:00 a.m. Celebrant Very Rev. Msgr. Albert Davidsaver. Inter- Mr.

and Mrs. Urban Dykstra and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Koster spent the week end at Roy Lake, S. Dak.

-Mrs. S. Starkenburg and Gerrit left Tuesday by train for their home in Bellflower. Calif. after visiting in the Fred Starkenburg home and with relatives and friends in the vicinity.

Holding Newest addition to the architecture of Alton is a canvas tent. It was set up by local members of the National Farm Organization (NFO) and is called an information Center. The tent is located in south Alton on Highway 33 across from the Phillips 66 station, The Information Center operates in connection with the holding action now in progress. NFO men in the tent tally trucks that pass to gather information on who is shipping livestock and from Set Thursday, August 20, the information center will remain "until the holding action is according to Sioux County NFO head Clarence Kiel, Orange City. The Alton Information tent is one: of three in Sioux County.

A Center has been set up at Perkins Corner, the junction of highways 10 and 75; and north of treton on highway 10. Mention the initials NFO this week' and you'll get some pretty stormy reactions in the Alton area either for or against. Whenever the National Farmers Organization (NFO), which commentators: dub a "militant" organization, declares a holdaction discussion of the association goes up just as livestock receipts at the nearby markets down; 0 WINS P.N. DEGREE Mrs. George Bonnema, the Sharon Mouw will graduate; from the School of Practical Nursing at Washington Senior High, School Auditorium at Washington, Iowa Friday, August 21st at the graduation exercises.

8:00 p.m. Sharon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tienry O. Mouw of OrCity and granddaughter of ange Mrs.

Anthony Schuller of Alton. She is a graduate of Orange High School. Youth Fair Queen Will Attend Fair Miss Linn Van Rockel, queen of the Sioux County Far. leaving Friday morning, with her parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Gershom Van Rockel of Hull. for the state fair at Des Moines. Linn will be competing with other county fair for the tide of Miss Iowa State Fair. The girls will be guests state fair hoard and are staying at the Kirkwood hotel in Moines.

On Saturday, August 29. the queen candidates will be presented on the grand concourse of the state fair. Voting for the queen will be by ballot this entire week and a ballot is given with each admission ticket. The Iowa stato fair queen will receive an all expanse paid trip to the World fair and a $100 saving bond. Phillip Lichter Buried at St.

Mary's Funeral services were held Monat St. Mary's Church, Remday sen, for Phillip Lichter, 83, Tripp, S. D. with burial in the St. Mary's Mr.

Lichter was living at the cemetery, Alton. Parkston Good Samaritan Home in Parkston, S. at the time of his death. He was married to Anna Arens, preceded him in death. Minnie His who closest survivor was Mrs.

Staab, Remsen his niece. Rites were at 9:30 a.m. Pallbearers were Richard Staab, Milo Ralph Staab, Lyle Homan, Al Gengler, and Ray Arens, all Staab, relatives of his first wife. Action Generally, those who ground oppose that the NFO do SO on the they wish to remain independent gonna tell ME when to market mv or that the NFO scheme of getting contracts just won't work. or finally, that the NFO is somehow Communistic.

The attitude of these non-NFO farmers (who usually belong to the American Farm Bureau) towards their NFO neighbors is rather like that of a big brother towards his rash, but weak, younger sibling. A breakdown of. the two ers organizations would probably show that the Farm Bureau men are seem more to prospersmailer NFO men farms to whom low prices can mean rapid use 'of reserve capital. The dissidents of the NFO holding action watch rather gleefully as prices go up across the board when the NFO calls for a holding action, and are not adverse. rise.

And, to selling during the enough. price they hold understandably no bitterness the NFO after all. prices are It is rare that Farm Bureau member takes heated opposition to the NFO as one farm- wife did last week. "They should take fire hose. to that tent: (the NFO Information Center in Alton) and sqirt those people right out of there, she was reported to say.

Members of the NFO; are not Sentence Passed On Thieves Charles Pattengale, 37, James Pattengale, Wm. Steward, 26 pleaded guilty to larceny in Judge Nelson's court Tuesday morning and were sentenced to 1 year in the county jail. These are the men who, on pretext of being official electric ingained admission to the Albert Slinger Hawarspectors, den and ransacked the home, taking some $200 belonging Mr. Slinger and his sister. Some of the money was found and restored.

They were apprehercity the same day, one and the other two in Onawa, as recordLed in a previous issue of The Democrat. Former Le Mars Resident Dies graduated from Western Union College. now Westmar College. Miss Eva White teaches mathematics in Washington High School, East Chicago, Ill. and Dr.

and Mrs. Ulmer have lived at Dawson since forced to leave China, where were in charge of a mission they, hospital. Dr. G. 0.

Thompson. PresidetEmeritus of Westmar College, Mrs. White's former pastor, had charge of the services Dawson church August 8th, together with Evangelical United Brethren local pastors. Burial was in two Heim Cemetery. Mr.

and Mrs. Colin Jansen and children Sioux City spent Saturday in the S. A. Lincoln home. and Mrs.

Arie Brower and -Rev. of Passaic, N. J. were Thursday guests in the family supper Cal Korver home. and Mrs.

Earl Lubben and -Mr. children of Le Mars were Sunday visitors in the Walter Schreur home. C. Vande Steeg is visiting at A. Prinsburg, Minn.

where he and hopes to to find ahead of the hay fever." "the fish biting" "keep mer high school teacher at Alton, writes of the death of her mother, Clara A. White at the age 97. Mrs. Mrs. White died August 8 at the Humboldt, Neb.

hospital. For home 23 she had made her with years Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. UImer at Dawson, but entered the Humboldt hospital Dec.

23, 1963. Mrs. White and her: husband farmed for some years in the Afton vicinity, where their two daughters, Laura and Eva were born. The family moved in 1914 to LeMars where both daughters Sparks Con inclined to I be so kind to the Farmers members in their midst. Bureau An interview with one NFO memyielded the words "dumb ber "stupid." and "ignoramuses" about members of the Farm Bureau who would not cooperate in the holding action.

Official spokesmen for the NFO tend to tone down the disagreehowever, possibly because ment, they want to see Non-NFO farmers join in the holding action. Sioux County NFO president Clarence 'Kiel, Orange City, re'that besides the three inported formation centers set up in the NFO activities during include the holding action would a county, gain program support from non-member of persuasion hoping to farmers in the area. Mr. Kiel said that he expected holding action to gain its obthe jective of gaining contracts livestock from the meat industry on prices, "but we'll succeed in a our lot quicker if all the will join' farmers us in the 23 state action hold-off." Local NFO leader Joe Friedadded that he thought the mann holding action would farmers last only would a week if all the cooperate. An Monday that the strength of this NFO.

news declared holding action already had been in proven by the sharp. by the advance lay off of hog 200 to. 300' meat packing workprices, and, Spalding High School will open Monday, August 31, with six additions to the curriculum and two additions to the staff. Enrollment is expected to be over the 200 mark. New on the Spalding staff are Kenneth Kommes and Gerald Davies.

Mr. Kommes, who formerly taught at Danbury Catholic, will teach classes in American history and phyical education. A graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Remsen, in 1953, he received his bachelor of arts from Westmar in 1958. Mr. Kommes is married and the of three children, two of father whom are twins.

Gerald Davies graduated from School, Immaculate Cherokee, and received his Conception High B.A. from Wayne State College, Nebraska. He will teach Algebra and I and geometry. His forteaching position was at Almer len. Neb.

Returning to the Spalding staff are Father Dale George, superintendent and religion; Father Thomas Walding, guidance director, religion; Sister Mary Rosalita, bookBecker, shop; Sister Mary Beatkeeping, typing: Father Nicholas rice, social science and developmental reading; Mary Alcuin, English: Sister Mary Merici, Latin, speech; Sister Mary Ancilla, music; Sister Mary Bernette, biology, physics, chemistry; Sister Marie Bernadette, English, religion; Mrs. Emmet Hodapp, office. New offerings on the curriculum are economic geography, Shop II, Home ec. II, American government, developmental reading and Enrollment currently is 226 and bookkeeping. includes 61 freshmen, 58 sopho53 juniors and 54 seniors.

mores, New purchases for the school are a 1964 edition of Americana and an SRA Reading Labencyclopedia. an electric typewriter oratory. Beige rayon textured curtains will be new additions to each classCotton cafe curtains in a room. modern abstract design of beige, brown the home and ec. orange department.

The will be hung in new curtains in the library are! in with a modern design in rayon beige, turquoise and brown. Linn Van Roekel 4-H Queen Linn Van Roekel, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gershom Van Roekel of Hull. was named 4-H Club Queen at the Sioux CounYouth Fair last week.

The Demty ocrat was misinformed in our issue of last week in naming Beth Koster as the new Queen. Our apologies to both girls. Sheridan Linn Live- was sponsored by the stock Growers 4-H Club, the Capel Belles 4-H Club and the Lincoln Loggers. Controversy ersy in St. Paul and Mason City.

And then there were the demonstrations. About 300 farmers gathered in the Sioux City stock market Sunday night. Objects of the demonstration were truckers bringing loads into the market for sale Monday morning. A local trucker said his tire stem had been cut. Another reportedly said he planned to grease his truck Monday since he didn't anticipate hauling any cattle.

NFO men guessed that the demonstration at Sioux City would bring more than 1000 farmers the market on Monday and through the week. Mr. Kiel added that he thought the Sioux City demonstrations Sunday night lawful, since the police were right there looking on. "Sioux City police called it a very well controlled he said. "Our people there turn back six or eight trucks, there was no Two the trucks were reportedly from the Alton area.

A local spokesman for the NFO admitted, however, that there might be some threats "and even violence" before the holding tion was finished. "We're tired of going broke," agreed a local NFO man. added, "if demonstrations work negroes, maybe they'll work The Floyd Valley Community Schools with a complete teaching administrative staff of next 37 and members are ready to open August 31. A workshop is scheduled for Monday morning, faculty August new teachers who will 27 28. The seven teach in Floyd Valley Schools are: Myrna Rold of Harlan, Falls Iowa, Colgraduate of Sioux lege---Grade 1 Gloria Bookhart of Sioux City.

Col- graduate of Wayne State a James Ver Meer Sioux Center, lege--Junior High Mathematics a graduate of Northwestern College--Elementary Studies Physical Education Social Bruce Iverson of St. Paul, B.A. Degree--Hamline University, M.A. degree- University of Minnesota- Vocal Music James Ball of Spencer, Iowa--a graduate of Wayne State Commercial Collego- School Joel Boeyink of Alton--Graduate of Northwestern College -High School English Journalism Gwenfron Williams of North Wales, Great BritainReturning faculty members Superintendent are: Reint A. Poppen, Lynn Kruwell-High School Principal Don Adkins-Elementary Principal, Newkirk Dick H.

Hulst-Elementary and Junior High Principal at Newkirk Aberson -High School SciPeter Verle ence Guidance Counsellor Gertrude Landhuis-H. S. English and Speech Gerald Grady--H. S. Physical Driver Ed.

Orval J. Social Studies and Athletics Kenneth Math. -Home Ec. and LiZelma brary Cecil Persing-H. S.

Ind. Arts Wanda Friedericksen Jr. High Reading John Mouw-Jr. High Social Studies Viola Bossman-Jr. High English Harmelink-6th Grade Rosalie Mashek-6th Grade Doris Betty Fonkert-5th Grade Marilyn Vander Maten-4th Grade Gary Paulsen-5th Grade Shirley Vande Berg-4th Grade Grace Vaandrager-3rd Grade Nick Rodenbour of Maurice and his sisters, Mrs.

Amelia Plendl and Mrs. Anton Wittkop and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lampert of LeMars drove to Parkston, S.D. last week and also called on Msgr.

Rodenbour at Salem, S.D. Visited at Parkston, S.D. New Traveling Library Books Are Here Mrs. Mouw, the new City Librarian announces that the new State Traveling Library books arrived Monday and invited people to of stop the in com- at the Library and make their choice munity are of new reading. They include both adult and children's books.

Visit Indian Reservation Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Aalbers and Mr.

and Mrs. Nick Aalbers and Dianne, and their guests from family, the Netherlands, Misses Meine and Betsy Aalbers, spent Thursday in Winnebago, Neb. where Aalbers they and visit- toured Rev. Gradus ed the mission at the Indian Reservation. 900 at Chicken Dinner 900 plates were served Sunday evening at St.

Mary's church parish hall where sponsored by St. Mary's Guild was the annual supper held. The shrine was won by Mrs. Schnee and George Dehner was winner of the blanket raffled off later in the evening. Showing at State Fair Harold Lee Stamer of Route 1, is showing Class division" Brown at Swiss the in the Open Iowa State Fair.

Elizabeth Den Hartog-3rd Grade Elsie Munneke-2nd Grade Mattie Peelen-2nd Grade Mildred Schrader-1st Grade Jane Drury-Kindergarten Lillian Harmelink-Kindergarten Lee Riemersma-Music Larry -Instrumental Music Other employees of the district for the coming year will be the three custodians: Marion Menning, Henry Roos and Gerrit Scholten; six cooks-Marjorie Menning, Angelin Zwagerman, Bernice Hartman, Grace Stofferan, Bernadette Starkenburg, and Neola Loehr; nine bus drivers- Gerrit Scholten, Peter Aberson, Mrs. R. Vellinga, Bert Miedema Vernon Van Donslear, Ellis De Bruin, Gerald Van Es, Cornie Vande Hoef, and Wilbert Vande Berg. The predicted enrollment will be approximately 160 in high school and 420 in the kindergarten and elementary grades. St.

Mary's School is announcing the opening of the 1964-1965 school with a half-day session Monyear day, August 31. The faculty this year comprises the following: Msgr. Zeno Reising, superintendent; Sister M. Iola, principal; Sister M. Nona Sister 'M.

Caedmon, Mrs. Langenhorst, and Sister M. Ella. Registration last week revealed an enrollment of 190 pupils. This school year should prove especially interesting because of the construction of the long-awaited grade school on our premises.

Bennett Is New F.V.W.A. Secretary Wilbur D. Bennett, Sioux City, was elected secretary of the Floyd Valley Watershed Association at a recent board meeting. Bennett replaces Elmer Lund who moved to Phoenix, Ariz. Earl Albert, Le Mars, has succeeded Lund as director of the Association.

Two members of the Corps of to discuss future improvements in Engineers, Omaha, were present flood control and allied water use in the Floyd River. Valley..