The Alton Democrat from Alton, Iowa • Page 1

FOES DWELLS FROM MOCRAT TONGUE ALTKE ARE FREE, SAFE THUTSDAY, JULY 10, 1952 4 NUMBER VOLUME LXXI THE ALTON, IOWA DEMOCRAT, Hail Storm Hits Southeast of Town Grain is threshed onto the ground and corn stalks are stripped for many farmers along a dingonal line from Craig toward Marcus. A heavy strip of hail about wide followed the line Sunday evening and ruined where it fell. Jinx Homan of Alton was hit as hard as anybody. Observers of crops report a total loss. The hail tore them to shreds.

The same happened to John Nielson's crops, who farms Chick Homan's land, Bill Van Gelder. and, the Larson Brothers. Peter Bos ports about 80 cent damage, and the Frederes Brothers thought theirs was about the same. George Frederes says he's never seen anything like it before: "Some of our corn might come out of it, but our oats crop. is lying on the ground," he said.

The corn was just ready to tassle, and the oats was ready to cut. Mr. Frederes Said he couldn't remember when crons looked any better at this time of year tran they had before the hail storm, He said he could have gone into his oats Sunday if it had not been Sunday. Clifford Streff also suffered some damage, and he said he heard of damage to buildings, but The Democrat reporter couldn't confirm this. However, it was evident from the corn and soy' bean fields that buildings which were a bit, shaky by might have been destroyed the storm.

hail was accompanied by strong north wind. in Little hail, was the north east parts of the Alton vicinity. Sunday's storm is reminiscent of one on July 6, 1932. The crops weren't so good that when they were damaged, however. That was the week grading was to start on Highway 333, and Supervisor Dick Younie of Hawarden died suddenly of heart failure.

According to The Democrat of that year, hail stones were piled four or five feet high in draws. It went on: "Some of the hail stones were as big as hen's eggs. Many people from Alton drove south to witness the damage Wednesday evening. At one place a chunk of ice a foot square, composed of hail stones, was setting on the top of a post. "Crops, including corn fields, were beaten into the ground.

The same area suffered badly from drouth last year. It is said that very few farmers 'have hail insurance on their crops because of the low price of all kinds of grain." This year, most farmers do carry insurance, but not full! coverage, and they say even full coverage wouldn't pay for 'the crop. The rain and hail Sunday interrupted a spell of mostly clear weather. However, it was cloudy all day Sunday, with intermittent sprinkles. About 3 o'clock p.m.

the sky turned black and a strong wind came up from the North West. Here in town, where the hail was negligible, the weather instruments of Observer W. S. Slaole recorded 1.51 in. of precipitation which fell between -noon and midnight.

Another 1.02 in. fell between midnight 4:30 a. m. Monday. High temperature for the week was.

92 on Friday, and the low was 52 Monday night. Accident Injures Six, Hampshire Hogs Stolen Six people were injured and one narrowly escaped injury in a head- collision at the crest hill mile north of McNally, Iowa, Thursday morning, July 3. 'McNally West of is a small town South Ireton. The two autos were driven by Mrs. Lloyd Liston of Ireton and John H.

Van Wyhe of Ireton. Those in the Van Wyhe auto who were injured were: Mr. Van Wyhe, severe cuts and bruises; Mrs. Bernard Smith, broken jaw and knee inof Mrs. Smith, cuts on face Jury; Diana Smith, daughter which required about 100 stitches; Larry Van Wyhe, 6, head injury; and Kenneth Van Wyhe, 10, head injury.

Mrs. Liston was accompanied by. her son, but he was thrown free of the auto and escaped injury. Mrs. Liston received chest injuries.

All of them were taken to the Hawarden hospital. The Sioux County sheriff's office also reports five Hampshire hogs, weighing about 250 lbs. each, stolen from the Bultyard on this side of the man river west of Chatsworth. The office reports no leads on the thief and he probably escaped across the river into South Dakota. Mrs.

C. Noordhoff Dies Mrs. Cornie Noordhoff of Chico, died Sunday night according to a telegram received by her F. Eason. Mrs.

Noordhoff had been suffering with leukemia. She leaves her husband, three sisters and brothers. Jeane Nordhoff, who just arrived home from a speaking Mrio to Illinois and Michigan, left Tuesday by train for Chico to attend the Thursday funeral. NE TE Pfc. and Mrs.

Albert Vis announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Jo, born July 4 at the Sioux Center hospital. A- boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lubbers July 8 at the Grossman hospital, Orange City. His name is Gordon Ray.

Big Fish Day Here July 17 More than $100.00 worth of fishing equipment destined to become the property of several lucky children is now on display, in the Klein Drug Co. window. The equipment will be offered as prizes in the newest and biggest edition of the Alton Fish Day event to place July 17 at the municipal sand pit. BBB President Rich Foreman, and Fish Day chairman Carl Harriman have invited; all children who have a cane pole or facsimile and who can arrange for a trip to the pool. There will be tickets for free treats as well as the grand prizes.

Sporting goods companies which have donated the prizes on display, are as follows: Johnson Bead Chain Mfg. Helin Tackle Tony Accetta and Son, Sales Buckman Labloratories Landon Laboratories. Aeroplane Spinner Mfg. Loma Plastics Fred. Arbogast and Co.

American Display Actionrod Orchard Industries Waltco's Glasscaster True Temper Rods and Wm. Gold Refining Co. The sponsors of the event want to remind prospective fishers that only cane, poles or facsimiles will be allowed in the event, and every child must register after he gets to the pool in order to be. eligible for prizes. The Iowa Conservation Commission has made the specification about the poles.

Banks, PMA Office To Handle Loans Price support loans on 1952 farm crops will be handled entirely by local banks and county PMA Office, it was announced this week by Ed J. Schmidt, Chairman of the Sioux County PMA Committee. Heretofore, local banks and lending agencies sold their notes Ito the regional Commodity Credit Corporation office in Chicago with whom they had contracts to handle such paper. Under the 'de-centralized program now in effect, banks will enter into agreements with their local county PMA Committee. This new procedure became effective July 1 and details of the plan are being worked out with Sioux County bankers at meetings being held in the County.

In the past, producers applied for loans through their county PMA office, the same as under the new procedure. Loans were made without delay and disbursed by the banks but the banks had the privilege of rediscounting the notes to other banks or the CCC Office in Chicago and when settlement was made there was frequently a delay of months in getting the cancelled papers back into the hands of the borrowing farmers. Under new system, cooperating banks and county PMA office will retain all the loan documents and make settlements without delay. County PMA Committees are being nuthorized to issue drafts for 1952 crop loans or settlements in their own offices. Settlements on crop loans prior to 1952 will be handled as in the past through the state PMA office and the area CCC Office in Chicago.

Vincent Gergen Out of Hospital Vincent Gergen is back from Sacred Heart hospital, Le Mars, where he was taken on July 1. a tree fell on him, punctured a lung and broke three ribs. Mrs. Gergen says he is much better now. Mr.

Gergen helping Ray Konz clean up some trees that had been damaged by the storm the night before when the accident happened. He was in the hospital from Tuesday until Friday. Neighbors helped on the farm and are still helping until Mr. Gergen recovers. The family is grateful to neighbors and friends who visited them and helped them.

Popular Picture Lt. and Mrs. John F. Atkins of Rock Valley have their in the July American Magazine on Page 104. It is run with a story, about.

a ferr ride from Manhattan Staten Island. Town Council Has Busy Fruitful Session Monday THE AUTO SHOW" IT'S GOT THE PSST, BUDDY, POWER WE WANT TO GET' NEED, A BARGAIN? G.O.R FALSE ECONOMY NATIONAL SECURITY BUDGET. 55 -HARTE BALL CLUB WINS A PAIR Manager C. J. Van Citters reports from Joe the New York Yankes, confirming the dates July 24 and 25 for the Yankee ball school here.

Plans are being made for ball playing facilities and sleeping quarters for a number of boys which might range in the hundreds. Special Defeat Remsen, 0. C. Here The Alton ball team joined the winners' ranks this week with a pair of wins and one loss. The team defeated Orange City Wednesday night; July 2, lost Sioux Center 4, and trimmed Remsen Tuesday night, "July .8.

All of these games were played at the Alton park. In Tuesday night's game, which stopped Remsen 9-2, the Alton men played baseball in way which would make town proud of them. Outany fielders Klein, Karssen and Van Gronigen were spearing flies all over the outfield, and the infield was playing airtight 'ball. Jim Even pitched to 35 batters. Eight of them were.

out on flies, 10 struck out, two were caught off base, and the rest were out at first. Remsen 'got a total of four hits: one each for Pick, Ahmann, Kellen and Moritz. They scored their two runs in the first inning on two hits and the game's lone Alton error. Jerry Klein and Don Poppen were outstanding in Alton's defensive play. Offensively, Alton got 11 hits: two by Don Poppen, one by Doug Gaul, one by Tom Even, one by Jerry Klein, one by Ed Karssen, one by Glenn Van Gronigen, one by John Kelly, and three three by hits scored LeRoy Bras.

Bras's two men, and he scored himself after the last one. Alton scored once in the second, once in the third, once in the fourth, three times in the sixth, and three times in the seventh. Remsen had a total of six er- One of the biggest crowds ever to witness a ball game at Alton's beautiful ball park saw the exhibition of the year as the Sioux Center Indians pulled a ten inning thriller out of the fire to grab the Fourth of July contest with Alton, 6-5. The game was close all the way with Sioux Center scoring a run in the first and Alton evening it in the same inning. The Cardinals erupted two more in the third and held the lead going into the fifth inning.

rors. Sioux Center Indians Grab July 4 Contest (By Bill Bowers) Interprets City Law Checks New Budget Other Business Floyd O. Bowers Buried At Marcus Funeral services for Floyd O'Brien were. held in Marcus Saturday morning at the Nelson Funeral Home, Rev. E.

Plummer, Methodist minister, officiating. Mr. Bowers, 66.1 died Tuesday night, July 1, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Le Mars of a heart ailment. Pallbearers were Paul Diederich, John Nev. Wm.

Schwartz, Chris Thorman, all of Granville. Fred. Raetz of Remsen and Wm. Raetz of. Marcus.

Burial was in the family lot in the Amherst cemetery af Marcus. Floyd O. Bowers was born April 1. 1886, son of John and, Helen Bowers of Paullina, and he attended school in O'Brien County. In 1907 he came to Granville and began to operate a produce station in 1910, continuing in that business until 1951 when ill health forced him to retire.

On June 15. 1910 he married Anna M. Ricker of Granville, and they made their home in Granville. Mrs. Bowers died four years ago.

Two girls were born to the union. Mrs. Philip Lenihan (Ethel) of Sioux Falls. and Mrs. Harlan Warren (Helen) of Ottawa, Ill.

Other survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Botkin of Huron, S. Mrs. Matt Marx and Mrs. H.

J. Ricker. Relatives attending the funeral a distance were Mr. and from. Phil Lenihan of Sioux Falls, Mr.

and Mrs. HarIan Warren of Ottawa. Mrs. Blanche Botkin of Huron, S. Mr.

and Mrs. Matt Marx. Mr. and Mrs. H.

J. Ricker of Mrs. Bert Boers, Mrs. Hubert Granville, Dr. Clifford Bowers.

Burroughs of Sioux City, Mrs. Clara Bowers of Sibley, Mrs. Olive Bowers of Sheldon. Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Graff of Spirit Lake, besides numerous friends from Granville and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Halbrook and children of Sioux City and Mrs. Pauline Frank of S.

D. were Fourth of ton, July dinner guests at the Dan Watson home. Then Alton pitcher Jerry Klein gave up a hit to Dave Bruinsma and John Cleveringa lived on an error. -Vander Berg flied out and Wayne Vermeer fanned but danger threatened again when the next two batsmen drew walks. Then Sandy Sandbulte drilled a base hit into center and two more runs came across.

Finally Devos grounded out to the pitcher to end the uprising. Sioux Center 5, Alton 3. After the fifth, the pitchers took control once more. With Klein and Goettsch the battery for. Alton, two old school mates were working together and Sioux Center, unbeaten thus far, found them mighty hard to get to.

However, Dave Vander Berg on the mound for the Indians, also held the Cards under tight rein. In the seventh inning, Don Poppen crashed a hard ball to short which eluded Bruinsma. Doug Gaul struck out but Vander Berg balked and Poppen advanced. to second. A fielders choice and error later, Poppen had scored.

Then in the last of the ninth with Sioux Center still leading, Bras struck out. but Poppen got again as Tex Bruinsma bobbled his grounder. Bruinsma also fluffed the next one and Alton had two, men on. Tom Even singled Poppen scored ns things started looking bright for the Redbirds. Howie Goettsch was then given an intentional pass and the bases were loaded with Jerry Klein coming up with one out.

Jerry flied out and was followed by Karssen who followed his example and the game was slated for extra innings. In the tenth. De Vos struck out but Bob Vermeer tripled. Tex Bruinsma. who was either rifling base hits or bobbling grounders all evening.

grabbed the hero's role by laying down a perfect bunt and scoring Vermeer. A quick double play but the cut other Indians down damage Was done. Alton went down 1-2-3 in their half of the inning. It would be difficult to pick out individual stick-outs in this one as the play was beautiful all the way around. However.

clutch playing possibly singled him out. as Sioux Center's most valuable. For the Alton Cards. Tom Even rattled out two hits and drew two walks while Don Poppen scored three runs with no hits and only one walk. Howie Goettsch did a fine job hohind; and of course, nitcher Klein rcally lost a heartbreaker as he rave up onlv 6 hits.

Davo Vander Berg. Sioux Center's fine all around athlete. PAve up the same amount of bite to Alton. The fire works that followed were definitely an anti-climax hut were nice enough to give the crowd something for nothing, as they had had their money's worth long ago. Walter Wesselink Dies In Oregon Walter Wesselink of Sandy, died early on the morning of July 4, according to word received in Hospers that morning.

Wesselinn was born on Aug. 28, 1899, at. Hull and moved with his parents to Hospers when he was still a boy. He helped his, father in the garage and blacksmith ness. In December of 1924 he and Helena Van Zyl were married and the couple moved to Sheldon where Mr.

Wesselink went into the hatchery business with his father-in-law. They later moved to Sandy, Ore. Mr. Wesselink was buried the Sandy Community Church. He is survived by his two children: Knthleen Mary (Mrs.

Willis Oldenkamp) and Wallace both by his mother, Mrs. Dick Wesselink of Hospers; two brothers, Richard of Sandy, and Fred of Correctionville, Iowa: four sisters, Mina (Mrs. Saupe of Primghar, Tillie Winnie (Mrs. Carl Nehls) of Le Mars, (Mrs. Ellis De Bruin) of Hospers, and Gertrude (Mrs.

Steve Hulstein) of Sanborn. Mrs. D. Wesselink, Fred Wesselink and Mrs. Ellis De Bruin had visited him a week and previous to his death.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saupe Mrs. Joe Hoffs were with him when he died. Band Concert Saturday Night The Alton Municipal Band will hold its first summer concert Saturday evening, July 12, with baton time at 8:00, it was announced by Director Ira Vail of Le Mars Thursday.

The program is not available at the time of this writing. Mr. Vail has just returned from a two weeks vacation. In his absence rehearsals and lessons were taken over by Director Al Blemaster of Orange City. All band candidates are asked to report to rehearsal Thursday evening, July 10, at 8:00.

Issue August Call The Sioux County draft: board will issue an induction call for 10 men in August. Mrs. A. Pohlen entertained the Bid or Bye club nesday. Mrs.

G. A. Lieb. formerly of Sioux City, is now making her home with Mrs. Mary.

Sauer, her mother. In an actual test case near Alton we caponized half of al man's white leghorn 'springs. marketing time his capons avernge 5 lbs. to for the -caponized birds. It will.

pay you to call us come out. Floyd Alton, Iowa. 15-2 The Alton Town Council met Monday night at 7:30 and counmembers were still interpreting, planning and discussat 11:00 o'clock. was a busy session, and town's governing body took of six distinct issues: (1) approval of expenditures. the approval of the budget estimate for the coming year, the interpretation and application of City Ordinance No.

the building permit ordinance. in the instance of Vernon Frericks, (4) the location of along the O. S. Henrich lot in the south part of town, (5) possibility of giving financial aid to the AlBaseball Association, and. the possibility of running branch of the town's sewage system down Lover's Lane.

The big issue the one which took the most time was the one on building permits. Ordinance 55. Section 4, says: "It shall be unlawful to move building or structure of any kind. from without to within restricted residence district another location in a restricted residence district, without first filing plans and specificatons with the Council and securing n. cormit to remove such aildins or structures within the restricted residence district, No permit shall be issued that will result in a violation of this ordinance or when, in the judgment of the Council, a permit should be refused.

(Sec. 415.2, Code of 1946 of The permit question before the council was that of Vernon Frericks, who wanted to buy lot. from Ed Swasand and move onto it a house which he bought from Tony Frederes. The lot is located across the road from the Clint. Cambier farm and the N.

C. Martin place. Council would members obiection held from other residents in the that there be neigrborhood, and some members held that it would be contrary to the spirit of Ordinance 55 to allow an old house to be moved into a neighborhood where only new houses have been built. Section 7 says: "It shall be unlawful to use occupy, any property with or in a restricted residence district in such a way as to be offensive, or which creates any added burden or disadvantage to nny resident of said district. (Sec.

415.2, Code 1946 State of Mr. Fredicks and Mr. Swasand pointed out that no objectors had appeared at a council meeting, but the Council pointed out that it was up to Mr. Frericks to bring in "the written consent and approval of the majority of the adjacent property owners within three hundred feet of said proposed improvement." (Sec. 6) Section 6 deals with special permits, and the Council deemed this a special case.

Mayor John Van Gronigen informed Mr. Frericks that he would call a special session of the Council whenever Mr. Frericks would have the written consent and approval as specified in Section 6. According to the law, however, either, the Council or the mayor can keep the permit from being granted if they feel it will harm the community. even though the applicant has the consent of neighbors Treasury Business In the money considerations the Council noted that the light bill was going up because of additional street lights.

Members also were informed that 29 new poles. without brackets have arrived. The subject of more street lights for the north end of town was brought up. The appearance of the baseball committee brought up the recreation fund. The Council was reminded that at one time the town had decided to build the grandstand if funds were available for it.

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