The Sumner Gazette from Sumner, Iowa • Page 2

SUMNER GAZETTE p.n Wo tbt ST Cc 9: St Li Fi nc tit P- a a Sa PAPER OF THE TOWN OF AND OF BRGMKR COtTXTT EAST-OF-TOWN Mm. Al Wolfjrrmm Adam Wtr.it? look rs. Carol Pivi her to Mrs xvherv they will join Mr and Mrs 1 of Chul.1 Vista. Calif who have been visiting his moihrr, Mrs F. Mrs Kny- ar iv, if ,1 1.

cnt rlwrirtTO- offi.v smscwrnox RATKS Bremer. Faj-ettp, and Chickasaw County oo Elsewhere tn Iowa sw Servicemen and Members of the Clergy Outside of Iowa Paperboy Sen-ire. City Sumner. only NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IC 6 TI Tluirsdiiy Mot nine. July II.

Ambulance lliis coinimmiiy is still -eJ xvith finding souio irplatvinont for tho soon to Iv disoop.tuu.od ambulance wn-ico. havj IHVII made inducing fiiwiu-iiij: of such st -rvi -v bv the local hosnUal (which apjum-ntlv is not possible)' subsidiMlion by the Cily. or soir.e" cooperative plan between the oi-. lt ed and the county and county However, all of these cms. Uty would alloc.itin^ one niill of tax nioney to this service, a null which the tan ill with MX askings at limit at present and still not enough ino.u-v o.Miiiiit; in to dty serxuvs.

parlu-ijwtiois xviih'tiu. cities and toxvns trie logical inoxe except that oomiminitifs are currently heiiu; served municipal amhuLuuv scrx-iee and she a'nixi such iiy tin- could almost several vate or bounty would seem One pl.m which pn.ve it could If institined ur.der pre.sent state law si would be ar anu-ulance asMViation composed of a citv and sur- nmndmj; This has been more "than satU. factorv- in Shis community in pn.vidmo fi, pru vt tli.Hl. Oranted, an ambulance association can- no! u- the thinj-. nor handled exactly the ssune manner, as a fire association there is room for investsgntinj; Mich a plan this plan an ambulance would be main- tamed and manned by the association, providing r- vice to the area involved and outside that area for an additional fee, just as fire protection is now provided.

There would be technicalities to be worked out and it might prove impossible. But before the idea is shelved it benrs some "looking into" because service is doing, to have to be provided one way or another and also financed through tax funds The problem is how obtain the service for the entire community on a financially equitable kisis. An ambulance association could the answer. An expensive Sunmer's City receivetl another exjx-iisive in advance planning and engineering at their last meeting, when were submitted on a large-scale drainage and curb and gutter project for the area of town north of the main line railroad tracks. A contract signet! in April.

bctwevii tin- city council of that time and the engineers to studv the drainage problem and come up with a solution Over three years later, and with a different council the plans were submitted along with the cost of the engineering. H) percent of UK- estimated sKy.lKio ject cost. Municipalities in geiier.il. and Sunnier in particular, have financial problems and expense item on a project which appears financially impoxsibk- in the neiir fuluiv. makes the monev p'roblein even moix- acute.

There is no doubt but what this area town at tunes, has a surface water problem. Hut it would have been possible to conduct a rough, prvliminarv survey without extensive plans to arrived at a estimate after which, if it appeared fiiianciallv further planning could liavtr been called fur It is also unfortunate that it took three vears to draw up plans because all of the Climates have apparently been based on twiay's up considerably fn.m three years ago. naturally reflect a true picture if the work were to be done this year, but it follows that three vear later cost estimate, also inflate the tngiiux-ring 1-osU Itus is an expensive lesson, and could have been avoided. However, this council and future emmcjls. have, and will have, the benefit of the comprehensive city plan now being drawn up Future plans for city iiiipruveiiienU be based on these recoHunendations if future expensive are to be avoided.

her parents. Mr. inond Gies-en-Kin of 111 and her brother .1 Mr Mrs. of Cexlar Kails ovoriv.sht 'home. gw- un.

Mrs John Hock sivnt end in tho home of her and daughter. Mr. and Mrs Rdxv.irxi Trvmiv.ne of Ctvl.ir Mr. Mrs of v.V'wei: were :i.vvi visitors the Mr ,1:10. Mrs F.

W. Klein ruvv.f. Mr. Oiffonl former suporintotvlev.t of -he Great Chief Stanley Danielson and were Sunday sfterncvr. visitors in the homo of Mr.

Mr. arK-i Mrs Heath of Flint. wore xvevk fues-t-s in the hotno of her VM- rents. Mr ar.d Mrs Ed Brav.r.. Vererva and Stacy.

They xvere Saturday everting visitors in the horr.tf of Mr. and Mrs Harold K.v.rardy and at W.iter- Mr. and Mrs. Oitrvgsie- ar.d Dorothy Priebe returned hixne Sunday from El Paso. Tex where Larry had taken at Ft.

Bliss. his leave here, he will rv j.s- to Ft. Ga They aiv visiting hi? parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oltrofge and f.i- rr.ily in Waveriy ar.d Mr.

anol Mrs. Wayne Priebe arxi Mrs. Ted Grove- and children were victors Friday afternoon ir. the Mrs. Otto Priebe h'-Tn-o.

Supper gucsss Sur.dav evening in the Mr. Mrs. Vl-isXow were Mr. and Errjt-st Miller. Mr.

ar.d Mrs. Eric Mrs. ana Mr and Mrs Albert Hoeger. The SBB of the Firs: Church will have a supper and social evening Saturday in the Mr. and Mrs.

Karl Miller in RANDALIA Mrs. Ted RAND ALIA (Written for last w-eek) Mr. ar.d Mrs. W. A.

Schroeder. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bahe. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Van- dersae and family oi Oelwein. Mrs Nyle Vargasor. and farr.il\' of Rapids. Mrs.

Mildred Miner of Fayette. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Decker and Collett, Mr. and Mrs.

Roger Decker. Mr. and Mrs Car! Potratz o'. Westgate. Mr.

and Walter Voelker of Sutnr.er and Mrs'. Alex Gueniher attended the unor.il of Mrs. Sch.r-.:*der's sister. Mrs. Al Classen Thursday at Mir.n.

on mr- oonditioninx." bellowixi Lex Hawkins He, alon.c xvith sex-era" other thousand IVnxx'rats didn't know that the Veteran's Auditorium PCS Moines wasn't was hot, stuffy and wore starting to flare, Hawkins. IVs lawyer, w.is prvsioliiig at the Democratic state convention. But forsot aNnt! how hot it was when Vico Resident Hubert H. Humphrey and Sen. Eugene J.

McCarthy was the t'irst to enter the huso auditorium. Extra security measures wore in effect and McCarthy entered the auditorium through a freight elevator. McCarthy called for a "truly open" convention. "The dt-sire for full democracy in American life, public review of government policy, and decision- making inspirvd the American Revolut.io;-.. The new politics which we h.ive set-n developing in this is in that same tradition.

the Minnesota Senator told the st.v.e conx-ention delegates. Humphrey, came into the av.a:tor;-.::r. a side door. criticized plans to confer in F.iris xvith Hanoi's delegation to Vietnam peace talks Humphrey who did not refer to McCarthy by name, drexv boos from McCarthy supporters in the balcony. The Vice President said no one.

candidates as well as should say or co anything to jeorxirdize the talks. An old pro ivlitjcal conventions, after the booing. Humphrey said: -The business of peace-making j-j delicate business, the busine.NS of peace-talking is an easy business, but the business of peace-booing is ri- business." As expected. Humphrey and McCarthy didn't meet fa'ce-to- Jaoe in their dual appearance, in Dts Moines. Their prime object was to woo the Iowa delegates to the Democratic convention at Chicago, especially the 23 delegates who had "been pledged to the late Son.

Robert F. Kennedy. Apparently the 2S delegates will go to Chicago support Gov. E. Hughes as a x-orite son candidate.

who is the key to luiw a m.i.iovity of Iowa's 5J deleRKtes will vote at Chic.iito ClH'NTKYMAN This election year is full surprises. towa some pot einivs still can't believe that former Attorney Cieneral Countryman is in the running for the Republican nomination for the I' S. Senate. But he is. Countryman waited until near the deadline to file nomination papers with the secretary of state's office.

The N'evadn lawyer lost bid for the Republican Senate nomination in 1060 when a six man race wound up in convention with Miller winning the nomination. Countryman is one of four Republicans seeking the nomination. The others are Stnte Senator David Stanley, former Congressman Jim Bromwell and IVs Moiiies insurance executive William Plyniat. "My experience as attorney general should prove helpful not in the legislative field but should provide background for legislation dealing with law en- said the 50-year-old attorney. F.l> TV The Commimicatioivs Commission has given its approval for the state of Iowa to use Channel 12 nt Iowa City for educational television programming.

There had been some concern that the FCC might turn the channel over to the commercial progranuning because the channel had been assigned more than a decade but had never been activated. N'ow the state educational radio and television facilities board is moving ahead. One of acts will be to set up a tower near West Branch. John Montgomery. Des Moines.

executive secretary of the board, said the tower will cover all persons within a radius of 72 miles. The new channel will carry programs produced by KDPS, a station now owned by the Des Moines public school' district. Montgomery said between the two channels (12 at Iowa City and 11 (KDPS) in Des Moines'l SO per cent of the homes and schools in the state will be able 2 Gazette Thursdax. I I. to receive educational pi when both aie broMijht power The state il has a new dtroc! IXivid 1..

Mullin, Ha, who ha-. been serving as netim; director. Mullin's salary is Sll.iHHl a The commissi.Mi also has appointed Oorothy LM. as evmpliance director. KK(MU'r Through the one the big battles in the legislative chambers has been reoixnn- of statt 1 With over state agencies there has been a constant demand by some to these departments.

One outside firm which studied the situation suggested that these agencies could be consolidated into 13 major departments. The legislature took a giant stop in this direction when It merged the department of social welfare, board of control and board of parole. The new department, the state department of social services, was officially merged on July 1. It has a single director, Maurice Harmon, who eame to Iowa from Frankfort. at an annual salary of $24.000.

The new agency has an annual budget of $140 million INTERSTATE Travelers on Iowa's interstate highway system will find convenient picnicing facilities at several safety rest areas through a cooperative program of the Iowa conservation commission and the Iowa high- xvay commission. Fifty new picnic tables have been loaned to the highway commission by the conservation commission for use at various rest areas. Ray Kitch of Sioux City and his sons, JacK of Long Island. N. Y.

and Paul of West Springfield. and Mrs. Etta Shackelford of Walker wore Monday overnight guests of Mrs. Earl Kitch. Mrs.

Shachelford remained in the Kitch home until Friday when Mrs. Kitch took her to her home at Walker. The 'Poet's Comer (Lillian nirkjcn. wlilely-known rfimuuT poi-t, h.is had her published in national and Htate poetry publicntion. Slip is nt sriit midwest poet of the Pootry Sivloty.

Hor poetry is a weekly of thr SIIMIIUT Well iirrjvngi'il time the sure-rt sign of well ,11 nu'iul. ritm.ui Host thou Live life" (hen dn not squander tinu-. for that the stuff life is made of Franklin Time xviMl employed is foe; it U-avos no opm ing for tho lurking fiend t' Wilcox NOU or NHVHK N'llW is the fubiil.ms of Hot up. get soon; What if never, i-ver Liu-k. New York, South Pole.

quirk' pie-v. the button invm. Have Iniu'h in I lolls wood with Then you will hit Yes. NOW Is of be next (lot up and nut of shell you iven't, alie.idv been Attitudes Matittulvs Jcrrv Marcus Trmilfr, Julv 13. 1967 morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bacon of Antix-h. and Mr and Mrs. Fred Bacon attended Mr.

and Mrs, Raymond Bright of Denver. Mrs. Alice Vargasor. ar.d Mr. and Mrs -Vrs.

M-creu of Fayef.e Gran- Vargason left Tuesday for PiTibina. D. to viii: Mrs. Alicv Vargason's Mrs. Zetia Tudil.

Mr. arid Mrs. Frank Edmor.ds and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bans Alar, o' Stanley were Sunday visitors in A.

Soh- r-ie-der home. rs Blanche Knight enter- a oiffee Saturdav and his sister. Mrs. E. L.

Ste(Continued on Page 8) FREOERICKSBURG Looking Around This Week I know that I've this bv-fore. but it does strerr. our rr.urii'.y extremely fortunate in park facilities available to us. Botr. the Cr.y Park ana the S'orth Park are e.ioiigr.

to make li any otr.er coinrnunitv iit aarr.irr with envy. At the citv park hax-tf made by the Park Beard in both beautification and instillation of new playground equipment. Attrac- tix-e garcens, rock arrangements. shrubs and have been installed. Piaru for the future m- ciude additional picnic shehers and tables, as xveii as further of the new west area ot the park, The park board, individuals, have put a great deal ot themselves Into this project and have had the financial cooperation of the cay, Hxnething which at When this iar.d was first token over by the County Board few people, except perhaps could envision what the park has to offer today.

The creek which flows through the park has been dammed and bridged and thii pond offers not only fishing, but also has U-en for swimming and limited mgl Picnic shehers, electricity, a water supply and a large, grassy camping area make it an ideal spot for those enthusiasts ot outdoor living who live out of a tern or camping trailer. In fact, there were a number these people from Denver and Waterloo at the park over the 4th ot July holiday. Perhaps the crowning achievement ol the Board was the approval obtained from the State Mn. Bw (Written tor Week) Mr. aod Mrs.

Jim Elliott and IwnUy fee week end with Mr. and Mn. Raymond EUiote. Jte drove 9 milk truck tor Mike's Truck few days. Mrs.

Amanda Huebner and Vcmoa, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sch- Joel, Frederick and Huebnet were Sunday ol Mr. and Mrs. Tvstortt and and Mrs.

of Los Angeles, Calif. visited Monday morning with Umes was duiicult to obtain in Mr. and Mrs. Art Treloar and tfae pai! betwe 1 their house guests, Mr and Mrs Present councils, past and pre- Virgil Cuttman of South Eng- sem p3LriL bo jrd Sumner today. has a city park ot which we may well be proud.

However, you prefer the "country" for your outing, there North Park just north ol the Cily, which in a tew short yean has been trans- ttmmed from a pasture into a park offering substantial recrea- and camping facilities. the guidance ot toe County Ooocervation Board, and toe peraonai, almost daily pervukta of UMS local member ol board, Adoiph MOier, this park become one ot the moot popular picnic and spots in this area. The cotanans returned to home Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

Ctoo Mattke of Cwy spent from Thursday until Saturday their Pwwtt, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell at Fayette and Mr and Ed Mattke. Mrs Erwaldt Scbutte ot Sumner, and Mrs. Herfc Drape were Sunday aftenKXin and evening Under of Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Malt- ke. Shop Stunner stores tor bargains, quality and service on wtutt you buy. vide fish for stocking the artificial pond at the park. Last week Z.OOO fingerling bass and 1,500 eating size bullhead, were placed in the pond and literally hundreds of fishermen have tried their luck at luring the UUer out ol the pond and into their bucket.

Recreation, with leUure time available to the average person, becoming increasingly important Our community be- cauie ot the ideas, ambition and resourcefulness ot those men responsible have certainly provided facilities for recreation in the area of picnics, family outings, and reUed surtivitiw Our community can cwiaider itielf fortunate to have two out- vending parks Donald Priebe. 22. has received his discharge after completing four years of service with the U.S. Navy. Twa improvements projects have been completed or are in the process of being completed in the Surr.ner busiruvss district.

The old house, just north of Skeliy service station on North Carpenter is being ra.r- ed. Broker, sidewalk in front of McAloon's Store xvas and the curbline raised early this week. Funeral services a former Sumner resident. Ernest Schroeder were held Friday at a m. at the Zion American Lutheran Church.

Waterloo. Mrs. Martin Heller xvas notified Wednesday evening. July 8 that her son Gary, a Marine private first class, had boon wounded in combat action in Vietnam on Tusoday. June 27.

George Stcx-ens, 23. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens, sustained a severe laceration and tendon injury to his right arm just above the wrist in a baler accident at the home farm Friday afternoon. Fred Whitcomb, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Whitcomb has entered U.S. Military service and will be a candidate for officers training in the Army Field Artillery. July 10, 1958 A Siamese pig. a rarity in the livestock world, was born at the Melvin Schlatter farm Monday.

It lived for a short time after birth. Dianne Wendt. 3-year-old daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Duane Wendt, lost two fingers in a power mower accident at the farm of her grandparents, Mr.

ami Mrs. Otto Wendt, Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held Saturday at Waterloo for mail carrier Herman F. Rosenow, 63, former Sumner resident, who died at Allen Memorial Hospital aft 4:25 p.m. last Tuesday ot a heart attack.

Ida Amundson, 81, died Saturday, July 5, at the home ot her sister, Mrs. Oscar E. Bethel, here at Sumner. She had been in poor health tor the past several years. Three Sumner golfers finished in the money in the two-day Waveriy Amateur Golf tournament Saturday, July 5-8.

They were Norm Theiss, Dick Tremaine and Tom Murphy. Mrs. Albert Putratz, 66, died Sunday night at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital, where the had been a patient for the week. Mr. and Herman J.

Wolfgram ot Oelwein, former ot Sumner and Randaua. will celebrate their wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 13. rolled to a 6-1 exhibition gaum victory over Guttenburg Friday night behind the tix hit pitching of southpaw Jim Borcherding and regular Cub iufieLder Bill Buhr. July 15. 19.n Among the 20 young men in Fayette County who reached the age of 18 during June and registered for military service was Merrill G.

Kirchhoff of Sumnor. Marilyn Buhr. 12. d.uighter of Mr. and Mrs.

Evj in Buhr. was an eyewitness of tragedy at the Falls avenue po in W.itorl.xi Thursday the txxiy of Thomas H. Johnson. 12. the Georxv D.

Johnsons of that city was taker. bott'A-n the pool. Henry J. Ho.sennv. 71, a resident of Sumner f-r the pnst 27 years, died at his home here Sunday 1 30.

a paralytic which he Differed May 2. Mrs. Chris Grannernan died I at her home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 after a long I illness. She was C9 years of age, and a resident of this community for over 50 years. Vera Graf, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Bernard Graf, suffered a brain concussion Tuesday forenoon when she fell from a car driven by her father. Although she was unconscious for several hours she is making favorable recovery. Friends of Mr. and Mrs.

G. H. Renwick. former residents of Sumner. will be sorry to learn of the latUT's death which occurred Thursday morning at 4:30.

Mrs. Uenwick, who was 79 years of age. suffered a stroke at noon on Wednesday, July 1 and lived only until the next day. July 11, 1918 Herman Borcherding came recently from his home in New England, N. to join his wife and baby in a viait with relatives here.

Herman is engaged in the banking business. Wednesday evening during the band concert, the automobile belonging to Pete disappeared from the corner of main street west of the Bank of Sumner, and several anxious moments were spent before it was located. Miss Viva, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.

M. Farnum ol this place and P. Calvin Patterson were united in marriage on Thursday evening, July 4 at 1642 LaFayette Waterloo. Funeral services were held July 4 for Mrs. Samuel Koerth, nee Frisch, 76.

Some years ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis, partially disabling her. Word has been received by his parents that after twelve days on the water, Arthur Frank has arrived safe in Italy tor active service there. Mrs. C. Johiuon returned Friday from Salt Lake City, Utah, where she had spent the past month visiting her husband who it a prospector there Misi Mabe2 ReinUer, who is attending at Waterloo, came Friday for an over Sunday visit with net mother and with other relatives here.

Alcohol and did, and n.v«r will, mix. Hee Haw News Published in the Interest of the Sumner Community by W. H. Heyer Sona Forty-first Year Thursday, July 1 Bl'IU) A HOMH FIRST A Home of your own by far your best bet regardless the month you are living in and when you are in the middle of July a Home of your own is the best thing to be thinking about building FIRST. Of course when it comes to building a Home of your own.

we always like to remind you that xv have been building Homes in Sumner Community since back in 1889 and we also like to remind you that we would be happy help you in I'JCS. The Iiniocent Uystamler Remarks that it seems us tho when the rain faucet gets up it just keeps right on doing the job of raining. And if your Home roof can't quite take the job of keeping your Home really dry when the rains come, we suggest that you stop around and have us recover your Home with one of our most beautiful 1 i Hoofs. It has been said that he gains experience in a happy xvay who gains it by another's experience. Have you ever experienced the pleasure you get out of having your cows and pigs roaming thru the corn fields nibbling at the green corn sprouts? If you don't agree that is a pleasure, we would suggest that you see us to-day about getting some Creosoted Post or a couple bundles of Crestlite Steel Post along with a few spools ot barb wire and woven to get your fence lines in a better stock-tite condition Silly Sid Says that flattery is just soft soap, and soft soap is lye But it no lie that one ot our picnic tables in your yard provides you with the total makings ot a pleasant outdoor meal stop over our way and let ust fill your empty picnic spot with one ot our fold-a-way picnic CHURCH SUPPEB No.

1 KATIIV IS CANDIDATE. One of Jim's in the front office of the Gay.ette. Kathy Frahm. is a candidate the Dairy QUI-OII this year and we think you might like to vote for her. A.s wo prepare for the job of listening to the political ahead, we art- reminded that spetvh is silver, silence is gulden, but most oratory is mainly brass.

And then there is Hill, the most righteous Republican, who maintains that Wallace Is his best choice. When you are choosing the best of quality we KNOW you can't help but select some of our Weyerhaeuser Four Square lumber as it is without a shred of quality. And then there was the ardent fisherman who went to the North Woods to drown some night crawlers liust week after the Conservation commission a lot of fish into the lake there-but he came Homo with lot of mosquito welts on his face and arm.s and concluded that these hi.s best bites. By the way have you been all the way thru the North Woods of late and viewed the improvements there this We had a visitor in the office the other day who told us that the North Woods was by far the best Conservation Park In this section. were Philosophical Phil opines that he has found that money can be lost in more ways than won.

One sure way of NOT losing your money tho to have a regular program for reducing your debU by pay, ing on them regularly ca eh pay-day. Sometimes when a wo- is continually bemoan- ng her employing artificial.