The Independent du lieu suivant : Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

i i i It Says Here By It T. G. One of the most tedious but also one of the most satisfying jobs I have as editor of the Independent is my job as news reporter attending nearly every meeting of Hawarden's city council. This job is especially satisfying, VOLUME 15 OFFICIAL PAPER Return Guaranteed With Which Is Consolidated The Hawarden Chronicle HAWAADEN, iOWA, SiOUX IOWA Thursday, October 22, 1964 TEN PAGES right at the present time because of the makeup of the city officials mayor, five councilmen and appointed personnel who not only welcome representatives of the press, but sometimes specifically invite the press to attend certain meetings. I am convinced that the mayor and all fivt councilmen are sincerely interested in doing what they believe is the best thing, at a given moment, for the overall good of the city itself.

Additionally, now, I believe we have a mayor and a council superior in many ways to any in the 18 plus years I have been attending and reporting these meetings. To spice things up and to make a healthier governing body, the ci ty off! cials are not always iii agreement and they don't mind expressing their opinions for the public to read. There have been more mixed "aye" and "nay" votes during the last three years than in the com bined total of the other 15 year? I have been covering the meetings as a reporter. The meeting Monday night of this week pointed up the fact Hawarden has a and five counalmen who are individualist- in their thinking and aren't afraaci to let their beliefs known to the public. It began with the reading of a written statement by Councilman Italian Hummel, who represent Hawarden's largest uard.

the second, strongly criticizing Mayor Harry Lankhorst for attending a meeting of the proposed Sioux County League of Municipalities last Thursday night at Sioux Cen ter despite a two to three vie a gainst Hawardcn 's becomi a member of the league at the present time. The vote was taken at the October 5 meeting of the council. Mayor Lankhorst said that he had attended the meeting in an unofficial capacity "to explain Hawarden's position to the league" ami that he had invited man-at-Iarge Uoyd Youngkin and had requested City Clerk Don Leafstedt to accompany him to the meeting. Councilman Hummel objected vigorously to the fact that other members of the city council had not been invited by the mayor and reiterated his position that Hawarden is not yet ready to join the league, has voted not to do so at the present time, but will be more than willing to cooperate when the time comes that other towns of the county are willing to recognize Hawarden has its own paitk lar problems which could be solved without hurting the other cities a matter of widely publicized "home rule" for municipalities, mostly nutter of timing, both Mr. Lankhorst and Mr.

agree. Both arc sincerely working for the good of Hawarden, but disagree strongly on how the situation should be handled. Although Hawarden. not counting college students, is the largest city in Sioux county, the city' population is a drop in the bucket when it comes to voting on issues such as whether or not there should be county-wide prohibition of liquor by the drink. Mr.

Lankhorst said Monday night that he "firmly that Hawarden would bo in a better position to obtain home rule on Liquor by the drink if the city joins the Sioux County Leapie of Municipalities. Mr. Hummel bluntly stated that it was Sioux county's tive in the state legislature. Elmer Den Herder of Sioux Center -backed by Sioux Center's mayor, Maurice Te Paskc, who aUo is the county's republican party chairman and a year aco. president of the luwa League of Municipalities, was backing practically every city home rule proposal except the liquor by the drink issue who created the county prohibition problem, Mayor Lankhorst and all members of the city council believe that liquor by the drink which will be outlawed in all of Sioux county within two years unless something is done about it in the upcoming term of the state legislature has alleviated I warden's law enforcement problems and generally is fine for Hawarden.

They also agree that the situations might be different in Sioux (Continued on hack page) I West Sioix Joins New Conference; Blake Is Roger Blake of Hawarden superintendent of West Sioux Community schools, was elected president of a newly organized Sioux Empire conference at an organizational meeting held Tuesday night in Hawarden. Members of the new conference, which will include athletics and other school activities, are Canton public and VermUlion pub- lie in South Dakota, West Sioux in Hawarden, Central Lyon in Rock Rapids and Sioux Centei. There is a possibility that other schools may be added to the membership. Peterson Elected Other officers elected Tuesday night include C. E.

White, superintendent at Canton, vice president; Duane Peterson of West Sioux, secretary and and Charles Irwin of Sioux Center, publicist. Mr, Blake said the conference hopes to hold a track meet thi.s spring and then begin a full schedule of activities, including other activities such as speech, next fall. In a letter of withdrawal from the Siouxland conference earlier this week Mr. EJakc said he LS(Continued on back page) Falcons Clinch Undisputed Title In Conference The Falcons of West Sioux high 501100 01111 TM dis ut i ch T' BOOK WEEK TO BE OBSERVED AT HAWARDEN Book week, set aside for November 2 to November 7, will be observed at the public library here with a large assortment of ults on display. Any school wanting to visit the pionship of the Siouxland confer- night Joe Aldrich.

I defeated Central Lyon, 40 to 7, de- Mrs spite the fact that the Red, White and Blue team still must face an- of books durinp the' er gU summer showed a marked increase of 2600 books over the same period last year, with autumn months continuing the trend of an increase in rcading- To Investigate Survey Program The city council Monday night! day night of this week at Inwood, All of the other teams have at least one defeat and one tie in conference competition and the Falcons remain undefeated for the season. The game against West Lyon will begin at 7:30 on the football field at Inwood. (West Lyon basketball games are played wood.) To Revise Conference This is the final football chain- instructed Don Pionship for the Falcons in the stedt to invite a representative of Siouxland conference because, it the Iowa Development commission was officially announced Monday to Hawarden to explain a survey of this week West Sioux wm program which is financed 50 per' withdraw its membership at the cent by the federal government end of this vear scho activi and 25 per cent each by state and ties city Su fc Ro cr Blake nda Councilmen said they believed wrote Baker, president ot they would receive more of an ua- the Siouxland conference, that biased opinion of the program Wes Sioux is accepting member- from the state commission than shi in what now appears to be a from private organizations which five-team loop Vermiilion, Can- would like to do the work. Sioux Center, Central Lyoif The council agreed to meet at. a West Sioux 7 o'clock Tuesday morning of this! So far this season the Falcons, week to discuss the electricity have Cashed their Siouxland rate with representatives of Otis fer opponents with a total of Radio, Haw-rdcrTs manufacturing int5 to 20 plant for radio and TV Central Lyon of Rock RapioX The council adopted a resolu- a member of the new interstate Funeral sen-ices for tion accepting street improve-! league, was one of three teams Paul Peterson, 22, of Alcester.

ments completed by the Brower I whicn ve been able to score is Radio employee here, who died Construction Co. of Sioux City Sunday at a Sioux Falls hospital, this summer. The city previously were held at 2 o'clock had accepted a Browei proposal day afternoon at the Nathanael to pick up excess gravel from the Francis Peterson Dies At Age 22 Lutheran church of Alcester. Rev, Alden Bachman burial at the Alcester cemetery. A family service was held at 11 Sioux this fall.

Canton Toughest The toughest game of the sea- 3n so far was October 2 when street resurfacing and charge itj barely defeated to the Sioux City firm. i other member of the proposed in-, The mayor told the council tersta te league, Canton, 27 to 2te that "someone" had phoned Trues- m. Wednesda at the Nilson dell Motor in Hawarden to put Funeral home at Alcester. Casket anti-freeze in a circus truck, bearers were Gordon Schocller- I which has been left here most of man, Stephen Peterson, John Pe- the summer, and charge the cost terson, Lirry Millei, RMrd to the city police department and Charles Cooper, ji. Councilmen agreed that they Mr.

Peterson was born Septem- already have extended courtesies ber 13, 1942, at Hudson, S. D. He to the circus and that the space was graduated from Alcester high taken up by the truck now is school in 1960. He married lo needed by the city. They instruct-1 the former LeoLa Carpenter of ed street employees to drain the Hawarden, daughter 01 i and truck's radiator, haul it to a new West Sioux's 40 to 1 victory over Mrs.

Glenn Carpenter. location and charge the circu.s for! Rock Rapids last Friday night Mr. Peterson, in addition to be- parking rental. praised his ends for blocking ing employed at Otis Radio, as-j In response to a request ofXerise and specifically men- sisted his father on the farm For Ralph Doty, the council reiterated i tioned tackles Denny Wasser and The Falcons should have little difficulty at Inwood tomorrow night, but their beg- threat to an undefeated season will be at Hawarden Friday night, October 3C, when West Sioux closes it? season against Le Mars Central. Coach Duane Peterson said that in the West Sioux AL I 1 1 -r Council Takes First Step In Firming Up Electrical Power For Hawarden Installation Of Transformer To Hold Off Probfefift For Present Time The city council Monda night accepted a preliminary study and report on electric supply facilities for Hawarden, covering immediate requirements and projecting estimated needs through 1980 as presented by Buell and Winter Engineering Co.

of Sioiqc City. The council also requested 1 the engineers to proceed immediately with plans and specifications for the purchase and installation of a 5,000 K. V. A. transformer considered a ''must" before next summer at a cost roughly estimated at $10,000.

The request also included a preliminary survey for relighting Hawarden's business district td for moving the 1500 KYA transformer, which was installed at city- electricity plant in 1963, to make a new substation to city-owned property at 18th street and Avenue F. Big Growth Factor This is the first of a series of steps which the engineers deem necessary to meet the increasing demand for electricity in Hawarden at a growth rate of seven per cent a year. Since the present switch board at the light plant already has been pushed beyond its expected capacity several times during the Six youths between the ages of curacy were included in deter- 8-year-old Steven McMana- last summer, tike new 5,000 PHOTO BY RODNEY'S STUDIO CHAMPIONS Pictured above are five of the six winners in punt, pass and kick football contest sponsored last Saturday by Truesdei! Motor in From left to right they are Scott Otis, Dennis Pieper, Dick Koob, Rickey Salberg and Michael Janssen. Another winner, who was not available for 1he picture, is Kory Tilgner. 8 and 13 won titles Saturday in mining points.

man and Clark Koob, second and transformer is the local Ford Punt Pass and here and tfcird in the 9 -yearold class: Stu- Kict competition. necessary, to -the Janssen. fc-yearold class; Kory th TM 10 year into Hawarden's new 144 KV sner 9-year-old class; Ricky old Undsay Bergflato transmission wires which recent- g. Ifryearold class; m5 Koob, 11-year-old class; Dennis Te high scorers in the district the 11-year-old class; Greg Larson west' Sioux Pieper, 12-year-old class and Scott will compete in November at se; Tim Streit, second and third on nor theast edge of the city Otis, 13-year-old class. lected National Football league in the 12-year-old class, and Mark Everist gravel operation games.

Eastern and western divi- ftoth nd Blake, second and on More than 50 youngsters com- sion w-iuners wiU meet for the third in the 13-year-old class. northwest corner of Ha- directly responsible for peted in the contest, sponsored lo 'cally by Truesdell Motoi. national championships at a The Punt, Pass and Kick pro- Each contestant competed only tional Football league runner-up now its fourth year, is in his own age class. Judging was championship game January 3. I co-sponsored nationally by the on a youth's punting, pas-! Other prize winners in the Ha-' National Football league and the sing and place-kicking, with total warden competition were Jay Ford dealers of America.

Nearly scores deciding the winners in Holmdal and Tracy Tilgner, boys competed nationally each age group. Distance and ac- ond and third, respectively, in the last year. Declines Call To Church Here a short time he and his family its position of being cautious in were residents of Hawarden. He the policy of vacating streets and had undergone surgery about alleys, three weeks ago and apparently was recuperating when he became ill in his sleep at home and died shortly after arrival at the hospital. Survivors include the widow; a Rev.

Robert Vande Schaaf, who daughter, Kimberly; a son, David was called here from Belmond, Francis; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Iowa, by the Community Reformed Waldemar Peterson of rural AM church, has declined the call, cester; a sister. Miss Lais Peter- Guest speakers will continue to son of Sioux Falls, and his grand- occupy the pulpit until a pennau- mother, Alfred Peterson ent pastor is obtained. Craig Eneboe for their work both on offense and defence.

On defense Ken Hoffman led the Falcons with 15 tack let and on offense the two regular halfbacks, Dan Schmidt and Doug Koob, compiled the astounding total of 445 yards by rushing. Schmidt had 255 yards to his credit and Koob 190. Schmidt, a senior, who is beLng (Continued on back page Jaycees Discuss Future Program Monday night the newly formed Juniors Select "Fighting Littles" Hawarden Soon Mrs. Rhodes Of Hawarden Dies warden. It is the expressed hope of Newt Rush, superintendent of public works, that eventually the entire city will be encircled with 14.4 lines, At the present time all of the electricity, except that going through the new 14.4 lines, is being fed throughout the city at a low voltage of 2.4, which the en- gineers consider economical for distances of no more than one jmile.

The initial estimated cost of 'The Fighting Littles," a corn- Funeral services for Mrs. Flor- includes some related fa- An organizational business meeting for the purpose of start- edy in three acts, has been chos- i Girl Scouts in Hawarden will; en ce Rhodes, 64, longtime Hawar- cilities, but does not include such en as the junior class play this fc held at noon Thursday. Octo-' resident who died Saturday things as engineering and legal year for which practice has start- ber 29. a an Iowa City hospital, were fees. ed.

Two womsn from Sioux at 2 clock Wednesday at Mora By Miss Kay Wilcox. as director of Mrs Larimer and Elisabeth Baraa rd Funeral home. Dr. G. Additionally, the instaflatioh of the production, agrees that the R.

Ethai will meet with a local Bruland of Methodist the 5,000 KVA transformer is ex- Littles in the play are a family committee of which Mrs. Boyd ehurch officiated with burial in pected to meet HawardenTs with opinions of their own and napp is the promoter assisted! Grace Hm cemeter under the requirements only until the year by Don Dowdey. The American Lutheran church direction of the Barnard Funeral (1967. home. tlie temperament to express themselves, "Every family in the world fers from Uie misunderstandings Glenn Gregg has offered to work -accompanied Mrs.

Ralph Gregg as Before 1967, the engineers said, sponsor the Girl Scouts. Mrs. Hal Shoemaker, organist, Hawarden officials will have to -Jaycees met for further tional and planning activitis br 13 or at Numerous possible project. 1 scho 1 a i i 'suggested by the board oi direct-i cast includc A i a ors, were discussed by the mem- I Cathie Jonannson; Ohtx IVbbn decide on a course of action to of two generations but not many jth the new leaders. Also pres- soloist.

meet future demands for electric- of them are as explore nt will be committee members Casket bearers were George I i To hejp the councill decide their conflicts as the I.ittUV she Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Schiefen, Alex Doohen, Bob Gaul, which way to go the Clarence Harms The play may be soon cither or Saturday night, Services Today For Mrs. Galland Leroy Heeren, George Hughes firm Monda 0 a and Bob Koob i report containing 12 typewntten Mrs Rhodes, the former Flor- a es which wel1 resent the problem to ence Berner. was born March 30 1900, at Gladbrook.

Iowa, She ffer four came to Hawarden with hei parents in 1909. lution Thc faced plans of so- also included four bership as These'Vpica'l Filmer. Mike Blake: Hani "she'marri'ecl Eduard Rhodes at detaile blueprints showing (1) Jaycee projects fall into two" cat EIlers Bill Sedgwick: Mr Lmi Funeral services for Mrs. jtfild- Decatur 1 I nvm I 0 9 i (Continued on back page) November a. 1921.

He died in 1927 and she returned to Hawarden the same year. gories those that will direcih Dave Kemper; Goody. Joan red Alice Galland, 6C, of Craig, the community and those Mrs Utt3 Gaylc Schluctcr: An- who died Monday at the Hawar- ithat first mone in order to toinett Charlie Wood. Cuckoo, den hospital will be at 2 o'clock Mns Rhodos had ffcring serve the community" Those men- Johnson, Screwball J-in- from a lingering illness and had tioned ranged from long torm community-wide activities 'sored in cooperation u-ilh Dick Harpeddle. Brrailalo; the church cexnerer.

'organizations to children's Mrs Harpeddle, Ethel Sand. ron. 'small enough to be handled l. a AIiss Pol oga, Lucki I-ir- -n. da Moller; Henrietta.

Jam- church in Craiu. RPV. Muda Icg a a somc tirnc ag(X Norman PeeJ. Blake ter will officiate with burial in S6fl6S Of Events Continue few members. Of more immediate concern charter night banquet the lie dinner meeting designed to troduce the organization to SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY Howard and Dorothy Marsh, above, soloists in the field of concert, gospel music and sacred classics, will fjrnish the music for the Sioux county and vicinity Sunday School Rally to be held October 27, 28 and 29, beginning at 7:45 each evening at the Northwestern college auditorium in Orange City.

Rev. Mel W. Johnson, vice president of Youth for Christ will speak each eveing. Reception Set For New Doctor A reception for the new doctor community was set for late No- and his wife, Dr. and Mrs.

H. vember with the final date based Berthelsen, who opened office 'on the availability of the choer, at 825 Central, will be neld spcakei 1 Tuesday evenmc i connection In discussions with new with a general i of the Ha- jbers and potential members, warden Community Hospital Aux- cers stressed the dual Jaycee' Uiaiy at the city hall. i goals of individual development Dr. M. 0.

Larson and Dr E. M. TMars uan sisters Mrs Cora frtcroh A i and community development. Eneboe and their wives have been Note was made of the commercial; issued special invitations Dr. Lar Mrs.

Galland. the former Mildred Casler, was born May 23 1904. at Sency. Iowa. On June 4, 1928 she married Lylc GaJland ster City.

Iowa, Sne was a longtime teacher and also served as a Sunday school teacher for several at St. a stroke and was hospitalized here several weeks Survivors include the widower; conferncs for one son, David Lyle of Craig: a brother. George Casl er of Le She was taken to the University ElWHIUX kOniMUe hospital Mape.s ambuJancc Wednesday of last week. As a hospital equipment fund Survivors include a George, benefit. Epsilon Eta chapter of of Baltimore.

and two grand- Beta Sigma Phi sorority will a a pancake breakfast at the Legion hall this Sunday morning Parent-Teacher from 8:3 unin Conferences Set AdTM ticket sales are being Wednesday, made at Streit Pharmacy, Booth October 2S i ha TM a the office of Dr. E. M. for parenl-teacher! 1 TM Uie Smart Sh and at West Sioux high Farmers stat bank. Tickets school from which pupils will be Wl availa b3e at tie door.

dismissed for that dav. I 1S amon a Parents of the high school stu- sc Mr, Jaynes of Sioux City. Mrs. Ruth their conference and with their Waitc of Port Hucneme. whom and in which room the Mrs.

Mary Ellen Swartzkopf will be held. of Lake Preston, S. D. show i the area at a cost of from $100 boat trip to Alaska earlier this to $150. The Jaycees provide a year.

year around opportunity for All members of the Auxiliary young men to improve themselves, were especially asked to attend. in the areas of public speech and Refreshments will be served. social and business know-how at Memberships may be renewed at Soybeans Up and down the same time as they perform this meeting with new members Corn $1.12 Market Report Firemen's Ball To Be November 20 Friday, November 20, has been set as the date for the annual useful tasks for their community, welcomed. Oats 64c raising benefits being sponsored by various organizations in the community. A Halloween costume party wilt be held at the Buncombe community hall under the auspices of the Friendly Neighbors club Thnftday evening of next week.

Guesfe will attend by invitation only. The American Legion Auxiliary will host a card ptrtjr Jtt the Legion hail Sttunlay tvenitttf, No- Ball in Hawarden, vember 7, to raise funds to 1 i.