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t. -I 1 Drive Safely and Save "A LIFE! "Dedicated to Champion the Kightf of the Common People--Everywhere'' GREENE NEEDS Highway 14 IMPROVED! VOLUME 70 THE IOWA RECORDER. GREENE, IOWA Wednesday, November 16, 1949 No. 17 SCHOOL DEDICATION MONDAY P. M.

Prime example of why hunters are finding that the welcome mat is not out was furnished by the person or persons unknown who made off with the greater part of a local farmer's flock of tame Bill Jacobs, who keeps Camp Comfort, south of Greene, open to the public on the theory that the benefits of nature should be shared, is a mighty, angry fellow--and can't blame him. We have observed his ducks several times while hunting along the river and i anyone could ever mistake them for the wild variety we would believe that there are persons handling guns who would be much better suited to. another hobby. Bill is posting "No Hunting" signs on his property and is also reconsidering plans to provide picnic tables and a diving raft in the river for public use. All of which proves that the purchase of a gun, a box of shells and a hunting license can never make a hunter out of a darn fool.

Gun powder must be mixed with a generous portion of good sense, an ingredient that is pftimes lacking. If the culprit was a lone hun- ter he completely ignored the game regulations for Bill has only four quackers left. Even then there is no open season on private property. The time can't be too soon for pur money when the person who desires to obtain a hunting license must be able to pass certain tests. A gun in the hands of the wrong be just as dangerous as a runaway automobile.

'--7 Dayton Mather honored us with a piece of his elk meat, and it was exceptionally delicious. We were fortunate to get a good piece on our plate before the kids started in on it--otherwise we'd liave been left holding a yearn. Pushover All we can say is that Notre Dame better watch out 'cause we're predicting Iowa to beat them by a score of 28 to 14. We hunted with Merlyn Steere the opening day of pheasant season. Yes, we had our two birds before a wide margin.

you ever see a bird hit by two charges at the same instant? i Sandra Maxson won the Sh-h-h contest last week. The right answer was Oscar Loper. The riddle this week is fairly easy. The first youngster under 12 to give us he name of the person in this area contained. in the following lines gets the 50 cents.

Something which you can hold, Against a parcel of property-The spelling is rather bold, But it pronounces properly-Then take a knapsack, Add difficult minus a letter-Now there's nothing you lack, The rhyming could be better-- 5 WHO AM I. Freshman Science Class Guests on i A Heavenly Trip On Wednesday evening the Freshman science class of the Greene high school, under the sponsorship of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gard, went on a field trip to Clarksville where they were entertained by Mr. M.

G. Mather, who is an amateur astronomer. Mr. Mather has three telescopes, the largest one being housed in a building he constructed solely for the pursuance i hobby. This large telescope has a 300 power six inch refracting type lens driven by an electric motor.

Of the many wonders of the heavens, Mr. Mather gave every student the opportunity to see Venus, Jupiter with two of. its 11 moons now visible, the seven sisters, the great nebulae in Andromeda, and the craters and valleys on the moon. I Through the telescope they aso saw other solar systems, like our own sun, moon and planets, which was entirely invisible to the naked eye. This solar was found by mathematical calculations and manipulation of the complicated machinery.

The class was also overwhelmed in seeing another galaxy which was 800,000 light years away." obtain distance of miles to this galaxy it would be necessary to multiply 880,909 times 186,000 miles per second times the seconds in year. Another, of the heavens; Lyraj which Mr. Mather called a double, double, double, was three quadrillion, six hundred trillion miles away. The school bus, which transported the class, returned to Greene at m. loaded "With: tired, but "starry reyed" youngsters.

-i Mrs. iPerrin Left Winter Trip Perrin and her Earl J. Snyder of Charles City, left Tuesday evening for Chicago, where they are to leave Wednesday evening via streamliner for Los On December 6 they expect to fly United Aid Lines for Honolulu, Hawaiian Tslands. They will also fly to the Islands of Maui and Hawaii, the i latter being the volcanic island. They expect to spend the holiday season in Honolulu.

December 27 they will return to Los Angeles for another' week's stay, returning to Chicago January 5. Mrs. Snyder will return to her. home and Mrs. Perrin will go to Miami Beach, Florida, to spend the remainder of the winter.

To Speak Here Dr. Earl Griffith, formerly president of the Baptist Bible Seminary of Johnson City, New York, and now on the faculty the National Bible Institute in New York City, will be guest speaker for the Calvary Baptist church in Greene this Thursday and Friday. Dr. Griffith will present a Bible study both evenings beginning at p. m.

The public is to attend these services. Medical Society Dr. and Mrs. H. G.

MacLeod and Dr. and Mrs. Anderson attended the annual turkey dinner for the Butler County Medical society and auxiliary at Allison" Monday' evening. The evening business meeting was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs.

F. F. MoKeean. Confirmed Sunday Mrs. Alvin Koch of St.

Paul's congregation, Jlocfc; Arvid Lindell, Miss Virginia Mrs. Gordon Cassrnann and Mrs. Elva Bunting were received into mem- Taership of Lutheran church by confirmation at the St. Peter's morning services Sunday. Monthly Legion Meet For Tomorrow Night The Tack-Barnett post of the American Legion no.

268 will hold their regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening, November 17, at the city at 8:00 o'clock p. i Butler County YautA Rally Held Sunday at Bristow BRISTOW--The Butler County Youth Rally was held here Sunday the Evangelical United Brethren church with 90 to 100 i Rev. Peter Koenen, guest speaker, preached on Nicodemus and a film was diown in. the evening program. The next rally will be held in Clarksville the fourth Sunday in April.

Thanksgiving Services to Be Held on November 23rd "Union Thanksgiving services will be held in the church of the Brethren Wednesday night, November 23, at 8:00. There will be special 's The sermon will be given by Rev. Gerald Mease. The public is invited. CANCER DISCUSSED AT MEETING IN ALLISON MONDAY GREENE PERSONS FILE LAW SUIT Darrel W.

Bronsema Asks as Result of Father's Death New Resident Mr. and Mrs. Ardean Landers are the parents of a son born November 6." He has been named Russell Dean Chimes Installed The -new Maas Cathedral chimes have been installed at the Hammond organ at St. Peter's Lutheran church. A LLOYD MERRISS DIED WEDNESDAY AT CHARLES CITY AFTER MISHAP L.

K. Merriss was the victim of a tragic accident late Tuesday afternoon when he fell about thirty Icet from the roof of a barn on which he was working, located on the farm, of Mrs. Mary Perrin south of Greene. Mr. Merriss was taken to Dr.

Andersons office and then to Cedar Valley hospital in Charles City, where he passed away at 7:45 Wednesday evening. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Lutheran church in Marble Rock, Rev. I. J. Deines officiating.

Burial rites were held in West Side teery, Marble Rock. Lloyd Kenneth Merriss was born the son of Emery F. Merris and his wife, Elmira, nee Mulford, at Hampton on January 24, 1895, and pawed away at Charles City November 9," 1W, having reached the age of 54 years, 9 months 16 Merriss lived with his parents on a farm near Hampton. When he was seven years old his father passed away. He remained with his mother until the age of 21 when she passed away.

As a child he received his ed ucation in the public school near his home in Hampton. On December 8, 1920, he was united in marriage with Bertha Olson. The couple made their home on 'a farm and for the most part of their wedded life engaged in For several years they were in business in Marble Rock. For the past five years Mr. Merriss worked as a painter.

This union was blessed with five children, four of which survive. One son passed away in early infancy. Also preceding him in death were his parents, and one brother. ALLISON The November term of the Butler county 'district court opened here Monday with Judge T. A.

Beardmore of Charles City, presiding. Trial jurors will report on next Monday morning at 10:00 o'cloclr The grand jury, which was to report yesterday, has been excused subject to Trial notices have been filed. in "ia; law case in which Darrel W.V-Bronsema of Greene, administrator of the estate of William Bronsema, deceased, is plaintiff, and Byron Eikenberry and Josie Eikenberry of Greene, are the defendants. The plaintiff is asking judgment of $21,638.40 as the result of the death of his father in a truck collision January 17, 1949. Mr.

Bronsema died January 20. Also listed on the docket are 16 civil cases, two of which are divorce cases. A Dumont man, Thomas A. Reents, faces a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Here Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Drugmul- ler of Preston, Minnesota, spent weekend in the home of Mr. and Berton Shultz. Attended Funeral Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Foster and daughters went to Jesup Saturday morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Foster's grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Masters. He leaves his wife, four children, Lorene, Arlene, and Richard; six grandchildren, Doris, Lawrence and Richard Wagner, Dennis Kicth, Lindle Kenneth and Elaine Merriss; also 2 brothers, lone Merriss of Lisbon and Byron Merriss of Rockford; two sisters, Mrs. George Stokes and Mrs.

Emery Spears of Hampton. Society Officials Meet with Butler County Medics at Round Table ALLISON--Mrs. B. G. Tyte of Curlew, field director'of the Iowa division of the American Cancel society, Mrs.

C. H. Riggert of Allison; dhstpter-chiair- man, met with the Butler Medical association and its Monday evening in the home of Dr. and Mrs. F.

F. McKean. Purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways and means of controlling and conquering cancer in Butler county. Mrs. Riggert expressed her willingness to cooperate with the doctors in doing the things necessary to control cancer, and said the chapter could provide drugs, dressings, sick room supplies and some housekeeping care to cancer cases qualifying under the state service program.

The doctors stressed the fact that main objective at present lies in education. As one stated, "Educate the people of Butler county to recognize the danger signals and immediately report to their doctor. We are ready and willing to cooperate to detect cancer in early stage, but we can do nothing if the patient neglects to come to us early." Mrs. Tye discussed the service program as sponsored by the state, and explained how the money was being used to further research anil education. "Cancer today need hot be feared, it is the individual's neglect to go to their doctor within time that is causing cancer to be the second greatest killer of human beings," she said.

Mrs. Tye added further that "The only way can conquer cancer and save lives is by ev- erydne learning the seven danger signals. They any sore that does not heal, a lump or thickening in the breast or unusual bleeding or discharge, any change in a wart or mole, persistent indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, persistent hoarseness or cough and any change in normal bowel habits." 1 Here From Indiana Major and Mrs. M. O.

Sigler of Indianapolis, Indiana, visited Friday in the Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Kingsbury home. Week End Visitors Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Murphy of Williamsburg and Jerry- Starkweather of Fayette were weekend visitors in the of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Starkweather.

On Leave Pfc. Donald Daiker and Sgt. Walter Johnson of Rapid City Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota, spent ttot weekend in the Blair Moffett PREVIEW OF'49' CHRISTMAS SEAL AT GREENE CAFE The Annual Christmas Seal Letters to Go Out This Week End Local directors of the Christmas seal sales have arranged for a pre-showing of the 1949 seal, which may be seen this week in the window of the Greene cafe. Mrs. Galen Martzahn, town director, says that this year's seal features a spfig of holly and a white dove in flight against a blue background, holly being a traditional emblem of Christmas time, and the dove symbolizing peace and good tidings.

Letters will go out this week end to all adults of Greene and Dayton and Fremont townships, and other directors throughout the state of Iowa wip be mailing their respective letters simultaneously. Residents are asked to send in their remittances, if possible, before the rush of holiday mail to facilitate handling in the post offices. released by the National Tuberculosis association show an impressive decrease in deaths from tuberculosis since the first sale of Christmas seals more than 40 years ago. These seals are now expected to play an important part, also in the control of heart diseases, which today cause one out of every three deaths in the United States. Mrs.

Martzahn asks that town organizations wishing to contribute to the campaign contact her, and that rural clubs notify either Irene Starkweather, Coldwater director, of Mrs. B. N. Needham, Dayton Director. Individuals and business houses wanting additional seals or wishing to make additional contributions may use the yellow envelope enclosed in each letter or contact the directors personally.

Visited Here Mr. and Mrs. Jack Renn. Gerald Renn and friend, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spent Friday and Saturday in the home of Mrs. Luella Thomas, who then 'accompanied them to Waterloo Sunday morning to visit relatives.

Attended Game Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pooley and Eleanor attended the Iowa State- Nebraska game at Ames Saturday. Mathers Returned From Washington Trip Sunday and Mrs. Dayton Mather returned Sunday p.

m. from a four week's trip to the northwest they spent two weeks with the Roy Forney family at Yakima, Washington. They also visited other relatives at Portland and Gaston, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and Lander, Wyoming. While at Yakima, Roy Forney and Leonard, and Dayton spent several days hunting elk in the territory. Dayton and Roy got their elk the first day of the hunting season, although over 25 percent of the hunters were not getting any game.

The Mathers started for home Wednesday morning. Sunday evening they received a telegram stating that Roy Forney had died of a heart attack on Friday evening. Roy spent his boyhood days in Pleasant southeast of Greene, moving to Yakima over 40 years ago. BURL IVES WILL SING ON ARTIST SERIES NOV. 29 less than adults are fascinated by the artistry of Burl Ives, the distinguished interpreter of American 'folk lore.

Ives is scheduled to appear in. the Knight's gymnasium, Wartburg colleege, on November 29 at 8:00 p. m. The folk singer has ample proof of his popularity with children in the form of hundreds of letters him by youngsters. They love kis" ever popular "Blue Tail Fly" and all the rest of the 2(M songs in his repertoire.

So deeply does he -his audience feel the various personalities in the folk song and so vivid does he make the drama of each story that Burl might well be an interpreter of folk songs rather than a folk singer, One critic describes him as having a "suave and. pleasant tone, illuminating his singing with humor and subtly timed storytelling." Not only a singer, Burl Ives has also gained recognition on the stage and in the movies. He has niayed important roles in the films "Green Grass of and most recently, as the likeable singing blacksmith. Uncle Hiram, in the Walt Disnev production, "So Dear to My Heart." Local Residents Invited to Attend Dedication Ceremonies A long awaited event, the for- inal opening of the new gymnasium-auditorium addition to the Greene public schools plant, will take place next Monday evening. A dedicatory program, starting p.

m. -has been announced by M. Kirk Sperry, Superintendent of schools. Plans for the structure were started in 1941, but the advent of the war forced a postponement until materials again became available. "Final voting action toward the building was taken by the Greene residents on May 24, 1948, when an additional $50,000 for construction was approved, making a total of S132.000 available for construction.

Other than the gymnasium- auditorium, the building houses classrooms which are in acute need by the instructions department. The Greene school board has extended an invitation to all persons of Greene and community to attend the ceremonies and become acquainted with the new building as it will an important part in the 'future of the town of Greene. Greene -high school I band under the direction of Arthur Hillson will start the program with a concert from 7:30 p. m. to 8:00 o'clock.

This will be followed by the Invocation by Rev. I. J. Deines and the welcome by school board president. Dale Wildman.

Following this will be a musical interlude by the high school girls glee club under the direction of Mrs. Lorraine "The; contractors -who had direction of the various construction. activities -'will present and will be introduced by Mr. Wildman; They include Oswald Thorson, Waterloo; Roland Fagre, Estherville; 'Bud Moore, Waverly; Earl Schmidt, Charles City; Steve Brayton, Waverly; Mike Ramker, Greene and Leo Hughes, Cedar main address of the evening, to be given by P. X.

Cretz- NEW FORD GOES ON DISPLAY Above is shown the new 1950 Ford which goes on display in Greene at the Harry Downs garage next Friday, November 18. The line features a new treatment of grille and parking lights. Also new arc foam rubber cushions and smoother engine output. Visited Parents Mr. and Mrs.

Dale Ritter and children of Gcncsoa, Illinois arrived Thursday evening to spend the weekend in the parental Sam Ritter home. Here From Wisconsin Ed; Wing and George Potter of Bruce, Wisconsin, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frey. Sunday Guests Sunday guests in the Mr.

and Mrs. Sam Ritter home were Mr. and Mrs. Elston Arhart of Marble Rock, Mrs. June Johnson and family of Alta Vista, Mr.

and Mrs. Dale Ritter and children of Genesea, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ritter and family, and Lyle -Busching of Clarksville. The hieh school mixed chorus will then present a piece and will be followed by the the eve F.

X. meyer, athletic coach at the State University of Iowa. Concluding the program will be introductions of board members and former board members, a pictorial history of the "construction taken by Dr. William Andrews, personal inspection of the building, and refreshments. CROP RECEIPTS TOTAL $510,10 Mrs.

J. M. Wilson, local chairman of the CROP campaign, reports that as of Tuesday morning' $510.10 has been contributed through the local canvass'being held recently. She believes that more donations will come in before the campaign closes, and asks that anyone who has been missed in the drive and desires to contribute, leave their donations at the First State bank. Early reports of the number of canvassers in the field for CROP shows that counties are better organized this year than last and that the total of 10.000 workers who helped last year will be surpassed.

All county and township CROP workers, and all canvassers, give their time and the effort necessary to collect the monies of the drive. More than 20.000 pledge cards have been ordered by county committees and additional re- cmests are being filled daily. Attended Meeting Lyle Shultz attended a vendor's meetins at Mo nes Monday. Mrs. Shultz and Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Swant accompanied him. From Minnesota Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMar and Mr.

and Mrs. William Schneider and son, Billy, of Austin, Minnesota, returned home Saturday after spending a few days visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMar and other re'itives and friends in Chicago, Illinois. INEWSPA'PERf IKWSPA.PK.