The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa • 13

ntcrloo How Read In Mort Than 49,000 Hornet in Northeastern Iowa Section Two Pages 13-24 WATERLOO NEWS otmtv FIRST WITH NEWS WATERLOO, IOWA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1952. 1 fpfo) LLpux I -3 ju Jt Jl THE STREET: 10 olfc'fl AlSttnA IUU To Lead Red Cross Drive Late Rush Keeps Post Office Busy MRS "When I saw the nurses Mil Wimiw mmmmmm at the door I was so happy that I wanted to yell," is the way Walter Fisher, taxi driver, SELECTE 1 WEATHER PLAGUES GIT! AND HAYS puts it in telling of his Thursday race to Allen Memorial hospital a race won by the stork. it- A Si''--'! A boy was born to the passenger tome blocks from the destination and Fisher reports he had to really "pour on the coal" the rest of the route. Northeast Iowa Roads Are Mother and new arriyal were awaited by a reception committee of nurses and both are re Slippery, Shoppers Slush Along. ported "doing fine." Northeast Iowans continued V.

i v-- rtT;" I md 4'-W-- 4 I .11 MARCH DRIVE Ulrich, Sieben, Hughes Join Former Assessor in Leader Ranks. S. De Wayne Guernsey was named chairman of the 1953 fund drive of the Black Hawk County Chanter of the American Red Cross Saturday by Charles Greeley, chapter chairman. Named to assist Guernsey as co-vice chairmen were E. Stewart Ulrich, who will be con-cerned with the drive in the Waterloo area, and Ronnie Sieben, who will be in charge of the to slip and slide on streets and highways Saturday after a coating of snow covered surfaces already blanketed with sheets of ice in most places.

tt for the 1953 fund drive of the The leaders named Saturday American Red Cross are shown Black Hawk County Chapter of the In Waterloo, Cedar Falls and A 149 -year -old toothpick holder still In use at the AN Tin Schilling home, 2716 Lafayette St. Made of wood, It it handcarved, of course, and is In the form of a hollow log with a cat going through and a dog at the other end. The article was given Mrs. Schilling by her first husband, Leonard Hites, deceased, and had been In continuous possession of the family during the long span of yean. community, winter's first ice storm slowed traffic to slow pace as they conferred on plans for the drive in March.

They are (left to right) E. Stewart Ulrich, S. De Wayne Guernsey, who is chairman of the drive, Ronnie Sieben and R. Bruce Hughes, public information chairman for the campaign. Ulrich and Sieben are co-vice chairmen.

Friday night and early Saturday but conditions improved as the day progressed. The gauge at the Waterloo Municipal Airport registered ni tenths of an inch of precipitation! fA I Ml a ri The late ruih of Christmas mail kejp everyone buty in the pott office, as these flying pack drive in the rural areas of the county. R. Bruce Hughes was named public information chairman for the drive which will be conducted in March. Guernsey, who is a former city assessor and is now a realtor, said the dates and the goal of the drive have not vet been set.

Public May Join Tour of Displays which fell following periods of sleet and rain made the going safer and easier for motorists. The flow of Christmas shoppers ages indicate. Sometimes even the bosses help out sorting holiday packages. Above, John Mangin, right, of 629 Baltimore St. and Lee Kemp, left, of 433 Vermont are shown going through the last of Saturday morning's package pile before the late-arriving mail train again flooded the base Holiday Programs to Waterloo's business section ment with Christmas packages.

Mangin is acting assistant superintendent and Kemp is acting car gained in volume as the day progressed Saturday. Slow driv rier foreman. Postmaster Thomas McNally reports that Christmas mail this year set no all-time one-day record, but was heavier than usual throughout the whole week. The public is being invited to! The goal will be set after de- At Saturday afternoon Christ- ing was the rule, however, for all who ventured out on streets mas party began a special series! join the annual tour of Waterloo germination of the national goal, of YMCA holiday programs Christmas lighting displays this Gamma Globulin. and highways.

Fairbanks whn ctmns rpnnrtPrfi which will carry on into the; evening at 7 p. m. The Junior! Sacred Story Will Be Told extensive power and telephone! Newf un jhe 'ounSsters Chamber of Commerce's judging being named now, Greeley said, line trouble, officials of the Iowa g0 DacK caravan will start at that time! so they may begin setting up the Public Service Co. reported only Members of the -Preps. Mm- rom the Auditorium of the Dairy, organization for the campaign Exchange Club Fetes Children Wins Driver's 1 two outages in this vicinity, both! nows.

nsn, yng xisn, onarxs Cattle Congress. and contacting persons to head of which were of brief duration. Hlfr brought the various divisions of the License Back Programs telling the sacred story of Christmas in song and story will start Sunday night in lJtfflSiuted along a route which will cov-ldrive. and stayed for the party, start Both were east of this city. lot LA er most of the city's residential; Greeley said an Increase over Trouble in Benton.

ing at 1 p. m. Mike Haley and The Iowa driver's license of, Waterloo churches and continue The Exchange Club entertained area. Those who join the caravanjlast year's goal is expected ta will also see many displays not! provide funds for the gamma "SJ cc luauj uisyiajs uui.proviae mnas ior me cammi fta Charles Edward Fairbanks, 1410 through Thursday with choirs. from 75 to 100 Waterloo children In Benton County, some 600 Pf ul Doerr made up a guitar- niiai Tonir wiio tnM i at an annual Christmas nartv inn nctnmar.

ihm RAntnn ukulele team, JacK vwle tola Hi Franklin has been reinstated, Sunday school pageants and spe-and the charge of operating a mo- cial sermons as features. th Riv.rvi. storv. even-one sane carols, ate Rioou.m program ior tne preven- the Riverview outpost of the Salvation Army Saturday afternoon. county ncft were wnauui aH fpa.

Beginning at tne Auditorium, tne tion of polio. He said the value ice when trees and branches, irna 7h w-nicaravan will circle through the! of the program was proven in tUre m0V'ie tor vehicle while intoxicated! Nativity scenes will be the which had been brought against, background for public services in atH heavitv u-ih in. rrashpd! The club put up $150 and spon- (City, covering the West before experiments last year at Sioux him, has been dismissed, court' various places of worship which; sored a picture show, sacks of tho mwor line hrpakins? stallion. crossing lain at. to visit the records showed Saturday.

will attract thousands of voune! treats and a pair of cloves forUu i Wednesday. Dec. 31. will In addition to the activities The charge had been brought1 and old in this community of the children from a b'stj Manager Ivan Trottnow of the' Gra-Y day for all Waterlodj against him following an accident; worship at the shrine of the in-! Prepared by the Salvation oll fi They'll bring their in which his wife. Ethel, was killed fant Savior.

M. Frost was chairman of a tu0 rannrA rnhw lunches for a program starting on Aug. 16 at Dewar corners on Judges Separated. Judges include Leonard Katoski, sign service artist. Milt Horak, representing the general public and an Iowa Public Service Co.

ub committee which was in WPX 9 a. m. There will be a Gra- CD CD One of the interesting Christmas Eve services in Waterloo will be at Zion American Luther- Highway 20. Fell Out of Door cnarge ol the event and otheri. latJY sports clinic plus games in members of the committee sacked1 bZ Jt the gym, a Gra-Y swim just be- UD the treats Fririav ovnin "'V lunch and an afternoon fore required of the Red Cross by its congressional charter, the funds collected in the drive in Black Hawk County support the local chapter's blood program.

This activity, which is not required by the charter, provides blood for patients in Black Hawk county hospitals at no cost. The only charge for blood is that of the hospital for the laboratory and technical costs involved. an church where five young men at the including was disrupted when ice-coated ptrm i etnriec cinoinff estmnlo mAptinPS Public, Parochial lighting expert still to be named. Judges will ride in three separate cars, awarding points according to artistic effect, originality, use of available space and Christmas spirit. The combined sum of wires gave way.

Falling branches and 0'thef fu asting urtil 3 School Children Start Vacations aiso severed ine iines. vniy mien; open out of the Benton county seat were four circuits to Cedars Parents Night. This unique door now door of the car driven by her hus- the minist win take F-ilnvf SmC the t0 be and overturned. Fairbanks was! shaken up and suffering from shock presented here re as follows-at the time as the result of the ac- Grace Reformed, cident, but was not intoxicated, ac Children of the Sunda school cording to witnesses who were Grace Reformed church will a "A Christmas Prologue" A controversy because his tu r-ii. rviinte! frArv fill -iuffoe rlnin- greets visitors to the home of A big lMCA parents night is 4rtiviti Christmas vacation for students the George McGourtys at 712 iiaiiit un me ruo ui- piannea to siart at i.ju p.

m. i vision of the Rock Island rail-: on the night of Friday, Jan. 2.1 s. dlsP ays. are csPe: The activities required of the W.

Park Ave. of Waterloo's parochial and public schools started with early dismissal of classes Friday and will run until Monday, Jan. 3. was held up when trees' Parents will see what their boys ortn the publics personal Red Cross, Greeley said, are to across the tracks in Vinton.1 have learned during the year because original ideas aid in time of disaster, to serve created many beautiful dlS- the armed fnrrps hv snnnlvinff i drivers license was revoked ifore he was convicted. It was thcN'fiht Sunday p.

They inose uniuiiuiK.it. a rnntontinn nf th. Wa nartmnt i oeiviLe was uoiuiuoj lutii swimming homcj as mtj rrvn Waterloo joungsters got a long-! afternooni 'demonstrate relays, games, Shernll Ransom, chairman blood and overseas recreational women's choir, the mixed chorus i er respite from elassrnnm dutioc In Vinton, City Engineer G. L.i ward and back rolls, jaycee ngnung facilities, to aid the families of work Christmas morning or whojof publjc fafctv a dnver.g must be up and about for some icense 1S a and not a right other reason will at least aUorneV( John Gwynne. said a place to eat this year.

that right or privilege the llcense Klein's lunch counter on the. should not be taken away bv an service men to teacn nrsi aia, water safety and home nursing. Clrpplpv caiH tVio rnmiTiff ram. hnm oro withnnt oc nn ins stunts, a 1 tonnefl oil Wltn Various Divisions. wnere start Tuesday aft-Sy or a short time.

junior high basketball game. Judging will be in separate must be a success if the In otner parts or this program win oe ovei at sions for home lawn display, home1 With hundreds of youngsters cir enforcement department without chapter is to continue its service there were some spots where! p. m. There will be no aamis- windows, religious and commer due process of law. conditions were termed lee.

sing Mght of Nights, Van Meeter, und Mrs. E. A. Johnson and Ralph H. Pronk will present a piano duet.

Mn. John Burroughs Is program chairman and Pronk is director of music. Christmas treats will be presented the children. Downing St Reformed. In Manchester, the public was On Monday 9 to 14 year old culating in business and residential sections of this city for the next two weeks, Police Chief Harry Krieg asks that auto drivers use special caution to avert accidents.

to the armed forces, the nation and the local community. He said both the local chapter and the national organization are without reserve funds, owing to the continuing Increase in the cost of operation, the increased responsibility of the Red Cross to the armed forces due to the cial The home lawn display first prize will be a piece of luggage, second prize will be an electric clock. The home window first prize will be a choice of a floor or twin table lamps and second prize will be an electric clock. Religious and commercial prize members will take a hike out to the camp by 9 a. m.

They will hike back to- the by 4 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, will feature a new obstacle course race, in- warned to beware or live wires on the streets. Dubuque Stricken.

Dubuque was reported hit by extremely severe icing condi- Appeal Denied. Gwynne, former United States congressman, first appealed the suspension to the Iowa Safety Commission, which refused to lift the suspension. An appeal was taken to Black Hawk county district court. HELD FOR ACCOSTING. William Mitchell, 87, of 809 tions.

And at Cedar eluding swimming, special jun- Washington faced a charge of accosting filed in municipal court Saturday in connection with Black Hawk school will be the scene of the Christmas program of Downing Street Reformed Mission Sunday at 2:30 p. featuring the entire Sunday school Korean war and the unusual where 1:45 inches of moisture ior high and high school swims, Before the date of district court winners wiU be awarded traveling number of nati0nal disasters dur- his alleged conversation with two hearing arrived, a number of wit See YMCA tropmes. y. spveral vears. See WEATHER Continued on page 14, col.

1 nesses came forward to say that girls, aged 5 and 7. Continued on page 14, col. 71 East sides Lafayette street ana the Depot Lunch, near the Rock Island depot, on the West side, will be open from 7 a. m. until 11 a.

m. Christmas, according to Ed Klein, president of the Waterloo Restaurant association. Last year, although no forma! arrangements were made ahead of time, Klein opened up early Christmas morning to serve a grateful crowd. This year he made the arrangements ahead of time and the West side eating place answered the association's request for the holiday public service. Pity the man who got arrested for careless driving because the parked car he hit, at Falls and Ansborough, was a highway patrel car.

The patrolman surveyed his ripped fender, wrote out a ticket. Auto Victim As Sailors Entertained Children at Juneau Party Fairbanks was not intoxicated. The charge was dismissed and Fairbanks' license was reinstated. District Judge Kildee affirmed this reinstatement of the license when Fairbanks went through with the appeal for the sake of the record. Butterfield to Take Over As Treasurer Jan.

1 Floyd P. Davis, Black Hawk county treasurer, announced yei- Asks $10,000 for Injuries group. Mrs. Louis Shafer and Mrs. Herman Boss will present a vocal duet, "Come Softly, Tread Gently." Marlys Shafer will sing "Christmas Tree." Other features will be group carol singing and treats for the children.

Christ Episcopal. The Christmas Eve program of Christ Episcopal church will be Damages of $10,000 are asked by terday that the treasurers office R. Z. Clements. 919 Lafayette will be closed on the last day of in a suit brought against Leonard December in order to balance th Byrnes Clubhouse to Be Available for Winter Events Swyers, 712 South as the re-j books and clear the business ot jthe traditional Choral Eucharist suit of an automobile accident on (the old year as well as to make June 3, 1952, in the 900 block of; ready for the change of adminis-Lafayette according to a pe- tration.

tition filed Saturday in Black Hawk Davis has retired, effective at the Waterloo Park and Recreation fmm' ('' i mnn xwwf If i i county district court by Everett end of this month and will be re- To the toy counters this year Scott and Charles Pickett, attor at 11 p. m. The schedule for Christmas day includes Holy Communion at 10 a. m. Westminster Presbyterian.

A Christmas eve program will start at 10:30 p. the opening portion to be a candlelight communion service with special mu department officials announced Saturday that the Byrnes Park golf clubhouse is in the process of being winterized, and starting Dec. 26 will be available to community groups on a rental basis. Heretofore, the clubhouse facilities have not been used in the winter months. When the necessary weather came the newest of the table top games called "Politics" with the subtitle.

"Elect Yourself President." It consis's of a map board of the United States and the object is to capture the electorate of the states by rolls of the dice. neys for Clements. The petition states that Mr. and Mrs. Clements had just gotten out of the automobile in which they had been riding near their home and were crossing the street when placed by Dewey Butterfield, who was elected treasurer without opposition.

He will take office on Jan. 1. Davis said it appears that lt will not be possible to accept payment on 1952 taxes due in 1953 until a short time after Jan. 1 because of the late askings of many government bodies who receive their money from taxes. sic.

The pastor's sermon topic will be "Let Us Go to Bethle hem." St. Mark's Episcopal nir. uements was strucK by a car driven by the defendant. He states that he was thrown to the pavement and suffered in- He said that every effort will be Christmas service at St. Mark's protection is completed by the park department, it is felt that the lounge, with adjacent kitchen facilities and large fireplaces, will make an attractive setting for community functions.

Park records reveal that 103 different groups used the facilities during juries consisting oi a broken to have the receipts avail Episcopal will start with a pro gram Wednesday at 11:15 p. including a full choral Eucharist, ing ana mat nis oacK was injured. able as soon as possible. Announce-Clements alleges that a vertebrae ment will made at a iater date of his back was knocked out r. Thii sit tne warm weather months this nact i smith Communion service.

past jear. rv-s- uation occurred a few yean aga for the same reason. place causing him to suffer traumatic arthritis and that his injury is permanent. The Recreation commission is 1 ft jit vmnunaj uay, jioiy communion will be celebrated at 10 a. m.

When James J. Kremer joined Waterloo's Naval Organized Surface Division 9-60 a few months ago, he didn't expect to be placed on active duty status so soon. Kremer, seaman recruit, fell on the drill deck at the Naval Training Center here while participating in last Tuesday evening's regular drill. And "hitting the deck" was the cause of his transfer to active status, according to Lt. Cmdr.

F. Whannel. He has been removed to the U. S. Naval hospital for treatment and observation and his condition is reported as satisfactory.

It is claimed that the defend DIRECTORS OF FARM ant was negligent and that he did I BUREAU MEET MONDAY not keep a proper look out: that' developing plans to use the clubhouse during the winter in connection with square dancing groups, hobby classes, and general meetings. Information regarding rental charges and application procedure can be obtained at the Recreation Commission office. 1419 Ihe failed to have his automobile inc imimy r. Sunder control: that the defendant Bureau hr cf Erectors wiJ I was driving at a high rate of have 1,5 final mlin of Conrordia Lutheran. "An Room for Jesus" is the theme of a Christmas eve program to be presented at 7 p.

m. in Corcordia Lutheran church Santa Claui hands out gifts to the children who were entertained at a party Saturday et the Naval Reserve armory. The party is put on annually with funds contributed by the crew members of the USS Juneau in honor of the memory of the five Sullivan brothers killed when the first Juneau was unk in World War II. Preient the party was one of the crew members of the Juneau, Art Ferrie, Creico, who ii home on leave, speed and that he could not stop i P- m- his automobile within the distance YMCA. Members will make fi-within which discernable objects na! reports and the prison the highway can be seen.

jgram for the coming year. 3ee CHRISTMAS Continued on pace 14, col. 5 East Fourth Street. i.