Hardin County Index from Eldora, Iowa • Page 1

Checking in Torchlight Drive Eldora's school cafeteria, used as Community Chest headquarters for the "Porchlight Drive" Monday night, was a busy place as dozens of solicitors reported for instructions and then came back to check in and partake of coffee and doughnuts. Above the four ward chairmen are counting money and recording contributions while members of the Chest general committee gather around for purposes of photography. Left to right, seated: Mrs. V. H.

Vilmont, third ward chairman; Mrs. Guy Jones, fourth ward; Mrs. R. R. Griffel, first ward; Mrs.

Fred Vinton, second ward. Standing: Orville Lamb, John Bekemeier, Lester Ose, campaign chairman, Mrs. Roscoe Hunt, Mrs. F. K.

Schmidt, Mrs. John One-Minute Polaroid. Expect Chest Total to Fe Diive Foils Short of $6,500 Goal With only $3,680 cash on hand Wednesday, it appeared that the Community Chest campaign in Eldora would bring in a final total of about $4,000 and fall more than one-third short of the $6,500 goal Monday night's "Porchlight Drive" covering residences of the city, yielded $2,488. The receipts by wards: first, $676; second, $584, third, S552; fourth, S674. Prior to solicitation, the house-to-house calls on business firms had raised $1,192 It is felt Large Crowd Enjoys Firemen's Variety An audience numbering abom 300 persons enjoyed the variety show, "It's a Date," sponsored by the Eldora volunteer fire department at the high schoo auditorium Wednesday evening All seats were filled and several were standing The clever comedy, the chorus numbers, the blackface show and the various other p'eased the A I A index I ilululnl Hull A A XUMJ3EK 41 Trial Nears Close Here G.

0. P. Is Taking Survey to list Eligible Voters All Precincts Will Be Canvassed to Gather Campaign Data A survey to determine all eligible voters in all precincts that clean-up work both res- audience The show was sched- 1 repeated Thursday idential and business areas, to uled to be contact those not already solici- evening, ted Will bring between $300 and $400 more Last year, when the goal was $4,000, a total of about $3,300 was raised. Lester Ose, chairman of the Chest general committee, expressed satisfaction with the way the campaign was conducted and with the cooperation shown by committee members and solicitation workers. He explained that failure to reach the goal was due to the fact that the donations by the public were not "heavy enough" in view of the budget which included six worthy causes.

As an illustration, he pointed out that if all persons contacted in the Monday evening drive had doubled their contribution, the goal would have been reached. There were about 500 donors who gave $1 or S2 gifts. City Proclaims Safety Week Oct. 16 to 23 County-Wide Show For Teen-Agers Here to Climax Observance It is anticipated that agencies benefiting from the Chest appeal will take a percentage cut on the basis of the sum asked compared to the money raised. The committee will be called into session to wind up affairs of the campaign.

Women's Contact Meeting Tuesday "Don't Just Hesitate, STOP Give Our Kids a BRAKE!" That is a reminder issued in asking the public's cooperation in observance of Safety Week, Oct 16-23, which is officially proclaimed in a city of Eldora advertisement elsewhere in this issue "Observers report numerous cases here of local as well as outside cars failing to obey stop signs, including flashers Because of this situation, the groups decided on the theme for their safety week. Eldora police will make a special drive against stop-sign vio- of Hardin county is now being conducted by the Republican organization. Under the plan, workers are expected to call at every residence in the county to list the eligible voters, regardless of party affiliation, and put down on cards essential information about the residents for future reference in a get-out-the-vote campaign. SURVEY STAFF Alvm Jaspers of Steamboat Rock, central committee secretary and president of the Young Republicans of the county, heads the survey project Cochairmen are Mrs F. Long of Union, third district auxiliary vice-president, Ida Caine of Iowa Falls, central committee i e-c a ir a Harold.

Snyder, Ellis township, central committee treasurer, and L. M. Blair of Iowa Falls. Data obtained through this survey will be vaulable to the Republican auxiliary orgaiza- tion as well as to the county committee and state headquarters not only in determining current voting strength but also the Republican potential for the future. MEETING OCT.

23 One-tfan-d of Eldora city precinct has been surveyed already under the direction of Mrs-. Eastman Nuckolls County leaders expect the survey to be completed by Monday, Oct 23, when a meeting of project workers will be held in the courtroom here at 8 At this session, a get-out-the-vote campaign will mapped Following 'is a list of survey leaders in each precinct, including committeemen, committeewomen and assistants' Alden-- A A Lauterbach Buckeje-- Rastetter Planning Board And Council Talk House Numbers Marshalltown Firm To Send Sample Plates; Also Street Signs ALVIN JASPERS Heads Voter Survey Rites Wednesday for F. H. Samples of house numbers and I street signs will be submitted to the Eldora city council within the next ten days, and by this body made available to the local planning board Information as to prices will also be submitted. 1 Members of the planning I board will ascertain the views of i the organizations which they represent as to purchasing these signs for residences and streets Jalph Imes was in charge UNIFORM NUMBERS Mrs Johnson was at the console of the organ In chargel having house numbers uniform style, zxested that these should tes ratner than separate which.

tend to become goes on It was numbers of the of flowers were Mrs Howard Calfee, Mrs Glenn Kurtz, and Mrs Norman Kunath Active casket bearers were Cameron, Howard Calfee, Glenn lace a Kurtz, Haase. lso noted Norman Kunath and Patter. Honorary pallbearers were Drs. Schlampp, Deardorff, Preston, A. Wi Adams, Van Tiger, Roland, Mrs Gaston, Olga This was the outcome of a 'conference held Monday evening i at the city hall with four council- stressed the desir- Radio Brings Pencils To Polio Patient A polio patient at Iowa City, Alan Hudspeth, 13, of near Steamboat Rock, was receiving pencils galore for his collection this week after station WHO, Des Moines, broadcast news of his hobby and asked people to send pencils to him at the hospital.

Among those sending pencils was the president of the Sheaffer Pen Co. Alan was reported recently as "recovering slowly" from the paralysis. Although he could not raise his arms or tegs, or sit up at that time, he was able to move his hands and was being taken to occupational therapy classes each day for hand work. Taken to Iowa City Aug 21, he is a son of Mr. and Mrs Henry Hudspeth who live 5 miles northwest of Steamboat Rock.

$343,776 Distributed To Taxing Agencies Lepley, county treasurer, has sent the quarterly remittance of funds to the various taxing agencies of the county The $343,776 October distribution includes $277,888 to the schools, S63.203 to towns and $2,694 to townships The treasurer distributes tax money four times a year in Jan- type or luminous signs might be a good investment They indicated that a plan had been discussed by which thecity rmght seU the house at Smth. Wd could be used to The Masons attended in a ibody defray CO st of street signs service was BDfANCE PREFAB grave, J. disclosed was the fact that noosed ordinance has been and the Masonic conducted at the Phillips coaster. acting as Public Invited To Fire Meeting Prizes Will Be Given And Movies Shown I uary, April, July and October -the April remittance being the largest because more taxes are paid in the first three months of the year drawn up which will change the fabers a and Clay-- "ftm Leverton, Mrs lators during next week and the Ed stu driver training class at H. Concord-- Sam Sime, will make a study of traffic vio- Lpe Mrs Robert Espe lations Eldora Cit-- business buildings.

The start at the east and north limits of the city as at present, and proceed numerically to fee west Snd south borders, but two numbers are given to each lot in the residence district and four numbers to the lot in the business part of the city Two difficulties connected with the changes were voiced-that mail will continue to be addressed to the eld numbers for several years, ana (that many insurance policies are Prizes awarded in the poster now written the and essay contests sponsored by i cov ered premises by the present the Eldora volunteer fire depart- 'house or store ment observance of Fire Pre- iERCE PLACE NUMBERED ventifn week will be presented) Mention uas made that Fierce at a meeting in the Eldora school ce will be numbered for tne On the groups' safetv week Droo Robert Roscoe Hunt, Mrs committee are Rita Jacobs and Eastman Nuckolls, Don Wilson, Plan-; have been completed for Patty Holcomb of Tri Hi-Y and I Amy Alverson women's contact meet-j Orlan Mitchell and George Fagg i dora township Harold Ellis township Leland Murphy, Amy Snyder, Russell Roberts Etna township--F Trainer, Clara A. Scounck, Stanton Brandt In each contest, ux wT rn connect first place will receive sec-of the citv wnicn connect ond award will be $3 and third ing which will be held at the Friends church in New Providence next Tuesday This meeting is new -program to become acquainted with the organization. Mrs Eldon Rosene, district committeewoman, will discuss the duties of township and county committee members and suggest a and means of attaining 1951 goals. Information on the United Nations flag-making project will be given, as well as suggestions on various phases of the action program, health, lib- rarv, music, school and interna- of Hi-Y Concluding the observance will be a county-wide "Teen- tional relations Mrs Mildred K- Wellman, Iowa State college, will introduce Jacqueline Dolph, new extension home economist, who will assume duties in Hardin county Nov. 1.

Mrs. Merle Johns of Steamboat Rock and Mrs. Fred vinton of Eldora will have charge of registration which will begin at 10 a. m. Mrs.

Ray Lake of Iowa Falls will call the meeting to order at 10-30 a. to. 'Peachy' Picture the Eldora gymnasium. An outstanding educational program is being arranged. Sgt Robert Reese of the Cedar gymnasium Wednesday evening, Oct.

18. In each time, and that the streets there will bear the same num- wmner to the lot the Dorthy Mae Huston, 33, pictured after her arrest last June. In court this week her appearance was somewhat changed. She retained the mannish hair style but wore a corduroy start and jacket with a sweater instead of the shirt and jeans in which she dressed previously. will enter a float encouraging church and Sunday school attendance The training school will be represented by a group of Boy Scouts The nature of the other entries has not been announced Entries of the Eldora Sunday schools will not bear identifica- $2 Posters are being ana tmra wieiu- llle -moKiuuif diSBlaved' The Marshalltown firm sub- chrlstlan church, north to the usplaea nutted samples of numbers, but Methodist uest to the Baptist.

caravan is expected to time to be tne program. The public is invited to at- hght signs, while probably for three to four years Grant township--Daniel Wiechmann, Dorothy Wiechmann. Falls highway patrol district will Hardin township--A. I Harken. speak and show movies, Woodcock, former Eldora teacher and now director of driver training education at Iowa State Teachers college, will demonstrate driving aptitude testing equipment available to schools in this district through the Iowa Safety Congress Also on the program are Leo F.

Wolcott, ninth district Safety Congress coordinator; Dr. W. J. Mack of Hubbard, county Safety Congress chairman, Supt, K. Schmidt who will report on the district safe driving clinics; Dr.

Norman Kunath, Hardin county safety representative of the Iowa Optometrists association, and George Gethman, V. commander speaking in behalf of the post's project for youth safe- Preceding the show a. safety parade of yonln groups, with participar semble on the school at 7:15 p-m- Baits expected to march or have floats are the Eldora Ugh band. OB-IT and Tn- HB-Y. Boy Scwots, Girl Scouts and 4-H clubs.

Mar Hansen, Douglas Granzow Mrs Douglas Granzow Iowa Falls first--L Blair. Helen M. Jones, Paul Jones Iowa Falls second--W Johnson, Mrs A. R. Tagge, Ida Caine, Wood Weaver Jacjcson township--Wilce Ward, RoseH Reed, Wilma Polley Pleasant township--Ord Rid- Providence township--H W.

Clemons, Dorothea Rogers, James demons, Mrs Kathenne de- tend the meeting and there is Umght be a little disappointing no charge for admittance. unless placed at the the Wildlife Club Dates Trapshoot mons. Sherman township--Ralph Eller, Amanda Eller. John Erbes, Mrs Dons Ellis. lot where lights would shine on i them.

She recommended a fine 'ground aluminum sign, as said that a high finish sne sign would not show well at mght- JThe council favored having the Pine Lake Wildhfe club has (figures on a black background. announced a trapshoot to take i The conroany representative, place at the gun club grounds 'while not prepared to quote a (definite price, indicated a belief i that the house numbers could be furnished at a cost of $1 each, Tipton township--Carl Faust, nossibly a little less in large Azalea Boeke, Walter Riordan. Union township--L A. Moore, Sunday Schools Parade Saturday Varied Scenes Will Be Depicted by Floats A Sunday school parade, with at least 11 organizations represented, is scheduled to traverse' tion as to the name of the church, but those from other communities will carry the name of the community To Visit 4 Farms On Swine Tour Next Tuesday Prof Quaife of Ames To Discuss Feeding And Management Dick Pulse, extension director, announces that four farms will be visited on the swine management tour planned for Hardm county fanners next Tuesday Prof Quaife of the Iowa State college animal husbandry department will discuss the feed- the Eldora business district at three o'clock tomorrow (Satur- dav) afternoon. Taking part will be the Eldora Assembly of God, Baptist, Christian, Congregational and Methodist schools, also those at Point Pleasant, Lawn Hill, New Providence, Gifford Methodist, Union Commumtv training school church and the It is hoped that others also will join the group WILL PASS CHURCHES Forming at the ball park the parade will proceed north past the Assembly of God, then east to north to the northwest corner of the square east to Piper's, north past the Congregational church to the school grounds Leading the parade will be two representatives of the Baptist school carrying the American and Christian nags.

Eldora high school band will march and play MASS SINGING In the reviewing stand, adjoining the courtyard, John L. Butler, master of ceremonies, will introduce the several floats and Sunday, Oct 15. or qu antitiesr URGES SALE AT COST Helen Conn, George Bnndle, Mrs. Crosley suggested that George Bnndle. it might prove more satisfactory Economy, Peace Goals'of Generation--Babcock It is the destiny of this generation to work for "Economy and James O.

Babcock Whitten R. Long, Velma jf or the city to furnish the house Hauser. Clifford Hauser, Mrs. numbers at cost and defray the Pete Long icost of the street signs in some I other way. Study of a map prepared to 'aid in the numbering indicated four-way street signs needed and 30 of tne two-way kind.

Estimates as to the number of house numbers 'needed ranged from 750 to 1000 'The city has nearly 1000 water its of economic reconstruction accounts. that 91 j-ssnll be All schools of the county are being invited to have representatives in the parade and send students to tfie 316 Modkn and Wilbur Jackson are the adult leaders heading the parade committee. Dick Freese Loses Eye From Mishap jof New Hampton, Democratic candidate for congress from the third district, told the Eldora Roianans in a non-political talk Tuesday noon. The opponent of Rep. H- K- Gross stated that economy and peace are tied together and are common goals.

Supporting the recommendations of the Hoover Commission. Babcock said he was a Gnu believer reorganization of the government for belter management, and express- STEAMBOAT Fiwse sfflffered Joss of has an acodenl while -working walh a tractor some days ago a tree brake trying to dodge branch ana struck ttt lever on the tractor The eye removed at a Marshal home Mowfey and is getting along it could be ience as an adnuiastrator Civil Service Conwnissson Here is to Ben claim to pcarh-KTxrwint liwnwrs. Three (be larce, top-tioaJity dint-stone peaches wake a handful while Orc wjfnnt produced from a sateic tree is on dis- plav Exact ace of tlw tree at the place in the south part of town ts not known but it started beannc three vears aso Town, Country Quiz Dated at Hubbard Hubbard y-0-un-e people rt 7i. ar a WHO Tnni-v a are and ed confidence that done. To illustrate economy in government, tine speaker cited examples from his personal exper- i the and the Bureau of Agriculture Economics- Babojck told of projects in which adminstoalive short cuts were put in effect in tinose agencies wh-ercfrv the staff were reduced and output of work speeded arid increased.

-TRIM THE FAT Adoption of Hoover ComTnis- tnm the fat off the of bur- aid spent in Europe, stating that although 35 billions have been spent for this purpose since Tie Marshalltown firm's representative advocated ase of a type of street sign which has a World War this amount would pipe standard with a cap on lop an actual war for only-to which the sign is screwed, two months and one week. i which she considered more dur- As a government official assign- able than the type having brack- ed Greece, Babcock said he ob- ets. served the good -work done by economic aid there after the war The Communist rebel armv was defeated in Greece and the 'Red political threat was checked in nearbj Italy, he pointed out, France also has been greatlv benefited, the speaker dc- i clared. Babcock outlined a four-point i orograin to -work for peace and economv, as follows- FOCK POINT PROGRAM I Develop the United Nation? jj jne Nine Go Oct. 25 To Be Inducted WOI Receive Training At Ft Leonard Wood chools and Donald LaVelle will ead the crowd of participants md soectators in singing "Onward Christian Soldiers" A pnTpsentatiYC of Eldorsi Chamber Commerce is also expected to in the stand Paraders will carry Bibles New Providence school plans provide a singing choir.

The chool at Lawn Hill will have a irtat "Let the Lower JQ31 ICpl 1 1 1 1 jghts Be Burning" Eldora 3mstian school's float is titled of Ages." The Methodists vill depict the Nativity Eldora Japtists will present a scene Knocking at the Door" Chamber of Commerce ing auu. observed on each farm as well as other problems in which farmers are interested. The Four farms to be visited and the tunes scheduled 9 30 a m. Bob Hamilton farm, north of Iowa Falls on the county line, 1 mile west of the curve Highwav 20. 11 a WiHard Klein farm, 1 mile south of Iowa Falls and miles west of highway 65 1 30 m.

Oren Dreier farm, 24 miles east of Hubbard 3 Oswell Fisher farm, miles south of the Hubbard viaduct and 1 mile east of highway 65. State Uses Letter in Case Against Dorothy Huston Defendant Charged With Defrauding Widow Of About $7,000 BULLETIN Jurors began deliberation at 1 25 Thursday afternoon Closing arguments were being made here Thursday morning in the district court trial of Dorothy Mae Huston, 33, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses Specifically, she accused or defrauding Mrs Bertha Wickham, 78-year-old Iowa Falls widow, of about $7,000 The case, which opened Monday with Judge Fry presiding, was expected to "go to the jury" sometime Thursday In a surprise development during cross-examination of the defendant late Wednesday afternoon, Countj Attorney Don Barker had accepted as evidence a photostatic copy of a letter written by Miss Huston last month while she was in jail here The message addressed to nends in Waterloo, stated in effect that during the trial "I'll tell them just what my attorneys told me to At the outset of the trial Monday, Judge Fry granted a request of defense attorneys Stanley Mooty of Charles City and Alfred Rothschild of Waterloo that the jurors be segregated SEGREGATED AT HOTEL As a result, when court is recessed the seven women and five men hearing the case have been kept apart from the public at Winchester hotel in custody of a special bailiff, Dave Bruce Clifford. Frank Oldenburg court and jury bailiff during the It is reported that this is the first request for a segregated jury made of Judge Fry inhis 35 years on the bench and it is the first instance of jury segregation in recent history of the TTardin county court Jurors are John Frisbie, Harry Marks, Bermce Hall and Anna Carson of "Eldora, Gladys Strother, Arnold Krueger and Margaret Case of Hubbard, Edna Kramer of Steamboat Rock, Eilard Muller and Anna Althouse of Ackley, Lorna Reid ot Iowa Falls, and Engelson of Alderu Selection of the jury and opening statements prosecution and defense counsel occupied the court Monday ON STAND ALL DAY Tuesday tne state's complaining witness, Mrs Wickham, took tne stand and submitted to a da- long ordeal of direct and cross- examination questioning Although she had no record of the transactions, the elderly widow stated that Miss Huston had borrowed various from her totaling about $7,000 throughout 1949 and the first five months of Mrs Wickham told the court that the defendant said she needed the money to secure a federal bond for bankruptcy proceedings she had taken out in connection with personal debts amounting to about $1,700. She said Miss Huston told her it was "federal money'" and would be returned. The widow explained her relationship with the defendant who had quarters at the rooming house operated by the former in Iowa FaE She testified that she developed a strong attraction for "Dorothv," came to "love her hke a.

daughter and trust her implic- Mrs Wickham and Miss of is- Variety Show 'Chorus Girls' i A home Went aj itesvc here Oct. and make at grow He said "the as'Yor' induction into the armed UN has doncjmuch bat much is forces, according to ai to be nrcnt made this week 2. Sell democracy through Hardin county such devices as the "Voice of Amcrjca" and the for Freedom" 3 Re-arm and re-arm rapidn for -ecuntv. because V-nt on tnif-taon and OIT- throw bv force.TM 4 Bi-partisanship in service group Trill Heave Uie wrictren at 3 14 bv bus. go sz to DCS Moines.

thence to Fort Leonard Wood, for rcccp- The ncludc-- Paul Wilton Vtld, Hward Vmton, CTWTOHC, Or 4 20, at tV Hubbard Teams rho -f-n om the ant T-" -maintain peace and PUT ec- nam onom-v the claims records--in bass points and pnzcs 1 rallinc; on part 6---p v'c Jnn-t mal." that Ahich Vcn d' "din off perc nta2e of 'UT clrjfd hat a fnrticn TTHT- CBJJ' for harmonau 1 He defended the mer- D--H- and K'n- netji Ed-sva-d Filb-andt, Eldora Bub-ale Polaroid Photo Mm Huston often took evening meals together and spent much tone visiting, according to the former's testimony. Mrs Wickham declared that she gave'Miss Huston varying amounts from $50 to $500, always cashing checks and giving her currency MORTGAGED HOME To finance these loans the widow told the coint that she expended between $200 and $300 had a checking account. that she withdrew $2,000 in postal that she obtained loans of a few hundred dollars from both Iowa Falls banks and mortgaged her home to S3 500 from the that she borrowed about S2.0OT relatives and fnends. claiming that all of this went to the defendant with the execution of 51.090 obtained 1 at the Alden bank to repay the Iowa Falls prosecution's chief witness led that Moss Huston paid about $175 in soon alter sfce started j. The defendant while Iowa Falls cm- plcrvcd as a rate clerk for tie Rock Island railroad at a oT about $260 per month bne described in cwu-1 bv as bens a pleasant of regular hab.ts "Bumped'' "bv fxs senwtv svttern Miss HTI-- ton left Aufi- 4 9.20.

1 to ret lo "te iixim Mrs. rr tes OTHFU STATE WITNESSES Dale on Pace 5).