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14 SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1941 Mason City's Calendar July 15-21--Associated Press pic ture display at Mason City li brary. Aug. 16-17--Citywide camp-o-re for Boy Scout troops at Cam McKinley. Aug. 30-Sept.

Iowa fair Here in Mason City A son weighing 8 pounds 1. ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs Richard Bruett, Manly, at the Park hospital Friday. Home Plate (formerly Weec Pharmacy) opening at new loca tion, 1 door south, Sat. Nomination of officers will taki place at the meeting of Voitun No.

66 of the Forty and Eight a the Service Men's club Mondaj evening. The meeting will open a "Dutch" lunch served a 6:30 o'clock. For F. II. A.

loans and insur ance see Jim Galiogly, 310 N. Fed Mason City. Telephone 312 Birth certificates have been filed for Judy Lee, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Rex Henry Paullus, 119 Adams avenue northwest, born June Rebecca Dawn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Neal Virgil Johnson, 408 A South Federal avenue born June 24, and Daren Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Groff, 708 Jackson avenue northwest. Watkins fine vanilla. Ph. 3013 A daughter weighing 7 pounds S'a ounces was born to Mr.

anc Mrs. Edward Wagner, 1205 Georgia avenue southeast, at the Merc; hospital Friday. Talk witl Fiscbbeck; "It Pays. A son weighing 7 pounds ounces-was born to Mr. and Mrs" Richard M.

Hughes, 318 Firs street southwest, at the Mercy hospital Friday. Bent onr floor sanders and wax- ers. Boomhower Hdw. Ph. 142.

A son weighing 9 pounds ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs Ervie W. Ninth street northeast, at the Park hospita Thursday. Just received--shipment ivash pants creasei-s--eliminates ironing now, 50c pair. Currie- Van Ness Co.

A son weighing 9 pounds ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs" Martin Tageson, 243 Twentieth street southeast, at the Park hospital Friday. Friends of the Roy C. Helfen- steins have received word of their safe arrival at their summer home on Fenwick island off Delaware following a pleasant motor trip They will be there for several weeks during which time Ralph Dunlop will fill Doctor Helfen- siein's pulpit at the First Congregational church here. A selection of recordings were to be on the program Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Mason City public library.

This is one of the regular music group programs. Townsend. club. will meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the P. G.

and E. auditorium lor the regular weekly session. Reports will be heard from who attended the national convention at Buffalo, N. Y. "BREAKFASfS" FOR SCOOTERS Friends of Scouring Series Planned in Winnebago Council "Early Bird Breakfasts" for 2,000 Scouting salesmen promoting the "Friends of Scouting" program in the Winnebago council begin next week.

The "Early Bird Breakfasts" will be held in each community in the district and will be arranged for under the direction of the chairman of each district. Oscar G. Narnm of Forest City is in charge of the northwest district; R. W. Waller of Garner the west district; the Rev.

M. C. Kilpatrick of Clarion the southwest district; C. B. Donahue of Hamton the south district; Dr.

R. H. Koenig of Charles City the east district, and R. W. Burnham of Usage the northeast district.

The first of the series of breakfasts will be held in the northwest district on Tuesday; the second group will meet in the west district on July and the third group in the southwest district on July 10. Similar meetings will be held in the south, east and northeast districts on July 14-16. The salesmen who will take part in the breakfasts and the campaign to sell "Friends of Scouting" are all volunteers who have been recruited in each of the local communities. Rush Gabriclson of Crystal Lake, general chairman the campaign, stated Saturday, in telling of the breakfasts, that "with the present emergency which is upon us, there is more need than ever for the type of training Scouting can give to the boys of our communities," and urged that everyone follow the "Friends of Tax MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE Collections Total $905,648 SHIFT OF SOME OF TAX BURDEN AIDS PAYMENTS Taxes Less This Year for All in County Except Utility Firms Cerro Gordo county taxpayers paid the county treasurer only $905,648.93 during the first half of 1941 as compared with $927,999.25 in the same period last year, but the amount represented a large proportion of their total tax bill. The tax payments this year rep resent 51.5 per cent the year' tax total of 51,759,081.56, whil, last year's collections during th first six months were 51.2 per cen of the abstract 01' $1,812,493 93 Seemingly the shifting of part of the tax burden from the local land owners to the utility corporations helped the collections The bill to tlie utilities increased from $156,963.08 last year fo $181,239.32 (his year while the local landowners saw a decrease from $1,655,530.85 to 51,577,782.24.

The largest decrease was in the Mason City taxes which droppci from 53.28 mills and last year to 49.37 mills and $911 697.15 this year. Clear Lake's bill last year $97,182 as compared with $94,43: ihis year. The total the smal in the county, Clear Lake, was $137,043 in 194i and $133,624 this year. The farm ers were charged thi year as compared with $517,657 last year. Tax collections for the first months of 1940 and 1941, according to Treasurer L.

L. Raymond's records, were as follows MONTH 1940 T. B. Seal Sales Reached New High Receives Proper Touch Tan. 'ipril ay une 35,484.38 76,345.57 609,177.97 70,472.41 21,831.93 14,636.99 1941 5 49,680.72 77.819.18 548,745.63 192,023.77 47,090.68 13,048.00 Scouting" movement by a part when called upon.

having SCOUT GAMP OPENS AT LAKE Week's Adventure for 80 Boys Starting at Clear Lake Boy Scout camp was scheduled open Sunday afternoon at Camp Roosevelt when BO Scouts nd leaders from various parts the Winnebago council set up heir tents, unpack their camp uffel and start out on a week's dveniure of camping. Troops will camp under the endership of their scoutmasters, vho will, in turn be assisted. in lanning and carrying out their rogram by the central camp aff. Scoutmasters for the first ses- on will be Harold Cone, Clear akc, and assistant Roger Erickon; Kirby Paine, scoutmaster of 12, Mason City; B'rancis troop 6. Mason City; Hackbarth, troop 9, Dows; Vallace Maillard, troop 5, Mason ity; scoutmaster of troop 26.

reene and scoutmasters of and 11. Mason City. Louis Cummings of Mason City ill be program director of the amp. Joe Nelson of Lake Mills il have charge of nature and andicraft, Will Miller of Charles ity will be in charge of the and have as his aslant Jim Dunkelberg of Rock- ord. Paul Zeigler of Mason City will camp quartermaster, Charles iser and Dick Bailey nre as- sting in the dining hall and the isses Maude and Ruthyc Jack- will serve as camp cooks.

At the camp, scouts will live in and in tents, each troop aving its oxvn troop camp site, 'ost of the activities at the camp ill be on a troop basis. In addition to the three sessions regular camping, H. L. Campell, camping chairman, Saturday nnounccd that there would be a clional Sea Scout regatta for ea Scouts and other senior outs, which will be held ic latter part of the summer. rayer Service for any Allen Ward Be Held Monday A prayer service for Garry Aln Ward, infant son of Mr.

a-id Trs. Garwin G. Ward. 422 First reel northwest, will be held the chapel of the McAulcy and Son funeral home at 10 o'clock Monday morning, with tho Key. o.

L. N. Wigdahl, pastor of Trinity Lutheran in charge of services. The child was born July 1941, and died at a local hospital at 12:10 Friday noon. Surviving are the parents, a brother, Garwin G.

Ward, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Weitzel, and H. N. Ward of Mason City and other relatives.

Burial will be at the Pleasant Valley ccmelcry. CLbAR LAKK-- Miss North Iowa," Alberta Joslyn of Clear Lake, gives the pn christening to "Miss North Iowa," Iowa's first seaplane, by cracking a bottle over nose of the new aii-plane. The new ship, a Aeronca Super Chief'monoplane, was launc Friday morning at Clear Lake. The plane is owned by tlie North Iowa FlvW Service Mason City and will be stationed at Clear Lake for trm nm mP City enay engraving) proper the launched of stationed at Clear Lake for the summer season. (Lock photo, Kay- William H.

Cheesman Rites to Be Monday Morning WILLIAM H. CHEESMAN Navy Starts ampaign of Advertising The Mason City Globe-Gazelle ias been selected as one of the papers in which an experimental ad- 'ertising campaign will be carried 5n according to word received at he local navy recruiting office Services for Plumbing Contractor to Be at St. Joseph's Church Funeral services for William H. Cheesman, 49, who died at a local hospital about 12 o'clock Thursday night, following a short illness, will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic church at 9 o'clock Monday morning, with Father Carl Kurt in charge.

Burial will be at St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery. The Rosary will be said at 8 o'clock Saturday and Sundav evenings and by the Tabernacle Society at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Major Memorial chapel, where the body will lie in state until the time of services. Mr. Cheesman was born at Elkader, Oct.

IB. 1891. He was married to Miss Fern Young at New Hampton, March 30, 1914. They moved to Mason City, where Mr. had been engaged as a plumbing contractor for the past 21 years.

Surviving Mr. Cheesman are his wife, three daughters, Mrs. James Britven, Evelyn and Arlene Cheesman, and his mother, Mrs. Barbara Cheesman, all of Mason City a sister, Mrs. F.

G. Taylor, Laurens, Iowa, and two brothers, Glen Cheesman and Vern Cheesman, Mason City, and two grandchildren, Marilyn and Billy Britven, Mason City. Saturday, The experimental campaign will carried out in. Indiana. Missouri nd Iowa.

These slates were chos- as representative states. Indiana vas selected as the below-average tate in navy recruiting. Missouri the average state and Iowa ns above-average state. The campaign will be an eight vecks test and will begin July 8. A navy recruiting cruiser will be ent out of Des Moines to assist in he campaign.

This recruiting ruiser consists of a car and trailer nd will have an eight man crew. will go from town to town in he state to take applications for ntrance into the navy. A sound ruck will go to towns on the chedule one day ahead of the raiser at which time talks on av-y life will be given. The smallest known flowering plant in the world is watcrmeal, measuring about one lliirty-sec- ond of an inch in diamcttr. TWO INJURED AS GAR HITS CRANE Waterloo Car Jumps Curb, Breaks Sign from Impact of Crash Two persons were injured when a car driven by Ford Barclay.

Waterloo, broke off an arterial stop sign and hit a crane from the impact given it by a car driven by Omer Berg. 104 Monroe avenue southwest, about 5:15 o'clock Friday afternoon. The accident occurred at Fourth street and Taylor avenue vcst as th Barclay car was mak- C. R. Moore of the local recruit- a from Fourth 5UPPM -TM 1.

office pointed out a more ten will be needed soon in the avy due to the fact that about 12 ew ships arc expected to be com- lissioned within two months. Boy Riding Bicycle Without Light Hurts Hand When Hit by Car Brj-an Hill, who resides on route 1. skinned his right hand when he was struck while riding his bicycle without a light by a car driven by Abe Troub, 319 Third street north- The accident occurred at 12:15 clock Saturday morning at Jefferson avenue and third street northwest. Hill was riding with Clifford Collins, 1221 Jefferson avenue northwest, who was also riding without a light. Bicycles of the boys were im- pnundcd for one week at the city a i by police.

I street southwest on to Taylor avenue. The car jumped the curb on the northwest corner of the intersection; it stopped upon striking a crane near, an excavation. Dallas Read, 645 Van Buren avenue southwest, received cuts on' the head, and Mrs. Alton Read, G02 Harrison avenue northwest, received a leg injury. They were taken lo the Park hospital for treatment.

The cars were badly damaged. Huxtable Gets Commerce Promotion Dean Huxtable of Mason City has been promoted to the position of field supervisor in the department of commerce at Washington, D. according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.

A. Huxtable, here. Mr. Huxtable will spend most of his time traveling: over the country. Two Receive Water Safety Certificates Vincent Reuter and Ralph Wandy of Mason Cily reccnlly received their Hed Cross water safely instructor's certificate for completing a course at the American Red Cross National Aquatic School at Excelsior.

Minn. Reuter and Wandy were representatives from the Cerro Gordo chapter at the annual school held at Lake Minnetonka. Men and women representatives at the conference numbered 137 and were from 12 midwcstern states. All those who took the water safety course at the school must first have had Senior Red Cross life saving. Five phases of work were included in the course.

They were first aid, swimming, diving. $122,177 TOTAL IN IOWA; GERRO GORDO'S $2,889 Most Successful Sale in State History Held Last Fall Cerro Gordo county residents contributed to a new high state record by buying I contacted by ooo IK n. returned, the boy TR A Showing Which Way the Wind Blows BY E. A. N.

Youthful Honesty A 15 year old youth came to one of Mason City's prominent residents the other day. "I need a little advice," he said. "I have a problem that I want you to help me with." Then the boy told the story of how he bought some candy at a Mason City druk store. "When I left I must have picked up the wrong package," he said. "This is what I got instead." The boy then displayed a sack contining a roll of bills and cur.

rency-- a total of $125.65. "I feel kind of funny down inside," the boy observed. "I want to return the money but I'm afraid they'll think I stole it." The lad's counseler was quick to suggest that the package be returned. and at once. Til call the proprietor of the store and pave the way for you." The manager of the store" $2,889.76 worth of Christmas seals last fall, according to the final report of the Iowa Tuberculosis association.

The total sum for the state was $122,177.91, making the 1940 Christmas seal sale the most successful in Iowa's history. The a S2 reward. and the receiving The money it had been placed on the counter ready to be taken to the bank. A Mason City jeweler Ihis placed a- clock on the silewalk in front of his place of business. The siie of the clock was indicated by the fact the back on the championship 1921-22.

When 14 Hawkeye national football learn of best previous sale was $110,427.92, vas recorded in 1930. i had a garage man, a Bieth, adjust the mechanism. In Wood's Painting The youth with the spade in Grant Wood's painting, "Spring in Town," is George Devine, son of A survey of the state showed Glenn Devine, member of the ath- Cerro Gordo county's figure also was a new high, comparing to in 1939. A total or 6.6 seals were sold for each person in' 1940 against 6.4 the preceding year. that 94 of the 99 counties exceeded their 1939 marks.

Mitchell county, with a per letic staff at the University of who was shown in a Iowa. Wood, capita sale of 9.1 seals, held top I Globe-Gazette -picture this week place among the counties for the third successive year. Johnson county ranked second, with an average sale of 8.9 seals, followed by Story, 8.3 seals. Other leading counties were Linn. 7.2; Humboldt and O'Brien.

7.0; Wapeilo, 6.9: and Marshall, 6.7; Grundy, 6.6; Cerro Gordo Montgomery and Winneshiek, 6.4; Dubuque, 6.3; Clay and Des jVToincs, 6 0 In several other respects also. according to the association. 1940 was a banner year in Iowa's campaign against tuberculosis. "The death rate reached a new low, approximately 17.2 per hundred thousand living persons," the association points out. "The ratio of patients receivinfi sanatorium treatment to annual deaths, 1.6 to 1.

was the most favorable in history. Forty-nine rural counties, eight more than in 1939, were served by the statewide program to find cases of the disease in an early stage, financed by the tuberculosis organizations in co-operation with the state department of health. Similar programs in urban counties developed apace. "Iowa is reaping the reward from more than a quarter century's organized effort against tuberculosis. With continued public interest and support, there is every reason to believe that as gratifying results will come in the future from present activities to prevent, search out, and cure the disease." TWO FINED FOR INTOXICATION Two Others Forfeit Bonds in Local Court on Speeding Charges Two persons were fined $10 and costs each Saturday by Police Judge Morris Laird on charges of intoxication.

Everett Martin, route 3, was arrested by police at Seventh street and Jefferson avenue northwest at 5:30 o'clock Friday afternoon and Raymond W. Lincicum, 10 Fourth street northeast, was arrested at Fourth street and North Federal avenue at 3:45 o'clock Saturday morning, Steven Savanovich, 1524 Pennsylvania avenue northeast, forfeited a S10 bond posted when arrested by police Friday morning at his home. He was charged with speeding in the 1,000 block on Pennsylvania avenue northeast about 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening. Donald L. Johnson, 934 Eleventh street northeast, forfeited a $5 bond posted when arrested by police at 10:15 o'clock Friday morning at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue northeast for SE ln nd courses there was a two hour instruction and practice period each day with the exception of swimming and diving, which was a combined course, according to Reuter.

During the evenings, seminars were held at which outstanding men in particular fields of water safety spoke. "Poems of Patriotism" HeardonKGLOby Author, H. L. Tenney Poems of Patriotism, from the AAA Treasurer Quits; Has Washington Job NEW HAMPTON--Miss Rosella Lcitel. treasurer of the Chickasaw county AAA committee, has resigned to accept a civil service position in Washington, D.

C. with the federal dcDartmcnt of agriculture. Miss Lcital will leave Tuesday. Miss Dclores Burnett left a to accept a civil service I position in Washington, D. C.

Reuter said a it WBS sn cold vere heartI on KGLO's during tho first few days of the TM TM course that the nurse there forbid swimming. The nurse, Lucille Johnson, was formerly a school nurse in Mason City. "You can beat a canoe while paddling a surf board," said Reuter. "The surf boards are made either of balsam or hollow mahogany, are very light and quite expensive. July Forum, as the author himself stepped before the microphone.

The poem "Independence Day," was written especially for the broadcast. It emphasized in Mr. PARENTS OF TWINS CALMAR--Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schissel are the parents of twins, a son weighing pounds, a daughter weighine 7 pounds, born at the Dccorah hospital.

Tenney's characteristic smooth, simple lines that the Almighty Hand helped shape the destiny of this beloved country, and that citizens must ever counsel Him for courage and strength. Another quatrain, "America," written by the Plymouth man some years ago, was read. He also dedicated a poem to Washington and Lincoln on the 165th anniversary nf the signing of the Declaration of Independence. completing the painting at his Clear Lake summer studio, saw Devine, a neighbor, using the spade in his garden and got the youth lo pose for him. Glenn Devine and his brother, Aubrey, a lawyer now in Los Angelesrare among the Iowa athletic greats of all time.

Glenn was the blocking back, Aubrey the running, passing and punting year old George Brahm leaped into Willow creek at West park last Sunday to save the life of John Cooper, 7, he was not unprepared for the task in front of him. With some training already behind him, George is in the midst of a life saving coarse at the Y. M. C. A.

pool. He was a leader at the recent M. C. A. camp on Clear Lake and helped Camp Director Evron Knees with the instruction of beginning swimmers.

Pastoral Background Mason City and North Iowa continues to watch the progress of the filming of this community's one claim to Hollywood recognition, Hartzell Spence's "One Foot in Heaven." Lalest information is that Doctor Norman Vincent Peale, who was chosen technical advisor for the production is finding himself right at home. Fredric March, who is to play the role of Doctor William Spence, is the son of a Presbyterian elder. Martha Scott, the other co-star, is the grand a Church Christ minister. And Jane Romaine, Miss Scott's hairdresser, is the niece of a Dutch church minister who is a close friend of Doctor Peale. Doctor Peale, the pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church of New York: City, was selected by a group of representative clergymen, to act as technical advisor for the film, based on the life story of Doctor Spence.

The wires that convey the news lo the Globe-Gazette news room were literally "crossed" Wednesday afternoon. The telegraph editor was puzzled, then amazed when the teletype leased by the United Press service began providing International service, which the Globe-Gazette had not bought and could not use After checking in the loca) wire branch and Chicago the 40 minute error was corrected. Many May Have to Take Driver Exam It appeared Saturday that a large number of drivers in Cerro Gordo county will have to take their driver's license examination for failure to make reapplication their old ones. By Saturday noon less than 18,000 had made re-application within the county while it was estimated that there are 30,000 drivers in the county. This is based on figures that show about 12,000 county cars with registered in between two the and three drivers for each car as an average.

Wednesday of this week Karl W. Fisher, state commissioner of public safety, said, "There will be absolutely no extension of time granted for the renewal of driver's licenses. Those driving after July 5 without renewing their licenses will be in violation of the law and subject to arrest." MRS, ASPLAND, 63, SUCCUMBS Funeral Rites to Be Monday Afternoon a Swaledale Church Funeral services for Mrs. Bert Aspland, 63, who died at a 'nursing home in Swaledale early Saturday morning, following a brief illness, will be held at the Methodist church at Swaledale at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. The Rev.

A. W. Rwin will be in charge of services. A prayer service will be held at the home of Mrs. A.

H. Hunt, 230 Twenty-second street southeast, at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. The body will be taken to the Hunt residence at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon and will lie in slate there until the time of services. Burial will be at Mount Ver- ntm cemetery near Burchinal. Mrs.

Aspland was born at Elk- point, Iowa, Feb. 11, 1878. She had resided at Burchinal for the past 12 years. Surviving Mrs. Aspland are her husband, Bert, a daughter, Mrs.

Fred Kruger, Bonetail, N. and three sons, Charles, Clear Lake, Carl and Donald of Burchinal, a sister, Mrs. Anna Hunt, 230 Twenty-second street southeast, his mother, Mrs. Ida Bohnsen, 1 509 Seventh street southeast, and two brothers, William Klatt, Mason City, and Charles Klatt, Grceley, and four grandchildren. Mrs.

Aspland was preceded in death by her father, William MILITARY RITES GIVEN BORACK Funeral Services Held for Accident Burial at Grafton Funeral services for William Frederick Borack, 56, who was accidentally killed near Ventura Wednesday while working on a geodetic survey, were held Saturday afternoon, at the chapel of the McAuley and Son funeral home. The Rev. William Galbreth, associate pastor of the First Methodist church, was in charge of the services. James Archie sang "The Homeland" and "I Will Sing a Song of a Beautiful Land." Mrs. Helen Dunn accompanied at the organ." Pallbearers were James A Ed- gingtpn, Melvin O.

Kittleson, Harry Ditch, Wilson Parsons, Arnold Tilton and Leo Skyles. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held full military rites at the grave at the Grafton cemetery. Howard J. Reiber was the commander; Al Carsten, senior vice commander; W. D.

Conn, junior vice commander; Elmer Ziegler chaplain; C. R. Moore, officer of the day; Reece Henderson and Louis Terhufen, color bearers; Otto Engelbretson and a Kroppe, color guard, and John Pinta, bugler. The firing squad, under the command of W. V.

Clausen, included Ed Hickam, Tim Phalen, Charles Tunning, George Payne, Ray Morehouse and George Donaldson. The two sisters, Mrs. Ij 7 Walk, Manly, and Mrs. Helen Domek, and daughter, Waterloo, attended the services from out the city. Deering Is Elected President of Group POSTVILLE--Now officers the Fayette DHIA No.

4 for the coming year have been elected as follows: Irving Deering, PostviUc president; John Lueder, West Union, vice president; Harry me Elgin, secretary-treasurer; West Union, directors. K. Kerr, Postville, and Harry and Edward Mescher, tester. Not more than 800 great white herons are left in the world today, the federal fish and wildlife service reports. Klatt, February.

1913, and a sis- lyr in infancy, and by one brother, George Klatt, April 2, 1940 SAVE on your Water bill WEST SIDE BILLS WERE DUE JULY 1st you make a savings of paying your water bill on or before Thursday, July 10. Mason City Water Department.