The Eldora Herald-Ledger from Eldora, Iowa • Page 1

l-i "I Eldora Style Show And Fall Opening Sept. 27 ALL TYPES OF PRINTING HERALD-INDEX a 'Your Early In The Week County Seat Newspaper" The Eldora Herald, Established 1873 Eldora, Iowa, Tuesday, September 26, 1950 Vol. 92, No. 39 Hardin County Ledger, Established 1868 NAME STYLE MODELS; WILL UNVEIL 44 WINDOWS Farmers Council Elects, Outlines Evening Classes Graham Is President; Night School Topics Selected by Board In their organization meeting of the year, the Eldora farmers' evening school council elected John Graham as president and Harold Cable as secretary-treasurer. Other council members for 1950-51 are Ed Hollingsworth, Harvey Freed, George Granzow, Ray Teske and Ben Juchems.

The council tiecided on the I following list of topics from which 10 will be chosen: I Outlook for 50-51; Handy gadgets and labor saving de- vices; and new varieties; Legumes seed production and new varieties; Livestock diseases; Farm buildings; Farm laws; Feeds and feeding; Weed and pest-identification and control; Soil testing-fertilizer; An all-day tour of Rath's packing plant and John Deere at Waterloo. The meetings, to be conducted by Dale Purcell, vocational agriculture instructor, with speakers invited for special topics, will commence later this fall. All farmers in the Eldora community, whether attending before or not, are invited to attend evening school year. State Candidates To Speak Friday Young Demos to Hear Miss Hartnett, Fleck Ellen Hartnett, candidate for superintendent of public instruction, and Harold J. Fleck, candidate for attorney general, will be" the speakers meeting sponsored by the Hardin County Young Democratic club to be held Friday of this week at 8 p.

m. in the American Legion hall at Kadcliffe. Miss Hartnett, an instructor in Drake university college of education, is well qualified by training and to speak on the-controversial issue of school reorganization. She started her teaching career in the rural (one-room) schools of Jasper county. Later she served as elementary teacher and normal training critic in Colfax.

She was superintendent of the Jasper county schools from 1939 to 1946, when she became administrative director of the women's division of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation. Fleck is a practicing lawyer in Oskaloosa. He was graduated from Grinnell college and Harvard law school. He taught school and coached at Scranton and Creston. After serving as Oskaloosa city attorney in 1933-34.

he was elected Mahaska county attorney from 1935 to 1938. Fleck has served as president of the Oskaloosa Kiwanis club, president of the Mahaska County Bar association and the Oskaloosa school board. He is a director of the Iowa Taxpayers association. A veteran, he served as a naw- air pilot in World War I. AT STATE MEETING Mr.

and Mrs. C. O. Rubow attended a meeting of the Iowa Realtors' association at Des Moines Friday and Saturday. Broer, Prize Pike Tests on Driving, Clinics Set for Youth of State FREDERICK BROER, 11, displays the 7-pound, 28-inch northern pike he landed Monday of last- week while fishing in the river near Steamboat Rock.

The young Eldora fisherman was using a large minnow as Herald-Index Photo. Coimie Krominga, 12, Has Polio; Returned Here From Hospital Connie Krominga, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

Krominga of Eldora, was returned to her home here Friday after a diagnosis of Polio was returned Thursday at University hospital, Iowa City. The local girl's case was transferred to the inactive list when her temperature returned to normal and the disease stopped progressing. Mrs. -Krominga said the hospital doctors described Connie's condition as "mild" and one which they believed could be corrected by a program of therapy at home. Both of the girl's legs were affected Tuesday, the right one being weaker.

She can not walk without assistance yet but hope is held for her complete recovery. Laundry Operating In New Building Ray Gilbert, proprietor of the Eldora Ideal laundry, expected to have his firm in operation in its new $14,000 building early this week. The past two weeks workmen have been moving the heavy equipment from the old building to the new structure located just west of the former site. Gilbert plans to have an open house for the public in the near future. Change Highway Crossing at Gifford A new crossing on Highway 215 over the M.

St. L. tracks at Gifford was placed in use last week. This eliminates the turn at the tracks, the crossing running almost due north and south instead of east and west as formerly. Automatic signals have been placed at the crossing.

NEW CHOIR SINGS The young people's choir of the Congregational church, directed bv Charles Britsch, appeared for the first time at the morning service Sunday. Schmidt, Schools Head On Safety Congress, Directs Program As chairman of the schools section of the Iowa Safety Congress, Supt. F. K. Schmidt of Eldora is heading up a program of constructive practical education for teen-age drivers that gets under way this week.

All high school boys and girls in Iowa are being given an opportunity to take a 30-minute test in the rules of the road and driving techniques and attitudes. This examination is designed to make the students conscious of knowledge on the subjects of driving, and schools are encouraged to follow up with a program of instruction. WOODCOCK IN CHARGE Another phase of the program will be district drivers training clinics to be held Saturday Oct. 21. The one for this area will be at Cedar Falls in charge of B.

L. Woodcock, a former teacher here and now director of driver training education at Iowa State Teachers college. At the district gathering, outstanding speakers will be on the program along with safe driving movies, also demonstrations and tests in operating vehicles. The three highest-scoring students in written tests and driving performance will represent the district in the state clinic to be held at the fairgrounds in Des Moines Oct. 28.

'BIG NAME' ATTRACTIONS Some "big name" entertainers are being lined up for the state, session to augment the educational program which will include talks, movies and exhibitions in operation of private and commercial vehicles? A huge attendance is being anticipated for the final clinic. In connection with the project the Motor Club of Iowa and similar organizations are making gifts of psycho-physical driver aptitude testing equipment to each district, the machines to be passed around for the use in the schools. GROWS COOPERATE The comprehensive driver education program is made possible, Schmidt explained, through the cooperation of the Iowa Safety Congress, the state departments of public safety and public instructions, the association of driver training teachers and other groups. All students are encouraged to take the tests and attend the clinics. The Eldora school will take a busload of driver training students and any others interested in attending.

With Woodcock serving as the instructor, the Eldora school was one of the first in the state to introduce a driver training coarse. Miss Nellie Perkins Dies at Cedar Falls Miss Nellie Perkins. 84, a longtime resident of Eldora. died Mondav morning at a nursing home in Cedar Falls. The body- has been brought to the Longenecker funeral home.

Funeral arrangements are not complete. Miss Perkins was one of 12 children of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Per- Hospital Open House Thursday, Oct. 5 An open house for the public to inspect the new addition to Eldora Memorial hospital has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct.

5, from 2 to 5 p. m. Children must be accompanied by their parents. More details will be given later. 1 1 Boy Hurt Saturday In Fall From Horse Jesse Hansen, 15, a son of Mrs.

Irene Hansen of Eldora suffered injuries Saturday afternoon, in a fall from a horse at the fair grounds. The accident happened as a group were piay- ing games following the trail ride of Pine Lake Saddle club. He was taken to the Eldora hospital where he was found to have bruises, skin abrasions on bis face and a possible skull fracture. Hs condition was reported good Monday morning. Young People Speak At Church Sunday At the Congregational church Sunday, instead of the usual sermon by the pastor, talks dealing with the organization and the work of the Pilgrim Fellowship given by Mary Lu Heslop and Orlan Mitchell.

Saddle Club Has Trail Ride Saturday About 25 members took part in a trail ride conducted Saturday by Pine Lake Saddle club. Leaving the fairgrounds at ten o'clock the group rode about town and in the immediate vicinity for an hour and a half. A potluck dinner was enjoyed at the fairgrounds, at noon, after which some time was spent playing games. Expert to Speak on Improving Grounds The Hillis Wilson farm west of the Ellis Methodist church in Ellis township will be the scene of a "Home Grounds Improvement" meeting today at 2 p. in.

Margherita Tarr, extension landscape architect from Iowa State College, will foe in charge of the session on "how to get results you want in your home She will tell which plants to use and where to use them. port, She was born at Shreve- Aug. 23, 1866. For many years she clerked in the Fannon general store here, and continued after the store was purchased by Wyatt Johnson. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs.

Guv Cobb of St. Louis. Mo- and Mrs. Frank Shelton of Cedar Falls, and one brother Ben Perkins of Estherville. She was a member of the Methodist church- Trees Protect 'Mystery Farm' Owners of Land Get Report On Clay Deposits Decide to Invite Expert From Ames To Explain Testing A group of local property owners who have clay deposits on their Chamber land, meeting at the of- Commerce office Wednesday evening, decided to invite W.

J. Wride of the Ames Engineering and Testing Service to visit this city to explain how clay testing is done and what the cost -would be. Reports of the study made by Gunnar Norgaard. a representative of the Iowa Geological Sur- vev, some time ago were presented and discussed. While the tests were limited, H.

C. Hershey, director and state geologist stressed the desirability of a thorough investigation of any The report suggested making a chemical and physical analysis, determination of Ihe extent of the deposit and an economic analysis. dealing supply and demand, cost of removal of overburden and traasportatioa conditions. I The report stated that the sur- was jnerely a brief igcon- nalsance and that much, jnvest: i cation woold be needed before commercial exploration would be practicable. The oHowias property OHHUKX have had surveys made: R.

R. Bateson. Howell Boyd, Harry Marks. Mrs. L.

V. Pataaro, H. C. Harms, Tom Ganderson, Heiko H- A. BcWroH.

M'odlin, Robert D. Header. Miss Cl-ella FJBjster. Miss Carrie Fouls, Howard Mails. POSTPONE LADIES NIGHT The Eldora KiTS-anis "Ladies Njgnf program -which was to place at "the Grundy Outer Hemp Mill cafe ThrersJav night has been postponed unlil Damage by Storm To Highways Is Reported Small One Bridge Is Made Impassable; Some Gravel Washed Away Damage-' to roads and bridges in Wednesday night's storm, when 7:45 inches of rain fell in Eldora, was comparatively light, considering the volume of precipitation, according to Bobert T.

Johnson, county engineer. The principal loss was in gravel surfacing washed off and in pockets caused in new grades, Mr. Johnson said. Repairing the latter will require considerable work with the county machinery, he added. Few culverts were damaged and only one bridge was made- impassable.

This structure, located about a mile east of the Steamboat Rock water tower, was in poor condition and had been slated for replacement in 1951. A detour is now necessary, and may continue so for some time because of the scarcity of material. The engineer said that the storm damage to highways, not including the one bridge, was not expected to exceed 85,000. He explained that the ground being hard and the ponds in the fields empty when the rain came were factors in lessening the damage to highways. Pine Lakes Again Being Drained Commission to Finish Removal Bough Fish Upper and Lower Pine Lakes, refiUfioT by the 'flood Wednesday night last week after previously being drained, are being emptied again.

When this work is completed the state conservation commission i finish removal of rough fish. This will be done by placing in the waters of Pine creek a substance which destroys these fish by sealing their gills so that they cannot breathe. D. V. Hicks, park superintendent, said yesterday that the length of time to re- drain the lakes will depend on the amount of water flowing in the creek, but he estimated that the remainder of the week will be required.

He stated that the level of the lower lake Monday morning was about one and three- fourths feet below the top of the spillway and that the upper lake had fallen considerably. The superintendent reported that the storm caused much damage to the bathing beach, which previously had been in excellent condition. Some shoulders on park roads as well as the fill at some of the culverts had been washed out He added that it was his opinion, as well as that of some of the state men, that if the lakes had not been empty when the rain came it would have washed out the approaches of the concrete bridge at the lower lake dam. Reisinger Pony Tops Wise. Sale at $1150 K.

E. Reinger had the top pony at the American Promotional pony sale at Janesville, September 16. Eighty selected ponies were shown. Reisinger's "White's Peggy a five-year oid, brought $1150. Attendjmgthe sale were Mr.

and Mrs. Reisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bear and Mr. and Mrs.

Dwight Heltibridle. 7.45-Inch Rain Overflows Lake flw by a son. Charles. The Sainte also hare three daughters. aay.

Water was level with the "catwalk" and tumbling over lower Pine Lake dam Thursday morning after Wednesday night's history-making 7.45-inch deluge. Notice the blanket of debris, including everything from dead fish to big boards, that was carried down by the torrents. When the rains came, the lake bed was dry as a result of the recent Photo. 'Little from Below Dam This view from south of the bridge shows tons of water cascading over lower Fine Lake dam, Thursday morning, completely covering the cement blocks below and leveling off the Where the water swirls below the dam, waders a few days before bad been catching fish by hand as they came through the gate while the lake was being Photo. Will Unveil Windows The following stores have announced that they will decorate windows and unveil them at 8:15 Wednesday evening; United Food Cecil's Superette Eldora Bakery Goodyear Service Schumacher Grocery Lenthold's Hey, Bob! Same Names Cause Confusion Here Bob!" This phrase receives a multitude of replies in the W.

R. Bavender home when the whole family is home for the day. -Bavender himself is known as "Bob" and Mrs. Bavender's three daughters all married They are "Bob" Fuller and "Bob" Elliott of Eldora and "Bob" Hornung of Hubbard. A cousin, Hauser of Des Moines drops in occasionally to add to the confusion.

Star Clothing Marks Drag Tall and Probasco Riggert's Modern Fashion Earl's Radio Shop Hodgson Furniture Stone's Electric Schaa Produce Vilmont's Furniture Firestone Harry's Grocery Cleveland's Graham's Diamond Grocery Louis Darzes Anway's Florists Woodward's Dickson's Hardware Anderson Drug Harrison's Ben Franklin Gamble's Community Food Coast To Coast Brown's Shoe Store Rooks Appliance Noble Shoe Repair Crosley Farm Store Crosley Hatchery Cash war Dunn's Super Tain Emmert's Locker Crossan's Grocery Brown's Sboe Store Ward's Radio Store Service Printing Mitcbell-Brown-Hodge Fire Whistle at 8:15 Wednesday Unveiling Signal Implement and Auto Shows on Pavement; Dance Closing Feature Sounding of the city fire whistle at 8:15 Wednesday evening, Sept. 27, will announce the unveiling of windows in forty-four Eldora stores. The windows will be veiled on Tuesday, and merchants will decorate them with fall trimmings and attractive new articles of many kinds. At the blowing of the fire whistle the paper or canvas veiling material will fall and the array of desirable merchandise will be open to view. Also in each window will be an imitation of a white license plate with black figures.

On each plate will be the number of an automobile owned in this territory. With the plate will be a gift which the merchant will present to the owner of the car provided he sees the number that evening and registers his name at the stage in front of Central States Electric Co. building. Since the stores will be closed that evening, those who have registered as mentioned above can obtain their gifts on the following day. The committee reminds that the unveiled windows will not be only around the square but also in other parts of the business district.

It urges that visits be made to all of these stores because there will be interesting displays everywhere. The Eldora high school band, directed by Wayne Aurand, will march around the square at 6:45, then will play in front of the theatre. The style show opens at the New Grand theatre at seven o'clock with six Eldora business firms taking part. New fall fashions will be modeled by Eldora-young people. Mrs.

Elsie Williams of Iowa State college will be mistress of ceremonies. A NOVEL FEATURE One of the innovations in this style show will be the presentation by the Cleveland jewelry of two models showing engagement and wedding rings of 1850 and 1951. The models will be Miss Beryl Short and Miss Connie Karant. The 1850 set consists of a diamond cluster made with only mined diamonds, and a wide engraved band worn thin through use. The 1951 set contains a large pear-shaped diamond set on an angle on a looped diamond band with two tapered baguettes on the other end of the angle formed by the placement of the pear-shaped stone.

The total value of the rings is approximately $4000 and they are to be insured for that amount. THE MODELS The following will niodel for the other business firms taking part in the style show: Woodward's Terry Way, Rita Jacobs, Patricia Holcomb, Mrs. Lloyd Palniitier and son, David. Leuthold's--Edwin Gene Modlin, Wilbur Jackson, David Piper, Stephen Piper, Jim Flickinger. Star Clothing Jackson and another to be announced.

Modern Fashion--Dee Schlader, Gloria Ruby, Shirley Foliett, Sylva Sleekier, Mrs. Charles Trupp. Mrs. Frank Pearson. Graham's--Joy Lee, Mary Lu Heslop.

Ruth Guenther, Ethel Bradford, Janice Miller, Jimmie Bradford aud Susie Wfflig. IMPLEMENT SHOW The implement show will be given room in the parking spaces about the square, with Barr Farm Equipment. Hubbard Implement, Henry J. Janssen Son, Jeske Implement Rooks Implement (Continued on Page 8) $6,500 Goal Set for Community Chest Include Six Causes In Campaign Budget ments of the agencies represented. The planners found the dora quota to be conservative in comparison to other similar cit' the A goal of S6.500 was set forties and were pleased that the forthcoming Hdora Croomun- goal could be kept where it jjy Chest campaign as six causes selected for inclusion in the NEEDY FTJND 7w day The budget: American Cancer Society 9W Giri Boy Scwrts Folio A i Hi-Y.

Tri-H3-Y 3WI Cwnti-Hrciit Kwitd family awl child Aid) Campaign Expenses 300 Total Although the goal is $2,500 comprehensive drive at a meet- By way of ecplaiwlion. Lester inc of general committee Fri- Ose. Chest chairman, scaled that a need has existed for several years for a contingent fund from which money could be expended to help needy families in Eldora. One phase would be the purch- asc nf scbrtol hot lunches, spclac- les and hearing aids for children families could not afford nc-cesrities. There is a possibility that expenditure- from the new contingent fund also may be made fir support of -ome acc-ncy providing for servicemen.

It is reported that the status last year, the com- Associated Services mittee members felt that the new i to U. S. is unsettled and local figure was not too ambitious officials arc foUowing the policy I considering the fund require- of other cities" 1 Chest boards in awaiting developments in this field. NO C. K.

O. P- Salvation Army Following the -nrishes of the Eldora Ministerial association, the Christian Rural Overseas Program and the Salvation Army appeals are not included in the chest budget. The pastors we're of the opinion that C. R. O.

F. should be a separate drive -while their resolution recommendinc exclusion of the Sslv-alion Army "Whereas the Salvation Arm" is a body. tSre-rt-fore TFC. the pastors of Elders, do not consider it -prise nor proper to include it in the Community Chest drive." At a TUTvions mectinc, the roTumittee had set up marhni- for conducting eam- irairn -which is considered an all-mil effort, and a last rhanrc make the Chest idez -worfc hrre. During the -sreek of Oct.

2 to 9. organizations and business firms wall be contacted for donations the principal part of the campaign will be a "porchlight" solicitation of residences Monday night Oct 3. when assigned by ward chairmen, -svill make the rounds of dwellings in qaest of contributions. SCHOOL COOPERATING Playing an important part in the functions of the Chest is the Eldora consolidated school. The art classes are preparing posters the typing students arc jpultinp names of all possible cr-n- 'Iributors in the city on cards wall be fillc-d in this -sfbd filc-c ur reference Jin future drives.

i At the committee members will give talks on the Community Chest idea and the youth croups and -other organizations it Teachers will be canvassed for donations -while tables will be set up to which pupils may bring contributions if they wish..