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"With all due apology (o Ross Vcrnon, his telephone crew, the many others in this vicinity who had to go out during and after the big sleet storm last week, I feel I must say I saw remarkable beauty in the countryside when nature was through molding the vast picture. What a tremendous work of art was performed in just a few hours. What a spectacle of mass sculplry svilh great attention to detail. Seldom in a lifetime do we see such delicate patterns worked with ice and snow. It was a fleeting picture though, and it disappeared almost as quickly as it was formed.

Some years ago I watched the lacy buildup of a scene somewhat like those we saw here Friday morning. It was in a gorge below a small waterfall. The spray caused by the splashing of water upon the rocks and whipped lightly by the wind froze a misty pattern of fine crystals upon the trees and bushes near the bottom of the stream. It took several cold mornings before (he picture was complete, but when it was finished it was the most striking scene I had ever seen. Glistening in the sunlight, it was as if a million tiny diamonds had been springled on every twig, every clinging leaf, on every rock and spear.

The clear water of the stream continued to VOLUME 62 NUMBER 42 Shop In Sioux Center CENTER OF SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY NEWSPAPER Area Pelted by Sleet Storm THURSDAY, DEEMBER 10, 1953 Freezing Rain Thursday Snarls Communications in County Sleet followed by freezing rain Wednesday night and Thursday Resigns After 13 Years of Service up his work there to Tbecome janitor of the First Reformed church. He replace Tunis Jan- ri lor the VP the Farmers who has re-ignr-d to go Bt-rt Eartels, who has been', nearly hauHcd traffic and put communications in a snarl for nearly i employed at 4loo lc lgll lo go 24 hours. It was the first bad weather of the season and it left as much operative Society lumber yard; into the- honey business in part- as two inches of snow in places. for the a st 13 years, will givej nerxhip Henry Karnt-rman Ilural power lines and telephone lines snapped under the weight of hundreds of pounds of ice and falling tree limbs. A gusty southeast wind further aggravated conditions.

In some areas of the county there was only halting phone and power service all day Thursday and the remainder of the week. Crewmen were kept busy until early this week repairing the damage. Limbs from trees fell all over town in Sioux Center and in most communities in the county. Particularly hard hit was the area around Inwood where icing was very severe. The weather remained unsettled until Sunday and then it got colder.

low of 0 above was registered here yesterday. Official weather observation rec- Children's Christmas Party Set for Saturday Afternoon land, as if it were licking at the sugar coated rocks. Late that- afternoon it rained and the scene was completely washed away by morning. Perhaps it has been duplicated since, but I have not been there to study its formation or see the finished picture. Sometimes I think life is like winter pictures.

Our day to day experiences, no matter how routine they may scorn at the time, can never again be duplicated. Conditions, circumstances and even we ourselves change from minute to minute, hour to hour. The hoary frost of a moment will evaporate in another. "Live deliberately," Henry David Thorcau said. "Suck out all the marrow of life." But it requires a careful individual to treasure all of life's fleeting and beautiful moments, and even he can't save them except in memory.

To pass from reflective thought to more engaging considerations, perhaps it is lime that I remind myself and others that there are only a dozen shopping days until Christmas, not counting today. If you still have a long list of gifts to buy, well better hustle into town. There's plenty of choice and lots of Auction Money to be issued out yet. here show the following for the past seven days: Max. Min.

December 2 ....50 31 December 3 33 31 December 4 ....33 18 December 5 27 14 December 6 29 15 December 7 35 23 December 8 33 23 Precip. 0 1.00 .50 0 0 0 0 Plans are shaping up well for that big auction sale. Unless the weather man turns a bitter shoulder to Sioux Center the Wednesday after next the sale will be held out of doors? Preparations are be- Indians Wounded By Rockets, 60-40, At Hull Friday It was a wounded but unangry Indian cage squad that returned from Hull Friday night after being defeated by Rock Valley, 6040. The Rockets led the contest all the way. A last moment switch freed the Hull playing floor Friday and it was decided to move the game to Hull instead of playing it on the A FROSTY EXTRAVAGANZA greeted the eyes of old and young here Friday morning following sleet and ram storm that put a layer of ice almost a quarter of an inch thick on every twig and wire By noon Fr.day the little world in this corner of the state was a glistening spectacle as the sun's rays reflected in the tree tops.

The photo above was taken on Fourth avenue northeast. About two inches of snow had fallen Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Vermeer Car Lands On Top in Ditch A 1949 Chevrolet belonging local floor as was originally plan- to Ed R. Vermeer was badly ing made to take care of crowd that day. a huge A young fellow who has had quite aft important part in getting this newspaper out from week to week during the past 27 months left for the Army yesterday.

Roger Oliver will be slipping into olive drab clothing in another day or two to take his turn as one of the several million in our guardian forces. I think he's going to make a good soldier, and I want to -wish him luck wherever he goes. Judging from reports I hear and from the interest I've noticed, this year's home lighting contest is going to have wider participation and more elaborate decorations. Many homes in Sioux Center will have lighted Christmas decorations for the first time this season. I missed that TV program Tuesday night when five local people took part in a 15 minute telecast from Sioux City for a mattress company.

Appearing with Ted Vande Berg were Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Newel and Dr.

and Mrs. H. G. Jiiffer. Newel competed with his wife at wrapping a Christmas package and won handily.

Doc beat his wife at making a bed. Then the ladies competed with the men on guessing mystery melodies and the men won again. Ted was the scorekeeper who gave the hon- ors to the men. ned. Towering Peer Hegg scored 33 points alone for the Rockets, mostly tip-ins under the basket.

Juffer was high man for Sioux Center. He scored 14 points. Sioux Center fans found some consolation in the team's victory in the preliminary. The younger squad got a 36-24 win. Sioux Center will play Leeds High of Sioux City Saturday night at Hull.

Coach Paul Muyskens expects this game to be a good one. The Indians will play Alta, there Friday evening. I damaged Monday morning when it skidded on the icy road just east of the Sioux Center iron removal plant and landed on its top in the ditch. Neither Vermeer one of the children that was riding with him was hurt, however. The top was caved in and the windshield was broken.

Final Farm Photo Published Today This week's unidentified farm picture will be the last in the series that has been running regularly in The News for the past two years. More than a hundred farms were pictured during the series, and sharp eyed readers among The News' big family of subscribers successfully identified each picture. Even when the aerial photographer strayed far away from Sioux Center at least three people were always quick to identify the farm. It was only through the cooperation of The News' many readers that each farm picture was identified. This newspaper received the help of the Farmers Cooperative Society in sponsoring the entire series, which proved to be one of the most popular features in the paper each wepk.

Four Pay Fines on The ever popular Sioux Center male chorus has changed its name. From now on the group will be taiown as "The They have an engagement next Sunday night in Orange City, where they will sing in the First Reformed church and share a part of the final program commemorating the silver anniversary of Northwestern College. Incidentally, two local boys who are students at North- will be singing with the They are Ronnie Voor- derman and Ken McMurray, sophomores, both. To Use Baptistry For First Time The baptistry at the new Baptist church here will be used for the first time Sunday evening at the Baptismal service which will "begin at 7:45. There are eight candidates for baptism.

Everyone is cordially invited to attend all our services. Four men arrested by Conservation Officer E. F. Newe' appeared during the past week before Justice Martin Kuiken on the same charge: Carrying loaded guns in their cars on the public highway. Mark Henry, Jr.

of Sioux City Junior Red Cross Drive Over $660 The Sioux county Junior Red Cross drive had reached a total of $660.34 by the end of last week, Mrs. Charles H. Tye reported. She said she hopes all returns will be in from schools in the county by Tuesday, Dec. 15, as enrollment cards must be sent in by that date.

Additional schools reported and the amounts received are listed as follows: Center township No. 4 Center No. 5 Plato 2 Plato 3 SI; Plato 4 Plato 8 Settlers 1 Sheridan 4 Sioux 8 "Welcome 3 Welcome 8 West Branch 5 BOyden public St. John's Lutheran Maurice public Alton public Sheridan 3 Matlock Independent and Sioux Center Christian School $36.00. Postal Employees Feel Sorry for Selves and Others Postal employees at the Sioux Center post office were beginning to feel sorry for themselves this they looked forward to a big rush of Christmas mail in the days just preceding Christmas.

But they said they felt sorrier for those who may be missed by delays caused by bunching of mail. Acting Postmaster Don DeGooyer said packages and letter mail bearing late postmarks often pile up in busy postal terminals and are often delayed Jong enough to miss getting tucked under the Christmas tree. The post office here has handled very little Christmas maii thus far. Unless people hurry along there may be needless delays. De Gooyer especially urged early mailing of packages, because this class of mail is most likely to be delayed if there is a pileup.

Christmas cards should also get attention now, as Christmas is only two weeks away. Old St. Nick Will Arrive in Town On Sioux Center's Fire Engine Saturday will be Sioux Center's big day for the kiddies of the area, when the annual children's Christmas party will be held. All children are invited to.come to town in the afternoon and be the guests of the Sioux Center Civic Club, the organization that annually sponsors the children's party. Again this year that joliy old Truman Will Speak At Adult School man and giver of goodies, Old St.

I Nick, will arrive in town on the fire truck. Children will receive their treats at the fire hall, and Truman oi Correc-! St. Nick spend the remainder i tionville, Iowa, will discuss: of the afternoon on the streets of ''Farm Animal Diseases" at the; town. vocational ag building at 7:30 i this evening, December when for their All The Civic Club is urging parents to bring their youngsters in for an adult larmers wul meet aftenioon of light-hearted fun. teir weekly night scnooL The idea mounting the wnners ae cordially in-; endary saint on fte fi truck vited to attend these classes; new last year, and it proved 'so eucn Thursday evening.

"Farm; with who Finances will be discussed next 20 Men Assigned To Watch Skies Here on Sunday have a chance to see the fire truck, that it was decided to repeat the performance again this year. Band and Vocal Groups to Offer Concert Monday A pre-Christmas concert program that will present both are the following: Local ground observers will maintain a 10-hour watch of the skies Sunday, when acother ground observation. exercise will be held in thiq area. The men -will take turns of an hour each at the new ob-', servation station on top the! grade school building. The airi watch problem.

will begin, at 8 a. m. and will continue until i Falls into Pail Of Boiling Water, Girl Badly Burned Nelvia Davelaar, year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Davelaar, who live on a farm miles west of Sioux Center i was very seriously burned Fri- afternoon when she fell into a pail of boiling water.

The pail of water was being P- m. Slated to stand watch Sunday vocal and instrumental music 8 a. m. to 9 Howard Lu- departments of the Sioux Center! bach and Jack Oliver; 9 to 10-high school will be given Mon- Don Brommer and Jake Moeller day, Dec. 14, in the high school i 10 to 11--Rich Bierma and Don auditorium.

It is scheduled to! DeGooyer; 11 to 12 Orville begin at 8 p. m. Kuiken and Ted Vande Berg: A program that includes sev-J 12 to 1 p. A. McGavra eral familiar Christmas and Al Terpstra; 1 to 2--Arie bers by vocalists and instru-1 Verrips and Thurlow Biexners: mental groups is planned.

Itj 2 to 3--Marvin Wierda and Wml heated with an electric water heater on the floor at the farm horna when the child backed into it. She suffered severe burns almost from the arm pits to her knees. The little girl was rushed to the hospital here' I and was reported improving nicely Wednesday. She suffered mostly second degree burns and may not require skin grafting. EVERYTHING WASN'T BEAUTIFUL, sight of broken tree limbx and weighted light and phone wires meant extra expense to local property owners.

The photo above shows how limbs ume crashing down on Every tree was weighted with hundreds of pounds of --Phohw by will be divided into two parts, The vocal music will be under the direction of Miss Kystedt and the instrumental groups will be under the direction of Bert Kruse. An admission fee will be made. The program is listed as follows: PART I Boys' Quartet, Exalted Vision Stirs the Heart, Clark Girls' Glee Club, Song of Mary, Fischer paid a H. W. Perleth, fine of- $15 and costs; Chambers both of and C.

M. Sioux City. paid fines of $10 and costs each: Alvin Moss of Sioux Center paid a fine of $10 and costs after being picked up near Carmel Saturday. Louis De Boer of Sioux Center was fined $2 and costs Tuesday on a charge of having improper lighting on the rear of his truck. He was picked up by Patrolman George Dunn Dec.

23 is Date Set for Messiah Presentation, Hull A chorus made up of singers from four communities in this part of county will present! parts of Handel's "Messiah" in! the Hull community auditorium I Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, it! was announced this week by. Lucas J. De Koster, one of the persons who helped organize the group for this special Christmas presentation. The chorus of more than 100 voices will be under the direction of Dan McCarthy, and it wUl be accompanied by piano and organ.

Miss Shirley Ny- stadt of Sioux Center, Miss Patricia De Koster of Hull, sopranos, Miss Henrietta Ten Harmsel of Sioux Center, alto. John Wesselink of Sioux Center, tenor, John Spoolstra and John Vander Kerk, both of Rock Valley, basses, will have solo parts. Postmaster Exams For Candidates to Be Given in Jan. Examinations for candidates who have made application for the postmastership office in Sioux Center will be given on Monday, Jan. 4, in the Federal building in Sioux City.

About six Sioux Center people have applied for the examination, which will be a written test given by the Civil Service commission. Appointment is made on the basis of scoring on the test, physical fitness and other considerations. It may be several months before a postmaster is appointed. Don DeGooyer is serving now as acting postmaster. in Messiah Chorus at Central College Carolyn Harmelink, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Gerrit Harmelink of Rock Valley; Fenita Harmelink, daughter of the Rev. Mouw; 3 to 4--Win. Bierma and Les Brommer; 4 to 5 -Ross Vemon and Byron Hess. Local Chorus WiH Sing at College's Anniversary Event A significant event will be added to this year's series of Northwestern College silver anniversary celebrations.

On Sunday evening, December 13, there will be a union service in the First Reformed church oi Orange City. The well-known Sioux Center men's chorus, The Melodiers, will offer an excellent program of sacred music. The director herd an' Foller, Spiritual, Arr. of the group is Joe Wandscheer a Torch, Girls' Quartet, Bring French Carol Boys' Glee Club, I Wonder As I Wander, NHes: Solo by Hendrine Rosters Tenor Solo, Sweet Little Boy, Bob Mouw Girls' Sextet, Jesu Bambino, Yon Mixed Chorus, Rise TJp Jingle Bells, Folk Tune, Arr. Charles and Mrs.

"Wandscheer is the companist The chorus has a mem oership of approximately Rock Valley; Art Jane Ann De Jong, son and daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Peter A. De Jong of Sioux Center, are members of the ISO-voice chorus which will present Handel's "Messiah" at Central College, Pella, on Monday evening, Dec. 14.

This is the fourteenth successive annual presentation for this performance at Central. This year thirty-two of thej original fifty-three numbers the "Messiah" will be presented' under the direction of Dr. Mar-j vin Thostenson, chairman of music department. Twas the Night Before Christ-j sixty. Rev.

Wm, De Jong of mas, Darby, Simeone Hull will speak briefly on Ci The PART Christian College and. the Kingi Concert Band, Parade of thei dom." Wooden Soldiers, Leon "It is expected that this mem- Arr. by Carl Williams orable program," said Rev. Le Concert Band, The Christmas' Roy Nattress, chairman of the Suite, Harold I-. "Walters program, "win bring a large Concert Band, Chapel number oi friends of the college Chester Leoni Concert Band, White evening Irving Berlin, arr.

by Erik Vf.l G. Leidzen 1 to the First Church on that The Christmas Paul Yoder and Soloists. Raider Subs Get School Masters Club Holds Meeting Here De Ruyter Naval Promotion Naval Ensign Dan De Ruyter was promoted Monday to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade, it Old Age Assistace Sl Goes to 389 Persons Old age assistance went to 389 Sioux county residents during the month of November, it was ed this week by the state depart- ment of social welfare. They received a total of $23,026, or an average payment of S59.19. Seven needy blind cases received Waldorf College The Northwestern Raiders scored another triumph.

Friday night by defeating Webster City very handily, 90-47, in a game that found Coach Paul brander giving all his subs a break. High man for the evening was Sioux Center's former ace bas- keteer, Gary Kreykes, Kreykes dumped in 21 points for the Orange City college, while Verle Duistermars got 16. The Raiders will formed play Wai- this Fifty members of the Sioux was announced today. Since Mav 1 I mounted lo county School Masters club en-j he jjas been sen-ing as'executive! joyed a chicken dinner at their i officer on the USS PCE 894. i for each meeting here last Thursday.

The ship's home port is Chicago I listened to illustrated and is one of eight Navy ships talks on visual education given by Aid to dependent children a county. in tni of S33.82 children. Ed Moss and Alvin Mulder Attend Iowa Farm Bureau Meet Ed Moss, chairman, of Sioux county Farm Bureau, and three other delegates attended the Iowa annual Farm Bureau meeting in Des Moines Nov. 30-Dee 3. Alvin Mulder, voting delegate; Mrs.

"Ed Kading, women's chairman; and Lawrence Doorenbos, director, also attended. One of the main events of the meeting was adopting official Iowa Farm Bureau policy. One voting delegate from eacn county participated in developing -these policies. The voting delegates oa instructions from their counties as developed during resolutions process. Some of the main speakers were Dr.

John Secretary of Defense; Howard president of Iowa 'Farm Bureau, former Vice-President Albert Barkley was to speak, but an attack of influenza prevented biim from appearing. However, Mr. -Barkley sent a substitute speaker who delivered a -message of real interest. returning delegates look upon the past convention as one of the best they have ever attended and are looking forward to next year's meetings. 1st Reformed Church Elects New Officers The annual business meeting the First Reformed church was held on Tuesday evening.

At the election of officers, Gerrit Van Putten and Art Franken were re-elected and will serve for the corning three years, and Martin Kuiken was elected as the new elder. Fred W. Cleveringa and Art Rozeboom were re-elected to serve as deacons for the coming term and Wilmer Jurler is the new deacon. O. B.

Kraemer of Orange City, and Dale Green of Hawarden. SupL Robert Groom of Ireton talked on recording machines for i school commercial departments. Rev. L. Nattress to Speak in Middleburg the Great Lakes Naval Training squadron, which is used for training reservists in the 13-state 9th Naval district Lieut De Ryyter and his wife plan to arrive in Sioux Center Dec.

20 to spend two weeks at the par- i ental George De Ruytej and Sipma hornes- Committee Estimates $100,000 Worth Of Auction Money Now Issued Out Members of the retail trades committee estimated yesterday that more than $100,000 in Holiday Auction Money had been issued out by the end of the first 15 days of the special holiday promotion here. They cautioned, however, that 7 held at the Free that didn't mean that Sioux Cen-1 es otcer sucri i ans They al- church at The program will consist of dorf tonight at Orange City and 7-30 nine of the better known mim- will meet EstherviUe on the The wm be' Dave Vande Berg on ter shoppers had th a so ufee to mention tie long College Cage Team i mount of money at local merchandise that will be put into i Many people spending only 50 the hands of Sioux Center's best Dave Berg, son of J. E. i cents on a single purchase are get-j customers on the day of the sale. three miles east of Hull Nov.

30. bers as weU as manv of the aswerviiie on me. The program will be spon- as weu as a ny of the home floor again oa Saturday sored by the Men's Brotherhood LARGE OFFERING The Thanksgiving offering at the Carmel Reformed church totaled $3,739.91, it was reported this week by members of the church. and airs for the sole i 0 uu iiic Udjf UA tue ander Berg of Sioux Center, is ting an Auction dollar each time. Every item will be bought with a member of the 1953-54 Morning-, so this tends to inflate the issue.

1 Auction Money. side college basketball team. The! Members of the committee, how-! arMitinna? with "VVorthington Thursday and Men's JL OVidJ mere will be no admission evening, Dec. 17. All games' charge, but a free will offering start at 8 p.

and there isiroy aatiress oi Orange will be received to defray ex- usually plenty of seating space; will give an address "Such penses. in the Orange City Time As Money. Meanwhile, additional prizes lis- during the past week have public is responding and i swelled the total value of the mer- 1- they feel that this plan is one that i chandise to wett over $3,000. Com. is meeting very little criticism.

In mittee members were guessing Dave is a sophomore at Morning-; this resoect. they coint out it is that the tota! may run as high as i superior to drawings, lotter-; 53,500 by the day of the sale. i side majoring in education..