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FAYETTE COUNTY LEADER VOL. 27. NO. 50 FAYETTE. IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1941 12.

OO PER UPPER IOWA CONF. ENDED SUNDAY Few Changes Are A. J. Kindred Rrtnrns to the Fny. ette Charge The 85th Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist Church, held in Town Falls last week, came to close Sunday with the reading of appointments by Bishop J.

Ralph Magee. Few changes were one In Fayette county, at Fairbank. Rev. A. J.

Kindred returns to Fayette for his second year. Following Is the list of appointments In the Dubuque district, of which H. D. Temple is superintendent: V. Butler.

Burr Oak-Calmar-Osslan George H. Goodrich. M. Zimmerman. R.

Maynard. Colesburg-Zlon-Immanuel Warren A. Bintz. W. Turner.

H. Weed. be supplied). Dubuque: Center Grove-Rockdale- Reed's H. Cochell; Grace- H.

Schepple; Grandview Arthur Young; St. be supplied). C. Grant. H.

Smith. C. Warton. J. Felter.

C. Winter. Farley (P. 0. be supplied).

J. Kindred. Fort Welch. Giard-Farmersburg- (P. O.

be supplied). O. Jensen. be supplied.) E. Kehrll.

R. Marks. H. Dill. E.

Hodgkins. Lime I. Oelfke. P. Shaffer.

Matonvllle-fHIver B. A. Wendlandt. Monona-Luana-Volney H. W.

Farnham. McGregor-Marquette D. E. Webster. New Albin-French P.

Anderson. C. Witzlgman. E. Mason.

J. Faris. Sherrill East Dubuque Rickardsville (P. O. Spechts Christensen.

Strawberry S. Hartoiig. Prescott. C. Culver.

West H. Mitchell. Wlntrop-Whitney--W. J. McCauley.

F. W. Court is superintendent of the Waterloo district, and among the appointments are the following: Cedar A. Baker. Charles City, E.

DeLong. D. Gaide. C. Cleworth.

Nora Davles. Plymouth Rock-Rock E. Sarchett. Sandbach. The Cedar Rapids district, E.

D. Wells superintendent, has the following, who are especially known hero: Galbreth. Iowa D. Clinton. 0.

Hillman. E. Butler. E. T.

Gough remains superintendent of the Davenport district. Among special appointments are: A. B. Curran, executive secretary of Conference Claimants Fund commission, Cedar Rapids; John B. Magee, president of Cornell college, Mt.

Ver- uon; J. P. Van Horn, superintendent of St. Luke's hospital, Cedar Rupids; Virgil C. Welch, professor, Upper Iowa University, Fayette.

CAUGHT IN A Local people read with a grunt deal of interest an Item appearing on tho front page of Tuesday's Chicago Tribune, under a Red Lodge, dale line telling of George Polrutz of Chl- cugo, related to the Potratz family In thin community, being caught in a severe blizzard on a highway in that state. He was with his brother, Herbert A. Potratz, professor of chemistry at the University of Colorado. Tho former collapsed while hastening down Wild Basin trail In tho face of the storm. He was rescued by park rangers and carried twu miles to their cabiu where they revived uer Gazette.

NO.V-COXFEIIENCE NAMES OPEN II. H. SEASON Thren non-conference games were played on Sept. 12. Fayette and Nashua three touchdowns apiece but Fnyettn convened each time to defeat Nashua 21 to 18.

Sacred Heart of Oelwein defeated Maynard at May- Hard, 12 to 7. Sumner scored first at Fairfleld but Falrfleld scored more often to defeat Stunner 32 to C. The schedule for this week provides three conference games and one non-conference game. Waukon meets the confrence champions of last year at Fayette. Maynard plays at West Union, and Postvllle plays at Sumner.

Elkader meets Prairie du Chien, at Elkader In a non-conference game. The concise schedule of games to be played Friday, Sept. 19, is as follows: Waukon at Fayette, 3:00 p. m. Maynard at West Union, 3:00 p.

m. Postville at Sumner, 7:30 p. m. Prairie du Chien at Elkader, 8 p. m.

40 CANDIDATES SEEK PLACES ON U. TEAM Herman's Men Working Hard to Get In Condition for First Gnnio, Which Is SeptemlMir About 40 candidates have reported for football and are working hard for the first game which comes Saturday. Sept. 26, at Kirksville, Mo. Coach Dorman is pleased with the showing of new candidates in preliminary work-outs.

Among his new men who stand out are Junior Gaines, Bob Murphy and Delmar Hitchcock of Atlantic who won distinction on an exceptionally good high school team last fall. Frank Gates of Oelwein will be a contender for a position In the backfield. Coach Kelly of Sullivan, sent a backfield man and a line man both of whom have had excellent high school records. With the pre-conference games at Kirksville und Cape Glrardeau on Sept. 26 and Oct.

4, respectively, the conference season will be as follows: Buena Vista at Storm Lake Oct. 10. U. of Dubuque at Fayette, Oct. 18.

Lot-as at Fayette, Oct. 25. Penn at Oskaloosa, Nov. 1. Wnrtburg at Waverly, Nov.

8. Luther at Decorah, Nov. 15. AUTO GOES INTO THE RIVER AT MAYNARD A car driven by Ed Bellis, Fayette, went into the Volga river near the bridge in Maynard Sunday evening, and was wrecked, the driver suffering cuts and bruises about the head and arms. His injuries were taken care of and he was brought home.

It is understood that he was traveling westward and was about to pass a truck driven by H. (Deb.) Paul, but seeing a car coming from the other dlrection tried to drop back behind the truck, but hit the truck and his car was thrown out of control and plunged down the river bank. The truck was damaged, also, but the occupants, Mr. Paul and his granddaughter, were not hurt. STATE FAIR BOARD APPRECIATES PAPERS The Iowa State Fair Board at Des Moines adopted the following resolution August 30: Whereas, the 1941 Iowa State Fair, from the standpoint of exhibits, attendance and financial outcome, has been one of the most successful in the fair's entire history, and Whereas the splendid cooperation given to the fair by the newspapers, farm papers und radio stations of Iowa und the midwest played a very large purt in muking possible tills success, Therefore bo It resolved, that the Iowa State Fair Board tender to these newspupers, farm papers anil radio stations, a sincere vote of appreciation and gratitude fur their tine cooperation in helping to make this one of the finest state fairs Iowa has ever held.

V. M. Vierth, student at Upper lowu University some twenty-five years ago, at one time publisher of the Sumner Ciuzctlo, and luter one of the owners of the Johnson County Herald at Overland Park, Kansas, sold ills interest August 1, und has taken position on the editorial stuff of the Murshulltown Time-Uepubli- cun. NEW HEAD FOR THE BUS. ADMIN.

DEPT. ics Tlnsley of Denver, Colorado, Hits Hnpn HHocfoil for Drpiirt- incut at Upper Iowa President Vivian T. Smith of Upper- Iowa University has announced tho selection of James M. Tlnsley of Denver. as Instructor for the coming year In the Department of Business Administration.

Mr. Tinsley is a graduate of the University of Colorado, has had graduate work In Northwestern University, and has his Master of Science degree from the University of Colorado. He is adequately prepared to teach in the fields of accounting, economics, finance, and law. With the assistance of Miss Maude Felter. Mr.

Tinsley will develop the Department of Business Administration, emphasizing training in accounting and secretarial and office training. A one-year business training course will be offered, also a two- year course in business and secretarial training. In addition to this work liberal art students will be given opportunity to major in the field of business and commerce. CRESCO BLACK-TOP STREETS AT $10 FOR 50-FOOT FRONT About 15 blocks of streets in Cres- so were given a coat of "black top" last week. The work was done in different parts of town, mostly connecting links with jobs previously done.

Nine carloads of washed gravel were used which came from the gravel beds near Mason City. The work was done by the Iowa Road Building Co. of Des Moines. Gravel is first spread on the street; then hot oil of an asphaltic composition is poured on and after cooling more gravel is spread. It Is then rolled.

It makes a smooth solid surface and If traffic is not too heavy will last a long time. The cost to a property owner is about $10 lor a 50-foot Times. REGISTERED AT U. I. U.

The Fayette students who have registered at Upper Iowa University for the coming year are: Carol Carter. Kenneth Mongold, June Pierce, Claude Welch, Venita Chumbley, Lowell Corkery, Jeanette Koebel, Basil Rowland, Merle Thompson, Wayne Timm, Ilene Wooldridge, Max Arthur, Charles Billings, James Davis, Bill Hall, Warren Johnson, Bonita Lund, Dale Nefzger, June Scales. Geraldine Sewell, LaVonne Darland, Wesley Welch, Betty Cass, Gene Wooldridge, Darrell Dumermuth, Wanda Brause, Barbara Stansbury, Robert E. Lee, Robert Toutsch, Ella Moore. Those enrolling from Randalia are: Betty Lee Jelllngs, Bernadine Warner, Lorraine Kitch, Arthur Perry, Marion Davis, Elwood Mabon, Viola Schmidt, Adelaide Wells, Vivian Wells.

Uerneul Odekirk, and Dorothy Shaller. FORMER STUDENT TO MARRY W. H. Burling and son, Robert, Mrs. Cnrltou Schroeder, Miss Irma Burling of Clarksville, and Miss Genevleve Burling of Waterloo left Tuesday for Fall River, where on Saturday they will attend the wedding of Carl Burling to Miss Ruth Lawton Wilmot.

The bridegroom-to-be is the son of W. H. Burling of this city while the bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hoi-ton Wilmot of Fall River.

The wedding will take place in the Pilgrim Congregational church and the couple will live in New York City, where Mr. Burling is connected with the Limlburg Engineering Postville Herald. Mr. Hurling was a student at U. I.

U. in recent years. TEACHES COMMERCIAL AT HURT Miss Florence Bronn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ueo.

Uruun, who live northeast of Sumner, left Friday for Hurl where she will teach commercial subjects in the high Gazette, WEST UNION RENDERING WORKS Highest prices paid for dead animals. For prompt service day or night call West Union, Phone 11, collect. R. B. Hoy Niner of Grinnell was injured when a pile of sacks tilled with timothy seed fell over on him.

He suffered several torn ligaments, bruises and one broken rib. Death of Letter McLean Saturday at Bfcmarck, N. D. Dr. R.

A. McLefcn received news Sunday of the of his brother, tester W. McLean, lit Bismarck, N. where he had beea bedfast fur three years. Dr.

McLean left! Sunday for North Dakota, and returned yesterday with his brother's bodyi Lester was born-at Volga, April 30, 1876. and came to Fayette in 1881, when bis father, the late Dr. J. W. McLean, moved here with his family.

Attending the Fayette schools, Lester was graduated In 1893. He was married Dec. 27, 1909, to Cora M. Strauss, of Bismarck, N. and had resided there since.

He is survived by his wife, a son, Lester, who is a physician In California, and two brothers, Dr. II. A. McLean and John P. McLean, both of Fayette.

The funeral service will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John McLean, conducted by Rev. J. P.

Clyde. ROY LINCOLN IS CHAJP. PLOWMAN Headed the Lint of: Ten Men Who Entered the Tractor Plowing Contest iMt Week Roy Lincoln, young farmer from Jefferson township, turned in the best job of plowing in the tractor plowing contest Wednesday at the R. I. Claxton farm near Fmyette to win the county championship, (12.00 in cash prizes, and a 60 pound watermelon, an added prlie donated by the Stepp melon farm.

Lincoln, using a Farm- all 12 tractor and a two bottom, 14 inch International plow, worked slowly and deliberately to win his title. Runner-up in the contest, the first ot Us kind to be hfcld in Fayette county, was Erwln -Jikirrack, Arlington, who used a Farmall.B* 30 and a three bottom International plow. Burrack's award was $10.00 in cash. Norton Braudt, Oelwein, using a Case tractor and plow, placed third; Lawrence Fritz, West Union, with International equipment, was fourth; Vincent McLaury, Oelwein, with a John Deere outfit, was fifth; Russel Gruver, Fayette, was sixth with his Ford-Furgu- sen outfit; while Harry Braudt, Randalia, Harold Faust, Fayette, Floyd Hennlges, Maynard, and Harold Hind, Maynard, finished in that order to complete the ten entries. More than 500 people witnessed the contest, which was sponsored by the Fayette County Rural Young People.

Charles Webb, Arlington, Rural Youth president, and chairman of the plowing contest, directed activities on the field In spite of a disastrous fire which burned his dairy barn to the ground earlier in the day. Already the rural youth group is making plans for the 1942 contest, which they expect to open up to more entrants. KIRCHMANN HIRED AS SUPERVISOR D.H.I.A. NO. 2 Raymond Kirclunann, Sumner, was hired Tuesday evening as supervisor for tho Dairy Herd Improvement Association No.

2, to begin work September 19. Kirclunann succeeds Kenneth En- derland, supervisor the past year, who plans to return to school this fall und later join the air corps. The new supervisor has lived on a farm near Sumner until recently when he and his mother moved into Sumner. He took the supervisor's course in July. Members are urged to give him their full cooperation.

THE HEATHER September Mux. Min. Prec. Kind 4 8S 72 .28 Cloudy 5 811 61 Cloudy li 50 Cloudy 7 73 60 .02 Cloudy 8 78 B8 .12 Cloudy 72 54 .24 Cloudy 10 US 41 Pt Cloudy 11 7-1 40, Clear 12 76 52 Clear 13 77 53 .09 Cloudy 14 85 5li Cluudy 15 79 04 .48 Cloudy lli 78 59 1.32 Cloudy A. B.

CARTER, Observer. A hell consumes about 7 pounds of feed for euch dozen eggs produced. EMERY-CARTER MARRIAGE RITES Wedding- of (Jny Carter of Fnyette and Fnye Coleon Emery Coli'nx Took Place Friday At a candle-light service, at 8:30 Friday evening, Sept. 12, at the Methodist church in Colfax. Miss Faye Coleen Emery, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. H. C. Emery of Colfax, and Mr. Guy L.

Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Carter of Fayette, exchanged nuptial vows, before an altar decorated with nine candelabra with 51 candles, and large baskets of gladiolus and asters.

The single ring ceremony was read by the Rev. Doughty of Colfax. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Howell of Colfax played an organ recital. Mrs. Lyle Coulter sang and to the strains of Lohengrin wedding march the bride on the arm of her father, came down the aisle, spread with a white carpet, where at the altar they were met by the groom and his attendant, Mr.

Forrest Moore of Wadena, and the bride's attendants, maid of honor, the bride's sister, Mrs. George Wall, of Colfax, and the bridesmaid, the groom's sister, Miss Carol Carter, of Fayette. Following the ceremony Mendelssohn's Recessional was played as the wedding party retired to the church parlors where they received their guests. Later, refreshments, consist- Ing of cake and coffee were served, the bride cutting the three-tier wedding cake. The bride wore a white satin and lace-trimmed gown with long train, a finger tip veil caught up with pearls and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of pink roses and baby breath.

The bridesmaid was attired in a gown of net over taffeta, and carried a bouquet of pink and white asters and mums. The maid of honor wore a dress of peach taffeta and carried a bouquet of pink and white asters and mums. The groom, best man, bride's father, groom's father and ushers wore boutonneires of white carnations. The ushers were Leroy Emery, brother of the bride, and George Wall, brother-in-law of the bride. The bride is employed at the Myers Photo Studios at Ames.

The groom is a graduate of Fayette high school, class of '33, and received his A. B. degree from Upper Iowa University in '37, and has since been a teacher in the Delhi and Jordan schools. During the summer vacations he has had charge of swimming in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Des Moines Scout areas. The wedding was attended by nearly a hundred guests from Des Moines, Perry, Baxter, Valeria, Fayette, Ames, Boone, Jordan, Newton, Runnels and Colfax.

After a short wedding trip to Springfield and Taylorville, 111., the young couple will live in Ames. DAIRV FEED PLANNING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED In the Interest of national defense Fayette county dairymen will be asked to make feed and livestock inventories on their farms before Oct. 12, according to Paul E. McElroy, County Agent. Agent McElroy attended a five man committee meeting In Ames Thursday when plans were made to conduct such campaign in every county in Iowa after October 15.

Fayette county will do a preliminary survey so report can be made at the annual extension conference in Ames. Farmers have been asked to increase dairy production and this can be obtained by more liberal feeding and management of the cows now on farms. The object of this feed campaign will be to focus attention on feed us the first line of defense for getting maximum production from the cows already on Iowa farms with the feed that will bo available. Assisting in the preliminary survey are vocational agricultural students at West Union, 4-H club members, township Farm Bureau directors and F. S.

A. supervisors. MGHTM.NG STRI'CK STEEPLE The southeast corner of tho Baptist church steeple was struck by lightning early lust Thursday morning but the damage was slight. The bolt ripped off few shingles and then tore down along the side, tearing off a few nieces of siding. From there on llleru were no more murks to show where it Echo.

CALMAK MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIS CAR Herman J. Buscli, 66, died suddenly in his car on highway 52. the Calmar road, near the Lutheran church about five miles from Decorah. He had been assisting in the Decorah liquor store. Says the Decorah Public Opinion: Mr.

Busch had been in his usual health Monday and left the liquor store about ten minutes after nine for his home in Calmar, driving alone in his car. His car was standing along the shoulder of the road, and was observed by Wm. Noecker when he drove to Calmar. On his return the car was still there and he stopped and investigated, finding Mr. Busch dead in his car.

Mr. Noecker notified Sheriff George Harms and Coroner Orrie Iverson was also notified. The officials went out and made an investigation, but no inquest was held, Mr. Busch having come to his death by a sudden heart attack. COLLEGE YEAR BEGINS AT UPPER IOWA U.

With Registration Incomplete, Records Show Slight Decrease Compared With 1940-41 Upper Iowa University opened to freshmen Monday, the 15th. Monday and Tuesday were given over to freshman placement, and Intelligence tests with registration on Wednesday, the 17th. Upper classmen were registering Tuesday and Wednesday. With registration Incomplete, records show a slight decrease from the year 1940-1941. Registrar R.

M. Deming states that a considerable number of upper classmen have been called to the service and others have enlisted. Present indications are that boys in the freshman class will be fewer in number due to enlistments and the number of positions open to high school graduates. DECORAH BANKER HAD TWO STROKES MONDAY Chas. A.

Johnson, vice president of the Decorah State Bank, is seriously ill at his home, 508 Day street, having suffered two light strokes yesterday, Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon Johnson, visited Sunday in Alexandria, Iowa, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Miller.

They returned home Sunday night. Monday morning while Mr. Johnson was shaving he suffered a light stroke. He returned to his bed, suffering a second stroke later in the morning. His right side is entirely paralyzed and his condition Is real serious this morning.

Mr. Johnson is Opinion. WERE IN FLOOD AREA Mr. and Mrs. R.

C. Morris returned last Wednesday from Hayward, where they visited Mrs. Norris' brother in his summer home on Spider Luke. Hayward was in the area which was flooded by 15 inches of rain within a period of 36 hours. The result was the breaking of two dams which sent walls of water downstream, washing out streets, rendering 65 families homeless and preventing the movement of traffic in and out of Hayward and several other towns for three days.

Highways in four counties in that section were closed to traffic by order of the highway patrol. It was the heaviest rainfall within the memory of the old timers up there. Mr. Norris relates there was a washout 16 feet deep In one Hayward Point Press- Journal. Fuyette people will recall that the town of Hayward wus started by one of Fayette's men, the late Frank Huy- ward, who pioneered in that Wisconsin region, after leaving Fuyette, resided there for number of yours, und was frequently "written up" in St.

Paul newspupers. LOSE ENTIRE H0(i CROP Dan Suiter, who farms the Mrs. Louise Miller farm on partnership basis, informed our reporter Saturday that they had lost their entire 1941 hog crop due to hog cholera und this included number of sows which hud been hold over for fall farrowing. There wore around 60 head in their herd and tho loss is estimated over the $800 murk. Theirs wus the only loss in that Echo.

TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS OF AAA OFFICIALS Who Will Administer the AAA Proirnim In (ho County Will He Chosen Friday Fayette county farmers will go to meetings Friday, Sept. 19, to elect men from their ranks as township and county commltteemen to administer the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program In 1942, L. D. Hitch, present Fayette county AAA chairman, announced today. Township elections will be held on Friday, at which farmers will elect a delegate and alternate to the county convention, a township chairman, two township commltteemen, and two alternates.

Procedure for this year's election will be similar to that followed last year. Farmers eligible to vote will be those who cooperated in the 1941 Agricultural Conservation program, plus those farmers who intend to participate In the farm program in 1942. Announcement of the 1942 AAA elections came almost simultaneously with Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard's outlining of the 1942 farm program, calling for "the largest production in the history of American agriculture" to meet, the expanding food needs of this country and nations resisting axis aggression In Europe. Farmers of Fayette county, as well as those throughout the United States, have been placed In a key position In the national defense organization and now Is the time for farmers to mobilize their production forces under the common banner of the national farm program. County AAA chairmen throughout the country have also been designated as chairmen ot county USDA defense boards, designed to coordinate the work of all government agricultural agencies toward accomplishing the common for Defense." Fayette county farmers are urged to keep these two thoughts In mind and go to the polls Friday to elect the men whom they feel will do job of administering the tkrm program both in the interests of agriculture and national defense.

UPPER IOWA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN MET The representatives of the schools in the Upper Iowa Athletic Conference met at West Union, Wednesday, Sept. 10, for the annual tall meeting. They enjoyed an excellent meal at at Wood's Cafe. Due to the fact that G. W.

Kibble (president 1940-1941) had moved from Maynard, vice-pres. Ivan Blackmer of Postvllle called the meeting to order. The first order of business was the selection of officers for the coming school year. The following men were elected: Blackmer, Postvllle. S.

Morse, Fayette. N. Hunt, Sumuer. ATTEND LEGION CONVENTION A. G.

Andres and E. H. Carley were in attendance this week at the national convention of the American Legion, which is being held In Milwaukee, Wis. The Legion Auxiliary is also hold- Ing Its convention, and it was announced Tuesday that Mrs. T.

A. King of West Union, would probably elected vice president of the national organization. SOME STORM DAMAGE Monday night's terrific downpour ot rain was accompanied by wind which did considerable damage to trees and electric light poles in the Pfeiffer and Doughty neighborhood, southwest of, Fayette, and flattened corn in many fields. Paul Potter states that ten new poles are needed before electric service can be resumed there. The violence of the storm was felt east o( town in the Whitley vicinity, and also south in Smithtleld township.

WKSTFIKLD WOMEN'S PROJECT Do yon want to know what the Westlluld township Women's Project Work is In be tor this coining year? Then come to tho Hurry Iliff home the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 19. In addition to discussion of the Nutrition course to be studied there will bo an election of ollicers and plans made 1'or tho open meeting to be hold Sept. Chairman. H.

P. HANCOCK S9 H. P. Hancock, West Union, passed his SUth milestone Monday. He has been active as uti attorney In this county since 1880..