Alden Times (Newspaper) - October 26, 1939, Alden, Iowa THE TIMES IS THE ONLY PAPER THAT WORKS FOR 365 DAYS A YEAR THE ALDEN TIMES Eight Pages SHEAFFER SUBJECT OF GARDEN CLUB MEETING first meeting of the Better Club was held Friday after n at the home of The was conducted by the chair m and was opened i the America The Beauti The minutes of last meeting by The resig Tation of Lois Oler was accepted and Nettie 01 sen was elected as After the business meeting the sub ect of Peonies was presented by Marve The peony stands in the first rank as a hardy They ome in almost every color including all shades of pink to deepest yellow and purple in both sinr e and double No other flower is so adaptable around the gar den and being grown in along drives and walks and as hedges and are also in valuable as cut flowers for decoration and They require very lit tle care but thrive better if well cared for growing best in a heavy loam where drainage is In planting them they should be spaced about three feet apart and set so the eye is two inches below the surface of the a common mistake being Ranting them too If the soil is poor add mulch over the soil after freezing in the fall and work this in the Bone meal and wood ashes are used as plant food in the peony The best time to divide ami move peonies is in September or October but do not disturb them if they are doing well as they will grow and bloom for ten and many times twenty years in the same loca of peonies by seed is but not practical for it takes from four to eight years for the seedlings to Peonies have very few for crown rot and ljud rot spray with Bordeaux When huge blossoms are desired dis this also makes them highly col The tree peony is called the lovliest plant on The and fern leaf types are also After the lesson the club conducted a seed and bulb exchange and then had an impromptu program consist ing of the Prayer for Peace sung by Steinmetz Ethel read A Package of Seeds by Edgar Guest Steinmetz showed pic tures and the tha and Taylor showed interest ing specimen of green persimmons as they grew on a branch but no one cared to sample After the program the members of the club enjoyed a bountiful picnic The next meeting will be held Avith Carter on November FIVE FROM ALDEN AS JURORS FOR NOVEMBER TERM court at which convenes November the following petit jurors were drawn last Monday OCTOBER 1939 HARDIN VOLUME 29 Bar re Ed Hugh Ernest Lettow Harry Bailey S i V John F Beaulah W 0 Charlotte Gertrude Harold Ethel Purcel Retta Albert Donald 6 Floyd John Lawless Etta Clar ence Martin W Hubbard Henry Conrac nomy Silas Hilker Dortha Henry Mannetter Roy Heffel Teresa Eilard Mil Clara Anna S MUSIC AND DRAMA PROGRAMS SURVEY IN HARDIN COUNTY Hardin is one of five selected in Iowa which a survey of rural cultural arts programs will be it has just been announced by the state office in Des The will involve a study of the development and characteristics of music and drama leader participation and also relation of these to community organ Two WPA classified as professional or technical will be employed in each county in compil ing the data Approximately twenty additional workers will be as signed to the tabulation of these data in headquarters at Council Des Moines and Selection of the counties for the survey program was made for various Hardin county being picked Because of its fine music ac cording to associate Professor of economics and sociology Iowa state college at and whose general direction the is to be WNU SERVICE MISSOURI AND AMES RIVALS IN HOMECOMING BATTLE long one of Iowa states football will be the foe of the Cyclones at the annual homecoming celebration at Ames next The two teams began playing in and since that time have played 31 with Missouri winning Iowa state and four resulting The largest winning margin piled up by Iowa was a 290 victory in while Missouris biggest margin was 238 in The football game will serve as the climaxing event of the cele Starting Friday evening with the annual homecoming the event will work up to the game Sat Other events sched uled for Friday night are the judging of house decorations on the homecom ing and the pep dance at the Saturday morning the veteran Iowa state polo team will meet the Mis souri CARTER HOSTESS TO WOMANS SOCIETY The of the Methodist church met at the home of Mar Carter Friday There twentyfour members and visi Tiedje a Lord I want to be a tian and this song was adopted jj the societys theme Bigelow read My Debt is deep J Emma Allen led the Devotions on The Way we may Tiedje conducted the 1 and reviewed two chapters T new book Mesdames Cart Johnson and Whitney reported the Invention held at Mason A PROMPT REFUND ON UNUSED TICKETS Announcement has just been made by the Illinois Central System of a revolutionary change in railroad pro regarding refunds on unused Effective at the full purchase price of an unused ticket will be re funded immediately in cash if pre sented to ticket agents within ten days of the date stamped on the tick it was necessary for the purchaser to make formal appli and to wait for a varying per iod of time for the This change in procedure regarding refunds is characteristic of the en deavor of the railroads today to serve the convenience of the traveling pub lic in every possible The change will eliminate irksome delays that in some instances resulted in actual hardship on the part of individual HONOR AWARDED SCHOOL LETHA ORPIN TEACHER The following from a West Union paper refers this to a former resident of Wood is a daugh A to meet on 11 w jl Wednesday with Bertha A very pleasant afternoon as had by au those present and a elicits lunch was served by the Musson returned Sun i er Belmond after a Pie of weeks stay in the home of tor MU and wife and Wil where she has been re son a f a went Her wife Warand Lewis accompanied ter of and Will who until a few months ago made then home north of but now live near Dows The second school in Fayette coun ty to report a 100 per cent dental honor roll is taught by Letha Orpin Wood of West Union Wood has taught m tni school for seven and each yea has had a 100 per cent dental honor roll It is believed by County Supei intendent Roberts that this i only one in Iowa having a nor is it small school as has twenty TWO MORE SUITS FILED FOR NOVEMBER TERM Lillian administratrix of Harriett filed a petition m the office of the clerk of courts m which she asks judgment against de fendant on a certain promissory note in amount of The first of this week Daisy John son brought action against Lester Hall to establish the interests of the rs of Louisa in a acre farm in Providence township some lots in the town of also asks that a referee oe appointed by the court to sell the leal were CHRISTIANSON WON CORN HUSKING DERBY FRIDAY Herman Christiansen of near Rad cliffe won first place in the Hardin county corn husking contest held last Friday on the Lettow farm southeast of when he netted pounds in eighty Second place was won by Henchal of who has won the county title three 1936 and He was with Leslie also of placed third with pounds The winner of first place will be eligible TO enter from this county the north central district contest which s being held today on a farm about hree miles north of Mason and one and a hair miles east of highway Winners of the top three places in he district contest will be eligible to in the contest which i o be held near on Tuesday October The state is divided into dx and in each contests are this Following are the records of the other eight men who competed Clarence 5 Neil Towa Towa FELTON RESIGNS AS PASTOR OF LUTHERAN CHURCH Felton has resigned as pastor of the Alden Lutheran church and will preach his farewell sermon next He has accepted a call to the pastorate of the church at in eastern to which place the family will go the first of next Felton has been pastor of the church here for the past thirteen years and this long service attests the popularity in which he is held by his General regret is ex pressed that the family is to leave Al den and they will be followed to their new home by the best wishes of ev in this As yet his successor has not been but the congregation does not expect to be long without a pastor as several candidates are being consid ered and it is expected that a selec tion will be made at an early PARTY TUESDAY HONORING ROLF MAURSTAD heirs of Mr an Des Moines Fri ay Slater where club Miss Irma Adams entertained a small of neighbors and friends Tuesday afternoon in her home com to Rolf and two who expect to leave soon for their new home in Lake The afternoon was spent in visiting after which a delectable lunch was served by the Guests included Mesdames John Jean Emma Cutler and Maurstad and two daughters and Maurstad will Monday for their new regrets very much the loss family and extends RECEPTION LAST EVENING FOR AND A delightful gathering was held Wednesday evening in the Methodist church basement where members and friends assembled to welcome back their pastor and When and entered the room the guests arose and sang the happy Welcome and this was fol lowed by a splendid musical program as follows Community lead by Warner sisters Vocal Richard Vocal Margaret Vocal Emma accom by Louise Kopp on violin and Genevieve Ries on The program was followed by short talks by the pastor and in which they expressed their appreciation for the very cordial welcome Everyone then adjourned to a tablo tastily decorated in keeping with Hal where and assorted cookies were served and the re mainder of the evening spent in vis present brought an offer ing and a long table was abundantly loaded with all kinds of good things to which demonstrated in a sub stantial way the love esteem in which the pastor and his wife are held iby his congregation and SEVEN PICKED UP SUNDAY FOR VIOLATING GAME LAWS Seven hunters in this county were taken in charge last Sunday by charged with various offenses in violation of the Iowa game Those picked up by the officers were Gaylord Larson and Bert Swift of carrying assembled guns on highway Vic Lowrey and Leo Dunning of Iowa Lawrence Amundson of shooting game out of season August Lange of carrying assembled eun on together with Dale Lar son of Iowa against whom the officers stated a charge was Officials made a tour of the county in automobiles Sunday with the pur pose of ascertaining who and how many hunters might violate the law of the state in regard to the shooting of wild game and the carrying of as guns on the The arrests were made by State Conservation Officer Walter Har Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Paul Pine Lake Cus together with oth er officials of the ALDEN AT ELDORA FRIDAY NIGHT The battling Redskins fought El dora to a standstill there last Friday night and came within five yards of the goal at the close of the game for a victory only to lose by the score 7 to the small margin of one The first quarter was played most ly on Aldens Eldora mak ing most of the gains by off tackle having possession of the began running a series of plays starting from the Alden 21 yard line to one foot of the goal line where they were Alden then kicked out of bounds at the 20yard Eldora made one running play and then Wehrman passed to Willig who made the The second quarter was somewhat opposite of the first though Alden failed to make a The second half was played on fair ly Alden had possession of the ball in the third quarter on the 36yard fourth Knowles called a pass which he threw yards to Klein who ran for a touch The Redskins failed on the try At the end of the game Alden threatened Eldora when they were on the as the game ended Alden 13 Eldora 10 yards gained Al den Eldora 196 passes attempt Alden Eldora 7 passes com Alden Eldora 3 yard gained Alden Eldora 36 yards lost by Alden El doxa The lineup for Alden was and ends Fish and tackles Lawton and guards center quarte back Caruth and half backs and full HENRY TORDOFF HONORED ON BIRTHDAY A week ago last Sunday was the birthday of Henry one of the pioneer residents of this immediate and in hon or of the occasion a family gathering was held at the home of his Freeman south of The guests came with a plentiful supply of delicious viands and at dinner was following which afternoon was spent visiting and n a social a most enjoyable time eing had by the large number pres ent until a late Besides the his daughter and family and his others pres ent were Hurst and and Albert Tor doff and and Thomas Tordoff and family of and Claron e Larson and fam and Lawrence and Fred Neubauer and and Carl Neubauer and Delbert Neubauer of Wat Lulu Wachter and Walter of Iowa and and An nis Vroman and family of best leave Alden of this wishes them in their future DINNER SUNDAY HONORING BIRTHDAY OF MILLER w B Miller arrived at another in his life last Sunday and observe the event a birth res dinner was Those and Wayne and son Billv of Wilier and Mary Wood and the and Waynes came fothe marching band content a their son a Bom ber of tho school was awarded a superior Some coder today ami weather man says prospects are for cooler to FIRE MONDAY DESTROYED HOME AT POPEJOY The Swift residence property in was destroyed by fire last Monday entailing a loss of approximately partially cov ered by The a large struc was occupied jointly by Swift and the Lyle Rash Be fore leaving for work Swift had started a fire in the kitchen but how the fire started has not been who ered the was alone in the but the flames had gained such head way by the time the Popejoy fire de arrived that it was impos sible to save the and were only able to prevent its spread to other All of the Rash family furniture was but only a part of Swifts furniture could be gotten BORROWING MONEY THIS WAY PUTS ONE ON SPOT Any person who borrowed mone on the terms of a note drawn in 189 and recently exhibited by Bige low of would have really been on the Terms of the instrument were as follows In case suit is in ifor its anything and everything in my possession can be levied upon and including the last suit of school books and food of my with the coffin or coffins any of the family may be buried also and all tomb stones that have been erected within the last 10 years for any of my fam ily or relatives and in case that after every article is sold and there re mains anything due on the I agree that the services of myself and family should be sold until the de mands of this note are And I further agree that in case suit is in to pay reasonable attorney together with board hack saloon bills and other miscella expenses for himself amd near relatives while suit is And I further agree to live on corn bread and sorghum molasses until the de mands of this note are with interest at the rate of 10 percent from payable PEACE SONG WRITTEN BY MURIEL STEINMETZ The following poem and song was written by local talent and is pub by request Words by Muriel Johnson Stein Music by Genevieve Prayer for Peace Dear Lord a thousand years of we A thousand years and then we hope for aye We ask this boon of dear Lord We chant this prayer in one We come in deep humility to seek thi Grant peace to all Thy Thy peace oer all the we ask Thy way to go dear Lord We would live with love and not by the We ask that Thou wilt pardon Forgive our sins and waywardness And give us Thy tranquillity We ask Thy blessing now A thousand years of peace Dear Lore Thy peace oer all the Carl Bradshaw attended the home coming of Drake University at Des Moines He was accom home by his former roommate Gene Leonard of DPS Moines and Miss Alce Towson of who were guests of the Jean Button Miss Margaret McBride was also a jues in the Button SMALLPOX PREVENTION DAYS OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 11 Smallpox vaccination is a good but it wont last With these the Haardin coun ty medical society points out that smallpox prevention October 30 to November are not only intended for those young and who have never been vaccinated but also for those who have had this protec tion but have never been Though authorities are not wholly in agreement as to how long vaccina tion affords protection against small revaccination is generally recom mended about every five to seven the society Vaccina tion but once does not insure perma nent protection against the According to the vaccina tion aint what it used to The ancient triphammer method of rapid y punching a needle into the skin and rubbing vaccine into the holes eft by his action has gone the way of the horse and vac today is streamlined and Vaccination now consists simply of pressing vaccine against a slightly roughened area of the FORMER COUNTY SUPERVISOR DIED SUNDAY a former member of he county board of died ast Sunday morning at his home in Martin had been confined to ed the last seven weeks suffering rom injuries received when he was sadly burned about the lower limbs and other parts of the body when fire rom a blaze from brush and weeds was burning on his farm in Provi dence ignited his Martins health had been poor for several years and the shock from the Durns and weakened condition caused iis Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at Eldora from the Methodist conducted by the and burial was in the Eldora ana Roger Hicks and aughter Mary Ann and and ail of Fort Dodge were guests last Sunday in the home of and Roy and Owens and James McBride are visitors today in Des HARMONY CLUB THURSDAY WITH MISS LYON The Harmony Club met of last week with Miss Helen Lyon The Phelps presided at the at time the annual election of officer was held as follows Mrs Preston Duncan vice Mrs John Izer Mrs Earl McClelland of Iowa Falls cor responding John At the close of the afternoon a delicious lunch was served to the Miss Loret ta Olsen of Williams and Miss Mary snont in the home of the formers brother and Glen Idso of Nora Why does man make it a rule to take off his hat when riding in a hotel elevator carrying a woman Why will man always pause to let a lady go first when entering or leaving a building 1 at social will man spend an entire evening bob bing up and clown like a jumping jack whenever a lady enters the room Why does man maintain a gen eral policy of courtesy to all mem bers of the fair sex If you have that then answer this let a any get behind the wheel of a motor car and he thinks nothing of crowding her off the road or even sending her off to the hospital if she dares for a moment to question his possession of the right cf Why If courtesy is the lets re member that courtesy is also the rule while
