Arlington News (Newspaper) - February 16, 1961, Arlington, Iowa Arlington Public j 1 News OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE TOWN OF Volume VII FAYETTE IOWA February Number Thirteen Reapportionment Problem for Legislature Last Major Change Was in 1904 Wadena News One of the major problems fac ing the 1961 Iowa legislature is reapportionment for the legis lature has not been reapportioned to any since At the start of the session many political observers were of the opinion that the 68th general as sembly would undoubtedly pass a reapportionment measure they are not so The reason the Shaff ting plan has failed to pass the Although the vote was 25 to 24 in favor of the 26 affirmative votes are required for passage of a measure in the Sen If a deadlock should at then Governor William as the presi ding cast the de ciding The Shaff plan provided for a senate comprised of 60 based on and a 99 member one from each AH but two of the Sen ates 15 Democrats voted against the Lawrence Put a veteran legislator from was the only senator not voting on the Any reapportionment measure has many hurdles to clear before it can become an actuality It must pass two legislative sessions in identical form and then be ap proved by a vote of the a vote of the people would not be held until 1964 at the earliest on this and on ly then if the 1961 and 1963 leg agree on the same reap The last complete reapportion ment occurred in Prior to that from the day Iowa be came a territory in both houses were based on The 1904 amendments provided for a house of with each of 99 counties getting one seat and the nine largest coun ties in population an additional seat In 1941 and again in 1953 the legislature did a partial job of reapportioning the only four of the sen ates 50 districts were affected on each DRIVERS TRAINING One of the most important bills passed to date by the Iowa house is one concerning driver This measure requires anyone under 18 to take a state approved driver training course before he can obtain ia drivers An amendment to the provides that the state re imburse a school district up to a pupil enrolled in driver education The which passed the House by a vote of 60 to provides that the driver education course must include 30 hours class room instruction and six hours Under terms of the the program does not become effec tive until August 31 of Then if the is enacted into a youth who didnt take a driver training course in high school or take a course in a commercial school would have to wait until he was 16 to obtain la drivers Presently when a person reaches 16 he may obtain a dri vers license if he passes an ex amination given by the highway SHOPLIFTING Both houses in the legisla ture have passed their first time major it pertains to shop A similar was passed by the 1959 but was vetoed by former Governor Her schel Governor Nor man is expected to sign the shoplifting which permits detention and search of persons by merchants or their employees if there were rea sonable grounds to suspect Continued to Page 4 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Fred Minister Sunday Church Worship Youth Sacrament of Confirmation The Sacrament of Confirma tion was administered by Arch bishop Leo Binz at Joseph Mass was held at Wadena Saturday at Confessions were held Saturday from Those who were confirmed are Richard Frankie Joan Bald Kenneth William David Corbin and William 12 was designa ted as Holy Name Sunday for men of the The confirmation ceremony was closed with benediction of the Blessed William en the Little Eight card club in her home Monday eve Prizes were won by Elmer Alta Pearl Johnson and Aulden Pearl Johnson and Mabel Johnson were Sunday guests in the home of and Darryl helping her celebrate her birth Alice Des spent several days with her sister and and Richard and William O Laughlin were callers day evening in the Gerd Wessell and John Gage and daughters were guests Sunday in the Paul and were spon sors for their at the Zion Lutheran Others present were his father and Anna Arling and her Mc Kinley Luther Wa Paul and vis Luther Crandall at the Un Iowa Woodrow who was in the Veterans Hos pital returned home with Arthur Cousins and Paul Ho fer were taken to the University Iowa Thursday where they will receive medical Chi The Chi Federated Club held their February meet ing in the home of Sidney There were ten mem bens Roll call was an swered by naming a book each had read and a short sketch of the Arthur reported on the Danny Aylsworth benefit fund which was sponsored by the To date had been and has been paid on hospital and physicians A book report was given by Robert The Edge of by Thomas A committee of William Wilder Mattocks and Sidney Corbin was appointed to make plans for the March meeting which will be the ladies night The club voted to give to Dannys was allot ed to state and federal projects supported by the x Robert Klingman and Ruth attended the funeral of Martin Meehan at McGregor Meehan crashed his car in to a railroad crossing signal following a heart attack in Continued to Page 8 THE AMERICAN Arlington Athletic Banquet 21 Not Much Left Helpful Homemakers Club The Helpful Homemakers Club met at the home of Wayne It being a springlike there was a very good at Talent night was with the club voting to give money instead of taking part in the program this A white elephant sale was enjoyed with Lloyd Har kins as There were two contests held with prizes going to Bigelow and George The next meeting will be held with Will Roll call will be a spring cleaning Clayton County Extension Calendar 17 Agricultural 4H club lead ers meet in the Muni cipal building at 20 Marion Happy Hustlers 4H club special activity meeting 8 at the Mark 21 Better Dress Workshop at 22 County 4H committee meet ing in the Extension Better Dress workshop in El Grand Meadow Go Getters special activity meeting at 8 in the Grand Meadow Cen ter School 24 The Chic lesson at the Elkader Municipal Building at Boys county 4H basketball tournament in the 25 Elkader Coop Annual meet ing at the Elkader Municipal Boys County 4H Basketball tournament in the Elkader Death of Hilbert Brant Hilbert who has been in failing passed away at the Mannion Nursing home in Oelwein shortly before mid night services will be held at Brants funeral home in Thursday at Roller Skating This Sunday Transportation will be avail able for those who wish to go roller skating in Strawberry Point this Bus will leave at from the school There is a 25c Meeting of Veterans of W WI Veterans of World War I there will be a meeting of the Veterans and Mon at the Community hall in at This will be installation of of 2nd District Pye of will be pres ent to officiate for the Veter ans and 2nd will officiate for the Every member is urged to be Walter Chase has recovered from an attack of bronchial Garden Study Club The February meeting of the Garden Study Club met with Ernest Thirteen members answered roll call with Something New in Flow Our Lu vern passed out our new program books for the year and explained our project which is Grow and Show Something She also presented each member and the guests a packet of Giant Zinnia Frank the lesson on Brighten Ou Home with House using house plants as part of your decora tive keep in mind that texture and form play an im portant part as While some bear the continu al beauty of their foliage is also of prime Some f plants like the Chinese and read ily adapt to nearly all types of A number of foliage plants require considerable hu The may be supplied by standing their pots on pebbles in moist sand or moist Your home plants are living that pro vide the touch needed to make a room inviting and Our gave a very interesting talk on Her arrangement fox the month was a Mater Dolor osa madonna with a background of sprigs of spruce sprayed with rules for the use of madonna figurines are much the same as for other figurines in regard to domin color and Because of the great interest in the story or mood depicted by the figur ine will and should always dom therefore the design must be woven about that if she is the rest of the ar rangement is as It is recommended that a madonna should not stand in but elevate her aboVe the water by some seemingly natural Use the madonna figurines oft en to bring more reverence and spirituality into our but let us use much plant material so that we will not be tempted to leave the ar rangement until it no longer carries any message of inspira A valentine lunch was served and a social hour was enjoyed by the members and Guests were Henry Steltz miller of West George Belsehner and Pearl The next meeting will be held March with Frank Thompson as I can prove anything by statistics except the John Continuing their program of recent years of attending the different churches in the com the Scouts of Troup this year attended the ser vices ait St John Lutheran The Scouts their parents and sat in a reserve sec tion of the Richard Ram the local Scout leader spoke a few words on behalf of scout ing during the At the close of the service in a special Explorer Scout Rich ard received the Deo et Patria which is the Lutheran award in Scout The award was pinned on his uniform during this cere mony by his Ted Scouts are Guests at Meeting Members of the local Scout Troup 119 were guests at the meeting of Johns Brother where with their explained something of the Scouting program in the Arlington Various Scouts explained their badges and awards on their This presentation was planned by the local Brotherhood to stimulate interest in and sup port of the local Scout program among the Brotherhood mem Katty Korners Klub iand Oscar Steele were hosts to the Katty Korn ers Klub February with twelve members and hus bands and families and one visitor Paul Schuchmann was During the business meeting talent night was Suggestions for the club trip were Church of Christ Ladies Aid Meeting of the Ladies Aid of the Church otf Christ was held at the home of Lowell Dal lenbach Elma Ross presented the lesson on Visitors present were Ger Afternoon Circle Women of the Church The afternoon circle of John Lutheran WOC met Tues day in the church Ervin Burrack had charge of the Alaskan Miss She gave a background of the various denominations and where they established mis sions and told the pro they One is shifting another is the poor health of the natives and their economic Another fact is that their young people go to the states for and only 5 per cent return to Alas She closed the program by showing slides which her Max who lives in obtained for her of the mission church which they Aronld Rueber present ed the Bible When I What Shall I Say She summarized with this We should pray for all things at all and we should pray for one The business meeting opened with roll followed by the minutes of the previous meet and the treasurers of Gordon reported on New Guinea Our circle will do sewing on garments to be shipped World Day of Prayer will be held in our church at with WOC circles of neighboring churches as our Lunch was served by Roland Burrack and Roy The love of money may be the root of all but lets face all evil trude Stapel and Scott The next meeting will be at Florian Burchetts with Meyers giving the Arlington FHA Girls of the Week Mary Gordon was chosen Girl of the Week from the Arlington Future Homemakers of America Miss Gordon is active in glee annual and paper Luther cheer leading and FHA in the Arling ton Her parents are and Joe Scouts Pack 119 to Meet February 20 Monday at the school at Bring food and table service for your This is for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and their speaker for the evening will be Stan Scout ex from He will have a display of Indian cos tumes and will do Indian dances in Commercial Club Thirty members of the Ar lington Commercial Club held their dinner meeting in the Maryville party During the business meeting final plans were made for the athletic in the Arlington High School University of at Iowa will be the guest Coffman gave a few remarks about school reor The March meeting will be held at Cactus Arthur Porter of Belle Plaine recently displayed an Arizona cactus he brought to Iowa about 6 years On arrival at Belle Plaine it was 4 inches high and now it is close to 10 feet Your Support Is Requested Final preparations are being made for the annual Arlington athletic set for Tues It will be held in the Arling ton High School gymnasium at former halfback at the State University of and now assistant coach of that will be the featured This is an annual event sponsored by the Arlington Commercial Club for the boy and girl athletes of this com Tickets may be purchased now from any of the business places in Price of each ticket is which also pays for the dinner of an ath Banquet will be served by ladies of the Arlington Union Service Methodist Church World Day of Prayer Anniversary In 1887 it was observed in one In 1961 it is being observed in 145 countries all over the translated into countless languages and dia Forward Through The Frank Sham baugh is Spiritual Life John program Others taking part are from the the Garden Prairie Church and the Metho dist In the worship ser vice are Audrey Elma Luverne Helen Ander Lillian Lorna Homer John Frank vocal Carolee Chap man at the In the dramatic With Tomorrow Yet to Mesdames Lyle James Roy Merle Sull Dean Lowell Dal Guy Melvin Nettie Max Wink Wayne Robert Ber Leonard Dale Lois Joy Thiele and Vera Merle Sullivan and Daryl Humphrey are in charge of Homer Chapman and Roy Ward are The World Day of Prayer ia for all the family and not wo men 111 and Hospitalized Otto Anderman seriously ill in the Oelwein Florence Hamlett had surgery at Lukes Cedar Her address Room 3rd Lukes Cedar Ra George who has been ill for the last few is showing Blanche who has been confined to her home with a severe is 3 Cub Scouts met at the McFarlane home Monday after After the usual flags were made and put in hands of The meeting closed with the living after which Claude Dont forget to read the
