Arlington News (Newspaper) - November 2, 1961, Arlington, Iowa Arlin A T News OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE TOWN OF VII FAYETTE IOWA November 1961 Numbed Fortynine State Fair Will Be Next Year Will Upset Many Established Schedules The Iowa state flair boards announcement that the 1662 ex position will be held a week earlier than usual has drawn Ire of many county and district fair By a vote of 122 the state fair board voted to set 17 through 26 as the dates lor the 1063 state moving the fair up by one the fair wiM be over be fore the earliest school It has long been contended the fears attendance has been ham because children start back to school before the fair is The state fairs new dates will preempt the usual of sev eral overlap others and upset established Changing the dates is not a cureall for the troubles of the Iowa Slate commented Eugene secre tary oil the towa Fair Mana gers DRIVING Winter weather is just around the corner and the Iowa high way commission is ready with more than pieces of and ice control equipment and The commission is notified well in advance of any threatening weather conditions through teletype contact with the Weather Bureau and during storms is kept abreast of weather By means of the commis sions twoway radio the state wide snow and ice control job is coordinated to the best the state The commission had ad vise for those driving during or immediately following a snowfall 1 Dont wait until you are stuck to put emergency chains over your or snow Drive dont try to accelerate rapidly main tain pace take curves and corners with 3 Apply brakes sparingly and in small doses dont hit them hard youll only skid and probably lose your 4 Drive welfl back of the car ahead so youll have plenty of room to 5 Dont cut across center or go in the wrong direction on one way streets or SCHOOL AID Heres a General school aid will be prorated on a 09 per cent basis Heres what happened The 1961 legislature allocated for gener al school which is paid on a formula The appropri ation act carried a clause sta ting any money remaining in the fund should be distributed on a prorated The claims totaled On the other supple mental school aid claims to taled but the annual appropriation is only This has resulted in a pro rata payment of 43 per ceni A total of 562 high school 802 school and 16 public junior colleges have valid general aid A total Of 109 high school districts and 447 non school districts will par in supplemental Iowas most famous Bob of Coon Rapids had no comment when he heard Russian claims that a former pupil had out stripped his 185 acre corn yield on a Soviet col I suppose its possible but I dont have any comment on said Alexander in charge of a tractor team on a Ukrain ian collective told the re to page 4 Wadena News PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday Church Worship Youth The October meeting oi Cath Ladies Altar Society was held in the home of El mer Struss with Russell Popenhagen and Miss Ellen Cor kery as There were 48 members present and Fath er Conrad Plans for the annual auction sponsored by Josephs par ish were The Institute of Catholic Council of which was held in was reported on by Robert Those who attended the In were Robert Min CMr Robert and Ellen and Bernadette Arti cles for Foreign Relief taken to the Institute were a com plete new First Communion consisting of slip alms bag and veil an infants shirt and three receiving blank These articles go to the Popes store room for distribu tion from At the dose of the Father Schallau was given a food shower for which he ex pressed his and Robert Kling man attended the banquet and dance at Tues which was given for mem bens of the LaCrosse Musicians and Richard Aes entertained at dinner Tuesday mans and Werner Ar lington and and Mor ris The Elkader Deanery Council meeting of Diocesan Council of Catholic which was held in Iowa Sunday afternoon was attended by the Misses Edna and Erma Cor kery and Robert Kling explained the coming Ecumenical Council and some of the items that will be considered during the coun Josephs Parish is holding their annual auction in the Le gion hall in There will be a supper served starting at 5 and the auction will Thelma Cousins left Monday for Tex where she will visit her Frank and family and her plans now are that she will visit in California before re turning to THE AMERICAN WAY WE WAVE POLITICIANS WHAT THIS NECK is Moee STATESMEN ALL THE Make Progress on Study of School Reorganization Help Wanted Wadena Town Ticket Filed Wadena has six candidates for the five councilmen positions but not one candidate for may The six councilmen candidates as they appear alphabetically on the ballot are Bert Wilfred Leallen Harold Edward and The treasurer candidate is Milton Due to the fact that the May or ticket is the voters are asked to write in the man or woman of their choice and also be sure to make a cross in the Also be sure to vote for only five The election is next November Extension Service Calendar of Events 3 Family Living Committee meeting 2 Extension office 6 Agricultural 4H Club Wadena Riverside 4H Club 8 County wide kitchen tour Pleasant Valley township council election 8 Elgin Town 10 Committee meeting Water loo Wadena Wonder Workers The regular meeting of the Wadena Wonder Workers 4H Club was held in the Wadena Library on The installa tion of officers were as follows Rita Vice president Mary Beth Secretary and Janet Eileen Ku Historian Roberta Hum Nancy Al New members will be determined at the next Eileen Kuhens read a letter from one of the 4H Ri ta Jellings read a poem on the meaning of the 4H We had group singing and then adjourned for lunch served by the Wadena Riverside 4H Livestock The regular meeting of the Wadena Riverside Livestock 4H club met at the home of the re tiring Stanley Shaf fer on Oct The following officers were installed Continued to Page 4 Annual Career Day On October the senior and junior classes of the Arlington High School went to Stunner to attend the annual career The program opened with two musical We had am opportunity to at tend two sessions on and hear talks on occupational We also heard an inspirational talk by Onville Christophel of Change of Address 2nd James 574th APO 211 New When he secures housing his wife will join Pattersons Sell Farm and Floyd sold their 210 acre farm in Highland last week to and Matthie sen of Possession will be given March Halloween Party at Arlington After the the annual Halloween party been ab the Com mission decided fo make last minute preparations because so many Depressed keen disappointment Many stands provided enter Several fishing and balloon booths Were enjoyed Bobbing for apples was a favor ite Two bushels of apples were end ring toss provided a In the parade numbers selected the by Then the names were In the preschool and kindergarten Paul Bach tell Ramsey were First and second Kay Dempster and Peter Bach Third and fourth Larry Rau and Dean Burington fifth and Herbert and Jill All the remaining costumes deserve honorable mention as the judges had a difficult time making A large number children were also present without cos tumes or Lawrence Guthart of the Recreation thanked all committees and or for working hard to make the Halloween party a 7 The children had a hilarious time while parents and friends enjoyed watching their fun and Otherwise spook night was quiet in Arlington with only a few trash barrels rolled into street intersections and out buildings being The community appreciates the fact that the youths here were and did not commit the crimes some towns and cities Name Winners of Poster Contest The winners of the Fire Pre vention Poster Contest were named recently and tney are Grade 3 Maxine 1 Colleen Grade 4 Danny 1 Bobby Grade 5 Jane 1 Grade 6 Ann 1 Ka thy Ann Grade 7 Thomas 1 Judy First prize winners received and second place The contest was sponsored by the Arlington Fire School News 6th Grade Johnson Our 6th grade room has or a club named the We have dues of 5c every We have clifb every last Thursday of each Here are the children in our club Marna Daniel Gerald Dij ane Connie Dennis Connie Hack Nickie Debra Hen Donald Cindy Lyle Jay Stuart Charles Elizabeth Strei Norbert Taylor and Steve We have certain rules on the playground and in school that we must abide by or certain punishment is given to the of by the com or Our officers are Diane vice The junior class is rehearsing a play to be given about the middle of South Winneshiek Downed Arlington South Winneshiek defeated Aldington hopes for the Quad County con ference Championship were crushed Friday Fighting were too powerful for the Coach Caballero and the Ar lington football fans were very The strong wind prevented aerial passes being touchdown came in the last quarter when sub Richard Wegner made the final dash for the goal It was a tough game with light rain falling during the latter part of the Arlington would have held place had they Now theyve dropped to 4th Hope for better luck Friday Clayton County Extension Calendar 2 Miss Emelda Iowa State will be in the Elkader Municipal bldg from 10 to 3 to train girls 4H leaders in Art Princi ples and their 4H Award night and exten sion council election Sperry township at 8 in the Volga school 7 Extension Council 9 4H and exten sion council election Grand Meadow township at 8 in the Postville Grade School 11 AH Vets Heavy Rains Over Week End Saturday and Saturday nights rainfall amounted to 1 inches in a rain gauge with the heav iest amount falling on Sunday of 3 Many farmers are discouraged over their soy bean crop spoil age due to an excessive amount of rain this The heavy rain washed leaves into storm causing wa ter to flood many basements Sunday and Ill Hospitalized Alma Loomis returned from the Manchester hospital Friday She will return to Manchester this week for a check Fred a surgical pa tient at Oelwein the past returned home Forrest a patient at the Veterans Iowa was released and is at the Lutheran Strawberry Ida who was ill the past is much im At Allen Roger Smith nee Nancy Moats is a patient at the Allen Memorial Hospital at and Glen Moats visited her on Election Meetings Being Held in Eleven Townships The election of 11 members to the Clayton County Exten sion Council for terms of 1962 and 1963 will be held in the even numbered townships from November 2nd through All resident qualified men and town or country are eligible to vote and are urged to do Joe Chairman of the council said the meetings will be all held at 8 in the He said nomina ting committees were selecting nominees in each township to be presented to the The schedule of meetings is as follows Grand Meadow Township on November 1961 at 8 in the Postville Grade School Monona Township on 15 at 8 in the Monona Sperry Township on 2 at 8 in the Volga School Wagner Township on at 8 in the Olaf AW Purpose SELL IT WITH A WANT AD and Kenneth a born at the Manchester hospital Mon Helpful Homemakers The members of the Helpful Homemakers entertained their husbands at Pine Lodge Thurs day A chick en dinner was enjoyed by ev Those present were and Will Sylvia and Wayne and George and Delbert and Arnold and Glair Bige and Erwin Bur and Fred Bur Frank Mase and Richard A wonderful repor ted by WANT ADS GET RESULTS A study of a possible ization of the school districts of and Straw berry under the direction of State Un of is reported to be making satisfactory The final report will include many facts and figures about of the present It requires a great deal of time on the part of the study team to compile the data to to evaluate and to make rec The complete study will not be limited to just the possible reorganization of the three The study is to be broad in scope and will include comparative appraisal of the relatives advantages of each of the three schools with respect to other possible The fi nal report will evaluate all the facts and make tions for the three schools in volved in the The target date for comple tion of the study is now set for December The is due in to the difficulty in col much of the information needed to make a sive Upon receipt of the study the citizens in each school district will be given an opportunity to review the meet jointly for to discuss the findings with the De of Public and finally to decide upon a course of action to bring about a good reorganization program that will provide a quality edu cation tor the students in Ar Lament and Strawberry Point Social Representativ In West Union A representative of the Soc ial Security Administration Dis office in Waterloo will be in West Union at the Court House on 21 and 28 from 10 to 12 ac cording Dis Ray Astor Injured While working on the hy bucket lift on the town tractor the Sinclair it suddenly knocking Ray Astor unconscious for sev eral He suffered a deep cut across the top of his requiring medical atten He also suffered chest and back injuries but is able to at tend this usual duties about Club The MidCentury Club of Arlington met at the home of Ross October The club collect was Roll call was or art of folding Committee reports The program for the was Our Personal Talent given by Roy Bur The meeting and lunch served by the Troops 343 and 341 Halloween Party Troops 343 and 341 had a Hal loween party We made taffy apples carved out pumpkin faces in Then we had a con test on whose was the The winners were Nancy Diane Carol Rob Mary Nancy New Cindy Jill Cut shall and Connie There were present and one The meeting was Marlene Hamlett Friendship Club Met Sunday The Friendship Club met Sun day with and Ed Cor des for a picnic Plans were made to fill a Christinas box for the children at the Iowa City Roll I Want for Bingo was played for entertainment prizes furnished by the Those present were Nel lie Culver and Robert and and Harry and Mike and Otto and Mervin Waring and Lillie The Christmas meeting will be held at the Mervin Waring home on December Psychiatrists says if s not good for a man to keep too much to So does the Department of Internal
