Graettinger Times (Newspaper) - March 5, 1964, Graettinger, Iowa YOUR HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 3SERVING YOUR HOME TOWN COMMUNITY VOLUME 72 10 Palo Alto Iowa MARCH 1964 10c PER SINGLE COPY Christy Drug Grand Opening Friday and Saturday Danny and Cherri Christys Grand Opening Friday And Specials Cherri and Dan in vite everyone to attend the grand opening of Christys Drug Friday and March i and The grand opening will feature free gifts for hourly a special door prize for each day plus a grand prize for the entire There is also a childrens grand The grand is a thus but is said to be worth hundreds dollars and will be on display during the grand The grand opening will feature many special See adver in this issue for details of tlhe grand opening and for a listing of some of the many specials Hundreds more items will be slashed in price to celebrate the grand The store will be open Friday night until 9 and will be open Saturday night until 10 There will also be free coffee and donuts on strawberry sundaes will be on special at 13c on The free gifts for those attend ing the grand opening include free orchids for the first 100 ladies each free fever thermometers for tho first 36 men each free records for the free balloons for the free calendars and free samples of merchandise and Dan opened the drug store late in October after completely re modeling and restocking the building formerly occupied by Drug and Jensen SPRING WEATHER OVER THE THEN LIGHT SNOW Leap Years extra was a genuine spring day temperatures going over the with bright sunny It quite and considerable dust was blowing from some of the extremely dry Sundays sunny without any provided even more comfortable weather for outdoor activity as the again went into the as March came an like the traditional area received about an inch of light rain and There was an ice cover Wednesday morning and by Thursday morning the mercury dipped to four above A warming trend was predicted for MEETING MONDAY NIGHT The Palo Alto County Associa tion for Retarded Children will its regular meeting on March 9 at at Laice school in Plans will be mado for the Annu al meeting in In the publicity on the results of the Fund the from Vernon Township were in advertently Fred chairman from reports that was and turned the amount from Emmetsburg township have been Smith was township These con are greatly appreciat as are others from all over tho Graettinger Town Band of 191213 Henry Larsen of former to Information on the history of the Larsen fami lv and recently ran across a photo of the Graettinger town band of The band presented Wednesday night concerts and made appearances for special occasions In the The above picture of the taken In front of the Hawk front left to right Clarence John Bert Einer Forby and Tom Back row left to Floyd Henry Ward Noble and Roland according to cation compiled by Buck Prize Saturday participating Graettinger mer chante wUl have a Buck prize to the weekly Saturday at three oclock March Lester Larsen will hold a pu auction on the farm located half mile south and one mlle west of on beginning at Sale ad In last weeks RITES HELD MONDAY FOR CLARA MOTHER OF FUDE Clara of Cyl longtime resident of Palo Alto mother of Fude of died Saturday at Palo Alto Memorial Funeral services were held Monday at 10 at Mi church in more following rites at Funeral Home with the Phillip Dailey of Whittemore ers were James Vincent William Raymond Dennis Bradley and Jerry Burial was ki Michaels cemetery ait Whitte She is survived by eight chil 22 27 great five sisters and ON BUENA VISTA HONOR ROLL Ardelle registrar at Buena Vista has an an honor roll including 55 Those from ger on the honor roll are Ronald and Sandi Benefit Auction Sale Slated March 30 The Lions club is making plans for a benefit auc tion sale to be held at the school gym on Monday March Graettinger business firms and residents of the area will be contacted for donation of items for the Arnold will be sale chairman and Davis will Proceeds of Ihe auction will be to help finance the summer recreation program in for tlhe Lions club work in conservation and other com munity projects supported by the Lions All residents of the community are to participate in the auction in of the com munity Betty of did not 190 Buck Markets March 4 CORN GRASS FIRE IN HIGHLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON A grass fire Monday afternoon burned areas on the farms of Martin Merle Me Lloyd Simonsen and Wesley Wunn farms in the north east part of Highland firemen and neighbors extinguished the fire which spread rapidly in tihe extremely dry conditions before Tuesdays It was estimated an area of from 15 to 20 acres Salvation Army Drive In Progress This year the annual local Sal vation Army drive for funds is headed by and is new in Appeal letters have been malted out to the many supporters of this who believe in its program of the many activities carried The work of The Salvation Army is not a seasonal every day someone is givon v who because of illness or misfortune find themselves in school chil dren needing glasses or dental On many families who lost through have been given as with furniture or The Salvation Army is alert to the needs of people in this com county and regard less of creed or all around us needs that are breaking their and they look to a Christian or such as the Salvation Army for not only material but spiritual Your contribution at this time will help meet the financial need of The Salvation Remem a portion of the funds in this drive remain in the give In addi TUen to the others on the local committee Include Av and Paul Stuart FHA Girls On Discussion Panel At State FHA Meeting Chris Judy Diana and will attend the Annual Future of America State Meeting to be held in DOS Moines on Friday and March 6 and Approximately 600 Future Homemaker members and their chapter repre senting 160 Iowa will at tend the These three girls will help compose a of which Fredericksen will be the panel discussion during the afternoon program Meetings during the two days will develop the theme You anil Your Through general sessions and group discussions the delegates will focus attention on the 196364 State Discover ing Myself and My Worth to Oth Delegates will consider ways of placing emphasis on values in planning their chapter for the 196465 school Russ extension specialist in human development and family Iowa Stale will te the keynote speaker at the opening meeting on Friday The Future of America arc high school girls who are nr have studied home The of the or art to promote better home and family life and to pro vide opportunities for individual Membership in the Iowa which is sponsored by the Division of Vo Education of the Depart ment of Public in dudes girls in 160 Betty Lea Trout is the Stato advisor of the Future Election of the 196165 State of will be held on Friday af Off be installed at thi conclusion of the meeting on Saturday Miss Janet outgoing state president will serve as installing EIGHT GRAETTINGER STUDENTS TO TAKE MERIT QUALIFYING TEST Eight students at High school plan to take the 1964 National Merit Scholarship Quali Bob princi announced The test will be administered at the school at 9 March All students who wish to be considered for Merit Schol to be awarded in 1965 should take the test at that The qualifying test is a three hour examination of educational The test is th first step in the tenth annual cn for fouryear Merit Scholar ships provided by the National Merit Scholar i lip Corporation and toy sponsoring associa and individu The number of scholarships awarded in any year depends up on the extent of partici In 1528 Merit Schol were awarded 9al were provided by 179 sponsors and 577 toy tlhe Merit There are 4118 Merit Scholars attending 425 colleges in the current aca demic Tine test scores of students who are examined in March will be re ported to their schools before May The scores are used by counselors in many high schools to help students make decisions attendance and Held Many students who do not expect to win a scholarship take the test in order to learn more about their individual strengths and weaknesses in the areas measured by the PALO ALTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION MEETING MONDAY NIGHT A special meeting of the Palo Alto County Memorial Hospital will be held March at 8 in the hospital president ot the announced to The purpose of the meeting will to authorize the Phone Stickers With Important Numbers To Be Distributed The Graettinger fire depart ment is pleased to announce that with tihe cooperation of the Fulir man Funeral home and the Graet tinger Telephone company local residents will soon receive number stickers which will fat on phones and serve as a handy re ference for the Graettinger fire police number and am bulance The number stickers will be distributed with March phone bills which are mailed about the middle of tihe The number stickers are sponsored by the Fuhrman Funeral The fire department said the stickers are designed to fit under the of most of the dial Anyone does not receive a sticker or needs more stickers should contact fire chief Omer or the telephone TO ATTEND NATIONAL REC ASSN MEETING Seven members of Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative will participate in the 22nd annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association at March They will be among more than officials and members of rural electric systems from 4G Scheduled to attend from the local system are and Earl Mallard Palmer and Gilmore City and Oley Rodman and and Clyde Also attending will be and George Leaders from the Johnson tihe Congress and major power resource and con sumer groups will take part in the Dallas Legion And Auxiliary Meeting Tuesday Night The Graettinger American Le gion and Auxiliary mooting will Tuesday at 8 at the Legion All members are urged to Town Utilities Plan Central Billing And Collection Office Graettinger residents will be able to pay their utility bills at one central office soon according to plans being made by the town council and the municipal light plant The centralized billing and col lection office will be at the town hall and Myrtle bookkeep er at the plant past several accepted the position as secretary of municipal utilities and will be in charge of the billing and collecting The town hall council chambers will toe remodeled to provide of space for the now central ing office and office hours have been set from 9 to 5 daily except hours will be from 9 to 12 The new office is expected to begin at the town hall April I all arrangements for the change over can be made by that The centralizing plans also in clude that meter reading for separate utilities will be done at one call at each home or busi Further announcements con the billing collecting office will be made by officials at a later LOCAL STUDENTS WITH BUENA VISTA CHOIR TOUR STARTING FRIDAY The 57voiee Buena Vista col lege under the direction of Robert starts a tour of points in Missouri and with its ap at Grace church in Council Bluffs They will appear at Westminster Presbyterian church in Des Moines on March Local Buena Vista who are members of the in clude Ronald and Larry and Sandi Ron and Larry are sons of and Martin and Sandi is the daughter of and Gib The choir will aho appear at Kansas Jefferson and Graettinger Speech Students Awarded Nine Division 1 Ratings county to tto part oi In District Contest At Emmetsburg Saturday Graettinger High school speech students were awarded nine Divi sion I ratings in the district speech contest at Friday and an excellent showing in their first competition in their f list year of Hockstra is their Those receiving Division One ratings were Mary humor ous Merry dramatic Karen Wicks and Dixie interpretive poetry Merry Mc Ginnis and story telling Donna radio speak ing book review and the Three On a Bench by Marlene Dale Pam Ivenson and Jim Karen Dixie Janssen and Cheryl Rose received Divi sion I ratings from each of the three judges of the The play Division I rating was one of two Division I ratings given for plays in Satur days All of the Division I contestants advance to the state contest of the Iowa High School Speech As sociation to be held at Carroll March 20 and Local students receiving Divi sion II ratings In the district contest are JAm Wikert and Betty humorous Connie Jen sen and Sheila dramatic Randy Dale Hoffman and Jerry oratorical Marlene Murray and Susan interpretive prose story tiling FIREMEN CALLED TO GRASS FIRE Graettinger firemen extin a grass fire in the area southwest of tilie Farm ens Cream cry shortly before noon Tuesdays snow relieved the fire hazard existing the past weeks because of extremely dry i Terril Loses Five Business Buildings In Sunday Morning Fire Fire destroyed more than a half block of business buildings in Ternil early Sunday morning with damages estimated at about The blaze was discover ed in the rear part of Wilbur and Ruths Caife about The fanned by a 25 mile an hour destroyed the the Farmers Coop lumber the Howard Bendixen Implement the Trucking garage where a grain grind ing operation was also and a closed combination pool hall and caife which had ceased operations Firemen from Terril and sur rounding communities kept flames out of a garage and im agency owned toy of In the Keagle building the loss included u a six shop equip shelter and a stock oi lei according to Fire spread to a frame building across the street but firemen were able to put it A nearby residential area was threatened and several homes were evacuat Thousands of area Sunday was traffic an dqy Sunday as Was view
