Hawarden Independent (Newspaper) - March 1, 1951, Hawarden, Iowa By Charles Jr The question this you think a farm agriculture shop would benefit the Hawarden high Chet think we'd one in a hurry or we're liable to lose the teacher we have I'd bet on it And Whitey is rated as one of the best in the state If they lose the teacher where they going to find another one There's a shortage of good ag teachers And if we don't have a teacher we can't get state With Which Is Consolidated The Hawarden Chronicle VOLUME OFFICIAL PAPER SIOUX March 1951 8 PACES No 4 York think we need an agriculture ing I that the present set up is one of our finest tional facilities for bringing town and try together as x one unit It's very good thing for the Mrs Lee think like that is alright Of from the farm but I think it's tainly cial to teach kids to do ter work a- ro und the It'll make better farmers and better young men of Mrs Hans feel the same way A good agriculture shop teaches the children the basic about gives them a chance to practice things that they will need to know the farm first and things like that I think it is very to all children who plan to become Edward Johnson Fatally Injured In Car Accident Edward of the Big Springs died in the Hawarden hospital Sunday after suffering a fractured skull and other injuries at that ing in a car accident while he was on his way home from Akron His car turned over several times His who was so in the suffered back in- juries and but was not Fred stated that the driver lost control when the right rear tire blew out By a niece of the two men and her Mr and Mrs Edward Steenick of drove by the scene shortly after the accident They brought Mr Johnson to the Hawarden hospital The car was almost demolished Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Baptist church at Big Springs with Rev D Miller officiating Burial was in the church tery His Mrs Russell Dibbs of Long flew here Monday to attend the vices Edward Charles Johnson was born in Sioux Valley Union February 1883 He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm and in 1902 he moved to the Big Springs ship with his parents On June 1910 he was ed in marriage with Miss Alma who preceded him in death in September of 1915 To this un- ion was born a Lloyd C He married Miss Dorothy Hen dricks January A daugh Dolly was born to this union He spent his early years farm ing and later worked on the road and with the Union county department The pas few years he made his home with his brother Fred and sister Hilda Survivors are his son Lloyd C Johnson of his daugh Mrs Russell Dibbs of Lon four Fred Dave and Robert of Big Spring and Andrew of and nine Mrs George Jones of Long Mrs Victor Mrs Lee Hope and New Teacher Norman Kallous has been to replace John McCright as commercial instructor in warden high school Mr Me Bright is scheduled to report in Chicago as a naval reservist on March 15 Mr who is spent three years in the service during World War II He received B A j Phillips 66 Team Takes Over First in Bowling Event Phillips 66 team took the leid in the teams division of the warden annual ladies bowling tournament last week and is the only Hawarden tive a top notch position in any division of the tourney The tournament will end day Positions and scores in the divisions of the tournament by Tuesday afternoon Ted's and sity with a major in business and minors in social ies He is single and his home town is Iowa Olsen's H Cliff's and J C 2263 L M M Le M Mary A T E I A degrees at Iowa ron JT to L Farm Women Organize Club A number of women of Eagle township met at the home of Mrs Harlan Bradley to organize a club affiliated the Home sion Service of Ames Mrs Home Extension and Mrs Getting of Sheldon helped in organizing the club Mrs Glenn McCrory was ed chairman of the newly club and Mrs Harlan ley was elected vice chairman Mrs Densel Roberts will serve as secretary-treasurer The purpose of the club is to help the farm women with phases of every day problems Bruce Johnson Named Alternate To Naval Acadamy Bruce son of Mr and Mrs York Johnson of was appointed first alternate to Patrick Walsh of Sioux to the United States Naval emy at Congressman Charles B Hoeven announced this week for any is J unable to attend the Bruce be eligible to attend in his place Bruce is president of the high school student council and is an honor having maintained a straight A Hoeven j stated Annual Red Cross Campaign For Funds Opens Here Today Women in Mr and Mrs Tony Visser were pleasantly surprised last day afternoon when about 40 and friends stopped in to help them celebrate their wedding anniversary There was Mrs Stanley Johnson of Mrs John Crabbe of New York Mrs Dave Quanstrom of Miss Hilda Johnson and Mrs Lloyd Johnson of Big Springs and Mrs Conrad Johnson of and one Alicia Ann Foods for entertaining was taken up at this meeting Bohemian tea and baked Alaska were pre- ared and served The next meeting Vill be held in the home of Mrs Glenn Me Crory on March 22 Busy day meals will be the topic under dis- cussion All rural women are welcome to attend A 525 L L H J S M Le C J J and M 486 Kruse and A E Metzdorff and M M Jensen and E Beresford and E and C Le Mars Larson and L Bergdale and M 1033 V Emmers and G H Walrod and E Urban and G J Devers and L 1025 and and Mary 1002 Business Women Elect Officers Ted Miller was elected president of the newly organized Business and Professional men's club in Hawarden last i i day evening at a meeting held in her home Mrs H Frazler was elected nee Miss Inez According Mrs E H Von corresponding and Miss Geraldine treasurer The club will meet monthly on the evening of the second day of the month The next Wet Snow Blankets Area February its cloak of warm sunshine and spring had the weather in the a social afternoon was den area during the past and refreshments were brought and served by the guests The couple were presented with an occasional two table lamps and a set of silver salt and pepper shakers Persons who attended the ty Mr and Mrs James Mr and Mrs Lou Mieras and Carol Mr and Mrs Ed Mieras and Russell and Mr and Mrs George Dykstra anj Bonald and Jean all of Sioux City Mr and Mrs Victor and of Miss Marilyn Gamble of Mr and Mrs Herman Dykstra jf Orange Mr and Mrs John Ekdom of Ireton and Mr and Mrs Paul dy and Mr and A Mr and Mrs Henry ink and Jimmy and Mrs A der Lugt and Minnie of den Mr and Mrs John Wiechers returned here last Wednesday ter visiting relatives in Texas John Dawson attended the tional Association of Soil Con- servation districts in Oklahoma on day and Thursday of last week Mr and Mrs Karl Groen spent Sunday evening visiting in the Art Davis home Mrs F H Edminster of La Returned home last Sunday after spending the past two weeks in the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Dawson Mrs Edminster is Mrs Dawson's ter Donald brother of Mrs on Back and villainously revealed its true colors by slashing out on the last day of the month with strong snow and traffic and making driving con- ditions hazardous Seven inches of heavy snow had blanketed the area early Wednesday morning and more snow and sleet continued to fall The weather bureau had reported that snow would continue through most of the day temperatures re- mained mild and dropped to a low of only 31 degrees on morning The street ment was on the job ing the streets and removing the mounds of heavy snow so that traffic could continue on at least a partially normal basis on main streets and roads Temperatures during the day period from March 23 through March 21 averaged a warm 53 degres high and 32 de- grees low The high reading was 56 degrees on the 23rd and 21st and the low reading was 19 de- grees on the 21st One Day Left To File Petitions For School Job Hawarden's prospects for a con- tested school election ebbed most out of the picture this week with only one petition on file and the deadline for filing petitions set for noon on Friday of this week A petition was filed for Ray Van Buskirk last week to fill the three-year term being vacated by York Johnson The election will be held March 12 Resigns Position As Highway Patrolman Richard who has held a position as a highway patrolman with headquarters at has resigned his position and he and his wife will move onto the old Larson about a half mile east of Big Springs Mrs Newman was formerly June son Legion Birthday To Be Observed The American Legion and will observe the Legion birthday anniversary Monday at their regular meeting A pot luck supper will be served at in the Legion hall for members Members were asked to take sandwiches and a covered dish ATTENDS CUB EVENT Hawarden Cub attended a leader's training school in Le on Tuesday evening of this week Lutherans Services A total of approximately persons crammed the Trinity theran church during morning dedication and afternoon sary services last Sunday ing to Rev H E Sieving Collections amounted to ly over throughout the day leaving a very small on the church to be paid Rev Sieving stated Over 700 persons thronged to the church during morning es Many were compelled to sii in the basement and hear the vices over a loud speaker system Approximately 600 persons at- tended the anniversary vices of the church in the after- noon A noon meal and an afternoon lunch were served to over persons 91 Sons Attend Banquet Ninety-one persons attended the annual father-son banquet in th Associated church Monday even ing The banquet was sponsored by the Men's Fellowship of tb church Herman Dev Haas was R T Gebbie gave the toas to sons and Kay Carsten gave the toast to dads ng be held March 12 Miss Florence Harholt of Sioux lity and Mrs Doris Doty of Rock both former Haws rden assisted in organizing the club Others from the Sioux City club assisted srs Mrs Odessa Mrs Vera Gorman and Miss Lucille March Every business or professional woman in Hawarden is invited to join the club The charter will be held open until March 5 for ter members Anyone interested in joining or wishing to learn of the objects of the club have been asked to contact the president Red Cross volunteers arc once more busy out surgical ing for military and civilian hospitals Last year they made IS Polio Fund Will Receive Proceeds Style Show The annual Smart Shop ter parade style show will be held next Thursday evening in the city hall The doors will op- en at Proceeds will be turned over to the polio fund Fifty cents will be charged for admission The show will carry out the theme Models from Ireton and son will present the latest in spring fashions The program will also include a trio and other musical selections Refreshments will be served by the Epsilon Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi PLANS BEGUN FOR FARM CLASSES Plans are already underway for the adult farmer ening classes in wood of the high school vocational agriculture class announced this The average attendance for the evening classes during the 51 series was 82 persons for the eleven ne stated Mr Iverson stated that the out- standing meetings of the year were the River by General and U J Norgaard from South Dakota State who spoke on Pasture and Grass agement Mrs Otto Popken Dies at Hospital the Hawarden hospital early morning following a long illness from leukemia Mrs Popken had been ill for approximately two years A year ago she aid at the Mayo clinic at The past year she submitted to Seniors to Hear Dr Ray Bryan Dr Ray Bryan will give the op- and closing address to Sioux county seniors on Career May 1 The annual event is sponsored by Northwestern ior college and invitations to all Letters Go Into Mails As Drive Be- gins in Hawarden Area To finance what may be the greatest work in its the American Red Cross day launched its to raise for next year's operations Approximately letters asking for donations to the warden drive were mailed so that they would be in the mail the first day of the York chairman of the Hawarden announced Hawarden's quota in the drive has been set at this Today some Red Cross in communities the nation begin the task of raising the 1951 up 7 per cent over last year's E Roland Red Cross an- boost in year's goal is due entirely to the load placed on the Red Cross by expanding military es and by the civil defense he said Mr Harriman asserted that the Cross part in civil defense alone the biggest peacetime program in which the organization has ever Following are the principal joints in the expanded Red Cross 1 Acting as official agency for collection of blood and its for the military and the collection of blood derivatives for civil defense To fully meet these and regular Sioux County Representative Says Most Solons Careful About Spending Russell Sioux representative to the Iowa expressed his opinion con- j a few bills which will come before the legislature in an interview with an Independent re- porter this week When asked about the new get which will be set Mr rick would say that the majority of legislators are of the opinion that we must be pretty careful on all due to the fact that the federal is taking a good share of the people's money in taxes it seems like little coming up calls for a raise in the millage levy for and they are trying to be quite tive they may not be as conservative as they Farors Pay Raise The two weeks a- published a news story ing Charles on a proposed raise in salary for county officials Mr Patrick ed that the legislators are in full accord about raising the salaries of county officials The majority are in favor of raises amounting to to per he said he a is coming tip calling for a raise of fees for county such as filing marriage licenses and er tasks The majority of fees for these duties will probably be almost he and will help cover the raise of salaries for the officials Not long ago a was before the legislature stating that every farmer who farmed over 40 had to list all of the commodities which he raised that were con- by his household If he Commodities To Be Reinspected In Next 2 Weeks All government commodities which have been placed under loan through the sealing programs will be reinspected during the next two the Sioux county P M A office announced today the P M A visit every farm where sealed grain is stored In the o- vent any grain is going out of condition or finding storage tures in poor condition the grain will be subject to immediate de- livery having grain under loans should at all times keep a careful watch for signs of le To date it has not been essary to ask repayment of any loan due to neglect by the er in Sioux county and for this we are very but should no way tend to make us careless in continually watching Trouble spots are being reported and when caught in time no age is done and the cause of trouble has been corrected Everist Ordered To Naval Service Richard a 1945 ate of this week re- orders to report for duty aboard a destroyer escort reserve training ship within 30 days Mr and Mrs Everist and two who have been in many blood transfusions at the Hawarden hospital She became critically ill Tuesday Emma Amelia Schwarting was born May in Golzwarden and came to America in her She was confirmed in the Lutheran church in April she was mar ried to Otto Popken at Le Mars For many years she lived on a farm in the Akron vicinity Mr and Mrs Popken came to Hawar den about three years ago She is survived by her husband four Mrs Roland Rohlfs Alvin Sommervold and Wil Jiam of and Mrs Davi Swanson of Sioux two sis Frieda Schwarting of Chi cago and Sophie who j resides in one brother William of and four grandchildren Funeral arrangements had not been completed after- noon The body was taken to the Barnard Funeral home Dr Ray Bryan the high schools in the county have been sent Mr Bryan's ad- dresses are entitled Your Life's and Ro- mance of Lengthening About 35 conference leaders also be on hand to counsel students according to Dean E the director of the e- vent vilian the Red Cross collect pints of blood this year 2 persona in first including treatment of injuries from S Training and vating aides and training housewives in home nursing defense 4 Assisting civil defense in providing clothing and ter during an emergency 5 Expansion ot Red Cross vices to the armed forces to meet the needs of the proposed 000 man fighting Farmers to Meet With Committeemen Township Units meetings will be held in this territory so that ers will be able to meet with PMA committeemen to plan tices best suited for their farms to build and maintain soil for the high the Sioux county PMA announced this week The time and places of ings Buncombe March March 10 Set As Deadline to Buy Banquet Tickets Sports enthusiasts in the Hawarden city hall from 1 to 9 p Center March 5 and Center 9 a m to 4 p Garfield March 6 and Center 9 a m- to 4 p Logan March 1 to 5 and March 1 to 9 p m- in Hawarden city hall Plato March 6 and basement Carmel 9 a to 5 p Reading March 8 and Ireton town 9 a m to 4 p and Wa- shington March ton town 1 to 9 p and March Hawarden city 1 to 9 p m warden area who wish to hear Leonard head ball coach at the State University of must purchase their tickets before March Chel gle reminded this week The Iowa coach will talk March 21 at a banquet meeting sored by the American Legion with if going to the Hawarden high school athletic de- Tickets are available at either bank in Hawarden or from Mr Dagle Kanes Move Onto Dr Ray Bryan became associate i professor of vocational education and director of the Teacher ment Bureau at Iowa State col- lege in 1946 He is a of Kansas State re- his master of science de- gree there in 1937 and he holds a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Nebraska didn't do that he had to add Sioux Palls expect to to his income for each ber of his household Mr Patrick introduced an a- to the to the fect that all persons who raised gardens would have to add what they had consumed to their in- come tax report got mous letters about that and Mr Patrick laughed he on return to Hawarden this week Mr Everist is a ior grade Funeral services for a still born son born Sunday to and Mrs Leslie were held at Grace Hill cemetery Monday with Rev H E Sieving officiating Burial rites were un- der the direction of the Barnard Funeral service There are three other children in the family Joe Schiefen Buys 80 Acres of Land Joe Schiefen recently purchased 80 acres from S Q French The land joins another 80 acres which Mr Schiefen so that he now owns a farm of 160 acres Mr Schiefen has been farming the 80 for several years Eidness Purchases Eilts Residence Eidness bought the E J Eilts residence on Avenue H and the family moved here from Hudson this week Mr Eidness is interested in the Sales Pavilion in Hawarden Mr and Mrs Vinton Kane Monday moved onto their about miles southwest of warden in the Big Springs ity Mr Kane will continue to operate his meat market in the Council Oak store Kane leased the land n Plans Completed For Day Plans were completed this week for the annual farm day sored by Northwest Iowa Seed which will be held tomorrow in the city auditorium Latest developments in ing for weeds and corn borers will be featured Factory from at least seven firms will be present Free coffee and doughnuts and worth of merchandise prizes will be given away The which is designed for both men and will begin at 1 o clock Scouts to Attend The Shrine Circus Approximately 37 Hawarden Scouts will travel to Sioux City Friday to attend the Shrine cus in the city The tickets were donated by several Shriners Cubmaster Tausz has asked all Cubs who plan to attend the circus to meet him in front of the First National bank between 6 and Friday afternoon 100 Attend Cub Scout Meeting Approximately 100 persons crammed the Legion hall day evening when the Hawarden Cub Scouts held a pot luck per and were presented merit badges and other At a regular business meeting it was decided on trial all of the Cub Scout dens will meet in the Legion hall un- der the supervision of four den this Cubmaster announced
