Moulton Tribune (Newspaper) - January 25, 1989, Moulton, Iowa STATE DEPT. 0 HISTORY Published every Wednesday and entered as second class mali at the Post Official newspaper of Appanoose Community School District and cities of Moulton and Local Charles and Janet Send address changes 108 N. Main Street Iowa 52572 Phone Subscription yr. in out of state MOULTON UDELL 104th Volume 105 No. 4 January 25, 1989 USPS 364-840 Thirty Cents Tribute to Hugh Wood The following eulogy was written by Rev. Richard and was given at Mr. Wood's was formerly a minister at the Moulton United Methodist more than eighty years the community of Moulton and the Moulton United Methodist Church have been blessed with the presence of Hugh In all these years the impact of his life has been so and his influence so keenly that it is within reason to say that none has and if have equalled the quality and enormous contribution he has made to the welfare of all as a student of Drake he put aside his plan to enter the legal profession and instead to return to his home it was his love for his his friends and his that prompted his That was the beginning of a lifetime of service to all who knew and to eood cause that came his In business he dealt honestly and as a vast host of Wood's customers will His integrity was above His interest in the youth of the community was demonstrated by the large number of young people who started in business by working at Hugh was generous in giving of his effort and money to everything he believed to be for the good of Moulton and its and just as zealous in opposing everything detrimental or His long service to the public school as a member and President of the Board of Education cannot be Both the excellence and the very existence of the present system can be credited in large measure to the sacrificial efforts of this against stiff opposition far too without expressions of In the Hugh was a respected and often a trusted to When trouble arose and perplexing problems confronted persons in the more often than those involved would be advised to This was particularly true in matters of a legal where his study of law and his served him Young and old sought his and none was turned It was as a churchman that I knew Hugh What love he had for this church and with what devotion he served I doubt that there is an office in the church or Sunday for which he was that he did not hold. He knew the both to himself and to the of regular Sunday morning found him in He know that failing to do so was to weaken the church and to vote for its Where new programs were proposed or troublesome times faced the congregation and some said it couldn't bp it was Hugh who always knew it was possible and supported by other faithful led the church to its no minister was without his I can't imagine Hugh deserting the church because he like the It was his church and he gave it his in spite of or because of its ministerial his devotion was to the Lord and his loyalty was to the Body of And we must not forget Hugh's devotion to his family or their devotion to The love which he and Erma shared was evident to all who knew Their pride and radiant joy in Hughie and Rex and in their grandchildren cannot be set in Neither can the sorrow that was theirs in the tragedy of the loss of two beloved And though the church and the community shared their all were strengthened by the deep faith which marked both Hugh and Erma and enabled them to bear this unspeakable But words arc cheap and flow easily in praise of such a remarkable If he were he would smile in embarrassment at our feeble attempts to honor him How than can we pay tribute to Hugh Wood or give thanks for what he has done for I think he would be most pleased if both family and friends would seek to take his to follow in his as we give our support to every good cause for the growth and development of this community and to oppose anything that would degrade it. And to give life and strength to the church he by attending it regularly and supporting all of its efforts to improve the life of the community and the When a churchman like Hugh Wood is taken from others must fill or the church will suffer irreparable loss and the cause of Christ will be Iowa Basic Skills Play Prepares Students Last Friday morning Diane elementary conducted a play consisting of sixth grade class in conjunction with the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills that will be taken on January 23-27 at Community Students participating in the play included Stacy Jason Tanya Marie Adam Carrie Brandy Jimmie Angela James John Jacob Brandon Courtney Crystal Johnny David Michael Trinita Heather Larry Winans & Hay Management Information Hay growers in this area have the opportunity to learn about now hay management techniques and win a free baler from Pioneer Hi-Bred Inc. Donald W. who lives three miles northwest of is hosting the first IT BETTER for area hay Representatives will introduce growers to PIONEER brand 1155 Alfalfa Hay Inoculant and discuss the latest information on alfalfa varieties developed for this At the end of the IT BETTER the drawing for a free baler will take The BONANZA will continue through February 25,1989. Work on the greenhouse built on the east side of the school building is almost The greenhouse will be used for a horticulture class as well as other projects including botany Some cacti and other plants donated by community residents are already being The horticulture class is building tables and constructing fixtures for the Special PEO Sisters Honored The PEO Sisterhood is an i organization of begun in mount January 21,1869. The Old Main Building on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College which burned earlier this week was the setting for the organization and meeting place of the first Seven young women were the founders and are honored each year by PEO The Moulton Chapter F is this month also honoring two of it's own for their long time Chapter F was organized April 12,1884. Of the one hundred four years Chapter F has been in existence Bess Newcomer has been a member seventy Fry was initiated in 1928, making her a sixty year Both of these ladies are past presidents of the I recently visited with Bess at her home in the Bloomfield Care Although Bess is no longer able to walk she goes to the dining room for meals in her Her hands are crippled but her mind certainly She still can recite something she read somewhere or composed She still enjoys talking about the past and gave me the information for the history of her Bess is the daughter of James and Cora Jennings Short and was born west of Moulton on March 1, 1893, making her 95 years old at this She attended school at graduating in 1909. She graduated from Drake University in Dcs Moines in 1913, majoring in Latin and The last year at Drake she taught Latin to earn her She later taught at Udell and in Nebraska and After her marriage to Ralph Newcomer in 1922 she did much of the work on their farm west of Moulton while her husband was working out of town for the Her Ralph and Robert were born in the twenties and assisted her with the Although Bess was very involved in the farm work she still found lime to be involved in and state especially those concerning farming and Bess has always had an interest in writing and had a feature article in every monthly issue of the Iowa Farm Bureau publication for 12 Her of a Country written in her later years out in beautiful prose her belief in the land and its Maryetta Fry quoted from an article by Herb We should not for a minute expect this writing to be the last from this Creed of a Country Woman I believe in the Crumbled to dust are the hands that drove the first stakes in these virgin but abiding still for us and our children are the claims our forbears entered to a life as boundless as the unfenced prairies and as rich as the unstirred I love this country life for its gifts from the unhurried time for thought and its vision for Who can measure their worth to our homes and our nation in this day of streamlines without sanity and of progress without I am proud of the culture of our country gentlefolk whose poise is born of storms and stars and whose generosity is bred by the sweep of open 1 believe in growth through modern machines and modern trends of but a growth that not dominates our May the valiant spirit of a sober pioneer still ride our concrete May we still see in seed time and harvest the beautiful precision of fine meshed gears and may we sense in the fallow field a promised power too great for shackles of chromium and I believe in the first law of the a man that shall he also Thus shall we labor with joy in the soil that gave us so shall we reap a freedom not to be bartered for unearned pittance or ill-gotten I believe that God-fearing leaders will come from our ranks and that their voices will be heard across the expanse of our I believe their inborn sense of direction will lead us out of a wilderness of unrest and futile Crumbled tb dusty are the hands that drove the first stakes in these virgin But abiding still are gallant courage and unfaltering We will not relinquish their claim to a great and a good I believe in the people and the The other lady being honored by Chapter F was also involved in very much so. She taught in the Moulton School system for over four Besides Maryetta Fry served as librarian for the school and for many years was responsible for plays presented by the Maryetta was born in 1910 to Elmer and Ruby Calderwood The family built in 1916, is where Maryetta now After graduating from Moulton High School attended Northeast Missouri State University in After teaching one year in a country she taught elementary and then high school for the Moulton She taught normal Training the last year it was In 1955 Maryetta married Harold who operated a service station in Harold passed away in 1971. Maryetta has two Maryetta was initiated into Chapter F at the home of Dr. and Mrs. The Wood family has been represented by four generations in the PEO Although Maryetta has had some health problems in the past years her interest in her the community and education have not Moulton Calendar Jan. 25: Community Betterment at Comm. Ctr. 7 p.m. Jan. 26: Joint school meeting here with Moravia and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30: Sheep Scrapie Moravia H. S. 7:30. Jan. 31:Crosslincs Dinner at comm. Ctr. 12 Feb. 2: at comm. 7:30 p. Indian Hills Wild Game 7 p. m. September 7, 1972 FLYING SAUCERS INVADE We didn't get to see it and so we can't count August 31 as a red letter day for Oren Stevenson who farms east of Moulton and his have had the unique experience of seeing what is commonly referred to as a What they saw about 10 p.m. was a ball of fire which rose up from a then took off in level The brothers state they don't believe in flying but have no explanation of what they THE EAGLES SCREAM - BOYS baseball team may come up with the best team they've ever had this 1972 fall says the Eagles coach who will lead them to The future champions seniors - Randy Rich and James juniors Dennis Randy Kirby and Ed freshmen - Glenn Mike Tim Roger Horn and Dave GOOD LUCK LOCAL HAPPENINGS Shelley Singley of Cedar Rapids has spent the past three weeks vacationing in the parental Robert took her to Cedar Rapids where she is entering her senior year in St. Lukes School of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner and family were in 111. Sunday where they enjoyed a picnic with his Mrs. Betty Tadlock and Mrs. Georgia Orth and their families from Mr. and Mrs. Marvin and Randy spent a few hours in Mt. Pleasant visiting their daughter and Honor Band Pleases Crowd An excellent concert by an honor band from Bluegrass Conference schools was presented at Moravia High School Saturday Band directors of the seven Mormon Russell and Seymour had picked the personnel from among their The band presented four Far Maximus Concert Songs from and Guest conductor and clinician was Craig director of bands and teacher of brass and percussion at Graceland college at He commented on the high quality of the saying that the Williams march they performed was of college symphony He also expressed pleasure with the size of the which was made up of parents and interested persons from the schools Students had spent the day under the direction of the and found it a most worthwhile They especially enjoyed meeting fellow musicians from other and learning of their Those from in the honor band were Tricia alto Bradshaw and clarinets and Melanie Telephone Information Barbara manager of the Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. will be at the Community Center at 2 p. m. today Jan. 26, to provide information and answer questions regarding the long distance telephone vote coming up in Everyone is invited to
