Emmetsburg Reporter and Democrat (Newspaper) - December 28, 1971, Emmetsburg, Iowa Em m Get The Whole Story ILLUSTRATED Tuesday December Thursday December From The Top Down Or The Bottom Up IT'S A BIG SLIDE The Emmetsburg Kiwanis Club is completing its in Kearney Park A large toboggan slide is being constructed by the club and wirl be turned over to the city of Emmetsburg upon completion The slide will be vised by city and open only during supervised periods Only toboggans will be allowed on the slide which will extend to the edge of Five Island Lake to provide a speedy and lengthy ride A prospective rider looks up the slide and Vern left with Gary Hughes are pictured near the bottom of the slide Bochman is project chairman and Hughes is president the club Two more sections of the slide will bring it to the lake surface Rules HIDE SLIDE AT YOUR OWN NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS Only toboggans are to be used No stods boards etc Ride seated on the toboggan No kneeling laying down or riding backward Keep hands and knees inside toboggan Hold on to the fattened to ttw toboggan Make is and holding on sliding Only 1 toboggan on at toboggan has cleared and runway starting down Watch out for toboggans when walking tack Anyone tows will on tor MM AMV ACCIDENT TO THE SUPERVISOR A Combination Issue Select County Grand Jury For New Year A new Palo Alto County grand jury has been chosen for 1972 and will meet at the courthouse at 10 Jan 18 to inspect the jail and take care of any other matters that may come before it The members Victor Johnson and Kenneth Emmetsburg Robert Carter and Norman Funk Graettinger T J Mallard Wijda Freeman Cylinder Jacob Hartman Rodman Clara Holmgren and Wilbur Wernimont Ruthven Lioyd Kern Fenton Ambrose Kirschbaum Ayrshire and Lillian Mertz West Bend Mrs Coffey to Coordinate for Muskie in 6th Dist Eleanore Coffey of Em- and Fred Moore of Spencer are the 6th District Coordinators of Iowa Citizens for Muskie The selections were announced by William F Sueppel Iowa City Senator Campaign Coordinator for Iowa Mrs Coffey is also a State chairwoman of Iowa Citizens for Muskie along with former Governor and Lt Governor Robert Fulton of Waterloo and James P RIelly of Oskaloosa a former U S District Attorney Both Moore and Coffey arc long time leaders in Iowa Politics Moore a former member of the Democratic State Central Committee was the Chairman of the Iowa Parole Boord Harold Hughes Administration He was active In the leadership of all of Hughes campaigns for Governor and U S Senator Banks To Close Noon Friday Both Emmetsburg banks will close at noon Dec 31 It was announced this week Suit In District Court A damage suit was filed In Palo Alto County District Court last week by Curtis Jorpeland and his mother Elsie Jorpeland against the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The suit charges the railroad company with stopping a flat car across a dark street In Em- at night Feb 5 1970 with rio lights reflectors flares flagman or other signals to warn motorists The Jorpeland automobile ran into the flat car causing Curtis Jorpeland to be injured and the car to be damaged Farm Management Heeling Set For January 11 A one day farm management meeting will be conducted at Ruthven Jan 11 by the Palo Alto County Extension Service sponsors of the meeting are Ruthven State Bank and the Farmers Coop Elevator of ven The meeting is to the public and hours for the program are from 10 to 3 p.m at the Legion Building In Ruthven The forenoon program will be devoted to current topics of local Interest such as application of the Job Safety and Health Act to farmers a look at what's in agriculture and a look at family living expenses The afternoon program will be devoted to a session on the use of cash flow budgeting in the farm business A noon lunch and refreshments will be courtesy of State Bank and Farmers Coop of Ruthven Conducting tht program will to BIDDING THE COLD GOOD-BYE Mr and Mrs Roscoe Hansen and their daughter Joann said farewell to Iowa's cold for a few days yesterday Joann a at Iowa State University is one of 71 candidates vying for the Miss Sugar Bowl queen title in New Orleans La and her parents are her guests Joann will pear on national TV this Saturday Joann Hansen Parents On Sugar Bowl Trip RUTHVEN What a great Christmas gift a trip to the college Sugar Bowl football game as Iowa's official representative in the Miss Sugar Bowl contest This is the exciting treat that Joann Hansen and her parents Mr and Mrs coe of rural are enjoying this week They left for New Orleans Tuesday morning and will be guests there until ter the New Year's Day game Joann a sophomore at Iowa State University was chosen by the Development Com- mission as the state's official representative She will compete with queens from 11 other states for the title of Miss Sugar Bowl At halftime of the Auburn football game she will appear on a float representing the state of Iowa Many Palo Alto County residents will recall Joann from high school days when she was very active in the girls 4-H program and served as president of the girls county 4-H organization Both she and her parents were ihrl lied with the opportunity to go to New Orleans and to represent Iowa None of the Hansens have been south Mrs Hansen recalled the phone call from her daughter asking about the event and the possibility of accepting the I answered the MYs Hansen smiled and fold Joann to hold on while I asked her dad He was just coming In and I'd barely gotten the question out before he was answering say yes say yes As a queen contestant won't be completely new experience for the attractive high school ate Just a few months ago reigned as Homecoming at State sity where she is majoring in New Orleans Last evening the family and other bowl representatives dined at Pete Fountain's French Quarter on Bourbon Street The Hansen family is stay Ing at Monteleone Hotel while In New Orleans Tomorrow there will be an associated press photo session Marriage Licenses The following couples were Issued marriage licenses during the past week in the office of Palo Alto County Clerk of Court Alma Michael O'Leary 20 and Kathryn Kemmer 20 both of Emmetsburg William Haywood 22 and Wahneta Brennan 22 both of Emmetsburg Dennis Fude 20 and Kristy Poland 18 both of Graettinger MEETING Cent on For the event In Louisiana on New Year's day Joann will be dressed a costume depicting Iowa though she doesn't as yet know what If will be She will ride a specially designed float in me shape of some musical in- strument The theme of this year's is The River and Ifs Music and Iowa will be promoting tourism along the will be a busy one for Joann and Whan they arrived yesterday was to check in and trip around CROP Collections Thus Far and the awards banquet in the evening This Friday Joann and her parents will attend the Sugar Bowl Handicap horse races in honor of the bowl game New Year's Eve will be celebrated at the Hotel Afl of the contestants will be Introduced this Saturday ning on national television at and then will appear on TV again during the football game New Years Eve Dance Friday The Emmetsburg Country Club is sponsoring a New Years Eve dance for members and guests beginning at 9 p.m Friday There will be an orchestra noise makers and lunch Palo Alto County CROP Christian Rural Overseas Program collections thus far total according to Howard Garton West Bend treasurer Those who still have envelopes are asked to turn them in at either the Iowa State Bank West Bend or the Palo Alto County State Bank in Emmetsburg A breakdown by the collections is as Township Amount Vernon Fairfield 171 Nevada 73 Freedom 257 Ellington 105 Rush Lake 770 Fern Valley 97 Independence 232 Social Security Representative Here Jan 5 A representative of the Social Security district office In Fort Dodge will be at the courthouse in Emmetsburg from v 10 to p.m Jan 5 for interviews with persons having social security problems For general information or to file a it is suggested mat the person the district office A call to the off ice located in the Federal Building may be made toll free from any Emmetsburg telephone by asking the operator for Zenith 1410 November Bond Sales In Palo Alto November sales of Series E and H savings bonds In Palo Alto County were This gives the county an total of for 113 per cent of its 1971 goal says E C Norland Emmetsburg Palo Alto County volunteer savings bonds man Seventeen counties exceeded their quotas in November making a total of 49 counties now over quota with December sales yet to be counted Sales In all of Iowa during November were which is more than sufficient to put the state over Its 1971 goal The total Is now for 102 per cent of quota attained West Bend West Palo Alto Total 44 97 OR C L PLOTT Markets 22.00 17.00 December Top Butchers Top Packers Cargill Corn 1.01 Beans 2.95 New Oats Emmetsburg Corn Beans 2.92 New Oafs 65 Dr C L Serving In Afghanistan Dr C L Plott Spirit Lake surgeon left today for Kabul Afghanistan where he will be working as a visiting volunteer surgical specialist for the month of January He will be working in a in Kabul and will be primarily in- In the teaching program for IS surgical residents who are currently In training at Avicenna Hospital The MEDICO program was rirst established by Ors Peter D Comanduras and Thomas A in 1958 Several years ago MEDICO joined forces with the CARE program and since that time they have maintained hospitals and medical clinics throughout the world especially In areas that require teaching programs to Improve local medical care or where mere Is a complete absence of medical care The hospital In Kabul where Dr Plott will be working during the month of January has a 100 bed capacity and approximately SO of those beds are on the surgical service Practically all of surgery are treated at the hospital with the exception of complicated cases Almost all the patients ad- to the surgical beds are considered teaching cases All patients are cared for by the resident staff of Afghan physicians under the directions of the team surgeon and the visiting specialist Dr will return his work at the Spirit Lake Medica Center on January 1971 Dr Plott Is on the surgical consulting staff at Palo Alto County Hospital and before that served Palo Alto Coonty Memorial Hospital a total of about years Businesses Here Are Offering Gifts to New Year's Baby A SPECIAL it bring Nito by and Mr Mrs Hanson of rural Joann hi in MHs Swgar MI U tbU Once again some lucky baby and his or her parents will be treated to a variety of gifts provided through the generosity of retailers The lucky family will be the parents of the first baby born In Palo Alto County Hospital Each year businessmen from Emmetsburg offer a special welcome to the New Year's Baby The only requirement of the contest is that the baby be born at Palo Alto County Hospital and attending physician or hospital notify the Emmetsburg Reporter when the child is born The winner a year ago was New Year's Day boy born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Fehr year's New baby will gifts from of Gifts will include several different items Sponsors and their gilts Include Hughes Drug who will give a steam vaporizer Hardware where a bottle sterilizer will be given away and a high back baby seat trom Gambles D KAuto Service will give parents a credit toward the purchase of any vehicle they a gift set awaiting first baby born ipi and the tot wilf receive a baby blanket jC Palo Alto County Bank will credit toward a account tor the family or Awaiting the parents from Donahue Tire Shop is A balance lor their Automobile the Reporter Democrat will provide a subscription
