Rock Valley Bee (Newspaper) - October 9, 1947, Rock Valley, Iowa The BEE This is Fire Prevention Week and although the local ment isn't staging any particular demonstration Chief John stra and his fire fighters want residents of this area to realize that they are behind the al campaign to cut this er down to a minimum That ounce of precaution and care will go a long ways toward saving that house barn and more im- portant the lives of your loved ones We can't afford to play with fire The housing situation pears to get no better as the weeks and months roll by A rear ago we figured that by ibis time U would be a cinch to buy or build or even find a suitable house to rent It just isn't thai way When a house is sold days it usually means thai the family ihai has been ing il must move in with someone else or lake quarters much too small foi decent livability Some materials are available for home tion but it takes a long time before a house can be com- 1 We know at least of the Jast war right here in Rock Valley married men families that must move soon with no prospective house or ment in sight This is a lem that the leaders of this community must work out soon IF THESE YOUNG MEN APE TO BE ED AS RESIDENTS OF HOCK VALLEY According to officials of the Iowa Public Service the present population of Rock Valley is close or 1700 would indicate that the town has grown considerably in the past 10 years With growth comes added to the town fathers and community leaders Size does not alone make a town sive and growth means more than just a numerical increase in population It is our constant re- sponsibility to keep improving our town in every way possible Let's all cooperate in this ant privilege Most of us are perfectly willing to do in reason to help in the rent campaign to help con- tribute food for the starving peoples of Europe but the president's request that we observe a less Thursday doesn't make good sense Warehousemen all over country report bulging lockers filled with ibis luscious meat and from all reports poultry has been sent overseas What's the answer to The average American would be more to forego a centage daily ration of meat if he didn't have a ing suspicion that the whole issue is being used as a political ball The average Hussion hasn't the slightest idea as to what is really going on in the world today The average American to the trary knows today exactly what Vishinsky said yesterday about what he thinks about our country arid our leaders Can you just imagine the Soviet controlled press printing anything an Jean citizen might have said con- trary to their way of thinking How can the Russians possibly understand us when their Rock Valley Bee 4 Covers N W Sioux County Like The Maize Control That Enemy Fire Every Day of the Year Sixty-third 3 Rock Valley Iowa Thursday October P T A To Meet Monday Evening At High School Local tion Invites ents To Attend The P T A will hold its ual reception for the teachers and school officials at the high school auditorium on Monday evening October 13 it was an this week A record crowd is expected a jolly even ing of fun is planned and a de lunch will be served How many the parents of the children's classmates cio you know? Which grade will receive the treat for the greatest ber of parents out to the Those are questions being asked in Rock Valley this week The P T A is the answer to real cooperation between the ent and the teacher according the experience of this organ all over the United States Right here in Rock Valley both parents and teachers have found out many times in the past that most problems concerning the school going child can be ironed out with the type of ing developed in this organization Parents of children attending the public school will re- special invitations to attend the coming meeting scheduled to start at 8 p.m A short ram of music and humor will open the meeting and this will as followed by a social hour of fun The hospitality committee l close the evening meeting with a luncheon All teachers will he present and have expressed themselves as anxious to meet parents of the children in their classes The P T A has urged all parents of this to get better acquainted with aU who have the best in- terest of the community's young folks at heart Live and Let Live Announce Rules Governing Poetry Contests Stress ity As Basis For Entry Exhibits Rules governing the Art and contest entries to which will be judged at the Sioux County Federated Women's club convention scheduled to be held in April were issued this Week by Art Chairman Mrs Kate Akin and Poetry Chairman Mrs C J Schroeder both of Rock Here are a few of the regulations governing the pupils of all Sioux county rural and private be eligible to send in en- tries as will be all adults in the Legion Meet Tuesday The post of the American Legion will have its regular monthly meeting this coming Tuesday October 14 in Legion rooms To be held at the same tune in he woman's section of the club rooms will be the Auxiliary ng The membership committee las urged all members to contact hose eligible for membership and iias invited these to attend county Three Exhibits Local clubs will send three exhibits judged best by a judge or judges from each Pheasant Season In State Will Be Determined Soon The State Conservation com- mission is being flooded with in- as to when the pheasant and quail seasons will be open this year Census returns ate not completed but will be in the hands of the commission at its meeting October 20 shortly after which date bag limits and other I P S Official Speaks at Rotary Electrical service has developed according to the demands of the Furniture Stores Here Well Stocked Nationally Known Brands CU Ui grade in school kindergarten to Same bird regulations will the twelfth grade inclusive three be made Some confusion apparently exists as to the open season on migratory waterfowl The lar leaflet distributed by the con- servation commission carries the Both Start in 46 But Now Well in Area Editor's is the twelfth in a series of articles con- the various types of iness arid professions operating in Hack Valley and serving surrounding area This week we wrile of the two stores located here Although located here for a comparatively short time Rock Valley's two furniture stores have in the past year established selves as headquarters for this area in the important function of supplying home furnishings Both stores started at a time when furniture was at a and little was expected from them for some time The fact that they soon had a fuE line of well known nationally famous and advertised furniture in stock gave residents of this area an op- to realize that these consumers according to Mr Dell merchants would serve them Raymond of Waterloo in the future Hawarden Baseball I Team Sponsors eo October Horses cowboys cowgirls wild cattle and all the trappings that go to make up a good exhibition of daring will be in evidence next Tuesday and Wednesday when Rodeo comes to town at warden Sponsored by fee Hawarden Baseball club the rodeo will have a total of 40 livestock 20 cowboys and the only Brahma bull in world that jumps over a Jeep A cash prize of will be given to anyone able to ride the Brahma bull for eight seconds the program committee has an- The first show will start at Tuesday Afternoon October 14 and will be repeated in the evening at 8 pun Again on Wednesday the rodeo will fae held in the evening at 8 p.m ment will not permit them know as we really are to To tell the truth to the Russian people would spell the death knell of the Soviet political As the Russian influence spreads the truth of what is going on is gradually censored and distorted into meaningless How fortunate we are to be Jt J as a free people to the vice president of the Iowa Public Service This was the gist of a talk made by Mr Raymond before local Ro- at Monday luncheon Public utilities are ever anxious to give the best possible service he said and electricity has ed its present advanced stage of efficiency today because the ple have demanded better ances and 100 per cent continuity in service The big public ties realize the importance of this continuity he pointed out and bend all their efforts toward keeping the equipment ing the power in such good con- dition that it can be realized He called attention to the fact that in Sock Valley the con- of service was ed at just a fraction under 100 er cent for the past year This he said spoke well for local management Perhaps some of the folks in area feel that northwest Iowa is the forgotten part of the state he observed but those who come into this region regularly know better A drive through the countryside past the prosperous this area is enough to change anyone's mind who might of this part of the state as he concluded Ed of Sioux City was a guest of the luncheon program M Kragt Furniture The Kragt Furniture store is owned by John Kragt and is operated in conjunction with the Vander Ploeg Funeral service John took over the new building two doors south of the torner Drug on November 23 1946 Occupying a main floor X 25 foot showroom and a lull basement the Kragt store Kroehler and Flexsteel iving room suites radios appliances and a full ine of well known makes of and home furnishings Just prior to opening his store lere John had served as of the Doon public schools fie has had some 13 years pre- vious experience in the dising field Leonard Zwaan is Doon Baby Dies October 3 One Day After Birth Cynthia Lou infant daughter born to Jir and Mrs Charles Iwen of Doon October 2 and died October 3 at the Sacred Heart hospital in Le Mars Be- sides the parents two brothers Bobby and Barry survive vate funeral services were held on Saturday at the Doon tery Rev D E Weiss of Rock the services Rev chairman Pick Hynes Jones will be in charge of the program scheduled for next day exhibits from adult entries ed on the same basis Classes of entries will include drawings paintings decorative designs and civic the art contest Poetry Contest For the poetry contest the ex- must be original and must ie written or typed on one side of the page Each entry bear a title and if submitted a pupil must have the name chool grade and address y written on the back page of ach entry The three best poems from each grade will be sent to the county chairman not later than April 7 948 Other county committee bers are Mrs Rogers of Maurice and Mrs De Veltrup Of Sioux Center residents wishing more information have een asked to contact any com- Member Walt Vander Well Hurt in Accident A rutty road and a soft er was blamed for an accident which landed Walt Vander Well in the Hull Friday evening His brother Steve also received minor bruises and ions Proceeding east on a country road three miles west and four north of Rock Valley the truck driven by Walt hit a bad rut at the bottom of a short hill ing the truck to swerve onto the soft shoulder and overturn in the ditch Several nearby residents ed Walt who was pinned under employed on a full time basis out of truck cab ATrc f a and Mrs Kragt and son Edwin assist Mr Kragt in the store operation Rock Valley Furniture Steve Faber is the owner and operator of the Rock Valley store located a few doors east of the Corner Drug started in the furniture business in June 1946 and at first occupied the second floor over the Kosters Market A short time later he took over the ground floor at his present location and now has both floors as showrooms Steve has been in merchandising work most of his life and has had considerable educational training in furniture dealership This store features living room suites Peterson Art company room suites Duncan Phyfe tables and several other advertised lines He is assisted by Mrs Faber and his daughter Frances and after being treated by a local physician he was taken to the Hull tion showed no broken bones but the accident was said to have left Walt in a severely shocked and bruised condition Steve who was riding with his brother stained only minor bruises anc scratches A report from the pital Wednesday indicated that Walt was showing some ment MARKETS No 2 Yellow 2.16 Oats 1.06 Barky 2.10 Soy 3.10 Butchers Packers 27.25 Bauman of Canton Ohio spent the the home of Mrs Anna Bauman Farm Bureau To Meet October 14 The thirty-second annual ing of the Sioux County Farm Bureau will be held in the Orange City Community Building day evening October 14 The meeting is scheduled to open at p.m McDonald assistant di- rector of the Iowa State college extension service will be the speaker at this years meeting A number of be given away free to members attending the meeting this year With Farm Bureau membership at a record high it is anticipated that the annual meeting will draw a large attendance Library Receives New Selections Books in sood variety have jeen received recently at the cal library according to Libarian Jacobsma Among these arc several late best sellers and book of the month selections They include historical novels and some of serious nature Among the late new ar- rivals are the The ment in This is the The Virginian Invitation to This Side of Capacity Crowd Acclaims First Fall Style Revue Latest Fashions Paraded by Local Residents Models Rock Valley's first annual style revue held last Friday evening at the high school auditorium will again be one of the big fall events of this area next year if the success of the recent revue can be taken as any indication of its popularity The revue lasted a full hour and the capacity crowd appeared to enjoy every minute of it At- tractive settings the latest in fall styles intelligent modeling and good music all combined to give spectators an exceptionally evening according to the big majority who attended Sponsors Sponsored by the Junior Women's club the revue got off to an enthusiastic start and proceeded smoothly out All of the clothing modeled was furnished by the Rock Valley Dress shop and store Models included three year old Bobby Thornburg who paraded bag and possession limits a sisters Alice by the state code Because of the shortage in waterfowl the United Sates Fish and Wildlife under its regulatory ers has shortened the season and reduced the bag and possession limit on ducks and geese The State Conservation commission las adopted an administrative der conforming with these eral regulations The duck season during opens at noon October 21 and closes one hour before sunset November 19 After the opening day the season opens at sunrise and closes one hour before set is four per day with eighth in possession after the first day Only one wood duck may be had in session The bag limit on geese is four with the possession limit four Three may be blue snow geese Squirrel and rabbit seasons are open at the present time The daily on squirrels is six with a possession limit of twelve The season closes ber 30 The daily bag limit on rabbits is ten with no possession limit The rabbit season is open through February 29 1948 Cay and Linda Lee Grimes twin Mary and Martha on Mrs Harvey Barnard Mrs Mrs John smith Mrs Fern Rogers Mrs Don Klein Mrs Lorance De Vries nd Mrs Alvin Miller A score f high school girls also d teen age wearing apparel Popular Feature A popular feature of the revue vas the modeling of the old gowns furnished by Mrs ames Wandscheer of Sioux er and Mrs Joe Wandscheer of 2 Mara The Kragt Furniture store all the stage settings Radio shop furnished he radio console for the al music and the De Vries elry furnished the jewelry worn by Especially appreciated was the musical selections offered by the high school sextet The models were all local residents elected by the committee in charge of the revue well The Case of the The Velvet Bright and Beverly Gray's Journey Beverly Gray's Adventure and Beverly Gray's Challenge written by Clair Blank VAN DYKE year old son Mr and William Vac Dyke ol Bellflower California a former boy is now ed at Guam and is in the Army Air Corps Robert became a cor- poral at the age of 17 The Van Dykes left Rock Valley to take up residence in Bellflower in 1944 Mrs L R Hegg is attending the Federated Women's club con- vention in Sheldon today day Methodists Name Church Officials The board of education of the Methodist church met last evening and selected the following church officials for the coming general chairman Rev M L Jones assistant super- intendent Harold J Long tary Hazel Dearborn Sunday school superintendent John link is elected by the church hoard Treasurer Amelia er pianist Betty Lou Benson pianist Jean Nebben of missions ine Pember superintendent of temperance Mrs Emma Rosters superintendent of home E M Everhart super- intendent o roll Mrs John Riessen arid superintendent of junior department Mrs M L i It was announced this week that the junior department will now hold its own worship vice in the basement rooms Church officials announced a gain in attendance of 30 last Sunday over a year ago E Convention At Orange City The annual Christian En- deavor Convention meets at ange City October More than delegates are expected from throughout the en- tire state Theme for the convention Follow Thou Me Orange City was also host to the convention in 1939 A wide variety of the bes sacred music will be presented Advance registrations 4 and con- inquiries ed to Rev J General City Corn Picking To Begin Next Week Farm operators in this area are in the fields picking soy beans this week but next week will see many of them ng on the harvesting of the rent corn crop Estimates vary on what the average yield will be for this area but the best guess at this time seems to be that it will be where in the neighborhood of 42 bushels to the acre One thing seems to be fairly crops this fall will be considerable higher in quality than that of 1946 With practically all corn in northwest Iowa now out of er farmers in this area are con- ir a big percentage the corn crop will be dry this year This in contrast to last year's big crop will handle a lot better and will retain its feeding value for a longer period of time It's current market value of course be greater Over the the outlook is regarded as brighter The Iowa crop and weather bulletin said his week that approximately 93 cent of the Iowa com crop will mature before freezing weather and that for the most part the corn would be a lot drier than that harvested last year The report estimated that 47 per cent of the fall plowing was complete but that more rain is needed for the subsoil Pastor Declines Call to First Reformed Church The consistory of the local First Reformed church announced day that Rev Theo Schaap tor of the First Reformed church of Engelwood Chicago 111 has declined the call which they had recently extended to him Mrs Herman Zimmerman and Mrs Andrew Edwards ot berg S D visited at the home of Mrs Rose evening
