Roland Record (Newspaper) - May 24, 1956, Roland, Iowa 62 the Number 14 Roland Record MAY 1956 All New Directors Named at School Monday A rather small in which a of only 316 votes were elected five new board members and a new treasurer for the of Andrson 226 and Harvey Florence Ho viand 180 elected to the oneyear Myron Boten was a close There were also three write dn votes For the two year terms it was Lynn Danielson 180 and Twedt Hanson followed by bents Ernest Sydnes 147 amd An drew Bakke There were no for that Jeffrey the only can f qr the threeyear was elected with 289 There was no candidate for tlhe office of but Jacob present Was elected with 20 followed by Richard Dorothy Christian with 12 There were also 49 other votes for treas and another 74 were spoiled because the voters failed Ibo make a cross in the square when writing in the candidates Bobby Thompson Gets SUI Merit Scholarship Iowa May and fifty seniors in Iowa schools have been named to receive Merit Scholarships for Freshmen at the University of according to chairman of the University Schol arship from Story county chosen for the scholarships include Robert son of and Lewis Thompson of Roland Sarla of Register Now for Swimming Program All parents Wishing to enroll their children in the American Red Jross swimming to be held at Carrs Pool in must sign permission statements and pay a flee of child at the Roland State Bank by next May Children enter ing the second in the ninth are eligi ble to participate in the program which will begin June Highland Bought Edwin Stone Residence George Highland purchased the Edwin Stone residence in north west Roland Tuesday of this She will take possession of the pro perty July and Stone move to Ames as soon as suitable hous ing can be and Stone will teach in the Ames schools when classes resume in the Salem Aid Will Serve Lunch Memorial Day The Salem will serve lunches following the program on Memorial Day next The menu will include hot chicken ice cold and Miller Returned from Washington Meeting Clarence Miller returned last Thursday evening from Wash where she had at tended a Presidential Conference on Occupational acted as representative of Home Womens Activity for the State Safety and was one of delegates attending from 48 Addressing tihe group Pres ident Labor Secretary James Secretary of Agriculture Benson and many other industrial and farm for the of year is Fire before the group as of the Iowa Miller urged continuance of the program in the Group were conducted for Rockets 55S6 Record is 23 Wins 7 Losses 2 Ties Coach Looft has submitted tihe Rockets baseball rec Old for the season showing a total of 23 7 losses and 2 The report covers games played during the slimmer and fall of 19156 and the spring of 1956 The Rockets were conference cham pions of the North Fall Record is 71 The following is the result of last falls r h e 6 5 252 Roland 761 2 5 Roland 976 4 5 3 Roland 12 5 i New Site for Memorial Service Randall 7 10 7 6 the discussion of Occupation 5 Farm and Public Employee The Iowa which included Nathaniel of Polk Jim Eaton of Grin of Iwa Dick Franklin Mason and Keith Kirkpat rick of Des also had the opportunity of visiting with Iowa Senator Tom Honor Students Treated By and Finch and Cecil Finch enter Linda Christian and Bobby students who attained an or better scholastic average for Superintendent Received Gift From Students The students off the Roland school presented Thompson with a rocker in a surprise presentation on the day of school last Thompson this year after 12 years as head of the local school and will devote his full time to his and turkey and Nevai the second semester in high da and Karen daughter of Hazel Allen of All granted the schol will receive an award of while those candidates whose personal circumstances make addi tional financial assistance neces sary will receive a supplementary award to cover total fees and tui tion for the freshman Miss Reich Students in top ten per cent of Iowa high school graduating classes were eligible to take tests given in March for Merit Scholar ship The scholarships were awarded on ithe of on these and on the students high school academic re Honored at Iowa State Teachers Convocation Roland young people were 400 students at Iowa State Teachers honored at Che annual Convocation May They were Susan daughter of and Marian daughter of and John and Donald son of and An upper elementary major aft the Susan was for being to Purple wo mens is a fresh at the She ia on honor roll which means she has a av Ateo on Social Review Council consisting of six She was one of six students elected by the 560 women students living in Bartlett An upper Marian was honored for being named to Purple f sophomore womens She is a A physical education major at the Holland was honored for named to Purple one of the highest honors awarded a TC He is a senior at the The featured speaker at the con held at 2Y30 May 23 in the mens at the was Donald associate professor of His topic was Utopian College The students were guests of and Finch at dinner Saturday evening in the Cloud Room at the Des Moines Airport and at a movie later in the Independents Plan Second Practice Session Sunday The Roland base ball squad will hold a practice ses sion Sunday afternoon at in Erickson Team managers are to work out a schedule for during the summer See us for the finest in Steel Desks and Beef Tour to Visit Farms Near Roland The Story County Beef Producers will observe the cattle feeding op on the Carroll Larson farm west of Roland and Reuben northeast of on their spring beef tour Sat June according to Emory president of the Beef Pro The tour will begin at the Emory Black near Fernald at Other in the morning will be at Oscar Andersons south of and Larsons and with lunch ait the Mc high served by the Helping short will follow the The afternoon plans are for vis its to the Clarence Dale Cook and Merle Thornton farms near with the final stop at Heintz east As ori previous the sched ule has been set up to see different weights and grades of cattle on Oat which is rela new for beef will be observed at Other f and management practices will be part of the Livestock from Chicago and interior packing re are planning to ait and they aliways have inter esting information to add to the Everyone is invited to Ben Thompson Died at Nevada Nursing Home Een a former Ro land Saturday morn ing at the Gilmore nursing home in after an extended ill Funeral services were held Wed at at Erickson home and in the Bergen Lutheran at two oclock wifch Burial was made in the Ben Thompson was born October in coming to this country at the of nine He was married November in Roland to Dan who preceded him in death in are Sher man of Ames Leonard of Maxwell and of one William Lock of 11 one great grandchild and several nieces and IRoland lost 2 Roland 12 2 Roland Ill Gilbert 2 5 9 7 8 9 3 7 3 10 tournament at Rad Spring Schedule r 16 Fernald Roland fl 2 Roland 7 h 15 0 4 0 6 4 4 7 Milford 4 Roland Gilbert 6 9 innings Roland tie 7 8 7 4 7 innings 11 3 0 44 9 10 2 3 260 1 3 lost 7 8 8 10 9 9 innings tournament at Rol tournament at Hub ab r h rbi b av SERVICES HELD FOR GEORGE HIGHLAND Funeral services were held Fri day at the home of and Julius Christian and Bergen eran church for George who passed away suddenly Tuesday of last Allen Nel son was in iAt the Eugene Christian sang Lords and at the church the Triple Trio sang My Jesus As Thou Wilt and Peace I Leave With Pall bearers were Julius Eugene Amie Floyd Paul Mead and La verne The Story Cdty graduating of which Georg ette is a were pall Interment was in the Roland Obituary George Clarion Highland was One costly mistake in addition pay fox a Victor Adding Ma See them at the Owen Erickson 60 28 26 19 Paul Twedt 33 798 Greg 45 7 11 11 Byron Egeland 24 6 6 4 Hanson 59 22 14 3 Jim Lage 43 6 10 6 Orlan Twedt 39 996 Clark 17 12 9 Dean 618 18 18 13 iSande 31 Anderson 16 4 1 1 1 Duane Jerry Larry Anderson Loren t 3 0 1 0 0 231 born October and passed away suddenly May at the of 45 seven months and three He was the son of Lewis Johnson and the late Thor Death was due to a heart George was baptized by and confirmed by Sumstad in Bergen Lutheran which he has a lifelong He was united in marriage to Ruth Richardson on March To this union six children were A preceded him n Left to mourn his pass ng are his and and Rich Preceding him in death were his Thor Highland a Carrie and infant He is also survived by lis mother and and Lewis Johnson of sisters and one Thor dis Audrey and Olaf of and Con nie Mead of besides a host of relatives and Memorial Day services in will be held next May commencing with a parade All veterans of World Wars I and II are requested to meet ire front of the Legion Hall and be in uniform if The parade will march down Main street to the school where the pro gram will be Featured speaker this year wiE be Edward Deputy State Kallemyn is veteran of World War H and served in the battles and campaigns of French Southern France He participated in the invasion French Morocco at Cas ablanca in and the invasion of Southern France at Maxine in He served as a personal noncommissioned officer to George in North In 1943 was appointed to Criminal In Division of the Besides other theater rib bons he awarded the Silver and Bronze Star Kallemyn was of the Iowa Bureau of Crim inal Investigation on his release from the He also several other posts state employ amid veterans Program at School The at the school witt with the processional by the 0 Pitchers Records 0 0 w Owen 8 Paul 2 Orlan Greg 1 Gary Thompsons Number Wiff be Put in Trophy Case Evangelistic Meetings At Ellsworth Church Hanson will conduct evangelistic meetings in Ellsworth at 8 June HE you a newsy copy of the Record in homia each call or bring your news items to The young man who gave Roland a reputation as the town where they play will be fur ther honored by the retirement and displaying of his uni form Thats Gary of officials have the jersey was worn with such honor and that it deserves a place in the high school trophy The information will be dis played with the jersey RETIRING OF JERSEY former Roland Rocket Class of wore jer sey 24 through four years of high Because his outstanding the number 24 jersey has been retired active use in Roland Gary scored 44 points as a f resh iman in the 19491960 As a sophomore he guided the Rockets to before los ing in the State Finals to Daven He scored 464 points that In 10511952 Gary add ed 699 points to his total as the Rockets earned fourth place in the His senior year Gary broke the oneyear Iowa scor ing record of which has since been He also broke the fouryear scoring record by tally ing 2043 points in his high school The al so placed in the State Below are listed some honors earned by Gary Three Years First ment Team Three Years First Des Moines Register Jack North All State Team Three Years Iowa Daily Press Association All State Third Team 1951 First Team The Roland Rockets record dur ing Garys tour years as a player 35JLost Garys Teammates Johnson All Jake Frank Egland Don Dave Loren Don Clark Dave Kenny Lean iSban Wayne Tjelmeland Hollis 119521953 Stan Har lan Dave Laverne Alan Norman Marv Confirmation Class Had Picnic Tuesday The confirmation class of Beugen Lutheran enjoy ed a class picnic at Pine Lake at on The class was taken oni a guided tour through the Training in the The following confirmands arid their who enjoyed the out were Janie Ann Kar en Julie Diane Donald Son Dick Terry Keith Ronny Jim my George Tommy Mesdames Otis Wil lard Loren Cter Orris Otis Harvey Julius and and The confirmation class had their pictures taken at College Town Studio in Ames on Monday mom u school Wand directed by Loren Rosheim Invocation by Olaf Holen Address of Welcome by Willard Vaughan Music by Khe County Worsens directed by Don Boyd and by Gordon In Flanders Field will be re cited by Karen of the class Mu sic by the Roland Mens Chorus di by Don accompanied by Loren Rosheim Address by Kallemyn Announcements by Jeff rey Rol and Post American Legion Silent Tribute Spangled Allett E Nelson and Cemetery Program The will move to ther Roland cemetery where the tribute to war veterans will be con ducted by members of the The services will be held afc he new plot which the local Legion post has secured at the south of the cemetery in the main new location has been pre pared especially by members of the ost for use as a memorial attractive displays a per manent cross and has been and shrub Partlow Honored at Pink and Blue Shower Donna honored at a pink and blue shower Friday evening by of tlhe grade at the home of Assisting the hos tess Floyd Christian and Orris Orvis Anderson introduced the program which included a group poems by Kermit and games were The was with a after which a delicious lunch The remainder of the evening was Victor Adding Machines the farmer protection against costly At the Sand Rehearsal Friday for Memorial Day Band in preparation for Memorial Day is scheduled for Friday evening at at tires school appreciate a members who have rehearsed the first band during the winter seniors Who graduated this year would be es and any music that has not yete been turned full turnout of affi ATTENDED DISTRICT MEETING The Roland dub its regular Tuesday at the West Side A District meeting was held in Marshalltown May Representing the club were Mary Ann Sandvold and Lura The dub has a new Bonnie was initiated afc the meeting in Marshall Is your subscription paid upf
