Roland Record (Newspaper) - June 28, 1956, Roland, Iowa Volume 62 The Number 19 Roland Record JUNE Lutherans Agree to Merge at Convention The Lutheran Church ELC ended a weeklong convention in lis Tuesday itself to unite with two either Lutheran in thus endorsing pre parations begun in The BLO voted to empowering its dele gation to a Joint Union to complete final negotiations for of BLC with the Luther an Church and the United Evangelical Lutheran The convention also initiated a move intended to include the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Suomi Synod in the A resolution to that effect was addressed to the Joint Union inviting the Synod to take The BLC and have now agreed on ByLaws and Articles of Union for the pro Lutheran and the is expected to take similar action at its conven tion in Blue in A fourth group in the mergier the Lutheran Free Church members has post poned further action on the pro 1 posal until its 1957 to the BLC conven tion from Salem Lutheran church were Pastor Olaf Holen and Cas per Bergien Lutheran church representatives were Pastor and Egeland was delegate to the Womens Missionary Federation meeting which convened at the same Hol Twedt Norris Egeland were also visitors to the In a surprising the ELC convention removed what had been a major obstacle in the current voting to to apply for immediate membership in the World Council of Churches an organization of 161 Protestant and Orthodox churches in 48 The World Council issue had pre been rejected by the ELC at its 1948 and one of the requirements for with the groups required en of an Article of Union directing the church to ap ply for membership at its convention in By voting to apply for WCC Independents Upset Collins 7 to 3 Rolands Independents defeated Collins on the losers diamond Sun day afternoon toy a score of The locals collected 12 hits off the pitching of Vasey and including a tworun homer by Dick The Independents next game will toe July when they will again meet Collins on the Rol and ab 5 4 ss 5 Ib 5 c 4 p 4 3b 3 cf 15 4 Totals 39 r 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 2 1 12 the BLC placed itself on an equal basis in entering the with the ALC and oth of whom have been members of the world church The BLC reelected four of its officers for terms Vice President The Eastvold of pres dent of Pacific Lutheran College 2nd Vice President The Stavig of Sioux president of College General Secretary The Minneapolis General Trea surer Norman The presidents term will not A record budget for each of the two years in the 1957J58 totalling was also voted by the The funds vot ed will support a new budget struc ture in preparation for the merged The EiLC budget sets aside for the work of its five main eduj officers were elected home Story City Vice charities and An other segment allocates for cooperative work with Lutheran and for support of the four auxiliaries Womens Missionary Lutheran Daughters of the Brotherhood of the the Young Peoples Luther dement in the BLC bud get reserves to provide capital for college debt funds for special financial responsibilities in relation to un which cannot be as well as money for centers for Lutheran students on campuses and for BLC tele vision Included in the Advance of the budget is a sum of for a proposed Lutheran college in TWEDT FAMILY HELD REUNION The Twedt Family held its an reunion on Sunday June at the Erickson Park in At the business following the picnic the following Leslie lone Roland Twedt and Cyrus Roland to Have New Station Agent Charlie Craig of who has station at the Minneapolis Loufe railroad depot in Roland for many retired from active dirty Thursday last He is being replaced temporarily toy Milt Dixon of Gil man until a new is assigned Dixon is staying at the home of and George Sa Craig suffered a sev eral weeks ago and has in ill health Former Roland Business Man in Des Moines Isadore a for mer business man in and has lived in Moines for the past 26 died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday morning at Iowa Lutheran and Halverson were loading their car preparatory to a trip to While getting ready Halverson com of a pain in his chest and laid down on the while Halverson called a He was taken to the hospital at six oclock and passed away two hours Funeral services were held Tues day at HamiMon funeral and burial was in cemetery in Des We will publish an obituary in next weeks issue of the Truck Overturns Driver Hurt Slightly Nelson is Honor Student at Drake Des Nel son of Roland has been named to the Deans list for the se mester at Drake EH Drake has Nelson a grade average of or better for the spring semester receive A junior in the college of Nelson is majoring in law at Reunion of Chelsvig School Families There will be a who lived near or reunion of all the Chelsvig four miles north arid one mile east on July at the Roland Le gion A picnic dinner will be See the new Victor Adding Ma at the Record Second Annual Tractor Pull July 27 Gary Thompson Trains at Fort Fort Gary n of and Record Polaroid Photo Maurice Thompson of is one of 800 Army ROTC cadets who arrived last at the Ar tillery Center the The cadets are beginning a weeks Artillery Reserve Officers Train ing Corps summer The six weeks field is conducted at the completion of the students junior and forms an essential plait of an extensive four year college course in Military science leading to a Commission as a Second Lieutenant in the artil lery branch of the United States Army During the six weeks the cadets will undergo intensive field they will apply theory and techniques learn ed in the This prac tical training will toe conducted un der combat All students will have a chance to observe the effect of all types of weapons from individual weapons up to the 280 millimeter Atomic of these weapons the students will fire They will participate in tooth day and night exercises involving the selection and occupation of posi tions and firing of artillery weap Use of wire and visual communication will foe stressed as well as the operation of army motor The cadets will foe housed in army wear army eat army receive army in are in the army for six The second annual Tractor I Carroll Reuben Glen Leroy Higgins and Ward Wier sponsored foy the Kiwanis Club of will be held on July according to tentative plans of the Several representatives of the Kiwanis were at LeGrand on Tuesday evening where they con ferred with Clarence Carlson who was in charge of the event last Those making the trip Robert Orville Da The which is designed to raise funds for the childrens work of drew a crowd estimated at more than to Roland last Proceeds are used to finance the supervised playground and other for tbo children of the Floyd Amos Record Polaroid Photo Drivers License Schedule Drivers licenses may be renewed on Tuesday of every veek at the Band City in Renewals may also be made in the basement of Court House in Nevada on alternate Dates for tests in Nevada are June 18 and July 11 and Burg and Rockets Undefeated in Four PEE WEES McCallsburg Tigers 7 With the regulation game tied at the end of five McCalls burg secured four runs in innings to maintain its undefeated league The Tigers scored four runs in the fifth inning to tie the With the winning run on Vallem made Paul Miller fly out and struck out Lyn son to give extra inn hug The big hit of the game was Tetts home run in the fourth R H E Burg 1 0 1 0 12 7 4 10 Vallem Tjelmeland Bruins Pirates The ten run rally foy Pirates in the last fell short of de feating the Bruins who had already totaled 21 got three hits for the Bruins and Larry Thompson collected two Charles Bailey was the un popular player of the for the pitcher hilt him three times during the triple and two hits by Billy Larson and Fagerland led Pi rate R H E Bruins 7 6 3 6 Pirates Oi 4 0 1016 8 9 Anderson Schomaker MIDGETS Rockets McCallsburg 3 Successive hits by Larry Thompson and Os heimi in the 6th inning gaye the Rockets four runs and the ov er Both Thompson and good ball in a well played struck out 14 while Severson re tired 9 toy the same Sever so n and Phelan had two hits R H E Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 3 Burg 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 1 Cardinals Milford 4 runs in the 6th inning gave the Cardinals their insurance runs to defeat Joel meland allowed only one hit to Coy to post a Cardinal Lage and Larry Thompson had two hits each to lead the R H E Milford 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 8 Named President of Olaf Organization Mary Ann who recently completed her junior year at Olaf has been notified by that she has been chosen as a member of tihe Academic Honors For the coming year she was elect ed of the Toastmistress a womens speech Last year she was secretary of the Al pha Delta socia and vice president of She was also chosen secretary of the Olaf branch of the national womens athletic organi for the coming During the summer Mary Ann is employed by the Georgian Bay Line of which operates two large excursion boats on the Great She is stationed OB the North Ameri The which carries 500 leaves Chicago on Sunday on a cruise of more than Stops are made at Mackinac and Sault besides other large cities and places of interest in the The boat carries a crew of The company employs 21 students from various colleges in the United Mary Ann being the only student chosen from the state of She as soloist at the evening and also sings in a quintet composed of three boys arid another Darryl Rutter of employed as an egig route driver for Ames escaped injury Saturday morning the hatchery truck he was driving Left the road and overturned three mil es north of The truck plunged down a steep skidded several yards along the tore out several fence posts and turned on its side The mishap as Rutter was going out on his route at about 10 BCe had not yet picked up any and fine truck carried only empty egg After notifying the company of Rutter was taken to a doctors office for examination and treatment for cuts and The new two weeks ago and driven only was damaged The rear axle and drive windshield and right front fender besides other probable Happy Hustlers Will Meet All Day July 7th The Howard Hustlers will have meeting July at Jeffrey Townswick Girls are requested to bring a sack The drinks will be Twedt Hanson and Jeffrey were counsel lors at the State 4H Summer Camp at Shirley and Sha ron attended the Senior Camp from Monday to Thursday noon last and Sandra Miller attended the Junior Camp the re mainder of the Shirley Who has held a county office the past stayed on as a counsellor during the Junior Former Roland Resident Died Friday Last Week Leo the for mer daughter of the late and Henry Shel dahl of this died Friday af alt the Story City She had been ill for some time with Funeral services were held Mon day ELim Lutheran in with obituary will be published in the Record next Roland Defeats Garden City in Girls Softball Outstanding defensive play and timely hitting gave Roland girls their first summer softball 18 to Tuesday over a very strong Garden City Fine play by the Roland all Garden City threats to overcome the 8 to 3 lead Roland gained after three Joan had three in as many official Both Joan and Janet Hanson had Club Will Sponsor Beauty Entrant The clulb held regular meeting Tuesday evening at the West Side The club voted to sponsor a girl for the Story County Beauty Pag eant to be held in For the social part of the meet Charlotte Eggland and Bonnie Reinertson invited the cluto to home where a few of canasta were en A Portable Type writer makes the Perfect Gift for thie whole Time payments if Roland c ab 5 Cards 0 a 1 3 0 7 013 8 3 ss 4 5 3b 3 2b 4 cf 3 3 p 2 4 Ib 4 R Roland 2 1 2 12 3 City 3 fli 2i 0 1 2 9 4 Thompson In the Service Monday for Smoky Air Force Base at Sa spending a 20 day furlough ait the home of bis Celia and David Swenson came Monday from California where David has been stationed with the He will have a two weeks after which he will be assigned to the aircraft Tjelmeland League Standings Pee Wees W L 4 0 Bruins 3 1 Pirates 1 3 0 4 Midgets W L Rockets 4 0 Cardinals 3 1 2 2 4 Schedule July Bru ins Cardinals July for Pirates DO NOT STAND IN THE BOAT Small boats are made to be rid den not walked Whenever you stand or walk dn a small you are courting Boating experts agree that pass engers in a small should change positions only in shallow and never where it is So if you want to change pull close to the shore where a sud den mishap will not toe iDo not stand when you raise or lower an for you axe over balanced and may ttp the For most and it is never necessary to stand in the But if the does don leave A boat win support many persons clinging to the Its your only link to so stay with the boat and Bring your subscriptions to the Roland Victor Adding fanner protection costly At the
