Sioux Center News (Newspaper) - January 1, 1942, Sioux Center, Iowa VOLUME 50 NUMBER 44 Official City and County Newspaper NEWS FORCE The wish their sub scribers a prosperous and useful 1942 Looking forward in the face of a tragic world war we believe that 1942 will be a hard year but one in which we will fight one that will end m victory for the allies We will suffer loss rifice of time material and work but in a righteous cause which will end in victory We look forward to a year of nation al unity and national sacrifice The press Is as free as It ever was but it Is not working for the enemy said the Red Oak Sun editorially upon receiving word from State Sel Service headquarters that cer tain Information the press had been receiving from there could no longer be imparted It will continue to print the usual news and govern ment news that will help win the war but never a line that might en danger an American soldier sailor marine nurse or civilian or that might detract any fraction of a de gree from the final victorious out come ALIVE P E DUISTERMARS STILL ALIVE WRITES MOTHER POST CARD Peter E reported killed In action In Pearl Harbor Is still alive Mr and Mrs Case Van Muyden of Sioux Center received word Tuesday morning from Mrs of Storm Lake mother of the boy saying A friend who is very active in pol told us the other day that he thought we had no real issue for a political campaign next spring and could just as well postpone the elec tion The reason he eked was 1 that we are all united in a common effort and 2 that we could save the ex pense of an election We do not agree While every loyal citizen is in full agreement about licking Hitler and the Japs there is considerable difference of opinion on how the war should be handled and more important on what kind qf a peace we must have after the It is important in a democracy to have an outspoken critic even in time of war someone to challenge the ad ministration to do ils best and cize waste and TSV one group must ever be able to control our government would be only a small step from the kind of dictatorship we see in Europe We will fight a better war and write a better peace if we follow the democratic way It is important that we hold our elections during war as well as in times of peace 0 Comments Quotations WISE AND OTHERWISE ATP ICONOCLASM If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you In 1910 when we were visiting my fathers native heath the workmen were uncovering some of the frescoes and mural decorations in the thousand yearold church in the town of Aalten The church built of stone is of magni ficent proportions and impressive to the passer by At one time it was also a thing of beauty within Painter and sculptor had combined to lavish on it their best efforts Then came the icon the aftermath or byproduct of the Reformation and spared only the barest walls of the house of worship The beautiful mural decorations were daubed over to make sure to obliterate culture of the past and the daubing job had been so thorough that the ef fort to restore the original beauty now page PETER E DUISTERMARS that she had received a card from her son written after the date of the bomb ing He told his mother that he was on another ship during the attack of Dec 7 His own ship was attacked and stuck by Japanese bombs and In the routine checkup when he was missing the officers concluded he had been killed MI Center of Sioux County THURSDAY JANUARY 1 3 Local Men Enlist vln State Guard at Sheldon Central Church To Dedicate New Organ PUBLIC RECITAL TO BE GIVEN LATER Central Reformed Church will de their new organ Thursday even ing Jan 1 1942 Because most of the seating capacity of the church will be needed for the congregation and be cause the remodeling and redecorating of the church auditorium is not com we would prefer to invite the public later to an organ recital to be given in the near future We would like to invite everyone at this time but feel sure you will us under these unavoidable circumstances Old Year Services will be held on Wednesday Evening at PM New Year Services are to be held Thursday morning at AM There will also be installation of new tory members at this service Sioux Center BB Game With Holstein Here Fri ALTON HERE NEXT TUESDAY Sioux Center is all set for a fast game with the Holstein basketball team which will be played here on Friday January 2 1942 The Holstein team were the in the state basket ball contest last year This is a high calibre team and to be a good game On Tuesday January 6 the Alton team will journey to Sioux Center to play basketball Remember the two dates January 2nd and 6th Rev Stuart Dies In Grand Rapids Rev Wm Stuart native of Orange City and for many years a prominent pastor in Grand Rapids passed away unexpectedly on Christmas Day fol lowing a heart attack Rev Stuart has been instructor of Bible in the Chris tian high school in Grand Rapids The funeral was held there on Monday Rev Stuart is survived by his wife and 3 or 4 married daughters The Mrs Stuart died several years ago was also a native of Sioux county Q Elect Officers Of County Medical Assn Dr TJ Glasscock was elected pres ident of the Sioux County Medical association at a meeting held at Sioux Center last Thursday evening Dr Murphy of Alton was elected vice pre sident and Dr Grossman of Orange City was chosen secretary and er sors Exch of Used Machinery LIST OLD MACHINERY AND WANTS AT ORANGE CITY The Sioux County USD A Defense Board are establishing a machinery exchange for of those far mers who machinery to operate their farms and are unable to procure new machinery Al so an exchange who have ex cess machinery It is suggested that all farmers send a list of the kind of machines needed or excess to the AAA Office in Or ange City Be sure to give the name size make age and condition of the machine Also the if excess ma chinery Give name post office ad dress and section and township The Defense Board will in turn sub mit these lists whenever practical to other farmers interested and to imple ment dealers who operate within the county In this way they will try and fill all demands Frequently an old piece machinery can be used as parts for repairing other machinery Creamery Installs New Boiler A new 50 Horse power boiler arriv ed at the Farmers Creamery this week to replace the old 45 HP boiler The new boiler weighed about 15000 Ibs or about tons and presented quite a problem of unloading De Bruin and Rent Bldg WILL START REMODELLING SOON R W Rozeboom owner of the build ing recently vacated by Van Aller and Intveld announced that plans for re modelling the building into three de are complete Two of these have already been rented The De Bruin Shoe Store rented the north half extending 33 feet back and part of the basement The remodelling should be done about January 15 when will move his shoe business Dr Bodnar has rented the back part of the store and part of the basement A hallway from ihe front door will connect his offices with the street Bodnar will partition the large space into rooms for photography and for ids chiropractic work The south side the same size as the north side has not been rented yet Another change in business location will also take place when E J Duist moves his business into the studio building This building is now owned by Dr Maris P E De Vries Under goes Mouth Operation P EDe Vries underwent an oper ation in a Sioux City hospital Saturday when surgeons removed a cancerous growth from the roof of his mouth The cancer was discovered under the upper plate only last week Doctors believe the growth was in its early stage and that they have checked it Mr De Vries is up and working as usual says he has not suffered any pains and was entirely unaware of the growth Urges Help For Red Cross Dear We must put forth our best efforts now for the Red Cross There is an urgent appeal for Red Cross re lief Let jos give generously to this worthy and very necessary cause L A Brunsting Mrs Gerrit Meyer Breaks Hip Xmas Day Mrs Gerrit Meyer had the experience of falling on Christ mas Day so that her hip was broken She was unable to get up and so it was necessary to have the ambulance take her to the Oelrich hospital Friday morning they operated on her hip and put a pin in it Mrs Meyer is getting along nicely at this time Three men from Sioux Center en listed in the State Guard at Sheldon last week Friday night are Tony Hoekstra Peter Schouten and Henry Several other married men have announced their intentions of joining Sixly men and three of will be Sheldon to begin their training once a week Those from Orange City who joined the State Guard at Sheldon are Gerrit Hens Kenneth Van Wechel Jack Schoep and Clarence Peters Enlistments will befor a period of three years However one year en will be open to those who have served ninety days or more dur ing war or who have served one com plete threeyear in any of the armed forces of States or have completed the course or two years in the basic of the No pay is provided for attendance at drilL If the organization is ordered to active duty by the governor pay will be the same as in the and all en listed men will receive an additional one dollar per day All the state guard organizations will be required to attend drill at least once a week will include the school of the soldier school of the squad section platoon and company guard duty riot duty defense against chemical warfare markman ship hygiene and other important msl Moeller On County Ration Board NEWS WILL DISCONTINUE GIVING AWAY PREMIUMS ON FEBRUARY 1 The Sioux Center News regrets to announce that costs of paper Ink and tabor make it necessary to discontinue premiums with a subscription to the NEWS THIS WILL GO INTO AFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1 1942 To give all our subscribers an equal opportunity to benefit under our premium offer wili give one of our premiums to every ber who makes a one year payment before February 1 Look at the pink label on your paper and see when your subscription is it is due of nearly due you may pay it now and still get a premium Every daily newspaper we read has raised its of the neighboring weeklies are also raising their the present will continue the subscription price at WILL WORK THRU LOCAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Sioux County Defense bas been drafted to administer i allocation program which into fect on January 5 1942 The following ft Commodity Rationing Board appointed for the County George Dunlop Orange City Chairman May j tin Moeller Sioux Center and Har j old J Shoemaker j j Board wDi have general supervision of Coop Gas Buys New Transport Tractor The Coop Gas Oil company bought a new Mercury tractor to pull their gas transport The old truck which had gone 170000 miles was traded in on the new machine but ihe 3300 gallon tank and trailer not included in the deal After March 1 the company plans to hire a third driver and put the trans port on a 24 hour schedule 0 Legion Auxiliary Meets Jan 61941 The Auxiliary will meet on January 6 1942 at the home of Miss Marie All members are urged to attend as a Legion be discussed The dinner is planned to be held January 8 The State Guard the 49th General Assembly Itwill be uniformed trained and the state Complete includ ing all items of clothing be fur together with full equipment all of which will be issued as as possible rifles will be supplied The State Guard is to be available to the governor for providing for the internal security of the state It may be called to active duty for service within the borders of the state for the purpose of guarding railroads bridges public utilities and preventing sabo tage It will be available for use wher ever considered necessary by the gov ernor Besides Sheldon cities in are being organized are Davenport Clinton Des Moines Fort Dodge Red Oak City Ottumwa Shenandoah Council Bluffs Burling ton Boone Fairfield Waterloo Cedar Rapids Mason City Ida Grove and the nine new ones Marshalltown Web ster City Glenwood Clarinda Newton Iowa City Centerville Oskaloosa and Atlantic 0 TRIPLET CALVES ON BEN SANDBULTE FARM Ben made a good buy when he bought a Jersey Milk cow a few months ago Last Friday triplet calves were born to this cow all spry and healthy The mother is a medium sized cow and has had two calves be fore Gerrit Gesink Accepts Job At Greene la Gerrit accepted a job as service man for the Oliver Co at Green Iowa cover the terri tory between Mason City and Cedar Falls Gerrit left this for Green la and Mrs Gesink win join her hus band later ft Mrs Henry Kramer Dies On Christmas Day Mrs Henry Krsmer died at her home 4 miles south and onefourth mile east of Sioux Center on Christmas Day December 25 1941 at 2 oclock in the afternoon Death was due to s stroke Mrs Kramer had been in m health for some time and was 50 years old at the time of her death born in Hull had made her home on the farm south of Sioux Center for 21 years j Funeral services were held on Afon day Dec 29 1941 at the First Christ ian Reformed Church in Orange Rev and Rev Jabaay of Orange City had charge of the services Interment was at Orange City Mrs Henry Kramer is survived by her husband seven children 3 broth ers and 2 sisters The children are Mrs George Often Milaca Minn Orange City Mrs Wm of Sioux Center Henry Jr who lives near his father on the home Dorothy and Mildred at of Mrs Kramer are cft Maurice Kiel of j MUsca Minn and two sisters are City and Mrs Cy Rybik of Milaca MARTIN T MOELLER the tire allocation program and the rationing of other may be added to list from time to time A local handle the tire allocation program been appointed this Board serve the county for the Boa may be need whole i Boyden Creamery Will Install Drier The Farmers Creamery of Boyden has purchased a new Ameri can milk drier and plans to hegin pro cessing milk and buttermilk Into now der The new equipment will be in stalled in about a month according to V F Wargowsky manager Shel don Sun County Board Rehire Engineer Carl Seliger MAKE ROUTINE CHECKUPS The board of supervisors last week rehired county engineer Carl Seliger He was given a raise and will receive All deputy officers will be hired at a statutory meeting this week Friday At that time the board will also ap point the official county newspapers On Wednesday the board will take an inventory at the county farm and make a routine check up of moneys in the the treasurers office Harrington Answers Inquiry About Ernest Gerritsma The Syne Gerritsma family have had no from their son Ernest since the Japanese attack He is believed to be in the area Last week Mr Gerritsma and the wrote a joint letter to congressman Harrington asking his aid in getting information We re the following letter which has a seed of encouragement and a promise of further information December 26 1941 Mr E E Sioux Center News Sioux Center Iowa Dear Ed On receipt of your letter today I called the War Department in reference to the whereabouts of Ernest Gerritsma and they have promised to investigate and let me know However it may be of some com fort to this young that no news is good news in other words the Department states that parents of all casualties have al ready been notified In the absence of any such notification it is assum ed that a soldier is safe and tn good health With best regards 1 am Yours sincerely Vincent F Harrington 287JackRabbife C Is and City have br the Orange Police On Lookout For Truck Load of Stolen Butter Police of Sibley last Friday request ed Sheriff Dykstra to be on the look out for a of butter stolen from a creamery there Thursday night The Sibley police reported than more that 600 onepound packages of butter were taken Mrs Herman VerHoef Dies At Boyden Mrs Herman Ver Hoef died in Boy den on December 25 1841 at the age of 79 years Death was due to a heart attack Mrs Ver Hoef was born in Gelderland Holland in 182 and came to this country 70 years ago She has been living in Boyden for the past 15 years and made her home with her daughter Mrs Carrie Funeral services were held on Mon day December 29 1941 at the ed Church in Boyden with Rev J Brink officiating interment was at Sanborn Mrs Ver Hoers preceded her in death Pour sons and four dau survive namely Walter of San born John of Spring Valley Jim of Sanborn BUI of Rock Rapids Mrs Anna Dettmers Mrs Carrie Herwey nen Mrs John Casmier and Mrs Jen nie Stryk all of Boyden Dick Move To New Home Mr and Mrs Dick Addink moved to their new home last week Monday The small home was constructed on the farm of his father John Addink who live west of town Mr and Mrs Dick Addink have baen living on an acreage a mile vest of Sioux Center CK De Vos will move to this acreage soon X CRASH AT HINTON Last week Tuesday 53 hunters started out from Hull on a Jackrabbit hunt By late afternoon 257 rab bits which the for 25 cents each j The furs are used by clothing mana j The following story wss sent out by t thJ state week Jack for Fur Fun and Food Jack rabbit hunting Is providing 3 for many Iowa hunters similar to those seen in high fox pob days in north Iowa when many clues and organizations had circular hunts with as many as 250 have been tramping the in northwest Iowa for jacks One group of thirty hunters reported more than 160 jack rabbits killed in one day Another group of fifty killed SO of the big white hares The Federal government recently reported a shortage of rabbit fur used in the hat trade because oi import dif The Sioux Center News states that hunters in this area have been getting 25 cents each for the skins Contrary to some peoples opinion cornfed Iowa jack rabbits are very good to eat They ran be cooked var ious ways but probably the most pop ular current method of preparation is to make them into Jack Rabbit gers The rabbit is dressed the meat cut from the bones a little fresh side pork is added the whole properly soned and run through a fine grinder It is then and used in sandwiches Jack rabbit sausage is made by increasing the amount of fresh side pork and adding sausage j seasoning s during each the O ing of applications The Board iaw ever will only convene to pass up cox asmay be designated faythe No new tires or tabes canbe pur chased after the lifting of the present tire ban January i 1942 certificate from the Rationing Board Rationing does not apply to reconditioned tires Certificates will be issued for the new tires snd tubes to classifications furnished by of Civilian Supply It will bethe Rationing to determine according to the classi and is entitled to new tires and then to issue certifi cates wiU permit ah applicant to purchase any Seal er he chooses In be allocated only to those definitely in immediate need pertinent 6 the defense program or tothe health welfare of the Sioux County Defense WILL LIMIT THE USE OF OTHER PRODUCTS The Division also issued new orders limiting uses of lead and tinfoil steel burlap wool man Pa cordage refined sugar wire and spare s passenger cars and light trucks 0 W The Girls Society of the First Chr Reformed Church win give an sll church program on Years Night at The public is cordially invited Duck Brings At local Sale For Red Cross Hein Vander Schaaf of Sioux Center driver of a pickup truck ran inio the rear of Ross Ellis Weigel of Flandreau SD two miles south of Hinton at noon Monday Weigel had slowed down for a car in front of him driven by wynor inint Fete Harold Chapman Sioux Rapids who Bosch STeal G Punt Bert Van Maanen had run out of gas The front end of R IL John By the pickup truck and rear of the Ford j Gerrit VanMareL Harry Pals Ben were Damaged amounting to about Wm Rensink Jr Al via Mulder Herm Klein Jim Her PROCEEDS GO TO THE RED CROSS Feekes started something Monday when he brought a duck to the livestock Sales Bams and asked if it could be auctioned off and the money given to the Red Cross The idea ap pealed to the Brothers and the auctioneer and when the sale was over the duck had brought the tidy sum of Furthermore he was then returned to his original owner who in turn planned to take hira to Orange City and Sheldon and do the same thing The following bidders contributed to the Red Cross through their to bids on the duck Ed Holtrop Mrs GD Siemen Harry John Sam Punt Pete weyer Coon Hulstein Bert ing O Feekes August H W Rensink Bert Broek Gerrit Vande Kamp PB Baartman John BVan j Voorst Tony Ben Herder Ed Den Her Bert De Weert Henry t John Den Herder Elmer Den Herder jDick Groen Clarence Sybesma Rich i Hulstein Hi Vande Berg Marion j Broek Harry Ten Wm Wes 1 stra James De Boer Dick Henry Langstraat Wm Feekes Wm Mouw Al Timmer Sales Co Pete Por ter Teunis Hoover Gradus Feekes Andy Beernink CF Dick John Schoep Den Herder John Davelaar Jr JB Van de Berg George Bierma Jake Huis man Neal Van Beek B Schenk Han nes Hulstein John Moss Wra Schoep Asa John B Rozeboom Henry De Boer
