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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1934
Page
6
Gast Levi of Webb in Clay county, age about sixty, resumes violin making after a long break. In the past year he has completed three instruments and is working on a fourth. He crafts with a scraper from an old spring a small plane and a pocket knife, recalling skill from his 17 year old violin maker days.
Neighbors gathered for a charivari at the Miller home in Sibley Town on the wedding night. After hours they raided the house and found the bride’s uncle Geo. Branson dressed as a woman in the basement, causing a noisy scene. The Millers were startled and the crowd dispersed.
Cosper of Cedar Rapids trained and raised a dog named Peggy Joyce. Now 11, she went blind six months ago yet retains sharp memory and reasoning. Despite blindness she finds groceries, brings slippers, and visits neighbors daily.
A red fox trapped in Clarke county Towa and tagged on September 30 was released. By November 30 it again fell into a trap on Joe Morrow’s farm near Wellman. The fox had traveled well over 100 miles in two months.
The text notes Uncle Sam’s cash strain with CWA workers reduced to fifteen hours per week from thirty. It mentions a new working order affecting Rock Valley and nearby areas. Sally Schemmer advocates sixty cent tickets for birthday party fundraisers, arguing proceeds aid a good cause amid dull times. The scene shows crowded streets and cars, with people coming to make purchases during a slow boom period.
It is still early for spring talk yet spring like weather since the new year triggers spring fever. Tourists begin to come around again, seeking coffee and travel, despite railroads not supposed to carry them.
The Rock Valley area anticipates a community luncheon on Tuesday February 6 at St Marys hall with May or W D Hayes of Sioux City as principal speaker. Committee chair Rev At J Foerster and assistants Dr AL Lock AG Vander Meer oversee arrangements while local men Bates Bailey and Machine Guo Kelly face recent prison developments and a hoped return to normal life.
The speaker notes that delay is costly and urges swift and decisive start. They warn the matter will be lengthy but emphasize beginning now to avoid further losses. The tone stresses urgency and a need for rapid deployment of resources.
Local men, as county agents and corn-hog committeemen, will answer farmers questions about the corn-hog contract. Extension Service and state officials emphasize that local knowledge helps with farm specifics. New interpretations from Dr. A G Black address dairy cow allowances and silage inclusion in acreage averages for 1932-38.
H. B. Nicol, Lions council agent, says precise corn and hog production figures from community and county control associations will accelerate contract clearing in Washington and hasten government check arrivals for Sioux county farmers. Records will include average 1932 and 1933 corn acreage, past yields, litters on hand at farrowing, and hogs marketed, with receipts and records used as proof.
The Sioux county corn hog program costs will be set by county producers control associations after sign-ups. Contracts require forming the association before any farmer benefit payments cover only necessary expenses. Local county costs are to be drawn from the contract funds.
Mr Nicol notes nominal payments for benefit disbursements will be proportioned to total funds. Expenses of running the program in Sioux county depend on association spending and are pro-rated among producers by corn acreage and hogs. In wheat regions, costs average about one cent per bushel, with variation.
Carmation milk plant in Waverly Iowa reports a new safety milestone with 15 months of no reportable accidents. Superintendent A E Chandler confirms the achievement as a special employee safety committee maintained duty throughout the period.
The committee made recommendations regarding removing hazards and improving safety. The brief note highlights actions proposed to address risks and prevent accidents.
Students studied Eskimo culture hearing Eskimo stories and built Eskimo houses and dolls from tan paper and cotton battine. Dolls are displayed in the room. Helen Rae returns after several weeks absent with scarlet fever. All cheerful about her return.
The second grade sent pupils into first grade to tell stories led by Russell Kersbergen and Elizabeth Byker as fourteen earned gold stars in spelling. Fourth graders completed a 1934 calendar with month drawings, while tests were compiled into booklets for parent viewing. Fifth graders Den Hartog and others posted 100 percent in arithmetic and more, with Clayton Schouten achieving top overall marks.
A list of pupils across grade levels notes absences and tardies for the first half of the year. Vernon Helt from Sioux City enrolled in fourth grade on Monday. In seventh and eighth grades, students named achieved perfect spelling scores. The seventh and eighth grades also dramatized the story of Benjamin Franklin on January 17.
Last Monday Burt Van't Kul Beré Hendriks and Albert Vande Weerd enrolled in high school. Last Friday the home team won a double header with the second team beating Fairview in three overtimes 17 to 15. Smith and Van der Stonwe starred for the home squad while Johnson and Smith led Fairview. The first team defeated Doon 28 to 9 with Achtaz and Van Zee as top scorers.
AL J. Fitts EM Corwin FL Bastemeyer and Mrs. Jerry Steck attended a layman's program at the Methodist church in Gined last Sunday evening.
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