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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
8
A family farming approach shows children pitching in from seed planning to garden care. Parents assign duties via a chore chart, sharing housework and kitchen tasks, while meals become time for discussion and praise. The piece ends with a note on storing liquid honey in a warm dry place.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting April 28 1945 with Chairman Clarence Jensen G C Johnson and O F Young present. They discussed bids for Joint Drainage District No 181 repair and cleanout and moved to accept Booth and Olson Company bid and draft a contract for four counties joint approval. Notices were ordered served not to become residents of Pocahontas County on Mrs Seaman and family and Mrs Alice.
The guide recommends using sugar to sweeten and preserve fruit for freezing, with 1 pound of sugar per 3 to 5 pounds of fruit, except rhubarb which freezes firmer without sugar. It notes blueberries cranberries gooseberries currants apples and pineapple can freeze without sugar for 2 to 3 months, while soft berries and stone fruits benefit from some sugar.
An umbrella should be brushed to remove dust before washing. Clean with mild soap suds, brushing outside gently, then rinse with lukewarm water. Dry with the umbrella open over a tub. The text also mentions limiting frosting on cakes and avoiding side frosting.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session. Bids for Drainage District 102 were opened and rejected. certified checks returned. Bonds for Drainage Districts 156 and 155 approved. Fred Hauswirth named Justice of the Peace in Washington Township. Drainage Engineer O. P. Malcolm report led to May 22 1945 setting and notice. Roy Miller drainage petition hearing postponed to August 7 1945. Commissioners filed benefits report for Drainage District 152.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors scheduled a hearing for June 19 1945 at 1 30 p m and audited numerous county claims including assessor payments, staff reimbursements, road and welfare expenses, medical costs, supplies, and services. The session also appointed Ray Crummer as County Weed Commissioner and George Dyvig J A Hansen as assistant Weed Commissioners for 1945 before adjourning.
Pocahontas county residents can supply enough waste paper for 54 220 suits of armor for 105 mm shells if they average 10 pounds of newspapers wrapping paper and boxes per month. Three pounds per container are needed, with the armor made from mixed paper and old corrugated boxes and tube and can stock.
Representatives from nearly every state conservation department met in Chicago at the Stevens hotel June 5 and 6. An appointed committee of the International Association of Fish Game and Conservation Commissioners heard state recommendations to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service for the migratory waterfowl season. The Service reports a continental duck population about 20 million lower than last year’s 125 million estimate, based on January waterfowl censuses. Army engineers discussed flood control and its impact on recreation and fish and game.
In Pocahontas County Iowa probate matter No 2959 Lawrence I Corray is named administrator of the estate of George Corray deceased. Creditors and others with claims against the estate are to present them as required by law for allowance and payment. Dated June 15 1945.
Walter D. Kline, district OPA director, cites a sugar price control save of 3,350,800 dollars for Des Moines district housewives. He notes WWI sugar sold without controls at 26.7 cents per pound, while current ceilings are 8 cents, with 17,918,716 pounds canning sugar counted.
The opening of bass and crappie season occurs June 15 with bans lifted on largemouth and smallmouth as well as warmouth rock calico sunfish and bluegills. Largemouth and smallmouth must reach 10 inches, five per day, possession limit 10. Crappies and calico bass 7 inches, warmouth rock sunfish and bluegills 5 inches, 15 per day, 80 in possession.
The State Conservation Commission prepares for its annual noxious weed control program in state parks and state-owned areas. Crews start late this month using power sprayers and sodium chlorate to combat Canada thistle and poison ivy, with quack grass and field bindweed also targeted. Rain and floods delayed maintenance, but recreation areas remain open to the public for the vacation season.
Librarians from small community libraries and teacher librarians in smaller school systems may attend summer courses in library training from June 18 to August 8. Prof Ralph Ellsworth notes the program covers studying reviews and book lists, budgeting, organizing volumes, and guiding reading groups.
The State Conservation Commission maintains patrol boats on Clear Lake Lake Manawa and Okoboji to prevent drownings. Chris-Craft vessels equipped with first aid and life saving gear patrol the lakes each season, with guardians recovering bodies after accidents as needed. Dig Deeper Buy Bonds.
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