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August 2, 2023, Page 8 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
August 4, 1938
Grasshoppers bad in north of county
Northern towns report gardens and crops being hit
A reported grasshopper infestation as bad as any county in the state bringing disaster to many farmers with garden crops has been reaching the office of County Agent W.J. Landry. With an abundance of green feed, some hoppers have eaten all of the new seedlings in places, while in others the green parts of carrots, onions, and other crops have been leveled to the ground.
The county bait mixing station at Greenwood has been running with a crew of four WPA men, one man with a mixer, and one with a truck since early last month and now has a supply of poison available for farmers. It is expected that it will temporarily close during the threshing season on Saturday, because of lack of deliveries. Money appropriated by the county board ran out early in the first weeks.
Because the white arsenic poison was dissolved in lye, it is harmful to plant leaves, and careless applications have resulted in making the leaves fall off. Poison must be distributed every week and must catch the hoppers before they can fly to attain a maximum effectiveness. Worst infestation is reported in the northern sections of the county.
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Two Main Street store buildings are rented
The McCain-Johnson Co. of Marshfield has leased the Thayer building, formerly occupied by the Woodward Store. The company has a large store at Marshfield featuring ladies’ ready-to-wear. Arthur Kunze and his crew of carpenters are making alterations so the interior will look modernistic. P.M. Warlum is doing the plumbing.
M.A. Cochrane has rented the Mrs. Rose Eberhardt building recently vacated by the Shedden Variety store, and plans to move to the new location about Sept. 1.
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Scout will encamp
The annual boy scout encampment will start Monday, August 8, at the site on Lake Arbutus. Scouts will have a chance to practice scouting tests and perform other duties listed in the handbook during the period.
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August 12, 1948
Court of Honor for Girl Scouts on next Sunday
Colorful event to be staged on natural slope in Schuster Park
On Sunday, August 8, the features and events of the Girl Scout year will culminate in a Court of Honor, held at 2:00 p.m., in Schuster Park. All of Neillsville is invited to view a pageant of pomp and color as the girls open their program with a parade of United Nations flags, rounded out be a background of patriotic music.
The forty-four 9 by 6 foot flags, mounted on nine foot flagstaffs, were lent for the occasion by the T.A. Chapman Company in Milwaukee, and their presentation by the scouts will emphasize the theme of this year’s scouting: “Internationalism and World Friendship.” Folk dances of foreign countries and of America will further point up the “one world” theme.
Rank promotions, swimming awards, merit badge awards and the “fly up” ceremonies, which feature the promotion of the Brownies to higher scouting, will close the program. Mrs. Jake Hoesly, commissioner of the board, will make the awards.
Mrs. Joe Ylvisaker is program chairman. Senior scouts are under the direction of Mrs. John Mattson; Mrs. James Musil and Mrs. Henry Stucki are in charge of the Intermediate scouts; and Mrs. Donald Crothers and Mrs. Harley Seif head the Brownies.
The pageant will be held in the lower part of the park so that the audience can view the program from the higher slopes. The natural background will greatly enhance the vividness of the ceremony, so fair weather is hoped for, though in case of rain the program will be held as scheduled in the Neillsville Armory.
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August 1, 1968
150 year old clock from castle on Rhine River is one of prized pieces in local collection
One of the prized possessions of Mr. and Mrs. David Wilhelm, who operates the Harry Palm’s Supper Club over the “High Bridge” at Hatfield, is a grandfather clock which once graced a room in a European castle overlooking the Rhine River.
It came into Dave’s hands through an antiques dealer while he was stationed in Brad Kreuzbach, Germany, with the United States Army. That was during the period from 1963 to 1966.
Dave and his wife, Annabel, believe the clock is 150 years old, and was handed down generation from generation in the castle owner’s family until the present generation either decided to get rid of their almost priceless antiques in the castle, or was forced to by economic necessity.
The clock, which stands about eight feet tall, is hand carved in white oak. Intricate figures and designs are skillfully done, with great attention to minute details. On the post is a woodcarving of a knight in armor, on the other presumably the knight’s lady. Both have a Holland Dutch influence.
The clock is but one of 16 clocks the Wilhelms accumulated, mostly during their three years in Germany. Many of them are on display in their tavern, and these have drawn considerable interest among those who visit the place. Two grandfather clocks are included in this group– but not the prized “castle clock.” It is kept in the family living quarters.
Another of their prizes is what Dave says the German call a “grandmother” clock. It stands about four feet high, has much the same appearance of a grandfather’s clock, but hangs on the wall. The weights and pendulum are encased in glass. This clock, also, is kept in the family’s living quarters; but there is a smaller version of the grandmother’s clock hanging on the wall in the tavern. It happens to be the first of the prize group of clocks which Dave and Annabel Wilhelm bought.
In fact, most of the clocks are out where the public can inspect and enjoy them. And, if one happens to be in the place at the strike of the house, he hears a cacophony of musical chimes and bells as the clocks strike the hour. The grandfather clock sounds the chimes of Big Ben in deep, resonant voice. This one, the Wilhelms believe, is one of their newer clocks. The reason is their understanding that the Big Ben chime, now so popular, were not made before the turn of the century.
Dave Wilhelm comes by his interest in clocks naturally. When he was a youngster, he delighted in taking alarm clocks apart. Most kids do. But the unusual part was that he also put them together again–with no leftover parts– and they worked! That was the best sign of a mechanical talent, which led him into tool and die making before he went into army service. For a period of time, he worked at his trade in Milwaukee, where, single at the time, he roomed with Dr. Roger Heineck in Neillsville, who was then in dental school.
The Wilhelm’s interest in antique clocks was whetted in Germany by a neighbor in Brad Kreuzbach, 30 miles from Frankfurt, who had shipped a couple of clocks back to the United States while there. He was an American who taught in a service school.
The first clock the Wilhelms bought was the wall clock which appears like a smaller version of the grandmother’s clock. It didn’t work and was in a state of disrepair. Dave put his boyhood knowledge of clocks to work, repaired and cleaned it, and then finished the case. It runs now; very good.
That was the beginning of a hobby which occupied many hours of Dave’s and Annabel’s spare time as they searched for other clocks to add to their collection.
The grandfather clock which Mrs. David Wilhelm is shown with above, is one of the Wilhelm collection. It is over 150 years old and originally stood in a castle on the Rhine River in Germany. (Press photo August 1, 1968)
David Wilhelm is shown here with a “Grandmother Clock” which he and his wife, Annabel, hold as one of the prized items of their antique clock collection. (Press photo August 1, 1968)
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Responsible for new Jackson mine
Responsibility for bringing the Jackson County Iron company mines, south of Neillsville and east of Black River Falls, into production will fall on Philip D. Pearson, who today assumes new duties as general manager U.S. mines for Inland Steel company. Inland is the parent company which is presently developing the new taconite mine and pellet plant in Jackson County. Pearson has been manager of ore mines for Inland since 1959.
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July 31, 1975
Area couple honored in AMPI contest
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Steele of Rt. 3, Neillsville, have been named first runners-up in the “Outstanding Young Dairy Couples” contest sponsored by Associated Milk Producers, Inc. They competed with 18 other finalists in judging last week in Chicago from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa.
The Steeles are the parents of Patrick, 4, and Katie, 9 months. They farm 246 acres and have a dairy herd of 104 Holsteins. Their farm is just north of Neillsville on Highway 73.
For their high placing, the Steeles were awarded an all-expense paid trip to the annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation, Nov. 16 to 20 in New Orleans, La. The contest is an annual event recognizing personal growth in the dairy farm operation, coop and community involvement and leadership potential.
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Red Cross will train volunteers
A Red Cross volunteers training class will be organized to begin September 17 in Neillsville, providing that enough people are interested in taking the course.
Men or women who plan to participate in any sort of Red Cross volunteer work are required to attend three general training classes before beginning specialized training in their chosen field. A course of six lessons is required for Memorial Home “Grey Lady” volunteers.
Anyone interested in Red Cross volunteer training should contact Mrs. Elizabeth Crothers, volunteers cochairman, or any other volunteer.
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Scout of the Year
Girard Senn, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Charles G. Senn of Thorp, has been named “Scout of the Year” at the annual American Legion State Convention in Eau Claire. The presentation was made by State Comdr. Henry F. Renard.
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