Franklin County Tribune (Union, MO), 1955-12-01

              1 in i ? v 0n THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Established In th Year 1865 UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY. MISSOURI. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1955 10 CENTS VOLUME 90-No. 40 Water Customers Who Don't Pay Bills In Time to Go Dry Water bills more than 30 days delinquent can shut the valves on slow-paying customers. That was the gist of City Clerk Bill Jones' reminder this week to 40 city water customers who haven't paid up in two and three months. Jones pointed out that the new water ordinance authorizes the waterworks superintendent to shut off water of customers who neglect to pay their bills in 30 days. The original rate ordinance provided a 10 percent penalty to customers who failed to pay their bills by the 10th of the month; however, the council did away with this provision in the final draft. Two weeks ago, the Board of Aldermen passed companion ordinances setting a new $1.60 minimum water rate, which becomes effective today (Dec. 1). A sewer rate 80 cent minimum was also passed but will not go into effect probably until February.Jones said the $170,000 bonds, approved last July in a special election to provide a sewage lagoon for the city, will probably be sold Jan. 9. This means that the new sewer rate will be effective Feb. 1 the first day of the month following the sale. However, Jones went on, "the law which permits the issuance of revenue bonds provides for a system of making monthly deposits in the bank to certain funds for redeeming these bonds when they come due. "As the first interest payment has to be made next July 1, and a number of bonds redeemed and another interest payment made six months later it becomes necessary to begin the accumula tion of funds to meet these pay mcnts." Magistrate Court School Patrol Boys Offer Testimony In C and R Case Testimony of members of the Gerald schoolboy patrol was introduced in two cases heard in .Magistrate Court yesterday (Wednesday), and two drivers pleaded guilty to careless and reckless driving charges. The drivers were August C. Wie-gcl, Jr., of Jefferson City, and George B. Clark of St. Louis. Judge It. II. Schaper fined them $25 each. Wicgcl was driving through Gerald on Nov. 23 and crossed the safety zone before he could bring his car to a stop. The car driven by Clark was followed so closely that he took to the shoulder of the highway to avoid crashing into the car driven by Wicgcl. Two Pacific youths who needed a jack to fix a flat tire and took it from the trunk of a car were given 30-day suspended jail sentences and fined $25 each Saturday. They were Albert Waggoner and Don Nicholson who entered guilty pleas after charges of tampering with a motor vehicle were reduced to petit larceny. Paul D. Hunt ot Pacific is being held in the county jail on a Franklin County charge of forgery and a "hold order" from St. Charles County where he will face similar charge. Hunt is charged with endorsing a check an the Baden Bank of St. Louis for $61.50, signed by Alex Gallinn, and passing it to Clarence Bruch, proprietor of the Airway Service Station. The check was dated Oct. 28, 1955. (continued to page 7A) The Weeks Weather Temperature extremes, rainfall and Bourbcuse River stages (feet above normal) as reported by U.S. Weather Bureau Observer Cornelius Sieges. Rainfall is measured at 7 a.m daily. Thus, rainfall for Thursday is actually rainfall between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday. A trace is an amount too small to measure. For the week ending Tuesday, Nov.; 29: High Low Snow Rain Wednesday 69 35 .... 23 Thursday 44 16 Friday 50 22 Saturday 54 18 Sunday 48 34 Snow ... Monday 22 10 Trace ... Tuesday 30 12 November Weather Low was 10, Monday, Nov. 28. High was 83, Sunday, Nov. 13. Precipitation to date: 1.32 in. Rainfall In October, 2:60 in. Rainfall in September, SJO in. READY BY NEW YEAR'S was the prediction given last week by Richard W. Shomaker, Brown Shoe Co. superintendent, for the company's new factory in South Union. The aluminum-sided building is expected to employ up to 500 persons. Eight-inch water line 1st Eagle Badge in 20 Years To Be Presented Tonight Bob Klepper will become Explorer apprentices: Herbert Union's first Eagle Scout in some 20 years tonight (Thursday) when he receives Scout-ing's highest advancement at a Court of Honor in the Union Grade School auditorium. The 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Klepper will be the first to receive the coveted badge since Eugene Albert Burke and Virgil Krucl were so honored two decades ago. The program will begin at 7:30 with a flag ceremony under the direction of E. F. Wade, one of seven Explorers scheduled to re- ccive Outdoor Explorer ratings later in the evening. Father Will Present Award Judge Randolph Schaper will call the Court of Honor to order .nrf moU. infr..o.!c i..a srhr anrf K,ioror Artvunr wn. sent the Eacle badec to KIcddcVs ion Bob peppers O. E. Burke will speak on the Value of Scouting, after which the bcrt Klepper are scheduled to pre Eagle ceremony will take place. Also to be cited arc these Ex plorers: Star Award: Charles Walker; Life Award: Larry Copeland; 4 Condemned Lots Add Three Dollars To State's Purse The State of Missouri is three dollars richer this week because of an order granted in circuit court on Nov. 25 but has probably spent much more than that in the process of getting it. The three dollars represent dam ages due the owners of four lots in. the city of New Haven. But the owners are ' the unknown heirs, grantees, and successors" of C. C. Boley, Isaac Hinkle and William 0. Ming. The damages were awarded by commissioners appointed when the City of New Haven condemned the four lots in order to build a levee to prevent the Missouri River from encroaching on nearby lands. Fridays court order declared that the three dollars the com missioners awarded revert to the State of Missouri because there was no one legally qualified to re ceive the money. So now, the land is being used to purpose, the City of New Haven has a levee, the State of Missouri has three dollars and probably hundreds of dollars has been and will be spent to do all legal work necessary. Nocturnal Adoration Tomorrow Night Men of all parishes in this area will keep an all-night watch before the Blessed Sacrament at St. Francis Borgia Church in Washing ton beginning at 10 p.m., Dec. 2 and ending at 6 a.m., Dec. 3. Fur Scarf Found on Highway Finds Way Back to Tourist A fortunate woman will receive a mink scarf this week, thanks to Elmer Cowan, Deputy Sheriff Earl Bailey and Highway Patrolman George Cumberland. The woman, a tourist driving through Missouri, phoned Cumber- U.I.U r.u VMmiuum uui ne iuu lost the valuable fur piece and thought it had blown out of the car window. The patrolman searched dili- Beas and Larry Brown From Troop 442, Gary Girardicr and Bobby Hoclschcr will become Second Class Scouts. From the same troop, Scout Leader Carl Scwald will direct the Tenderfoot Investiture of Ger- ?ld m' ,r- and Thoraas Shaf fcrkocttcr. 4 to Receive Merit Badges Merit badges will be awarded to Charles Walker, cooking; Charles Cambbell. cookine. hikine and ratio; Larry Copeland, cooking, personal fitness and soil and water conservation, and Marty Scwald, home ropair, fircmanship, fishing ani cooking. Besides Wade and Klepper, these Explorers will receive Outdoor "Un,: . Chr'M talker. Larry Copeland, Mikes Bowes, J. R. Owens and Charles Campbell. To achieve Eagle rank, a can- didate must snow outstanding Scout spirjt and ,cadership abnityi and he must master the require- me"U f t,,east 21 Merit Badge subjects. Klepper has 23 such badges. According to Ex purer adviser Klepper; three other boys are in line for Eagle rank. They arc Larry Copeland, Charles Campbell and E. F. Wade. 11 Cub Scouts Earn, Bobcat Pins at Pack Meeting Tuesday Eleven Cub Scouts of newly-re organized Pack 442 completed their first step in Scouting Tuesday night when they received their Bobcat pins at a meeting in the Union Grade School Auditorium.Twenty-two Cubs and about the same number of parents attended the reorganizational meeting of the American Legion-sponsored pack. Cubs receiving their Bobcat pins were: Ralph Edward Sudholt, Chuck Steinbeck, Tony Kroeter, Gary Barnes, Russ Gene Osick, Carl Dittman, Bobby Lee Copeland, Bobby Curtit, Butch Schulte and Bill and Bob Hcmker. A program feature was the performance of early American Thanksgiving skits by members of the three dens. Officers of the pack are: Com mittee chairman, Eldo Fruch, and members Lcs Hults, Ralph Sudholt, Herman Grob and Dr. H. D. Steinbeck. Dr. Steinbeck is also Cubmastcr. , Program chairman, Fred Beck mann, secretary-treasurer, Gene Osick, and contact committeemen, Wilbcrt Hccgcr and Edgar Erhart. Included in requirements for Bobcat pins which entitle Cubs to wear, uniforms arc learning the Law of the Pack, Cub Scout Prom isc, Cub sign and handshake and Scout motto and salute. Next pack meeting is Dec. 27. gently for it along the stretch of highway where she thought it had been lost but could not find it He mentioned it in the sheriffs of fice. Later Elmer Cowan of Stanton told Bailey about finding a fur ho. .d -,, rememberisd. The scarf will be returned to the owner. It is made of five dark' colored skins with heads and paws ana looks like a new one. trench (foreground) was covered Tuesday. Scaffolding is still up around the two dust collectors. When laid out, the parking lot (left) is expected to accommodate 150-200 cars. Brick building (right) is the pump house for the factory's automatic sprinkler system. Tribune Photo New Postal Ruling Permits Enclosing Letters in Parcels A new Post Office Department ruling which allows you to send a letter along with a parcel and not affixed to the top of it went into effect earlier this week. Under the old method you were allowed to put only your name and a written "Merry Christmas" or other brief greeting inside a fourth -class (parcel post package). If you wanted a longer message, you had to put it in an envelope, put a three-cent stamp on the envelope and affix it to the outside of the package. Stamp Goes on Package Now you can put the letter inside the parcel (preferably on top). You pay the first-class rate and the parcel post charge and stick all the stamps on the package. The department, in offering the new service, still retains the older method. In instructions to postal workers, the department points out that the older method "is not adaptable to the needs of many mailers who must mail two classes of mail at the same time to the same addressee." First-class mail may also be en closed in a third-class parcel, but postage at the first-class rate must be paid for each letter. $100 Fine for Concealment The new ruling also allows you to enclose third-class mail in a fourth-class package. In all cases, the postage for the enclosures must be placed on the outside of the package along with postage for the package. The mailer must indicate on the outside what kind of mail is en- closed. For example, if you put a letter inside a package, mark the. package "First-class mail cnclos- cd." Marking what kind of mail is enclosed is important. The Post Of fice Department imposes a fine- up to $100 for not doing so. Beaver Trappers Begin Work Today This year's beaver season - Dec. 1 through Jan. 15 - will give trap pers plenty of opportunity to har vest a big crop of the stale's biggest rodent. And it will bring additional headaches to trappers when it comes to handling beaver pelts. Biologist Allen Brohn. of the Conservation Commission's game section, reminds trappers that they may secure a free leaflet prepared by the Commission with outlines beaver skinning procedure. Brohn said, "Pelts must be care fully handled in order to bring lop prices, and trappers should familiarize themselves with correct techniques. Beavers are handled differently from any other Missouri furbearcr. They arc skinned in a different manner and must be stretched round. Correct stretching can result in much more money to the trapper. The leaflets are available from the Conservation Commission, Monroe Building, Jefferson City. Pelts must be disposed of before Jan. 30. Twelve new counties, opened for the first time this year, in addition to the eighty counties open last year, mean that the entire state is open tu beaver trapping except for the following counties: Cass, Bates, Vernon, Barton, McDonald, Barry, Stone, Taney, Ozark, Douglas, Christian, Greene, Webster, Dade, Cedar, Polk, Dallas, Hickory, St. Clair, Henry, Benton and Dunklin. Lewis Likely Choice to Fill Marshal's Post Hadlev Lewis, parking meter policeman, was named yesterday (Wednesday) as likely to take over as Union city marshal on a temporary basis. Eli Muench. chairman of the Police Committee, mentioned Lewia as Arthur (Jake) Breeden's appointed successor. Breeden is expected to resign Monday night when the Board of Alderman holds its regular Decem ber meeting. At that time, a city official said, the one-dollar-a-monlh marshal's salary set by the Board of Alder mca before last April's election, is expected to be revised. The marshal presently receives $200 a month from the city including $199 in fees. If Lewis accepts the temporary appointment he is expected to serve as marshal and parking meter policeman anywhere from 30 days until the election next April. Lewis was appointed parking meter policeman Aug. 1 to fill the vacancy created when Earl Orr resigned after he .was accepted at t h e Conservation Commission's school in Jeffersn City. Breeden said last week he would Bive the Citv until Dec. 15 to find a replacement. Circuit Court Suit and Cross-Suit Dismissed; Resulted From Faulty Survey A boundary line dispute appear ed on the way to settlement with the dismissal Tuesday of a petition filed by Kathryn and Alvin Wardcnburg against Albert Klein hrider and the dismissal of the defendant's counter claim. The suit was filed after Klein hcidcr bought a piece of land in Frcyschlag's Addition to the City of Washington from William Vogt and began to build a residence. ThsW Wardenburgs claimed that the house was actually being built on their land. Kleinheidcr's counterclaim stated that filing of the suit had damaged him to the extent of $2,000 and asked an additional $5,000 punitive damages, When certain inaccuracies were found in the survey of the land, the original owner, William Vogt, bought it back from Klcinhcider and it is expected that some com' promise will be reached with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wardcnburg. A suit filed by Gerald R. Millam against Burns and Jay Company was dismissed as per stipulation filed. Three divorce decrees were granted: Melvin Lee from Tcnnie Lee with custody of their two chil dren, Mary Lou and Johnny Ray Jacquclyn Hanneken from Henry B. Hanneken with restoration of her former name of Jacquclyn Lewis and $100 allowed for at- torncy fee; Otto Hopkins from Lena Hopkins. Circuit Court Filings Only two suits were filed Circuit Court last week, both for divorce, Petitions were filed by Louise P, Amend vs. Irwin J. Amend; and by Oswald C. Mattox vs. Clara Lot tie Mattox Alert Patrolmen Terminate Flight of 2 Virginia Convicts Two license plates are required a Maryland license and put it on in Maryland. It was the knowledge the car after discarding the Vir-of this seemingly extraneous fact ginia plate, by two observant highway patrol- Before they were caught they men that cut short the cross-coun- had traveled through Pennsylvania flight of two penitentiary es- ia, W. Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and capecs last Friday. Illinois. Troopers A. S. Whilmcr and A. The troopers found in the stolen J. Boschcrt reported they were driving along Highway 66 when three boxes of chewing gum, cook-they spotted a blue 1952 Chevrolet ies, a half-case of soda, a gasoline headed west. Two things immed- can and a siphon, iatcly struck them as unusual. One Wednesday the car bore onlv one Maryland license plate; two, both occupants Two Virginia penitentiary offi-appeared to be in prison garb. cials arrived in Union yesterday The occupants, when apprehend- (Wednesday) morning, later reed, were unable to produce iden- turned by air with the two pris-tification. They were taken by the oners, who bad waived extradition. Iroooeri to the Courthouse here Stanton and Sprouse both have where the following information was learned: . . z uays of rrteoom The driver, Virgil L. Stanton, 22, Marshall, Vs., and Edward L. Sprousc, 19, had escaped from a Virginia stale penitentiary road camp only two days before. In fleeing from a work gang on a state road, they were shot at eight times by guards. Unwounded, they hid nearby and later made their way to Arlington. Va- where they stole Chevrolet Drivlng to Baltimore, they stole 'r Pedestrians Urged To Share in Making S-D Day Successful As Union Joined the nation in making today, Dec. 1, free of auto accidents, Iladley Lewis, the city's S-D Day director, reminded titi zens that safe walking, as well as safe driving, is essential in reduc ing accidents. Studies by safety organizations, he said, have shown that, since 1937. pedestrian deaths have been reduced by 49 percent, while non pedestrian fatalities have increas ed 16 percent. "Nevertheless," Lewis emphasiz ed, "from one-half to three-fourths of traffic deaths in cities involve pedestrians. "The experts have found that 7 out of every 10 pedestrians killed are men; that 3 out of 5 are struck during the hours of darkness; and that 8 or 9 out of every 10 adult pedestrian fatalities are non-driv ers. "Some special studies indicate that more than one-third of all pedestrians killed are over 65 and that the great majority are wear ing dark clothing when struck," Lewis noted that jaywalking Is a factor in half of the pedestrian deaths; that stepping from behind parked cars and crossing against red lights rank next in pedestrian actions which most often result in death or injury in cities; and that, in rural areas, many pedestrians ate killed walking la the roadwsy with their backs to traffic. He add ed: ; ;.. "For the nation as a whole, one of the brightest spots in the whole traffic-accident picture has been the reduction in deaths among trhool-age children. This reduction has been nearly 40 percent during the years when deaths among all age groups were increasing by 26 percent Much of this improvement is attributed to the school sifety patrols, now more than 30n,00Q strong, and to intensive programs oi safety education in the scoojIs through posters, leaflets, talks by trained police officers, and so on. "The reduction in pedestrian deaths througo the yean is concrete evidence that traffic safety measures, properly conceh ea, consistently appli.d, and supported by the public, pay off in terms of lives saved." BLOODMOBILE UNIT TO VISIT UNION IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS Mrs. Frank Fink, county Red Cross chapter chairman, reminded Union residents this week that a bloodmobilc unit will he at Memorial Auditorium between 1 and 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. IS. The goal is 125 pints. Sign up now by call-hcr or Mrs. S.M. Peters or a local civic or fraternal organization. car three boxes of candy bars, a record of convictions of inter- state transportation of stolen mo- tor vehicles. Stanton, now serving a four-year term, previously had done time in the federal penitentiary in Ken- tucky. Sprouse had been convicted on 32 counts of motor vehicle thefts, grand larceny, forgery and escape. He served time in the Intermediate Reform in Virginia where he es- caped. He wu re-sentenced to the state penitentiary on charges of . car theft and forgery and is serv- tag a four-year term. City Paroles Allen; Fine Cut to $100 Charles Allen, Jr., was paroled yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon from the Union city jail. Possible Agreement In Strike Suggested At St. Louis Talks Indications that an end to the 23-day-old Brown Shoe Co. strike may be near came yesterday (Wednesday) from Federal Labor Conciliator A. Johnson. Speaking from St. Louis, Johnson said an agreement may be reached within hours in the strike of 17,000 International Shoe Co. employees. Johnson said the company and leaders of the two unions which called the strike Nov. 7 met Wed nesday morning at his request Although the 320 workers at the Brown factory here will not be affected directly by the agreement with International, it is expected that an agreement with one of the two leading companies will quickly be shared with the other. Meanwhile, the cold wave that began a week ago caused pickets here to give up foot duty in favor of maintaining the lines from auto mobiles. The strike, largest in shoe in dustry history, was called by the AFL and CIO because of a dispute in a new wage contract. The companies offer a 7',i per cent in pay increase over two years 5 percent now and 2',i percent beginning Nov. l, 1956. The unions demand a 12 per cent increase over the same period of time 8 percent now and 4 percent next year. The difference figures to about $1.20 a week the average hourly wage. Oratorical Contest Begins Tomorrow Five Union High School speech students will compete tomorrow (Friday) in the 1956 High School Oratorical Contest sponsored by the American Legion, a . The five students, whose names were not known at press-time, are among 17 here who entered the nationwide contest The others have been, or will be, eliminated. The program will begin at 2:40 p.m. at a special public assembly in the high school auditorium. The local winner will compete with other county secondary school winners in a contest Tuesday night at the American Legion home in St. Clair. Winners in the national finals will be offered a total of four scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000. Oratorical topics must be based on some phase of the Constitution which gives emphasis to obligations of a citizen to the goverment. 15 County Teachers Still on Job Here After 24 Years Fifteen of the 115 teachers in the rural schools when County Superintendent 0. E. Burke took office 24 years ago are still teaching in this county. That was in 1931 when there were 111 rural schools. Today there are 73 rural teachers, and reorganization of districts and consolidations have reduced the number of schools. Finding a 1931 list of teachers in an old file started the superintendent checking Tuesday. All 13 have not been teaching continuously in the county during that time and some have married and returned to their professions. Thirteen arc still teaching but iu other counties. The fifteen original teachers now employed are George Schle-mcycr, Mrs. Edward Case, E. 0. Mann, Mrs. Thclma Jones, Miss Mable Rommclmann, Miss Marguerite Turnbull, Mrs. Delia Toel-ke Heidbrink, Mrs. Mabel Holl-mann, Mrs. Cecilia Gilcrease Bolte, Mrs. Mabel Winkler Galbraith, Mrs. Sophie Toelke Mestemacher, Mrs. Cora Thoming, Mrs. Edwin Idel, Mrs. Mabel Remmert Reed, and Mrs. Hilda Gilcrease Giebler. Rtp. Cannon Speaks To Medical Society Rep. Clarence Cannon, - Ninth district congressman, wu guest speaker at a regular meeting of the Franklin-Gasconade-Warren County Medical Society Tuesday at St Francis Hospital. Twenty-two doctors attended the luncheon meeting. To Speak Here Next Thursday Rep. Clarence Cannon will speak to the Franklin County Donkey Club at 8 p. m., Thursday, Dec. 8 in the I. C. School basement it wu announced this week. Refresh ments will follow the meeting. In releasing him to his father s custody. Police Judge D. W. Breid told the 22-year-old ex-Marine he would be discharged from parole In six months provided: (1) He does not drink; (2) he stays out of taverns, and (3) he refrains from driving. Judge Breid said a violation of any of these conditions would result in Allen's return to jail. Judge Breid told the Tribune that Charles Allen, Sr. had agreed to s-e that a $100 fine and $13 court costs be paid at the minimum rate of $23 a month. Says Needs Treatment Allen's parole came after Mayor Reinhard Schroedcr and council-men agreed parole was preferable to having Allen serve out his sentence. He wu reported by a doctor to be in need of physical treatment, and police said Allen continually gave them a hard time. From the time of his arrest until yesterday he had served about 45 days in jail. Allen was arrested Sept 16 on drunken charge. He pleaded guilty and was fined $250. Judge Breid permitted him to go free on condition that he pay $10 a week for the first six weeks. (No arrangements were made then for payment of the balance of the fine.) Paid Only $4 In 3 Weeks Three weeks later. Allen had paid only four dollars of the fine. He was committed to jail and sentenced to one dsy for each un paid dollar. On Oct 10, Allen walked away from a street job. His absence was reported to the sheriff's office, and Deputy Charles Grannemann had him back in jail shortly afterwards. ught days later. Allen wu out to work clearing brush on the new street leading from Highway 50 to the new Brown Shoe factory (see picture on this page), He wu later let off at the White Rose Cafe for supper, but Allen visited a local tavern, drank sev eral beers Before returning to the cafe, where Policeman Hadley Lewis returned him to jail. Took H-Oay Vacation Allen's most celebrated escapade, however,, came Oct 21, when he left jail for an 18-day vacation. Physical evidence indicated no force wu used to permit Allen to make his way out put an iron gate and a door. He surrendered to police Nov. 8, the morning after the city council voted to conduct ad investigation of Allen's escape, believed to be accomplished with aid from one or more other persons. U.H.S. to Offer Summer Courses Union High School will offer at least three courses next summer, Vergil Sisson, superintendent of public schools, said this week. The summer curriculm will include courses in special education (Mrs. Mary Belle Hibbard), driver education (Howard Heidbrink) and physical education (Louis Lorch). Besides these three teachers, both school principals and Robert Berg, music director, will be working. The proposed program will be the first of its kind here. A year and a half ago, several civic organizations helped pay a teacher's salary for summer playground supervision; however, local aid was not available last summer, Sisson said. The special education course is designed to help slower students and those who have dropped behind because of other factors and offer them remedial work in their elected courses. Two Women Hurt In Truck Wreck Two St. Louis women were seriously injured about 7 p. m. Thanksgiving Day when the 1950 GMC pick-up they were riding in spun out of control on Highway N, miles south of Robertsville, overturned and hit a tree. Taken to St Francis Hospital were Miss Donna Osborne, 18. fiancee of the uninjured driver, Francis Louis Burner, 20, St Louis and Mrs. Louise Williams, 25. t Miss Osborne received a brain concussion. Injuries to Mrs. Williams included a broken back, fractured pelvis and skulL According to the highway patrol Sgt G. H. Amos, the track, owned by the Williams Construction Co, St Louis vent out of control after running over loose gravel or a hole in the highway. Estimated speed wu 3 nupJi. Birs. Williams is the wife of. the company's pres ident. ..'l ...