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FRANI NtGOU NTY hi THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Established In the Year 1865 UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1943 VOLUME 78 No. 6 BUNE County Court In Regular Session Completes Work As Board Of Equalization Wednesday Afternoon The County Court has been in ession all this week chiefly as a kard of Equalization with the asessor, highway engineer and wunty clerk. This work was bmpleted Wednesday and Thurs- ay was spent in Illinois checking ver road machinery. The pro- eedings of the court as continued om last week are as follows: For supplies to the County In-rmary: Allen Peters, $15.43; E. . Panhorst, $6.25; Otto Young, 119.75; Union Bakery, $24.22; Dueller's Shoe Store, $10.60; Ob- mark & Dufner, $7.41; Leo eirick, $2.24; Aholt's AG Store, B3.33; C. J. Arand, $12.97; Bus- li's Hardware, $2.68; Wm. Dress, 127.43; Farmers Cooperative ss'n., $25.85; Alberta Fox, $35; roger's, $56.56; Tillie Huxel, B; J. D. Shcpard, $3.54. Dr. H. M. Denny was allowed DO, quarterly salary as county hysician. For stationery supplies: Elkins wyers, $18.63; W. A. Voss Co., 6.80; Sam'l Dodsworth, $11.25; hroncile Herald, $20.35; Stan- brd Printing Co., $78.38; Buxton Skinner, $9.54; Gerald Journal, 124.23; S. G Adams, $3.31; J. W. call, $131.02; Skinner & Ken edy, $3.21; Ozark News, $7.99; Washington Citizen, $29.02. Miscellaneous expenses: Union ,'ater Works, $31.45; Busch's udware, $15.54; Union Electric ')., $83.15; A. H. Wolff, taking ection supplies to Lyon Town- lip, $8.40; Tribune, publishing otice of election, $4.77; Casey & enox, for burial of Mrs. Kate apehart, Bedford Chisum und hos. Nunn, $60; Helen Hund- lusen, expenses in social secur- y office, $41.50; Tropical Paint Oil Co., supplies, $16.07; Ed-ard Glaser, moneyadvanecd for ncumothorax treatments, $10; rystal Ice & FueV for fuel at In . rmary, $32.71; Ellis Fischel tate Cancer Hospital, $5, board f county patient; Chas. August- ic, $12.80, repair of typewriters I court house; Burroughs Adding lachine Co., $39.85, payment of rvicc contract; Herman Blumcr, 0, burial of Frank Menke; Mis- uri State Sanatarium, $67.50, me of county patients; St. Fran- s Hospital, $100, care of county iilients for March; Hugo Rieke, 15, support of El win Rickc; J. D hepurd, $3.95, repairs; Fred Fros- lug, $170.80, for painting at court ouse; M. E. Orphans Home, $13, oard of Geo. Simmons; Mrs. habel Schloss, $30, board of Ralph nd Harold Reed; Albert Renick. 5, bounty on wolf; H. G. Mehr- iff, $35, operating road maintain- r; Frankel Ribbon Co., $11, type- riter ribbons for court house; tenneth Wilson, $20.25, operating hovel: Alvin Dicstelkamp, sher- y, $47.30; delivering precinct upplies for election. The court approved the abstract f fees as submitted by D. W. eid, prosecuting attorney; H. F. ohlfing, circuit clerk; Alvin Dics- Ikamp, sheriff, Ralph E. Sudholt, lecorder, and Lawrence J. C. Meyer, county clerk. Carl Web er, assessor, was allowed $6 far ostage and box rent; Ralph Sud-olt, $39.39 for postage; and Ed- Lin Hoemann, probate judge, 11.82 for postage. Inquest fees were allowed as illows: In case of Jos. Bacr, $11.- 0; for Robert Hoppe, $9.80; and r Fred J. Freese, $9. Wm. Dress was allowed $150, llary as superintendent of Coun- y Infirmary. The court appointed Herman Blumcr as road commisisoner of he Berger Special Road District. Frank Shepard Co., allowed $12 ur subscription to Shepard's Cit- tions. The court donated $40 to the hildren's Home Society of Mis- ouri. The court also ordered the ale of county property in Ozark ounty. For repairs to the county high way department, Massek-Murray, 31.59; Hoelscher & Kappelmann, 41.35; Ritter Auto Salvage, $6.25; Riechers Body Shop, $5.45; Perk- ns Motor, $1; Mo.-Illinois Tractor o $24.25; Illinois Powder Mfg. o., $358.02; Tom Munion, $6; ierkel Service Station, $3.88; Vashington Motor Co., $19.07; Gil-ermann Iron & Steel Co., $214.61; ohn Fabick, $3.23; Site Pannell 'ire Co., $55.45; Wm. Hoelscher, 6.48; Bleckmann Machinery Co., 113.03; Hartbauer Auto Parts, 9.65; Wolff Pipe & Iron Co., THIS WEEK AT THE WILLIAMS THEATRE Billed at the Williams for tonight, Friday, "The Meanest Man in the World", starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane with Roche-ester. Feature No. 1 for Saturday night, "The Great Gilder-sleeve," with Harold Peary and Jane Darwcll; feature No. 2, "Jacare", an animal feature narrated by Frank Buck. A matinee will be shown Saturday afternoon at 2:30. On Sunday and Monday nights and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Claudette Colbert and Joel McRea are featured in "The Palm Beach Story" with Mary Astor and Rudy Vallee. The double feature scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday includes "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing," with Godfrey Tearle and Hugh Williams, also "Rythm of the Islands" wilh Allen Jones and Jane Frazee. On Thursday and Friday nights Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd are featured in "The Glass Key," with Wiliam Bcndix and Bonita Granville. Free Movies Of Red Cross Work Shows Use Of Blood Plasma On Battlefields And Hospitals A Red Cross sound movie, "They Need Not Die" will be shown :.it the Memorial Auditorium basement this Friday night, April 10th, under the auspices of the local Red Cross Chapter and the Union Chamber of Commerce. The entire show is free to the public and should prove very interesting as the use of blood plasma is shown in the treatment of the wounded in our armed forces. The show is scheduled to begin promptly at 7:45 o'clock. Married In California Miss Virginia Fletcher, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Fletcher" of fir; Gabrinl, CalifoiTM became the bride of Cpl. Lester Evert in a quaint litlle church in St. Gabrial on Sunday, April 1, at three o'clock. Alter the ceremony a reception was held on the beautiful lawn at the home of the bride. After a brief honeym ioii in Santa Barbara, California, the youn couple returned to St. Gabrial where they have taken an apartment to be near the camp where the groom is stationed. The groom is the sun of Mr. and Mrs. Louis fcverl of Jelfries-burg. He attended Union High School and graduated wilh the class of 1938, after which he wos employed at the Triple A Office until he volunteered for service in 1941. For the past year lie has been stationed near Los Angeles, Calif., with the Headquarters of the Military Police. GOAL REACHED IN WAR STAMP CONTEST The goal in the grade school war stamp contest was reached this week with the total receipts, including Monday's sales of $129.35, amounting to $1827.25. The children had pledged themselves at the first of January to buy enough stamps to pay for two jeeps, each one costing $900. The contest among the grades was won by the small division of the sixth grade with 72 of the children buying stamps. The fifth grade was .second with 707,. and the small third grade, with 66 buying stumps, was third. The Highway Patrol Says The fact that there has been a noticeable decrease in motorists on our highways today, does not warrant your violation of traffic-rules. Safe driving habits must be practiced today more than ever before. Every working hour lost slows up "Victory". Drive safely for America. $310.42; Robert Schmidt. $17.60. For gasoline and oil: Baur's Service Station, $6.20; John F. Scheer, $15.80; Standard Oil, $232.30; Washington Oil Co., $89.-08; Segelhorst Bros., $28.29; Thos. J. Danz, $25.89. For miscellaneous supplies: Sylvester Wideman, $2.42; Clarence Conrads, $5; W. H. Powell, $42.37; A. P. Crow, $153.66; Geo. Koell-ing, $105.74; Obermark & Dufner, $56.16. Laux Again To Describe Games Veteran Announcer Will Broadcast Ploy-By-Play On KXOK France Laux, veteran sports announcer who has described more than 2,100 big league baseball games in 16 years of broadcasting all types of sports events, again will broadcast play-by-play ac-coun's of all American and National League games at St. Louis next summer. Laux will begin describing all home games of the Cardinals and Browns over KXOK in St. Louis and a network of stations in Missouri and Illinois, April 21st when the 1943 season opens with the Browns playing the Chicago While Sox. Laux has a national reputation as a baseball announcer. He has described nine world series, six of them for national network listeners and in 1937 was named the "outstanding baseball announcer in the United States". The announcer estimates that he has poured some 30,000,000 odd words into microphones describing 2.150 baseball games. In addition, he has given radio reports on almost every type of sports event, including boxing, football, basketball, hockey, tennis and bowling. Tl'.e 45-year-old cigar smoking announcer was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma in December, 1897. He became interested in athletics while attending school in Oklahoma City and Bristow, and won quite a reputation at Oklahoma City University, then known as Oklahoma City College. Laux participated in virtually every sport played in high school and at college, winning a total of 16 letters. He left school before graduation, however, to accept an offer to coach a high schoof buse- ball team. ( L. .After the first. World. .War in which Laux served as a sergeant attached to the 259th Aerial Pursuit Squadron, he again took up his coaching duties, but managed to play some baseball himself. It was during this period that i I.aux found himself a part owner I nf a small baseball league in Oklahoma. "I'll nover forget thai," he says today, "because I j.scld Pepper Martin for $300." "Pepper" played on one of the : teams in the lefiguc, Laux cx- plained, and when it broke up he ; was sold for $300 to a neighboring 1 league. Laux broke into radio in 1927 on ; a station in Tulsa, Okla., describing, which isn't strange, baseball games. In 1929 he shifted in SI. Louis, which has been his home i and work place ever since, j The announcer, who signs his checks "J. Francis Laux", lives in southwest St. Louis with his wife and two boys, France Albert, 14 and Roger Harry, 12. Laux's favorite hobbies are sports he attends practically cv- I cry sporting event held in the : cily and is particularly interested in bowling. Last year he do-, nated two tr.iphies for individual i high scores in aPress-Radio-i Bowling Sweepstakes, which, it turned out later, were won by ! Laux and his wife. "Every one I thought I was an Indian trophy j giver", Laux says. Loses Life In Grass Fire Body Badly Burned Found By Daughter In Field Thursday John Strubberg, 80, who made his home with the family of his brother, the late Edw. Strubberg, met his death while attempting to help extinguish a grass fire on the farm of a neighbor last Thursday, April 8. Mr. Strubberg had' wandered into the woods trying to extinguish the flames, which covered about 200 acres, and was not missed until he did not return for supper that evening. He was found later in the evening by" his daughter, Helen Strubberg, but hud been dead for some time. Funeral services were conducted at 9:30 Monday morning, April 12, at St. Joseph's Church at Nci-er by the Reverend Schaller and burial was made in the church cemetery. RED CROSS DRIVE HERE YIELDS $2364.34 The total receipts for the Red Cross War Fund Drive in Union reached $2364.34, according to James A. Ncher, chairman. This represents collections in Union of $2210.70; a contribution made in Washington to the credit of tha Union Chapter of $15 and $138.64 realized from the collection and sale of scrap metals by the Union school children. Union's quota was set at $1050. Mr. Nchcr again wishes to cx-r press his thanks to the wonderful cooperation given in the War Fund Drive and stated Thursday that all funds had been turned over to headquarters in Washington and his different committees dissolved. Vocal Recital At Grade School Given By Music Department Of Union High School Presenting its first all vocal program of the school year, the Music Department of Union High School has anounccd a Vocal Recital for this Friday night, April 16, at -8:00 P. M., in the Grade School Auditorium. The program will be given in two parts, dividing the secular and sacred numbers. Many well known numbers such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Asleep In The Deep," "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice", "Bells of the Sea", and others will be sung by high school students as vocal solos. "Summer Time", and "The Lords Prayer" will be two of the girls trios to be presented. The Bovs Glee Club is singing four numbers including: "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," and "Goodbye O'l Paint". One of the numbers by the Girls Glee Club will be the lovely Bach Chorale "Dearest Lord Jesus". A girls sextet. Mixed Quartet, and Boys Quarlet, all composed of grade school children, will also be on the program. The program will end with a Mixed Chorus of fifty select void's singing the famous "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah" Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Michael Prciffei of 5950 Wabada Avenue, St. Loui.-, renewed their marriage vows on their fificth wedding anniversary at a celebration at the home oi their son and daughter-in-law . Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pfeiffer, ol 4256 Swan Avenue, St. Louis, on Sunday, April 11, before approximately one hundred relatives and friends. The service was conducted in the beautifully decorated living room by the Rev. Paul Selimt of the Eden Emanuel Church of St. Louis. The wedding party assembled to the strains of "The Wedding March" before the improvised altar, in the background of which the mantel had been decorated ta give the effect of a pipe organ. Three of the original wedding party, George Fink of here, and Mrs. Ella Worth and Mrs. Caroline Dcutschmann of St Louis attended the couple. Lester and Elmer Pfeiffer,son--of Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer, and their families were present at the celebration. Those from this community who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. George Fink, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young, Fred Maune, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Maune and children, Sandra and Marvin, Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Williams and children, Bobbie, Gloria and Kenneth, Mrs. Allen Martin and son, Gary, and Miss Adele Peiile of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Rapps and son, Raymortd, of Jeffriesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer were former residents of this city. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Klingsick, Union, a girl, born Wednesday, April 14, at the St. Francis Hospital in' Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams, Union, a boy, born Friday, April 9, at St. Francis Hospital in Washington.Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lee Hatcher, Union, a boy, born Friday, April 9, at the St. Francis Hospital in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Haberberger. Washington, a girl, born Sunday, April 11, at the St. Francis Hospital at Washington. Urge Tax On Hidden Wealtl Asked To Give Stricter Attention To Personal Assessments Members of the County Board of Equalization, Presiding Judge F. W. Kamper, Associate Judges Farrar and Vogt, Geo. H. Voss-brink, highway engineer, Lawrence J. C. Meyer, county clerk, and Carl T. Webber, assessor, with D. W. Breid, prosecuting attorney, attended a meeting in Jefferson City Friday with the State Tax Commission. The meeting was called in on effort to raise the personal property tax valuations or what is known as "hidden wealth" throughout Missouri.Per-t-'iiuil properly assessments are about as unequal and unfair as possible and Franklin County is no exception to the general practice throughout Missouri. But a recent report made by the Missouri Public Expenditures Survey on the personal tax returns of the live state ollleials, who recently loured the slate urging all "hidden wealth" be uncovered for taxation purposes, has aroused unusual interest at Jefferson City. So far as a check of the records of the Cole County assessor, and those of the ollleials' home counties, could disclose, the personal property reported exclusive of livestock and farm machinery was as follows: Governor Forrest C. Dorinell, $2.6118.31; State Treasurer Wilson Bell, $1,400; State Auditor Smith, $200; Secretary of Stale Dwishl H. Brown, $50; Attorney General Hoy McKittrick, none. Only Donnell and Bell submitted itemized personal assessment lists for 1942. The amounts listed for Smith nod Brown represented "household goods." There was no record of motor cars, money, notes, bonds, jewelry or other personal propel t.v for either Smith, Brown or .McKitlrcik. UNION MERCHANTS PRACTICE SUNDAY j The Union Merchants' baseball team will hold its first practice session of the season next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock on the Union High School Field. Competition for a place on the team is open to every man over sixteen years of age. All interested in joining Union's 1 1143 team should report to Manager Connie Webber next Sunday afternoon, April 111. SHOW METHODS OF MEAT EXTENSION Methods of extending meat were explained by Mrs. Grace Hansen, Home Management Supervisor for Franklin and Crawford counties, at a demonstration sponsored by the Union Parent Teachers Association and held .it the Union Memorial Auditorium Monday evening. Miss Helen Pautler, president of the local P. T. A. assisted Mrs. Hansen. A number of dishes were prepared and then samples were passed for those in the audience to taste. Mrs. Hansen explained to her audience that there is no real substitute for meat but that it was her aim to give recipes for dishes which will make the most of the meat that is available. Recipes for the dishes prepared will appear in next week's Tribune.EVANGELICAL PARSONAGE RENOVATED The Evangelical Parsonage on Springfield Avenue has been completely renovated in the past month and is now in readiness for the new pastor, who will arrive on April 26. The parsonage will be open to the public between 12:00 noon and 6:00 p, m. on Sunday, April 28, and everyone is invited to come fnd inspect the improvements. The Food Distribution Admin-: i.slration is releasing 2 million cases of food which had been I held in emergency reserves for war needs. This includes: tomatoes, pears, plums, apples and peaches which will now go to civ-; ilians. In addition, 12 million cases of canned foods are now being transferred by the Army to i the Department of Agriculture I for release in meeting emergency food situations. The army reports 10 percent of the food wastage has been eliminated by preparing meals for the number answering mess call rath er than for the entire postpersonnel. LOANS NOW FOR POULTRY RAISERS According to Jno. M. Crcbs, Regional Manager of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office, St. Louis, Missouri, loans will be made this year to farmers and poultry raisers for the purpose of purchasing feed fur poultry, in addition to its usual crop and feed loans. Any one who has a brooder house and facilities for caring for poultry is eligible for a loan to purchase feed for feeding either young chicks or turkeys, or feed for a laying flock for the production of eggs. The loan, as other loans made by the Emergency Cp and Feed Loan Office, is made at 4',i interest and the security will be a first mortgage on the poultry to be fed. Applications for Franklin County are being taken by Fred Harrison, at Ftiek Bldg., Union, or :f further information is desired, write to Box 312, Field Supervisor, at Union, Mo. Sponsor Poppy Poem Gonlcsl Contest Open To Pupils In Grade And High Schools The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a Poppy Poem Contest for the children in ail schools. Students in the fourth fifth and sixth grades will complete in Class 1; those in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades in Class 2, and students in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades in Class 3. The rules for the contest have been given to the teachers in the schools and the contest will clo.v on May 10. Awards will be given in all three classes, the winners in the Unit then competing in the Department contest. The subject of the poem must be about the lied Flanders Poppy which grew in Flanders Field and must be an original composition, not entered in any contest before. Mrs. Harry Ekey, poppy chairman of the Union Unit, has an nounced that the poppies, which will be on sale Poppy Day, have arrived. The flowers were shaped patiently by hand by disabled war veterans and are a replica in crepe paper of the Mowers that bloomed on the battle field of the first World War. 'Flanders Fields are on the other side of the world from Guadalcanal and a quarter of a century distant in time, but the lilllc poppy of Flanders speaks for the dead of both battles", says Mrs. Ekey. Receives Certificate Mrs. Harry Ekey this week received a certificate signed by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and also a picture of the famous lady in recognition of her splendid work as chairman for Union in the China Relief Fund Drive last April. No Union Easter Services There will be no Union Easter Service this year on Easter Sunday. The Rev. Arnold Smith had formerly made arrangements for the service, but there are only two of the pastors here who were originally on the program. 15 Assigned To Aclive Service Leave, Union Next Monday , Morning For Jefferson Barracks Fifteen of the thirty-nine young men who left Union April 12lh for pre-induction examination at Jef- ferson Barracks have passed their j finals and have been ordered to report this coming Monday, April I 19th, for aclive service. The fol- lowing will be in charge of Pleasant R. Smith of Union: Robert M. Tyree, Carl K. Montgomery, Russell E. Kerens, Henry J. Broeker, Milford F. Ilockeniey-er, Virgil J. Hamilton, Clyde Ogle, Clifford L. Koch, Belmont C. Johnson, Rudolph J. Haunckcn, Gilbert F. Lange, Julian B. Emmons, George W. Bell and William L. Green. Some of the men who reported Monday were held over for an additional examination and if accepted will leave some time later in the week. RAISE 50 PER CENT OF UNION'S WAR LOAN QUOTA "THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES YOU LEND YOUR MONEY" IS SLOGAN FOR 13 BILLION WAR LOAN DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES Union's quota of $44,750 toward the Second War Loan Drive of 13 billion dollars which started April 12th and ends on April 30th looks a lot smaller after the first week of solicitation is over. Fifty per cent has already been subscribed and while the remaining half will entail more work on the part of the captains and members of the different committees, no one doubts but what Union will maintain its reputation of always going over the top in every war drive. Union has again been divided into 11 districts according to James L. Wood, county and local INCENTIVE PAYMENTS NOW TO FARMERS The Franklin County AAA Committee has just been notified incentive payments will definitely l.x. made on fresh vegetables and potatoes. Announcement was made today by Jos. II. Jasper. Franklin County USDA War Board Chairman. The rate of payment for fresh vegetables will be 50 dollars an acre for the acreage between 90 and 110 percent of the farm's fre.-n vegetable goal. Payment for Irish potatoes will be at the rate of 50 cents per bushel times the normal yield for any acreage m excess of 90 percent of the f irm goal and up to 110 percent. Price supports will rcplacu incentive payments for oilier war crops. The support price for soybeans will be $1.80 per bushel on yellow beans having 14 percent or less moisture content. Premiums and discounts will be provided lor other quality beans. This is an increase of 10 cents per bushel over the support price previously announced. incentive payments on war crops were first announced by the 1'ipaitmcnt of Agriculture- and farmers were advised of this fact. I, iter a statement was issued to the elicit incentive payments or some other financial inducement would le ollVrcd. As a result a definite program has been worked oul combining incentive payments and pi Ice supports which guarantee 1 he farmer a profitable return for the extra effort required in producing items essential to the war effort. Price supports are to be provided lor all essential commodities. In addition to those already mentioned, there will be a loan program for corn, wheal, rice, barley, cotton and grain sorghums. The government will purchase Irish and sweet potatoes. The sup-pi it price for Irish potatoes is 02 percent of parity and the gov-tiiiment purchase price approximately $2.00 per hundred for No. 1 i otatocs. The price for U, S. No. 1 sweet potatoes in car lots will be $1.45 per bushel through March and April; $1.15 August through November; and $1.30 in December and January. Hogs arc supported at $13.25; poultry at 90 percent of parity or above; eggs at yearly average farm price of 34 cents a dozen; butter at 90 percent of parity and in no event less than 46 cents for 92 score; other milk products at 90 percent of parity. Dr. Wm. F. Eimbeck Dies Funeral services will be held at the L. C. Fertig Chapel in New Haven at 2:00 p. m., Saturday, for Dr. William F. Eimbeck, who died early Thursday morning. Dr. Eimbeck, who had been ill for about five years, was 70 years old. He was born in New Haven and lived there his entire life time, practicing medicine in that community for forty-five years. Dr. Eimbeck served twice as Coroner of Franklin County and was Chairman of the Franklin County Republican Central Committee for a number of years. He was president of the Farmers Savings Bank of New Haven and from 1933 to 1939, was president of the Citizens Bank of New Haven. Ho was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jenny West Eimbeck, and one son, Carl V. Eimbeck, of Glendalc, Missouri, First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of St. Louis County; also, one sister, Mrs. Frank White of California. chairman, and a captain named for each district. The captains in turn select their committee helpers. In addition to these districts, the court house has been set apart as a district with Edwin Hoemann, probate judge, its captain. The other captains are: Emil F. Helm-endach, M. B. Murray, Rosalie Eschbach, Hamilton Brightwell, Vera Peters, Reinhard Schrocder, Chas. Lewis, James Hardy, Tony Danz, Wm. Altholz and Thos Cope-land.A meeting has been called for the Captions this Friday night at the City Hall in the Memorial Auditorium at eight o'clock. LOOKING BACKWARD FIVE YEARS AGO Forty Franklin County boys were selected for the CCC Camp. Le Roy Coyle, Kenneth Gardner and Ivan Barnhardt left for Mayfield, Kentucky, the Browns' training camp, for try-outs. The Franklin Shoe Company of St. Louis, incorporated for $100,-000, definitely ogrecd to locate its factory in Union if citizens would raise a cash bonus of $15,000 and erect a suitable building, estimated to cost about $20,000. The second annual Rally and Picnic of the Walter Hatzfield Post, American Legion, of St. Louis, was to be held in Union on Sunday, July 17. FIFTEEN TEAKS AGO Mrs. Clark Brown, nee Amanda Stierbcrger, died in St. Johns Hospital in St. Louis. The second annual parade and carnival of the Union High School Pep Club was a big success in spite of unfavorable weather. The Junior Class float won the first prize." Mr. and Mrs. Joe Klenke were the proud parents of a baby boy. Emil F. Helmendach of Prairio township was appointed deputy by County Clerk Emil J. Kallmann and came to Union to assume his new duties after completing his term of school teaching in his home district. The Tri-S Club entertained with a dinner-dance at McCarthys. Miss Anna Mucnstermann attended a meeting of.4ho Missouri District Evangelical Convention Committee- at Eden Seminary in Webster Groves. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Robert W. Otto of Washington announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination as Prosecuting Attorney. Joseph Allen of the Prairio neighborhood and George Par-mentier of Union died. Both men were in their 40's. Miss Corinne Marsh and her agriculture class of the Union High School visited the Cedar Ridge Poultry Farm and inspected Mrs. Alphonso's flock of Rhode Island Reds. The Saxaphone Octette, under the direction of L. J. Fink, played for a Red Cross benefit at Lab-adie.August Fink bought the grain elevator and feed and flour business in Union from the A. J. Gorg estate. Martin Boston of Washington left for St. Louis to take a two-months course in auto driving, gunsmithing, sheet metal working, etc., offeirU by the government. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Evert announced the birth of their first child, a son. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Union supported two baseball teams. The Franklins included Russell Reinhard, Walter Moore, Walter Hein, William Wesley, Guy Baker, Louis Noser, Clarence Bay, Archie Moore, William Hoelscher and William F. Kirkpa trick. The Union baseball club included Raymond Gorg, Willie Vitt, Aug. Hoffmann, Elmer Hein, Raymond Cole, Aug. Steinbeck, Fred Naug-ebaur, Paul Mueller, and Ludy Mintrup. C. E. Hill and family of Eldon moved to Union. Mr. Hill was the Franklin County agent for a medicine company. Mrs. Wright, Photographer, was located in the Dress Building until May 10th. A new floor was being laid on the porch of the Union Hotel. Edward Soph was suffering from a severe attack of the measles.
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Title | Franklin County Tribune (Union, MO), 1943-04-16 |
Issue Date | 1943-04-16 |
Issue Year | 1943 |
Issue Month | 04 |
Issue Day | 16 |
Edition | 1 |
Title Volume | 78 |
Title Number | 6 |
Type | Newspaper |
Source | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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Title | Franklin County Tribune (Union, MO), 1943-04-16 |
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Transcript | FRANI NtGOU NTY hi THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Established In the Year 1865 UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1943 VOLUME 78 No. 6 BUNE County Court In Regular Session Completes Work As Board Of Equalization Wednesday Afternoon The County Court has been in ession all this week chiefly as a kard of Equalization with the asessor, highway engineer and wunty clerk. This work was bmpleted Wednesday and Thurs- ay was spent in Illinois checking ver road machinery. The pro- eedings of the court as continued om last week are as follows: For supplies to the County In-rmary: Allen Peters, $15.43; E. . Panhorst, $6.25; Otto Young, 119.75; Union Bakery, $24.22; Dueller's Shoe Store, $10.60; Ob- mark & Dufner, $7.41; Leo eirick, $2.24; Aholt's AG Store, B3.33; C. J. Arand, $12.97; Bus- li's Hardware, $2.68; Wm. Dress, 127.43; Farmers Cooperative ss'n., $25.85; Alberta Fox, $35; roger's, $56.56; Tillie Huxel, B; J. D. Shcpard, $3.54. Dr. H. M. Denny was allowed DO, quarterly salary as county hysician. For stationery supplies: Elkins wyers, $18.63; W. A. Voss Co., 6.80; Sam'l Dodsworth, $11.25; hroncile Herald, $20.35; Stan- brd Printing Co., $78.38; Buxton Skinner, $9.54; Gerald Journal, 124.23; S. G Adams, $3.31; J. W. call, $131.02; Skinner & Ken edy, $3.21; Ozark News, $7.99; Washington Citizen, $29.02. Miscellaneous expenses: Union ,'ater Works, $31.45; Busch's udware, $15.54; Union Electric ')., $83.15; A. H. Wolff, taking ection supplies to Lyon Town- lip, $8.40; Tribune, publishing otice of election, $4.77; Casey & enox, for burial of Mrs. Kate apehart, Bedford Chisum und hos. Nunn, $60; Helen Hund- lusen, expenses in social secur- y office, $41.50; Tropical Paint Oil Co., supplies, $16.07; Ed-ard Glaser, moneyadvanecd for ncumothorax treatments, $10; rystal Ice & FueV for fuel at In . rmary, $32.71; Ellis Fischel tate Cancer Hospital, $5, board f county patient; Chas. August- ic, $12.80, repair of typewriters I court house; Burroughs Adding lachine Co., $39.85, payment of rvicc contract; Herman Blumcr, 0, burial of Frank Menke; Mis- uri State Sanatarium, $67.50, me of county patients; St. Fran- s Hospital, $100, care of county iilients for March; Hugo Rieke, 15, support of El win Rickc; J. D hepurd, $3.95, repairs; Fred Fros- lug, $170.80, for painting at court ouse; M. E. Orphans Home, $13, oard of Geo. Simmons; Mrs. habel Schloss, $30, board of Ralph nd Harold Reed; Albert Renick. 5, bounty on wolf; H. G. Mehr- iff, $35, operating road maintain- r; Frankel Ribbon Co., $11, type- riter ribbons for court house; tenneth Wilson, $20.25, operating hovel: Alvin Dicstelkamp, sher- y, $47.30; delivering precinct upplies for election. The court approved the abstract f fees as submitted by D. W. eid, prosecuting attorney; H. F. ohlfing, circuit clerk; Alvin Dics- Ikamp, sheriff, Ralph E. Sudholt, lecorder, and Lawrence J. C. Meyer, county clerk. Carl Web er, assessor, was allowed $6 far ostage and box rent; Ralph Sud-olt, $39.39 for postage; and Ed- Lin Hoemann, probate judge, 11.82 for postage. Inquest fees were allowed as illows: In case of Jos. Bacr, $11.- 0; for Robert Hoppe, $9.80; and r Fred J. Freese, $9. Wm. Dress was allowed $150, llary as superintendent of Coun- y Infirmary. The court appointed Herman Blumcr as road commisisoner of he Berger Special Road District. Frank Shepard Co., allowed $12 ur subscription to Shepard's Cit- tions. The court donated $40 to the hildren's Home Society of Mis- ouri. The court also ordered the ale of county property in Ozark ounty. For repairs to the county high way department, Massek-Murray, 31.59; Hoelscher & Kappelmann, 41.35; Ritter Auto Salvage, $6.25; Riechers Body Shop, $5.45; Perk- ns Motor, $1; Mo.-Illinois Tractor o $24.25; Illinois Powder Mfg. o., $358.02; Tom Munion, $6; ierkel Service Station, $3.88; Vashington Motor Co., $19.07; Gil-ermann Iron & Steel Co., $214.61; ohn Fabick, $3.23; Site Pannell 'ire Co., $55.45; Wm. Hoelscher, 6.48; Bleckmann Machinery Co., 113.03; Hartbauer Auto Parts, 9.65; Wolff Pipe & Iron Co., THIS WEEK AT THE WILLIAMS THEATRE Billed at the Williams for tonight, Friday, "The Meanest Man in the World", starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane with Roche-ester. Feature No. 1 for Saturday night, "The Great Gilder-sleeve," with Harold Peary and Jane Darwcll; feature No. 2, "Jacare", an animal feature narrated by Frank Buck. A matinee will be shown Saturday afternoon at 2:30. On Sunday and Monday nights and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Claudette Colbert and Joel McRea are featured in "The Palm Beach Story" with Mary Astor and Rudy Vallee. The double feature scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday includes "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing," with Godfrey Tearle and Hugh Williams, also "Rythm of the Islands" wilh Allen Jones and Jane Frazee. On Thursday and Friday nights Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd are featured in "The Glass Key," with Wiliam Bcndix and Bonita Granville. Free Movies Of Red Cross Work Shows Use Of Blood Plasma On Battlefields And Hospitals A Red Cross sound movie, "They Need Not Die" will be shown :.it the Memorial Auditorium basement this Friday night, April 10th, under the auspices of the local Red Cross Chapter and the Union Chamber of Commerce. The entire show is free to the public and should prove very interesting as the use of blood plasma is shown in the treatment of the wounded in our armed forces. The show is scheduled to begin promptly at 7:45 o'clock. Married In California Miss Virginia Fletcher, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Fletcher" of fir; Gabrinl, CalifoiTM became the bride of Cpl. Lester Evert in a quaint litlle church in St. Gabrial on Sunday, April 1, at three o'clock. Alter the ceremony a reception was held on the beautiful lawn at the home of the bride. After a brief honeym ioii in Santa Barbara, California, the youn couple returned to St. Gabrial where they have taken an apartment to be near the camp where the groom is stationed. The groom is the sun of Mr. and Mrs. Louis fcverl of Jelfries-burg. He attended Union High School and graduated wilh the class of 1938, after which he wos employed at the Triple A Office until he volunteered for service in 1941. For the past year lie has been stationed near Los Angeles, Calif., with the Headquarters of the Military Police. GOAL REACHED IN WAR STAMP CONTEST The goal in the grade school war stamp contest was reached this week with the total receipts, including Monday's sales of $129.35, amounting to $1827.25. The children had pledged themselves at the first of January to buy enough stamps to pay for two jeeps, each one costing $900. The contest among the grades was won by the small division of the sixth grade with 72 of the children buying stamps. The fifth grade was .second with 707,. and the small third grade, with 66 buying stumps, was third. The Highway Patrol Says The fact that there has been a noticeable decrease in motorists on our highways today, does not warrant your violation of traffic-rules. Safe driving habits must be practiced today more than ever before. Every working hour lost slows up "Victory". Drive safely for America. $310.42; Robert Schmidt. $17.60. For gasoline and oil: Baur's Service Station, $6.20; John F. Scheer, $15.80; Standard Oil, $232.30; Washington Oil Co., $89.-08; Segelhorst Bros., $28.29; Thos. J. Danz, $25.89. For miscellaneous supplies: Sylvester Wideman, $2.42; Clarence Conrads, $5; W. H. Powell, $42.37; A. P. Crow, $153.66; Geo. Koell-ing, $105.74; Obermark & Dufner, $56.16. Laux Again To Describe Games Veteran Announcer Will Broadcast Ploy-By-Play On KXOK France Laux, veteran sports announcer who has described more than 2,100 big league baseball games in 16 years of broadcasting all types of sports events, again will broadcast play-by-play ac-coun's of all American and National League games at St. Louis next summer. Laux will begin describing all home games of the Cardinals and Browns over KXOK in St. Louis and a network of stations in Missouri and Illinois, April 21st when the 1943 season opens with the Browns playing the Chicago While Sox. Laux has a national reputation as a baseball announcer. He has described nine world series, six of them for national network listeners and in 1937 was named the "outstanding baseball announcer in the United States". The announcer estimates that he has poured some 30,000,000 odd words into microphones describing 2.150 baseball games. In addition, he has given radio reports on almost every type of sports event, including boxing, football, basketball, hockey, tennis and bowling. Tl'.e 45-year-old cigar smoking announcer was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma in December, 1897. He became interested in athletics while attending school in Oklahoma City and Bristow, and won quite a reputation at Oklahoma City University, then known as Oklahoma City College. Laux participated in virtually every sport played in high school and at college, winning a total of 16 letters. He left school before graduation, however, to accept an offer to coach a high schoof buse- ball team. ( L. .After the first. World. .War in which Laux served as a sergeant attached to the 259th Aerial Pursuit Squadron, he again took up his coaching duties, but managed to play some baseball himself. It was during this period that i I.aux found himself a part owner I nf a small baseball league in Oklahoma. "I'll nover forget thai," he says today, "because I j.scld Pepper Martin for $300." "Pepper" played on one of the : teams in the lefiguc, Laux cx- plained, and when it broke up he ; was sold for $300 to a neighboring 1 league. Laux broke into radio in 1927 on ; a station in Tulsa, Okla., describing, which isn't strange, baseball games. In 1929 he shifted in SI. Louis, which has been his home i and work place ever since, j The announcer, who signs his checks "J. Francis Laux", lives in southwest St. Louis with his wife and two boys, France Albert, 14 and Roger Harry, 12. Laux's favorite hobbies are sports he attends practically cv- I cry sporting event held in the : cily and is particularly interested in bowling. Last year he do-, nated two tr.iphies for individual i high scores in aPress-Radio-i Bowling Sweepstakes, which, it turned out later, were won by ! Laux and his wife. "Every one I thought I was an Indian trophy j giver", Laux says. Loses Life In Grass Fire Body Badly Burned Found By Daughter In Field Thursday John Strubberg, 80, who made his home with the family of his brother, the late Edw. Strubberg, met his death while attempting to help extinguish a grass fire on the farm of a neighbor last Thursday, April 8. Mr. Strubberg had' wandered into the woods trying to extinguish the flames, which covered about 200 acres, and was not missed until he did not return for supper that evening. He was found later in the evening by" his daughter, Helen Strubberg, but hud been dead for some time. Funeral services were conducted at 9:30 Monday morning, April 12, at St. Joseph's Church at Nci-er by the Reverend Schaller and burial was made in the church cemetery. RED CROSS DRIVE HERE YIELDS $2364.34 The total receipts for the Red Cross War Fund Drive in Union reached $2364.34, according to James A. Ncher, chairman. This represents collections in Union of $2210.70; a contribution made in Washington to the credit of tha Union Chapter of $15 and $138.64 realized from the collection and sale of scrap metals by the Union school children. Union's quota was set at $1050. Mr. Nchcr again wishes to cx-r press his thanks to the wonderful cooperation given in the War Fund Drive and stated Thursday that all funds had been turned over to headquarters in Washington and his different committees dissolved. Vocal Recital At Grade School Given By Music Department Of Union High School Presenting its first all vocal program of the school year, the Music Department of Union High School has anounccd a Vocal Recital for this Friday night, April 16, at -8:00 P. M., in the Grade School Auditorium. The program will be given in two parts, dividing the secular and sacred numbers. Many well known numbers such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Asleep In The Deep," "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice", "Bells of the Sea", and others will be sung by high school students as vocal solos. "Summer Time", and "The Lords Prayer" will be two of the girls trios to be presented. The Bovs Glee Club is singing four numbers including: "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," and "Goodbye O'l Paint". One of the numbers by the Girls Glee Club will be the lovely Bach Chorale "Dearest Lord Jesus". A girls sextet. Mixed Quartet, and Boys Quarlet, all composed of grade school children, will also be on the program. The program will end with a Mixed Chorus of fifty select void's singing the famous "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah" Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Michael Prciffei of 5950 Wabada Avenue, St. Loui.-, renewed their marriage vows on their fificth wedding anniversary at a celebration at the home oi their son and daughter-in-law . Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pfeiffer, ol 4256 Swan Avenue, St. Louis, on Sunday, April 11, before approximately one hundred relatives and friends. The service was conducted in the beautifully decorated living room by the Rev. Paul Selimt of the Eden Emanuel Church of St. Louis. The wedding party assembled to the strains of "The Wedding March" before the improvised altar, in the background of which the mantel had been decorated ta give the effect of a pipe organ. Three of the original wedding party, George Fink of here, and Mrs. Ella Worth and Mrs. Caroline Dcutschmann of St Louis attended the couple. Lester and Elmer Pfeiffer,son--of Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer, and their families were present at the celebration. Those from this community who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. George Fink, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young, Fred Maune, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Maune and children, Sandra and Marvin, Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Williams and children, Bobbie, Gloria and Kenneth, Mrs. Allen Martin and son, Gary, and Miss Adele Peiile of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Rapps and son, Raymortd, of Jeffriesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer were former residents of this city. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Klingsick, Union, a girl, born Wednesday, April 14, at the St. Francis Hospital in' Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams, Union, a boy, born Friday, April 9, at St. Francis Hospital in Washington.Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lee Hatcher, Union, a boy, born Friday, April 9, at the St. Francis Hospital in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Haberberger. Washington, a girl, born Sunday, April 11, at the St. Francis Hospital at Washington. Urge Tax On Hidden Wealtl Asked To Give Stricter Attention To Personal Assessments Members of the County Board of Equalization, Presiding Judge F. W. Kamper, Associate Judges Farrar and Vogt, Geo. H. Voss-brink, highway engineer, Lawrence J. C. Meyer, county clerk, and Carl T. Webber, assessor, with D. W. Breid, prosecuting attorney, attended a meeting in Jefferson City Friday with the State Tax Commission. The meeting was called in on effort to raise the personal property tax valuations or what is known as "hidden wealth" throughout Missouri.Per-t-'iiuil properly assessments are about as unequal and unfair as possible and Franklin County is no exception to the general practice throughout Missouri. But a recent report made by the Missouri Public Expenditures Survey on the personal tax returns of the live state ollleials, who recently loured the slate urging all "hidden wealth" be uncovered for taxation purposes, has aroused unusual interest at Jefferson City. So far as a check of the records of the Cole County assessor, and those of the ollleials' home counties, could disclose, the personal property reported exclusive of livestock and farm machinery was as follows: Governor Forrest C. Dorinell, $2.6118.31; State Treasurer Wilson Bell, $1,400; State Auditor Smith, $200; Secretary of Stale Dwishl H. Brown, $50; Attorney General Hoy McKittrick, none. Only Donnell and Bell submitted itemized personal assessment lists for 1942. The amounts listed for Smith nod Brown represented "household goods." There was no record of motor cars, money, notes, bonds, jewelry or other personal propel t.v for either Smith, Brown or .McKitlrcik. UNION MERCHANTS PRACTICE SUNDAY j The Union Merchants' baseball team will hold its first practice session of the season next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock on the Union High School Field. Competition for a place on the team is open to every man over sixteen years of age. All interested in joining Union's 1 1143 team should report to Manager Connie Webber next Sunday afternoon, April 111. SHOW METHODS OF MEAT EXTENSION Methods of extending meat were explained by Mrs. Grace Hansen, Home Management Supervisor for Franklin and Crawford counties, at a demonstration sponsored by the Union Parent Teachers Association and held .it the Union Memorial Auditorium Monday evening. Miss Helen Pautler, president of the local P. T. A. assisted Mrs. Hansen. A number of dishes were prepared and then samples were passed for those in the audience to taste. Mrs. Hansen explained to her audience that there is no real substitute for meat but that it was her aim to give recipes for dishes which will make the most of the meat that is available. Recipes for the dishes prepared will appear in next week's Tribune.EVANGELICAL PARSONAGE RENOVATED The Evangelical Parsonage on Springfield Avenue has been completely renovated in the past month and is now in readiness for the new pastor, who will arrive on April 26. The parsonage will be open to the public between 12:00 noon and 6:00 p, m. on Sunday, April 28, and everyone is invited to come fnd inspect the improvements. The Food Distribution Admin-: i.slration is releasing 2 million cases of food which had been I held in emergency reserves for war needs. This includes: tomatoes, pears, plums, apples and peaches which will now go to civ-; ilians. In addition, 12 million cases of canned foods are now being transferred by the Army to i the Department of Agriculture I for release in meeting emergency food situations. The army reports 10 percent of the food wastage has been eliminated by preparing meals for the number answering mess call rath er than for the entire postpersonnel. LOANS NOW FOR POULTRY RAISERS According to Jno. M. Crcbs, Regional Manager of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office, St. Louis, Missouri, loans will be made this year to farmers and poultry raisers for the purpose of purchasing feed fur poultry, in addition to its usual crop and feed loans. Any one who has a brooder house and facilities for caring for poultry is eligible for a loan to purchase feed for feeding either young chicks or turkeys, or feed for a laying flock for the production of eggs. The loan, as other loans made by the Emergency Cp and Feed Loan Office, is made at 4',i interest and the security will be a first mortgage on the poultry to be fed. Applications for Franklin County are being taken by Fred Harrison, at Ftiek Bldg., Union, or :f further information is desired, write to Box 312, Field Supervisor, at Union, Mo. Sponsor Poppy Poem Gonlcsl Contest Open To Pupils In Grade And High Schools The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a Poppy Poem Contest for the children in ail schools. Students in the fourth fifth and sixth grades will complete in Class 1; those in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades in Class 2, and students in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades in Class 3. The rules for the contest have been given to the teachers in the schools and the contest will clo.v on May 10. Awards will be given in all three classes, the winners in the Unit then competing in the Department contest. The subject of the poem must be about the lied Flanders Poppy which grew in Flanders Field and must be an original composition, not entered in any contest before. Mrs. Harry Ekey, poppy chairman of the Union Unit, has an nounced that the poppies, which will be on sale Poppy Day, have arrived. The flowers were shaped patiently by hand by disabled war veterans and are a replica in crepe paper of the Mowers that bloomed on the battle field of the first World War. 'Flanders Fields are on the other side of the world from Guadalcanal and a quarter of a century distant in time, but the lilllc poppy of Flanders speaks for the dead of both battles", says Mrs. Ekey. Receives Certificate Mrs. Harry Ekey this week received a certificate signed by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and also a picture of the famous lady in recognition of her splendid work as chairman for Union in the China Relief Fund Drive last April. No Union Easter Services There will be no Union Easter Service this year on Easter Sunday. The Rev. Arnold Smith had formerly made arrangements for the service, but there are only two of the pastors here who were originally on the program. 15 Assigned To Aclive Service Leave, Union Next Monday , Morning For Jefferson Barracks Fifteen of the thirty-nine young men who left Union April 12lh for pre-induction examination at Jef- ferson Barracks have passed their j finals and have been ordered to report this coming Monday, April I 19th, for aclive service. The fol- lowing will be in charge of Pleasant R. Smith of Union: Robert M. Tyree, Carl K. Montgomery, Russell E. Kerens, Henry J. Broeker, Milford F. Ilockeniey-er, Virgil J. Hamilton, Clyde Ogle, Clifford L. Koch, Belmont C. Johnson, Rudolph J. Haunckcn, Gilbert F. Lange, Julian B. Emmons, George W. Bell and William L. Green. Some of the men who reported Monday were held over for an additional examination and if accepted will leave some time later in the week. RAISE 50 PER CENT OF UNION'S WAR LOAN QUOTA "THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES YOU LEND YOUR MONEY" IS SLOGAN FOR 13 BILLION WAR LOAN DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES Union's quota of $44,750 toward the Second War Loan Drive of 13 billion dollars which started April 12th and ends on April 30th looks a lot smaller after the first week of solicitation is over. Fifty per cent has already been subscribed and while the remaining half will entail more work on the part of the captains and members of the different committees, no one doubts but what Union will maintain its reputation of always going over the top in every war drive. Union has again been divided into 11 districts according to James L. Wood, county and local INCENTIVE PAYMENTS NOW TO FARMERS The Franklin County AAA Committee has just been notified incentive payments will definitely l.x. made on fresh vegetables and potatoes. Announcement was made today by Jos. II. Jasper. Franklin County USDA War Board Chairman. The rate of payment for fresh vegetables will be 50 dollars an acre for the acreage between 90 and 110 percent of the farm's fre.-n vegetable goal. Payment for Irish potatoes will be at the rate of 50 cents per bushel times the normal yield for any acreage m excess of 90 percent of the f irm goal and up to 110 percent. Price supports will rcplacu incentive payments for oilier war crops. The support price for soybeans will be $1.80 per bushel on yellow beans having 14 percent or less moisture content. Premiums and discounts will be provided lor other quality beans. This is an increase of 10 cents per bushel over the support price previously announced. incentive payments on war crops were first announced by the 1'ipaitmcnt of Agriculture- and farmers were advised of this fact. I, iter a statement was issued to the elicit incentive payments or some other financial inducement would le ollVrcd. As a result a definite program has been worked oul combining incentive payments and pi Ice supports which guarantee 1 he farmer a profitable return for the extra effort required in producing items essential to the war effort. Price supports are to be provided lor all essential commodities. In addition to those already mentioned, there will be a loan program for corn, wheal, rice, barley, cotton and grain sorghums. The government will purchase Irish and sweet potatoes. The sup-pi it price for Irish potatoes is 02 percent of parity and the gov-tiiiment purchase price approximately $2.00 per hundred for No. 1 i otatocs. The price for U, S. No. 1 sweet potatoes in car lots will be $1.45 per bushel through March and April; $1.15 August through November; and $1.30 in December and January. Hogs arc supported at $13.25; poultry at 90 percent of parity or above; eggs at yearly average farm price of 34 cents a dozen; butter at 90 percent of parity and in no event less than 46 cents for 92 score; other milk products at 90 percent of parity. Dr. Wm. F. Eimbeck Dies Funeral services will be held at the L. C. Fertig Chapel in New Haven at 2:00 p. m., Saturday, for Dr. William F. Eimbeck, who died early Thursday morning. Dr. Eimbeck, who had been ill for about five years, was 70 years old. He was born in New Haven and lived there his entire life time, practicing medicine in that community for forty-five years. Dr. Eimbeck served twice as Coroner of Franklin County and was Chairman of the Franklin County Republican Central Committee for a number of years. He was president of the Farmers Savings Bank of New Haven and from 1933 to 1939, was president of the Citizens Bank of New Haven. Ho was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jenny West Eimbeck, and one son, Carl V. Eimbeck, of Glendalc, Missouri, First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of St. Louis County; also, one sister, Mrs. Frank White of California. chairman, and a captain named for each district. The captains in turn select their committee helpers. In addition to these districts, the court house has been set apart as a district with Edwin Hoemann, probate judge, its captain. The other captains are: Emil F. Helm-endach, M. B. Murray, Rosalie Eschbach, Hamilton Brightwell, Vera Peters, Reinhard Schrocder, Chas. Lewis, James Hardy, Tony Danz, Wm. Altholz and Thos Cope-land.A meeting has been called for the Captions this Friday night at the City Hall in the Memorial Auditorium at eight o'clock. LOOKING BACKWARD FIVE YEARS AGO Forty Franklin County boys were selected for the CCC Camp. Le Roy Coyle, Kenneth Gardner and Ivan Barnhardt left for Mayfield, Kentucky, the Browns' training camp, for try-outs. The Franklin Shoe Company of St. Louis, incorporated for $100,-000, definitely ogrecd to locate its factory in Union if citizens would raise a cash bonus of $15,000 and erect a suitable building, estimated to cost about $20,000. The second annual Rally and Picnic of the Walter Hatzfield Post, American Legion, of St. Louis, was to be held in Union on Sunday, July 17. FIFTEEN TEAKS AGO Mrs. Clark Brown, nee Amanda Stierbcrger, died in St. Johns Hospital in St. Louis. The second annual parade and carnival of the Union High School Pep Club was a big success in spite of unfavorable weather. The Junior Class float won the first prize." Mr. and Mrs. Joe Klenke were the proud parents of a baby boy. Emil F. Helmendach of Prairio township was appointed deputy by County Clerk Emil J. Kallmann and came to Union to assume his new duties after completing his term of school teaching in his home district. The Tri-S Club entertained with a dinner-dance at McCarthys. Miss Anna Mucnstermann attended a meeting of.4ho Missouri District Evangelical Convention Committee- at Eden Seminary in Webster Groves. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Robert W. Otto of Washington announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination as Prosecuting Attorney. Joseph Allen of the Prairio neighborhood and George Par-mentier of Union died. Both men were in their 40's. Miss Corinne Marsh and her agriculture class of the Union High School visited the Cedar Ridge Poultry Farm and inspected Mrs. Alphonso's flock of Rhode Island Reds. The Saxaphone Octette, under the direction of L. J. Fink, played for a Red Cross benefit at Lab-adie.August Fink bought the grain elevator and feed and flour business in Union from the A. J. Gorg estate. Martin Boston of Washington left for St. Louis to take a two-months course in auto driving, gunsmithing, sheet metal working, etc., offeirU by the government. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Evert announced the birth of their first child, a son. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Union supported two baseball teams. The Franklins included Russell Reinhard, Walter Moore, Walter Hein, William Wesley, Guy Baker, Louis Noser, Clarence Bay, Archie Moore, William Hoelscher and William F. Kirkpa trick. The Union baseball club included Raymond Gorg, Willie Vitt, Aug. Hoffmann, Elmer Hein, Raymond Cole, Aug. Steinbeck, Fred Naug-ebaur, Paul Mueller, and Ludy Mintrup. C. E. Hill and family of Eldon moved to Union. Mr. Hill was the Franklin County agent for a medicine company. Mrs. Wright, Photographer, was located in the Dress Building until May 10th. A new floor was being laid on the porch of the Union Hotel. Edward Soph was suffering from a severe attack of the measles. |