Franklin County Tribune (Union, MO), 1954-01-15

              STATE HISTORICAL SCOIETT COLUMBIA, 110. Frank n COUNTY BUNE THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Established in the Year 1865 UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1954 VOLUME 88 No. 46 SPEAKER CLARENCE E. KLINGNER - 1954 Farm Prices To Be Discussed At Meeting Here Franklin County farm men and women who would like to know what the future holds for them will hear Clarence Klingner, Extension Agricultural Economist, speak in the Courthouse at Union Thursday evening, Jan. 21. Klingner, as most Franklin County farmers will recognize, was County Agent in Franklin County from 1943 to 1946. Prior to that he was an agricultural teacher and County Agent in Gasconade County. Since leaving Franklin County, Klingner has become a leading figure among midwestern extension agricultural economists. Also on the program for the evening will be a panel of Franklin County farm men and women who will attempt to answer the questions of the group concerning "How to hit the high markets" and "How to keep costs down." The meeting Will start t 7:30 p. m. in the Circuit Court room of the County Courthouse. ; Dance, Charter Night Among Plans for Jaycees Members of Union's new Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet at he American Legion Home in Union, Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m., to complete plns for the JC's first project, a March, of Dimes Dance to be given, in Unj ion on Jan. 30. '" ""Vii ' According to Ralph N. Smjttj,; publicity director for the Junior Chamber of Commerce, oil young men interested in putting over this worthy cause are invited to attend the meeting. There will be a Charter Banquet on Feb. 13 and the new Chamber of Commerce under the leadership of Bill Woodson, president, is putting on a drive for more members before that date. The membership now totals 26. All young men between the ages of 21 and 35 are eligible and the organization offers excellent opportunities for community service along with congenial associations.Recprd Keeping, Income Tax To Be Discussed for Benefit of Farmers, Franklin county farm men and women who would like to learn more about ways of keeping records to make income tax prob lems easier and also something' about farm income tax reporting, would do well to attend the meeting to be held Monday afternoon, Jan. 18, at the MFA ' Hall in Union. Leading the discussion will be C, R. Pitney, Extension Farm Management Specialist from the University of Missouri. Pitney will introduce and explain the new farm record book now being put out through the Extension service and the College of Agriculture. He will also point out ways farmers can keep from overpaying their income tax. This meeting will start ait 1:00 p. m. Monday afternoon at the MFA Hall In Union. CITY HALL NEWS CURE SUGGESTED After Mr. Schulte had completed his report of the Union Chamber of Commerce's recent parking meter survey, he expressed it as his opinion that this survey had shown decisively that a majority of the customers who shop in Union do not favor parking meters and that their decision should be accepted as final. President Schulte did not think that Union had much of a parking problem. He suggested that the Board attempt to cure it with the two hour parking limit. Parking meters would be too strong a remedy in his opinion. Mayor Schroedcr and the Board informed Mr. Schulte that they thought that a two-hour parking limit wouldn't cure the parking problem around the square as that remedy had been tried in Union and other cities before and it had failed. The Board states that it would cost the City $1,000 to install two-hour parking signs and that a third member would have to be added to the City's police force to enforce this remedy. On tie other hand, the parking meter cure would pay for the meters and the salary of a police officer to take care of them. So around and around the parking meter problem goes. How will it be solved? Time will tell. Mayor Schroeder and the Board have indicated no further action on the problem. They have said, however, that if they ever have parking meters installed on the streets in Union, that any income derived for them, above the expenses of operation, will be used for improving parking conditions. PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY FUND At its regular session Monday evening of last week the Board passed the ordinance establishing a "Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund" for the City of Union. The $1,500 in bonds now held in trust by the City for perpetual care in the City Cemetery will be the nucleus of that fund. This ordinance provides that 50 of the income derived from the sale of lots in the City Cemetery will be placed in this fund and that the Board shall accept any gift, donation or bequest to this fund. Monies placed in this fund shall be invested in U. S. Government or State of Missouri bonds. The interest received from these bonds shall be used solely for the preservation, care, upkeep and adornment of the City Cemetery. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT In his report to the Board, City engineer Vossbrink stated that the improvement of Church St. from Hy. 50 to Pine would be a very costly undertaking because of the estimated 183 cu. yds. of rock to be removed. He stated that widening and bringing Union Ave. to grade from Roosevelt to Vonderra would not be so expensive. Mr. Vossbrink also presented a plat and survey of the City's lot on the south side of West Main St. This lot will be sold to the Assembly of God Church. SPECIAL MEETING CALLED Appraisal Engineer Joseph Feco recently made a preliminary survey of City buildings and offered to make a valuation report to the Board for $435, but his report could not be completed until March 15th. The Board felt that Mr. Feco's price was too high and as the insurance on City buildings expires next January 20th this report would be made too late. So in order to arrive at an estimate of to-day's insurable value of City buildings, special insurance agents DeHavin and Reed will prepare reports at no cost to the City. Local contractors Stanley Hall, Ralph Heeger and Gilmore Pfeiffer are also preparing estimates. By using (Continued on Page Two) Attend Gerald Lions Club Charter Night Twenty-one Lions and their wives attended Charter Night of the Gerald Lions Club at Gerald Tuesday night. Norris Fridley is president of the Gerald club, Walter Uffmann, secretary-treasurer; Herbert Owens, first vico president; Robert Bloemke, second vice president; Paul Garlock, third vice president; Virgil Bartel, tail twister; and E. J. Meyer, lion tamer. Directors are H. E. Schroeder, T. H. Vossbrink, Elmer H. Haase and Kenneth Bernhardt. HOLD ANNUAL DINNER Union Circle Daughters of Isabella 391 held their annual turkey dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 in the I. C. School Hall, in honor of the State Regent, Mrs. Anna Walsh, who was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Hogan, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Rein-hardt, of Bailey Circle, St. Louis. Post Regent Julia Herman introduced the guests, Rev.' Father Rost and Father Schierhoff. Mrs. Walsh sang a solo accompanied by Sister Aniceta in church. Past Regent gave a short resume of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen's "Way to Happiness." To Celebrate Birthdays Of IC School Pupils Pupils of Immaculate Conception school who have birthdays in December and January will celebrate with party in the school cafeteria at noon, Jan. 21, It has been announced. Hews of the Magistrate Court Joseph D. Hutton, Union Route 2, and Albert Kerby Smith, Richmond Heights, each entered pleas of guilty to having expired registration for vehicles and each were fined $1. James L. Devlne, Union, was fined $1 for allowing his14-year-old son, John, to operate his car. George Cliftoa Moeser, Union, plead guilty to a charge of no registration and was fined $1, Careless and reckless driving charges in which all defendants plead guilty resulted in the following fines: Walter Eugene Bailey, Gerald, $10; Gerald Francis Meyer, Washington Route 1, $20; Leonard J. Gregory, St. Louis, $3; Junior Carl Bailey, Gerald, $20; Walter E. Stokes, Lemay, $10. Ray Haskell Williams, Union Route 1, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on a careless and reckless driving charge, the sentence stayed on good behavior.; Richard Hoer and Arthur H. Hoer, both of Union, were fined $5 each on their plea of guilty to possessing gigged game fish. Society Installs Installation of officers for the St. Clare Altar Society of the Immaculate Conception Church was held in the school cafeteria on Tuesday evening, Jan. 9. Mrs. Virginia Xarraker was installed as president and Mrs. Mary Pel-ster, vice-president, ach to serve two year terms. Other officers now serving are Mrs. Marguerite Hoelschcr, secretary, and Mrs. Agnes Parmentier, treasurer. Plans were completed at this meeting for a social to be held Feb. 10 at the MemorialAuditorium. County's 'Little Miss Polio' At Ralph Friede, Jefferson City; left, state chairman of the polio foundation; T. W. Sincox, Washington, county chairman; and Mrs. H. Mlddleton, Gerald, community chairman, are shown as they posed with Janet Farrell of Gerald. "Little Miss Polio", at the county March of Dimes kick-off dinner at the White Rose Thursday night (Fan Photo.) GOODWILL TRUCK COMING THURSDAY Visit of the Goodwill Industries truck to Union has been set for Thursday, Jan. 14. Residents ore asked to place donations of wearable, repairable materials in boxes marked for Goodwill, and place them on front porches by 8 a.m. District Dairymen Vote to Support Promotion Plan Dairymen of district 6 of the American Dairy" Association of Missouri met at the Southern Air at Wentzville last Thursday to discuss the new year around ADA set -aside program. As of Jan. 1, Missouri dairymen started setting aside two -cents per hundredweight of milk or one-half cent per pound butter- fat for the American Dairy 'sso-J ciation sales promotion program This program was unanimously adopted by the delegates to the annual meeting of the state ADA at Columbia early in December. Wilbert Hackmann of Marthas- ville of the District 6 Board, said "that all dairy producers in this area will bo contacted in the next weeks so that ithcy will under stand thoroughly the expanded set-aside program. Members of the district board and the district officers, with the cooperation of the dairy plants, will be doing this work," he said. "This is a voluntary program,' Hackmann said, "and we want the dairy farmers to realize what they are getting for their investment in dairy markets." Other directors of District 6 ADA are: president, Wilbert A. Hackmann, Marthasville; vice-president, Boyle Rodes, St. Char les; and secretary-treasurer, Jack Palmer, Ethlyn, Mo. District 6 Includes dairymen living in the counties of Gasconade, Franklin, Jefferson, St. Louis, St. Charles, Warren, Montgomery, Lincoln, Pike, and the City of St. Louis. Land Improvement Meet-In Columbia Jan. 27-29 Terracing and conservation contractors from all over Missouri will meet at the Third National Land Improvement Contractors Association Meeting and Short Course to be held at Columbia. Jan. 27, 28 and 29. Contractors in Franklin County who are interested in learning some of the new developments in soil conservation work would do well to attend this meeting which starts at 1 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Agricultural Engineering Building, University of Missouri. Those who would like to attend any one of the three days are also welcome.REPUBLICAN WOMEN TO MEET JAN. 18 The regular meeting of the Union Republican Women's Club will be held Monday evening. Jan. 18, at 7:45 cm. in the Probate Court Room. All members sre urged to attend. Mm. 2f 54th Annual Lincoln Day Celebration To Be Held In St. Louis Feb. 12-13 The 54th annual Lincoln Day ; celebration, sponsored each year by the Missouri Association of Republicans, will be held at Hotel Jefferson in St. Louis, Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13, according to Ruben R. Schade of Cape Girardeau, president of the state-wide organization. Messages have been mailed to secure nationwide speakers for the oldest continuous Missouri G.O.P. organizations to President Dwight D. Eisenhower at The White House, to Vice-president Richard Nixon, who three weeks ago returned from a good will trip to the Orient, and Chr. Leonard Hall. Remiblican National Com- ftnittee. The committee hopes to announce the name of the principal banquet speaker soon. To supervise the general arrangements of the two-day fes $1,180,065 In County Taxes Collected Edwin Kappclmann, county collector, reports that out of a total tax charge for '1953 of $1,257,622.77, his office collected to January 1, 1954, the-sum of $1, 180,065.81 Included in this sum is $750,708.63 for personal property arid real estate taxes; $350,-050.33 for public utility taxes; $77,896.77 for merchants and manufacturer's taxes; and $1410.-08 In back taxes. Less than 8 per cent of 1953 taxes remained unpaid January 1, 1954, which is just about the same as for previous years. LOCAL 8 AND 40 SALON MEETS AT WASHINGTON Salon 329 of 8 and 40 held their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hescman in Washington on Friday evening, Jan. 8. Twenty-seven partners from Pacific, New Haven, Bcrger, Washington and Union were in attendance. . ; Following the meeting the group assembled at the American Legion Home where refreshments were served to Voiture 301 of 40 and 8 and 8 and 40. Those from Union who attend ed were Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Lln- demann, Mrs. Inza Conlcy, Misses Dorothy Doerr, Mayme, Lillian, Frances and Dorothy Mintrup. The next regular meeting will be held at St. Clair on Friday, Feb. 5, at the Legion Home. Promoted In Korea Roscoe R. Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reed of Union, was recently promoted to Sergeant He Is serving with the 224 Inf. Regt, 40th Division, in Korea. Set. Reed entered the Army Dec. 9," 1982, and was sent overseas in May 1953. Drive Dinner tivities, Albert E. Schoenbeck, St. Louis, a past president of the organization, has been designated as chairman, Sam Appleby of Ozark, treasurer of the organization, has been selected chairman of dinner reservations, and will be assisted by the twovice-presid-dents from each congressional district. Mrs. Ruth S. Shelby, Kirkwood, secretary, will supervise registration. Herbert Douglas of Neosho is the historian and will arrange for the past presidents' meeting. Other groups holding sessions February 12 and 13 include the Missouri Republican Editorial As sociation, Missouri , Federation of Republican Women's Clubs, Young Republicans of Missouri, and Veterans Service League of Missouri. Paying More on Savings at Bank Effective Jan. 1, all savings deposits and new certificates of deposit at the United Bank of Union will cam 2 per cent interest, it has been announced by James A. Nehcr, bank president. March of Dimes Benefit Party At Gerald Jan. 19 A March of Dimes Benefit in the form of a card party will be held at 'the Gerald Fire House, Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. Cakes for Junch will be furnish ed by the WPFA, and the Presbyterian and Evangelical Aids will furnish coffee, cream and sugar, and will help serve. Prizes are donated by Mr. and Mrs. J. Furstcnworth, and the firemen will donate use of the fire house. Mrs. Lena Owens and . Mrs. Francis Jewell are chairmen. Admission is 50 cents. Marines On Leave Six young men who left Union 10 weeks ago as recruits in the U. S. Marines for Camp Pendleton, Calif., for their boot training, are home enjoying 21 days leave. All are now privates first class and have been assigned for further training. Charles C. Roberts, Pacific, will go to motor transport school at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Robert O. Bcattie of Leslie, to Airman's School at Naval Aviation School at Jacksonville, Florida; James R. Armer, Washington, to Camp Pendleton for further training; Carl H. Gumpenberger, Union, to CamD Leieune. N. C. to black smith's school with the engineer ing department; Elmo K. Eller-hrakf. Beaufort, to the artillery school at 29 Palms. Calif.; and Emll C. Schiller, Union, to the cook and baker's school at Camp Lejeunc, N. C. 1954 Polio Drive Officially Opined At Kick-Off Dinner; Benefit Call Jan. 39 The county March of Dimes drive was officially underway with the annual kick-off dinner last Thursday at the White Rose Cafe here, and final plans were fund drive ever held, Dick Bon- eau, publicity chairman, announc-formulated for the largest polio ed this week. Highlighting the dinner, which was attended by county polio officials and community chairmen, was a report by Ralph Friede of Jefferson City, state chairman of the polio foundation, on the 1954 campaign, new developments In polio prevention, and the reasons CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING FEB. 3 The public is invited and urged to attend a meeting for Civil Defense to be held in Memorial Auditorium dining room, Feb. 3, at 8 p.m. The meeting Is being called by Union's CD director, Charles Allen.County Students At University Rate Honor List More than a thousand students at the University of Missouri were named on Deans' Honor Lists for outstanding achievements during the 1952-53 academic year. The lists include students at the University who have made a grade average of 2.75 or better out of a possible 4.00. All these students and those named to honor societies in 1952-53 were cited at the Seventh Honors Convocation. The Convocation was established to recog nize outstanding .student leader ship and scholastic achievement. The following students from Franklin county were so honored: - Catawissa: Earl Joseph Mc-Keever, Arts and Science; Gerald, Richard F. Raaf, RFD 1. Agriculture; Leo Edward Rohlfing, RFD 1, Veterinary Medicine; Gray Summit: Glenn W. Froning, Agriculture; Leslie: Dolores Vieten, RFD 2, Education; Eunice J. Vieten, RFD 2, Agriculture; Lone-dell: Mildred Agnes Evins, Arts and Science. New Haven: Joyce Bertha Freltag, RFD, Agriculture; Ruth Marie Verman, Education; Pacific: Carl Marvin Bruns, Education; Sullivan: Leonard Hill Owens, 494 E. Vine St., Business and Public Administration; Union: Peter , M. Herborn, 105 Grandview Ave., Education; Roberta Lee Kohn, 624 E. State, Arts and Science; Doris Selma Young, RFD 1, Education; Villa Ridge: Arlene S. Saum, Arts and Science; George Allen Saum, Arts & Science; and Washington: S. Roy Koirtyohann, RFD 1 West, Agriculture.Red Cross Chapter Meeting Monday A meeting of the Franklin county American Bed Cross chapter will be held Monday, Jan, 18, in the courthouse at Union, Mrs. Frank Fink, county chairman, announced this - week. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p. m. Plans for the next visit of the bloodmobile in the county will be discussed. ' Dick Boneau, publicity chairmen, reported that during Dec. 22 out of the 3 3people that received blood transfusions at the St Francis hospital in Washington were residents of the county. In addition 33 county residents have received blood, free of charge, since the plant was put into operation on Oct. , 1953. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair, girl, pKal, Jan. 9. Mr. and Mrs. , Howard Ennrs, St. Francis Hos- Melvin Sammet, Francis Hospital, Union, boy, St Jan. U. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hansel, St. Francis llos- St. Clair, girl, pital, Jan. . Mr. and Mr. Ralph Vemmer, Francis Hospital, Lerojr Nunn, St. Francis Hospital, Union, girl, St Jan. 9. Mr. and Mrs. Clair, boy. St. Jan. 11. behind the increase in fund quotas.Mr. Friede said that beginning Feb. 6 the new trial vaccine for polio prevention, gamma globulin, will be given to the first of one million children throughout the country. He pointed out, however, that this vaccine is not the last word in prevention, and is used chiefly as a "holding action" against the disease until a more effective vaccine is ready. Mr. Friede said much of the money raised goes into research and gave a few figures revealing the terrific cost Involved in this program.T. W. "Buck" Sincox, county chairman, reported that during 1353 there were five new polio cases in the county, and that $1,635 was spent on old patient cases, but that only $319 was spent on new polio cases. Mr. Sinccx said that most of the new cases were cn'ght in time and most of t.Ns families had some type of medical Insurance, which kept the cost down. Bill Woodson, president of the Union Jaycees, announced that final plans f'ave been made for tiie MARCH OF DIMES Ball that will be held in the Memorial auditorium at Union on Saturday, Jan. 30. The musio will be furnished by Sonny Lefholz and his band with all the proceeds going to the drive Elmer Heidmann and Francis Goodrich, directors of the drive in Washington, announced that the Mothers' March on Polio will be held Monday, Jan. 25, between 8:30 and 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Henry Tibbe, county March of Dimes director, said that m ell other communities the Mothers' March on Polio will be held on Friday, Jan. 29, betwen 6:30 and 7:30 p. m. Noel Carpenter of High Hill interviewed Janet Farrell of Gerald, one of the county's pjlto patients last year and who is known as "Little Miss Polio" in the county - campaign, and the tape recording will be broadcast over XWRS. - . - Mr. Sincox compiled the following figures on the amount given per capita by the following communities in last year's drive: Catawissa, 3.75; Gray Summit, 1.33; Villa Ridge, 0.98; Berger, 0.94; Pacific, 0.91; Gerald, 084; Beaufort, 0.84; New Haven, 0.74; St Clair, 0-56; Union, 0.49; Sullivan, 0.48; Washington, 0.46; Laba-dic, 0.18; and Leslie, 0.06. Local Man Cited For Army Merit Warrant Officer Junior Grade Elmer D. Weppner, who left on Jan. 5 for service in Germany, was given a citation for meritorious service while acting as Adjutant from Dec. 4, 1951, to Oct. 29, 1952, with the 6th Armored Division at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Weppner, son of Mrs. Minnie Weppner of this city, is married and the father of two children. His fsmlly will join him In Ger many next month. The citation eays that Weppner, "by application of outstanding ability, initiative and foresight, n t only performed the duties of his own position in superior fash ion but, In addition, rendered meritorious assistance to other sections of the Battalion Head quarters." His service was "m accordance with the finest traditions of the Military Service," the citation concludes. News of the Circuit Court Three suit for divorce and one suit on mechanic's lien were filed In circuit court last week. Clarence G. Hertlein, doing business as The Hertlein Company, has filed suit against William F. end Minnie E. Woodcock, et al. Di vorce suits were filed by Edna vs. Alex Bailey; Mamie H. vs. William F. Osiek; and Faye M. vs. Francis Kelly. Only three cases are scheduled for circuit court next week. To be heard on Monday, January 18, la a damage suit brought by Mrs. Mary Weidsy Rlppe of Porahon-tas, Arkansas, vs. Wilbert G. Klepper, et at The divorce suit of Clara SeataA vs. Howard Sri- ton will be beard on Jan. 21 and a motion to modify a divorce decree in the suit of Clarence vs. Vivian Campo to et tat Jan. 22.