Franklin County Tribune (Union, MO), 1937-06-04

              Qn Il ia) (I II U 0ll 1Q) N stablished in the Year 1855. Successor To Tbi Repuiucam-Tmbum THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1937. VOLUME 72. NO. 13. ;mployees offer Hamilton irown pledges of loyalty Workers Circulate Cards Expressing Desire for Employment f Free frbm Outside' Inflbence. - Hundreds of employee of the :al Hambro Shoe Factory have I jned cards this past week, pledge ; g loyalty to the Hamilton Brown . loe Company and expressing a .!slre for employment free from j e influence of men not connoted with the shoe factory and presenting organizations foreign : f Franklin County. It is reported iat quite a number, who had (en misled by promises of a large local 'membership in the Shoe Workers' Union, have forsaken the Union and tef used to continue to pay their weekly dues: Union meetings have been held with poor ' attendance and with men reported as of the St. Louis C. . I. O. organization delivering the "pep" talks. This is normally a slow time of the year with the Hambro Factory but work is expected to pick up considerably after June. Amateur Hour Program Success !1 drmers' Exchange Presents First of Entertainment Series,' ; The Amateur Hour, which was taged in Union last Thursday eve-ing, May 27, was a decided success. At least this was the verdict iven by the sizable crowd of farm oiks who took time off from eavy work to attend. Seats were 11 occupied on the dance floor at jhe Farmers Exchange, which or- anization sponsored the event. :ourteen contestants vied with ne another to win the prizes of-ered by the Farmers' Cooperative. kme real talent appeared on the iregram, and the numbers included songs, music, recitations, speeches, foolishment and fun. j At the instance of the County Seat W. P. F. A. Club, the stage Mas relocated at the center-front )f the ballroom which left a space n the side screened off from view or the contestants ,who awaited heir turn on the stage. The Woman's Club also made some attractive curtains for the stage, fash-toned out of flour and feed bags which bear the M. F. A. emblem. F. L. Cuno of Union, who con ducted the contest, called attention to these improvements before the (entertainment began. - V Each contestant on the program was given a number,' and when ithe last one was heard the audience voted, by ballot, lor, their choicer! No.- If was -a -piBMO'So'fp tiy Lee Klienfelter of Lebadie, No. 2, a spng, ';One,. Two, Button My Shoe," AnnaMarie Friese. No. 3, Edna Lou Burke, an Interpretation of how a school girl of var ious ages would reslfq "Mary Jitycv a Little Lamb." no. , Marvin Young. third .fcrize. winner, consisted of a piano solo. No. 5, Clifford Penn, spoke a funny piece about a bumblebee. ' ' -.-v. W. L. Alston, of Gildehaus, occupied No. 6 place on the program, and he entertained the crowd with "foolishment" for some 15 minutes. Mingled with his fun were serious discussions; of organization, direct shipping of livestock and various farm problems. Wal- ter Cahill, No. 7, won first prize j.dv playing nis guuar ana singing thoroughly enjoy this number. Mrs. Agatha Cole, .introduced by Mr. Cuno, as the newest local W. P. F. A. member, gave a reading, "Aircastles," wherein the dreams of a young girl were describe! and how they failed to come true. Her number, of a serious and sentimental nature, added a delightful variety to the program. No.- 9, a duet by George Hagg and Ester Kormeier of Krakow, won second prize. Mr. Hagg played an accordian, Miss Kormeier the piano, and both played French harps simultaneously with the other instruments. The combination made delightful music which seemed to be much appreciated. Murray Penn occupied 10th place and gave a reading, "The Little Man Kicks," which was true to life. No. 11, Miss Evalyn Kormeier of Krakow, delighted the audience with a German song, Lauterbach. No. 12 was a piano solo by Evalyn Bell, Villa Ridge. Glen Frelse, No. 13, gave a poem vy Edgar A. Guest, which was the JKhortest number on me program. F. W. Evlns, Lonedell, occupied the last position with a discussion on economics, which he described simply as our "bread and butter, Following an announcement that the county board of the Junior. Farmers Association would meet in Union on Saturday, June 5, Mr. Cuno invited everybody back to the cafeteria where lunch was served to all the women folks had brought sandwiches and cake . with the Farmers Exchange lur nishinu the coffee. . Prizes awarded to the winners consisted of $2.00, $1.00, and 50c in trade for first, second, and third respectively, with 10c in trade being given to each contestant The prize winners, first and second, will not be permitted to compete in Succeeding Amateur Hour con v tests the next of which will be held the night of June 2 but will compete with other winner for grand prizes to be awarded at the last of a series of such con- lests. Only farm folks can enter vited and there is no admission charge. . MERAMEC STATE PARK STREAMLINED Many new and interesting features will greet visitors to Mera-mec State Park, east of Sullivan, Franklin county, this season, Wit bur C. Buford, Game ft Fish Com missioner said on the opening of the state park and resort season. For three years and a half now this popular park has been in the hands of CCC workers. Tourists have always found this an inter- esting 7,124-acre park as its fea tures are widely diverse. It con tains many springs, more than twenty caverns, shelter houses, two bathing beaches, playfield, hiking and bridal trails, a zoo and a profusion of wild flowers and animal life. - For the first time this year four new modern cabins will be available to the public. The cabins contain all the modern conveniences found in your home including running hot and cold water, beautiful fire places and plenty of wood available. Fishers Cave, one of the major caverns of the state, has been electrically lighted. This cave is remarkable for its depth and beauty and abounds in stal actites and stalagmites. A new section has recently been explored and contains some of - the most colorful formations yet found in the state.' Other attractions in the park for visitors is the addition of riding horses. ' ' .Twenty-eight miles ' of trails have been built throughout the vastnesg of the park, four con JXfSsionjrtands are located ins,ya. ious sections of the park; two sanded bathing beaches will be available this season on the Mera mec River which flows through the recreational area. , Of . considerable , interest, ,thU year is the twin' cubs, borri this spring to .Tom and ' Mary Bruin, Inside the stronghold of the park, the state maintains, a game sanct uary for the natural propagation of deer and wild turkey. If you are lucky you may see a pair of albino deer browsing in the sanctuary, usually early in the morning or late in the evening. This portion of the park is open to hikers and those who would explore the canyons and ridges. An eighty foot observation fire tower has been erected here. v Meramec Park, 64 miles south west of St. Louis, may be reached by U. S. Highway 66 to Sullivan, from where it is accessible by a four-mile all-weather State road, No. 114. - WINTERS-STUMPE - Miss Frieda Stumpe of Washing. ton became the bride of Mr. Allen C. Winters, "also of that city, on June 2, 1937, at 3 o'clock at the home of the former's parents. The Rev. D. H. Oberdick officiated at the cermeony. The wedding march was played by Miss Ida M. Hend- richs. - ' The bride was given in marriage by her father. She was charmingly attired in a gown of white mous- seline de soie, trimmed with velvet flowers and silver beads. The skirt of the gown was fitted and fell into a train. A veil of tulle fell over the long train from a cap trimmed with orange blossoms. - She carried a shower bouquet of white roses and lillies of the valley. Mrs. Adolph Door, sister of the bride, who attended her as matron of honor, wore a gown of aqua mousseline with contrasting acces sories. She carried a bouquet of pink roses. Miss Gertrude Detmer, cousin of the groom, served as bridesmaid and wore a gown of pink musseline with . contrasting accessories and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The groom was attended by Clarence Stumpe and wuuam Winters. Following the ceremoney. a de licious 0 o'clock wedding dinner was served at the borne of the bride. Mrs. Winters is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Stumpe of Washington and is a gradual of the Washington High School. Mr, Winters is the son of Mrs. Richard Winters of Union and is a graduate of the Union High School. He is now engaged In busi ness on East Fifth Street in Wash ington in the Winters' Auto Body Shop. . Mr. and Mrs. Winters left for a short trip to Chicago, Illinois, after which they will be at home on 715 West 5th Street, Washington. COURT CONVENES FOR AN INSANITY HEARING The County Court was callea into session by the Clerk of the Court to inquire into the sanity of Charles L. Moss of Sullivan, who was adjudged to be of un sound mind and ordered admitted to the State Hospital No. I as a county patient.' . ' Bills for the case were allowed as follows: State ' Hospital No. 1, $36.00 for support of ChaS. L. Moss for I months; John T. Giebler. Sheriff, $1.00 'for serving writ; Frank W. Jenny, $3.00 for representing Chas. L. Moss. Otto Buchholtz, Frank P. Weath-erford and Oscar Holtmeyer each allowed $5.00 for holding Court one day and John T. Giebler, Sheriff, allowed $3.00 for waiting on Court one day. Court adjourned to the next regular session. Solicit Orders To Help Blind Articles Made By Unpen- sioned Sightless Being Sold Here. Arthur H. Smith and Leonard P. Moeller, representatives of the Missouri Commission for the Blind, arrived in Union Tuesday and will remain here ' several weeks. They will make a house- to-house canvass of' the business and residential houses with sam ples of articles made by the blind and orders will be taken for these articles to be delivered. These men carry with them the endorsement of the Mayoi1, Frank W. Jenny, and the Chamber of Commerce. They wear badges bearing the seal of Missouri and have the endorsement of Mrs. Mary E. Ryder, executive director of the Missouri Commission for the Blind. "Help the Blind to Help Themselves" is their motto. Articles made by blind workers are: brooms, mops; bath mats, door mats, towels, wash and dish cloths, dust cloths, aprons, ' shoe bags, coat hangers', ironing board covers, hot plate ' pads leather belts and nursery articles. The purpose of these sales is to reduce the number of blind per sons the taxpayers ; will have to take care of and to keep1 the blind off of the relief roles by teaching them to make these articles and selling the same for them. Missouri now has 8,324 adult blind of whom 4,346 receive the blind pension, .with a total of 3,-978 who live as best they can. Of this number. Franklin County has 26 blind pensioners and 15 blind non-pensioners. By listing orders for any articles made in the six special workshops of the state these unpensioned blind persons are assured anincome. WASHINGTON OOL OFFERS FREE SWIMMING LESSONS Mrs. Geo. Pring of Gray Summit Will Have Complete Charge of Municipal Pool This Season. The Washington Park Board will offer free swimming lessons at the Municipal Pool this season and has appointed Mrs. Geo. Pring of Gray Summit, formerly Miss Merle Mudgett, manager and instructor. Mrs. Pring had charge of tne Diamonds Pool for two seasons and it was largely through her efforts that young folks of Franklin County were offered free swimming lessons. Swimming carnivals held at the Diamonds the past few seasons have shown remarkable results among the young folks of this section of the county who have been taught to swim correctly. The pool at Washington cannot be surpass ed anywhere in Missouri. The wd- ter is in constant motion, being drawn out of the pool and run through the filtering plant, dur ing every hour of the swimming season. Laboratory tests are made of the water at regular intervals and Mrs. Pring states that the med ical authorities insist on the water in the pool having a lower bacterial count than drinking water. In order to assure absolute safety, the Washington Park Board has sent two life guards detailed for the season to the Acquatic School of the American Red Cross at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for a ten-day training course in swimming and. life saving. - ' , , The following schedule has been made up for the free swimming lessons which will be in charge of Mrs. Pring: Beginners' Swim: 2:00 to 2:30; beginners' diving, 2:30 to 3:00. .; Advanced Swim: 3:00 to 3:30; advanced diving, 3:30 to 4:00. : Junior and Senior Life Saving, 4:00 to 5:00. ' Individual instructions for adults 5:00 to 6:00. Season tickets for adults are priced at $6 while children between the ages of six and twelve may procure a season ticket for $4. ? The Washington Park Board extends a sincere invitation to everyi ()ne in Franklin County to enjoy the Swimming Pool and take advantage of the free course of swimming lessons. SCHOOL SOCIAL AND SUPPER AT GILDEHAUS The St. Johns Church at Gilde haus offers an afternoon of splendid entertainment this Sunday, June 6th. Baseball game, band concert and a chicken supper. Old Time dance with music by Young Bros, from five until nine o'clock and glorified swingtime music by the Sunnyside Serenadcrs begin ning at nine o clock. The Gildehaus Church grounds are floodlighted and its pastor, Father Hild-ner, extends a sincere invitation to everyone to visit the SCS dem onstration farm and enjoy the flowers. TWO' DOUBLE FEATURE ' S NIGHTS AT LIBERTY RULES OF CONDUCT OF FAMED PHILANTHROPIST Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., who passed away May 23rd, at Ormond Beach, Fla., at the age of ninety-seven years, and who, it is stated, gave away over $530.-000,000 to religious, eudcational and medical institutions, framed a Code of Conduct, which he religiously followed and which, many believe, accounted in a large measure for his pronounced success in the business world. Mr. Rockefeller began his career as a $4.50 per week office boy and rose to a world-wide prominence and a degree of affluence that has seldom been equaled in the annals of American business. The following rules are extracted from his Code of Conduct: "Do all the good you can." "Do not grow old before your time. Maintain an interest in life and all living things." - "A little rest now and then helps a man to accomplish more." "Be earnest." "Do not be afraid to work." "Persevere. If you make a mistake, remember that it is human to err. Try again and try harder." "Live within your means. One of the swiftest toboggans I know of is for a young man just starting life to get into debt." "There is no feeling In this world to be compared with self-reliance do not sacrifice that to anything else." ' "A clear conscience Is wortn more and is a greater comfort than is a great fortune gathered by dishonorable methods." "The religion of man is his most important possession. There is nothing in the world that can compare with Christian fellowship, nothing that can satisfy but Christ" "Sons of wealthy parents have not the ghost of a chance compared with boys who come from the country with the determination, to do something In this world." BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETS MONDAY NIGHT The Board of Aldermen for the City of Union will meet Monday night, June 7th, in the City Hall Room of the Court House, tor its regular June meeting. West" and Gene.Autry in "Comin' Round the Mountain," and on Tuesday and Wednesday, "John Meade's Woman" and "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." . This Saturday, bank night, the Liberty offers Wallace Beery in "Good Old Soak," and on Thursday and Friday, a late picture, Claudett Colbert in "I Met Him In Paris." JOHNSON HERD GIVEN NATIONALRECOGNITION A cow in the herd of Mrs. Irene W. Johnson of Becker, Missouri has completed an official record in the Herd Improvement Division qualifying her for admission to the Advanced Register of The American Guernsey Cattle Club, according to Karl B. Musser, secretary. A five year old cow in the John son herd. Supreme Rose of Capitol View 333083 produced in 319 days 9829.7 pounds of milk and 427.2 I'There' will be two double feature nights at the Liberty this nex wees. "ay .a 10'Mvin21975 families; Howard. 130, Laurel and Hardy itt- "Way Outf Xiterv fne 450 families:; ami- MISSOURI PROGRESSES IN ELECTRIFYING FARMS -Electric power and light will be made available to 5,838 families in Missouri on completion of nine Rural Electrification projects now in progress in this state, according to a statement received from the Agricultural Extension Service by County Agent Ingersoll. These projects involve the construction of 1,687 miles of service lines with Federal loans totalling $1,734,000. In five Missouri counties service lines are under construction as follows: Callaway 110 miles, serving 339 families; Lewis 225 miles, serving 813 families; Marion 320 miles, serving 1,000 families; Andrew 195 miles, serving 585 families; and Boone 127 miles, serving 478 families. T.nan onntrnnta havo tvwi ova. citted for three counties assuring service to more than 2,000 fam ilies as follows: Rail 300 miles miles, serving 450 families;; and Texas 153 miles, serving 585families.'; Allotments have been approved for 127 miles of line serving 613 families in Perry county, and a supplementary contract for $20,000 worth of wiring and plumbing for customers of the Andrew county project. In the United States ht large 310 projects have been approved to date, involving a total of $58,-952,000 in loans, while more than half of these projects are under construction at the present time. PWA AUDITORIUM GRANT SEEMS ASSURED Recent legislation passed by the lower House at Washington, D. C, this week seems to assure a PWA grant for the erection of Union's Memorial Auditorium. The plans, specifications and project have been approved by the PWA but action of the grant has been de layed until a new bill meets the approval of both the House and Senate. The Auditorium,, which will cost in the neighborhood of $70,000.00, will provide a Memorial for those in Franklin County who gave their lives for their country, an assembly hall seating over one thousand, a regulation basketball court, a dining room, public library, and quarters for many other activities of thecommunity. MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES DRAW LARGE CROWD HERE 138th Infantry Band of St Louis Leads Parade and Gives , ' Band Concert After Services. DISTRICT MASONIC ASSOCIATION MEETS The Ransom A. Breuer Masonic Association of the 32nd District held its monthly meeting in New Haven Monday, May 31st. The Masonic Lodge at New Haven is the oldest lodge in the district, re ceiving its charter in 1864. The next meeting of the Association pounds of butter fat in class AHI. will be held in Owensville. Hour's Work in America Buys More Than Same Time Abroad More Necessities of Life Can Be Purchased Here With Less Working Time Than Anywhere Else. To earn enough to fill a market basket with food, American steel employees work only a fraction as long as steel workers in other countries, according to calculations by the American Iron and Steel Institute. A dozen eggs, a pound of bacon, a loaf of bread, a bottle of milk, and other items, can be bought by American steel workers with the money earned for only 1V4 hours of work. Steel workers in various representative foreign steel-producing nations would have to work much longer to buy the same quantity and kinds of foods at the level of wages and food prices in those countries, according to data published by the International Labour Office. In England the time required would be 3 hours, in Germany 7 hours, and in Belgium 14 hours. Higher wages paid to employees of the American steel industry, which last year were 140 per cent above the average hourly earnings of foreign steel workers, more than compensate for any differences between domestic and foreign prices for various foods. American industrial workers, therefore, can spend a smaller proportion of their total earnings for food than foreign workers, and yet enjoy a wider variety of foods. One pound of bacon and dozen eggs can be bought by steel workers in Pittsburgh for the money they earn for only 36 minutes work, while Belgian steel workers would have to work 6 hours to buy the same things. Steel workers in Germany would have to work 3V4 hours, and the English two hours, the calculations show. For the money equivalent of only 14 minutes of work, the American steel worker can buy a pound of bread and a quart of milk, while in Belgium nearly an hour of work would be needed, in Germany 35 minutes, and in England a little less than a half hour. A pound of beef can be bought by steel employees in this country for the money earned by 12 minutes work which compares with 20 minutes of work by English steel workers, 38 minutes in Germany and nearly two. hours in Belgium. To earn enough to buy a pound of potatoes, the Belgian steel worker works for seven minutes and the German and English workers for three minutes. In this country steel employees need only to work two minutes to earn the price of a pound of potatoes. A pound of butter in Belgium costs the equivalent of four hours of work, in Germany nearly two hours, in England almost an hour, and in this country only 26 minutes.To earn a pound of sugar the German steel worker must work half an hour, the Begian almost three-quarters of an hour, and the British eight minutes. American steel workers, however, can buy a pound of sugar for less than four minutes of work. , Softball Season Opens, June 9th League Opening Ceremonies Perfected For Wednesday Night. The Union Softball League will open its 1937 season Wednesday night, June 9th, with two games of softball, preceded by entertaining opening ceremonies. It is understood that the Union High School Band will furnish music for the occasion and that Mayor Frank Jenny is being prevailed upon to toss out the first official league pitch. Other officials will probably take part in the program, which promises to be most interesting. The games carded for the opening night will feature a tussle between the Noll Drug Company team and the Three C Camp team, immediately following the opening ceremonies and a bitter battle between Hambro and the Hyde Park team for the second fray. All league team players, managers, etc., and the Hambro Girls are asked to assemble on the court house lawn at seven o'clock on opening night, from' where they will attend the festivities in a body. , The Union Softball League, as perfected this year, is formed of five teams, sponsored by the Three C Camp, Hambro, the Noll Drug : Company. James Neher , foe Hyde Parle-Beer.'Bnd the Tribune. League games will be 'played each Wednesday evening over-a period of sixteen weeks. One league team' will draw a bye each' week and that team will play an exhibition game the week' the bye is drawn. Two nights of softball are planned for A. C; Brown Park weekly, with probably a third -night occasionally; Monday nights, are to be devoted to exhibition softball and Wednesday nights to League games. League rules and regulations are about the same as last year. Thirteen players and a manager are allowed each team with the privilege to sign players until July 15. Trades may be consummated between teams, with the approval of a majority of the managers, during the first two weeks of each half of the softball season. There is plenty of material In Union for five good softball teams, if it is distributed among the five teams. Pitchers are probably the rarest, but there are just about five good hurlers available that will give the league pretty good balance, if they are not all signed on one team's roster. A factory league has been organized at Hambro, among the various departments, and some interesting games have already been played among that league's teams. This league plans to entertain fans with preliminary games during the season. It is also planned to form a boys' softball league among the kids of Union. Rev. Maack and Walter Schultz are especially interested in this boys' league and it should be conducive towards better softball in Union during future years. The schedule of the Union Softball League will be printed next week. The county-wide Memorial Day Observance, sponsored by the Union American Legion Post, brought a large crowd to the county seat Sunday afternoon. The graves of those who saw service in the wars of the United States in the different cemeteries surrounding Union were decorated that morning. And at one o'clock in the afternoon, the 138th Infantry Band and the Union High School Band assembled on the Court House lawn and played several pieces before the parade assembled at one-thirty. And what a parade. The 138th Infantry Band, Legionaires, Union High school band, Scouts, school children, CCC trucks, the Colors and the American Legion and Auxiliary Drum ft Bugle Corps in their bright red uniforms and silver helmets marched around the square and to the City Park. After a short interval, the day's program' was held on the pavilion with Mayor F. W. Jenny, Walter Schultz, president of the Union Chamber of Commerce, Capt L. J. Staub, Supt. Chas. A. Cole, C. F. Halligan, Commander of Union American Legion Post on the stage' with Dr. John G. Christy, speaker of the afternoon, and members of the Camp Funston Post of Spanish American Veterans as honor guests of the afternoon. The program opened with "America" by the 138th Infantry Band and invoca tion by Chas. A. Cole, followed by a clarinet solo, by rersning Muench; ' reading by Viola Rose Peters; violin solo, by Robert Schupp and a number by the Evangelical Church Choir octette composed , of Laura Lindemann, Mrs. Ralph Jansen, Marie Lind-mann, Mrs. Frank Lally, Walter Kohring, Ernest Oltmann, Robert Schupp and Donald Altholz. A war dance by a Pueblo Indian in full regalia with the assistance of his friend, a Winnebago Indian and member of the 138th Infantry band, was next presented much to the enjoyment of the crowd and espec ially the young folks. Commander Halligan next introduced Dr. John Christy, a Leglonalre, Captain in thwNational Guard and Speaker of the' House? of Representatives. Dr. "Christy gave a' splendid Memorial' Day address and also complimented the citizens of Union for EASTERN STARS HOLD DISTRICT MEETING The Past Matrons and Past' Patrons Club, Order of the Eastern Star of the 32nd District of Missouri held its second meeting in Union at Busch's Hall, Wednesday evening. The first meeting of the Club was held in Washington, May 3rd. The officers are: Emma F. Harris, Sullivan, president; Fannie Mattox, Sullivan; Laura Also-brooki Pacific; Anna TugeL Hermann, vice presidents; A. R. Meyer, Washington, treasurer and A. H. Steinbeck, Union, secretary. At the meeting Wednesday, a consti tution and by-laws was adopted, setting forth the duties and pur poses of the Club among which is the cultivation of a better fraternal spirit, the practice of char ity and to give aid to the Masonic Home in St. Louis. There are ten chapters, in the 32nd District The next meeting of the Club will be held in the Masonic Tem ple at Sullivan, Wednesday eve ning, July 7th, at eight o'clock. sponsoring such a typical Memorial Day Observance. Commander Halligan then called' the roll of Veterans of all wars, veterans of the Spanish American war and the World War responding. Commander Halligan then presented to the audience three members of the German Legion from St. Louis. These gentlemen served with the German Army during the World War but have since emigrated to the United States and taken out citizenship papers. This is the second time this group have come to Union as guests of the local Legion Post. Following the roll call the Benediction by Rev. Arnold Smith, pastor of the Union Presbyterian Church. Taps was then sounded by Frank Fink, Jr., and Herbert Steinbeck. After a short intermission, the 138th Infantry Band gave a short concert under the direction of ' Lieutenant Morrison. This is the second concert this band has given in Union on Memorial Day and was the one event on the program that people from all over Frank-lin County came to hear. The 138th Band is certainly a fine musical organization with splendid lead- . ership and the Legion members and citizens of Union trust that next year this band will give us another memorial day concert and that the Memorial Auditorium will furnish the setting for the biggest Memorial Day celebration the ' county seat has ever had. The expenses of the county seat'a Memorial Services was met by public subscription. The American Legion has endeavored to prevent the day being commercialized, only a soft drink stand being in operation at the City Park, which remained closed during the program. The committee in charge, composed of L. J. Mintrup, H. F. Hansen, F. R. Beinke and Noah La- Bruyere, are grateful to the citizens of Union for their splendid cooperation and trust' that each year more people of l-'ranklin. Count will come to Union and participate in the pro- . per observance of Memorial Day, a day devoted to the memory of those who gave their lives for their country. ; The Committee is especi- , ally grateful to the CCC Camp for the splendid dinner furnished the band and committee. ' RECITAL AT WASHINGTON M. E. CHURCH There will be an organ recital in the Washington - Methodist Church this Sunday evening beginning at eight o'clock by Mrs. Oscar Condon of St. Louis who will use the new Hammond electric or gan. This new organ occupies only a four-foot square for the con sole, bench and pedal clavier. It has no pipes, reeds, nor air pres sure system; cannot get out of tune and yet costs no more than a fine piano. This new type of organ is being used in over one thousand churches and also In many large radio stations. HOUSE WARMING the members and friends of the St. John's Ev. Congregation and Ladies Aid of near Union, Missouri, surprised Mr. and Mrs. Louis Berner with a combined house warming and wooden wedding celebration, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Berner were married on June 1, 1932. Just recently they moved into their beautiful new home. After the singing of the Doxology and a prayer by the Pastor, supper was served cafeteria style to the seventy friends who had gatherd at the home. The evening was spent in friendly visiting and talking. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Berner, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berner and Shirley and Marline, Mr, and Mrs. Emil Farwig and Darline, Miss Mary Niermeyer, Mrs. Katie Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Wiesse, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Oet-ters, Mr. and Mrs. John Pohlmann, Mrs. Ida Horn, Mrs. Henry Peters, Mrs. Minnie Kriege, Mr. Fritz Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berger Jr., Miss Mildred Berger, Mrs. Ida Toy and Miss Alvera Toy, -Mr. Edwin Farwig, Miss Alwina Far-wig,. Mr. George Niermeyer, Mr. Edwin Kriege, Mr. Louis Kriege, Miss Sylvia McMahan, Mr. Gilbert McMahan and Chester McMahan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dewert, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dewert and Clifford, Janette and Bernice, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kohring, Mr. William Eckstein, Mr. and Mrs. William Kasmann Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kasmann, Mr. Alveious Kasmann, Mrs. Fred Heman, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Detmer and CarL Mrs. Henriette Drewel, Miss Lizzie DreweL Mr. Henry Drewel, Mr. Ed Drewel, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tappe, Mr. and Mrs. William Tappe, Mr. and Mrs. John Tappe, Herbert and Lydia Tappe, Mrs. Oscar Evert and son, Harold, Mr. Otto Tuppe, Mr. and Mrs. Rud. Bcrghorn and Rev. Herbert E. Kuhn. Soil Funds Go Astray Secretary Wallace Admits Discovery of Irregularities In 1936 Program. By T. C. Alford in K. C. Times. Washington, May 19 Secretary Wallace admitted today thousands of irregularities had been discovered in the 1936 soil conservation program. Irregularities Included claims improperly prepared and overpayments to farmers because of . clerical errors, it later was explained. - The- statement from the secretary followed the submission by Senator Arthur Vandenburg of Michigan, Republican, to the senate earlier today of a letter written by G. W. Anderson of Sikeston, Mo. Anderson said he was approached last October, which incidentally was Just prior to the elec- , tion, by a man supposedly a federal agent, and given $15 for signing a 'paper. The Anderson Letter The Anderson letter reads as follows:Dear Senator Vandenburg: I noticed in Frank R. Kent's column that you had information that farmers had received money for reducing their crop after they had harvested it. This is what I did in 1936. This is how I got it: Some ten days before election a man came to me on the streets of Sikeston, told me he had some government money for me. This was a great surprise to me, as I was not expecting any money. But he told me if I would go over to bis car and sign a paper he would give me $15. So I went I thought it best that I read the paper be--fore' I sign it. So on reading it I found it to be a contract to reduce my 1936 cotton crop. I told him I could use the money, but I did not see how I could reduce my 1936 crop when I already had it gathered and cold. He assured Continued on Page 3 ' LAWRENCE-MERTEN Miss Ruth Merten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Merten of Villa Ridge, and Mr. Ervln Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lawrence, of Labadle, were married at Steelvillc, Saturday afternoon. Miss Merten is a graduate of th Union High School class of '36 and is at present employed as a stenographer In the Resettlement office In the court house. The young couple will make their home at Labadle. i.