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The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • Page 28

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KANSAS cuy TIMES, TUESDAY, 11.1955. FREE IN STRIKE SAFEWAY STORES GIVE AWAY 21,000 LOAVES AND BUN PACKAGES. by DriverR Leaves Firm i No Means of Delivery, So Manager Devises a New Distribution System. A strike by teamsters local 955, X. F.

caused Safeway Stores, to give 21,000 loaves of bread and packages of buns yesterday to charitable Institutions and the public. The bread give-away began after it became apparent that the dispute between the chain store and truck drivers would not be settled in time to move perishable bakery goods irom the warehouse to stores. Issues Are Not Discussed. M. V.

Witbeck. Safeway divi- manager, and W. R. Sherry, business agent for the teamsters, said no negotiation meetings have been scheduled. They did not discuss specific issues Involved.

Sherry said, just sit- and waiting one another The bread was baked at the Fairfax Bread company, 3327 Roanoke road, a division of Safeway, by a shift ending at 1 Sunday afternoon. Drivers of delivery trucks carrying produce, meat, bread and other supplies lirom warehouses to the stores walked off their jobs that mom- 'Ing. Witbeck decided that rather 'than sell the loaves as hog feed -at low prices, possibly less than the firm should give it N. Clement, manager of sthe bread plant, said hundreds Of persons crowded the dock to 5get free bread and Offered to Anyone. the afternoon the charitable organizations were told about it, and they picked up some he said.

thought we get rid of it all, so announcement was changed '3and it was offered to the public. the announcement was made over radio stations hun- came, and it was gone in about three hours. There was a line a block long and cars were parked for a block each way. Traffic was tied up as far as Thirty-first street. People in North Kansas City and Parkville called the office to find out spoke up and aald be glad to take it.

All tile Varieties. gave away all kinds of Vienna, French, white, cracked wheat and barbecue and coney buns. A hog man bought 7,000 pounds of dough from us for 50 cents a hundred. On the market it is worth cents a Even two team.ster pickets stationed at the front of the warehouse left their posts long enough to get some loaves. Among the charitable organizations, the Salvation Army was given the most bread, Clement said.

Henry Scruggs, intake supervisor at Salvation Army center, said three 2 2 -ton trucks were loaded with 5,000 to 10,000 loaves, which will be taken to the Red Shield stores today. It will be given away. No Plans for Today. The Safeway bread supply yesterday came from other bakeries, but store spokesmen said they have made no decision on what will be done today. Witbeck was unable to estimate how much meat and produce supplies were in the stores and said no definite plans have been made concerning the supply of tho.se commodities.

Pickets have been stationed at some stores. If they remain, union truck drives for other meat and produce companies are expected to honor them. One hundred thirty-five stores are affected by the work stoppage. The units, in a radius of 250 miles of Kansas City, also receive meat from here. Ninety- five members of the union are on strike, and about 200 other workers are affected.

BVLIET FROM WOMAIS BACK. Mrs. Jewell Miller, 18, Un dergoes Surgery. Mrs.f JewelPFaye Miller, 18, who was shot in the back last Tuesday night, yesterday underwent surgery at St. Margaret's hospital for removal of the slug.

Mrs. Miller was wounded at the home of a sister, Mrs. Richard Hurd, 10221 West Fifty- sixth street terrace, Merriam. She was returning to the house after emptying garbage, when she was hit by a bullet. The estranged husband, Charles H.

Miller, 21, Pea Ridge, has been charged with assault 'vith intent to kill. The rifle was found 300 feet from the Hurd house. Whether any bread was left. taqt thrf gave away about 14,000 and 7,000 buns. The whole-- Marcella 729 price of all of it would avenue, told Kansas $3,228.16.

Kansas, police she lost a of them seemed to get the bread, although I had yesterday. Shes aid she one complaint. a man was green plastic on handed a loaf he noticed a hole a store counter at 620 Central had been punched in the wrap- avenue and walked avyay. When per where someone had squeezed It too hard. He said he Want it.

A woman behind him she returned, she said, it was gone. ----------READ AND USE STAR WANT NROGlBiaiaBia PNOm NA. 5TI0 TO iOCAtE NIAtUT A. 6. STORE Aiiiiiriifim THE NATIONS lEADINQ GROCERS sm rm sm AT AH A e.

STOH FRESH GROUND OQ CHIMES SnNACH Carnation Milk 125 FLOUR 5 Bag GOLD MEDAL FrcsH FRUITS LI5 GRAPEFRUIT SLEMONS Full of Juiei 96 Size 360 Size 1A Sunkitt RED Fancy On the Fire Run The Kansas City, Kansas fire department reports; A. M. North Water, overheated furnace, tlO loss. North Hallock. trash near stove.

$10 loss. PLAN A RECREATION SEASOK Budget Balance Is Reported in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City, Kansas, recreation commission laid the groundwork for activities this year, work on budgets and appointments to the commission. The commission ordered Don Jolley, director, to make up a preliminary budget for 1956, for their study. The budget is to be submitted to the board of city commissioners in July.

Jolley reported a balance of $316.33 left from the 1954 allocation, which totaled $100,347. Expenditures on the program were and receipts, from fees, charges and the payment of the board of public utilities in lieu of taxes, $93.082. The balance will be carried to the 1955 account. The commission was advised of the reappointment of D. A.

Christ, a member since 1945, to a new 3-year term. He has been vice-chairman. The commission also: resiffnation of Paul Mitcham, who has announcM his can- spring elections, fo request two exigfing appointments one being that of Mitcham, the other Vincent who resigned recently. Three of SIX members are appointed bv the cltv the other three by the Board of Education. The chairman is tne commis- siwer and parks.

Francis Blake. Ordered Jolley to furnish the members copies of the enabling law by which the organization Is governed. expressed a desire to have their duties and obligations clarifitHl in relation to that of the city commission, the Board of Education and other governmental agencies. Approved an Indefinite leave of absence due to illness of Mrs. Iltheda Cohee.

an assistant director at the Sumner recreation renter and the temporary appointment of Mrs. Hilda Macintosh, replacing Mrs. Cohee. Approved the use of the Sumner center and the Kensington center for polling places In the citv elections, March 22 and April 6. K.

OF C. GROUP TO MEET. St. council, Knights of Columbus, meet at 8 Thursday night at the Legion Memorial building. Thirty-second street and Strong avenue.

Kansas City, Kansas. A social gathering is planned there at 8 January 27. WIDE CIRCLE OF HELP BENEFITS OF VOCATIONAL REHABI- TATION ARE DISCUSSED, Louis R. Schubert Speaks at Meeting of Goodwill Are Re-Elected. Vocational rehabilitation of disabled, chronically ill and aged persons benefits everyone, Louis R.

Schubert, regional representative of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, told the annual Kansas City meeting of Goodwill Industries last night at the Goodwill plant, 1817 CampbeU street. Schubert showed a color film, Investment in Human to the ad- to employers and the state of rehabilitating afflicted persons and enabling them to pay their own way. Annual Earnings Are L'p. He presented showing that in fiscal year 1954 in Missouri the annual earnings of 1,072 persons increased from $322,296 before rehabilitation to $1,943,656. Schubert told of a federal law passed in August which provides for expanding the annual number of rehabilitated persons from 55,000 at present to 200,000 by 1959.

However, greatly increased federal and state financial aid will be necessary, he said. Officers and members of the board of trustees were elected by the sixty-six members present. Officers Are Re-elected. The officers, all re-elected, are Horace W. Kimbrell, president; James D.

Marshall and George W. Weaver, vice-presidents; C. A. Brockhouse, treasurer; Earl M. Anderson, assistant treasurer, and J.

Roy Beach, secretary. Members of the executive committee elected were the Rev. James Brett Kenna. Homer E. Yooi feel oooiiQg, toothing beip from Ifae very first dose.

phiegm kxMoied, breathe deeper. CREoimrsfON CiMrt iMachMs Paris, Mrs. Howard L. and Phil D. Blake.

Board members: Re-elected for 3-year Leslie C. Lyons, the Rev. W. C. Hanson, Homer E.

Paris, Mrs. George H. Gorton, Fred S. Brooks, Mrs. J.

M. Lockwood. H. Carl Compton and Mrs. Proctor Kerr.

New 3-year Mehl. Mrs. Charles Mann and Arnold. S. Koons.

To fill one year unexplred Mrs. W. A. Prlmin and the Rev. Beniamin L.

Schmldtke. To 2-year unexplred Phil K. Weeks. CITY, KANSAS, SOCIETY. Mrs.

Robert Ehrhardt has been elected president of the Vance home demonstration unit. Other officers: Mrs. Edward vice-president; Mrs. William Swearengin, Mrs. itolen Lehnick, and Mrs.

Marion Keltner. public reiatidni. The group will meet at 11 tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Frank Yankoviz, 3608 North Sixty-third street. Mrs.

William Bradley will assist. Circles of the Washington Avenue Methodist church meeting at 1 tomorrow for luncheons: Lydia, at the church Mrs. Ida Cox, pro- ram chairman, and Mrs. Jeff Nohrn, Mrs. Twenhofel and Mrs.

H. P. Rotert. hostesses: Mrs. J.

P. Angle, Oakland, Mrs. Claude Pack and Mrs. Esther Gibson- a.wlsting. Miss Lajcv Armstrong, devotional leader and Mrs.

Harry Coveriy program leader: Miriam, Mrs. Merritt Owens, 515 Westvale road. Mrs. Paul Jenree and Mrs. Muriel Neas assisting, Mrs.

Kenile Poland, devotional leader. The Rebecca and Deborah circles will combine for a meeting at 8 tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. J. C. Hume, 1847 Freeman avefiue.

Miss Miyo Shibata of Yokohama, Japan, a student at the Central Baptist Theological seminary, will be the speaker. Mrs. Richard Wildman will lead the devotions. The Amiga class of the Immanuel Baptist church will meet at 11 tomorrow for a covered dish luncheon at the church. Mrs.

S. R. Blackburn and Mrs. George Gamier Will be hostesses. Mrs.

Frank Bull, 3120 Georgia avenue, will be hostess Thursday to the Janet Boone circle members at 1 The LaVon Lindholm circle members will meet at 1:15 Thursday at the church. Mrs. John Clark will be the hostess. Mrs. Glen Verkler, 2901 ette avenue, will be hostess to the Candlelight circle No.

10 of the Central Avenue Methodist church at 7:30 tonight. Other meetings this week include the Kumjoinus cia.ss at 2 "Acid intigestion so bad, IWASAFMIDOFULCERSr TiVpir nomtmepala, thtuiksto Now to lufTcr burolng pains of acid indigestion, gas, to "prescription-type" formula of F. H- Pfander, Ph.G. Medically-proved toothe away pain fasti Xat most anything you like-without fear of distress. Amaring relief guaraniatd or money back I Get Pfunder's Tablets.

100,000,000 sold. Thursday at the home of Mrs. Laura Troup, 306 North Eighteenth street, Mrs. Emma Toelle assisting, and the Susannah circle luncheon at 12:30 Friday at the home of Mrs. Harry Hoffman, 1843 North Twenty-second street.

Mrs. Jesse E. Long will be hostess to the Oak Grove home demonstration unit at 11 today. Mrs. R.

R. Holland will be the assisting hostess and Mrs. K. C. Grays and Mrs.

Mable Broz will present the lesson. The council of the Western Highlands Presbyterian church will meet Thursday and new group names will be assigned. A covered dish luncheon will be served and officers will be installed. They Include: Mrs. Roy Best, presicent: Mrs.

Frederic Speer. Mrs. Lester Trltle and Mrs, Joe Barker. vice-presidents: Mrs. Carl Cunningham, recording secretary: Mrs.

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TOTALLY NEW and inches lower than other big cars, the 1955 (Jhryrier sets a pleasing new style trend in cleancut simplicity of graceful rear-deck treatment. terminating dramatically in the bold Twin-Tower tail Chi'yrier for 1956 features a new, long wheelbase of 126 inches; over-ail length, 218.8 ioches. GOOD DRIVERS DRIVE SAFELY! HALL MOTORS 1900-08 MeGEE KANSAS CITY. MO. SHEPHERD MOTOR COMPAHY FRANK ALLBRITTEN MOTORS, INCi ALLIED MOTORS, INC.

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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS KANSAS CITY. MO. lenale Kfvnl tm am In this Post, the Executive Director and the Chief Counsel of tha U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to Investifate nile Delinquency open their files to reveal shocking case histories. And they disdoaa the real reason for the ing rise in teen-age crime! Do you believe that slums, broken homes, lack of affection are the major causes of juvenile delinquency? That children from families rarely get into trouble? That kids any worse today than they were when Grandpa was a boy? In for a a frightening surprise! Millions of Aniericans reading Richard and Herbert W.

startling Shame of America. Get your copy oi the Post and start it todaji FOR THE BEST IN A GREAT AND OF SEE TV PAGE FOR TIMES AND STATIONS parties and binges thrown by OkShomt OV school kfdt An aborHon mM 4of bobby sobers in tht army oT Iwn- arsonists and in Mobite, Ala. younqsftit in Log Anaehs and kids in San Francisco. Out Miy-at aM iitwtiliiilit I I S.Muril.iv i I A QmH.

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