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DECEMBER 29, 1932. For All The Family, No. 46. HARDIN, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, Vol. 44, BALANCING THE BOOKS WELL TEMS du TIMER.

JUST GIVE US CREDIT FER GOOD WEVE DON CHARGE TA' REST EXPERIENCE THEN WELL FERGIT IT AND START, AGIN ALL OVER ALL OF US FOLKS 0000 Army Prefers Bacon to Salt Pork Slabs army has just moved to benefit both the soldier's palate and the farmer's pocketbook by decreeing for its troops the kind of bacon that curls and crisps instead of the familiar slabs of salt pork. Regulations provide that the ration for each soldier must include six ounces of bacon. For years part of the dail; fare has been dry salt pork, generally cooked with its equally well-known comrade atarms, beans. Recent revision of the regulations permits substitution of sugarcured bacon, and the quartermas ter corps is laying in a large supply. Troops stationed abroad will continue to get salt pork.

however, it is particularly adapted for aS shipment into warm climates. CHRISTMAS WAS QUIET A quiet Chirstmas was celebrated in this vicinity. The condition of the dirt roads made it virtually impossible for transportation to proceed off the hard roads. Nevertheless a time was reported by all, even merry if old Santa Claus had a lighter pack than usual. Christmas has a too deep hold on our people for an incidental thing like the depression to destroy the Christmas spirit.

PROBATE COURT NEXT WEEK The January term of the probate court will convene at Richmond next Monday, January 2. and continue throughout the week. All administrators and executors should call at the newspaper offices for the publisher's affidavit and have their bank pass books balanced ready to! to the court on the date their present case is called. SENDS LOUISIANA ORANGES Dr. Boyd Summers of New Orleans Louisiana, sent his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. B. Summers, a crate of isiana oranges as a Christmas presThese oranges were larger than ent. commercial oranges here and very sweet.

Mrs. Summers generously included the News staff for a sample. We will attest to the fact that they were fine. Thank you Mrs. Summers.

HAVE A GRANDSON Rev. and Mrs. Potter have ed announcement of the birth son to their son, Rev. Stanley and wife of Plattsburg, December CROP REPORT MISSOURI DEC. Less Wheat Seeded Than Last Year Condition Poorer Cold Nov.

Held Back Growth CROP REPORT OF CURRENT INTEREST Be Trimmed -Snow Is Budget Must To Unemployed -Look Out Boon For Counterfeiters. is busy with the same old Congress that have been upon its mind since the present session opened. Turning from domestic woes to the troubles of those remote from the capitol, the legislators took a fling the Philippine independence matthe Senate passing a bill that is condemned as "pleasing nobody" on Islands. A twelve-year wait for -government, with a smart tax to the United States in imports meantime, coupled with a restricon immigration like that apto the Chinese does not set plied well. Add to the insular tion, the circumstance that a persiveto seems impending, and dential is justified in concluding that Philippine independence is not movrapidly away from the status quo stage at present.

tasks at ter. the self on the tion one ing A to is in. The President-elect i is said to be in favor of an economy plan more rigid than the one worked out by the Director of the Budget, Mr. Graves. fifty -million dollar saving in the of the government is not expenses be sneezed at, but Mr.

Roosevelt of the opinion that the pruning knife might have a sharper edge, and be wielded with a longer arm. Money does not seem to be coming and if the cash is lacking, perthe proper thing to do is to haps little more grudgingly the spend a coin that does happen to become available. Beer continues to have its day of consideration, with promises of some thing definite in the non-remote future. One hears whispers to the effect that perhaps too much is being expected from the amber beverage as a remedy for all of the ills of the people. Even though it may have some virtue as a thirst-quencher.

there are those of wet tendency who question whether it will really float the ship of state. To the drys, remains a denounced abomination. Throughout the entire eastern seaboard, distress has been relieved porarily by the employment of men to clear away a heavy snow fall. seventeen thousand receiving a few days wages in New York City alone. It was a plain pick and shovel job.

We may yet have to welcome a revolutionary conservatism, including return to the hand operated tool. a Stranger things have happened. A correspondent ask whether a motion picture celebrity ever worked in a newspaper office. Try it and see for yourself. The joke of the week is found in column heading to the effect that a the French debt vote is declared "'binding' on the new cabinet.

it really came from Santa Claus. What will Christmas be worth when he adds: "There ain't no Buffalo Bill. An enterprising Nebraska rancher sends his herdsmen out in airplanes to look after the stock. It is bad enough that the recipient of the small cowboy suit questions whether When things start to improve, times may become so good that there will be jobs even for ex-presidents. Nothing but the impropriety of printing advertising matter in the wrong place prevents the giving of due credit to a trade circular which describes the examination of an applicant for citizenship in the Soviet Republic.

"If you had a million dollars, would you be willing to give half of it to the state?" "If you had two shirts, would you be willing to give one to the state?" "Why?" "Because I have two shirts." The President's plan to consider disarmament, trade relations and war debts all in a bunch, has been characterized, even by his political opponents, as his best state paper. It may be that these three matters. each considered a disease in itself, may be but symptoms of some deeper economic malady, the germ of which will be segregated and then destroyed. The government is searching for some clue to the maker of a counterfeit quarter from which the date is omitted. Sherlock Holmes would have told Dr.

Watson to look for a spinster in the late thirties. Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. William Lenger celebrated their golden wedding. Mrs.

Mary C. Melton Dies Ash Mary C. 76, widow of Rev. Berry Thomas Melton, pioneer Baptist minister of the Ozarks region, died. Post Office Discontinued Hermann.

-The l'ost Office at Canaan, in this county, has been discontinued. The patrons are now being served by a rural route out of Bland. Government Economy Meeting Springfield. -Economy in government will be discussed by county officials of fourteen counties at the Courthouse here. Orland K.

Armstrong, Representative elect from Springfield, will preside at the meeting. Heads State County Clerks Jefferson City. -Fred W. Cornue. County Clerk of Livingston County, walS elected president of the County Clerk's Association of Missouri, at the closing session of a two-day convention.

Convict Escapes from Prison Jefferson Butner, Jasper County inmate of the Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped from the prison slaughter house, prison officials announced. Butner is under ten-year seni tence for first degree robbery from gust, 1930. Boy, 19, Killed By Auto Warrenton. -Edward Ambra Henry. 19, who lived near Corso, was killed six miles north of here when his automobile overturned and he was pinned underneath it.

His companion, Miss Dorothy Leek of Warrenton, escaped without Injury. Freshman Debaters Chosen Columbia. A freshman debating squad, composed of five men and three women, has been selected at the Cniversity of Missouri. Members are Mavis Palmer, Mary Glickman and Margery Huff of Columbia, Joseph Borenstein of Kansas City, Francis K. Westlake of Huntsville, James M.

Wallace of Kennett, Martin A. Richardson of Triplett and James Lucas of Checotah, Ok. Editor Critically 111 Moberly. -Tom V. Bodine.

editor of the Paris Mercury, one of the bestknown editors in the state through his militant editorial column, is critically ill with pneumonia. Bodine was brought to a hospital here. He became ill of influenza. Physicians of Paris say there are more cases of flu there now than at any time since the epidemic of 191S, but there have been few serious cases so far. Civil War Veteran Dies Fulton.

-N. F. Sneathen, 90. veteran of civil war, died at Jefferson City. Loses 1,000 Pounds of Candy St.

Joseph. -Persons living 001 the highway between St. Joseph and Platte City, may have thought Santa Claus paid an early visit. A truck driver reported he lost 1 shipment of 1,044) pounds of candy along the road. It was in boxes weighing 25 pounds each.

Missouri Coal Again Jefferson City. -Missouri mined coal will be used again next year to heat the Capitol, Supreme Court and Highway Department buildings and the Executive Mansion. The Board of Permanent Seat of Government awarded the 1933 contract to the Sinclair Coal Company of Kansas City, which submitted a bid of $2.66 a ton, delivered. The coal will be mined at Huntsville, Randolph County. Herman Lufcy, commissioner of the Permanent Seat of Government.

said about 6,000 tons would be required. Farmer Kills Self in because efforts to build a fire caused the house to till with smoke. John W. Davenport. wellto do farmer, drove his sick wife and daughter from their home near here if with a shotgun and shot himself to death.

The body was not discovered until several hours later, when Elsie, the 17-year-old daughter, returned from the home of neighbors, where she and her mother took that refuge. Testimony had at the inquest was Davenport been drinking heavily. Mrs. Davenport was in a serious condition, suffering from influenza and shock. Identifies Suspect in Murder J.

R. Black said that Jack Mann, alias Henry Ma-, son, charged with slaying Sam Burge, Warrensburg filling station attendant. has been identified as the man who held up the Napoleon (Mo.) Bank last Norember 5. Sheriff Black said John Hassen, cashier of the bank, identified Mann at Kansas City, where he was taken for safe keeping because of reported threats of mob violence here. Miss Anna Braksick, bookkeeper of the bank, also was said to have Identified Mann.

Burge was shot during hold up, December 8. Subscription Race Bets Illegal Jefferson The public subscrip. tion plan of wagering on races was declared Illegal by the Supreme Court en bane. Closed Bank Pays Dividend -W. B.

Whitlow, a deputy finance commissioner, was ordered by Circuit Judge, W. C. Hughes to pay a per cent dividend to the depositors of the People's Exchange Bank here, closed in 1980. The depositors have now been pald per cent. There is one more dividend to be pald, when the final liquidation is made, The latest figures prepared for the Hardin News shows that Ray County has seeded 12.380 acres of winter wheat for 1933 harvest against 17.960 last year.

Generally. wheat growth was not so favorable as in 1931, but in Ray county the condition is December normal. compared to last year. Condition of rye is Farm prices on the first of December were: corn 19 cents per bushel, wheat 34 cents. oats 15c.

Missouri farmers have seeded 311,000 acres of winter wheat for the 1933 harvest, compared to 1.473.000 seeded in 1931. Growing condition for December is normal, compared to last fall, according to E. A. Logan of the US.DA. and Jewell Mayes of the state board of Agriculture.

Wheat seeding in Missouri this fall was completed under much ditficulty, and dragged out over a long season. August and part of September, in some sections, was too dry for proper preparation of 'the soil. Condition of is the lowest in the past twenty years. except 1925 with and 1926 with The average yield in 1926 from previous December was 15.3 bushels, and 10 bushels per acre in 1927 from previous normal. The cold weather of November prevented usual top growth, and in some southwestern counties wheat had not come up the first week of December because of late seeding.

Thawing and freezing in the latter part of November had a bad effect in some mid-Missouri counties. The December snow covering was quite general throughout the state. Wheat top growth is mostly small. Chinch bugs were a factor in reducing seeded acreage for 1933 seeding. Milk production continues to show its seasonal decline.

as rate is 8.5 Ibs per cow against 8.9 lbs last year. Egg production also shows reduction from hens molting and late laying of pullets. Only 10.8% of hens were laying this December compared to 16.6% last year. THURSDAY AFTERNOON CLUB The Thursday Afternoon Club spent an enjoyable afternoon with Mrs. G.

R. Tabler. on December 22. The program consisted of poems and other articles pertaining to Christmas. After the program.

a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Batson Talley. Candles in the shape of Christmas trees. lighted each table. Following the luncheon.

numbers were drawn. and gifts were exchanged by selecting correspondingly numbered packages. Mrs. Henry Helwig was the guest of the afternoon. The next meeting will be with Mrs.

G. W. Walker. January 5. PLEDGED TO SORORITY Miss Edna McCuistion of Hardin, who is attending the Huff School of Commerce, Kansas City, has been invited to membership in the Alpha Iota, national business sorority.

To be eligible for membership in this sorority, a girl must be sentative type of girl--the kind that will be successful in a business office. Miss McCuistion will be formally initiated January 4th. CHRISTMAS PARTY Misses Martha and Emma Stapp entertained chapter CR. P.EO. with Christmas party at their home in a West Hardin.

on Friday Gifts for the guests were taken from the chimney on which Santa Claus perched with his pack. and each was seemed highly pleased with her gift. The afternoon was spent in ing bridge following which the served a two course luncheon. esses WON SKELLY CONTEST Young Minnick, Skelly distributor at Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Hardin, had a profitable Christmas by winning 8 sales contest sponsored by that company. Mr.

Minnick's gift list reads as they gave him the whole Christmas tree. He received an elec-, trie vacuum cleaner, electric percolator, electric mantel clock, two lifetime pen sets, kitchen set of steel knives, golden wheel cigarette lighter sewing cabinet, electric iron, 3 pairs of hose and $10 worth of groceries. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Nathaniel Doss, of the Morton community, was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Kansas City Monday for observation and treatment.

E. P. McCUISTION DIED SUNDAY Pioneer Succumbs Following Two Weeks Illness-Burial Made At The New Hope Cemetery. E. Price McCuistion.

77 years old, died Sunday, December 25, at his home in the Millville community, following an illness of two weeks. He had been ill with pneumonia, but was thought to be doing very well and to be on the way to recovery until a very short time before his death. A bad heart was thought to have been the direct cause of his death. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the home. by Rev.

Jas. Heath. pastor of the M. E. church at Cowgill.

Miss Ruth Cates, of Richmond, sang two beautiful solos. Burial was made in the New Hope cemetery. Mr. McCuistion was born near Millville. March 22, 1855.

He was 8 son of Alex and Susannah Berry McCuistion, pioneers of Missouri from Tennessee. He was married December 22, 1880 to Joan Schooler and to this union two children were born. both of whom, with the widow, survive-Mrs. Albert Bright, of the home and Chas. H.

McCuistion, of Hardin; also three grand-children, Max, na Moad and Frances McCuistion of Hardin: and two brothers, Louis and George McCuistion, of Bronte, Tex. Mr. McCuistion was an honest up-, right citizen, devoted to his home and family and loved and respected by friends and neighbors. He always stood for the best, and was constantly looking forward for the betterment of his community and country. "HOW TO MAKE SOAP" Making home made soap for every purpose including baby soap, shaving soap, skin soap and cleaning soap will be demonstrated by Miss Martha A.

Rath, home economist at Richmond on January 9 at one thirty p.m. at the Christian church, and Central High School at seventhirty p.m. on January 9, according to county extension agent, J. D. Monin, Jr.

Every woman in Ray County is invited to attend these meetings. One woman put it thus: "An afternoon spent on how to utilize a worthless product of your home into a valuable product at no cost to learn and very little to make the product at home should not be turned down by any housewife, even in good times." EVENTS CLUB LUNCHEON Mrs. J. B. Harrison entertained the Current Events Club with a luncheon at her home on Thursday.

Preceding the luncheon. the guests gave an interesting program on the celebration of Christmas in various countries. The guests were invited to the dining room and seated at the table where they were served. Between the first and second courses. Mrs.

Harrison's son. J. sang two solos accompanied on the piano by his mother. After the second course the gifts from a Christmas tree were distributed by the president of the club. Mrs.

Paul Herring. A short social hour was enjoyed after the luncheon. Mrs. Sarah Carter and Mrs. Marvin Grimes will be joint hostesses of the club at the home of Mrs.

Carter on January 5. Mrs. Schaeperkoetter, of Brunswick. a former member, was a guest of the afternoon. OPERETTA PLEASES The children's Christmas operetta presented by the grade children of the public schools on Thursday night at the Odeon Theatre, was well presented to a large appreciative audience.

The operetta was directed by Miss Harding, assisted by the other teachers. The children all acted their parts well. One of the outstanding features of the entertainment was the band. The instruments consisted of boxes, horseshoes, sticks, and other things from which a remarkable amount of music was brought. Miss Harding has been working on this band all year, and is to be complimented on the progress which has been made.

The grade children were supported by three high school students, Annabel Frazer, Dorothy Strider and Harry Seward. E. B. Pesel is quite ill at his home with an attack of intestinal flu. D.

A. Young left Monday for West Plains, where he is visiting his sister Mrs. Margaret Summers. Miss Sarah Powell, of Richmond, spent the week with Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. G.

W. Walker spent Christmas day and Monday visiting relatives and friends in Kansas City, receelvof Potter 23..