The Current Local from Van Buren, Missouri • Page 1

Tits' UDLb Number 48 The Current Local Van Buren, Missouri Thursday, April 30, 1942 57 Sugar Registration Starts Monday Proceedings of the April Circuit Court Turley Heads Drive for Army and Navy Funds America has gone about the war Circuit Court, which convened here St Louis, April 18th: Van Buren, Carter County prepared to clear the Monday, ended Wednesday with all cases on the docket disposed of as decks for action in the Navy Relief Society drive in Missouri with the bnnouncentent today py Chopin S. follows: State vs Frank Fraley, grand larceny, trial by jury, not guilty. Ellsinore School Closes Successful Term The Ellsinore school closed with the Commencement exercises Friday night A very "interesting address was delivered to th grsduates by Mr. Don Blount of Cape Girardeau. Th invocation was given by Rev.

C. E. Love and music for the occasion was furnished by th high school band. County School Superintendent Earl Kearbey presented the 8th grade diplomas, and Ray Morelan, president of the Board of Education, presented the diplomas to th high school graduates. Th name of the graduates Newhard, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for Missouri of the ap State vs George Hatcher, cheat and pointment of Hon.

C. P. Turley as defraud, dismissed. Chairman of the drive for Carter Stat vs Norman Larue, cheat and County. time business of rationing it sugar The merchants, hotels, cafes, have already registered.

Every individual me.nber of every family will have to be registered to purchase sugar. Although gov't has set aside four days for registration of consumers. Co. officials plan to register everyone in th two days Monday and Tuesday May 4 and 6. Registration will be at th school house in th district in which you Hve.

Every member of every family will have a war ration book. Any one responsible member of a family will register for his family. Missouri's goal in the Navy Relief defraud, continued. Stat vs James Staley, assault, dis missed. drive to raise funds for the widows, Stat vs Aivin Gooch, larceny of timber, $300 find.

orphans, and dependent families of the Navy, Marine and Coast Guard 'forces has been set at $60,000. The quota for Carter County as well as follow: 8th Grade Jeannine Wingo, Wal State vs Wm. Bell and Etta Huett, living together unmarried, not guilty. State vs Dorthy Gore, assault, fine the names of the members of Hon C. P.

Turiey's committee will be an ter Alcorn, Clyde Camahan, Jimmy Bently, Floyd Yates, Elda Jean Jackson, Otto Womick, Richard Roper, Kenneth Hilterbrand. of $1.00. You and I Together Ho, Brother, lt the hand clasp and the good word and the smile That does th most and helps the most to make the world worth while, It's all of us together, or its only you and I We'll reach the goal (together, if only we will try. i A ringing song of friendship, and a word or two of cheer, Then all the world is gladder, and the bending aky is clear. It's you and I together and we're brothers one and all Whenever through food fellowship we hear the subtle call, Whenever in the rush of things we feel the helping hand Or see the deeper glow that none but we may understand, Then all the world is good to us and all is worth the while; Ho, Brother, it's th handclasp and the good word and the smile.

nounced shortly. State vs Elmer Callahan et al, dis Governor Forrest C. Donnell, Hon turbing the peace, hung Jury. High School Vernell Chilton, Zel- State vs Elvin T. Satterlee, setting orary Chairman of the Navy Relief Society drive in Missouri, in a special family unit.

Only one member of a family will register or his family. At the time you register you will be furnished instructions on how to use War Ration Book One. Are to woods, $1.00 nine. I. O.

-Bur rows vs Butler County, ac announcement said, "It is the privi lege of all Missourians to render sub ma Shepherd, Lucille Eads, Georgia Mae Fuller, Jean Watson, Marion Nordling Richard Gearhart, John Kel-ley, Clifford Webb, Agnes Clark, Ai-leen Fudge, Louise Longbottom, Martha Ann Smith, Carmon Wilson, Mar count, dismissed. stantial aid to the families of lost or destitute seamen of the Navy, Marine Beryl Helton vs Croramertown School District No. 14, on account, Corps and Coast Guard by contribu continued. vin J. Conner, John Robert Wisecar- ting to the fund for the Navy Relief 0.

F. Spaulding vs E- R. Burrows ver, Manfredina Mosier- Society. Our people are willing and et al, commissions, continued. M.

M. McSpadden vs D. B. Mc Hydro-Electric Meeting anxious to help the loved ones of the gallant defenders of our nation. Let all those of us who have not yet had Spadden, on note, Judgement for To Be Held Here plaintiff.

the opportunity of giving, respond There is to be a meeting of th Hy- generously to the call. Laura B. Slayton vs C. 0. Slayton et al, partition, continued to May 23.

Phil A- Leuckel vs Van Buren Lt. dro-Eectric Association at Van Bu The Navy Relief Society goal for the nation is $6,000,000. In the forty year history of the Society this is the first time that a popular appeal Power Ice rent, dismissed at cost of defendent. Tom C. Buckthorpe vs Van Buren Power ft Ice Co.

et al, in quan Vegetable Vitamins saved By Cooking Properly Vegetables lose food value if they wilt. To get the most out of them sure that they are of high quality and fresh- If they have been stored for some time, or hav been allowed to wilt, they willl lose some of their vitamin content. Vegetables should be peeled, cut, bruised, or shredded as little as possible and as late as possible before they are used. Between the times they are peeled or cut and until they are used, keep them in a cool, damp plac. They should be cooked in as small amounts of water as possible, and all Of the liquid they are cooked in should be used.

A good percentage of the minerals and vitamin in vegetables are water soluble and dissolve out In the water in cooking. Cook vegetables only until tender. Overcooking decreases the- nutritlvt ren, Wednesday, May 6th, at 10 A. M. to consider possible development of Current River by U.

S. Government for power purposes, representatives of the Government will be present. All those interested in th has been made for funds. tum meruit, continued. Main Street Musings C.

C. Dabbs et al vs B. A. U. Dcbbs State Fair Film Shown Here Supt.

Wright Asks Early Sugar Registration developement of th resources of Car et al, partition, dismissed. ter County are urged to attend. There has been some talk about Lou Staley vs James Staley, divorce what has or has not been done by the decree for plaintiff. Superintendent Wright, who with motion picture of the 1941 Mis-other members of the Vsn Buren 80uri State Fair was shown at the The Man on Your Van Buren Chamber of Commerce Anna Azille Robertson vs Oscar So it is only fair to give an idea of Robertson, divorce, decree for plain Local Rationing Board what has been done by this organiza tiff. school faculty, will have charge of Van Buren High School, Monday, the sugar rationing registration in The film which is all in natural this district, asks us to request the coior C0Vers every phase of last years This war has introduced a new vol tion in the past year.

Milford Steadtler vs Kathleen Steadtler, divorce, continued. Organization in small communi public to make a special effort to and being shown all over Mis- unteer to America the man on your local rationing board. Ther are Carter L. Smalley vs Lonetta J. register on the first day, Tuesday, as by J.

F. Case, Public Re ties seem to go in cycles. There will be a brief wave of enthuiasm and then Smalley, divorce, decree fqy plaintiff. it will be the closing week of school lations Director. value and quality, and makes the veg, most of the members beoome on Josie Walker vs Ottie Walker, di and the faculty will be very busy Anyone who desires the showing etables less attractive from the stand in- their own occupations and the or vorce, dismissed.

point of color, texture, form, and flav with the closing exercises. He has 0f this motion picture in their com made ample arrangements to care for mUnity may secure the film by writ Iona Pa reus vs Marvin Parcus, di ganization either dies or the full load of carrying on falls on the shoulders vorce, continued. or. They should not be stirred while they are boiling as incorporating air all callers Tuesday, no matter how jng to the Missouri State Fair office Lula Wadlow vs J. F.

Wadlow, di of a very few. This has been the his fast they come. Mr. Wright also at Sedalia, Mo. tory of our Chamber of Commerce, vorce, decree for plaintiff.

urges all registrants to have all data Definite plans are now under way into them when boiling hot will cause some loss of vitamin content. Season them simply and do not cover up Florence Lasher vs Fred Lasher, About a year ago we had a good meet ready, which includes the height and for the 42nd annual State Fair to be and something over $100 was sub Divorce, decree for plaintiff. mor tnasj ftulows 'like him throughout the country almost e-nough for two modem Army di-vissions. His station may be Park Avenue in New York, the ranch country of Montana, the Texas Pandandle. You may not have seen him, because he works quietly, frequently at night.

He doesn't make many speeches. He doesn't wear a uniform. But the public is aware of him because since January 1 he has kept it from getting new automobiles and new tires as usual. It is his Job to say who can and who can't, have the less than half a million new cars now on reserve. He decides who is eligible to get new tires now that there are their natural flavor- weight of each member of the family, held at Sedalia, August 23-30.

Only one person in each family need Louis M. Stockman vs Maxwell scribed to carry on the work of the Serve vegetables as soon as they organization. Stockman, divorce, decree for plain-. call for registration but that person Farm Wives Economize are done. If allowed to stand after tiff.

The first thing that came along the cooking is finished they are less must have all facts ready. I he ques- tions that will be asked were given nel nar was the sponsoring of a for the attractive from the standpoint of fla Raise Cane As Jubilee Parade at Poplar Bluff. This ''Economize for Victory" is the slo or, color texture and form, and also was voted at a meeting and the cost Substitue for Sugar gan of 79 Carter County farm wives from the standpoint of vitamin value was $19.65. Our float was not as in the picture of the registration card published in last issue of the Local. Further details of the registration will be found in another column of this issue.

who are cooperating with Mrs. Willa fancy as some but it made a nice ap One thing that will be done about W. Norman. Home Management Sup pearance and let the people know that Rural School News By Earl C. Kearbey the sugar shortage will be the plant ervisor, for the Farm Security Ad only a few million in stork.

He is Van Buren was still on the map. ing of cane on many Missouri farms ministration in learning how to meet Then we had a barbecue and were also Uncle Sam's agent in the rationing of sugar, which brings him in this year, believes J. R. Paulling of A special meeting of rural school J. Truman Carter Gets Promotion hosts to the Highway 60 Association, the impending war time shortages and to conserve materials vital for the University of Missouri College of board members Is to be held in the This was also voted by the member contact with every man, woman and child in the country.

I the war effort. circuit court room in Van Buren, Sat Agriculture. Fortunately, the sweet iorghums ar adapted throughout the and the organization to which we were host was one of the most pro uday May 2 at 10:00 A. M. for the word was received nere this ween Tha Frm Droer.m c.iig The Job these men do to conserve state- purpose of giving final instructions rubber, metals and other vital ma gressive organizations working for by Mr.

and Mrs. W. T. Carter that for helping farm families contribute their son, J. Truman Carter, has been t0 clviI1.n nefen.a bv wise use of and distribute supplies for the sugar Most satisfactory results with terials for guns, tanks, ships and the good of all the towns along 60, registration of consumers.

appointed to a position in the Bureau money nd time( avoidanC8 of sorghum come from planting pure planes, could not be done in Wasing- of Labor in Washington, a nice pro The registering of consumers is to ieed of an adapted variety on a well and conservation of resurces, Mrs. start Monday May 4. People will re prepared, weed-free seedbed late Norman said. FSA families are learn They were making fin progress in their effort to get 60 paved when the war came along and slowed them up temporarily. Our expenses here were $22.62.

The Van Buren representa ton. It takes a field force, a big one organized to execute plans and instructions slmost the day they are made. Such a froce is now in opera motion from his present work as manager of the Missouri State Employment Service office, located at St. gister at their local school. The na nough in the spring to assure warm ing how to manage their homes un tion has called upon the schools for weather for sprouting and early der war time conditions.

They are assistance in this registration. In growth. Orange, Honey, Amber, and Joseph, lruman and wire expect to preDarine- for shortages of metals. tion. school districts where the local school Sumac are the varieties of sweet sor How does it operate? And who be in Van Buren the last of this week kjtchen utensils, fats, oils, and Many for a brief visit with homefolks and other lrticiM a home maker who tives pledged $10 to the Highway 60 Development Association and it was the opinion of the Chamber directors that this should be paid out of our teacher Is not available the board ghum best suited to Missouri condi members may ask for volunteer help sees that the operation runs smooth ly? How was the organization of so vast a force created so quickly? tions.

Atlas sorgo and even Sunrise kafir have been used for making to attend the Annual Alumni Ban-, makeg over ciothlnfr, buys wisely and quet of Van Buren high school, after practiCM the common Mnse economics ers to assist in the registration. funds, rather than make another call on the business men for funds, so we All school board members of rursl syrup, but the four varieties mention which they will continue on to Nasn-known to oup Krand.mothers is mak After Pearl Harbr there was no ed above are preferable. vine to attend a national convention ing a contrjbutlon to victory. Econo- paid this. schools are especially urged to attend this meeting.

It is "bur patriotic duty or labor staticians, and tnen on to mieg be made by tavlng food and longer sny question of business as usual. Factories had to be turned to be saved. Overnight it becam nec- Orange-is the variety most general We are members of the Stat Chamber of Commerce and our dues to give assistance. wasnington, u. wnere iruman m.eri.i, .11 vntin.

Better use of ly adapted, especially to the central will take up his new duties about the uomm food. stor esarry to make sure that the cars and and northern parts of the state. The rural school supervisor of South iDin oi way. in promotion carries age gpBCe( nd CBrefu, cookin? are were $25 for last year. Through the State Chamber of Commerce we have received their regular mailing lists, east Missouri, Mrs.

Blanche Griffith, tires on hand were not dissipated in "pleasure as usual." Furthermore, good seed of this variety seems to be most plentiful. Honey with it considerable Increase in sal examples of economies that can be met with- school board officials of low ary, mad in th homes- The speed with which th factoriea nd Sumac are best suited to southern attendance schools In the court home made of selected inquiries for infor mation. Through these lists and di' Missouri. Amber, being the earliest Clothing material may be saved by Wednesday afternoon. were converted was more than matched by the swiftness with which an operating field was set up to keep th maturing variety of the lot, is most rect requests we have distributed o- keeping clothes clesn and in good re State Capital Column By Dwight H.

Brown There are six rural schools which useful when planting ha been delay pair, and by making over garments had an average daily attendance for cars, tires and tubes on the market ed. Every reasonable precaution the school year of less than 15. In instead of discarding material which i i met a ver 2,000 pieces of literature to the traveling public and to people interested in locating in the Ozarks. We believe that we have been principally The annual pictorial tourist map, from being hoarded or wasted. should be taken to get pure seed of i stiii nas a lot oi wear in it.

ins ran order for tfheie schools to receive The office of Price Administration issued by tne State Highway uepan-, f.miiiM ta build uo the variety chosen, since sorghum state aid according to the supervisor naturally mixes badly and crops in Washington created a Division of Field Operations with Frank Bane as mem, wm oe reaay lor aistnouuon ttrengthf teCurity and physical around May 1, although in restricted lllid. they must employ a teacher who has at lesst 60 hours of college credit. grown from such seed are decidely quanities. Chief Engineer Brown has i inferior. The names of the low attendance slso announced the department road' nrA.Un director.

It was the Job of this unit to set up boards in every community this wide land in the briefest time The fact that sorghum is delicaet condition map and bulletin will be is- in sprouting, and grows slowly at the schools are as follows: Pleasant Site, Elm Branch, Devil's Run, Lower Ten Mile, Hickory Grove, and Roger Creek sued every two week Instead of. wi, A possible. The Job took only three start, emphasizes the importance of providing it with a good, clean seed weeks. weekly as in the past. LIllK -)! ea 2 p.

M. Th following schools are classified Bane began on December 16 by Early plowing, followed by rural schools and will need to employ Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown the basement of congregational has been appointed a member of a church. wiring th 48 State Governors, asking for their cooperation in his plan. disking each time a crop of weed sprouts, and harrowing just before planting usually will result in a seedbed of sort needed.

The plan, he said, called for organiza responsible for at least three new families buying farms in Carter County and we have at least one prospect due to come here in the next few weeks with an eye to opening a new business in Van Buren. We hive made several efforts to contact industries but to date have been unsuccessful on this score. We are rated, however, as one of the most active organizations in Southern Missouri, due to the efforts of the officers to keep all correspondence answered and their sctive cooperation with state and other organizations. We have the full cooperation of the State Chamber and President Carl Bolte has forwarded every special request for Information and business connections that we might possibly (Continued on pag 4) teachers who hsve at least 30 hours college credit Clear Springs, Dry Valley, Klnnard, and Chilton. Mrs.

Griffith advised that two schools should be closed and transport during th next school year The schools committee of four, representing re-j Ther were five members present, gion 3 of the American Association We started our work by making of Motor Vehicle Administrators, to no books in which we will keep a confer with the War Prduction Board record of all interesting things which With riws spaced the width of corn tion of rationing boards through th State and Local Civilian Defense Councils, which had been established in many communities throughout th rows, 6 to 8 pounds of seed per acre regard to obtaining1 sufficient steel happen in our club. closed were Aldrich Valley and Hogan a god planting rate- Planting for 1943 license plates. Production will meet again May 8 at 2 o' country last summer and fall to help Hollow. of next year's plates ordinarily would clook. should be no deeper than necessary to assure moisture for prompt germination.

If th soil is so dry as to re begin now, but, because of the cur- The absent members are to bring Draft board clerk H. H. Lehr an in preparations for public health and welfare in case of an emergency. Letting local defense councils nominate members to th new rationing; tailment of steel for civilian use, it material for their not books next has been Impossible to make definite meeting. nounced that 470 men registered In the fourth draft Monday in Carter quire panting as deep as 2 inches, it usually is better to delay planting until more moisture is avallab'e.

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