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fin mm L8MIL inJ iyj jw Ju Volume 58 The Current Local. Van Buren, Missouri Thursday, December 24, '42 Number 30 New and Renewal Subscriptions Victory Digest Far-reaching: changes in the buying and budgeting habits of the average family in the Middle West are forecast by the Office of Price Administration In a survey of the outlook for following are the names of new and renewal subscriptions received The Religion of American Indians "Lol In the beginning!" said the Indian, and there was evoked for his listeners the infinite panorama of the world when it was a formless void. These traditions explaining the origins of man and the earth were cur A Toast to Our Boys Uncle Sam Needs Grease for Explosives John W. Marshbank, county chairman of the salvage committee, is not only looking for scrap, he says Uncle Sam wants grease, gobs of it, to make glycerine to be used in making explos ives to be used in blasting the blasted Japs. The grease you use in frying 'Possums, 'Coons, skunks, and other wild animals is not much good for since last pubication for.

which we are deeply grateful. We hope to keep the Local up to standard on home 1943. The housewife will be cooking more news and other service during the products sold in bulk or brought in "duration" and such cooperation as fresh from the farm without passing through a cannery. By next summer this helps a lot. E.

M. Speers, Van Buren; John Moore, Van Buren; Dave Nichols, Van Buren; K. A. Tilley, Ellsinore; Glen rent throughout the Mississippi valley long before the first trapper in Missouri stepped from the Illinois shore. Although there is no such thing as a "religion of the American Indian," certain traits were common in the legends of each tribe.

Nearly all the Indian stories tell of the creation of Garrett, Oregon; J. P. Clark, Ark ansas; Betty Mann, Texas; Geo. Wal ter, Fremont; Albert King, Hunter; Airs. T.

A. Neal, Iowa; M. S. McDan there will be fewer kinds of canned goods in metal cans on store shelves. Tin can metals are needed for our war machine.

The bulk of canned goods, if they continue to be sold, will come in glass or other metal substitute. Point rationing of many scarce commodities will be in effect before Spring and wartime demands for labor of all kinds will be felt in almost every home in the country. Federal officials estimate that by the end of 1943 about 70 of all persons in the iel, Grandin; Walter F. Webb, St. Louis; E.

N. Boyer, Minnesota; Mrs. the earth from nothing, or perhaps from a great fog or mist by the Great Spirit. The Missouris, like other Josephine Greene, Van Buren; Elmer anything else, as you know, but don't throw it away. Uncle Sam will give you four cents a pound for it through your merchant if you will bring it in-Waste grease of all kinds will be pur-chased.

It should be strained, put ia clean cans and kept in a cool place. Maybe you have only a pound or two, which doesn't mean much to you, but that much, added to millions of other pounds, will create a terrific force with which to blast the Japs. Bring in any amount of waste grease you have no matter how small. Let's make a creditable showing for Carter County in this as we have in every other drive. Greene, Fremont; Arthur Greene, Wortham; Roy Sutherlin, Frank Clay, Sioux peoples, believed in this su Let's drink a toast to the widening host Of Americans serving the nation To those millions of lads (and their brothers and dads) Who are saving our civilization.

To the men from the mills and the farms and the hills And the cities and mountains and plains To the workers and miners and -airplane designers, And crews on the ships and the trains. Wherever they are be it near, be it far On the land, in the air, on the sea With a of heart they are doing their part To keep this "the land of the free" So good luck and God speed them may nothing impede them Nor make them delay nor digress May Christmastime find them with power behind them To roll up a final success. prcme deity whom they called "Wa- Rowena Greene, Springfield; Roy I konda Moreover, each tribe claimed Mann, Ruble; Valentine Kerenak, United States between the ages af 15, Grandin: Edgar Allen, Van Buren; W. me distinction oi having a common ancestor, the first man, an Indian whom the Great Spirit created. and 65 will be employed or in military w.

Shoikley, Van Buren; Bertie Law-service. Of this total, about 20 million I jess Nebraska; Andy Mrezek, Grand-are expected to be in war industry. in. Mro Yount, Clubb; Everett Around the camptires of the Osages, the "Little Old Men" chanted how Mayors of every town and city inivindes, Fremont; Alley Maberry, the Middle West have een urged to the first man came out of a shell, which was washed onto the river bank and walked upon the earth. He met the Great Spirit who laid a bow and Christmas Gifts for Carter County Schools Van Buren; Millard Godsey, Fremont.

C. E. Helvey, Van Buren; Mrs. Deo Crites, Ellsinore; Wm. McClintock, Van Buren; Henry Schupp, Van Buren; Harry Fox, U.S.

Navy; Henry Fox, Van Buren; H. H. Burrows, Fremont; John Bowen, Wisconsin; P. H. Buchanan, Ruble; Luther Hoskins, Van Buren; R.

Bacon, Salem; Ray take the lead in their respective communities in the campaign launched by William M. Jeffers, national rubber director, to save tires. He asked all citizens to assist in clearing away all broken glass, nails and other tire hazards from streets, highways and parking places. A number of mayors arrow in his hands and fire at his feet. He was to eat the meat of the animals which he killed and cover himself with their skins.

One day while hunting in the for County Treasurer Roy Wilson received a sizeable check for school money last week, representing the second of three annual distributions, and has distributed it to the districts of the county as follows: Clear Spring $387.30 House $695.82 est, the Osage came to the hut of the in this area already have issued proclamations calling for support of the chief of the beavers who invited him to marry one of his daughters. Their Mill Creek $631.66 children became the Osage people who, henceforth, never killed the beavers, their brothers. King, St. Louis; Sgt. James J.

Lowe, U.S. Army; Calvin Maberry, St. Louis; Joe Corby, St. Louis; James Gooch, Poplar Bluff; Maggie Brame, Mt. Vernon; Pfc.

Douglas Pennington, Mississippi. Mrs. Karl Schupp, Van Buren; Mrs. M. J.

Teckenbrock, St. Louis; Cpl. Robt. Shockley, U.S. Army; Mrs.

Pleasant Site $20.25 Dry Valley $227.10 (Continued to page 6) Kinnard $506.13 Fremont Flashes Ellsinore Notes campaign. New reductions in civilian quotas of pork, lamb and veal for the first three months of 1943 were ordered by Claude R. Wickad, secretary of agriculture, to meet increased Army demands. Slaughterers will be limited under the order to 70 of the deliveries of these meat products to civilians (Continued on page 4) Dry Hill $229.30 Elm Branch $258.79 In Memory William Alley of Columbia is Mrs. Geo.

Secrease is visiting rela- Harold Rosengrant, Oklahoma; H. H.jspending, the hoMaya with his par. tives in St. Louis this week Devis Run $273.31 Crommertown $268.79 In sad and loving memory of our ureene, springneiu; mrs. wm.

our- onts, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Alley.

Hartwell Lowe, Luther Norman, reu, vyKianonia; mis. vjikui yt Salem; Mrs. J. E. Driskill, Van Bur-j darling son, Kenneth Jack Chronlster, who was bn-n February 14, 1984 and Whites Milk $191.89 Carters $176.61 Chi! ym $542.22 Roy Randolph and family were 1 Pat Riggens and Marvin Robertson shoppers in Poplar Bluff, Saturday, were among the Carter County se- K.

D. Hedgepeth returned home lectees who went to Jefferson Bar-from St. Louis, Wednesday. He had 'cks. Tuesday.

uV life September 16, 1940. Go to sleep our darling son. tro to en; Sgt. Leroy Hampton, U.S. Army; Clarence Condray, Ellsinore; Franz A.

Foerster and Edward Foerster, U.S. 'Aid rich Valley $220.08 II i il. it i ir Army; B. F. Chilton, California; Bud-j emiuuyeu anu mis.

jan.es decrease were sleep our dear. For it would not Tt'n Mil $258.79 right, to want to keep you here; InUPper Ten Mile $202.01 heaven vou will have rest, where on '''ne Grove $271.99 Kelley, Ellsinore; S. A. ihose spending the Christmas noli-i i'uix, nuturuuy, uccuuse Kelley, die I days with Mr. and Mrs.

H. H. Burr- nf tnc serious illness of their son, Jehova Witness Defies Draft Board Foster G. Hodgins, 21 year old army inductee described by Sheriff M. L.

Hogg as a member of the Jehova's Witness Sect and who identifies himself as a conscientionus objector, receiver speedy service last week when he informed the Butler County Selective Service Board by letter to "come Claude. A card from Waldo Kingen says ows are: Mr. and Mrs. L. L.

Burrows of Saina, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Aud Burrows and son Allen of Mansfield, and Miss Edna Burrows of Jefferson City. Washington. Chas.

Foster, Ruble; Mrs. Carrie Ellis, Fremont; Pvt. Earl Cowin, U.S. (Boss) Sanders, California; Pvt. Chas.

Chionistcr, U.S. Army; Ottis Tucker, U.S. Army; Evelyn Wilson, St. Louis; J. E.

Leonard, I Hickory Grovfc $281.67 I Hogan Hollow I Rogers Crcek $284.75 Grassey Valley $220.06 JBear Camp $2.11.94 Eastwood $227.10 Bristol School $158.44 that he has arrived safely at an unannounced destination overseas, In the this earth you lay, no comfort did you have; Only suffering in every way. Almighty God is calling to take you from us now, but we are happy darling to have had you for a while. Tell Jesus that we know it is best to spare you because we love you so. meantime his address will continue to Mrs. W.

W. Martin departed Wed and get me." The Selective Service Board did not St. Louis; Andrew Brown, Alton; nesday for Springfield to spend over Freeland $591.07 Dear Lord take care of our darlinflr comply with hs request but the War Chas. E. Hoagland, St.

Louis; Mrs. Department did and he is now in the August Lowe, Van Buren; Dewey Butler county jail awaiting arrival of I Lowe, U.S. Army; Gerald Rhea, Wash Militarv Police who want him onMngton; J. A. Dawson, St.

Louis; Tom son, for he is all we had; We know T0TAL $7,444.10 that he'll be happy, no more will he Consolidated Schoo Districts be sad. Now our darling son ia sleep- Ellsinore $5,709.61 Ing nor will he wake again; All his Hunter $602.08 pain will leave him his suffering all Grandin $3,809.64 be, Cpl. Waldo R. Kingen 37077157 Co. I.

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Ancel I. Moore of Poplar Bluff was here on business, Tuesday. Miss Joanna Kingen of Jefferson City and the one and only Glendamae from St. Louis spent the week-end here with relatives. Moge Carnahan has purchased the Seats farm on Iower Ten Mile and will move there in the very near Christmas with her daughters and families.

Mrs. Lucy Simpson of Wilderness visited Tuerday with her father, Mr. Bell, who has been very ill for some time and is no better at this time. The Byers family, Mrs. Marjorie Carrico and Mrs.

Violet Turley and Bnrikloy, Leeper; Walter Webb, St. Louis; Pvt. Stanley A. Clark, U.S. Army; Pvt.

II. L. Crowley, U.S. Army Earl Standley, Ohio; Howard Privitt, Van Buren $5,654.13 will end. on Army charges of desertion.

Hodgins who resides on route one, was inducted into the army a few davs ago and was sent home from We will always love you no matter Fremont $4,336.90 where you are. And each evening we TOTAL $20,112.36 I sons Junior and Gregor were Christ look out and tell each little star; but when we think of his dear face, it Uncle Sam Calls for mas shopping in Poplar Bluff, Monday Don Waller who has been at Great 15 Men December 28 makes us sad and blue. Then we think it best dear Lord that he has gone to Brushy Creek Notes you. Jefferson Barracks on the customary St. Louis, two week furlough before entering the 1 Pfc Cecil Frazier, U.S.

Army; Bert army training. i lay, Fremont; Willard Robinson, St. He returned home and obtained a Louis; Ruby Murray, Fremont; Cpl. job at the Allied Metal Products here Vei M. Speers, U.S.

Rrmy; J. T. and then sent his letter to the County Roark, Grandin; Dr. H. L.

Meador, Draft Board. Clayton; Charles LeRoy Wood, U.S. Since the youth was subject to ans-1 Navy; Austin Alcorn, Washington; wer to the War Department and not, Mrs. Austin Alcorn, Van Buren; Cpl. to the Draft Board, Selective Service Jesse P.

Williams, U.S. Army; Es-netnuU turned his unusual renuost tella Boyer, Ellsinore; T. W. Tripp, Some day we know you will take us by the hand and lead us to our Miss Viola Boyer visited with Miss Following are the names of Carter County selectees who will report for examination at Jefferson Barracks on the 30th. We are Informed that a call has come in for 20 men to be Opal Boyer, Sunday evening.

darling son, there in tha promised land. A loving father and mother. Geo. Ballard, who is employed at Mr. and Mrs.

John Chronlster Maiden spent Saturday night with Lakes the past two months is visiting his family this week. Noel Burrows of St. Louis is visiting home folks over the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Lois Barnes and son Billy of St.

Louis are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Alley.

Junior Turley who is taking offices training at the military school at Annapolis, Maryland is spending Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Violett Turley. home folks. Illinois; Paul Shook, Ellsinore; Claude over to the War Department The War Department in turn sent Lawrence Cotton and daughters Opal Mae and Arine spent Sunday in the Tom Million home. Obituary Benjamin Mack Polk was born October 20, 1859, at Centerville, Reynolds County, Missouri, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.

C. P. Turley, Van Buren, Missouri. He was O. A.

Moss made a business trip to sent to the induction center on the 11th of January. Coming so early in the month indicates a second call may be made in the same Jesse D. JBartlett, Fremont; Floy A. Cockran, Van Buren; Talmage J. Clark, Van Buren; Jim Rector, Van Buren; Dee Channel, Grandin; Thomas E.

Clyburn, Lecper; Milton L. Swi-gert, Grandin; Richard Davis, Van Buren; Marcus Potts, Van Buren; Norman Cowin, Van Buren, and Ray W. Levengood, Van Buren. liOeper, Saturday. We are sorry to hear of the death Sheriff M.

L. Hogg who with Chief Deputy Bill Brent and Trooper Earl Bradley took the young man in custody last evening. Sheriff Hogg said this is the second case of the kind to come to the attention of the Butler County Selective Service Board. The first one, involving a member of the Jehova's Sect near Neeleyville, resulted in a four of Billie Carson and Jesse Joiner, who married at Barnesville, Missouri, on were fatally injured when a saw mill September 24, 1885, to Mary Ann Go Usery, Mt. Vernon; Etta Skiles, Ellsinore; R.

O. Kessinger, Frcmon; Al-vie Leach, Ellsinore; M. O. Gallaher; Pvt. Thos.

J. Walker, U.S. Army; D. V. Zoerb, Clayton.

T. Koger, Canal Zone; Mrs. M. Dal-main, New York; Paul W. Chicago; H.

H. Kelley, St. Louis; C. P. McClintock, Cape Girardeau; Avery Reynods, Ellsinore; Dan Osburn, Fremont; O.

L. Windes, Ellsinore; J. B. Martin, Garwood; F. A.

Martin, Ellsinore; John Pittman, Van Buren; Otto Long, Ellsinore; J. H. Roy, Van Buren; Laura Bounds, Ellsinore; Mrs. Dora Hoagland, Van Buren; R. J.

Cromwell, Ellsinore; T. M. Hudson, Fuel Oil Consumers Must Turn in Stamps which they were operating exploded ing, who preceded him in death in The mill was located in the Carson Hill community. 1930. To their marriage nine children were born: Clarence, Ray and Fred Polk and Clara DeWeese (all of whom Dewey and Raymon Cotton spent year federal prison sentence.

American Republic. Sunday with their grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Jobe Condray. are deceased). Otho Polk, Bernice Tur ley, Verda Moore, Ethel Fine and Ost A telegram received at the Local Rationing Office states that all consumers who have bought kerosene or fuel oil in October or November and signed for it, before they received coupons must turn in stamps immediately, C.

W. Coleman, Chairman of the Midco News Medley. In addition to the five sur Miss Velma Walker of Ellsinore spent the week-end with her uncle, viving children he has thirteen grand Mason Parcus anr family. Rudy Mistele who' has been living children, three rreait-grandchildren, Fremont; Joe Crowley, Ellsinore. here on the C.

P. Turley farm for the and many other relatives. Miss Juanita Ballard spent Monday night with her uncle, Mr. and Mrs. past year is leaving Wednesday.

We Mr. Polk spent practically all his Clifford Carnahan. Fuel Oil Board said today. Likewise all dealers must collect these stamps and pay their debt to their suppliers by January 10. At a later date, dealers will report all consumers who have not learned who will take his Retain Old Car Tags on Missouri Automobiles Secretary of State Dwight H.

Brown has announced that Missouri motorists should leave their 1942 license plates on their cars and attach the metal strip issued for 1943 to the rear tag. Only one new plate will be issued; it will be approximately nine inches long and an inch wide, with white letters and figures on a green background, and will carry a aerial unmber and the inscription 1943." Applicants for passenger car li Mrs. O. A. Moss spent Thursday in place as farmer.

life in Reynolds and Shannon Counties, having been employed with the Frisco Ry. Co. for approximately 32 the C. O. Richardson home.

Mrs. Ocie Medley and children who Bear Camp Notes Mr. and Mrs. Ovil White and son and Miss Thelma Orman were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Brandie Whit. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Grubb return Miss Ona Fisher, who has been em have been living in one of the C. P.

years. After his retirement he con have signed for oil and neglect to turn in stamps. ployed at her grandmother's, Mrs. R. F.

Cates. is spending this week at Mr. Coleman said only a very few tinued to make his home at Low Was-sie with his daughter Verda Moore, until a few weeks before his death. ed to St. Louis last Friday after a home as her grandmother is still in the hospital in St.

Louis, but is recovering nicely. Mr. Polk uniteed with the Christ most enjoyable week at home. The Misses Ethel and Kathel Her- cases have been reported as neglecting to turn in stamps. It appears therefore, that most of the consumers have already paid their debt to the dealers.

ian Church in April, 1889, and always Turley farm houses moved to St Louis one day last week. They wil join Mr. Medley who is employed at that place. Anson Massie helped Rudy Mistele gather corn last week. Grandma Pritchard and granddaughter visited Mrs.

Robert Hart last week. Mr. and Mrs. Claudee Klepzig and Edna Mae Simpson attended the pie censes will be requested to give their Cozy Carter was a business caller rington visited their grandmother, Mrs. Pain on Big Barren.

1942 license number and their occu took a keen interest in scriptural matters. He enjoyed living and was a ot the home one day this week. pation. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Thompson are genial host. When he and his wife, visiting in Van Buren at the time of Sunshine Club Notes The new plates will go on sale 1. Molie, as she was affectionately call this writing. supper and entertainment at the Mill ed, were younger and active their home was a hospitable center where many gathered and all were welcome. Methodist Church The Sunshine Club held its annual Christmas Party at the home of Mrs.

Edgar Allen on Thursday, December Mrs. Gladys Bedell was a Friday afternoon calleer at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Mc Dowell. Creek school house last Friday night. They reported that a good program was rendered. Church School 10 KM Funeral services were conducted by Keathley, one of our former members, a handkerchief shower. Gifts were exchanged by all the members, everyone receiving nice and useful presents.

At the close of the party, delicious refreshments were served by the host- Miss Lucille who is attending coll I 17, with eleven members present. Morning Worship 11 KM Rev. Alpheus Capps at the school We wih all the readers of The Local ege at Springfield is enjoying a The afternoon was i pent in playing League 6:48 pJa. house at Low Wassie, and interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery east of Winona.

Pewitt Funeral Home Service. in the parental and singing Christmas songs. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Christmas vacation Year. home. Evening Worship 7:80 p-M.

Mid-Week Service, Wad. pjm. Club reporter. It was decided to give Mrs. B.

H. Jess.