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k10D)fo)f FWY lU) ln 1 LJMl lil Number 5 Volume 59 The Current Local, Van Buren, Missouri Thursday, July 1, 1943 Hunter News Victory Gardners Have Leaf Beetle Troubles Aged Citizen of Ten Mile Community Passes News from Surrounding Communities Our Boys in the Armed Forces A letter from Sherman Cates- who was in the African campaign, says he is still okeh- and it Is rather quiet there at this time. Ellsinore cor. Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Davis, aged Rev. George Anthony filled his regular appointment here Sunday.

Wilda and Bonnie Myrick and Mary Frazier were Sunday dinner guests of Victory gardeners all over the country are complaining about the bugs eating up their bean vines. Some re Grandin News Fremont Flashes 72, wife of Marion Davis of the lower Ten Mile community, died Friday, following a long illness. port that a small reddish-yellow bee-jMrg Nettie Parcell and niece, Elaine tie with black spots is eating round Kidd. Mrs. Harry Callison is spending i she survived by her aged hus band- three sons; William and Philip Davis of Doniphan and Joe E.

Davis Harry Hollis and wife have been visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Hollis of this place.

Harry entered the army last January and has now reached the rank of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jones and children of Cape Girardeau visited over the week-end with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. D. McKinney. Mrs.

J. D. returned home with them for a two-weeks visit. J. E.

Goodwin and wife were calling on friends in Grandin Sunday. Nal Farmer and Edith arid friend, Burton Boyer- attended the family reunion at Mr. and Mrs. Riggens near Ellsinore Sunday. Others present at the gathering were, Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Riggins, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Riggins this week visiting with her mother, Mrs. Curtis Montgomery of Eastwood.

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Barnes and son. Billy- of Big Spring Patk, visited Thursday night at the W. P.

Alley home. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Parman and of Granite City, Illinois- Mrs. Lucy Queen of St.

Louis, Mrs. Cora Ron-gey of Grandin, Mrs. Grace Smith and Mrs. Dorothy Kearbey of Elbinore. All were present at the funeral, which was conducted Sunday afternoon at the New Hope church by Rev.

H. C. Whltcanack, assisted by Rev. O. S.

Taylor. Interment took place in the Joplin cemetery near the church. Pall bearers were- William Huggins- We understand they will teach at daughter moved, Monday, to Houston Sergeant. He is in the medical corps, attached to the air corps. Mr.

and Mrs. Hollis have three sons in the service Norman and Harry in the army and Jerry In the Navy. Mid-co cor. holes in the bean leaves. Others say that a small yellow spiny grub is feeding on the leaves of their beans.

Unlike the bean leaf beetle it feeds largely by simply gnawing away the green under surface of the leaves and causes them to dry out and appear as a fine network of venis. County Agent John Carr says to control these two pests the grower should dispose of infested plants as soon as the crop has been gathered. However to properly protect the crop the grower must resort to the caeful use of Insecticides. To control heavy infestations the grower should apply one of the following sprays or dusts: One teaspoonful magnesium arsenate to one gallon water or one tablespoon-ful magnesium arsenate to four ta-blespoonsful of hydrated lime or one where Mr.Parman will teach during the ensuing term. Don Garrick left for Detroit Saturday where he has employment.

Billy Hedgepeth returned heme Sun day from Davenport, Iowa, after a month spent in visiting his sisters. Pfc. Noble White, who is training in California, is enjoy and son, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Riggins and daughter- Ed Riggins, Clyde Boy-er and Maxine Webb.

A bountiful dinner was spread at the noon hour and a happy time was reported by all. Lindal Tolliver of Washington state was visiting the parental home this week-end. Mrs. Bill Robertson's sister from Michigan was visiting her this past week-end. Mr.

and Mrs! Lloyd Peek of St. Louis were visiting in parental homes at this place Sunday. Risco the ensuing term of school. Sunday dinner guests at the Truman Hood home on Mle were. Ed McDermott and family, Loyal Hood and family and Mrs.

Janie Hood. Ezra Stanley, who has been in Mt. Vernon for some time- is home on a two weeks leave of absence. He appears to be gaining. Millie Wollard and two grandchildren, Berneta and William Wollard, visited Saturday in Winona with her William J.

Queen, Enoch Rongey and Earl Kearbey. Flower girls were, Nana Beth Davis. Dorris Davis, Jan- lette Johnson and Dixie Darby. The ing a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Brody White of Baren. Noble and his brother. James, entered the service together about two years ago and have been together ever since. They are on desert maneuvers at present. Mrs.

Rex Jones, Bess and Rose Hedg-peth. Rev. Bunting filled his regular appointment Sunday at the Methodist church. He is conducting a revival meeting at Pleasant Site this week. E.

S. Burrows transacted business in Van Buren Monday evening. Vivian Hudson is spending her va daughter, Mrs. G. H.

Sullivan and family. Cottrell-Frank Funeral Service was in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were among the pioneer families of the Ten Mile community.

They were married December 25, 1889. It will be recalled that they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary here on Christmas day in 1939. Ellsinore cor. Miss Betty Jean Harris returned Mr. and Mrs.

J. R. Gibson and son, Arvil Chronister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Chronister, arrived home this week from a camp in Georgia, discharged because of his health.

Ho entered the service about six months tablespoonful calcium arsenate to 9 tablespoonsful of hydrated lime or Cryolite, applied spray or dust as directed by the manufacturers. Do not use lead arsenate on beans as it tends to dwarf the crop. cation at Benton- visiting with rela home She has been vacationing with her grandparents at Greenville. Mr. and Mrs.

Pat Riggins and daughter were week-end visitors with his parents. Cpl. Elton Rose and wife left Fri ago but spent much of the time in the Dow. were Sunday guests in the Slim Gibson home out in the Shiloh community. Garth McKinney of Rollu was a week-end visitor of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. V. McKinney. Mrs.

H. A. McKinney returned from hospital. Capt. J.

T. Loyd visited here Thurs What Our Soldiers Like to Eat day for St. Louis, after enjoying a) furlough here with relatives. He is tives and friends. Evelyn Hartley and Hattie Simpson departed Thursday for Sacramento- California where they have employment in defense work.

Mrs. Jesse Schupp of Salem was a visitor over the week-end in the parental home of Mr. and Mrs. Abrams on Barren. Mr.

nnd Mrs. Bert Clay and family visited relatives in Van Buren Rules to Observe in Canning Vegetables Canning as a method of food conservation can be used successfully with the widest variety of foods. The foods for preservation should be firm-fresh and slightly underripe without day with postmaster E. R. Burrows.

Capt. Loyd is postmaster of Winona but entered the armed service about a year ago, turing care of the Winona office over to his wife. He is located in Washington- D. C. and holds Waynesville Thursday whera she had been visiting her daughter- Mrs.

Glen Roam, and family. Mrs. Leona Joplin of Virginia is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Lu Joplin, and her brother, Herbert- and bruises or decay for best results. They an important position in the APO de In maintaining the best fed army stationed in a camp in California, in history many problems arise as to Mrs.

Courtney Likey returned home which foods soldiers eat and which; Monday from a visit down in Tennes-ones they leave on their plates. The see- solution of some of those questions' Mrs- Harry Tiry's sister- Imogene has a definite bearing on circumstan- Davis. and husband are visiting with ces to be met in keeping the armed fritnds and relatives here this week, forces fed. To learn how to elimi- Mrs- Bud Kelth wa visiting Mrs. nate as much as possible of the re- Farmer John Webb Monday and as-suiting waste the War Department sisting her in her canning.

should be graded for size and partment of the postal service. Sgt. Norman Cowin- who is located Foods should be handled in small family down on Little Black. Mrs. Fred Bacon and children of St.

Louis are here spending their vacation with her mother, Mrs. Maggie Emmons. Sunday. Martha Marie Greene is visiting a few days in Granite City with Mr. and Mrs.

Marvin Greene and family. Bill Jones of San Louis, quantities- canned as soon as possible in an army camp in South Carolina, after gathering and there should be js home on a 10-day furlough, visiting Mrs. Elsa Marlin and children of no delay in any steps of the canning i his wife and other relatives. is home on furlough visiting his par- AUA Mo.tor Koro-Pnnt Hnnrre MISS Helen KUU1 KODei tson Master Sersreant Hoarce process. These precautions are ne and Madison- Illinois are here visiting her ents, Mr.

and Mrs. Elva Jones, Scherwin and fifty aides to a 12- her parents Sunday, Cpl. Wilbur Galbraith, who attend- cessary to prevent undesirable chan- left Sunday months study involving 2,474,362 Miss Virginia Keith ges in fruits and vegetables due to the funeral of his brother, Burl, meals. The study was later the 0b- evening Ior sl- 0U1S husband's father, Tom Marlin, and other relatives. wife.

Friends of the Parman family en- Arthur Emmons and brother- Dou- tertained them Thursday night with glas, were week-ed visitors of his mo-Jice cream social at the home of Mr. Mr. ana Mrs. Chas. Hover were here last week- returned to his army training at Camp Walters, Texas.

the action of enzymes, bacteria, yeast and molds. While here he received notice of his Chemical preservatives, such- as ther, Mrs. Maggie Emmons. and Mrs. W.

P. Alley. benzoate of soda or the so-called can-, promotion to the rank of Sergeant. Mr. and Mrs.

Syd Cooper and baby of Fredericktown were visiting in the jeet of a Truman Senate Committee h.aring The investigation pointed to substantial losses of certain types of food and it was found that such losses were due in part to the fact that meals are cooked for all soldiers while in manv cases oart of them are absent motorists to Van Buren Monday. 'Mrs. Allen Boyer and Mts. Nettie Parcell motored to Doniphan Tuesday. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Myrick and daughter, Beatrice, were Van Buren business visitors Monday. Several folks from Hunter attend- Pvt. Norvin Robertson of the community is enjoying a with his mother and other ning acids should not be used by the home canner. Preparing containers: Mrs.

Elvin Burrows and daughter, Linda Lou- visited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. George Dunn. Mrs. Glen Wilson and children moved Tuesday to the Tom Clayton pro- home of their daughter, Mrs.

Wm. McDowell- over the week-end and attended the Methodist church. 1 Jar lids and rubbers should be recently vacated by the Parman J. A. Wollard spent Saturday Birch Tree on business.

family. Carter Creek Notes examined carefully. "Wash jars in gammy SampIes returned t0 hia hot soapy water and rinse in hot wa- jdutieg Cftmp whjtej 0regon thia ter. Keep in hot water until packed. I week following a furl0Ugh visit with 2 Fold rubbers and pinch togeth- Mf and Mrs Wm Sam.

er, The fold should show no of eastwood of the lid and no cracks or pinholes. 3 Test jars by putting into them pfc. Cecil Pigg is enjoying a fur-one cup hot water- adjust rubber and lough with his parents- Mr. and Mrs. liil invprt.

and shake. If seal is eood. I Waltpr Picir. We did not learn the Ed McDermott and family returned Thursday to St. Louis after spending their 10 day vacation here with relatives.

Earl Grissom and Cap McKinney were home from St. Louis Sunday. Mrs. Minnie Tedder spent Tuesday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Rube Brame. on leave. They were also due partly ed the show at Grandin Saturday nite. to food preferences of the soldiers. Mrs.

Edd Serr, Mrs. W. Jenkins and Losses were camparatively heavy in Mrs. Chas. Boyer were listed on the case of soups, potatoes and certain sic'k this week, meats Mrs.

W. T. Daniels was a business Dairy products and fruits head the visitor in Van Buren Thursday, list of food preferences with vegeta- (Too late for last week) bles (except potatoes) well toward Mrs. G. A.

Gearhart and sons re-the top. Among the dairy products turned home from St. Louis Saturday, there is almost no loss of food. Ice Rev. Colker preached his regular cream consumption is especially sig- Wednesday appointment this week, nifieant with practically 100 percent Mrs.

Courtney Lakey is visiting her of all available ice cream being eaten, husband in Kingsport, Tennessee this Milk comes a very close second. week. The study shows that 25 years of Marion Tiry was called to the bed-nutrition education in this country is side of his sister in Illinois Saturday. Imogene Skiles of St. Louis is en- Lp the proper jar and lid together.

name of his camp. Kegville News joying a few days vacation in me 8crew.tvDe ud home of her grandparents, Mr. and Preparing the food: 1 Wash thoroughly, lifting the Midco Items Barbara- one of the youngest dau material from the water rather than pouring it off. 9 Pranara iha fnnH fnr rnnkino- ghters of B. C.

Windes, and her two children are visiting in the parental Mr. and Mrs. L. Finn made a trip Mrs. F.

D. Sanders, to Granite City, Illinois, the first of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Brame has as this week. Sunday dinner guests- Mr.

and Mrs. Charles E. Hoagland and wife ofBreese and daughter- Ileiie. of Van St. Louis are enjoying a visit in the! Buren; Mrs.

Paul Tedder, Mrs. Pete George E. Hoagand home, parents of Sanders and son Worth and daughter the former. Estella, of Webb Creek, and Mr. and Farmers of our community are bu- Mrs- Guv Brame and ife occua" sy.

cutting wheat and Johnnie aion bei" to vl't, wlth Pvt- Guy who 3 Preheat for a few minutes. This ome at Pleasant Site. Barbara- be-shrinks the food and makes possible fore her marriage, was a graduate more food in the jar; speeds the pro-! nurse in a hospital in St. Louis. cessing and starts the destruction of Ruth Lowe and Maude Hale, both Chilton "and Mose McSpadden are running the binders.

The C. E. and G. E. Hoagland families had dinner with Dora Hoagland was nome on lunuugu.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holden and daughter. Charlotte Gayle, of St.

Louis arrived at the Rube Brame home Monday to spend a few days vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Denver Brame of Monday. Mrs.

Marie Williams and Mrs. Car- tne Cannrt rtf fit nr visitino- in their respective homes this week. Eastwood spent Saturday night in the Paul Tedder home. we are expecting some reai com Mrs. Joe Newton and daughter- Lu Dean, departed for St.

Louis Sunday, weather (48 degrees) for this time Fine weather for hay- of the year. Mrs. Newton to visit in the home of bearing fruit. It is significant to not expected to recover, note that by eliminating waste and Mr. and Mrs.

John Webb and fami-using foods more acceptable to the ly were visiting her parents, Mr. and soldiers the army ration has been re- Mrs. Henry Robertson. Sunday. Also duced from six to five pounds daily, her sister from St.

Louis. At the same time the caloric content Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Graham of has been reduced from 4,200 to 3,700 East St. Louis were visiting relatives calories daily.

here this week. "Sonny" Boyer is spending this week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. NeWS Release by 'and Mrs. Chas. Boyer.

Price Panal Board I Iiss Evelyn Kidd is vacationing at the home of her parents at Macomb, Mr. John L. Moore, Chairman of Illinois, the Price Panel- Carter County, moved Mrs- Fred Myrick and infant daug-, ighter were business visitors in Van today to clarify the misunderstanding Buren WcdnesdaVi existing in many minds in connection Mr and Mrg Sam Rjggins were with food prices recently published visiting hr father, Nal Farmer- Sun-for the St. Louis area. Mr.

Moore day. said these prices apply to St. Louis Edith Farmer visited her sister. County only and do not affect prices Mrs. Warren Riggens- Monday, of food in any other section.

Mrs. W. E. Jenkins has bsen on the "Your local food store," says Mr. gjck Jjst this week but is reported im-Moore, "establishes his price by add-'proving.

ing an allowed percentage markup to Mrs. Dorothy Webb Is spending the his cost of the item priced. As costs, week with Mrs. Evelyn Rose, may vary, it will not be uncommon I to find several stores of the same kind Infant Dies each offering the same item for a slightly different price if their costs rjjed at its home in Salem, the are different." infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Syl- Mr. Moore said that members of the van Leach, Shiron K. The body was Price Panel organization are making brought to Van Buren for burial Fri- ing though. Mrs. W.

D. Jonas visited Mrs her daughter, Mrs. Norman Jackson, LuDean to seek employment. ra Hoagland Wednesday. (Too late for last issue) Mrs.

Guy Koogler of St. Louis vis Ellsinore Notes bacteria. Soft fruits and tomatoes are generally cold packed. Packing the product, vegetables: 1 Pack quickly to keep food hot. 2 Pack rather loosely, using enough liquid to carry the heat into the center of the jar.

3 Fill jars to within one-half in. of top for all foods except those containing much starch, such as corn-lima beans or peas. Fill these within one inch of top. 4 Add one teaspoonful of salt to quart. 5 Work out air bubbles with knife blade or spatula.

6 Be sure the food is covered with liquid. Sealing jars: 1 Wipe top of jar with a clean cloth. Adjust the lid at once. Self-sealing lid's are tightened fully and are not tightened after processing. Screw-type lids are tightened and turned back one-quarter inch.

These are tightened fully after processing. For water-bath canning- the water should be kept one inch or more over the jars all during the processing period. The water should be kept at a rolling boil. Jars should not be inverted to cool. After they are cold, invert to be sure the seal is good.

Watch for spoilage for a few days. of Winona, and Mrs. Norman Hollis, recently from Washington- D. visited their brother- Sgt. Harry Hollis, at the parental P.

R. Hollis home during Harry's furlough. Rev. Bunting of Van Buren began a week's worship service at Pleasant Site Sunday. Pleasant Site folks extend a cordial invitation to everyone to come to church.

June Grant of Washington, D. C. came in Saturday to visit with her children who have been staying here for the past year with their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hollis. Mrs.

Grant has been a government employe at Washington for several years past. The heat has been so intese the last few days that the farmers and their teams have about burned down, yet they keep plodding on- trying to plow corn, harves oats and put in a late forage crop. Everybody agrees that C. P. Turley is an Al lawyer- but with some folks he does not rate that as a farmer, but regardless, C.

P. has been plowing corn and slaying weeds like a skilled plowman and, by the way- he is the proud owner of a brand new steel-wheeled red farm wagon which is a rarety, indeed- these days. Mrs. Fronca Cooper and son, Billie, of St. Louis arrived here last Sunday to visit at the parental L.

S. Reed home. Mrs. Cooper returned to the city Wednesday but Billie- who is convalescing from a tonsil operation, remained here with his grandparents. Miss Grace Ford- Mrs.

Ruby Ford and daughter, Thelma Mae, visited the beauty parlor in Van Buren and came home with a curl in their hair. ited in the parental Tom Durham home over Tuesday night. A letter from Bob Robinson says Mr. L. Finn is removing the galvan- that his son- Calvin, will be called to ized roofing from his dwelling house army service on July 9th.

Bob's old-find reroofing with asphalt shingles, est son- Clifford, has been in Africa which we presume suits his taste bet-' for some time. ter. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Wallace and Mr.

and Mrs. Charley Barnes of St. small son, Ronnie, of St. Louis visited Louis spent the week-end with the here a couple of days last week at former's aunt, Mrs. Dora Hoagland.

the home of his Bister, Mrs. Glen Kin-Mrs. Perry Ratliff and little Miss gen. Joan Godsey celebrated their birth-j Mrs. W.

A. Sanner of Poplar Bluff dav jointly Wednesday by having visited here over the week-end with a county-wide check of all food stores fay, June 25. It leaves to mourn its i dinner together at the Godsey home. her brother, Phillip Brame. Rev.

Pete Mitchell and wjfe of St. Miss Joan was three years old. Wade Randall of Summersville was Louis were visiting here Monday with and will help determine the accuracy death, parents, one sister, one grand-of each merchant's ceiling prices. Heather and two grandmothers and sev-urged that consumers or retailers de- erai aunts and uncles and cousins, siring information On the program Don't weep- dear parents- for this should consult membes of the Price darling1 has gone to rest, and will Panel of the War Price and Ration-'meet you in Heaven where" there is ing Board. i no pain nor sorrow.

a caller in our vicinity Friday morn- her mother. Mrs. T. J. Neal.

Mrs. Albert Wilson of St. Louis An overlooked item was that of the spent part of last week here visiting leath of John W. Shoemaker of Van with relatives. Buren, Arkansas- May 27.

We did not Mrs. William Sollars of Poplar learn the immediate cause of his Bluff visited here at the home ieath but he had been in poor health of her daughter, Mrs. Cassie Freeze. tw years- following an operation. Cecil Condray and family of St.

Johr. was a former resident of our Louis visited here Sunday at the home community. of his father- J. S. Condray.

I THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS I Rev. and Mrs. Lawrencs Ray and Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Longbottom received word last week that their daughter, Louise, who has been employed in St. Louis, was recently married to Pfc. Ray Horst of the U. S.

Army and the young couple are now located at Fairbanks, California. children of Washington, visited Statistics show that If you drink with friends in Van Buren the first and drive, your chances ctf haing an of this week. Rev. Ray was a former accident are 75 times greater. pastor of Van Buren Baptist church..