The Current Local from Van Buren, Missouri • Page 4

Hie Current Local, Van Buren, Mo. Thursday, June 30, 1949 ElLiinore Notes Little Carter County Bear Camp Comment Local Happenings Willard Robertson and family a' St. Louis are visiting home folk here Giles and Daisy Lee Nicholas of Yptilanti. Michigan are "ucatlomng Verneal Murray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Aubrey Murray, ia (pending this week in a girl encampment in Fuiton, Mo. here. With Dm my Lee's twi little girls Thelma Harris, Roddy, Mike and Karl-cce, and Lucille J.jhns's toy, Mrs. last Sunday. Kate and Mary Schupp of St.

Louis called on us. We surely enjoyed seeing them again. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Diedrich were with them on their vacation here.

Mrs. Diedrich is Kathryn Rose Schupp. Then there was our "Local" editor, G.T. Henson and family who dropped by Lynden, but because of telephone service we were unable to receive the message in time to see them. Howdy Folks What's go rare as day in June? I can answer that: A '11 in Washington.

I wonder if you 'oiks ba-k home are sweltering and P'ffing in the heat as I used to. A few day ago our grandson Michel asked "Mother, when is it going to be summer?" So you can see that it still is unlike Missouri summers. The strawberry pickers got so cold Clarena Venable of Casper, Wyo. this week. Walter Gooch of Madison Illinois spent the past week-end here with relatives.

Noah of Madison Illinois is here with his father, J. T. Morlen who has been seriously ill but is improved at this date. George and James Secrease were We are very sorry to report that Mrs. Sam Galbriath is very ill.

Her daughters, Grace and Nina of Seattle and Dessie of St. Louis have been to visit her. Friends, have to work tomorrow and must bring this to a close and get some shut-eye. If any of you get too warm there, come on out here and enjoy this nice cool weather. I'll be writing you again some day.

Bye, P.S. A few days ago two young cougars were seen in a grove by our house. Three days ago a bear was seen in the same place. WOW! Laura Hoagland. Hob Schockley hat really ha 1 a houseful of grandchildren.

Mr. and m. Andrew McDowell have been visiting at the Howard Steens while Mr. and Mrs. Kdrnund Stcen are here.

Mrs. Dewey (rooks' brother Karl Kberhardt, Mrs. Kberharlt and tlieir two boys drove down from St. Louis So, Johnnie was editor-in-chief dur- and Charley Venable of Houston, Mo. and wive visited here thin week in the home of their brother, Wayne, the jeweler.

Joe Stanley, son of County Clerk K. K. Stanley, ia home from Springfield Teachers College for the Fourth of July holidays. Joe will teach the Mill Creek school the ensuing term. did 1) tne pasi lew aays their 'inB.

the abspce nf r. a calleo to resiiu nunuay Decause or fids were numb and they fairly 0v Johnnie. ni i "took. They say this is unusual. the serious illness and subsequent of their brother Isaac Barton Secrease, age 74.

Mr. Secrease was a Misspell "believe" in this dolumn again. Folks may think I did it. There is something unusual about Je Weather here. It never rains when native of Carter County and is well to spend the week-end on the river.

Their son Dewey Gene remainded to is it has to get cool. We have hd an extremely dry season. We tWay the rest of the "ummer. Jake lamprnrht is alio staying at the Brooks farm. known around K'llsinore and vicinity.

He had lived for the past 20 years or more in St. Louis, but during his last illness he was removed to the home of a daughter at Festus, where we understand the funeral will be held. He is survived by five sons and one Carl Shockley took the mail run for Mr. and Mrs. Walter I'aul mid Hon, Francis, Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Clark of F.llington and son and family' of St Iuia, Mrs. Hoy Willard and Mrs. KniBlino Maberry enjoyed supper at 1 Spring Park Wednesday night. I'fc.

Carl Carnahan of the I'. S. Air Force, arrived home Friday from Chanute Field, Illinois, fur a visit August Monday. could use some of Missouri's rain. Most folks are about thru picking, folks be glad! Friends of mine will recall I 3aid I might hoe some, but knew I couldn't Pick.

You have heard the" old saying, "So begin to sing as you tackle the thing that couldn't be done, and yen Lucy and Carl fouler celebrated their birthdays together Saturday daughter, and four brothers, Geo. and Jim of Kilsinore. Sam of Truman Ark night at a play-party. Among the young folks were Nancy am) Ken neth Oualcy. Ronny Steen, and Louis ansas and fc.

L. secrease oi iturvcn Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jordan and small daughter of Memphis spent the past with his mother, Mrs.

Iela Carnahan. On return to duty he expects to be transferred to Alaska for on the Job Shockley. Some of the grown-ups at will do it" Well, I began, but did not have time to sing about it So now I've tried it all. I have been checking (punching) in berries at the table, but when I wasn't too busy, I picked tending were Mrs. llattie McDowell, week-end here with her parents, Mr.

Mr. and Mrs. F.dmund Steen, Mr. and training. and Mrs.

Oscar Moss. Mrs. Kdwin Crosawhite, Noble White Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Malin visited nd found it facinating but very tiresome for one who cannot bend hit knees much. But you know I can do and Ernest Sheets. There was a birth day lake and soda, wieners and marsh relatives at Fisk Sunday, they were accompanied hy Mr. and Mrs.

Glen Malin of St. Louis who are spending mallows to roast, and everybody had NEW AND USED FURNITURE STORE Owned and Operated by Mr. and Mrs. C. H.

Stapleton WE WELCOME YOU TO COME AND VISIT OUR STORE. WE HAVE BARGAINS IN USED FURNITURE, WASHING MACHINES, STOVES, SEWING MACHINES, TOOLS, GUNS TARPS. ALSO NEW RUGS, MATTRESSES AND BED SPRINGS. Located in former Pepsi-Cola building near Ritz Theatre on Highway 60. a grand time.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dildine arrived here from California this week. We are Informed that they have returned to their native county to lire following a few years in California where they moved to primarily for their health. Welcome back.

-r Corn-growing weather has pre a two weeK vacation nere. Petitions asking that smaller flood more work than I ever thought possible. But we have one lady who is past 70 years and she picks all day long. My sister Elva Evans has been visiting us and found us too busy to control darns be considered on Grand river are being circulated by a citizens Chilton Musings Hello everybody; Miss Stockard and Committee in th urea of Pattonburg Missouri. i Pattonsburg is up in the the Bookmobile were in town Monday be entertaining.

Also Mrs. Farrell ait.ernoon. i ney say sue gave out lot hpringtield) and two about twenty-five books. This is real service to our community and is very northwest corner of the state). "We re not against flood control," fays F.

S. Tuggle, committee head. "What we object to is taking some 00,000 acres of land off the tax rolls in the affoeted counties. We believe that vailed over this section during the put week. Daytime temperature have ranged in the nineties and dropped no more than UO decrees during the nights.

Plenty of rain and all crops doing fine. liev. and Mrs. W. K.

Collins of St Iaium visited with friends here the children enjoyed a visit the Rodney House home. Hoth ladies were thrilled with the Iheauty of this country and hope to return some day. George and I had a great surprise much appreciated, as 1 saia once oe-fore. Hut I would like to make one suggestion, and that is; if she would 4 44.i. iput her schedule in the paper, more mailer dams will serve the same uuruose without destroying whole of us would remember and would be on band when she comes to town.

first of this week. He was paste' of the local AasemMy of (iod Church for a number of veins before moving to Caifornia alxmt two years ago, and has a host of friends who would Iconic his return to ibe pastorate towns, such as Pattonsburg." Soil conservationists to apree that small check dams afford Letter flood control than large dams, without destroying farm land, wild 'it'o and natural recreational assets. There If she has any more books that tells how to build house and how to keep a husband from going fishing then I'd better see her, for my dream house isn't coining along very fast. I it all staked out and then before I can coerce anyone into digging for me, we are told on good authority, even Army engineers who admit privately that small check dams are the foundation I change my mind nnd the answer to efficient flood control. have to restake it.

The strong arm in here. Nine teenage girls departed Sunday to represent the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Van Buren Church tit the Annual Knriimpment at Arca-diu. The young ladies composing the group are: Nancy McKinney, Jo Ann Keuthley, Harbara Nunley, Kmirm Iju Murray, Hetty Marie McClintock, As to hydroelectric power, many informed sources claim it will be only a few c.ns Ix-fore tl.e atom will furnish more power than we can use; maybe riven before thee proposed iliims could Ik" completed. Certainly sparsely populated counties such as Carter, Dent, Ripley and Shannon can ill afford any reduction in tax income. Mary Allen, Glenim Ford, Skippy Bur rows and Gwendolyn Wilson.

our family takes advantage of my changing mind and hies off to the river. Someday whsn Ho gets back I'm going to have the foundation dug. And talking about, dream houses. Sir. and Mrs.

Wildor are going to have one to, It's remarkable what boards and paint and labor can do to an old house. And right in the middle of the hammering they have summer guests drop in. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Payne from Tulsa.

But maybe she has an influencing personality like I had last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Waggoner and their little son and my son and daughter- A news note from Washington University, St.J-ouis, states that among the 305 graduates at Washington University who have ben awarded prizes and honors for academic excellence during the school year was Harry Lue Coleman, son of Mr. and Friday and Saturday July 1st and 2nd rri 8 ffeg rfMEATS Midco News "Time, and tide wait for no man." l-ust week time flew by before Midco Mrs.

N. J. Coleman of Van Buren. He Krafts Pimento or American. Libby'a in -law came down from Willow Springs.

After a nice big dinnor I items materialized. Therefore we shall attempt to put in a part of ust received final honors in the Jscnooi 01 Business and Public Administration by maintaining a 2.5 or plus average for four years. got them all ganged up with picks and shovels and got the foundation for week's happenings. We are just CHEESE, lb. American Kraft, 2 lb.

box ROUND STEAK, lb 70c Fresh HAMBURGER, lb 55c the kitchen dug. buUbling over with good news and like the little boy, we must rush to While I was up here in the hollow, tell it lest we forget a part of it. HOMADE SAUSAGE, lb 29c moving stakes around, I missed out Mr. and Mrs. C.

P. Turley of Van on Mrs. Ray Kester's birthday party. Misses Elva and Melva Hopkins, pactors of the Assembly of God church of Van Buren during the past two years, resigned the position last week to enter evangelistic work. They Her neighbors went in and surprised Buren spent Saturday night here at their ranch home.

C. P. and tenant Friedman-shelby's, her with two birthday cakes. I'm extra I made hay while the sun Sunday PLAY SHOES, green or red, $3.98 lucky if I get one, and I usually have to bake it myself. Imagine TWO morning.

(Hut don't tell the Parson.) The hay in adjoining field? got plenty 0 CAKES! I wet and is in the field yet. Otherwise Men's and Boy's There is one person I'd like to bake CORN BEEF HASH, Libby's BEEF STEW, 42c Libby's STUFFED OLIVES, 2 oz 23c Libby's DEEP BROWN BEANS, 2 for Yellow Bonnett PEAS, 15c MIRACLE WHIP, qt 52c Bartlett PEARS, 2 37c Cal-Top PEACHES, 24 7c VINEGAR, gal. 83c Heinz SLICED PICKLES, Bug Proof, RAISINS, 2 lb WRIGLEYS GUM. box 63c SWIM TRUNKS, pr. a cake for and that is Mrs.

Ray Kes and up leave many friends, both in and outside the congregation who regret to sec the two ladies leave but wish them success in their new field of religious endeavor. A member of the church iboard Informs us that several applications to fill the vacancy are being considered and a choice will be made SOon. ter husband. The powers that be dragged him off to Kansas to work SHOT GUNS RIFLES for fancy wages and here I am vif.h we were needing a good rain and it helped crops wonderfully. The protracted meeting which was held by the Baptist church at Fremont closed Sunday night.

Thirteen persons were baptized in Current River Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Thlose from here relieving a rock wall to build and if one person can lay one rock, prettily, on top of another rock it Is Ray And 22 Mosburg Automatic, $30.90 22 Mosburg Repeater, $24.98 22 Single Shot, $11.98 410 Shot Gun, $19.98 Ti Grandin Notes I sure hope he gets back home before snow fliea. baptism were Mr. and Mrs. James firrandiia) Wieble: Mrs.

W. E. Wieble 12 Ga, Browning $99.50 0 0 Jack Hamilton went to Kansas with Maurice McKinney and non, Andy and Mr. and Mr. McKinney and 270 Remington, $79.50 and daughter Elain Blurton; Mr.

and Ray but he is home again. Maybe they had three inches of rain out there children, all of St. Louis visited Mr and Mrs. II. A.

McKinney over the FISHING TACKLE (Doublemint or Juicy Fruit) week-end. Mrs. Bessie Connell Young and son Maurice ConrMl of Wabash, Indiana, PECK BAITS, only HEDDON BAITS, $1.15 LUCKY 66, 98c FLY RODS each $9.98 is here-risiting her sister, Mrs. Fanny Parish. Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Lassen and Mr. like we had today. Mr. and Mrs.

Deo Crites and children and Bud Campbell attended the ball game in Rllsinore Sunday. Ellsi-nore won the game even if the game was, nearly ruined out. According to Bud. Roy Lewis had been trying desperately to beat the weather and get hia wheat combined and his corn cultivated. He doesn't have much time for company but I guess the rain Sundny CASTING RODS, 0 and Mrs.

Chester Myrick, visited their parents Mr, and Mrs. Albert Myrick, CASTING REELS, $20 Sunday afternoon. The W.S.C.S. of th Methodist church met at Mrs. Gallpin last Thurs Mrs.

L. B. Greene and Henry roro, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ford.

Frank Blurton accompanied by his father and mother, all from Lake of the Otarks, visited here at the W. E. Wieble home Suaday. John Thomoson, former citisen of this community but now residing in Colorado is here visiting friends and relatives. Floyd Ford happened to a painful accident one day week.

The starter on his truck refused to start the motor. He and his family were pushing the truck when Floyd slipped and one wheel ran over one of his feet, breaking two toes and bruising the foot. The Ford children and Doris and Grace Greene of this place are attending the Baptist Assembly at Van Buren with Rev. and Mrs. Barton of Fremont.

Mrs. Eunice Pennington's father, Mr. Charles Randolph was rushed Just Arrived Truck Load Of KASTEN HARD COMMON BRICK each 04c (or Spearmint) REX JELLY 5 lb. Ladies Raincoats, in colors for only Mens Seersucker, TROUSERS, pair $3.50 CRIB SHEETS, each $1.00 Mens Neckties, each FEEDS CORN, sack $2.90 Tindles, EGG MASH, sack $3.80 Tindles PELLETS $3.90 Growing Pellets, $4.50 DAIRY, IS percent, $2.98 1000 for $35.00 2 gave him time to visit with their guest Mrs. Stevens, who is Mrs.

Lewis' sister and her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Stevens of St. Louis. Mr.

and Mrs. Waymyer are here for the summer and they have a house guest. But I have been so busy ROOFING Corrugated Galv. Sheets, sq $10.00 Green Hexagon Shingles, sq $5.25 45 lb. Smooth Roll Roofing, roll $1.75 Bring US Your Poutry and Eggs stretching an trot-line from one corner of where the livingroom is to be, to the other corner, that I haven't day afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. Domsyan returned to their home In East St. Louis Wednesday after spending week with her parents Mr.

and Mrs. Cnas Sabollsk. Mrs. Paul Roam and daughter, Peggie Sue returned home Friday, after spending a few weeks in Madison. Mrs.

Lee fiurchan is siowly improving after a major operation at the Lucy Leo hospital in Poplar Bluff. Mr. and Mrs. Harm Smith and children of Wabash Indiana, are visiting his mother, Mrs. Bell Thompson.

George Gibson of the U.S. Navy who Is stationed at Long Beach California, is enjoying a thirty day leave with his father, Mr. Wim Gibson and family. been down to see them. Maybe they have more time than I have and will! back to a hospital in Poplar Bluff one come see me.

Miss Nell Robertson had company day last week. He was suffering from sinus infection. Mrs. Gertrude Greene, one of the too. Miss Betty Mangall spent two days with her.

Price Riercamitile sponsers of tne Dry vaiey nnu. teacher and pupil reunion informs I wish you could see my lovely tub erous begonia that is 'n uiooti. i guess I'll have to add a window us that the meeting will be held August 7. Every ex-teacher and pupil of the Dry Valley school are expected: to that house for my begonias. Here I go again more stakes to move.

Bye. to be there with well filled baskets..