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PAGES 2 Seeiioiis A Consolidation BELLEVILLE. REPUBLIC COUNTY, KAKSAS, PRICE: 5 CENTS This Spring." CALL JURY FOR MAY 10 Liquor Charges Are Involved in Four of Six Crim- inal Actions. The May term district court for Republic county will convene here Monday, with a docket of six criminal actions and 3C civil suits. The jury is called to appear the folldwihe Monday, May 10, when trial of jury cases is expected to 'n. More jury trials than in terms are anticipated for May session.

Liquor charges are again in the in the -criminal actionsr Carl Fredin is accused of operating an automobile on the highway while under' the of intoxicating liquor, while H. J. Parsons; and Effie ParscJn, his wife, of Chase, are charged with pos-session -and -transportation of intoxicating liquor. File Against the Car Parson and his wife were arrested by Undersheriff J. A.

Moore just off US81 four miles north of Belleville March 1. Confiscation piqcecdings wei'e filed against the car, a new Chevrolet which officers charged was loaded with 13 cases of liquoi'. Mr. and Mrs. Parson and the automobile all appear on the district court docket.

The Parsons operate a tavern and barbecue stand at Chase, 40 miles west of McPherson. They have been at liberty under bond since the day following their arrest. Another confiscation action is against the Ford coupe owned by Orrin (Curley) Dungan, who is serving a GO-day sentence ifor possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. Dungan was Ai)ril 2 near Courtland, "and Sheriff Curtis Moore charged that his machjiie six 'Bseir Dungan" pleaded guilty to the two counts of liquor law violation. 'William Barton and Harold Warner are- charged with feloni- pus assault, and' the case is ex-1 pected to attiact much interest, UMmrticulariy in the east 'part' of the county.

Complaint on which case is based was signed by rs. Dan Perdue, who charges that Barton and Warnei' beat her husband and herself in an altercation Cuba late in Maich. Both ai'c out on bond. Child desertion charges face Wallace Odgers, who was recently veari'cstcd at Haddani, and is in the Republic county jail awaiting trial in district court. List 42 Civil Cases The "following civil cases appear on the docket for the May term: for coui't orders in receivership of the Bank of Scandia.

State of Kansas versus Henry conterffTTC BEER WILL BECOME A4EGftL -BEVEIix IN STATE SATURDAY NarkarMunden and-Agenda AH Publish Ordinances In Telescope Today. THREE POST FEE HERE Harry H. Woodring, above, former of -Kansas, -who Tuesday was appointed Secretary of War by President Roosevelt. He had held tlie position since the death of Secretary George Dern last fall, under a recess appointment, and now receives all the honor of a JuU cabinet He merited the post through His work as assistant secretary for almost four years, prior to the advance to acting secretary. NARKAIGH SCHOOL WINS TYPING MEET Place First in State Sectional Contest Saturday at Marysville.

V. A.Davis; profesBof of English at Eniporiai Teachers college, and J. K. Skipper, m'ember of the education'department, who appeared in a specia assembly yesterday at Bellieville high school. Dr.

Davis will.be the commencement speaker, at high school graduation the northern part of Kansas, visiting 12 schools on their trip. RECREATION PARK -NEARS COMPLETION Only Major Part of Project Yet Under Construction Is Bath House. Narka high school onierged Ss the winnei- of the State Sectional Tyiiing contest held Saturday at Marysville, with a total of 21 points. Marysville was second with IG points, and Blue Rapids third with a total of 13 points. Other schools entei'ed in the contest were liollen- "Watei'ville' and "Leoriafd- viUe.

Miss Elizabeth Lytle, who won the 1937 Every-Pupil State Typing Championship in the novice Saturdaf. Miss Lytle won first in speed. Miss Grace Ann Blecha, a'-junior, (permanent injunction). William H. Heifer iversus Etta M.

of, Alice Ruley Hemphill, et jnpney, etc. Stock Land bank versus (CoiiUnued on page B) BUYTIANE SHOP Kathleen Hitchcock and Maxinc Policy Arc New Owners, Mrs." Mildred Randall has sold i won third in'speed and fifth Expect 14 More Applications in Belleville Within the Next Two Days. The sale of malt beverages will become legal in the state of Kansas Saturday and all of the cities of Republic county have prepared, uniform regulations to control the situation. Narka, Munden and Agenda publish their ordinances relating to the sale of beer in The Telescope today. Three applications for licenses to sell malt beverages in the city of Belleville-have- beeiv-flied witlrl the city Applications will probably "be received from at least 14 more applicants withjn the next two days.

The application is accompanied by $25 in cash to pay for the license. If the application will be. returned to the applicant. Before Coimmission Monday The board of city commissioners of Belleville will meet Monday night to consider the applications that have been filed prior to their meeting. Only two establishments in the city would' be ineligible under the new law.

No applications have come before the county commissionei's as yet. supplies may run a bit short on the first day of legality, because retailers will be unable, to purchase beer fi-ojn wholesalers until they can show a permit to sell. The retailers find themselves in a situation where they can sell but cannot bqy. However, the retailer may purchase his supply before May 1 but will be subject to a gallonage tax of five cents a gallon on all beer on hand the first day of May. Regulations covering the sale of beer throughout the county have been kept uniform by the coopera- councils and township boards.

Strenuous efforts have been made by the regulatinih authorities to prevent the new law from becoming too involved, and the resultant simplification of the regulations was planned to. enable. better arena. All the playground equipment has arrived, but will not be erected until a few days previous to completion of the entire project. Workmen wei-e busy yesterday erecting the backstops on the tennis court.

The court will have a clay base. 15 SCA PARTICIPATION STUDENTS JUDGE IN STATE-COMPETITION Max Scofield Is Ninth Among 258 in Livestock Division. As the completion date of Belleville's new recreation park draws near only a few scattered bits of work remain to fini.sh the project. The major part of the park still under construction is the bath house. This building has been delayed because of a shortage of bricks, although nearly half of it has' been "completed.

The workmen have now concentrated their efforts on it and it is rising rapid-, ly. The large swimming pool has been completed, with the exception of ladders, diving boards, towers, etc. The work finished includes the band sliell, comfort station, stand, lily The lily pond contains a fountain. A large amount of grading work lenlains over the entii'e project. The large area in front of the band -shell- has been terraced- into- an Belleville high school vocational agriculture students competed Monday and Tuesday against more than GOO othcsr Future Farm- of America at Kansas State ment.

SMITTTCENTER VOTES "NO" Sunday picture shows were defeated at a special election held at Smith Center, leaving that town one of the few in Kansas where Sunday amusements are prohibited. REPAIR COURTHOUSE ROOF Huge Sheet MetaL Area Will Kecoated with Asphalt- Base Paint Now RANDALL TO TEXAS I'APER the Beauty Shop to Mrs. i curacy. Miss Katherine ac- Puckct, Kathleen Hitchcock anil Miss Max-1 a junior, placed third in accuracy, ine Policy, and the new owners ,1" the amateur class. Miss Bes- will take possession Monday.

The May senior, won first in op was one of the first estab-j ami third in accuracy. Miss in this section, and ago was moved from its old Ipcation above the Re))ublic Pliarinacy to a convenient street- floor location on the west side of square. The new ownci's are well known to people of this section, since were born and reared heie, -and -have been employed in local shops for a number of years. Mrs. Hitchcock has been an opeiator at the Jane shop, while Miss Policy has been in chai'ge of the Paiil Beauty Salon.

Devona Lahodny, senior, won fifth in accuracy. Miss won the same honors in the novice class last year at Marysville. She received more points than any other contestant there Saturday, having a total of eight points. During the past two yeai's the typing classes at Narka high under the direction of Miss Twila Blecha, have won high honors in the state sectional-contests, and in the Every-Pupil contests have won sopie of the highest awards in the state. Group Photographs of Quarter Century Ago Bring Many Pleasant Recollections -Ch 0-1)1 lai uin county courthouse will get under way within a few days.

A contract was made Tuesday with C. E. O'Neal, local roofing man, for materials and labor for the job. deck, flat afeirat the top of the building, which comprises about a third of the entire roof area, will be recoated with asphalt-base paint, as will the gutters around the building. Cement will bo used to repair any faulty joining, but it is not planned to replace any of the metal.

Some patchwork will be necessary on the sloping sides of the roof. Work will begin as soon as materials arrive. Spectators had their first initiation into watching men perched on the roof Monday, when the county enginee)''s office made measurements to learn the exact area to be covered by the roof paiiit. licaksin the roof, developing with frequency the past I few months, made the recoating advisable. The work is in line with a program to repair gradually -various parts of the building, which is more than years old.

"New hardwood floors on entire first floor have been installed during the past yea)', following modernization of the electrical and heating systems of the building. ville schools and Miss Edna Dus- kin was your third grade teacher somewhere near a quarter century ago, you may find yourself in a photograph" in Q'he Telescope win- dow this week. 5 Recogniaable among the dozens of youngsters grouped about their r'rt teacher are: Paul Davis, Marguer- Aiti Hostetler-Gi-aham, Twila liis-Beltz, Ollio Canfield-Witt, uop' Randall, Gladys Marsh, Flo- Close-Arndt, Edward 'Taylor, Doris Bachelor- 1 Lowell, Willi' Hombre, Ellen Rust-Litel, Kopsa, Frank Angle, Clifton George Hill, Louis 'Van- SAlta Fritzipger-Wineland, Ipgin, Fred Olive Howard, Maggie Albert Hemphill, W. C. iiClifford Nesmitb, Royce jT and John Gargenter, 08 -you, were among the under.

after If you were a tot in the Belle-, were you, perchance, the little miss 'with the short bob and the long bangs, who tooted the flute or played first or that leggy youth who beat on the big bass drum? Find yourself along xvj.tb Hazel Lewis-Elliott, Anona Shaw- Blaekburn, Gayle Soriek, Kenneth Doctor, Nao i a a 11-Hill, -Fredin, 1 Van Natta Morns, Keith MoCarty, Ralph Douglas, Virginia Ward, Gwen Gregg-Stocker, Anita Munford, Cleota Goodger-Hruza, Brennenstuhl, Delia bee, Dorothy Yost, Ralph Miles, Osmyn McFarland, Ralph Douglas and several others. Grouped with the same director in 1922 arc Paul, Miles, Myrtle Lash whom he married, Helen; Hogin-Robortson, Eldied Shaw- Wieting, Garlyle Alice Chappuis-Mclntiro, Anona Shm- Blackburn, Prank and Orrin; Bell, TEETH IN DRIVERS' LAVV Frank Skocny, 19, Cuba, Mr. Bafajsll In was sentenced Tuesday' five days in the Republic county jail, on of operating an automobile after his driver's license had been He is to pay the of ithe case. The action was brought in C. D.

Forman's justice i) t. Young Skocny's driver's license was revoked after he was invqlyed in a fatal' automobile acioident' near Cuba several months according to the ATrENID liEGION (CONVENTION Delegates aiid alternates from Robert E. Gordon post No. 133 and the unit Belleville were in Goodland'Sunday and Monday, for the sixth annual jconvcntion American Legion. Those; who.

attended were Mr, an Mrs. Huntington, Mr. and Werbon, ther Miller, Tpljy -JoKn. Telescope Takes Charge of Kilgorc Herald. Bon A.

Randall, for the past seven years superintendent of The Telescope, will leave Kilgore, where he will "become business manager of the migoie Herald, "jTcTCy of 15,000 the East Texas oil fields, where the Herald is an important semi-weekly newspaper. Rarijlall has been employed by The Telescope for the past 10 yeais, and foi' 20 years has been engaged in newspaper work in Belleville. He comes of a line of people. His father, the late E. D.

Randall, was for many years foreman of the Re! public County Democrat, while his grandfather. Major H. N. Boyd was a prominent Belleville editor, and established the Belleville Freeman more than 50 years ago. Mrs.

Randall and son, Jean, will remain in Belleville several weeks before leaving for the new homo in Texas. Both Mr. and Mrs, Randall have many friends in Republic county, and have been active in business, church and social activities of the community. SCANDlA-MAN-SELLS GAFE (By The Ttlticopi'i Scandia Con.) Henry Peterson, Scandia, sold his restaurant, the Royal Cafe, to M. of Mahaska last week.

Conn' took possession of the ness immediately, but sold it again Monday to Foster Helvey of Fairbury, Neb. Helvey, is former sheriff of Jefferson county in Neliraska, will move, to Scandia immediately. PROPERTY AT AUCTION "Mr.s. Kolek's five room house and five lots in Munden, will be sold at auction on Friday, April 30, at 2 ers college at Manhattan7 in the annual state F. F.

A. judging and public speaking contests. The Belleville team wii's composed of Max Scofield, Maynard Abrahams and Rudolph Rundus, who made an excellent showing in the statewide event. Newton high school was winner of the contest. Max.

Scofield-was ninth individual in the livestock division, in a field of 258 high school boys. Only the top 10 individuals were contest required two days, with a half day devoted to judging each of four divisions, crops, livestock, dairying and poultry. Experience gained in this competitioif with 86 schools was of value to the local students, who have won high honors in district contests since vocational agriculture was instituted here two years ago. Honor Merrill Abrahams Charles Krause represented Belleville high in the F. F.

A. public speaking contest. Herman Baer of Abilene high school won the speaking title. Merrill Abrahams received the coveted State Farmer degree at the banquet concluding the two- day youthful farmers event Tuesday night. He was one of 25 honored with that title out of the enrollment of almost 1,500 F.

F. A. It-is the highest state honor in the organization. The Belleville high school stu- j-dents-were agriculture instructor. The showing made by the school this spring is noteworthy, in that the pupils have had the advantage of only two years of vocational training, while many schools have had Smith-Hughes departments for a number of years.

Cool weather the past 10 days has further improve-' ment in Republic county's wheat condition, according to County Agefit H. J. Adams. Plants have stooled in excellent fashion, recent weather being ideal for that purpose. Stands of wheat in scores of fields have improved greatly, thickenings up in surprising fash- jon.

lli'own spots in some fields, which farmers blamed on the ice- coat during much of the winter, have disappeared in most instances, "rhe state crop report April 1 gave Republic county's wheat as 86 per cent, which local-observers-believed'-was a trifle high. Now, however, with the improvement the past two weeks, they believe that the condition is probably better than that figure. Mercury Down to 32 A colcf wave which arrived evening with .13 inch of rain has brought constantly low temperature since. The low mark was Tuesday morning, when the mercury dipped to 32 degrees, and frost was visible for a short time after daylight. No damage resulted, The wind blew almost a gail from FHday through Sunday.

Oats have been growing slowly. Stands are good, and acreage to oats and barley is little below the intended 35,000. J'armers -are- busy locating seed supplies, preparing to plant corn. Estimates on corn acreage intentions run from to 90,0.00 acres. Many are planning to plant as -insurance against grasshoppers Ail Papers Must Be Forward- if to District-Off Ice by That HAY CROPS AS OFFSET Must Apply Now to Use Them as Neutral Acres for Lost Alfalfa.

Merrill Abrahams, above, who Tuesday, was made a State Farmer in ceremonies at Kansas State t'ollege. is "tlie Ifigh- est state, honor conferred by the Future Farmers of America, in which young Abrahams has been a prominent member. Only 25 vocational agriculture students in Kansas are eligible for that honor senior in Belles ville high school, and the son.of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Abrahams of Wayne.

FARMERS TO LEARN TERRACE METHODS School of Instruction Will Be Held Here. Monday by Farm Bureau. drought. 'Hoppers do not care for kaffir, and kaffir offers a probable guarantee of feed supplies. Date High Low Free, ot day 22 April 23 April 24 Apill 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 Republic county farmers will learn methodji of terrace building Monday, afternoon, at a special school of instruction arranged by Bureau.

Any farmer who is considering any terrace building is invited to attend the meeting, where methods of running terrace lines will be denibn- strated. In -town- and sending representatives. Every farmer who expects to participate, in the 1937 servation program must have all papers signed before May 15, H. J. Akdams, county agent, announced this week.

The farmer must turn in to the Republic County Farm Bui'eau office or their township committeemen a legal description of all ground he farms this year, and show how he cxpects-to-earn SCA payments. The papers- all must go to the district office May 15. He must list the acres he will plant to alfalfa, clover or grass, or will allow to lie fallow. On the fallow ground he will collect, the reduction payment, of $5 per acre, and on land planted to alfalfa, clover or grass, he will obtain the additional soil-building payment of $3.40 per acre. These figures are county averages, and will vary with the productivity of the indi- vidual farms.

Must Apply for Offset The farmer who has lost alfalfa and expects to offset that loss in soil-building acreage by planting emergency hay or pasture crops must make application to his township committeeman immediately. Compliance could be virtually impossible -for farmers who have lost, large plots of alfalfa, which had previously been deducted from their acreages of soil- depleting crops. However, it is now i)ossible for such a farmer to plant sudan, millet, oats or similar hay crops as an offset to the lost alfalfa. Upon application to the SCA committce- many this emergency hay crop can be- designated -as neutral- acres- 89 48 Clear 87 47 Cloudy .,55 .15 PUCldy, 5.1 38 Cloudy 50 34 Pt.Cldy. 59 32 Clear 55 44 Cloudy WORK STARTS AT SCANDIA Construction of East Approach to New Bridge Gets Under Way There Monday.

Hy The TeU'seope'i Scandia-Corr.) Work got under way Monday on the east approach to the new Republican at Scandia after the Stamey-'Tidd Construction company received the work days of March by the old highway commission, were delayed by Governor Huxman, who did not sign the contracts until last Saturday. Governor Huxman has just ap- contracts, in which the Republican river bridge approaches were included. Equipment, including a dirt excavator and several tractors, ar- This must be done at once, and to who will be able to return to their assure such designation, applica- home communities neighbors in laying their terrace lines. The instruction will be in charge of H. county agent.

He rlepbi'ts a rapidly gro'wirig demand for terracing, and has run almost 10 of terrace lines for farmers over the county in the past two weeks. The need for terraces and the interest shown in that im- farm development furnished the impetus for Monday's meeting, which will be held at the Belleville Chamber of Commerce rooms. Township leaders trained at this meeting will bo able to encourage terracing and assist with the lines. The project is another of the valuable educational programs instituted by the Republic County Farm Bureau. A group of 30 to 50 farmers is expected to attend thc-teri'acing schnnl.

TO CONFER K. OF C. WORK A class of 25 from Concordia, Clyde, Aurora and Belleville will 's Local MairkeU These are cash prices paid by BellBvillo gi-ain-and ers Wednesday, and do not the'prices which will be paid the remainder of the Wheat, vbu. per bu, White corn, per bu. Mixed corn, per bu.

Oats, per bu. Butterfat, No. 1, por lb. No. 2.

per lb. 2ec Eggs, current Graded, A 14 4 lbs. and up Under 4 Ibaj receive the second and third degrees of the Knights of Columbus liere Sunday, with these major degrees conferred by Salina, under the Frank G. Spurney, district deputy. A parade, led by the 'Belleville Knights of Columbus band, followed by the candi4ates and members of the order, will take place at one o'clock.

"The degree work will begin at two o'clock. Sunday evening a banquet will be served in the basement of St. Edward's church, with plates laid for 500. This banquet, which begins at is open to the public. An interesting dinner program will include M.

Dorzweiler, Hays, state deputy of the order, Ed Sheehan, Goodland, and J. J. Sullivan, Salina, past state deputies, Senior ClasTwiJii Present Melodrama The senior class of Belleville high school will present the annual class play, Friday, entitled "Hawk Island." The presentation is a melodrama in three acts, with specialty nurnbers between acts. will-be given in the high school auditorium, at eight o'clock and Avill undier the direction of Miss Helen Kimballr ject. The residence of Mrs.

Armanda Maxell, located at the north edge of the city, has been moved so the hill at that point may be cut down for the highway. The Fred Brandstrom residence will be a team fiom I moved week from its location direction of I at the foot of the hill where the highway is to run. The Pete Peterson and A. E. Anderson houses were razed last winter.

4 IS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT -The cast of characters includes ISstudeiitb of the high schQcil. They fire Bill Warnier, Virginia Barnard, Victor Kalin, Virginia MatTsea; T.wiUa Dny, Billy Barrett, NaQfiAtie Junioi' insi Max Scofield ol'tho Play is pummer of tion should be made this week. The county SCA committee ha.s been hard, at work the past two weeks, checking every quarter tion land in Republic This wa.s made necessary by the loss of many acres of alfalfa during the past year. The result of the committee's work will fix a definite base for all farms in the county on the basis of The committee, Ralph Beck, Edd Chopp and E. A.

Carlgrcn, is attempting to compute a workable base for each participating farm. The problem of qualifying for grew acute when arge loss of alfalfa acreage in the county became apparent. State figures showed Republic county has 456,432 acres in farms, of which 314,294 was in crop land, with 278,404 in soli- crops. This left about in New Front and Additions for the Sharp Building New modern fronts of mat- faced brick willbe installed in the Sharp building, and two 25-foot tile warerooms will be built at the rear of tlie building, according to arrangements made Tuesday with the Belleville Lumber company by Mrs. Verna Sharp, owner.

I The fir.st and second floors. The building houses the United Store, Dr. P. R. Lowell's offices, the A Store and.

the LaChic Beauty Shop. New floors wore- installed in the beauty shop last week, and new ceilings for the entire second floor. George and Fredi Pearcy are contractors on the improivement, which will, add materially to the west side of the square. Work is begin a week. PAPERS ARE CONSOLIDATED Clay mist from The.

Times, its if tyrninth birthday, the Clay Center. Economist's sjub- htriptign list and publiahing equip? ment trpm the Hemphills, and'bls son Harry, lishers will May giving WILL PRESENT MUSICAL The pupils of the grade school will present a musical in the high school auditorium, Wednesday, May 5, at two o'clock. Dance and song group singing will be the main features. The program will be directed by Miss Elsie Wall, assisted by the grade teachers. START WORK ON AIR COOLER Workmen commenced installing the air conditioning plant in the basement of the Elliott Hotel this week.

All equipment foi' the plant has been received. Chief work of the installation lies in placing ducts throughout the dining room and lobby of the hotel. A man from the factory will adjust the system when it has been installed. The Banks of Republic County will be closed Thursday, May 13, 1937, to enable the bankers to attend the Kansas Bankers Ass'n Meeting at Wichita which died since those figures were prepai'ed. Rechecking and relocating has gone ahead rapidly, and Republic county-hopes again to be -among qualify for bemfit payments.

INJURED IN CAR ACCIOEiNT (By The Tttricape's Courtland Core.) Miss Lela May Stone and Mildred Tillotson of Topeka, who arc the sisters of Hershel and Floyd Stone of Belleville, were injured in an automobile accident in Topeka Sunday. Their at the time of the wreck, Mrs. Freda Ellis, of Topeka, was killed. The women are the granddaughters of John Chadd of Courtland and formerly lived there, and at Belleville. The Belleville Municipal will hold its first rehearsal of the' season in the courtroom at 8 o'clock Monday evening.

May 3. Frank J. Jehlik, Linden Name Is No Novelty (By The Ttlescopc'i Courtland Core.) --When Pleasant-Vale school. District 72, closed its term 'with a program and basket supper last Friday evening, it also completed come a C. E.

field worker, after seVeral years as a Telescope ploye. "Moire than four limes around the-world, in the interests oi Christian the re-. the twenty-sixth consecutive year nnarkable record hung up by Ralph 1 J.l.-» 1 i.I.... that some member of the Emanuel Li.ndeh family has been on the school rolls. The youngest daughter.

Jetty, is now in the sixth grade. By the she has Completed high school Mr. and Mrs. Linden will have had one or more children in the public schools for 32 years. Pleasant.

Vale is located near Mr. Linden's mother, Mrs. William" Linden, celebrated her ninety- fourth birthday Sunday at tjjie home of a daughter, Mrs. John Neslund in Scandia. Mrs; Linden one of the few.

steaders of Pleasant Vale district, Covers Many Miles following paragraph from the April issue of the Endeavorer, publication the Buroman, field worker for the Kansas Christian Endeavor Union. Ralph has passed thi; 100,000 milo mark in and is still going strong." To Supply Frog Legs (By Thf Tilttcaot's Cuba Carr.J Those Republic county people, possessing appetites for frog logs wijl undoubtedly have them satisfied in the future, for Mr. and; Mrs. Charles Herink, who south of iDuba, recently built.twov; pools, in which plan to raise!) giant frogs. The initial frogs willi be shipped-to the Herinks as soonJ as the weather permits.

Mare Gives Birth to Twins; (By The Telescope 'ij' A vmare belonging. Ralph Ball, living near -pubUc Thursday, OOlts fkpd.