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Historical Society The Week Ahead Thursday Jan. 17 Lions Club 12 noon, Edwin, Long Hotel. Methodist W.S.C.S. -2 p.m., church parlors. St.

Patrick Mother's Club 7:30 p.m., at the school. Women's Fellowship Guild, First Christian Church 7:30 p.m., Mrs. A. C. McChtchen, 612 West Eleventh street.

Boy Scout Board of Review 6:30 p.m., Rolla High School. Friday, Jan. 18 Rotary Club 12 noon, Edwin Long Hotel. Circle 1, First Presbyterian Church 2 p.m., Mrs. Charles, Schuman, 1406 Pine street.

League of Women Voters 8 p.m., open meeting, City Hall. Basketball, Rolla High School vs. Ava, here. Harmony White Shrine 7:30 p.m., Masonic Temple. 1.0.0.F.

Lodge K.P. Hall. Saturday, Jan. 19 Story Hour 9:15 a.m., Publie Library, Department, Satur-, day Club 3 p.m., Mrs. H.

H. Davis, 616 Salem avenue. Dance for Rainbow Girls, spon-: sored by White Shrine ic recreation room. Sunday, Jan, 20 Attend one of Rolla's many churches. Monday, Jan, 21 Merchants' Association 12 noon, Edwin Long Hotel.

C.B.S.C. Club 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Marvin Breuer, 1606 Pine street. A.A.U.W, 7:30 p.m., Mrs. S.

P. Bradley, 608 West Eleventh street. St. Monica's Guild 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Helen Ledford hostess, at home of Mrs.

R. G. Knickerbocker, 928 West Tenth, 32, R.A.M, and cil 39, R. S.M. Masonic Temple.

Ladies' Auxiliary, Carpenters Union 8 p.m., Union Hall. Knights of Pythias 7:30 p.m., K. P. Hall. Tuesday, Jan.

22 Kiwanis Club 12 noon, win Long Hotel. Floriculture Club 2 p.m.,; Mrs. R. E. Schuman, 101 West Seventeenth street.

Friendship Home Economics Club 2 p.m., Mrs. L. A. Cassil, (Continued on Page 6) RENT CONTROVERSY IN ROLLA CONTINUES; C-C HEARS EARL JACKSON Rolla's raging rent control controversy continued this week, with members of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday hearing the side of Earl Jackson, rent ervisor for this area. Speaking at the luncheon meeting, Jackson explained the erations of his office, and swered questions by a number of landlords present.

The controversy reached a peak at last week's meeting, when landlords charged that the rent office here had reduced rents to such an extent that they were unable to offer their property profitably for rental purposes. At the close of the meeting a motion was offered by David Donnan, appealing to Washington for the appointment of new rent officials here. The Chamber, however, at the suggestion of J. Nean White, deferred action for thirty days. During that period it was believed that some adjustments of the rent will be made.

The Chamber plans to hold another meeting of the rent lem within a month. Red Cross Building To Be Fixed Up M. L. Baylor was authorized by the City Council to make improvements on the municipal building at 8th and Olive which houses the Red Cross. He submitted the low bid of $349 for putting on asbestos siding, and $167 for a new asphalt roof.

THE (Supporting THE MAY POLL PHIL DONNELLY STRONG CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR IN PHELPS COUNTY Sentiment of People Also for Truman and Eisenhower in Presidential Contests Phil M. Donnelly of Lebanon is virtually the unanimous choice of the Democrats of Phelps County for Governor of Missouri a- gain, and he also has strong support for the office among Republicans in this area. This was one of the highlights of the response of the people of the county to the Rolla Herald's "May Poll" by which political sentiment of the area is being tested somewhat similarly to the well-known Gallup Poll on national scale. Not only did all the Democrats turning in "straight ballots" indicate their choice for Donnelly, but a number of Republicans favoring a G.O.P, candidate for President and United States Senator gave their nod to the Lebanon lawyer, who is a fre1 quent Rolla visitor. Favor President Truman About two-thirds of the Democrats responding to the poll ored another term for President Truman, and indications are that the Missourian in the White House will have strong support in this area if he decides to seek the presidency again.

There was a sprinkling of votes for Chief! Justice Fred Vinson, Gen. hower and Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois. Some of the ballots were received before Gen. Eisenhower recently announced that he would accept nomination if it was offered him. Up until that time there was the possibility that he might be nominated by the Democrats, if Truman eliminated himself from the race.

Governor Forrest Smith, who is still silent regarding his political plans, and Attorney General J. E. Taylor who has announced for the office, were running a close race as the choice of the respondees for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. While Senator Emery W. Allison of Rolla is not a candidate, several persons wrote in his name.

There were a few for Congressman A. S. J. Carnahan of this district for the Sena- torial nomination. Eisenhower and Stassen Gen.

Eisenhower was the strong choice of the Republicans who contributed, to the poll, with some support for Harold Stassen. Two suggested that Stassen be "Ike's" running mate as vicepresident. Senator Taft of Ohio! had little backing in the first re-! sponse. Senator James P. Kem of Missouri had no opposition for the Republican nomination for United States Senator for another sixyear term.

Those who didn't switch over to Donnelly as their choice for Governor put down Former Mayor Aloys Kauffman of St. Louis as their preference for the G. O. P. nomination Missouri's Chief Executive.

Mrs. Laura Thompson has returned to Rolla after a month's visit in Rockford, Ill. with her daughter, Mrs. L. H.

Schuette, and family. Candidate Tom Harris, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Sheriff. (Political Announcement) ROLLA the Best Interests of Celebrate Golden Rolla and Phelps County Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary Here are Mr. and Mrs. dents, at a reception given Page 2.

FT. WOOD VARIETY SHOW TO BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK AS POLIO FUND BENEFIT Highlighting the annual 1 March of Dimes drive, sponsored in Phelps County by the Rolla Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be a Variety Show furnished by Fort Leonard Wood, to be presented at Parker Hall auditorium in Rolla next Thursday and Friday evenings, Jan. 24 and 25. A cast of thirty members, with a sixteen-piece orchestra will appear in the show, staged by the Fort Wood Special Services, headed by Major Patterson. Carroll Lewis, director of music, has written the score and arranged all musical numbers in the show.

The public is urged to support this project for the benefit of the polio fund. Tickets are now on sale at Tucker's Drug store and may be obtained from Jaycee members. Other events staged by the Jaycees for the March of Dimes benefit are a radio auction, held over Station KTTR night, and a basketball tournament being planned with teams from various civic groups. The radio auction, scheduled to run from 8 to 10 o'clock, actually ran thirty minutes overtime because of the interest stimulated. Thirty local merchants donated prizes which were auctioned off over the air.

As each bid was phoned in, it was announced. At the close of the program, $155 had been raised to be turned over to the Phelps County March of Dimes. The Rolla Jaycees have expressed their thanks to the merchants who supported this and to the management of KTTR. SUPT. HAILEY IS GIVEN CONTRACT TO HEAD CITY SCHOOLS 2 MORE YEARS Aaron C.

Hailey, who is completing his fifth year as superintendent of the Rolla public schools, was given a new twoyear contract to begin July 1, with a substantial increase in salary, by the Rolla Board of Education last week. Supt. Hailey will thus be empowered to oversee the completion of the new high school building, plans for which were started under his administration. Repairs for the gymnasium of the present high school, which will still be used since the new building is without immediate gymnasium facilities; and the! HERALD and the People in BIDS FOR HIGHWAY 66 DUAL LANE IN COUNTY WILL BE ASKED FEB. Big Improvements to Be Made From Beacon Hill West to Pulaski County Line The State Highway Commission will ask for bids on February 1 for the construction of a second lane on Highway 66, from Beacon Hill near Arlington on west for 5.3 miles to the existing dual lane highway near the Pulaski County line.

This will be one of the biggest major improvements to be on Highway 66 in this area in the last few years. The Phelps County project is for grading, bridging and 24- foot portland cement concrete pavement, the Highway Commission announced. This would provide dual lane pavement, the announcement added, with the new section being used largely as the east bound lane and the present pavement being used for west bound traffic through this hilly area. The project includes the construction of 135-foot deck girder bridges over Tater and Smith Hollows and Tater Hollow, a 624- foot 1-beam and plate girder bridge over the Little Piney River and a 165-foot deck-girder bridge over the Frisco tracks. Another Highway 66 improvement is for grading and asphaltic concrete resurfacing on 7.2 miles from the St.

Louis city limits west to the Meramee River. Still others are on Chippewa Street and near the MacArthur bridge within St. Louis. All in all, the Highway letting involves a total expenditure of about $2,435,000 in 17 counties, with $2,000,000 going for the major system jobs and the balance for supplementary routes. STATE ENGINEERS TO BE AT SEWER MEETING IN ROLLA TOMORROW Two members of the State Division of Health, one a graduate of the Missouri School of Mines, will be present for an open meeting on Rolla's sewer problems, to be held tomorrow night at the City Hall, sponsored by fie League of Women Voters.

L. E. Ordelheide, director of the Bureau of Public Health Engineering for the past three years, and William Q. Kehr, chief of waste disposal and stream sanitation, will be at the meeting to answer questions and assist in the discussion. Mr.

Ordelheide, a graduate of the University of Missouri, has been in public health work for more than twenty years and is recognized as one of the outstanding public health engineers in the United States. Mr. Kehr was graduated from MSM in 1933 and received his Professional Engineer degree in 1942. He was sanitary engineer at Springfield from 1936 to 1938, since when he has been with the state. He has directed several research projects for the Division of Health and the Upper Mississippi River Public Health neers.

He served as chairman of a committee to prepare standards for sewage works, which have been adopted by ten states in the upper Mississippi and Great Lakes basins, and used as a model by the Pacific-Northwest states. The League of Women Voters, in presenting this program, invites all Rolla citizens who are interested in the city's sewer problem, to attend the ROLLA BULLDOGS TO MEET AVA BEARS Friday night the Bulldogs will meet the Ava Bears on the RHS court. Game time will be 7:15 p.m. Ava has a fairly strong team this season. They are sparked in their attacks by Bobby Victor and Harold Thompson, both two year lettermen.

The Bears took third place in the SCA Tournament earlier in the season. The Mountain View five scored their second victory over the Rolla cagers last Friday night, when they defeated them 50-36 Rolla, Missouri Thursday, January 17, 1952 VOL. 87 NO. 3 PRICE 5e It.) ROLLA C. OF C.

TO VOTE ON CHANGING MEETING TIME Members of the Rolla Chamber of Commerce will vote at their meeting next Wednesday noon, Jan. 23, on whether to change their meeting time from every week at Wednesday noon at luncheon time, to a single evening meeting each month. The change will require the approval of a constitutional amendment. Previous attempts to make the change have failed. FRANK E.

DENNIE DIES; ASSOCIATED 40 YEARS WITH SCHOOL OF MINES Frank Edward Dennie, first director of physical training at the Missouri School of Mines, and for more than forty years a faculty member, succumbed to a heart ailment Sunday at the Phelps County Hospital, after having been in poor health for several years. Prof. Dennie, who was 66 years old, was born March 30, 1885 at Concord, Mass. He was educated in the public schools of Brock- F. E.

DENNIE ton. at Williston Seminary and at Brown University, where he made an outstanding athletic record, and was graduated in 1909, with high scholastic standing, in Civil Engineering. He was an All-American end in his senior year at Brown, and came to the School of Mines soon after his graduation, as football coach and director of physical education. He spent two and a half years in the Army Engineers during World War as a member of the 314th Engineers, 89th Division. He received a citation from Gen.

John J. Pershing on Nov. 10, 1918, for duty in the Argonne. For two years after the end of the war, Prof. Dennie coached at St.

Louis University before returning to the School of Mines. This was his second leave of absence from the MSM campus. other than during his military service. For another brief period he had served as city engineer of Webster Groves, Mo. Prof.

Dennie continued as head of the athletics department until 1928, when he resigned and was appointed assistant professor of mathematics. In 1931 he became an associate professor in this department, where he continued to serve for twenty years. He married Miss Edith Powell, member of a well known Phelps, County family, June 12, 1912. She, with their two sons, Frank E. of Rolla, and Powell A.

of Wichita, survive. A brother, Harold B. of Fairhaven, and a sister, Mrs. Arthur Linehan of Brockton, also survive. Prof.

Dennie was active in the Rolla Lions Club for many years, and was a member of Rolla Lodge No. 213, A.F. and A.M. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Christ Church, Episcopal, with the Rev. O.

V. Jackson officiating. Burial was in Rolla Cemetery under the direction of the Hollow Funeral Home. Active pallbearers were Prof. R.

H. Kerr, Mike Zupsich, Coach Gale Bullman, H. D. Thomas, Dr. A.

J. Miles and Jesse Vance. Honorary pallbearers were Dean Curtis L. Wilson, Prof. R.

M. Rankin, Clark C. Bland, Fred White, K. K. Kershner, Dr.

G. A. Muilenburg, Dr. W. T.

Schrenk, Fred McCaw, R. E. Heller, R. L. Wilkins, Prof.

E. A. Goodhue, Prof. E. W.

Carlton, Dr. J. W. Barley, Dr. L.

E. Woodman and Sturgeon Gladden. DELEGATES NAMED FOR ANNUAL SOILS CONFERENCE JAN. 24 0. T.

Coleman, Veteran Extension Specialist, to Be Main Speaker. I 50 PHOTO BY ESQUIRE STUDIO W. H. Aydelott, prominent Rolla resiin their honor last Sunday, See story on DEVERE JOSLIN FOR LEGISLATURE AGAIN DeVere Joslin, who is pleting his first term in the Missouri Legislature, has authorized the Rolla Herald to announce his candidacy for nomination as a member of House of Representatives on the Democratic ticket. Mr.

Joslin is a well known business man and farmer. He has made a good Represen: tative in the Sixty-sixth General Assembly for Phelps County, and on his record he seeks another term. Your support and vote in the August 5 Democratic primary election will be appreciated. (Political Announcement) "MISSPELLED WORD CONTEST" BEGINS IN HERALD THIS WEEK Beginning in this week's issue is a new feature for our readers! entitled "Misspelled Word Contest." It is being published in cooperation with leading local merchants and will enable one of our readers to win a $10 prize each week. Here's the way it works: at various places in the contest out words have been deliberately misspelled.

It is up to you to find them and make a list of the misspelled words, together with the correct spelling. (Do not in 'he Contest Rules; the spelling there is correct and is not included in the contest.) Then write in 50 words or less "Why I Like to Do Business at the 'Firm of the Week'." (The "Firm of the Week" is indicated at the top of the Contest and will be a different one each week until all firms have been named.) Then mail your entry, being sure your name and address are on it, to Contest Editor, Rolla Herald no later than Monday, Jan. 21. In case two or more contestants tie on the misspelled word lists, the proprietor of the "Firm of the Week" will decide the winner on the basis of what he considers the best article on his place of business. heating systems for the high school shop and East Elementary building, were considered by the school board in a detailed study made by engineers from the firm, of William B.

Ittner, architect. The recommendations contained in the report will be acted upon after bids are received on the new high school building, Feb. 7, it was stated. O. T.

Coleman, who is completing a quarter of a century in soils extension work at the University of Missouri this year, will speak at the annual Soils and Crops Conference of Phelps County, next Thursday, Jan. 24. Coleman has been in charge of soil testing work in the counties during the past four years, and recently completed installing the 74th soil testing laboratory in Missouri. Delegates Appointed Every community in Phelps County has one or more delegates appointed to the conference, to be held at the Courthouse. The committee is extending a special invitation to everyone who is interested in farming, and particularly to the women.

The conference committee is composed of Elmer Haas, Floyd Haas and Herman Adam. Appointed delegates are: Central, Eldon Livingston; Elk Prairie, Floyd Haas; Ben Fore, Gale Feeler: Grayson, Charles Herberger: Harrison, William Sorrells; Royal, P. J. Mikkelson. Collins, Blevey Lorts; Corinth, W.

H. Haas; Macedonia, Gene Ray: Mungy, Charles Pruett: Wynn, Ted Smith: Union, Charles Havens: Matlock, James Matlock. Forest Grove, Robert Magnin; Flag Springs, Charles Leonard; Rosati, P. Cardetti; Gottschall, H. E.

Loughridge; Arlington, George Prewett; Newburg, Carl Turner; Perkins, Ray Westerdale; Springhill, Edwin Sachs; Wishon, John Hume: Rhea, Harold Allison; Greenbush, Wayne Hudgens; Oak (Continued on Page 6) REX WILLIAMS HONORED BY MSM FACULTY GROUP AT FAREWELL DINNER Approximately 130 faculty members of Missouri School of Mines and their wives met at the College Inn of the Hotel Edwin Long last night at a testimonial dinner honoring Associate Dean R. Z. Williams for his twenty years of service to the School of Mines. Dean Williams is resigning Jan. 23, to take over new duties as executive vice-president of the Rolla State Bank.

Dean Curtis L. Wilson acted as toastmaster at the event, Dean Wilson expressed his own appreriation and that of the faculty for the long years of service Dean Williams so ably had given to the School of Mines. The Dean then presented Noel Hubbard, Registrar of the school, who has been associated with Dean Williams since his from high school. Hubbard pointed out that Williams had come to the School of Mines as an honor graduate of the Rolla High School, and had finished his studies at the School of Mines in 1931 as an honor graduate there, and later in 1937 hen he received a second degree, he was again the high man in the senior class, giving him the rather unique distinction of being the high man in each class with which he graduated as an undergraduate student. Hubbard dwelt upon Williams' popularity with both the faculty and the student body during the twenty years he has been on the campus of the school.

Play Is Given The Faculty Actors Guild sented a two-act play entitled Rex The Ex or From Riches to Rags (with musical interludes) portraying Rex, first, as Associate Dean and later with the Rolla State Bank. Those who participated in the play as actors were Nita Rosenfeld, Phyllis Allgood, Jewel Dean, Henrietta Fields, A. W. Schlechten, Ken Roberts, Dewey Allgood, Helen Chase, Dan Eppelsheimer, C. A.

Johnson, Charlotte Fuller, Jo Barr, R. H. Kerr, Gale Bullman, and A. Legsdin. Those who helped with the (Continued from Page 6).