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St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 30

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-8 Apr 4. 1956 ST.LOUIS POST'DISPATCH HOMERULEPLANS Mt that justlk a man You can be sure this' spilled 'water' get wiped up tillmorning. But take heart', ladies With Stride -a magnificent new Johnson's Wax-on your floors, a damp cloth whisks away spill spots, even if left for hours 1 ilirt I J. W.C -l I Wfev. a self-polishmg wax that M.

i 11:111 1 I Ik It 1 PROTECTS LIKE 1 I. FOR ALL FLOORS WIN IN CLAYTON AND BERKELEY Write In Mayors for Creve Coeur and Rock Hill Other Results in County. Proposals to draft home-rule charters were approved by large majorities yesterday by voters in Clayton and Berkeley, ho also chose 13 charter free- holders In each city. In Rock Hill and Creve Coeur, write-in candidates were elected mayors. Ferguson voters approved three, bond issues totaling $376,000 but turned down five others totaling $464,000 for various improvements.

Elections were held in the county yesterday to choose 563 officials in 91 cities, towns and villages; 29 school districts, 10 sewer districts and three fire protection districts. With only simple majorities needed for passage, the charter proposal was approved 1436 to lie in Clayton and 1447 to 262 in Berkeley. freeholders elected yes terday will draft home-rule charters to be submitted next year to voters for Acceptance cf rejection, i Clayton Park Tax Wins. 'Clavton voters authorized 2is-cent increase in their park tax from lYi to 10 cents on each $100 assessed valuation. i James P.

Wilson, a real estate dealer, received 559 write-in votes to defeat George Fliehman in Creve Coeur's mayoralty election. Fliehman, the only mayorality candidate whose name was on the ballot, Had 284 votes. Wilson, who had sought unsuccessfully in a circuit court suit to have his name put on the ballot, ran on a platform opposing a pay boost voted recently by Creve Coeur aldermen for ttie city elective officials, including Fliehman. Whitney, vice presl dent of Construction Escrow Service was elected mayor of Rock Hill by getting 660 write-in votes to 576 received by Monte Montague, candidate whose name was on the ballot. Ferguson Bond Issues.

Bond issue proposals approved in Ferguson were: for improvements of major streets; $80,000 as the city's share for construction of a railroad underpass, and $150,000 fir purchase of land for off-street parking facilities. Proposals defeated were: 000 for automatic traffic signals; $225,000 for a revolving find for street improvements; $15,000 for building a city garage; $42,000 for a library addition and $112,000 for acquiring new parks and improvements. Ferguson voted to reduce its park tax to 14 from 20 cents on each $100 assessed valuation and to reduce its library tax to 7. from 10 cents. Voters in Jennings and Creve Cpeur authorized an extension of their boundaries.

In St. Ann, a proposal passed for installation of 274 additional street lights. Margona Village granted ai 15-year franchise to Union Electric Co. and Pasadena Park residents approved a 20-year franchise to St. Louis County Viater Co.

Town and Country Missing. The Village of Town and ppuntry was the only county municipality among those hav ing elections yesterday which did not have returns available tday. Officials said certified returns would not be made until Thursday because absentee bal-lats could not be counted until tben. Winners ol contested city offices were: Bella Villa Mayor. H.

W. Jroening; Alderman, First ward, rilliam J. Kaufmann; faecond Sard, Joseph Kwitsky; Third ard, Eugene Paplanus. Bellefontaine Neighbors AI- erman. First ward, Irvln Man- nfngraan; Second ward, Donald Aulbert; Third ward, Bert Hrker; Fourth ward, John healy.

Berkeley Mayor, BUI Ban-girt; Collector, Mrs. Dorothy Wilson; Police Judge, Louis E. Ifuston; Aldermen, First ward (two to be elected), Robert W. Humming and James Kister; Second ward, Arthur F. Vedder; Third ward, Mrs.

Aileen Kern; Stifth ward, Frank A. Fernan. ts; Charter Commissioners (13 be elected), Robert Cecil ark, Albert B. Durocher, New- pn J. Gleason, Eugene An- rews, Albert Hubenschmidt, Wilfred Kuennen.

William Da is, Paul V. Lutz, Godwin Pfitz- tiger, Fackney Smith, Roger iloyd, Louis N. Broyles Jr. and nomas C. Boyle.

Bevrrlv Hills Alderman. First ward, Arthur C. Sharf; Second ward, Thomas J. Hig- flins. I Bridgeton Terrace Mayor, tawrence Fitch; Alderman, Sec ond ward, Joseph Barr.

Clayton Alderman, Second vara, L.oweu u. Mcuowen Third ward, Fred M. Switzer fourth ward, Barrett L. Scallet; Charter Commissioners (13 to Be elected), Thomas E. Black fell, Milton D.

Green, William Hedley, George C. Hetlajie, fdward T. Jones, Charlea R. udge, David L. LaDriere, Mrs.

Adele K. Lorn, Fcter Hochi hild, F. Carl Schumacher, Hy A. Waltuch, R. Dale Wilron and Ponalrt V.

Zoerb. Creutwood Mayor, Oliver Marshal, Al P. Steimol DeUVood Alderman, Second ward, Kasten J. Miller. Des Peres Alderman, First tvard.

DouKlas O. Brooks: Sec Ind ward, Robert H. Ackerman. Eureka Alderman. First sVard, Alfred Savory.

i Ferguson Councilman at large, Clement Helrnslng; first ward, Gerald C. Held. Froatenao Alderman, Second II i I 41' I projects IIIkd mmmm I A I i 0 0 I 0 UVJ mm uu -JHffliWIlBIRLaB inomDi No wonder the swing is to Johnson Stnde! For in Stride women have found at last a self-polishing wax that actually protects like paste wax. You just apread Stride on it dries to a rich wax luster. And fron then on, spills wipe up without a trace, even after they've dried.

A little buffing erases scuff marks. Your usual damp mopping actually brightens the luster. You can bring back Stride's beauty again and again, without re-waxing! So you wax about half as often. means you eliminate half of those back-breaking Bcrub-ups before too. that's what Strido can mean in your home! Why don't you join the swing to Johnson's Stride? I i I II ward, Lawrence P.

Fill rf-. i i i First J-" Continued ta Fare. i.

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