The Monett Times from Monett, Missouri • Page 4

EX-SERVICE MEN DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE MEASURE On call of the officers of the local post American Legion, sixty-five exservice men met at the city hall to discuss the Land Settlement Aid, Home Aid, Vocational Training and Adjusted Compensation bill now before congress. Dr. W. M. West, the post commander, presided over the meeting.

Dr. J. M. Russell was called upon to read, a draft of the bill. Prof.

F. Engleman then read articles from the American Legion Weekly in favor of and against the bill. After discussion of all phases of the proposed legislation, the men present voted unanimously in favor of the bill as it now reads. The assembly voted to instruct the post adjutant, W. S.

Perry, to telegraph or write to Congressman C. C. Dickerson, Missouri Member of the Ways and Means committee; Congress man I. V. McPherson and Senator Seldon P.

Spencer, asking them to help promote the bill in every way possible. The proposed bill was drafted by the National Beneficial Legislative committee of the American Legion and contains many provisions for the benefit of the soldiers who saw service in the world war. Another meeting will be held at the city hall next Monday night, at which time Mr. Kelley, of Kansas City will address the ex-service men. WANT TWO MORE MEMBERS Two more members are wanted for the Boys and Girls Calf Club.

Two fine Herefords were left on hand after the drawing, two of the members changing their minds about the kind olf stock they wanted. These two calves now on hand are excellent mals and it is a fine opportunity for others to join the club. Anyone wishing to get a chance at these Herefords may get particulars at the Central State Bank. SUNNY SOUTH Sunday school at Mt. Pisgah was well attended, Sunday.

Mrs Ami Cuendet and daughter, Eugenia visited Mr and Mrs Stephen Courdin, Sunday. Misses Lillie and Maud Young visited their cousins, Myrtle and Olla Niskern, Saturday night. Waldo and Ruth Eden visited, Sunday, with Turl and Vera Eden. Mis; Bessie Walton, of Springfield, visited her grandmother and sister Blanche Walton, Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Alcie Davis, of Monett, visited Saturday night, with Mrs. Eph Davis southeast of town. Fred Walton and wife visited Sunday with Grandma Walton. Mrs.

Will Burrows and sons Carli and Lauton, visited her mother Mrs. Mary Lee, Sunday. Olla Niskern was shopping in Monett, Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

D. W. Medlin visited W. S. Medlin, Sunday evening.

Misses Blanche Walton and Ethel Lee were shopping in Purdy, Saturday evening. The directors of Lee school have (hired Miss Veda Zinn, of Jenkins for teacher this term. WITHIN SOUND OF THE WHISTLE "With the opening of farm work this spring the farmers of the country are facing an acute shortage of help that ere the summer is over may develop into a serious crisis with widespread and possibly disastrous results upon production, methods of farming and food prices." Thus Harry R. O'Brien sums up the situation he found in a wide canvass of the Corn Belt and adjacent states, in The Country Gentleman of April 17th. "Things will be just as bad as long as we live within sound of the whistle," said an Illinois farmer.

"All the farm hands in my community have gone to work in the factories. They can get higher wages there than we can afford to pay." "I am selling part of my dairy herd," an Ohio farmer said. "My boys have gone to the city; one of them got $48 a week to start with, I afford to pay such wages and I can't get hands. My wife and I work sixteen hours a day now and we cannot keep up. Some of my neighbors, too, are selling their cows, for they can get no help." The farm hand has totally vanished, a New York farmer said.

Kentucky is trying to relieve the situation by reduced-size farms. Iowa is estimated to have a shortage of 50,000 farm workers. "There will be more good farm land in Michigan untouched by the plow this year than in any previous season in the past two decades- that is the answer to the farm-labor shortage," days Mr. O'Brien. "It is the answer all over the country as seen in decreased dairy herds, in decreased crop acreage.

The farmer can do nothing else." THE MONETT WEEKLY TIMES. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920. MIDGETS OPEN SEASON SUNDAY. First Game April 25 With Springfield Midgets. Other Games Scheduled For Season.

The Monett Midgets will play the first game of the season next Sunday, April 25, with the Springfield Midgets. The ball grounds, have been fenced, part wood and part wire, with a large white arch over the road facing Broadway. The grand stand has been enJarged to a seating capacity of 500. On account of expenses and war tax the prices will be changed to 50 cents for men and 25 cents for women, but the grand stand goes back from 25 cents to 10 cents for everyone. On May 16 the home boys will play the Southwest City Indian team, which is said to be the strongest amateur team in this part of the state.

They have with them Buckett, Whitetree, Watson and Burnett, four noted full blood Cherokee Indian ball players. The management has also paired games with Sarcoxie, Galena, Siloam Springs, and Bentonville, for dates later in the season. The line-up will be as follows: Garrison, Bennett, Bridges, Tate, Vermillion, Fisher, Pat, (from the coast league will play short stop in a Monett uniform Sunday, April 25,) Estes, of Aurora, Squibb, Miller, Feehan and Dawson. M. E.

Gillioz, Ed Johnson, Harry Smedley, Walter Perry, Marshall McKee and Grover Hobbs have been appointed as committeemen to aid Floyd Callaway in, the management and handling of the team. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Wagoner visited with Henry Fredericking and wife Saturday. Miss Twila Greer visited friends and relatives in Sarcoxie the past week.

J. A. White is on the sick list. Fred Smith visited Osa Jones, Monday evening. J.

R. Simmons and wife Mrs. John Smith and children, Mrs. Charles Baird visited Sunday afternoon with Fred Smith and family. Miss Judie Rowley spent Sunday with Mrs.

D. A. Roper. Miss Bertha Laube visited with Anna Schmidt, Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Wiehe and children visited with Wm. Simmons and family, Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs.

Terrell Wagoner, Henry Fredericking and wife, J. R. Simmons and wife spent Sunday with Ray Means and wife. HAIL AND HIGH WIND DO DAMAGE AT NOEL Noel, April every roof in Noel was damaged, hundreds of window lights broken and fruit and garden and field crops in this immediate section were practically destroyed by a heavy hailstorm, accompanied by a severe wind that reached almost tornado proportions, which struck Noel at 8:45 o'clock this morning. The storm, which followed rain that began falling last night, lasted ap-1 proximately twenty minutes.

Hailstones fell that measured as large as one and one-half inches in diameter. No damage from surrounding towns was reported here, and it is believed the hailstorm was only local. Gosh'! How my back aches!" After Grip, "flu" or colds, the kidneys (end bladder are often affected -called nephritis, or inflammation kidneys. This is the red flag of danger--better be wise and check the further inroads of kidney disease by obtaining that wonderful discovery of Dr. Pierce's, known as the aric poison from the body and Anuric (anti because it expels removes those pains, such as backache, rheumatism in muscles and joints.

Naturally when the kidneys are deranged the blood is filled with poisonous waste matter, which settles in the feet, ankles and wrists; or under the eyes in bag-like formations. Dr. Pierce's Anuric is many times more potent than lithia and often eliminates uric acid as hot tea melts sugar. KANSAS CITY, For some time past have been suffering with kidney trouble, also rheumatiam. back bothered great deal in the The rheumatism seemed to be muscular, as my maseles UNION would be sore and of the time.

I doe tored for these alimenta without relief. Anuric -ad vertised that Dr. other medicines got I have rheumatia left bather Chan 1 have some MAN, NO. 365 North Street, MANSFIELD-BROCKMAN WEDDING MONDAY. Talented Monett Girl Married at Catholic Church to William Brockman of Joplin.

The wedding of Miss Della Mansfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mansfield, 601 Sixth street, to Mr. William Brockman of Joplin was solemnized at the St. Lawrence Catholic church Monday morning at seventhirty o'clock.

To the strains of Mendelssohns wedding march, played by Mrs. J. W. Patterson, the bride and bridegroom, accompanied by Miss Paul ine Mansfield and Mr. Francis Ballay, marched to the altar where Rev.

Father McNamee1 read the impressive marriage service. The bride wore a beautiful suit of navy blue tricotine with corsage bouquet of La France roses. A delicious three course breakfast was served at the home immediately following the ceremony. The dining 100m was beautifully decorated in festoons of pink and white, and the bridal table was decorated with pink roses and ferns. Pink and white sweet peas were used profusely throughout the house.

After congratulations Mrs. Landrum sang "At Dawning." Following the breakfast Mrs. Patterson gave a piano selection and Miss Pauline Mansfield' sang "When Song is Sweet" accompanied by Miss Lucille Mansfiela. The bride was born in Monett and received her early education in the Monett schools. She graduated from the Joplin High school, Joplin Business college, and Bowling Green, Kentucky Business University, and taught a few years i in Springfield and Joplin High schools.

The bridegroom is also a graduate of Joplin High school and later while studying in Missouri State University, enlisted in the United States Navy where he spent fourteen months in the service. He is now employed by the Barnsdale Zine and Lead Company of Joplin. Guests participating in this happy event were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mansfield, Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Mansfield and daughter, Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. W.

F. Landrum and daughter, Sara Louise, Mrs. J. W. Patterson, Mr.

Francis Ballay, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beatty and children, of Miami, Mrs. Shockley, of Joplin and Mrs. V.

T. Boaz, of Girard, Kansas. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received. Mr. and Mrs.

Brockman will be at home after May 1, at 613 Moffutt avenue, Joplin, Mo. SALE ON REDMOND WORMINGTON FARM. Walter Wormington, Administrator of the Redmond Wormington estate, is advertising a sale of the personal goods and chattels belonging to the estate, which will be held April 29. A large amount of stock, farm implemenst and other goods is listed for sale. Lunch will be served by the ladies of the Waldensian church.

SCHOOL NOTES Assembly was held Monday morning at the High school, Mr. Geo. J. C. Wilhelm gave a very interesting talk on the subject "Acres of Diamonds." A contest was held between the different grade schools and a prize awarded for the best bird house built.

This prize was a copy of "A Bird Guide" given by Mrs. Dan B. Meador. Rupert Gooch of Central school received the prize. Honorable mention is given to Walter Steenbock, Wesley Becket and Kenneth Seward.

Guy H. Capps will award a prize to the person whose house is first inhabited. The Hi-Y Club will meet Wednesday noon. The program will be a round table discussion for the coming year's work. There will also be an election of officers for the coming year.

Guy H. Capps spoke to the boys of the High school Tuesday on "Young Man's relatons to his Girl Friends." Mrs. Leekinsy spoke to the girls on "The Importance of Conventionalities." The lower grades had a rehearsal at the High school, Tuesday of the operetta "Cinderella in Flowerland" which they will give May 7. Dick Hutchinson, of Arkansas, is transacting business here this week. Mr.

and Mrs. V. C. Allen, of Republic, are visiting relatives and friends in the city. Miss Margaret Hall, of Kansas City, came Tuesday morning to spend several days with relatives in Monett.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Barker of Cherryvale, and George Gilliam of Cassville, spent Monday with O. Barker and family. The Barkers made the trip overland.

MONETT INITIATES CANDIDATES There was a large attendance of members at the regular meeting of Monett Chapter Eastern Star No. 190, on Monday evening. The officers initiated candidates as follows: Mrs. H. V.

Todisman, Mrs. Jack Donlavy, Mrs. J. E. Sater, Mrs.

Joe Jackson and Mrs. J. L. Jeffries. The assembly enjoyed an excellent program as follows: Duet, Branche and Dorothy Bowen.

Reading, Mrs. W. R. Isbell. Vocal Solo, Miss Fern Mayhew.

Reading, Mrs. H. V. Todisman. Following the ceremonies and entertainment refreshments were served.

NEGLECTING THE BEST CROP In their anxiety to pay off the mortgage or to buy more land or build another barn or silo, many a farmer and his wife lose sight fthe only farm product that is of lasting benefit to them--the boys and girls. By the time the desired end for which the farmer and his wife have toiled is attained, the boys and girls have become men and women. And remembering the long hours of toil that they endured, practically without remuneration with the absence of any real plan for recreation and amusement, these young people have rebelled against their mode of living and have gone to the towns and cities. Here they find wages better, hours shorter, companionship and recreation more accessible. With the increasing shortage of farm labor an and the necessity for greater production, it behooves every farmer and his wife to take stock of the farm and its equipment, with the farm home and its equipment, in order to lighten the toil and shorten the hours of labor that are so surely driving the young people from the farm.

While the modern rural home may cost more than the average farmer feels that he can afford, yet he cannot afford to lose his boys and girls just when he needs them most. And if improving the home and living conditions will tend to keep the young people on the farm, no farmer can afford to neglect the home and the manner of living and thus lose the farmer's best asset. The Extension Service of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture through its home economies de partment, will gladly cooperate with farm families in Missouri to make rural life more satisfying. Miss Echo Dummit is visiting in Springfield. A.

M. Peel made a business trip to Carthage, Monday. Solon Wright was in Carthage, Monday, on business. John Carlson, of Aurora, was here on business, Saturday. Stotts City will have a sales day and auction on April 24.

Attorney D. H. Kemp, of Cassville, visited in Monett, Sunday. Mrs. E.

A. Everly spent Monday! with her mother at Purdy. A. J. Brazeale's father of Springfield, spent Sunday with him.

Miss Rhea Dummit went to Purdy, Monday, to visit her grand-mother. Miss Ruth Johnson, of Joplin, spent Sunday with her parents in Monett. Rex Leckie, of Pittsburg, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. Rev. Father McNamee will leave tonight for Kansas City, to be gone a few days.

Miss Josie Cassity spent the weekend with Mr Mrs. Ben Beckham in St. Louis. Miss Marie Leavitt, of Meridian, is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Lewis. Will Maher and Miss Munson, of Joplin, visited relatives and friends in the city, Sunday. Miss Lillian Wright left Sunday morning for Newburg, to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Laura Leckie, of Joplin, spent Saturday and Sunday with her son, Hugh Leckie and Tom Balden visited in Springfield, Sunday.

Harry Smith, of Picher, spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Nelle White, of Aurora, visited friends here Friday evening. Mr. McCormick and daughter, Miss Jennie, spent Sanday in Aurora TN Garrett, Frisco fireman, went to Muskogee, Sunday, to work. Rev.

L. C. Stumpf left Sunday night for Henrietta, to be gone for several days. Miss Mae Randolph spent Saturday and Sunday with her brother, Will Randolph, at Tuisa, Okla. Mrs.

Carl Witte and Mrs. Otis Cook and daughter spent Sunday in Springfield. Mrs. R. E.

L. Bass and little son, of Cassville, are visiting relatives in the today. I city CATHOLIC CLERGY TO KANSAS CITY. Priests of Kansas City Diocese in Session to Revise Statutes Of Church. The Rev.

Father McNamee, of Moneti, is attending the third diocesan synod of the Kan.as City Diocese this week. There will be 136 attending! priests, the largest gathering of Catholic clergy ever held in Kansas City. The synod will convene in the Immaculate Conception cathedral. The synod is held to revise the old statutes of the church to revise some laws not in harmony with the new code of common laws and to embody in the new statutes canons of the church especially applicable to the present conditions. Among the important subjects to be taken up will be cremation, upon which the Catholic church looks unfavorably, and which its laws forbid.

The Catholic church permits cremation only in the case of an epidemic, when the health of the living is endangered. Embodied in the revision of the cremation law of the church will be the clause, that regardless of the stipu lation made in the will of a person, if he asks to be cremated, that situation will not be carried out. If the survivors of the person insist on having the body cremated the church will not permit the ashes to be buried in a Catholic cemetery and the party will be denied the rights of Catholic burial. The Catholic church believes there is only one disposition of the body and that is burial in the ground. It forbids destruction of the body by artificial means.

Another important matter will be the records of baptism, marriage and death. The marriages of all Catholics will be recorded in the churches where their baptism took place along with their birth certificates. Laws requiring converts to the faith to receive two months' instruction before being taken into the church will be presented to the synod, as will the special instruction regarding mixed marriages and the obligations of the parties entering into them. An outcome of the synod will a complete reorganization of the sas City diocese. Every phase of church work will be considered.

Officials of the diocese, including various boards regulating school administrations and buildings will be appointed. Another action of the synod will be the enforcing of the Angelus rules. Every church in the diocese will be equipped with a bell to be rung three times a day. Mrs. Sarah Turner, of Verona, is in Monett for medical treatment.

C. M. Young and family moved this week to Springfield. Frank Young, of Brunswick, spente Tuesday with friends in Monett. Mrs.

D. H. Kemp, of Cassville, was shopping in the city, Tuesday. J. M.

Ezell spent Sunday visiting in Joplin. Miss Blanche Reno spent the weekend with friends in Springfield. Mrs Julia Freeland is visiting her sister, Mrs Will Counts, at Purdy. Clarence Doyle and little daughter, of Okmulgee, are visiting reiatives in Monett. Mrs.

T. E. Brite spent Saturday and Sunday with her son, J. Brite and family, at Springfield. Dr.

T. E. Hastings made a professional trip to Springfield, Saturday. Mrs W. S.

Blennerhassett visited in Springfield, Saturday. Miss Emelia Kalt, of Tulsa, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Louisa Kalt. The farmers of Newton and MeDonald counties are making plans to establish a co-operative creamery at Neosho. Mr.

and Mrs. Porter Smith and Mrs. Ernest Brown left Tuesday morning for an overland trip to Tulsa, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Breese, Mrs.

Ralph Breese, Mrs. Alice Phillips, Arlie Ebright, Miss Ruth Breese and Chas. Ellis motored to Pioneer, Sunday. The Burge-Deaconess hospital at Springfield will receive $183,750 from the funds to be raised by the InterChurch World Movement campaign which begins April 25 and ends May 2. The Christian Union Home at Excelsior Springs will receive $2,000 and the Methodist Orphans' Home association of St.

Louis, $10,000. Mr. and Mrs. C. H.

Pratt and children of Rogers, spent Tuesday as guests at the home of W. R. Breese and family, Mr. Pratt left Tuesday night for a visit in Michigan and Mrs. Pratt will visit in Oklahoma City until next week, when she will return for quite a visit.

She will be accompanied back by her sister Miss Laura Chambers. DUROC BREEDERS ATTENTION Brite and Withers Brothers have Great Wonder's Pathfinder No. 304115 sired by Great Wonder Giant No. 275913, he by Great Wonder I Am No. 194869.

Dam, Queen Ideal No. 685380 she by Ideal Pathfinder No. 234883. Service boar will be found at B. W.

Withers, 4. miles south of Monett. Service fee $25.00 or choice pig. of litter at 10 weeks old. w35t8 SAY MR.

FARMER. Why not raise some broom corn this year? You will find there is good money in it. Brooms are high. I will buy good straw or make it up for you. Any information I can give you in regard to growing, cutting and curing, I will be glad to do.

Plant any time in May. R. W. Tatum, R. F.

D. 3, Monett, Mo. w37t2 PEIRCE CITY NEWS Rudolph Gassar age 70 years, died Thursday afternoon at one o'clock at the home of his brother, Joseph Gassar. O. J.

Chamberlain left Thursday evening for North Lewisburg, Ohio, to join Mrs. Chamberlain and where they will make their home. Mrs. Pearl Johnson and her daughter, Mrs. 0.

C. Wetmore, and baby arrived Saturday from Chicago to visit Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. Hafley. The Western Welfare Chautauquas, of which Dr. M. Price is president, M.

M. Collier, is vice president, and C. O. Grimes is secretary and treasurer, has purchased the Ben H. Manlove home on Elm street and will the residence for headquarters for the chautauqua system.

Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. Gilmer observed their fortieth wedding anniversary last Sunday at their home in the south part of the city.

A dinner was served at the noon hour at which the following were present: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilmer and children of Tulsa, Wilburn Powell of Tulsa, Mr. and Mrs. Curt Rohn and children, Misses Pearl and Gladys Gilmer, Rev.

and Mrs. S. G. Keys, Mrs. J.

S. Ocker, all of this city, and Mrs. Pauline Sears of Carthage.Leader- Journal. GUNTER is good at this writing. There is a large acreage of strawberries being set this spring.

We understand there is to be a play given at Arnhart, Saturday night, April 17. -Grandma Terry is on the sick list. Our Sunday school is progressing nicely. Everybody come and take a part. We understand that our school board has employed Mr.

Osten Bowers, and Miss Lura Brown to teach our school. Miss Ulah Terry spent last week in Cassville. Mrs. Rhoda Weaver is visiting relatives here. Enice Gipson and family visited at Morgan Terry's, Sunday.

PLEASANT DALE The farmers in our vicinity are very busy trying to get corn planted while it is dry. Messrs. A. Hayse, W. T.

McCormick R. B. Powers and Mr. Clement picniced near Bethel, Sunday. Misses Edna Timmons and Ethel Archdale spent the week-end with Mable Timmons in Springfield.

Miss Mollie Hayse and Basil Cox visited Miss Bess McCormick, Sunday afternoon. Harlan McCoy has been elected teacher for our school the coming term Basil Cox left Tuesday for Sapulpa, Okla. MONETT GIRL HONORED One of the closing social affairs for Miss Catherine Conrey, bride elect, who has enjoyed a round of parties preceding her departure from Tulsa, was a farewell reception held on Monday night, at the Elks Club house at Tulsa by the Sinclair Club, of which Miss Conrey has been a very popular member. At the close of the evening the prezdent, Mr. J.

L. Donnivan, in behalf of the club, presented Miss Conrey with a beautiful casserole. He also expressed their deepest regrets in losing so good a member, not only from their club but from the office of the Sinclair Oil Company, in which she has been employed for the past year and a half. Many congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life were showered upon her as she bade goodbye to her many friends. Miss Conrey is to be a bride of the early spring season.

Mrs. John Henderson, of Kings Prairie, was in town, Tuesday for the first time since last October. Mrs. W. A.

Payne will be the delegate from the local Baptist Missionary society to a convention at Nevada this week..