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News Notes OP LOCAL ONDCftWENT OPERATION Mn. T. W. Heimbrook, 1216 Bryan, underwent a minor operation at the Chuucothe Hospital this mornlnc. MAJOR OPERATIONS Roy Jones of Dawn and Mrs.

CtiOltcothe Congtitutton-tgrilmne TOLLY. DAILY EDITION CHILLICOTHE, MO. WEDNESDAY, May 7, 1947. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES Laurence Ullig of Mooresvule underwent major operations at the ChUUcothe Hospital today. GUEST SPEAKER Rev.

T. C. Franklin of St. Joseph will be guest speaker at the Church oC God. Second and Ryan streets tonight.

will begin at 8 o'clock. There will be special music and singing. FIREWORKS ARE BACK Police have received complaints of the sound of fireworks in the city and last night picked up two boys who, were exploding firecrackers. The noise makers were confiscated end the boys released. TAKEN TO HOME Allen Burnett was dismissed from Research Hospital in Kansas City Monday and taken to his home at Hale.

His condition is improving. Burnett was in a car accident near Hate April 24. when he received a concussion. PRIZE SLOGAN ON SIGNS The slogan to appear on the Chillicothe highway signs soon to be erected here is to be the priae- winning slogan of Miss Clio Konow. "The Highway and Airway City," authorities here said today.

HAVE DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrt. Clyde Mtante Mooresvtlle are the parents of a baby daughter born at lO.Sfro'ctock Tunday night at the ChUttcothe baby who RUSSIA JOINED TO 'DEFEAT rjSPURPOSE' This Statement Was Made In the House Today by Rep. Richards. BATTLED MOVEMENT To Sidetrack the Administration's $400,000,000 Aid Program.

WASHINGTON, May Rep. Richards (D-SC) told the house today that Russia joined the United Nations "to defeat its purpose." -The sooner we realize that Russia did not join in good faith, the better." he said. Richards battled against a strong movement in the house to sidetrack the administration's Greek-Turkish aid program ant turn over to the United Nations th problem of Communist pressures 01 the two Mediterranean countries. Recalling that opponents have called the air program "a dagger in the heart of the United Nations," Richards declared: "If there has been a dagger placed in the heart of UN. it has been placed there by Russia.

No doubt about it." Hr ran down the list of subsidiary organizations formed since creation of UN. After each, he paused and commented: "And Russia refused to The Polls Open From 7 a. m. to 6 p. m.

The 1 polls will open at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning in the city hall for Chillicothe's third school election in five weeks. The polls vill close at 6 o'clock. The tax -levy sought by the school board is an increase of 50 cents, a touil levy 01 51.50. In the previous two elections, an increase ef SI, a total of $2, was sought. The $1.50 is the same as the schools are oper- under this year.

All workers lor the Parent- Teacher Association council are requested to be at Central school at 9 o'clock. The use of motor cars aslo will be appreciated, a council representative said. TO NATIONAL MUSK GOKTESTATST.JOE Ten From Here to Enter Five Events at Festival This Friday. All five of the musical groups France: Bolton and 2 has not been Join." Rep. asserted that Russia is "bent upon converting all the nations of the world to the Communist way of Real meet at Milan at 7 Thursday night for a business meet- Ing.

They will make plans for approving laws 'a legislature which will effect Northern Mtaourt. HOME FROM ABMY Junior Jones arrived home the first of the week from Ft. Dlx, N. for a visit with his mother. Mrs.

Marie Jones of Chula, and other relatives. He on terminal leave until May 22. when he will be discharged. Jones returned to New York April 28 after aenrlng months overseas in Germany. ten BETVBNED FBOM SAN JOAN Johnny J.

Yates. fireman first class in the Navy, has recently returned from San Juan. Puerto Rico to New Orleans and sailed from there May 1 to Culdlmar Bay. Cuba where he will be stationed six weeks, according to word received by hte parents. Rev.

and Mrs. John O. Yates. He will go to Norfolk. Va.

from Cuba. Yates Is dlesel engineer and is aboard the U.8.S. Shea. He entered the Navy May 22. 1M6.

GAVE AT CM.C. Dr. Robert James Botklns, author Chairman Vanden- announced that the Relations committee a. m. on the Italian, Bulgarian.

Hungarian and Romanian peace treaties. House Trailer Is Blamed In Accident Two Cars Forced Onto Shoulder, One Overturning, as Vehicle Sways Across Stripe. Two men were Injured this morning at 8:40 when a west bound car driven by Ribie Thomas of Chicago was forced off the road and Into a bank cr. Highway 36 at the Ludlow unction by an east bound Chevrolet tickup truck puling a house trailer. lecturer and consultant psyehoi- orist.

spoke at the ChllUcothe Business College this morning on the development oJ ones personality Ttoe adoption of Dr. Botktas' new book -Priceless Personality" for use In personality development classes B. C. is now under consideration. The Marshall Adrato Com- of Denver, publisher of Dr book, sponsored his pearance in ChUUcothe.

BIDS ABE OVEB Bids for a new Negro school building and athletic stadium at Brookfield were in excess of the ttO.OOO school bond issue and were rejected the Blade and Messenger. Due pany to increased building the bids were and 75 87S from Beth any and KirksvUIe contractors Rather than eliminate features and cut the cost to the $60.000. the schoo board decided to make efforts to mtoe the difference. In the annual school election at Brookfield. the improvement program 8 to I by WEATHBB Fair tonight and tow Thursday.

SENATOR RHODES CHARGES P. 0, DEPT, WITH PROPAGANDA By Apparently Circulating Word Mail Service Must Be Cut. BECAUSE LACK OF FUNDS The Senator Says the Department Is Living Beyond Its Means. WASHINGTON. May 7.

Bridges N. charged the postoffice department today with a "clear cut case of brazen propaganda" by apparently circulating word that mail service must be cut because congress has failed to provide necessary funds. Asserting thai he wanted to nip the report in the bud," the chairman of the senate appropriations committee told newsmen: truth is that the post office department is living way yond its means and if there is any blame to be made for having in- A Bullsnake 10 Inches Last year it was panthers and a petrified wolf. Today Charles Cornue, rod and gun editor of The Constitution-Tribune, has come forth with another Livingston County curiosity. It's a live bullsnake 10 feet long and 10 inches thick (he Read of this monstrosity In Cornue's column elsewhere in this newspaper today.

RESIDENT TRUMAN WILL BE 63 YEARS OLDTHURSDAY No Special Plans for a Celebration Has Been Made. HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE He Plans to Work As Usual Throughput the Day Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, May 7, President Truman will observe his 63rd birthday tomorrow but has no special plans for celebration. Presidential Secretary Charles Ross said today that Mr. Truman will hold a news conference at 9:30 a.

m. (CST) and plans to work ns usual through the day. Mr. Truman observed his Mrs birthday in the White House two years ago by announcing V-E day Marshall Testifies which received first ratings In the state-wide competition held at Columbia last Friday are entered in the nation-wide meet to be held at St. Joseph this Friday, it was learned today from Prof.

Earle Dillinger. music instructor at Chillieothe high school. Chillieothe will be competing with 368 other schools from seven states. There is a total of 2.253 students entered. The groups receiving first ratings here will be given medals.

There will be no large ensembles in the competitions. The largest number of schools represented are from Iowa, with contestants from 205 schools. Missouri 100 are sufficient funds it does not rest on congress but on the bureau of the budget, and the department Itself." Bridges said that "apparently word has gone out from the post office department to postmasters all over the country instructing them that It to necessary to cut down mail services because of failure of congress to provide funds "This Is very interesting In a department that has run a deficit of $295.150.543 this fiscal year and whose head, Mr. (Robert Hannegan, has spent so little time In the department that most of tne officials and employees would not recognize him unless they have good memories. W.

A. The owner of the car, Greenberg of Chicago, suffered head and kg injuries. Thomas, the chauffeur, received an eye injury from lying glass. The driver of the truck anrt trailer has not been found, according to the state highway patrol, which is continuing the search. According to James Brigett, who.

with his son, was traveling behind the Greenberg car at the time of the accident, the truck was coming very fast and the trailer was swinging from side to side. Brigett said that his son had to drive on to the shoulder to keep from being hit by the trailer. The Greenberg car, a 1B46 Oldsmobile, swung on to the shoulder to keep from hitting the trailer, then the car went out of control and ran into the bank turning over and coming to rest in the opposite direction from which it had hit the bank. Both Greenberg and Thomas were thrown from the car. The car was towed to the Lionberger motor company.

The damage was estimated at $200. Both the men were treated at Chillieothe hospital and were released. is the second largest with represented. Others Nebraska, 40: South Dakota. IT; Colorado, four, and one each from Minnesota and Arizona.

The naUot- wide competition is divided into districts with the schools competing at St. Joseph being from district No.D. The national school music competitions. formerly held in ten regions throughout the United States, were discontinued during the war. This region is the only one to resume the festival this year and is one of the biggest events in recognition throughout the nation.

Judges for the festival are from many states, the judges named by the regional association are: Floyd Swartley, director of music education, Duluth, Gerhard Schroth. University of Chicago: Herman Smith, Miwaukee. Orville J. Borchers, State Teacher's College. Emporia, Lorraine E.

Walters, Des Moines; Leo Kucinski, Morningside College, Sioux City. Iowa; Alvin R. Edgar. Iowa State College, Ames, and Hugh E. McMillan, University of Colorado.

The five groups and the students in the groups from Chillieothe to compete in the festival are: Trumpet Joanna Paschal, Alice Wright and Don Horn Clarinet Lowell Smithson Jean Cooke, Rosemary Burnam and Betty Fanning Coronet Alice Wright Drum Jack Dillinger. Baton Beverly Ltghtner. Mrs. Susie Glore Rites Tuesday The Services Were Conducted From Wheeling Methodist Church. at a news conference.

The President's aides say he is in the peak of health. He took a brisk walk in the vicinity of the White House before breakfast this morning. President Truman Is planning to fly to Grandview, to visit his 94-year-old mother, Mrs. Martha Truman, on Mother's Day next Sunday. She is recovering from a hip fracture suffered in a fall several months ago.

The cast was removed late yesterday. and her condition today was reported much improved by her daughter. Miss Mary Jane Truman. Miss Truman said her mother will not be allowed to sit up for several Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Glore, 71, who passed away in Kirksville Saturday evening, were held Tuesday afternoon at two thirty o'clock from the Wheeling START ON SUMMER PUYGROUNO PUNS Activity Will Be Curtailed Some This Year for Lack of Funds.

Because of the lack of school funds the summer playground pro gram, so well received here the las two years, will be curtailed to som degree this summer, it was an nounced by the Parent-Teache Council today. The following Is quoted from the council's statement: "We believe that all children are entitled to feel that this community is wot unaware of the needs of its boys and girls in so far as their recreational program Is concerned. We do want them to have wholesome places to go where they can be with other boys and girls for their good times and so a partial program Is offered to the community at this time In the hope that the various civic and women's clubs as well as Individuals may feel that they want a part in carrying It through oy giving financial help through the parent-teacher leadership. We want to maintain the confidence of youth and Impress upon them that we are still very much Interested and concerned with their well being and their interests." A representative of the A. Council stated that the park board Is working out a swimming program which will be announced later andi which has heretofore been a part of the playground program, A plcture of tne ufe In post-war It will be continued this year al- HoUand was given today by three though not as a part of-the play- ground program set up by the council.

A full-time playground program Is planned for Garrison School with Mrs. Iva Williams, Mrs. Mae Lee and Alonzo Redman in charge. This TWO AGREEMENTS REACHED IN THE TELEPHONE STRIKE Unions In Wisconsin and trict of Columbia Back to Work. 11,000 ARE EFFECTED days.

Dutch Officers In Visit Here Today Were Pleased With Chillieothe and Mentioned "Fine" Missouri Weather. officers of the Netherlands Army who stopped lor lunch at the Strand Sec. of State George Marshall testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and said -failure to ratfy the Italian peace treaty would make it difficult it not impossible" to work out treaties for Austria and Germany. (NEA TELE- t-HOTO) WILLIAM DO EARLY TODAY Passed Away at His Home In Chula Community; Native of County. William H.

Bowe, highly respected retired farmer of the Chua community passed away at his home in Chula this morning at three o'clock. Mr. Bowe had been in failing health for some time. He was born July 27, 1870 in Livingston County and when a baby, moved to Texas where Me resided until he was sixteen years old. At that time he returned to Chula, and until he retired seven years ago was a very successful farmer in that community.

Mr. Bowe was married June 21, 1891 to Miss Flora A. Boyer. who with eight children survive. Two him in death.

Methodist Church. The pastor, the program will include all sorts of ttev. Mrs. Olive R. Fay, assisted by handicrafts, some special work for hotel.

Van- and the 'Rev. Lloyd E. Morgan, conduct- Girl Scouts who desire to ed the services, which were under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home. Mrs. Louis Hoerr and Mrs.

John Devolld sang "Gathering With Me," and "The Gates Ajar," for the funeral music. Mrs. Ella Beckwith was the accompanist. The pallbearers for the service were: Dr. D.

A. Bryan, Bland Harris, Chris Glamser, Frank Phipps, Murray Aye, and Buel Waite. Ftowerbearers were: Mrs. Stella Narr. Mrs.

Ethel Darling. Frances Sensenich, Mrs. Mrs. Stella Rice. Mrs.

Hazel Fulcher, and Mrs. Opal Mills. Interment was made in the Glore family plot in the Wheeling Cemetery. specific tests requiring specialized leaders, supervised games and a Teen Town program for older boys and girls. Teen Town at Central School will be held every evening except Sunday with a paid supervisor responsible for operating and planning the program.

It will be Impossible, however, according to the council, for one director to handle this program without the continuation of parents serving as chaperons and showing considerable interest in the plan. For these boys and girls some special programs are being planned, but are still incomplete. It is known, however, that this will Include work on Girt Scout (Continued on Page 3.) The three officers. Col. Ormondt.

Maj. WUschut and MaJ. Hoytlnk. were wearing the uniform of their army, a British uniform with Netherlands insignia. All were pleased with Chillieothe and commented on the "fine" Missouri weather.

'Holland suffered terribly from bombings, floods and starvation during the war" Col. VanOrmondt. leader of the group, said. "Now two years after the war the Dutch people are still feeling the effects of those terrible winters of 1944 FUNERAL OF INFANT Graveside Service. Held for Son of Mr.

and Mrs. Simmons Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Simmons, who passed away yesterday at the Chllicothe Hospital, were held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. The Rev.

Kenneth A. Kuntz, pastor of the First Christian Church, conducted the services, which were under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home. Surviving are the parents, one sister, Louann, and the paternal Ham- lion. Interment was made In the Forest Oamettry. Browning Resigns As Assistant Agent Effective May 15, He Will Join Faculty of G.

I. Farm School Here. C. W. Browning, assistant extension agent of Livingston County, has resigned effective May 15.

He will be an instructor in the veterans' farm training program underway at the Chillieothe high school. Bob Kaye. county agent, recently resigned to enter the milling business at Harrisonville. He said yesterday he would remain here until June 1, if necessary- Mr. Browning came to Livingston County in February, 1946.

He is a graduate of the University of Missouri, class of 1943, and served 30 months in the United States Navy in destroyer escort duty in the Atlantic and Pacific. His home is at Higginsville. The Brownings live at 1317 Fair street. Statement of the Board of Education on the School Levy At the school election tomorrow there will appear on the ballot the following proposition: and '45. British motorists litencer.

call a To authorize the levy of Fifty Cents JJHJ, excess of the One Dollar assessed valuation, the without voter approval, ensuing year. general to levi ed for the next FOR THE LEVY Parts of Holland were still occupied right up until the end of the war." MaJ. WUschut said, "and the Germans had taken a lot of the young men to Germany as slave laborers," he continued. Major Wllschut also said that the reconstruction In the country was coming along as well as could be expected, considering the amoun of destruction that the little coun try suffered. Holland was one the hardest hit of the European nations.

The three officers are touring chemical warfare installations in the United States. Capt. McDerml of the U. S. Army is acting as guide.

Col. VanOrmondt is the only on of the three officers who has beei fa America before. He attended he Harvard medical school In 1934. vll of the officers voiced their praise for America and amazement at the juantlties of food that a person an buy. ON A NATIONAL BOARD Accept Contract Providing Weekly Wage Increase of $2 to $4.

WASHINGTON, May 7. Strike settlements including Mt telephone workers in Illinois. Wisconsin and the District Columbia were reached quickly today after union lead- era abandoned efforts at nationwide bargaining. And in the capital, federal conciliators reported that negotiations to end the walkout of long distance telephone workers in 42 states hud reached the "eve-lash splitting" WASHINGTON, May 7, Contract agreements were reached by striking telephone unions in Wisconsin and the District of Columbia today less than 12 hours after national bargaining efforts were abandoned. They effect 11.000 of the 300,000 workers who have been on strike 31 days.

The Federation of Telephone Workers of the District of Columbia, with 4,000 members, accepted a contract providing weekly, wage increases of $2 to $4. It announced its members will respect picket liner, of a traffic union which still striking. The bargaining committee for the Telephone Guild of Wisconsin came to terms with the Wisconsin Telephone Company, but details of the agreement were not disclosed perill- ing its submission to the membership tonight for ratification. The committee negotiated for 7.000 workers. Three communications unions in Wisconsin continue hildren preceded urviving are the children: Thomas.

Prank Bowe, on strike. Mrs. i the Guild but the company had agreed to said paar; Mrs. Winnie Gillaspie. Mrs.

Grace Rancy Sam Bowe. Chula; Charles Mrs. Bessie Dudley and picket lines. The National Federation of Telephone Workers, which called the cross-country tieup April 7. drop- Claude Bowe of Laredo.

He is also ped efforts last night to reach a iurvived by twenty-two grandchil- national settlement. dren and twenty-four great grandchildren, and a brother, Charles E. Bowe. Chillieothe. Mr.

Bowe took great interest in World War II as his grandson. Bill Dudley, was in the service and received the Purple Heart and other citations. Bill, who returned from Germany eighteen months ago has been much comfort to his grandfather during his illness. Mrs. Bowe during the war, assisted in Red Cross work and made a number of comforts to be sent over- of the Bell system and its parent concern, seas.

Arrangements lor the under the direction of the Robertson Funeral home of Chula have not teen completed awaiting word from relatives in Illinois and Kansas. the A. T. had consistently refused to yiekl to union insistence on nationwide bargaining, contending negotiations should be on a local basis becavise of local factors involved. ST.

LOUIS, May 7. Negotiations in an effort to end the month old telephone strike in the five-state area served by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will be resumed here tomorrow with recent concessions by sides giving ruse to hopes for an early settlement. transrerred nere Favor, A vote for this proposition means a total rate of next Qf year which Is the same as the tax rate This will be used for teachers and If the levy fails, the tax rate wilTbe is the maximum amount the board can levy without people. o4nf ained at the present levels on a The schools cannot be roaintameu a One Dollar tax. nr oDOSition is required under the A two-thirds majority on this proposiu CH This means that new constitution.

the proposition to one against this time It must be decid ed wha it departments years of high school are to be discontinued a in the elementary schools. Education, place the future rf Education, pace We as members of the Boa ta the hands of the ieothe School System of the Chillieothe School votcn. I H. Hnckstcp and Jiauay Are Muftfc Officials. j.

R. Huckstep and J. M. (Jimmy) Dillinger, both former music supervisors in the Chillieothe high school, are members of the national board of this region of the high school music competition which will MS held Friday al St. Joseph, it is learned here.

Huckstep now is at Raytown and DUUnger, a brother of Earle DuUnger of Chillieothe, is at Hannibal. Statements by Mr. Huckstep en the "Ideal location" for the contest of St. Joseph were featured Manslaughter Is Charge In Crash! 1 BrookfieW Newspaper Reports Complaint Filed In Fatal Wreck Near Meadville. A charge of manslaughter was filed Monday at Brookfield against Guy Richardson, manager of the Firestone store there, according to the Brookfield Argus.

Richardson was leturning from a Shrine meeting in St. Joseph Friday night when he was involved in a highway accident near Meadville which took the lives of two persons, Mrs: Ora Westphal, Overland Park, Kansas, and Mrs. Allie Simpson, Kansas Cits'. A double funeral was held for the mother and daughter at Edina Monday afternoon. The rites were held in the Christian church there.

Burial was in Milport cemetery near Edina. this morning OftMtU. to the St ESTIMATES 8,000 IN BROOKFIELD CENSUS Judging from work already done on compilation of names and addresses for a new city directory at Brookfield, the population of Brookfield may prove to be around 8,000 persons, Scott Craig of the Hoffman Publishing Company told the Blade and Messenger this week. from Washington at the request of the U. S.

conciliation service after the company promised to make a cash offer if negotiations were moved so its records and advisory personnel would be at hand. CRASH VICTIM IS HOME Friends Report Allen Burnett to Improving at Hale. Allen Burnett, 22, of Hale, the sole survivor of a highway accident near the Hale junction April 24. was returned to his home Monday and is able to be up and around the house, friends of Burnett said today. He underwent a brain operation in Kansas City following the accident.

His brother, Norton Burnett: Lee Roy Standley and William Spicer, alt of Hale, were injured fatally when Spicer's car struck bridge abutment. VACCINATE 110 HERE Senior Students at Chillkolhe Are Treated at School. The nation-wide smallpox scare brought the vaccination here this morning of 110 senior students at the Chillieothe high school. Physicians provided voluntary vaccination to a long line of boys and girls. Mrs.

Ethel Leslie, school nurse, told Supt. E. F. Allison that many had been vaccinated several years ago but that the effect of the vaccine probably worn 08 in most cases..