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p)5fta Oliver Thompson To Head County Cancer Campaign County Clerk Named as Campaign Chairman for Drive Which Will Be Conducted Here in April NUMBER 38. ALBANY, GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1954. VOLUME 64. Religious Emphasis Day Is Successful, Unique Program Gentry County Corn Acreage Cut Average of 22.6 per Cent ASC SAYS ONLY 43,397 ACRES OF CORN CAN BE PLANTED THIS YEAR IF FARMERS ARE TO RECEIVE PRICE SUPPORTS. ALLOTMENTS BASED ON THREE-YEAR AVERAGES.

450 Students From Five High Schools At Music Clinic Ratings Are Not Given But Each Entry Receives Criticism Of Competent Judges at Clinic Approximately 450 high school students from Albany, Bethany, Grant City, King City, McFall and Stanberry participated in the sixth annual music clinic last Friday at the local high school sponsored by the Three Arts club in cooperation with the R-III district. Entries included vocal and instrumental solos and small en Gentry county will have 43,397 acres of corn for the county's allotment for 1954 on the farms in the county, according to Ralph Fore, Gentry county ASC office manager. The ASC is the former PMA office. The 43,397 acres represents Hangs Self at Farm Near King City Early Sunday Dale Workman, Prominent Farmer Hanged Self at Farm North Of King City Sunday Morning Dale Workman, 52 years old, well known and substantial farmer living 2 miles north and 1 mile west of King City, took his own life by hanging at about 6:30 o'clock Sunday morning. He had been in ill health for several years.

Mr. and Mrs. Workman had arisen at their farm home Sunday morning and Mr. Workman told his wife he was going to the barn to see about some calves while she prepared breakfast. When her husband did not return, Mrs.

Workman made an investigation. She found his body hanging from a brace of joists in a barn stall. The rope appeared to be a halter-type one and was about five feet long. Mrs. Workman untied the rope and lowered the body.

She then called for aid. Both Sheriff Everett Bowman of Albany and Dr. C. N. Williamson of Gentry, county coroner, were called to the Workman farm.

Dr. Williamson pronounced Mr. Workman's death as suicide. The tragedy has been a severe blow to members of the family and to residents of that area. Mr.

Work man lived on a 240-acre farm that was purchased from his father-in-law, Elmer Blessing. He also owned an additional 200-acre farm. He was a deacon in the Christian church at King City and was considered one of the finest persons in that area. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Workman, and by three brothers and four sisters.

They are: Vern and Carl Workman, King City; Ray Workman, St Joseph; Mrs. Pearl Lindley, McFall; Mrs. Clyde Swift and Mrs. James B. Spainhower, St.

Joseph; and Mrs. Hazel Lindley, King City. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Christian church in King City, conducted by the Rev. F. Edward Carter.

Interment was in the King City cemetery. An unusually large crowd was present for the final rites. WILLIS BAXTER, 79, DIED AT eEHTWILlE LAST THURSDAY Willis Baxter, 79 years old, of Gentryville, died at his home there last Thursday following a heart attack. The following obituary has been furnished this newspaper: Willis Baxter, son of Mary and John Baxter was born on a farm west of Gentryville, Dec. 22, 1874.

He died of a heart attack at his home in Gentryville, Mar. 11. 1954, at 12:05 o'clock at the age of 79 years. Willis spent all his life in Gentry county where he now leaves his friends. He attended the public schools in the Gartin district His chief labor was on the farms in the area.

He was known as a very hard worker and made his friends with the people who employed him. Mr. Baxter's parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. He is survived by one brother, Wilbur Baxter, of Marshall-town, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Brooks Funeral Home' Saturday morning.

Mar. 13, at 10:00 a.m., with the Rev. Theodore C. Sperduto officiating. Willis Baxter was interred next to his mother's grave! in the Gentryville cemetery.

"Religious Emphasis Day," in the Albany high school was a success again this year 'being conducted on Monday. Albany has pioneered in this rather unique program and the day this year was the ninth. Monday the program opened at 9 o'clock in the morning. Supt R. O.

Moore spoke on the history and value of the day at an orientation period in the auditorium. The students then attended four of the six classes offered during the remainder of the morning. The Rev. Robt. Beasley, pastor of the Methodist church in Stan-berry, taught "Alcohol and Narcotics." The Rev.

Donald F. Reid, pastor of the Albany Methodist church, taught "Survey of Christianity Around the World." The Rev. Ted Sperduto, pastor of the Albany Presbyterian church, taught "Faith." The Rev. Chas. Chandler, pastor of the Bethany Christian church, taught "Christianity in the Atomic Age." The Rev.

W. N. Thorlakson, pastor of the Albany Baptist church, taught "Choosing Right and Wrong." The Revf Geo. W. Manning, pastor of the Albany Christian church, taught "Christian Principles Applied to Vocations." The ministers, Miss Wilma Giles, New Hampton Boy Paroled to Mayor, Methodist Pastor Youth Who Had Run Afoul of Law Given Opportunity by Judge in Court Here Monday A 16-year-old New Hampton boy who has run afoul of the law in the past few months, was given an op portunity Monday in circuit court here.

Circuit Judge Ray Weight-man paroled the youth to a mayor and a Methodist minister. The youth. Billy Joe Siddens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Siddens of New Hampton, had been involved in driving off an automobile that did not belong to him, of wrecking the car, of writing bad checks and in general doing things that a 16-year-old is not supposed to do. The youth had been arrested on Mar. 13, 1953. He was charged in the juvenile division of circuit court with being a delinquent child. His father had made efforts to obtain a parole for the boy.

The Rev. Wm. H. Allen, pastor of the Methodist church at New Hampton, and Leslie Ross, mayor) there, were in court Monday after noon and agreed to accept the responsibility for probation of the boy to them. Circuit Judge Ray Weightman stresses his usual terms of proba tion.

The boy must attend at least one religious service on Sunday at the church" of his choice; he must stay at home after supper; he is not to loaf in the business section of New Hampton and can go there only for business reasons; he is not to go into any place where intoxi cating beverages are sold. After a discussion of the stipu lations of the parole, Judge Weight-man asked the youth if he under stood the terms of his probation and if he believed that he could live up to them. The 'boy replied in a very firm voice, "I know I can." The court session then ended. IS IN HOSPITAL. Mrs.

J. M. Price was taken on Tuesday of last week to the Mis souri Methodist hospital at St Jo seph for treatment Her friends will be glad to know that her condition is improving. sembles, girls' and boys' glee clubs. mixed choruses and bands.

Featured in the evening was the presentation of a massed chorus and massed band program directed by the judges of the day: Marvin Gench, and John Smay. Chorus selections included: "Be Thou Not Sttill," Foltz; "Hear My Prayer," James; "The Holy City," Adam-Ringwald; "Summer Time," Gershwin, and "Country Style," arranged toy Simrone. Mrs. Mildred Maris accompanied the massed chorus. Prof.

Gench, who is head of vocal department at Central high school, St. Joseph, and has acted as judge at a number of the clinics here, sang two numbers, "With a Song in My Heart" by Youmans and "The Lord's Prayer" by Malotte. He was accompanied by Miss Betty Jo Howitt. The massed band played "The Storm King," Finlayson; "March of the Little Leaden Soldiers," Pierne-Beeler; "Jesu of Man's Desiring," Bach-Leidzen; "Blue Tango," Anderson, and "His Honor," Fillmore. Music instructors for the participating schools are Gene Henderson, Bethany; Kenneth Thompson.

Grant City; Miss Betty Jo Howift, King City; Mrs. Melburne House, McFall; James Alsbury, Stanberry, and A. F. Borberg, Albany. The home economics girls under the direction of their instructor, Mrs.

Gerald Cox, served a dinner at 6 o'clock to 30, including judges. committee, club members and guests. The committee in charge of the day's activities was composed of Mrs. Carl Magee, Mrs. Vesper Shelby, Mrs.

A. F. Borberg and Miss Wilma Giles, chairman. Mrs. Melburne House is club president and Mrs.

Carl Magee the retiring president. DRIVER GIVEN SUMMONS AFTER SUNDAY ACCIDENT Three young Darlington persons were injured Sunday afternoon when the convertible car in which they were riding overturned on Gentry county route on a curve about 5 miles south of Darlington Stanley Keith Hatheway, 19, his sister, Annette, 16, and Carolyn Hartman, 14, were brought to Albany and were treated at the office of Dr. S. O. Harding for cuts and minor injuries.

Sheriff Everett Bowman and Sgt R. T. Burks investigated the accident and reported that Hatheway told them he lost control of the 1950 Ford convertible in loose gravel on the curve. He had just purchased the car the day before. Hatheway and his sister are children of Mr.

and Mrs. Emery Hatheway of Darlington. Young Hatheway has been working in Kansas City. Officers reported that the car was demolished in the accident whicn happened about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Young Hatheway was given a summons to appear in court here Saturday before Judge A.

S. Bieish. principal. Miss Connie Hauk, of the faculty, and Supt Moore were served breakfast by the home economics class under the direction of their instructor, Mrs. Gerald Cox.

Also attending the breakfast were Betty Hise, Carl Muench, Marilyn Brown and Robt K. James, members of the student committee for the day. At noon the churches of Albany served a meal for the students and the faculty. "Mr. Texas," a religious film, was shown at 1 o'clock in the afternoon at the Rigney theatre.

At 2:30 o'clock, closing services were held. Rev. Manning led in the invocation. Dawn Murray sang a solo. Rev.

Reid read a passage of Scripture. George Ann Rainey. Clara Lee Dills and Barbara Wharton sang a trio. Mrs. Carl Muench assisted at the piano.

The Rev. Russel Phillips, pastor of the Wyatt Park Baptist church, St. Joseph, spoke at the closing program on "Communism." Rev. Sperduto led in the benediction. While the Idea of a "'Religious Emphasis Day" is not too uncommon in high schools, the program in Albany has been an outstanding one and has called attention of educators throughout the state to the Albany school.

TO LEAVE ALBANY The Rev, Wilbur N. Thorlakson, pastor of the Albany Baptist church, Sunday an nounced his resignation as pastor of the local church. He has accept ed a call to the pulpit of the Fieri sant Valley church. His last Sun' day at the Albany church will be Apr. II and his first Sunday at his new position will be on Easter Sun day, Apr.

18. Rev. Thorlakson has served the Albany church 15 months having assumed his duties here on Jan. 18. 1953.

Prior to coming to Albany he served the Carnegie Baptist church in Si. Joseph. His family will probably not move to the St. Louis county community until the middle of April. R.B.

KENDRKK, 90, DIES AT HOME OF HIS SON THURSDAY Reese B. Kendrick, well-known retired farmer of northwest of Albany, died last Thursday at the home of his son, Wilmer. He was 90 years of age. The following obituary has been furnished this newspaper: Reese B. Kendrick, son of Wm.

P. and Marrier Gillespie Kendrick, was born in Tazwell county, Virginia, Oct. 24, 1863, and died Mar. 11. 1954, at the age of 90 years, four months and 17 days.

When he was 12 years old, the family moved to the West Coast and in a short time, returned and settled at Louisiana, and when he was 15 years of age they moved to Gentry county where he continued to reside for the remainder of his life. He was one of a family of 11 children, six girls and five boys, all of whom preceded him in death, except two sisters, Mrs. Rosa Willis, of Paris, and Mrs. Lou Watkins, Royal City, Va. (Continued on back page, NRS.

MARY E. LEWIS DIED FRIDAY AT AGE OF 91 YEARS Mrs. Mary E. Lewis, a resident of Albany for more than 20 years, died last Friday morning at 9:50 o'clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. C.

H. Gardner, where she had been making her home. She was 91 years of age. Mrs. Lewis became ill on Sunday afternoon.

Death was attributed to the infirmaties of age. The following obituary has been furnished this newspaper: Mary E. Lewis, daughter of Calvin D. and Celia Bentley Woods, was born Sept. 18.

1862, in the state of Ohio. On Mar. 4, 1878, she was united in marriage to Wm. W. Lewis at Grant City.

They were the parents of 11 children, nine girls and two boys. Her husband and four daughters preceded her in death. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis made their home in Iowa, near Mt Ayr, for 22 years, after which they moved to Gentry county, settling near Ford City.

They moved to Albany (Continued on back page) THEY'RE ALBANY BOOSTERS! A group of Albany business people are this week starting a series of advertisements in the Albany newspapers telling of the services and merchandise available in Albany. At the same time, these people are declaring that Albany "is a fine place to live, to trade and to visit" The first of the series of advertisements will appear in this newspaper next week. A different individual business will be featured every other week until all businesses have been featured. The merchants cooperating in this series of advertisements are: Albany Pepsi-Cola Bottling A. B.

Price Sc Pierce's Grocery, Homan Implement Pettijohn Motor Hy-Vee Food Store, Harry Bell Chevrolet, Langford Bros. Plumbing Heating Higginbotham Motor M.F.A. Central Cooperative, White Auto Supply, Gentry County Bank. Sandwich Shop, Ly-kins Truck Tractor Western Auto Associate Store, Albany Supply Store, Raymond Smith Body Shop, House Sc Sims Gas Bakyr's, Dale Jewelry. Albany Motor Wade Henderson Produce, Howard Barnes Produce, Halstead Radio TV.

Albany Plumbing St Heating, W. P. Stapleton Andy's Service Station, Hardin's Drug Store, Cochell's Cleaners and Gamble's. In the rush of preparing this promotional series, some Albany business people may have been missed. If any were, and desire to join the other Albany boosters in this promotion, they may do so by contacting this office.

IS ASSISTANT AGENT Marshal Pile, of Albany, has been named as an assistant extension agent and assigned to Gentry county. He began Work here Monday with County Agent Ray Kamp- schmidt A graduate of the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri, Pile was reared on a farm south of Marshall, Mo. At the University of Missouri he was a member of the livestock judging team and has a major in animal husbandry from the College of Agriculture. The Gentry county extension of fice in Albany has been working shorthanded since the resignation of the home demonstration agent, Miss JoAnn Burger, and Pile has been assigned here to assist in the work. HIS UNCLE DIED Mr.

and Mrs. V. E. Bass and daughter, Connie, attended the funeral services last Thursday afternoon conducted for Mr. uncle, Carl White, at St.

Joseph. Mr. White, who was 54 years old, had been ill only a short time. who go to the plant Sunday Or Monday will be the general ap pearance of the entire plant All floors in the building have been painted a dust color, pathways have been painted in a. contrasting silver gray color and the walls and ceiling in the interior have been painted an aqua color.

All of the engines have been painted an "engine gray" and all valves throughout the plant have been marked with red paint. In the water plant part of the building, the same neatness and I freshly-painted appearance is ap- parent. The floors here have been painted silver gray and the paths in stone gray. The outside of the plant building has also been improved in appearance. All woodwork on the building has been painted, some of it for the first time and new win- dows have been installed on the north side of the building.

It had been necessary to remove this wall to install the new engine. People of Albany can take pride in the appearance of the light and water building and the city officials invite all to the "open house" to inspect the plant this county's share of the state corn allotment, based on the average history for the base years of 1951, 1952 and 1953, adjusted for abnormal weather conditions, trends, tillable acres, typography of land and soil. A corn farm is one on which corn has been planted one of the last three crop years. The Gentry county allotment figure will call for a reduction of approximately 22.6 per cent from the three-year average history on the individual farm, after adjustments have been made for abnormal years and plantings. Township and county committees have been busy the last several weeks making these adjustments, preparatory to establishments of the final farm allotment.

Official notice of the individual allotment is-expected to be mailed next week. Explaining the allotments, the county ASC office announced that these have been deemed necessary by the Secretary of Agriculture acting under the provisions of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1938, as amend ed, which provides that allotments shall be in effect on those basic crops where the carry-over, plus anticipated supply exceeds the normal need or use, by an amount sufficient to justify the action. Too, in order to continue price support on a commodity for which the supply exceeds the demand, it is necessary for controls to be in effect. Regulations on price support eligibility have now 'been received at the county ASC office and provide some changes from information available earlier. To be eli gible for price support on the 1954 corn crop, a producer's share of the overplanted corn acreage on all farms in the county in which he has an interest in the corn crop must not exceed his share of the underplanted corn acreage on all farms in the county in which he has an interest in the corn crop.

Only oorn produced on a farm by an eligible producer in 1954 on a farm on which the farm acreage allotment is not exceeded shall 'be eligible for price support. Compliance with other allotments on the farm is not neces sary to make the corn eligible for price support in 1954. Stanberry Man Files Alienation Suit for $20,000 Walter E. Boner ol Stanberry Plaintiff in Action Against Charles Willis Filed Here Walter E. Boner, Stanberry, has filed a alienation of affections suit against Charles Willis, Stanberry citizen.

The suit has been on file in the office of Circuit Clerk Irvin (Lefty) Laughlin for some time, but service in the ac tion was. obtained only recently. The papers filed in the circuit clerk's office show that the plaintiff asks $10,000 damage and also $10,000 punitive damages. Atty. Wm.

F. Seevers and the law firm of Cook Si Eckles, Mary-ville, filed the suit for the plaintiff. The following is the petition that was filed: Plaintiff, for his cause of action against the-defendant, states as follows, to-wit: 1. That plaintiff was lawfully married to one Vada Lucilc Thur-man on or about the 9th day of September. and that he and his wife continued to live together thereafter as husband and wife un- til on or about the 31st day of (Continued on back page.) FORMER RESIDENT DIES Mrs.

Zarilda Crockett Canaday, wife of Daniel K. Canaday. died Monday night at her home in St Joseph. She was 61 years of age. Mrs.

Canaday was born at Albany and had lived in St. Joseph 1914. She was a member of the Mitchell Park Christian church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, a son, Reese C. Canaday, Tacoma, and a daughter, Mrs.

S. W. Calvert, Kansas City, and three grandchildren. Oliver (Doc) Thompson of Albany has been named campaign chairman for the 1954 Cancer in Gentry county. The appointment has been announced by Mrs.

Harold Scarborough of King City, general chairman for this county's cancer unit of the Missouri Division of the American Cancer Society. Thompson, county clerk, will spearhead all campaign activities for the annual fund-raising drive that is carried on throughout April, designated as cancer control month in the United States. "The Cancer Crusade is a campaign with two definite purposes," Thompson said in discussing plans for the county cancer drive. "One is to solicit contributions to support the program of the American Cancer Society; research, education and service. The other aim is to 'bring into every home and business information about cancer to save lives from this grim disease.

'The Society feels that this is the best opportunity of the year to bring knowledge and hope to the public, so that we can all work together against man's crudest enemy cancer." Thompson said that township chairmen and workers will be named in the near future prior to the start of the campaign Apr. Judges Named to Serve at Polls In City Election Council in Meeting Tuesday Night Granted Permission for Meters to Be Sacked Mar. 30 Judges to serve in the coming city election on Tuesday, Apr. 6, were named by the board of alder men at a meeting held Tuesday night at the city hall. Judges named by wards and the voting places designated were: Ward 1 Mrs.

Elizabeth Tipton and Lucy Williams. City hall. Ward 2 Mrs. Awnza Summa and Earl Parman. Morrow Implement Co.

Ward 3 Mrs. S. O. Harding and Jim Thompson. Coburn Carpenter Shop.

Ward 4 Mrs. Maude Williams and Mrs. Lester Robison. County court room. All aldermen were present at the meeting Tuesday night Mayor J.

F. Higginbotham presided and City Clerk Twila Newman was present Dick Wayman was present to ask about the possible use of the former M.F.A. hog yards near the city light plant for use in keeping mules. He was told that the hog yards had been objected to on sanitation grounds and the council did not know how handling of mules there might work out The yards are under lease to the M.F.A. by the city.

The council voted unanimously to grant a liquor license to Frank Groom at his place of business on West Jackson. Permission was granted to the VFW organization to sack the parking meters in Albany on Tuesday. Mar. 30, for the "Winner Day" free parade, show and dance. A building permit was granted to Roy Newman to build an additional two rooms on his house.

The council also voted unanimously to grant a building permit to Chas. Pettijohn for the construction of a new residence on East Clay street. FOR SCHOOL BOARD TERMS Mrs. Frank H. Rose and J.

E. (Sky) Rainey have been announced by friends as candidates for re-election to positions on the Albany R-III board of education. Two members of the board are to be elected for terms of three years each at the district election to be held Tuesday, Apr. 6. Both Mrs.

Rose and Rainey have been members of the board of education since the time that the new R-m district was formed. At that time they were elected to terms which expire this spring. In filing the two members for re-election, -their friends point out that both have made excellent members of the local school board, giving a lot of time and effort to their duties. Their formal announcements appear elsewhere in this newspaper. Big Surprise Awaits Those Who Visit City Light Plant Residents of this community, who are all invited to attend "open house" at the municipal light and water plant are in for a big surprise.

The appearance of the plant has undergone a great improvement during the past winter in addition to the installation of the big new engine which the people are being invited to inspect on Sunday and Monday. The new generating unit at the municipal light plant is a Nordbera "Sunairthermal" diesel engine and is known as the highest thermal efficiency engine available today and it has brought about a marked reduction in the cost of operation at the plant. Sea level rating of this engine is 1,095 horsepower, the bore is 13V inches and the stroke is 16 inches. The six-cylinder engine turns over at 450 revolutions per minute and operates on the 4-cycle principle. It is capable of being converted to gas operation when gas becomes available.

While the new engine does give the power plant a new appearance, the greatest surprise to those ENJOYED 90TH BIRTHDAY Mrs. W. P. Stapleton. wsll-known Albany resident, is shown in htr horn last week as she celebrated her 90th birthday.

Mrs. Stapleton observed her birthday last Thursday when members of her family gathered at her homt and many friends in the community called to pay their respects. Sh received many beautiful flowers and other remembrance! and is shown wearing a lei of orchids which friends had flown in from Hawaii and is holding an ivory Japanese fan which was sent to her on the occasion by a grandson, John Stapleton, who is serving in the army on Okinawa. Mrs, Stapleton remains active in club and church work and is extremely interested in community affairs..