Tri-County News from King City, Missouri • Page 1

State Historical Society ji GENTRY ANDREW OEKALb BUT AT H01UD READ THE ADS SAVE MONET TRI-COUNTY NEWS WITH WHICH HAS BEEN MERGED THE UNION STAR HERALD THE BIGGEST CIRCULATION IN ITS TERRITORY VOLUME VIII. KING CITY, GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1927. TEN PAGES NUMBER 27. EXPECT DIVIDEND ON CHILD, HIT BY TRUCK, IT WON'T BE LONG NOW! jlN SOCIETY JUDGE J.W. SULLINGER FRACTURES HIP IN FALL This old boy takes the Tri-County News.

He's looking forward to the Santa Clans letters the boys and girls of the community are writing, and he's watching the offerings of the stores for suitable gift merchandise. Kiddies, get your letters written and mailed to Santa Claus, in care of th'e Tri-County News. There was space in this issue for only the first few letters, but Old Santa reads the Tri-County News EVERY week, and there'll be scores more letters in the next two issues. So get YOURS to the office right today, and you'll be sure to see it in print the next issue. Fulls on Icy Sidewalk Near Akins Bros.

Shop Taken to a St. Joseph Hospital Judge J. W. Sitllitiger, King City attorney, in in a St. Joseph hospital, his right leg In a planter cast, as the I result, of a fall Wednesday morning on an icy sidewalk near the Askins Bros, carpenter shop on East Vermont street, in which he sustained fractured hip.

He was resting easily last night when lien Knight, his son-in-law, left the hospital to return home. Mr Sullinger was on his way from his home to his office about odock when the accident occurred. He was carrying a small bundle of kindling with which to start a fire in his ofiiie. Ren Clevenger saw him fall and rushed to his assistance. Other help was called, and the judge wa-carried into the Askins shop where first aid was administered by Dr.

W. E. Spence. He was later taKeii to his home, a little more titan a block distant. The judge suffered intense pain all that afternoon night, but it wai difficult to ascertain the extent of his injury.

He was taken to St. Joseph about noon yesterday in the Wilson ambulance. An examination showed a fracture of the hip, and so an anaesthetic was administered and I the leg was placed in the cast. Jus! how long Mr. Sullinger will be confined in the hospital was a matter of conjecture last night.

He was accoru panied to St. Joseph by Mr. and Mrs Bert Knight nd Dr. Spenee. OPERETTA DATE CHANGED TO i WEDNESDAY NIGHT, DEC.

21 Names of Additional Principals In the Cast lire Announced "Santa Borrows Trouble," the grade school operetta, is to be presented in the grade school auditorium Wednesday night. Dee. 21. instead of Friday, Dec 23. as originally announced, according to Miss Marjorie Streeter i school music instructor, who is directing the production.

The entertainment will be free, attd the public is invited and urged to attend. Most of the children of Grades 1 to 6- are in the cast. Miss Streeter is being assisted in preparing the program by ajl of the grade teachers and by Maurine Haskins. a high school pupil, accompanist, and the high school orchestra. The names of two priucipaJs in the cast were omitted from last week's announcement.

Wesley Whitetiotiso will have the role of "An Old Man'' who is prominent throughout the production, and Richard Busey will represent "Jack Frost." Ralph Dowd. Wilbur Adams anu Lee Franklin Swift will appear as the leading Goblins. Stella Mae Deiter. Faunice Wilson and Helt't Marr will be the three leading Sprites and Margaret Jolliff. Frames Howi and Helen Berniece Moran will be the leadine Elves.

A MAN'S PAST" AT I.l'CILE, IS FINE CHARACTER PORTRAYAL Hatcher Players (inning Again Men. day Night A verv interesting feature picture is billed at the Lucile theater for tonight and Saturday. It is "A Man's starring Conrad Veidt, renown ed character actor, in the film adaption of the very successful stage play It is the story of a famous surgeon who kilted a patient whose case was incurable, rather than see him suffer the agonies of slow-death. The physician. Paul LeRocho.

was sentenced to ten yejis the French prison on the Isle of St. Xoir. There he saves the warden's life, on a promise of a pardon if the operation were successful but is repaid by being thrust back in his cell. He later escapes, and in a strange country builds up an enviable reputation with his successful surgery. How his past to! lows him into the new land completes the very gripping story.

There also will be another episode of "The Monday night is "Hatcher niht" again at the Lucile. The Hatehei players opened their circle stock sea son at the Lucile Monday before List, and will return every two weeks on Monday night with a new play each time. The opening engagement was well received, ami m-iny ked that Mr. Hatcher's comp.i'i.v this sea son is better than any he has ever brought to King City iu all tii- years he has played the ow i. Th people will be back wet k.

bul the play and vaudeville will be entirely different. The "ompany will pit-sent angled Lives" which will be preceded by a twenty-minute musical revue. Tom Alderson linpnmnir Thomas W. Alderson, who under went ai operation for the removal of his appendix in a St. Joseph hos pital last Thursday, was said yesterday to be well on his way to recovery, and probably will be able to return home within a few days.

Agriculture Inspector Here C. K. L. It. S.

Christmas I'arly One of the most elaborate club functions of the year, and an occasion long to be remembered, was the annual Christmas dinner for members of the C. K. L. I). S.

club which was part of the all-day meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. J. T. Wagers. The guests arrived early for the big noon meal, and were met by the hostess in her usual Jovial manner.

The rooms were beautifully decorated in holiday attire. On the large dining table were two minature Christmas trees with and candles. The table was centered with delicious fruit. As Is the club's custom, each member had taken a covered dish and a Christmas gift. The following menu was discovered when the lavish meal was spread Haked duck and baked chicken, oyster dressing, noodles and gravy, potatoes, esealloped corn and cscalloped oysters, baked apples stuff ed with dates and nuts and topped with marshmallows and cranberry jelly; tive kinds of salads refection, inarshmallow.

Waldorf, salmon ami fruit salad hot rolls, celery, pickles, pudding with whipped cream, mints and coffee. After the dinner, the gifts the members had In ought were numbered and placed on a tree in the living room. Duplicate numbers corresonding to those on the gifts were distributed among the members, and then the gifts were distributed in accordance with the numbers drawn. In addition to these gifts, the hostess had placed a handkerchief on the tree for each guest. Sixteen members were present.

i The regular business session was held in the afternoon, aid in the annual election, officers for the coming year were chosen as follows: i Mrs. H. L. Yates, president. Mrs.

W. L. Cole, vice president. Mrs. R.

V. Keys, secretary-treasur- ier. I The next regular meeting. Jan. 11.

will be at the home of Mrs. H. Dain-i bury. Pythian Sisters Elect officers for the coming year were elected Tuesday night at the regular meeting of the Pythian Sis-; ters lodge. Mrs.

Lloyd Frank, Mrs. G. W. Miller, Mrs. F.

C. Lawson and Mrs. Charles Alldredge were hos-1 tesses at a social session folowing the lodge work, and all members and their husbands were their guestg at a fried chicken supper, which was one of the principal features of the evening. The new officers were chos en as foiows: i Hael P. C.

Ada Edwards, M. E. C. Alldredge, E. S.

Ina Lebow, E. J. Ruth Havnes, Manager. Hazel Bacon. M.

of R. S. Julia Alldredge. M. of F.

Tillie Lawson. Protector. Bessie Bowman. Guard. Mollie Hobson, Grand Temple Rep.

Dollie Knight. Alternate. Mollie Hobson, Installing Officer. Trustees Mrs. J.

O. Day. 3 Mrs. Dollis Knight. 1 yr.

Golden Circle Class Elects Mrs. L. C. Frank is president of the Golden Circle class of the Christian Sunday school for 1928, as" the result of the'aiiinual election of officers held Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.

R. M. Stanley is vice president. Mrs. Scott Estil is secretary and Mrs.

Lloyd Frank is treasurer. The election was a part of the regular monthly meeting, held i at the home of Mrs. Susie B. Frank, with Miss Mary Frank, Mrs. Earl I Tullis, Mrs.

Charles Boyd and Mrs. W. M. Wilson as joint hostesses. There were thirty members in attend-1 ance.

A one-course lunch was 1 Sunday School Class Social The Live Wire class of the Presbyter Ian Sunday school had a very enjoy-' able meeting at the church Monday evening. Supper was served ami nnsi 1 mas gifts were exchanged. Mrs. Pearl Cardy is teacher. 1 Entertains P.

E. 0. Mrs. G. L.

Miller was hostess to the members of Chapter. DE. P. E. at her home Tuesday night.

It was the regular meeting, omd there were no guests other than members. There i was a program of historic studies on the general topic "Women i The next meeting, in two weeks, will be at the home of Mrs. Robert Stanton. It has been announced as a Christmas meeting. Entertain Card Club Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Wheeler entertain ed their bridge club at their home last night. Miss Leila Barbour was the onlv guest other than members.

Mr. and' Mrs. Clinn Allen of Albanv, who retain their membership in the club, were here for the evening. Entertains Ml MXXV Club Mrs. B.

W. Oibler was hostess to the members of the MCMXXV club at her home in the country Tuesday afternoon. The following other than members were invited Mrs. Julia Manley, Mrs. Mattie Guest, Mrs.

George Ward, Mrs. G. R. Siemens, Mrs. J.

A. Welker, Miss Mar i garet Wolf. Mrs. Amy VainNatta, R. Scott, Mrs.

Perry Brown. Mrs. F. G. Howitt and Mrs.

William Bulla. i The next meeting, iu two weeks, will be at the home of Mrs. Alice Gibson. Family Reunion ut Orchid Mrs. Rachael Sample of St.

Joseph, aged aunt of Mrs. C. D. Ballentiue, (Continued on Page 4) i i t. E.

Potter, Liquidator, Heady to 1'iiy Farmers Trust Company Depositors With on hand, C. E. Hotter, special deputy finance commissioner in charge of the liquidation of the Farmer Trust Co. here, has pe-Uouecl Judge John M. Dawson of the circuit court for an order authorizing the payment of a dividend to all "depositors In the bank which closed its doors May 31.

The petition and liquidation report, tiled for Hotter ly Attorney C. Ernst of Albany, consists of more than forty typewritten panes, setting forth the liquidation proceedings in detail, it is said a 4(1 or 45 per cent dividend may be allowed by the conn and there will still be sufficient funds left on hand to defray current liquidation expenses or any preferred claims which may be allowed by the court. The dividend order is expected in the December term of court, which convenes Monday. Since the work of liquidation began. has been collected for refund to depositors, the report states, of this amount was paid banks having claims against the trust company, and $1,710.74 has been used to defray the expenses lirmida-ion to date.

The total deposits at the time he bank closed as Persons who have monev tied up in fne defunct bank have every reason to feel optimistic over the possibility receiving a sizeable dividend before Christmas, as well as season to compliment the work of Potter as the liquidator. Few of the many closed anks in Missouri have had their affairs in such good shape in so short time fitter the process of liquidation started In many cases the first dividend has not been paid for more than it year, jytid then not a very large one. IK 0." LEITH NEW MANAGER OK MANHATTAN INTERESTS HERE Joe, Cook and Clifford FalUs Operat. ing Hl-Way Station 0'. Leith, who for some time has successfully operated the Hi-Way Service station, has been employed as manager of the Manhattan Oil company's bulk and retail station here, effective this week, succeeding Archie follow, who resigned to take a similar position with the new Independent Oil company here.

H. E. Lovelace and E. L. Meier, Manhattan district managers, have been here this weelc checking the business over to the new local manager.

Joe Cook, who for several months has been in Leith's employ at the Hl-Way station, and Clifford Fallis. sow are in charge there, although Mr retau'ns the management. Carl Jennings, who recently return ed from an extended stay in California, has been employed by the Manhattan people as a tank truck driver. Claude Bevins also is driving a Manhattan truck, Homer Taylor remains at the station, completing the personnel. A Dodge truck has been added to the equipment, taking the llace of one of the Ford tank trucks fornerly used.

Mr. Lovelace said Wednesday that the new management had the business fairly well in hand, aml running in good shape. Mr. Leith likes the new arrangement as it has worked out thus far, and Joe Cook, down at the Hi-Way station, is straining every muscle to give unequalled filling station service. The Manhattan company is introducing here a new high-test high compression gasoline with very good success.

It is on sale at both service stations and at the King C'lty garage. FI LL HOl'SE FOR TONIGHT'S COMMERCIAL I LI DINNER If you haven't a ticket to tonight's Commercial club dinner, it's too bad. for they're all gone. The full number of plates contracted for haul been taken at noon Wednesday, and so it io reasonably certain there'll be a crowd at the dinner and monthly business meeting tonight. The dinner in to be served in the parlors of the Baptist church.

There will be a short musical program under the direction of F. G. Howitt. Several important topics are slated for discussion. H.

D. Wilson, Ray Keys and E. L. Fan-sher are members of this month's din ner comittee. Here's the Weather Story Readers in distant climes may be interested in the news of the blizzard tiere Wednesday and the accompanying low temperatures of Wednesday night and Thursday.

Thermometers registered 4 below zero Wednesday night, after a' minimum of 40 above, the night beforeone of those famous Missouri changes. Lots of plumbing froze tight Wednesday night. But the weather is moderating now. One Case of Scarlet Fever There is scarlet (ever in the community. But just oue isolated case.

The 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Evans, south of town, is ill, having contracted the disease while visiting in St. Joseph recently. Girls' Get New Basketball Suits Pretty new suits for the K.

C. H. S. girls' basketball squad were order ed this week. They will wear kniok-crs this year instead of the bungle-some bloomers of the past.

t.eorgle Kemp, Believed to be Re-coierlmr ir.iin ncusiii el the Bruin lia.ing laid in a comatos state five day, Georgie Kemp, ii-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kemp, north west, of town, was believed yesterday to be slowly recovering from the effects of an injury received last Saturday afternoon in which he wan knocked down and run over by a motor truck on the road near the Kemp home. Concussion of the brain rendered him immediately unconscious, and lie has never roused for more than five a a time since, it is said. Dr.

D. K. Blacklock. the attending physician, said yesterday believed no permanent injury will result. The little boy was wi-h his father near the Kemp car.

which was parked by the roadside. K. C. Thomas, a neighbor, was driving south in his motor truck, and watching Mr. Kemp at th" moment the child dodged from behind the Kemp car directly in front of the truck, and Mr.

Thomas did not see him in time to avoid strik ing him. A bumper or front fender oi the truck the boy. knocking him down, and the front axle is believed to have struck his head as it passed over him. There is a scalp wound several inches long. There is a severe concussion of the brain, but no fracture of the skull, it i believed.

The accident was unavoidable, parents of the injured child declare, and the truck driver is held blameless. The child has been arroused sufficiently each day to iie fed milk and waiter to help maintain his strength, hut until Wednesday it seemed he did not recognize am- of the family. He spoke a few words yesterday, it was said, and seemed to be slowly regaining his faculties. FI NERAL HERE TI ESDAY FOR MRS. WILLIAM STINGLEY, 69 Had Suffered Prolonged IllnessBar iul at Star Chapel Funeral services for Mrs.

William Stingley, 69, who died Sunday at her home here after lingering illness, were held at 2 oclock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church, conducted by he Rev. Walter E. Fish. pastor, and burial was in Star Chapel cemetery, west of town. Mary Elizabeth Wall, daughter of Frank and Catherine Wall, was boru in sept lo.

Her pa rents brought her to Missouri when she was a small child, and shortly thereafter her mother died. She was married 4. 1S75. to William T. Stingley, who survives her.

They were the parents of one child, now Mrs. J. E. Jennings, northwest of King City. Shortly after their mar-riaee both Mr.

and Mrs. Stingley unit ed with the Episcopal church, to which she remained faithful until death. Besides her bereaved husband and daughter. Stiiitrlev is survived by three grandchildren. Carl and Ruby Jennings, who have made their home with their grandmother much of the time, and William Jennings, There also survive one brother.

D. S. Wail of Whitesville. and two half-brothers. Ottie Wall of St.

Joseph and Archie Wall of Nebo. 111. Throughout her long illness Mrs. Stingley bore up bravely. She was widely known in this community in which she had lived so long, and her passing is mourned by countless friends who join in sympathy for the bereaved family.

KEY. F. P. BREWSTER HAS HAD TWO SICCESSFl In compliance with a request by lie Synod of Missouri and the Presby-terv of St. Joseph that Presbyteriau pastors conduct evangelistic meetings for other churches, the Rev.

F. P. Brewster, pastor of the Presbyter ian church here, has just closed a sertes of services at Empire Prairi" Presbyterian church, west of town, which resulted in fifteen conversions. The meetings closed this week because of the severe cold weather Rev Brewster recently conducted a similar series at Morris Chapel, in Harrison county, which resulted in a total of fifteen conversions and thirty additions to the church. Mr.

Brewster will be back in his own pulpit this sunday. His morning subject will be "Thj Marks of a He hopes to greet a full attendance of his congregation. laude ltiiiihain to YMt Here Dr. Claude D. Bonham of Denver, is expected to arrive here Dec.

26 for a short holiday visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. P.

Long. Mrs. Honham and their baby son, Jimmie Jene. who are at Springfield at the home of her parents, also will be here during the holidays. Honham is serving his internship in a Denver hospital.

Will VKit in Colorado Mrs. C. D. Ballentine plans to leave next week for Hotchkiss. Colo where she probably will spend two months or more at the home of a brother.

J. C. Heath, and a sister, Mrs. F. M.

Zink. She expects to close her hohse here during her absence. She richly deserves a complete rest after several vears of confinement because of sickness in the family, and she feels her relaxation will be more complete if she is away from familiar scenes at home. WELL. WHAT OF IT! I Bob Stajiton and Bill Tfayues are authority for the statement that if you would place one grain of corn on the first square of checker-board, and double the number of grains on each successive square until all sixty-four squares were covered, you would need this many grains: Try to pronounce it.

Roughly, thai is 2.iif,91.'i.4M.s train loads aid a wheelborrow-ful. Probably Havnes csvu tell you how many bushels, and bow-many years it would take the 1'uited States to produce it. The Xews does not vouch for the figures. If it doesn't look reasonable, jump on to Stanton and Haynes or take a week off auul figure it out for yourself. SENDS CLIPPING OF DE I'll OF TEMPERANCE (KCSADEK Col.

John Sobieski Was known By Many Here The following clipping from a Los Angeles newspaper regarding the death and burial of Col. John Sobieski. was mailed to The News bv Mrs. Oka i Morton of Los Angeles, who thought I it might be of interest to King City temperance workers and others. Sev-, era! in this community knew Col.

I Sobieski personally. Mrs. Morton's letter stated that he hsid been enter tained in the Morton home here, and hat she had been entertained in his daughter's home in Los Angeles. "Last rites for Col. John Sobieski.

85. soldier and crusader, who commanded the firing squad which killed Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, were held yesterday at Forest Lawn cemetery. His most prided possession, the curls of an only son who died at the age of 12, were cremated with him. "Colonel Sobieski came to America from Poland when he was 12 years old. He was a sixth lineal descendant of King John III of Poland.

Mrs. 1 L. S. GilhH)iisen, a daughter, living I at 2S07 Brighton avenue, survives him." deter Gasoline Introduction To introduce its new Man-Go gas-i oline in this community, the Manhat tan Oil company is offering ten gallons of it to each motor car owner in this territory at the price of ordinary gasoline. The regular price of Alan-Go is 3 cents higher than the regular low-test market.

In the Man hattan company's display advertisement in today's Tri-County Xews is a coupon which is worth 30 cents toward the purchase of teu gallous of Man-Go. Clip the coupon it's a good opportunity to try out this high ly-adverttsed motor fuel without additional cost. Emiiiett West Home ONLY TWO MORE AUCTIONS BY THE ENTERPRISE STORES Will Discontinue Triide Rooster Plan After Christmas The present trade-promotion plan of the "Enterprise Stores" will be ended with the final auction sale of merchandise Wednesday, Dec. 21. according to an announcement by the thirteen co-operating merchants in today's Tri-County News.

Apparently the auction rebate plajn has been very successful, but it is announced the Enterprise merchants wished to finish their present activities before Christmas, and therefore that two more auctions will be crowded into the three remaining weeks. Articles to be offered in these last two auctions be of less value, but there will be more of them than here tofore. Thus it is hoped that holders of small amounts of trade money will have a chance to cash it in and hare in the premium distribution. The regular semi-monthly sale will be held next Wednesday, Dec. 14.

and will be followed one week later by the final sale. After Dec.21 the trade money will be valueless, and no more will be Issued unless a similar plan is resumed next spring, it is announced. Friift Cuke Materials lost 80 A fruit cake, baked by Ivan Burks at the King City Bakery, has been cajusing quite a little comment by bakery patrons lately. Burks was thinking 'way ahead when he made that calke along about the Fourth of July. A fruit cake is best when it is six months to six years old.

you know. The eggs, sugar, fruits, milk, nuts, that went into this cake totaled in cost more than $30, and two bakery employes were kept busy six i hours preparing and mixing the in-i gredients. It was in the oven three i hours, and has spent more than five months in storage down at the ice plant. It had ought to be good cake. Burks sells it by the pound, or half-.

pound, or quarter pound. Dr. D. E. Blacklock to Mine Oii'ice Dr.

D. E. Blacklock ha leased the Miss Kate Carsou property, across the street south from his present location, and plans to move his office there sometime before Jan. 1, he said Monday. The property has been completely refinished, inside and out, and is ideally situated and arranged for a physician's office and "little hospital" such us Dr.

Blacklock operates. Mrs. Thomas Butters fmproWitg i Mrs. Thomas Butters of Chicago, i who underwent surgical operation at a hospital there Xev. 28, is well on her way to recovery, according to word received this week by relatives here.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wll-I Ham Millan of King City. and her sister, Mrs. Leno Allenbrand of Mary- ville, are expected home from Chicago within a few days.

What to (Jive Give a year's subscription to the Tri-County News this Christinas. Enimett West, who has been con- culture supervisor, visited the King fined a St. Joseph hospital for citv nigh school Wednesday and in-some time, was brought home Sunday specie.) the work being done bv Prof, in the Taggart ambulance. i R. c.

Wheeler's agriculture classes..