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The Stanberry Headlight VOLUME 58 STANBERRY, GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1957. 16 PAGESTWO SECTIONS. NO. 51. Missouri Highway Patrol Gets New 400-Car Fleet finance, service, problems and recommend solutions and methods New libraries going through organi Chamcta III III IIOllllWIHW State Librarian Makes a Report zational pains are given large loans KIi.i.

of books and temporary use of a star bookmobile until local library rev enues are received. 1 Regional demonstration service, constantly in demand by localities, is a good facsimile of Fiva Yaari Ago This Week Thursday, Jan. 24, 1952. A 13-year-old Stanberry boy, Don By Paxion Prica (Statu Librarian) The Federated Women's Clubs of Missouri, who were responsible fur creation of Missouri's state library back in 1907, wouldn't recognize their braindehild now, fifty years later. During the 1890's the federation begun a state-wide project of circulating traveling librar complete public service.

Staffed with a professional librarian, two assistants and a small library collection, it is placed In service in an area of two or three counties. It naval reserve midshipmen's school at Abott hall on Northwestern university's Chicago campus. A registration of air raid wardens nnrl alcn rt i(triti'ms nf thn flnn nie Recce, was killed instantly Tuesday afternoon In a tragic acci dent at the Stanberry school build County Defense council was held Provides service for a year or here with a group of persons who more' depending upon local circum-had been named to head the regis-1 stances- stoppmg at rural schools ing. The son of Mr, and Mrs. Ira Recce, Donnie apparently tripped ies to Missouri towns.

Their collection of 1,300 adult and children's nna communities tnrougn tne area, and fell headfirst down a flight of tration. The Stanberry fire department will seek to train 25 auxiliary firemen to prepare for emergencies which might exist in wartime. circulating books, pamphlets, films, pictures and other library materials. Since 1947, when the bookmobile service was begun, 49 counties have received this service. Since 1945, Six young men from Gentry nnnnti, ri pn i some 48 counties have established I Willi WlIC I.U1II.II III IU CI 1 111, D-1 V- nprmatiffnl rnnntv.wliin lihi-Nrv cum ice last week under tne selective ice, a numuer oi inese comDining into regional libraries.

service program. They were Thomas Sego and Harry Sanford of Stanberry, Allery Thompson of Gentry. In communities having public libraries, the state library consultant steps. The Missouri Farmer, Columbia, organ of the MFA, edited by Glenn S. Hensley, former Stanberrian, has been awarded first place in coop publications by the National Council of Co-operatives.

Roy Hinkley underwent an operation last Friday morning at the Veterans' hospital at Wadsworth, for the amputation of his right leg above the knee. Before an altar banked with flowers at the Immaculate Conception church in Conception on Jan. 16 Miss Teresa Schwebach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schwebach of Clyde, became the bride of Martin Jensen, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Martin Jensen, sr. Vernon Reed of Gentryville, Ival and Louis staff work as counselors, giving as Adcock of Darlington Clements of King City. books were organized into 26 package's which were loaned for several months. A decade later the federation persuaded the state government to provide these free library books just as other states had done.

So. by an act of the general assembly, the Missouri Library commission was created with an initial appropriation of $5,000. The federation transferred their traveling libraries to the new commission. Now the commission gives a public service that is greatly expanded over Ihe original scheme. It operates under a new law.

It has an expanded and more responsible commission, an annual appropriation of $141,700, a collection of more than lAO.OUO books and provides an extensive list of services. This growth has taken place during the last ten years, after the legislature made lenificant appropriations for it. The commission, which governs Twenty-Five Years Ago This Week Thursday, Jan. 28, 1932. Mr.

and Mrs. S. E. Wilson and sistance with management problems. Workshops and clinics on library service and methods are held annually for local librarians.

Books Available Probably the most important service the local library receives from the state library is the loan of books and other materials which the local library cannot provide. Certain old. rare or unusual books are supplied JEFFERSON CITY, MO. Officers of the Missiourl State Highway Patrol take delivery on the first of 400 new 1957 police pursuit cars which will replace the fleet of patrol cars now in service on the state's highways. The special police pursuit vehicles built in Detroit by Dodge are powered by the 285-horscpower D-500 engine.

Shown with the first shipment of the new police pursuit cars above arc Capt. John Bcrglund of the Missouri Patrol's safety division (left), Sgt. Howard II. Schaperkotter of the division tf motor equipment (right), and Trooper Russell R. Kennison at the wheel.

The new pursuit cars were purchased by the Highway Patrol from Boone County Motors in Columbia, Mo. children moved this week to Darlington where they will make their future home. Wilson will be in charge of Cooper township road work in the vicinity of Darlington. new libraries and to promote growth Fifteen Years Ago This Week Thursday, Jan. 22, 1942.

John Butt, who had been the Sinclair service station at Edward Aleshire, former resi from the state library or from other libraries over the nation, including dent of Stanberry, and a well known Kansas City lawyer, died at his, the library of congress, with its can be offered through joint associations. Then, with good supplementary service from the state library, any Missourian should be able to get library service anywhere in the state. home in Kansas City Sunday at the; stock of more than 10 million books One citizen said, "almost any book age of 80 years. in the United States is available through your local library." The state Constitution of 1945 declared it a policy of the state to promote free public libraries and to Mrs. Elpha Grace Hughes, a former resident of Stanberry, and Herman Earl Mick, formerly of Lathrop, were married in Mankato.

on Saturday, Jan. 16. Iowa, California, Pennsylvania and Minnesota are the four leading egg producing states. the southeast corner of the square, went Monday to Kansas City, where he joined the naval reserve. The station is now being operated by Ed Derks.

George VanVactor and Leslie La-verne Butt, Stanberry, released from the army several months ago under the 28-year-old ruling, have been recalled into active service. They will leave the county today. Gene Hiett left last Thursday for Chicago, where he has entered the Figures published in 1953 on public library service in all states showed that Missouri ranked high in several aspects. It ranked 19th in percentage of total population served; 13th in expenditures per capita for library service; 13th in total amount of books circulated per capita; 4th in number of regional libraries and 3rd in total number of bookmobiles. Of Missouri's 4 million citizens, 831,419 have no access to a public library.

These people live in 65 of the state's 114 counties. The state library is working toward adequate library service for those 65 counties. It hopes to show some 100 small libraries that better service of others. Each year $250,000 Is distributed among 131 libraries. Some of these could offer only inferior service without state aid.

As an example of efforts to assist improvement of local library service, the state library secured a $15,000 grant from the Carnegie corporation in 1948 to develop an educational 16 mm. film for a co-operative organization which circulated films among member libraries. The grant was used to purchase a stock of films for 11 co-operating libraries. Now there are 31 member libraries with a large collection of films shown annually to more than 1 million persons. the state library, is composed of four citizens appointed by the governor for four-year staggered terms, plus the state commissioner of education and the librarian of the University of Missouri as ex officio members.

The original purpose of the commission was to circulate free books, as it was able, to communities where no public library existed. Subsequent l.iw changes gave the state library a second function. It is now lesponsible for aiding growth and Dwight H. Brown, Democratic accept their support. As a result.

candidate for the office of secretary the legislature has appropriated state of state, was in Gentry county last aid to public libraries. The state Saturday in the interest of his can didacy. library is responsible for allocating these funds. State aid is supplementary assistance to local support. Law governing allocations equalizes Free Services Where no local library exists, income from a common tax rate, the to provide financial assistance for improvement of local library serv-1 ices in municipal, county or regional libraries.

Reading Matter by Mail i Supplying Missotirians with read-, ing matter by mail from the state i library is a substitute service for local -people until they develop their own public library. Of course, this; service is vitally important to those i living in remote sections who do! not have access to reading To these the stale library lends books to state government employees as an aid in their work. The state library serves all departments and offices, eliminating the need of separate departmental libraries with duplicate The largest share of the state library's time and resources is spent in fulfilling its second purpose, that of assisting communities in stimulating library development and in augmenting services of established libraries. state library offers a free demonstration library service. Voluntary local committees request and sponsor this service.

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