The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune from Chillicothe, Missouri • Page 9

News Notes OUT OF TOWN GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. A. Rogers of Chicago, are visiting in the homos of Elrrier and Albert Stoffrefen and families here. RETURNS TO WORK Mrs.

Max Blanchard returned this morning to work in the county recorder's office. She on a week's vacation at her home here. MAJOR OPERATION Melvin Evans of 1020 Monroe street underwent a major operation this morning at the Chfflicothe hospital. His condition is reported satisfactory. DISMISSED TO HOME -Mrs.

WiTle Thurlo, who had been a.patient at the ChiUicothe hospital since November 4, was dismissed morning to her home at Bos- worthl TONSJMJECTOMIES little Mary Eilen McVey of 708 Washington street, Barbara Anne Blackman of Newtown and Bonnie Jean Shirley of Carrollton under went tonsillectomies this morning at the Chillicothe hospital. REAL ESTATE MEETING will be a meeting of the North Central Missouri Real Estate Board tonight at Milan. Those at- from Chillicothe will be W. Stepp. Ralph Bartlett.

P. E. Mouse, and W. L. Cox.

RETURNED HOME Mr. arid Mrs. John Hood and Mrs. West and son, Galen, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.

Roy EyWHson and daughter, Eileen, of 1320 Cooper street, have returned to their homes hi Maryville. MOVED TO KANSAS Mr. and Mrs. Earl CrandaU and; VOL. LV.

LEADERS TURNED GOLD SHOULDER TOPROPOSAL Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Urged That States' Rights Supporters Be Purged. NOT IN THE PROGRAM Mrs. Roosevelt Would Like to See Dixiecrats Ousted Permanently. DAILY EDITION CHILLICOTHE, MO, TUESDAY, NOV.

9, 1948. EIGHT PAGES Before Grand Jury WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. Democratic leaders turned a cold shoulder today on the proposal by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt that states' rights supporters be purged from the party.

National Chairman J. Howard McGrath told a reporter it will be up to the Democratic members ofj the House and Senate to decide who gets the prized chairmanships in the new Congress. He indicated the national committee doesn't want to mix in any such possible fight. McGrath is a Senator from Rhode; Island. He hinted didn't say so any reprisal program such as Mrs.

Roosevelt suggested wouldn't fit in with current efforts to solidify Democrats behind the legislative proposals President Truman will send to Congress in January. In a radio broadcast from Paris yesterday, Mrs. Roosevelt said would like to see "the permanent ousting of the Southern Dixiecrats from the Democratic party." widow of the late President; "suggested that some civil CONTRACT IS LET FOR STATE ROAD WORKER HALE Paul and Richard Slattery Receive-the $16,573 Construction Contract! 2 TO ATKINSON-WINDLE A Job Near Farmington and $27,651 Task Near Glasgow to Firm. JEFFERSON Nov. totaling an i OOO for nearly 37 miles of workjori Missouri highways were approved today by the State Highway Commission.

Livingston miles Krading.isarfocinff and a bridge over over Tow String creek on A from Route south to Carroll County line, Paul and Richard Slat- Rep. J. Parnell Thomas chairman of the. House Un- American Activities committee, walks to the federal court building in Washington to ap- pear before a grand jury looking into reports of irregularities in the handling of his' office payroll. (AP Wirephoto.) PENNY TOD MUCH IS BOOKKEEPING POSER daughter, Linda Sue, left' Monday whb opposed Mr.

Truman's morning for Garnett, where rights program, would be they will make their home. Mr. Congressional chairmanships if Crandall is connected with the recognized as Democrats. Skelly Oil Co, and will manage She named specifically Rep. John: They had been residrj.Rankhi (MIssX, ing here.

worst Senator OUn Johnston (Sp). PENITENTIARY I Sheriff Frank Jacobs Deputy Ray Poage yesterday took Calvin. Vanderpool, 49, to the Missouri state penitentiary at Jefferson City i be tence for the theft of a Livingston County bridge. They were accompanied by Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs.

City Recommends Giving One Cent to Bank in Order to Close, Account. left.in a required 1 discussion tery ConstrucUon Chillicothe. $16.573., Division Tour Saline Company of WOODS WILL SEEK TIGHTENED RENT GONTROLFORYEAR This Word Was Given to Reporters Today by Spokesman for Woods. TO PLUG THE LOOPHOLES The One-Year Continuation of Rent Controls Would Be From March 31. WASHINGTON.

Nov. 9. Housing Expediter Tlghe Woods will ask- the new Congress for tighter rent controls for "at least another year." Monkeys, Cobras and Leopards Plape People Catholic Priest Serves in India The Rev. Frederick F. Bergmann sown rice, the Garos drop UtUe of the Notre Dame Holy Cross Fathers, who visited his sister.

Sister M. Magdalene of St. Joseph Academy over the week end, gave a short talk to the Academy students on life in the mission field In India, where he has been working the last nine Father Bergmann lefr. Chillicothe for Lawrence, where was expected to give an address ta Newman Club at the University of Kansas. Among, other things, Father Berg- toldw the whom he has labored most of nine years, prepare the ground for pebbtes into each hole instead cf rice; then after the monkeys have been deceived thereby, they return and plant the real rice without ary danger that the monkeys will take it the second time.

Father Bergmann also spoke cf the of missionaries with leopards, which occasionally lull cattle of the villagers (someone armed with a gun usuary keeps-a nighl-wstch lii a tree the night, after fc cow has been killed, for leopard comes back the night for a second feast on the ear- cats). How he killed a young cobra ing rice. These natives first clear! ta hou5 ne rlrst allies for violations and should plug of the. loopholes in the present law." The proposed one-year of rent controls be from mile grading 1 next March 31, when the present and 20 foot concrete paving, replac- jaw expires. sections of -Among other things, it was stated, on Route 240 wesf of woods will ask: Glasgow, Atkinson-Wuidle Company of ChUWcothe, A spokesman for Woods gave this surrounding jungles of bamboo, fo snake; made- an- word to reporters today.

He said ne make large piles of it, and fee housing expediter believes OI1 ft certam fire to new law should carry criminal piles, thus making a marvelous spec- 1 Division Callaway 12.3 Ing, surfacing arid bridges over. Logan creek and CaUteop biranch'ott Route, from: end present con through Schell Construction TCodopariy of 'Jefferson pity; miles of surfaping and', bridges over. Honey and piter creeks TO Route from Lebanon southwest to U. S. .50.

Coward Construction Cpm- paiiy of ISeikiia; $60,719. -1. Control over evictions. 2. Triple damages to tenants who are over-charged.

Criminal penalties for rent ecu- ing violations. Including fines or jaU terms or both. tacle. the whole.hill country seeming to be on fire. The rice is then dropped kernel by kernel into rows in the little cleared patches on.

tne sides of the hill. However, whenever there is dan-. ocher interesting part, of Father Bergmann's talk. his month's vacation at the home of his mother in Belolt. Father Bergmann expects to go to Notre Dame about Nov.

12, he will be assigned his duties for the balance of his year In the States. He will return to Dacca, ger of the monkeys stealing the Pakistan, October 1,.1949. 177 Traffic Accidents in Oty vaiiderpooi's jm- others This Yea Minor Mishaps, Not Reported; 6 Crashes in 8 Days. With two minor traffic accidents and a the. city council.

seftl Ppafc bridge over iridiaii creek on route When the city closed about two miles east of Iron Mountain. And .3 mile grading, stabilized base, seal coat and bridge over St. the light and water electric employees department liability insur- (Continued on. Page 2) Public Park Debt of $40,000 Is Last of Coupons, oh Which City Paid Since 1928, Burned Today. The last of $40,000 in bonds and interest for improvement of Simpson park was burned formally today at the city hall.

The bond issue, on which the city had been paying since 1928, was paid off last year, but the final coupons were retained according to law until.this time. A total of $23,070 in bonds and Coupons were burned. They were lor the park, public sewer, $13560, and airport, $7,180. The latter two bond issues are the only I ones now outstanding, except for fcchbol bonds, which are administered by, the school system. City hail, bonds retired about two years ago.

Miss Rachael Young, auditor, and Mrs. Mary Archer, city clerk, tended the bdndflre. ance fund, to combine it with a sinular fund for I Frjncols River, about two miles ment employees into a single fund, there was a difference of a penny, l-cent difference having been on the books for years.jp-' The bank 'sent. lflm statement showing the penny in the account, Paul Freed, treasurer, ex- reported yesterday the councli.l,'So'tp;close total: for the first eight days in Na-1 vember was brought to six; and 177; THE WEATHER '-MISSOURI: Rain southeast half this afternoon and extreme southeast tonight, clearing west and north central this afternoon, remafeder-of state by morning: tonight. Slightly warmer and'central Wednesday afternoon.

Low tonight 28-32 west and north central to 35 38 remainder of state. Wednesday near 50 west and 55 southeast Hourly Temneratnres at the Airport 3:30 p. m. 4i30 p. ni.

5:30 p. in. .6:30 p. in. 7:30 p.

m. p. m. p. m.

10:30 p. m. 11:30 p. 12:30 a. m.

1:30 a. m. a. m. 55 53 51 49 .48 44 42 41 40 40 39 39 3:30 a.

m. 4:30 aim. 5:30 6:30 a. m. 7:30 a.

m. 8:30 a. m. 9:30 a. m.

10:30 a. m. 11:30 a. m. 12:30 p.

1:30 p. m. 2:30 p. m. Maximuni Yesterday's Minimum Relative Humidity 2:30 p.

m. 2:30 p. m. 39 38 38 38 36 37 38 40 42 46 47 48 57 40 Trace accidents in the city limits since Oct. Chief Charles Barrett said that the number of minor accidents are the account ali council voted; to authorize Freed 'to handle, the matter.

suggested he the bant keep. the. penny and give it to Another bookkeeping difference, increasuig in the city. There were 10 which lias been carried -month, by month for years, was cleared, up by collisions between Oct. 19 and Oct.

31. "These are the ones reported in police," he said, "there are many small accidents to which drivers do not call officers. Of the accidents this year, two small children have been killed by vehicles. Most of the accidents, officers reported have been minor with a few dollars damages and no injuries, "but," they point out, "it shows carelessness, which will, hi the future, resu't hi deaths." The department to effort to cover the numerous accidents more completely ordered and received yesterday, 2,000 accident reports for use in the city. The reports are complete and give all information which might be needed for prosecution of a case or by insurance The first accident last night occurred at 6:30 o'clock at Clay and Ix)cust.

A 1936 'Chevrolet sedan driven by Carl M. Dye, 26 years of Apartment 1, Veteransville, going south on Locust, collided with a 1947 Chevrolet pickup driven by Alfred Broyles, 57 years old, of Route 3, who was going west on Clay. The fronts of both cars were damaged. The second accident occurred at 7:25 o'clock hi the 300 block on Jackson street C. F.

Hall, 65 years old, of 4 Jackson street, who was driving west in his 1937 Pontiao sedan, collided with a 1939 Buick coupe driven by John ZuUig, 18 years old, of 1669 Springhill road The front of'the HaU car was damaged and the left front of the Zullig vehicle was damaged. No arrests were made in either mishap. Officer Leo Johnson vestigated both accidents. in- More than 50,000,000 receiving sets are served daily by the 900 radio broadcasting stations to the United States. council action last night, to balance the treasurer's books with those, of the' city 'auditor.

-This amount. tar volved was $15.32. council authorized a check for the. sum to be made out personally; to 'the treasurer, who, is to deposit the amount to the city. Actually, the transaction costs the city nothing, but had to be done for bookkeeping reasons.

The $15.32 shortage has been on the books 10 years or longer, an official believed. Mr. Freed reported taxes are beginning to come in an requested the extra "clerical help during the tax He said 160 tax receipts have; been made but and there are 2,400 or more to dispose of. His request was-granted: Omissions of taxable units in the assessor's books, was.discussed by the council. The proper legal form to add these to the books is.

to be determined by the city attorney. BUILD SKATING RINK New Buildings Will.Be at WaihitoK- ton and Bryan Streets. west' of Farmington, Atkinson- Windle Company, Chillicothe, STAGE IS T6N1GHT Optimist Club at The Optimist cliib devili reyue, featuring enter.taiiaers' City, will be presented at 1 otlpcK at the Cliiillcothe: school au- are; be- magic act. dancing pupils will The show is for the benefit of the Junior club's workshop ta the Highview school building. Powerful Broadcast Planned for Guard Sets Capable of Sending Signals 500 Miles Are on Way Herifc radio iftftaU ther states; In the area his been assigned the signal company of the National Guard headquartered here, officers said today.

The company already has been issued two SCR-399 radios. Broadcasting range is well.over 500 miles. COUNTY SECOND IN OCTOBER ACCIDENTS Only Buchanan Outranked Livingston in October in 15-County District. County ranked second with the number of accidents on highways during the month of October in the 15. counties served by Troop of the highway patrol.

The total number of accidents for the 15 counties during the month were fri'tnis co'ui( erty damage was $34,595. The accidents in this county, take which occurred outside of Chillicothe and were reported to patrolmen. Leading the list was Buchanan County with 28 accidents. Llving- The at present at Ft. Leonard ston had 12.

Nodaway and Andrew Wood. They will be brought here will. mostly arnpng the various- divisions. amonlj' which the 34th and, the 35th dlvlstoh. The Fifth Armygoes north above Minnesota, Headquarters are in Chicago.

addition to its training advantages, the network provides a tight web of communication, for the Various units In the large army area case of an emergency. Chillicothe be the communication center for the Missouri- Kansas 35th Division area. Officers said that training on the large sets haven't been given here An oil well jn Olclahoma is more yet, but men will be trained as soon than three mlies as the sets arrive. 10. The total number 6f deaths In'the area.

to. dafee Is 48. injured-'this for 'a total; of. 672. were Injured this.

month' in Livingston 68 the total for the year. Six Hundred Sixty-Five Children Altendinf Countg Rural Schools A total of WSpiipus.of school districts In county are attending this year, J. A. Boucher, county isupertatendent of The number nts a' 1 more than half of "school the 73 schools. AH schools however are not bolduv; classes: Where the enrollmeut is the "chudren attend another in the.

area- In a o'f schools, ttie enrollment and enumeration, Mr- Boucher today, tije schools followed of Washington and Bryan Dicks said the building how under construction be a temporary''frame'building measuring 34x80. Following com? pletion of available, a permanent 50 112 tile building will be built 'south of the temporary building. A 30x70 drive- in-restaurant will adjoin the tile skating rink. When the permanent building is the temporary building will be and the space user for a-parking "lot completion date has been set: Mr. Dicks formerly operated a rink on North live In.

The and enumeration i. Bander -'iTrnst'-J 2. 3. Smith Ward 5. FarinersviUe 6.

-Hazel 7. Hbsman' 8. Prothero 9. 11. Hides 12.

Pinkley 13; Happy Hollow 14. (fruit.) 15. Ceijter 17. 18. (Trnst.t 20.

Mapte Grove 21. Enujn. Enroll. -18 13 18 .18 24 "4 13 16 13 21 .14 .15 11 8' -7 17 1713. '8 20 .22.

23. 24. 25. 26. 30.

(Trnst.) BlackhUl Potter SpringhlU Raulie (Tmat-i Kirk Brown (Trni't.) 31. Girdner 32. tinville 33. Green Grove 34. Sturges 35.

McCorrnlek 36. Prairie Valley fTrnst.) 37. New York Slagle (Tmst.) 40. Pond 4ii Adams 42. Minor 43.

WoodUnd 44. GiBbs 45. Sneed (Tmst.) 46. 5i; WiUard' 52. Bliss 53.

Jones 54. Bradford 57. Jacksnlpe Ss. Butter Oak brbve 62. (Trhst.i 64.

'Jilaple Grove 65. Swain' McGieary 1 67. Cor Camplwll (Trnst) 71. Hazel; Green' ..78" Green Smith Campbell 80.. Kincaid Risley.

84. Bryaaville (Trnst. 1 85. Warner. (Trnst.) Baxter Vaughn (Trust.) 91: Tow String XTrnst.) 92.

Morgan 95. Asper 96. Condrori '(Trrist.) 9h Blue Johnson (Tnist,) 100. Hosier (Trnst. JT 102, Progressive (Trnst.) Bedford Con.

No. 1 Chula No. 16 16 is 11 16 13 12 29 17 2O 19 27 27 8 36 20 24 8 18 21 20' 13 2fi 30 8 20 15 2 '5 5 23 16 10 24 20 10 18 is 13 IS 13 33 4 91 18 9 17 12 19 14 20 22 21 23 16 12 ii 14 15 15 17 14 IS 0 10 17 Sewer is i Done in Highview Cost Will Be Leas Than pected. Computes, The 1300 feet of new sewer on Bridge street lii Highview has been completed, Frank Bench, city engineer, announced at the council meeting last night. The approximate cost will be about $1,500, he said, instead of the original estimate of more than JB.OOO.

The costs wiU be paid by the landowners living on the street. It includes materials and 6X diteh-digging machine. The sewer begins at Milw-aukec and Bridge, where it connects with a larger It runs west up tlie middle of Bridge street to a point about. 200 feet west of Commercial, near the Milwaukee overpass. The sewer at is.about 11 feet deep.

Jqlnte were Installed at cacti house, so that the might connect The connections will in by the Individual landowners. There are ams lots on side and .24 50-foot lo on the north side. VIOLINIST PLEASES IN C.M. CONCERT Large Agrees That John Creighton Murray Was "Magnificent." John Creighton Murray opened the Civic Music Association concert series here last night at the school auditorium playing a long and exciting that displayed all his virtuosity. Unquestionably lie is in the front rank ot violinists, The and a brilliiUit Mozarteon grace RECEIVES STATE HONOR lea Englerfs 25 Yews M'ith Department Recognized 14 30 Leo R.

Englert of 'Chilllcothe terday, in Jeffersola City received a framed citation arid gold pin In recognition of his quarter-6f 'a cen- tary.of senriee with. tiia state highway department. Mr. EngIert is a member the maintenance force. Mr.

Englert the fourth anjQual service award; meeUng of state highway This meeting is held the governor each' year, and. those with ZS of" service are Mr. Englert completed his 25 years of service August this. year. rilficent.

Murray played his opening Mozart sonata hi Tat major with beauty of tone technique. Real and refinement were 'to be found hi the poetic and exquisitely phrased performance of the sonata. The Bach "Chaconne" for tho violin alone was played in a grand manner with: fine, control and a complete understanding-of the architectural Even more- telling, hte interpretation of Chfiusson "Poeme," a work rarely presented' with sor-kteen an insight into Its essential character and variety of mood: Saint "Introduction et Rondo Capric'cioso," Paganmi's' "Caprice No. 13," "Sara- Cardenas- Marti's "Indian Chant." and.Wie'rii- awski's in major" niade up the of the program. For his encores, Mr.

Murray jelected Schubert's "Ave Maria" and Kreisler's "Caprice EspanOl." Mr. Hugh Creighton Murray, a 16 year old cousin of the artist, played his accompaniment In a flawless manner. A large number of Trenton C.MA. tnembers attended the concert lii addition to our own members from, Marceline. Brookfield, MeadviHe and Avalon.

The next concert will be January 12 with Jane Pickens. celebrated soprano, appearing W. NO. 313 LFTTlEACTIWr IS SEEN AHEAD FOR THEJOMIMTTEE With Chairman Thomas Under Indictment, Reorganization to Come. IT WILL BE JANUARY 3 Two Cases Set for This Month and Next, Will Be Delayed.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. House Un-American Activities Committee seems likely to be In eclipse for the rest of this year. With Chairman J.

Parnell Thomas under- -indictment and two other Republican members in "lame duck" a committee official said today he sees little activity ahead until the committee is reorganized under 'Democratic control January 3. This means Chat resumption of the Reds-ln-Hollywood investigation and- the atomic spy both tentatively. set for this month and next be delayed. So will the committee's long- promised public hearing hi the Dr. Edward 0.

Condon case. Other projected inquiries expected to be Junked for the present Include those dealing with reports of Communist infiltration into Negro groups and Illegal crossings of the Canadian border. Any prospect that the committee might continue its activities up to the convening of the new Congress all but' vanished yesterday, That was when a federal' grand jury here iridictect Cnairman Thomas on charges of conspiring -to defraud the government through alleged salary "kickbacks." Eighteen Use Bus, Highview to Field Experiment in Transporting Small Children to Grade School Satisfactory. experiment' ta bus, service from Hlghview to Field school fawkingDies; Was 90 Last Month Born in Avalon Community, She Spent Most of Her Life There. Mrs.

Permella Hawkins, who was 90 years old' -October 25. passed away at her home hi Avalon early this body taken to the' AusUa.Puneral home at Tina. Puneral have not been completeol awaiting- word from relatives who; live afc a. 'distance. Daughter 'of William.

Capp and Margaret Reynolds Capp, she was born October 28, 1888. to the Avalon community and lived there most of was married in April, 1879, to Luclan B. Hawkins, who- -preceded hi death. Among her survivors are the following children; -Mrs. Anna Settles of Alhambra, Mrs.

Ora Barnhart of Avalon; Jewell Hawkins of Iberia, Ralph Hawkins of Joplin; Luke and Phillip Hawkins of Kansas NOT THEIR "WEEDY" The only place they know of called "Weedy" ui this area is tho lake they for hnuting, and there haven't been any live decoys on It, a representative of several men who have the lease protested last night Two hunters had reported observing live decoys at a water location called Weedy, and It is apparent the location was the local sportsmen's, duck lake, "You might as. well, say we're steal- tag horses say we use live decoys. We go'Strictly by the rulea and never have violated any the sportsman said. 'seems to be working out all right," Supt of Schools R- E. Houston said today.

The trial was begun two' weeks ago, and 18 boys and girls are 1 use of the bus. The service Is for the first, second and third grades. It was; begun the request Highview residents who pointed out hazards to small children In crossing the railroad tracks. Three stops are made by the school bus, at Leftier's store, the Highview -8011001 and two blocks north of the latter. The morning run is.

at 8:30 o'clock -and in the bus'leaves-the school at 5:30. E. Daniels, who drives a rural pickup route for the school, is. driving FROM OVERSEAS FINDS 4M.M* FRENCH MINERS OUT ON STRIKE Army reservists are called out In France to thwart violence as miners, strike ta a Communist-led walkout. Russians force another "road-block" as they-veto a bid to end the Berlin crisis.

la sports, the rugged Spartans of Michigan State battle to a 14-14 tie with unbeaten, untied Penn State and-Michigan keeps tne "Little Brown Jug" by defeating Minnesota, 27 to 14. See these and other timely news events as presented on the Ritz screen Sunday through Tuesday by The constitution-Tribune..