Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • 19

'A 'VI A I 11 i -4 I City Plans for Emergency Discussed Flood Waters Going Higher Table Rock Crest Expected Friday Here's What to Do If Tornado Strikes 1" i Severe Storms Lashing Area Southwest Section Heavily Damaged Heavy rains lashed southwest Missouri this morning and the weather bureau issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the southern part of the state. Heavy rains fell at Noel, Neo-aho, Carthage. Nevada and Lamar, sending some streams out of their banks. borbood. Fifty Kansas Citians aS, Floodwaters from earlier rains Had sent Shoal Creek out of its nes might well check their build- Manager Bart Avery and Police banks at Neosho, covering altgr-ilng nd decide herc the safest Chief Warren Norman today to out-nate U.

S. Highway 71, and Elk'l Mne for newsmen the city's plan-River at Noel, covering it i GLI .1 I To the Weather Bureau goes the Schools 19 SPRINGFIELD (Ui.) LEADER-PRESS Albert Ayr Alhert Ayre Expires Here Former Councilman Came Here jn 1910 Albert Ayre. 73, a long-time Springfield resident and well-known insurance broker, died in Burge Hospital yesterday at 6:13 p.m. following a brief illness. A member of St.

Paul Methodist 'Church, he was a former presl- Wed-May 22, S7 ') y.pt- i'MKW 05s 1 Joplin Citizens Donated tcalcr a Fr Stiff Fkta kitty Lm HAHfAei7ri While yesterday's deadly twister did its lJiliUiVljrlLlJ 31ILIHD IEjO worst in the lowest section of vafley-nestled Fremont, buildings en slightly higher ground weren't spared, as indicated In this aerial view. Ruined by the twister were the unidentified building la the foreground and a structure believed to be the Fremont school, which closed for the summer last Friday, In the background. The storm also toppled timber on high wooded bills around the scenic community and damaged isolated farm buildings as it skipped from Fremont to Van Buren. One farm house. In the lee of a hill which had trees flattened la the path of the storm, escaped unscathed, bat its' barn, more exposed, was nnroofed by the twister.

dent of the Men's Bible Class and Girl Injured Six Months Ago Expires at Bjirgc Hospital What would YOU do if a tor nado struck Springfield? Emphasizing that they've no de sire to frighten anybody, city of ficials today discussed city-wide plans for action in an- emergency, and suggested that individuals and organizations make plans, too. ror instance, schools and busi- Ready If Storm Hits The public schools have well-organized plans for the protection of their students during a severe storm or any similar emergency, Public Relations Director Bob Glazier said today. Some time ago. Glazier said, Superintendent Willard Graff distributed to all schools Instructions for emergency action in the event of a atorm, which have been basis for faculty planning in Individual buildings. Each building staff has determined where its children would be taken for the greatest possible protection.

In virtually all cases, the children would be at least as safe as they would be in their homes, Glazier' believed. I I rtr Uito 4111s shelter would be in the event of nun. w.buU struction expert if there is doubt. Families should check their base mentsthe southwest corner is the safest or if they have none lo cate the nearest one in the neigh Awards Given At Parkview List Scholarships During Honor Day A list of scholarships and awards won by members of Parkview High school first graduating class was announced today by Homer Kes-terson, PHS principal, during an honor day program in the school auditorium. An American Cancer Society scholarship for nurses training was awarded to Anna Mae Elliott.

Draughon's Business College scholarships went to Shirley Kay Clayton and Agatha Jean Hamil ton. Drury College scholarships will to: Judy Allen, Julie Ander son. Brena Bain, Morey Beatty, Nancy Boaz. Curt. Chaf fln.

Kay! Davis, Helen Dewar. Bill Gurley MarvollaM fTornhowtt At tar Virl Two seniors Janice Rittershouse and Morey McDaniel were awarded honorable mention certificates in the annual National Merit Scholarship Foundation competition. McDaniel also won a Pomona College Scholarship Award. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarships have been granted to Charles AUea and Tom Rogers. Scholarships to the Rolla School Mines were presented Jon Hilton and Gerald Misemer.

Southwest Baptist College of Bolivar granted a scholarship to Mar- Ann Baker. Scholarships to Southwest Missouri State College were won by Monty Gail Dennison and Deanna Sue Morgan. Winner of the annual Harry P. Study Memorial Scholarship is Nancy Sue Owens with Brena Bain alternate University of Missouri Curator's Scholarships have been award to: Mark Adams, Larry Ams- ler. Curt Chaffin and Betty West- A Joplin girl who had remained semi-conscious from brain injuries suffered in a two-car wreck six months ago died yesterday at a hospital here.

Theresa McCoy, 15, died at 7:15 a. m. yesterday at Burge Hospital without ever fully regaining consciousness. She was taken to McCune-Brooks Hospital at Carthage after a two-car crash near there Nov. 16, and transferred to Burge the following day.

Brain surgery was performed at the time she was transferred here, but no further operations were performed. Many Pledges By Catholics Sldil flftfl I'rnmisoI romised 1 LlllI(ilM2 Ulld In two and a half days, $140,000 has been contributed to the me- mortal gifts division of the Spring field Catholic Building Fund cam- paign, Dorsey B. Heer, chairman of the memorial aifts division, an- nounced odav. saved their lives by piling up In a basement two days ago. If you have a battery radio, keep it In good condition.

Power failure may make it your only source of storm information. Civil Defense Deputy Director exclusive responsibiUty for predict- in torm conditions; Windle warn- ed sharply against the danger of rumor. The Bureau cannot predict i the exact spot a tornado may hit, but it ean establish areas where conditions are right for severe storms and can follow their path accurately. In Kansas City, they were able to give several hours warning to residents. The Weather Bureau, in the event of the approach of a severe storm (winds of 50 miles an hour and up, hail of a minimum size of a dime) will immediately notify tne city police department, the utilities, newspapers and radio stations, the Red Cross, other communities which might be in the storm's path, and other vital agencies here.

The police, when alerted by the Weather Bureau, will immediately notify the mayor, the city man ager. Windle, the sheriffs office. k-" Education "if school is in session), tte U-S. Medica, Center. the Fris- co.

the highway patrol, the water company, and the telephone company. 1 At a conference of law enforce ment agencies, it been agreed that Chief Norman will become commanding officer of all of them in the event of an emergency. The sheriff's force, the highway patrol, and the Frisco peace officers are in accord with that agreement, Windle said. The Medical Center has volunteered a. large percentage of its personnel in the event of disaster, to Include all men off-duty at the time.

The Army Reserve Corps, with some 500 men in the area, will be made available. Within 30 minutes, Chief Norman said, he could put 75 to 80 men in action: several hundred could be on duty shortly thereafter. Immediate problems 1) to overcome confusion and panic in the stricken area, 2) to control traffic by blocking the area from sightseers who, in Kansas City, hinder ed rescue operations, 3) the res cue effort and emergency hospitalization of the injured. 4) the prevention, of whicJi began Immediately in Kansas City. In a severe emergency, Man ager Avery said, the city would ask the governor to declare a state of emergency not martial law.

The "emergency" declara tion would permit use of the Na tional Guard, without placing the military in control. One thing is dangerously lacking in the Springfield, plan, Windle said Forty-three percent of all tornadoes occur between 3 in the afternoon and 7 at night, when it is relatively easy to alert the people by radio. But what about a night storm, such as Springfield experienced Monday night? Many people heard It and were wakened; but many more slept through It Springfield has 'so city-wide warning system for such an event. windle hopes tne lack win De rem edied shortly. The federal government has approved Springfield's application for two sirens, to be paid for with matching federal and 'city funds.

Windle hopes they will be acquired within the next year. Windle repealed those precau any underground excavation, be- ins sure it has an air If you're in the open right angles to the tornado remembering that If it appears to be standing still, it is moving directly toward you. Lie flat In a ditch or culvert if you cannot reach shelter. Go to the southwest corner of the basement or of the lowest floor of whatever structure you're in. If you're In a brick or stone house or in a building with much glass exterior, go elsewhere it time permits.

A large percentage of the Injuries in tornadoes result from flying debris. Stay away from windows. If you have time before the storm strikes, open the north and east windows of the house to reduces pressure, and shut off electricity and fuel lines, Copies of detailed safety rules will be made available to all news agencies, for immediate instruction of the people In the event of storm. Somewhat encouragingly, Windle observed that today's tornadoes are no more numerous and no more disastrous than those of past years. We're simply more conscious of them because the news of them reaches us more quickly and more graphically, he said.

I vf n.fS saos pain, Flood water! pounding down White River continued to bring higher and higher levels to Table Rock and Bull Shoals Lakes today. Height of water at Table Rock had risen five feet in the past 24 hours when the reading was taken at 10 a. m. today. Bull Shoals came up 1.6 feet in the 24-hour period.

Taneycomo Lake, basking in the protection of the monster concrete construction at Table Rock Dam. has dropped almost a foot since Tuesday morning. Water In Table Rock Lake cross ed an approach to the Highway 86 bridge on the Shell Knob road and it has been blocked to traffic. Toe bridge deck has an elevation of 864 feet sea level and is expected to be under water two feet by Friday. The military ferry continues to be operated by soldiers from fort Leonard Wood across the lake at the Kimberling Bridge crossing on Highway 13.

If there is no more rain and the skies were cloudy at the time they made the prediction Army Engineers say Table Rock Lake will crest Friday at 866 feet sea level. That is still under the lowest concrete construction at the dam, which is at 870 feet sea level. The new predicted crest of Table Rock will put water 85 feet above the floor of old Kimberling Bridge. The piers for the new bridge tow er far above that but work can not continue on that construction until about September when the steel will be received. Army gineers estimate it will take about three months to erect the super structure of the new bridge and complete the approaches.

That means the new bridge probably will be in operation in January. uuii bhoais Lake has been slowly coming up for many days but raised more rapidly yesterday. It was at the elevation of 674.6 feet sea level at 7 a. m. today.

Considerable water is being released at the Bull Shoals Dam and "dump power" is being generated there the power which has brought a welcome temporary rate reduction for such purchasers Spring field's City Utilities. Release of water in this generating has in creased from around 2200 or 2500 cubic feet to around 8000 to 9000 cubic feet. a Water of Bull Shoals Lake has backed up to height of 28.30 feet below the Empire District Electric Company dam at Powersite on Lake Taneycomo. It Is still rising. Tne Powersite Dam Is 50 feet high and when Bull Shoals Dam was built the government built a 15-foot thick and 50-foot high wall in front of asprotectran thel powerhouse there.

Water was reported to ue nip ping at Shadow Rock Park in old Fnrsvth thl mnrnlne. However, it had done no damage. Boat dock nnd nouse ners have been busy moving their property to higher ground. taneycomo Lake stood at 55.50 feet this morning, or 5.5 feet above the top of the dam. Yesterday It was 56.45 feet.

Inquest Monday In Tot's Death, Parents Quizzed Coroner Ralph Thieme said an Inauest will be held Monday night at 7 o'clock In the courthouse in an effort to explain the death of a 6-week-old twin boy who died Tuesday of a brain Injury. The infant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert L. Sharp, 902 East Dale apparently suffered a brain injury caused either by a fall or by a blow on the back of the head.

The- parents were questioned at nfh vs.rrfav bv ooiip. and t)p but' could not explain! h(m, (he ch(-d mj nt have uffcrey iniurv 1 A Hnm. a coro- Six other inquests will also be held tomorrow night in an effort to clear up cases which have been delayed for as long as a year and a half. The inquests will be held at Ralph Thieme Funeral Home. Cub Scouts Awarded Prizes as 'Salesmen Members of Cub Scout Pack No.

1. First and Calvary Presbyterian church, were last night given awards for selling the most tickets to the recent Boy Scout Circus. The pack sold, 531 tickets, according to Scoutmaster Don Heter. Scott Lilley. son of Mrs, Dorothy Lllley of 5Z1 East Catalpa.

receiv the tp award a Mickey Mantle nuiuici -u wan uuy Dam, nmi of Dr. and Mrs. Guy Bates of 808 Kingsbury, who was Riven an autographed baseball from Mantle High sellers in each den received magnetic flashlights. At last night's meeting also, 30 Cubs were graduated to Webelo rank, the next step before becom ing a Scout. Of these.

24 were from Park I and six from Pack 2. Drury Plans Honors for 4 Outstanding Alumni To Appear Saturday Three musicians and a geologist will receive distinguished service award plaques as outstanding Drury alumni in ceremonies at the Drury Commons Saturday night. Those receiving the awards will be: Edward L. Clark, former Mis souri state geologist now affiliated with uranium development; James Robertson, forjner supervisor of music in the Springfield Public Schools, now head of the University of Wichita orchestra depart ment; bis brother, David R. Rob ertson, director of Oberlin Con servatory of Music in Ohio, and Helen Wiemer James, music instructor and civic worker, wife of W.

Bruce James, superintendent of Bagnell Dam for Union Electric Company. Dr. Clark is vice president of exploration and development of the Four Corners Uranium Corpo ration. Grand Junction. Colo.

He was chairman of the Drury geology department from 1932 to 1942: con-sultant on President Eisenhower's cabinet committee on water resources in 1954; and Missouri state geologist from 1944 to 1955. The Robertson brothers are sons of the late Dr. R. Ritchie Robertson, for many years head of the music department of Springfield Public and Mrs. Robertson, who lives at 1235 East Elm.

James Robertson was head of the music department here and organized the Springfield Civic Symphony in 1934. He conducted it until 1949 when he moved to Wichita, where he still la on the faculty of Wichita Unlversfty. David Robertson has been widely known for his ability as a violinist and has been connected with Oberlin College a number of years. Mrs. James is a native of Joplin.

She taught English and music there after graduating from Drury and before her marriage. She has served in charity campaigns, camp and hospital committees at Fort ftonard Wood, and in Girl Scout hospital committees at Fort work at the School of the Osage. Complaint Is Marie to I OllCe $20,000 for Exiwnses Joplin citizens gave nearly to a fund to pay medical expenses for the teen-age girl. Her body was taken to a Joplin funeral home. In other accidents yesterday- O.

E. Young. 203 East Olive, injured in a car-truck crash on Highway 32, three and a half miles west of Bear Creek in Cedar County (and reported in "satisfactory'' condition today at St. John's Hospital here). 4:55 p.

T-Sgt. Robert J. Draghi, 23, of March Air Force Base, his wife, Donna, 19, and their five-month-old son, Paul, released from Springfield Baptist Hospital after treatment injuries suffered when their car left Highway 66, six miles east of Springfield, and overturned into about three feet of water; Terry Johnson, 51. Route 2, Neo- tshoi talwn- to' Neosho'-Sale Me monal Hospital with head lacera- back" an, lnjuries from a car-truck crash on New ton County A. west of Highway 71, near Xeosho; DeWres Sanders, la, of Hilda, and tene tomes, is, Forsyth, taken to SWaggs Hospital in Branson with scalp lacerations and a wrist fracture, respective- l.v.

suffered in a one-car wreck tion of Highways 76 and 160. $5000 Award Given Hough Verdict by Jurors After 5-Hour Study A Circuit Court Jury returned a $5000 verdict at noon today in favor of Rav Houzh. Sorintifield bar- ber. in his $53,000 damage suit D.nUni. inn Tha lucv deliberated five hours be ore reacning a oecision.

onoiuy uciuic a verdict was i cached Cirtui Judge Warrcu L. White indicated that he would the jury if members could not aUrec. The jury deliberated two hours, Woo, th iho tiunnn aitwo miles east of the west June uignway 71. Both streams were receding this'l morning when the rain began I falling. Water had forced evacua tion several motels at Noel.

The Greene County bberiffs office reported that damaging winds nit the Ozark Vicinity shortly after iroon today, destroying lines and leaving the community without radio communication. The Greene county sheriff's office today also reported that a atorm with strong winds hit near Aurora, knocking power lines" down and causing extensive dam.l age. REA lines were reportedly down and the sheriffs office was trying to get through to REA officials to relay messages about danger of "power lines. A revised forecast said there would be thunderstorms, some locally severe, over most of the southern part of the state until 6 p.m. Scattered showers and thun derstorms are indicated for most or tne state tonight and Thurs- oay.

Civil Aeronautics offirial. i Joplin said two tornadoes were signiea west of Baxter Springs, and one was seen by a pilot about 12 miles west of Joplin. Heavy winds and hail hit the area. Pittsburg, reported strong winds ripped away tree limbs and nearly two inches of rain fell within 45 minutes. Hail was more than an Inch in diameter.

Classes at Duenweg Mere dismissed Because of a severe thunderstorm. At Golden City, trees were blown down blocking several streets and a tornado alert was Issued. More than an inch of rain fell in an hour and a half, and it was accompanied by hail and high wind. Yesterday afternoon's tornadolike winds struck due south of Ava, almost on the Douglas-Ozark County line. It cut a swath ex-actly 10 miles long on a Hue through Smallett, Squires and Girdner.

missing the store at Squires by about 200 yards. Eight farm homes at Squires were aesiroyea. Editor Bob Bowles of the Doug-! im vuuinv uciaiu usumaitrH ucliii a 1 i tine nftj i-. there were no deaths. Several families were in their homes when the afternoon storm began bbt they managed to find shelter in storm cellars.

Several cattle were killed. The number of persons Injured by tornadoes and high winds rose to more than 80 and damage to property was expected to go Into tne minions. Evangel College Closing Exercise Planned May 30 Rer. J. Robert Athcraft Cloaing exercises for the second year of Evangel College will be held at the college auditorium May 30 at 10:30 a.m..

It was announced today by President Klaude Ken-drick. The Rev. J. Robert Aahcroft, National Secretary of Education for the Assemblies of God. will be the principal speaker.

The Rev. Ash-croft's subject will be The Division of Fine Arts headed by E. Lesley Stubbi will feature the college chorus and the twenty-four voice concert choir. Miss June Forman, Instructor In piano and organ, will play the prelude and postlude. Evangel College, only two years old, concludes Its second year with an enrollment of 225 students from 33 states and four foreign countries.

Final exams will be given May 27 through May 31. SPRINGFIELD'S NEW Hillcrest High School at Smith and Grant Streets now Is under construction, according to Willard J. Graff, superintendent of schools. It la expected to open September, 1958, and will house 1000 students. The DeWItt Construction Company will handle general construction.

Contracts on the structure total $1,231,. 697. Richard P. Stahl it the architect. SURGICAL AND medical meth-oda used at the Battle of Wilson's Creek are the topic of series rtlclei being written by Dr.

W. J. Marshall for the Green County Medical Society Bulletin. First of these appeared la the May issue, la the same magazine Dr. E.

M. Box, retired Springfield physician, recalls soma of bis experiences la general practice yean ago. 1 A I -A I I go i of cia as ed al to 2tt to 000 er on L. ed a former member of the church Board of Stewards. He was a member of all Masonic bodies, including the Shrine.

Mr. Ayre was past commander of St. John's Commandry and past potentate of Abou Bca Adhem Temple. From 1940 until 1933, he was Commissioner of Public Property and Utilities, giving up that post with the advent the present form of city government. Mr.

Ayre was assistant super-tendent of Prudential -Life Insurance Company and a representative of Republic Life Insurance Company. He came to Springfield in 1910 from Oklahoma City, Okla, He was born in Oronogo, April 26. 1884, and attended Gem City Bust- ness College in Quincy. 111. His parents were natives of England.

Survivors include his wife, Pearl, of the borne at 951 South 1412 South Fairway Terrace, Edwin Ayre, 821 South Pickwick, Harry Ayre. 623 West Walnut and the Rev. A. Russell Ayre of New Mil-ford. a Mrs.

Nellie Thomas of Oswego, a haif-slster, Mrs. Alice Addicott of South Molten, England; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Thursday In the St.

Paul Methodist Church with the Revs. Shrum Burton and Vincent Gray officiating. Burial will be in Hazel-wood Cemetery with Ayre-Good- win in charge. Masonic rites will be conducted at the graveside by United Lodge No. 5.

Active pallbearers are H. G. Gibson. Gus Otto, Earl Goodwin, Blon Taylor. C.

Arch Bay, J. Oliver Gideon, Jim Saunders and Les ter Anderson. An honorary escort will be provided by the St. John' Commandry. The body win lie in state at the Ayre-Goodwin Funeral Home until 10:30 a.

m. Thursday. The body then will be taken to St. Paul Church where the casket will re main open until toon. 1.1)010(1 ilOlSV tashhuni.

whom ii. torneys said was a bill collector for Biederman's. was arraigned to- day in magistrate court on charges of peace disturbance after -a Springfield waitress charged that he used offensive language and threatened her at her Job. Mrs. Daisy Wright, a waitress at Mary's Cafe, 220 Sherman, told the prosecuting office that Mashburn had come to the cafe and tried to get her to sign a postdated check.

Her husband. Don Wright, said today that when she refused to sign it, Mashburn used loud and offensive language and told Mrs. Wright that If she did not sign, she would lose her Job. Mashburn told Magistrate Judge Orville Kerr this morning that he was not guilty. The judge set a hearing date for June and Mashburn made $250 bond.

MRS. HAZEL MANN, former chairman of the Democratic Seventh district, has accepted a position as clerk in the state revenue office here, according to R. D. "Bob) Cunningham, deputy director of the state office. Mrs.

Mann succeeds Frank Davis, who resigned recently to go Into private tax work. brooke. Athletic scholarships at theiNon" individuals may take to pio- University of Missouri have been! themselves- granted to: Tom Carpenter. Jerry Seek shelter in a cellar, cave or' A 34-year-old woman living in 1600 block West Lombard, call- city police this morning, com-1 A 34-year-old woman living in plaining that she had been crim pijnUjnBheard Funeral Hi viewed DV FlinprJI, reported last night at the first meeting of the memorial funds phase of the drive. The meeting was held at St.

Agnes auditorium. Bishop Charles H. Helmslng said that he was "overjoyed at the manner in which the men responded to the study of our needs In the new diocese." The bishop said that the response showed a remarkable feeling of "unity and solidarity in meeting these needs." Workers last night reported that they were cordinally received in their efforts for the drive. They said that those persons they so HnitMl vnrevf keen Interpcf in 'Z'ZZtZ i the o( Actually, the bishop said, the immediate needs are in enlarw-. ment of the inter-paiwhia! high school at St.

Agnes, two new grade schools, one at St. Aanes and one at Immaculare Conception, and for at immacuiare conception, ana tor rehabilitation of the parish plants at St. Joseph and Sacred Heart. that the next Heer announced that the next report 'meeting will be held Tues day night at 7:30 o'clock in St. Agnes auditorium.

Bishop Helmsing said that the training meeting for the general phase of the campaign will be held tomorrow at 7:30 p. m. in St. Agnes auditorium. Auxiliary of Legion Conducts Poppy Sale American Legion Auxiliary Unit 69 will conduct its annual Poppy Day sale Friday and Saturday to aid disabled veterans.

Slogan for this year's campaign is "Wear a Poppy Warm a Heart." Mrs. Rulh Rohman is lo cal poppy chairman. Headquarters will be at Sedgwick's with stations at ilecr's and Sears Roebuck. Last year veterans In three hospitals in Missouri made 521,523 popples and received a total of All money collected by the auxiliary Is put In a separate fund for rehabilitation of veterans Facts Style, Too ing her violently Insane, got rope and tied her. The curling iron.

then turned over and baked the skin from the vertebrae and com menced to cook her floating ribs yesterday afternoon before being early yesterday Housh was seeking damages as the result of an airplane crash Feb. 6, 1955. al the Municipal Airport. He contended that a plane owned by Rapldair caused him to crash to avoid a collision as he was attempting to land. The trial was the second for the case.

Last year a Jury in the courtroom of Circuit Judge William R. Colllnson returned a verdict for Rapldair and Hough was later granted a new trial. Seek Re-trial of Lawsuit A motion for new trial was ycsieraay anemoon ueiunr ucm dismissed and told to report back' today. Testimony in the rase was concluded early yesterday inally assaulted by her 33-year-old brother-in-law. She told investigating officers that she awoke as she was being carried from- her bed, that the man threatened her life if she cried out.

She said there was nothing she could do but to submit. Police said the only sign of assault, they saw was a bruise on th. side of her neck. After awakening her husband, who said he was not aware that his brother had carried his wife outside, officers advised the woman to contact the prosecuting attorney. Postmen Drop Walk' On Behalf of CP There'll be no "Postmen's Walk" for Cerebral Palsy this year, Dean DcGeere, CP chairman, said today.

Persons desiring to contribute to the drive for funds to aid in the care of cerebral palsied children in this area, who had planned to make their contribution to their postman, should mail it to "Cere- r.V i L.Jrrd from the star Yankee player. bra! Palsy. Box 5-X, Main Post- and for the welfare of their (am-office," DeGeere said. lilies. Rigdon and Donnie Smith.

Washington University's Nation Honor Scholarship has been awarded Tom Rogers. wesleyan University Scholar ships were granted to Larry Grow and Morey McDaniel. State Will Maintain County Route Stretch Another existing Greene County road totaling about 2Mi miles in length has been accepted by the State Highway Commission for maintenance as a temporary state route, under terms of the 10-year state highway program. The road be designated as temporary State Route NN will be put under malntenace after July 1. Route NN leaves U.S.

Route 60 about three miles southeast of Gal loway and extends southerly, west erly southerly, easterly and then southerly for a total length of about miles to the county line. The Commission previously -has taken over 38.7 miles of existing roads In the county. It will be made a permanent state highway when and if right of ways needed develop it to supplementary highway standards are made avail able without cost to the state, then will be so developed. Damage Suit Filed On MFA Oil Company Two damage suits totaling $51, were filed yest-rday In Circuit Court against the MFA Oil Com pany and Aubrey L. rogue, or Chanute, a company em ploye, as the result of car-truck collision Jan, 30.

The suits wera brought Mrs. Maxlne E. Eaton of Chicago, driv of a car Involved In an accident U. 8. 66 west of the, Greene- Lawrence county line, and Mrs.

Alice Delaney of Long necx. 1.. a DaenBer In Mrs. Ea ton's automobile, According to tha netltlon the oil truck was own by MFA and driven by Pogue. Mrs.

Eaton la suing tor u.uw for her alleged injuries ana $1000 damage to her car. Mrs. Delaney asked $23,009 for her alleged injuries. p'tTIIJ Of Springfield'! West- Prt School will climax a school- wide study of me Hutieruem aiagej coac, Line at 7:30 o'clock tonight by presenting an historical pageant in the school auditorium for mnv I'bers of the Greene County Ills- jk prtHfc. Reporter's Version of Catastrophe Gives All the Time Has Changed Our house, 808 West Portland, in their $22,500 damage suit against the city.

Mrs. Rittershouse is seeking $15,000 for alleged injuries suffered in a fall on the Public Square and her husband is asking $7500 for medical expenses and loss of his wife's services. Earlier this month a Jury in the court of Circuit Judge William R. Collinson returned a verdict for the city. .,11.

aiiu fin. Blocks Set Up renae Dodger Road blocks set up by city po- lice today were netting a number, of drivers who've failed to buy their 1957 city automobile licenses. Monday's deadline followed a 150 tickets for parking violations yesterday, their first day on the job. Weather Halts Flight, Movie Actor Delayed Weather cancelled the Ozark Airlines flight from Kansas City on which Movie Star Randolph Scott o'clock tonight and at the Under iw at m. She kicked and squalled like a month-long sale of the stickers at camp-meetlng of cats, and the the city finance i lep.irt men neighbor, cam.

running in. Iso MSr Finally she managed to tell what I (Zr ullZW th. hr mmherltrol officer, issued approximately Cardinal Baseball is on the air! vs. PITTSBURGH Game lime 6: 15 P.M. Weatfcor rVmhthie.

KGBX 126O ON YOUR DIAL Brought to you i That reporting style have changed ta the rast ft years la made a.atte clear by the editer of the Douglas County Herald, who found the ttery below while digging through newspaper filet ta ebtala background material for tha caunty't centennial celebration scheduled Sept. $-7. The rather aonsaal bit of reporting, he says, was taken from a Herald dated May 1817. An awful catastrophe befell Miss Elsie Elsenblott, who resides on Park Hill, last Sunday. She was curling her hair preparatory for tha baptismal services to bo held out on Hunter creek.

Not that the waa to be ducked, but she wanted to look extremely nice for her escort, Patsy O'Duffy who had engaged one of Singleton's rigs for the conveyance of her precious self to the scene. While curling her hair she accidentally dropped the curling Iron dowa her neck. We don't mean dowa her neck exactly, and yet that fxprettea II correctly. She dropped It down between her clothing and the frog of her back, and It went sizzling and frying down, down, down, until It was beyond her reach. The scene which followed was horrible.

Elsie jumped up and down like a Comanche Indian at a side show, and hollered: "Fire! Fire! Ouch! Helllna minute! Murder! Wow-woe-wow!" using many expressions that seem to Indicate that she was In pain. In the meantime the house was filled with the odor of baked backbone and tenderloin.1 Her parents came rushing Into the room and found Elsie executing the coonjlne. The old man dashed a pitcher of water on her, the mother threw a quilt over her to put her out. But the curling Iron was still getting In Its work and rapidly burning its wy Into her left kidney. Elsie tried to tell them what was (he matter, but the could only gasp: "You dod blasted Idiots, lake ft out, take it out-" Tha frightened parents didn't know hat so meant, aad, think- cut open her corset with a case knife, and the curling iron fell out.

covered with cuticle and smelling like hog-kUUng time and fried cracklings. Since then Elsie wears her lumbar region dooe up In linseed oil poultice and sleeps on her front Upiece. The doctor says her back looks like the pattern of a crazy quilt or a man of Cuba after a ii revolution. He said she had a very was to arrive here today, but the narrow escanc. I actor wns sc heduled to arrive at This should be a lesson to girts 4 p.m.

by automobile. In plenty of who Insist on using' the curt-, lime to make his first appearance Ing Iron, for sweet Elsie Elseiwiat In Fox theater at 4:30. He blott not only lot a lot of hide, will also appear at the Fox at 8:20 Dftjrt Slnct Last Traffic I Fatality lav Springfield 1 1 ta CHy Tile Year tr Tti Tear i but she also lost Jolly Patny ODuffy. I JDUOUli JDAlWuy nil A 7 r..