Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • 13

July I. Wl .13 SPRINCfllLO (Mi.) fJ r- -v i I Ah -jeer 4aua. i Soon tollear Tax Protests Kmialuatiou Board In Session Monday- The Board o( Equalization will go Into session at 9 am, Monday at the courthouse and, as in previous years, persons voicing complaints on real estate assessments will be heard on a first-come, first-serve basis. County Presiding Judge Frank W. G.

Wheeler said today that all persons planning to appear should register in the office at County Clerk A. E. (Ted) Willis in order to determine what day they will go before the board. Board members will include Judge Wheeler, Associate Judges S. N.

Brookshire and Otto Kinser, County Auditor Bill Stone, County Surveyor George Kastendieck, County Assessor John Pickering, City Finance Director Oliver Gideon, City Building Regulations Superintendent James Cox, Fred Miles, Tom Hall, Ralph Mack and Viilis Willis automatically serves as secretary of the board but has no vote on any action that might be taken. Officers of the, board will be elected at the first session. In addition to hearing ta complaints, the board normally takes two days to check merchants and manufacturers tax books and fix assessments on merchants and manufacturers inventories that have not been returned to the assessor's office. Pickering said that out of 2309 merchants and manufacturers assessment lists mailed out this year about 250 failed to return the required lists specifying the inventory on hand. The assessor said that appraisers from his office will again be on duty this year for an reappraisals of real estate that are necessary.

Last year, the board remained in session one week only after an all-time record low of 62 complaints were made. Persons whose assessments are raised by board will be given the op MRta. othUj but swim anNtad la col. ckar watrr. That, mm Billy, a trifle rnvWIy, what I'd tike tW ail the time tatte hot days, but tberc art apl ta take, meal ta eat and lota af ather tblafa ftlatker tklaka ap for tat ta da.

Billy little put out. taa, because Mother woat let hint put kit two pet tartlet a ad several pollywof.1 la the unique goldfUh bawl. He it tke aoa of Mr. and Mrs. Ba Klaf.

South Ptckwihk. uar m4 Mn rw I FAIJNItVP TO SWIXf Sroe SariagfleM yeuogsten are earaUed for swiramlag lessoas under the aaanal free aragrant spoasored by the American Red Cress la cooperitloa with the Park Board. The opening was held at Fassnlfht Park pool today where Gwea Coley (fkatia() and Draa Lee, aae of the several instructors, gave tips an how ta stay afloat, ta, from the Ml, Beth Doebowe, Jeaalfer Burkaer, Skeri Dill, Sherry Child. Peggy Mellray, Dloe Haydea and Roger llaakias. Other la-itmrtors looking a are, from the left, Joba Sballenberger, Jaae Brite and Sunny Aiken.

According la Red Cross leaders, the youngsters were divided lata two groups for the lesaoas with about 21M la each. Training of those la the secoad group will start July II. and roatiaue through August 1. Tt. I ill i It U'- A I 1--- .1 Bennett I'aving Job Shunnetl Park oa Tuesdays, Thursdays and The Pot Called the Kettle Black jTrooper's Berates Bad Driver lowing a review of cases, consulted with Keith Williams, attorney for one or more "interested contractors, said Williams concurred in his opinion that the tax-bill are valid.

Immediately following today's bid opening, city officials said they did not know what further steps will be taken toward paving of the street. G. W. Reed Paving Company was the apparent low bidder for asphalt paving on Delaware, from Kearney to Talmage, with an offer of S16.246. compared to a bid from Masters-Jackson Paving Company.

The Reed firm submitted the only bid. $5790.50, for the paving of Kentwood. from Cherokee south. portunity of appearing before the Board of Appeals which will go into session Aug. 14, Judge Wheeler emphasized that anyone wh comes before the board must appear in person totration is completed," reports Bob' 3 Road Deaths Over Holiday Bnt 15 Injured In Area Mishap; Closing hours of the long fourth of July holiday weekend were fatality-free on area highways and the Ozarks three state patrol troops wound up the period with 73 accidents, 45 injuries, and three fatalities.

Sprwgf lekl's Troop led In all three classifications with 6 accidents. 33 injuries, and two fatalities for the weekend from 4 pm, Friday to midnifiht Tuesday, The area's second fatality occurred at 9 a m. Monday, but was not reported to the patrol as a traffic death until Tuesday noon, David Chapman, 6, of Mowtt, was dead on arrival at St. Vincent's Hospital in Monet from head injuries suffered when he was thrown from a farm tractor on a Barry county road, southwest of the Highway 60-97 June-ion. Troopers said the lad was riding with Robert Chapman, 13, Route 1, Pierce City, and was steering.

He apparently froxe on the wheel as the tractor headed for the ditch and as the older boy tried to turn the wheel, David was thrown from the at. The twdy was taken to the Wilks Funeral Home ut Pierce City. Troop Willow Springs, reported 13 accidents, One Injury, and one fatality. Troop Rolla. had 14 accidents, 12 injuries, and no fatalities since Saturday niRht pedestrian death of a Fort Wood soldier oo the isn't counted by the patrol.

Glen D. Burgess, 29, Hollywood, is reported in "fair" condition at Burge Protestant s-pital from severe head lacerations and bruises suffered in a one-ear wreck eight miles east of Marsh-field on Highway 66 at 4.33 p.m. Tuesday. a Troopers said his small sports car ran off the road and overturned. A Springfield man.

victim of another onear wreck Monday, remains in "fairly good" condition at St. John's Hospital. Wayne Mackcy, 22. of 2310 Mt. Vernon, suffered fractures of both arms and his left leg when his speeding car left Highway 76.

300 feet eaM of the Taney Douglas County line: traveled 300 feet in a ditch and crashed into a tree, at 8:30 p.m. Monday. Injured in Fourth of July accidents Russell tfit Lalhrop, 22, of the state of California, taken to Rolla's Phelps County -1 lospital -with severe facial and scalp lacerations suffered when his east-bound car overturned between Highway 66 lanes, five miles east of Cuba, 4:15 p.m.; Don Weaver, 17, Dixon, taken to Fort Wood hospital with undetermined injuries after his motorcycle was struck by a car driven by Dennis C. O'Dell, 17, St. Louis, at the Highway 68 spur three miles.

east Wayncsvillc, 8 p.m. Former Resident Killed in rash A former Springfield resident was killed last night in a two-car accident in Genesco, III. Denny Iee Russell, 24. was a resident of Kewance, 111., at the time of the accident. He was employed as a salesman for a national magazine sales organization, and was a member of the Methodist Church.

A native of Springfield, he moved with his parents to Iowa, where his father is now superintendent of schools at Morley. He is survived by his wife. De-ana, and one son, Danny; his parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Aubrey Russell, Morley, his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Fl Pearson, 2412 West Walnut; and his paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Russell, Indianola, la.

The body will be returned to Springfield for services and burial under direction of Klingner. Evangel, CBI Open Second Summer Term Registration for the second term of the combined Evangel College-Central Bible Institute summer session will be Thursday, Ftiday and Monday. Classes will start Tuesday. Evangel Collcpe students will register at the Evangel College registrar's office, and Central Bi-ble Institute rollepiAn will noli ter at CBI. Classes will be held at Central Bible Institute Tuesday through Friday each week from 6:30 a.m.

to 11:43 a.m.. with the session ending Aug 11, course offered during the second summer session will include American literature survey, by Rabh Kay; hygiene for teachers, Don Pearson church leadership. William Memties Jr piano and voice, Mabel Thomp son: t. growtn of America since 1877. Dr.

T. A. Kessel- shml organization and administration. Philip Crouch; and Vmtinuatioas of courses jn elementary Spanish and French started the first term. Total enrollment for the first summer session was 93, best since the combined CBI Evanirel sum Rcbcls March'.

At Carthage Greene Counlians In Colorful Display When two residents of the Wilson's Creek Battlefield area built two replicas of Civil War cannon recently they decided to form a "military The result was the "Wilson's Creek Rebels." dressed in Confederate gray, who marched in the big Battle of Carthage Centennial parade at Carthage yesterday. Builders of the cannon were Darrel Trogdon and Sonny Chilton, a 17-year-old Republic High School senior. With seven others they participated in the parade and. later fired the cannon with approved military maneuvers during the Centennial program at the fairgrounds. Also in Carthage yesterday ere four Springfield civic leaders who extended an invitation to the Wilson's Creek National Park dedication August 9-10.

They -were Lester E. Cox. John K. Hulstoft, Dr. E.

Meador, and Louis W. Reps, all active 'in the Wilson's Creek program. Trosdon and Chilton made two cannon under peneral advice giv- en by Dick O'Connor, expert on Civil War firearms. Their uniforms, like those of the other seven participating in yesterday's program, were those of the Confederate cavalry. They carried authentic firearms, powder horns complete with powder, and Danny Chilton, younger brother of Sonny, was equipped with a Civil War bugle with which he sounded the "charge." The two boys are sons of Mr.

and Mrs. A. R. Chilton and their 3-year-old brother Larry, also was in uniform, as was their father. Also in the group were Richard Tolliver, Fleet Kerr and his son, John Kerr, and Tom Bruton.

A monument honoring both the Union and Confederate who -died in the Civil War was dedicated, marking the centennial Lof the Battle of Carthage on July 5, 1861. Brig. Gen. Marcus B. Bell, retired, formerly of Carthage, spoke at the dedication at Jasper County Courthouse.

Other events included a parade through the downtown district and to Municipal Park, where Vice Adm. Thomas Selby Combs, retired, a native of Lamar, spoke from the reviewing stand. A DEFAULT JUDGMENT for $1257.69 has been allowed by Federal Judge R. Jasper Smith in a lawsuit filed by the United States government against Clarence E. Harper, 641 West Tampa.

The suit was on a note to the government on which Harper had defaulted in payment. i Saturday a. Prisoner ed, Devlne started bark toward Springfield with Street In custody. However, Devlne was suddenly forced to "hit the shoulder" ta keep from having a collision with an oncoming car. "Street gae' a yelp." Devlne said, "and started cursing that driver.

We turned around and I chased that man and arrested him. He was Joe Arlea Black-wolf, 26, Chicago. a "I put Black wolf la the car and started bark for the Jail and all the while Street was unmercifully berating Black-wolf, telling him what a terrible driver he was and how he. had nearly killed us. Finally.

Blackwolf got tired of II and said. 'I may be going la Jail but where are you going, and what tor?" "I'm going (a jail Street said, "for careless and reckless driving." Both Street and Blackwolf were fined S0 and coats by Magistrate E. Barbour, On Stolen Auto False Report Brings Fine George P. Spano, Minneapolis, Forsyth for supplying false infor mation to an officer. Spano.

reportedly co-owner of a Springfield tavern, was arrested at Forsyth yesterday for giving a false report of a stolen car to the Taney County sheriff. Sheriff Roy Wade said Spano gave him the report of "his" car being stolen about 8:15 p.m. from Rockaway Beach. It was described as a 1953 Buick. Wade immediately broadcast the information and at 9 40 p.m., north of Nixa, a Christian County deputy sheriff stopped a car answering that description and interrogated the When it appeared that everything was in order, end that the car was actually owned by the man driving the car, the deputy so informed Sheriff Wade and 'Spano was arrested nad charged by Prosecutor Clifford Crouch.

Beach Art Expert Here Monday Watercolor Course Slated at Museum Registration for' a watercolor workshop at the Springfield Art Museum is scheduled to be completed at the end of this week. with classes to. becin next Monday Guest artist and instructor fori the workshop will be-Mario Coop-! er. internationally known painter, sculptor, illustrator, and teacher, recently reelected a I president of the American Water-; color Society, from Port Washing- i ton. N.

V. I "More than half of the regis-! Johnson, education curator of the local museum, who adds. "Wd'd like to haT about 23 in each class." Classes will lie held Monday through Friday for three weeks. from July 10 to July 23. Begin- ncrs tlasscs 1 held from a.m.

until noon each day, witir advanced classes slated from to 4 30 p.m. Persons interested may enroll by contacting the Springfield Art Museum at UN 6-2716. Hearing Set Monday On Drunken Drivinz Municipal court appearance of Mrs. Virginia Dealy, 46, of 1244 East Walnut, charEe5 of in. toxicated drivin has tinued unlil Monday at of Btlomey sam 0verfelt.

Mrs wag arrested p.m Tuesday at Cherry and Officer B.ll Hensley at Cherry arid Kickapoo. Police said Mrs. Dealy refused first aid after she shut her car door on her right index finger. liOVS About hire Grahliinz Three teen-agers are being questioned by police today about a purse snatching at Doling Park shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Mrs. George Baker, 63, 1825 West Lynn, reported to police she was walking at the park with friends whtn one of three youths snatched her purse and $51. Police said she identified a 17-year-old boy and two Juveniles found on rides at Doling, but the boys deny the accusation and no money, has been recovered. No charges had been filed by noon Trooper B. Devine today told a story of classic Indignation.

II seems thai aver the weekend. Devlne had (alien in be- hind a car being driven er- ratirally westward oa Route 66. Devlne gave chase and at first attempted to stop the car la disrreel manner. However, the driver, who barely managed ta stay oa the highway with his vehicle, thought Devinc's flashing of lights and tooting of horn was a mere salutation and waved merrily la Even when Devine drew of the car. the driver waved and nodded politely.

At lat. the driver obeyed the sirea and pulled to one side of the road and stopped, where he was arrested for careless and rrckles driving, drinking involved, and identified a Warren Marshall 22, of 1054 East Cherokee. Leaving Street's vehicle park- ZACHARY (ZACK) POPE, 81, of 433 East Madison, was renicd to his home by police from Springfield Baptist Hospital after suffered a fall at Kimbrough Madison, shortly before 10, p.m. Tuesday, a car ana pickup; truck skidded to a halt after hi fell, prompting first reports he had been struck. TWO GIRLS-12 and 13 years old were released by juvenile authorities today to the custody of their parents, who promised to execute proper punishment to the girls for a shoplifting spree.

The girls admittedly stole several articles from stores on, the Public Square Monday, but the articles were all recovered by police. Jl.MMIE SNIDER, 9. Walnut Grove, as taken to e-Protestant Hospital at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for treatment of an arm fracture suffered in a fall from a porch at his home. He was later released.

Give your expandable blood save an unexpendable American, Proposed paving of Bennett, from Campbell to South, in tke Immediate vicinity of Parkview High Schoql, again failed to attract bidders at a City Hall bid open ins today. The project was authorized by City Council over a 100 percent remonstrance from the property owners, under a charter section permitting the oerruling of a remonstrance against improvement of a street no longer than 1200 feet, connecting two other paved streets. When it was first advertised in March, no bids were received and contractors said they feared a legal attack on the taxbitls, since the charter authority had not been court tested. City Attorney Ralph Hunt, fol Theft of 810 Brings Term 'Impulse" Blamed By Newcomer Here Temptation overcame reasoning and resulted in a 30-day sentence for petty stealing today for Kenneth Leon Smith, 21, of 1923 North Jefferson. Young Smith, sentenced upon a plea of guilty before Magistrate E.

A. Barbour, was arrested last night by Deputy Sheriff Raymond Crocker who investigated a report of the theft by Mrs. Ted Aronis, Route 4. Mrs. Aronis said her daughter, Patty, saw four youths who were having car trouble yesterday and hen the quartet came to house, where Patty was alone, they were given permission to use the telephone.

Mrs. Aroiiis said her daughter thought she recognized one of the youths as a neighbor. However, after they were in the home, she realized she didn't know any of them While one of the youths used the phone. Mrs. Aronis said her daughter saw Smith pi' that time unidentified back up to a table where $10 bill had been laid, and slip it into his pocket After the group left, the girl-got the license number of the auto and it was checked out by Crocker as belonging to Mickey McMillin, '204S Kellett.

The deputy contacted McMillin and found the man answering te description was Smith. McMillin's brother-in-law. Smith admitted to Crocker that he stole the $10 on the spur of the moment because he had only recently arrived in Springfield, didn't have a job and was broke. He said he spent most of the money for food for his family. Lists Land Owners In Planning Area Marvin Dummer, technician on the city's long range planning staff, today completed the alignment of properties by ownership in the 196 square miles which comprise Springfield's primary planning area the city, and land within its three mile perimeter.

The work involves differentiation between property lines as shown on, plats, and actual ownership, which may cover several' of. the platted lots. Harold Haas, chief of long range planning, termed it essential to accurate land use determination. Data gathered by Dummer will be transferred to a large map of the entire planning area with the- confusing platted lines omitted and actual ownership lines shown. Then all major buildings on all of the properties Involved will be spotted on the map.

"biiyiSince Last Traffic Fatality In Springfield la City This Year ,....7 Same Time Last Year la County This Year 11 Same Time Last Year 16 In State This Year 423 Same Time Last Year 474 register, they are not allowed to telephone for appointments. Sunday Closing Parley Culled ItvCV (Pnmiilif lfrf i Representative merchants of all fpnngiielI shopping areas will i meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon' at Chamber of Commerce offices. for further discussion of the possibility of general closing of stores on Sunday; Don Jansen, chairman of a special committee on Sunday closing, irwuu, vy uie tnamw retail division, said the session is not the "open meeting" planned Llrei.ubut wiu de" cided this larger meet- mg with all taterested merchants invited, should be called. Various business districts will noon session. Downtown and Com- a'te present- ensione ping areas and others in the sub-! urbs.

Various business groups such as automobile dealers "Since the committees activities were publicized last week, Jarisen! tt 115,, I im cuju ici-unmc ictus, an idVUi- able to Sunday closing The committee is uncertain whether desired results can be obtained by agreement, or whether an ordinance will be requested. Jansen noted that the U. S. Supreme Court recently upheld Sunday closing statutes of Maryland, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Both state laws and city ordinances were involved in the decision, he said.

Sales of alcoholic beverages in 1960 were well above the 1939 total of 223,433,345 gallons. -Ltmirr m4 Tint Staff ftMtm i i i On Current River Dalton Urges Park Action JEFFERSON CITY AP-Gov John M. Dalton reminded Con gress today that Missouri wants the. National Park Service plan for making a national monument of the Current-Eleven Point rivets area in the Ozarks. Identical bills for the purpose have been introduced, in the Senate by Sens.

Stuart Symington and Edward V. Long, and in the. House by Rep. Richard H. Ichord.

A Senate committee will consider the first bill Thursday and a House committee will consider its version Friday, Dalton said. Some 12 years ago the state adopted a position that the clear Ozarks rivers should be kept as free-flowing streams and not be hdammed. Recently, the legislature asked Congress to create the national recreational area. In his statement today, Dalton said the proposal, "establishing the National Park Service as the administr8tjve agency, is consid- ered, by the state of Missouri to bert3e most feasible plan for reserving the recreational, aesthetic, geological, ecological and archeological values of the region." Custody Petition Is Filed Here A writ of habeas corpus concerning the custody of two children was made returnable today for 9 a.m. Thursday by Circuit Judge William R.

Collinson. The petition requesting that a writ be issued was filed by Donald Dean Johnston, who claimed that his two children. Debra Sue, 4, and Anthony, 3. have been visiting his wife, Mrs. AJvenia May Johnston, who resides in the 1900 block Wasnington.

Johnston said in the petition that his wife filed suit for divorce on June 8 and that the chldren were in his custody when he was served with the summons in Jackson County. He alleged that Mrs. Johnston took the children on June 24, saying she would return them to his home in Springfield, but tias failed to do so. New Paving I'roject Underway on Grant Curb and gutter installation, sidewalk construction, and pouring of the base course are underway on Grant Avenue, between Ml. Vernon and Walnut.

Jack Bloss of the city engineering staff said today. The widened street is now completed from Grand to Madison, and only the final asphalt surface remains to be installed Madison to ML Vernon. Bloss believed this will be done early next week. Grant is to be widened and Improved north to Olive, as apart of the major street improvement program financed by the city gaso line tax. Cm North National, another gas tax project, curb and gutter, sidewalk and driveway installa- tion has been completed between Chestnut and Central, and excavation between Central and Pythian to begin today.

toTShort Weight Suit -1. I C-j 1 .3" ii iii ii if Filed by Government A quantity of pepper which is short weight is scheduled to be seized today by S. Marshal Jim Turner at the Producers Grocery Company, 425 West Phelps. The seizure is the result of a libel suit by the United States government against the pepper, 35 cases containing 24 cans each, labeled in part, "net weight, four ounces, Maison Royal Pure Ground Pepper," shipped by the Food Trading Corporation of America. New York, N.

Y. The suit charges that inspection has revealed that the pepper cans are found to be short 2.25 percent each, and only contain 3.91 ounces of pepper as opposed ta the four ounces stated on the label. Arrest 2 Soldiers In Hugging Holdup WILLOW SPRINGS (Special )- Two AWOL soldiers sought' for armed robbery at Muggins were arrested Tuesday in Louisiana and will be released to Jonesboro, authorities on car theft charges. Troopers here were notified that Larry Benninger, 17, and John Tolliver, 18, of Fort Ord, were arrested at Greensburg, in a 1959 Oldsmobile stolen -at Jonesboro. Earlier, they had aban doned at Jonesboro 1961 Fal con stolen June 30 in the 1200 fioldup of the Walter Coble store 1.

11 itghj-j a. 3 hi, -f, i according to Frank Hora, construction superintendent. It will take 14 to IS months to complete, Hora said, and the construction will include a new railroad loading dock. He emphasized that the storage area is inteoded for merchandise already processed, and will not increase plant production capacity. PROGRESS REPORT aew cold storage addilioa to the Kraft Foods Plaat oa Gleosioae, with the facility ta provide nearly 100,009 square feet af space, mer program was started i 1309.

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