The Lathrop Optimist from Lathrop, Missouri • 1

iifiiiM Consolidated with The Monitor-Herald, Volume 44. No. 31, August 1. 191S. TOLUME SO THE LATHROP OPTIMIST, LATHBOP, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939.

NUMBER 42 Harry Returned Sunday. GERMANY ATTACKED RETURNED FROM EAST. Mrs. Longfield returned Sunday night from her trip north and east. She and Fredda took a tourist's FUNERAL OF REIAXTVE.

Miss Estella Young and W. C. Young attended the burial service of W. H. Winn at Plattsburg in Greenlawn cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Winn was a brother of the late Mrs. W. C. Young, and son of the late Bart Winn of Kearney.

Mr. Winn died at his home in Kansas City Sunday evening, Sept 3, after being frail for several years. He was known as Herbert Winn. His wife survives and was formerly Miss Rosalie Melninger, of Plattsburg, sister of Mrs. H.

E. SCHOOLS OPENED WITH 310 ENROLLED High School Enrolled 117 Monday, same as Last Year, 193 in Grades. The Lathrop Schools began Monday morning with a total enrollment of 310 students. This la-practically the same as last years-enrollment There were 117 students enrolled in high school Monday, and 193 in the elementary-grades, twenty-four of these beingr in Douglass school. The high school enrollment includes sixty-five nonresident students.

In the high school there are fifty-two boys and sixty five girls. In. the grades there are 94 boys and" 99 girls. Following is a list of the classes and enrollment I Grade school Room 1, boys 8,. girls 11, total 19; Room 2 boys 12 girls 7, total 19; Room 3, boys 9 girls 13, total 22; Room 4, boys 12,.

girls 10, total 22; Room 5, boys 11, girls 12, total 23; Room 6, boys 12 girls 9, total 21; Room 7, boys 12; girls 15, total 27; Room 8, boys 6, girls 10, total 16. Douglass schoolr boys' 12, girls 12. High school: Freshman class, boys 16, girls 20, total 36; 'Sophomore class, boys 8, girls 15 23; Junior class, boys 16, girls 17, total 33; Seniors, boys 10, girls 12, total 22. Only one change was made int the faculty this year. Miss Evelyn LIstrom takes the position of Math: and music teacher, formerly held by Miss Eva Sass.

With this exception all the teachers are the same and are teaching the same subjects as last year. Prices Soaring Largely Due To War Hysteria With the beginning of the European war food prices are Sugar advanced from $1.50 to $2.00 a hundred; lard from 8c to 12c a pound and, flour also made a big jump. Some places prices have advanced more than those quoted vanced more from August 31 to September 7 than those quoted. Hog, cattle and grain also have taken aharp rises sinces hostilities began. There is little reason for these sharp increases.

It comes from two factors: the desire to profit from the war, and the effort of the public to buy supplies before the price rises. A family who normally buy 10 pounds of sugar at a time purchases 100 pounds; a family that regularly buys 100 pounds at a time buys 500 or a 1000 pounds. Of course, the price soars, but there is no reason for It other than the working of the human mind. There is plenty of sugar in the country. Only a month or so ago the beet growers of the United States were clamoring for a higher duty on sugar imported from Cuba, Puerto Rico and elsewhere, as there was so much sugar pouring in from outside the country that they were not able to make much on sugar grown at home.

There was too much sugar being produced to make production very profitable. That condition has not changed in the past week. The sugar producing countries have not gone to war. Their man power Is still available to produce sugar or any other commodity, and there is not much likelihood that 'any of them will be involved in war. They will keep on producing sugar so there is no decrease in supply in sight to make a price increase and peopel are not going to eat any more of it; they are just scared and are buying it to hold, fearing the rise that they themselves have helped to cause.

Commodities will gradually rise if the war is of long duration. It was several years after the beginning of the World War that prices became excessively high. If our government will quit paying farmers not to grow crops the grain and livestock that this country can produce wil surprise the world. There is no food shortage and prices should not jump as they are. It hits the poor class and the poorer they are the harder they are hit o- Christian Church Notes! Rev.

George L. Bush, Pastor, Car-. roUton, Missouri, phone Ml Six Days At Worlds Fair Harry Kerr arrived home Sunday night after spending six days Bight- seeing at the New York World's Fair. He made the trip by plane both ways and enjoyed every moment of it The ride was smooth, you could stand up and walk around with ease, Harry said. And the most beautiful scenic views you ever saw are before you as you fly along.

i Although Harry was at the Fair six days he didn see enough of It He says he might as well have stay ed over Sunday as there were some Interesting developments in New York due to the beginning of the war. The trip was given to Harry as a winner in the Goodrich Tire Com pany's contest which closed July 1, of this year. But he stayed three days longer than the trip provided by that -company. He can talk to you a week about the trip, and the 'Fair, but some of the highlights from his narrative to the editor are: -Industry is simply "stealing the sohw" there. There are more than 1,000 acres and some 150 separate buildings given over to displays of the wonders of modern business and industry.

We started in the Transportation Area which from start to- finish is an eye-opener. More than $25,000,000 was spent by the major exhibitors in this zone. The highlights include the famous General Motors Futurama; Rail roads on Parade, a tremendous spectacle which traces the history of transportation with a cast of 250 and a huge orchestra; our own Goodrich Arena where Jimmie Lynch and his Texas auto busters supplement displays of rubber man ufacturing with hair-raising tire tests; Ford, which has a two-mile highway within its building; Budd Locomotives where the latest streamlined trains of several na tions are pulled up on siding; the latest developments in aviation; and the big Chrysler Motors buildt ing where you range through a frozen forest see three-dimensional movies and laugh at the antics of the "Talking Plymouth, a feature which stacks up with any in the amusement area for sheer enter tainment -f This, mind you, is all crammed Into one area. Other Industrial exhibits just as thrilling and significant are found on every hand. Wandering through them and at such assorted sights as the Llnd- bergh-Carrell artificial heart.

Gen eral electric's ten million volts of lightning, A. T. ft big free phone-call auditorium and Voder, the mechanical talking man, tele vision demonstrations and a thousand other wonders, you can't help getting the idea that American in dustry is doing a bang-up job in the World of Today and is going to do an even better one in the World of Tomorrow. Coupled with these spectacles is the fact that this is really two fairs. You realize that when the lights corner on at dark.

The whole ex position is transformed then, with all sorts of new lighting methods used to turn trees to silver, convert buildings into huge masses of color and give the whole fair an aura of unbelieveable beauty. When you add the sights of the amuse ment area to all this you ve got something that even Mr. Barnum might admit is the greatest show on earth." Methodist Church Notes. Our fourth Quarterly conference meets next Sunday at 3 p. m.

Brother Runion will deliver the sermon. Miss Fern Grant will sing a solo. Brother Rhine will accompany our hymns with his trumpet There will be no other preaching services during the day. Sunday School meets at 9:45. No morning Worship.

We hope every member of the Board, as well as church members will be present. Anyone welcome at this service. To Fight Bindweed. Seventeen Clinton County men will during this month, apply sodium chlorate to bindweed infested areas in their land, says Mr. Adam.

They will use the county owned chemical distributor, a machine especially constructed for the application of the chlorate. Mr. Adam states' that experience with the use of the chemical weed killer indicates that September and October are the best months to treat Three to four pounds per square rod is recommended. A survey to determine the extent of Infestation in the county is being started by Mr. Adam's office this week.

Following the survey, the extension service will give assistance to those wishing to adopt bindweed control measures. Mr. Adam points out that on most farms where bindweed exists the infested area is not extensive and that the longer control measures are delayed the greater will be the cost of eradication. Once established, bindweed definitely affects the productiveness of land, and in turn Its value, says Mr. Adam.

i KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Elderly Lady: "Isn't it wonderful how these filling station people know exactly where to set up a pump to get gas?" Anything you want to buy, sell or trade? an Optimist want ad. POLAND FRIDAY Hitler Starts War For More Territory. France And England Aid Poland. Another European was began Friday, September 1 when the Ger man army at Hitler's order mvaaea Foland.

Eneland and France pledg ed to aid Poland In the event Germany attacked her waited unUl Sunday before declaring that a state of war existed between their nations and Germany. In the in tervening time England and France sent notes to Hitler that unless he ceased hostilities they would aid Poland. Their warning was not heeded and abusive language was used by Hitler to the English Vm-bassador. Hitler is the sole cause of the war. His disregard of the rights of all other peoples and his lust for power and dominion led him to plunge Europe into another war which will likely cost millions of lives and billions of dollars.

He Is the arch criminal of this age. No other like him has ever lived In our time. He is more drunk with power than Napoleon Bonapart ever was. In March 1938 he annexed Austria; no one objected as Austria is of purely German population and the annexation was favored by many in; Austria. But even In this case there was no justification for his brutal treatment of Chancel lor Schussnigg.

Then In September he raised a furor over the German population in Czhecho-Slovakia. He said if this part of the country, Sudeten land, were given to Ger many he would never ask for more territory in Europe. At Munich England agreed not to Intercede and to allow him to annex that part of Czhecko-SIovakia. He promptly broke his word and took it all. Another year has past and he Is again demanding more territory.

Danzig and the Polish Corridor are his demands but Nthere Is no doubt that if those were given him peaceably he would take over all Poand as he did Czhecko- SIovakia. And there is no assurance that his territorial aggrandizement -would end there. England and France were la a position where they must fight this madman 4' Europe and the deluded German people or except his domination Any fair analysis of the situation puts all the blame on Hitler for this terrible catastrophe now beginning In Europe. England and France waited Until their delay began to cause doubt that they would come to Poland's aid. The first day of the war bombs were rained on cities of Poland by Germany's air force, not on mili tary objectives alone, but on non-combatants, defenseless women and children.

But the loss of German planes by Polish anti-aircraft gunfire was high. The first day after England entered the war the Brit ish liner, Athenia, on its way to America with war refugees was sunk 250 miles off the north coast of Ireland by a torpedo fired from a German submarine with a loss of 128 lives. German troops are making gains in Poland but are meeting with powerful resistance. France has launched an offensive against Germany and penetrated the German lines at a number of points some of them to a depth of seven miles. What the outcome will be no one knows.

American sympathy is al most a unit with England, France and Poland. Will we get in the war? Some say we should! go in now. Others that we should give aid to neither side. America's pos ition has always been to sell supplies to those who could come and get them. In this war that favors the Allies, but that is Germany's misfortune as England and France control the sea.

So the United States could not fairly be blamed for sell ing munitions and supplies to them. It should be the policy of the United States to make every reasonable effort to keep out of the war but to withdraw all our ships from the see to escape violence from Ger man submarines would be a cowardly policy and might not prove to be the best policy to prevent war. For, had Hitler believed that England and France would come to the aid of Poland hi might have refrained from starting this conflict, but as he had bluffed his way through on several previous occasions he doubted that these nations would fight now. It Is possible to be so peaceful that it is mistaken for cowardice and the United States should not make that mistake. WORKING IN KROGER STORE.

James Mellon received an offer to work in the Kroger Grocery Store at 405-07, West 75th Street, Kansas City last week. He went down at once and Is at work there. James has had considerable experience in grocery stores and will no doubt make the Kroger Company an excellent clerk. SEVEN SISTERS. Mrs.

C. O. Robison of Mirablle is one of seven sisters. These sisters are living at Polo, Mllablle, in Kansas, Arkansas and' Oklahoma. Sunday they all met at the home of Mrs.

E. G. Clark at Polo. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Mc-Cullough, Maxlne and Betty, and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Robison, Imo-gene and Evalyn, drove down to see this group.

directed trip, which was very sat isfactory. Their tour included Chi eago. Lake Erie by boat, Niagara Falls, Philadelphia, Washington, D. New York Fair, Harper's Ferry end many other interesting places. The point of conjunction of the 3 states, Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania was Interesting.

There were 72 people in their group. As Mrs. Longfield left the train at Kansas City she found that a Mrs. Willis of Carrollton, niece of her old neighbors of that name, had been one of the group all the way. Fredda stayed over for a visit In Chicago.

They saw Y. A. Pitts, Jr. and Billy Pitts at West Point, nephews of Mrs. Longfield; and Helen Jean Gilchrist at Washington D.

C. Community Club Dinner at 1 Christian Church Monday About fifty members of Lathrop Community club enjoyed chicken dinner in the basement of the Christian church Monday night Everyone reports an excellent meal and compliment the ladies for the fine dinner served. Officers were elected and some discussion was held in holding a Harvest Jubilee, Fall Festival or something of that nature. It was the opinion of the meeting that a two-day harvest festival should be held sometime about the second week in October but no definite plans were made. It was left to the officers elected to make definite plans if they wished to hold the celebration.

Officers elected were: Gerald Cross, president; C. L. Van Buren, Vice-President; Stuckey Secretary-Treasurer. Advisory board members are: Kyle Fagin, Mrs. Harry Kerr, Ethleen Goodwin, and a fourth, whose name we are unable to learn.

Mr. Cross pans to call a meeting of the officers and advisory board gome time next week to make fur ther plans for the show. American Royal Livestock Show Dates Oct. 14 to 21 A "queen," downtown parade and ball, 10,000 boys and girls, auction sales, school bands, farm women's club delegations, "state and govern ment exhibits, Industrial exhibits. meat displays, agricultural chau-tauquas, junior rodeo, reduced rail road fares, a galaxy of horse show stars, 1 the nation's leading herds and flocks of pure-bred livestock, and $65,000 In premiums are a few of the ingredients that will make up the 41st annual American Royal Live Stock and Horse Show, The big eight-day show opens Its doors October 14 to continue through October 21 at the American Royal building, Kansas City.

The pure-bred livestock Industry has enjoyed an-outstandingly successful year. This indicates well filled classes and keen competition in the livestock division of the show. Shorthorn, Angus and Hereford cattle will each compete in three sections within their own breed; namely breeding cattle classes, steers, and carlot fat and feeder cattle. Complete classifications are also scheduled for sheep, hogs, draft horses, mules and poultry. Liberal cash premiums are offered in all classes.

New classes have been added in the horse show division. Premiums for five-galted saddle horse stakes alone total $10,000. Three-galted saddle horse stakes have also been Increased. Roadsters, harness horses, ponies, hunters and jumpers, and the gaited horses make up the horse show with horse pulling contests, the 2nd Cavalry Dragoon Platoon and other added attractions. A Royal "queen" will be selected from Kansas City's trade territory to preside at special occasions.

A movement is underway to invite those who attended the first American Royal In 1899 to attend this year's show. Special days include Kansas Day, October 16; Vocational Agriculture Day, October 17; Missouri Day, Oc tober 18; and 'Oklahoma Day, October 19. Annual conventions of 4-H club members and Future Farmers will be held in connection with the show. SURPRISE PARTY. Miss Anna Mae Spencer and Miss Mary Louise Lewis gave a surprise party at Lake Maurer Tuesday night for Miss Marilyn Andrews, who left for Chlllicothe Business College on September 4th.

There were twenty young people who at tended and all enjoyed a picnic supper together. Miss Gertrude Mo-Cord and Miss Virginia Doherty were chaperons. After supper the group enjoyed visiting together and part attended the show. v. i C.

E. DOBSONS GUESTS. Mr. Dobson's granddaughter, Mrs. VlrgU Hooper and Mr.

Hoopes, of Lexington, came August 25 and took him to Sparks, Kansas 63rd annual picnic, and brought him home that night He mentions the dance floor, about 50 feet long at this picnic, well patronized, and the dancing to the tunes of a city orchestra. Mr. Dobson said he was very tired when he got home, but this has no connection the existence of that big dance floor. i Des Mond. Mr.

and Mrs. Joe T. Doherty and John Sims also attended the service. Mr. Doherty was a cousin of the deceased.

Mr. Winn was highly respected and of fine business capacity. Hit Biz Gas Flow at 360 Feet at Vanderau Well Drilling at the Vandereau oil test well has been temporarily halted, at a depth of about 360 feet, at which point a heavy flow of gas was met above the squirrel sand. The drillers state that the flow is probably in excess of 100,000 cubic feet, Drilling will be resumed immedi ately however, after certain precautionary measures and minor re pairs have been made. It is ex pected that the gas will be cased out at about 500 feet and the well continued with a smaller bit.

The present drilling is being done with a thirteen and one-half inch bit The showing of gas, together with the fact that the elevation at the Vandereau well is thought to be considerably higher than at the Willis location, heighten the hopes for a producing oil well from the new operations. However, as at the Willis well, definite indications will probably be determined when the driling reaches the Mississiplan formation at probably about 1000 feet Messrs. Sherman and crew make fast time In their drilling work, and hope to have the well completed in record time. Democrat tO STUDY CONTOURING. Thirteen men attended the second session of the Clinton County Soil Conservation School, held at Fhttsburg last Friday, according to County Agent Adam.

Those pres ent under the direction of W. Tastier aad Mr. Adam, studied the principle of contouring1 In the fore noon and then did actual field work survey lines in the afternoon on the Hartell farm northeast of Plattsburg. The object of this 8 day soil con servation school is to give the men full information with respect to the problems related to soil and depletion of fertility, to give them training in the application of the various practices that affect the maintenance of soil fertility, and finally to encourage the adoption of applicable practices on their own as well as neighboring farms in their respective communities. Six townships are represented in the school.

Next Friday the school will take up a study of soil, part of the day being devoted to a field trip. Ar nold Klemme of the Missouri Col lege of Agriculture wil assist Mr. Adam this week. FARM SECURITY ADMINIS TRATION NEWS AND NOTES On September 1, Mr. Francis E.

Best became the County Rural Re habilitation supervisor of Clinton county. Mr. Best has been employ ed by the Farm Security Adminls-1 tration since June, 1938, as Assistant RR Supervisor of Pettis with headquarters at Sedalia, Missouri. Mr. Best is a graduate of the University of Missouri, with the B.

S. degree in Agriculture, and Is well qualif led or the position. Mr. Elmer E. Fick, who has been Acting supervisor for the past two months, will return to Kingston, where he will resume his old duties as Assistant RR Supervisor of Cajldwell county; however, Mr, Fick will remain in this county for several weeks after the arrival of Mr.

Best Mr. William B. Wertin, who has been acting as clerk-typist at Mays- ville for the past two months, will also return to Plattsburg on September 1, where he will resume his duties In the Farm Security Ad ministration office. MR. LEIGHNINGER'S COUSIN.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winters and daughter, Gladys, and Mrs. Esta Sneary and daughter, Fern, spent Monday with Mr. and Mm.

H. W. Lelghnlnger. They were from Ma con, and Mrs. Winters and Mrs.

Sneary are cousins of the host Mrs. Lelghnlnger's mother, Mrs, Hester Elliott, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lelghnlnger. FOR J.

B. BRECKENRIDGE. The Plattsburg Pastors Alliance Is honoring John Billy Brecken-rldge tonight (Thursday) at Plattsburg Christian Church with a gathering. He will speak, will answer questions, there will be special music. The Alliance and Union Young People's organization do this to bespeak their pride in him for the way he carried off his part in Europe, as representative debator of United States Universities and Colleges.

Keep up on the news with an Em erson Radio. From $7.95 at Willis Hardware Store. Baptist Church Notes, There will be all regular services at the Baptist church Sunday. Rev. C.

A. Butler, district missionary will fill the pulpit both morning and evening. The pastor. Rev. Sanders, Is holding a ten day meeting at Providence Baptist church at Wil-llamstown, Mo.

RETURN FROM TRIP. Mr. and Mrs. John Hatcher, and Jack Lowell of Turney have returned from a trip through the West which included a tour of ten states, -drivlng a distance of 5,000 miles. En route they visited Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds, William's Canyon, and drove their car to the summit of Pike's Peak.

In Salt Lake City they saw the Mormon Tabernacle and out on the Salt Plains they drove down the famous Bonneville Speedway. After, a short stay at Reno they continued our to San Fransic-co where they spent two days at the Golden Gate Exposition. Just outside of Frisco they stayed in the largest auto court in the world which had just been completed; Driving down the Pacific Coast through the National Redwood For-est they stopped at Los Angeles and Hollywood for a three day visit with relatives and friends. In Van Nuya they called on Leon Brawner and found him much improved On the return trip they viewed Boulder Dam, Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Painted Desert and other points of interest to tourists but decided that after all Missouri is plen- ty good enough to reside in for a. while longer at least.

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An example is Henry Jones Feb. 39. Of course- that means that Mr. Jones subscription was paid to February of this year. Look at your laber and If your time is out we will appreciate-your check for another year.

A red ring around the date is to remind you that your subscription! has ex pired. ON THE PORCH. Not onlv on the norch. hut ate at the table goes down on Mrs; O. H.

Splcer's record of steps to ward recovery, and it took three- months to reach It. IN ONE RESPECT. "Do you think those cookery classes accomplish anything?" "Certainly I do. I haven't seen a tramp In the village since they started." o- Shopping through Optimist ad saves you both time and money. Rev.

Bush came Saturday night and preached Sunday morning on "She hath done what she could," Mark 14, 8. This woman showed her appreciation of Jesus before his death. Joseph of Arimathea show ed his appreciation after his death, along with Nicodemus who had come to Jesus during life, at night time. Rev. Bush in his sermon lean ed heavily toward kindness, thought-fullness In words and deed toward our fellow travelers in life's difficult way.

The special was a fine number on the organ by Mrs. Cross. A guest In the morning was Mrs Harry Tabor of Araid, Mo. visit ing Dr. and Mrs.

E. B. Dunkeson. Rev. Bush was entertained Sunday by Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Cabbell, Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs.

J. D. Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs. R.

R. Chenoweth Clinton County Convention of Christian Churches will be held at Cameron on Tuesday, September 26, all day session. Dr. Bennett Bonham of Africa will be the missionary to speak, Mrs. Word will preside over the women's work.

Mrs. Anna Scott Carter will be a speaker. The full program is not available. Rev. John Stewart Mill represents the Missouri State Missions Board.

Lesson for next Sunday, September 10, Hezeklah: A King Who Remembered God. 2 Chronicles 30. Golden TextTurn us again, God, and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:3. The devotioal lesson was in tribute to the work of the builders of ages gone.

John Sims and Steve Trice went to hear Dr. Breckenridge Ellis Sunday morning at Plattsburg Christian Church. His sermon was an answer to the alleged jokes about relief people leaning on their shovels. Dr. Ellis' purpose was to show we all are leaning more or less on our shovels, as related to many of our obligations, that we all are on God's relief list, and have vast opportunities to work for him and yet we lean on our shovels until they rust.

Dr. Ellis starts next Tuesday for La Habra, California for the winter. Miss Imo Evans was home for a few days attending services Sunday, and leaving for St Joseph Monday noon. Her recent tour has been among churches In Nebraska. Women's Council served supper Monday night to the Commercial Club and others Interested in a fall festival It was the usual chicken etc.

They served 50 plates, sent out a few and cleared about $15. The serving was In the church basement. 0 ENROLLED AT CHILLICOTIIE Mr. and Mrs. S.

Andrews and daughter, Marilyn, of Lathrop, drove to Chlllicothe, Sept. 4. where Marilyn enrolled at the Chlllicothe Business College. She will take a course In secretarial training there..