The Lathrop Optimist from Lathrop, Missouri • 1

tat 1.1 Consolidated Kith The Monitor-Herald. Vohuno M. No. SI, Angus 1. 19U.

VOLUME 35 TUB LATHROP OPTIMIST. LATHROP. MISSOURI. THURSDAY. JANUARY IS, 1944 NUMBER 1 Annual Meeting of Farm MEWS0F0U3 1944 TO DECIDE FUTURE OF WORLD, PATTERSON SAYS By HONORABLE ROBERT P.

PATTERSON Under Stcretary of War The greatest strain in history ia about to be put upon this country on labor. on the entire population. Mrs. Gall Writes About Las Vegas, Nev. A Growing Town In Heart of Desert; Climate Dry and Warm More than a month ago we asked Donald Gall or Elizabeth for a letter about their new home.

Las Vegas, Nevada. It came promptly from Mrs. Gall, explaining that she was the official letter writer. We found it very Interesting and regret that we were unable publish it promptly as we had expected to do. But shortage of help made it impossible.

However, the letter is just as interesting now as it was a month ago to those who haven't read it. Las Vegas is really quite a busy place. Here is the letter: Dear Mr. Fisher: I'm afraid when you asked for a letter from us about Las Vegas you did not realize what a volume you would receive. We could write volumes about this country.

I have become the official letter for the family because. Donald Is always too busy, and for those who know him best, too sleepy to get busy at letter writing. Ha! It hardly seems possible that we have been here a year. We like this country very much. Last winter was grand with no snow and than one inch of rain.

We have sunshine 94 per cent of the i total oossible and, an average an on industry, strategy. There have in the past overcome job of all lies to War in a partnership. proved in knows not why he has and the most fighter. He been troubles and difficulties and we have, in the main, them. But the most difficult ahead.

That is the drive democracy is, and must be, a It has been repeatedly combat that the soldier who only what he has to do but ta do it is the best soldier dogged and determined is a partner in the battle Fourth War Loan Drive Opens Tuesday DeMoss Crunk Is Chairman for Lathrop Township Quota $65,600 The fourth War Loan Drive begins next Tuesday, January 18. Lathrop merchants and profer sional men are sponsoring a series of five page ads explaining the need and value of buying all the bonds possible. The first of these appears this week. R. A.

Shoemaker who was county chairman for the war bond campaigns two and three, is serving in that capacity for the fourth drive. Dr. J. C. Bolton, who has served as township chairman in the last two drives, asked that he be relieved of that duty in this campaign and DeMoss Crunk has accepted the Job.

Lathrop Rotary club will be divided into two groups with C. L. VanBuren and Kieffer as leaders to aid the campaign in every possible way. The quota for Clinton County is $417,000. Quotas for each town and township are: City of Lathrop, $26,240, rest of township City of Cameron $77,130, rest of Shoal twp.

Platte twp. $30. 960; Lafayette twp. Atchison twp. City of Plattsburg $57,500, rest of Concord twp.

including sales assumed for Jackson and Clinton townships; Jackson twp. $22,265 (assumed by Concord twp. $13,265) amount to be sold in township Clinton twp. $17,900 (assumed by Concord! V1 1 i Civilians, too, are partners In the war, and none more so than the men and women who make the weapons with which our soldiers fight. Victory is ahead but it is the considered judgment of our leaders that we still have a long, hard fight The war has taken a turn in our favor.

Recent cam paigns have been successful It would be impossible to overestimate the part that American-made equipment has played in these victories. Industry and labor have done a magnificent production job in this war. I know of no parallel to it. But we must do better and better. The big operations, the decisive operations, lie ahead.

This is no time for patting ourselves on the back. The job ahead is too hard for that. We shall all carry a heavy burden during the coming twelve months. It will be a costly year, costly in blood and men, but it is a year that will determine the future of the world. The stakes are worth fighting for.

On my trip to the Pacific saw many things. I saw the lonely graves in the jungle. I saw the wounded and sick in the hospitals. I saw thousands of brave American and Australian soldiers winning under the hardest conditions. We have pledged those men and the men fighting on other fronts the full resources of the nation to support them.

We must not fail. Bureau, January 19 The 26th annual meeting of the Clinton County Farm Bureau will be held in the Plattsburg Methodist Church on Wednesday, January 19, beginning at 10:30, according to Reo Elliott, president. The noon meal will be served by the members of the Clinton Center Extension Club. A talk by H. E.

Slusher, vice president of the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation, a motion picture "Soldiers of the and special music- and other entertainment are a few of the items of note on the program. is; 'President Elliott urges aU members to attend the annual meeting on January 19th. Farm problems have increased and intensified and are continuing to do so. Through organization, says president Elliott, farmers can best express their views and reach effective solutions. Circuit Court Term Lasts Only Two Days The January term of circuit court began Monday of this week.

Judge R. B. Bridgeman, circuit judge, presiding. i So many of the cases were continued until next term, that enly two days were required for thr business of the term. 1 The business of the term includ ed the following proceedings: I Sheriff Chas.

Wamsley files bon of $10,000 by Maryland Casualty Co. Bond approved. J. T. Holman and True Dyke.

appointed deputy sheriffs. Gerald Cross, C. H. Harrison and I E. T.

Harris appointed to prepare resolutions concerning death of Walter E. Trice. F. W. Armstrong, R.

H. Musser and Proas T. Cross appointed to prepare resolutions concerning death of Sheriff V. Ditmars; Lois vs. Warren W.

Buckley, partition suit dismissed. State ex rel John Billy Brecken- ndge vs. W. F. Kirk et al, continued by agreement.

Sidney Smith vs. Int. Harv. et al, continued to pass to the unprinted docket. John O.

Dice, et al vs. Packard Cemetery continued. Matthews1 Evans vs. Halferty, et al, continued, to pass to the un printed docket. Similar entry concerning similar cases against ttaiferttf Beatty Silvius E.Carrol: et al, continued, v.

Elkins SwyersJ Co. vs. Clinton continued. Clarence Simmon vs. Florence Eismlnger, et al, continued.

Ruby Long vs. Geo. Liebrandt, continued. Berkley Dunn vs. N.

E. Fire Ins. continued, i State ex rel Chas. C. Brecken-ridge vs.

W. F. Kirk, et al, continued. H. C- Bonham vs.

Rock Island R. continued. Fred Williams, trustee vs. Laura Trotter, et al, dismissed. Anna Scearce, Admrx.

et al. vs. Susan Shoemaker, et al, by agreement defendants demurer taken under advisement, parties to furnish briefs, and continued. Two land Bales had been advertised by J. T.

Holman, sheriff ap pointed following the death of Sheriff V. U. Ditmars. Court ap points present sheriff Chas. Wams ley, to complete details of the sales.

Frank Buchanan, et al, vs. Mass-man Const. remanded to Jack son county. Same entry in case of E. Simmon vs.

Massman Const. Laura Swift vs. K. C. Life Ins.

demurrer of defendant sustained. State ex rel Price Weakley vs. Ben A. Atchison, et al, court sus tains motion for ptf. to furnish bond for costs.

First Trust Co. of St. Joseph vs. Catherine Briggs, et al, decree for ptf. quieting title.

State vs. Arthur J. Wilson, plea of guilty, sentence of two years in penitentiary. Velma E. Hudson vs.

Mut. Ben. H. 4 Ac. Ins.

demurrer of deft sustained. John Bigeerstaff, et al, vs. Txrtev. et. al.

decree quieting title. Gladys vs. Nelson Elder, divorce erantfd and restoration of name of Gladys Terry. Fred Gordon vs. Editn Gordon, divorce granted Fred vs.

Maude Goucher, divorce granted. E. E. Klncald vs. Tillery, et al, decree quieting title.

Blanche Rodecker vs. J. A. Sellers, et al, re-set for January 14th. Gerald Cross vs.

Stof fer J. Schaf-fner, reset for January 14th. Minnie Russell Sawyer vs. Geo. Russell, et al, order of partition sale.

Mrs. D. R. Randolph vs. Arthur Delaney; attachment sustained and Judgment for $158.75.

Court adjourned Tuesday evening until January 12th. Leader. Soils Crops Conference Conference Is scheduled for February 24th at Cameron, states Coun-uary 24th at Cameron, states County Agent Adam. As in the past, school district delegates will be appointed but the meeting Is open to every one. This year the theme of the conference will center a- round war production practice Clinton County farmcrr, regard this conference as one of the out- standing gatherings of tho year.

MEnwwOMEN IN UNIFORM Mrs. Frances Cox sends in her renewal to the Optimist and writes: I read it, then mail it to Tommy. He is- now' stationed at Memphis. attending technical school studing Radio and Radar. He says it is very interesting.

He is also flying in off time. Jimmy Dougher ty, her grandson, writes that Be was in that awful battle of Tarawa. He is with the Marines, some where in the Pacific. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Wilson receiv ed word the 24th of December that their son, Pvt. Irvin I. Wilson, was not doing so well, following an attack of pneumonia, they found it necessary to operate to drain his lungs. He thinks he will be able to be up when they remove the tube. Then when he is able to travel he wilt be home for a 30 day furlough.

Sgt Carl Cannon from Palm Springs, was here from Sunday until Thursday visiting- his mother and friends. He was a guest at the Rotary club Tuesday even ing. He is a cook in the army. Carl likes his work fine, says he is trying to do all he can to get the job done as soon as possible. He if visiting a few days in Kansas City and plans to leave next Sunday for camp.

His camp is near Los Angeles and San Bernardino. Cpl. A. D. Grady arrived home Tuesday from camp Barkley, with an honorable discharge.

A. had a heart ailment several years ago and the strenuous activity cf his training brought it back again, He is glad to be back home but has, a feeling of disappointment in not being able to stay in the army until the war is over. Deaton Linville Ralph E. Linville, son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. Linville of Lathrop and Miss Winnie Deaton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.

Deaton of Holt were married at 4:00 p.m, Saturday January 8 at the home of Emil Carlson, minister of Calvary Bap tist church, Kansas City, Kansas. The minister' used the beautiful single ring ceremony. The bride wore pastel green with brown accessories and -white corsage. She is a graduate of Holt High School of the class of '42. After graduation she was employed in Kansas City until near the time of her marriage.

During last month she assisted in reporting Holt news far the Optimist. The groom is now employed ic the Bomber plant in Kansas Citx prior to that work he was on the force at Brawner Serum Company. They will make their home in Lathrop. The Optimist editor joins friends in extending heartiest con gratulations and good wishes. ''ay.

Rationing Up To Date Meats, Cheese, Butter, And Fats Brown Stamps and good through January 29. Brown Stamp good January 9 through January 29. Canned And Processed Foods Green Stamps and in Book IV good through January 20. Green Stamps and in Book IV good through February 20. Sugar Stamp No.

29 in Book IV good for five pounds through January 15 Shoes Stamp No. 18 in Book I and Stamp No. 1 on Airplane page of Book HI each good for one pair indefinitely. (No merchant can le gally accept loose shoe stamp coupons). Gasoline Coupon No.

9 in sheets good for three gallons through January 21, if endorsed with license number and state of registration. Tires Final inspection date for "C' holders February 28 holders February 28 and holders March 31, Fuel OU Period 2 coupon good through February 7 for 10 gallons. Period 3 coupon good through March 13 for 10 gallons. Stoves All new cooking and heating stoves are rationed (except electric ranges). Certificate must be se cured from local War Price and Rationing Board.

Any dealer or distributor may apply to his Board for a 50 in crease in his allowable inventory for coal and wood heating stoves and oil heating stoves. CHRISTIAN CHURCH COUNCIL The Women's Council of the Christian church met at the church on Thursday, January 6, at 2 p.m. The opening hymn was "Savior, Like a Shepherd, Lead Us," Prayer and devotions, Mrs. E. L.

Fisher. Hymn, "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross." "i Mrs. F. J. Longfield was program leader in the absence of Mrs.

Comm. The theme was, "Learning to Read." Mrs. Irvin Seymour talked on the 1st lesson "The Light of in the study book, "For All of Life." The business meeting was eon-ducted by Mrs. Fisher, the Pres. Twenty four members and one visitor, Mrs.

Arthur A. Gibbs, were present. Mrs. Dunkeson's group served during the social hour. I 1 nual mean temperature of 62 degrees.

This summer the old ther mcmeter soared to 117 degrees but the heat is a dry heat that does not hurt as much as 96 degrees at home. All business houses and homes are air-conditioned, so we even enjoyed the summer here more than those in Missouri. Las Vegas' slogan is, "Still a Frontier Town, the hub of southern Nevada's year long play ground." A year ago the population was a- round 35,000. After the McNeil Construction Company finished the Magnesium Plant they moved on to other projects, so the population now Is 20,000. Last winter Las Ve gas was like a mail house with the streets and stores jammed- like bargain day.

McNeil people lived in huts, garages, trailers, and every possible shelter. Now, that they have moved on, Las Vegas has set tled down to be a very nice town, Five new additions have been built here. We are proud of our new home in the Huntridge addition the largest of the five. There are 450 new homes just completed in this addition. It is a project of 5 or 6 movie stars including Irene Dunne, Loretta Young and Jack Oakey.

Before we came out here some one told us we were coming out to nothing but sand i and rock, J. but don't you believe it. There are the most beautiful trees, lawns and shrubs to be found anywhere. The roses bloom the year around and the flowers abound. All lawns here are "built" of course because there is too much alkali in the soil just to throw seed out and let it grow.

You have to cover your lawn with 4 or 5 inches of blow sand and peat moss, then plant your seed, February and September are the months to build lawns. Our lawn is tap and growing prettier every day. We put out several shrubs and roses so we are hoping that our place will, be very, pretty by the time Lathrop people stop by to see us on their vacation trips. Roses out here like hot house roses and are just as pretty as anything California can brag about. The grass is just like velvet carpet if it is properly taken care of.

Las Vegas has many beautiful homes of Spanish and ranch arch itecture. The main street of town is quite colorful with the most neon lights in the west. The business houses are quite modern, a good many of them having ill glass fronts. They claim that Las Vegas has always been a boom town, before the war a tourist's center and since the war new industries, new mines, and ranching keeping it a boom town. Recreations for tourists range from winter sports, hunting, fishing and riding to rodeos, cele brations and fiesta3.

Sines Nevada has legallized gambling the casinoes flourish with activity. Las Vegas has two of the finest resort hotels in the United States. People come from all over the west to be guests at these hotels. The school facilities here are unsurpassed. Four new schools have been built in the last year to handle the increased enrollment They say the teachers in Nevada have to pass a stiff examination on Nevada school law as well as have a high grade teacher's certificate to get into the school system.

There is absolutely no cost to pupils since books, paper and even pencils are furnished by the schools. Church denominations here include, Methodist, Catholic Lutheran, 4 Baptist, and Latter Day Saint The marriage laws, divorce laws, legalized gambling and! all have a tendency to mark Las Vegas as a God-less town, but If It is God-less, a lot of God-less people go to church. We have only gone to the Methodist church and It is always full for church service. They say 'the other churches are packed each Sunday too. The Methodist preacher here came from Los Angeles and was supposed to be so highpowered but we can't see that he has anything on Brother Kolt-ner.

They haven't a singer here that can sing half as good as Continued on page 7.) Township $9,935) amount to sold in township Hardin twp. $29,750. i The campaign opens January 18 and closes on February 15. It is hoped that every family in the county will buy as many bonds during this time as they possibly can. Every family is urged to buy a bond in this campaign if at all.

possible. WATCHMAKER COMINGS I will be at McDonald's Shoev Shop, Saturday, January 15 and 22. Will pick up watches and clocks on the 15th only and complete and re-turn everything January 22. If I am inducted into the Navy, I will not return, but if relccted. will announce date here later.

VI SCE MARY THANKS YOIT I wiih all who remembered me during my illness to know that I appreciate your gifts, the and every other expre sion of your interest. It has been lively to be remembered by so many. Sue Mary Mellon and Parents. JOE EIXENBERGER DEAD Joe Elleriberger, age 74 passed away in a St. Joseph hospital Sunday.

He was stricken with the flu and taken to the hospital, put in an oxygen tent but failed to respond to treatment. Mr. Ellenber-ger farmed many years about 8 miles northwest of Lathrop. About a year ago he had a sale and left the farm and has been living in Plattsburg since. i i JUDGE JAMES Judge Emsley James, suffered series of severe heart attacks the first of the week He was not responding to treatment as rapidly as friends wished, so plans were being made Wednesday to take him to a Kansas City hospital where he would receive the best of care.

CARD OF THANKS Sgt Galen B. Klmsey wishes to thank the Brookingt Booster club for the Christmas card he received from them. IOOF ASSOCIATION Seventeen Lathrop Odd Fellows and Rebekahs went to Plattsburg Mcndqy night to attend the county association. They enjoyed a pro gram of music and speeches which was followed by refreshments and these were enjoyed too. The Lathrop Lodge will be host to the county association on Tues day evening, February 8.

DEATH OF DR. DTXGESS Dr. Thomas Dingess of Atohlsonv Kansas held Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in Atchison. Surviving are his wifo.

Mrs. Lou Walker Dingess and three children. Those from Lathrop who attended. the funeral serices are brothers ox Mrs. Dingess: Josh Walker, Albac-Walker' and James i DEATH OF MRS.

COLLINS Mrs. Ella Rand Collins. 72 years old, widow of George W. Collins, died Sunday night at her hoic 3636 Bales Avenue, Kansas City. She was born in Lathrop, Mo.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rand lived here many year. Mr. Rand ran a store for several years.

Surviving are two sisters. Mrs. J. Frank Barlow, St. Louis and Mrs.

T. L. Dustman, Westport, Conn. i Driven by an officer of the North west African Coastal Air Force, an Army Ordnance Jeep, loaded until the snrlncs were down on the axles. carried 25,000 rounds of ammunition and explosives over wild mountain roads in Corsica to supply French patriots who had cornered 2,000 Germans In a defile.

Small Number Soldiers rrom County in January So far there have been calls for only two small groups of Clinton county young men to enter military service in About a dozen white men began their service last week, and about a third of that number will enter later in the month. It is thought that the calls for February be quite a great deal larger. 'ine county selective service board at its weekly meeting last Friday forenoon, made minutes and classifications as follows: Don Eugene Barnard, Polo, order to report for physical examination. Jesse B. Quails, Lathrop, in 3-C.

Clyde V. Duncan, Grayson, in 3-C, farming and trucking of farm products.) Ralph Filley, Cameron, in 2-A (by vote of 4 to 1.) Norman E. Waldron, Cameron in 2-A (by vote of 4 to 1.) Edward E. Ellis, Cameron, referred to state headquarters for reccommendation. Maurice Blacketer, Cameron in 2-A drug clerk.

Cecil A. Porter, Sunnyside, formerly of Lathrop, case reopened and classifies in 2-A. M. Cox, Hanford, case reopened and re-classified in 2-A. Gustave W.

R. Wendt, Cameron, case reopened, placed in 2 A for six months. Chas. W. Chastain, Plattsburg, in 2-A.

James M. Culver, Lathrop, reclassified in 2-A. John Wattenberger, Gower, case re-opened, classified in 2-C (farming.) RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS The annual campaign for funds with which to fight infantile par- aljsia opened Friday, January 14, and continues through the end of this month. Regional, county and community chairman for the cani- paign have been appointed through out the state and will direct the campaign in their local communi ties. Wyatt Hawkins is chairman for Clinton County.

One half of the money contribu ted in each community, Rensley said, is used exclusively to aid victims of the disease who live in that community. This fund is administered by a local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. It is used to provide medical care and hospitalization, for the purchase of wheel chairs, orthopedic shoes and other necessary equipment and to help finance the training of local phy sicians, physical therapists and nurses in administering the famed Kenny method of treating the disease. The remaining 50 per cent of the fund la sent to the national foundation, where it is used for research into the cause and cure of poliomyelitis. It is through a grant from the foundation that the Kenny method is being made available to people who suffer from the disease.

Citing the 1943 epidemic of in fantile paralysis, Hensley said the need for funds is greater this year than for the past decade. "During the first eleven months of 1943," he said, "there were 11,843 cases (Continued on last pag. Wyatt Hawkins Is Named County Chairman Wyatt Hawkins of Plattsburg his been appointed Clinton county airman of the Missouri Commit tee" for -Celebration of -the' Presi dent's birthday it has been announced by Robert T. Hensley, St. Louis attorney and (Jhairman of the state committee.

The committee, which annually sponsors campaign for funds with which to carry on the fight against infantile paralysis, will conduct this year's campaign from Jan. 14 to 31. "The need for funds to figh, this disease is more acute this year than for the past twelve years." During 1943 there occurred in the United States the worst infantile paralysis epidemic in the last dozen years. There had been 11,843 cases of the disease up to the end of November, whereas during the entire twelve months of 1942 there were only, 4,191 cases. In Missouri alone there were 219 cases of i infantile paralysis during the first eleven months of 1943 es compared to only 87 during 1942 "One of the most difficult phases of providing care for people in an infantile outbreak is that of supplying sufficient physical therapists trained in the successful Kenny method of treating this disease.

It is for, the training of suchtech-nicians as well as nurses and physicans in Missouri counties that part of these funds are used." One half of all the money raised during the campaign, Hensley explained, remains in the county in which it was contributed. There it is used, under direction of a county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, for direct, aid to local victims of the In addition to the training of technicians in the Kenny method of treatment, purposes for which this money is used include providing hospitalization and medical attention for local residents who contract the disease and for the purchase of wheel chairs, orthopedic shoes a nd 1 other necessary equipment The remaining fifty per cent of the money is sent to the National Foundation where it is used for finance research into the case and cure of the disease and in grants to hospitals and medical schools throughout the country. 'ii 0 BEREKAH INSTALLATION Mrs. Mary Barr of Kearney, District Deputy, installed the of ficers of Lathrop Rebekah lodge last week. The following were installed in their offices.

Mrs. Maggie Riemenschnelder. N. Mrs. Mattie F.

Greer V. Mrs. Beatrice Crunk, Sec; Mrs Arleigh Dillenback, Mrs. Fern Daniels, Warden; Mrs, Dorsey Walker, Mrs. Tina Barnes, Mrs.

Neva Stout, I. Mrs.j Alma Cooper, O. Mrs. Maude Mrs. Vera Stafford, i L.S.N.G.; Mrs.

Maude Shoemaker, W.S.V.G.; Mrs. Mattie J. Greer, L.S.V.G.; Mrs. Ruth Henderson, Color Bearer. i 'i INCOME TAX I will be at Lathrop Bank eaalh Wednesday hptrlnnine January 19th to heln in makinir out Income Tax returns.

Be sure and bring the forms sent you by Collector. Robert H. Frost I.