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Historical Society State COUNCIL GROVE REPUBLICAN THE DAILY GUARD, FOUNDED 1915; CONSOLI DATED WITH THE REPUBLICAN SEPT. 1, 1924 VOLUME 60 NUMBER 11 COUNCIL GROVE, (KANSAS) REPUBLICAN SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 1934 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Aid For Morris County Schools By Government CIVIL WORKS SERVICE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE The National Education Association Fund For Schools Available for Distribution Washington, Jan. to the Republican)-Early assistance for Morris county schools in danger closing because of straightened financial conditions is seen the result of aid the recently created Civil Works service. According to an announcement Thursday by the National Education Association the fund of $150,000,000, established to keep all schools in the nation opthis year and through 1934-35, is now available for distribution through CWS.

Schools closed at the present time also are eligible to receive CWS assisance. Broadening of relief activity will be provided through Federal loans to school districts, municipalities or county corporations on the security of local delinquent taxes, frozen assets in closed banks or other acceptable collateral. EASY AGAINST ADMIRE Council Grove Wins With LopSided Score In a game in which there seemed to be no end to the scoring, the Council Grove first team defeated Admire, 55 to 33, on the Admire court last night. In a more moderate scoring game, the Council Grove secteam won from the Admire second team, 15 to 8. There was a loose defense on the part of both teams, allowing very free scoring.

According to Coach C. W. O'Bryant, the entire Council Grove team was at their peak in scoring. Keith guard on the local team high point scorer of the game with 19 points. Montaveau led the Admire scoring with 12 points.

Foresman, center, turned in a fine performance in the game last night. This was his last game, as he will be ineligible hereafter. He has been in every Council Grove game for the last four years. Council Grove will play Osage City here next Tuesday night. Osage City usually has a strong basket ball team and a stiff game is anticipated.

AUCTION GRAY FARM Paul Kilkenny Purchases Old Estate for $8,000 The Gray farm, formerly owned by Jesse W. Gray, deceased, was auctioned off yesterday at public sale to Paul Kilkenny. Harry E. Snyder was the administrator of the estate which comprised more than 387 acres. 'The farm is located east of Council Grove and sold for $8,000.

Kilkenny plans to move to the farm about the first of March. 48 BIRTHS IN 1933 But Deaths In Morris County Reach Fifty-seven Thirty boys and 18 girls were born during the last year, reported Miss Louise Brown, city clerk, today. This includes Council Grove and the immediate surrounding district comprised of Four Mile and Warren townships. The deaths last year totaled 57. Five of these were children of less than five years of age, while 20 were over seventy years old.

A KELSO DETOUR A detour will probably have to be used on the Kelso road five miles northwest of Council Grove the first of next week, County Engineer Ferd Williamson announced this morning. Repairs will be made on the highway at that time by CWA workmen. The detour will go north one mile and then west three-quarters of a mile to Kelso. MRS. LUNDBERG HERE Mrs.

Irene C. Lundberg of Fort Duchesne, Utah, arrived here this morning on business, regarding the estate of her mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Kesterson, who passed away last June. She will remain here during the next few days.

A CREAMERY TOUR Ralph Van Camp, employee at the Fairmont Creamery company, conducted a tour through the creamery plant for the members of the Kansas State college press team, yesterday afternoon. Van Camp is a graduate of Kansas State college, Manhattan. ANOTHER SCHOOL PAPER The Trail Blazer, high school paper, edited by the journalism class is scheduled to be issued Wednesday. Mike Amrine and Hazel Ensminger are its co-editors. The paper is issued twice each six weeks.

FEW DIVORCES HERE Survey Shows Six Marriages To One Divorce Marriage licenses outnumbered all divorce actions more than 16 to 1 in Morris county during 1933, offices a of study Probate of records Judge In, T. Williams and Clerk of the District Court J. A. Bruton reveals. December also supplanted June as the leading month for marriages, fourteen licenses month being purchased during the last of the year.

There was a total of seventyfour marriage licenses sold in the county last year, and only thirteen divorces applied for, one of which was dismissed in court and seven more being still pending. In only one of the five divorces granted was alimony allowed. Here are the marriage figures for 1933, listing the licenses issued each month: January-6, February-2, March-6, April-7, May-8, June-6, July -3, August September-4, October -5, November-10, December -14. Mrs. Trembly Dies At Home Death Comes To Early Day Morris Woman After Coshort Illness.

Mrs. E. C. Trembly, early settler and prominent citizen in Council Grove, died about 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home at 508 Main street after several days illness, resulting from recent paralytic stroke. She leaves in her immediate family, her husband and two sons, John and Wilbur.

One other son, Elvin, died in 1926. Mrs. Trembly was born in Afton, September 30, 1853, married E. C. Trembly March 27, 1874, and came to Kansas in the fall of 1877, settling on Rock Creek, in this county.

Elvin and John were born in Pennsylvania; Wilbur in Kansas: In Tremblys moved to Council Grove, where they have lived the last twenty-eight years. The funeral will be held at the Trembly home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with burial in the Greenwood cemetery, Services will be in charge of the Reverend M. M. Thorne and th Reverend W. Randles.

A POSTMASTER RESIGNS John Harkness, veteran postmaster at Delavan, has resigned. His resignation was forwarded the postal authorities Washington this week but no acceptance has been received. Mr. Harkness has been in charge of Delavan office for ten or a dozen years. number of months ago with the retirement of Wm.

Davis, Delavan rural carrier, that route was consolidated with one from Herington, making the office less profitable. Mr. Harkness expects to return to his farm as soon as relieved. Hope In Business Council Grove Busihess Men Predict Trade Increase During 1934 Several business men ih Council Grove are optimistic about business conditions in general for 1934. Duke Brown of the Brown hatchery believes there will be a more stable price on poultry this year than during (1933.

He believes there will be no sharp price advancement in chicks, but price will depend mainly on consumption, "There will be no extremely low priced chicks on the market this year as in 1933 since the code has stablized prices," said Mr. Brown, He also believes that eggs will not increase in price to any appreciable amount during the year. Sales thus far indicate a good outlook for the coming year," Lauren Rumsey of the Durland White hardware store said. "We have had six prosptcts for sales this year where we had none last year." "The government corn-hog program has made farmers feel as though they could buy many products but they have neglected to buy they have a needed for some time as had no ready cash," he asserted. According to Rumsey, tractor sales in the last few months have indicated a decided up(Continued on Page 4) CONDITION THE SAME The condition of Chas.

Dillon, who has been confined to his bed since Tuesday with an attack of pneumonia remains the same, according to word received here today. PAINT COURT LINES Because the lines on the basket ball court of the high school were repainted this morning, Supt. E. R. Sonnenberg was forced to issue an order to keep the grade school boys off the court until the paint had dried.

WARMER TOMORROW The weather will be fair tonight and Sunday. Slightly warmer tomorrow and in the west portion tonight. Corporation Tax Payments Being Made Gradually FAVORABLE REPORT FOR 1933 BY COUNTY TREASURER Kansas Electric Power Company and Santa Fe Have Paid All Last Year Taxes Corporation taxes for 1933 are gradually but suerly being paid up, according to G. B. Sandford, county treasurer.

Taxes for the first half of the year were due December 20 and have nearly all been paid, while several companies have turned in their taxes for the last half, which will not come due until next June 20. The Kansas Electric Power company and Santa Fe railraod have paid all of their 1933 taxes. Taxes for the power company amounted to $8,659.56. The Rock Island railroad is the only company having not yet started payments. The M.

K. T. railroad turned in 75 per cent of their total for the year and the Missouri Pacific 50 per cent. Other taxes arealso being turned Mr. in at Sandford a very said, satisfactory and condi- rate, tions promise that a large percentage of those yet outstanding will be paid within the specified time.

NO CHARGE TO PUBLIC Only Commercial Organizations Will Be Taxed Mayor A. L. Pullins today made a correction concerning the money charges made by the county for commercial organizations for the use of the fair grounds. "The city and county extends an invitation to all public organizations such as fairs and similar festivals for the free use of the fair grounds," Mayor Pullins said this morning. "Charges will be made only to those organizations operating for a commercial profit." Mayor Pullins also said that it was planned to move a caretaker's house to the fairgrounds soon.

TAXES ON ALCOHOL Government Files Suit Against Chemical Company Washington, D. C. Jan. (AP) department of justice said today the government has filed suit in Balitmore against the United States Industrial Chemical company for more than eight million dollars taxes on denatured alcohol alleged to have been diverted for beverage purposes. This suit is said to be the first of similar actions to be brought against other companies for large amounts.

LIBRARY ADDS BOOKS Average Number Checked Out this Month 65 Approximately 250 new books were received by the library during the year 1933, Miss Kate M. Behring reported today. Fifty books were for children, three for teachers use, and the remainder for general reading. Thus far this month the average number of books checked out has been 65, not including the 46 varieties of magazines received at the library. CWA PROJECT COMPLETE White Shale Used To Surface County Road Ferd Williamson, county engineer, says that work on the CWA project west of White City has been completed.

The road under construction was surfaced with white shale. This is the first time shale has been used for that purpose in Morris coun- ty. A GROCERY PLAN Olathe, Jan. 13 Approximately 815 families on relief rolls in Johnson county will be supplied with a variety of food during the next two months, according ing to the CWA administrator here. The director said he expected distribution of food will be started during the second week in January.

Each family will receive approximately eight pounds of beef in addition to the supply of groceries. NEW OFFICERS GO IN Admire, Jan. 13 -The Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges here held a joint installation of officers in the lodge hall Tuesday evening. George Wayman was installed as noble grand; and Roy Jenkins as vice grand of the Odd Fellows. Officers in the Rebekah lodge included Mrs.

Josephine Johnson IA.S noble grand and Miss Jennie Krelier as vice grand. RUFIS ICE IS DEAD Cottonwood Falls, Jan. 13- Rufis Lee Ice, 72, former well Known Chase county man, died recently his home in San Angelo, Texas, according to word received here. Mr. Ice is survived by three children and two sisters.

6 DIE IN EXPLOSION Hartford, N. Jan. least six men were killed and seven in were injurearly today an sion of boilers at an eastern cotton oil company plant. The plant was wrecked, sulting in damage estimated at approximately $50,000. Rescue crews went to work in the debris to determine if other persons were dead.

Enrollment Will Begin Next Week Few Changes Will Be Made for High School and Grade Schools. Students at Council Grove high school and grade schools will enroll Monday for the second semester. Final examinations were completed yesterday at the high school and classes will begin again on regular schedule Monday morning, according to Superintendent F. R. Sonnenberg.

The teachers have met and made nans for the remainder of the year. No changes will be made in the teaching staff, the superintendent said, and little change in enrollment is expected. Minor changes in a few of the courses will be as follows: a freshman English class will be absorbed by three other English classes, making them larger and more interesting; the business administration course will carry on as a business law course; and the orchestra has been revised and will meet the seventh hour on Friday instead 'of the first to make it more convenient for the pupils from the country to practice. After three or four weeks, the sociology class will be changed to a vocational survey course. ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS Authorities Decide on Activities Program Today Spring activities for the grade and rural schools were decided upon this morning at a meeting held by the officers of the Elementary Activity Assciation.

Attending the meeting were: Leslie Naughton, Parkerville, president; Fern Dougan, Council Grove, vice president; Lawrence Chinn, Dwight, secretary; and Rosa Hallmark, White City, treasurer. In the spelling, arithmetic, and declamation contests, the date was set at March 17, to be held in Council Grove; while the date for music contests in vocal solos, piano solos, quartettes, piano duets, and choruses, is March 31. The track meet which was postponed last year because of scattered cases of scarlet fever over Morris county, will be held April 7, it was decided. BAKER QUARTET HERE President and Group Will Appear Here Jan. 21 Dr.

W. B. Fleming, president of Baker university, will bring the Baker male quartet to Council Grove Sunday, Jan. 21. They will have charge of the Sunday evening service at the Methodist church, and Dr.

Fleming hopes to meet all of the high school seriors there. The quartet is composed of James Russell, first tenor; Eugene Farrell, second tenor: Roland Rogers, baritone; and Robert Mize, bass. They will be accompanied by Miss Irene Sterling, pianist. PUBLIC UTILITIES TOO Companies Come Under The NRA Provisions Washington, D. Jan.

-The National Recovery Administration replied to challenges of other government branches with theassertion that public utilities must "come clearly within the provisions of the National Recovery Act" and may be placed under the code just as any other industry. THANKS COUNCIL GROVE It has been both pleasant and profitable for us to work the last two days in Council Grove. You have been courteous and helpful. Our presence in the Republican office has broken into the routine and caused extra work for the office force and the printers. They took it with a smile, makbrief stay here doubly enjoyable, -The Kansas State College press team.

SCHOOL BOND ELECTION Lawrence, Jan. The spebond election on the proposition of building a new school on the New York site here will be held February 6, it was decided at a special meeting of the city commissioners yesterday. LOCAL MARKETS Eggs 14c Cream 14c Cane 80c Kafir, bushel 28c Wheat, bushel 72c Corn, bushel Hens and Fry Begin Probing Mystery Death In Cedarville ROY HILLYARD FOUND DEAD NEAR FARM YESTERDAY Bullet Wounds Discovered After Body Was Taken To The Mortuary Arkansas City, Jan. Chautauqua county officers were investigating today the death of Roy Hillyard, 20, whose body was found near the Hillyard farm at Cedarville late yesterday with a bullet wound in his groin and one bullet wound in the back of his head. Hillyard was at first believed to have been killed accidently in opening a gate, but when the body was taken to the mortuary here, the bullet wounds were discovered.

A gun was found lying across his body and a discharged shell was found nearby. Parents of Hillyard said their son had no known enemies. SCOUT MEETING MONDAY Five Local People Will Go To Abilene To Hear Landon Evart Dreese, chairman of the A. G. Dunn, and Van Scholes, local scout troop a committee; members of the committee; Dr.

R. W. Marshall, scoutmaster of troop 55 here; and Dr. J. F.

Powell, assistant scoutmaster, expect to attend the anuual Jayhawk Area Council meeting at Abilene, Monday evening, Governor Landon will speak on "Scouting and Citizenship." Morris county and 38 other counties in the northern half of Kansas comprise the Jayhawk area. About 300 scout leaders from this territory are expected to atend the meeting at Abilene. HONORS TO "TIPPY" Bird Dog Now Carries License Tag No, 1 a black and white bird dog belonging to Kenneth Blim got tag number one this year, according to Miss Louise Brown, city clerk. Taxes on dogs were due January the first, and Miss Brown said that the city commissioners are to be more stringent this year in order to enforce the law on dog licenses. Recently there have been a large number of stray dogs in town.

"If local people wish to keep their dogs, they should see to it that the canine licenses are purchased as soon as possible," Miss Brown said. Five dog licenses have been issued up to date. CEILING WORK PROGRESSES Decorations To Begin Soon In Library Building Construction of the ceiling in the main of the city ye library is well underway, and ating of the interior will begin as soon as the repairing is fin. ished, Harold Walsh, supervisor of the CWA work in Council Grove, said today. The floors on the first floor of the library are to be resanded and refinished.

This work will probably be completed by the first of next month. FUEL FOR NEEDY Council Grove Families To Get Free Wood H. W. Sly and Herman Weeks, county employees were preparing more wood this morning which will be distributed to der needy the families supervision here. This is sunof Geogia Smith, commissioner of the poor, Charlie Campmier has been hauling the wood to the local families.

A FAMOUS BATH TUB Wamego, three Jan. Three scoreand years ago drummers who stopped at the Ames hotel here signed on two pages of the register. On one they engaged a room; on the other time in the bath tub. George W. Jenkins, a pioneer business man, says that the tub "brought many persons to Wamego." It is to be preserved.

INTEREST IN OLD PLOW Cottonwood Falls, Jan. 13- Considerable interest has been established here in an old plow owned by Badger brothers of the northwest part of this county. The father plow was nurchased by the 53 years ago, The ancient farm implement is a 12-inch with a cast iron moldboard. TOURNEY MARCH 2-3 Cottonwood Fails, 13. Schools basketball in the elimination tournaments meet here on' March 2-3.

It is expected that high schools within a radius of 50 miles will take part in this event. PRISONER WALKED OUT Salina, Jan. 13- -While the two lawyers were arguing, Harley Snyder, being tried on a charge of carryihg concealed weapons, walked out of the courtroom here and disappeared. PENNY SAVED IS ONE EARNED Maybe Council Grove People Hoarding For Rainy Day dian pennies is believed More ethan, $500 worth of Into be hoarded here, according to information received at the post office today. Although the government has repeatedly issued statements that it could not make or never had made any premium on any coin, local people are still saving them.

In the beginning a rumor that these pennies were to be set in the pavement in Chicago during the world's fair raised the interest to a high pitch. However, the world's fair has and gone and still the is being continued. It was said later that they could sell for five cents apiece, but Indian head pennies are too numerous to be valuable to any coin collector. If the government would call in all these pennies, postal authorities stated today, these one cent pieces would no doubt exceed the government-called gold coin and certificates. Three Teams In League Race Dwight, Wilsey, and White City Will Strive For Court Honors Soon Each basketball team in the county league competed in a league game last night.

In the double header game at Parkerville, the Dwight boys won, 26- and the Parkerville girls won, 18 to 9. Both games were rough with many fouls committed in each game. In the games between Wilsey and White City, Wilsey won both of the boys games, the first team winning 16-13, while the second team ran up a 19-7 score over the White City boys. In the games between the first teams, Wilsey High was leading 16-8 with three of the game remaining. period minutes, of the game Wilsey's center was put out of the game on fouls and the White City boys immediately began to run up the score but the game ended before they could forge out in the lead.

The Dunlap first team defeated the first team of Delavan by a score of 28-20. The game was played on even terms throughout the entire game, but lap was more successful than Delavan in hitting the basket. Up until last night White City was leading the league with no defeats this season. After their defeat at the hands of Wilsey last night, three teams, Dwight, Wilsey and White City, are now tied for the lead, each one having been defeated once. in the league competition.

Optimism Grows Local Hatcherymen Expect a Big Business During Next Season Buy Many Eggs With a brighter outlook ahead, local hatcherymen expect better business this coming season. Earl Hammer, owner of the Hammer hatchery, although undecided when he will start hatching, expects to sell approximately 200,000 chicks, and the Reliable hatchery company owned by Duke Browh plans to produce 100,000 chicks. According to the owners this will necessitate the buying of approximately 390,000 eggs which are purchased from the immediate local vicinity. Brown said that he expected to do more business this year, while Hammer pointed out that times in general were becomihg better in comparison with last he year, Hammer said that when does get started on his hatching, he will work more on started chicks than before. More than 80 per cent of the chicks produced are sold locally, the hatchery man said.

The remaining 20 percent are sent to larger towns ih the state or out of the state. AID TO FARMERS 361,897 People on Farms Share In Government Relief Washington, D. Jan. (P), The Farm Administration said that wheat payments totaling $26,977,000 have been to five $362,897 states. This farmers in thirtysum in for agreements to reduce the acreage is about one-third of the total to be spent in the wheat program.

SCHOOL PLAY WEDNESDAY The Wilsey high school play, which has been postponed several times on account of the illness of one of the members of the cast, will be given in the high school auditorium Wednesday night, starting at eight o'clock. P. E. 0. CELEBRATION The local P.

E. O. organization will celebrate Founders' Day at the home of Mrs. A. J.

Kenwell, Monday evening. The club here was first oryanized July 8, 1903. A dinner and special program will be held. To Investigate Income Tax of Col. Lindbergh OTHERS IN AIR MAIL FIELD ALSO QUESTIONED List Includes Walter Brown and Herbert Hoover, Jr.

Questionaire Sent Out Washington, D. Jan, (P)-An income tax study touching Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh and a host of other, past and present names air-mail field was going forward today under the direction of senate committee members.

The senate air mail investigating committee disclosed that they had ordered income tax check-ups also on Walter Brown, former postmaster general, other members in his administration, and Herbert Hoover, son of the former president. Investigators said that about 200 questionaires had been sent out. As information came back to the committee, they said, the treasury will be asked to check income tax reports of the men concerned. Senators had been studying this information in search of contrary statements. OLATHE PROJECT APPROVED $12,000 Will Be Used for Construction of Buildings Olathe, Jan.

application of the Jackson county commissioners to the Federal Emergency administration of Public Works for a community recreation and public park for this county has been approved by R. J. Paulette, state engineer of the Public Works Administration and the Kansas State board of advisors. The proposed project would create a county committee center and public park on a 40-acre site near here. The $12,000 sought for the work will be used in the construction of an administration building, an auditorium, an exhibition building, a farm group building, dog show kennels, recreation bath house and swimming pools.

TO PROTECT CITIZENS England and Japan Move to Give Aid Shanghai, Jan. 13-(P)-The units of British and Japan navies moved today to protect their citizens caught, apparently between two fires in Chinese costal province of Fukien, Great Britian ordered a cruiser from Hong Kong to Foochow. A Japanese cruiser dropped anchor at Manoi and landed a company of marines. Dispatches from various points indicated nationalist's forces were victorious everywhere in their operations, occupying Foochow and moving southward in pursuit of remnants of the erstwhile powerful nineteenth route army which had defended the rebellious government of Fukien. A REPEAL VOTE anti Prob Society Will Meet Monday Topeka, Jan.

and members of the executive committee the anti-prohibition society of Kansas, will meet here Monday to lay plans organizations to campaign for a repeal of the state prohibition amendment, to be voted on next November. NOT TO SPREAD SAILS Cleveland, Jan. Postmaster General Farley predicted today that Roosevelt would not "spread sails before the inflation gale, with all the perils that beset such a course." The democratic National chairman asserted in a speech that' neither would the President "sacribice advances which have occurred in commodity prices by taking views of international I bankers." 0. K. ON RAIL LOAN Washington, Jan.

13 The Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway company was authorized by the interstate commerce commission today to borrow $290,834 from the public works administration. The money is to be used for 5,184 tons of 110- pound steel and the necessary fastenings. The Council Grove Republican's COMPLIMENTARY TICKET This Ticket Will Admit Jess Anderson and One. Mrs. Irene Winters Mrs.

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17-18, Robert Armstrong in "Above the Jan. 19, "The Model Jan. 20, Tim McCoy in "Silent Men." Watch this space each Saturday, YOUR name mav be listed for Free Admittance next!.