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MOBERLY MONITOR-EM and MOBERLY EVENING DEMOCRAT 8 Pages VOLUME 15 MKMBKR ASSOCIATED PRESS US A. SEP WIRE SKRVICB TO CUT COST OF BUILDING MATERIALS The Industry Will Get On Band Wagon for New Housing Program A BIG INCREASE IN BUSINESS EXPECTED Government Will Insure Private Loans for Home Building and Repairs WASHINGTON, June 22. Downward revision of building material prices under NRA codes, to reenforce the administration home building and repair program, was said today by an authority in the construction Indus-1 try to be planned within the next fortnight. Not even awaiting 1 President Roosevelt's signature of the housing- bill, the industry was depicted as contemplating cuts of from ten to fifteen per cent in its charges. The spokesman, who did not want his name 'used, was in a position to- "Know the facts.

While components of the industry have insisted that present cost-protection prices have been the minimum at which plants could be operated and employment maintained at maximum, was said leaders in the business ex- Girl Uses Pistol to Complete Suicide Pact With Her Mother After Failure at Drowning MOBERLY, MISSOURI FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1934 Victim In Slaying DES MOINES, June 22 --The girl who tried to die with her mother, only to wash ashore from Lake Michigan tied to her mother's lifeless body, has completed her part of their suicide pact. A pistol which she found hidden in a sock was. the means used by 22-year-old Margaret Bott. Even with that she faced' the possibility of a second failure. She fired a bullet into bar stomach Wednesday and told a doctor, I thought I could find my heart, but I guess I didn't." The end came yesterday.

Not umil then did news of the shooting become public. Miss Bott had found the hidden in the home of her uncle, Dr. W. W. Pearson.

She shot herself a week from the day shi and her 63-year OT; mother, Mrs. Alice King Bott of Highland Park, tied themselves together and sward into L.ak Micb.igar. to die The waves washed girl and hei rt-ad mother ashore, where they were found by a. newsboy. Fear of a reparation by death had led them to plunge into the InKe Miss Bott had uu-Jergone seviial mas'-cid operatija'j and phyyicaans iaid another was necessary.

As. soon as ihe girl, a talented artisi eduv-tt'i-? in a private at Pjughkeepsie, N. Y. recovered from tna shock, s'-e was takei Des Moines Dr and Mrs Pearson. NABBED IN EXTORTION PLOTJRAP Lyle Erwin, Omaha, Caught by Agents Investigating Threats Against E.E.May DENIES ANY PART IN PLOT ON SEED I7IAN MOBERLY MONITOR.

ESTABLISHED ISBS tXOEX, EST. 1018 DEMOCRAT, BST. 1S73 NUMBER 301 AWAITING ARRIVAL OF STORK COLLECTOR LAMB GOES BEFORE JURY pect the housing program to so Increase volume that there will be no decrease in employment and net profits will suffer but little. Two Main Objectives A drive to reduce building costs LU ICUIU.I: i i has been under way for some I hl He Appears Voluntarily as Witness at Inquiry Into Alleged Shortage Waiving all immunities from prosecution, Herbert Lamb, county collector.alleged to be 530.5S0.1D short in his accounts, voluntarily went before the grand jury here today as a witness. The grana jury sessions were resumed today after a week's adjournment.

It was reported Mr, Lamb's appearance before the grand jury was at his own suggestion. It also was reported he had offered to answer any questions the jury members wished to submit to him relative to the alleged shortage in WARREN HAYNES S99TH Aged Moberly Citizen and Veteran Churchman in Good Health Mysterious clues confronted In. estigators as they sought to solve the slaying of Dr. Homer L. Meyer (above), well-to-do dentist of Eldorado, believed to have a prospective purchaser of a farm owned by Meyer.

(Associated Press Photo) time. The reduction has two! main objectives: To increase activities under the housing program, which is designed to encourage building of new and the repairing of old: And to carry out the announced policy of NRA to keep prices from mounting to excess, It is seldom that any person being investigated by a grand jury appears before that body to act as a witness. The jury itself has no right to summon the person being investigated and if he is summoned and asked questions the jury has no right to return an indictment against that person. ft? Increased volume of building) Members of the county court activity will permit a narrower also were witnesses before the margin between production costs grand jury today. They are 3.

and selling- prices. Halliburton, presiding judge, a. It was predicted also that H. Shlflett and Hugh Lamo. more than offset the increased costs of labor, which in some of the building industries, especially lumber, has risen from 50 to as high as 400 percent.

Harry Hopkins, federal relief chief, is expecteov-to take charge of the housing program unless he personally signifies a Osteopaths Hold Meet at Madison "Uncle" Warren Haynes, 612 West Coates street, yesterday entered upon the 100th year of his life. His 99th birthday was observed quietly at the residence of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Haynes, where he makes his home. There were- a rood many callers and a flock of cards, "Uncle Warren" has the dis- of being the only charier member of the Coates Street Presbyterian Church, and is its ldest member.

For seventy- four years he has been a member and elder of the church. was born near Nashville, of a family of five boys and four girls. He has outlived all his brothers and sisters except three, Mrs. Rebecca Cunningham, near Huntsville Finis Haynes of Cairo and Robert Haynes of Denver. KILLER REFUSES? TO TELL MOTIVE Ohio Ex-Convict Confesses Murder of Illinois Dentist Whom He Tortured I He Is Arrested on Appearing- at Spot Where Officers Left Dummy Package OMAHA, June 22.

-Arrested near Council Bluffs, early today as the result- of an elaborate trap arranged by state and federal agents, a man who said he was Lyle Erwin, 42, of Omaha, was questioned here regarding details of an alleged attempt to extort $6,000 from Earl E. May, wealthy Shenandoah, seed man and merchant. Officers expressed belief the name given by the suspect was fictitious. Erwin was fairly well dressed, appeared to be well-educated, and said he had studied medicine. WABASH TO CENTRALIZE ACCOUNTING Here With Seven Employes to Be Abolished September 1 IDECATUR TO HAVE CENTRAL OFFICS Displaced Can Bid for Other Jobs, 'Bumping' Younger Clerks both households, it In two famous rt, i A i Ji cAHreicn in TWO Tamous families, those of Col.

Charles A Lmdbergh and Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champion. Mrs. Lmdbergh (left) is the mother of one son, Jon Morrow Lindbergh, born after child was killed by kidnapers Mrs Fourteen men took part in ar- Gene TM der TM HIS REASON WILL DIE WITH HIM contrary preference to the Prejrt- Plans are being made to dramatize the program with celebra- c- tions, similar to those under which NRA was launched. To Get On Band VVagon The building materials industry will be among the first to "get on the band wagon," it was added, with their announcement of pnce slashes. The lower prices will have the complete sanction of tne government.

Meanwhile, inquiries about the borrowing of money for home re- MADISON, June meeting of the Central Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons was hew Thursday evening in the offices of Dr. T. Turner of Madison. Preceding the meeting a dinner was served to the visiting doctors I and their wives at tne Hayaen Hotel. Those present were: Dr and Mrs.

Fetzer of Brunswick; Dr Earl McLaughlin of Kirksville Dr. and Mrs. Held of Dalton; Dr Jones of Boonville; Dr. Browning of Louisiana; Dr. and Mrs.

Sim mons of Monroe City; Dr. ana When a youth of 19 years he moved to Randolph county. In 1868 he moved to Moberly--two years after the first Jot sale was held, establishing this city He has since resided here. Until retirement "Uncle War ren's" entire life had been spent as a farmer and teamster Despite his advanced years he enjoys good health. He still is a familiar figure at th Coates Street Presbyterian Church services, and is a regular attendant at Sunday school.

NEW ORLEANS, June 22. JP-Arrested here late yesterday with two pistols in a handbag, Harold St. Clair, 30-year-old Ohio ex-convict, admitted to police that killed Dr, Homer L. "Meyer, 55, wealthy dentist of Eldorado, last week-end in Illinois. Illinois officers speculated that the dentist had been tortured before he was shot and killed and described the slaying as without a motive.

St. Clair told Chief of Detectives John J. Grosch here that he would not fight extradition to nois "I will- go to the electric 'chair, but the reason why I killed Meyer will go with me," he was quoted, by the officer as saying. the trap that bagged! Erwin as he stood on a highway two miles south of Council Bluffs. To the Iowa state agents and federal bureau of investigation agents he denied having had anything to do with the plot, insisting that he was a hitch-hiker.

The arrest followed two fail- PWA WITHDRAWS URBANDALE GRANT ures, when attempts to deliver a I 563 Others, Including Mo- dummy package went for naught. pr i A Letters oeri Also inreatened Unless Projects Are Started 3 Threatening Letters State agents today said May had received three letters during the past week, each threatening him and members of his family with death and promising that his home would be bombed unless fre delivered the money at the spot near Council Bluffs. The first letter, received last Friday, egents said, directed May to put a want ad in the personal column of an Omaha newspaper stating ''I will deliver. Earl," and to drive that evening to Omaha uy way of Sidney and Glenwood, la. MILLIGAN TALKS TO RAIL SHOPMEN! A $2,000 PWA loan and grant to Urbandale has been rescinded outright, and a $700,000 PWA allotment to Moberly may be withdrawn unless immediate steps are taken to start work on the municipal power and light project, according to announcement made at Washington, D.

C. yesterday by Secretary Ickes. The Moberly allotment is one ol' 563 Idaho, in every totaling state except $158,558,517, abandoned on a highway and his body with two bullet holes was discovered Monday morning in a clump of bushes near an old shack on his farm either on the way to Omaha or on the way home, the letter stated, threatened with rescision "unless Meyer's automobile was found May would see a red flare pair are bringing i iT- the reminder LJCVtl i. here that the faderal government itself advances no funds under this latest emergency set-up What lending there is will oe by banks and building and loan associations, with the privilege of government insurance of the loans to varying degrees. The delay in appointing an administrator has made it difficult to answer numerous letters to Washington about the procedure necessary to get a loan.

The administrator will have to set up a series of regulations to govern tho situation. The Loan Plan In general, however, a man in Hacfcensack, New Jersey, for instance, who wants to take advantage of. the opportunity, may apply to any private lending agency for a loan to build ft porch which would cost say 51,500 Mrs. Hutchins of Fulton; Dr Markovitch of Wellsville; Dr Grace Robertson, Victor Robertson Dr. Gladys Wright and Dr Allan Wright of Moberly; Dr Birdstrc-tcher and Dr.

Jones or Eldon; Dr. Van Wyngardner and Dr. Gorrell of Mexico; Dr. John Hardy of Columbia; Dr. Yost of Auxvasse; Dr.

Garrison of Ceiv tralia and Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Turner and son, Tommy, of Madison.

Dr. P. O. Hayden of Brunswick, Dr E. J.

Dunaway and Dr. ifi. Riley of Madison, dentists, were invited guests. Dr. McLaughlin was the principal speaker.

His subject was "The Acute Abdomen anj Osteopathic Reflexes and Diagnoses." Dr. Fetzer discussed 'The Treatment of Malaria." BRITISH SAY THEY THEIR BLUE ST. LOUISA June" 22 cleaning and dyeing establishments here have voted to surrender their Blue Eagles it was announced today. The cleaners said they cannot comply with NRA wages and hour provisions since authority for regulation of prices and fair trade practices has been withdrawn. Wed at St.

Joseph Mrs. B. F. Johnson, 318 Madison avenue, received word today of the marriage May 20 in St. Joseph of William- (Buddy) Moss, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lonnie Moss of St. Joseph, formerly of Moberly. Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis 100 002 0--3 3 J.

At 000 300 0--X Andrews, McAfee (4th) and Benton and Berry Homer: Pepper, 6th, SAYS EMPLOYES ARE SATISFIED Union Organizer Expects No Further Difficulties at Shoe Factory Tie game called end 7th, rain and darkness. Cleveland oil 002 000 4 lo i At New 100 000 000--1 7 Great Britain needs a bigger navy with more surface craft of all type but especially those in the lighter, If the bank or other a r. en experts told Americans today that wishes to make the loan it will do so and arrange lor the home owner to pay it back in monthly payments which may run as long swifter category. as five years. The lender then may notify tne new housing administration, under procedure not yet outlined, that he wishes to take advantage of the government's guarantee, it the loan meets the government's requirements, the administrator will guarantee the lender against loss up to 20 percent of the loan.

Can Seek Loan Now NEED BIGGER NAVY Pearson and'pytlak; Gomez and Dickey. Chicago 000 010 000-- 1 a LONDON, June 22. IP--British I This suggestion was given at a session of Anglo-American technical experts In which Great Britain outlined her desire in a statement of her maximum position in naval armaments. An increase in her navy, said Britain's representative, was needed to commensurate her growing responsibilities as a world power. At Boston Oil 030 50x-- 11 is Gaston, Heving (7th) and Shea; Ostermueller and R.

FerreH. Detroit 000 010 At Washington 001 110 Brown Shoe Company em- ployes here are "practically 100 per cent satisfied" with agreements reached Wednesday at the conference of company officials and employe representatives, C. Gullion, organizer for the Boot and Shoe Workers Union, said today. He' termed the agreement a satisfactory one when carried out, and said he fel't there would no further difficulties. He also stated he and the organization as a.

whole were confident John A. Bush, company president would carry out all parts o'f the agreement as made. Mr. Gullion was a speaker at right side of the road. He was to stop there and get further instructions as to where to place the money.

Joseph Burke, state agent from Des Moines, drove May's car in the first attempt at a roadside contact but nothing happened as May had received the letter too late to insert tire want ad. Monday another letter arrived, setting Tuesday night for tlie I drive. A terrific storm, however, apparently dismayed the letter- writer. Burke made th-e drive but steps to get their projects under construction with men on. the pay rolls at job sites," Secretary Ickes said.

The Moberly city council will part as New Labor Act and Pension Plan Explained by Senate Candidate at Sedalia SEDALIA, June 22--Congressman Jacob L. (Tuck) Milligan of Richmond, candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator, in an address before shop employes of the Missouri Pacific here at noon today, explained legislation beneficial to railroad employes that was enacted at the recent session of Congress, adding that he served as a member of the committee, sub-committee and conference committee that considered this constructive, legislation. The noon meeting was part of an all-day rally here, formally launching Milligan's campaign for the sena- toral nomination. He spoke, in the regular weekly meeting of where he was. nothing happened.

Made Drive Again Yesterday the third letter came, telling May to insert another want ad. He did and Burke started again. Near the deaf institute south of Council Bluffs, he saw a flashlight at the right side of the road, the lens covered with red paper. He stopped and found a note attached to the light, telling him to leave the money by a phone pole across the road. Burke left a can and drove on.

A little farther on state agents G. L. Smidt and O. B. Wenig of Des Moines, who had been crouching on the floor of the car, slipped out as Burke slowed down.

The two agents went back and when a man appeared out of the darkness and picked up the flashlight they ordered him to stand move up the date of the bond issue election, last set for September 11, at a meeting next Tuesday night. PWA officials have asked that the election be held not later than the last week in July. Urbandale Project Dropped The S2000 loan and grant to Urbandale was for laying a 4-inch water main from Moberly to Urbandale. Urbandale had voted a bond issue to cover the remainder is no reason why a per- The Britisn suggestions were so son desiring to make a loan may detailed that the Americans not now begin negotiations with merely received them for trans- his bank or another lending agen- mission to Washington, cy- As a matter of fact, officials here say some banks have already FORMER CAIRO MAN Fischer acd Hayworth; Burke and Phillips. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 001 xxx xxx At St Louis 001 xxx xxx Benge and Lopez; p.

Dean staa DeLancey. Homer: Lopez, 4th. Boston 100 500 000--6 At Pittsburgh. 002 023 OOx--7 13 Betts, Mangus (6th), -Smith (Sth) and Hogan, Spohrer; Meine, iBirkofer (4th) and Padden. Homer: Vaughan, 3rd.

Philadelphia 000 000 liu At Cincinnati 010 000 1'OU begun to lend, with the idea of taking advantage of the insurance phase of the law when the Presi- signs the bill. Mrs. Grace Huntsman, near Until that time it is impossible) Cairo, has received a message the Boot and Sho Workers Union last night, making a complete report on Wednesday's conference. During his talk he made a strong plea that all employes at the factory be orderly and peaceful and show the company they are willing to cooperate in every wya possible to the best interests of the company and themselves. As provided in the agreement Wednesday requests for reinstatement of three office -em- ployes at the factory will be taken before the National Labor Board.

Wednesday of next week. These three employes are Mrs. Stella Kimbrough, Mrs. Thelma Lowry and Miss Alta Harris. It is alleged discrimination was shown in' discharging them, it being charged they were the only union members working in the company offices here at the time they were discharged.

On The Spot Burke, who by this time had driven back, also saw the man by the road and, drawing his gun, told him to raise his hands. With the other agents' order to keep his hands down, Erwin stood ir resolute. Burke, not knowing his fired over the man' head to enforce his order. The other agents, armed machine guns, shouted, "It's al right," but Burke, unable to see them in the darkness, did not realize at once they were his companions. He desisted firing in the air after the agents' had convinced him of their identity.

Erwin, after questioning at Glenwood, was brought to the Omaha jail. Collins and Todd; Klemhans, DIES IN MONTANA 1 Derringer (6th) and Lombards. I New York 000 000 Oil-- "2 11 4 1 At 022 500 60x--15 18 (4th) and Manto detail the steps necessary. A home repair campaign is expected to be started within 30 days, at which time a huge program to inform both prospective lenders and borrowers will be undertaken. from her cousin.

Earl Halliburton, cuso, Richards; Lee and Hartnett, at Meadow, S. telling of the death of his father, Thomas Halliburton, there June 3. Mr. Halliburton was a former resident of the District 2 community, near! Phelps. Homers: Cuyler, 3rd: Klein, 4tn; Ott, 9th.

Cairo, and was familiarly known It is similarly impossible to lay, as "Uncle THE WEATHER J) out exactly as yet the procedure for getting a loan for a new home, and it will probably take somewhat longer for the govern(Continued on Page Seven) He was an uncle of Mrs. Huntsman, Mrs. James Wright, Henry MISSOURI: Partly cloudy to- and Will Rogers, all near Cairo, night and Saturday. Cooler in Funeral services and burial south and east-central portions at Meadow, S. D.

tonight. NEW BRIDGE AT PARIS ABOUT COMPLETED The new state highway bridge across Middle Fork at Paris is nearing completion, according, to the Monvoe County Appeal. The last of the flooring was laid this week the dirt on the south approach was completed, except for smoothing, Tuesday. It is expected the bridge will be ready to open for traffic July 4. Miss Eleanor Kincaid returned last night to her home in Joplin after a visit here with her grandmother, Mrs.

Edward Mulligan, HANNIBAL GIRL KILLED IN CRASH HANNIBAL, June 22. -T-Miss Helen Jean Huntsman, 20, of Hannibal, was killed and Harold Vaughn and James Richards, both of Perry, were injured last night when their automobile and of the cost of the project, which totaled $2,931. This project was temporarily dropped more than a month ago when the government refused to approve awarding the contract to a local firm, whose bid was $21 higher than that of a St. Louis construction company. The Urbandale town board wanted the contract awarded to a local firm so that more local labor would be employed.

The Urbandale allotment is one of 97, totaling $8,217,042, that have been rescinded. Local controversy or regulations beyond federal control have blocked progress in some instances, said an Associated Press dispatch on Secretary Ickes' announcement. "So far as PWA is concerned," Ickes said in a statement, "these 563 projects are all set and ready to go and have been for weeks. The money is available. All that remains is the most important thing--putting men to work.

Must Begin Employment "The 563 "projects are neither under contract nor are they being advertised for contract, two es- "There are two bills enacted during the closing days of Congress which are of special interest to the railroad employees of the state and nation. One of these acts- is an amendment to the Railway Labor Act which was passed in 1926. After eight years of experience in the administration of this law, we became aware of its defects. The amendment has not introduced any new plan or changed the present method of mediation and voluntary arbitration. It provides that the em- ployes shall be free to join any labor union of their own choice or join any company union or any other associations that he may desire.

While providing that the labor unions shall be free from the employer's influence and control, the law does not make any preference to any particular union or class of unions. Machinery is Inauguration September 1 of centralized accounting offices at Decatur, for the entire Wabash railway system will result in abolition of the Moberly division accounting department, local railway officials announced today- There are seven employes now- working as accountants. in the Moberly offices. Three of them will fill three new clerical positions to be created in the office of Superintendent W. A.

Greenland. It is doubtful that any of the seven who might desire to "bid" for a position in the general accounting offices at Decatur would be able to uo so because of insufficient seniority, according- to the local accounting- office em- ployes. Similar division accounting departments will be abolished at Decatur, Montpelier, Chicago an St. Louis. These departments, as well as the one at Moberly, will continue operation as usual until September 1.

No changes will be made here until that time, unless some employe receives work in the general offices at Decatur. To Simplify System A centralized accounting department is to be adopted in -order to simplify the method of accounting and payment of em- ployes in various branches of service, railway officials stated. About seven employes will be affected at the division terminal at Montpelier, Ohio, and a smaller number at St. Louis and Chicago, according to railway officials. wA.11 the accounting offices in the signal, mechanical, store accounting 'at Decetur ares abolished.

All clerical employes on the system will be permitted to take one of the new positions at tur, providing their seniority will allow them to do so. All Under Superintendent After September 1 all employes on the entire Moberly division, except those in the mechanical department, -will be under tte supervNion of the superintendent's office. The seven accountants here are Frank Leedom, division accountant; J. F. Cook, station and yard timekeeper; O.

T. Davis, valuation accountant; H. M. Brock, maintenance of way timekeeper; G. B.

Mariard, maintenance of way clerk; Frank K. Switzer, bill and voucher clerk; and A. O. Clark, stenographer. According to the announcement made today, more accounting po- itions at the Decatur offices will he abolished than at the Moberly offices.

Thirty-eight positions will be created in the new central offices. Moberly accounting employes today said those from here who sential steps in getting them under way. "These projects are estimated to produce 93,000,000 man hours of direct employment, or 20 per cent of the total estimated direct employment that will be produced by the nonfederal phase of the public works program." "Rescinded money can be real- fContinued fage ,7 taking; of an ac- wou ld desire to be placed at TM a 1Iot to enable the Board catur probably would be unable to of Mediation to determine what do so on account of insufficient representative the employees de- seniority, and that those who had SU ll have ne for them su i cie nt seniority to retain a job with the management in the mat- WO uld prefer to remain at Mober- ters affecting their wages and than go to work at Decatur. working conditions. The net result of Uie cna nge, they Bans Company Control saidi was that there would doibt- This act forbids the use of De our fewer clerks at Mo- carner funds to maintain.

and Kerly. Clerks older in seniority control labor organizations of the win displace others so the employees. It specifically prohib- ultimate result will be that four its the requiring by the manage- younger clerks will be out of jobs. ment, the employees to sign the From 120 to 38 so-called 'Yellow-Dog' contracts, This change is another of a requiring them to join a company series of reduction in Wabash unit forces at Moberly during the past "Under the old act, disputes four or five years. After Septem- arose as to the authority to select ber 1 there will be but thirty- representatives, because of the eight clerks employed at the Mo- prcvision'requiring equal repre- berly offices, and a total of forty- sentation of the management and three on the Moberly division, the employees on the board with in 1929 there were 158 clerks no provision for further and final working on the Moberly division, decision, in the case of -a.

deadlock, of whom 120 worked at Moberly. Often this condition has made it necessary for the President to intervene and establish an emergency board. (Continned on Page 7) AT JACKSONVILLE Alert Driver Prevents Spread of Flames When Pedestrian Lights Match on Oil Truck Nine of the 88 children from the Christian Orphans' Home, St. Louis, being entertained in Ran- I dolph County are at Jacksonvtlle- Thev are in the homes of Mrs. C.

I J. ferrill, Mrs. G. E. Bye, Mrs.

Elmer Brown, Mrs. Ben Davidson, Mrs. S. B. Brown, Mrs.

Toothacfr- er and Mrs. Anna Goddard. A pedestrian who carelessly another machine side-swimped on struck a match on the side of a U. S. Highway No.

61, near here. The car went over a 30-foot embankment. PRINCE OF WALES TO BE 40 TOMORROW LONDON, June 22 (-5 1 He doesn't look it, but the Prince ol Wales is 40 years old tomorrow. Society gets little chance nowadays to couple the name of tne world's most eligible bachelor and her cousin, Mrs, Allen Dun- with some stately princess or lovely lady of the realm. tank truck being filled with gasoline this morning caused an explosion of gas fumes about the truck and momentarily endangered the Great Lakes Oil Company's bulk station, near the shoe factory, and the lives of both the pedestrian and truck driver.

Lyle Thatcher, truck driver for the Great Lakes bulk station here, went to the station about o'clock to fill his truck. While he wag running gasoline into the tank, the pedestrian, whose name was not learned, passed and care-j lessly lighted a match on the side of the truck. As the match flared, gasoline i fumes about the truck ignited I 5 OF PRE-SCHOOL UNIT GIVEN RECOGNITION Five members of the Central and flames leaped a hundred or Pre unit have received fppr. into air recog: njtjon certificates for their more feet into the air. Thatcher was uninjured and he immediately cut off the flow of gasoline leading from the bulk tanks to the truck.

Then he threw a pair of uuionalls over the truck opening to smother flames that might have entered the tank. The fire department was summoned, but the flakes were out, before it arrived. No damage was doae. work during the past year. They are Mrs.

A. E. Westvig, Mrs. R. H.

Matthews, Mrs. William Reid, Mrs. A. Knight and Mrs. Roscoe Quinn.

The certificates are from the Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers and are for completion of study us the Missouri systexn- ized pre-school program on and training' of children, Ev- I.