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For That Dreamer of Soviet Dreams-Many Things Khrushchev Sees in U.S. like Fairy Isle Come True' By JA3IE? MARLOW Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON (AP) That tion and has 500,000 men idle three months today. There are other things Snnish- dreamer of Soviet dreams, Pre-jchev may learn as he bounces mier Nikita Khrushchev, comes I around America. whizzing into America at a time! There are 4,600,000 individual when he says "fairy tales are becoming a reality" for mankind. He himself-- thanks to 20th century magic--conies in a smooth as a flying carpet land which, when he around, will seem like a tale turned true.

He descends out of the businesses; 814,000 miles of paved highways; 59 million passenger cars and 12 million trucks and jet as buses drinking about Si billioa to of gasoline a year, with looks 1114 million cars, tracks and buses fairy expected by 1975. Another little 86 per cent of the nation's skies i 51 million households have one or into the most prosperous TV 7 sets. in the history of man. But it isj But it is America's farmland not a simple land, nor a perfect land farm production--particular- one. Khrushchev could understand that, since the Soviet Union is a country of contradictions, too.

This is a land which prides it- iy corn, which is close to his heart-- that may make Khrushchev's eyes bug most. Huge Output Per Man the U.S.S.R. half the 20S mil- people live on farms. Here Created but which never! only about 20 million people-- completelv believed or practiced around 11 per cent of the and still doesn't. Witness the! 000 population-- are on farms.

segregation of Negroes, the pre- American farm output per man againsi Jews and Catho-jas since 1947. Crops this year are expected to self on the slogan-- "All Men Are luoice Could Understand Thai. Too Khrushchev could understand oe the --1958 second greatest in history set the record--but this thai, also. In the U.S.S.R anii-jyear corn production will break Semitism has run deeo--evea! a records. deep in blood.

I Ameican farmland is worth billion; farmers' cash income This is a land where men are free to work, quit or strike butj where the overwhelming number, 67 million, prefer to work. But still a land where, despite ail the riches and resources, 3,425,000 are unemployed. And yet a land where beggars are few, thanks to the various government aids created painfully over the years amid much dispute. This is a land which last year from selling their pro- ducts was 30 billion. The livestock, if Khrushchev could see it all, would blind him: 64 million beef cattle, 99 million of all kinds of cattle.

If he's interested in chickens, here's an item: there are 383 million chickens laying 60 billion eggs. Madison CWF Plans was shocked by the Soviet display of Auction for Benefit Of Parsonage Fund scientific genius--in the Sputniks and the moonshot--but which is doing much less than it can afford in education. The U. S. Office of Education says 200,000 more teachers and 130,000 more classrooms are needed.

There are 46Vf million students this year. A Land of Contrasts America is a land of contrasts. People too poor to pay doctors' bills go to charity hospitals. Yet millions out of their weekly pay checks take out insurance againsi future doctors' and hospital bills to avoid charity while they can. This is a land forever preaching free enterprise but where various pressure groups for instance, farmers--are looking for MADISON Forty-three members were present when the CWF of First Christian Church met Thursday.

A covered dish luncheon was by the Mary i Group. Mrs. Merritt YanBuren, presi- dent, announced the annual fall auction would be held October 3. It was voted that the proceeds be placed in the parsonage fund. The group has accepted an invitation to attend the Middle Grove CWF on Oct.

nounced 6. Other were the meetings an- CWF county spread slowly over the years. It is a land which seemed to plan meeting Sept. 26 at Mark Twain Cafe and the District CWF convention at Canton Sept. 22.

special benefits and socialism has Mrs Enos Wood reported that 19 from the a i CWF were guests of the Holliday CWF Sept. 2. Mrs. Sidney Wood announced the day's program. The devotional was given by Mrs.

James Thompson, whose subject was "Open Our Eyes to See God in Me. 1 Mrs. Thompson discussed "Making provision in our will for the work of the Mrs. Wood announced as the program subject, "Social Issues in Town and Coun- learn slowly the need of old people, but it is learning. Over lO million people, most of them 65 or over, are drawing government old age pensions which they helped pay for in their working years.

Wide Range of Income America is a place where 14 per cent of the people earn under $2,000 a year, 64 per cent earn between and and the I try" and discussed these issues. Mrs. Mark Willis discussed "Social Service in Town and Miss Bess Baker discussed Relations in Town and- Mrs. J. T.

Garnetfs subject was "The Christian's Opportunity to Serve in a Voice from His Church in County Organizations." The luncheon meetings will now be at 12:30 o'clock. remaining 22 per cent earn over all the way up to the 200 or so whose income is a million or more. This, too, is the land where personal income this year is running at the rate of 384 billion dollars and individuals pay billion in federal income taxes and corporations pay a tax bill of 20V2 billion. America is a land where the typical family has a one-family 1 home or apartment, quite a con- Mr. and Mrs.

Kessler trast to the Soviet Union where in the big cities, at least, four or more families may have to crowd into one apartment, with one bathroom He 7 Never Permit A Strike In Pittsburgh Khrushchev will see something which may be incomprehensible to him and which he would never permit: a strike which has shut down 85 per cent Parents of Second Child Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kessler, Route 2, Moberly, are the parents of a 6-pound, ll daughter born at 8:52 o'clock yesterday morning at Community Hospital. She has not been named. There is one other child, Steven Wayne, 19 months.

Mrs. Kessler is the former Miss Barbara Jean Davidson of Mo- Dentists Balk Khrushchev's Luncheon Plan National Convention Forces Shift in Fete For Soviet Premier Two Badly Injured As Truck Plunges Off Bridge, Burns PALMYRA, Mo. (AP)--A tractor-trailer truck ripped 175 feet of railing from the North River bridge, plunged 30 feet to the river bank and caught fire late Monday night. The two occupants were seriously Inj'ured and burned, NEW YORE (AP)--New Yorkj The Missouri Highway Patrol Ciry was all set to fete Nikitalsaid Robert W. Lynd, 29, of Alta- Khrushchev at the plush Waldorf- mont, apparently went to Steel Strike Negotiators Take Recess Only Action Monday Is Usual Statements From Both Sides NEW 1'ORK (AP I for the struck steel industry and the United Steelworkers met for 90 minutes Monday, then recessed apparently as stalemated as ever.

As has ceea the case siace the strike of half a million sieehvork- ers begau uvo months ago, the only action carae in opposing statements from spokesman forj the companies and the union. R. Conrad Cooper, chief negotia-j tor for the industry, reiterated! that the steel companies are op-j posed to any new contract that would be inflationary. David McDonald, president of the union, reiterated his charge that the companies' concern about inflation is phony. Cites "link to Banking" Many top steel executives, McDonald said, are also directors of some of the nation's biggest banking houses, and as such are contributing to inflation by working for higher interest rates.

McDonald said the bank-steel executives "attempt to blame average wage- earners for the evils of The 1 industry has contended any agreement that increases wages without compensating changes in work practices to increase per- man production would be inflationary Prestrike wages averaged S3.1I an hour. Mosisor- Democrat Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1959 Mrs. Mary Musick, 88 Dies; Funeral To Be Thursday Mrs. Mary Florence Musick, 88, of Huntsvilie died at 12:30 o'clock this morning in Whitaker Hospital.

A resident of Kuntsviile 41 years, she was the i of Combs Musick and was known to most acouainfasces as Aunt Mary. Mrs. Musick is survived by a great-niece Mrs. Mildred E. Van Pelt, Salisbury; and a brother, D.

G. Phipps of Springfield, Mo. The body is in the Patton Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon by the Rev. Vincei Lambert, pastor of Huntsvilie's First Baptist Church. Burial will be is the Huntsville Court Cases at FIORENZE TROUPE OF WIRE WALKERS--The internation- PprJS Dismissed ally known famous Florenze Troupe, the first American op- pearance of the ''Parisian sensations of the silver-strand" DV JUuQC Fuller executing the ultimate of ail daring and clever manipulations on the tight wire, will thrill Moberly circus fans at the matinee PARIS and night performance of Al G.

Kelly end Miller Bros, largest circus coming to the Lions Field grounds on Thursday, Sept. 17. cases week Three circuit court were dismissed here last bv Judge Elgin T. Fuller. Civic Astoria ballroom--until 832 firm- jawed dentists lowered the hoom.

But what about the menus, gasped flustered officials? And the guest lists? And the security arrangements? Tough luck, said the dentists. Now the Soviet Premier, city officials and 1,000 other luminaries who looked forward to the Waldorf luncheon Thursday will have to go elsewhere. Neither veiled pressures nor appeals to civic virtue could budge the American Dental Assn. ir Booked Four Years Ago" They had booked the Waldorf's grand ballroom four years ago for their convention, they declared, and they weren't moving for any-1 body--not even Mr. K.

It wasn't a question of they said, simply convenience. The whole squabble "could have sleep at the wheel of the big truck as it reached the bridge on U. S. Highway 61 one mile north of Palmyra. Robert L.

peka, Chi Foundation Names More Delegates Berridge, 31, the passenger, KEYTESVILLE Six churches were represented at the Chariton of To- County Christian Civic Foundation was credited with pulling the gravely injured driver from the burning wreckage. Both were taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital at nearby Hannibal. Cub Pack 14 Will Be Reorganized Wednesday Night Cub Pack 14 will hold a reorganization meeting at 7:30 o'clock Meth Committeemen said the pack been" prevented" "by" proper plan-j would be reorganized for 1959-60 ring," "said Dr. Percy Phillips, activities.

ADA president. Parents of boys in the pack are The Khrushchev luncheon was invited to attend as well as prospective members and their parents from the south and southeast sections of Moberly. transferred Monday from the Waldorf to the ballroom of the Commodore Hotel, nine blocks away. The menu will be the same, but the guests will be a bit more crowded and the elaborate securi-l Bert Griffin, 85, Dies ty precautions will have to be re HuntSVllle; Funeral i ITo Be Held Tomorrow arranged. George Bestens Have Long Western Trip Mr.

ana Mrs. George Besten, 215 South Clark street, have returned from a three weeks' automobile trip through Colorado, Wyoming. South Dakota and Montana, accompanying Mrs. Besten's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. he body is in the Patton Funer- Mrs.

I. E. Schnell of Fayette. ai Home. Sen-ices will be held at In additior to touring the Black 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in Hills and Badlands of South Dako- Second Baptist Church by the pasta and Yellowstone anc Glacier National Parks, the group visited another brother of Mrs.

Besten. L. Schnell, and family of Kalispell, Mont. The case of John F. Carmody vs.

Helen G. Johnson was dismissed for failure to prosecute; the case of Cecil C. Evans and others vs. Lee Mitchell and others was dismissed upon application of the plaintiff and at his cost; and the case of Percy James and Stoddard vs. the Tewell school district was dismissed at the cost of the plaintiffs.

Other action by the court: In the Joe GiUiam vs. Vaugh case involving a mining lease the defendant allegedly gave meeting Sunday afternoon, held at the Baptist Church in Brunswick. They were the Salisbury Christian, Salisbury Methodist, Brunswick Baptist, Keytesville Baptist and Musselfork Baptist Churches, and the Bynumville Church of God! (Holiness). Two more delegates, Mrs. Joe Stiles.

Keytesville and Albert Ross of Bynumville, were appointed to attend the Alcohol Institute to be held Sept. 17-18 at the Windermere Baptist Assembly grounds near Camdenfon The other delegates are the Rev. W. K. Harper.

Salisbury; Rev. Robert G. Scott, BynumviUe; Rev. Harold Burk, New Cambria: and Joe Stiles. Keytesxiile.

The October meeting will be in! Bynumvflle at the Church of God' CENTRALIA Funeral services Dee Moore, Paris, Dies at 82 After Heart Attacks PARIS--Dee Moore, 82 resident of Paris for 25 years, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Pleasant Rest Home after suffering two heart attacks. Mr. Moore suffered the first attack Friday while fishing at Clap- per Lake and was taken Jo the plaintiff, the defendant granted leave to file an answer. The plaintiff filed petition for $7,000 damages based on defendant's actions regarding the lease. He alleges he performed work worth this amount- He further alleges she refused him permission to enter the premises to wok or to remove valuable equipment had there.

In the Paul Bried vs. a Beamer case, the defendant was granted leave to amend a counter rest home to be cared for. He had the second attack Saturday night. He had lived for years with the late Dr. and Mrs.

McMurry of Paris and after their death continued to live in the home, which was inherited by Miss Isabel phy. Miss Murphy and her sister are semi-invalids and were unable to care for Mr. Moore when he became 111. He is survived only by a niece, Mrs. D.

D. Grain, Jacksonville, Ill- Tentative U.N. HEAD Andres Belaunde, 77, of Peru, was scheduled to be elected president of the U-N. Genera! Assembly. (AP Wirephoto) Wayne Mason, Fatally Injured on Tractor, Is Buried Today in Fulton (Holiness) church.

Bert Griffin. 85-year-old Hunts- viile Negro, died yesterday morning at his home. He was a retired Wabash section laborer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gogia Ann Griffin: a stepdaughter, Mrs.

Mary E. Davis of the a brother, Leonard Griffin, Huntsville; and four step- grandchildren. of America's vital steel produc- berly. Don't Take It fop Granted! TO ASK RAO TOCO TO euee LAST THAN TWevDfD U-fcOA-2COUX Mr. and Mrs.

Edwin Gmgerich Parents of First ChDd, Son tor. the Rev. George Mann. Burial will be in the HuntsxiJQe cerne- terv. Relatives Visit Mrs.

Stickney At M.U- Medical Center HOLLIDAY man, Hclliaav, Miss Opal Hart- Miss Anna May Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gingerich, Hartman and Mrs. Melvin Henni- Clark, are the parents of their ger and children. Moberly and first child, an S-pound, son.

born at 12:38 o'clock this morning at Community Hospital. He has not been named. Mrs. Gingerich is the former Miss i i M. Bamtreger of Buchanan County, Iowa.

Mrs. Marvin Henniger. Madison, visited a afternoon with their sister and aunt, Mrs. Hazel Stickney at the University Medical Center. Columbia.

Mrs. Stickney underwent surgery there Fri- dav. Capacity Audience For Hewgley Recital MADISON A capacity audience was present at the Madison Baptist Church Friday night for the a of Miss Arlene Hewgley and her pupils. Included on the program were piano solos and duets, accordion solos and duets, clarinet solo and cornet solo. Pupils in the recital were Esther Slaton.

Nancy Rogsdale. Rhonda Willingham. Suzanne Kingston, Frances Hanna. Sharon McLaughlin. Sharon Whitacre, Christine O'Bannon Paula O'Bannon, Debra Frank.

Rodney Haley, Connie Embree. Connie Frank, Joyce Hogan and Nelson Hewgley. The program closed with vocal selections by Joyce Hogan and the for Wayne Mason. 44, who died Saturday night of injuries sustained when his tractor overturned two weeks ago, were held today in Fulton. Mr.

Mason, former Centralian, died in Callaway Hospital, Fulton. He was a former Centralian. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mary Baits of Centralia: his mother, Mrs. John Eckley, Centralia; four brothers and three sisters, among them Mrs. Paul Vanderpool of Moberly.

Pearl Elsberrys Have Vacation in California MADISON--Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Elsberry have returned to their home in Madison after a month's visit with their son, Leonard Elsberry, and his family in Fullerton, Calif. Mr. Elsberry retired Aug.

1 af- Carr sisters In the audience werelter 40 years as clerk and meat persons from Kansas City, Mober- lv. Bevier and Paris. Guest From St. Louis MADISON Lester Hendren of St. Louis is the guest of Mr.

and Mrs. Johnnie Hendren and other Madison relatives. cutter in the same store in Madison. Most of this time he was employed by Baker John, Joe and Fred Baker. After their death he was employed by their successors.

Jack Baker. Joe Dixon and Bob Meals. The is now owned by Joe Dixon. claim. Plaintiffs motion to dismiss funeral arrangements count er claim was overruled, but call for a graveside service at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in.

Walnut Grove cemetery. Three Yanks Take Technical Control Of Soviet Plane WASHINGTON (AP) Three American airmen technically took over control of Soviet Premier NiMta Khrushchev's plane today. The three boarded the plane in Moscow for the nonstop flight, just as three Soviet fliers boarded the American jet which flew to Moscow with Vice President Richard M. Nixon in July. The American pilot is Capt.

Harold Renegar, the navigator Capt. George Bohichik and the radio operator Sgt Gaylor Robinson. I he was given seven days to file a reply. The case of Joseph Wfflard Loft vs. George Allen Batsefl and others was set for trial Dec.

30, 1959. Rev. Elmer M. Orr Is Attending Baptist School KEYTESVILLE The Rev. Elmer M.

Orr, pastor of First Baptist Church, is attending Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City. The pastor will be in class four days each week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday until noon. Training Course For Den Mothers And Cub Masters A basic training course for Cub Scout Den Mothers, Cub Masters and Pack Committeemen was held in the Muncipal Auditorium Sunday afternoon. The following attended: Mrs. John Rainey Mr.

Clifford Forsee, Mrs. William Rogers, Mrs. William Newby, Mrs. Roy Heise, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Scott, Mrs. A. K. Tebow, Mr. 0.

E. Wood, Mr. Ernie Padgett, Dale all of Pack 14; R. F. Crosswhite, Pack 201; and Cecil Bales, Pack 16.

Ray Boots, Jr. and Clarence Robinson were the instructors The basic training courses are designed to give Den Mothers and Cub Masters ideas for their jobs. The training is also a basic requirement for the Den mothers' training award and the Scouters' training award. Radio Appliance Store Ray Boots Says You Can Take Your Choice Bake or Roast Cook, with Electricity, Coal, Wood or Oil or COMBINATION in the Magnificent Save On Electricity Save On Time Cooks Better Bakes Sublime IT COSTS LESS TO COOK ON A MONARCH Radio Appliance Co. 535 W.

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