The Steele Enterprise from Steele, Missouri • 1

his YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER NUM XXXV EIGHLIGHTS AND SIDELIGHTS FROM YOUR STATE CAPITOL souri Population Again kes Rural Decline The state bureau of vital statispredicts that Missouri will 84 94,000 in population in the three years with the bulk the increase in metropolitan Pas. The state agency recently, estited the 1957 population of Misas 4.206,000. It predicted by 1960 there will be 00:000 Missourians. However, the state agency estited 1 that 65 per cent of the te's 114 counties will lose poption in the next three years. bureau guessed that 74 anties will lose population.

The in increases will be in St. Louis Jackson, Greene, Platte St. Louis counties. The vital statistics agency figthat Missouri has increased population about 260,000 in last seven years. Of the increase, the agency estited that about 70 per cent was -sons under 20 years of age, out 13 per cent in the 20-64 bracket and 17 per cent in over 65 age bracket.

ison Committee Hearings courage Tattle-Tales The House-Senate corrections mmittee seems headed full tilt ward undermining executive auprity in the offices of the vernor and the director of coretions. The permanent joint committee set up by law in the last ssion of the general assembly th the dubious task of keeping eye on the prison while the gislature is not meeting. A simiproposal was vetoed in the ministration of Gov. Phil M. annelly because he thought ch a committee would encroach executive powers.

Since the prison committee arted hearings last week, it has rued the prison employees into bunch of tattlers, Guards, priofficers, even Warden E. V. ash have taken the advantage of stifying behind closed doors out the actions of their- superiIn the Missouri prison set up, director of corrections is the (er-all head of all state penal stitutions-the main penitentiAlgoa reformatory and the omen's prison branch- answable to the governor who appints director. With the advent of the legislare prison committee, it seems at Col. James D.

Carter director corrections, may now have to answerable to 12 members of legislature. After the disastrous 1954 riots, lost of the blame fell on the prion director and the governor. If Pything happens in the future, wonder if the legislature and joint prison committee will be illing to accept any of the Tame. illion Dollar Campaign fanned by Missouri Drys The Missouri Press Association as learned that the Christian livic Foundation of Missouri Jans to raise $1,000,000 for a empaign to promote local option Prohibition in Missouri. ill for the campaign, which Plans feature an initiative vote on he Jounced "dry" question, were anluring at Columbia recently 100 a convention attended by organization workers and pinisters.

William B. Seven associate dilector of the foundation, said the organization plans to raise the 1,000,000 in the next three Tears for "alcohol education." The main he part of the education, said would be used to put over state wide election on a "comthe right to govern for a local new name dry orgnization's option law. The CCF plans to start circulata petition next January and ing live February to bring about an initiasue. on the local option isvote hopes to Setzer complete said organization time to get the issue the petitions in lot for the on the balSetzer said 1958 the general Christian election. Civic Foundation hopes to raise at least of the million through dollar goal for contributions Missouri churches lot their budgets.

of The one per cent said would be from rest, he Aviduals, foundations obtained and busi- innesses. would "use said the dry Setzer organization gan" in the all stops on the oroption prohibition. campaign This for would local include, said campaigns the public initiative vote education eflators and elect information sympathetic legis- how to legislators vote and have on voted (Continued on Page 8) THE STEELE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1957 STEELE, PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI Star- -Studded Program Accompanies Queen Of Blytheville Cotton Contest The beauty pageant of the al Cotton Picking Contest, to Junior Chamber of Commerce feature an unusual star-studded appearance of 30 to 35 beautiful nation. Among the personalities who will be performers are Miss Missouri, doing her sensational Charleston number, a hit at the Miss America Pageant: Miss Louisiana of 1956, one of the South's leading dancers; Miss Natalie Wood, rising young movie singer and Elvis Presley's No 1 girl; A. F.

Thomas, one of the nation's top record pantominists; Jimmy Demopoulos fast rising young singer of Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout fame and sweepstakes winner at at the Mid-South Fair; Chester Lauck, the famous "Lum" of the radio team of "Lum and Abner;" and Wink Martindale, widely-known Memphis TV personality Master of Ceremonies. Also among the special production numbers planned by Bob and Katie Chowning, producers of Services Sunday For Raphael Ash Retired Farmer Raphael Luke Ash, a retired farmer from the Cooter area, died September 20 at the Nursing Home in Matthews, Missouri. Mr. Ash was born in Pemiscot County May 31, 1885 and died at the age of 75 years, three months and nineteen days. "He had lived in the Cooter community all of his life.

Funeral services were held in the Yarbro Baptist Church Sunday, September 22 at 3:30 p.m. with Vaughn officiating. John W. German Funeral Home of Hayti was in charge of arrangements. Burial was at No 8 Cemetery Survivors of Mr.

Ash are a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Tart of Blytheville; a son, Floyd Ash of Yarbro; a sister, Mrs. Clara McKay of the Oak Ridge community a brother, George McKay of Fort Worth, Texas; thirteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Ben Holloman, OneTime Steele Man Dies In Michigan Funeral services were, held Sunday for Ben Holloman, former Mr. Steele and Micola resident.

Holloman died September 20 in I Benton Harbor, Michigan as the result of a heart attack suffered a week earlier. Mr. Holloman's sister, Mrs. Fred Smith attended the funeral service as did Mr. and Mrs.

Bowen Travis who had been in Benton Harbor during the week of his illness. Though Mr. Holloman was at one time a resident of the Steele area, he had lived for the past several years in Benton Harbor. Mrs. Harbert Hudgens of Steele is his niece and other survivors three daughters of Benton are Harbor.

PRIZE WINNING BEEFone Phillips of the of blue ribbon winners Malden, Harvel tered beef specimens sold the Ellis are IGA meat supervisors. ENTERPRISE IN THE BOOTHEEL "WHERE THE SOUTH Social Security Information To Be Given Monday A Field Representative from the District Office of the Social Security Administration, Cape Girardean, will be at the City Hall 1st floor at Hayti, Missouri September 30, at 10 a.m. Farmers who attained age 65 after March 30, 1957 will require more than two years of farm income in order to be fully insured, or entitled to benefits under the Social Security Low. Farmers may secure a booklet, "How Does Social Security Affect Farm Families." It explains the requirements for a farmer to draw benefits for himself and family. Regardless of Age every farm operator should have a copy of this booklet.

A copy may be secured requesting one from the Cape Girardeau Social Security The Inside Dope By The Dope Inside Pass the word everybody! Steele Enterprise readers CAN cook! Our neighbor across the street Eugenia Jenkins is the UTMOST on chocolate pie and Frankie's got kinfolks that are out of this world with their cornbread and greens! You don't like cornbread and greens? Good! More for the rest of us and strawberry cake! Uhmm descrum-lishus. Speaking of neighbors we're about to lose one or rather two. Joe and Frieda Correll are moving west not 'WAY west but to the other end of town. And that's a heartbreaking shame because they're nice neighbors and Joe's so handy when the machinery goes haywire around here. Pemiscot Notes By W.

P. JAMES County Extension Agent Caruthersville, Me. Vetch Seeding Time We've had a good many calls recently about seeding vetch since it is one of the host plants for cyst nematodes. The entomologists say we should go right ahead with vetch seeding after October 1 for a turn under crop. The nematodes are not active in cooler weather therefore the use of vetch should continue as usual except observing the October 1 planting date.

Worms In The Milo Shirley Lovett of Steele Route 1 and Lloyd Massey of Hayti Route 1 were among those calling recently about worms in the milo heads. The sorghum web worm is most numerous but corn ear worms are quite thick also. It seems these worms hatch out about the time the grain begins to form. As many as fifteen to twenty worms are found per head. The problem facing growers is to use an insecticide that will kill the worms and yet leave no trace of the chemicals by harvest time.

Lovett and Massey are using 2 pounds of toxaphene and 1 pound DDT per acre. At present there is no tolerance for insecticides on grain sorghum and milo by the Pure Food and Drug Adm. Count On Drying Milo Since most fields of Milo were planted late there is little possibility of harvesting the crop dry enough to store direct from the field. Whether or not you can afford a dryer will depend of course on the amount of grain sorghum likely will be harvested after first and under unfavorable weather conditions the use of artificial heat is likely to be needed. To plan and install an efficient safe drying system will require the assistance of persons trained for this job.

Costs for drying with heated air vary considerably and of the costs are less with greater volume. For example cost of 10c per bushel is a reasonable figure for drying 10000 bushels of grain. Your County Extension Office can give you some guides for grain drying. New Leaflet On Defoliation A new circular on cotton defoliation has just come off the press. Pemisco County ginners have been given a small supply and copies are available at the Extension Office.

Corn Picker Accidents Are Not Necessary The average cost of each corn picker accident according to the National Safety Council is $870 and thats medical expense only. (Continued on Page 8) NUMBER 39 NROTC Available Information Kennett Station famous 18th Annual Nationbe held in Blytheville by the on Thursday, October 3, will program in addition to the girls from all parts of the many Miss America preliminary pageants throughout the South, will be a dance number by the Pickin' Cuties," a group of six tall shapely girls Music for the entire production will provided by Dale Jones and his Orchestra of Memphis and Schedule of events for the West day National Cotton Picking test includes a parade at 4 p.m., Thursday: beauty pageant, 8:00 pm. high school auditorium, Thursday; World's Cotton Picking-Contest, all-day Friday and Cotton Ball featuring Jimmy Featherston and orchestra and the Hilltoppers Friday night. Lloyd Hocott is General Chairman of the entire event. Funeral For Joe Cohoon Sunday At Holland Methodist Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Joe Edward Cohoon, who died of a sudden heart attack Thursday afternoon.

Mrvin Niblack pastor, was in charge of the services held at the Methodist Church Interment was in the City Cemetery at Sikeston with German Funeral Home of Steele in charge. Mr. Cohoon who was 38 years, 8 months and 22 days of age was president of the Holland school board and one of the leading is citizens at Holland where he owned a cotton gin, store and also had farm interests He had been in ill health for some time but was still active in his business and his death was a great shock to the community. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dana Capehart Cohoon; three children Sharyn Jo, Randy Brure the and Joe Edward and mother, Mrs.

Annie Cohoon Holland: three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Devore of Tennessee, Mrs. Hazel Bradford of Hayti and Helen Pritchard of Holland. and those who -took home Davis of Steele, and Wendell Ellis at the Kennett Fair. 4-H Mr.

Davis is owner of the blue ribbon winners to IGA The Navy Recruiting stations in the Kennett area are now prepared to application forms and disseminate information concerning the Navy's Reserve Offleer Training Corps, it was announced today by Thomas M. Kirkman, BM1 USN. Kirkman added that all high school seniors and graduates between the ages of 17 and 21 are eligible to apply for the NROTC aptitude test. Deadline date for submitting applications is November 16, The competitive will be held on December 14. Navy Recruiting stations in this area are located at Kennett, and Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Application forms are also available at all high schools and colleges in the district. Sewing With Wool Contest Now Open All girls 13 through 22 years of age who plan to enter the 195. $45,000 "Make It Yourself With Wool Contest" are urged to send in entries immediately, Announcement of date of Octoher 1, was made by Mrs. V. B.

Vandiver Leonard, Mo. director of the contest. Girls wishing to enter the contest should obtain entry blanks from the County Extension Office and get information on the time and place of the county contest. Girls make and model all wool garments valuable prizes. Top national prizes are two free trips to Europe.

Girls 13 through 15 are especially urged to enter their all wool skirts or jumpers, Mrs. Vandiver said. Norma Jackson of Holland was a last year's winner in the "Make. It Yourself With Wool" contest. Early Entrants In Cooter Fall Festival Listed; More Later Plans for the Cooter Lions Club Fall Festival which will be held on October 19 are maturing with attractions being added each week.

Lewis Lester, chairman of the Rodeo Queen contests has announced the following entrants, with more expected within the next week. In the Junior Queen contest are Patricia Thomason, Nina Thomas and Audrey Brown, all of Cooter. In the Senior Queen contest are Helen Barger, Delores Caldwell, Jo Reid Pritchard Nita Jones, Carolyn Rayder and Linda Fave Whitener all of Cooter and Linda Lou Wall of Manila Arkansas. club hopes to have more out of town entrants in the Queen contests. Several Rodeos from this vicinity are expected to assist Square Dance teams from other towns are expected at the dance which will climax the all day entertainment.

This annual fall festival which is hold in October each year could be called homecoming for Cooter. as many from several hundred miles away come home for this event and for a general rot-to-gether with old friends and relatives. Make your plans now to be in Cooter on October 19. have 2 rood time, see old friends and see the rodeo. Overheard: "They are such perfect hosts--always lower the sound 011 the set whenever the conversation gets interesting." the prize winners.

Bill Mcof Desloge are pictured with Clubs and FFA Clubs who enStores. Mr. McPhillips and Mr. Steele IGA Store. Miss Kay Burns Invites Steele's Mayor And Citizens To Legion Fair PUSS AMERICANA -LEGION FAIR CAR Mo.

A gracious invitation is extended to the Mayor of Steele by Miss Kay Burns, Queen of the American Legion Fair to attend the Caruthersville fair October 2 through 6. Mayor Larry Gammeter welcomed Queen Kay to Steele and accepted her invitation on behalf of the people of Steele and surrounding area. Miss Burns and her escort, W. W. Chism, stopped here as a part of a tour of several towns in Southeast Missouri, Northeast Arkansas and West Tennessee.

As they left here they were bound for Dyersburg, Union City, Newbern and other Tennessee towns. Photo by Yeager Next Wednesday Is Opening Date For American Legion Fair at Caruthersville Arrangements were being completed this week for the 24th Annual American Legion Fair which will open a fiveday run in Legion Park in Caruthersville next Wednesday, October 2. Harry E. Malloure, secretary-manager, said that a full program of events had been scheduled to make every day in the run attractive to fairgoers. From 30,000 to 40,000 people from five states are expected to attend, he said.

To open the fair a parade will start at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, forming at the Southside Grade School in Caruthersville. An official opening ceremony will be held at the fair's Sixth Street gate with Queen Kay Burns of Caruthersville snipping a ribbon assisted by visiting notables, including mayors of various towns in the region. After the opening ceremony the Pemiscot County Western Horsemanship Meet will be held in the grandstand arena with riders from the 4 Pemiscot saddle clubs participating. The free professional grandstand show will open at 7:30 p.

m. Wednesday, October 2 the HOSKINS ENTERS SW BAPTIST, On September 12 Raymond Hoskins son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley L. Hoskins, Rt.

2 Steele enrolled as a Freshman in Southwest Baptist College Bolivar, Missouri. Raymond's chief interest lies in the field of liberal education. While at Southwest Baptist College he will complete the basic requirements for his liberal educational training. feature act being Bill Atterbury'a "Sky Masters," which touring Canada. The show will have performances afternoon and evening, closing Sunday afternoon.

On Thursday evening, October 3, the "Miss American Legion Fair" pageant will be held on the grandstand stage starting at 7 o'clock. Miss Burns, the queen and the other entrants in the contest presented in cremony, Cong. Paul C. colorful, Kennett will officiate. Approximately 22 girls will take part.

The American Legion Racing meet will open on Thursday afternoon, October 3 with a total of 3000 in purses and trophies. HOSPITALIZED Mrs. Robinson fell at her home on North Walnut in Steele Wednesday morning and fractured a bone in her knee. She was first taken to the Rainwater and Workman Clinic, Blytheville and later removed to Campbell's Clinic in Memphis in a German Ambulance. Her condition is not serious but she will have to remain in the hospital for several days.

Buffalo Bill, Jr. Weekend Attraction Dick Jones, who is better known "Dick the All-American I be featured at the Mid-South Sept. 26 and 27. The Fair is to T.V. fans as Buffalo Bill Jr.

or Boy on the Range Rider series, will Fair's World's Championship Rodeo Sept. 20 28..