The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune from Chillicothe, Missouri • Page 1

News Notes OF LOCAL BACK FROM COLORADO M. W. Griffin and son, Bill, returned last evening from several days' visit in Colorado. ENTERS HOSPITAL Mrs. Ross Shaul entered the St.

Mary's Hospital in Kansas City Wednesday and will undergo a major operation Friday morning. Or. Harold Oainey of Kansas City Hill do the surgery. RALPH MOORE SOLOES Ralph Moore, vice-president of Cnilucothe Business College, and eouncilman-at-large, flew solo for first time at the Bailey Airpark over the week-end. He is taking ttraining for a private pilot's license.

RETURNS HOME Mrs. Gertrude Bess and two SODS, Johnny and Tommy, left yesterday for their home at Long Island. N. after spending the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Brainard of 1208 Walnut, and siste, Mrs. Helen Bennett of Breckenridge. BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES Commencement exercises of the Vacation Bible School of the Olive Branch Baptist church will be held at the church Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The more than 30 children who have attended the school will gfve the program. Everyone is Invited to attend.

VISITING IN THE EAST Mr. and Mrs. Orrin W. Kissick of.Avalon and Mr. and Mrs.

Cleve Kfaskk left today for Washington, D. C. They will visit the O. W. Klssick's son, Harold Kissick, and femily, at Chevy Chase, near Washington.

They will be gone two weeks. HOME FROM COBE, JAPAN Flavel Bigelow, who recently re- lumed from Cobe, Japan, arrive'I Wednesday for a visit with his mother. Mrs. M. L.

Bigelow, 210 Cfciflicotfje Constttution-Cribune VOLLVI WEEKLY EDITION More Than 3000 New Polio Cases Reported During Month Boosted the Nation's Total For the Year to Over 11.000, Survey Shows. (By The Associated Preas.) More than 3,000 new polio cases this month have boosted the nation's total for this year over 11,000. An Associated Press survey through August 9 showed that the number of cases in 1949 was running roughly 4,000 ahead of that for the same date in 1948. Last year, with a toal of 27,680 cases reported, was the second high- i est on record for polio The worst year was 1916 when more than 30,000 cases were count- ed. Judged solely by case figures, the polio situation look more alarming than it really is, health authorities pointed out.

They said that a greater percentage of polio cases are rec-' ognized and reported each year, and that many of the added proportion i are so mild they would have been diagnosed as a cold in the head a few years ago. i The August 9 survey showed an increase of more than 1,700 cases' CHILLICOTHE, MO. THURSDAY. AUG. 11,1949 SDT PAGES NO.

32 in three days since an earlier nation-wide check. It showed eight states had reported more than 500 cases since the first of the year. They were Arkansas 577, California 626, Illinois, 720, Michigan 569, Missouri 597, New York 1,110, Oklahoma 592 and Texas 1,359. SALT LAKE CITY. Aug.

11. UP) --A strange summer maladay has stricken thousands of Salt Lakers with fever, nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pains in the past few days. oiwgffl Street Mr. BigeTow who Many people have been referring been in the U. S.

Merchant Marine' to the disease as caused by "virus for several years, has been stationed doctors reported, that New Faces Determined, Ruthless Opponent in Russia This Is Statement Made By W. Averell Harrirnan. WASHINGTON, Aug. House Passed Today Bill to Raise National Wages The Measure Went to the Senate Where BUI Is Pending. WASHINGTON, Aug.

11. The United States faces a "deter- 1 The House passed today a bill to mined, ruthless and persistent" raise the national minimum wage opponent in Russia, W. Averell rom 40 cents an hour tQ 7 Harriman told Senators today in asked by President Truman. urging swift approval of the Admin- Tne cal vote was M1 to 35 istration's $1,450,000,000 foreign arms The measure went to the Senttte I program. where a similar minimum wage bill i Harriman, former Ambassador to pending The Senate has set the Russia, now is roving Ambassador measure aside repeated iy for other I i to Western Europe connection i legislation, however, and it is un, with the Marshall plan.

i certain when the bill may be called 1 He said he is convinced the Unit- up for debate there ed States can increase its security I The House MQn was ln "immeasurably by aiming the Western European nations. He cau- The bu 'mlT tioned that delaying the mua lcl oaued or reducing it materially, would i Jtt 01 Labor Tooin and TBD-a windfall for subversive elements, i resen a lw iLbeniatives of major labor oraani- Earlier, word that Senator zat2ons 6 1 (R-Ohio) will not lead a fight Howevel against the program was cheering a revlsion news to backers of the arms plan. pushed by ft c(mmn cans and Southern Democrats. While boosting the minimum, the bill also stands to take perhaps one million workers out from under its protection. Attend Rites for Mrs.

Ruth's Mother Mrs. Rena Gilchrlst Died at Cameron. RESCUES BABY BROTHER-Clarence Blair, grimy from I smoke, hugs his ten-month-old I Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ruth and baby brother, John, after rescu- family have returned from Caming the infant from the burning eronp where they attended funera i Blair home at Whitesboro, New York.

AP Wirephoto.) Seats Now in at New Ben Bolt Theatre Work Continues in Preparation for Grand Opening a Week From Today. The work of installing more than 1,000 seats in the new Ben Bolt services Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Ruth's mother, Mrs. Rena Gil- chnst. Mrs.

Oilchnst, wile of Claude Gilchrist, died Saturday following a short illness. She was 66 years old. Services were held at the Gil- chnst home, seven miles west of Cameron. Interment was at Gracelancl cemetery in Cameron. She is survived by the husband; one son.

Billy Gilchrist, near Cam- Asked to Reconsider Hike in Bus Fares The Plea Was by the City of St. Louis. JEFFERSON CITY, Aug. 11. (IP) --The city of St.

Louis asked Missouri's Public Service commission to reconsider its decision last week hiking St. Louis bus and streetcar fares The city's request said the increase would cost St. Louis transportation riders an $3,000,000 more a year. FAMILY AFFAIR--Jackie Odell. 2, rests with his father, A.

C. Odell, in the ward at the City County Hospital in Ft. Worth, Tex, after both were diagnosed as polio cases. The yonugster entered the hospital Sunday and was followed by his father, Ft. Worth's latest infantile paralysis victim, on Wirephoto) Congressman Magee in by Army Plane Formers Electric Speaker Is to Fly to ChilUcothe.

Congressman Clare Magee of Unionville, representative from this district, now is certain to attend the Farmers Electric Cooperative annual meeting here Tuesday, and is expected to arrive at the chilllco- the municipal airport by army plane, according to word received by Ernest C. Wood, manager of the co-op. Magee's topic will be "Our Government Power Policy and the estimated, REA." I Magee wrote Wood that he would eron, and two daughters, Orleans. He was accom- there has, been no definite identi-j theater was finished today as the Kuth and Mrs Loujse Zatap Hart completed preparation for the i ew structure was rapidly being parted to Chillicothe by his wife' fication of the cause as yet and two children, Marcia and Sandy NEW YORK, Aug. 11.

I grand opening Aug. 18--one week LIBRARIAN RETURNS TO DUTY National Foundation for Infantile from today. Mrs. Kathryn Devereaux, county Paralysis announced today it had librarian, returned yesterday from I $278,330 in emergency aid dur- 4-week. 4.000-miles vacation triple the weck ended August 6 to lts through the East.

She was a a areas compaiiied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Adams, who will stay with then- daughter until about September Mrs. Devereaux returned to her duties at the library this morning. VISITED IN OREGON Mrs.

Clendon Dudley and children. S85.425. Sue and Junior of Utica have I Foundation a whose March of Dimes funds were exhausted. The allotments were the largest in any week since the 1949 outbreak began. Missouri, where polio cases have risen sharply in the past several weeks, received the largest amount, Booked for the first public showing of Northwest Missoun's newest theater is "It's a Great Feeling," which, Manager John Newcomer said will be a pre-release run.

The mm will be run three days. It will be first screened in other parts of the nation Aug. 20. In addition to the seats, finishing touches are being put on the Many Want Contract to Build School Superintendent Finds 20 Firms Interested. It has been reported in St.

Louis i mto Kansas City Monday in an that if the new hearing is not arm P' ane to Inspect an air in- granted the city will appeal the de-: stallation. He had learned that the cision to the courts. Recent reports 1 16 could Iand ot the Chillicothe also have indicated the city is con-, municipal field and will arrive here sidermg establishing a municipal! Tuesday, he said. He will telephone transportation system to compete when he Arrives. with the privately-operated Bt.

Louis Public Service company. Twenty firms will bid for the contract to construct the new Central school building at Chilhcothe, Supt. Houston has been informed. Bids will be opened Thursday, murais; carpeting is being laid and A st 13 Contractors or heir last minute equipment is' representative, will be present at As an alternative, the city also Is reported discussing possible Increases in municipal taxes against the company. The commission gave the Public Service company the right to raise fares from 10 cents straight to 12 cents or three tokens for 35 cents.

other rapidly being installed by the tTeir spend! of S3.829.595 to chapters in 40 states Irvin firm, which is building the ing the past month with their par-Umce Jarfuary 1 ents and grandparents, Mr. and; Mrs. Forrest Simmons of Myrtle 'Ffjgnrf' lft B6 Creek, Oregon. While In Oregon 1 they visited with Mrs. Dudley's sisters, Mrs.

Jack -Roe in Myrtle Creek, and Mrs. Donald Simpson in Medford and brothers Eugene Smimons in Warm Springs and Junior Simmons at Klamath Falls. COMPLETES SUMMER SCHOOL Sunday of Barkley Reports ot Marriage This Week-End Denied by Both. theater. Newcomer said there will be two showings Thursday, opening day.

The first showing, which will be the dedication, will start at 7-30 o'clock. For the first showing, advance sale of 500 tickets will begin tomorrow at the box office of the Ritz the meeting of the Board of Education. They are not expected to mail in their bids, but will bring them with them that evening. theater. The remainder of ST.

LOUIS, Aug. 11. tickets will be sold at the Carleton S. Hadley of St. Louis will office of the Ben Bolt.

the be the guest of Vice President Bill Coleman has returned ley Sunday at Paducah, at a from Maryville. where she attend- hometown celebratnon in his honor. ed the summer session at the Northwest Missouri State Teachers college. She will teach this fall at Green Grove school, northeast of Chillicothe. Mr.

and Mrs Coleman have moved mto an apartment at "226 Clay street. Mr. Coleman is an instructor public schools. in the Chilhcothe Mr. and Mrs.

Cole- (Contlnued on Page Two) THE WEATHER MISSOURI: Generally fair afternoon, tonight and Friday; a little wanner west and portion this afternoon: continued warm Friday, low Friday. 90 to 95. Fridav. 990 to 95. Hourly Temperatures at the Airport 3:30 p.

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2:30 p. m. yesterday's Maximum Yesterday's Minimum Relative Humidity 2:30 p. Precipitation "2:30 p. Trace She Will be accompanied by her 17-year-old daughter, Anne.

The Vice President's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Max gin about 9:30 o'clock. sale is used, box The advance Newcomer said, to eliminate congestion for the dedication at the ticket office. The doors will open at 6:45, so there will not be a last-minute rush LAST RITES FOR DOC MILLER HELD YESTERDAY Funeral set vices for Doc Miller, 95. death occurred at the Chillicothe Hospital Monday evening following a 2-month illness, were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the chapel of the Norman Funeral Home.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Austin, pastor of the First Chribtian Church, conducted the memorial services. Interment Magee is one of two speakers on the co-op program. F.

V. Heinkel, Burglars Net $6.95 at Two Loca! Businesses Loot Small As Thieves Enter Mclntosh's. Adams Motor Last Night Burglaries last night of two business places netted the thief or thieves but in one of the places, where it is believed the thief was interrupted at his work, attempting to open a safe, the safe is so badly damaged it had to be taken to St. Joseph today to get it open Burglarized were the Adams Motor company, 501 Elm street, and the Mclntosh Truck and Tractor company, 509 street- According to Chief Charles Barrett, who investigated the incidents, $3.60 was taken from a cash drawer at Mclntosh's, and $3.35 taken the Adams firm. At the Adams firm, Charles A.

Adams, operator, entered the building about 10:30 o'clock last night on an errand. On his way out of the president of the Missouri Farmers building, he noticed the safe pulled association, is the other. Wednesday the congressman is to speak at Brookfield and Thursday he will be at MUan. To Discuss Plan for School Restricting Rural and City Board Members Meet Tonight The Chilhcothe Board of Education has invited members of seven Hines also a former coach at rural school boards to meet with' Northwestern University and past them tonight to discuss the school ama teur champion of the United district reorganization plan pro- states, told of the trip, to France posed by the county Board of Eduan experiences encountered there I which have left a deep imprssion Lions Club Learns About Wrestling Former Olympics and U. S.

Champion Visits. Bryan Hlnes, top amateur wrestler in his class at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, was guest speaker at the Lions Club last night. Now a resident of St Joseph, cation. Under the proposal by the county board, the seven rural districts would be included in the Chillicothe district. The districts are Wood- Mlnor AdamS for seats.

The second show will be- Jn the VM Cem etery along side Jones and Oak Grove. on him. In winning his title. Hines bested the top wrestlers from 25 nations competing in the 135-pound class. away from under the counter and damaged around the dial.

He went immediately to police headquarters where Lt. RusseU Dusenberry and two other officers, in company with Adams, returned to the building. Two officers were stationed at the rear and Lieuten- ane Dusenberry and Adams entered the front. The intruder already had gone, however. The thief had used a ball-peen hammer in his attempt to open the safe.

From evidence, it is believed Adams mterupted him at his work. The hammer work on the safe damaged the locking mechanism so badly the safe had to be taken to St. Joseph this morning to get it open. In both places it is believed the intruders entered through back windows. At the Mclntosh firm, the thief entered through the window and then replaced a piece of broken glass so that the entrance would The pastel-colored interior is very near completion.

Drapes are being hung today. Other work is in, the lobby and at the front of the building the advertising room and manager's office. Some wiring and trimmings haven't as yet been corn- three weeks for Barkley and Mrs. pleted. but will be done by the Hadley, a pretty brunette widow opening date.

are to come with him from Washington. Their plans for the week-end were reported in Washington yesterday and confirmed here by friends of Mrs. Hadley. It will be the third meeting in whose husband, a railroad attorney, died four years Both have denied that they plan to be married Paducah. this week-end at GOSPEL SINGERS TO PRESENT PROGRAM The Gospel Singers of the St.

Stephens Baptist Crurch in Kansas City with Mrs Eleanora Owens, di- a program of Zion Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. The Willing Workers Class of the local church are sponsoring- the rector, will present music at the Mt. Installation of doors and some windows and other glasswork has to be completed before the fence can be taken down in front. The movie, picked for the dedication, stars Dennis Morgan, Dorris Day and Jack Carson. of his wife, who preceded him death December 23, 1920.

Mrs. Edward Baldwin sang "Rock Of Ages" and "The Old Rugged Cross" for the funeral music with Mrs Robert E. Austin as the accompanist. The pallbearers were Hugh Hill, John Seals, Don Metcalfe, Bill Bush, Prank Morrison, and G. German.

FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS He also displayed medals won there not be noted. It is assumed and leading up to the Olympics and thief made his exit through one of the sweater bearing the U. S. the doors, which have night locks. Team's emblem.

On the S. team that year, Hlnes said, were 250 men and wo- Harold E. Mast, son of the late men, "each the best at his or her At the Adams firm, a rear win- TRENTON TO HAVE A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN After September 1, a state highway patrolman will be at Trenton to serve Grundy and Mercer counties and a section of northern Daviess County. Assigned to the new station, the Trenton Republican-Times learned, STATE PRESIDENT OF A. A.

U. W. TO BE HERE Dr Alrce Parker, a member of the faculty of Lindenwood College and state president of the American Association of University Women, will be the guest speaker at the opening meeting of the local branch September 6. Plans for the meeting were made at an executive session held las' night at the home of the local president, Mrs David K. Pegues, 310 Dickinson street.

The opening meeting will be held entertainment. Mrs. Lora Robinson i is G. C. Johnson, a native of in the administration building is president of the class of the Rev.

I. H. Harris is pastor of the Mt. Zion Church. Trenton and now stationed at Bethany.

The Grundy County territory has The public is cordially invited to been served by the three state pa- attend the program. trolme'n stationed at Chillicothe. the State Training School for Girls- Mrs. Lena Smithson will be hostess. All local women, eligible to become members of the A.A.U.W.I are invited to attend the event.

particular sport in the United States." Bob Blauw was program chairman. President Ray Frost presided at the meeting. Nove and Hattie Smith Mast of Chilhcothe, recently died in Houston, Texas, according to word received by Chillicothe relatives and friends. Funeral services were in Houston, conducted by the Rev. R.

C. George of the Methodist church. DRAFT BOARD AT MEETING Burial was made in the Woodlawn Garden of Memory cemetery. dow was broken in making the entrance. Police are investigating clues found at the scene.

MARKET DOWN NEW YORK, Aug. but persistent selling pushed the stock market down today by fractions to around a point with some issues falling more than 2. Volume of trading contracted to around 1,000,000 for the entire day, the lowest of the week. SLIGHTLY IMPROVED The condition of Mrs. John Wichmann, a patient at the Chillicothe Hospital was reported slightly improved this morning.

Mrs. Wichmann has been critically ill for the Past several weeks. NINETEEN MEN CLASSIFIED Nineteen were classified or re- classifled by the Livingston County Selective Service board this week. The complete list is as follows: Iff S3 A-- Louje Roland Hcoe. 1M Vine.

IV A to A-- Wallace LeHoy Hook, 420 Clay, Carmen Edgar Strange, Route 1, Kenneth Wayne O'DeJl, Hale, Richard Slattery, Route 1. IV F-- Donald Lee Phillips, 1018 Calhoun. J9S7 IV A--Keith MUton Fnzicr, 34 Third street. IV A--LaVernc Edmar England. Detroit.

Ralph Earl Wilson, Route; Milton Eugene Dowcll, Route 4. 1C--Jack Robert Brown, 1530 Webster. IA to ID--Harold Loyd Marsh, Routes. ID--Jewell Elmo Burton, Route Bernard IA--Donald Dale Kissick, Avalon; Jefferson George Summers, Jamesport; Donald Ray SlnKcton, Chula; Charles Raymond Steinbeck, Route 5. 1C--Jack Constant, Route 1.

Youth Struck by Lightning, Burned Youngster. 9, Hit While Playing in His Yard. JEFFERSON CITY Mo. Aug. 11.

(IfI--One of these days little Roger Alberts can touch the scars on his stomach end hips and recall: "Now when I was struck by lightning. A bolt of lightning smacked him down yesterday as he played in his yard in nearby Cedar City. It knocked him out for about five minutes. The doctor said when he recovers from the burns hell be all right. But it was an awful jolt for nine- year-old Roger.

When he recovered consciousness he told his mother, Mrs. C. 8. Alberta: "I don't want to die, mother. I don't want to die." Use Dynamite to Newspaper Plant Chotoe Thrown Window Early Today: Strike-Bound a Month.

SPRINGFIELD. Aug. 11. --Three plate glass windows In the press room of the strike-harrassed Springfield Newspapers, plant were smashed by dynamite early today. The charge, which police estimated at between a half-stick and full stick of explosive, apparently was thrown against one of the windows from the street.

The concussion ripped out three large panes of glass and sent slivers toward a new 112-page press recently installed at the newspaper plant. No one was injured. Newspaper officials said they don't believe the press was damaged. The morning's press run for the Springfield Daily News had been completed, and no one was In the press room at the time. The company also publishes the afternoon Leader and Press and the Sunday News and Leader.

Time of the explosion, which was heard over most of North Springfield, was lixed at 3:55 a. m. hy police. Members of Springfield Typographical Union No. 185 have been on strike at the newspaper plant since July 11, and normally maintain a picket line around the plant except from about 2 a.

m. to 6 a. m. The newspapers have continued to publish despite the strike. Division 2 Gels a Cenlerline Marker New Machine Marking of A center-line or "No Pawing Zone" marking machine has been received in Division 2 to augment this important phase of highway maintenance by the Missouri State Highway Department.

Ten thousand miles of concrete and black-top pavement in the state system will now be better serviced with the addition of ten units, one located in each of the divisions. These unite designed and constructed By the equipment bureau of the department are patterned after the 34-foot overall machine. but on a much smaller scale and are easily mounted on a one-half ton truck. It will take only a short time to remove the stripper from the truck and in this way the truck will be available for other work. The striper IB equipped to lay either a white, yellow or black line as required on the road.

It will also be able to reflectorize the yellow lines with glass beads. The large centerline marker un operating out of the Jefferson Ci office, will continue to operate before, but this new unit will i of immeasurable assistance in th maintaining of highway markings a higher degree of efficiency. TO HOLD BALANCED FARMING EVENT IN MACON CO. Monday, August 29 has been selected as the date for a balanced Farming Action Day in Northeast Missouri. This event, sponsored by the Missouri Agricultural Extension Service and other groups, wffl be held on the farm of Kenneth De- Spam, young Macon County fanner who lives seven miles west of Atlanta.

Activities of the day will include a wide assortment of demonitra- tions among which will be puture renovation, construction of poods, terraces, and waterways, livestock management practices, forestry demonstration, brush spraying, and results of plowing under fertilizer for corn. Other demonstrations will concern home Improvement and installation of a water system, septic tank mud waste disposal system. TO MANAGE COOP UNIT AT PATTONSBUHG Mr. and Mrs. Merle Webb are moving Friday from 204H Locust street to Pattonsburg, where he will be manager of the sub-station of the Fanners Electric Cooperative.

Mr. Webb has wqrked here four years as lineman for the co-op. Mrs. Webb has been employed three years at the Boss Manufacturing company..