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ed at me RIGHT THE LA PLATA HOME DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS MEN LEON E. TANSIL Fire, Lightning and Tornado INSURANCE AGENT Some of the strongest companies in this or in foreign countries. -Ask me for ratesOffice in LaPlata State Bank CHRISTIE FUNERAL HOME LA PLATA, MO. Modern Equipment, Parlors Available for patrons. Funeral Coach and Ambulance Service.

Day Phone, 89 Night Phone, 109 NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION LaPlata Special School District The laws of the State of Missouri authorize school boards 1io levy on the $100 valuation for school poses. This levy is sufficient to ry the school for only a few months. The Constitution of the State also grants to vote additional taxes school purposes to the amount 100c on the $100 valuation. LaPlata School District has been voting this 100c levy for more than twenty-five years in order to maintain the school for nine months the year. Under laws enacted by the legislature in conformity with the "Gary" plan certain benefits accrue to districts that levy than 20c on the $100 valuation, more, order.

to avail ourselves of any benefits that may come from this plan it will be better for us to make our levy on the 20-80 basis, rather than on the old plan 40-60 basis. This will give us the benefit of anything that may come from the new plan and at the same time we will lose nothing from the old plan and the total levy will main the same, 100c on the $100 valuation, but will apportioned on the 20-80 basis instead of the 40-60 basis. Therefore: Notice is hereby given that at the annual school election of the LaPlata Special School District to be held at the Public School building in LaPlata. on Tuesday, April 5, 1938. two directors are to be elected for years each, and also propositions will be submitted to the taxpaying voters of the district as follows: To increase the levy for school purposes from 20c to 100c on the $100 valuation, making the total levy for school purposes 100c on the $100 valvation.

The following form of ballot will be used: of Yes For increase of levy. No Erase the clause you do not wish vote. Done by order of the Board of Eduthis 22nd day of March, 1938. cation W. Thompson, Secretary.

A. L. Ramsey, President. (32-33) NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION The Annual City election will be held in the City of LaPlata on Tuesday, April 5. 1938 for the purpose of electing the following: Mayor.

Marshal. Collector. Police Judge. 1 Alderman first ward. 1 Alderman of the second ward.

Voting places to be as follows: Polls First Ward -Old postoffice building. Second Ward--Crawford Garage. Judges of Election--First ward, James Naughton, Mrs. A. O.

McKinney, W. E. Teter, George Barnhart. Clerks of Election--First ward. Mre.

G. L. Gordon. Mrs. Tressie Tucker, Mrs.

Merle Elliott. H. J. Mairens. Judges of Election--Second ward, Mrs.

Glen Crawford. H. B. Cain. P.

L. Fulmer, Joe Moncrief. Clerks of Election--Second ward, Mrs. S. T.

Sandven, Mrs. Earnest Miller. Mrs. A. L.

Tonkinson, Mrs. Mary Phillips. Polls open at 6:00 a. ml. and close at 7:00 p.

m. By order of City Council. Mack Derr. Mayor. Wilbur Huston, Clerk.

(31-32) ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE Notice is hereby given, that Letters of Administration upon the estate of Mary E. Gasaway deceased, have been granted to the undersigned, Administratrix by the Probate Court of Macon County, Missouri, bearing the date 25th day of February 1938. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to me for allowance, within six months from the date of said letters, or they may be preeluded from anv benefit of such estate; and if said claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of publication of this notice, they will be forever barred. Anna Brown, Administratrix. Attested by me, this 25th day of February 1938.

SEAL) John V. Goodson, Judge of Probate Court. (29-32) ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE Notice is hereby given, that Letters of Adminitration upon the estate of Andrew Emmett Mitchell deceased. have been granted to the undersigned, Administratrix by the Probate Court of Macon County, Missouri. bearing the date 14th day of March 1938.

All persons having claims against said are required to exhibit them to me for allowance, within six monthe from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate: and if said claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of publication of this notice will be forever barred. Mary Lenora Mitchell, Administratrix. Attested by me. this 14th day of March 1938. (SEAL) Goodson, Judge of Probate Court.

(31-94) BANNER John Hood. Fred Stribbling and Junior Crawford were in Kirkeville Saturday. Mre. James Huston has been very 111 the last week. Mr.

and Mr6. Elmer, Stufflebean of Brook held and C. 1. Eiler spent Saturday with their sister and daughter. Mr.

John Hood family. Mr. and Mr. Harmon Huston of Moberly were dinner guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mr.

Mark Turgle. turned Mr. and to their Mne. home Morgan in La Chappelle Plata afttwo week her par er spending ente. Mr.

and Mr. John Hood. Several the school have wen sent the last wek on account sick with the flu. ing PRESS, LA PLATA, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, Death of Aged Gibbs Woman Funeral services for Mrs. Mary F.

Warren, 80, of Gibbe. who passed away 2:15 the afternoon of March 17 were held from the Gibbs Christian church Saturday at 10 o'clock. conducted by the Rev. J. R.

Robinson of Atlanta. Burial was made at Hazel Dell, east of La Plata. Mrs. Warren was born Aug. 16.

1857, in Carroll County, Missouri, a daughter of Abner and Sarah Millsap Godsey. She was married to James F. children were born. on Dee. 16.

1872. and thirteen One daughter Minnie, died the age of five. A son, William Warren, died Oct. 23. 1918, and a daughter, Ins.

Maude Barnes, died Nov. 11. 1918 both victims of the influenza epidemic. Her husband died Jan. 15, 1921.

Surviving are the following SON5 and daughters: Mrs. Katie Barnes and Tom Warren, Atlanta; Roy and Charles Warren, Elmer: Lester and Elmer Warren, Goldsberry: Sam Warren, LaPlata; Lloyd Hanniba; Otiha and Everett Warren, Gibbs. There are 33 grandchildren, 20 greatgrandchildren and one -brother, Pierce Godsey, St. Joseph. Mrs.

Warren and her family move to Macon County in 1896. She moved to Gibbs in 1924 where she has since resided. She was a member of the Gibbe Christian Church. Probably Took One Too Many A business man of New Orleans went to Kansas City last week and purchased an airplane. Not or being an expert in cross country flying, he asked advice about the best way fly the thing back to New Orleans.

The seller of the machine told him the surest way, but a little more roundabout, was to follow the Missouri River from Kansas City to St. Louis and then the Mississippi to New Orleans. In a few hours he noticed a good sized city and a fine looking airport. He landed and took on fuel, probably for both man and machine, and it olut again. He flew along the river and in a few houds saw another good sized town with a fairly good airport.

He landed again and taxied to the passenger station. "What town is this." he asked. "It's Kansas City." "Good gosh, you don't mean to say this is Kansas City, Missouri do you?" said the flyer. "Yes." "Well, I thought the damned place looked a little He had become turned around and flew back up the Missouri. He started back and reported from New Orleans the next morning that he did not stop in St.

Louis again. Highland P. T. A. Meets The regular meeting of the land P.

T. A. was held Friday night, March 18. The meeting was called order by the president, Mrs. Freeman.

Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. mittees for April were appointed follows: Menu, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Francis and Mrs. Edna Jackson; gram, Mr.

and Mrs. Guy Fast and Nettie Easley. It was voted to have the April meeting the ninth, with a basket per. The following program was given: Song by Nettie Easley, Ada Francis, Viola Marquith, Bonnie Wilson. nice Clarkson and Hazel Bowen: alogue, Ruth Bragg and Beulah Hodges; piano solo, Mrs.

Laura Ashby; dialogue, Lenou McCarty, Nettie ley and Ada Francis; dialogue, Grace Freeman. Mary Wilson, Ida Bowen. Edna Jackson, Addie Slaughter. Floy Moncrief, Jessie Hayden, Lula Bertlett, Ethel Collins and Virlinda Bloom; the freak Quadille. Floy Moncrief, Ethel Collins.

Addie Virlinda Bloom, Hazel Bowen, Grace Freeman. Ida Bowen and Wilson, with Mrs. Ida Jackson piano. Mary, Refreshments of pie. coffee' and cocoa was served.

Change Vegetables Around No vegetable should be planted in the same location in the garden it occupied the year before says C. G. Vinson of the Missouri College of Agriculture. This holds true especially for tomatoes, cabbage, and corn. It is also known that certain follow other crops quite successfully.

Pocrops, tatoes may follow onions. corn, and squash, but do not seem to do well after cabbage. Corn may follow potatoes, rutabagas, onions, and cabhage, but do not do well after rutabagas. Cabbage sucessfully follows beets but not peas. Hazel Dell P.

T. A. The Hazel Dell P. T. A.

met Friday night March 11 at the school house with a large crowd attending. The program was given by the west side in the form of a radio program. Ofwere elected for the year 1938- ficers, Refreshments of pie and coffee were servd. Last will and testament of our past president, Lola Bowen; dialogue, The Old School of Hickory Hollow: dance. Mina Fern Cupp; song, John Salyens; dialogue, Out on the Ocean; reading, Van Borron Mina Fern Cupp: song, Billy Gale Cupp.

Community Presbyterian Church Fred L. Hudson, Pastor Next Sunday is a special day--the annual voluntary pledge service. There will be good mueic and an appropriate order of worship. Also, reception of membens. "The Living Church, A Giving Remember the service begins at 9:30 a.

m. At night, there will be a dramatic service in our church, in which about twenty people will take part. It is a union service. The hour is 7:30. A merchant- -in another town of course- did not believe in advertising.

On going to the barrel of brown Figar to get sweets for a waiting curtomer, he discovered old Tabby and a family of kittens in the barrel. This fact "leaked" out and the hastened to pledge the per man to say nothing about it. a the advertisement might burt hie ines CARD OF THANKS wih to thank my many friend their kindness and the card cheer sent during mg illneve Mr. John 5 Hayden. 1989 THE WEEK IN ELMER By Mrs.

E. L. Huneaker Birthday Dinner March 17, the Royal Neighhom and friends helped aunt Nettie Patterson observe her 77th birthday by taking IN a lovely cooked dinner and three cakes, This has been an annual affair for several years and aunt Nettie looks forward each year to this coming event. Mr. and MIN.

Patterson have ben married 55 years March 4. and both still enjoy fair health altho aunt Nettie is an invalid she still has lots to live for her cheery disposition endears her greatly to her friends. Those that enjoyed the day with them were Mrs. Leota Arment. Mrs.

Beulah Featheringill. Mrs. Lena Gooch. Mrs. Honor Bailey, Mrs.

Lela Stockham and son A.bla Eitel and con. Richard." Mrs. Esta Elliott and son. Jerome, Mrs. Jennie Grubbs.

Mrs. Pay Poston. Mrs. Daisy Blackledge, Mrs. Besete Meeks.

Mrs. Alma Elliott. Mrs. Millie Cochran. Mrs.

Doshia Prentice. Berta Parret. Misses Dorie" Grubbs. and Fern Bailey. Legion- Auxiliary Meet The American Legion and auxiliary met at the I.

O. 0. F. Hall Thursday evening. March 17.

After a short business they entertained their families with a St. Patrick program which of games and contests. Mrs. Della Hughes and Mrs. Daphne Howerton were sponsors of the program.

After a social home a very elaborate lunch eon was served. The next meeting will the with Mrs. Della Hughes on April 7. Uncle Jack Williams and wife had the pleasure of company from Brookfield last Saturday and among them was a great. great grandchild, a child of J.

L. Mr. and Mrs. Stuffelbean of Brookfield. Mrs.

Nellie Standley of Hart were also guests of them for the day. Mins. W. L. Cline and son, Cecil of Brookfield spent Sunday and Monday at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Poston and family and Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly. Mr. and Mrs.

James Morris and son and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sadler were Monday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Sadler and daughters. (Mrs. Pearl Jackson went to Chicago Sunday to visit with her sister, 3 Mrs. Sam Shumate who is a convalesant from a recent operation. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Matticks and Mrs. Dolly Berry were in Macon business, E. Thursday. Hertzler and Mrs.

Mae Moore were in Macon Monday on business. Eva Lorene Turner of Marceline was an over night guest of Mrs. Lucille Green Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

C. M. Bonifield had as their company Sunday Mr. and Mrs. L.

W. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bonifield and daughter. Jean.

Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beeson and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Jess Tate left Thursday for their home in Sherrdan, Idaho. Mrs. J. P. Perry and son Lawrence of Brookfield were here Sunday visiting her brother and sister Mrs.

L. W. Perry and J. P. Roberts.

Willis Peyton of Washington returned to his home Friday. Those that called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rance Peyton Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.

Emmit Trammel, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davenport and family of Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Evans and son of Jacksonville.

Mrs. Will Hertzler. Mrs. Beulah Featheringill, Mre. Ruby Collyer and Miss Thelma Warren attended the funeral of Mre.

Mary Warren at (Gibbs Saturday. Mrs. Lou Magers of Atlanta called on Mrs. Fay Poston and Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly Saturday.

Mr. and Mre. Albert Sadler and children and Mr. and Mne. Lester Eitel and eon visited Mr.

and Mrs. John Oard Tuesday. Miss Clara Bonifield was a visitor of Mias Kathryn Hunsaker Wednesday. Dorse Gran. Mrs.

Frona Buck and con, Floyd and Earl and Kathryn Huncaker were in La.Plata Wednesday on business. Or. and Mrs. Gene Greenstreet and son and Mrs. Rance Peyton spent the day Sunday at Ethel at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. John Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Orda Green and family were entertained at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Sephus Moore for per it being Mr. Given's birthday. Later in the evening the following gave him a surprise. Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Sadler and children. Mr. and Mud Ercil Cochran and son Glen, Mr. and Mrs.

Clark Elliott and son, Jerome, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Burton and daughter. Carolyn. Mrs.

Dorothy Ballard and Earl Green. Mrs. Ray Morris of New Haven, Wyoming is here visiting her grandmother Mre. Clora Shumaker Mirses Agnes and Opal Sadler were dinner guests of Mr. Gertrude Wigal Wednesday.

Mrs. Rebecca Higginbotham is spending the week with her daughter Mrs. 0. B. Davison.

Mr. and Mr. R. Elliott were vie itors their parents, Mr. and Mre.

R. L. Montgomery Thursday Dr. and Mre. H.

D. Lehr had as their company Friday Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bailey and Mr. and Mr.

Laster Eitel. Mr. and Mre. J. L.

Turner and fam ily of Marceline spent the week end here the guests of thir sistre, Mrs. Sephus Moore and Mr. Sadie Drake. Mr. and Mrs.

Floyd Shumaker of Cardy spent the week end here with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neville. Floyd Buck returned to hie work Des Moines Thursday. Mrs.

Chas. Nerill was an all day visitor Thursday of her sister. and bustand Mr. and Mre. Harrison Gunnels and family.

Mr. and Mne. S. G. Parker are a spending the week at the home of their daughter.

Mr. and Mr Leslie Fein of Kansas City. Micros Mary, Elane Walker and Jaunita Bell Montgomery spent the week end with Bonnie Bell Hoffman. Jean Bonifield spent the week end Mr. and Mr.

her BoniTo. Res T. Sporting war of Mr and Mr. BitSundar Buying Cheap Printing to Save Money Is Like Stopping a Clock to Save Time, -Full set harners oiled with Eureka oil. 75c.

J. W. Miles Hardware. (31) Miss Arletta Bragg has gone to Kansas City to enter Bueiness College. Mrs.

Mollie Self has returned from visit with George B. Easley and Mr. and Mrs. Will Young at Gible. Mr.

and Mre. Raleigh Bedell of Macon were week-end guests of Mrs. Bedell's parents, Mr. and Mr. L.

A. Albright. Mrs. Ada Kessinger of Pacific. visiting her mother.

Mrs. Priscilla Parr and her sister. Mre. L. A.

Albright. Mr. and Mrs. Watt Johnson drove to Columbia Sunday and spent the day with their daughter Bethana, who a student at the Miscour Univery Mr. and Mow.

Lafe Tate and grand daughters, Wilda and Hilda, rand ad their recent guests. Mrs. Don Rupert and sons. Donnie and Bob of Kansas City. Irl Parden who is working in Iowa is spending a few days with his sister.

Mre. Harold Mitchell and family here and his father, H. O. Farden of Maple Grove community. Mns.

Bertha Cookingham and daugh tor. Barbara Jean and Ire. Madeline Manges spent Monday in Hannibal the guests of Barbara Jean's grandmother. Mrs. A.

G. Cookingham. V. Pash underwent an operation last week for the removal of his tonsilo. also an operation knee injury he received some time ago.

He is reported in a satisfactory condition. Mr. and Mrs. James Ator of Bethany spent the week here with home folks and remained over Monday for the funeral of H. H.

Stark who passed away Saturday morning at his home in Milam Chapel community. Mr. and Mrs. Manford Robinson en tertained with a card party Saturday night at their home in the Maple Grove community. High scores were made by George Barnett and Mrs.

John Elsea. Mrs. John Hayden returned yesterdav from Ft. Madison where she had spent a few days recuperating from an operation. She is getting along nicely and friends will be glad to know she is home again.

Mr. Hayden went up to accompany her home. LAKE ICE We deliver Lake Ice every day--It is fine- 40c delivered. 30c at McKinney Service Station on 63. ROBT.

McKINNEY PHONE 31. FREE! FREE! ONE DAY ONLY Saturday, March 26, 1938 1 QUART IMPERIAL MOTOR OIL FREE With Every 5 Gallons or More of Either Imperial Bronze or Ideal Flight Gasoline. IMPERIAl. IMPERIAL BRONZE Tax Paid IDEAL. FLIGHT 14C WHY PAY MORE! If your car will not hold this oil bring your can because Oil must be taken when gasoline is purchased.

NORTH MISSOURI OIL CO. GILBERT "Dutch" REED, Mgr. LA PLATA, MO. ALLIS-CHALMERS TUN FAMILY PARTY EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT NBC NETWORK, JOSH HIGGINS ANNETTE KING JOE DU MOND EVERETT MITCHELL JOSEPH GALLICCHIO'S ORCHESTRA 9:30 P. M.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. WLS. Chicago, Ill. WREN, Kansas City, Mo. WMT, Cedar Rapids, lowa.

KARK, Little Rock, Ark. KSO. Des Moines, Iowa. WFAA, Dallas, Texas. KOIL.

Omaha, Nebr. 8:30 P. M. MOUNTAIN TIME KOA. Denver, Colo.

CRAWFORD BROTHERS PHONE 27 LA PLATA, MO. A PRESENTED BY YOUR ALLIS-CHALMERS DEALER went High- to Judd Comas proMrs. sup- Berdi- Das- Again Available On account of the cordial reception accorded our Mr. Frank Taylor Durham, refrigerator specialist, we have decided to have him spend another week in your City making a spring inspection of the electric refrigerators in service in LaPlata. As stated in our previous advertisement, this service is without charge or obligation on the part of our customers.

Just phone or write the Company's local office and your request to inspect, oil or clean moving parts of any electric refrigerator will be made without any cost to the customer. When this inspection indicates the need of major repairs, he will call it to the attention of the customer who will decide if the repairs are to be made. We wish at this time to express our appreciation of the courteous co-operation of the LaPlata ladies given our Miss Ruth Tice who called on them recently in connection with their electric cooking. Miss Tice will again be available from time to time as requested. Missouri Power Light Company.