Franklin County Tribune from Union, Missouri • Page 1

ntyT THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Established in the Year 1865 UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1952 VOLUME 86-No. 51 Frank nCqu RuBU Gerald Sstcal To De Dedicated Friday Flight LOOKING BACKWARD Tax Collectors Here In March Basketball Tournament March 4-7 County Motor Burglarized Thursday light 17C3 Delegates Visitors At SMP Meeting 59 Missouri Counties Represented All Supply Milk to St. Louis Area Jul Dickey's Studio F. E. Wolverton of the State Department of Education will be the principal speaker at the formal dedication of the new R-9 school building in Gerald Friday evening, February 22nd.

The evening's program begins with a banquet In the school cafeteria served by the ladies of the E. and R. and Presbyterian Churches. Choral numbers by the boys and girls glee clubs under the direction of Mrs. J.

E. Beattie will intersperse the program. Oien house for inspection by the visitors will conclude the evening's entertainment. The building consists of eight classrooms, modern cafeteria, an office and a health room. Artie Weeks is principal.

Eight other teachers are employed. The project represents an expenditure of The building improves a five-acre tract on Highway 50, west of Gerald. Schools making up the reorganised district were Good Hope No. 80, Oak Grove No. 59.

Rock Ridge, Becmont, Buffalo Ridge, Evergreen, Walbert, Pin Oak and Gerald. (lews of the Circuit Court Circuit Court was in session Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and recessed early Wednesday afternoon and the petit jury discharged. The damage case of Victor Bcr-tl vs. James Carter resulting from an automobile accident near Sullivan March 13, 1951, was tried before a jury. Defendant received judgment of $388.86 and defendant to pay costs.

The damage case of Andrew Wayters vs. Francis M. Loquc, another auto accident which occurred in September, 1950, was tried before a jury, which awarded equal damages to both plaintiff and defendant. The damage case of Eugenia B. Sauer vs.

Robert Winkler was continued. Jean Nappier was granted a divorce from Harold L. Nappier, and restoration of her maiden name of Jean Janscn. Marie Duncan was granted a divorce from Virgil Duncan, the care and custody of a minor child and restoration of maiden name of Marie tidrms. Beatrice B.

Maddox was given a divorce from Roy M. Maddox and given her former name of Beatrice B. Moore. Commissioners were appointed In the case of Labadie Bottoms Protective District vs. John D.

La ret to and wife, Mary. The commissioners to assess damages arc Anthony Struckhoff, Wm. Grus and Geo. A. Bailey.

Rita Ellen Missey was given a divorce from John D. Missey, with care and custody of minor child. A partition sale at the next term of court was ordered in the partition case of Ellen Armistead, et al, vs. Ollie M. Rabenart, ct al.

Beaufort Couples Club Meets The Couples Club of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church of Beaufort met at the Auditorium Friday evening, February 15, for the regular monthly meeting. Election of officers was held. Karl Althage and Lester Van Leer were re-elected president and vice-president, respectively, and Mrs.

George Schuenemcycr was elected secretary-treasurer. Rev. A. W. Maack of Union led an interesting topic discussion on the current "Conquest for Christ" effort of the Lutheran church.

Prizes at euchre were won by Herbert Van Leer, first, and Mrs. Raymond Van Leer, consolation. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hoclschcr.

The next meeting will be held on March 21. SCHOOLNEWS Income tax returns for the calendar year 1951 must be filed not later than March 15, 1952, with the Collector of Internal Revenue. St. Louis, by all taxpayers who reside in or have their principal place of business in the First-Missouri District. While most taxpayers will be able to prepare their own returns, deputy collectors of Internal Rev enue, will be assigned to the following places in this county on the dates indicated below to give any advice or assistance needed.

No charge will be made for this service. Pacific, Citizens Bank, March 5. Washington, Post Office, March 6, 7, 13 and 14. Gerald, Citizens Bank, March 7. Union, Post Office, March 10.

Sullivan, Bank of Sullivan, March 11. St. Clair, Farmers Merchants Bank, March 12. Most taxpayers have already made substantial payments on their 1951 Federal Income Tax through withholding from their wages or by direct payments to the collector. Nevertheless, those who did not file an annual income tax return on or before January 15, 1952, in the case of taxpayers other than farmers, and on or before January 31, 1952, in the case of farmers, must file such a return on or before March 15, 1952, unless a fiscal year has been established which is different from the calendar year.

In the case of fiscal year taxpayers, an annual return must tie filed not later than the fifteenth day of the third month after the close of their fiscal year. Farm Forester Employed For This Area Dale L. Shaw has been employed by the Conservation Commission as their Farm Forestry representative in the Owensville area. This area includes Gasconade, Maries, Osage and Franklin counties. The purpose of the Farm Forestry program is to assist farmers and landowners in the proper management of their timbcrland.

Any tanner or landowner may secure the assistance of the Farm Forester, free of charge, by contacting him at the Owensville office or by writing to Box Owensville, Missouri. Dairy School Here Feb. 25th All Franklin County dairymen are invited to attend the first session of a dairy school to be held in Franklin County. This first meeting will be Monday, February 25, at the M.F.A. Exchange Hall in Union.

It will start at 10:30 a. m. and close about 3:00 p. m. According to County Agent Grant Shrum.

E. T. Itsch-ner, extension dairy specialist from Columbia, will conduct the school. Of course, it will be a discussion type of meeting but primary emphasis will be placed on good breeding and management practices. and the value of a good testing program.

The second day of this school has been set for the latter part of March with special emphasis on the dairymen's feeding program. Everyone is invited to the meeting February 25. Dairymen should make special efforts to attend this important session. Elected To Office In Athenaean Society Doris Young, a freshman in the College of Education, was elected secretary of the Athenaean Society at the University of Missouri for the coming semester at a regular meeting this week. She is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Otto C. Young of Union. The Athenaean Society, composed of students interested in debating activities, is one of the oldest organizations at the University. Don Smith of Columbia was selected by the society to direct a one-act play, "Pokey," by Phillip Muller, which the group will enter in the Missouri Workshop's annual one-act plav contest March 19.

The cast will be made up of Athenaean members. Medical Society Auxiliary Meets The Women's Auxiliary to the Franklin County Medical Society held Its regular meeting in the St. Francis Hospital, Washington, Tuesday evening, February 11th. Mrs. R.

M. Keller, program leader for the evening, gave a talk on "Civilian Defense in Atomic Warfare." The following were present: Mrs. J. Bozza, Mrs. D.

B. Ecker, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.

Mrs. R. M. Keller, Mrs. J.

L. Mayfield. Mrs. C. A.

Schmidt, Mrs. H. H. Schmidt, Mrs. C.

H. Shaw, Mrs. B. G. Strehlman and Mrs.

M. S. Wepprich. 10 YEARS AGO The American Red Cross issued a call for blood donors and announced that a mobile unit from St. Louis would be in Union April 4th.

Edward Danz. Albert Danz and John Frueh were startled to learn that a man they had become acquainted with on their annual hunting trip to Montana was a leader of a German spy ring. The man. who called himself Kurt Ludwig. stayed at the same hunting camp as the Union hunters.

Two hundred and fifty attended the Lincoln Day dinner In Union at which Stanley Wallach, prosecuting attorney of St. Louis County, was the speaker, A. A. Steinbeck was elected president of the Missouri Republican Service League at the annual Lincoln Day Banquet in Kansas City. All Union gas stations were to close en Sunday in conformance with the nationwide movement to conserve electric power and gasoline and oil products.

A total of 2147 men registered for the draft in Franklin County. Of this number. 507 were registered in Union and 598 in Washington. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry E. Murray celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. 20 YEARS AGO The Bend School, of which Miss Margaret Turnbull was teacher, was placed on the approved list of rural schools by the State Department of Education. This was the second school in Franklin County to be approved. Hon.

Richard Smith, a native of England, who had served this county as representative in the General Assembly, died at his home near Robcrtsville, at the age ol KK. John Bergmann, proprietor of the City Bakery in Union, died at the hospital in Washington after several weeks' illness at the age of 57 years. He was born in Bavaria and came to this country at the age of 17, and located in Union in 1926. (Continued on Page Eight) G. S.

National Staff Member To De In Union Tuesday Miss Ray Mitchell, authority on the Brownie Scout program, will be in Union on Tuesday, Feb, 2fith, to hold a workshop fot Brownie leaders, assistant leaders, and troop committee mem bers from communities within the potential area council. The area includes these towns Cedar Hill, Gray Summit, Hawk Point, Her mann. High Ridge, Kimmswlck, Montgomery City, New Haven, Labadie, Owensville, Pacific, St. Clair, St. Charles.

Sullivan, Troy, Warrenton, Washington, Wells-villc, Wcntzvillc, and Union. This workshop is a special service which is being offered to organized or potential councils. The meeting will convene at 9:30 and continue until 3:00. Leaders will bring a nosebag lunch. Coffee and cake will be served by the Union Brownies.

Miss Mitchell is a member of the Girl Scout national staff and holds the post of advisor on all phases of the Girl Scout program for Brownies, the seven-to-ten year old members of the organi zation. Mitt Mitchell is the author of the Brownie Scout Handbook, published late in 1951 and the first book of its kind which the organisation has produced for its youngest members. She also wrote the Leaders Guide to the Brownie Scout Program, of which the most recent revised edition was released early last year. In addition. Miss Mitchell is Program Adviser in the Literature and Dramatics Fields for the Program Department of national headquarters.

Long associated with the Girl Scout movement, Miss Mitchell has had wide and varied experience in camping, in directing local Girl Scouting and in the regional ard national activities of the organization. A native of Acworth, Georgia, Miss Mitchell was educated at Georgia State College and was first enrolled In Girl Scouting as a troop leader. Eight Teams Will Compete Here Winners To Go To Cape Girardeau Union will be host to the Class Regional Basketball Tournament (or the third consecutive year, at the Memorial Auditorium on March 4. 5, 6, and 7. Winners and second place teams from each of the four sub-regional tournaments played at St.

Louis, St. James. Leadwood, and Troy, will meet at Union, the winner and runner-up of the Union Tournament to play in the Class Tournament at Southeast Missouri State College at Cape Girardeau on March 11 to 15. Thirty-one teams will be engaged in the sub-regional tournaments and the eight best selected to play should furnish some classy basketball for the local fans. Two games will be played each evening, the first game to begin at 7:30 p.m.

C. A. Bolder, chairman of the tournament, is to be assisted by Robert Breucr of St. James until the appointment of two other members of the committee on arrangements following the sub-rcgionals. New Haven Sailor on USS Revllle Charles H.

Hoerstkamp, seaman, USN. of New Haven, is serving aboard the recently recommis-sioned attack transport USS Renville at the San Francisco, Naval Shipyard. The Renville could well be dubbed "Ambassador of Peace," for in January, 1948 off the coast of Batavia. Java, a UN peace team drew up the final peace negota-tions between warring factions in Indonesia. The "Renville Agreement" led the way in the establishment of the Independent Indonesian Republic.

Special guests at the commissioning ceremony were Dutch and Indonesian students attending Stanford University Alto, Calif. This Week at The Williams On Saturday, Charles Starrctt Smilev Bimctte will star in Bonanza Towi 'us Yellow Fin with Wavne Morris, Adrian Booth, and Gloria Henry. The Tanks are coming is the feature for Sunday and Monday. The cast includes Steve Cochran, Philip Carcv, and Mari Aldon. Tuesday's attraction will be Ray Milland and Gene Tierney in Close To Mv Heart.

Force of Arms begins a 2-day run on Wednesday. The stars are Win. llolclen, Nancy Olson, and Frank Loveioy with Gene Evans and Dick Wesson in the supporting cast. A special Leap Year show is scheduled for February 29th, Margaret O'Brein in Her First Romance. Observes February Holidays The Rcaufort Home Economics Club met Thursday evening February 14th at the home of Mrs.

Louis Kansteiner. Mis. Fred Puis gave an interesting demonstration, "Color in the Home." The members voted to donate $5.00 to the March of Dimes. Mrs. G.

L. Matthews gave a rcjiort on parliamentary procedure. The theme of the program was based on the holidays that fall in February. Poetry was read and songs were sung by the group. Mrs.

Paul Stuesse reviewed the book, Foxfire, by Anya Seton. The next meeting is to be an evening meeting on March 13th, at the home of Mrs. B. A. Matthews.

Mrs. Paul Stuesse, Reporter Deaufort P.T.A. Meeting Held The regular monthly meeting of the Beaufort P.T.A. -was held on Tuesday evening. Feb.

12, with a short Founder's Day program. The monthly topic was read by Mrs. L. H. Kansteiner.

A vote of thanks was given Arthur Ab-rolat for the beautiful walnut serving table which he presented to the organization. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Wm. Hoemann, Mrs. E.

Bol-te, Mrs. J. Hoclter and Mrs. Erb. Guernsey Meeting In Union All Guernsey cattle breeders ore invited to attend the District Guernsey meeting to be held in the Circuit Court Room in Union February 29.

The meeting will start at 10:00 a. m. and adjourn early in the afternoon. Whether you are a registered Guernsey breeder or have only grade cattle, you are invited to attend. The County Motor Olds-mnhii and Cadillac dealer, is minus a typewriter and about $75 in cash since mursaay nigni.

Hurfflan entered the garage by breaking a window in the rear of the garage. Thti mmr nicht. a 1952 Pontiac was stolen from Joe Elbert in Washington. Washington Regional Starts February 25 The Washington regional bas ketball tournament will begin on Monday night, February 25, at 7:30 p. at the city auditorium in Washington.

At that time the Washington High School team will met the St. Charles team in what promises to be one of the hardest fought encounters of the entire tournament. Washington was seeded by the tournament committee as team number one. Washington up to and including February 15 had won 24 games and lost 3. The St.

Charles Pirates have played some of the strongest teams in the St. Louis area, however, have defeated Brentwood and Wellston of St. Louis County and Central of St. Louis, and may upset the Blue Jays. The tournament will be held Feb.

25, 28, 28 and 29. 4-H Leaders Held Plan Meeting There were 22 4-H leaders attending a training meeting on 4-H club work at the Courthouse in Union on Tuesday, February 12. Grant Shrum, County Agent and Delia Krammc, County Home Agent, were in charge of the meetings. The leaders present were: Mrs. Orlando Helling, Mrs.

Charles Armistead, Mrs. Elmer Taetz. Mrs. U. E.

Arnold. Mrs. Arthur Vitt, Mrs. August Johnson, Mrs. Harold Middleton, John T.

Gieblcr, Don Owens, Mrs. Wm. Hcrvey. Mrs. W.

A. Bruns, Edw. Fischer, Mrs. Ed. Fischer, Robert Couch, August Johnson, Mrs.

Edwin ttedhage. Mrs. Emmett Drew-el. Mrs. Arthur Risen, and Mrs.

Otto Schomberg. The discussion Included ceremonies for initiation of new members, increasing membership, parent cooperation, state and national awards, and recreation as part of the club program. Mrs. Clemence Kaufman, Assistant Home Agent, discussed ways of getting better coperation between the parents, leaders and members. At noon the Union Chamber of Commerce entertained the leaders with a luncheon at the White Rose Cafe in Union.

After the noon luncheon a committee composed of Mrs. Wm. Hervey, Mrs. Orlando Helling. Mrs.

August Johnson, Mrs. John Gieblcr, Don Owens, Emerv Vieten, and Mrs. Ed. Fischer was appointed to muct with the Chamber of Commerce to plan the 4-H Livestock and Home Economics show for this summer. To Hold Scouters Night Feb.

26th Adult volunteer leaders in the Bourbeu.se District of the St. Louis Boy Scout Council will hold a Scouters Night on Tuesday, Feb. 26th, at the Immaculate Conception School in Union, it was announced this week. Tho program will begin with dinner at 7 p. m.

and will include entertainment and leadership training. The Bourbeuse District includes all the Scout Units in Franklin County. Elmer Knurbeln Abroad Heavy Cruiser Elmer E. Knurbcin, fireman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel A. Knurbein of Bcr-ger, recently reported aboard the heavy r-uiser USS Saint Paul for duty. The Saint Paul is presently engaged in bombardment operations off the East Coast of Korea. Knurbcin, who reported aboard this vessel from U. S.

Naval Training Center, San Diego, Cal, enlisted in the Navy July 31, 1951. Before entering the service, he attended Hermann High School. Edward Burke Enrolled As Attorney Edward Burke, older son of Mr. and Mrs. O.

E. Burke, was sworn in by Judge Ransom Breuer in Circuit Court Wednesday morning and enrolled as an attorney. Edward has been attending Washington University and completed his law course at the end of the first semester. He successfully passed the State Bar exams last October but could not be licensed until he had completed law school. His wife and younger daughter, Carol, came with htm to witness the ceremony.

The Burkes live in Kirkwood. Seventeen hundred enthusiastic dairymen and women thronged into Union's Memorial Auditorium Tuesday to hear their problems discussed and to vote on propositions which vitally affect their business and the good heatth of the entire area, nfty-nine Missouri counties were represent-' ed and two from Arkansas, all supplying milk for the St. Louis trade area. Church and civic organizations of Union cooperated in entertaining them, the Union Lions serving free coffee to all present and Hon. Clarence Cannon, Representative in Congress from Missouri's Ninth District, taking time off from a busy schedule to address their meeting during the afternoon.

Karl B. AHhage of New Haven, Franklin County dairy farmer, was elected one of the sixteen directors chosen Tuesday. Officers of the board were to be selected at the Reorganization Meeting et the Sanitary Milk Producers office at 2208 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, at 10:00 a. m.

Wednesday. The organization went on record as approving the Livestock Pasture Program; asked for legislation in both Missouri and Illinois which would attempt to control Bang's disease and recommended that all persons moving through feed alleys and walkways of dairy barns be required to disinfect footwear before leaving each farm; asked that if. price supports are to be maintained that the Secretary of Agriculture announce such price supports early enough in the year so that dairy farmers may plan accordingly; and urged that all imitation dairy products be properly labeled. All speakers advocated the expansion of program of education whereby the public will be acquainted with the dairy farmer's problems, particularly the matter of cost of production, so that when tncreasea are announced in retail price, of milk and milk products, the consumers will be correctly advised as to the small proportion of that increase which actually ever reaches the producer. Resolutions adopted by the delegates called for uniform regulations by the Selective Scrvicn System applying to those engaged in the production of milk, which will take Into account the high degree of skill required and the importance of milk and milk products in the present emergency.

The organization went on record as opposing repeal of Section 104 of the Defense Production Act, said to be favored by the Department of State, which would remove tariff barriers and permit Importation of dairy products; and opposed Missouri Senate Bill 195, which would set up State Inspection of Milk in direct opposition to the majority of prow ducers in Missouri. Hon. Clarence Cannon, representative in Congress, told his audience that legislators as a whole know too little about farmers' problems and methods of production. He said that farmers produce more and receive les. for labor and capital invested than any other group, citing figures showing that the averago dairy farmer of the St.

Louis Milk Shed has a capital investment of $45,000.00. Mr. Cannon endorsed the Pasture Program as one of the best ways of meeting rising production costs and urged all farmers to unite into groups similar to the SMPA in order to present their case to Washington, which was "literally swarming with lobbyists." Both Clarence B. Palmer, president, and Russell E. Spaulding, general manager, Sanitary Milk Producers, reiterated Mr.

Cannon's statement that increasing population means increasing demands for dairy products and a widening demand for Grade A milk. Mr. Palmer, citing the nioro favorable growing season of this section, prophesied Missouri and Illinois as the future "P'ryldiii of America." Mr. Spaulding, speaking particularly of tho achievements of the SMPA during the past 23 years, pointed out that this organization has marketed 36S million pounds of milk during 1930, has broadened its service to membership and production, with the St. Louis area showing a per capita increase in milk sales more than 6 above the average consumption in tho United States as a whole during the past year.

Local Interview On KWRE Friday An interview, In which LouU Berrev. local conservation agent will discuss with John Brooks of Gerald his conservation practices, will be a feature over Station KWRE Friday. Feb. 22nd. at 1 o'clock.

This is a 13-minute program regularly allotted to the Conservation Commission eadt Friday. Union Opposes Cuba In St. James Tourney The Union Wildcats will enter the Class sub-regional tournament to be held in St. James Feb. 25-Mar.

1. Union will play Cuba on Monday at 9:30. The tournament gets underway at 6:30 with Hermann and St. Clair playing the first game. The second game scheduled for 8 p.

m. is between Vienna and Bourbon. Cuba and Union play the nightcap on Monday. Three more games of first round play are scheduled for Tuesday. Only two are scheduled for Wednesday.

For the quarterfinals on Thursday two games are scheduled in the afternoon and two more in the evening. The semi-finals will be played Friday evening with consolation and finals on Saturday evening. The winner and runner-up of this tournament will come to Union the following week to compete in the Class regional. Sixteen teams will compete at St. James, namely Hermann, St.

Clair, Vienna, Bourbon, Cuba, Union, Linn, Belle, Cherryville, Newberg, Owensville, St. George, Bland, St James, Steclvillc and New Haven. Officials will be Ma son and Newton. Rainbow Girls Hold Formal Dance A formal dance was given by the Rainbow girls Saturday evening at the V.F.W. Hall in St.

Clair. Music was by the Sunny-side Serenaders. Chaperoncs were Mr. and Mrs. Philip Frueh, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Dyer, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tibbe. About fifty girls, their dates and guests attended.

This is the first social function since the installation of the new officers, who are. Arlcne Saum, worthy advisor; Virginia Ann Sudholt, associate worthy advisor; Carol McKinney, Charity; Janice Girardier, Faith; Natalie Montz, recorder; Sh'irleyann Herzog, treasurer; Roberta Kohn, chaplain; Dixie Schaefferkocttcr, drill leader; Gcraldine Bcrghorn, red; Maureen Means, orange; Melva Ahmann, yellow; Barbara Marshall, green; Martha Frueh, blue; Lorcnc Young, indigo; Viola Shockley, violet; Sue Pfciffcr, outer observer; Judith Denny, musician; Jackie Erni, choir director. Others to be installed are Patsy Baker, Hope; Glcnda Schlag, confidential observer; Marie Basket, orator; Ray Cook, historian. Mrs. Philip Frueh is mother advisor and members of the Advisory Board include Mr.

and Mrs. Philip Frueh, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dyer, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Sudholt, Mrs. E. A. SUerbergcr, Mrs. Clay Erni, Mrs.

Henry Tibbe, Mrs. Gilmore Pfeiffcr, and Mrs. Jesse Henson. Roberta Kohn, immediate past worthy advisor, was the installing officer. She was assisted by Gloria Martin as marshal, Doris Young, past worthy advisor as recorder, Lorcne Young, past worthy advisor as chaplain, Ju-as musician.

Daryl Martin was dith Denny, past worthy advisor soloist, singing two numbers, "Teach Mc To Pray" and "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You." Pauline Peters, tiny cousin of the worthy advisor-elect, acted as crown bearer. A highlight of the recent installation was the nrsnt.itinn of bars and badges to the girls for tr.eir service to their community and to their assembly. The Union Assembly has within its membership a Grand Page of the Grand Assembly of Rainbow for Girls of Missouri, Virginia Ann Sudholt. Next Draft Call March 10 A number of young men from Franklin County will be inducted into the armed forces March 18. A call for physical examinations has been issued for March 6th.

The local draft board has received notice not to Induct anyone born on or after December 31, 1930. Emergency Loans For Flood Loss Available A large number of Missouri farmers who lost crops last year from floods or excessive rainfall have applied for loans from the emergency diaster fund appropriated for their assistance, according to Richard W. Collins, County Supervisor for the Farmers Administration in Franklin County. To be eligible for this emergency credit, Mr. Collins states that a farmer must have suffered at least a twenty-five per cent crop lass in 1951 and be unable to get the credit he needs from other sources.

Such loans mav be made for almost any type of agricultural purpose including seed, feed, fertilizer, livestock and machinery. They mav also be made to restore or replace flood damage farm buildings, replace fences, remove debris, Bnd for other similar purposes. The interest rate is three per cent and the period of the loan may be as long as twenty years. The County Office of the Farmers Home Adminstratlon is located in the Memorial Auditorium at Union. U.H.S.

Girls and Boys In Pacific Tournament The sixth annual Franklin Vnllevball and Basket- hall Tournament opened In Paci fic Wednesday nigni. in wc gins bracket Union drew Sullivan for their first game and in the boys bracket Union opposes Pacific. Union enters the competition on Thursday evening. The girls game is set for 8:30 and the boys for 9:30. In other Thursday night games St.

Francis girls play New Haven at 6:30. Washington and Sew Haven boys follow at 7:30. In the first night's play Hermann and St. Clair girls opened the tournament with a game at 6:30. Sullivan and St.

Clair boys followed at 7:30. The second girls game of the evening paired Pacific with Washington. St. Francis ahd Eureka boys played at 9:30. The semi-finals in both brackets will be played Friday night with the consolation and finals played Saturday.

Community Home Ec. Club Has Valentine Party Mrs. Ray Helling of New Haven was hostess to the Community Home Economics Extension Club Feb. 13. Mrs.

Ray Stanek took over the duties of the president, Mrs. Ben Boland, who was ill. All wish her a speedy recovery. Roll call was answered by an exchange of home-made Valentines. A demonstration on "Making Cleaning Tasks Easier" was given by Mrs.

Ray Stanek. Mrs. Otto Roehrs was appointed to make a birthday box, into which each member on her birthday is to put a penny for each year of age. Mrs. Clarence Bleckman was appointed parliamentarian; Mrs.

Louis Fritzemeyer, chairman of family relations; Mrs. Fred Krcft, chairman of reading. The next meeting will be on March 12, 1 p. at the home of Mrs. Louis Holthaus of Leslie.

Women in the vicinity of Leslie interested in joining an extension club can call or write to Mrs. Bleckman, Leslie 2130; Mrs, Otto Roehrs, Leslie 2113; Mrs. Ray Stanek, Leslie 2122; or Mrs. Fred Kreft, Leslie 2112. Amateur Show March 12th An amateur show is coming to Union March 12th, this office has been advised.

Details will be pub lished next week. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Reported by Carolyn Helfrich The Freshman and Sophomores have begun practicing for their one-act plays. The Freshman play is called "Sugar and Spice." Its characters include Carmen Bar-lage, Carolyn Skornia, Dixie Stites, Charles Bcckman and George Herbst. Assisting with properties will be Sally Ann Du-laney. The Sophomore play is called "The Ugly Duckling" by A.

A. Milne. Its characters include Hettie Carroll, Vicky Denny, Sally Haase, Bob Jett, Marvin Leach, Marlin Parker, Royce Scott, Guy Schafferkoctter and Neil Woolen. The property and costume manager is Carol McKinney. Donald Eraser, Arlene Saum, Danny Herborn and Lorene Young were on KWRE Saturday morning at 11:30.

The aubject was "Teenager's Holding A Job While Going to School." The narrator was Dr. Hugh Cassidy of Washington, Mo. On Tuesday night the basketball team played Cleveland High of St. Louis and lost 68 to 47. They played Friday night Against Pacific and lost 46 to 42.

The volleyball girls won from Pacific 19 to 10. (Continued on Page Six).