Gasconade County Republican from Owensville, Missouri • Page 1

GASCONADE COUNTY REPUBLICAN "A Good Newspaper in a Good Community-We Solicit Your Support" 32, Number 30. OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1935. WE'LL TELL THE WORLD--- IT TAXES MY PATIENCE When you light the evening lamp You pay a tax. When you buy a postage stamp You pay a tax. When you buy the baby clothes, When you read the morning news, When you buy a pair of shoes, You pay a tax.

When you watch the screen girl wink You pay a tax. For the water that you drink You pay a tax When you smoke a cigarette, For the dinner that you get For the beautiful coquette, You pay a tax. When you buy an ice cream cone You pay a tax. When you buy a small soup bone You pay a tax. When you buy a loaf of bread, When the doctor says you're dead, And the final prayers are said, You pey a We made a 200 mile trip over Highway 66 last week.

One of the most noticeable things about the trip was the number of hitch-hikers on the road. We passed 'em all up as did every other driver that we saw. The Automobile Club of Missouri, as well as the entire mobile Association of America discouraging the practice of giving hitch-hikers a lift and is using some very effective publicity on the matter. In another column of The Republican will be found an interesting article on the subject. Please read it.

Nearly nine thousand Republicans from ten states gathered at Springfield, Illinois, last week to formulate plans for a constructive platform for the coming presidential campaign. However, no presidential candidates were endorsed. The fact that the New Deal has violated almost every pledge of the Democratic party in the last campaign was stressed in the convention and Former Governor O. Lowden, keynoter of the Convention, warned the nation that no crisis so grave as that contained in the present effort to centralize power in the federal government had confronted the American people since the Civil War. "The very corner stone of our government is the division of power between the states and the central government and it is now proposed to strike down once and for all that great principle," said Mr.

Lowden. The New Deal has been given two years to make good and apparently has failed. An awakening and a reaction on the part of voters is due to take place within the next two years. Since the G-Men are on the job kidnapping is becoming a highly unhealthful occupation. Every major kidnapping in which they have been asked to assist, except one has been solved.

The slogan that the G-Men get their men surely holds good. More peace time headlines: "England makes surprise war move. Immediate steps taken for defense of London. 'Grave announcement' stresses need of speed for antiaircraft force to be ready on or before 8 battalions are mobilized. Giant searchlights to pick out enemy raiders to be set up at once in strategic points." Evidently business people have faith in Owensville's future.

Note the new shops already opened or contemplating opening, all getting set for the reawakening. Watch us grow! GIRL SCOUTS ENJOY TREASURE HUNT Sixteen of the Girl Scouts enjoyed a Treasure Hunt at the Railroad Park last Friday afternoon at the regular meeting. Norma Rose mann was the one who found the treasure. Rhenelda Gelven, who was formerly a member of our Troop, was a guest at the meeting. Rhenelda is now a member of the Girl Scout Troop of Linn.

The Owensville Troop will go on an all-day outing next Friday. All Girl Scouts are invited. THIRTY YEARS AGO J. Clinton Price of St. Louis and Miss M.

Strehlmann were married at the home of the bride at Woollam. Wheat harvest was promising good returns and the corn crop looked fine. TWO BUFFALO RANGES TO BE RESTORED TO THE INDIANS Two Indian reservations, the Pine Ridge and the Crow in South Dakota, are each to have a buffalo range, according to John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. "The building of these ranges," he said, "is only one of the features of a new wildlife restoration and conservation program for Indian reservations in the course of planning by the Office of Indian Affairs." Quail, fish, deer, antelope, wild turkey, and partridges will be replenished in those reservations where they have been depleted. These restorations, it is stated, are expected to heighten the morale of the Indian by giving him the type of life which is his inherent racial heritage.

But they are concededly a poor substitute to the Indian for the millions of acres of prairie land, forests, and streams taken from him in earlier days. Solemn treaties to protect the huntising grounds of the Indian were broken by the white man. The last great herd of buffalo was exterminated before 1883. LOCAL ITEMS -A daughter, Jean Carol, was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Roland Priess of Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, June 16. Mrs. Priess was formerly Miss Ola Gibson. -Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Bryan and daughters, Helen and Virginia Lee, accompanied by Hal Harbaum of Warrenton, spent Sunday at Troy with Mr. Harbaum's homefolks. Tommy McGee of Jefferson City and Miss Melba Koch of Farmington came out Saturday and also went to Troy to spend Sunday at the Harbaum home.

-Mrs. W. H. Reed, who has been critically ill, is reported a little better. All her children, except one son and one daughter, have been to visit her this week.

They are Mrs. B. V. Wulff of Mt. Vernon; Mrs.

Leslie Rogers of Mundelhein, Illinois; Mrs. Flora Rhodes of Freedom; M. O. Reed of Linn and Walter Reed of Bonnets Mill. -Charles, son of Mr.

and Mrs. W. A. Havelka, of Route Three, who has been working on a farm at Edwardsville, Illinois, was taken ill of appendicitis Thursday night and was taken to the Lutheran Hospital in St Louis where he underwent an operation on Saturday for appendicitis. Mr.

and Mrs. Havelka and Alvin Souders went to St. Louis Sunday to visit Charles. -Mr. and Mrs.

Elwood Murphy and daughters came out from St. Louis Saturday and the girls remained to visit their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Giedinghagen and Mr. and Mrs.

B. F. Murphy, for some time. Mrs. B.

F. Murphy and daughter, Miss Mildred, came out with them. Mrs. Murphy, who had been taking medical treatment in St. Louis, is reported improved in health.

Miss Lydia Roethemeyer left Friday for Chicago where she will attend summer term of school at the Moody Bible Institution. Her sister, Ella, has been attending evening school at this institution since last September. Miss Lydia was joined in St. Louis by Miss Clara Linneman, who visited Miss Ella Roethemeyer and other friends, before returning to St. Louis.

They also visited Mrs. Ida Wise and family. -Mrs. Katie Anderson, Mrs. Fred Buschmann, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Zulham and sons, Miss Rebecca Buschmann, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Witt, Miss Edna Dieckgraeffe, Lavern Harting, Mr. and.

Mrs. A. Luecker of St. Louis; and Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Koepke and family of Rosebud; Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Hohenstreet spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. F. W. Stukenbroeker. The visitors had intended to attend a family dinner at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Bock of Bland, Route One, but were unable to get there. RICHARD H. DITTMAN KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Richard H. Dittman of Maryland Heights was struck by an automobile while walking on Highway 77 near his home about five o'clock Saturday evening.

He died of the injuries at the St. Louis county Hospital shortly after the accident. John H. Davis of Springfield, Illinois, driver of the machine, said the could not stop his car in time to avoid the accident. Mr.

Dittman was born at Canaan on March 22, 1891, the son of the late Peter and Augusta Dittman. He received his religious instruction and was confirmed in the Evangelical church at Old Bland and remained a member of that faith until his untimely death. On May 18, 1920, Mr. Dittman was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Taylor, who survives him. To this union seven children were born, the youngest two days of age when Mr.

Dittman was killed. The children are Eva, Edith, Evelyn, Richard, Edna, Ester and Everett. He also leaves the following brothers and sistersCharles J. of St. Louis; William of Union; Gus, Edward, Walter, Frank and Miss Lydia of Canaan.

His parents and one brother preceded him in death. Mr. Dittman was a veteran of the World War, serving fifteen months, thirteen months in overseas service. He was honorably discharged on June 11, 1919, at the expiration of his service. The remains were brought to the family home near Canaan on Tuesday and on Wednesday morning the funeral services were held at the Canaan M.

E. church, Rev. A. P. Missey officiating.

Interment was in the Howard cemetery. The Mellies-Matthews Post, American Legion, of Owensville conducted the services for the deceased. EXPECT SLIGHT CHINCH BUG DAMAGE Recent surveys indicate that the Missouri counties where large numbers of chinch bugs were found in winter quarters last fall and winter still have some possibility of damage from this pest this year, says George D. Jones, Extension Entomologist for the Missouri College of Agriculture. In these counties as many as 8 to 15 bugs were found in a linear foot of the sowed grain crops.

This number of old bugs could easily lay enough eggs that could produce a heavy infestation of young bugs if the weather conditions took a sudden turn to show the chinch bugs favor. Warm sunshiny weather is needed for such conditions. The survey also showed that in those counties that did not have many of the old bugs in winter quarters there is little danger of heavy loss. In these counties only 2 and 3 bugs were found in a linear foot of the drilled row. The counties that had only a few overwintered bugs in the clump grass are the least likely to have any trouble.

Some reports have come in from those counties in the extreme northern part of the state where large numbers of bugs went into winter quarters, and considerable numbers of old bugs are found in the pastured grain crops. While a few eggs are being laid, no large areas are expected to be seriously damaged. Such areas that show a possibility of trouble will be watched very closely, with four men at work watching daily developments. The situation appears promising for a small amount of damage this year. Undoubtedly, many soybeans and other quick maturing crops will be planted, and if legumes are used the bugs will not attack them.

If sorghums or kafirs are used, however, these will be subject to attack, and farmers are urged to keep such crops from alongside grain fields. ATTENDS MEETING Gus Bade attended a meeting of agents and salesmen at the Midcontinent Oil Company at the Forest Park Hotel in St. Louis Tuesday night. DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER PIONEER RESIDENT Charles E. Sasemann, who for more than eighty years had lived in Gasconade county, Missorui, died at his home in Owensville on Friday, June 14, at 11:20 p.

aged 82 years and 9 months. He had been ill for only a short time. Charles Edward Sas-mann was born in Altoona, Westphalen, Prussia, Germany, 'September 15, 1852. In 1854, he was brought to America by his parents. They came on a sailing vessel and it took nineteen weeks for the passage.

They landed at New Orleans and then came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, later settling in Gasconade county. Here Mr. Sassmann grew to manhood and was married on March 10, 1874, by Rev. F.

Werning at Charlotte to Miss Henrietta Buchholtz, who for the past sixty-one years shared the joys and toils of life with him and survives him. Mr. and Mrs. Sassmann celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on March 10, 1924, in Owensville. They have made their home in Owensville for nineteen years and previous to that on a farm just east of town on Highway 28 which Mr.

Sassmann homesteaded in part more than sixty years ago. Mr. Sassmann engaged in the fireclay mining and shipping business thirtyfour years ago, being one of the first fireclay operators in the county, and was active in this work until his retirement because of his advanced years. He with Mrs. Sassmann were charter members of the St.

Peters Evangelical church and Mrs. Sassmann is now the only charter member of the congregation still living. He gave of his time and money to the furtherance of the work of his church and was a devout worshiper. He was widely known in the community, was highly respected and had lived a long and useful life. Besides his aged widow, Mr.

Sassmann is survived by five children-Frank of Sedalia; Mrs. Lydia Poppenhouse, Mrs. Mary Robison, Edward and Mrs. Clara Morris of Owensville; ten grandchildren, one brother--Wm. Sassmann, and many other relatives.

Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Koch and Mrs. Anna Pasch, and one brother -George, and two half-brothers- -Fred and Henry, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the home to the Evangelical church with interment in the church cemetery. Rev.

C. Bohnenkamper, the pastor, conducted the services. SELLS PROPERTY E. E. Smith, deputy finance commissioner in charge of the affairs of the defunct Farmers Merchants Bank of Owensville, reports the sale of the 150 acre Chas.

Bullington farm to Martin Jepson of Oak Hill for $4000; the A. Rector property in Hambro to Emmett Estes for $500 and the A. Rector property in the west part of town to A. A. Posey.

The RFC loan owed by the Bank has now been reduced to $44,956.85. The original amount was $112,025.00 INSTALLING MACHINERY The Collins-Morris Shoe Company shipped out some of the shoe machinery for use in the Owensville factory and installation of the machinery was started today (Thursday). The Company expects to begin work on shoe manufacturing some time next week as cutters will be put to work just as soon as the cutting machines are installed. The Company on Wednesday deposited the stock promised to bind the contract in the Citizens Bank in Owensville. WILL OPEN LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR SHOPPE Mrs.

Sam Holt and her daughter, Mrs. Hauer, of St. Louis were here a day or two last week and made arrangements to open a Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Shoppe in Owensville in the near future. They have rented the room in the Diestelkamp building formerly occupied by Fleetwood's Grocery Store for the location of the Shoppe. CCC BOYS Four boys were taken to Meramec State Park at Sullivan Tuesday to enroll in the CCC Camp.

The boys are Aloys Skornia, Owensville, Route Herbert Uetterling, Gasconade; Marion Haines, Bland, Route and Floyd Branson, Bland. Thirty more boys from this county will be enrolled the latter part of June or first of July. M. U. SUMMER SESSION SHOWS INCREASE There were 336 more students enrolled in the Summer Session at the University of Missouri this year after the second day of registration than there were a year ago.

This year's enrollment at the end of the second day totaled 1580 as compared with 1244 last summer. Enrollment will continue through the entire first week and approximately 200 more students are expected to enroll. Every division of the University increased over last years enrollment, with the Graduate School showing the biggest increase of 167 students. Agriculture was second with an increase of 56 and Arts and Science third with an increase of 39. Over half of the entire student body is enrolled in the Graduate School.

COUNTY AND STATE CROPS Farmers in Gasconade county report a June 1 condition of for wheat against in 1934 and a five-year average of The condition of oats is very favorable, being of normal on June 1. The condition of other crops in the county are hay pasture apples peaches pears and cherries The June 1 condition of Missouri crops indicates prospects above the 10-year average. The month of May was beneficial to all crops excepting wheat and potatoes which are showing the results of too much rain and are badly in need of sunshine. Floods along the Missouri river during the last ten days of the month have caused a considerable amount of farm crops to be abandoned, especially wheat, barley, alfalfa and potatoes. The composite average of the condition of field crops as of June 1 is compared with for these same crops last year.

The composite average for fruit crops as of June 1 is of normal as compared with at this time last year. Present indications point to the 1935 crop year being very similar to 1931, which like 1935 followed a drouth year, according to E. A. Logan, Senior Agriculture Statistician of the U. S.

Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates. KLINGNER -WHITE C. E. Klingner and Miss Geraldine White were united in marriage on Sunday afternoon, June 16, at the M. E.

church at Ash Grove, Missouri. Mr. Klingner, whose home is at Fair Grove, has been located in in Owensville for some months as County Agent. He is a graduate of Missouri University. While here he has made a number of friends.

His bride was a member of the Ash Grove School faculty the past year and is a stranger to our people. Mr. and Mra. Klingner are expected to return from their honeymoon today and will reside upstairs in the W. E.

Wacker residence. We welcome Mrs. Klingner to our midst and join in extending felicitations to them. ELBERT WHEELER Elbert Wheeler died suddenly of heart failure on Tuesday, June 18, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter Schneider, on Bland, Route One.

Mr. Wheeler had been living in Arkansas until this spring and since then had made his home with his daughter. He was 68 years, 10 months and 10 days of age. Funeral services were held this (Thursday) morning from the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.

C. Rayfield, to the Owensville City cemetery. Mr. Wheeler is survived by one son-Fay, and two daughters Mrs. G.

C. Rayfield and Mrs. Walter Schneider. MORE ABOUT CONTRACTS Gasconade county farmers who have signed production adjustment contracts under the Agriculture Adjustment Act are given assurance that these contracts will not be affected by the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court on the Schecter case. This information reached County Agent C.

E. Klingner this week in an official communication from Secretary Wallace as follows: "In cooperation with leaders of Congress, amendments to the Agriculture Act are being perfected which are intended to bring the Act's provision as to marketing agreements and licenses into line with the Schecter case decision and also to safeguard the farmer's voluntary adjustment program on basic commodities. "These voluntary adjustment programs were not in the path of the Schecter case decision, and in no event could there be any question of the Government's ability to fulAll its contracts with farmers. "Nevertheless we have taken advantage of the decision to seek perfection in the law which will make certain the Government's authority to continue processing tax rates in accordance with amended provisions of the Act." The new wheat contract now being drafted by officials of the wheat section of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration is to be considerably more flexible than the former agreement, according to information received this week by County Agent C. E.

Klingner. The new contract will permit cooperattion in the program by farmers who have crop rotations and farming systems which did not fit in with the former contract. The general outlines of the proposed contract as, announced to the farmers before the referendum, will be followed, according to the word from Washington. The same base periods for acreage and production will be used, so that it will not be necessary for farmers to secure all the evidence of past production required in the first contract. Although the contract is to cover the four years, 1936 to 1939, inclusive, it is emphasized that if of the contract signers in any area, such as the Missouri soft winter wheat area, petition at the end of any marketing year for a referendum on the question of continuance, a national referendum will be held to guide future action.

Maximum acreage reduction to be asked is set at This percentage is being put in the contract in case heavy surpluses occur again as the result of favorable years. The present contract provided for reduction, but the most ever asked was in 1934. Plans are also being studied to adjust allotments of farmers who complied with the orginal program but who took disproportionately large cuts in their allotments. Further details on the program will be made available as soon as the contract is drafted in final form. HAPPY HOUR CLUB The Happy Hour Club met at the High School Tuesday, June 18, at 2:00 The President read a paper on canning and how to enter the state contest which will be held at the end of the canning season.

The afternoon was spent in making tailored buttonholes under the supervision of Mrs. J. H. Kormeier. Mrs.

H. Dude and Mrs. F. Gross were visitors. New members were Mrs.

F. L. Rieke, Mrs. E. R.

Pryor, Mrs. J. H. Kormeler and Mrs F. W.

Stukenbroeker. MARRIAGE-LICENSES Edw. G. Hedbreder, Hermann. Marie Junge, Hermann.

Chester Idel, Rosebud, Nora Wehmeyer, Rosebud, John Van Booven, Rhineland, Hilda Pottebaum, Rhineland, Wm. Jackson, New Florence, Ruby Gliser, Wellsville, Wm. D. Shrader, Hayti, Dorothy Heckmann, Columbia, Aug. Brinkmann, Hermann, Alma Barels, Hermann,.