The New Haven Leader from New Haven, Missouri • 1

NEW HAVEN MISSOURI THURSDAY AUGUST 4 1966 State Historical Society Columbia mb Missouri New Haven Leader County Oldest Continuous Newt Publication A Missouri Blue Ribbon Weekly rom the Tent Capitol of The World VOLUME 72 MITtV nATN MTCCnTTVT TWIIPSDAV AHrrwn NUMBER 21 RONTIER TRAIL BLAZER Marshal Ralph Hooker is shown as he rested his horse here during the noon hour last week Wednesday ollowing the route of the Ozark rontier Trail through four states his trip will cover over 2500 miles He will be the first man to ride the recently established trail by horseback si A w' SEr ir IL? i jNBE9iKfe 'oP oo Horseman Traveling Ozark rontier Trail Stopg Here Marshal Ralph Hooker of Carthage Mo has been a much dis cussed and according to him man lately The marshal has been a topic of conversation in the many towns he is passing through on his 2500 mile horseback jaunt over the recently established Ozark rontier Trail Marshal Hooker is actually blaz ing the trail which covers four States Missouri Arkansas Okla homa and Kansas Sponsored by the Smith Brothers Manufacturing Co (makers of Buckeroo western wear) who have a plant at Carthage he remarked that he has taken a lot of abuse on this trip Motorists call him names throw tmngs at him and he has become the center of cat calls as they pass By Marshal own words cowboys never had to face these kind of hardships Some of those automobile drivers today are more dangerous than the he said The 60 year old horseman is no greenhorn on the trail by any means In 1958 Hooker walked the Santa Trail and he rode the old Chisholm Trail on horseback in 1959 In 1962 he walked Daniel Wilderness Road through Virginia and Kentucky He started his present trip on May 22 from Carthage He aver ages around 30 miles a day and riding seven days a week Hooker has been roughing it sleeping along side the highways where his horse can find plenty of grass His horse a 15 year old chestnut mare is named Penny It was on Penny that Marshal Hooker has ridden through such famous western towns of El Reno Lawton and Tulsa Oklahoma Wichita Dodge City Abilene and Atchison Kansas rom Carthage he rode into Arkansas Then he and Penny went through Oklahoma on to Kansas rom Kansas where he says the people have been the friendliest of all he rode into1 Missouri He passed through New Haven last week Wednesday riding into ranklin county from Jefferson City Up to that time he had covered about 2000 miles of the 2558 mile trip mapped out by the governors of the four states in which the Ozark rontier Trail passes through Marshal Hooker travels light eat ing in restaurants Occasionally some farmer invites him in for din ner and at times even to stay overnight Hooker expects to arrive back in Carthage in about three weeks where his wife and daughter who is also married make their home Hooker is actually a marshal He carries that title of Dodge City the town made famous by Wyatt Earp He is a deputy sheriff of Stone county and several Kansas Missouri and Iowa counties He is a member of the National Peace Officers Association the Kansas Peace Officers Association and Southern Kansas Gunfighters As sociation Even Wyatt Earp top this Sally Concedes In Primary Spiced by competitive races for When the final tabulation is in the Democratic Primary race in the district judges and the hot including the absentee ballots the new 20th district Sally failed competition for the Democratic the total vote should reach to carry his own county Phelps as 20th district state senator nomina nearly 6000 according to County he acknowledged defeat late Tues tion ranklin county had a surpris Clerk Ralph Smith day night ingly strong turn out at In the hot one Gene Sally con Carnahan will now oppose Sena primary election ceded defeat to Mel Carnahan in tor Don Owens Republican in the general election in November County Primary Results 2441 2517 2556 2505 2576 2453 2446 2620 1528 1223 County Clerk: Arthur illa Circuit Clerk: Urban reise Recorder of Deeds: James Althage County Treasurer: Otto Retike Probate Judge: Clarence Shotwell (Wimpy) Maschmann Recorder of Deeds: George Koelling County Collector: Robert Hoffmann County Treasurer: Benny Overschmidt Jul Meyer Magistrate: Randolph Schaper Anthony Schroeder won by a large majority in the Republican race for 9th district Congressman In the spirited races for district judges in the first district Rudolph A Schulze Republican will now face incumbent Al Buhr Democrat in the November election They each won in the primary In the second district Os born defeated incumbent Rolla Andrae and Sullivan mayor George Hays and will now represent the Democratic ticket in the general election He will face Republican Reinhard Schroeder who carried the GOP nomination in the pri mary In the much talked about race for Republican treasurer nominee in cumbent Benny Overschmidt won the Republican nomination over Jul Meyer Locally 189 ballots were cast There were 106 voters from ward one and 83 from ward two In the one Democrats here favored Mel Carnahan 29 25 It was a 13 13 draw in ward one Al Buhr received 26 of the 51 who voted for first district judge The rest were spread among the other five candidates On the Republican side locally Schroeder carried New Haven by a 107 26 count about 4 to 1 over Rosenkoetter in the Congressman race George (Shorty) Pinnell fin ished here with 52 votes for first district judge ahead of winner Rud Msh Schulze (49) and Paul (Pic) 2586 Martin (27) Benny Overschmidt easily carried New Haven 85 to 38 over Jul Meyer In the state representative races Cap Bassman won the 106th district nomination over opponent Stephen Zeilmann Both are incumbents (See Page 4) REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS State Auditor: State Auditor: William Zimmerman 1585 Haskell Holman 1915 Wm (Bill) Jones 1051 Morris 1001 Congressman 9th District: Congressman 9th District: Anthony Schroeder 2280 William Hungate 1247 Amos Rosenkoetter 517 20th District Senator: 20th District Senator: Mel Carnahan 1247 Don Owens 2351 Gene Sally 1241 26th District Senator: 26th District Senator: Quinn 107 William Corrigan 294 Edward Stone Jr 140 Ray Barrett 84 State Representative 103rd Dist: John Chunn 78 Ralph Uthlautt Jr 419 rank Reller 78 State Representative 106th Dist: Joseph Quinn 68 (Cap) Bassman 301 Milton Blives 31 Stephen Zeilmann 89 State Representative 103rd Dist: State Representative 107th Dist: A (Jim) Griesbauer 148 Charles Strauser 492 State Representative 107th Dist: Brenton 270 Percy Pascoe Jr 499 State Representative 108th Dist: State Representative 108th Dist: Wilbert Trentmann 880 Norbert Jasper 1805 Presiding Judge: Presiding Judge: Ralph Smith 2538 Edward Blake 2445 Judge irst District: Judge irst District: Rudolph A Schulze 397 Alfred (Al) Buhr 457 Paul (Pic) Martin 357 Ludwig Westhoelter 325 George (Shorty) Pinnell 272 Robert Billman 288 Judge Second District: John Wamebold 210 Reinhard Schroeder 1030 (Red) Meyer 97 Otto Schafer 639 Judge Second District: Prosecuting Attorney: Osborn 837 Lawrence Davis 2420 Rolla Andrae 615 County Clerk: George Hays 410 Emmett Reed 2390 Prosecuting Attorney: Circuit Clerk: William Kimme 2649 Revenue Receipts or School District Was All Time High Total revenue receipts for the ing balance of $7758672 Revenue fiscal year came to $21368054 New Haven School district were an receipts including local county The previous fiscal year gross ex all time high during the fiscal year state and federal the latter mak penditures amounted to $267 which ended June 30 ing its appearance for the first time 56205 a record but this also in Named Hawthorn Assistant Controller Mr Slater Vice President and Controller of Hawthorn Divi sion Kellwood Company recently BOBBY KING alI HM announced the appointment of Mr Bobby Lee King as Assistant Con troller of the Division Mr King a University of Mis souri graduate with a degree in Business Administration joined Hawthorn Division in June 1963 Since that time he has served in a variety of positions in the Ac counting Department in New Haven and Glasgow He has most recent ly been serving as Chief Account ant for the Hawthorn Division Mr King and his wife Linda and their two children live in New Haven JAYCEE AIR RESULTS Youths Reap Ribbon Harvest The Jaycee Youth air which was owned and shown by Brenda staged over the two day week end Voyles Karen Hampshire was called the fair the local female was the reserve champ Jr Chamber ever held Charlottee Menefee exhibited the Local 4 and JA members top sheep a Montadale ewe reaped a harvest of award ribbons Here are the official results of during the event which ran off the Youth air entrants smoothly Janice Birkmann was crowned Home Economics the first queen of the New Haven Clothing Jane Birkman 2 blue Jaycee Youth air A member ribbons Janice Birkman 2 blue of the New Haven 4 Club one of Lou Ann Bauche 2 red Marilyn the four clubs participating in the Redhage 1 blue 2 red Marie fair Miss Birkmann was on hand Toelke 6 blue 1 red Karen Toelke at the judging of the livestock 8 blue 1 red Vera Lou Toelke show She handed out grand 7 blue 1 red Debbie Wagenbach champion trophies in the dairy 4 blue 2 red Karen Wessel beef swine and sheep divisions schmidt 3 blue and presented reserve champion oods Jane Birkman 1 blue ribbons along with the various ribbon 1 red ribbon Brenda Kne blue red and white ribbon awards hans 2 blue 1 red 1 white Marie in the different categories Toelke 2 blue Karen Toelke 1 Connie Wesselschmidt received blue Vera Lou Toelke 1 blue the grand champion ribbon in the Cynthia Unger 4 blue 1 red 1 dairy division showing her prize white Connie 1 Holstein cow Shome Burke Colleen blue Cathie Boland 2 blue 1 red Jeannie senior Debbie Boland 2 blue white yearling Holstein Goodwood Lead Katherine Aholt 1 blue 2 red 1 er Sue was named reserve champ white Linda Aholt 2 blue 2 red In the beef division Dennis Aholt 2 blue 1 white Donna Depperman showed the grand Gildehaus 2 blue 2 red Judy champion steer an Angus Gary aunte 3 red 1 white Virginia angus steer was the struckhoff 3 red 1 white Mary reserve champ Watermann 1 blue 2 red Gary also had the grand champ Woodworking Glen Kohlbusch ion female beef Connie 2 white ribbons Bernard Redhage Charolais female beef was reserve 1 blue James Wesselschmidt 1 champ blue 1 red Katherine Aholt 1 red Showmanship award went to Con Home Grounds Bernard Red nie Wesselschmidt with Jeanne hag 1 white Katherine Aholt 1 Schuenemeyer as runner up blue 4 red Judy Mauntel 3 blue In the swine division the grand 2 red Virginia Struckhoff 1 blue champion female was a Hampshire (See Page 8) Council Accepts City Attorney Resignation The city council accepted the re signation of Raymond Davis as city attorney at its regular meeting Monday night Mayor Joy Schaffner read the letter of resignation and the coun cil acted swiftly and asked Mayor Joy Schaffner to contact Donald Althauser attorney at law from the firm of Puchta and Althauser to see if he would be interested in becoming the new city attorney Presently Mr Althauser is serv ing in the community on a part time basis He and Randolph Puchta are law partners at Hermann however they also serve the Owensville area on a part time basis Herbert Meyer approached the Receipts totaled $16829603 near amounted to $16829603 With ly $24000 more than the fiscal tuitions and transportation fees year ending in June 1965 and received from other districts the almost $50000 more than the pre school district had gross receipts vious fiscal year (including the initial operating At the end of the fiscal year balance) totaling $26361115 there remained an operating bal Last year the gross receipts ance of $4993061 for all funds and balance amounted to a record Local revenues also reached an $34514877 However this included all time high going over the $100 $150000 in the sale of bonds 000 mark ($10164292) for the first County revenue receipts amount time Last year local revenues ed to a record $2205580 and state provided $9612931 and for the revenues totaled an all time high fiscal year preceding that one of $3640775 This federal local revenues totaled $7698840 revenue receipts were for the suin The school district began the mer remedial school 1965 66 fiscal year with an operat Gross expenditures for the past American Legion Post 366 Shows Greatest Percentage Gain In Members Records of local history are some 15 names They were Dan times vague but the one of the Kappelmann Leslie Phillips American Legion Post 366 is quite Louis Gerlemann Otto A Ho clear Clear at least in determin meyer Eddie A Menke George A ing which post in the state had the Peirick Charles Chittie Schwent largest percentage of membership ker Joseph Hallemann Alfred gain since its organization Louis Lageman Oscar Gerding eluded capital outlay amounting to $12640849 for the new high school building and equipment Capital outlay this past year totaled $4296709 Administration costs took a jump this year Holding the $7500 line for two years consecutively ($7502 in 1963 64 and $7596 in 1964 65) expenditures in this category in creased to $10817 Instruction in the school district also increased The 1965 66 figure reached $8585714 an increase of $472651 over the 1964 65 fiscal year The increase over the 1963 64 fiscal year was $1054583 ood services ran between the $10 11000 mark in the previous two years but this past year this ex penditure ran over $15000 The school district retired $6000 in bonds this past year but still has $161000 in outstanding bonds Total assessed valuation of the district as of last December was a record $1910840 an increase of $35540 over last year The valua tion will go up again next year due to the recent annexations of city board offering a complaint about the odor from the burning at the city dump The council advised Mr Meyer that the board would make a study of the problem and see if it could be corrected A motion was also passed order ing the city clerk to notify Scenic Regional Library that a charge of $35 per month for rent of the city library building will become effec tive August 1 TO MEET TONIGHT The New Haven Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular monthly dinner meeting at Dairy Maid Restaurant beginning at 6:30 tonight (Thursday) New Haven Post 366 had an in crease of 9228 percent in mem berships since the time it was or ganized in 1933 According to information releas ed in the state organ of the Ameri can Legion the Missouri Legion naire New Haven had 17 members in its post in 1933 The 1966 membership totals 220 Dan Kappelmann an original member of the local post submitted this information relative to the organizing of the New Haven unit signed the charter and had our initial meeting in the Muench blacksmith shop on Olive street ifteen members were required to be chartered and that's how many we signed up" The 1933 charter contains those Alpheius Goodrich Alfred A Abbot Charles Rodgers Paul Helm and rederick rei Later during the year two more members joined the post Dan Kappelmann says that the post was originally chartered around 1922 but apparently one of the 15 members the number required to keep a pay his dues one year probably 1932 and the local charter was revoked After signing the charter in the blacksmith shop the post met in a wash house of one of the local residents from time to time Some of the activities the post engaged in for making money were bringing in tent shows and holding ice cream socials adjoining land The tax levy for the three past years has been $365 per $100 assessed valuation Broken down into funds for the past fiscal year the levy looked like this: Teachers fund $150 Incidental fund $124 Building fund $76 Debt Service fund $15 The amount of the levy allocated for the teachers fund dropped from $166 from last year but the inci dental fund allocation increased by 9 cents over last $115 The building fund jumped from 15 cents to 76 cents Value of the school site equip ment and buildings for this year was placed at $325000 up $25000 from last year and almost double of the $167000 of 196384.