The Daily Standard from Sikeston, Missouri • Page 2

tp fir "5, FRIDAY, FEB. 7 1941 THE SIKESTON STANDARD, SIKESTON, MISSOURI EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY started, let it be continued to the 1 to Missouri Editors And The Gubernatorial Contest Prosperity Notes 224,000. Interbanking accounts Jmit all functions of the state gov lernment to flow in their normal THE COMMISSION: Cor eternal tdvardW.Qnr. e.w.i,ew6vm showed an increase of $4,205,000. Orders received by General; Electric Co.

in 1940 totaled 654, 190,000, largest for any year In the, company's history and an 81 pert cent increase over 360,749,000 in' 1939, announces Charles EL Wilson, president of the company. Orders covering equipment for national defense amounted to approximately i $250,000,000. In the year's final quarter orders reached a record high for any three month period of 129 per cent from $112,166,000 in the comparable 1939 period. Ward's Reports Inc places car and truck output for the January 18 week at 124,025 units, highest jis done once a year, previous to weekly volume of any January time the state map made on car manufacturing history. Last recommendation of the chief week assemblies numbered 115,935 engineer.

it IS MM. 'me in Pike County. Wayne County. The Park connecting. 1 road into Sam A.

Baker State Park from Mo. Route 34, will henceforth be known as No. 143 instead of No. 101. For convenience of travel, trunkline roads are given continuous numbers across the state and are shown in red ink on the highway map.

Important Interstate roads are also given equal weight on the map by being shown 1 in red. Supplementary and farm to market routes are shown in black. In the matter of route numbers, the state numbers are coordinated with federal route numbers and are run consecutively so as not to duplicate state and federal numbers. The county routes are constructed under letter designation. OVER DRAPES MAY BE ONE OF THREE LENGTHS Over draperis are used as a decorative addition to a window.

To be in good taste, they may be made with or without a balance and may hang straight or may be draped back. They may be one of three lengths bat not an in be tween length. They must just escape the sill or come to the bottom of the window sill apron or they must extend to the floor. The "General Sherman," giant Sequoia tree, has an estimated weight of 6167 tons. DRIVE IN COMFORT Come out and let as drain the crankcase of your car and refill with Sinclair Opaline or Pennsylvania on.

Cunningham's NORTH STATION its junction with U. S. 54, cars and trucks breaking the previous January high mark of 111, 330 for the week ending Jan. 13, iyu. une year ago xnis ween iuo, 545 vehicles were assembled.

JUL 40 at Natural Bridge Junction, thence east into St Louis, another section of old S. 40, is now designated Alternate U. S. 40. Washington County.

A new route, to be known as No. 104, from Route 21 near the Jefferson County line, north, makes a belt line around and through Washington State Park. Jasper County. Old Mo. Route 16, east of the Kansas line through Oronogo, has been changed to Mo.

No. 96, connecting with Kansas 96, which in turn connects Colorado 96 leading into Pueblo. U. S. Routes 66 and 71 intersect No.

96 near Carthage. Howell and Ozark Counties. A 12 mile extension of a road from Mo. Route 80. over old Supplementary south, has been made Rout 101 to connect with Arkansas Route 101, south of Bakersfield.

Lewis County. Former Mo. Route 96, from Lewistown 17 miles east to the junction of U. S. 61 at Canton, has been changed to Route 16.

Monroe, Ralls and Pike Counties. Old Mo. Route 26, east from Route 15 at Paris to its intersection with U. S. 54 west of Curry ville, a distance of 32 miles, has been changed to Mo.

No. 154. This route intersects with No. 107, the Mark Twain State Park Road and also uses No. 19 south from Perry for a distance of about 5 miles, before turning east Gross revenue in November of; 1940, from the nation wide air ex iu.

end if for nothing than to establish the truth of the allegations that the GOP campaign fund was $500,000 or more. That is fcn tf tnr much Mtnna i an mnnpv fnr a smmrf AmpHran rmmtrv that boasts of being law abiding. Holden Progress. HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE Governor Stark and his followr ers should refrain from obstruct ing an honest and open check of the vote. If the Governor and his St.

Louis Republican machine are convinced that an investigation will disclose that the Republican machine won legally, they have nothing to lose and every thing to gain by a recount Cape rn 3 Girardeau News. REPUBLICANS ARE UNITED As the Republican press tells you there may be some lukewarm ness on the part of some Democrats in regard to the governor contest, but it is evident that there is no lukewarmness on these Republican papers and Republican politicians in their efforts to I have the contest conducted along lines that would suit them. A COMPARISON Contrast the position of two candidates for Governor the) in Missouri. Lawrence McDaniel, 1 Democrat, says only a fair recount of all the ballots will satisfy him. Forrest Donnell, Republican, says only the office will satisfy him.

Draw your own conclusions. Perry County Sun, Perry ville. THE LAST STRAW After we learned authoritatively that the millionares of the East, the Du Ponts and the Pews, sent thousands of dollars to Missouri in the last campaign to elect a governor, we don't care if they' do kick him out. Missouri Cash Book, Jackson. IT WILL HURT NO ONE Let the Republicans howl all they want to about machine.

Let the Post Dispatch, Globe Democrat and Kansas City Star rave about "stealing the Governor ship, but an open, honest investi 1 gation will hurt no one, unless fraud has been committed. And if fraud has been committed let it be exposed and the honest people of Missouri will say Amen. LET PRESS INTERPRET LAWS We wonder why the Metropolitan Republican newspapers in Missouri don't try to do away with the office of Attorney General of Missouri and the Supreme Court! of Missouri and let them have the job and duty of interpreting jaws an(j constitution of Mis uron and are trying to do, at least so far as these laws relate to the Governor's contest. Milan Standard. PARTIES SHOULD JOIN HANDS The Attorney General tells that the Democrats did right us in not seating Donnell as governor until his title to the office is determined.

It doesn't seem to even press service of Railway Express! Agency scored an increase of 41. 22 per cent over 4 1939, reports agency officials. Shipments in November totaled 97,362, an increase of 26 per cent over November, 1939. During 1940 the air craft industry has delivered $625,000,000 worth of airplanes as compared to $225,000,000 in deliveries during 1939 Pacific Fruit Express Company, a subsidiary of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways, an nounces a $15,500,000 improve ment program for 1 94 lf including purcnase 01 l.uoo new remgerator cars and rebuilding and repair of more than 3,000 others Building and engineering contracts awarded in thirty seven Eastern states in 1940 reached the highest total in ten years, F. W.

Dodge Corporation reports. channels. Liberty Chronicle. NEWSPAPERS FAVOR CONTEST The metroopoman newspapers would have you believe that the rural Democratic newspapers are against the contest now being proposed by the Legislature to determine who was elected Governor. The truth is that the Democratic newspapers of rural Missouri are practically unanim ous for the contest.

With the ex ception of a half dozen newspapers edited by Stark Democrats, all of the Democratic newspapers that have expressed an opinion are back of the State Democratic Committee and its Chairman, favoring a contest to see who was really elected Governor last November. Daily Capital News, Jefferson City. WHAT IT REALLY MEANS "Courthouse ring" is a term invented by the metropolitan press in an effort to turn the people of Missouri against the Democratic party. It exists only in the editorial rooms of those newspapers. Fulton Telegraph.

FAVORS IMPARTIAL RECOUNT We believe that there is serious doubt and question, in the minds of thousands of Missouri voters, as to who was legally elected, on Nov. 5, 1940, to serve as the next Governor of Missouri. We therefore believe that a fair and. impartial recount of all the votes cast for Governor in the last election should be made. This recount should include every ballot cast in the race for Governor.

The recount should be made by a bipartisan board, composed equally of Democrats and Republicans. No voters, and certainly the candidates Mr. Donnell and Mr. McDaniel, could object to the truth that such a fair recount of all the ballots would reveal. Bloom field Vindicator.

WE'LL BE THE FIRST We don't believe the Democratic leaders of this state are out to "steal the governorship from Donnell. The investigation will be carried on in an orderly manner and if and when it is completed the Democrats of the state will abide by the result. We'll go further and say that we'll fc be among the first to congratulate T' Vr 1 clared the winner. Versailles ieaQer. TOO MUCH CAMPAIGN MONEY Now that the contest has been PA SAVS TO MOTHER 'MARY, YOU'RE JUST AS 6WUT AS FU06C THANKS TO THIS MOOCRN LAUNDRY.

YOU'RE NOT A WASH DAY DRUDGE? The New York Times index of DUsmess activity advanced in the from 122.0 (revised) for the previous week. It was H0.5 for the week ended January 13, 1940. Advances were made by five of the eight components, and the sharpest rise, on a weighted basis, was in the cotton mill a series, when daily average activity rose more than seasonally. Automobile activity was also up more than the trend. Lumber pivduction and pa i fu 7 L.

1CSS than seasonally. The component per board output declined less for "all carloadings also was higher. Bonds totaling $37,500 were approved overwhelmingly by voters of Monett at a special election on January 13. Included in the proposals submitted was a bond issue of $10,000 to build a I municipal airport, $15,000 to improve the waterworks system and $12,500 to construct a white way and im prove the lighting system. Total deposits of St.

Louis Clearing House banks expanded $16,573,000 over the preceding! 'weekly reporting date to $723,701 000 a new historical high mark. Demand deposits were up $12, Better Homes iving Optical illusion is a valuable de vice when applied to house paint I ing as a means of correcting bad proportions. Veteran painters and decorators, for example know that if the house seems too high for its length, a dark roof color makes the house appear lower. When the house has shutters, it Oil OlOO is sometimes desirable to paint the shutters of the upper story the same color as the roof. This is said to bring the roof line visually lower, the eye will travel to the bottom of the dark shutters, The remaining shutters should be painted the color of the body of jthe house, unless personal tastes! dictate otherwise.

This is just one of the many methods by which color may re nlSm kn) nrniVMinnc TnirHnff tion Credit rian oiine reaerai, Housing Administration. and successfully so, with the co oDeration of the Democratic party i to clean our house of vote teal ing and election judges who close: UltTll KVKS IU IHCgumiHlCi). I'HJ would any candidate or his ad 4Ua roiAnntintr rf 11 3 rZ VU ICS i UJ WVU1U miiuiMUv 1 'want an office if it was stolen, 'and why would any Missourian object to the light of publicity be I ing thrown on every vote, counting and correct tabulation in the state. Paris Mercury. 2JH fcl U0( I i A Tale of Two Beeves Awards totaled $4,003,957,000, a Opera In April are the head lining gain of 13 per cent over 1939.

It i bring literally Ua efw thousands and thousands of tourists marked the seventh! consecutive jtotne most lnteresting city ic year that construction volume has America. shown an increase over the pre 1 Headlined by the seventh annual ceding year. Residential building Sugar Bowl football classic on New contracts totaled $1,596,944,000, upj Year's Day, the 1940 41 Calendar of 20 npr ppnt from on vpar aim and: Sports of the New Orleans Mid Win ROUTE CHANGES FOR THE NEW 1941 STATE HIGHWAY MAP mmoarl Highway Commission has approved number of route changes on state highway system to appear on the 1941 Toad map soon to be issued. Assign. inff nf rft1ltA limhr Anfl0c Route number changes include: St.

Louis and St Charles Coun ties The new superhighway into Louis, known as the Daniel 'Boone Parkwav. from Wentzville. east, over the new Weldon Springs Missouri bridee. is now designed S. 40 and 61.

The old section of U. S. 40, from the Natural Bridge Junction, west, through St Louis to Wentzville, is now U. S. 40 By Pass around St Louis and over the Chain of Rocks Bridge.

Beginning on By Pass NEW ORLEANS WINTER SEASON HAS SERIES OF COLORFUL EVENTS ThA Nv Drlpans fall unrt oHntrr tourist season is just about ready to start with one of the most inviting and colorful series of attractions ever offered. The Mid Winter Sports Carnivnl. the New Orleans Open Golf Cham pionship Tournament, the unique Mardi Gras, the gay Spring Fiesta, the beautiful Floral Trail and the nprfnrm nrps nf thm Mptrnnnllfnn A u.l 1 1 rLT. PriHav Ippmh(ir 27 wifh intnnl. legiate boxing matches.

Between the boxing matches and ball game between the University ol Indiana. National Collegiate Cham Plons and university of Ken tucky, Southeastern Conference Champions a preliminary basket ball game petween the Jesuit Blue jays and the Holy Cross Tigers, two of the leading high school teams in this section; yachting involving Prftlf KlffnnPM nt the fllllf am onrl eightoared rowinS contests. Chnrnn iu. gar Bowl Gridiron Classic and the Mardi Gras. and all the other at tractions in New Orleans' spectacu lax array of winter events, will be the fourth Annual New Orl.ans $10,000 Open Golf Tournament to neld ry 13 1G.

1941. iur.t before the opening of the MarUi Gras and Spring Fie3ta celebrations. 1 iiiiiiiHiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuHtiBiiniiiiiiw A Plant For Valentine Lovely Spring Flower, in a Heart Basket fr IT ALL DEPENDS Let the investigation go on let us get at the true facts and if the Republican candidate is legally elected let him be seated, but if his majority is an illegal ma joniy unuer uie lawa ui una uiavc, then let us do what is right and 5 seat the man who was elected by the votes of American citizens qualified to vote. If it is all right to investigate Democrats for vote fraud it is likewise by the same token all right to investigate Republicans for vote fraud. It all depends upon whose ox is being gored.

Lexington Intelligencer. XANSAS VS. MISSOURI Over in Kansas the Republican governor was elected by a majority of only about 300 and this majority was determined by a Republican election commission and not a single Democrat had a word to say. But of course over here in Missouri, to be fair, we must have a bi partisan board with equal representation half Republicans and half democrats. Governor Stark and the big Republican "independent" newspapers say so.

Memphis Democrat. A PERTINENT QUESTION Why should we pose as all Ttnowing interpreters of the laws and constitution and throw verbal filth at the Attorney General of this State simply because his opinions do not agree with ours? AH these things will come to an end one of these days, and if the investigation of the election, honestly conducted as it very probably will be, discloses the fact that Forrest C. Donnell was fairly elected, we should all accept the returns and give him our loyal support during his term of office. On the other hand, if it should be conclusively proven that Lawrence McDaniel was fairly elected, he should be given that same support. Salem Post.

REPUBLICANS SHOULD COOPERATE The sooner Republicans and their lean tos clear all obstacles from the path and cooperate to have a complete, honest recount, the sooner the duly elected gov ernor may take charge and per BEFORE AND AFTER "Shoes that look shoddy and shapeless, can be restored to shining good looks, after we repair and clean them. We also do stretching, and ease binding. WE ALSO OFFER NEW AND USED SHOES: V.Y I Jj" Ladies Shoes 25c up Men's Shoes. to $1.98 Men's Coots. Men's Suits.

Overcoats $2 to $8 $2 to $8 Sanforized yShrunk 39 Lee Overalls. Lee Feltner SHOE SHOP 116 West Front St. Sikeston PHONE 1106 Dead Stock Removed We Pay Cash For Dead Animals if not skinned or decomposed. For Prompt Removal Call Sikeston 895 We pay charges on lone distance calls. jjjjM REE Don't let anybody tell you that "all meat's alike." Some meat Is tougher than sin and we wouldn't sell it to rur worst enemy.

You can buy it certainly at "bargain" prices. But "bargain" meat, you've probably learn, cd from experience, is no bargain at any price. 1 the largest since 1929. Small home! construction accounted for of the total. most i the football game on January 1, "Business locally is much bet when 70,000 fans are slated to crowd ter," says the New Florence Lead into Tulane Stadium to see the Na er, in commenting on the general Uon'a outstanding elevens in action there will be a tennis tourney of rise in farm products and the ranking playerS; an out open winter weather has permit door track meet with Olympic stars ted clay mines to operate more and world record holders: a basket He sell Quality meat, because we feel that people wwo paroniz us are entitled to full value for their money.

We'll tell you frankly that it will cost you a few cents more a month to buy meat here and we'll oet yon that it will save you money! Our line of groceries, fruits and vegetables are the best the market affords. Remember we give Eogle Stamps on all purchases and oh all charge accounts if paid in full when due. Grocery Market 'The Food Market of Quality and Service 60 FONES 75 We Respectfully Solicit Approved Charge Accounts. iomon Kot i urmiirf fair to aciuai tonnage ever proaucea oy i a layman that it would be fair both inside and out maythe industry savs the American mi nnnno h.ro he can vetn inousxry, says me American put Donnell where he can veto all ttttttt expense items incurred in a contest in which he is an interested party. If he is the high minded party he should be to be governor of Missouri, he shouldn't want (that advantage.

If Donnell were seated, he would at once put in a lot of inexperienced appointive officers. If he were unseated, then another change would be made8 i i.riiiri Viat A tn if" lCctl ll U1C1I jUU9 (ui uvo should join in pushing the Iter and getting it over. Bolivar Herald. WHY SHOULD ANY ONE OBJECT Missouri has been attempting mat iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniitiiiiiiii HiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniimiiiiiniiiiiiiHiiuniHuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim days. Local wages also show a' higher trend, with the farmers predicting nine cent hogs by Spring." The nation's steel mills boosted production to 99.1 per cent of ca pacjtyt representing the a highest i i The Association of American railroads reports 711,675 cars of revenue freight were loaded dur mg tne week enaea January its.

This was an inqrease of 97,504 cars, or 15.9 per cent, compared i a crease of 43,434 or 6.5 per cent, cnmnarpH with fine vear aso. and 12411 or 222 ner cent compared with 1939. All classes of freight except ore show ed increases from the nreceding weeK. Tne gain in loadings wasi more than seasonal lifting them to the highest level in ten years. UP or DOWN? The "up or down" question has developed into another battle of the century! Don't let it disturb you for we will be glad to settle the question for you.

An analysis of your features will decide which style is most flattering to you. (We've taken the guesswork out entirely!) No appointment 'just stop in today! THELMA ELLIS Announces The Opening of The HOME BEAUTY SHOP 1 1 1 South Scott Street Lovely Flowers a plant or cut flowers or a handsome corsage are the Valentine gift of true sentiment." No other gift conveys quite the sweet and tender message of devotion as Flowers, dainty harbingers of love. "Flowers are a Thrifty Gift." NOW Is The Time To Lime and Fertilize your lawns and shrubbery. We can furnish you with fertilizers of all analysis including VIGORO THE COMPLETE PLANT FOOD We also have a spreader for lawns. We stock Fertilizers for Gardens, Potatoes Corn, Cotton, Melons, Alfalfa and Pastures.

See us for Hybrid Seed Corn, Cotton Seed, Pedigreed and First Year D. P. L. and Stoneville. PLANTERS COTTON CO.

Phones 676 406 53 Sikeston Which Will It Be Get ft New Perm snent for the Blue Barroa dance Let Flowers Say It For You! Order Your Blue Barron Dance Corsage Early, WOEHLECKE fie Florist Phone 501 Sikeston, Mo. Sikeston Rendering Co. Sikeston, Mo. Phone 1166 UlllllllllllllllliilllHllllllinilllM Si.