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HOUSTON ALD HOUSTON TEXAS COUNTY. MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1947 VOLUME LXIX NUMBER 35 THE Reports Reveal Township Finances h( :) i i fT 1 i j'b 1 CITY, COUNTY ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD TUESDAY Texns connty voter Tuesday will go to the polls to elect a connty superintendent of schools; nninu board n.imbers and decide questions it to school adin'Htiatimi. Jia W. 1 iltiTbi who is scchiii a third term as county is opposed' by Iceland C. Smith in the race lor head of the county school sjfdein.

April 1 also will bring the unnuril eity election in Houston. Mayor Ralph Lilly, Aldrrmnn Hiltcrbrnml and Xohin 'ihih-hcson, City Collector Ft'iel White mid Police Jtidirc 1. 11. Keer are nil unopposed. Alderman Hugh Huston is opposed by W.

T. Scheots in the second wnrd. J. C. Broddoek is opposed by P.

N. Slip-taper in the race for city marshal. Blipsnger recently resigned the position and Braddoek was appointed to the term. Voters of the Houston Consolidnt-ed School District Tuesday will decide il I WARREN ZIRSCHKY HURT WHEN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE A 3(-year-old Douglas county driller, Henry E. Chronister, is in thfl Texas county jail here charged witb the scene of an accident and unviHg while intoxicated, lie is the driver of car which al- struck and seriously injured V.

inren Zirs hky, about 27, of near in mid-afternoon, March 19, iiile was working on Iligh-. way Zirsehky is in a Springfield hospital and authorities said he would pro there for at least two moi "iitiia. He suffered a broken leg I i errms cuts and bruises. Dermtv Sheriif Glen McCalli.ster ar-lesd hronister in Houston after iiithorifies had called here and informed McCallister that Chronister was headed in this direction. Chronister was accompanied by three men; Lester Lee Swafford of West Plains; Glen Burse, of Ava; and Cecil Carrick, a hitchhiker from Minneapolis.

The three men riding with Chronister were released. A preliminary bearing was held before Magistrate C. C. Tuttle and Chronister was bound over to tha June term of the Texas county circuit court. His bond has been set at $2000.00 on each count.

Officers said Zirschky was throw several feet by the impact, ne is a regular employee of the Missouri state highway department. 1 Adiw. thik mij. Announcement has been made of the recent marriage in Washington, D. of Miss Irleene Lewis, of Eunice, and Charles Hess, of Peach Bottom, Penn.

They were married at the Metropolian Baptist Church. The bride wore a soft blue wool crepe suit with pink accessories and an orchid corsage. She was attended by her sister, Miss Vernetta Lewis, who wore a biege dress with fuscia accessories and a gardenia corsasre. The groom was attended by his brother, Paul Hess. The newlyweds are residing in Washington, D.

C. UNCLE JEFF HILTERBRAND FATALLY INJURED FRIDAY One of the best known of Texas county's "old 84-year-old Jefferson Davis Hilterbrand, died Friday, March 21, of internal injuries end shock sustained when he walked into the puth of truck which was being backed out of the driveway of the Houston school. "Uncle as he was known to hundreds in this section, was in hired married. Georcre C. Cloninper in 1881V shortly after noon Friday and died a and they moved to Texas county, re-few hour3 later.

The truck was driv-j siUnfr er Solo for many years. Mr. en by J. C. (Doc) Webster.

I Cloninsrer died in 1901. At the Old Settlers' Reunion here i In 1935 she was united in marriaga Annual financial reports of town ships of Texas county have been mads and approved by the county court during the past two weeks. The following reports of court prc- errlmn r-mit ft in the report of debits and credits of townships: March 11 Merle Head makes proper showing to iliAnniirt that tbn assessment of for 1940 oa personal property of W. A. Agee was erroneously ex tended on the tax book- The court ordered the above tax to be extended Iho assessment shown by W.

I. rtson to be left off tax book was ortlured by court to be placed on the book. The assessment shown by I. Robertson to be doubly assessed was ordered abated in ulL The court ordered the following bill be allowed Edna Haggard, clothing for Lancaster baby, $10. E.

L. Gritton, Collector of Date Township, presents his books on tax collected in Date Township which approved by the court as follows: Debits: Land tax books $3,402.44 Personal tax books 655.12 Interest accrued 2.07 Total Debits $3,959.63 Credits Collections less com. on land $2,873.69 i HILTERBRAND TOP. CO. SUPT.

It is impossible to see every voter in Texas county, therefore I am taking this means of soliciting your vote and support for the office of County Superintendent of Schools at the annual school meeting on Tuesday, April 1st. I am snre that we all realize that the war years have been trying years for each of us. Behool boards have bad difficulty baying school busses, school material, Keeping teachers enough to keeAtke schools open. I feel that school supplies, and labor will he ram plentiful in the next few vents and I believe that the schools will he able to make much progreaa. It is my desire to atay in Texas County and work with the boys and girls and patrons of the connty.

Your vote will be greatly appreciated. Jesa W. liilterbrand. MELVI1T MOORE BUYS PARTNER'S INTEREST Melvin Moore is now sole owner of the Bus Stop Cafe. He purchased the half interest owned by his partner, Iwis Miller, in a deal consummated last week.

Mooie has been seriously ill and al- though his condition is improved, he is sun una tue to wor. Ilss nrotuer, Weld (Whifeyt Moore, is operr ting the cafe during his absence. CHRISTIAN MINISTERS MAY LEAVE HOUSTON Members of the Houston Christian Church today said Mr. and Mrs. W.

A. Mayfleld, ministers of the church, may soon leave Houston. An official of the church said, "Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield were in Pomona, California, last weekend and are expected back by next Sunday.

We will probably have definite news at that time." Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield came to Houston last summer from Miller, Mo. LEGION AXILLARY ELECTS OFFICERS New officers of Houston American Legion Auxiliary were elected Monday night at a meeting at the Lome of Mrs. Besse Holt.

Mrs. Edna Velson was named president; Mrs. Esther Coyle, vice pessi-dent; Mrs. Bessie Gentry, seeretarrv-treasnrer; Mrs. Fthel Womaek, his torian; Mrs.

Irene Brown, Chaplain and Mrs. Bessie Hill senreant-at-arms. LLBKART (JETS 01Lbua Another cheek this one for was received Tuesday by the Terns Connty Library Commission. This is the second eheck received from the state to aid the new eonr-ty libiary system in getting established. The other eheck was for the same Miouot fa Jwmarr The stats money will be nsed in purchasing new books for the library and to help pay for the bookmobile.

I i i i I Collections less com. personal Comm. on Collection Accrued Interest Delinquent land Delinquent personal 512.47 86.85 2.07 445.01 29.51 959.C't Cur- Total Credits Lloyd Kiik-rnaii, Collector rent Townsiiij presents his books on taxes collected in Current which is approved by the court as follows: Debits: Land tax hooks Personal tax books 771.20 Iuterest Total debits $0,110.70 Credits: Collections le land, Collections less coin, personal 09. Comm. on collections 123 48 Accrued interest 4.58 Delinquent land L106.09 Delinqnent jjersonal 61.05 Errors long 4.58 Total credits $6,110.70 Virgil Burch, Collector of Cass twp.

presents his books on taxes collected, approved as follows: Debits: Land tax books $9,818.54 Addition to land tax books 19.95 Personal tax books 3,018.25 Interest accrued 8.05 Total debits $12,864.80 Credits: Collections less land, $8,250.26 Col. less personal 2,862,76 (Continued on back page) HOUSTON SCHOOL NEWS Did you know-That California has personnel workers at every state college in Missouri remiiting teachers Missouri is training teachers to teach in California, That Cabool is try'rg to vote an ad ditional 8A levy, that will make their total levy $2.40 per 100.00 valuation, That the cost of foods since 193) has gone up 98 per cent, Clothing 75 percent, wages of industrial workers 79 percent, teachers salaries, 31 per cent. That the people of the United States spend 21 times as mnch for aleutic! as they do for ed'icatton. That Rn.ssia is spending over 4 times as much educating tl.eir child ren as we do. That adopted a miu imnm salary for next year of $2400 for degree teachers.

If you divide yonr school tax by 12, you will have the monthly amount yon rpend preparing yonr children Tor the future. How doea it compare with the amount you spend on amuse mentst How does it compare with the other monthlv itemst At the Administration Conference, hold Thursdav and T'vidav of week, it was reported that personnel wov'cers from Calitorn'S schools rtt Misso-ri for dv'y in taliromia. Mrs. Jones, head or the Placement Bureau of Southwest Missouri State College, Sprinirfield, confirmed this report. In other words, Missouri is educating teachers for California We train them and then California gv'i them hecanse they can pay more.

Houston and Missouri children have the same problems to face and need es good teachers as does Calif jrma. It is costly in monev, it is costly in education to train teachers to teach California children. BULLETIN Here are the results of Tuesday's township election in Cass township: For treasurer-trustee, Archie Hamilton, 202; Carl Waters, 60. For collector: Virgil Burch, 194; Clark Flowers, 66. For the road bond, 186; aeninst, 71.

Assessor Jim Blankenship and Trustees ester Lay and Ilenr Elliott were unopposed. CUT LICENSES DUB City automobile licenses for 1947 vill be available at the office of the city collector on April I. All auto and truck owners within the city limits are required to buy linses. ETHEL WHITE, City Colleetor. PARKER BABY Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Parker announce the birth of a daaghter, Patricia Loo, March 22, at St, Johns Hospital in Springfield. Tha weighed seven pounds and five oons- es. The father is co-owner of Parkar-Hutcheson Market bars. tha on a proposition of an increase in the tax levy of 25 per $100.00.

The measure has the approval of school efficinls who have explained the proposition must pass if ITonstnn is to maintain its present hitrh standard in yehools. (For additional information see "School News" on this page. 60 YEARS OF MARRIAGE CELEBRATDBY BROWNS iiixty years of married life wcrn eelebratcd Sunday by Mr. and Mm. J.

II. Brown, of Licking. Al! of their ted children were present to join the ttiyous celebration iu bonor of this esteemed eouple who were married March 22, 1887, in Pbelps county. Mr. and Mrs.

Brown n-ovt-d to a farm near Kimble shortly after their marriage and all of their ehiklreii were born thore. They later nued "So their rsent 'T? ne8f Lioktug. Wr. lfiowii oiwrated'a black-mith shop from 1908 until 1935 in Licking. Many flowers, telernms rnd nirfnl gifts were received in honor of the 6lth wedding anniversary and photo- 1 L- I gri.pns were inr uonorrr.

their ten ohildreaV, Photos were also made of three different sets of four. p-nerations. All of their 23 grandchildren are living but one and they have 13 great grandchildren. Those attending the celebration -were Mr. and Mra.

W. R. Brown, Bolla; Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Agee and daughter, Mary Loo, Simmons; Mr.

and Mra. D. II. Brown and son, Lester Dean, Licking; Mr. and Mrs.

James G.Brown and danghters, Helen and Irene, Houston: Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Brown, Santa Barbara, Arthur Brown, St.

Lotus; K. Brown, liakerstield, Calif. Mrs. Davison, Ames, Iowa; Mr. and -Mrs.

Williams, LicUng; Mrs. Howell Fox, Tait, Mrs. Rolf Ruby and sou, Urbuna, Mr. and Mrs. L'ussel Agee and son, Simmons; Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Judwin and daughter, Mrs. Nora Brown and Mra. John Finnegan, II of St. Ixjuis; Mr.

and Mrs. Gentry Brown, son and daughter, Willow 1 Springs; Mrs. Melva Jones, Santa Monica, Calif. and Mrs. Lucinda Majors, Maricopa, Calif.

MU. AND MRS. NOEL MARRIED 50 YEARS March 14 was the occasion of a Golden Wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. B.

E. Noel, of Oscar, and the celebration was attended by their even children and families. The Noels were married March 14, 1897, and have resided for the past 50 years on the farm where they now reside. The children present were Arnold Noel, Rolla; Miss Winnie Noel, of the borne; Mrs. H.

A. Dittmar, of Licking; and Mrs Homer Lotz, Leslie Noel, Mrs. Leroy Cody and Mrs. Carl Large, all of Detroit. I '1 Leland C.

Smith Leland C. Smith, candidate for the office of superintendent of Texas county schools, today issued the following statement to the voters of Texas county. "Since I will be nnable to contact each voter. I am publishing a state ment this week on pajre three. I would appreciate your rending this message as it contains the highlights of my beliefs concerning the administration of the office I seek." WEDDINGS Miss Wilda Montgomery, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Montgomery, of Houston, and Billard whose parents reside in the Ornrk community, were married Sunday morning by Bev. Milton Elmore at his residence in Summersville. The couple wss attended by Bridges, Ruby Montgomery and Doris Blnnkenship.

Dillard was graduated from the Houston high school and served two years in the U. S. Navy. The ncwlyweds will reside on a fDrm in the Ozark section. Betty Lou Mr.

and Mrs. L. T. Mitchell, of Licking, and Harry K. Martin, son if Mr.

and Mrs A. L. Martin, of Kimble, vere married March by H. Woo! on A v. dinner was he! i at the Mitel homo following the c.n,.t we.v Mr.

and Mrs. Miss Knth Baxter bride and groom will reside tn Lick ing. Miss Doris Fisher Pippin, daughter of Mrs. Mae Fisher, of Cabool, and Robert Lynn Lamar, son of Attorney and Mrs. Robert L.

Lamar, were married March 13 at the Richard Fisher home in Willow Springs by Rev. Darter, of the Methodist Chnrch. The ncwlyweds are both graduates of Cabeol Ilu'h School. The croom is an employee of the Star Theater at Willow bride is employed in a physieia-i's They will make their home in Willow Springs. Miss Bcnlnh Smith and George Bryant, both of Summersville, were married March 23 by Rev.

F. S. Relew. Bryant is the son, of P. F.

Brvant. Miss Ad. lie Richards and Raymond Svkes, both of Hartshorn, were mar- ried March 22 at the parsonage of Rev. W. S.

Belew. Miss Betty Lou Mattison, of Arroll, and Edward W. Porter, of Willow Springs were married March 13 by Rev. Paul L. Kiteh at Mountain View, SAWMILL WORKER KILLED NEAR MOUNTAIN GROVE Donald Reeder, 37 -year-old sawmill worker, of near Mountain Grove, died Saturday in a Springfield hospital of injuries he received Friday in a sawmill accident.

Reeder was fonnd in a dazed condition by neighbors. He was working alone at the time of the accident so details of the tradedy were not learned. It whs theorized that a piece of lumber lodged in the base of his skull show the board what Texas connty toward ean do and what it win do maintaining a hospital hers. Do yon, as a citizen of Texas county, wsnt hospital Will you support a hospital What will yon do individually to support a hosp.tal Your opinion would be appreciated by letter or card. Writ yonr ideas on this vital subject to the Lion's Club Hospital Committee, Houston, Missouri, MRS.

JAMES BRIM, 84, PASSED AWAY MARCH 18 Mrs. Alice Levica Brim, 84-year-oI4 Texas county woman who came here, in 1380 in an ox-drawn wagon as an eaT-ly-day settler, died March 13 at her home near Hartshorn. Born January 22, 1863, at Talkine Rock, Gilmer county. Geonria. sh ito.nm i nm, of Hartshorn.

Mrs. Brim widely known and hed heeu a life-Iorg member of tha Baptist church. She is survived by her husband, six children: J. C. Cloninger, Mrs.

E. Mnrfin and G. F. Cloninger, all of Hartshorn Mrs. Allen Derryberry, of Clayton, Mrs.

Charley Allen, of Lynchburg, and Thomas Clonin ger, of Newman, 33 grand- children and 42 great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Bey. J. R. Halbrook at the New Hop Baptist Church, with music furnished ny noo Lawrence, Aolnn Akms and Joe Blankenship.

Burial was in tha New nope remetcrv under the direction of the Elliott Funeral Home. STF.TKT3 NOTICE GIVEN AT FRODUCERS CREAMERY Officials of the Producers Cream-cry at Cabool, in a long-distance tel phone conversation Wednesday moni insr, March'26, informed tho Herald! that Joe Barrett, business agent for the truck drivers' union which is baw gaining agent for 90 employees at th creamery had given notice ho would" call a strike for April 5. "There will be little chance to avert the strike," a company spokesman said. The spokesman said the union hmi originally asked raises of from 20 to 45 cents per honr for its members baft at a recent meeting between the nnioa and management, the bargainers only 6Vi cents apart. Notice of the intended strike filed February 17 with the labor department in Washington.

Mrs. Chaa. Fasel has been assisting Leavitt's Store. last summer, riirernrand rece v- ed a for heincr the oldest 'Old so trier" in a' tendance. in a' tendance.

He "eras born November 22. 1SC2, i.ear Honon, the son of Abraham and Nancy Martin Hilterbrand. For many years he had been an active member in the Baptist Church. He joined the Arthur's Creek Baptist Church when he was 16 and later transferred his membership to the local church. He helped organize several churches and Sunday schools in Texas county; was S.

S. superin- tendent and deacon here for several years, tie sonnncted many funeral services in tins community for nis neighbors. "Uncle" Jeff was a faithful member of the Masonic Lodje here, as an officer for 47 years On Christmas be was married to I larsia HeiL Wat son, whoi preceded him in death. He is survived by ten children Otto, of Jollcy, Towa Ralph, of June-1 tion City, Kanss; Ihry and Andrew, of Boise, Tdnho: Jack, of Springfipld; Vireil, Earl, Roy, Jess, and Mrs. Goldie Earl all of Houston; 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

For the past 17 years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Earl, and Bob and Don Garwitz. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at tha Houston Baptist Chnrch by Rev. J. R.

Hal-brook, assisted by Rev. Harry Colli-son. Music was furnished by a choir and pallbearers were six of his sons. Masonic services were eondneted at the grave. Burial was in the Houston ermeterv under the direction of the Elliott Funeral Home.

Mrs. Edna Nelson madp business trip to Willow Springs Saturday, What's In The Letter? vaiiu German. Apply at the nfieo of Ralph Lilly, of Ronntnn. Mayor Lilly has a pt fnm Germany, addressed as follow: At the Mr. Mayor ot Houston, U.

S. Below the da Mine are the words. Sehr eeelirter be" Rargemieisierl" which has been translated hv various persons who know not mow ir words of German as "Ureatuirs to IthsMayorr" i -fin Big i Mystery From Germany burvey Un Hospital Meeas I in in a precise, neat hand, signed by Walter Novak, whose address ia RiiRcelsheim on the i Hessen, Deutschland. If anyone ia the Hnasrton vicinity ran read German aad would like ta aid in solving this translation matter, plense contaet Mayor Lilly. There srs a number of persona in the court bonaa block whose enrioaav iv is smnsed, to put it mildly, at what the latter from Germany is aH about (including li writer).

The state of Missouri recently authorized a survey to be eonducted rural communities to determine the need for hospitals. The Lion's Club, of Houston, is sponsoring proeram to obtain information as to the interest and will-inetiess of the citizens of this area to opprt hnspital or medical center. The Lion" Club feels that this advance knowledge will be useful to the Hospital Survey Board in that will Try a Herald aUtaified sd..