The Houston Herald from Houston, Missouri • Page 1

0 FOB MAN CO HitSFII.E BIDDERS O.MIOJTU In Its Entirety BOARD VOTES TO RESUBMIT HOSPITAL BOND AUGUST 7 I OUSTOII would still he available until mid-August when the slate allocations committee meets. Petitions are being circulated this week so that the bond issue may he voted on at the primary '62 Rainfall Almost Normal For First Six Months of Year The Board of Trustees of the Texas County Memorial Hospital voted unanimously Monday night to resubmit the hospital bond issue in its original form to the voters at the primary election Aug. 7. The board said the action was prompted by the opinion that many voters were unaware ol the urgency of the need for expanded hospital facilit les, statements by doctors of the need, and requests from many interested citizens throughout Nor al Additional plans will be at the regular board mei Tuesday, July 10. Court Convenes Friday 84th Year No.

52 July 5, 1962 Houston, Missouri County Assessed Valuation Increases by 13 $Hillion 3.49 2.43 3.62 3.07 3.12 Month February March April May June Totals 2.66 2.25 4.24 4.27 3.97 4.58 21.95 Minus 120 Minus .35 Plusl. 10 inued crowded condi-at the hospital during a lly slack period of the ill hav at 11:00 i Judge E. will hear elic niing reg ling whe i ol Roll; Licking Man Kills Himself Saddle Club To Sponsor Point Show Saturday Nite phone Co. Union and American Telephone Co. local assessments will be reviewed by the Texas County Board of Equal iiati on, com posed of three judges of the county court, the county surveyor and Entries from throughout this trea will be here at 8:00 Sat the sheriff starting on Monday, urday night when the Houston Saddle Club will hold its an- July 9.

The township assessors are also members of the Board lual point show. As a member of the South Central Horse Show Associa- of Equalization and the township assessments will be reviewed as follows; July 9, Clinton, Cass; July 10, Burdine, Boone and Carroll; July 11, State vs. Billy Brookshire. Brookshire, 37, of Houston, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon. He was apprehended last Friday in Raymondville.

Exhibitors To Get Tips On Groominq The first fitting demonstration to be held for prospective live A 72-year-old Licking man, Frank Capps, apparently took his own life about 10:00 Saturday morning at his home in According to Texas County Sheriff Len Wilson, Capps slit his throat in a chicken house at his home with two pocket knives. He died about six or seven hours following the incident in the office of a Licking physician, the sheriff said. Capps was reportedly in ill health and recently released from a veteran's hospital. Current, Date. Jackson and ion, the local club is one of 3 area Organizations which vill hold a point horse show luring the current season.

At Saturday night's show horse nth us lasts will compete for Lynch; July 12, Pierce and 13, Sar points in II classes. gent, Sherrill, Roubidoux Upton. The Board of Appeals meet Aug. 13. stock exhibitors at the Texas ulations prohibit the placing of patients in the halls and lobby except in emergency.

This means, the board said, that many patients will have to go elsewhere for hospital care. A telephone call to the Director of Missouri Hospital Licensing and Construction verified that federal matching funds Social Security Benefits in County Top Million Mark If old-age, survivors and disability insurance benefits would end tomorrow Texas County's economy Suffer to the tune of overa million dollars annually. According to figures released by Wendell F. Clark, district manager of the local office of the Social Security Administration, persons in the county receiving monthly benefits number 2, 044. Total monthly payments total $103, 535, an increase of 24 per centoverlastyear, Clark said.

Administration figures up to December 1961, show a breakdown of Texas County tabulations as follows: Retired worker, 1,064, of husband, 411, widows, widowers and parents, 124, $6, 838; mothers and children, 380 disabled workers, 65, $5,575. Missing Girl Discovered Following Long Search 93,000 Meals Served At Cafeteria Cot any idea as to how many school lunches were served here during the school year which ended last month? Hold your breath. Cver 93,000. Figuresreleased by the Houston Schools recently illustrates that the school cafeteria is a big business. Lunches served to students numbered 89, 119.

Teachers and adults bought 3, 982 lunches. Total number of half pints erf milk served was 140,545. Surplus commodities received from the United States Department of Agriculture price support program amounted to $5207,57. Total cost of operating the school lunch program was in excess of $25, 500 which does not include government -donated commodities. Here is a chart showing government- donated ommod itie distributedin Houston last year Something new in the associ- be introduced here.

A novelty class, it will not award points. In the past both point and rib-bonshows have been held here each year, but a saddle club officer said Satutday night's pointshowwill be the onl one this season. A food stand, operated by the club, will be open for the show. Admission is 50 cents for a-dults; 25 cents for children. The local saddle club, which has been in existence since 1957, currently has a member i kept a vigil at the home irch.

7 the i foot took 12 -year-last Wed- part in a search io The number of volunteer earchers who spent all night over half a day combing old girl which began nesday evening and CountyFair will be held at the livestock pavilion at Emmett Kelly Park at 1 p.m., Friday July 13. Purpose of the demonstration istoshow exhibitors the proper method of preparing livestock for show purposes. This will include grooming hair, trim-mingfeet, trimming and polishing horns and clipping the head and tail. In addition to ths actual demonstration on livestock, a film will be shown by Royce McEvers of the Purina Co. Fair officials said, "If you keep pure breed animals, it will be to your advantage that these animals are presented at their best as you probably will have animals for sale.

the wooded area near the Ice home was estimated at around The first half erf 1962 ended this week with rainfall deficiency amounting only to .54 of an inch. And in view of a disastrous stretch Of rain-lessdays in mid-May, the rainfall picture has made a remarkable comeback. In late May, the moisture situation was extremely serious and memories of droughts caused farmers to shudder. But the rains came. continued throus'hnut June Total for June was 5.68, or 1.10 inches above normal.

Total moisture for the first Six months of 1962 was 21.41 inches, according to records maintained by The Houston Newspapers for the United States Weather Bureau. Normal for the period! 21. 96 inches. Biggest rain month was June with 5. 68 inches and March was next with 3.

62 inches. June normally ii the biggest rain-producing month in the Houston area. Route 17 To Get New Surfacing A contract totaling S30, 245 for work on Missouri Route 17 in Texas County, has been a-warded by the Missouri State Highway Commission under bids received on May 24. The Improvement calls for a-about 25.9 miles of 20-foot wide seal coat surfacing. The project extends from Route AW southerly to Houston.

The contractors, the Trindad Asphalt Manufacturing Co. and Quarry Realty of Wright City, have been notified that they may begin working on or about July 2. Construction will be carried forward under the supervision of the Department's District 9 office at Willow Springs, where G.G. McKinney Is the district engineer.H.B, Steele, district construction engineer, will direct the work with W.A. Johnson of Houston as the resident engineer in active charge of the work Involved.

The Missouri State Highway Commission has completed contracts for work on 118.5 miles of the state's highways extending into 27 counties and the City of Kansas City costing $5, 395, 158 under its May 24 bid call. Radio Station Here Now In Operation Houston's new radio station KBTC--went on the air last Thursday on 1250 kilocycles. Open house for visitors was held July 4. Manager of the new radio station is Glen Rapp. Owners are Nolan Hutcheson, Maurice Covert, S.E.

Ferguson, Raymond Duff, William Duff, Warren Mc Knight and A.W. Roffe, all of Houston. ship of about 40. In addition to Houston, other SCA saddle clubs include Mtn. 150.

Wilson said the girl related he had spent the entire niaht the woods, hiding in the building when she heard omeone approach. Agroupof20Boy Scouts from Grove, Mansfield, HartvUle, Thayer, Cabool Raymondville, Mtn. View, West Plains, Willow Springs, Marshfield, Real estate and personal property valuation in Texas County fcr tax purposes total rep-, resents an increase of almost a third of a million dollars higher than last year. Announcement of the Increase was made by County Clerk Kenneth B. Ross.

The figure docs not include public utilities, merchants and manufacturers assessments, The assessedvaluation of real estate was fixed compared to S10, 790,026. last year. Total for personal proper-ty is S4, 666, 801 compared to $4,528,289 last year. Farm land averaged $10. 92 per acre including buildings.

Average assessment of city lots, including buildings, was S1228. 10. Personal property assessments cars and trucks At $340 each for a total of SI, 1.116 horses 40 533 can, total $36, 445; 44 mules at a total of S122S 33,067 head of cattle at $43 each, total $1,406, 382 iheep, total $7557; 2, 955 hogs at $11 each, total 16,921 head of poultry, total $2,998. Farm machinery was assessed at 5314,062 while household goods totaled $588, 285. Other personal assessments totaled $225,647.

The State Tax Commission will fix valuations on such public utilities as Western Light Telephone Southwestern Gulf Pipe Line, Frisco Railroad, She-Me Power Modern Tele- CC To Build Swine Barn Addition At a cost of several hundred dollars, the Houston Chamber of Commerce will construct an addition to the swine bam at Emmetl Kelly Park which will provide more space foi the showing of swine at the Texas County Fair. Construction work will include a concrete floor and roof over the area between the swine bam and the livestock pavilion, plus petitions. Also included is the laying of tile on the east Side of the pavi-lion for drainage purposes. Last year's Fair attracted a record number of livestock exhibitors, according to Jim Callison, chairman of the Fair Displays committee. The Increase In interest is the principal reason for the improvements to the livestock area.

Cabool arrived early Thursday sing to assist in the search. Norwood and Ava. until early the following after-After an argument with her brother, Carol Ice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ice of Tyrone, walked from her home about 4:30 and wasn't seen until a cousin found her about 2:30 Thursday afternoon.

The discoverer, Jimmy Ice, came upon the girl at an aban-ded school building approximately two miles west of her "The girl offered no reason for running said Texas County Sheriff Len Wilson, who along with Deputy Earl Hutch- City Says Weeds Must Be Cut wholesale value) on page two) with Ordin- In compliant artce 313 all owner, tenant, or persons having control of tracts of land in the City of Houston to keep same free and clear of all weeds of the height of 2 feet or more. The Council asks that such persons comply with this ordinance. If not done the city will have the weeds cut and bill sent to property owner. Thanh you. A.F.

Hill, Mayor 522tc Horse Falls From Trailer En Route to Show Forafew moments last Saturday night it looked as if Wayne McKinney was going to arrive at a horse s'iow without a very important item the horse. While en route to a show at Marshfield, one of McKinney's horsesfell from the trailer behind his car onto the-avement. The incident occurred on Highway 60, west of Mtn. Grove on Whetstone riill. Atter ge iting his car and trailer under control, McKinney said he looked back and saw the animal lying in the highway.

The horse was cut and scratched in several places, but but not injured seriously. McKinneysaidhewas hauling two animals and when the one horse fell the trailer went out of control, whipping from side to side behind the car. Gastons Buy Yukon Store The general store at Yukon, wned and operated by Mr. and Vlrs.RoyMcCubbins, has been sold to Mr. and Mrs.

Henry -4 V' Watskey fi Collects First Ace Jerry Stockard Is Head Coach At Nixa Former Houston High School cage star Jerry Stockard has gned as head coach at Nixa High School. Stockard replaces Jay Kinser, who has accepted a coaching assistantship at Parkview High School in Springfield. Both were named as all-conference guards while playing The Weather basketball for Southwest Mis Gaston who assumed ownership Hi Low Rf. Special interest has been shown in swine in recent years. Earl Wilson, swine division iuperintendent, stated recently that the 1961 Texas County Jair attracted a larger number ofswtnethanatthe West Plains Fair.

Reunion-Fair dates are Aug. 1,2, 3 and 4. souri State College. Stockard, head coach at Mtn. View last year, graduated from high school here in 1957 and SMS in 1961.

He ad baske tball coach at Mtn View last year, Stockard will also coach baseball and track at Nixa. Monday. The store will be operated by Donald Gaston, son of the new owners. McCubbinshas been seriously ill and was returned home two weeks ago from the Veteran's Hospital at Poplar Bluff, Mo. Friends this week said his condition is improved.

Cameron, second from left, and Don Uhr, next to Watskey. That's Tommy Wolford at far left. Uhr, a Licking resident(was instrumental in Watksey becoming interested in golf and has encouraged the youngster In the sport. Jim Watskey, 15-year-old son of Licking School Superintendent and Mrs. Joe Watskey, illustrates how his golf ball rolled into No.

4 hole for an ace, the first hole-in-one at the local course. Playing with Watskey when he made his ace were Bob Tues..