THE OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN GENTRY COUNTY -ESTABLISHED 1868 The Albany Ledger. State Historical Mo. soctety 64 ALBANY, GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932 NUMBER 36 American Legion Post In Membership Drive Prizes Will Be Awarded The Winners In Individual Membership Contest; Will Banquet on St. Patrick's Day. The Donald Holden Post No.
106, American Legion has just completed the first period of its membership drive for 1932. To date there are 155 members enrolled, and according to a statement of the local Commander C. A. Ross, the membership will be larger this year than last. Last year's number was 305.
The winning captain of the first period was Byron T. Knisley. The captain of the opposing side was W. C. Doolin.
At the meeting held Tuesday night an individual membership drive was instituted and the contest will close the first week in March. This contest will be followed with a St. Patrick's Day banquet which will be given for all Legion men. The state commander, Pat O'Brien, Hon. Bennet C.
Clark, Dr. W. T. Elam, medical examiner of the Legion bureau, John Brody, head of the Veteran's bureau in Kansas City, and Jerry Dugan, state adjutant will be present at the St. Patrick's Day gathering and will speak on Legion affairs.
A prize will be awarded the three members reporting the largest number of members at the close of the drive and a captain prize of $15 will be given the winning captain. The runners-up in the contest are Paris Burgin, Otha McFarthing, B. T. Knisley, Buster Redman and Victor Berry. Legion men from every town in the third district are expected at the meeting at the close of the drive and an interesting program is being planned.
The Legion organization of Albany is in good financial circ*mstances and a big program is being worked out for 1932. Albany will again be on the Legion map, not only in Missouri, but in adjoining states. It has built up an enviable reputation for doing things well and entertainments that have been put on here have very much enJoyed by the public, and if former efforts are improved upon, as they are intended to be, in the future, it easy to guess that the Albany posting will gain some prominent recogni- tion. Jolly Drug Store Goes Into Bankruptcy The drug stock of H. C.
Jolly, the veteran McFall druggist, was taken over last week in a petition in bankruptcy, Jack Walker, of Bethany, having been appointed referee. Assisted by P. M. Fallis, of New Hampton, and Riley Davis and Joe Newland, of Bethany, an inventory of the stock was made the first of this week. What disposition will be made of the stock has not been announced.
CLERK ISSUES 661 LICENSES J. A. Yuion, county clerk, reports that his office issued licenses during 1931 as follows: county residents, 547; state hunting and fishing, 60; state fishing, 51; non-restdent fishing, trip fishing, 1. County licenses, state fishing and trip fishing licenses were $1.00 each, while state hunting and fishing were $2.50 each and non-resident fishing, $3.00. SCARLET FEVER HAS TWO FAMILIES QUARANTINED Dr.
T. E. Graham reports that there are only two familles in town now that are under quarantine. These are the B. F.
McGinley and Riley Gibbany families, who have been quarantined for some time with scarlet fever. Dr. Graham was just ready to lift the quarantine on the Gibbany family when one of the boys got sick. The disease does not seem to be spreading in the community. To Huggins Twp.
Tax Payers. I will be at Stanberry at the Commercial bank January 27 and 28 and February 24 and 25; at the city hall in Albany January 29 and 30 and February 26 and 27. This is my last notice, so please take notice. I will turn my books over March 1st, and taxes not paid then will be declared delinquent and an 8 per cent penalty ONAS W. WALKER, Collector.
Farm for Sale or Rent. 160 acres near Gentry, known as the J. W. MoCampbell farm. I.
O. MoCampbell, New Adv. 26 fp Called In Protested County Warrants County Treasurer Harry A. Smith's office was a busy place the latter part of last week and the first of this when he paid by check the protested county warrants which had been called in. There was sufficient funds on hand to take up all of the outstanding warrants in the road and bridge fund up to and including May, 1931; pauper warrants to and including April last year, salary warrants to and including March, last year, jury and election warrants in full, and contingent fund warrants to and including June last year.
The amount of these was $43,913.66. This leaves a balance of protested warrants of 1931 issue of about $35,000. Mr. Smith says that with normal collections the county will be able to take 1 up a considerable amount of this balance along in April. Prohibition Anniversary Observed Sunday Night Large Crowd Present to Hear Program Commemorating Passing of 18th Amendment.
The Methodist church was crowded Sunday night by the congregation which gathered to hear the program prepared to observe the twelfth anniversary of the enacting of the eighteenth constitutional amendment and the 50th anniversary of the W. C. T. U. work in Missouri.
The exercises were under the auspices of the churches and the W. C. T. U. An interesting feature of the program was the two numbers given by the little ones of the public school band, under the direction of Prof.
J. H. Prugh. This was their second public appearance and the result was such as to please and surprise their audience. For the opening number the congregation sang "Faith of Our Rev.
H. V. Reeves offered prayer and Mrs. W. I.
Reed, president of the local union, gave the scripture reading. Taking the place of Mrs. Wallace Applegate on the program, Mrs. Emma Burgin gave a tribute to the work and life of Mrs. Clara Hoffman, Missouri's early day outstandtemperance worker and state president for many years.
Mrs. Reed, taking Mrs. Alice Ernst's number on the program, spoke on Twelve Years of Prohibition, and gave the following high lights on the results: "It made liquor an outlaw; stopped liquor advertising; drove liquor from the main street to the criminal hiding place. It removed the saloon, with its public invitation to drink; its grip on politics; its certain introduction to vice and crime. It reduced drinking by at least It reduced insanity due to drink; it has almost abolished poverty due to drink.
It reduced arrests for drunkenness; alcoholic mortality is only a half of what it was. It reduced drink-caused crime. It protects women and children from the neglect and brutality of drunken fathers. It has given us the highest social and economic status in the world. It has given the United States the world's most efficient industry.
It has reduced commercialized vice; it has made streets safer for women and children. It has helped make our standard of living the highest in the world. It gives us an economic cushion against the shock of depression. Prohibition and its economic results has given millions of young people a richer educational opportunity. High, school enrollment alone in the United States increased from two million in 1920 to nearly five million in 1930." Rev.
'H. V. Reeves gave an interesting talk on Total Abstinence Means Patriotism, and Rev. W. J.
Wilcoxon inspired his hearers with his talk on American Loyalty. FOUR MORE DEMOGRATS FILE Three more Democrats have filed their intention to become candidates on the ticket in the coming primary. They are: Charles E. Gibbany, for committeeman of Athens township; Mrs. Pearl Barger for committeewoman of Athens township; Mrs.
Edith Nicholson, committeewoman of Huggins township, and Miss Reta Mitchell, committeewoman of Athens township. BARN IN NORTHEAST PART OF TOWN BURNS The barn on trie A. K. Wilson property in the northeast part of town was destroyed by fire Friday night about 11 o'clock. The barn was rented and several sacks of feed burned, but a cow and pig were saved.
Clover And Prosperity Meeting Well Attended Condition of Roads and Weather Cut Attendance to Annaul Gathering Last Thursday. Forty-five farmers attended the seventh Annual Clover Conference at Albany last Thursday. This is the smallest number at any of the previous meetings, but considering the weather and the impassable condition of roads, a very satisfactory meeting was held. Those present reported condition of red clover seeding a little better than last year, which was not a good year. It is expected that more clover will be seeded this spring than usual, on account of price of seed which is lowest in many years.
Samples of good home grown red clover seed exhibited, were priced at $8.50. One delegate remarked that clover seed at $8.50 was just as high as when it was $25 per bushel, when you have to pay for it with $3.50 hogs and other farm products at equally low prices. All farm crops came in for much discussion. All present contributed to the program, giving of their experience in growing the various farm crops. The growing of more legumes, better crop rotations, keeping more land in grass, was considered the best method of maintaining soil fertility and growing the best crops at least possible cost.
K. G. Harmon of the Missouri College of Agriculture spoke on the best methods in growing the various crops and gave practical recommendations for maintaining better pastures. He recommended Fulghum oats as the best variety for this county when sown early. For later seeding, April first, he thought the Columbia oat was better.
This is the first year that we have grown any Columbia oats in the county. Tommy Blacklock of King City had on exhibition an excellent sample of Columbia oats that he had grown this year. He has 600 bushels of certified seed of this variety for sale, Many of our best farmers will grow the two varieties. Fulghum for early and Columbia for late sowing. Every farmer should grow Fulghum as they are the best in yield and weight.
(Continued on Page 5) Burglars Visit Pop Factory Third Time It begins to look like some certain persons have come to the conclusion that Lovell Smith is keeping open house down at his Albany bottling works plant, for he had nocturnal visitors for the third time within the past few months Tuesday night. And it so happens that these visits are made when neither he nor any of the help are present. The first visit netted the callers about $25, the second call was not lucrative, and on Tuesday night's entry a few dollars. Sheriff Williams WAS notifled yesterday morning and he went down with his blood hounds. The dogs made: a visit over that section but did not reveal any clue.
However, it is believed that the callers have been local gentlemen. MORE CLOTHING NEEDS While there was some response to the call sent out last week for additional clothing by the Welfare board for the needy of the town there was not enough donated for the needs. There is doubtless much clothing stored away in the homes of the citizens of the town that will not be worn by the members of the families and which could be parted with. The board earnestly requests that the citizens respond to the need. Parties may notify any member of the board and the clothing will be called for, or they may leave it at the Welfare board's room in the Comstock building.
Also vegetables are needed for use in feeding the undernourished children at the schoolhouse, and donations are asked of these. INVESTMENT COMPANY ELECTS ITS DIRECTORS The Albany Investment Company held its annual meeting Tuesday afternoon in the office of W. P. Stapleton Co. and elected the following board of directors: Roy Yeater, F.
P. Stapleton, Ted Fore, T. R. Shockley and M. M.
Chenoweth. PRELIMINARY NOT HELD. The preliminary of W. V. Bryant, charged with the killing of Asbury Johnson, which was set for last Friday was not held.
The case took change of venue from Squire Hiram Depriest's court to that of Squire John 8. Williams. No date was set. Faithful Officer's Work Is Recognized At the meeting of the Christian church Bible school Sunday morning occurred the consecration exercises for the newly appointed teachers, and there was one feature which came as a surprise to the party most interested. Rev.
H. V. Reeves, who presided at the consecration services, spoke of the long and faithful record of the retiring Sunday school superintendent, D. D. Kingsborough, and calling Mr.
Kingsborough to his side presented him with a framed plaque on which was inscribed the appreciation expressed by the church and school for his over forty years of faithful service. Mr. Kingsborough was genuinely surprised over the recognition but was able to accept the remembrance in well chosen words. 89 Year Old Man Shoots And Fatally Wounds Son Aged Mother Witnesses Murder Which Occurs During Seige of Home at Cainsville. Wounded by his father, an 89- year-old veteran of the Civil War, Alexander Smothers, 47, died late Sunday at Cainsville, in Harrison county.
The father, Joshua Smothers, shot his son twice with a revolver in defense of himself and his home. He has not been placed under arrest. An inquest will be held. The shooting occurred Saturday night at the home of the father. One bullet struck the son in an arm and the other entered a side and pierced a kidney.
The Joshua Smothers home was in a state of siege for thirty minutes before the father fired on his son, who repeatedly threatened to take the life of the father while he attempted to break into the home. Inside the home, Mrs. Smothers sat in an invalid's chair and heard the threats of her son. Alexander smothers had lived with his parents until differences developed some time ago. Saturday he approached the home intoxicated, and carrying a shotgun.
He (Continued on rage 4) Tax Payers Meeting To Be Held At Savannah A meeting of the Tax-Payers League of northwest Missouri counties will be held at the court house in Savannah Saturday, January 23d, at one o'clock, for the purpose of discussing tax reduction and other needed reforms, and to take such steps for further organization as may be deemed necessary. Attorney General Stratton Shartel, of Jefferson City, will address the gathering. A number of the surrounding counties have been organized but so far no definite steps toward that end have been taken in Gentry county. The purpose of the Tax Payers League is to endeavor to secure fair and reasonable assessment of rural land, to reconstruct the state and county government, to curtail public extravagances and expenditures to the end that the public burden may be lessened. FOUND GUILTY OF WIFE ABANDONMENT Prosecuting Attorney E.
C. Lockwood was at Stanberry yesterday on a case in Squire V. T. Williams' justice court. Walter Cochrane was charged with wife abandonment.
He waived a jury hearing and the case was presented to Judge Williams who found the defendant guilty and assessed his punishment at a fine of $500 and to six months in jail. Cochrane gave bond and appealed the case. MR. FLOWERS IMPROVING. D.
S. Flowers, who has been confined to his home for almost two weeks with sickness, has materially improved, and his family and friends believe he will be down to his accustomed place in the bank soon. TWO CASES AT BETHANY. Prosecuting Attorney E. C.
Lockwood was at Bethany Monday the circuit court, where two changes of venue from Gentry county came up for hearing. Both of them were for possession of liquor. The one against Edgar Lee was dismissed. Raymond Loveall plead guilty and was fined $50. 80-acre Farm for Rent.
Near McFall. See Mrs. Clara Christie or Lorin Massie, CITY COUNCILLOWERS ELECTRIC LIGHT RATE At Meeting Monday Night Substantial Reductions Were Made in Use of Current. Beginning with the March payment of electric bills the users of current in Albany will find a substantial reduction in the amounts, all except those who do not use the minimum amounts in the various groups. The matter of the lowering of the light rates has been discussed for a year or more, and the present board decided that when the plant was out of debt the reduction would be made.
The last payment on the big engine was made the first of the month, as was stated in last week's Ledger, and the board at the first meeting after that time fulfilled their promises, and made orders for lower rates. The bills that are to be sent out February 1st will be at the old rate, but for March 1st the new rates will be effective. The basic rate heretofore has been per kwh, and hereafter it will be 10c. As will be noted by the schedules following there are two or three rates available. The only set of users who will not find a decrease in the rate are the non-residents who do not use the minimum; they will find the minimum higher.
Following are the rates adopted: Light and Combination Rate Residential and Commercial lighting-1st 30 kwh 10c; second 30 (Continued on Page 4) Referee Hears Case In Rare Disease An unsual procedure for this part of the country took place in the county court room of the court house last Friday when a hearing before a referee of the Missouri Workmen's Compensation Commission was held. Commissioner Luke, of Jefferson City, was the referee. The case was brought by Chas. E. Gibbany, attorney for Bert Newman and the Producers Sales Exchange, against the Travelers Insurance Co.
to compel the payment of benefits under disability clause of the insurance policy. C. L. Frieze, of St. Joseph, and H.
C. Kline, of Kansas City, represented the defendant company. It will be recalled by Ledger readers that Bert Newman, an employe of the Producers Sales Exchange, became infected with a rare disease, tularaemia. caused by a prick while working with rabbits at the commission house's headquarters near the Burlington station on December 8, 1928. The case caused considerable interest at the time on account of the rarity of the disease.
The young man received treatment from local and city physicians, and has undergone seven operations on his arms for the removal of the fection, and is threatened with the need of another. The Producers Exchange carried liability insurance in the Travelers Co. The insurance company paid young Newman $12 a week from the time the application was made until December 17, 1930, when the payments ceased. And since then there have been no more payments. The action last week was taken to compel the company to start the payments, and to show that the young man was still afflicted with the disease.
Dr. Frank H. Rose, Dr. J. N.
Barger, P. G. Sampson, manager of the Producers Exchange, and Bert Newman, were witnesses and each testified that the applicant was still suffering from the disease. The referee took the case under advisem*nt. LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD UNIT LEADING IN CONTEST Tom C.
Holden was at Maryville Monday night, in conference with Col. John F. Williams, of Columbia, about matters pertaining to the Missouri national guard affairs. Col. Williams complimented Holden on the showing unit is making in the attendance campaign.
Up to the first of the year Albany ranked first in the regiment, Maryville second and Burlington Junction third. HOME ECONOMICS TEA. The ladies of the community are invited to a tea and exhibit of ininfants' and children's clothing in the clothing laboratory at the school building Friday, January 22nd, 2 to 5 p. m. The girls would appreciate borrowing garments which have proved serviceable and also garments showing styles of former years.
Is0oms for Rent. Furnished or unfurnished, cheap. Mrs. Alf Adv. tp Gentry County Sheriff Invests In Livestock The zero mark for low prices in horseflesh was reached last Saturday when Sheriff Rufus A.
Williams had seven head of horses wished off on him at a sale. A dealer had shipped a carload of animals to Albany and a public sale of them was announced for last Saturday afternoon at the Burlington stock yards here. During the sale Sheriff Williams bid in four animals which was about the amount he thought he could conveniently handle, but when the sale was over he found that he had eleven to his name, seven more than he bought. He did not need them, but accepted them. Sunday morning he took his newly acquired property to the farm of his brother, T.
V. Williams, near McFall. Blood Testing Will Be Demonstrated At Clinic Short Course On Poultry Raising Will Include Latest Information on Blood Testing. That great progress in fighting baby chick troubles has been made in recent years is the claim of Dr. A.
V. Amet, Missouri poultry pathologist and poultry breeder, who will conduct a poultry clinic at Albany at 1:30 p. m. January 26th, at the court house for the benefit of local poultry raisers. Wade Henderson.
of the Farmers Exchange, has made arrangements to have this specialist make a post mortem examination of any sick birds brought to the meeting. All farmers are urged to make the most of this opportunity that will enable them to save their birds and prevent losses. During 1931 probably more clinics were held by this authority in Missouri than anyone else as he held 192 of them attended by over 14,000 farmers. Dr. Amet will present a short course on poultry diseases and sanitation that should prove invaluable for those farmers who use his suggestions as he will instruct how to diagnose, combat and prevent diseases and sickness that are the principal cause of most losses.
Among other diseases discussed will be what is now called Puuorum Disease, but which was previously styled through error W. or Bacillary White Diarrhoa. According to Dr. Amet this is really a scepticemia-blood poisoning--and chicks frequently die without showing any symptoms of diarrhoea. In the lung or pulmonary form, grayish white nodules are noted in the lungs--giving the disease its new name.
It is transmitted from the yolk of the egg from infected parent stock to baby chicks through the blood stream. Most chicks are already infected before being hatched. The down of one infected chick may distribute the infection to an entire hatch or brooder full of chicks otherwise healthy. Usually sick chicks die rapidly and the death rate is high. Prof.
Carl Gillespie, of the high school. will make a talk on caponizing during the meeting and County Agent Saunders will hare some remarks to make on the college program for "Raising Better Chicks." Farmers Exchange Has Its Annual Meeting The Farmers Exchange at its meeting held in Albany Tuesday elected the following board of directors: George Chenoweth, George Madden, M. M. Green, Charles Hulet and J. F.
Akers. Wade Henderson, manager of the store here, reports that the volume of business was much larger during 1931 than 1930 in spite of the general depression in business conditions. A seven per cent stock dividend was declared at the meeting. DAMAGE SUIT IS POSTPONED The $100.000 personal damage suit of C. Everett Shelby against the City of Albany which was docketed for the present term of the DeKalb circuit court was postponed Monday until the spring term of that court.
Shelby contends he was so badly shocked at the time of the accident of young Lawrence Pulsifer and Herbert Fitzsimmons in July, 1928, that his constitution is shattered and that he is unable to work. ONE LICENSE ISSUED. Only one marriage license was issued from the office of Circuit Clerk Orville V. Rust the past that being to Abby Nathan Livingston, of Albany, and Chloe Ellen Campbell, of Bethany. Well Known McFall Citizen Died Sunday Fred S.
Austin, Prominent Farmer and Stockman, Victim of Cancer Funeral Friday. Fred S. Austin, one of the well known residents of Miller township, died at his home at McFall Sunday morning, of cancer of the stomach. He had been seriously ill for about two weeks. He was 63 years old.
The Austin family has 'lived in Miller township about forty-five years, coming here from New York. Fred was the son of Steven and Elmina Austin and was born May 12, 1869, at Andover, New York. With his parents, his sisters and brother, he came to Missouri in 1887, and they located on a farm in Miller township. He is survived by his sister. Mrs.
Fred Hann, of McFall. He was not married. Funeral services will be held Friday. Assessed Valuation Decreased Millions From every indication the sessed valuation of Gentry county will be decreased in the neighborhood of four million dollars this year over that of 1931. Miller township's assessed valuation is approximately one million dollars less than last year.
The county valuation of all property in 1929 was over 22 million; in 1930 over 20 million; in 1931 over 18 million while in 1932 the assessors' reports will show 8 little better than 14 million, it is reported. In three year's time the assessed valuation of the county has decreased over 8 million dollars. What the actual decrease in value has been is speculative. Albany Basketeers Add To Victories The boys' basketball teams of the high school added three victories to their records the past week, while the girls' lost one by a narrow margin after a thrilling contest. The boys and girls played the two teams from the Grant City school at the local court last Friday night.
The first game was between the girls, and it was a thriller. At the close of the first quarter the score was 5 to 4 in Albany's favor, at half 11 to 9 for the locals. At the beginning of the third quarter the Grant City girls spurted and gained the lead of the locals, and from then on it was anybody's game, the score remaining about even until (Continued on Page 8) UNSEASONABLE WEATHER. The weather for this section of the country remains unseasonable. So far January has been one of the warmest first months on record, much of it being more like spring.
Cloudy, damp weather has prevailed for a majority of the time, although beginning Sunday of this week and continuing until yesterday noon there was a stretch of sunshine that was most welcome. The roads remain almost impassable, and yesterday were beginning to show some signs of drying when the heavy rain of last night came and set them back again. PAY DAY FOR GUARDS Members of the local unit of the national guard were made happy last night as it was pay day at the armory. Some of the men are not employed and the compensation received for their guard membership comes in mighty handy. Over $600 WAS disbursed among them last night.
PRESENTED NATIONAL GUARD WITH PAMPHLETS J. P. McCammon made a visit to the armory Monday night at the regular meeting of the national guard unit, and presented each of the men with a copy of the Gospel of St. John, giving a short talk of presentation. APPOINTED CHAIRMAN TO SPONSOR ESSAY CONTEST Miss Reta Mitchell, county superintendent of schools of Gentry County, has been appointed chairman of this county to sponsor the George Washington Bi-Centennial high-school essay contest, which closes on February 22.
The best essays will be submitted to the state teachers college at Maryville to be judged. Improved Farm for Rent. 100 acres. Jonathan Hurst, Gen-Adv. tp tt.
