Belleville Telescope (Newspaper) - January 11, 1951, Belleville, Kansas 1 t aid on eddies ire 16 PAGES In Two Sections MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS A Consolidation of Fourteen Republic County Newspapers BERVICK YEAR Not 21 REPUBLIC 117 196l" 5 CENTS Lervold Weather Is Factor Lumber Yard at Board For Coming Year Meet This to Make Annual Set Salaries Coasting eek End On School Project Basement Wall Forms Next Step in Construction of Grade Building Munden Burned Blaze Early Tuesday Results in Loss of Building and Stock LijSt Personnel Van Resigns as Robert Wade Named Temporarily Lervold was named Republic county board of during the annual reorganization procedure this Appointments of deputies in county offices and fixing of scales was completed by the commissioners for most according to Elmer county * Lervold succeeds Jerry Anderson as. head of the board of Third member of the board is Ben Blecha who assumed succeeding Joe G. Resignation of D. E. Van as county engineer was last Wednesday by the board of They have appointed Robert assistant county to fill temporarily the vacancy left by according to the clerk's and salary schedules this week first deputy county Mrs. H. S. second deputy county Mrs. Josephine first deputy county Sub-zero temperatures and snow during the past week in Republic county slowed down construction work on Belleville's new grade school according to George C. construction from Okla. Weather conditions did permit laborer and carpenter crews to construct basement wall is being poured as we get a little Dupus pointed He went on to explain that special heating units called are being utilized as a precaution against sudden cold snaps when the crews start pouring These tube-like stoves will be placed every ten feet along the basement forms and will be covered with a tarp to keep the heat in and allow the concrete to or three hundred dollars worth of heating equipment usually keeps thousands of dollars worth of poured concrete from freezing during the winter Dupus units are always employed by us on major construction jobs throughout the he went on to Material Coming In When asked about the future material situation for Dupus explained that so far this did not constitute a a construction outfit feels the pinch first when it comes to obtaining structural At we aren't worrying about this Material is coming in After 18 years of construction and usually solve Miss Bertha advance contracts second county Problems of this he went Maude onto t. f Howard The construction superintendent v I was recently hospitalized at automobile Belleville ty Howard deputy register of Marilyn I was recently hospitalized at stenographer in j as a result of an auto bate Josephine accident while enroute to Be in Carl D. Hit clerk in county superintendent's Mrs. Midgie In 'the county welfare county welfare Miss Cora county welfare fiscal Miss Albina on Page 7i IS NEW BLAIR MANAGER Dewey Ball assumed and two or more carpenters of Commonwealth's Blair j pus He pointed out that on of temporarily replaced Dupus until he recuperated from head and leg A defunct heater caused him to black out and lose his car when the accident occurred near we begin setting structural steel and we mav have use for more laborers Du nearly all local help is ment in Belleville this Ed Weaver who is now of Commonwealth's theatre in Lawrence He u aaa meatre in mwi nt The ConM comes to Belleville from The of Mrs. Floyd borg where he has managed Cart postmistress of Talmo for Commonwealth theatre Mrs. | the t nine has been two sons and a daughter will join ted b the United States Mr. Ball here as soon as the j and Mrs. vacate their residence ville 3ohon of Talmo has The Weavers have b appointed acting postmistress thawed property and to fill the b move there Manager of | the Blair theatre here for two and eight Ed Weaver will have charge of Commonwealth's outdoor drive-in theatre at during the summer and fall months in addition to the TIDE OF TOYS BOXES Munden Lumber located on south Main street in burned to the ground Tuesday with the building and stock a complete Loss was estimated at for merchandise in addition to the value of the according to Gene manager of the lumber Jim Newell of Narka is owner of the The blaze was discovered at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning by Max who lives near the Cause of the fire hadn't definitely been determined but the theory was advanced that wiring might have been Members of the Munden volunteer fire as well as a crew from fought the blaze for three hours before it was brought under The crew from Belleville included Harry Charles Tallent and Ivol The flame was finally Tuesday Hiatt Adjoining structures also were Roof of the Saip building located to the north of the Newell caught while windows of a hardware store across the street were reported cracked by the MEET JANUARY 29 Regular January meeting of Belleville association will be held Monday January 29, instead of January 15 as previously according to Mrs. H. T. president of the will be the topic for the A nursery for youngsters of school patrons during is maintained by Belleville Girl Mrs. Melton pointed out in announcing the change in meeting March of Dimes To Begin Monday v Belleville youngsters took advantage of ideal coasting weather over the week end to try out Christmas sleds and polish up runners on coasting equipment from previous City authorities zoned two blocks in Belleville for with caution and stop signs to warn motorists of the The picture above was taken oft West Eighteenth street where a downgrade afforded much Another block on East Sixteenth street was marked off for coasting and proVed popular over the week An innovation on Belleville streets over the week end was a bobsled constructed by Guy Hotchkiss which was equipped with a small motor and airplane propeller to provide motive staff Photo VISIT CLYDE LIONS CLUB Ten members of Belleville Lions club attended a meeting of Clyde Lions club Monday and won the from the Clyde The Clyde club had possession of the which a club may hold only until more than five members of another club visit their Belleville men who secured the gavel for the local Lions club were Ray A. H. Don Clifford Roy Louis Dr. Jon W. O. Dr. C. C. and Louis Call Five More Youths for Exams Additional Group Needed To Meet Quota Assigned For This County Next Week Auto Accident Wednesday Fatal To Local Man J. W. Davis Dies following Collision Northwest of Here Yesterday Two Other Accidents Icy Roads Blamed for Mishaps Occurring in This Area Last Week Belleville Girl One of Four from Kansas at Chicago 4-H Congress Jurg Is Drawn for February Court Term A list of 24 drawn for contributions to the J f a-v service in the February American Legion's current Tide of of court in Republic foys drive will be set up in front was released yesterday Peoples National Bank at j from the office of A. street and the First Te term begins 1720 M street in here on 5, the today summoned cording to Keith Tide of 13, He * guests that those having toys to Names and postoffice addresses - or those selected for February One of the four Kansas delegates to attend the 29th National 4-H Congress held in 111., from November 20 to 30 was Miss Donna She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville RFD 1, At Donna is studying at Kansas State Her past 4-H work has given her a broad background for a future degree in home Donna left Belleville on November 25 and arrived in via the following November 2(i. I was just in time for tration at the Stevens hotel and j later church if we wished to she Donna went on to major factor of this 29th National 4-H Club Congress was the diversification of agrarian problems presented through contact with rural youth from the other 47 In the this I think is safe to she majority of the youths attending the congress had a general idea of the United States from a They had never had the opportunity to become personally county's March of quainted with the residents from Dimes campaign for 1951 will of- other sections of this begin January The Republic county delegate 15, according to Joseph E. Horner went on to explain that through of campaign chairman i her contacts with other youths this I in 4-H work she was of three years of amazed to find that differences in severe polio epidemics in a j climatic conditions indirectly is necessary that the agricultural economy of ly raised nationally nation to a greater degree during 1951's Horner point were suddenly transplanted to their I found it rather unique to talk to a boy who had never seen snow before and had to rent a topcoat during his stay in Donna went on to explain that another factor presented to the 4-H delegates was the importance of the present international crisis and the part that youth could play in it today as well as in the problem was presented to us in an indirect she we listened to speeches on Page 7i Kiwanis Club Is Organized 30 Sign Petition for New Civic Organization At Meeting Here Tuesday Proceeds Will Help Finance Research For Infantile Paralysis UNESCO Council In Planning Meet Program for January 22 Is Scheduled At High Auditorium Preliminary steps in petitioning and organization of a Belleville Kiwanis club were taken by interested businessmen of this city and at an evening meeting Tuesday Five additional Republic county youths will report next January 15, for physical examinations as the result of a Selective Service call issued this This group is in addition to the 13 announced last Mrs. Glenn clerk of the Republic county points Several members of the group originally included in the January 15 quota have already enlisted in the armed making it necessary to supplement the call to complete the quota required from this she The five notified to report for exams are Martin Dale Lloyd Eugene Dwann Edward Ralph Harlan and Robert Lee In the inductees will not be required a second physical exam notice despite the lapsing of the 120-day period ber tween according to new service In- J. W. Davis of Belleville was fatally injured yesterday morning in an automobile accident northwest of At 9:45 a.m. the automobiles of J. W. Davis and George T. both of collided at the intersection of a county road eight miles north and one mile west of Davis was immediately hospitalized and died approximately one hour and 55 minutes Cause of death was attributed to a severe skull fracture received during the according to Wilson M. business manager of Belleville The 1949 Pontiac tudor driven by J. W. after colliding with the 1949 Ford driven by George T. immediately rolled over and struck a telephone pole then rocked back upon its Davis was thrown clear of the Pontiac and to the right Of it. Moxham suffered shock upon Both cars were badly according to the report turned in to the Republic county sheriff's Estimates as to cost of repairing the vehicles had not yet been made yesterday Approximately 30 Belleville | armed signed the official j present emergency the tion for organization and j 0id regulation requiring a new ship in this According to i physical examination at the end of R. G. acting it each four-month period along with will be mailed to the district | a notice to report for such exam stead of going for a second exam they will be mailed notices to Cause of listed on the for induction when they are needed and will be given physical examinations prior to entering the Because of the ed He went on to state that this sum is essential to enable the National Foundation for Infantile than youths interested in truck farming in southern shuddered to think what would happen to a harvest if the weather in Senate deposit them at either one of jury service John Justin Hilton BACK TO SCHOOL STAFF resumed his j Lloyd Concor the Belleville high school George Herbert faculty Monday of this | Charles to Superintendent R. E. i Sam English and social j Don instructor and freshman j Charles Marion rejected for military ' Paul when he reported for in- I George Ruction at Villa 111., on j aary 2._^_ alous Named to C. Board Makalous has been virto the board of directors of Chamber of Commerce fill a vacancy caused by of Wayne it was at Monday's session of the V at the January Harold Commerce E. C. served as secretary in the of P. H. jr. peaker of the evening was Mr. who operates Belle Crest In remarks stressing Agriculture and agricultural its are the chief industry of Mr. Hoffman in the dairy s Explaining equipment used in the the Belleville man problems he has being similar to those * small the cooperation which received from residents of 'M well as from producers Mr. Hoffman that Belle Crest will increase its services as demand the title of a iber Members of executive and planning committees of Republic county's UNESCO council met January 9, in the Belleville Chamber of Commerce Herbert of the Institute of Citizenship at Kansas State led the group in an informal discussion of future plans for UNESCO committees in Republic A public affairs institute will be arranged later on in the Discussion of major both national and by guest speakers from the Institute and other UNESCO committees will be scheduled for the ernor of the Kiwanis International for official Adoption of the Kiwanis constitution and the organization's bylaws followed the petition Officers for the year of 1951 were then They Glenn R. G. and Paul G. has been according to the Republic county board Register More Professional Men veterinarians and dentists not belonging to a reserve component or those who didn't register for potential service last October 16 will be required to cident was the unawareness of either driver as to the other's presence at the crossroads until too Two other accidents involving vehicle damages of approximately were reported to the office of Sheriff Charles H. during the past On January 3, three miles north and three and miles east of automobiles driven by Doreen and Howard on Page 71 SMOKER MONDAY - 1 Robert E. Gordon post No. 133, ister with their local selective of the American Legion at n boards starting next will hold its first smoker of treasurer Directors for s j January 15 Mrs. Price an- the new vear on January Kiwanis club Virgil Robert Keith Bud Orville Joe and Fleming Election of chairmen of the club's standing committees include this Monday's registration will be I j. 15, according to Adjutant Virgil the second for professional men in this The bulletin was distributed to all selective service boards last upon orders from Paralysis and its local chapters to s 1 Chicago and the northern midwest will be sc provide financial programs open to the and skilled workers for v f and who were victims in Ernest C. Courtland Athan Noble B. Frank James B. Harold L. Frank Ernest Harvey j Dale Edd Three New Actions Filed civil actions have been filed in district court here during the past Ernest et versus rural high school district No. 63, 3, et filed January 8; Edna C. versus T. F. et quiet filed January 9; Victor L. Thompson versus J. B. et quiet filed January 1.0. CHANGE FIRM'S NAME In the the Belleville concern known as Howe Plumbing company will operate as L. W. Howe & according to announcement made this The in which Loren W. Howe and Howe are has operated in Belleville for more than 20 according to the IN COUNTY COURT Two cases heard before Judge Henry H. Van Natta county court during the past according to court Joe A. Saip was fined and costs -on January 4 when found guilty of failing to stop at a stop fading Edward Cr. Dunback was Munden with transporting liquor im a accessible the or be in the Proceeds from the forthcoming March of Dimes drive in Republic county will help the local chapter balance out its present deficit in Last year's polio toll in this as well as in the state of was heavy and reserves for treatment and research were constantly tapped until they were completely Jim head of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chapter and March of Dimes also pointed out that present campaign on 7i CUBA DEFEATS AGENDA Cuba defeated Agenda at Cuba last Friday 49 to 42. High point man for Agenda was Denk with 17 High point men for Cuba were Don Baxa and Ray Reynolds with 13 points Cuba also won the second team score being Cuba 35, Agenda 22. High point man for Agenda was Anderson with 6 Kalivoda was high point man for Cuba with 12 Formoso Continues Valley League Lead In Republican Valley league basketball Formoso holds the lead this week with five wins and no according to Kenneth P. Morris of league Cuba and Narka are tied for second each having won four out of five league games League games played during the last week Cuba 49, Agenda 42; Formoso 67, Montrose 29; Munden 32, Lovewell 31; Narka 58, Republic 40. Formoso 60, Carbondale 58; Cuba 40, Haddam 29. Republican Valley League stand Formoso Cuba Narka Agenda Montrose Republic Bulls Host Friday To Minneapolis Teams Lose Cage Encounters at Play at Chapman Tuesday 501.000 4,1.800 41.800 23.400 23.400 1_.2B0 1 4.200 04.000' Belleville high school Buffaloes will be host to Minneapolis tomorrow night in a North Central Kansas Schedule for the Belleville cage team includes a game at Chapman next January 16, and another home game here next January 19, with Playing at Lincoln Friday the Buffs were defeated 54 to 34 in team Half-time score of the team game was 29 to 18 in favor of Belleville team also was downed at the Lincoln team winning Friday night 38 to 30. Following is the box score of the team game last Friday FG FT Sherwood 1 Lowry 2 Neal 2 Mach Graham Tate E. Lamb Lindahl Totals R. Loy J. Crawford R. Shirley D. Jepsen Boston Pescador C. Harrison D. Kopper Jr. Kobbeman F the Jack Boys i M. R. state director of and Girls Hugh Kansas Selective Citizenship Bob Public and Business I Additional Bond Proposals Approved Republic and Kiwanis dayl to And was fined 425 Expert witch 12,-Adv. and on January 6, A community UNESCO meeting will be held January 22, at Belleville high school according to Mrs. H. J. UNESCO Foreign students from Kansas State will be guest native and games will be presented for the benefit of UNESCO members and their Members from and Washington counties are invited to attend this Mrs. Adams program is open to the public and we want as on Page 1\ MISSIONARY TO SPEAK Stanley N. returned missionary of Sudan Interior Mission in British West and North Central who will hold services next week in Republic county is the youngest son of Harry D. a former resident of The Myers operated a farm north of Belleville on the Andrew Glenn homestead where Stanley Myers was born before the family moved to Next week's services will be at district No. 227 school house on Wednesday and January 17 and 18; at the H. A. Childs residence in Belleville on at district No. 227 Sunday and at the Presbyterian church in Munden Sunday January 21. COMMENDATION TO HIS CREW Robert E. son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Fred of is a member of a special mission crew cited in a letter of commendation to the Secretary of S. Air Force from the Chief of Military Group Joint Survey Referring to the performance on a Joint Survey Mission to Southeast Asia last the letter points out that on two occasions it was necessary to make emergency landings because of engine gone four covered 61,000 A flight engineer in a crew operating special mission ministration Belleville's Kiwan is club is a local unit of Kiwanis International The Republic Patrons of rural high school dis- on i No. 3 and elementary school an of | district No at Republic voted over 3,200 similar clubs in as many i - communities of the United I additional bonds for completion of and the Territories of i school building there and The 1 'n 8Pec,al bond election held first meeting of the Kiwanis club of will held next ln Saturday a January 16,^6:30 in The completion of the liott Coffee structure as originally Organizers and guests at the Bonds totaling Tuesday evening meeting the W. O. Harry both Project in 1949. When from 1ast falL Ross Con- Calvin and Vernon TO TOPEKA MEETING Cecil Baehe contracts were let last in creased construction costs made it necessary to delete a i lunchroom and study originally planned for the joint In Saturday's 478 lots on the proposal were cast in veteran's organization extends an invitation to all Legion members of Republic county to attend the he went on to explain that members also are invited to bring their wives and friends who do not belong to the of food and entertainment are from 8 to 1 o'clock that he Proceeds from the smoker will be donated to the American Legion's Rehabilitation program fund for disabled FIRE DAMAGES PORCH Fire of undetermined origin broke out at the office of Dr. C. C. 1004 Eighteenth Thursday The which was noticed at about 11:30 started in a box of trash on the back porch of the according to Dr. Damage he A portion of the porch making minor repairs Dr. Arnett ported smoke damage to the of the The was extinguished by members of the Belleville fire lor and P. H. rural school district No. 3. ed the fair amusements committee J Of that number 271 favored Belleville Chamber of Commerce mg additional in at the annual meeting of Kansas I and 207 were against the bonds a Fair Boards association in Topeka the first of this Everett Sweet of Hardy went to plurality of 64 votes being for the additional In district No. 63, a total of 198 from the North Central Kansas Free Fair association to the annual meeting pf Kansas State Board of January 11 to 13. Reports Pike Trail Cage League Scores Simpson leads Pike Trail league teams in basketball games played through January 5, according to G. M. Erickson of Burr Jewell and Jamestown are tied for second each having won two and lost two Results of Pike Trail games played January 2: 54 at Randall 45;. Jamestown 80 at Scandia 36; Jewell 33, at Burr Oak 38. 45, Randall 34; Jamestown 16., Scandia 42; Jewell 29, Burr Oak 88., On January 3, at Carbondale team 70, Jamestown 38; Carbondale 73. Jamestown 36.. On January 6: teams 8B*at*Jewell,38; Burr r ' mi s * - 0* 55: Randall 36 la baaed the ftf Jamestown - 70, 24^ Burr Oak yesterday aa a delegate cast favoring an ad- Wolf Hunt Slated Sunday in and 24 ballots were against the additional Ground was broken at Republic in December for the new joint school Two ex-service organizations in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion will sponsor a wolf hunt next January 14, over a 64-square-mile area northwest of The hunt is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Captains of the hunt will be Glenn Farlee and Leonard north line along the Republic Junior Wilkes and east line along Virgil White and C. H. D. C. l.B. MEETING MONDAY A group meeting of Re- J captains along the south line I public County Tuberculosis on and John will be held Monday | and Joe west line January 15, at which all and along the Scandia and Republic social organizations of county White also explained that ' all rifles and dogs are Round-up will be flagged near J. Wenda's and privately owned aircraft are scheduled to fly the lines during the hunt as an added measure of safety plus keeping the lines and the hunters a uniform area as they close in All - ' Belle your are urged to have according to announcement made A Is will be showp as a feature of the meeting which has to do with plans for bringing mobile x-ray unit to this county for a free examination planning f ing of the local T. B. organization j on the round-up was held Tuesday night of this 1 Lunch will be served by the | American i Legion and event of bad IN MEDICAL FRATERNITY inclement the wolf hunt Charles Edward Krause has been ' will be postponed until elected to Alpha Omega January 21. honorary scholastic medical Report Ki 0fficial by i TOTAL 25.85 INCHES - 85. during 1950, 6 according bureau J S. weather bureau Date of day 3a30Clear 2010Pt.Cldy. 385Clear 398Clear 37ISClear.. 3121. -
