Magic City Free Press (Newspaper) - August 5, 1971, Moberly, Missouri Magic City Free Press No 25 Bulk Rate U S POSTAGE PAID Permit No 206 Moberly Missouri Thursday Augusts 1971 Postal Patron 8 Pages Dan Thorn burg Shows Grand Champion Steer Dan Thornburg showed the grand champion steer an Angus in the beef show at the 1971 Randolph County Junior Agriculture Show at Rothwell Park Saturday afternoon Richard Westhues had the reserve grand champion a Hereford Usa Harlan who had the reserve champion in the Angus division was given an award for having the best home-raised steer At the swine show Saturday morning the grand champion boar was shown by Mike Heath who also had the grand champion female Sandra Messer had the best sheep exhibit at show which was held Saturday morning The following are the results in the steer beef swine and sheep Champion Hereford Steers Richard Westhues reserve champion Richard Brown Champion Angus Dan Thornburg reserve champion Lisa Champion Crossbred Mike Hill reserve champion Sandra Meser Champion Charolais Steve Hopper Champion Shorthorn Debra In the medium weight Hereford class Julie Crutcher was first with Harold Muehe second In the Angus light weight Paul burg was first with Kathy Roth second The results of the bull competition were as Hereford Champion Dan Reynolds Angus Champion David Hobbs Debbie Clark first junior calf Charolais Champion Sandra Messer In the female division the winners Champion Hereford Mike Owings Angus Dan Thornburg Charolais Crystal Geddes and Shorthorn Harold Muehe Renick Winning Rider Denny Asbury Renick accepts the trophy from Mrs Tedford representing Tedford Florists donor of the trophy for whining first place in the Western Saddle Pony Class for ponies under 46 Inches and riders not over 14 years old at the Moberly Club's Annual Pony Show at Rothwell Park Monday night The class was sponsored by Connors Sporting Goods Store and the Burton Rexall Drug Store Staff Photo Die In Mishaps Kiwanis Pony Show Successful Fourteen came up three times Monday night at the Moberly Kiwanis Club's an- Pony Show at Rothwell Park Fourteen was the number of classes in the pony show held in Randolph County Saddle Club's ring and there were U entries in the heavy class of the pony pulling contest and 14 entries in the lightweight class of the pony pulling contest The pony pulling contest got off at a minute start on the pony show which began at p.m as advertised but with the large number of entries in both divisions of the pony pull the finale of each came close to a dead heat The winners in the pulling contests Heavy class Jerry Robinson Sturgeon first Kenneth Gallup Harrisburg second W E Proctor Columbia third Robert Jackman Fayette fourth and C L Nichols Mid- way fifth Light Class Joe White Route 1 Ayrshire Is Top Dairy Female Harold Muehe Route 3 Moberly showed the grand champion dairy female an Ayrshire in the dairy cattle show at the 1971 Randolph County Junior Agriculture Show at Park Friday Champions in five divisions were shown by the Ayrshire Harold Muehe Milking Shorthorn Esry Brown Swiss Robert Foudree Holstein Ed Roth and Guernsey Sandra Messer The dairy showmanship award was won by Sandra Messer In the tractor operator's contest the trophy was won by Robert Smith of Route 1 Second place went tn Richard Brunswick Marshal Retain His Position BRUNSWICK City Marshal Carl Kistler who has submitted his resignation effective Aug 1 has and will remain at his post The city council Friday might vote to raise his salary a month effective immediately bringing it to per month William Creed Hurt In Auto Accident William Creed 18 Madison was injured in a traffic mishap on Route 151 one mile south of Madison at p.m Tuesday the Highway Patrol said He had a broken right arm and abrasions to the forehead and was taken to the Boone County Hospital at Columbia for treatment The accident occurred when the Madison youth lost control of his nor- car on a curve and it ran off the road on the right and into a ditch the patrol said The car was damaged Crop Dusting Service Crop dusting service for Southern Corn Leaf Blight has begun by plane in the area according to the Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce which reports that the service has been arranged for by the Boss Co of Moberly Many persons have been speculating about the reason for the plane involved in the operation Westhues Route 3 Moberly and Harold Muehe Route 3 Moberly was third In the livestock judging contest held Friday night Sue Tisue placed first for the trophy with Harold Muehe second Picked to compose a judging team to be sent to compete later at a district contest at Bethel were Sue Tisue Harold Muehe Nancy Smith and Wendy Ward Phil Berry was selected as an alternate Police Receive Computer The Moberly Police Department has received its computer which was con- for through Northeast Missouri Law Enforcement Assistance Council funds according to Police Chief James Lebermann When installed it will serve as part of the training program for the new Police Cadet program in process of being set up through the cooperation of the Moberly Junior College A screening board of representatives from MJC the LEAC and the Police Department are set to begin making selections for the training program to get under way at the junior college Cadets selected for the program will work for the Moberly Police Department for an hourly wage hours per week and attend Junior College 15 hours per week Uniforms will be furnished at no charge to the Cadet tuition fees will be waived by the college and textbooks furnished at no charge During their employment with the Police Department they will serve their internship in on-the-job training in police activities such as parking meter patrol radio operation typing classifying and filing police reports and other related assignments of a and non- enforcement activity James A Duffey executive director IV Northeast Missouri LEAC was in Moberly last week to check on the progress of the program Moberly first Jerry Robinson Sturgeon second Gilbert Snyder LaPlata third Boyd Key Shelbina fourth and Herman Proctor Columbia fifth The winner ol the pony given away near the end of the pony show was Mrs Klova McCully The attendance at the pony pulling contest was well above last year's total and may have contributed to a smaller turnout for the pony show The winners of the 14 events in the pony show were as 1970 Shetland Foal Model Class Kathy Watson for Mr and Mrs Jack McCloud Palmyra first and Alicia Evanoff Columbia second Shetland Pony Stallion Model Class Steve Bennett Lexington first Shetland Pony Model Mare Class Johnny Bennett Lexington first Merele Head Mr and Mrs Merle Head Novelty second Elaine Ray Novelty third and A H Elsea Marshall fourth Pony Cart Class Syl McCloud Mr and Mrs Jack McCloud first Steve Bennett second and Mrs W M Tompkins T T Stables Meadville third Western Saddle Pony Denny Asbury Renick first Darla Wright College Mound second Bobbi Walker Knox City third and Becky Marshall fourth Shetland Pony in Harness Syl Cloud first English Saddle Pony Vickie Elsea Marshall first Harness Show Pony James Stober Kirksville first Steve Bennett second and David McConnell Mr and Mrs David McConnell Columbia third Roadster Pony Sly McCloud first Wendell Belcher for David Crutcher Moberly second Judy Harrison Harold Harrison Kirksville third and Johnnie Bennett fourth Best Girl or Bey Rider Robin Elsea first Doug Botkins Moberly second Vickie Elsea third and Mike Camden Moberly fourth Pony Cart Class Terry Bennett Lexington first Tammy Dobbs Dobbs Stables Laraine HI second William Tompkins third and Becky Elwa fourth Open Roadster Class Gale Bennett Lexington first H D Harrison Jr Kirksville second Carol Adams Adams Pony Farm St Louis third and David Crutcher Moberly fourth Pony Cart Class Judy Harrison Harrison Stables Kirksville first Syl McCloud second and A H Elsea third Pony Team Roger Conklin Columbia Steve Hilliard Fred Hilliard Paris second and Alva Atlanta third The judge of the show was Robert Evertson Topeka Kan Verne Baker announced the show and Richard Grugan Macon provided the organ music Baker and Key Club president Bob Headrick served zs ringmasters Woodrow Harlan was the announcer of the pony pulling contests As an added attraction a demonstration was given of pony racing styles by Mr and Mrs Bob Stevens operators of the Carlo Downs Pony Race Track at Cairo Stevens drove a pacing pony and Mrs Stevens drove a trotter Two Moberly men died in separate accidents over the weekend Clinton Scott 48 419 Hinkley was killed Saturday night when his pickup truck went out of control and crashed near Pella in Central Iowa and Harold foot 53 Urbandale road drowned Friday in the Colorado River near Blythe Calif according to authorities Mr Scott was born at Breckenridge Mo on May the son of George and Leva Burr Scott He was a contractor and had lived at Moberly for four years Surviving are the wife Margaret Hampton Scott of the home and three sons Tommy Jim and Billy Scott stepson John Briscoe four sisters Mrs Alfred Fern Curron Appleton City Mrs Otto Mary Frances Newton Wathena Kan Mrs Clair Nola Busch Newport Ore Mrs Ralph Alice Kissenger Kansas City Mo two half brothers James Coos Harold Eugene Ore Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m today at the Funeral Home at Centralia with burial in the Mt Horeb Cemetery at Sturgeon The Rev Don Mattson officiated The Greer and Comstock Funeral Home at Moberly was in charge of arrangements Visitation began Sunday at the Centralia funeral home Building Obtained For Distribution Of Free Food Here The Randolph County free food program now has a building from which to distribute the food it was reported today It is the former Ramsey Market building just northwest of the East Park School which the owners are donating for use for the program The arrangement with the food program officials is subject to the building being sold The date the next food will be distributed will depend on when the program is reinstated by the state It is expected that this will be done as soon as the state receives word from the Randolph County Court that a building for distribution has been obtained The court was to send such a letter today it was reported The county court sometime ago stopped helping to finance the program Locak funds now are being provided by churches organizations individuals and some of the recipients Mr Lightfoot who had lived at Moberly for five years was born Jan 16 1918 in Carroll County the son of Charles Lightfoot and Thelma Grimes Lightfoot who survive He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the First Christian Church at Moberly Survivors are his parents Carrollton his wife Lucille of the home at Moberly two daughters Mrs John Fine Kansas City and Miss Lizabeth Lightfoot In- dependence and one son Lowal Lightfoot Springfield Mo Other survivors are two brothers Larry Lightfoot of Eureka Calif and Carl Lightfoot Fla three sisters Mrs Vivian Griffith Mrs Julia Morrison and Mrs Barbara Green all of Carrollton Services will be conducted by the Rev A W Michael at 3 p.m Tuesday at the Gibson Funeral Home at Carrollton with burial at the Pleasant Park Cemetery near Carrollton Visitation will be between 7 and 9 o'clock tonight at the funeral home Other winners in the female division Hereford Maria McAdams Joni Block Jackie Franklin and Eric Nelson Angus David Hobbs Darrell Miller and Debbie Clark Charolais Jeffrey Hopper and Sandra Messer Shorthorn Maria McAdams and Debra Cunningham Swine Light weight market barrow Sandra Messer first and second Heavy weight market barrow Doug Trusty first Bob Ham second Richard Ham third Keith Trusty fourth Champion barrow a Yorkshire Doug Trusty Pen of three market hogs Doug Trusty first Keith Trusty Richard Ham and Bob Ham second and Sandra Messer third Carcass class Keith Trusty first Bobby Ham second Doug Trusty third Richard Ham fourth Sheep Sandra Messer was first in ram lamb ewe lamb ewe one year and ewe two years and under and flock Robert Gipson was first in cross market lamb and In pen of three market lambs In addition to the animal shows awards Saturday Steve Crain won the trophy in farm mechanics loading chute with Doug Trusty second In Friday's dairy competition reported in Saturday's paper Harold Muehe had the grand champion an Ayrshire and Sandra Messer won the showmanship award Champions in the five classes present Ayrshire Muehe Milking Shorthorn Esry Brown Swiss Robert Foudree Holstein Ed Roth and sey Sandra Messer Other winners in various animal age groups jersey senior yearling Johanna Gutekunst first Guernsey Mike Tregnago first heifer calf and Sandra Messer first in six age groups Holstein Johanna Gutekunst first heifer calf Brown Swiss first in two age groups Milking Shorthorn Esry first in three age groups Ayrshire Harold Muehe first in four age groups Have You Met a Phil Weedin Rabies Clinics Are Under Way Rabies vaccination clinics began Tuesday in Moberly at North Park School and will continue through Friday of this week according to City Clerk Daly Today's clinic will be from until p.m at Southeast Park School and sub- sequent clinics will be at the same hours Thursday at West Park and Friday at South Park all sponsored by the City of Moberly and administered by Dr J D Vater and Dr T J Vaccination fee Is and licenses will be available for Forty-nine rabies inoculations were given yesterday at Park 46 dogs and three cats Phil Weedin area youth specialist of the Mark Twain Area of the Extension Division of the University of Weedin is shown discussing fine points of youth leadership with veteran 4-H Leader Sandra Messer of Cairo as the two took time out during the 1971 Randolph County Agriculture Show held at Rothwell Park the latter part of this week assignment in the Mark Twain Area is primarily with Randolph and Monroe counties In the district And although the bulk of his work is with 4-H groups he does not neglect contacts with other youth groups Actually he spends 75 per cent of his time with adults who work with youth and lines up beneficial projects and en- courages adult participation in a guidance capacity Weedin says many people are surprised to learn that 4-H work Is not confined entirely to an agricultural setting and that 54 per cent of Missouri youth engaged In the work do not live on farms Part of the H program is to encourage such outdoor activities as camping and archery he confides After getting his BS degree in animal husbandry at the School of Agriculture at the University of Missouri in 1957 Weedin spent two years in the Army He has been in youth work in he Mark Twain Area for 10 years and makes his home at Madison while being headquartered at the Post Office Education at Paris In 1967 he ob- tained his MS degree in Extension Education at the University of Missouri Weedin is married and he and his wife Mary have one daughter Mary Beth 6 He is a charter member and past president of the Paris Optimist Club and is an active member of the Christian Church at Madison He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Monroe County Red Cross Unit and is a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission
