Magic City Free Press (Newspaper) - May 10, 1973, Moberly, Missouri Magic Gity Free Press Bulk Rate U.S POSTAGE PAID Permit No 206 Postal Patron Vol 4 No 13 Moberly Missouri Thursday May 8 Pages Bond Seeks Aid for Randolph Randolph as one of five Missouri counties listed by Gov Christopher Bond as substantially damaged in a letter Tuesday to President Nixon Bond sent the letter to Washington seeking assistance for five additional Missouri counties damaged in heavy rain storms and flooding of major rivers and throughout the state from March 6 through April 22 On April 19 thirty-eight Missouri counties and the city of St Louis were declared major natural disaster areas by Nixon On April 27 an additional 43 counties were declared to be disaster areas From the date of the first request for federal assistance on April 11 through the third request made Tuesday 86 of the state's 114 counties and the city of St Louis have received sufficient damage to be listed as disaster areas The request is made in accordance with Public Law No 606 Congress as to provide supplemental federal assistance for disaster relief from damage to both public and private facilities Estimates of agriculture and private damage are not fully known at this tune according to Francis X Tobin regional director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness Kansas City who is working with Missouri Lt Gov William Phelps state coordinator in the damages The joint disaster estimate to public property in the disaster counties is as Randolph Monroe Pettis Johnson and Benton Cairo Postmaster Wife At Truman Stamp Ceremony Lairo Postmaster and Mrs Harola Bond were among 500 persons attending the Harry S Truman Commemorative Stamp Attempt Fails to Take Drugs From Hospital Police are investigating an attempted theft of two bottles of dangerous drugs from Community Memorial Hospital Sgt John Relford and Officer Billy Kamp were called to the at p.m Monday following the attempt by a late teen-age male said to be wearing a blue jacket and blue jeans Dr David extern said he surprised the young man in a side room of the hospital where he was standing with two bottles of drugs taken from a shelf Dr said he grabbed the loiterer by the arm made him put the down and led nun from the room While the doctor was calling the police the loiterer broke away ran out of the hospital back door and escaped in a car Campers Will Return Members of the Missouri State Campers Association voted Saturday at their spring meeting at Columbia to return to Rothwell Park at Moberly for their annual fall Bonta manager of the Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce reported this Bonta accompanied uy City Manager Paul Walker was in Saturday to make a presentation inviting the group to attend also made a bid for the but the group voted to to Moberly on Sept Bonta said An estimated 500 camper units are expected this year with approximately to persons A parade is to be held in Moberly while the group is here The following families attended the Last year the was held at the Moberly pa rk for the first time with an estimated 400 campers using the park facilities Deep Drilling Don Tuely executive director of the Neighborhood Development Program at Moberly second from right chats with John Erwin of Raymond International Inc of St Louis as drilling gets under way for soil samples at the side of the Norfolk and Western trackway above the Rollins street House left In charge of the work checks the rig used in the operations The drilling last week was part of the work of the first action year of the NDP project which included providing engineering plans for a future un- tc-i Tuesday mi tne steps of Truman Library and Museum in Independence While in Independence the Cairo couple also visited their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ron Hediger teachers in the Ft Osage School District Incidentally the Bonds daughter Maria's birthday is May 8 also the birthdate of Harry S Truman Postmaster and Mrs Bond report that a smiling Mrs Margaret Truman Daniel accepted two sheets of the com- memorative stamps honoring her father the late Harry S Truman and commented I think he'd be absolutely shocked to know he is on a stamp It marked the anniversary of the birth of the nation's president Tuesday U.S Postmaster General E K Hassen spoke at brief ceremonies in bright shine in front of the Truman Library describing Truman who died Dec 26 as one of the giants of the world and a man of the people Mrs Daniel received the first of the stamps Her mother Mrs Bess Wallace Truman 88 remained at the home She has made no public appearances since her husband's death Klassen representing President Nixon placed a wreath of somber colors except for its red white and blue ribbon beside the grave The grave was covered with a blanket of red carnations Eleven family members sat in the front row with Miss Rose Conway Truman's secretary from the tune of his presidential inaugural to his death among them Miss Vietta Garr a maid in the Truman household for 36 years also was with the family Two mobile post offices parked in front of the library provided first day issue stamps and official covers for long lines of purchasers One dealer purchased stamps for to be attached to souvenir envelopes Teachers Resign Resignations of three teachers were accepted when the Northeast board of education met in regular session at Cairo Tuesday night Resigning are Herbert guidance counselor who will be accepting another job and Mrs Linda Keen Social Studies and English and Miss Carolyn McKeown Remedial Reading whose plans have not been announced In other action the Announced that book deposits will be mailed after school is out to students qualifying to receive them on the basis of care of books Authorized Supt Jerry White to arrange for a routine audit by Dale P Cravens whose home office is at Kansas City Cravens audited the books previously Authorized the superintendent to tell Ally Gen John Danforth that the school board does not have a policy that restricts bidding on insurance just to local agents The attorney general is surveying all schools in the state on this matter Announced that caps and gowns arrived Tuesday and that attempts will be made to get them to the homes of the seniors right away The rental will be up a dollar from last year Howard Boeger Named Judge in Chariton County Gov Christopher S Bond Monday pointed Howard Boeger a livestock and grain farmer near Salisbury as judge of the Eastern District of the Chariton County Court to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles F Elmore Boeger a Republican is a director of the Salisbury Savings Bank director In the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co at Mendon director on the board of the Chariton Manor Nursing Home at Salisbury secretary-treasurer of the Salisbury rural fire department and an Army veteran of World War n serving 42 months in the Pacific Theater He and his wife have a son Jerry who A Happy Day in Cairo Herman Wright president of the Bank of Cairo and long-time civic and church worker is being greeted by Mrs Franklin Keller and her husband during the Herman Wright Day festivities held Sunday in the Cairo school Wright a native of Cairo has been in the Bank of Cairo 52 years and is its present president Also in the photo from left are Donald and his wife of Tulsa Okla and Mr and Mrs Hartley Banks Jr Columbia and Lyndell Hutton Moberly Donald Wright and Mrs Banks are children of Herman Wright More than 300 persons registered at the appreciation event Council Disappoints Visitors The city council was one member short of a quorum at its regular meeting scheduled for p.m Monday at the Municipal Auditorium Answering roll call were Mayor Charles W Carter and Mayor Pro Tern Lionel Thompson Not present were councilmen Don Schaffer William Gaines and Sailor Embarrassed by the turnout Mayor Carter to visitors and those in the audience with business to bring before the council This is the first time in my 600 Sign Petition For OATS in County Mrs Dianne Myers temporary man of the Randolph County OATS Older Adults Transportation Service announced today that more than 600 persons signed petitions in Randolph County for OATS in the county Mrs Myers indicated that a temporary committee will attend a regional meeting May 16 to learn how to sign people UD for membership and the technicalities of the OATS Service As soon as possible after the May 16 meeting the temporary com- will begin selling memberships When 50 memberships are sold the committee will be replaced with a permanent committee elected by the members and will then begin to function as a cooperative Mrs Meyers indicated that five of the eight counties in the Mark Twain Region submitted petitions Lewis County had 195 signatures Macau County 135 Monroe County 93 Marion County 100 in addition to Randolph's 601 Pike Rails and Shelby Counties hope to be organized by May 16 The temporary chairman explains that persons who have not signed the petitions but are interested in it may still get their names on the petition by calling the Little Dixie Regional Libraries or Randolph County Welfare Office Memberships will be sold to anyone in the county 55 years or older or any person regardless of People who have not signed a petition may buy a membership Memberships will go mi sale as soon as possible after May 16 seven years on the council that this has ever Carter said Since we can't officially act on any business without a quorum 1 suggest you come back at the next meeting on May 21 and make your presentations mayor said in addressing himself to those with problems to air and requests to make With that the meeting adjourned Present to make a complaint about a drainage problem and speeding in- fractions on Sparks avenue was John Warns A group interested in asking for an amendment to the city code to permit lancing in taverns and extending closing hours on the weekend were represented by Jim Brady of Tavern Don Skinner of J Amusement Jim Neese of the Victory Bar Paul of Community Lanes and Ray Wright of the Budweiser Tavern Bob Headrick of laundromats did not state his problem Most letdown of all were visitors Roy and his young daughter Dawkins explained his da had been agitating for three month's to attend a council meeting On the she got her wish the council couldn't function Morley Project economics teacher at the Glasgow High School is not a logging operation on North Morley only clearing of trees in the path of the widening from Grand avenue to Rollins street that Is now under way The photographer
