THE DEXTER MESSENGER VOLUME 70. DEXTER, STODDARD COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1938. NUMBER 52 D. DANIEL KILLED BY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY Collision of Trucks Brings Death to Well Known Citizen. P.
D. Daniel, well known farmer! of this community, sustained ries from which he succumbed less than an hour later, when he was struck by a truck on highway 60, one mile west of Dexter, about 9 o'clock Sunday morning. Mr, Daniel had gone to the home of a neighbor, Sanford Gladden, where he had borrowed a male hog, and was driving the hog, on a rope, back to his home. He was walking east, on the south shoulder of tne kighway, when he was overtaken by a truck driven by Oscar Galey, of Dudley. Galey, seeing Daniels and the hog, pulled to the left of the pavement, and as he did that another truck going in the same direction and driven by Fred Moore, of Raumbauer, attempting to pass Galey's truck, collided with.
the front of che truck. The collision changed the course of the Galey truck, causing it to swerve sharply to the right, striking Daniels and hurling Him a distance of about 75 feet. The injured man was brought to the office of Dr. Frank LaRue here who realizing the seriousness of his injuries advised that he be taken immediately to the hospital. The Watkins ambulance was called and he was rushed to the Poplar Bluff Hospital, but succumed a few minutes after arriving there.
Both trucks left the highway, one going to the left and the other to the right of the pavement. None of the occupants of the trucks were seriously injured, and neither of the trucks was badly damaged. Mrs. Galey and her small child were in the first truck with Mr. Galey, but escaped with only minor cuts and bruises.
P. D. Daniels had been a resident of this city and community for the past years, and for a number of years was connected with the Dexter Cooperative Shipping Association. For the past few years he has been farming a portion of the John C. Norman farm, west of Dexter.
Perry Delmer Daniels, son of Geo and Lucy Daniel was born in Murray, Oct. 7, 1881. On Sept. 10, 1902 he was united in marriage to Bessie Lee Hendrick. to this union ten children were born, five girls and five boys.
Nine of these children survive the father. One son, Burie, the' oldest cnila, died on December 25, 1923, just, 23 days after the family had moved to Dexter. This son was' nearing his 21st birthday at the time of his death. Those children surviving are Earl, Dallas, Perry, Bradley, Rubye, Inez, Patsy and two married daughters, Mrs. Lucille Biggerstaff and Mrs.
Delmer Milton. In addition to his nine children he leaves his devoted wife, his aged father, one brother, T. H. Daniel of Mayfield, one grand child, Glenda Lee Milton, and one Uncle, J. Daniel of Pontiac, Mich.
His mother preceded him in death November 1, 1935. Mr. Daniel was a devoted husband, a loving father and a helpful neighbor. This community was shocked beyond expression at his untimely passing. He was a citizen of the highest esteem and one whose will not be easily filled.
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG IN FALL FROM TRUCK Vernon Hamlet, 23 years of age, a resident of this city, suffered a broken leg Tuesday when he fell from a gravel truck, the rear w': eel of the truck passing over his leg. The limb was broken above the ankle Mr. Hamlett was employed on the highway work near Bloomfield, and was riding on a gravel truck. Tie truck struck loose gravel, using it to swerve, throwing alett to the ground in such inner that the rear wheel of the ruck caught his leg. He was taken immediately to the office of Dr.
Foard, in where the fracture was reduced, and he was later brought to his home here, where he will probably be confined for several weeks. FIRST WHEAT CUT IN CHARLESTON AREA Charleston, it May. Honors of the first wheat harvested in Southeast Missouri were claimed today by Ed Stewart, who eut 40 acres this week. The yield was average, said. DEXTER SCHOOL BONDS SOLD COMMERCE TRUST CO.
New Improvements Will Start mediately Upon Receipt of President's Approval The Commerce Trust Company, of Kansas City, was the ligh bidder for the Dexter school bonds, at the sale held here Wednesday. The issue is for $30,000.00 in bonds, whict. were voted in a special election held several weeks ago. The Trust Company's bid was per cent, with $165 premium. The proceeds from the sale of these bonds is to be used in conjunction with federal WPA funds in the completion of an $85,000.00 improvement in Dexter school buildings and facilities.
In this project the federal government is expected to pay out $51,850 for labor, and for each manmonth in labor the government also agrees to donate $5.00 to be used for the purchase of material, According to present plans the Junior High School building is to be razed, and the salvage from that building will be used in the construction of additional rooms at the grade building and also on the high school grounds: The work is expected to start as soon as presidential approval is received, which should be within the next few days. It is hoped to have the improvements completed before opening of the next school term. ROBERT M. TILLER Robert Melton Tiller, born May 3th 1883, died at his home in Bloomfield May 28th, 1938. He was born in Stoddard County nine miles north of Bloomfield.
He was fifty-five years and nineteen days old at the time of his death. Son of Rev. George and Sarat. Ellen Tiller. He became a member of the Church of Christ at the age of sixteen, and was an active worker til death.
Most of his life he spent as a set.ool teacher until about years ago. He was married to Cassie Hughes on April 12th, 1905, who survives him. To this union twelve children were born, three of whom preceeded him in death. Those living are: Lowell, Roger, and Everett of Kalamazoo, Mich. Leo, Weldo, Harvey.
Emma, Wayne, and Mrs. Hallie Stripp, and seven grand children. His mother living north of Bloomfield, two brothers, Cecil Tiller of Bloomfield and Water of St. Louis, and one sisters, Mrs. Florence Nicolaides of Cape Girardeau.
Funeral services were conducted at Zion Church, Sunday, May at 3 p. Rev. R. Allen in charge, assisted by Rev, Farley of Puxico, Burial in Church Cemetery nearby. Chiles Service.
CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to all those who accorded us their kind and thoughtful assistance in our sad bereavement, the death of our husband and father. We assure you that your kindness is deply appreciated and will be long remembered. Mrs. P. D.
Daniel and family JOHN CALVIN PROFFER Jol.n Calvin Proffer died at his home in Bloomfield, on Monday, May 23, 1938. He was born July 18th, 18- 60, in this county where he spent all of his life with the exception of about seven years wt.en he lived in the state of Texas. He folowed farming all his life until he was compeled by failing health to give it up a few years ago. He was aged 77 years, 10 months, and 5 days at the time of t.is death. In July 1894 he was married to Miss Lillie Hicks, and to this union four children were born.
Two of them died before the father--they being Winnie and Dapt.na. The two surviving children are Mrs. Everett Parks of Chaffee and Lee Proffer, and employee of the Buck Store Co. Also he is survived by his wife and several grand children, Deceased was a member of the Methodist church, having joined it when a comparatively young man. A large number of people who knew the kind of man he was--who knew him as a good neighbor, a good friend and as an honest up-standing citizen--sincerely mourn his passing.
Funeral services were held at Lick Creek Chapel, Tuesday, May 24th, at 2 p. Rev Markley in charge, Burial in Church cemetery, nearby. Chiles Service. THE BEAN BALL BASE BALL TO DAY )SPENDERS VS TAXPAYERS 000 000,000 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION NEWS From The County Agent's Office EXPERIMENT STATION TOUR Fifty-five Stoddard County farmers attended a tour of the Sikeston Experiment Station last Tuesday, May 24. The most interesting things observed by Stoddard County farmers at this trip were small grain varieties including winter barley, winter oats, spring oats, wheat varie.
ties, fertilizer treatments on wheat and rotation studies with wheat, corn and clover. In the wheat varieties observed, Michigan Wonder appeared to be the highest yielding variety of vi.eat as past records will bear out, however, it is closely folowed in yield by a Missouri Early Premium which is approximately two weeks earlier than the Michigan Wonder. Kawvole, a new variety originating in Kansas is slowing some promise this year. Another variety of wheat that was very interesting was Clarkan, another Kansas variety. This variety seems to be a heavy yield wheat but it has the poorest milling qualities of any variety known in Missouri.
Among the different varieties of barley, Missouri Early Beardless and Kentucky No. 1 has outyielded all other varieties at the Sikeston Experiment Station, however, it has some disadvantages. Missouri Early Beardless Barley yields only sightly less to the acre than Kentucky No. 1 and it has the advantage of being a beardless variety, it is about two weeks earlier and makes an excellent crop. Most farmers had rather sacrifice the two or three bushel yield in order to Lave the advantages of the Missouri Beardless variety.
One of the most interesting things, seen at the Experiment Station this trip was the fertilizer treatments on the rotation plots. Only one of the red clover plots included in the rotation studies had very much growth. This block received 4-12-4 fertilizer at the rate of 200 pounds per are and was limed at the rate of 2 tons per acre every eight years. The adjacent block which showed alone without the lime and lime alone without fertilizer had a very poor stand of red clover with very scanty growth. The reason that both.
lime and fertilizer treatments are necessary for the best growth of clover is that the limestone tends to release plant nutrients that have been added in the form of fertilizer. Another tour of the Station is being planned this fall to observe corn, soybean and cotton varieties with and without fertilizer treatments. HOG WORMING DEMONSTRATION Twelve Jocal people attended the tog worming demonstration on the Gilbert Spears farm, one mile south of Bell City last Wednesday. After worming 100 hogs on the Gilbert Spears farm the group visited the Amos Wheeler and Marion Shrum farms and wormed 29 at these two places. All pigs st.ould be wormed unless they are being raised on new land where pigs have not been raised for the past two or three years.
Pigs that ane raised on dirty lots or other places where logs have been run con. tinuously for several years, do not have a chance to fatten economically. The journey of the round worm through the logs body is such that almost all the vital organs in the hog are affected. The eggs are picked up off the ground by young pigs and go immediately to the intestines where the eggs hatch into young larvae that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. These larvae enter the blood stream through the intestines and from there go to the liver, the heart and lungs.
The first growth that is made by t.e larvae is in the (Continued on Page Eight DOG TAX The License for Dogs for the year of 1938 beginning June 1st will be as follows: Males and Spayed Females $1.00, Females $2.50. You must present a vaccination receipt before license will be issued. ROY KILMER. Collector W. PIGG DIES FROM SUDDEN HEART ATTACK Well Known Dexter Citizen Passed Away Suddenly Wed.
Night Pigg, 60 years of age, a well known resident of Dexter, passled away suddenly and unexpectedly about 1:30 o'clock Thursday morning supposedly from a heart attack. Mr, Pigg, had worked as usual Wednesday, and retired that night apparently in his usual health. About 1:00 o'clock he called his wife, and complained of feeling very tadly. She immediately called Dr, S. Davis, who responded promptly, but within a few minutes after Dr.
Davis: arrived at the home Mr. Pigg 'had passed away. Mr, Pigg had been a resident of Dexter for more than twenty-five years, being foreman of a section crew on tie Missouri Pacific rail road. He is survived by his widow. two grand children three sisters and two brothers, Funeral arrangements had not been announced late todav.
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED IN COUNTY IN A complete report of the nationwide unemployment census taken from the 16th to the 20th, (both dates inclusive), of last November. ras recently been released. It shows that those totally unemployed in Stoddard county at tha time numbered 1324. Broken down into age periods the report shows 190 in the county from 15 to 19 years old who were without work. 222 from 20 to 24., 315 from 25 to 34; 220 from 35 to 44; 193 from 45 to 54; 126 from 55 to 64 and 38 from 65 to 74.
Other counties in this immediate district showed the following numbers of those who were wholly unemployed: Bollinger, 501; Butler, 1705; Cape Girardeau, 1216; Dunklin, 2275; Mississippi, 901; New Madrid, 1446; Pemiscot, 606: Scott 1506. MISS JUANITA HARDY TO BE MARRIED SUNDAY Miss Jaunita Hardy, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. S. H.
Hardy, formerly of this city, now of Jackson, will be married in the College Avenue Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Texas, next Sunday morning, to Mr. Byrl Wilson, prominent business man of that city. Rev. Hardy, his two daughters, Laddie Mae, and Frances, and two sons, Leon, and Herman Lee, left Jackson Tuesday to attend the riage.
Rev. Hardy will be the officiating minister. Misses Laddie Mae and Francis will be bridesmaids, and Leon will be best man to the groom. JUDGE W. L.
TUCKER A CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION Judge W. L. Tucker authorizes us this week to announce him as a candidate for reelection to the office of Probate Judge of Stoddard County, subject to the will of the democratic voters in the primary election to be held on Tuesday, August 2. It would be presumptuous on our part if we undertook to introduce Judge Tucker to the voters of Stoddard County, or to even recommend him to the voters. There is probably no man in the county who is intimately acquanted with more people or who has more persona! friends among the rank and file of the voters than has Judge Tucker.
During his administration of this office Judge Tucker has conserved the interests of those who have had business with the office. Every detail pretaining to the duties of the office has been carefully looked after, and every person having business transactions with the office has been accorded prompt and courteous service. Mr. Tucker solicits and will appreciate your support in the August Primary election. CORNELIUS KEATON CLAIMS CHICAGO BRIDE Mr.
Wendell Cornelius Keaton, of this city, and Miss Harriette Widener, of Chicago, were united in mar. riage at the home of the groom's parents, Judge and Mrs. Keaton, here at 4:00 o'clock last Monday afternoon. The ceremony was performed. by the groom's father, in the presence of only a few close friends.
They left immediately after the ceremony for Chicago, where Mr. Keaton holds a lucrative position. REPRESENTATIVES OF H. A TO CONFER WITH LOCAL CITIZ Several representatives of the Federal Housing Administration from the Insuring Office at St. Loui.
will visit Dexter, on June 14. for the purpose of launching tie new FHA Program under the recent amendments to the National Housing Act, according to Ross Lurton, Chairman of the Better Housing Committee and A. Sisler, Secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce Special conference of all architects contractors, lumber dealers, realtors, and representatives of financial institutions, newspapers, and utilities, has been scheduled to be held at 7:30 p. June 14, at Christian Church, The meeting will be confined to discussion of local activities covering an educational program to be launch ed here under the New Amendments, according to Mr. Lurton.
C. P. Cauthorn, Production Man lager, and Charles M. Liles, Mortgage Conference Representatives, are ex pected to be present at the meeting. Round table discussion will also be held during the meeting covering preparation of applications, finan cial arrangements, and local activi ties.
CHILD FATALLY STRICKEN WHILE VISITING HERE Sherdan Paul Crews, 3-year old son of Mr, and Mrs. Una Crews, for merly of this county, but who now resides in St. Louis, became suddenly ill while visiting relatives here last Friday. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in St, Louis, where he pass.
ed away Monday. 'The child had been visiting the past three weeks at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Rob't, Lincoln, here, but at the time he 5e came ill he was at the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Schull, near Puxico. The body waws returned here for burial, services being i.eld lat Rock Hill cemetery Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock. Real Estate Transfers Mary B. Donehoo to Ivan DeJarnett and Oma DeJarnett All of lots 20 and 21 of Mohrstadt's and Jorndts tion to the City of Dexter, Mo. Subjeet to taxes due and payable on and after this date.
Consideration $1500. Moore to Elisha B. Moore and Fern Moore. All of the NW 1-4 of NW 1-4 and the SW 1-4 of the NW 1-4 of Section 26, and 1-2 of SE 1-4 of NE 1-4 of section 27, all in Twp. 26, range 10.
Consideration $200 and other values, Riley Willis and Emeline Willis to Ira E. Willis, All of lot number 3 in block 12 in Willis addition to the City of Essex. consideration $200.00. Lee Crutcher Williamson and Harry Williamson to Samuel Ulen, Al of NW 1-4 of Section 31, Twp. 25, Range 11, subject to 1st deed of trust to Federal Land Bank of St.
Louis and a second trust deed in favor of the Federal Land Bank Commissioner, second party to pay taxes 1938 and to receive all crops 1938. Consideration $4300.00 S. H. Hampton and Amanda Hampton to Carl Lepchenske and Essie Lepchenske, South 1-2 of lots 1, 2 and 3 in block 5 McCollum 2nd addition to Dexter, subject to taxes due and payable after May 31, 1938. Consideration $950.00 David C.
Mewhirter and Esther Mewhirter to George Mewhirter, Gov. lot 2 of NW frl. 1-4, Sec, 2 in Twp, 23, Range 10; Also the west 24.88 acres of Government lot '2 of NE frl. Section 2, Twp. and Range aforesaid, containing 120.68 acres excepting therefrom the south 15 feet used for road purposes.
Also all that part of the NW frl. 1-4, Sec 14 Twp, and Range aforesaid, lying west of drainage ditch No. 2, con taining 116.47 acres, $1.00 and other values, FORMER DEXTER MONEY LENDER FACES EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE George Parks, a former-lender of this city, who operated a small loan business here for several months, but who discontinued that business several months ago, was arrested here Friday by Constable John Capps, on a charge of embezzlement. The com plaint was filed by Prosecuting At torney Cain, in Esquire Keaton's court, and is scheduled for trial next Monday. Mr, and Mrs, David Harris are the complainants.
Parks was released under $1000 00 Wand,.
