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j-l1 y-a 1 1 1 A Vytutlei, Ihigeunt, Fohrtethith Annud Fair Will lie Event ofillig Program C2 Sunday Newi Leader Lamar Set lo Open Olel.ralhm By JM BILUXCS Wbea the Springfield Symphony Of It's 100th Birthday Anniversary Today 1 aw? rTl fev-ai By UTILE MORRIS UPTO Lamar likes to say it has furnished a president three admirals to the It also ha furnished a lot of other important personages, as well as not-? able business enterprises, and examples of good au uiii win in w- 1 A 1 I VJ- I A Century of Progress observance beginning today and ending Satur- tk Ifl J. A Tf- -fv -8 3 nlghlTTor Ihetowa I 100 we centennial ceieorauon umar -er ase war note Mtnanmai -tbmsv and Industrial Exposition "day through Saturday. This will be a big week in La-" mar a week which the town has very- 'I- I VAi i i "'thing from the fine new municipal "swimming pool, opened in August, T' to the massive old courthouse, built in 1SS2 and recently given a "face-lifting, will be ia line for special attention. Women of Lamar are wearing --Bandsonw-dd-fashionetf-costumes the men have broad-brimmed 'A A A 1 --Trial 4 i 1 I A -1 1 V) M- Lamar prairie are wearing them as they MkedM-iheJb -f I mil VgjL Vm i I This group ef Lamar womea received the smiling approval el Mrs. J.

Carrol Combs (left) as they prepared to start oa a tour to advertise their town's Century of Progress Celebration Sept. 8-14. Mrs. Combs was co-chairman with her husband of the committee in charge of the caravan. Others in the picture, left to right, are: Mrs.

Ray Wilson, whs will depict a piooeer mother la the Lamar pageant; Mrs. Pearl Johnsoof Mrs. J. T. Brown and" hef mother, Mrs.

Cecil Blanchard; Mrs. R. H. Compton, who is la a quilting scene the pageant; and Mrs. Walter Wirts.

a -Tlx -n j- 'rr -Hen u4 Uator Staff PkU music in his makeup nau witn headbands advertising the centennial A long caravan of them with the Lamar High School last Thursday visited Golden Lock wood, Greenfield, Stock. ton. El Dorado Springs, Nevada, Sheldon. Liberal, Minden Mines, and Pittsburg, on an all-day booster trip. The eventful history of the town.

from iU founding nt' 1857 by George E. Ward to its mosrre-. cent municipal improvement, is being retold in many ways. The town was named for the Lamar family of Georgia, which furnished important southern statesmen. The Lamar Democrat, oldest business in the town, ihis week published a 64-page centennial edition filled with historical information.

The Democrat was established in 1878. From 1900-1949 it was published by the late Arthur Aull, who became a nationally known editor, and it still is published by the Aull family. -Only-one business Att Lamar has been operated by the same family longer than the Democrat. That is the Humphrey Hardware and Furniture Company. When the centennial plans were first discussed it was hoped the Harry S.

Truman birthplace, now owned by the Missouri park em, could be dedicated during tte week. The house, however, is- be ing restored to its original appear ance and the ceremony will be held later. At that time it is hoped th former president and other dignitaries will attend. The home was presented to the state by the United Auto Workers Union. One of the three admirals from prairie town, Vice Admiral Thomas Selby CombSi-deputyconvf mander of fleet operations and readiness, will attend the Century or Progress celebration Tuesday.

st! i i Dr. H. LEE Hoover Louis, the budding' doctor had little time for music, but he took it up again after his return to Spring field and his interest in it. has never waned. As the years went by, however, hls-praetice-grewand he levelop-ed other interests Like most of the other members of the symphony, he was a busy person but he found time to attend the weekly rehearsals and to play in the concerts.

In 1938, be moved his offices to the Holland Building, and four years ago, he moved again "to the Professional Building; In addition to music, history and archeology are his chief interests. He is president of the Greene County Historical Society and a member fit the State Historical Association of Missouri and of the Missouri Historical Society. He is vfce: president of the Ozarlrf chap- ter of the Missouri Archeological Society and a member of ihe Society for American Archeology. He also-belongs4o-the American Medical Association, the South- ern Medical Ai souri State Medical 'Association, and the Greene County Medical Society. He was secretary of the latter group In 1939-40.

He is a member of the active staffs of Burge and St. John's hospitals a of the courtesy staff of Spring field Baptist Hospital. Freshman Class May Go ii iiiiiiiiiiiIj-iiiiiiii Springfteld, Mo Sept. I. l1 Murder Trial Set This Week Jury Session Opens In Circuit Courts The -trial of Mrs.

Jessie Marie -Cutler, of 628 North Main, charged with second degree murder after her baby son was found floating in the waters of DollngTark'TakeTast January, is one of four criminal cases taie hearrlln circuit court jury week, beginning Jury trials, during oeptemDer, stead of the eustomary one, be cause of the postponement of all jury trials during the summer. ginningMon da JCuM all civil jury cases for a week, and Judge William R. Colllnson will bear criminal cases. The following Monday, Judge White will start hearing the criminal cases docketed in his court, and Judge Colllnson will hear civil cases. Mrs.

Cutler, represented by at torney Turner White, win be tried before Judge Collinson, probably Tuesday, according to Prosecut ing Attorney Lyndon Sturgis. The woman admitted leaving the baby on the bank of the lake Dec. 21 of last year, one day after the infant was born in Burge hospitaL The day-old boy was found float ing near the shoreline, toward the dram of the north end of the lake, by a group of children, who had gone to the park's skating rink. The child was clad la diapers and a shirt. The day after the baby was found, Mrs.

Cutler admitted to po lice she abandoned the baby. She said he was not the child of her husband, a Frisco employe, who did not even know she had, given birth to a child. She safd she met the baby's father in a movie and had several dates'' with him. According to police, she said the father was a Taney county man. Mrs.

Cutler denied putting the baby in thxrwater-wbere he" was but said that she put the infant on the bank. She said the baby's eyes were closed when she unwrapped him from his blanket and robe, and left him on the bank. Attorney White said yesterday that be might call tw or three witnesses In Mrs. Cutler's defense. He argued at the preliminary hear ing, January 30, that the state had never proved that the death was due to a criminal act.

Another criminal ease docketed for this week, also before Judge ColltasonT-4saeharge-of posses sion of narcotics against Earl Sheldon Mitchell, 57, route 1, Bolivar. Assistant P.rosecuting Attorney Ben Francka said that Springfield police booked Mitchell for investigation and found in his possession a needle, a spoon, and other apparatus used In narcotic addiction, and aiso morphine, The case is docketed for Wednesday. Mltphell Is represented by attorney Charley Moon. The case of Billy Lee Stroud, 17, of 1878 North Campbell, charg ed with grand stealing, is slated for Thursday. Stroud lsrepresent- ed by attorney Bill Bland Stroud was arrested by deputy sheriffs Lee Kelso and Charles Garner on December 23, on old 65, when they met a red Chevrolet going north, being driven in a careless and reckless manner.

They gave chase, stopped the car and reported they found Stroud very drunk. The officers said he had a .22 caliber revolver lying on the seat beside him, and that he cursed them and said he would not hesi tate to shoot them. He was taken to jail and there they learned that the car was reported stolen from, a parking lot on Commercial street, and was the property of Marlene Robbins of 1012 North Jef ferson. Also scheduled for criminal jury week is the case of Jack Johnson, 36, of 2153 North Main, charged Cranks Drug Company. The check on Citizens Bank, was given June 24.

Johnson is to be represented by D. Raymond Carter. Only two civil cases remain on the docket this week, both set before Judge White. Seven other civil suits have been scheduled the. following week in Judge Coilinson's courtroom.

Set for trial tomorrow is the $1949.62 account suit filed by the Safety First Products Corporation against George P. Hay, 1610 Washington. Hay has filed a $2533.85 counter-claim for alleged expenses for repairing defective fire extinguishers he sold while acting as a distributor for the company. The second case involves a $150 breach of contract appeal from MastrateCourt. Tbft action, was brought by Elta Hughes and concerns alleged breach of contract over a real estate title.

Defendants are Glenn Hooper, Grace Barlow and J. S. Matteson. A Magistrate Court Jury, previously returned a verdict for the defendants. Bit.

Vemori Sets Bond Election Mount Vernon's City Council has called a special election Oct. 1 to vote $150,000 in revenue bonds to rebuild and expand its electrical system. The money, If voted, will be used to Install a new switching station, construct 22,000 feet of line, and permit other improvements. The bond issue would not Increase taxes, since bonds would be retired from utilities revenues, and city officials have assured voters that electrical rates will not be raised. a contract- with the bond firm of Piersol, O'Brien and Adams of Kansas City to purchase the bonds, if voted, at li percent interest.

hats to celebrate their Orchestra opened its first season 24 years ago. Dr. Herbert Lee Hoover, Jr was member of bt first violin section. He was also a member of its board of directors. Except for- four years be spent ia the Army during World War and a year's "leave of absence" last year he's held down both positions ever is currently chairman of the symphony's board for his third term.

Thus, when Dr, Hoover speaks of the symphony, he's talking from looglxperience a consider able amount of devotion to the symphony in particular and mat ters musical in general ThVympbony, he says, "has betiehjping.jtlenaent appreciauon of musfc In Spring- for the musician after he leaves the high school level for college students, members of our colleges' music faculties and for who want to continue using their musical talents after they're out of school. "It provides the same sort of outlet for musicians in Springfield's neighboring towns. The symphony now draws some of its musicians from several towns Branson, Willard. Aurora, Ash Grove and others," Dr. Hoover's interest in music comes naturally.

His father, duiv ing his lifetime, was one of Springfield's best-known musicians. The elder Hoover taught piano and other instruments at Drury College and at his home, directed a band here for many years, and operated a music store, Dr. Hoover was born January 1906, in the family apartment int the building now occupied by Paul Harris' store at Commercial and Robberson. He was oldest of four children. His brother Clarence is now employed by Butler Brothers, and his brother Paul operates the music -store on South Avenue which their father ran until his death December 15, 1941.

His sister is Mrs. Bill (Elizabeth) Hogg. She lives in Kansas City. A short time after Lees birth. the family moved to a residence on Thoman street, and Lee began his schooling at the old Rogers He began studying -violin at the age of 9, with Enola Calvin Handley.

His later teachers in cluded Will Keet, Sidney Myers and Ignatius Tello. He began his orchestral career ia grade school and continued it through Senior High School, from which he was graduated in 1924. At e' TTnlversity of Missouri, be was a member of the University orchestra- aad of the ROTC band, in which he played the saxophone. During this period, he also played with dance orchestras, "doubling" on violin and saxophone and cover- ing a considerable area of the f8tatfe He was graduated from MU in 1929, with Bachelor of. Arts and Bachelor of in Medicine degrees.

He went on to lusmn uwversuy ocnooi oi ieai- cine in au iuuis. wnere ne receiv- ed his M. D. degree in 1931. His two years of interne work were spent in St.

Louis hospitals, and he began practicing medicine here in the Citizens Bank building in July, 1933. 7 During the four years in St. Power (CONTINUED FROM PAGE C-ONE) high, the contract will probably no be renewed. Since, with the total source of power now available, the city will have only a total source of power of 87,000 kilowatts in 1960. the Board of Public Utilities has call ed for a special election for a third unit to be added to the new power plant.

The unit, at 44,000 kilowatt capacity, would give the city enough power to meet its urgent demands, give Springfield a "backlog" in case of a failure of any of its sources, and offer plen tiful, inexpensive power both to residents and to prospective in dustries, looking for new loca tions. If the third unit is not added to the James River plant, it might, at some times, be necessary to curtail service in some parts of the city. For these reasons, the board be lieves, the most economical and dependable source of the needed additional power lies in a third unit at Springfield if ire plant. The board has placed on "condi tional" order the three parts for the new unit. However, if Spring- fleldians veto the unit in the spe cial election Oct.

15, the order for the unit will be cancelled. Springfield Students Return From Overseas Three Springfield American Field, Service summer exchange students who spent last summer in Europe are scheduled to dock on the ves-scl "Arosa Kulm' at Quebee harbor in Canada tomorrow and will enroll in their high schools here by Thursday, school officials said last night. The exchange students are: WO-laim Graves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Graves, 920 South Fremont; Carol Hagerman, daughter of Mr, and Mrs.

Louis Hagerman, 1322 East Stanford; and Charles Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0 K. Armstrong, J.407 North Benton, Graves, a senior at Parkview High School, spent the summer vacation as guest In the horn of a family in Denmark, Miss Hagerman, also a PUS senior, visited on an American Field Service scholorshlp in a German home. Armstrong, a Central High School senior whose parents afso spent part of the summer in Europe, on a goodwill mission, spent his vaca tion from CHS classes in Switzerland.

I -Tlietber- two, VieedmfratK Sefvey, Roy DeMaire, a city alderman; Bud Moore, chairman of ar Bob Potter, and Sheriff Cecil Blanchard, who led the caravan on the visit. HS Plannina rA Instead of beards the men of the centennial. Above Is a group of Thursday, left to right, Leland rangements for the celebration; ed. The Duke of Paducah, come- dian of the Grand 01s Opryr with his show will give a performance at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

on the athletic field. The annual fair, which always attracts exhibitors from a wide territory, will open Thursday. There will be special free enter-tainment. Friday afternoon will be a baby show, livestock judging, and other events and at 2 p.m. the annual Kiwanis Club parade for children.

Saturday morning will be the annual fat calf sale. The Rotary parade will be at 2 p. m. Saturday and the three march ing units of the Springfield Shrine will participate. Throughout the week there will be antique displays in about 40 store windows.

Mrs. J. E. Horn is in charge of this. CWF Slates Meeting At Central Christian The Christian Women's Fellow ship will meet at the Central Christian Church Tuesday for a regu lar The program will begin at 10 m.

with a business meeting. De votions will be led by Mrs. Forrest Moore and a trio Mrs. Moore, Mrs. C.

0, Sperry and Mrs. Carl Threlkeld will present special music. Other music will be provided by Mrs. Virgil Anderson. Tuesday's missionary program will be "Constrained by Love." A luncheon will be served at noon by members of Circle Two.

I As 1 a'' jA As Get-Acquainted Method Record Enrollment Expected As Fall Term Opens at SMS An enrollment of about 2500, in cluding a freshman class that may go over the 1000 mark, is expected for fall term which gets un derway at Southwest Missouri State College during the coming week. The surge of first-year students, expected to be the largest in the history of the college, will Invade the campus on Monday morning-' first day of registration for freshmen. Freshmen will register on Mon day and Tuesday, according to Registrar Guy H. Thompson, with fupper He Is an elder at First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, a member of various Masonic ord ers and of Hickory Hills Country Chib, where he has a golf score in the 90 s. His wife Is the former Betty Harrison, whom he knew when ne was a student at MU.

They were married in 1937. He. has a stepson. Forrest Harrison, a chemist and bacteriologist for the Hoffman-Taff company here; a daughter, Mrs. David Hansen, of Chicago Heights, -and- -III, 16-year-old student at Parkview High School.

The Hoovers live at 1330 East Walnut. This week, the members of the symphony are swinging into rehearsals for the orchestra's 24th season. The first concert is schedu led JorSeptjemrJl2Jireeuni day afternoon affair with the pro gram consisting chiefly of popular selections. It wiQ-be-at Central High School auditorium. WBI-Dri Hoover be back in the-violin section this year? hope to, If I an find the 4ime.

But I don't know. It's a certainty that, whether he plays this season or not, Lee Hoover will be boosting the gym- too much music in his makeup for him to do otherwise. Beyond 1 000 Mark All first-time students on the campus, including both freshmen and upperclassmen, are required to re ceive complete physical examine lions. Freshman registration is under the direction of Dr. Harry J.

Sice- luff of the education department, with orientation supervised by Dean of Men Homer Long. Some 37 SMS Instructors from ail depart ments wUI serve as freshman ad visers, and win also administer the entrance tests. Included on the first week's agen da wUI be 1 sauare dance for the an orientation session conducted by Dean Long and upperclassmen on Wednesday night in the auditor ium. Purpose be to enlighten the newcomers on all campus services and organizations. College officials also" announced yesterday that SMS, in cooperation with Missouri University, will of-, fer 13 courses for graduate.

or undergraduate credit, during the fail term. Three of the courses win be offered at night, and will be taught by Bane and Lester B. Kesterson, assistant professor of distributive education at Missouri University. The three courses are Principles and Practices of a Guidance Program, to meet Monday and Wednesday wehffigi from 7 until 9 p.m. (Bane); Problems of Coordination, a two-hour course scheduled to meet on Monday evenings jtt 6:30 (Kesterson); and Occupational Analysis, a two-hour course to meet oa Wednesday evenings at 0:30 (Kesterson).

AU three courses get underway the week of Sept. 16-20. Other faU term courses which will offer both graduate or undergraduate credit -are Measurements In Education (Dr. Harry Wise); Seventeenth Century Llterature-(Dr. Richard Haswell); Character Study-(Dr.

Leslie Irene Coger) jr Renaissance and Reformation (Dr. Clifford Montgomery); England in the 19th Century. (Dr. Donald Nicholson); Recent U. S.

History (Dr." Duane Meyer); Constitutional Law, (Dr. David Scott); Higher Algebra (Dr. Carl Fronabarger); Labor Economics (Dr. Robert S. Hardle); and Criminology and Penology (Dr It takes about 650,300 gallons of water to grow a cord of pine pulp-wood.

i- Students at Springfield's Central High School will observe "Hello" Week, starting Monday, under sponsorship of the school's student government organization, it was announced last night Charles Miller, CHS student body president. The CHS Cabinet, which is the governing body for the student government organization, has scheduled the week-long activity. The "Hello" Week will be organized through Central High School's new public address sys tem Monday morning when color-! ful name cards bearing the school's traditional Bulldog emblem, will be issued to all students. Each class will wear a card of a different color indicating academic classification of freshman, sophomore, Junior or senior, according to Mrs. Dee Mahan, student gov-erniiicnt -sponsor at CHS: The observance, designed to help pupils become better acquainted with each other and with Central High School and its various organizations, will be climaxed in all-school assembly next Thursday.

Narrator for the "Hello" Week program will be Central High School senior Tm Stribling. and Beth Hunsucker, another CHS sioner, who is assemblies commissioner this year, will preside at isterifl-imTiestffa towns- 'Hello Week' the session. A welcoming address will be made by Dr. A. M.

Alexander, Central High School prin cipal, as he greets the school's 2,293 students for the first time in an assembly this school year. Participating in the assembly skit, which was written by Miller and Stribling, will be representatives of all CHS campus organizations as they greet and offer assistance to two "lost" CHS students wandering about on the stage. Upturn Here In Building But Permit Figures TraijLinlsJYejir Construction in Springfield in August increased, slightly over July figures, but continued to trail far behind those of the last summer month of 1956, according to the monthly report of City Building Superintendent James L. Cox, com pleted yesterday. Building permits were issued in August for work to cost an esti mated $695,857.30, compared to $632,704.50 in July, and $1,449,235.58 In August.

1956, For the first eight months of the current year, estimated cost of all construction totals to 363,266.97 for the same 1956 period. Thirty -four new homes were started during August, to cost 200 a substantial decrease under July figures as well as those of the preceding August. Six multi family residential permits ieamed a total cost estimate of $85,500, and will provide a total of 12 living units Seven permits for new public and Industrial buildings were issued last month, for workto tost $140V 640-an Increase over July, but far below the $781,308 cost figure for August, 1956. Twenty-eight permits were Issued for private garages, to cost $10,746.50. Residential remodeling and repair permits totaled 168, for work to cost $77,674.30.

Twenty-eight per mits for the remodeling of public and industrial buildings were issued, for work costing $79,920. Fifty-four miscellaneous permits carried a cost estimate of Thirty-seven new hornet and nine business buildings were completed during the month. Total of 1221 inspection swere made, lnclud- plumbing inspections, and 382 of electrical work. Total revenue of $3615.88 Included $3533.63 in permit fees. rHCharles A.

ioofrTet7" and Rear Admiral Freeland A. Dan- bin, have sent letters express-tag great regret they can not attend because of illness. In recalling the history of Lamar, it has been pointed out that Wyatt Earp, who became famous as a western marshal, was a Lamar constable and made his first arrest In that town. His first wife buried Jn a cemetery, there, Residents of Lamar will tell you they have a fine town, then proceed to prove it. In recent months they have acquired three outstanding municipal improvements a lake two miles long and covering 236 acres for the town's water supply; a handsome $110,000 swimming pool and bath house; and a lagoon type sewage disposal installation covering 46 acres.

"We have one of the best school systems in Missouri," said Bud Moore, general chairman of the celebration. He added that Lamai is known as the prairie hay capital of the world. It has several businesses with large payrolls. It has a 30-bed county hospitaL A new $150,000 National Guard building is under construction. JThfuMEAJtag Just romplete an elevator with one-half million bu shel capacity in Lamar.

Lawn-Boy Power mower company, a division of Outboard Marine Corpor ation, employs 400. persons there. Big Smith Manufacturing Compa ny has a large plant there, as does the Aaron Poultry Process company. F. M.

Thorpe Manufacturing Company, which manufactures wire baskets and the like, is one of the interesting old busi nesses. National Grain, Company has a large storage facility there. The Frank Horton Company is a widely known firm of contractors for telephone line construction. These and many other Lamar business enterprises will be part of the week's Century of Progress observance. The program will open tonight with religious services by all churches at the High School athletic field.

Mrs. Betty Chiles assisted by Mrs. Annette Belline will direct the massed choirs. The Rev. James W.

VanMeter, pastor of Central Assembly of God Church, will speak. Theme of the service will be "The Part Church es Have Played in Lamar Com munity Progress in 100 Years." Monday at 7:30 p.m. the cen tennial queen candidates will parade and at 8 n.m. the pageant will be presented at the High School athletic field. This event was planned by the Lamar federated clubs of which there are 7 with Mrs.

Casey Snip director It will depict the history of the town and will be free to the pub lic. Tuesday at p.m. will be banquet at which out-of-town Judg rs will announce their decision in the queen contest. The winner will be crowned at baa park. Following that a huge fireworks display will be given.

Wednesday will be the only event Wednesday. Fall term classes will begin on Thursday. Over 350 seniors, Including last-year students who win graduate either next spring or summer, pre-reglstered at the college the past Thursday and Friday. Forthe first time in the history of SMS enrollment will spiral near or above the 2500 mark, Thomp son predicted. Last all's enroll ment was 2374, new high for the state college.

"We expect to top this figure during the coming week," Thompson stated. "Any prediction on en rollment is of course 'subject to-1 error, but a figure of about 2500 seems very conservative, Elaborating on the expected en roument, he said the college antic- 580 sophomores and at least 500 Juniors the senior group. The freshman class a record 920 in 1958. Registration for freshmen gets underway at 8 a.m. on Monday when first-year students assemble In the arena of the fleldhouse, Freshman orientation win con sume much of the first day, and will include English, mathematics and psychological tests, after which each student will be assigned to an adviser.

The advisers, members of the SMS faculty, win aid stu dents In planning their class sched ules for the coming term, with actual registration set for Tues day. J)urlng the first day, freshmen will be greeted by Dr. Roy Ellis, president of the college; Adminis trative Dean James E. Bane; and John Rich, president of the stu Physical examinations for fresh men will start on Tuesday afternoon in the student health office, and wUI continue on Wednesday. 4 rA qu i.

a i fif I VA It TTAPPY HAYS sott llal 1 J-f-fJ 0f Mr. and Mr. Gene N.Hudson. 1172 Roanoke, Is back home following a busy, happy summer spent at Sun Valley, where he was employed as a houseman and part- time lifeguard In the Idaho resort. As this picture shows, DavW's -Hmmwerrtll--wnH with Ann LePere, of: Seattle, during ene of his leisure moments.

David waied lyrical In describing the varied activities at the concluding: "The sanimer has really flowa." for which admission will be cbarg "ft I -r t- i--c a. v-l- '7 J- i I 1.