ITORIAL & OPINI,.ON
Press-News Journal, Canton, Mo., Thursday, October 31, 1985, Page
lb
get more aggravating with age...
........ peuris of wisdom are
g"third-hand," but are
lih to Justify reprinting.
t retired George
lllginin Tech, who adds up
,..Lj professor,
,dd. ]t things that get on his
____..mr t5 years of American life.
litigated first in Beefweek
tqlF, and was reprinted in a
aIt. of Farmer's Digest, and
b 1 t is entitled "Things That
=.Me." We think at least
" ims listed aggravate all
t.rdless of age. Here is
= Mit:
" have begun to
things .
s ilte as age creeps up. Since
'll¢101der Americans Month
,l it might be useful to
i, C4 S few.
those word means, very
t to make mine stand up so
ldeal with the truth and with
Use it
ii'-'eats not lived up to by
ts, lawyers and others. !
ad a few minutes either
,-kalf a day -.is ridiculous.
.. heat that if they tried.
I behind me who toot their
"".fic lights and stop signs.
:"' f ta a hurry, I know, but
'ement --considering my
fl'Mall that much of a hold up.
•
J.ers who get crossw,ys of
i. " ultg spaces in a crowded
L ..,. Ii n to get my goat.
se.smml _ that ring twice and hang
ol o%" pick it up. They've never
vJt '_ and stiff knees and sit in
# chairs that are hard to
Up and Down
the Countryside
David Steinbeck
Sl II
start from.
Get billed again for one I've already
paid. Escaping those computer billings
is too much for a slowed-down old
codger.
Letters too long. If it won't fit on one
page its due to be shortened and make
more sense. The letter will be
improved.
Too many door to door drives like
Easter Seals, March of Dimes, Cancer
Crusade, Girl and Boy Scouts, Lung
Assn., and then a lot of them give you
a second jab by mall. They should join
a community fund.
A notice saying I'm already a winner
of a Million Dollar Sweepstakes. How
gullible do they think I am? I wrote
Reader's Digest and told them if I ever
got another one of those dumb things,
I'd cancel my subscription.
Magazines that won't correct the
address when you move. And there's
plenty of others that won't, i have
three or four organizations that still
use my old address after two years
begging them to change.
New shirts with twice too many pins,
and suits with all the tags plus pockets
sewed shut. Maybe it's just the cheap
ones like I use.
Electronic religion, thinking up new
ways of taking in another million.
There's little regard for the true basis
of religion in my judgement.
Telephone answering machines
make me doubt that they are really too
busy to answer the phone .just too
lazy, I figure.
Not enough space in a form to
answer the question. I'm already
shook up with having to fill in a
questionnaire, then not having enough
space to answer a question makes me
think that they didn't want to know
anyway. They just threw it in to fill up
space.
Hot air instead of paper towels to
dry hands and face in rest rooms. I'll
admit the paper towels get stowed
away in bad places and stop up
commodes and the rest, but who can
dry their face in a hot air deal?
Two different types of screw heads
encountered in putting together a
child's toy. You gotts have regular and
philllips, and most of the time I can't
even find one kind. let alone both. And
even so the slots are not cut deep
enough and the driver shears off the
top and fixes it so it can't be turned.
Standing in line. No matter where I
get in line, at the bank. ost office.
liquor store, grocery, or what not I
always think I'm taking the shortest
one. But it always ends up moving
slowest.
There are undoubtedly many you could
add to Litton's list. It seems ag-
gravation has become a way of living.
No wonder there are too few smiling
faces these days.
:': Sil H i d gi 1 ti
ver a re Le s a on
ter legislative session. Their number one The Silver Haired Legislature has
and two goals are adding Missouri to been an effective voice for Missourians
t,l/ . .
@n(Xtor the list of states holding presidential both young and old - for many
f# ['['lefrj j primaries and providing more state legislative approval - the legalization
s'. ''''" funds for in-home health services.
,t IIIII Although the Legislature increased the of "living wills", a $I million increase
in state funding for in-home health
" ?s hoard thId savin2 appropriation for m-home care last care and the creation of a special
session, the program stm ran short of co00cil to provide improved transport-
o--- ,. ,.m uu cto .yuu .., f i
v%i';oihy money before the end o the f seal ation services for the elderly and
a Ip,t
t iV'dn'";l year. . . . handicapped.
-- -Sv: ........ The group also will urge mwnmaxers As state legislators, we recognize the
t." ..... 7" ....... to support measures that would invaluable contributions of senior
]re ....
'vehUreer in much the same exempt Soctal Security benefits from citizens in making our state a strong
legislators, some 200 state income tax, require motorists in and productive one. We will continue
in the state Missouri to carry liability insurance on t6 appreciate and support their efforts
week to develop the their automobiles and require that in helping to create new and better
for the 1986 legal contracts be written in simple or laws for all Missourians.
"plain language".
A page from a 1930s diary
iLu pl. at 5:30. Ruth fixed
breakfast. While I
she fixed my lunch. I
|bye and went out the
I1l, I walked the five
we worked nine
That was the best
since I have been here.
were hack to six and
!Cold winds of December
valley of the Cedar
its way through the
was n@ar zero.
wind along Linden
felt like ice.
new Philco radio we
bavison's was spilling
news of what was
London. King Edward
to renounce the
throne of Great Britain to marry a
twice-divorced woman from Balti-
more, Md. There was mixed reaction
from the guys at the plant. A few
"didn't care anything about it," or so
they said. But to most folks it was a
dramatic moment in history.
Dec. 11 - I worked only six hours
today, so got home early. Ruth had
gone to get her hair fixed and I
listened.qo the world-shaking events
coming to us from across the Atlantic.
Edward VIII stepped to the micro-
phone and spoke in serious, measured
tones. He said he was renouncing the
crown, the throne and all royalty to
"marry the woman I love." This
brought his brother to the throne as
King George VI. The radio common-
tutor said that "George did not want to
be king. "He was appalled," the
commentator said. "He wept and
sobbed on the shoulder of his mother,
Queen Mary."
Dec. 12 - Still cold. Only 12 above.
Today I worked six hours, the last
hour a! a half we just fooled around.
Reports coming hack to our depart-
ment from the front office are that
business is very slow.
Dec. 19 - Another short day at the
plant. For the week I had a total of
34sz hours, so my check should be
$17.25. Things look bad. To ease our
minds we went to a church cantata. It
was entitled, "When The Star Shone."
Christmas will soon be here. We gave
Kathleen Engleman 25 Cents to stay
with John.
Jan. 10 - The expected happened
today. I was laid off.
Jan. 12 - Ruth's brother came with
the stock truck we sent for to move us
back home. Being out of work around
home was one thing; 200 miles away,
with no money, among strangers, was
something else. The move back home
cost $25. We had been in Waterloo,
Iowa, for three months. What had
looked like a career at Path Packing
Company didn't work out.
These entries are from a daily diary
I kept during the l50's. This venture
was just one of several that failed to
materialize during those bleak Depres.
sion years. Living with hard times had
become a way of life.
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Danforth
lOs
cede is voluminous
-- far beyond the
single person to
of its provisions
that the tax cede
and fairer. But
Congress would draw
reforms.
for improve-
code is pushing the
reform bill. It is
and Means Commit-
toward action.
torm could prompt
this year, if the
originates tax
lroduces its version
Some say that public interest in tax
reform is slipping. New stories report
a lack of clamor for a bill and a rise of
opposition to particular changes in the
code. Instead of an outcry for tax
reform, we are told, the public is
interested in other issues.
Let us-suppose that public issues can
be related in importance on a SCale of
zero to tO with zero indicating an
issue that virtually no one cares about
and with I0 indicating a matter of the
most pressing importance.
What we are seeing is the case of tax
reform, it seems to me, is the
difference between a 5 and a 10.
I believe that the American people
assign a I0 to the job of reducing the
federal doficit. I would assign a 7 or an
8 to reforming our international trade
policies. I would give a 5 to reforming
the tax code.
The question is not whether tax
reform is important. It is clearly an
important issue; one that deserves
serious attention by Congress.
The question is where tax reform
should stand on our list of priorities.
When we are running a $200 billion
deficit in the federal budget, there can
be one, and only one, issue that rates a
10 -- getting the deficit down.
I believe the sense that tax reform is
running out of steam reflects the
public's sense of priorities. There is a
need to simplify the cede and make it
fairer, even if good and effective
provisions of the code might be limited
or even abolished in the process.
But if you rate public issues on a
scale of zero to 10, there is only one 10,
and it isn't tax reform. It is continued
work by Congress to reduce the very
large deficit in the budget.
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HALLOWEEN'S MAGIC HERITAGE
Ask the neighborhood kids what
Halloween means, and they'll tell
you "trick or treat." "costumes" and
:'parties."
Not too many will know that Hal-
loween is. literally, the evening be-
fore All Hallows. other'ise known
as All Saints" Day, and like many
Christian observances, has its
roots in pagan festivals. The Druids
in ancient Britain. Ireland and
France lit bonfires on the eve of
their three-day November festival
to drive away the spirits of the
dead. And the Romans celebrated
Pomona. a harwest celebration, at
the same time of year
Today's costumed ghosts, gob-
lins. black cats and witches recall
the Druids' exorcism of evil spirits.
and our Halloween traditions of
bobbing for apples and trick-or-
treat ing for edible goodies pay hom-
age to the harvest festival theme
You can capture Halloween magic
fhr kids of al] ages with this very
special cookie treat:
Great Pumpkin Cookies
2 cups flour
1 cup quick or old
fashioned oats, uncooked
1 teaspoon baking soda
I teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or
margarine, softened
1 cup firmly packed
brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
I can {16 ozJ LIBBY'S Solid
Pack Pumpkin
! cup semi-sweet real
I I
o
Halloween magic turns pumpkin into big party-size treats.
chocolate morsels
Assorted icing or peanut
butter
Assorted candies, raisins
or nuts
Preheat oven to 350°F. Com.
bane flour, oats, baking soda,
cinnamon and salt; set aside.
Cream butter; gradually add
sugars, beating until light and
fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix
well Alternate additions of dry
ingredients and pumpkin, mix-
ing well after each addition.
Stir in morsels. For each cookie,
drop 1/4 cup dough onto lightly
greased cookie sheet; spread
into pumpkin shape using a
thin metal spatula. Add a bit
more dough to form stem. Bake
20-25 minutes, until cookies are
firm and lightly browned. Re.
move from cookie sheets; cool
on racks. Decorate, using icing
or peanut butter to affix as-
sorted candies, raisins or nuts.
Yields 19 to 20 cookies.
V_ari_aAip: Substitute 1 cup
raisins for morsels.
Giant pumpkin cookies are so de-
licious you'll probably get requests
for repeats.• .so bake them ahead for
after school snacks or as treats in
lunchboxes to put some Halloween
fun into ordinary days.
Great Pumpkin Cookies is one of
the more than 140 favorite recipes
found in Libby's "The Great
Pumpkin Cookbook." Information
for ordering the cookbook is on the
LIBBY'S Pumpkin label.
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Backward
Glances
Pearl Plank
I
II IIIIIII
20 YEARS AGO
The Canton Press-News
November 4, 1965
Advance registration for Parents
Day at Culver-Stockton College on
Nov. t3 includes a new record in
attendance for this annual event on the
Canton campus.
Sam Staples, 94, died in Blessing
Hospital Oct, 29. He lived in the
Bunker Hill area for 20 years where he
was engaged in farming. In 1916 he
moved to Canton where he engaged in
the hardware business until 1943 when
he retired.
J. A. Minerly, 87, died Oct. 29 in
Levering Hospital, Hannibal. A retired
farmer, he had lived in Canton the
past year.
Lesli Jo, 2, daughter of Airman and
Mrs. Robert Clark, died Oct. 31 at
Travis Air Base Hospital, California.
William Mussotter, son of Mrs. Clara
O'Neal of Canton, has enlmted in the
U.S. Army.
Blessing Hospital School of Nursing
announced that Miss Mary Brown has
been chosen to attend the Student
Nurse's Association Convention in
Chicago. Miss Brown is an active
junior student at the SChool.
The Lewis County Journal
November 4, IM$
The Lewis County Hmtorical Society
met for the regular quarterly meeting
in LaGrange Oct. 14. Officers were
re-elected as follows: president, Rus-
sell Burk, Canton; 1st vice president,
Mrs. Ruth Leach, Maywood; 2nd vice
president, Paul Sellers, Lewistown;
secretary, Mrs. Thelma Brinldey,
LaGrange; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Pollock, LaGrange.
The landowners in the Buck and Doe
Run Watershed, north of Canton, voted
in favor of a watershed project
last week. Of the total number of
voters in the area, over 80 percent
showed up at the polls. This "heavy
vote" resulted in 105 voting yes and lg
no. Elected as trustees of this
watershed were Paul Carskndon, Fred
Schlotter and Joe McCullough, all of
Canto.
Everette B. Hayden, 67, patmnd away
Oct. 25 in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.
He was a prominent farmer of the
LaBelle community.
Henry H. Brightwell, , died Friday
in Blessing Hospital, Quincy. He was a
retired carpenter,
Clyde H. Holbert, 61, passed away at
his home in Petaluma, Calif., OCt. 18.
50 YEARS AGO
The Canton Record
November 6, t935
Mary Josephine Buzard, 56, departed
this life at the home of her daughter,
Angola Mac Taylor, in Canton Nov. .
Rev. V. T. Wood and son, Clark,
motored here Monday from Warrens*
burg. They returned home Monday
afternoon accompanied by Mrs. Mar-
ion Clark, who will spend the winter
with them.
William Pilcher has bought the OK
Barbershop which has been conducted
by "Kid" Smith for a number of years
on Clark Street. Mr. Smith has always
had a good business and new
proprietor has been in business for
many years. He has been located in
the old Opera House building for some
time.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam J.
Galbraith on Clark Street was turned
into a miniature hospital for seyeral
days last week. Sam was confined to
his home on account of a very had
case of indigestion and James (Tince)
Cain fell a few days ago and "harked"
his shin with a result that infection set
in and he had to remain home and in
bed.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hayden and son,
Ralph, were called to Plymouth, Ill.,
last week by the death of Mrs.
Hayden's father, Robert Hedgcock, 79,
a lifelong resident of the Plymouth
vicinity, who passed away OCt. 29 in
the home of his son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Rossiter of Ft.
Wayne, Ind. They returned home
Saturday accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Hedgcock, who will spend the
winter with them.
Miss Clara Million was born in
December, 1859, and died Oct. 29,
1935. She was a daughter of J. D, and
Emily Staples Million, who were
pioneer settlers from Virginia. They
were noted for their hospitality and
especially ministers and bishops
always found a warm welcome in their
home.
Mrs. Louise Meierant, 76, an active
member of St. James Lutheran
Church, died in her home here
Saturday. She was horn in LaGrange
1859 and lived in LaGrange and
Canton before eoml to Quincy
years ago.
Quincy aerald-Wht00
Miss Lucy Brown, St, was found
dead in her home Oct. e. Durham
Mrs. John OkJy, 64, parted away
Nov. I at St. Mary Hospital in Quincy.
Funeral servleea were conducted by
Dr. David H. Shields from the home of
her ran, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Coekmy,
Nov. .
6O YEARS AGO
The Cmmty Jem*Ml
Novemher 6, lgS
About 0 members of the Poultry
Association met at the home of Mrs.
Fred Schlum on Tumday. By a
unanimous vote, Mrs. Ethel Shackle-
ford was elected president and the
other efficers are as follows: vice
president, Mrs. John Wallace;
tary, Mrs. & W. Killebre; treamm,
Mrs. Floyd Tucker; junior club leader,
Mrs. Yates Lillerd.
On Saturday contracts were let by
the state highway department for 18
foot gravel road from Wayland to the
Clark-Lewi County line on Route 9,
also for six bridges on this project"
Thaddetts Clark was born Dee. I0,
1944, and passed away from this life
Oct. 30, 1925. He attended college at
Leavenworth, Kan., also the State
Normal at Kirksville where he
qualified himself for teaching which he
followed for 22 consecutive years.
John D. Orange, 52, of LaGrange
died in the Canton hospital yesterday.
Mr. Orange spent his entire life in
LaGrange with the exception of five
years when he and his family want to
Fresno, Calif., where his wife died.
Mr. Orange and his only child, Harry,
, to L,aGrange this fail.
The board of education at llannibal
has ordered that pasaages from the
Bible are to be read in all public
schools of that city. These passages,
selected by persons d the various
SChools, are to be read at assembly
meetings each week.
Miss Pauline Gorrell, freshman, and
Miss Kathryn Tretter, senior, of.
Canton High School, have the honor of
making the highest grade in their
rooms and were royally entertained by
the Kiwanis Club last week. Miea
Gorrell and Jessie Travis were the
only ones to be placed on the honor roll
in their room. We are very proud of
our Melrose girls and holm they keep
up the good work. Melrme
70 YEARS AGO
The Lewis County Journal
November 5, lOIS,
Since our State Department has set •
standard and made it Possible for the
rural schools to get a certifieat of
approval, seven one-room schools Imv =
been put on the approved list in Lew
County: Liberty, Hugh Becket, teseb,
er; Derrahs, T. W. Kerfont; Iflghlend,
Willis Bauerrichter; Johnsc J. B.
McReynolds; Providence, J. T. Lem-
mon; Williamstown" Rouse W. Andes.
son; and Piano, Mrs. Pierce Wagner.
At the meeting of the stockholders of
the Lewis County Fair Asseciation held
at the court house Saturday it was
voted to continue the fair at its premt
location and the following
were elected: W. D. Barr, J. A. WeSt,
J. T. Leslie, P. N. Day, N. P. Keator,
J. D. Johnson, W. B. MeRoberts, R. O.
Smith, Tom MeKone, George Matt.
hews, J B. Porter, E. C. Glavea and
James Spurgeon.
At the monthly meeting of the Lmvts
Coun|y Medical Association held in
Monticello Wednesday Dr. George P.
Knight was elected president.
following MD's were in attendance:
Canton, Crank, Mercer, Dunlop,
Nichols; Williamstown, Jonn,
Ford; Lewistown, McGlauon, Brown,
Schofield; Ewing, Cole; LuGrange,
Hamlin, Owens, Ellery; MonUcllo,
Knight; LaBelie, Wilson.
Miss Stella
John B. McPike and
died Oct. 24, aged 18.
Dr. W. C. O'Neel, for the past 16
years a medical practitioner, will
locate here for his Frofeasion. Dr.
O'Neal has been located in LaGrnge
for several years, and the past year
had retired from active pmcti, hut
has again taken up his work,
Wing
.We haw a new mmhant in tmv
Mr. Rowsec of Steifenvil has traded
for the Crocker Imtlding and intends to
put in a stock of'goods at once.
ITORIAL & OPINI,.ON
Press-News Journal, Canton, Mo., Thursday, October 31, 1985, Page
lb
get more aggravating with age...
........ peuris of wisdom are
g"third-hand," but are
lih to Justify reprinting.
t retired George
lllginin Tech, who adds up
,..Lj professor,
,dd. ]t things that get on his
____..mr t5 years of American life.
litigated first in Beefweek
tqlF, and was reprinted in a
aIt. of Farmer's Digest, and
b 1 t is entitled "Things That
=.Me." We think at least
" ims listed aggravate all
t.rdless of age. Here is
= Mit:
" have begun to
things .
s ilte as age creeps up. Since
'll¢101der Americans Month
,l it might be useful to
i, C4 S few.
those word means, very
t to make mine stand up so
ldeal with the truth and with
Use it
ii'-'eats not lived up to by
ts, lawyers and others. !
ad a few minutes either
,-kalf a day -.is ridiculous.
.. heat that if they tried.
I behind me who toot their
"".fic lights and stop signs.
:"' f ta a hurry, I know, but
'ement --considering my
fl'Mall that much of a hold up.
•
J.ers who get crossw,ys of
i. " ultg spaces in a crowded
L ..,. Ii n to get my goat.
se.smml _ that ring twice and hang
ol o%" pick it up. They've never
vJt '_ and stiff knees and sit in
# chairs that are hard to
Up and Down
the Countryside
David Steinbeck
Sl II
start from.
Get billed again for one I've already
paid. Escaping those computer billings
is too much for a slowed-down old
codger.
Letters too long. If it won't fit on one
page its due to be shortened and make
more sense. The letter will be
improved.
Too many door to door drives like
Easter Seals, March of Dimes, Cancer
Crusade, Girl and Boy Scouts, Lung
Assn., and then a lot of them give you
a second jab by mall. They should join
a community fund.
A notice saying I'm already a winner
of a Million Dollar Sweepstakes. How
gullible do they think I am? I wrote
Reader's Digest and told them if I ever
got another one of those dumb things,
I'd cancel my subscription.
Magazines that won't correct the
address when you move. And there's
plenty of others that won't, i have
three or four organizations that still
use my old address after two years
begging them to change.
New shirts with twice too many pins,
and suits with all the tags plus pockets
sewed shut. Maybe it's just the cheap
ones like I use.
Electronic religion, thinking up new
ways of taking in another million.
There's little regard for the true basis
of religion in my judgement.
Telephone answering machines
make me doubt that they are really too
busy to answer the phone .just too
lazy, I figure.
Not enough space in a form to
answer the question. I'm already
shook up with having to fill in a
questionnaire, then not having enough
space to answer a question makes me
think that they didn't want to know
anyway. They just threw it in to fill up
space.
Hot air instead of paper towels to
dry hands and face in rest rooms. I'll
admit the paper towels get stowed
away in bad places and stop up
commodes and the rest, but who can
dry their face in a hot air deal?
Two different types of screw heads
encountered in putting together a
child's toy. You gotts have regular and
philllips, and most of the time I can't
even find one kind. let alone both. And
even so the slots are not cut deep
enough and the driver shears off the
top and fixes it so it can't be turned.
Standing in line. No matter where I
get in line, at the bank. ost office.
liquor store, grocery, or what not I
always think I'm taking the shortest
one. But it always ends up moving
slowest.
There are undoubtedly many you could
add to Litton's list. It seems ag-
gravation has become a way of living.
No wonder there are too few smiling
faces these days.
:': Sil H i d gi 1 ti
ver a re Le s a on
ter legislative session. Their number one The Silver Haired Legislature has
and two goals are adding Missouri to been an effective voice for Missourians
t,l/ . .
@n(Xtor the list of states holding presidential both young and old - for many
f# ['['lefrj j primaries and providing more state legislative approval - the legalization
s'. ''''" funds for in-home health services.
,t IIIII Although the Legislature increased the of "living wills", a $I million increase
in state funding for in-home health
" ?s hoard thId savin2 appropriation for m-home care last care and the creation of a special
session, the program stm ran short of co00cil to provide improved transport-
o--- ,. ,.m uu cto .yuu .., f i
v%i';oihy money before the end o the f seal ation services for the elderly and
a Ip,t
t iV'dn'";l year. . . . handicapped.
-- -Sv: ........ The group also will urge mwnmaxers As state legislators, we recognize the
t." ..... 7" ....... to support measures that would invaluable contributions of senior
]re ....
'vehUreer in much the same exempt Soctal Security benefits from citizens in making our state a strong
legislators, some 200 state income tax, require motorists in and productive one. We will continue
in the state Missouri to carry liability insurance on t6 appreciate and support their efforts
week to develop the their automobiles and require that in helping to create new and better
for the 1986 legal contracts be written in simple or laws for all Missourians.
"plain language".
A page from a 1930s diary
iLu pl. at 5:30. Ruth fixed
breakfast. While I
she fixed my lunch. I
|bye and went out the
I1l, I walked the five
we worked nine
That was the best
since I have been here.
were hack to six and
!Cold winds of December
valley of the Cedar
its way through the
was n@ar zero.
wind along Linden
felt like ice.
new Philco radio we
bavison's was spilling
news of what was
London. King Edward
to renounce the
throne of Great Britain to marry a
twice-divorced woman from Balti-
more, Md. There was mixed reaction
from the guys at the plant. A few
"didn't care anything about it," or so
they said. But to most folks it was a
dramatic moment in history.
Dec. 11 - I worked only six hours
today, so got home early. Ruth had
gone to get her hair fixed and I
listened.qo the world-shaking events
coming to us from across the Atlantic.
Edward VIII stepped to the micro-
phone and spoke in serious, measured
tones. He said he was renouncing the
crown, the throne and all royalty to
"marry the woman I love." This
brought his brother to the throne as
King George VI. The radio common-
tutor said that "George did not want to
be king. "He was appalled," the
commentator said. "He wept and
sobbed on the shoulder of his mother,
Queen Mary."
Dec. 12 - Still cold. Only 12 above.
Today I worked six hours, the last
hour a! a half we just fooled around.
Reports coming hack to our depart-
ment from the front office are that
business is very slow.
Dec. 19 - Another short day at the
plant. For the week I had a total of
34sz hours, so my check should be
$17.25. Things look bad. To ease our
minds we went to a church cantata. It
was entitled, "When The Star Shone."
Christmas will soon be here. We gave
Kathleen Engleman 25 Cents to stay
with John.
Jan. 10 - The expected happened
today. I was laid off.
Jan. 12 - Ruth's brother came with
the stock truck we sent for to move us
back home. Being out of work around
home was one thing; 200 miles away,
with no money, among strangers, was
something else. The move back home
cost $25. We had been in Waterloo,
Iowa, for three months. What had
looked like a career at Path Packing
Company didn't work out.
These entries are from a daily diary
I kept during the l50's. This venture
was just one of several that failed to
materialize during those bleak Depres.
sion years. Living with hard times had
become a way of life.
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Danforth
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cede is voluminous
-- far beyond the
single person to
of its provisions
that the tax cede
and fairer. But
Congress would draw
reforms.
for improve-
code is pushing the
reform bill. It is
and Means Commit-
toward action.
torm could prompt
this year, if the
originates tax
lroduces its version
Some say that public interest in tax
reform is slipping. New stories report
a lack of clamor for a bill and a rise of
opposition to particular changes in the
code. Instead of an outcry for tax
reform, we are told, the public is
interested in other issues.
Let us-suppose that public issues can
be related in importance on a SCale of
zero to tO with zero indicating an
issue that virtually no one cares about
and with I0 indicating a matter of the
most pressing importance.
What we are seeing is the case of tax
reform, it seems to me, is the
difference between a 5 and a 10.
I believe that the American people
assign a I0 to the job of reducing the
federal doficit. I would assign a 7 or an
8 to reforming our international trade
policies. I would give a 5 to reforming
the tax code.
The question is not whether tax
reform is important. It is clearly an
important issue; one that deserves
serious attention by Congress.
The question is where tax reform
should stand on our list of priorities.
When we are running a $200 billion
deficit in the federal budget, there can
be one, and only one, issue that rates a
10 -- getting the deficit down.
I believe the sense that tax reform is
running out of steam reflects the
public's sense of priorities. There is a
need to simplify the cede and make it
fairer, even if good and effective
provisions of the code might be limited
or even abolished in the process.
But if you rate public issues on a
scale of zero to 10, there is only one 10,
and it isn't tax reform. It is continued
work by Congress to reduce the very
large deficit in the budget.
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HALLOWEEN'S MAGIC HERITAGE
Ask the neighborhood kids what
Halloween means, and they'll tell
you "trick or treat." "costumes" and
:'parties."
Not too many will know that Hal-
loween is. literally, the evening be-
fore All Hallows. other'ise known
as All Saints" Day, and like many
Christian observances, has its
roots in pagan festivals. The Druids
in ancient Britain. Ireland and
France lit bonfires on the eve of
their three-day November festival
to drive away the spirits of the
dead. And the Romans celebrated
Pomona. a harwest celebration, at
the same time of year
Today's costumed ghosts, gob-
lins. black cats and witches recall
the Druids' exorcism of evil spirits.
and our Halloween traditions of
bobbing for apples and trick-or-
treat ing for edible goodies pay hom-
age to the harvest festival theme
You can capture Halloween magic
fhr kids of al] ages with this very
special cookie treat:
Great Pumpkin Cookies
2 cups flour
1 cup quick or old
fashioned oats, uncooked
1 teaspoon baking soda
I teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or
margarine, softened
1 cup firmly packed
brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
I can {16 ozJ LIBBY'S Solid
Pack Pumpkin
! cup semi-sweet real
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Halloween magic turns pumpkin into big party-size treats.
chocolate morsels
Assorted icing or peanut
butter
Assorted candies, raisins
or nuts
Preheat oven to 350°F. Com.
bane flour, oats, baking soda,
cinnamon and salt; set aside.
Cream butter; gradually add
sugars, beating until light and
fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix
well Alternate additions of dry
ingredients and pumpkin, mix-
ing well after each addition.
Stir in morsels. For each cookie,
drop 1/4 cup dough onto lightly
greased cookie sheet; spread
into pumpkin shape using a
thin metal spatula. Add a bit
more dough to form stem. Bake
20-25 minutes, until cookies are
firm and lightly browned. Re.
move from cookie sheets; cool
on racks. Decorate, using icing
or peanut butter to affix as-
sorted candies, raisins or nuts.
Yields 19 to 20 cookies.
V_ari_aAip: Substitute 1 cup
raisins for morsels.
Giant pumpkin cookies are so de-
licious you'll probably get requests
for repeats.• .so bake them ahead for
after school snacks or as treats in
lunchboxes to put some Halloween
fun into ordinary days.
Great Pumpkin Cookies is one of
the more than 140 favorite recipes
found in Libby's "The Great
Pumpkin Cookbook." Information
for ordering the cookbook is on the
LIBBY'S Pumpkin label.
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Glances
Pearl Plank
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20 YEARS AGO
The Canton Press-News
November 4, 1965
Advance registration for Parents
Day at Culver-Stockton College on
Nov. t3 includes a new record in
attendance for this annual event on the
Canton campus.
Sam Staples, 94, died in Blessing
Hospital Oct, 29. He lived in the
Bunker Hill area for 20 years where he
was engaged in farming. In 1916 he
moved to Canton where he engaged in
the hardware business until 1943 when
he retired.
J. A. Minerly, 87, died Oct. 29 in
Levering Hospital, Hannibal. A retired
farmer, he had lived in Canton the
past year.
Lesli Jo, 2, daughter of Airman and
Mrs. Robert Clark, died Oct. 31 at
Travis Air Base Hospital, California.
William Mussotter, son of Mrs. Clara
O'Neal of Canton, has enlmted in the
U.S. Army.
Blessing Hospital School of Nursing
announced that Miss Mary Brown has
been chosen to attend the Student
Nurse's Association Convention in
Chicago. Miss Brown is an active
junior student at the SChool.
The Lewis County Journal
November 4, IM$
The Lewis County Hmtorical Society
met for the regular quarterly meeting
in LaGrange Oct. 14. Officers were
re-elected as follows: president, Rus-
sell Burk, Canton; 1st vice president,
Mrs. Ruth Leach, Maywood; 2nd vice
president, Paul Sellers, Lewistown;
secretary, Mrs. Thelma Brinldey,
LaGrange; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Pollock, LaGrange.
The landowners in the Buck and Doe
Run Watershed, north of Canton, voted
in favor of a watershed project
last week. Of the total number of
voters in the area, over 80 percent
showed up at the polls. This "heavy
vote" resulted in 105 voting yes and lg
no. Elected as trustees of this
watershed were Paul Carskndon, Fred
Schlotter and Joe McCullough, all of
Canto.
Everette B. Hayden, 67, patmnd away
Oct. 25 in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.
He was a prominent farmer of the
LaBelle community.
Henry H. Brightwell, , died Friday
in Blessing Hospital, Quincy. He was a
retired carpenter,
Clyde H. Holbert, 61, passed away at
his home in Petaluma, Calif., OCt. 18.
50 YEARS AGO
The Canton Record
November 6, t935
Mary Josephine Buzard, 56, departed
this life at the home of her daughter,
Angola Mac Taylor, in Canton Nov. .
Rev. V. T. Wood and son, Clark,
motored here Monday from Warrens*
burg. They returned home Monday
afternoon accompanied by Mrs. Mar-
ion Clark, who will spend the winter
with them.
William Pilcher has bought the OK
Barbershop which has been conducted
by "Kid" Smith for a number of years
on Clark Street. Mr. Smith has always
had a good business and new
proprietor has been in business for
many years. He has been located in
the old Opera House building for some
time.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam J.
Galbraith on Clark Street was turned
into a miniature hospital for seyeral
days last week. Sam was confined to
his home on account of a very had
case of indigestion and James (Tince)
Cain fell a few days ago and "harked"
his shin with a result that infection set
in and he had to remain home and in
bed.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hayden and son,
Ralph, were called to Plymouth, Ill.,
last week by the death of Mrs.
Hayden's father, Robert Hedgcock, 79,
a lifelong resident of the Plymouth
vicinity, who passed away OCt. 29 in
the home of his son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Rossiter of Ft.
Wayne, Ind. They returned home
Saturday accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Hedgcock, who will spend the
winter with them.
Miss Clara Million was born in
December, 1859, and died Oct. 29,
1935. She was a daughter of J. D, and
Emily Staples Million, who were
pioneer settlers from Virginia. They
were noted for their hospitality and
especially ministers and bishops
always found a warm welcome in their
home.
Mrs. Louise Meierant, 76, an active
member of St. James Lutheran
Church, died in her home here
Saturday. She was horn in LaGrange
1859 and lived in LaGrange and
Canton before eoml to Quincy
years ago.
Quincy aerald-Wht00
Miss Lucy Brown, St, was found
dead in her home Oct. e. Durham
Mrs. John OkJy, 64, parted away
Nov. I at St. Mary Hospital in Quincy.
Funeral servleea were conducted by
Dr. David H. Shields from the home of
her ran, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Coekmy,
Nov. .
6O YEARS AGO
The Cmmty Jem*Ml
Novemher 6, lgS
About 0 members of the Poultry
Association met at the home of Mrs.
Fred Schlum on Tumday. By a
unanimous vote, Mrs. Ethel Shackle-
ford was elected president and the
other efficers are as follows: vice
president, Mrs. John Wallace;
tary, Mrs. & W. Killebre; treamm,
Mrs. Floyd Tucker; junior club leader,
Mrs. Yates Lillerd.
On Saturday contracts were let by
the state highway department for 18
foot gravel road from Wayland to the
Clark-Lewi County line on Route 9,
also for six bridges on this project"
Thaddetts Clark was born Dee. I0,
1944, and passed away from this life
Oct. 30, 1925. He attended college at
Leavenworth, Kan., also the State
Normal at Kirksville where he
qualified himself for teaching which he
followed for 22 consecutive years.
John D. Orange, 52, of LaGrange
died in the Canton hospital yesterday.
Mr. Orange spent his entire life in
LaGrange with the exception of five
years when he and his family want to
Fresno, Calif., where his wife died.
Mr. Orange and his only child, Harry,
, to L,aGrange this fail.
The board of education at llannibal
has ordered that pasaages from the
Bible are to be read in all public
schools of that city. These passages,
selected by persons d the various
SChools, are to be read at assembly
meetings each week.
Miss Pauline Gorrell, freshman, and
Miss Kathryn Tretter, senior, of.
Canton High School, have the honor of
making the highest grade in their
rooms and were royally entertained by
the Kiwanis Club last week. Miea
Gorrell and Jessie Travis were the
only ones to be placed on the honor roll
in their room. We are very proud of
our Melrose girls and holm they keep
up the good work. Melrme
70 YEARS AGO
The Lewis County Journal
November 5, lOIS,
Since our State Department has set •
standard and made it Possible for the
rural schools to get a certifieat of
approval, seven one-room schools Imv =
been put on the approved list in Lew
County: Liberty, Hugh Becket, teseb,
er; Derrahs, T. W. Kerfont; Iflghlend,
Willis Bauerrichter; Johnsc J. B.
McReynolds; Providence, J. T. Lem-
mon; Williamstown" Rouse W. Andes.
son; and Piano, Mrs. Pierce Wagner.
At the meeting of the stockholders of
the Lewis County Fair Asseciation held
at the court house Saturday it was
voted to continue the fair at its premt
location and the following
were elected: W. D. Barr, J. A. WeSt,
J. T. Leslie, P. N. Day, N. P. Keator,
J. D. Johnson, W. B. MeRoberts, R. O.
Smith, Tom MeKone, George Matt.
hews, J B. Porter, E. C. Glavea and
James Spurgeon.
At the monthly meeting of the Lmvts
Coun|y Medical Association held in
Monticello Wednesday Dr. George P.
Knight was elected president.
following MD's were in attendance:
Canton, Crank, Mercer, Dunlop,
Nichols; Williamstown, Jonn,
Ford; Lewistown, McGlauon, Brown,
Schofield; Ewing, Cole; LuGrange,
Hamlin, Owens, Ellery; MonUcllo,
Knight; LaBelie, Wilson.
Miss Stella
John B. McPike and
died Oct. 24, aged 18.
Dr. W. C. O'Neel, for the past 16
years a medical practitioner, will
locate here for his Frofeasion. Dr.
O'Neal has been located in LaGrnge
for several years, and the past year
had retired from active pmcti, hut
has again taken up his work,
Wing
.We haw a new mmhant in tmv
Mr. Rowsec of Steifenvil has traded
for the Crocker Imtlding and intends to
put in a stock of'goods at once.
