50 years ago

Nov. 13, 1973

— PILOT TRAINING

Second Lieutenant Frank K. Kammerlohr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morton A. Kammerlohr, Cassville, has graduated from the T-37 pilot instructor course at Randolph AFB, Texas. During the l1-week highly specialized training, Lieutenant Kammerlohr completed 60 hours of diversified flying, 54 hours of academic training and six hours of instrument instruction. The lieutenant is returning to Webb AFB, Texas, where he serves with a unit of the Air Training Command. A 1968 graduate of Cassville high school, the lieu- tenant received his B. S. degree in dairy sciences in 1972 from the University of Missouri and was commissioned there through the Reserve Officers Training is a Corps program. He Gamma member of Alpha Rho. His wife, Susan, is the daughter of Mrs. E. H. Wagner, 2330 River Oaks, Houston.

— COMPLETES BOOTS

Navy-man Bruce A. Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart Jr. of Wheaton graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois at October 30. on His wife, daughter Delores of Mrs. is the Hazel Bruton of Monett.

— COUNTY TOPS AREA IN UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT

Barry County led the four – county corner of southwest Missouri in weeks compensated under Unemployment Insurance benefits through the Missouri Division of Employment Security according to a fiscal 1973 report just filed. According to the report, Barry Countians were compensated for a total of 6,126 weeks during the year. Benefits paid from totaled $275, 044, which employer contributions amounted to $201, 423. Surrounding county statistics in the report included the following: Lawrence, 3,017 weeks, $152,424 compensation and $162,428 employer contribution. Other counties and their figures, listed in the same order were: Newton, 2,467, $121,167 and $363,862 and Stone $1,421, $69,901 and $116,956. Seasonal employment situations were attributed as the main cause? of the figures for Barry County during the report period.

— CHS STUDENTS POLLED

A poll of 385 students at CHS this week mixed opinions regarding President Nixon’s status. The poll had 98 students voting for impeachment, 178 that the president should remain in office, 43 thought he should resign and 39 registered no opinion.

— EXETER DEFEATS TROJANS IN OZARK EIGHT GAME

Byron Stephens, Scott Stephens and Howard Frazier paced the scoring as the Exeter Tigers defeated the Southwest Trojans of Washburn 51-43 in an Ozark *g° Conference basketball game Friday night. Sam Knight’s host club trailed by one point at the end of the first quarter but was ahead 29-20 at the halfway mark. Steven Brown led the scoring for Tony Freize’s visitors. Both clubs are 1-1. Southwest won the B team game 42-19. Varsity scorers in the meeting of the two county teams were: EHS–Frazier 15, B. Stephens 14, S. Stephens 16, Marney 2, Lacey 2, Birchfield SWHS–Raucstadt 14, 12, Pendergraft Vanzandt 2. Junior varsity scorers in the preliminary were: EHS-Erwin 6, R. Edie 2, Chappell 2, Welch 1, Miller 2, J. Ed-Weathers 2. SWHS – Appleton 6, Hall 1, Young 12, Mitchell 5, Vanzandt 10, Randall 2, Rose 4, Porter 2.

40 years ago

Nov. 9, 1983

— NEW TROPHY BUSINESS OPENS

Newest area business is Jim’s Trophies, owned by Jim Patterson of Cassville. Patterson will operate the business out of his home for the present time, which is located east of Cassville on Mineral Springs Road. Featured will be trophy, plaque and special recognition awards. Patterson is a former Cassville businessman, operating Sears Catalog Store here a number of years.

— RAILROAD SPEED AT EXETER POSTPONED

A request before the Exeter city council from Burlington Railroad to increase train speed through that community was delayed Monday night due to the lack of a quorum of the board of aldermen. Mayor Ed Hodgson, who himself was out of town on business, said no official meeting was held. Burlington has requested the Exeter city fathers permit a maximum 49 mile-perhour speed through the town. At present the limit set by city ordinance is 35 miles-per- hour. Hodgson said it was possible a 30-60 day trial period could be established. The mayor further stated a rescheduled meeting of the council could be held Monday night. The railroad has agreed that a flashing light signal at Highway 76-86 in Exeter would be adjusted to activate warnings at the crossing under the higher speed limit if permitted. A public meeting last month on the subject attracted only a few Exeter residents and city government representatives.

— ROARING RIVER ATTENDANCE ANNOUNCED

Finalization of Roaring River State Park attendance figures reported by Superintendent Boyd Holcomb, has 424 less camper units comparing 1982 and 1983 seasons. Holcomb said the 1982 season attracted 30,077 units to the park, compared to 29,653 units during the season which ended October 31.

30 years ago

Nov. 3, 1993

— CASSVILLE PACKAGE STORE PURCHASED

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Martin, formerly of Emporia, Kan., have purchased Cassville Package Store on Highway 11276-86 in Cassville. The purchase was from Mr. and Mrs. Dick Glavin. Mr. and Mrs. Martin are presently residing in Cassville and their family of three children are enrolled in the local schools. The Glavins plan remaining in this area. Martin was associated with an oil company in Kansas.

— TWO DISTRICT TITLES FOR SW CROSS COUNTRY

Southwest of Washburn’s Trojans won the boys and girls class 1A-2A district cross-country championships at Diamond. The girls team posted a score of 16 as Southwest had the first four places as senior Angie Sterling was 1st with a time of 21:58, Carrie Lambert 2nd 22:04, Heather Robbins 3rd – 23:46, Katie Knight 4th – 23:47, Christina Staib 6th – 25:20. This marks the first year that the girls cross country has had a complete team of at least five runners. The boys team won posting a score of 24 points to dominate district competition. The Trojans, in winning their eight out of 10 meets this fall, put all seven runners in the top ten. This makes the third District Championship in a row for the Trojans and the seventh district championship since 1981. Southwest results: Jake Holt, third; Eric Bernard, fifth; Curtis Tipton, sixth; Hesston Comer, seventh; John Rasmussen, eighth; Jimmy Oxford, ninth; and Jeff Chadd, tenth.

— COUNTY AWARDS BRIDGE PROJECT AT ROCKHOUSE

Barry County commission has awarded a $10,440 contract to Kent Pope Construction, for widening a bridge at Rockhouse Creek in the Hailey Hollow area. The funding from emergency bridge accounts will be through Mineral Springs special road district. The project, designed by Miller- Newell and Associates, George Ulmer, consultant, calls for adding to the bridge width by 10 feet, making a 22 foot crossing, and better aligning a curve approach to the crossing. New floor for the crossing was included, according to county clerk Rex Stumpff. District commissioners who with Ulmer will oversee the project are Wayne Bickford, Joe Moore and Rex Crumpler. Accounts funding the project are those withheld by the commission from road sales tax in the county and subsequently applied to projects throughout the county under emergency situations.