Jan. 8, 1975

— SAVINGS FIRM WILL CONSTRUCT OFFICE BUILDING The Cassville agency of Monett Savings and Loan Association, has purchased property on Main Street and announced plans to construct an office complex. The announcement came from James Randall, president. Involved in the project is purchase of a 90 x 160 foot lot at Sixth and Main here from Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hailey. The former Meador property has been a used car lot for a number of years. M. H. Eckhotf, agent for the Monett based firm, said plans are being developed at this time for the building. In addition to the savings and loan facilities, at least three other office spaces will be provided under. the same roof. Construction type, decor of the building and style will be determined in the near future for a start as quickly as crews are available. The local agency of the firm has been in Cassville since last June. Eckhoff opened the agency and is assisted by Mrs. Lois Lowe. Another improvement for services in this area will include installation of a computer terminal between Cassville and the home office for speedier transaction of loan and savings dealings. Randall and Eckhoff said equipment for this feature is expected to arrive in the near future. Monett Savings and Loan, officed in the north Barry County town since 1921, late last year also opened an agency in Forsyth in their latest expansion of service in southwest Missouri. Eckhoff said this week the initial plans of the project include an entrance off Sixth Street. A major portion of the real estate purchased will be utilized in customer parking facilities for the savings and loan and other office spaces which will be available. Both Randall and Eckhoff said the purchase of the land and building plans were in keeping with firm plans to provide the best facilities available in this service area.

— COMPLETES BOOTS

Navy Airman Recruit Dale L. Swofford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randle Swofford of Route 1, Jenkins, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida. The training Included Instruction In seamanship, military regulations, fire fighting, close order drill, first aid and Navy history.

— NEW MARINE

Marine PFC. Rick C. Brattin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Brattin, Cassville, graduated from recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. Physical conditioning, discipline and teamwork are emphasized during Marine recruit training. Classes include instruction in close order drill, Marine Corps history, first aid, uniform regulations and military customs and courtesies. Brattin, promoted to Private First Class upon completing recruit training, will undergo advanced infantry training next. The CHS grad has completed boot leave over the holidays.

— NEW TAX SERVICE COMING H and R Block tax services will be offered in Cassville with the opening of a branch of the Monett office here by Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper moved here just before Christmas from Bolivar. The office is in the Hall Building on West Eighth Street, offering complete state and federal tax services.

Jan. 9, 1985

— RECORD LAKE LEVELS TO DROP SIX INCHES DAILY After coping with a couple of sessions of high water since Christmas, Table Rock Lake dock owners have been advised by the Army Corps of Engineers that the reservoir will drop approximately one-half foot a day. Duration of the drawdown is expected to last 10 days to two weeks, according to Richard Groves, resident engineer. Rainfall measurements of at least 10 inches over the Table Rock and Beaver reservoir watershed over the holidays brought “the most water that has been seen in the White River areas since Table Rock was completed in 1966,”’ said a corps spokesman. Wooden flashboards at private Powersite Dam below Table Rock were removed last week to permit opening floodgates on the upstream structure. Groves said this week dock owners on Table Rock should watch the water levels extremely close to make sure their structures were moved at the proper times. Docks, both commercial and private, have been inaccessible for several days as walkways and parking areas were covered. The Missouri Water Patrol also said boaters on the lake should use caution to avoid floating objects. The Corps of Engineers is releasing water from both Table Rock and Beaver in anticipation of additional moisture in late winter and early spring. The corps expressed concern about discharges of water from the White River network of dams, including Table Rock and Beaver, Bull Shoals and Norfork and their effect on downstream areas of White River.

— BOND STEERING GROUP COVERS FEBRUARY 5 ISSUE The Cassville School Bond Steering Committee met in Superintendent Dan Bailey’s office last week. The noon meeting included lunch provided by the school cafeteria for each of the committee members. After lunch, chairman Tom Cardin led the discussion about the school bond election Tuesday, February 5, 1985. An intensive advertising campaign is planned which includes asking merchants to display bond issue posters in store windows. In addition, various poster layouts were examined by the committee and recommendations for the poster campaign were discussed. The building plans of architect Sam Winn were viewed by the committee. Bond representative Gary Greer presented current bonding rates and information to the committee. Other financial information about the bond issue was discussed and plans for further discussion will occur at the next committee meeting scheduled for noon on January 14. Those in attendance included Superintendent Bailey, chairman Tom Cardin, members Bill Easley, Marlee Edie, Cecilia Miller, Mark Smith, Lucille Johnston, and Greer.

— COUNTY RECEIVES FUNDS FOR FOREST LANDS Twenty-nine central and southern Missouri counties with Mark Twain National Forest public lands, recently shared almost $1.44 million in 1984 fiscal year Forest Service receipts. Forest Supervisor for Mark Twain, Leon Cambre, said, “final payments were made in early December. They showed a slight drop from the 1.55 million paid from fiscal year 1983 receipts.” Barry County, with 53,890 acres, received $53,140.92. By law, 25 percent of the revenues collected by USDA’s Forest Service are returned to the states where lands are located. The states are required to use the funds for schools and roads, and a transfer is made to those counties where the forest is located. Cambre said that the amount that each county gets depends on the number of acres of National Forest land, not what percentage of the receipts were collected in that particular county. The Mark Twain National Forest receipts paid to counties came from many different sources of National Forest income. About 67 percent came from mineral royalties paid for minerals removed from under National Forest lands. Timber sales on the Forest brought in about 31 percent of the total receipts. Recreation user fees, grazing fees, and land use receipts accounted for the remaining two percent. Missouri ranked third in the 20 state Eastern Region of the Forest Service for receipts paid to the states for the 1984 fiscal year. Pennsylvania with $1.96 million and Minnesota with $1.58 million ranked first and second. Nationwide over $225 million was paid to 42 states with National Forest land. Oregon, California and Washington were the high three with respective figures of $86 million, $44 million and $25 million.

30 years ago

Dec. 28, 1994

— WELLS SIGNS OPEN SHOP PACT; PLANNING EXPANSION Wells Aluminum Inc., with manufacturing plants in Cassville and Monett has signed a one year contract with the Teamsters Union as a result of a ballot proposition in early May this year. Ralph Westphal, operations manager for the extrusion plant in Monett and fabrication facility in Cassville, said the contract was signed with the Teamsters Local 823, represented by Joplin district union officials. Provisions of the contract call for an open shop. This provision will permit Wells employees to choose to join the Teamsters or remain non-aligned with the Teamsters. In a statement at the time the contract was accepted, Westphal said, “The company is pleased with the results of the November 9, 1994, vote. We believe the agreement is fair to all employees of Monett/ Cassville. “It has been our contention from the beginning that our employees should have the right to choose to belong to the union, and not be forced to belong in order to work for Wells Aluminum. This contract provides our employees that right. I want to thank all employees for their cooperation and perseverance they gave us throughout this period.” Just this week, Eldon McQueen, plant manager for the Cassville facility, said expansion plans for the fabrication unit in Cassville “were in the capitol forecast this spring.” McQueen said the Cassville facility, which just recently built a new entrance more accessible to large trucks, could be in line for a 15,000 square foot addition. The present plant size is 36,000 square feet. Purpose of the expansion, according to McQueen, is to layout fabrication lines more efficiently for custom work that is steadily increasing for the plant. Staple production at the plant, now employing 48 persons, is sliding glass doors for residential and commercial construction projects. Noting the plant’s employment stands near an all-time high for Wells here, McQueen said the company is forecasting more doors being fabricated here during 1995 than previous years. Wells has been in Cassville since springing-off the extrusion plant in Monett in 1973. Company employees voted in May 129 to 109 to accept union organization in the two plants. Votes in the proposition were combined under direction of the National Labor Relations Board which conducted the election, with no separate results from the two plants. The Monett plant at the time had 215 eligible votes with 30 in Cassville. First-time acceptance of a labor union by a Cassville industry came on a 54 percent favorable and 46 percent negative work force. During the period of the election until company announcements of personnel accepting a contract, negotiations were underway between Wells and the Teamsters Union on the final accepted contract.

—KRALLMAN ENLISTS FOR NAVY TRAINING PROGRAM Michael Wayne Krallman, Cassville, recently enlisted in the United States Navy for guaranteed training at the Navy’s Air Crew/ Rescue Swimmer school and can receive up to $14,400 in college educational benefits through the Montgomery GI Bill. Krallman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Krallman of Cassville, is a 1993 graduate of Cassville high school. He reports to basic training on April 17 at Great Lakes, I1. Upon completion of school, he will transfer to one of the Navy’s duty stations around the world Petty Officer First Class Steve Baker, Navy representative in Joplin, was the recruiter.