A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON

25 years ago: 1974

H. Weldon Macke of Gordonville, county auditor, has again been elected president of Southeast Missouri Region of Easter Seal Society for crippled children and adults.

Cape Girardeau County's total 1974 assessed valuation if $139,817,428, $10,280,423 increase over last year and largest single-year increase since 1969; county officials say record-setting assessment increase is result of increased construction during past two years.

Rodney Ladreiter, partner in Ladreiter's Sinclair Service Station and L and L Camper Sales, is co-chairman of this year's Jackson Chamber of Commerce Community Chest Drive; Ladreiter will work under chairmanship of Mrs. J.G. Haupt; 1974-75 campaign has goal of $20,000, $3,000 more than last year's fund-raising event.

Permit allowing Water District No. 1 of Cape Girardeau and Perry counties to install new lines in Fruitland vicinity was approved Monday by Cape Girardeau County Court; approximately 80 new customers will be served by pipelines which will be installed along Highway 166 from east of Fruitland School to Route V and south toward McLain's Chapel; construction of $334,000 line extension is expected to begin in September.

Non-resident tuition was increased, agreement renewed with Riverside Regional Library and resignation accepted during Tuesday's Jackson R-2 Board of Education meeting; tuition will be increased from $800 to $850 per year for students living outside Jackson school district; agreement with regional library allows schools in district to use films and other audio-visual aids from library, with district paying library $750, same as last year; resignation of Charles Skelton, transportation supervisor, is accepted by board.

50 years ago: 1949

Bringing about $6,152, 32 parcels of property were sold for taxes Monday by County Collector Ted R. Regenhardt, under provisions of law; beginning at 10 a.m., with 28 bidders present, four of whom were women, sale was held on south steps of courthouse; largest parcel sold was 82-acre tract and smallest was .70 of an acre.

Right-of-way easements for electric lines have been granted Missouri Utilities Co. of Cape Girardeau by group of farm residents just east of Jackson; grantees are Gustav Wedekind, L.J. Stewart, Anthony Snider, L.M. Shaner, Randolph Shaner, Fred W. Reinecke, Harry L. McDowell and H.L. Jones; rights to set poles and string wires were granted.

Delegation of 21 persons from southwest part of county appeared before County Court in special session Monday to discuss proposition of new roadway beginning at late E.F. Ford place on route N, near Whitewater, and to run to Crump; delegation brought with it purse of money to be donated, but as all persons en route haven't been contacted, they were requested to return Tuesday and to bring such information as they would be able to gather.

Water supplies are running low in county, with ponds and creeks at low ebb; water from Jackson is being hauled to points in north end of county, near Old Appleton, Oak Ridge and Millersville; Heck Crites of municipal power plant states that approximately 12,000 gallons are going out daily; haulers are Siebert Brothers, Joe Hartle, O.E. Bollinger, Bud Rueseler and J.A. Gibbs.

Jackson's public and parochial schools are set to open Sept. 6; all schools are looking forward to increases in enrollment; renovation work at St. Paul Lutheran School should be finished this week, while new Immaculate Conception Church school should be completed by mid-winter; brickmasons are now laying outside walls there; rural schools of county will open Sept. 5.

Rumor that County Farm might be sold is only in "talk" stage, according to Judge Frank Batchelor, who was in Jackson Thursday for County Court meeting; this was reiterated by Judge W.P. Crites and Presiding Judge Robert S. Cunningham; judges said that Dr. D.L. Seabaugh had offered county $200 an acre for farm, with reservation of 40 acres near home for its continuation by county.

The Rev. Robert Fisher has resigned as pastor of Foursquare Church, which he had pastored for past 18 months; his resignation was prompted by ill health; the Revs. Pearl Mabrey and Mary Jane Long, who recently conducted revival here, will remain as pastors.

75 years ago: 1924

Jackson youngsters are very depressed because they must soon head back to school; Sept. 1 will find them wending their way toward west end of town, a disappointed bunch.

Professor Dan Haldeman has gone to Perryville, where as superintendent of schools he must round up his teachers.

Two airplanes appeared over Jackson Saturday morning, circled around a while and then landed on outskirts of town; in short time pilots let it be known that they would be willing to carry passengers at $5 per person, or two for $8; they were kept busy for some time, several Jackson people taking advantage of opportunity to get birds-eye view of city; machines came from Sparta, Ill., and are part of Kelly Field outfit.

Gottlieb Reisenbichler, aged and respected resident of Shawnee Township, died Monday night at his home two miles southeast of Pocahontas; he was born in Goisern, in Upper Austria, not far from Danube River, July 7, 1844, and 14 years later came to this country with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Reisenbichler; family settled on farm on which he lived for 66 years, until his death; he was married twice, first to Anna Putz and later to Marie Linder; he is survived by eight children.

Mayor J.R. Bowman is in receipt of communication from Governor Arthur M. Hyde, requesting that Bowman see to it that National Defense Day is properly observed in Jackson; major is at loss to determine what kind of demonstration to provide for, as Jackson has neither National Guard unit, nor any other military organization, nor even troop of boy scouts or campfire girls; he has concluded to call upon residents to display national colors, and let it go at that.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schmidt of Grossrueden, Hanover, Germany, left that place to emigrate to United States and expect to arrive in New York aboard U.S.S. Ohio on Sept. 1; from New York couple will come to Jackson.

Fred Hartle and family will move to Jackson next week from his farm near Millersville; he will occupy house on his place in west part of town this winter and build fine residence in spring.