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MOCK TRIAL - MACON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY VS CHARLIE BURKHARDT
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POSTAL RESIDENT
US POSTAGE PAID QUINCY, IL PERMIT #108
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The Macon County
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
USPS-299800 Vol.136, No. 52 Bevier, MO, 63532 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 75 Cents
Serving Macon County Since 1876
MACON ELKS DONATE TO AGAPE CAFE
Subscribers to the Home Press are the nicest people! This week we salute
Don McVay Bevier, MO
Macon ...................$3.29 Bevier ....................$3.29 Clarence ................$3.29 Marceline ..............$3.25 Moberly .................$3.18 Kirksville...............$3.25 Columbia ...............$3.15 CLARENCE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO GRASS FIRE Clarence Rural Fire Department responded to a call at 5:24pm on June 26th for a grass fire located on Odessa Avenue, North of Anabel. They responded with 3 trucks and 6 fireman, Macon provided mutual aid. There was no property damage or injuries reported. Clarence Rural Fire Chief, Eric Greenwood, is requesting no open burning until there is a rain fall. Chief Greenwood states that “until we get some moisture it is a dangerous situation”.
Pictured above is Cecil Armet presenting a $250 donation to Jamie Elrod from the Agape Café on behalf of the Macon Elks Lodge Bingo. The presentation was on Thursday June 21st at the Macon Elks Lodge. The Macon Elks Lodge has Bingo night every Thursday at the lodge. The money from Bingo has allowed the organization to donate funds to several local clubs and organizations including the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Macon Diversified Industries.
THE REAL UNCLE SAM
OPEN BURN BAN The City of Macon, Macon Fire Department, has issued an open burning ban within the city of Macon, beginning Wednesday, June 27th, and will remain in effect until further notice. This ban includes yard waste fires and open cooking and/or recreation fires such as outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, bon fires, burn barrels, and others. Consumer fireworks use is included with this ban. The ban does not bar residents from using grills for cooking and businesses that use fully enclosed burning appliances as part of their operation and the appliance does not emit sparks from the device. The fireworks display at the Macon County Fairgrounds will take place as planned and is not part of the burn ban.
By Denny Banister Samuel Wilson was born in Massachusetts on September 13, 1766. The son of a Minuteman, Samuel served as a messenger and service boy for the army of the colonies. He tended livestock and performed other routine farm chores typical for boys his age in
the effort to help feed the soldiers. After the Revolutionary War and as a grown man, Samuel put his livestock experience to work by going into the meatpacking business. It wasn’t long before he found himself involved in another effort to help feed soldiers of the American army. In 1812, the British once more attacked the “colonies.” No longer under British rule, the colonies were now called the United States of America. Great Britain was trying to make the United States colonies once again. Samuel Wilson’s meatpacking business was invaluable to the war effort, supplying beef to the Amer-
ican army. Barrels of beef were shipped to the front lines to feed the soldiers, each barrel marked with the letters “U.S.” The “U.S.” stamped on the barrels, of course, stood for “United States,” but not according to the soldiers on the receiving end of those barrels of meat. The soldiers said the “U.S.” stood for the nickname of the benefactor who supplied the beef. You see, Samuel Wilson was a very loved and respected man, and his generosity was known far beyond the community where he worked and lived. A friend to all, Samuel Wilson was fondly nicknamed “Uncle Sam.” The soldiers serving on the front lines in the War of 1812 knew about the kindness and generosity of Samuel Wilson, and they knew the barrels of beef were from Samuel Wilson’s meat-packing business. The soldiers said the “U.S.” on the barrels of meat stood for “Uncle Sam.” The nickname caught on,
and soon “U.S.” and “Uncle Sam” became synonymous among the soldiers. Newspaper cartoonists started drawing a tall, thick bearded man dressed in red, white and blue stars and stripes clothing to portray Uncle Sam, who in turn portrayed the United States government. It wasn’t long before everyone in America knew Uncle Sam represented the United States, but most never knew why. Samuel Wilson passed away, but Uncle Sam lived on. Congress ensured Samuel Wilson would not be forgotten to history. While his name and story may not appear in history books, Samuel Wilson’s name does appear in the Federal Register. In 1961, Congress passed a resolution officially recognizing Samuel Wilson as the real Uncle Sam. Samuel Wilson was a true American patriot. He helped America win and keep her independence. Happy “4th of July” Uncle Sam.
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