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The
and ^Proclamations
OF THE
(governors
OF THE
STATE of MISSOURI
Compiled and Edited By
SARAH GUITAR
and
FLOYD C. SHOEMAKER, M.A., LL.D.
SECRETARY OF THE STATE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
VOLUME XVIII
Published by
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
1957
COPYRIGHT 1957 BY
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
PREFACE
This volume of u The Messages and Proclamations of the
Governors of the State of Missouri" includes the messages and
proclamations of Governor Phil M. Donnelly (1953-1957).
FLOYD C. SHOEMAKER
COLUMBIA, 1957,
CONTENTS VOLUME XVIII
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY
Page
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, By Frank P. Briggs 3
INAUGURAL ADDRESS, January 12, 1953 11
FIRST EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE, October 19, 1953, 67th General Assembly 21
SECOND EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE, February 23, 1954, 67th General Assembly 26
FIRST BIENNIAL MESSAGE, January 5, 1955 40
EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE, February 27, 1956, 68th General Assembly . 60
SECOND BIENNIAL MESSAGE, January 2, 1957 66
VETO MESSAGES
To the Senate
April 28, 1953 S.B. 11 Alternate juror 82
To the House of Representatives
May 27, 1953 H.B. 146 Motor vehicle parking 84
Veto Recorded with the Secretary of State
June 23, 1953 H.B. 416 Board of Probation and Parole .... 87
June 30, 1953 H.B. 396 Appropriations 89
July 3, 1953 S.B. 393 Interception of communications .... 91
July 7, 1953 S.B. 139 Director Div. Resources and Development , 92
July 7, 1953 H.B. 147 Committee on Legislative Research ... 94
July 8, 1953 S.B. 285 Contested cases administrative agencies . . 95
July 8, 1953 H.B. 345 Bounty on foxes 98
July 9, 1953 S.B. 328 Legislative fiscal officer 99
July 10, 1953 H.B. 65 Instruction of juries 102
July 13, 1953 S.B. 375 Income tax 105
July 14, 1953 S.B. 311 Workmen's Compensation 107
July 14, 1953 H.B. 325 Appropriations 108
July 14, 1953 H.B. 335 Appropriations 110
July 14, 1953 H.B. 382 Appropriations 112
July 14, 1953 H.B. 383 Appropriations 114
July 14, 1953 H.B. 384 Appropriations 118
July 14, 1953 H.B. 397 Appropriations 121
July 15, 1953 H.B. 324 Appropriations 122
July 15, 1953 H.B. 363 Appropriations 127
July 15, 1953 H.B. 465 Appropriations 130
June 2, 1954 H.B. 12 Appropriation 135
(v)
VI CONTENTS
VETO MESSAGES (Continued] Page
To the Senate
April 6, 1955 S.B. 128 St. Louis Recorder of Deeds .... 136
To the House of Representatives
April 28, 1955 H.B. 149 Sec. Dept. Labor & Industrial Relations . . 130
May 16, 1955 H.B. 103 Inventory of county property .... 141
May 17, 1955 H.B. 265 Flammable liquids 144
May 18, 1955 H.B. 151 Div. of Workmen's Compensation . . . 146
May 18, 1955 H.B. 46 Motor vehicle sales and use taxes .... 148
To the Senate
May 19, 1955 S.B. 84 Cooperative marketing assocs 151
To the House of Representatives
May 23, 1955 H.B. 140 Employment security 152
Veto Recorded with the Secretary of State
June 13, 1055 H.B. 507 Probation and parole 155
June 22, 1955 S.B. 48 Arson statutes 157
June 24, 1955 H.B. 366 Marshals Courts of Appeals . 158
June 27, 1955 S.B. 278 Salaries magistrates courts 159
June 30, 1955 H.B, 588 Appropriations 160
June 30, 1955 S.B. 60 Div. of Mental Diseases 169
June 30, 1955 S.B. 01 Dept. of Public Health & Welfare . . . 175
June 30, 1955 S.B. 350 Committee on Correctional Institutions , . 170
July 8, 1955 H.B. 388 County courts 178
July 8, 1955 S.B. 185 Expenses of magistrates 179
July 11, 1955 S.B. 289 Clerk St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. 181
July 12, 1955 H.B. 435 Mediation of labor disputes 184
July 12, 1955 S.B. 228 Compensation county highway engineers . 187
July 13, 1955 H.B. 69 Civil actions 188
July 13, 1955 H.B. 162 Legislative fiscal officer 190
July 13, 1955 S.B. 178 Workmen's Compensation 193
July 13, 1955 S.B. 308 Employers and employees 194
July 14, 1955 H.B. 150 Board of Rehabilitation 195
July 14, 1955 H.B. 365 Wages on public works 197
June 7, 1956 H.B. 5 Appropriations 202
June 8, 1956 Conf. Com. Sub. H.B. 2 & 3 Appropriations ... 203
SPECIAL MESSAGES
To the Senate
January 14, 1953 Director of Revenue 207
January 14, 1953 State Purchasing Agent 207
CONTENTS Vli
SPECIAL MESSAGES (Continued} Page
To the Senate
January 16, 1953 Supt. of Highway Patrol 208
January 22, 1953 Police Commissioners, St. Louis 208
January 29, 1953 Comptroller & Director of Budget 209
January 30, 1953 Supervisor of Liquor Control 210
To the General Assembly
February 6, 1953 Budget Message 210
To the Senate
February 10, 1953 Director Dept. of Corrections 217
February 10, 1953 Supt. Division of Insurance 217
February 11, 1953 Director of Welfare 218
February 11, 1953 Commissioner of Agriculture 218
February 13, 1953 Adjutant General 219
February 16, 1953 Director Dept. Business & Administration . . .219
February 24, 1953 Supervisor Savings & Loan Assocs 220
February 24, 1953 Supervisor Savings & Loan Assocs 220
February 24, 1953 Member Board of Probation & Parole . . . 220
February 24, 1953 Member Personnel Advisory Board . . . .221
February 24, 1953 Member Resources & Development Commission . 221
February 24, 1953 Member Tenn.-Mo. Bridge Commission . . . 222
March 2, 1953 Police Commissioners, St. Joseph 222
March 3, 1953 Member Board of Education 223
March 3, 1953 Member Board of Education 224
March 3, 1953 Member Dental Board 224
March 3, 1953 Member Board of Chiropody 225
March 3, 1953 Member Board of Pharmacy 225
March 3, 3953 Member Soil Districts Commission .... 226
March 3, 1953 Member Soil Districts Commission 226
March 3, 1953 Member Board of Cosmetology 227
March 3, 1953 Member Real Estate Commission 227
March 3, 1953 Police Commissioners, Kansas City .... 228
March 4, 1953 Regents Central State College 229
March 4, 1953 Regents Northwest State College 230
March 4, 1953 Regents Northeast Teachers College 231
March 4, 1953 Regents Southeast State College 231
March 4, 1953 Regents Southwest State College 232
March 6, 1953 Acknowledgment birthday remembrance . . . 233
March 9, 1953 Election Commissioner, St. Louis City .... 233
March 9, 1953 Election Commissioner, St. Louis City .... 234
March 9, 1953 Election Commissioner, St. Louis City .... 234
CONTENTS
MESSAGES (Continued] Page
To the Senate
March 9, 1953 Election Commissioner, St. Louis City .... 235
March 9, 1953 Acknowledgment of Senate tribute 236
To the General Assembly
March 13, 1953 Emergency appropriation 236
To the Senate
March 16, 1953 Trustee Federal Soldiers' Home 237
March 16, 1953 Trustee Federal Soldiers' Home 237
March 23, 1953 Regents State Colleges 238
To the General Assembly
March 24, 1953 Emergency appropriations 240
To the Senate
March 25, 1953 Member Industrial Commission 241
March 25, 1953 Director Div. Employment Security .... 241
March 25, 1953 Director of Health 242
March 30, 1953 Director of Civil Defense 242
April 1, 1953 S.B. 68 Revision of Statutes 243
April 1, 1953 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 244
April 2, 1953 State Service Officer 244
To the General Assembly
April 8, 1953 Emergency appropriation 245
To the Senate
April 6, 1953 Comm'er. Bi-State Development Agency .... 240
April 29, 1953 S.B. 97 Intangible property tax 240
April 29, 1953 S.B. 119 Intangible property tax 248
May 12, 1953 Trustee Fruit Experiment Station 249
May 12, 1953 Trustee Fruit Experiment Station 250
May 12, 1953 Trustee Board of Training Schools 250
May 13, 1953 Member Board of Optometry 251
May 13, 1953 Member Board of Accountancy 251
May 13, 1953 Member Public Service Commission .... 252
May 13, 1953 Member Public Service Commission 253
May 19, 1953 Commissioner of Finance 253
May 19, 1953 Members Board of Medical Examiners .... 254
May 20, 1953 Members Board of Mediation 255
May 20, 1953 Member Athletic Commission 255
May 20, 1953 Member Athletic Commission 256
May 20, 1953 Member Athletic Commission ...... 257
May 22, 1953 Curator University of Missouri 257
CONTENTS ix
SPECIAL MESSAGES (Continued} Page
To the Senate
May 22, 1053 Curator University of Missouri 258
May 22, 1953 Curator University of Missouri 258
To the House of Representatives
May 29, 1953 Reply to House Res. No. 136 on absence of Senators . . 259
To the Senate
May 30, 1953 Director of Civil Defense 2(50
May 30, 1953 Curator Lincoln University 261
To the Secretary of State
July 13, 1953 H.B. 360 Appropriation 261
July 13, 1953 H.B. 361 Appropriation 263
July 13, 1953 H.B. 368 Appropriation 264
To the Senate
October 20, 1953 State Geologist 265
October 20, 1953 Member Temi.-Mo. Bridge Coxnmission . . . 266
October 20, 1953 Member Personnel Advisory Board .... 266
October 20, 1953 Election Cormn'er. St. Louis County .... 267
October 20, 1953 Election Coinm'er. St. Louis County .... 268
October 20, 1953 Election Cornra'er. St. Louis County .... 268
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. St. Louis County .... 269
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. St. Louis City .... 270
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. St. Louis City 270
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. St. Louis City .... 271
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. St. Louis City 271
October 20, 1953 Member Board of Pharmacy 272
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 273
October 20, 1953 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 273
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Blind 274
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Blind .... 275
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Blind 275
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Blind .... 276
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Deaf 277
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Deaf .... 277
October 20, 1953 Member Bd. School for the Deaf 278
October 20, 1953 Member Board of Chiropody 279
October 20, 1953 Member Board of Education 279
October 20, 1953 Member Health Advisory Council .... 280
October 20, 1953 Member Health Advisory Council 281
October 20, 1953 Member Health Advisory Council .... 281
X CONTENTS
SPECIAL MESSAGES (Continued] '
To the Senate
October 20, 11)53 Member Health Advisory Council 282
October 20, 1953 Member Health Advisory Council . 28-' 5
October 20, 1953 Member Health Advisory Council 283
October 20, 1953 Member Board of Medical Examiners . . . 281
October 20, 1953 Member Board of Medical Examiners .... 285
October 20, 1953 Member Library Advisory Board .... 285
October 20, 1953 Member Board of Cosmetology 280
October 20, 1953 Member Dental Board 287
October 20, 1953 Member Resources & Development Commission . . 287
October 21, 1953 Member Bd. of Barber Examiners .... 288
October 21, 1953 Member Bd. of Barber Examiners 289
October 21, 1953 Member Bd. of Barber Examiners .... 289
October 21, 1953 Member Park Board 290
October 21, 1953 Member Park Board 291
October 21, 1953 Member Park Board 291
October 21, 1953 Member Park Board 292
October 21, 1953 Member Park Board 293
October 21, 1953 Member Park Board 293
October 21, 1953 Member Cancer Commission 2'.M
October 21, 1953 Member Cancer Commission 295
October 21, 1953 Member Cancer Commission 295
October 21, 1953 Member Cancer Commission 296
October 21, 1953 Member Veterinary Board 296
October 21, 1953 Member Veterinary Board 297
October 21, 1953 Member Veterinary Board 298
October 21, 1953 Member Veterinary Board 298
October 22, 1953 Pershing Memorial Commission 299
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing oOO
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing 300
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing 301
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing 302
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing 302
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing 303
October 22, 1953 Member Board of Nursing 304
October 23, 1953 Correction appointment message 304
March 9, 1954 Acknowledgment birthday greeting .... 305
March 10, 1954 Acknowledgment Senate tribute 306
To the General Assembly
March 17, 1954 Reply to Concurrent Res. No. 1 on school finances . 307
CONTENTS XI
SPECIAL MESSAGES (Continued) Page
To the Senate
March 29, 195 i Comm'er. Bi-State Development Agency . . . 327
March 29, 1954 Member Resources & Development Commission . 328
March 29, 1954 Comm'er. Bi-State Development Agency . , . 328
March 30, 1054 Regent Central State College 329
March 30, 1954 Member Bd. of Registration for Architects &
Professional Engineers 330
March 30, 1954 Member Bd. of Registration for Architects &
Professional Engineers 330
March 30, 1954 Member Bd. of Registration for Architects &
Professional Engineers 331
March 30, 1954 Director Div. of Mental Diseases 331
To the House of Representatives
March 30, 1954 Reply to Res. No. 10 on enlarging subjects for
consideration by Extra Session 332
To the Senate
April 12, 1954 Member Park Board 336
April 15, 1954 Member Resources & Development Commission . , 337
April 15, 1954 Member Resources & Development Commission . . 337
April 15, 1954 Member Board of Mediation 338
April 15, 1954 Member Board of Mediation 338
April 15 1954 Trustee Board of Training Schools 339
April 15, 1954 Member Tax Commission 340
To the General Assembly
April 19, 1954 Tribute to L. A. Vonderschmidt 340
To the Senate
April 20, 1954 Member Board of Accountancy 343
April 20, 1954 Member Health Advisory Council 344:
April 20, 1954 Member Public Service Commission .... 344
April 20, 1954 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 345
April 20, 1954 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 345
April 20, 1954 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 346
April 20, 1954 Curator Lincoln University 347
April 20, 1954 Curator Lincoln University 347
April 20, 1954 Curator Lincoln University 348
April 20, 1954 Curator Lincoln University 348
April 20, 1954 Member Highway Commission 349
April 20, 1954 Member Highway Commission 350
April 20, 1954 Election Comni'er. Jackson County .... 350
April 20, 1954 Election Comin'er. Jackson County 351
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SPECIAL MESSAG&S (Continued] Page
To the Senate
April 20, 1954 Election Comm'er. Jackson County . . . - 351
April 20, 1954 Election Comm'cr. Jackson County 352
To the General Assembly
January 6, 1955 Budget Message 353
January 10, 1955 Emergency appropriations 358
January 12, 1955 Emergency appropriations 359
To the Senate
January 12, 1955 Curator University of Missouri 360
January 12, 1955 Curator University of Missouri 360
January 12, 1955 Curator University of Missouri 361
January 13, 1955 Regent Northeast Teachers College .... 361
January 13, 1955 Regent Northeast Teachers College . . , . 362
January 13, 1955 Regent Southeast State College 362
January 13, 1955 Regent Southeast State College 363
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Probation & Parole . . . 364
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Probation & Parole .... 364
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Probation & Parole , . . 365
January 14, 1955 Member Veterinary Board 365
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Nursing 366
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Nursing 367
January 14, 1955 Director of Civil Defense 367
January 14, 1955 Member Tenn.-Mo. Bridge Commission . . . 368
January 14, 1955 Director Div. Workmen's Compensation . . . 368
January 14, 1955 Member Industrial Commission 369
January 14, 1955 Election Comm'er. Kansas City 370
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Cosmetology 370
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Mediation 371
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Mediation 372
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Education 372
January 14, 1955 Member Soil Districts Commission . . . .373
January 14, 1955 Director Div. Industrial Inspection .... 373
January 14, 1955 Trustee Board of Training Schools 374
January 14, 1955 Member Board of Chiropody 375
January 14, 1955 Director Div. of Mine Inspection 375
January 17, 1955 Regent Northwest State College 376
January 17, 1955 Regent Northwest State College 376
January 17, 1955 Regent Southwest State College 377
January 17, 1955 Regent Southwest State College 378
CONTENTS Xlli
SPECIAL MESSAGES (Continued} Page
To the General Assembly
January 24, 1955 Emergency appropriations 378
To the Senate
January 25, 1955 Regent Central State College 379
January 25, 1955 Regent Central State College 380
January 25, 1955 Member Tax Commission 380
February 4, 1955 Member Board of Nursing 381
February 4, 1955 Member Board of Nursing 381
February 4, 1955 Member Board of Nursing 382
February 4, 1955 Member Board of Nursing 383
To the General Assembly
February 14, 1955 Emergency appropriation 383
To the Senate
February 16, 1955 Comm'er. Bi-State Development Agency . . .384
February 16, 1955 Member Bd. School for the Blind .... 385
March 8, 1955 Acknowledgment of Senate tribute 385
April 28, 1955 Member Highway Commission 386
May 10, 1955 Member Real Estate Commission 386
May 10, 1955 Member Athletic Commission 387
May 10, 1955 Member Athletic Commission 387
May 11, 1955 Member Public Service Commission .... 388
May 11, 1955 Member Public Service Commission 389
May 11, 1955 Member Bd. School for the Deaf 389
May 1 1, 1955 Member Bd. School for the Deaf 390
May 11, 1955 Member Board of Optometry 390
May 16, 1955 Member Personnel Advisory Board 391
May 16, 1955 Member Personnel Advisory Board 392
May 16, 1955 Member Real Estate Commission 392
May 17, 1955 Member Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners .... 393
May 17, 1955 Member Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners .... 393
May 17, 1955 Member Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners .... 394
May 17, 1955 Member Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners .... 395
May 17, 1955 Member Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners .... 395
May 18, 1955 Trustee Federal Soldiers' Home 396
May 18, 1955 Trustee Federal Soldiers' Home 396
May 18, 1955 Trustee Federal Soldiers' Home 397
May 18, 1955 Trustee Federal Soldiers' Home 398
May 25, 1955 S.B. 66 Highway employees' and highway patrol
retirement system . r 398
XIV CONTENTS
MESSAGES (Continued) Page
To the Secretary of State
June 23, 1955 S.B. 212 Compensation of sheriffs ..... 399
June 23, 1955 H.B. 297 Salaries of prosecutors ...... 400
June 27, 1955 H.B. 98 State Highway Patrol ...... 401
July 12, 1955 H.B. 262 State Library ........ 402
July 12, 1955 S.B. 217 Circuit clerk ........ 402
To the House of Representatives
March 8, 1956 Acknowledgment of birthday remembrance , . . 404
To the Senate
March 13, 1956 Director Dept. Public Health & Welfare . . . 404
March 13, 1956 Director Dept. of Corrections ...... 405
March 13, 1956 State Geologist ......... 406
March 13, 1956 Member Soil Districts Commission ..... 406
March 13, 1956 Member Cancer Commission ...... 407
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council ..... 408
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council . 408
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council ..... 409
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council . . . . 410
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council ..... 410
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council . . . . 411
March 13, 1956 Member Health Advisory Council ..... 412
March 13, 1956 Member Resources & Development Commission . 412
March 13, 1956 Member Resources & Development Commission . .413
March 13, 1956 Member Resources & Development Commission . 414
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Accountancy ...... 414
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Accountancy ..... 415
March 13, 1956 Member Dental Board ....... 410
March 13, 1956 Member Dental Board ....... 416
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Chiropody ...... 417
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Education ...... 418
March 13, 1956 Curator Lincoln University ...... 418
March 13, 1956 Curator Lincoln University ...... 419
March 13, 1956 Curator Lincoln University ...... 420
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Optometry ..... 420
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Optometry ...... 421
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Optometry ..... 422
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Pharmacy ...... 422
March 13, 1956 Police Comm'er. St. Joseph . ..... 423
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Probation & Parole . 424
CONTENTS XV
MESSAGES (Continued) Page
To the Senate
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Probation & Parole .... 424
March 13, 1956 Member Board of Probation & Parole .... 425
March 13, 1956 Trustee Board of Training Schools .... 426
March 13, 1956 Member Tax Commission 426
March 13, 1956 Director Div. of Mine Inspection 427
March 13, 1956 A'lember Real Estate Commission 428
March 15, 1956 Member Banking Board 428
March 15, 1956 Member Banking Board 429
March 15, 1956 Member Banking Board 430
March 15, 1056 Member Banking Board 430
March 15, 1956 Member Banking Board 431
March 15, 1956 Member Board of Medical Examiners .... 432
March 15, 1956 Member Board of Medical Examiners .... 432
March J 5, 1956 Member Board of Nursing 433
March 15, 1956 Member Tenn.-Mo. Bridge Commission . . . 434
March 15, 1956 Member Tenn.-Mo. Bridge Commission .... 434
March 15, 1956 Comrn'er. Bi-State Development Agency . . . 435
March 15, 1956 Member Tenn.-Mo. Bridge Commission .... 436
March 15, 1956 Member Park Board 436
March 15, 1956 Director of Civil Defense 437
March 15, 1956 Member Veterinary Board 438
March 15, 1956 Member Park Board 438
March 15, 1956 Member Board of Mediation 439
March 16, 1956 Members Interstate Compact on Juveniles . . .440
March 16, 1956 Member Library Commission 440
March 10, 1956 Member Library Commission 441
March 16, 1956 Member Library Commission 442
March 16, 1956 Member Library Commission 442
To the General Assembly
April 4, 1 956 Subjects for consideration of the Extra Session . . 443
To the Secretary of State
May 21, 1956 H.B. 7 Appropriation 448
PROCLAMATIONS
October 14, 1953 Calling an Extra Session of the General Assembly . 449
February 17, 1954 Calling an Extra Session of the General Assembly . 451
February 16, 1956 Calling an Extra Session of the General Assembly 456
xv i CONTENTS
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS, WRITS OF ELECTION, AND
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS
January 26, 1953 Children's Dental Health Day 460
February 3, 1953 American Heart Month 460
February 4, 1953 Engineers' Week 460
February 9, 1953 American Brotherhood Week 460
February 10, 1953 Thomas Alva Edison Day 461
February 13, 1953 Special Day of Prayer 461
February 20, 1953 President's Day 461
February 26, 1953 Save Your Vision Week 461
February 27, 1953 Red Cross Month 461
February 27, 1953 Easter Seal Month 462
March 10, 1953 National Wild Life Week 462
March 16, 1953 Shut-ins' Day 462
March 20, 1953 Missouri State Mothers' Week 462
March 24, 1953 Good Friday 462
March 27, 1953 Cancer Control Month 463
April 6, 1953 Achievement Months 463
April 8, 1953 Sunday School Week 463
April 18, 1953 World Fellowship Week 463
April 22, 1953 Loyalty Day 463
April 25, 1953 National Music Week 464
April 27, 1953 Back to God Day 464
April 28, 1953 Good Posture Week 464
April 29, 1953 National Hearing Week 464
April 30, 1953 Cotton Week 464
May 1, 1953 International Petroleum Exposition 46/>
May 2, 1953 Mental Health Week; Mother's Day 465
May 4, 1953 Letters from America Week 465
May 8, 1953 I Am An American Week 465
May 11, 1953 National Secretaries' Week; Armed Forces Day . . 465
May 14, 1953 Foot Health Week; National Golf Day .... 466
May 18, 1953 National Maritime Day 466
May 26, 1953 Ragweed Control Month 466
May 28, 1953 Aid to Korea Week 466
May 29, 1953 Dairy Month 466
June 2, 1953 Fraternal Week 467
June 3, 1953 National Vegetable Week 467
June 8, 1953 Flag Week 467
June 16, 1953 Father's Day 467
CONTENTS XV11
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued] Page
June 17, 1953 World Veterans' Day 467
June 18, 1953 Independence Week 468
July 8, 1953 George Washington Carver Day 468
July 10, 1953 National Farm Safety Week 468
vSeptember 4, 1953 Constitution Day 468
vSeptember 10, 1953 National Home Week 468
September 24, 1953 National Letter Writing Week 469
September 24, 1953 National Kids' Week 469
September 24, 1953 Fire Hazard Emergency 469
September 28, 1953 Fire Prevention Week 469
September 29, 1953 National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week; National Pharmacy Week 469
October 1, 1953 United Nations Day 470
October 6, 1953 Business Women's Week 470
October 8, 1953 Credit Union Day 470
October 9, 1953 National Bible Week 470
October 13, 1953 Child Accident Prevention Week .... 470
October 14, 1953 Calling an Extra Session of the General Assembly . 471
October 15, 1953 American Education Week 471
October 30, 1953 Future Homemakers' Week 471
November 2, 1953 United States Marine Corps Day .... 471
November 16, 1953 Truck Transportation Week 471
November 24, 1953 Thanksgiving Day 472
December 3, 1953 Gold Star Family Week 472
December 10, 1953 Bill of Rights Day 472
December 17, 1953 March of Dimes Month 472
December 30, 1953 Missouri Marine Month; Good Neighbor Tuesday 472
January 4, 1954 George Washington Carver Day 473
January 8, 1954 January Egg Month 473
January 13, 1954 Jaycee Week 473
January 16, 1954 National Thrift Week 473
January 27, 1954 Children's Dental Health Day 473
February 10, 1954 Thomas Alva Edison Day 474
February 16, 1954 American Brotherhood Week 474
February 17, 1954 Missouri Future Farmers' Week .... 474
February 17, 1954 Calling a Special Session of the Legislature . . 474
February 18, 1954 National Beauty Salon Week 474
February 19, 1954 Engineers' Week 475
February 24, 1954 World Day of Prayer 475
February 27. 1954 Red Cross Month 475
xviii CONTENTS
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued) Page
March 2, 1954 President's Day 475
March 3, 1954 Baster Seal Month 475
March 5, 1954 National Wild Life Week 47(>
March 15, 1954 Doctors' Day 47(i
March 30, 1954 Cancer Control Month 470
April 6, 1954 Sunday School Week 476
April 8, 1954 Jefferson Day 47t>
April 14, 1954 Good Friday 477
April 16, 1954 World Fellowship Week 477
April 19, 1954 National Sports Festival 477
April 22, 1954 National Motel Week 477
April 22, 1954 National Hearing Week 477
April 23, 1954 Invest in America Week 478
April 23, 1954 Good Posture Week 478
April 23, 1954 National Music Week 478
April 24, 1954 May Day Pray Day 478
April 24, 1954 United Cerebral Palsy Month 478
April 30, 1954 Loyalty Day 479
May 4, 1954 Letters from America Week 479
May 5, 1954 June Dairy Month 479
May 6, 1954 Mother's Week; Mother's Day 479
May 6, 1954 Cotton Week 479
May 10, 1954 Armed Forces Day 480
May 11, 1954 I Am An American Day 480
May 12, 1954 Foot Health Week 480
May 14, 1954 National Secretaries' W eek 480
May 17, 1954 National Maritime Day 480
May 24, 1954 Soil Conservation District Month 481
May 24, 1954 Middlebush Appreciation Day 481
May 27, 1954 National Golf Day 481
May 28, 1954 Know Your America Week 481
May 28, 1954 Ragweed Control Month 481
May 31, 1954 Nursing Homes Day 482
June 1, 1954 Shut-ins' Day 482
June 2, 1954 National Rose Week 482
June 4, 1954 Know Your Pharmacists Better Week 482
June 7, 1954 National Flag Week 482
June 10, 1954 Father's Day 483
June 22, 1954 Independence Week 483
July 23, 1954 National Farm Safety Week 483
CONTENTvS XIX
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued) Page
July 26, 1954 National Vegetable Week 483
August 4, 1954 Emergency March of Dimes 483
August 5, 1954 Make It Yourself with Wool Week .... 484
August 20, 1954 Sight-Saving Month 484
September 2, 1954 Highway Traffic Safety Months .... 484
September 15, 1954 National Home Week 484
September 16, 1954 Constitution Day; Good Citizenship Day . , 484
September 17, 1954 Missouri American Jewish Tercentenary . . . 485
September 21, 1954 National Pharmacy Week 485
September 28, 1954 Fire Prevention Week 485
September 29, 1954 Oil Progress Week 485
September 30, 1954 National Letter Writing Week 485
October 1, 1954 National Newspaperboy Day 486
October 1, 1954 Emergencies Don't Wait Week 486
October 1, 1954 National Employ the Physical Handicapped Week . 486
October 4, 1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee Week 486
October 5, 1954 Credit Union Day 486
October 6, 1954 Business Women's Week 487
October 7, 1954 Missouri Nurse Week 487
October 11, 1954 National Bible Week 487
October 14, 1954 American Legion Week 487
October 15, 1954 Child Accident Prevention Week 487
October 20, 1954 United Nations Day 488
October 28, 1954 Religion in American Life Month 488
October 29, 1954 Sight Conservation Month 488
October 29, 1954 National Future Homemakers' Week .... 488
November 1, 1954 National Radio and TV Week 488
November 1 , 1954 American Education Week 489
November 4, 1954 Optimist Week 489
November 8, 1954 Retarded Children's Week 489
November 10, 1954 Veterans' Day 489
November 17, 1954 Safe Driving Day 489
November 23, 1954 Thanksgiving Day 490
November 26, 1954 Salvation Army Week 490
November 26, 1954 Oil and Gas Conservation Week .... 490
December 13, 1954 Bill of Rights Day 490
December 16, 1954 January Egg Month 490
December 27, 1954 March of Dimes Month 491
December 27, 1954 Air Reservist Year of Decision .... 491
December 31, 1954 George Washington Carver Day 491
XX CONTENTS
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued) Page
January 6, 1055 Amelia Barhart Week 491
January 11, 1955 Jaycee Week 491
January 12, 1955 Printing Week 492
January 14, 1955 National Thrift Week 492
January 21, 1955 Go to the Movies Month 492
February 8, 1955 American Brotherhood Week 492
February 8, 1955 National Defense Week 492
February 10, 1955 Knights of Pythias Highway Courtesy Week . . 493
February 11, 1955 Thomas Alva Edison Day 498
February 15, 1955 Heart of America Command Performance
Jubilesta Week 493
February 16, 1955 National Beauty Salon Week 493
February 17, 1955 Rotary Club Week 493
February 23, 1955 World Day of Prayer 494
February 23, 1955 Physically Handicapped Month; Crippled
Children's Day 494
March 1, 1955 President's Day 494
March 10, 1955 National Baseball Week 494
March 10, 1955 Camp Fire Girls' Week 494
March 17, 1955 National Wild Life Week 495
March 23, 1955 Hellenic Independence Day 495
March 29, 1955 Cancer Control Month 495
March 31, 1955 Hans Christian Andersen Day 495
April 5, 1955 Good Friday 495
April 6, 1955 National Sunday School Week 496
April 11, 1955 Jefferson Day 490
April 18, 1955 World Fellowship Week 496
April 19, 1955 Boys Town of Missouri Day 496
April 20, 1955 National Secretaries' Week 496
April 22, 1955 Invest in America Week 497
April 25, 1955 National Music Week 497
April 26, 1955 Good Posture Week 497
April 27, 1955 Loyalty Day 497
April 27, 1955 Mother's Day 497
April 28, 1955 National Hearing Week 498
April 28, 1955 June Dairy Month 498
April 28, 1955 United Cerebral Palsy Month 498
April 29, 1955 National Motel Week 498
April 29, 1955 Cotton Week 498
April 29, 1955 Architects' Day 499
CONTENTS XXI
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued) Page
May 9, 1955 Letters from America Week 499
May 10, 1955 Miss Missouri Day 499
May 10, 1955 Women's Army Corps Day 499
May 12, 1955 Nursing Homes Day 499
May 13, 1955 Chemical Progress Week 500
May 13, 1955 I Am An American Day 500
May 18, 1955 National Maritime Day 500
May 19, 1955 Armed Forces Day 500
May 24, 1955 Ragweed Control Month 500
May 24, 1955 New Glory for Old Glory Week 501
May 26, 1955 National and International Shut-ins' Day . . . 501
May 27, 1955 Wear a Garden Flower Week 501
June 1, 1955 National Rose Week 501
June 14, 1955 Father's Day 501
June 28, 1955 Make It Yourself with Wool Week 502
June 28, 1955 Independence Day 502
July 6, 1955 Ground Observer Corps Week 502
July 6, 1955 National Farm Safety Week 502
July 11, 1955 Missouri Agriculture Day 502
July 18, 1955 National Vegetable Week 503
July 21, 1955 Silver Jubilee Month for the Super Market Industry . 503
August 5, 1955 Wyatt Earp Week 503
August 20, 1955 John Marshall Bicentennial Month .... 503
August 30, 1955 National Child Safety Week 503
August 31, 1955 Constitution Week; Citizenship Day .... 504
August 31, 1955 Missouri Poetry Day 504
August 31, 1955 American Business Women's Association Week . 504
August 31, 1955 Soft Water Week 504
August 31, 1955 Business Women's Week 504
September 21, 1955 National Traffic Memorial Day 505
September 21, 1955 National Pharmacy Week 505
September 21, 1955 Fire Prevention Week 505
September 21, 1955 Oklahoma Songfest Week 505
September 21, 1955 National Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week 505
September 21, 1955 National Letter Writing Week .... 506
September 23, 1955 Public Holiday 506
September 23, 1955 National Bible Week 506
September 23, 1955 Columbus Day 506
September 29, 1955 Emergencies Don't Wait Week .... 506
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MEMORANDA otf PROCLAMATIONS (Continued}
September 29, 1955 Grandmother's Day 507
September 30, 1955 National Newspaperboy Day 507
October 6, 1955 Cleaner Air Week 507
October 10, 1955 Restaurant Month 507
October 11, 1955 St. Louis Public Service Co. Strike .... 507
October 12, 1955 Child Accident Prevention Week .... 508
October 17, 1955 Credit Union Day 508
October 19, 1955 Missouri Marine Month 508
October 19, 1955 American Education Week 508
October 19, 1955 Religion in American Life Month .... 508
October 24, 1955 Veterans 5 Day 509
October 26, 1955 Result of election ou Senate Bill No. 3 . . . 509
October 27, 1955 Safe Driving Day 509
November 9, 1955 Calling a Special Election 509
November 15, 1955 Thanksgiving Day 509
December 5, 1955 Christmas Day 510
December 13, 1955 Bill of Rights Day 510
December 16, 1955 Navy Sign-up Month 510
December 22, 1955 March of Dimes Mouth 510
December 30, 1955 Jaycee Week 510
January 3, 1956 George Washington Carver Day 511
January 12, 1956 National Thrift Week 511
January 25, 1956 Air Reserve Defense for Peace 511
January 25, 1956 American History Month 511
January 31, 1956 American Heart Month; Children's Dental
Health Week 511
February 1, 1956 National Guard Muster Day 512
February 0, 1956 National Beauty Salon Week 512
February 0, 1950 Thomas Alva Edison Day 512
February 14, 1956 World Day of Prayer 512
February 15, 1956 President's Day 512
February 10, 1956 Calling an Extra Session of the General Assembly . 513
February 17, 1956 American Brotherhood Week 513
February 24, 1956 Red Cross Month 513
February 24, 1956 National Opera Week 513
March 7, 1956 Camp Fire Girls' Birthday Week 513
March 10, 1956 Girl Scout Week 514
March 12, 1956 Missouri Federation Week 514
March 14, 1956 National Wild Life Week 514
March 14, 1956 Home Economics Week 514
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MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued) Page
March 16, 1956 Air Power Week 514
March 21, 1956 Cancer Control Month 515
March 22, 1956 World Jewish Child's Day 515
March 26, 1956 vSavings and Loan Month 515
March 26, 1956 Doctors' Day 515
March 27, 1956 Good Friday 515
March 29, 1956 Youth Temperance Education Week . . . . 510
March 29, 1956 USO Month 516
April 4, 1956 Pan American Week 516
April 5, 1956 National Sunday School Week 516
April 12, 1956 International Stamp Week 516
April 16, 1956 Chemical Progress Week 517
April 16, 1956 Military Reserve Week 517
April 16, 1956 Loyalty Day 517
April 18, 1956 Free World Friendship Week 517
April 18, 1956 National Secretaries' Week 517
April 20, 1956 Medical Education Week 518
April 2o, 1956 Invest in America Week 518
April 24, 1956 Soil Stewardship Week; Good Posture Week . . 518
April 25, 1956 Food and Drug Law Golden Anniversary Week . .518
April 26, 1956 National Hearing Week 518
April 27, 1956 Architects' Day 519
April 30, 1956 United Cerebral Palsy Month 519
May 1, 1956 National Motel Week; National Music Week . . . 519
May 4, 1956 Beautyrama Week 519
May 4, 1956 Cotton Week 519
May 7, 1956 Letters from America Week 520
May 7, 1956 American War Mothers' Carnation Day .... 520
May 8, 1956 Mother's Day 520
May 9, 1956 National Radio W T eek 520
May 10, 1956 Armed Forces Day 520
May 14, 1956 I Am An American Day 521
May 14, 1956 Salvation Army Week 521
May 17, 1956 National Maritime Day 521
May 18, 1956 Red Cross Day 521
May 23, 1956 June Dairy Month 521
May 24, 1956 Ragweed Control Month 522
May 28, 1956 National Recreation Month 522
May 29, 1956 Shut-ins' Day 522
May 29, 1956 New Glory for Old Glory Week 522
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MEMORANDA otf PROCLAMATIONS (Continued} Page
June 1, 1956 Babe Zaharias Cancer Fund Month 522
June 1, 1956 National Golf Day 523
June 4, 1956 Fraternal Week 523
June 5, 1956 National Flag Week 523
June 12, 1956 Father's Day 523
June 22, 1956 Make It Yourself with Wool Week 523
June 22, 1956 Plumbing Month 524
July 3, 1956 Ground Observer Corps Week 524
July 5, 1956 Laclede Gas Company Strike 524
July 6, 1956 Tom Sawyer Week 524
July 6, 1956 Hospital Day 524
July 6, 1956 Kansas City Power and Light Co. Strike .... 525
August 27, 1956 Civil Defense Week 525
August 30, 1956 Citizenship Day 525
August 30, 1956 Constitution and Law Week 525
September 6, 1956 Emergencies Don't Wait Week 525
September 10, 1956 Missouri Poetry Day 526
September 17, 1956 Museum Week 526
September 18, 1956 National Pharmacy Week 526
September 20, 1956 National Traffic Memorial Day 526
September 24, 1956 Fire Prevention Week 526
September 26, 1956 Servicemen's Voting Week; National Letter
Writing Week 527
October 1, 1956 Columbus Day; American Heritage Week . . . 527
October 2, 1956 Credit Union Day 527
October 3, 1956 National Newspaperboy Day 527
October 5, 1956 National Bible Week 527
October 8, 1956 Cleaner Air Week 528
October 15, 1956 Child Accident Prevention Week 528
October 18, 1956 Apple Week 528
October 18, 1956 Catholic Youth Week 528
October 19, 1956 United Nations Day 528
October 23, 1956 American Art Week 529
October 26, 1956 Religion in American Life Month .... 529
October 31, 1956 Veterans' Day 529
November 1, 1956 American Education Week 529
November 7, 1956 Retarded Children's Week 529
November 8, 1956 Optimist Week 530
November 15, 1956 Thanksgiving Day 530
November 20, 1956 Civil Air Patrol Week 530
CONTENTS XXV
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS (Continued^ Page
November 20, 1956 Help Hungary Day ....... 530
November 29, 1956 Printing Week ........ 530
December 5, 1956 Christmas Day ......... 531
December 10, 1956 Bill of Rights Day ....... 531
December 12, 1956 Operation New Bra Navy Year ..... 531
December 20, 1956 Missouri Marine Month ...... 531
December 20, 1956 March of Dimes Month ...... 531
January 3, 1957 Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial . . . . 532
January 3, 1957 George Washington Carver Day ..... 532
January 9, 1957 Jaycee Week ......... 532
MEMORANDA OF WRITS OF
March 20, 1953 Jasper County ......... 533
January 18, 1954 St. Louis City ........ 533
January 27, 1954 St. Charles County; Washington County; Lafayette
County; Morgan County; Sullivan County ...... 533
March 11, 1955 Schuyler County ........ 534
August 29, 1955 Jackson County; Bellinger County; Sullivan County . 534
December 13, 1955 Cape Girardeau County ...... 534
December 30, 1955 Ozark County ......... 535
March 14, 1956 Platte County ......... 535
March 20, 1956 Unn County .......... 535
MEMORANDA OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS
March 31, 1953 Governor Administers Auditor's Office . . , 536
April 1, 1953 State Offices Closed, Death of State Auditor Holmes . 536
October 26, 1953 Drought Emergency Program ..... 536
October 31, 1953 Drought Emergency Program ...... 536
March 24, 1954 Drought Emergency Program ..... 537
April 21, 1954 Drought Emergency Program ...... 537
July 20, 1954 Drought Disaster Area ....... 537
September 13, 1954 Emergency Hay Program ...... 537
September 22, 1954 State Penitentiary Riot ...... 538
October 11, 1955 St. Louis Public Service Co. Strike .... 538
October 11, 1955 St. Louis Public Service Co. Strike .... 538
July 5, 1956 Laclede Gas Co. Strike ........ 539
July 5, 1956 Laclede Gas Co. Strike ........ 539
July 6, 1956 Kansas City Power and Light Co. Strike .... 540
July 6, 1956 Kansas City Power and Light Co. Strike .... 540
August 27, 1956 Labor Day Weekend Traffic ...... 540
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY
PHIL M. DONNELLY
rovernor 1953-1957
PHIL M. DONNELLY
BY
FRANK P. BRIGGS
Phil M. Donnelly, forty-first and again forty- third Governor
of the State of Missouri, lawyer, statesman, and business
executive, is the only man ever to be elected to two four-year
terms as Missouri's chief executive. His first administration
was so outstanding and so strong that acclaim was almost
universal that he again seek the governorship, and the vote
accorded in electing him bespoke as no mere words can tell
his popularity and his excellent reputation throughout all
Missouri.
Governor Donnelly was born in Lebanon, Laclede County,
Missouri, on March 6, 1891, the son of Phil and Margaret
(Halloran) Donnelly.
He attended the public schools at Lebanon and was grad-
uated from the Lebanon high school in 1909. In the fall of that
year he entered St. Louis University to study law, that having
been his goal from his early youth. In four years he had com-
pleted the course and was graduated in 1913.
After taking the bar examinations and being admitted to
practice law in Missouri, Mr. Donnelly returned to his native
county, Laclede, to engage in the practice of law.
His early practice of the law paralleled that which many
young lawyers face today. While its calls were many, its
recompense was not so large and his shingle was fairly well
nailed to the wall before his reputation as a "good lawyer"
spread throughout the area of Laclede and adjoining counties.
In the law, as in other ventures, however, Mr. Donnelly's
alert and keen mind soon became evident and his clientele
grew until it is now one of the largest in the State.
On May 22, 1915, Mr. Donnelly was united in marriage with
Miss Juanita McFadden, a native of Paducah, Kentucky, who
was then living in Maplewood, Missouri. She is the daughter
of E. M. and Zilpah McFadden. One son, Phillip David, who
is now a law partner of his father, was born to this union.
Soon after entering legal practice in Laclede County, Mr.
Donnelly also became interested in politics. His native county
was Republican, but he believed in the principles of the Demo-
(3)
4 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
cratic Party and it was with that party that he made affilia-
tion. He was first appointed city attorney of Lebanon, a post
he held for several years, and he served one term as prosecuting
attorney of Laclede County. In the fall of 1922, he was elected
by Laclede County as its representative in the Missouri General
Assembly and two years later he was "sent over the corridor"
to the State Senate, where he promptly made a name for him-
self as a parliamentarian and legislative leader. He was honored
with every post of honor his fellow senators could bestow on
him during the twenty years he served in the State Senate.
Senator Donnelly was chairman of two different commis-
sions to revise the Missouri statutes, one in 1929 and the other
in 1939. His work on both commissions bespoke apt knowledge
of the law and the statutes, and other states copied Missouri's
procedure in their revision work.
Political history was made by Senator Donnelly when, in
3 944, he found himself pitted against a fellow townsman from
Lebanon for the high office of governor. And the town of
Lebanon also made history when it went to the polls and cast
the same number of ballots for each candidate.
Upon first being elected governor, Phil M. Donnelly started
making history. He brought to the executive office the valu-
able knowledge gained through years of experience in the legis-
lative bodies and through the practice of the law. And soon
national attention was focused on Missouri through certain
enlightened policies of its chief executive.
One of the first of Governor Donnelly's policies that brought
him national prominence was his insistence that Missouri be
given the right to operate its own State employment service.
The threat of the Federal Social Security Administration to
withhold certification of Federal unemployment tax credits
because of the controversy over the transfer of the U. S.
Employment Service in Missouri collapsed when the Governor
stood his ground and informed the Federal agency that
Missouri was prepared to operate its own business without
Federal aid if necessary.
Federal dams in Missouri soon became an issue in the
Donnelly administration and Governor Donnelly again
attracted the attention of the nation in his expert handling of
this "touchy" question. After rejecting a proposal to build a
large dam at Osceola, the Governor went into the matter of
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 5
flood control and devised a working formula which was adopted
by other states as their blue print in the flood control fight.
National attention again came to Missouri when Governor
Donnelly moved to correct conditions that existed in Mis-
souri's penal institutions, especially in the Training School for
Boys at Boonville. Citizens of Boonville were demanding the
school's removal because of their fear of boys who frequently
escaped from the institution.
Governor Donnelly asked the Training School Board to
take steps to clean up the situation. When they hesitated to
act, he called for their resignations, appointed a new board,
and installed a new administration at the school. Criticized
at the time, critics soon began to see that the Governor was
leading in the right direction and their fault-finding soon
turned to praise.
One of the outstanding features of both Donnelly adminis-
trations was the wise and courageous exercise of the veto
power. Refusing to "scringe before the lash of the school
lobby," Governor Donnelly refused to sign a school bonus bill
and his veto was sustained by the Supreme Court. Governor
Donnelly probably set an all-time record in the use of his veto
on so-called "major" bills passed by the General Assembly
when in 1955 he failed to affix his name to 26 of these state-
wide, highly lobbied, and widely publicized measures. Small
loan laws, sought urgently by large interests, met the Gov-
ernor's veto. A change in the Missouri State Highway Commis-
sion to give disproportionate representation to the rural areas
also met the Governor's veto.
Those who read the Governor's veto messages were
impressed with their thoroughness and their logic. In each
case, the Governor very painstakingly told the legislature just
why he could not approve the bill. His explanations were
direct, firm, yet without a sting.
Governor Donnelly again attracted national attention in
handling a tense situation in his first term when a group of 250
"marching veterans" from Springfield went to Jefferson City
to demand a $400 bonus or "sit in the Capitol until they got
it." The Governor, in a clear, ringing voice, addressed the
veterans in the rotunda of the Capitol and advised them to
take the orderly manner to secure their demandsthat they
should call on their legislators and discuss their desires with
6 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
them. "We have the same Democracy in Missouri that we
have in the United States, the same kind of government that
you went and served to preserve and protect. You should be
the last to try to upset that kind of government, 77 he told the
young men as they listened to his "No. 7 '
When politicians started lighting the proposal to adopt a
new constitution, Governor Donnelly, a student of constitu-
tional law, came out for the adoption of the new document
and did much to cause the voters of the State to follow his
example and do away with an outmoded basic law. Adoption
of this new constitution meant the entire remodeling of Mis-
souri's government. Governor Donnelly took positive
leadership in the work of setting the new government on a
firm basis.
When Governor Donnelly was being urged to run for a
second term as Governor he confided in friends that he would
like to see the state institutions in better shape than they were
when he left office at the end of his first term. That desire is
probably the greatest impelling reason for his precedent break-
ing second term race and victory.
Governor Donnelly's handling of the prison riots in 1953
again attracted national attention to his firm, unflinching
attachment to public service and official duty. His firm hand
kept the turbulent situation from getting entirely out of hand
and his determined decisions soon alleviated the stress and
strife within the walls.
No sooner had he been elected than he started working on a
method to rehabilitate and modernize the State's institutions.
Under his advice and guidance a $75,000,000 bond issue
was presented to the people of Missouri and was voted
overwhelmingly. That issue, while not available during his
administration, will modernize the State's physical properties
and make Missouri institutions "above par" throughout the
nation.
No man in Missouri's history has done more to improve the
judiciary than has Governor Donnelly. When he first took
office, precedent had been established for a Democrat to name
only Democrats to the different tribunals and for Republicans
to name only Republicans. But Governor Donnelly changed
that precedent and without regard for political affiliation,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 7
color, or creed, he named men to judicial posts in Missouri
solely on the basis of their qualifications.
Droughts plagued Missouri during the second Donnelly
administration, but Missourians had a friend in the executive
office who led out unhesitatingly to get funds available for
drought relief.
Under his direction a "hay program" was set up in Mis-
souri that was unequalled in the nation and Missouri farmers
were able to keep their livestock until home grown feed was
available to them. Following the hay relief program, another
drought hit the State, but failure of the General Assembly
and the Federal Government to provide funds kept the State
from again providing aid.
Governor Donnelly's interest in the every day citizen the
working men and women of the State -was never more appar-
ent than when he went before each session of the General
Assembly in his term of office and insisted that the sales tax
be taken off food so that those who are forced to buy every-
thing they eat will not be penalized unduly. He was never
able to get the Assembly to pass such legislation.
Governor Donnelly also showed his concern over the
appalling loss of life on public highways, and on one occasion
ordered the Missouri National Guard to assist the State High-
way Patrol in patrolling highways over a long Labor Day
weekend holiday.
His deep interest in law enforcement was evidenced by his
constant backing of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and
his insistence that patrolmen be given every weapon of
authority to enforce the law and every possible remuneration
for their services.
Governor Donnelly's policies relating to labor in several
instances met with the disapproval of labor organizations. He
clashed with labor organizers in St. Louis when they attempted
to unionize the St. Louis Police Department, and he took an
active interest in the passage of several labor-control laws.
Moral and intellectual courage are not the only kinds of
courage shown by the Governor while the State's chief execu-
tive. The flash in his eye and his steady, firm, unflinching
countenance was seen several times as his physical courage
demonstrated itself in times of danger. In his second term the
prison riots brought out a demonstration of his unterrified
8 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
manhood, as did the threatened prison break and the "bad
boy" episode of the Boonville Training School in his first
administration.
The Governor's positive actions to wipe out crime and
gambling in Missouri have long been the subject of acclaim
throughout the State. His moves against racing news syndi-
cates and other forms of crime, his naming of men of high
moral character to all police boards, and his orders to the
Missouri State Highway Patrol to stop all kinds of crime and
racketeering did not lessen in his first nor in his second term.
Several honorary degrees were conferred on Governor
Donnelly during his two terms, the first coming from his Alma
Mater, St. Louis University. In presenting him for the honor
the Very Reverend Patrick J. Holloran, President of the Uni-
versity, said: "For more than a generation the Honorable
Phil M. Donnelly has served the citizens of his native state.
His long record has been one of both distinction and accom-
plishmentaccomplishment of so irreproachable and note-
worthy a character that when he placed that record before the
electorate of the State as his title for the conferment of the
highest office in Missouri, the citizens of Missouri chose him
unhesitatingly as their Governor.
"When one realizes that at the same time the men and
women of Missouri sent a member of the Republican party to
Washington as Senator and elected another member of that
party to the office of Mayor in the City of St. Louis, it becomes
apparent that consideration centered around the man himself,
and the election of Governor Donnelly was the result of weigh-
ing achievements and assessing the merit and the ability
of the man in the light of the character reflected in those
achievements."
Culver-Stockton College, Westminster College, William
Jewell College, and Washington University, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, also conferred the Doctor of Laws degree on Governor
Donnelly.
One newspaper writing about the Governor during a "red
hot" crisis around the Capitol said: "Governor Donnelly is
not afraid to handle a politically hot potato. Quite in line with
his long time reputation as a man of courage he is willing to
'stick his neck out' for a principle/'
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 9
And that characterizes the lawyer, statesman, business
executive, and humble Missourian who served Missouri faith-
fully and well during eight long, hard years. He gave freely
of his time and talent, he drained his stamina and his health
in long hard hours of devoted work. His was a "labor of love"
for the people and the government that he holds near and
dear to his manly heart.
While his record as Governor of the State has been his
outstanding accomplishment, perchance a visitor today would
find the former Governor telling as his most-prized triumph of
some victory at the bar. The law is now, and has always been,
his profession and his hobby. When others play golf, hunt,
fish, or relax in some way, Phil Donnelly finds relaxation in the
study of law. Visiting with him, one may find him interested
in a story of how this or that trial was won. His keen mind
detects instantly a break in testimony and his knowledge of
the law enables him to follow that break to a successful con-
clusion. The training of his son David in the law was a task
that the former Governor enjoyed and the steady progress of
that son in the law is one of his most cherished prides. The
father-son combination has ever been a close, delightful com-
radeship. Their business relationship continues on the same
understandably high plane.
But Phil Donnelly has not given all of his time to the law
and to public life. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and after serving in various
capacities in the subordinate bodies, he was elected and served
the Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Missouri as its Grand Master
in 1931 and 1932. He is also a member of the Woodmen of
the World and is affiliated with all the York Rite Masonic
bodies in Lebanon and with the Abou Ben Adhem Temple of
the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Springfield.
Governor Donnelly is a member of the Lebanon Chamber
of Commerce and of the Lebanon Lions Club. He belongs to
the Missouri State Bar Association and to the Nineteenth
Judicial Circuit Bar Association, having served as president
of the latter association.
At the end of each of Governor Donnelly's terms, the
accomplishments of his administration were widely acclaimed
by newspapers over the State. A St. Louis newspaper, in an
editorial entitled "Governor Donnelly Steps Down," said:
10 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
"The retiring Governor possessed several outstanding
qualifications for that office. He is an outstanding lawyer, he
had long experience in the state senate, he had an intimate
acquaintance with state government, he was no narrow parti-
san and he had courage. The slick politicians of his party
didn't get very far with him, which explains the grumbling in
some quarters. Every Assembly bill, every proposal or request
that came to his desk was subjected to judicial scrutiny. When
he acted, it was with the conviction that he was right, legally
and morally, and there was no temporizing for reasons of
political expediency. Charges to the contrary were never
seriously pressed or proved. At no time has there been a ques-
tion as to who was Governor. Phil Donnelly bowed to no
clique within or without his party, no pressure group he was
strictly on his own."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 11
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
JANUARY 12, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 56-62
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 67th General
Assembly, Fellow Missourians:
Deep, sincere, and varied are my emotions today as I
accept the honor and the responsibilities incumbent on the
Governorship of the Great State of Missouri.
HUMBLE as I consider my finiteness and my need of the
Infinite ;
THANKFUL as I recall the many acts of friendship accorded
me by the citizens of Missouri and by their pledges of loyal
support for the coming four years ;
SOBER as I delve into the needs of Missouri and see the
many problems that are in front of us;
APPRECIATIVE as I meet and talk with the members of
the General Assembly and learn of their ambitions and their
problems ;
OPTIMISTIC as I study the history of Missouri and know
the ability of the citizenship of this State to meet and solve
the sternest problems; and
DETERMINED as I put my hand to the wheel of govern-
ment again and pledge to you and to all the people of Missouri
that this four years shall bring good government with the
least possible cost to the taxpayers.
Deep laid traditions and precedents have called upon the
newly inaugurated Governor of the State to discuss facts and
plans with the General Assembly immediately after his oath
is taken.
I realize this tradition, but, too, I know that this is a festive
occasion and I believe I know that lengthy discussions of the
affairs of state are not appropriate at this time.
I plan to present some very definite views on the State's
problems to you at a later date.
Today, however, I would like to recommend to you that
we take extreme care in our appropriations and that we look
to an era of economy in government in Missouri.
12 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
"Tax and spend 77 has never been my idea of good govern-
ment.
FINANCES
There was approximately thirty- three million dollars in the
general revenue fund of the State at the close of business
December 31, 1952.
Unexpended appropriations, at that time, totaled approxi-
mately forty-seven million dollars.
The Comptroller's Office estimates that in the period
starting January 1, this year, and ending June 30, receipts
into the general revenue fund will amount to more than sixty-
six million dollars, of which one-third will go to the public
schools,
If this estimate is correct, the State will end this biennium
with a cash balance in the general revenue fund of approxi-
mately thirty million dollars.
This is a substantial surplus and it prompts me to suggest
that it may be possible at this time for the taxpayers of Mis-
souri to be accorded some measure of real tax relief.
I, therefore, recommend, and I ask you to give careful
consideration to the saving of some twenty million dollars
annually to the taxpayers of Missouri by the exemption of
food from the provisions of the State Sales Tax Law.
Such an exemption would give definite tax relief to every
person in the State of Missouri, especially those of low income
who need it most, whereas any reduction in our State income
tax would benefit only those in high income brackets.
I believe this tax reduction on food, the first necessity of
life, should be approved by you even though State expenditures
have to be cut accordingly.
I do not believe that we need to lay up big surpluses to be
the subject of competition from various pressure groups who
enjoy spending the taxpayer's money.
It must always be borne in mind, however, that it is of first
importance to the people of our State that its government
remain solvent.
For unless we are eternally vigilant about the health of our
State economy unless it be stable, vigorous, and structurally
sound further progress in the field of State government affairs
can only be an illusion.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 13
HONESTY
Honesty, efficiency, and economy will be demanded of
every State department during my administration.
The great majority of our State employees are honest,
loyal, and efficient, but all waste, extravagance, and needless
expenditure of money must and shall be eliminated. Parties
guilty of theft or embezzlement will be prosecuted. Chiselers
and petty grafters will not be tolerated. Idlers and loafers who
regard a public office as a private snap will be erased from State
payrolls.
Office holders incapable of performing their assigned duties
will find their services dispensed with. There will be no public
feeding trough for the political hungry while I am Governor.
Every dollar of the taxpayers' money will be carefully and
wisely spent, so that the maximum in service may be realized
at the minimum in cost.
CRIME
In Missouri first emphasis must be placed on law and order.
There must never be a closed season on crime or criminals.
All of our laws must be enforced fairly, impartially, and without
fear or favoritism to any group.
Missouri must be made clean and kept clean.
I strongly recommend that this General Assembly closely
examine the report of the Senate Criminal Law Revision Com-
mittee and give due consideration to its recommendations for
the enactment of legislation pertaining to larceny, homicide,
gambling, narcotics, liquor, forgery, counterfeiting, and other
criminal offenses.
These proposals, if enacted by you, will usher in a new era
of law enforcement in Missouri and usher out of our State
HOODLUM elements so highly undesirable.
WELFARE
In Missouri we fortunately can have both economic pros-
perity and development, and social progress. A vital phase of
State government is providing assistance for our aged, needy,
and dependent citizens.
I recommend a re-examination of the amount of payments
to the deserving old people of Missouri, our needy children, the
14 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATION'S OF
blind and disabled, in order to bring their grants in line with
present day living costs.
In this connection the General Assembly should determine
what measures, if any, would be required to finance any increase
in individual grants.
I recommend the enactment of lien and recovery legislation
affecting the old age assistance program. I further suggest
that with the enactment of this statute the present property
maximum be abolished.
Since a recent change in the Federal Social Security Act
makes it possible to obtain Federal matching in the payment of
grants to persons in certain public medical institutions, I recom-
mend revision of the State Social Security Law and the Nursing
Home Licensing Law in order that the aged, blind, and dis-
abled persons in Missouri living in such institutions may obtain
the benefits of this Federal law.
I believe the taxpayers are entitled to know where their
money is spent. Therefore, I recommend public access to public
assistance rolls, prohibiting this access, however, for commercial
or political purposes.
I recommend the General Assembly amend the present
law, with an emergency clause, increasing payment to the blind
to $55.00 per month in order that Missouri may participate in
Federal legislation providing for a $55.00 maximum monthly
payment, with the Federal government paying $35.00 of the
grant.
ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTIONS
There is an urgent need at all eleemosynary institutions for
an active progress providing intensive treatment for our men-
tally ill with a view toward their ultimate rehabilitation. The
old idea of purely custodial care of mental patients belongs to
the past.
I recommend revision of the laws to assure patients maxi-
mum opportunity for prompt and proper medical care.
The laws should be amended to broaden the access of the
mentally ill to hospital facilities by providing for voluntary or
observational admissions.
Legislation should be enacted making possible reciprocal
agreements with other states for the interstate transportation
of the mentally ill.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY IS
I also recommend that you consider expanding existing
State hospitals, or constructing new institutions, to accommo-
date present waiting lists.
You should consider the enactment of legislation making
possible investigation of the financial conditions of eleemosy-
nary patients admitted as indigent. Those found able to pay
should be required, through guardians, to reimburse the State
for their care in an amount commensurate with their ability.
MISSOURI STATE SCHOOL
Our children who are retarded and unfortunate deserve
better care and treatment than we are affording them. Our
institution at Marshall is taxed to capacity and now has a
waiting list of over six hundred. Immediate expansion of its
facilities is urgent.
A Senate committee has been engaged for several months
in making an exhaustive study of conditions and needs for
enlargement at the Marshall institution. I urge that this
report be examined and acted upon to the end that the unde-
sirable conditions prevailing there be remedied at once.
ELECTIONS
Missouri's election laws are outmoded and in need of
stringent revision.
I suggest that careful consideration be given to the report
and recommendations of the Joint Commission on Election Law
Revision which is, or soon will be, in your hands.
I particularly recommend that you give due thought to a
change in the date of the Missouri primary, revising other
election laws in accordance with the new date, and to the
adoption of legislation permitting the use of voting machines.
Our corrupt practices act should be amended. Its provisions
have become antiquated by new methods of publicity. The law
should be rewritten so that vigorous campaigns may^be waged
within the provisions of the act and definite penalties should
be provided for the violation thereof.
FLOOD CONTROL
Control of floods is one of Missouri's most difficult economic
problems today. Our lack of progress relative thereto reflects
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upon our ability and ingenuity. While the situation becomes
more critical, we flounder in a sea of division, confusion, and
contention.
A sensible solution would seem to be in combining the
effects of dams and levees on the one hand, and soil treatment
of the uplands on the other.
However, I suggest that serious consideration be given to an
Interstate-Federal Compact creating a commission or agency
to plan, coordinate, and review the whole problem of flood
control in the Missouri River Basin.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is Missouri's basic industry. In connection
therewith I suggest consideration of the enactment of effective
measures to prevent the spread of Bang's disease in cattle and
Vesicular Exanthema in hogs; legislation regulating the manu-
facture, sale, and labeling of agricultural economic poisons;
legislation revising the dairy laws of Missouri; legislation
increasing agricultural research; and legislation enabling rural
people in other than first class counties to establish rural fire
protection districts.
HIGHWAYS
Missouri's road program continues to be a problem of State
government. Despite our present fine network of highways,
there is constant demand for more and better roads.
It would seem to be sound policy to make no immediate
change in the development of our Ten-Year Road Program;
however, we should keep always on the alert to the ever-
changing conditions affecting the plan.
Appropriations should be continued to the County Aid
Road Fund, but I recommend that the law be amended to
permit State participation on the basis of One Thousand
Dollars per mile instead of the present Seven Hundred and
Fifty Dollars.
Maintenance of these roads is important and I recommend
that the present act be amended to provide adequate mainte-
nance of this system of supplementary roads.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 17
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
I recommend that the number of officers and patrolmen of
the State Highway Patrol be increased sufficiently to insure
the greatest possible degree of safety on our State highways.
TURNPIKES AND TOLL ROADS
The problem of limited access highways to provide faster
moving traffic becomes more obvious and perplexing year by
year.
The 66th General Assembly, recognizing its major impor-
tance, appointed a Joint Turnpike Committee to study the
general subject of turnpikes and toll roads to relieve this con-
dition.
I respectfully call your attention to the report of this com-
mittee and ask that it be given careful consideration.
EXECUTIVE SURVEY
Some laws regulating executive departments are contra-
dictory, some are ambiguous, and others overlap. I have
found in some instances lack of coordination.
I recommend that you enact legislation providing for a
survey of the overall executive departments and submission of
recommendations for improvement.
This survey could effectively save the State many thousands
of dollars in curtailing duplicated efforts and eliminating need-
less appropriations.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The operation and the control of the State Penal Institu-
tions are always of grave importance.
I recommend that funds be made available for the employ-
ment of sufficient competent personnel, and for the rehabilita-
tion of the various shops, factories, and facilities of these insti-
tutions, thereby providing for the education and correctional
treatment of those committed thereto.
STATE PARKS
Missouri has an excellent system of State parks. However,
some of the laws concerning the operation of our parks are
outmoded and I recommend their complete revision.
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I also recommend the enactment of a new State Park Law
placing our park system under an unattached, non-political
State Park Commission that will not be a part of any existing
State board or commission, nor composed of elective or ap-
pointive State officials.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
The 66th General Assembly adopted legislation increasing
unemployment compensation benefits and reducing unemploy-
ment taxes materially.
It was noted at the time that the State Unemployment
Compensation Fund totaled nearly two hundred million dollars,
some fifty million dollars more than deemed essential.
Regardless of increased benefits and reduced taxes, however,
this fund on December 31, 1952, had risen to a total of more
than two hundred nineteen million dollars.
I call this fact to your attention with the thought that a
further tax reduction may be possible.
CIVIL DEFENSE
Civil defense is an important state as well as a national
function. It is everybody's job and everybody's responsibility.
In an hour of emergency, when our safety and security at
home may be at stake, Missouri must not find itself unpre-
pared.
I suggest that the General Assembly give this vital subject
serious consideration and provide an adequate Civil Defense
Program for our State.
EDUCATION
Equal educational opportunities and the highest possible
standards of instruction are essential to the strength and wel-
fare of any state.
A matter of unusual significance in this connection is the
study which has been made during the past two years by the
Missouri Citizens Commission for the Study of Education.
This Commission of lay citizens has examined with great
care the many perplexing problems facing public education
in this State. Its findings and recommendations have been
published, and I urge this General Assembly to examine care-
fully the proposals therein for improving the Public School
System of Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 19
HEALTH
In the interest of good health, I recommend that this Gen-
eral Assembly consider the immediate expansion of the hos-
pital construction program started in Missouri in 1946 in con-
nection with the Federal government through the Hill-Burton
Act of Congress.
This program has made possible the building of hospitals,
public health centers, and nursing homes in many sections of
rural Missouri.
I also suggest that you give attention to the problem of
the pollution of streams, to the control of infectious diseases,
and to the removal of barriers hampering our vital statistics
program.
EMERGENCY DISASTER FUND
Several disasters have occurred in recent years in Missouri
which required emergency funds for rehabilitation. State
funds for such purposes have not been available due to lack of
appropriations.
As a result suffering communities were compelled to wait
until their areas were declared disaster areas by the Federal
government, and they were dependent solely on Federal assist-
ance.
While it is true the State cannot meet the full rehabilitation
cost in a major disaster, nevertheless, immediate and necessary
relief could be afforded by the Governor if he had available a
reasonable sum for that purpose.
I suggest that this General Assembly establish a Governor's
Emergency Disaster Fund.
CIVIL RIGHTS
This great democracy was founded on the principle that all
men are created equal. Under our government all men are
equal under the law.
I believe that equality of opportunity for all citizens, re-
gardless of race or creed, is a basic concept of our democratic
way of life. When any citizen or group of citizens is discrimi-
nated against economically or politically we weaken the entire
fiber of democracy.
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I recommend that legislation be enacted placing the right
of employment of all citizens on the basis of their individual
qualifications alone.
CONCLUSION
And now we are starting our biennial work together. It
has been my good fortune to serve in both bodies of this General
Assembly and I know your problems.
If, at any time, I can be of service to you, I hope you will
feel free to call on me for whatever assistance I can give. By
the same token, I want to feel free to call on you and discuss
with you any problems that may face our State.
Good government knows no political lines. It comes from
the cooperation of all the good people working for the common
weal, seeking no selfish gains and observing the Golden Rule.
The people of Missouri deserve no less than the best.
They need and we can give them GOOD GOVERNMENT.
In the spirit of unselfish service, and under the guidance
of God, I pledge to you and to all Missourians my best efforts
for good government, and in that pledge I ask that you join
to the end that historians will write that this biennium was one
of efficient, economical, and progressive government.
I THANK YOU.
[PHIL M. DONNELLY]
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 21
FIRST EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly
OCTOBER 19, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 12-15*
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly of Missouri, Fellow Missourians:
Section 9 of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri,
1945, provides that the Governor on "extraordinary occasions"
may convene the General Assembly by proclamation, wherein
he shall state specifically each matter on which action is deemed
necessary.
By virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor by this
section of the Constitution of Missouri, on October 14, 1953,
I issued a proclamation convening this General Assembly in
extraordinary session,
I issued this call because Missouri is now faced with an
extraordinary occasion.
The prolonged drought which has pervaded the State of
Missouri is undoubtedly one of the worst calamities that has
thus far befallen us. Thousands of farm families have been
financially ruined, and others face ruin. Pastures over the State
have been reduced to less than ten per cent of normal, and the
meager supplies of forage that farmers provided earlier in the
season for winter feeding have been virtually depleted through-
out a large area of our State.
Many herds of cattle have already been sacrificed upon
glutted markets. Many other herds will be sacrificed unless
some means can be devised of paying transportation on hay
shipped into Missouri in wholesale quantities from other
states where this forage is relatively plentiful.
Agriculture is Missouri's basic industry. Businessmen and
workers in our towns and cities are being sharply reminded of
this fact because the financial straits of thousands of .farmers,
*Tn Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II. *
22 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
occasioned by the widespread drought, are being reflected in a
decline in the purchasing power of farm families.
If some means are not found to keep our herds intact
through this winter until pastures green up next spring, the
adverse economic effects of this drought will certainly be felt
in some measure by practically every citizen of our State.
Assistance in such calamities as the present widespread
drought has generally been regarded as the responsibility of the
Federal government. The recent Congress recognized this
responsibility, for just before it adjourned the Congress appro-
priated $40,000,000 for relief of drought stricken areas; and
only recently the President recognized this responsibility by
providing another $10,000,000 for this purpose.
At the time Congress made its appropriation for drought
relief no one could foresee that the usual rains would not come
during the early fall months. Thus it has turned out that the
amount of money appropriated has been inadequate for meet-
ing the dire needs of our people.
Your State government has been deeply concerned over
this grave emergency. As early as last July 7 I designated fifty-
eight counties in Missouri as disaster areas in order to entitle
them to Federal drought relief. As the drought grew progres-
sively worse I added other counties. Fourteen more counties
were added on July 16; eleven more on September 9; and on
September 22 I designated the remaining thirty-one counties
of Missouri as drought disaster areas.
Although Missouri is recognized as the worst drought
disaster area in the Nation, the Federal government has not
yet complied with rny request to designate this last named
section of Missouri as a disaster area. However, I am hopeful
such a designation by the Federal government will be made
either today or in the very near future.
On September 22 I appointed a special drought committee
to seek ways and means of making hay immediately available
to farmers. Hay supplies in our State were practically exhaust-
ed. While the Federal government has had a drought relief
grain program in effect, ruminants like cattle must have hay
to exist.
This committee, after locating a good supply of hay in sev-
eral northern states, adopted a program which I approved,
whereby farmers could place orders with their county agents
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 23
and make a deposit for the purchase of hay in the northern
states through the State Commissioner of Agriculture.
The State Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with
farm organizations, now has agents in these northern states to
fill hay orders placed by Missouri farmers. Under this program
several thousand tons of hay have beepi purchased.
High transportation costs, together with the decline in live-
stock values and milk prices, have made the total cost of hay
under this program generally prohibitive. Hence this program
was recognized by the special drought committee as being not
only temporary but the best that could be devised while we
were working on other plans for assistance from either the
railroads or the Federal government or both.
On October 3, I requested the railroads to reduce freight
rates fifty per cent on shipments of hay into drought stricken
Missouri. At the same time I requested the Federal govern-
ment to pay the balance of the reduced rail charges on hay
shipments.
The railroads notified me on October 13 that they could not
reduce their freight charges on shipments of hay into Missouri.
However, the Secretary of Agriculture, while in Kansas City
on October 15, announced that the western railroads had re-
versed their decision and agreed to reduce freight rates on ship-
ments of hay into Missouri by fifty per cent, effective October
16 through November 16. This will be very helpful, and the
railroads deserve commendation for their action.
At the Conference of Governors of drought stricken states
in Kansas City October 15 and 16, the Secretary of Agriculture
advised me that the Federal government will make available
approximately $1,000,000 for assistance in paying up to fifty
per cent of the reduced transportation charges or $10 per ton,
whichever is lesser, on hay shipped into Missouri. This assist-
ance is being provided from the $10,000,000 recently made
available by the President to the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture for drought relief. While this Federal assistance is
deeply appreciated by Missouri, it will obviously be inadequate
to meet the needs of our people.
I called the General Assembly into session after being
advised that neither the railroads nor the Federal government
would take care of transportation charges on hay shipped into
Missouri. This was before the visit of the President and the
24 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Secretary of Agriculture to our State on October 15 and 16,
during which time the announcement was made by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture concerning the Federal and railroad assist-
ance. However, I am of the opinion that the General Assembly
still needs to take action in this emergency.
No one knows the exact amount of hay our farmers will
need to carry their livestock through until spring pastures are
ready for grazing. A few farmers in our State were able to
provide themselves with early hay, silage, and other types of
roughage and will not need hay. Others will need hay in only
limited quantities. The driest sections of the State, as you
know, are south of the Missouri River, and particularly in the
southwest section where the dairy cow population is heavy.
It is in that section where the need for hay is most acute, but
the need is statewide,
I have obtained an estimate from Missouri agricultural
leaders that approximately 500,000 tons is the maximum
amount of hay that can be physically moved into the State
before spring. I suggest that the General Assembly consider
this figure of 500,000 tons in making appropriations.
The $1,000,000 which the Federal government will apply
on transportation charges, as previously stated, will be helpful,
but obviously inadequate to pay the transportation charges on
shipments of hay into Missouri.
We should also bear in mind that the railroads have agreed
to reduce freight charges by one-half for only thirty days
through November 16. The railroads might be willing to
extend the period beyond November 16, but we cannot depend
upon such an extension at this time.
In view of these considerations, I suggest that the General
Assembly make available approximately $5,500,000 for the
purpose of paying transportation charges on hay shipments
into Missouri, and whatever additional amount is deemed
necessary for the payment of administrative expenses in con-
nection therewith and incidental thereto.
Any funds that are left over when the emergency has
passed will of course be returned to the State Treasury, with a
full accounting as to expenditures.
It has been suggested that the most expeditious way this
matter can be handled is by making an appropriation to the
Governor to be used by him, or what other agency or depart-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 25
ment of the State government he may designate, to administer
the program. The Governor should also be authorized to
promulgate by executive order rules and regulations for the
administration of the program.
Realizing that conditions may change rapidly and unex-
pectedly, it has also been suggested that the Governor be
granted broad general authority to promulgate necessary rules
and regulations rather than to write into law rigid provisions
which obviously could not be changed except by another session
of the General Assembly.
If this authority is granted, it is my present intention to
designate the State Department of Agriculture as the agency
to administer this emergency program.
I recommend this suggested program for your consideration.
This program does not provide for the actual purchase of
hay. Fortunately, numerous dealers are willing to finance the
purchase of hay and to handle it at actual cost.
The Federal government, through the Farmers Home
Administration, has ample facilities and funds for financing
farmers whom local banks are unable to serve. The Farmers
Home Administration has advised that it now has $150,000,000
emergency funds presently available for loans to farmers for
such purposes as re-seeding pastures, production of crops,
feeding livestock, and even including farm operating and
family living expenses.
Fortunately, therefore, it is not necessary for the State of
Missouri to concern itself with such activities as lending money,
or making grants which the State Treasury could not bear.
In conclusion, may I call your attention most forcibly to
the imperative need for prompt and immediate action in dealing
with the public calamity which has made necessary the con-
vening of this extra session of the General Assembly. It is
impossible, of course, to restore the losses which have been
suffered by our citizens, but by our joint efforts we can at
least prevent further injury to our economy.
I want to assure each of you that I stand ready and willing
to assist and cooperate in every way possible during the delib-
erations of this extra session, to the end that we may again
demonstrate that in Missouri the welfare of the people is truly
the supreme law of the land,
[PHIL M. DONNELLY]
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SECOND EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly
FEBRUARY 23, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 13-21*
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Sixty -Seventh
General Assembly of Missouri, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Section 9 of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri,
1945, provides that the Governor, on extraordinary occasions
may convene the General Assembly by proclamation, wherein
he shall state specifically each matter on which action is deemed
necessary.
By virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor by
this section of the Constitution of Missouri, on February 17,
1954, I issued a proclamation convening this General Assembly
in extra session.
MISSOURI DROUGHT EMERGENCY PROGRAM
On October 19th, one hundred and twenty-eight days ago,
this General Assembly met in extraordinary session to deal
at that time with the public calamity which had befallen the
State of Missouri as a result of the most prolonged and devas-
tating drought in the history of our State. The people of Mis-
souri have a right to be proud of this General Assembly for the
speed and unanimity of action which it took at that time to
meet the public calamity. In that extraordinary session, this
General Assembly authorized the establishment of a program
for bringing into and distributing within the State hay and
roughage for the feeding of livestock by the citizens of Missouri.
To carry out such a program, the General Assembly appro-
priated six million five hundred thousand dollars out of the
General Revenue Fund, and also appropriated any grants
received from the Federal government for such program, with
the proviso that the amount of such Federal grants should be
deducted from the appropriation of State funds.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 27
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by that legislation
to establish such a program, on October 26, 1953, I promul-
gated an executive order establishing the Missouri Drought
Emergency Program and providing rules and regulations for
the operation thereof. Within just eight days after the
convening of the General Assembly, the program was estab-
lished and under way, with vitally needed hay moving into
the State.
The success of the program has thus far exceeded our best
hopes and expectations. Its success can be attributed to the
manifold efforts of thousands of Missouri citizens who have
worked long and diligently to make this program succeed. The
gratitude of Missouri must be extended to the more than eight
hundred authorized dealers, who handled and financed the
purchase and distribution of hay and roughage under this
program, to the county extension agents who cooperated in
helping to administer it, and to the railroad industry which
not only reduced its rates, but, in addition, cooperated splen-
didly in the movement of such tremendous quantities of hay.
We were fortunate because unusually large quantities of surplus
hay were available in other states and our gratitude goes out
to our friends and neighbors in other states who were willing to
sell the hay at a reasonable price. Without the cooperative
efforts of all these people, and many others, this program could
not have succeeded as it has to date.
The success of the program up to this time is vividly demon-
strated by the fact that on February 15, 1954, a total of five
hundred seventy-one thousand two hundred forty-six tons
of hay had been moved into the State, at a total cost for trans-
portation of Six Million Four Hundred Thirty Thousand Eight
Hundred Forty-nine Dollars and Eight Cents ($6,430,849.08),
which has been or is in the process of being paid. When the
program was authorized by the General Assembly, it was
estimated that five hundred thousand tons of hay and roughage
was the maximum amount which could be purchased and
physically moved into the State. It was anticipated that Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) would
be required to pay transportation costs on this tonnage. There-
fore, we may well be proud of two results, first, that we have
been able to move more hay into Missouri than it was thought
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physically possible, and, second, that the cost of transporting
such hay into Missouri is less than we anticipated.
This immense movement of hay into Missouri is hard to
visualize. Under this program, thirty-nine thousand four
hundred one railroad cars of hay, and one thousand twenty-
seven truck loads of hay have been moved into the^State.
A total of eighty thousand eight hundred ninety-six fanners
in our 114 counties have been issued certificates to obtain
desperately needed hay.
This program has been beneficial to all citizens, for agricul-
ture is our basic industry. Hundreds of thousands of cattle
which would have been sacrificed upon glutted markets are, as a
result of this program, still upon Missouri farms. Every
Missourian would have felt the effects in some measure had our
livestock industry been severely crippled by the awful drought.
Thousands of farm families who faced financial ruin have
been saved. The adverse economic effects to business of every
kind in the State have, in a large degree, been alleviated.
Unfortunately, however, the prolonged and devastating
drought has not yet been broken. Many farmers still do not
have sufficient quantities of hay and roughage to carry their
livestock through until grass is available this spring. Many
farmers, due to their financial condition, have only been able
to buy hay in small quantities.
The State Department of Agriculture made a survey of
all authorized dealers to determine the extent to which available
appropriated funds would complete the program. That survey
indicated that the available funds of Six Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars would not be adequate to bring into the
State the hay and roughage needed to carry livestock through
until spring.
Fully realizing that no funds in excess of Six Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) could be expended
to carry on this program without action by this General Assem-
bly, the State Commissioner of Agriculture, with my approval,
notified all authorized dealers handling hay that the State
would not approve claims for reimbursement until further
notice.
Thereupon, I wired the appointed leaders of both parties
of both houses of this General Assembly to obtain their opinion
on legislation to make available the Federal funds which had
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 29
been granted to Missouri, or may in the future be granted,
as an addition to the State appropriation of Six Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00). The overwhelm-
ing majority of the replies which I received stated they favored
such legislation. Relying on this assurance and realizing the
urgent need of hay supplies by our farmers, I ordered the
program resumed and continued.
I am sure that the primary objective of all of us is the suc-
cess of this program. This objective transcends all partisan
political considerations. Unless this program is continued until
spring, much of the benefit thus far achieved may well be lost.
It now appears, following a survey of all authorized dealers
and county extension agents, that in order to successfully
complete the program, every effort should be made to move
an additional two hundred twenty-five thousand tons of hay
into the State before spring. Based upon average transporta-
tion costs in effect at this time, the transportation costs on
this tonnage of hay will amount to approximately Three Million
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00).
I recommend, therefore, that House Bill No. 2, enacted by
the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, 1953 Extra Session,
approved October 23, 1953, be amended so that Federal grants
which have been received or may yet be received by the State
may be expended for this program in addition to the amounts
appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund of the State.
I recommend that House Bill No. 2 be further amended to
increase the amount appropriated out of the General Revenue
Fund of the State from Six Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($6,500,000.00) to Eight Million Five Hundred Thou-
sand Dollars ($8,500,000.00).
If these amendments are enacted, an additional Three Mil-
lion Six Hundred and Four Thousand Dollars ($3,604,000.00)
will be made available to continue and carry out the Missouri
Drought Emergency Program. Of this amount, One Million
Six Hundred Four Thousand Dollars ($1,604,000.00) will be
Federal funds received or to be received and Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000.00) will be additional State funds.
Any funds remaining unexpended upon the termination of
this program will be returned to the State Treasury.
A full and complete audit of the operations of this entire
program cannot, of course, be made until it has been finally
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concluded and terminated. However, a preliminary or sum-
mary audit has been made by the State Auditor of the opera-
tions of the program from its inception to January 31, 1954,
which is available to the General Assembly. At the conclusion
of the program, a complete audit will be made, and it also will
be available to the General Assembly.
I am pleased to report that this program has been efficiently
and economically administered by the State Department of
Agriculture. Therefore, no additional administrative appro-
priation is required. However, due to the fact that the work
of concluding, terminating, and auditing the program will
necessarily extend beyond June 30, 1954, I recommend that
House Bill No. 2 be amended to authorize the expenditure
until December 31, 1954, of funds already appropriated for
administrative expense.
PENITENTIARY
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Nine
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000.00), for the use of
the State Penitentiary, for Operation, to provide fuel, food,
clothing, and other necessities for an increasing population at
the Penitentiary, which is now higher than at any time since
September, 1942. The Eight Hundred Sixty-nine Thousand
Dollars ($869,000.00) previously appropriated out of General
Revenue for Operation will have been expended on or about
July 1, 1954. The requested sum of Nine Hundred Fifty Thou-
sand Dollars ($950,000.00), in addition to that previously
appropriated, will amount to approximately One Hundred
Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) less than the total
amount appropriated for this same purpose for the 1951-53
biennium. Your attention is directed to an appropriation
of Seven Hundred Eighty-one Thousand Dollars ($781,000.00)
from the Earnings Fund at the State Penitentiary for Opera-
tion, which is excessive and will not be earned.
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Thirty-
nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty-five Dollars ($39,345.00),
for the use of the State Penitentiary, for Personal Service, to
increase the wages of guards and matrons under the provisions
of the State Merit System Law.
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I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), for the use of the State Peni-
tentiary, for Repairs and Replacements, for re-roofing certain
buildings, maintenance of the steam and water lines, and for
automotive repair. This amount in addition to the Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) previously appropriated will
be approximately One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars
($140,000.00) less than the amount appropriated for this same
purpose for the 1951-53 biennium; said appropriations to be in
addition to the amount appropriated for the same purposes
for the 1953-55 biennial period as set out in Section 5.020 of
House Bill No. 382 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly,
Regular Session.
INTERMEDIATE REFORMATORY FOR YOUNG MEN AT ALGOA
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Five
Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($5,700.00), for the use of
the Intermediate Reformatory For Young Men at Algoa, for
Personal Service, to increase the wages of guards and correction
officers now employed and to make possible the addition of
three officers, all under the provisions of the State Merit Sys-
tem Law, to supervise an increasing population at this institu-
tion ; also an appropriation out of the State Treasury, charge-
able to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Five Thou-
sand Dollars ($5,000.00), for Repairs and Replacements, for
the repair of the dairy barn and general maintenance at this
institution ; such appropriations to be for the period beginning
on the effective date of said appropriations and ending on
June 30, 1955, and to be in addition to the amounts appro-
priated for said purposes for the 1953-55 biennial period as set
out in Section 5.040 of House Bill No. 382 of the Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly, Regular Session.
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY LAW
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for additional funds
for the use of the Director of Revenue, for the administration
of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, of the sum of
Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) for Personal Service,
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Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for Additions, Repairs and
Replacements, and Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for
Operations, such appropriation to be for the period beginning
on the effective date of said appropriation and ending June 30,
1955 ; said appropriation to be in addition to the amount appro-
priated for the same purposes for the 1953-55 biennial period
as set out in Section 71 of House Bill No. 465 of the Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session.
Said Section 71 appropriated out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, the sum of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), for the use of the
Director of Revenue for administration of the Motor Vehicle
Safety Responsibility Law during the 1953-55 biennium. This
appropriation will permit only a limited administration and
enforcement. The Safety Responsibility Unit receives approxi-
mately four hundred accident reports daily for processing under
this law. Processing of these accident reports, coupled with
vsubsequent action to be taken as provided by law, is now over
thirty days in arrears.
MEMORIAL HOSPITALS
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the Postwar Reserve Fund, or General Revenue
Fund, of the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
for the purpose of granting aid to counties for establishing
county memorial hospitals, or memorial additions to existing
county hospitals as provided in Sections 184.290 and 184.300,
Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, for the purpose of making
said statutes operative as to certifications made thereunder for
payment not later than February 1, 1954, such appropriation
to be for a period beginning on the effective date of said appro-
priation and ending June 30, 1955.
No appropriation in aid of this law was enacted by the
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly.
HOSPITAL LICENSING LAW
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, or the Hospital
Licensing Fund, of necessary funds for the use of the Division
of Health, of the sum of Fourteen Thousand One Hundred
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 33
Ninety Dollars ($14,190.00) for Personal Service, and Five
Thousand Eight Hundred Ten Dollars ($5,810.00) for Operation
expense required to be incurred by Senate Bill No. 422 of the
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, the Hospital Licensing
Law ; such appropriation to be for the period beginning on the
effective date of said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
No appropriation was made by the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly, chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, or the
Hospital Licensing Fund, for the use of the Division of Health
to administer this law.
STATE HOSPITAL NO. 3
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00), for the use of State Hospital
No. 3 at Nevada, for additional funds for Additions, for the
erection of a sewage disposal plant, furniture, office and building
equipment, operative equipment, and other additions, which
amount shall be in addition to funds appropriated by Section
5.130 of House Bill No. 383 of the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly, Regular Session, for said purpose; such appropria-
tion to be for the period beginning on the effective date of said
appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
When the original appropriation of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) for this purpose was made, the plan under
consideration involved the State joining the City of Nevada,
in sharing the cost of construction and maintenance of a joint
sewage disposal plant. An engineering survey since that time,
however, has disclosed that the establishment of a joint sewage
disposal plant, with joint operation, would not be as satis-
factory nor as financially advantageous to the State as if the
State would construct and operate its own sewage disposal
plant for State Hospital No. 3, at Nevada.
GRAIN WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the Grain Warehouse Fund, of the sum of Sixty-
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($67,500.00) for the
use of the Grain Warehouse Department; of this amount,
Thirty-eight Thousand Dollars ($38,000.00) is for Personal
34 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
Service, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for Operation,
and Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($9,500.00) for
Repairs and Replacements, such appropriation to be for the
period beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and
ending on June 30, 1955; said appropriation to be in addition
to the amount appropriated for the same purposes for the
1953-55 biennial period as set out in Section 4.720 of House
Bill No. 360 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular
Session.
These additional funds, all out of earnings, are necessary
for the efficient operation of the Grain Warehouse Department
during the remainder of this biennium.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Eighty-
five Thousand Thirty-six Dollars ($85,036.00), for the use of
the Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Division, allocating
Fifty-one Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($51,500.00) for
Personal Service, Thirty-two Thousand Seven Hundred
Forty Dollars ($32,740.00) for Operation, and Seven Hundred
Ninety-six Dollars ($796.00) for Additions, Repairs and
Replacements. These funds are needed in addition to funds
appropriated for the use of the Veterinary Division by Sec-
tions 4.730, 4.740 and 4.750 of House Bill No. 360 of the Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session ; and for the admin-
istration of Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
60 (Vesicular Exanthema Control Law) and Senate Bill No. 359
(Rabies Control Law) enacted by the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly, Regular Session, at which time no appropriations
were made for administration of the Vesicular Exanthema Con-
trol Law and the Rabies Control Law. The requested funds
for the enforcement of these two new laws are necessary because
license fees collected to date under the Vesicular Exanthema
Control Law total only Two Hundred Seventy-five Dollars
($275,00) and are inadequate in defraying supervision and
inspection expenses necessary in administering this law; and
because at this time a series of outbreaks of rabies have occurred
in many counties of the State. Ten counties have already been
quarantined under the provisions of the Rabies Control Law
and additional counties are being investigated.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 35
STATE BOARD OF NURSING
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the State Board of Nursing Fund, of the sum of
Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($11,700.00), for the
use of the State Board of Nursing. This appropriation should
be allocated with Nine Thousand Three Hundred Dollars
($9,300.00) charged to Personal Service, Two Thousand
Ninety Dollars ($2,090.00) charged to Operations, and Three
Hundred Ten Dollars ($310.00) charged to Additions, Repairs
and Replacements; such appropriation to be for the period
beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and ending
June 30, 1955.
Such additional funds are required to administer Senate
Bill No. 165, enacted by the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly,
Regular Session, which created a State Board of Nursing.
STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
1 recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the State Board of Cosmetology Fund, of the
sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00), for the use of
the State Board of Cosmetology, for Personal Service, for the
period beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and
ending June 30, 1955; said appropriation to be in addition to
the amount as set out in Section 7.340 of House Bill No. 384
of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session.
DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Two
Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($2,750.00), for the
use of the Division of Mine Inspection, for Personal Service, to
provide necessary funds for the operation of this division
throughout the present biennium, since the same cannot be
met by current collections of mine inspection fees deposited
to the credit of the Division of Mine Inspection Fund. This
appropriation to be for the period beginning on the effective
date of said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955, and to be
in addition to the amount as set out in Section 4.690 of House
Bill No. 368 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular
Session.
36 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
DIVISION OF SAVINGS AND LOAN SUPERVISION
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the State Savings and Loan Supervision Fund,
of the sum of Five Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars
($5,900.00), for the use of the Division of Savings and Loan
Supervision. Of this amount, Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), is for Operation, and Nine Hundred Dollars
($900.00) for Personal Service; such appropriation to be for
the period beginning on the effective date of said appropriation
and ending on June 30, 1955, and to be in addition to ^the
amount as set out in Section 4.470 of House Bill No, 363 of
the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session, These
additional funds, all out of earnings, are necessary for the
efficient operation of the Division of Savings and Loan Super-
vision during the remainder of this biennium.
EARNINGS TAX
In the Proclamation convening the General Assembly i
recommended for your consideration the continuance of
authority, granted under existing law to constitutional charter
cities having a population in excess of seven hundred thousand
(700,000) inhabitants, according to the last Federal Decennial
Census, to levy and collect by ordinance, for general revenue
purposes, an earnings tax.
The City of St. Louis is the only constitutional charter
city in the State of Missouri having a population in excess
of seven hundred thousand (700,000) inhabitants, according
to the last Federal Decennial Census.
The Mayor of the City of St. Louis and other representative
citizen groups have advised that, unless the authority to levy
the earnings tax is continued, the public health, welfare, and
safety of said city will be prejudicially affected as the result of
the curtailment or elimination of essential municipal services.
Said officials have further advised that a continuance of the
authority to levy the tax: will enable the City of St. Louis to
formulate and cany out on a sound financial basis a program
that will increase and promote property and economic values
which will inure to the benefit of the State as a whole.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 37
HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE
1 recommend enactment of legislation setting up a Missouri
Highway Safety Committee charged with the duty of making a
study and conducting a survey into all phases of highway
safety, and to present a report of its study, findings, and
recommendations to the Sixty-Eighth General Assembly.
Such committee shall be composed of twelve members, four of
whom shall be members of the Senate, four of whom shall be
members of the House of Representatives, and four of whom
shall be appointed by the Governor. I further recommend an
appropriation out of the State Treasury, chargeable to the
General Revenue Fund, for the use of said committee for
necessary expenses from the effective date of said legislation
and ending February 1, 1955.
The Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session, had
under consideration two bills for the purpose of increasing
highway safety by regulating the speed of motor vehicles upon
the public highways in this State. One of these measures,
Senate Bill No. 138, was never reported out of committee.
The other, House Bill No. 20, was defeated when taken up for
perfection. The failure of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly
to enact either of these two measures is evidence that a thor-
ough study and survey of the entire problem of highway speed
and safety is advisable and necessary.
I, therefore, especially recommend that the study, findings,
and recommendations of this committee cover the subjects of
proper vehicular speed on highways, motor and other vehicular
lighting equipment to insure safety on our highways, and the
proper use of emergency warning signals on vehicles using the
highways.
MISSOURI STATE SCHOOL
Section 212.030 of House Bill No. 171, enacted by the
Sixty-Sixth General Assembly (Laws of Missouri 1951, page
774), transferred the control and administration over State-
owned property formerly known as the Confederate Home, at
Higginsville, in Lafayette County, Missouri, to the Department
of Public Health and Welfare. Pursuant to authority conferred
by said law, the Director of the Department of Public Health
and Welfare, on July 1, 1951, by departmental order, directed
that the Division of Mental Diseases should assume control
38 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
and administration over said State-owned property. Pursuant
to authority contained in Section 202.590, Revised Statutes of
of Missouri, 1949, the Director of the Division of Mental
Diseases, with the approval of the Director of the Department
of Public Health and Welfare, by departmental order dated
February 3, 1954, established upon said State-owned property
a unit of the Missouri State School, and officially designated
said unit as The Missouri State School at Higginsville,
Missouri.
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of the sum of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), to be added to the
appropriation of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) heretofore
enacted by Section 5.150 of House Bill No. 383 of the Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session, for the use of the
Missouri State School, for Additions. The above combined
amounts shall be available to the Missouri State School, for
Additions, for the erection of a building or buildings suitable
for housing five hundred (500) additional patients, and equip-
ping the same, for the unit of the Missouri State School officially
designated The Missouri State School at Higginsville, Missouri.
The funds recommended herein are necessary to provide day
room, dining and kitchen facilities, provide proper staff, com-
missary and food storage accommodations, plus necessary
utility extensions and sewage disposal units for the new build-
ing or buildings. This appropriation is to be for the period
beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and
ending June 30, 1955.
EASEMENT
I recommend the enactment of legislation, affecting State-
owned property officially designated as The Missouri State
School at Higginsville, Missouri, granting an easement on such
State-owned property, for public road purposes, to the County
of Lafayette, State of Missouri, for the purpose of establishing
a public roadway along the west property line of said property.
Such roadway to be constructed by the Higginsville Special
Road District at no expense to the State of Missouri in consid-
eration for the State's granting an easement for said roadway.
For a legal description of this proposed roadway easement, and
abutting land to be used for such road construction purpose,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 39
I recommend that you refer to the official records of the Hig-
ginsville Special Road District of Lafayette County, and other
necessary official records pertaining to such description.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
I recommend an appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, to defray the neces-
sary expenses of this extra session of the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly.
CONCLUSION
As the members of this General Assembly enter upon their
duties and deliberations, I want to assure each of you of my
full cooperation and assistance at all times.
Working together, I am confident we can solve the prob-
lems and meet the needs of the State as they presently exist.
[PHIL M. DONNELLY]
40 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
FIRST BIENNIAL MESSAGE
JANUARY 5, 1955
From the Journal of the House oj Representatives, pp. 19-32
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 68th General As-
sembly, Ladies and Gentlemen:
I appreciate the privilege of addressing you on the per-
plexing problems of State government as you start this most
important session of the Missouri General Assembly.
For the past thirty-two years, since I first took the oath as a
member of this General Assembly, I have watched the prob-
lems of State government as they have become increasingly
and progressively complex and grave. No sooner, it seems, do
we reach a solution for one problem, than another, equally as
grave and equally as urgent, arises to demand our attention.
As I look over these thirty-two years, I can say to you in all
sincerity that the satisfaction I have from service in this Gen-
eral Assembly equals the satisfaction from my service in any
other branch of State government or in private business.
As I bid you welcome here in the State Capitol, let me
assure you that I have a desire to work with you, advise with
you, and have you work with and advise with me on our mutual
problems.
Time will not permit a discussion of all the pressing needs
of the State, but I shall present, as briefly as possible, the most
important problems that, in my opinion, confront the State of
Missouri today.
STATE PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Rioting and fires in the Missouri State Penitentiary last
vSepteniber and general conditions prevailing in other penal
institutions, caused me on November 9, 1954, to name an
outstanding penal survey committee, a committee composed
of individuals with experience in penal and public relations
work and with the knowledge and the desire to be of service
to our State. I charged them with complete authority and
asked for a thorough, impartial, and comprehensive investiga-
tion with resultant recommendations for improvement of
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 41
our penal system. They have completed their work and have
made their report, a complete copy of which is now in your
hands.
I want to urge that you give this report serious and sincere
study and deliberation and that you evolve from the recom-
mendations a plan that will make Missouri's penal institutions
a pride, rather than a blight. This is one of the most important
tasks before you.
I strongly recommend that members of the penal commit-
tees of both the Senate and House visit the State Penitentiary
at Joliet, Illinois, the Federal Penentiary at Leavenworth,
Kansas, and any other nearby penal institutions at once, before
action is started on our own penal rehabilitation legislation,
to gain firsthand information on our needs and deficiencies so
they may be presented more vividly to this General Assembly.
I appeal to you to treat this matter fully and fairly, without
regard to personalities, politics or prejudices. The task is too
big for us to do less. In connection therewith, I would assure
you of my full and wholehearted cooperation, and of a strong
and vigorous leadership in any program looking toward the
vitally essential rehabilitation of our State penal institutions.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is Missouri's basic industry. Whatever happens
in agriculture affects every citizen in some measure. This is
why two special sessions of the General Assembly were called
to aid in alleviating the effects of a devastating drought.
During the two special sessions of the General Assembly,
Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars of State
funds were appropriated to defray freight costs on hay trans-
ported into our State. Approximately seven hundred twenty
thousand tons were imported.
Approximately One Million Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars of this appropriation was not used, and has been re-
turned to the State Treasury. The Missouri Drought Emer-
gency program was successful.
Ordinances adopted by the large cities of the State, as well
as new laws enacted by neighboring states, will soon prohibit
the sale of Grade A milk, except from Brucellosis free dairy
herds. This points up the imperative need of an accelerated
Brucellosis program in Missouri.
42 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
I have recommended in the 1955-1957 Executive Budget
that an appropriation of One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars be made to fight this disease, and further recommend
that the Brucellosis law be strengthened in any instance in
which it may be found necessary.
This disease can be eradicated as evidenced by action in the
last session of the General Assembly which enacted a law to
control Vesicular Exanthema disease in hogs. This law and its
enforcement, along with the cooperation of the garbage feeders,
has stamped out this disease.
I recommend also consideration of the revision of our dairy
law; new legislation governing the sale of insecticides and other
agricultural chemicals; legislation increasing agricultural re-
search; legislation enabling rural people in other than first
class cities to establish rural fire protection districts; revision
of our law governing sponsorship of county extension agents;
and revision of our present egg law.
SOIL CONSERVATION
Approximately two thousand five hundred of the Nation's
three thousand counties are organized into vSoil Conservation
Districts. Missouri has only 23 such districts. Because of our
lack of Soil Conservation Districts, Missouri has been passing
up approximately One Million Dollars in Federal funds each
year which do not require State matching. The principal
obstacle to our utilizing of these available Federal funds is our
own State law which needlessly makes it difficult to form Soil
Conservation Districts. I recommend our law on this subject,
which I sponsored while a member of the State Senate,
be revised so that Missouri may participate more easily in this
program.
STATE BUILDING PROGRAM
Missouri's penal and eleemosynary institutions, subjects of
a State rehabilitation program which began in 1935, just twenty
years ago, are again in need of immediate attention.
The State Penitentiary, scene of a disastrous riot and fire
here on September 22, 1954, must be virtually rebuilt, rehabili-
tated, and reorganized in accordance with the recommendations
submitted by the Missouri State Penal Survey Committee in
its report made public January 2, 1955. This penal rehabilita-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 43
tion program must apply not only to the State Penitentiary
proper, but to Algoa Reformatory, the Women's Prison and
all Prison Farms. The cost, according to authoritative esti-
mates, will range between fifteen and twenty million dollars.
State eleemosynary institutions are also urgently in need of
new buildings, general additions, repairs and replacements.
In their 1955-1957 budget requests, these institutions have
asked nearly fifteen million dollars for these purposes, but it is
estimated that many more millions will be required to put
them in a condition where the maximum in service may be
rendered.
Our State institutions of higher education, including the
University of Missouri, the School of Mines and Metallurgy,
Lincoln University, the five State Colleges, the Negro Voca-
tional School at Dalton, and the Schools for the Deaf and the
Blind, likewise are in need of new buildings, of additions, re-
pairs and replacements. Their budget requests for these pur-
poses at this time aggregate approximately twenty-five million
dollars.
The funds for these improvements, which I believe to be of
an immediate necessity, are not available in the State Treasury
at the present time and will not be available in the years ahead
under our present tax structure.
I therefore strongly urge and recommend that this General
Assembly submit to the voters of Missouri, at a special election
to be held at an early date this year, a constitutional amend-
ment authorizing a State bond issue of not more than Seventy-
five Million Dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary
in the opinion of this General Assembly, for the purpose of
rebuilding and rehabilitating the State penal, eleemosynary
and institutions of higher education.
I further recommend that this program be placed in the
hands of a State Building Commission to be created by law by
this General Assembly, and to be appointed by the Governor,
and that this Commission be empowered to direct and supervise
all phases of this program.
Since the funds for this proposed program are not available
under the State's existing fiscal tax structure, it will obviously
be necessary for this General Assembly to devise ways and
means for servicing and retiring the debt to be incurred by a
State building program bond issue.
44 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
In this connection, I would call attention of the General
Assembly to the fact that the State property tax of seven
cents on the one hundred dollar valuation now includes three
cents for the General Revenue Fund. Of the remaining four
cents, three are used for the payment of blind pensions and
one for State interest on certificates of indebtedness. This
three cents for general revenue might well be used for this new
bond issue. While it would not be sufficient to meet the total
cost, it would be of great aid, bringing into the State Treasury
approximately a million and a half dollars annually.
But, regardless of the manner in which this General Assem-
bly elects to discharge the obligation that would be incurred
by the building bond issue, I would strongly urge first of all
that the people be accorded an opportunity to vote upon, and
to approve or disapprove, not only the proposed bond issue,
but the method of its financing. To them belongs the choice of
determining just how and for what purposes their tax dollar
shall be expended.
I would also emphasize that, if this proposed State building
program necessitates an increase in some branch or division of
our tax structure, such increase should be limited and restricted
to the period necessary for the servicing and retirement of the
obligation to be incurred. It should, in brief, constitute only
a temporary increase for a definite and limited purpose.
The State Treasury of Missouri is in good condition at this
time by virtue of a balance in the General Revenue Fund.
This balance, as I have pointed out, is far from ample to take
care of the necessary rehabilitation of our penal, eleemosynary,
and higher educational institutions. More than that, it is a
balance that could be speedily dissipated by declining State
revenues. However, the only bonded obligation of the State
at this time is Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars in
State road bonds, which will be retired in 1957 from motor
car and fuel tax receipts.
Missouri is, therefore, in an excellent position to incur the
bond issue obligation I am proposing. It must do so if we are
to keep abreast of the times and in step with the progress being
made by other states of the Union in the fields of penal, elee-
mosynary, and educational development and expansion.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 45
We can ill afford at this time to drain our State Treasury
of every cent of its accumulated balance in order to rebuild
only our penal institutions. By so doing we would not only
place our State financial structure in a dangerous position, but,
we would be turning a deaf ear to the urgent needs of our
eleemosynary and higher educational institutions. Help to them
can only come through the bond issue I am recommending.
Missouri is a great State. Let us keep it great. Let us build
upon the ashes of our State Penitentiary a new and modern
penal institution that will offer the maximum in safety and
security and through new industries and wise administration
cost the people far less money.
Let us keep our State eleemosynary institutional program
moving forward. Great and rapid strides have already been
made, but much remains to be done and can be done through
improved and additional facilities.
Let us provide for our students our citizens and leaders
of tomorrow- every possible advantage, facility, and accommo-
dation in the higher educational institutions of our State. It is
an investment which will pay for itself many times over in the
years ahead.
In my opinion, this State building program is vital. It is
vital not only to the thousands of students in our universities
and colleges, it is vital to the patients and inmates of our elee-
mosynary and penal institutions, and it is also vital to the
good and beneficial administration of the State government
and to the welfare of all the people of Missouri.
SPEED LIMIT LAW
Appalling loss of life and enormous loss of property result
from highway accidents in Missouri each year. Speed has
proved to be a major factor in this loss. This General Assembly
should enact a speed limit law at this session. I also recom-
mend that a motor vehicle inspection law be enacted so that
mechanically unsafe cars may be taken off our highways.
I recommend that the State Highway Patrol be given addi-
tional manpower and equipment necessary to strictly enforce
this speed limit law, motor vehicle inspection law, and all
other State traffic laws and regulations to the end that increased
safety and security will be assured on Missouri highways.
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MOTOR VEHICLE LAW
Recent developments in improved automotive headlamps
make Missouri laws on automotive lighting obsolete. Our
law should be amended with an emergency clause to permit
approval of new improved sealed beam headlights on Missouri
cars.
TURNPIKES AND TOLL ROADS
Many states have enacted legislation providing for the
construction, operation, and maintenance of turnpikes^ and
toll roads to provide faster moving traffic and major arteries of
transportation within and through their borders.
Consideration should be given by this General Assembly to
the creation of a Missouri turnpike authority to inquire into
and report to the General Assembly on the feasibility of con-
structing, operating, and maintaining toll express highways in
Missouri, to be paid for and maintained from tolls paid by
persons traveling thereon, and to ultimately become a part of
our State Highway System,
ELECTION LAW REVISION
I recommend that this General Assembly give careful
thought to a complete revision of our election laws. Sections
now stand in conflict with other sections. There is a growing
demand for a change in the date of the Primary Election.
Statutory methods of state senatorial and state judicial com-
mittee organization are necessary, Piecemeal changes in the
past have made the mechanics of holding an election extremely
difficult. This Assembly should either completely revise and
reconcile the election laws or should provide for this to be done
by a competent committee.
MERIT SYSTEM CHANGE
Section 19 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of
Missouri should be changed to give the Governor the right to
name or remove the key and policy-making officials in our
mental and penal institutions.
The Governor's responsibility in these and in other depart-
ments of the State government far exceeds the Governor's
actual authority over those departments. The Governor
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 47
should not be charged with the well-being, security, and opera-
tion of any institution or agency of the State government
unless he is also clothed with the authority to select its policy-
making officials and direct their actions.
In the State mental institutions, for instance, the Governor
appoints only the Director of the Department of Public Health
and Welfare and the Director of the Division of Mental
Diseases. All of the superintendents, business managers, and
other policy-making officials of all of these institutions are
selected from merit registers. Neither the Governor nor the
Directors named by him have any real choice in the selection
of these key officials. Good or bad, friendly or unfriendly,
they must be taken from the merit registers, and they cannot
be removed without a trial or hearing wherein only their official
actions would come under scrutiny. Regardless of whether they
are antagonistic to the administration, they cannot be replaced
with cooperative officials. As a result, these officials sometimes
exert little if any effort to aid, improve, and make more satis-
factory the administration. They just sit complacently by,
perform their routine and perfunctory duties, and bask in the
sunshine of their security. They know that only the commission
of a major offense can cost them their jobs. And then, when
something goes wrong with the institution or agency of which
they are a part, they join in condemnation of the Governor,
who has the responsibility for the efficient management of
the institution or agency, but not the authority to make that
efficient management a reality.
In the State penal institutions, the Governor appoints
only the Director of the Department of Corrections. Neither
the Governor nor the Director has any authority, control, or
power of removal over a single other official or employee of
any of the penal institutions because they are selected solely
from merit system registers.
This is obviously an unhealthy condition in State govern-
ment. The Governor should justly and fairly be given the
power to administer if he is to be charged with the responsi-
bility of administration.
I recommend that you submit to the qualified voters of
Missouri, a constitutional amendment making this change
and thus giving the future governors on whom you place re-
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sponsibility authority to properly administer and direct these
institutions.
EXECUTIVE BUDGET
I will submit to you January 6, 1955, the Executive Budget
for the 1955-1957 biennium. However, I would call your
attention at this time to the fact that our State finances are in
good condition, and at the same time to strongly urge you to
watch appropriations carefully so that we can keep our State
government operation on a sound basis.
ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTIONS
Missouri laws should be amended to broaden the access of
the mentally ill to hospital facilities for voluntary or observa-
tional admissions, to provide for possible reciprocal agreements
with other states for the interstate transportation of the ment-
ally ill, and for proper inspections of the State hospitals by
recognized authorities on the treatment of the mentally ill.
I also recommend that State Hospital No. 1 at Fulton be
established as a teaching and training hospital for psychia-
trists, nurses, and other professional personnel to cooperate
with and work in conjunction with the School of Medicine at
the University of Missouri.
Personnel pay in the institutions has been adjusted and a
new schedule of pay adopted by the Personnel Advisory Board
will become effective with the new fiscal year. Appropriations
should be made accordingly.
WATER RESOURCES
This General Assembly is acutely aware of the complex
questions we face in the management of our water resources.
The vast range of the problem has been dramatically demon-
strated by happenings in recent years. The devastating record-
high floods which came down the Missouri and Kansas rivers
in 1951 provide an example of one extreme of the water re-
sources problem. Immediately following, the prolonged
drought of 1952, 1953, and 1954 reduced many of our streams
and ground -water supplies to record-low levels, and produced
hardship throughout the State. Within this range of great
extremes we must seek to establish and maintain a water
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policy and program of utilization which best meets the interests
of all the people of Missouri. Obviously this is no simple task.
At the present time there are a number of water resource
management problems facing the State. One of the more
difficult questions involves the right to use water. During the
past few years we have seen a growth in the use of water for
irrigation in Missouri. In some cases the water has been ob-
tained from wells, in other cases from the streams. The exact
rights of riparian owners to waters of the streams are not
clear from existing law. Furthermore, this problem has not
been studied adequately to determine whether or not the
public interest would be served by the establishment of rights
to appropriate water.
The time has come to review and reappraise our State
water resources policies and related land use policies. We
must assure ourselves and the people of Missouri that we are
following the best possible plan. We must take every possible
precaution to approach this problem without bias or prejudice
in order that the people may derive the best uses of this basic
resource.
Therefore, I urge the creation of a Water Resources Policy
Commission. The Commission should be composed of five
members appointed by the Governor. They should be selected
without regard to party affiliation or special interest repre-
sentation.
As an aid to this Commission, I suggest you provide an
executive secretary who is highly qualified technically. The
water policy and organizational plan should be submitted
within one year following the first formal meeting of the State
Water Policy Commission. Sufficient funds should be appro-
priated to adequately perform this work.
BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
This General Assembly should consider legislation recon-
ciling the Missouri statutes on the Bi-State Development
Agency with legislation recently passed by the State of Illinois.
Consideration should also be given to the repeal of Section
4 of an Act of the 65th General Assembly, Laws of Missouri,
1949, page 558, and subsequently to an appropriation for the
use of this agency.
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FIDUCIARY RECIPROCITY
Citizens of our neighbor states frequently seek the use of
the business facilities located in our State, Our corporations,
empowered to serve in a fiduciary capacity for our citizens,
are asked to serve in a similar capacity for non-residents. Our
laws, together with the laws of some of our neighbor states,
prevent this. Other neighbor states, however, in recent years
have adopted fiduciary legislation under which our institutions
may act within their borders if we permit theirs to act in Mis-
souri. In order to conform our laws with the laws of our neigh-
bors, I recommend the enactment of appropriate and adequate
reciprocal fiduciary legislation.
STATE INCOME TAX REVISION
A change in Federal statutes regulating filing of income tax
returns makes necessary a change in our State law. Emergency
legislation should be passed making April 15th the final day
for filing State income tax returns. This will conform to the
new Federal law.
WELFARE
As set forth in the Constitution of the State of Missouri,
the health and general welfare of the people are matters of
primary public concern. In Missouri, we have been ever mind-
ful of the needy aged, dependent children, the blind and the
disabled. I recommend the General Assembly re-examine the
payments made to those persons receiving welfare assistance
to determine what measures should be taken to bring the
payments in line with present day living costs.
Under the Old Age Assistance program in Missouri, pay-
ments are now being made to over one hundred thirty-three
thousand persons. The cost of the program, including both
Federal and State funds, has reached the staggering total of
One Hundred Sixty-one Million Six Hundred Eighty-two
Thousand Dollars each biennium. I recommended to the
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly that a lien and recovery law
be enacted in Missouri, and at that time stated that if such a
law were enacted, the cost to the State would, in all probability,
be reduced by around ten per cent. This has been the
experience of other states that have enacted lien and recovery
legislation affecting the Old Age Assistance program.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 51
Should there be as much as a ten per cent reduction in the
Old Age Assistance cost due to enactment of lien and recovery
legislation, more money would be available for those persons
without property on the assistance rolls. I again recommend
that a lien and recovery law be enacted by this General Assem-
bly, and that the present property maximum now on the statute
books be repealed,
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
The State Highway Commission is making headway on the
modernization and expansion of Missouri's highways. Since the
10-year highway program began, July 1, 1952, improvements
costing approximately One Hundred Thirty Million Dollars
have been contracted or authorized on about six thousand
miles of highways.
Improvements carried out or contracted thus far have
extended over one thousand one hundred miles of major system
highways, two thousand four hundred miles of supplementary
(farm-to-market) roads, and two thousand five hundred miles
of existing rural roads which have been taken over for mainte-
nance and given conditioning work pending their eventual
development to supplementary road standards.
In addition to this six thousand miles of roads, another two
thousand five hundred miles of existing rural roads also have
been put under temporary maintenance as a step toward mak-
ing them supplementary roads, but as yet have not been given
conditioning treatment.
No changes are recommended at this time in existing
highway revenue rates, but the overall revenues should be con-
tinued and maintained at least at present levels.
MOTOR FUEL TAX
In the last few years a substantial amount of petroleum
products are being moved by barge on the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers.
It is the opinion of the Department of Revenue that the
law relating to the collection of the motor fuel tax on petroleum
moved in such manner to and from river terminals in Missouri
is inadequate.
In order to prevent any evasion of motor fuel taxes it is
recommended that the deficiency in the Motor Fuel Tax Law
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be amended to give the Department of Revenue adequate
authority in the collection of such taxes.
DISASTER EMERGENCIES
Human minds cannot foresee disasters. In the past years
the State has been struck by several disaster emergencies and
there were no State funds available to alleviate suffering and
provide assistance.
While it is true the State cannot meet the full rehabilitation
cost in a major disaster, nevertheless, immediate and necessary
relief could be afforded by the Governor if he had available a
reasonable sum for that purpose.
I suggest that this General Assembly establish a Governor's
Emergency Disaster Fund.
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
Recent surveys have brought to light glaring inequalities in
salaries of State officials and State employees. Recent changes
in the State Merit System schedule, while just and merited, will
bring further inequalities to our over-all salary schedules.
These salary differences make for continual unrest and
attempted switching of jobs. This, obviously, is not a desirable
condition. The removal of differences in salaries between de-
partments would improve the efficiency of all departments
and also improve the morale of the employees. This General
Assembly should give serious study to a general over-all adjust-
ment of State salaries.
INVESTMENT OF STATE FUNDS
Article IV, Section 15, of the Constitution of Missouri,
provides:
"All revenue collected and moneys received by the state
treasury, and all interest, income and returns therefrom
shall belong to the state. Immediately on receipt thereof
the state treasurer shall deposit all moneys in the state
treasury to the credit of the state in banking institutions
selected by him and approved by the governor and state
auditor, and he shall hold them for the benefit of the re-
spective funds to which they belong and disburse them as
provided by law."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 53
Since the State Treasurer under the provisions of this
section must hold State moneys in banking institutions, he is
precluded from investing these funds in any type of securities.
The constitutional provision further specifies that the
banking institutions in which State funds are deposited shall
"give security satisfactory to the governor, state auditor,
and state treasurer for the safekeeping and payment of the
deposits on demand of the state treasurer authorized by
warrants of the state auditor."
The words "on demand' ' have been interpreted by the
Attorney General of Missouri to mean that State funds must
be held in banks on demand deposits. Federal banking laws
and regulations prohibit payment of interest on such deposits.
Therefore, under present constitutional provisions, State
funds cannot be invested to draw interest.
This General Assembly should inaugurate constitutional
and legislative action to permit temporarily unemployed funds
in the State treasury and in treasuries of all political subdi-
visions of the State to be invested in short term United States
government obligations maturing and becoming payable one
year or less from the date of issue, or in other United States
government obligations maturing and becoming payable not
more than one year from the date of purchase.
There are presently in the State treasury temporarily unem-
ployed funds of a substantial amount that are lying idle and
bringing no return to the State. The balance of these funds on
hand during the first six months of 1954 averaged Seventy-one
Million Four Hundred Fifty-three Thousand One Hundred
Fifty Dollars. It is certainly sound fiscal practice that such
money be profitably employed rather than permitted to lie
idle. If funds now on hand in the State treasury were invested
in United States obligations of a short term nature, the State
would realize a substantial yield in the way of interest. Before
it will be possible, however, for the State to take such action,
the existing legal impediments will have to be removed by
constitutional amendment.
A somewhat similar situation exists with respect to the
temporarily unemployed funds held by the political subdi-
visions of the .State. While, there is no constitutional prohibi-
tion on investments of such funds by these units, only cities, of
54 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
over six hundred thousand have been given the necessary
statutory authorization. Self-chartered municipalities also
enjoy this right by virtue of their home rule status. Since
many of the political subdivisions have temporarily unem-
ployed funds on hand, they should be accorded the same oppor-
tunity as that recommended for the State to secure a return
on this money. The General Assembly should therefore enact
legislation authorizing the political subdivisions to invest such
funds in short-term United States government obligations.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
There will soon be in your hands reports from six commit-
tees which have worked during the past legislative recess on:
State reorganization; local roads; education; crime; mental
health; and probate law. These reports demand your careful
consideration and attention.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
I recommend a re-examination of the provisions of the
Workmen's Compensation Law for the purpose of correcting
inequities in compensation payments if any are found to exist.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Recent changes in Federal laws relating to employment
security make it desirable that Missouri laws be studied for
needed changes to conform and implement the Federal stat-
utes. Particularly essential are changes in the length of time
for a new employer to qualify for tax reduction, a change in the
coverage of employers, the maximum duration of benefits,
and the maximum weekly benefit. Minor amendments may be
necessary, too, to meet certain procedural and incidental
problems in the operation of our present law.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Time has come for us to face the fact that for many years
there has been virtually no order in the manner in which the
amount of State aid to public schools is determined in Missouri.
The Division of Public Schools of the State Board of Edu-
cation regularly makes a budget request for all public school
needs except the important need of State aid. This has been
left to the wholly unpredictable amount of one-third of the
State's revenue.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 55
Confusion and lack of orderly processes have resulted with
each biennial period.
I strongly recommend that the State Board of Education
be required in the future to prepare a documented and specific
budget request for all public school needs, including State aid
for the public schools, in time for the budget office and the
Governor to consider them along with other requests.
With such a documented request before him, the Governor
will be in better position to consider what total amount should
be appropriated for school needs and to recommend in his
budget the percentage of revenue that can go for this purpose,
while leaving a sufficient remainder to provide for other gov-
ernment functions and services. It is essential that the Gov-
ernor be supplied with a specific request accompanied by sup-
porting data if he is to properly meet the constitutional require-
ment that his budget contain "a complete and itemized plan of
expenditures for the State and all its agencies/'
Without such a budget request with a documented showing
of need before him, a governor has no basis upon which to
recommend an amount for school needs in his executive budget
which, under the Constitution, must be a complete financial
plan for the State and all its agencies and services.
And without such a specific and documented budget re-
quest submitted by the Division of Public Schools and accepted
or revised by the Governor, the Legislature does not have the
background of official information needed to arrive at a sound
decision as to the amount necessary for school purposes.
There has grown up in recent years the practice of making
large bonus appropriations of public school aid from the Post-
War Reserve Fund. The Sixty-Fifth General Assembly appro-
priated Five Million Dollars from this reserve fund and the
Sixty-Sixth General Assembly, Seven Million Dollars. The
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly voted a bonus from the
Post- War Reserve Fund of Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars. I was forced to veto this bonus appropriation.
Actually, State revenues have come in at so high a level
during this biennium that it now appears certain schools
will receive more from the one-third of General Revenue
alone this biennium than they anticipated they would receive
from their one-third of the General Revenue anticipated in
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January, 1953, plus the Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars vetoed bonus.
While both the General Assembly and the Governor are
handicapped in arriving at a sound decision with respect to the
amount of money needed for school purposes because of the
lack of a documented budget request by the Department of
Education, I would like to see the schools have as much money
during the coming biennium as the State can reasonably pro-
vide, although, of course, I believe everyone will agree that it
would be better if the amount could be arrived at on the basis
of accurately defined need.
Therefore, I believe that, if the plan of submitting a budget
request is followed, it can be determined in the future if one-
third of the State's revenue, traditionally set aside for school
purposes, is sufficient, or if an additional percentage should be
allowed. This plan would afford a more sound and stable
method of arriving at the amount of the State's revenue needed
for school purposes than the practice of making bonus appro-
priations from the Post-War Reserve Fund.
The amount of State school aid necessary for the next two
years can only be a matter for conjecture under our existing
unsatisfactory system. In 1933, for example, State school aid
totaled but slightly over Three Million Dollars. It was regard-
ed, however, as ample and sufficient. In 1954, State school aid
had increased to more than Forty-five Million Dollars fifteen
times as large as in 1953 [1933]. That sum, we are now in-
formed, is inadequate and insufficient.
These figures indicate not only the tremendous increase in
State school aid in years past, but also what will likely be
required for this program in the years ahead if the present
trend is continued.
In considering any increase in State school aid at this time,
however, it must be borne in mind that such an increase cannot
be paid out of anticipated revenues for the next two years under
the Executive Budget that I will present to the General
Assembly.
In the evolvement of any plan for the future financing of
greatly increased State aid for public schools, I am also of the
strong opinion that the entire proposition should be placed
before the people for ultimate approval or rejection. The
decision is cine that rightfully belongs to them.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 57
I believe that control of our public schools, as well as our
government, should be kept as close as possible to the people
they serve.
SAFETY LEGISLATION
Industrial accidents take an enormous toll of human suffer-
ing and misery. I believe that an adequate accident prevention
and safety program should be enacted in order that this loss
may be materially reduced.
STATE TAX COMMISSION
The expansion of air transportation in recent years has pre-
sented the several states of the United States with the problem
of determining how the flight equipment of air carriers should
be assessed for property tax purposes.
Legislation should be enacted by this General Assembly to
obtain this State's full share of property taxes due from air
carriers.
The statutes of Missouri should be amended authorizing
the State Tax Commission to equalize valuations among the
various Township Organizations within counties having
Township Organizations.
LABOR RELATIONS
It is universally recognized that good labor relations in all
branches of industry are indispensable to a prosperous economy
and a peaceful society. And it is a matter of great satisfaction
for me to say to this General Assembly, and to the people of
Missouri, that relations between management and labor in
Missouri in all branches of industry are, on the whole, peaceful
and friendly. This is so because both parties meet their
responsibility to the public in their collective bargaining
relations.
Nevertheless, strikes and jurisdictional disputes have too
often paralyzed the building and construction industry in
Missouri. As a result, projects essential to the public interest,
health, and welfare have been inexcusably delayed. The build-
ing of homes has been ruthlessly halted. Manufacturing and
business enterprises generally have been adversely affected.
Free competition has been stifled. Employers have been
intimidated. Willing workers have been coerced into idleness.
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Racketeering has flourished. Responsible labor leaders, work-
ers, and the people have been submitted to intolerable humilia-
tion, i 1
I am convinced that a prudent and vigorous legislative
policy is necessary to protect the public interest against the
dangers which arise in all branches of industry during occasional
periods of irresponsible disregard of the public interest. The
act known as the King-Thompson Law has so far served well
to protect the public interest where strike emergencies have
arisen in labor disputes in the field of public utilities. However,
the public interest, health, and welfare are not protected
against the dangers of labor strife in other industries. There-
fore, I recommend that the General Assembly consider enact-
ment of effective legislation to protect the public interest,
health, and welfare, against the dangers of labor strife in all
other branches of industry.
STREAM POLLUTION
The natural water courses of Missouri have long been
utilized as a source of water supply and as a means for indus-
trial and municipal waste disposal. The dangers inherent in
such combined usage are becoming more and more pronounced
with time. Difficulty in maintaining safe sources of water for
domestic and other uses has been greatly increased in the recent
drought years. In order to protect the health of the people and
to conserve one of our great natural resources, it is necessary
that consideration be given to an adequate stream pollution
law which clearly defines the powers and duties of the State
and municipalities in pollution problems.
STATE PARKING FACILITY
Parking has become a critical problem around the State
Capitol, causing much inconvenience to those who drive to
Jefferson City to transact business in the State offices, as well
as inconvenience and confusion for those employed in the
different branches of the State government. The State has an
excellent site for the construction of an underground parking
garage near the Capitol, the State Highway Building, and the
new Jefferson Building.
This seems to me to be an emergency that may be well
cared for out of our emergency funds and I strongly recommend
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 59
that this General Assembly give thought to the need of con-
struction of this parking facility.
PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL SITES
Section 48, Article III, of the Constitution of Missouri,
provides for enactment of laws and appropriations to preserve
and perpetuate sites and memorials of the history of the State
but does not provide the agency to administer these historic
memorials so acquired.
The General Assembly should determine whether it wants
these sites preserved as State parks or whether a special his-
torical sites commission should be created.
CONCLUSION
The success or failure of Missouri to meet its obligations and
arise to its opportunities rests squarely in your hands and in
mine. If we do our best, as God directs us, we shall succeed.
If we do less, we are unworthy of the confidence that our people
have expressed in electing us to our various positions.
As I said in my message to the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly, good government knows no political lines. It comes
from the cooperation of all the people working for the common
weal, seeking no selfish gains and observing the Golden Rule.
We shall be subjected to pressure from well-organized
pressure groups to do this or that. If we keep the common
good as our focal point and never lose sight of our mutual
obligations, the coming two years shall be written in history
as years of good government.
I again pledge to you my best efforts to bring to all Mis-
sourians economical, efficient, and understanding government
and I ask that you join with me in this pledge as I submit to
you this message and wish you Godspeed with your tasks in
this General Assembly.
Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE
Sixty-Eighth General Assembly
FEBRUARY 27, 19S6
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty -Eighth
General Assembly, >pp. 12-16*
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly of Missouri, Ladies and Gentlemen:
State government is an ever changing challenge, bringing
new problems and requiring thoughtful study as the days,
months, and years come and go.
Our Constitution, recognizing that emergencies arise,
places in the hands of the Governor power to convene the
General Assembly of Missouri in special session; therefore,
pursuant to Section 9 of Article Four of the Constitution of
Missouri, 1945, I have issued a proclamation calling this special
session of your honorable bodies to consider what may well
be termed an extraordinary emergency. That proclamation
is made a part of this message.
On Tuesday, January 24, 1956, the citizens of Missouri
went to the polls and authorized the issuance of Seventy-five
Million Dollars ($75,000,000) in bonds for the purpose of
rehabilitating the State's penal, educational, and eleemosynary
institutions.
You will recall that in my regular message to you in Jan-
uary, 1955, I told you that I thought this rehabilitation was
vital -I still think this is a most vital step and that we must
act as rapidly as possible to get the program under way,
It is for the purpose of equitably allocating and appropriat-
ing this fund and for other appropriations and revisions that
I have called you into special session today.
STATE BUILDING FUND
Section 3 7 (a) of Article Three of the Constitution, ap-
proved at the January 24th special election, authorizes the
issuance of Seventy-five Million Dollars ($75,000,000) in
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 61
bonds for the purpose of repairing, remodeling or rebuilding,
or of repairing, remodeling and rebuilding State buildings and
properties at all or any of the penal, correctional, and reforma-
tory institutions of this State, the State training schools,
State hospitals, and State schools, and other eleemosynary
institutions of this State, and institutions of higher education
of the State, and for building additions thereto and additional
buildings where necessary, and for furnishing and equipping
any such improvements. These bonds are to be issued by the
State Board of Fund Commissioners "as may be necessary
to carry on the building program as determined by the General
Assembly." Of course, the limitation of the Seventy-five
Million Dollar ($75,000,000) amount must be observed. To
aid in your deliberations, the Budget Director has conferred
with the heads of the institutions involved and has gone very
carefully into their requests. Such requests total far beyond
the amount of funds which will be available. The Budget
Director has studied the requests and is making his recommena-
tions to you. The problem is now in your hands. Careful,
thoughtful consideration is due every request. Valid as some
requests may be, the fund limitation will not permit the appro-
priation of all of them. We cannot let prejudice of any kind
command our thinking. We must try as best we can to act
but with one idea in mind the best service possible to the
taxpayers of the State who have expressed their confidence
in us by authorizing this indebtedness for these necessary and
vital purposes.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
One project which the Seventy-five Million Dollar
($75,000,000) bond issue fund must provide is a new medium
security penal institution. In order to be effective, this institu-
tion must be established away from the present penitentiary in
Jefferson City. However, for administrative reasons, it should
be within a reasonable radius of the present institution. A
number of factors must be considered in the selection of the
site for the new institution, such as topography, transporta-
tion facilities, and water supply.
In order to select a site for this institution, I recommend
that you establish a Commission, consisting of the Director
of the Department of Corrections, two Senators selected by the
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President Pro Tern of the Senate, two Representatives selected
by the Speaker of the House and two members to be appointed
by the Governor. This Commission should be authorized,
upon consideration of all factors, to select a site. This site
might be on land now owned by the State or land which might
be donated to the State for such purpose. If necessary, how-
ever, in order to obtain a desirable tract of land, purchase of
land for such site through an appropriation from the General
Revenue Fund or the Post War Reserve Fund should be
authorized.
The construction of this institution is essential to the
rehabilitation of our penal system and should receive your
urgent consideration.
Because the Department of Corrections had prepared and
presented its budget for this biennium without anticipating
the passage of House Bill No. 377 and the changes incident to
the passage of that bill, it is necessary that additional operating-
funds be appropriated for the Missouri State Penitentiary and
the Intermediate Reformatory at Algoa for the remainder of
this biennium.
House Bill No. 377 abolished both the Penitentiary Earn-
ings Fund and the Intermediate Reformatory Earnings Fund,
thus reducing funds available for operations for each institu-
tion. Also, a ruling from the Attorney General made it neces-
sary to transfer inventories of livestock and feed at both of
these institutions to the Working Capital Revolving Fund.
Under previous procedures, the livestock and feed from the
farms would have been processed into food and transferred
to the commissaries with only a slight cash expenditure. All
foods now received from the farms are invoiced and paid in
cash by the Penitentiary or Reformatory from their General
Revenue appropriations for operations to the Working Capital
Revolving Fund.
Another change which increased expenditures from opera-
tions is the increase of discharged inmates' allowances from
Five Dollars ($5.00) to Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per
inmate. This increase amounts to approximately Twenty-six
Thousand Dollars ($26,000) per year.
The bill also increased the salary of the Director of the
Department of Corrections to Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000) per year. However, the appropriation for such salary
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 63
was made at the rate of only Seventy-five Hundred Dollars
($7,500) per year.
I recommend that you appropriate sufficient funds to keep
these two institutions operating efficiently, and provide for
the increased salary for the Director of the Department of
Corrections during the current biennium.
REFUNDING BONDS
Our State institutions of higher education have been doing
everything possible to meet the ever-increasing demands on
their facilities. They have financed dormitory construction
programs through the issuance of revenue bonds. To assist in
these programs, House Bill No. 67, enacted at the regular
session of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly, amended Section
176.050, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, to extend the
maturity period of such bonds from twenty to forty years.
Section 1 76.060, authorizing the issuance of refunding revenue
bonds for a period of twenty years, was not amended. The
amendment of this provision to permit the issuance of refund-
ing revenue bonds with maturity to forty years would greatly
aid our universities and colleges in their dormitory construction
programs. I, therefore, recommend that Section 176.060 be
amended to permit refunding revenue bonds to be issued for a
maturity of up to forty years to bring that section in harmony
with Section 176.050, as amended.
BOARD OF FUND COMMISSIONERS
It will be necessary for the Board of Fund Commissioners
to incur some expense in the sale of the bonds authorized by-
Section 3 7 (a) of Article Three of the Constitution of Missouri,
1945, before any money is received from their sale. I, there-
fore, recommend that an appropriation be made from the
General Revenue Fund of an amount sufficient to carry on the
preliminary work in the preparation and sale of the bonds.
ELECTION EXPENSES
Under Section 111.405, Missouri Revised Statutes, 1949,
the State is liable for the costs of the special referendum elec-
tion held on October 4, 1955, and the constitutional amendment
election held on January 24, 1956.
64 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Inasmuch as the special referendum election of October 4,
1955, related to the school foundation program and to the
cigarette tax which provides income for the financing of that
program, it seems only fair that the costs and expenses of that
election should be borne by the State School Moneys Fund.
I, therefore, recommend that you appropriate from that fund
to pay the costs and expenses of that election and that you
appropriate from the General Revenue Fund^to pay the costs
and expenses of the January 24, 1956, constitutional amend-
ment election.
CIGARETTE TAX COLLECTION
Collection of the recently approved cigarette tax has placed
additional responsibilities and costs on the Department of
Revenue which were not anticipated when that department's
budget was presented at your regular session. Since the re-
ceipts from the cigarette tax go entirely into the State School
Moneys Fund, an appropriation out of that fund should be
made to the Director of Revenue for the necessary personal
services and operation in the collection of this tax. The Direc-
tor of Revenue's General Revenue Fund appropriation should
also be reimbursed from the State School Moneys Fund for
the sum which has been previously expended from that appro-
priation in the administration and collection of the cigarette
tax.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
Passage of House Bill No. 592, increasing the pay of Work-
men's Compensation Referees and Reporters and the opening
of a new office for the work of this Commission at Joplin,
Missouri, in accordance with Senate Bill No. 245, without
accompanying appropriations, make necessary appropriations
at this special session chargeable to the Workmen's Compensa-
tion Fund of moneys to carry out these enactments. I, there-
fore, recommend that you appropriate sufficient funds to
permit payment of salaries as authorized by House Bill No.
592, and to provide for the operation of the Joplin office.
COURT REPORTERS' SALARIES
Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 384,
enacted by the Sixty-eighth General Assembly, provides,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 65
among other things, for an increase in the salaries of court
reporters, and provided that the State pay a portion of this
salary. No appropriation was made to care for the State's
obligation and I recommend that an appropriation be made to
remedy this oversight.
EXPENSES OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
To finance the cost of this extraordinary session, I recom-
mend an appropriation out of the State Treasury from the
General Revenue Fund for the payment of the necessary
expenses of this session of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly.
CONCLUSION
My experience in the General Assembly and in the Gov-
ernor's office convinces me that yours will not be an easy task
in this most important session.
You will have many sincere requests and you will have
some not so sincere.
You will find many most worthy needs and others will be
presented that will not be so critical.
It is your duty to separate the wheat from the chaff and act
with the betterment of the entire State as the uppermost
thought in your minds.
As always, I assure you, I shall be more than happy to be
of any assistance possible in this exacting service. Feel free to
command my office for any help that it can give.
Missouri is a great State ! Let's keep it great !
Let us repair and rehabilitate our present penitentiary and
build a medium security institution that will adequately serve
our needs and do justice to the name of our State.
Let us keep our State eleemosynary institutional program
moving forward !
Let us provide for our students the future citizens of a
not too-distant tomorrow every possible advantage, facility,
and accommodation that our State can afford!
In other words, with God giving us wisdom, leadership and
vision, let us perform our tasks in accord and harmony, and,
let us continue to bring acclaim to the good name of the Great
State of Missouri.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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SECOND BIENNIAL MESSAGE
JANUARY 2, 1957
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 14-24
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Sixty-Ninth
General Assembly of Missouri, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Constitution requires the Governor at the close of his
term of office to give to the General Assembly information as to
the state of the government and also to recommend for its
consideration such measures as he shall deem necessary and
expedient.
It is in the discharge of this constitutional duty that I sub-
mit to you the following information, suggestions, and recom-
mendations :
The State of Missouri is in good financial condition today,
its cash balance as of December 31, 1956, being Ninety-one
Million Seven Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Four Hundred
Fifty-five Dollars and Twenty Cents ($91,795,455.20). Its
physical properties valued at almost One Hundred Ninety
Million Dollars ($190,000,000) are in good state of repair and
the future of the State seems bright.
I realize that you have a full schedule ahead of you and I
shall refer only briefly to what I believe to be noteworthy
accomplishments of the last four years. I also will call your
attention to some essential legislation, made necessary by
changing times and added demands. Your task will be to meet
such of these demands and to provide for such State services
as your judgment may dictate.
FINANCES
Missouri's State government is really and truly "big busi-
ness." Receipts from all sources in our past fiscal year which
ended June 30, 1956, were Three Hundred Eighty-eight Million
Three Hundred Eighty-one Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-
two Dollars and Forty-seven Cents ($388,381,232.47). Expen-
ditures from all funds for the same fiscal year were Three Hun-
dred Eighty-five Million Six Hundred Eighty-six Thousand
Four Hundred Dollars and Forty-three Cents ($385,686,411.43).
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 67
The cash balance in the State treasury as of June 30, 1956, was
One Hundred Forty-five Million Nine Hundred Forty-six
Thousand One Hundred Eighty-two Dollars and Thirty Cents
($145,946,182.30).
State of Missouri road bonds in the amount of Three Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) were retired and
we have a total balance outstanding of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) which will be retired in this year of 1957.
The necessary preliminary legal steps have been taken to
establish the validity of the Seventy-five Million Dollar
($75,000,000) bond issue for the State building program which
was submitted to the voters of the State of Missouri pursuant
to my recommendation. The proceeds of this bond issue will,
in the near future, become available as needed for the purpose
of carrying out the building program adopted by the Special
Session of the General Assembly held last year. Inasmuch as
the constitutional amendment authorizing the bond issue pro-
vides a method of payment of the obligation through diversion
of a portion of the proceeds of the State income tax, no addi-
tional taxes will be necessary in order to retire these bonds as
they become due.
The assessed valuation of all tangible property in Missouri
for 1955-1956 was Six Billion Four Hundred Eighty-nine
Million Six Hundred Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-
four Dollars ($6,489,603,374.00), an increase of Seven Hundred
Thirty-three Million Six Hundred Seventeen Thousand Four
Hundred Eighty-one Dollars ($733,617,481.00) over last year.
I might mention that no small part of such increase is attrib-
utable to the successful efforts of the State Tax Commission
during the past four years to obtain an equitable valuation of
real property throughout the entire State.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
During the past four years, tax collections by the Depart-
ment of Revenue have increased steadily. While this is in some
measure attributable to the increased economic activity,
credit must also be given to the Department for its efficient
performance of the duties imposed upon it. This is particularly
true insofar as State income tax receipts are concerned. The
appropriation, at my request, of funds for the comparison of
State income tax returns with Federal returns, has resulted in
68 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
the adoption of such procedure. The increase in State income
tax payments has been significant. This program should be
continued.
The processing of motor vehicle and driver's license applica-
tions has been improved. At the beginning of my term of office,
the issuance of driver's licenses involved a delay of two or three
months. Now they are processed generally in ten days.
Many of our citizens are allowing their driver's licenses to
expire because they do not realize that the date of expiration is
at hand. I recommend that you enact legislation that will
provide for a proper notice of expiration to be sent each indi-
vidual driver before his or her driver's license expires.
A new motor vehicle driver's financial responsibility law
has given greater protection to persons involved in accidents
on our State highways.
Your attention is again called to the recommendations of
the State Reorganization Commission, which were directed
at improving the operation of the Department of Revenue.
I called this excellent report to your attention during your last
session and I again urge you to study its provisions and put
into legislation the suggested improvements for our State
government.
MISSOURI AGRICULTURE
Missouri, with all its manufacturing, its commerce, its
cities and towns, is still largely an agricultural state. What is
good for agriculture is of utmost benefit to Missouri as a whole.
I feel that there have been a number of noteworthy steps taken
in this field during this administration which should be of sub-
stantial and lasting benefit to our economy. An effective
brucellosis control law has been enacted. I recommend ade-
quate appropriation for the continuation of the eradication
program under that law. An egg licensing law which benefits
both producers and consumers was enacted. An ice cream law
establishing new sanitary standards was adopted.
Missouri's farmers have been the victims of prolonged and
widespread drought conditions. Realizing the responsibility
of the State to assist in such circumstances, in 1953 and 1954
special sessions of the General Assembly called by me appro-
priated a total of Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($9,250,000). Supplemented by the Federal govern-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 69
ment and aided by railroad carriers, these funds were used to
provide badly needed hay and roughage in the amount of
seventy-six thousand carloads or seven hundred thirty thou-
sand eight hundred and one tons, and thereby saved Missouri
livestock herds from forced liquidation.
Unfortunately, drought conditions have persisted. At the
present time, our farmers face a serious water and rainfall
shortage in large areas of the State. However, the lack of
funds appropriated to meet that and similar emergencies has
seriously handicapped our State government in assisting them.
An emergency fund should be provided for the use of the Gov-
ernor in case of drought or other agricultural emergency.
Had an emergency fund been provided by the Sixty-eighth
General Assembly, as recommended by me, the near disaster
that faced Missouri farmers in the past few months might
have been alleviated. The absence of assistance to drought-
stricken farmers has been caused as much by the State's inabil-
ity to act as by the Federal government's refusal to consider
farmers 1 needs.
In the past the Federal government has responded to the
needs of the various states during periods of agricultural emer-
gency and disaster, but at present the Federal government has
adopted a policy whereby the state must meet these emergen-
cies and disasters with little or no Federal aid.
The State will have available a source of funds for such
purpose upon the termination, on December 31, 1956, of an
agreement between the Commissioner of Agriculture for the
State of Missouri and the United States Secretary of Agricul-
ture, under which the Federal agency is presently adminis-
tering certain assets of the Missouri Rural Rehabilitation
Corporation. Upon the termination of such agreement, those
funds will revert to the State of Missouri. I recommend that
legislation be enacted providing that, upon the return of such
assets to the State of Missouri, they may be made available for
use for relief in case of agricultural disaster or emergency.
The State Fair should be properly and adequately financed
so that it can keep its rightful place as a leader of state exposi-
tions in the Nation. Proper laboratory facilities should be
established for the Department of Agriculture. It might be
well for you to consider construction of a State laboratory
building for the use of all departments.
70 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The recently enacted public school foundation program
has just begun its operation. It now appears that revenues
presently available will almost fully finance the program. The
program should enable our local school districts to plan their
budgets with knowledge of the amount of State aid which
they can expect.
In connection with the collection of the cigarette tax used
to finance the foundation program, Missouri has long followed
the practice that, where a tax is earmarked for any specific
fund, such specific fund should pay for the collection of the
tax. This is true in the collection of the gasoline tax and in all
fees and funds of special departments of the government. It
should be true, also, of the collection of the cigarette tax.
Expenses necessary for the collection of the cigarette tax should
be paid out of the State School Moneys Fund. General Reve-
nue funds should not be forced to carry this extra burden. I
recommend that this General Assembly, when appropriating
for the collection of any earmarked fund, charge that appro-
priation to the fund for which the collection is made.
It might also be pointed out that provision for penalties for
non-payment of the cigarette tax should increase collections
under it.
Our institutions of higher education are faced with con-
stantly increasing enrollments. Facilities to be provided from
the proceeds of the Seventy-five Million Dollar ($75,000,000)
bond issue should be of great assistance in providing adequate
physical plants for these institutions.
WELFARE
As recognized by Section 37 of Article IV of the Constitu-
tion of Missouri, "the health and general welfare of the people
are matters of primary public concern." In Missouri we have
been ever mindful of the needy aged, dependent children,
the blind, and the disabled. Significant improvements have
occurred in the welfare programs in Missouri during recent
years, reflecting a better understanding of the problems and
need of our citizens in such circumstances. During the past
four years, the average monthly Old Age Assistance payment
has been increased by approximately ten per cent ; the average
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 71
payment per family for aid to dependent children has increased
by approximately twenty per cent, During this administration
payments to persons receiving aid to the blind and blind pen-
sion were increased twice, first from Fifty Dollars ($50) to
Fifty-five Dollars ($55) and from Fifty-five Dollars ($55) to
Sixty Dollars ($60) per month. Other changes in the welfare
programs included an increase from Three Thousand Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,750) to Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000) in the amount of property permitted assistance recip-
ients; payment to recipients in public medical institutions;
provisions for payment to the mother or other needy adult
relative caring for dependent children; legislation authorizing
prosecuting officials to compel support from the father of an
illegitimate child regardless of whether the child is in the cus-
tody of the father; and the opening of the assistance rolls to
public inspection.
Although improvement has been made in the welfare pro-
grams in Missouri, some changes are desirable. I firmly recom-
mend that you pass a lien and recovery law as previously
recommended; that you thoroughly study the sufficiency of
the grants to our indigent, our blind, our dependent children
and our aged, in the light of increased living costs; and that
you give careful consideration to broadening our grants to
include medical aid to those unable to provide such aid for
themselves.
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
While I realize that appropriations alone are not the answer
to our mental health problems, I do point out that, during my
administration, appropriations for such institutions have been
increased by almost sixty per cent. As a result, we have in-
creased our personnel and raised the salaries of our employees
at these institutions, thus getting more and better qualified
professional and non-professional help. This has resulted in
better care for the patients. Traveling psychiatric clinics, which
were started in this last year, have proved a great service. I
recommend that you continue and improve this service. A
modern law for the commitment of our mentally ill has been
enacted. It may, however, require some minor changes to
render it more effective.
72 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
CANCER HOSPITAL
The Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital is ^ quite generally
recognized as one of the outstanding institutions of its type
in the country. However, certain problems of administration
have arisen because of lack of clarity under the statutes in the
matter of division of responsibility for the operation of the
hospital between the State Cancer Commission and the Divi-
sion of Health of the Department of Public Health and Wel-
fare. This matter should be clarified without further delay in
order that the effective operation of this fine institution shall
not be jeopardized.
DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND EIRE PREVENTION
Fire continues to be a constant threat to lives and property
at our State penal, correctional, and eleemosynary institu-
tions. We have established a register under the Division of
Personnel for the position of Supervisor of Safety and Fire
Prevention and some of our institutions have already hired
men to develop workable emergency plans and to train efficient
fire brigades. This worthwhile development paid big dividends
in the saving of lives in the disastrous fire at State Plospital
No. 1 on March 15, 1956.
I earnestly recommend that you give most serious thought
to the enactment of a program that will guarantee continuing
safety to life and a fire prevention program in all State cor-
rectional health and welfare institutions and that there be
created a "State Director of Safety and Fire Prevention" to
cooperate with all departments of the State government in
protecting State property and the lives of all wards, enrollees,
and State employees from loss, injury, and damage from fire
and accident.
$75,000,000 BOND ISSUE
Following my recommendation and your action of submit-
ting the proposal, the people of Missouri passed a Seventy-five
Million Dollar ($75,000,000) bond issue at a special election
on January 24, 1956. This money has not yet become available,
but is now in the process of being realized and soon will be evi-
dent in the rehabilitation of Missouri institutions. This is a
most important step in Missouri history and is evidence of the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. D.ONNELLY 73
desire of Missourians for their State institutions to be modern
and up-to-date.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
On July 1, 1952, Missouri launched a ten-year highway
modernization and expansion program. It was then estimated
that at least Five Hundred Fifty-seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($557,500,000) would be available for con-
struction purposes on our State highways during the program.
Through December 18, 1956, the State Highway Commis-
sion has committed or spent Two Hundred Eighty-three
Million Seventy-two Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-one Dol-
laws ($283,072,261.00) of these funds for construction and
improvements on seventeen thousand one hundred seventy-one
and two-tenths miles of the State's highways. Those improve-
ments have included one thousand eight hundred thirty-seven
and eight-tenths miles on major system highways, eleven
thousand nine hundred ninety-two and nine-tenths miles of
work on supplementary (farm-to-market) roads, twenty-
eight miles of urban system highways, and conditioning work
on three thousand three hundred twelve and four-tenths miles
of former county roads under temporary State maintenance
under terms of the program.
These highway improvements have carried into every
county in the State and into the City of St. Louis. Special
mention probably should be made, too, of the strides made
toward modernizing both U. S. Routes 66 and 40 across Mis-
souri, and the construction of the new bridge across the Mis-
souri River at Jefferson City.
This month the State Highway Commission will receive
bids amounting to approximately Twelve Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($ 12, 600, 000) for additional construction
work and improvements on the State's highways.
During this period also, the Commission has moved ahead
with its supervision of the County Aid Road Program. During
this administration Seven Million Fifty-three Thousand Five
Hundred Thirty-six Dollars ($7,053,536) in State aid has gone
to the counties for construction work on ten thousand eight
hundred miles of county roads. Another One Million Eight
Hundred Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars
($1,815,299) in State funds also has been granted the counties
74 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
for maintenance work on twenty -four thousand nine hundred
fifty-one miles of county roads since State funds were made
available for such work in 1954.
COUNTY AID ROAD FUND
The County Aid Road Fund was created by the transfer
of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($18,500,000) from the Post War Reserve Fund. This fund is
now practically depleted. The 1955-1957 appropriations car-
ried Five Million Five Hundred Three Thousand Dollars
($5,503,000) from this County Aid Road Fund and Five Hun-
dred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) from the General Revenue
Fund for county road aid.
The county road work has been of inestimable aid toward
getting Missouri farmers "out of the mud" and should be con-
tinued. If continued, however, it will be necessary for you to
amend the law and find money for appropriations from some
new source. I recommend that this be done.
TRAFFIC REGULATION
There is still crying need for better regulation of traffic on
our highways. I have previously recommended that the Gen-
eral Assembly pass a speed limit law and provide a sufficient
number of highway patrolmen to enforce such a law. I still
believe that such a law is necessary.
STATE PENAL INSTITUTIONS
While awaiting much needed buildings, the State penal
institutions are operating efficiently. Unrest and trouble are
at a minimum. Several corrective amendments to the Depart-
ment of Corrections law are desirable, however, and I recom-
mend the following:
Under House Bill No. 377, enacted by the Sixty-eighth
General Assembly, the c 'revolving*' and "earnings" funds of
the State Penitentiary and of the Intermediate Reformatory,
together with the "convicts' relief fund," were abolished. In
their stead one fund denominated the "Working Capital
Revolving Fund" was established
Into this fund are paid the gross receipts and income of
all industrial and farm operations, but the fund can be "used
only for the establishment, maintenance, rehabilitation, ex-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 75
pansion and operation of the prison industrial and farm pro-
grain," including the payment of inmate labor.
As it concerns the industrial programs, this law and this
fund are, for the most part, working satisfactorily.
Due to the unique nature of farm operations in the correc-
tional field, it is felt that the farm program income and ex-
penditures should be eliminated from the working capital
revolving fund and placed in the institutional funds. Most of
the farm products, including livestock, are consumed by the
institutions in the department. In order to comply with the
present law, the institutions must purchase the farm products
supplied. This results in a substantial depletion of their Gen-
eral Revenue appropriations and a transfer of these moneys to
the working capital revolving fund which can be used only for
the maintenance and expansion of the farm program.
The elimination of the old "earnings funds," although these
funds were misnamed, has resulted in many problems and in-
equities. Receipts and incomes now received, or which might
be received, by the institution for services rendered or products
sold outside the industrial or farm programs must, under the
present law, all be paid into General Revenue. These receipts
and incomes are, therefore, lost to the institution.
I, therefore, recommend the creation of an institutional
fund for each of the prisons and the reformatory. This is
neither new nor a departure from present practice. Actually
it is a reinstatement, albeit more properly named, of the "earn-
ings fund." Likewise, it would provide for each correctional
institution a fund similar to those established for each State
mental hospital.
Section 216.340, RSMo 1955 Supp., provides that only
inmates employed in an industry or farm operation may be
paid for their labor and then only out of not more than ten
per cent of the earnings of the farm or industry in which they
work and must be paid the same rate regardless of the^ nature
of the work performed. While the intent of this law is com-
mendable, it too has not proven entirely satisfactory.
It is, therefore, recommended that Section 216.340, RSMo
1955 Supp., be rewritten so that every prisoner confined in a
State correctional institution, subject to the rules and regula-
tions of the Department of Corrections, may receive compensa-
tion for work performed during his imprisonment. The
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Department of Corrections should be authorized to adopt
rules establishing in all of the State correctional institutions a
system of compensation for the inmates confined therein.
I also would reiterate at the conclusion of my term of
office my previous recommendation that the Governor be
given greater control over policy-making positions in the
Department of Corrections. To permit the Chief Executive
to appoint only the head of the department is wholly inconsist-
ent with the heavy burden of responsibility for its operation
imposed upon the Governor.
BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
Although handicapped by a shortage of trained personnel
and by an obsolete parole law, the present Board of Probation
and Parole is contributing greatly to a much-desired object of
our penal system, that is, the rehabilitation of persons com-
mitted to our prison. These handicaps should, however,
receive your objective attention.
I have recommended before and I again recommend that
you provide offices for the Board of Probation and Parole
outside the penitentiary. Missouri is the only State in the
Union which still has its probation and parole department in
the same building with the penal institution.
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
A joint Senate-House committee has been doing good work
on the preparation of a proposed new juvenile code which I
understand will be presented for your deliberation. I feel
that I should mention to you, however, that if seventeen-year-
old boys are to be received at our Training School, some sort
of provision must be made to keep the younger boys separated
from this older group.
I also recommend that you give consideration to the
establishment of a State child guidance clinic or some type of
diagnostic service to which children with various problems
could be referred for observation and counsel.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
During my term of office, a general rehabilitation and
repair program involving the facilities at various State institu-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 77
tions was undertaken. In the past four years Four Million
Nine Hundred Seventy-one Thousand Five Hundred Nine
Dollars ($4,971,509) has been expended, under the direction
and supervision of the Board of Public Buildings, for additions
to, and repairs and replacements of, the physical plants, of such
institutions. Of this amount, One Million Nine Hundred
Fifty-nine Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($1,-
959,941) was spent for the construction of new buildings and
alterations of existing buildings. Among the new buildings
are those at the Higginsville branch of the Missouri State
School, an occupational building at the St. Louis State Hospital,
a building for the care of delinquent defectives at the St. Louis
State Training School, and a sheep barn at the State Fair.
These figures do not, of course, include expenditures for con-
struction at our State institutions of higher education.
I recommend that you continue to keep the buildings at
our various schools, correctional, and eleemosynary institutions
in good repair and that you inspect these buildings regularly
to see that they are properly maintained.
STATE PARKS
The new State Park Board established under my administra-
tion has continued the program of improvement and enlarge-
ment of the State park system. With the addition of more
State parks and with the modernizing of some of our older
parks, Missourians now have a State park system of which
they can well be proud. More than two million six hundred
thousand people visited these parks in 1956. With the modern-
ization of our parks, our State park laws should also be mod-
ernized and I recommend that you give this phase of our
State government serious consideration.
STATE MILITARY FORCES
We can point with enviable pride to the progress we have
made in Missouri in the past four years in our State military
training. The military forces of the State have reached the
highest point of efficiency and the greatest strength ever
attained in a time of peace. We should continue to build and
keep strong these forces and I recommend that you give our
military proper housing and proper implements to stay strong.
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STATE PARKING FACILITY
If you drove into Jefferson City this morning, you realize,
I am sure, as many other Missourians also realize, that some-
thing must be done to solve the parking problems of citizens
who come to Jefferson City to transact business with the various
State departments. The State has an excellent site for an
underground parking facility near the Capitol which I recom-
mend you develop without further delay.
LABOR RELATIONS ACT
The Labor Relations Act, commonly known as the King-
Thompson Act, has been a part of the public policy of the
State of Missouri for over nine years. It has served well to
protect the public interest, health, and welfare against the
catastrophic strikes in public utilities. I recommend, there-
fore, that the General Assembly preserve this valuable act
and safeguard it against crippling amendments.
DIVISION OF FINANCE
Our present laws provide for chartering Speculative
Merchandising Companies and Mortgage Loan Companies.
There is no longer any demand for such companies. Therefore,
Chapters 365 and 366 of the Missouri Revised Statutes should
be repealed. Chapter 364 deals with Savings Banks and Safe
Deposit Institutions. Until this past summer, no such institu-
tion had been established in Missouri in sixty years. The
advisability of continuing such a law on the books of the State
should be given your earnest study.
INTEREST ON STATE FUNDS
I recommend that legislation be enacted to implement and
make effective the provisions of the constitutional amendment
adopted November 6, 1956, relating to idle funds in State
depositaries. This is an important forward step for Missourians
and should be carefully safeguarded.
DISASTER EMERGENCIES
Human minds cannot foresee disasters. In the past years
the State has been struck by several disaster emergencies and
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 79
there were no State funds available to alleviate suffering and
provide assistance.
While it is true the State cannot meet the full rehabilitation
cost in a major disaster, nevertheless, immediate and necessary
relief could be afforded by the Governor if he had available a
reasonable sum for that purpose.
I suggest that this General Assembly establish a Governor's
Emergency Disaster Fund.
STATE WATER RESOURCES
Missouri needs a comprehensive State water law, a law that
will meet present day demands of municipalities, agriculture,
and commerce and at the same time preserve our natural re-
sources. I recommend that you set up a Missouri Water Code
and provide for its enforcement.
Many State agencies constantly call attention to the need
of a strong, workable water pollution control law. I recommend
that you enact such a law at this session.
With our continued drought and with our increasing de-
mand for water, it is essential that we explore to the limit all
available underground water resources. Our present expanded
underground water program is definitely a worthy venture
and our results have been most gratifying. The drilling has
disclosed previously unrecognized sources of potable ground
water and further exploration should prove most valuable to
our citizens. I recommend that you continue and expand this
worthwhile State endeavor.
STATE REORGANIZATION COMMISSION'S REPORT
Although previously recommended in this message, for the
sake of emphasis, I again want to recommend that the Report
of The State Reorganization Commission of Missouri, submit-
ted to the Sixty-eighth General Assembly, be again studied and
legislation be enacted wherever necessary to make the sug-
gested recommendations contained in that report effective.
ELECTION LAW REVISION
Our present election laws are really a hodge-podge of amend-
ments to our original election law. In many cases they are
vague and ambiguous. There are some conflicts in our present
SO MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
laws. We need a complete and thorough revision of our election
laws, I recommend this matter for your attention.
NEW INSURANCE CODE NEEDED
The insurance code of Missouri is rapidly becoming obsolete
and various attempts have been made through patch-work
and piece-meal legislation to keep the code in pace with the
industry. There are now several contradictions, ambiguities,
and general confusion in the law. I recommend that you give
serious consideration to the rewriting of the insurance laws into
a new code that will be clear and concise.
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS DESIRABLE
Recent adjustments in salaries in the Department of Public
Health and Welfare have thrown the salaries of the top officials
in the various departments out of line with one division head
drawing more salary than the head of the department. These
salaries should be adjusted to bring them all in line with each
other.
STATE FLAG
Missouri has a beautiful State flag a flag that is too seldom
flown and too lightly taken. I believe that this General Assem-
bly should pass an act making it mandatory that the Missouri
State Flag be flown at all State institutions, including schools
and colleges.
EXPENSES OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
No appropriation was made by the Sixty-eighth General
Assembly to pay the expenses and per diem of the Presidential
Electors named in the 1956 General Election. An appropriation
of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) should be made to the
Governor's Office to pay the expenses of the electors in con-
nection with the General Election of 1956.
DEFICIENCIES IN FUNDS
Several departments have reported to me that failure to
make proper appropriations has caused some deficiencies in
their various funds. I recommend that these deficiencies be
alleviated and that proper appropriations be made.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNE-LLY 81
CONCLUSION
And now we move into a new era, a new administration with
new demands and new opportunities.
I want to assure you that I appreciate the friendly coopera-
tion I have received from you and from the people of Missouri
during both of my administrations. I shall always be grateful
for the friendships I have formed in State government and for
the opportunity to serve my fellow Missourians in different
fields of official duty.
I want especially to thank my fellow elective officials for
their fine spirit of cooperation through the past four years and
also give public testimony for the good work of the heads of the
different departments and institutions of State government.
They have been faithful to their trusts and I have had their
loyal support. My office personnel deserves my thanks and
praise. They have all been willing to go far beyond their
assigned tasks to render good service to our citizens.
I told you in my opening address four years ago that "Mis-
souri is great." I repeat again, "Let us keep it great."
We can do this if all branches of the State government
continue to act with the welfare of the people foremost in their
minds, remembering that the welfare of the people is, and
should always be, the supreme law of the land.
That the coming administration may have success crown
its efforts, that the General Assembly may be able to
accomplish its highest ideals and goals, that the people of Mis-
souri may have peace, health and contentment, is my wish as
I extend to you my best wishes and make these few recom-
mendations today.
Thank you and God Bless You!
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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VETO MESSAGES
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 28, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 935-936
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 28, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri:
I return herewith to you, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11,
entitled :
1 'AN ACT
"To provide for the empaneling of an alternate juror with
the regular jury in certain cases."
Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 pro-
vides for an alternate juror in civil or criminal proceedings.
Such alternate juror would replace any regular juror who, prior
to the time that the jury retired to consider its verdict, becomes
disqualified or unable to perform his duties. Senate Committee
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 provides that the alternate
juror "shall be selected from a separate panel of three jurors."
Comparison of this bill with similar statutes in thirty-two
states and with Federal rules of civil and criminal procedure
revealed no provision such as is found in Senate Committee
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 for the selection of the alter-
nate juror from a "separate panel." Rule 47 (b) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure provides: "Alternate jurors shall be
drawn in the same manner, shall have the same qualifications,
shall be subject to the same examination and challenges, shall
take the same oath, and shall have the same functions, powers,
facilities and privileges as the principal jurors." The same
provision is made by Rule 24 (c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure. With a single exception, all states having such
statutes make provisions similar to the Federal rules. I note
that as originally introduced, Senate Bill No. 11 provided for
the selection of alternate jurors in the same manner as the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 83
principal jurors, thereby conforming to the Federal rules and
to the statutes in other states.
I am of the opinion that the provision of Senate Committee
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 that the alternate juror be
selected from a ''separate panel" might lead to unnecessary
confusion and uncertainty in its operation, should it become a
law. For example : No provision is made in Senate Committee
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 for the selection of such
separate panel. Section 496.060, RSMo 1949, applicable to
St. Louis County, and Section 497.160, RSMo 1949, applicable
to Jackson County, both provide for selection of a "general
panel." Section 496.080 and Section 497.180, RSMo 1949,
applicable to St. Louis and Jackson counties, respectively,
provide that when the jury for trial of a cause cannot be made
up from the "regular panel," extra jurors may, by agreement
of the parties thereto, be summoned for the trial of the cause.
In view of the use in these statutes of the terms "general
panel" and "regular panel" and the limitation upon the sum-
moning of extra jurors in such counties, a problem would
immediately arise over the method of obtaining the "separate
panel" required by Senate Committee Substitute for Senate
Bill No. 11.
In my opinion no good purpose would be served by the
requirement that the alternate juror be selected from a "sepa-
rate panel." The use of an alternate juror would be an innova-
tion in our civil and criminal procedure to which I am not
opposed. However, I believe that it would be well to consider
the experience of other states and the Federal practice, regard-
ing such procedure. In such other states and in the Federal
courts, selection of the alternate juror in the same manner as
the regular juror has apparently operated satisfactorily. I see
no reason for our employing a method which might operate
otherwise.
For the foregoing reasons, I do hereby veto and disapprove
Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 27, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1876-1878
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 27, 1953
To the House of Representatives of the 67th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri:
I return herewith to you, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 146, entitled :
"AN ACT
''Relating to the parking of motor vehicles on state property
located in the state capital and defining the powers and duties
of the board of public buildings in relation thereto."
Section 1 of this act gives the State Board of Public Build-
ings control of- the parking of motor vehicles on State property
"located in the state capital" and authorizes the board to make
rules and regulations, regulating such parking, and requires
such rules and regulations to be posted.
Section 2 requires the Board of Public Buildings to set
aside sufficient space on the "capitol grounds" for the exclusive
use of members of the General Assembly during its sessions.
Section 3 makes unlawful double parking of motor vehicles
on any part of the roadways running through the. " grounds of
the state capitol,"
Section 4 reads as follows :
"Any person violating the provisions of this act shall upon
conviction be punished as follows : by a fine not exceeding five
dollars for overtime parking or by a fine of not more than ten
dollars for illegal or double parking. Violations of this act shall
be prosecuted in the magistrate court. ' ' (Underscoring mine)
The title states that the act relates to parking "on state
property located in the state capital." The word "Capital" is
defined in Volume 12, Corpus Juris Secundum, Page 1122 and
follows :
"In a political and governmental sense, the word has been
defined as the political and governmental metropolis of a state
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 85
or country ; the seat of government ; the place where the legis-
lative department holds its sessions, and where the chief offices
of the executive are located."
Under this definition I believe that the act would cover all
State property located in Jefferson City, which would include
the property occupied by the Supreme Court, the Penitentiary,
the State Office Buildings, the Highway Department, the
Unemployment Compensation Commission, and all other
State property as well as the Capitol grounds.
Section 8.010, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, has con-
ferred general supervision and charge of the public property
of the State located at the seat of government upon the Board
of Public Buildings. This act purports to give sanction to any
rules or regulations which the Board might make in the regula-
tion of parking on the State property located at the State
Capital. This is a penal law, and, as such, would be strictly
construed by the courts in favor of any person accused of
violating it. Any doubt concerning its interpretation would be
resolved in favor of a person accused of violation. State v.
Taylor, 345 Mo. 325, 133 S.W. (2nd) 336, State v. Dougherty,
358 Mo. 734, 216 S.W. (2nd) 467.
Said Act declares double parking unlawful and it prescribes
a penalty for overtime parking but makes no other reference
to such offense. The Act does not declare unlawful any failure
to observe the rules and regulations prescribed by the State
Board of Public Buildings regulating parking. The punish-
ments are for 'Violating the provisions of this Act." Inasmuch
as the act nowhere purports to make violation of the regulations
of the Board punishable, and the only thing prohibited by the
act is double parking, I am of the opinion that that would be
the only thing which could be punished thereunder, which is
certainly not what the Legislature had in mind.
The courts have held that violation of the regulation of an
administrative agency may be made the basis of a criminal
charge, but the Legislature must clearly so provide. In the case
of United States v. Eaton, 144 U. S. 677, the court stated, I.e.
688:
"It is necessary that a sufficient statutory authority should
exist for declaring any Act or omission a criminal offense; and
we do not think that the statutory authority in the present
case is sufficient. If Congress intended to make it an offense for
86 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
wholesale dealers in oleomargarine to omit to keep books and
render returns as required by regulations to be made by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, it would have done so dis-
tinctly, in connection with an enactment such as that above
recited, made in Sec. 41 of the Act of October 1, 1890.
''Regulations prescribed by the President and by the heads
of departments, under authority granted by Congress, may be
regulations prescribed by law, so as lawfully to support acts
done under them and in accordance with them, and may thus
have, in a proper sense, the force of law; but it does not follow
that a thing required by them is a thing so required by law as
to make the neglect to do the thing a criminal offense in a
citizen, where a statute does not distinctly make the neglect
in question a criminal offense."
House Bill 146 does not confer any new authority upon the
Board of Public Buildings, and its attempt to make regula-
tions, particularly those by the Board relative to parking space
for members of the Legislature, enforceable by imposing pun-
ishment for violation is ineffective.
The title to the Act does not refer to a penalty provision.
However, Section 4 of the Act contains a penalty for the viola-
tion of the provisions of the Act.
I do not say that the penalty provision has to be contained
in the title, but the courts of Missouri in a number of decisions
have held an act invalid because the penalty provision was not
covered in the title.
It is my opinion that House Bill No. 146 in its present form
is unenforceable and would not serve the purpose for which
it was intended.
For the above reasons House Bill No. 146 is vetoed.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 87
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 23, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2036-2037
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Committee Substitute for House Bill
No. 416, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal Section 549.220 and Section 549.250, RSMo
1949, relating to probation, pardons and paroles and to enact
four new sections relating to the same subject, to be known as
Section 549.210; Section 549.220; Section 549.250 and Section
549.251, and giving added compensation for the added duties."
House Committee Substitute For House Bill No. 416 relates
to the duties and compensation of the members of the Board of
Probation and Parole. It repeals and re-enacts Section 549.220
and Section 549.250, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, with
only minor changes. It enacts a new section to be known as
Section 549.251. This section authorizes the Board, on applica-
tion of an inmate of a State correctional institution or of a
person on probation or parole issued by the Board, to restore
to such person such civil rights as the Board may deem proper,
except the right to act as a trustee, to serve as a juror, to hold
public office, to vote, or to give a general power of attorney.
For the additional duties imposed by the bill, the Chairman of
the Board is to receive additional compensation of $2,200 per
year and each of the other two members of the Board $1,000
per year.
This bill contains several defects in drafting. The title
and enacting sections both recite the enactment of four new
sections, including a section to be known as Section 549.210.
The bill, however, contains no such section. Section 549.251,
page 2, line 3, of the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed print-
ed bill, refers to ''probation issued by under the jurisdiction of
the board" This section also refers to the requests of an inmate
for the restoration of civil rights. It authorizes restoration of
88 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
such rights only to a parolee or probationer. (Underscoring
mine)
However, I feel that Section 549.251 is subject to a more
serious and fundamental defect. In authorizing the Board to
restore in part civil rights after conviction, the bill encroaches
upon the power of pardon which is conferred upon the Gov-
ernor by Section 7 of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri,
1945. I am aware of the fact that the Legislature has provided
that in certain circumstances disabilities resulting from con-
viction for a crime may be removed in accordance with such
legislative enactment. The validity of such legislation has been
upheld by the Supreme Court. See State ex rel. Oliver v. Hunt,
247 S, W. (2d) 969. However, in my opinion, when the Legisla-
ture attempts to confer upon some board or agency authority
in the exercise of its discretion to determine that a portion of
the disabilities resulting from a conviction shall be removed,
it is attempting to permit such board or agency to exercise
the power of pardon which, under the Constitution, is entrusted
to the Governor. If the Board of Probation and Parole may be
authorized to restore certain civil rights, there would be no
reason why it could not be authorized to restore all, including
those which have been excepted by this bill. This would cer-
tainly be the exercise of a power which is conferred by the
Constitution solely upon the Governor.
For the reasons herein stated, House Committee Substitute
For House Bill No. 416 is vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 89
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 30, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2037-2039
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 396, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of the salaries,
wages and per diem of the officers and employees ; for the orig-
inal purchase of property; for the repair and replacement of
property; and for the operating and general expenses of the
office of the Director of the Department of Public Health and
Welfare and the Division of Health and the Division of Wel-
fare, readers for blind students, county hospital patients, and
State Advisory Council; federal allotments and grants and
providing for other expenditures incident to the Department of
Public Health and Welfare; for the biennial period beginning
July 1, 1953 and ending June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 396
are approved.
Section 6.010. On page 2 of the Truly Agreed To and
Finally Passed bill, line 15, I have reduced the amount from
$9,000.00 to $7,200.00 and approved said item for $7,200.00.
On page 2, line 39, the total from the General Revenue Fund
is approved for $30,200.00.
II.
Section 6.020. On page 3, line 26, 1 have reduced the amount
from $635,000.00 to $535,000.00 and approved said item for
$535,000.00. On page 3, line 27, the total for Personal Service
is approved for $750,000.00.
90 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
III.
Section 6.020. On page 4, line 55, 1 have reduced the amount
from $260,000.00 to $200,000.00 and approved said item for
$200,000.00. On page 4, line 57, the total from the General
Revenue Fund is approved for $1,000,000.00.
IV.
Section 6.070. On page 8, line 13, 1 have reduced the amount
from $800,000.00 to $775,000.00 and approved said item for
$775,000.00.
V.
Section 6.070. On page 8, lines 20 and 21, including the
figures "$48,500.00," are stricken out and said item is not
approved,
VI.
Section 6.070. On page 8, line 31, I have reduced the
amount from $320,000.00 to $305,000.00 and approved said
item for $305,000.00. On page 8, line 33, the total from the
General Revenue Fund is approved for $1,136,500,00.
VII.
In Section 6.010 (page 2 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, lines 27 to 37, inclusive) and in Sections 6.020
(page 4, lines 44 to 55, inclusive) and 6.160 (page 14, lines 40
to 49, inclusive), appropriating funds for the use of the Director
of the Department of Public Health and Welfare, the Division
of Health, and the Director of Welfare, respectively, the follow-
ing language is contained in the appropriations for Operation :
". . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of this
appropriation for any postage or postal charges except the
following:
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by local county offices/ 1
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 91
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that when-
ever an attempt is made to do so the provision which amounts
to general legislation is invalid.
I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these pro-
visions.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 396 except these items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1599
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 393, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To prohibit the interception and divulging of telephonic
and telegraphic communications and providing a penalty
therefor/'
Senate Bill No. 393 prohibits the interception of any tele-
graphic or telephonic communication and the divulgence of
the contents of any such intercepted communication. Violation
of the act is made punishable as a felony, with punishment up
to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary or not more than
one year in the county jail or by a fine of not more than one
thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Additional provision is made for forfeiture of the sum of one
thousand dollars to the person whose communications were
illegally intercepted. The bill also makes inadmissible as evi-
dence any evidence obtained through interception of telephonic
or telegraphic communications.
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In my opinion, this bill is unnecessarily stringent in its
prohibitions. It appears to be broad enough to subject to
punishment a person who might participate in the time-honored
practice of "listening in" on the party line.
Prevention of wire tapping is, of course, the chief objective
of Senate Bill No. 393. Wire tapping is a practice which has
been strongly condemned. However, I feel that under a closely
regulated and controlled procedure it has some proper place in
law enforcement, particularly regarding certain criminal
offenses in which telephonic communication is generally in-
volved, such as kidnapping and bookmaking. The recent
United States Senate Crime Investigating Committee, popu-
larly known as the Kefauver Committee, concluded, after
lengthy study of the matter, that wire tapping should be
allowed when surrounded by statutory safeguards administered
by a firm judiciary and subject to the check of public opinion.
See Senate Report No. 725, 82nd Congress, First Session 5
(1951).
I do not believe that we should go as far as Senate Bill No.
393 does in completely outlawing wire tapping, and I therefore
veto and do not approve Senate Bill No. 393.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
JULY 7, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1600
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, Senate Bill No. 139, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal Section 255.030, RSMo 1949, relating to the
appointment of a director of the division of resources and devel-
opment, his term of office, qualifications, compensation, oath
and duties, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating
to the same subject to be known as section 255.030."
The only change made by Senate Bill No. 139 in Section
255.030, RSMo 1949, is in the limit of compensation of the
' GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 93
Director of the Division of Resources and Development. By
this bill the limit is increased from $6,000 to $7,500 per year.
In view of the provisions of Section 21 of Article IV and Section
13 of Article VII of the Missouri Constitution, which prohibit
increasing State officers' salaries during their term, I doubt
that the person holding the position affected at the time of the
effective date of this bill would be entitled to additional com-
pensation during his present term. As to the status of the
Director as an officer, I call attention to the case of State ex
inf. McKittrick v. Bode, 342 Mo. 162, 113 S. W. (2d) 805, in
in which the Supreme Court held that the Director of
Conservation is an officer.
Under Section 255.030, RSMo 1949, the Director of the
Division of Resources and Development has a term of four
years. Neither the Superintendent of the Highway Patrol nor
the Adjutant General, whose compensation was increased
under bills which I recently approved, has a term of office.
Both serve at the pleasure of the Governor and, therefore, the
constitutional provisions above referred to are not applicable
to them. Nor does this bill impose additional duties upon the
Director of the Division of Resources and Development, as
was done by Senate Bill No. 325 which I approved and which
gave the Director of the Department of Business and Adminis-
tration additional compensation for additional duties imposed
upon him by the bill.
Comparison of the salary provided by this bill for the Di-
rector of the Division of Resources and Development with the
salary of the State elective officials, other than the Governor,
leads me to the belief that the salary provided by this bill seems
to be out of line. The State elective officials, who must undergo
the expense of a state- wide campaign, receive only $7,500 per
annum, and I do not believe that an appointive official, whose
duties are of the nature of those imposed upon the Director
of the Division of Resources and Development, should receive
the same compensation as such elective State officers.
For the above reasons I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 139.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 7, 1953
From the Journal oj the House oj Representatives, pp. 2040-2041
To the Secretary oj State of the State of Missouri:
SIR: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Committee Substitute For House Com-
mittee Substitute For House Bill No. 147, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 23.090 and 23.110, RSMo 1949, relating
to the duties of the committee on legislative research as to
legislative chambers and rooms, and to enact two new sections
relating to the same subject, to be known and numbered
sections 23.090 and 23.110."
Senate Committee Substitute For House Committee Sub-
stitute For House Bill No. 147 gives to the Committee on
Legislative Research control of eight rooms situated on the
second floor of the Capitol Building in addition to all of the
third and fourth floors of said building. The eight rooms, which
are placed under the control of the Committee by this bill, are
for the use of the members of the House of Representatives.
Under the amendment to Article III of the Constitution,
approved at the last general election, the General Assembly
would ordinarily be in session only five months during each
biennium. In view of such fact, I am of the opinion that the
rooms on the second floor of the Capitol Building, which are
placed by this bill under the control of the Committee on
Legislative Research for the exclusive use of the members of
the House of Representatives, can be more economically used
by retaining their control in the State Board of Public Build-
ings. I am certain that the Board will make adequate provision
for the needs of the members of the House of Representatives.
I do not deem it advisable that these rooms, which were orig-
inally planned as part of the executive department's offices in
the Capitol Building, remain unused for the major part of the
time, particularly in view of the fact that, at the present time,
there are in Jefferson City a number of State boards and com-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 95
missions which have offices not in State-owned buildings and
for which rent must be paid by the State. Space must be avail-
able for offices for these agencies at the expiration of their
present leases.
For the above reasons I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Committee Substitute For House Committee Substi-
ture For House Bill No. 147.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 8, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1603-1605
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, Senate Bill No. 285, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal Sections 536.010, 536.060, 536.070, 536.080 and
536.090, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, and efaact in lieu
thereof eleven new sections to be known as and numbered
sections 536.010, 536.060, 536.063, 536.066, 536.070, 536.073,
536.076, 536.080, 536.083, 536.086, and 536.090, Revised Stat-
utes of Missouri, 1949, relating to administrative officers and
bodies existing under the constitution or by law, and to con-
tested cases (as defined) before the same; defining terms; pro-
viding for and relating to procedure in or in connection with
contested cases, as defined, including the institution of such
cases, pleadings, notices, hearings, subpoenas, depositions,
contempts, evidence, official notice, and the form and manner
of making decisions and orders, and providing for and relating
to the enforcement of subpoenas and proceedings in court with
respect thereto, and for proceedings in court as for contempt ;
repealing laws and regulations of agencies to the extent that
they are in conflict with this Act."
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Senate Bill No. 285 prescribes a code of procedure for all
administrative agencies of the State of Missouri. The bill re-
quires pleadings in contested cases before such agencies and
sets out the required contents of such pleadings. It provides
for the service of notice of the institution of proceedings before
administrative agencies and for the service of notice of hearing.
It provides for the subpoenaing of witnesses before an agency
created under the Constitution or State statute and permits
the use of depositions before such agencies. The bill contains
rather detailed provision for the presentation of evidence at
hearings before administrative agencies and requires, among
other things, that the rules of evidence, with certain exceptions,
be applied. The bill covers arguments and briefs in adminis-
trative proceedings and provides for the issuance of orders of
the agency in writing, together with its findings of fact and
conclusions of law.
In my opinion, Senate Bill No. 285 is too exacting in its
requirements regarding proceedings before administrative
agencies. The enormous growth of administrative agencies in
recent years has been occasioned largely by the necessity and
desire to permit the determination of the rights and liabilities
of citizens, without resort to the often technical and somewhat
slower ordinary process of the judicial system. The growth of
such administrative agencies has frequently been the subject
of adversely critical comment. The restraint of such agencies
has been the aim of numerous proposals of persons and groups
alarmed at such growth.
I am convinced that the increasingly complex relationships
among our citizens and their government require a method for
the determination of rights and liabilities by a system which is
not tightly circumscribed by technicalities attendant upon
statements of charges or complaints and upon the hearing of
evidence upon such charges or complaints. I am aware of the
necessity for the imposing of some restraints in order to avoid
abuse of authority by administrative agencies. However, I do
not feel that the answer lies in so prescribing the procedures to
be followed by such agencies that they are deprived of the
necessary flexibility which their proper functioning requires.
Senate Bill No. 285 requires pleadings in proceedings before
administrative agencies. This is not a novel requirement inas-
much as presently a party who is involved in a proceeding be-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 97
fore an administrative agency must be given due and proper
notice of the matters to be determined. However, Senate Bill
No. 285 goes farther than existing law. It requires that the
pleading which institutes the proceeding must "state in ordi-
nary and concise language the acts, omissions or other facts
constituting the basis of the decision or order sought or pro-
posed." Compare this requirement with Section 509.050,
RSMo 1949, which requires that a claim for relief under our
code of civil procedure must "contain a short and plain state-
ment of the facts showing that the pleader is entitled to relief."
That deceptively simple requirement has been the subject of
numerous controversies before our courts. Certainly, it appears
to me unwise to burden administrative agencies with the ne-
cessity of determining whether or not a particular charge or
complaint complies with such requirement.
The bill would impose upon administrative agencies the
necessity of conducting hearings before them in accordance
with the rules of evidence, subject to certain exceptions
specified in the bill. Any lawyer well knows the burden which
this requirement involves. This requirement would be par-
ticularly difficult for the many administrative agencies of our
State which are composed of persons untrained in the
rules of evidence. There are many such agencies for which it
would be impossible to obtain members so trained. For exam-
ple, the members of the State Board of Medical Examiners are
required to be doctors of medicine (Section 334.120, RSMo
1949); the Missouri Dental Board is composed of licensed
practicing dentists (Section 332.290, RSMo 1949); the State
Board of Chiropody is composed of doctors of surgical chi-
ropody (Section 330.110, RSMo 1949). Similar requirements
are made concerning the membership of the numerous other
licensing boards, all of which are authorized to conduct hear-
ings for the revocation or suspension of licenses issued by them.
It might be noted that even under the Federal Administrative
Procedure Act (Title 5, USCA, Sections 1001-1011) no such
requirement regarding the application of the rules of evidence
is made, although that act provides for the appointment ^ of
hearing examiners who are either attorneys or persons with
considerable experience in administrative hearings.
I call attention to Senate Bill No. 284, which I have
approved on this date and which broadens the scope of judicial
98 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
review of administrative action. That bill and the requirement
of Section 22 of Article V of the Missouri Constitution, 1945,
which requires that decisions of an administrative agency upon
a hearing be supported by competent and substantial evidence,
assure, in my opinion, adequate protection in proceedings
before administrative agencies.
There may be a need for more nearly uniform procedure
before the various administrative agencies of this State, but I
do not wish to see such uniformity achieved at the expense of
imposing upon such agencies a rigid and technical scheme of
procedure wholly inconsistent with the established theory and
concept of the function of such agencies.
For the above reasons, Senate Bill No. 285 is vetoed and
not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 8, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 2042
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, House Bill No. 345, entitled:
"AN ACT
"Permitting certain county courts to pay a bounty on foxes
in certain cases/'
House Bill No. 345 provides for the payment of bounty
for killing wild gray foxes. The county court is authorized to
determine whether or not such bounty shall be paid, and it may
not exceed two dollars for each grown fox and one dollar for
each cub. The State is to reimburse any county for one-half
of the amount of bounties paid.
I do not feel that this bill would solve the fox problem in
Missouri. We do, perhaps, have an excessive number of foxes
in the State at the present time. However, I see no reason for
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 99
singling out the gray fox and providing a bounty for that
species only. Certainly the red fox predominates in our major
farming areas, and the gray fox is found principally in wooded
regions. Studies have indicated that the red fox takes more
poultry and livestock than does the gray fox.
There is considerable controversy as to the effectiveness of
a bounty as a means of controlling predatory animals. Regard-
less of the over-all merits of the bounty system, I see no reason
for providing a bounty from public funds only for the species
of fox which appears likely to cause the less damage. '
For the above reasons House Bill No. 345 is vetoed and not
approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 9, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1605-1607
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 328, entitled:
"AN ACT
' 'Relating to the committee on legislative research and pro-
viding for the appointment of a legislative fiscal officer and pre-
scribing the powers and duties of the legislative fiscal officer and
of the committee in relation thereto."
Senate Bill No. 328 provides for the appointment by the
Committee on Legislative Research of a legislative fiscal officer.
The Committee is also authorized to employ such assistants to
the legislative fiscal officer and other employees as may be
required. The bill requires the Committee on Legislative Re-
search, through the legislative fiscal officer, to provide the
General Assembly with information regarding the accounts
of all State agencies and to make a study of any agency in
order to confirm the validity of any appropriation request. It
100 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
authorizes the continuing examination of all general and
financial records of the State and the investigation of the
means of accounting for all State property.
Under Senate Bill No. 328 the legislative fiscal officer is re-
quired to be "an accountant highly skilled in governmental
accounting or a certified public accountant." Under these
alternate requirements a person might be appointed who has
had no training or experience in governmental affairs or even
any general understanding of government. It is possible,
therefore, that an utter stranger to the intricate operation of
government might be chosen to tell persons long skilled in
governmental affairs how the fiscal affairs of the departments
of government they direct should be operated. This bill could
easily place in a position of high authority one wholly unfitted
for governmental service and one who, by the exercise of that
authority, could impair, if not entirely disable, a smoothly
operating governmental machine.
Senate Bill No. 328 provides that the legislative fiscal
officer shall assist the General Assembly "by providing informa-
tion with respect to the accounts and financial records of all
disbursing and spending agencies of the state and with respect
to the appropriations required to meet the obligations of
government."
Missouri now has a unified budget and accounting system.
Statutes relating to the State budget (Sections 33.210-33.290,
RSMo 1949) provide for the gathering of full information
regarding estimated receipts and proposed expenditures in
order to enable the Governor to submit to the Legislature his
budget as required by the Constitution. The Governor's
budget and budget message convey such information to the
General Assembly, which has full authority to, and does now,
investigate carefully all requests for appropriations.
The statutes pertaining to the State Comptroller (Sections
33.010-33.110, RSMo 1949) establish a central accounting sys-
tem whereby there is available from that office at any time
detailed and exact information regarding the State's financial
condition. The comptroller is required to submit to the Gen-
eral Assembly such financial information as it may require
(Section 33.030(4), RSMo 1949). All information in such
regard is available to him because he is the keeper of all public
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 101
account books, vouchers, documents and papers relating to the
fiscal affairs of the State (Section 33.060, RSMo 1949).
In my opinion, Senate Bill No. 328 would establish an
unnecessary agency to compile information concerning the
State's finances. It would not, in my opinion, provide any
information which is not available through existing agencies,
and I see no reason for further enlarging our State government,
particularly when such enlargement will result merely in the
duplication of the work of existing agencies.
Senate Bill No. 328 provides for ' 'continuing examinations
of all general and financial records maintained by any officer
charged by law with any duties in relation to accounting/'
This would imply a continuing audit of all of the financial
records of the State, with which duty the State Auditor already
is charged under Section 29.240, RSMo 1949. It would mean a
continuing audit of the State Auditor's office, the State Treasur-
er's office, the State Comptroller's office and virtually every
office of the State government which deals with figures, whether
the figures relate to money, to materials, or any article.
This tremendous task, in which the auditor would be found
auditing the auditor and the accountant checking the account-
ant, would require a large and ever increasing staff of expensive
auditors and accountants and clerks. It would require offices
and supplies, all of which would cost the taxpayers thousands
of dollars, and the services being performed would be services
already provided for by law and already being performed.
Senate Bill No. 328 says that the legislative fiscal officer
may make "a detailed study of any agency or department in
order to confirm the validity of any appropriation request."
This carries with it the implication that the legislative fiscal
officer may object to the administrative functioning of any
department and because of his objection refuse to approve the
appropriation requested. This would give the legislative fiscal
officer authority not only over the fiscal affairs of every depart-
ment but in reality a voice in their administrative operation.
Under such an arrangement, it is entirely possible that the
legislative fiscal officer could become a super-authority or
virtual dictator in State government.
Section 3 of this bill confers upon the legislative fiscal
officer unnecessarily broad authority. He is given access to
"any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspond-
102 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
ence files, and all other records and money or other property,
of any agency of the state government." This section does not
limit the legislative fiscal officer's right of access to such records
and correspondence as relate to financial matters, but confers
such authority upon the legislative fiscal agent as would enable
him to inquire into matters in no manner connected with
finances.
Senate Bill No. 328 places no limit on the salaries that can
be paid the legislative fiscal officer it creates or upon any of
his assistants or clerks. This is contrary to a long-established
legislative policy which imposes a limit on the salaries of major
State officials, both elective and appointive. It is most illogical
and inconsistent, for example, to fix a rigid ceiling on the sal-
aries of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State
and other elective State officers, and then make the sky the
limit for the salary of the proposed legislative fiscal officer.
For the above reasons, Senate Bill No. 328 is vetoed and
not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 10, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2043-2044
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, House Bill No. 65, entitled;
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 510.300, Revised Statutes of Missouri,
1949, relating to the instruction of juries by the trial court,
and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same
subject matter and to be known as section 510.300."
House Bill No. 65 repeals and re-enacts Section 510.300,
RSMo 1949, relating to the instruction of juries in civil pro-
ceedings. The only change made is by the addition of the fol-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 103
lowing sentence at the end of the first paragraph of the section :
"The instructions may be in the form of abstract declarations
of law."
The problem of instructions to juries is becoming of increas-
ing concern to the courts and to the bar. At present, a joint
committee of the Missouri Bar and the Missouri Judicial
Conference is studying suggestions for the simplification and
standardization of instructions. House Bill No. 65 represents
one approach to the solution of the problem which admittedly
exists. However, I do not believe that it would afford a proper
solution.
The appellate courts of this State have in numerous cases
criticized instructions which submitted to juries for their
consideration only abstract declarations of law. In the case of
Schipper v. Brashear Truck Co., 132 S. W. (2d) 993, Division
No. 1 of the Supreme Court stated, in condemning an abstract
instruction there involved (I.e. 995) :
". . . It has been repeatedly held that instructions merely
stating abstract principles of law should not be given.
Such instructions merely tend to confuse and mislead the
jury. No one can know how a jury would apply said ab-
stract propositions of law to the case at hand. 7 '
In the case of Stanich v. Western Union Tel. Co., 348 Mo.
188, 153 S. W. (2d) 54, I.e. 56, the court stated:
"Since under our jury system, the jury does not have the
function of deciding questions of law, the primary purpose
of instructions must be to inform the jury, as triers of the
facts, what fact issues are to be favorably decided to reach
each possible verdict. Mere statements of abstract legal
propositions therefore do not make proper jury instruc-
tions. . ."
In the case of Long v. Mild, 347 Mo. 1002, 149 S. W. (2d)
853, I.e. 860, the court stated that an abstract legal proposition
does not make a proper instruction to a jury for the following
reason :
". . . This is because jurors are not learned in the law, and
it is the function of a jury to decide fact issues; they should
not be asked to pass upon questions of law. A jury can only
understand how to reach a correct general verdict by being
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told what facts must be found to reach each possible result
under the evidence. . . . "
In the case of Lewis v. Kansas City Public Service Co.,
17 S. W. (2d) 359, Lc. 362, the court stated:
"This instruction, in form, is merely an abstract statement
of the law. The giving of such abstract instructions tends
to broaden the issues, to confuse the jury and to invite
error, and should not be given. . . "
The foregoing criticisms point out inherent vices in instruc-
tions which merely submit to the jury an abstract principle of
law. To enact a law which would, in effect, prevent the giving
of such instructions being error, will not, in my opinion, elimi-
nate these inherent vices which the courts have pointed out.
I am aware that the proponents of this bill had as their
objective the simplification and standardization of instructions
such as has been accomplished in the State of California. Some
simplification of our present system is undoubtedly desirable,
but it appears to me that this bill goes unnecessarily far in its
attempt to accomplish such objective. In my opinion, the
answer does not lie in merely submitting to the jury for its
consideration abstract declarations of law. Such enactment
would certainly unsettle the present law and undoubtedly
result in great confusion.
For the above reasons, House Bill No. 65 is vetoed and not
approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 105
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1608-1609
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, Senate Bill No. 375, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 143.160, RSMo 1949, relating to the
taxation of income, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sec-
tions relating to the same subject."
Senate Bill No. 375 deals with deductions permitted under
the Missouri Income Tax law. Section 143.160, RSMo 1949,
which sets out the general deductions permitted a taxpayer,
is amended in several particulars. I have no objections to these
amendments. However, a new section, to be known as Section
143.165, is added by this bill. This section incorporates in the
Missouri Income Tax law provisions relative to net operating
loss carry-over and carry-back similar to those found in the
Federal Income Tax law (Section 122, U. S. Internal Revenue
Code).
In drafting this section the provisions of the Federal Income
Tax law, above referred to, as it stood prior to the amendments
under the Internal Revenue Act of 1950, were copied almost
verbatim, apparently without regard for questions of whether
or not such provisions of the Federal law could be made appli-
cable to the Missouri Income Tax law. Provision is made for
net operating loss carry-back for a period of one year for any
taxable year beginning after December 31, 1947. Provision is
made for net operating loss carry-over for a period of five years
for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1947. In
one place reference is made to "net operating loss for any tax-
able year beginning after December 31, 1941." These were the
dates used in the Federal statute, and the December 31, 1941
date could not possibly have any application to the operation
of this provision should it become effective.
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The copying of the December 31, 1947 date from the Fed-
eral statutes would undoubtedly give rise to a great number of
complications in attempting to apply this section. For example,
the bill permits the employment of loss carry-back credits for
any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1947. This
provision would undoubtedly give rise to litigation, in view of
the provisions of Section 39(5) of Article III of the Missouri
Constitution, 1945, which prohibits the General Assembly
from releasing or extinguishing, in whole or in part, the indebt-
edness or obligation of any corporation or individual due the
State. In the case of Graham Paper Co. v. Gehner, 332 Mo.
155, 59 S.W. (2d) 49, the Supreme Court held that this pro-
vision prevented the retrospective operation of a reduction in
income tax rates of a corporation during the taxable year. In
view of this decision, the validity of the provision of Section
143.165 of this bill, relative to the employment of net operating
loss carry -back for any year beginning after December 31,
1947, appears quite doubtful.
Furthermore, even though such provision might be valid,
the period of limitations under the Income Tax law is five
years (State v. Dalton, 353 Mo. 307, 182 S. W. (2d) 311), and
under Section 143.320, RSMo 1949, the Director of Revenue
is authorized to destroy tax returns filed with him at the end of
three years. These factors would certainly result in difficulty
if this section could be validly applied to any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 1947.
In my opinion Section 143.165 of this bill is of doubtful
validity and certainly would give rise to confusion and uncer-
tainty in its application.
For the above reasons, Senate Bill No. 375 is vetoed and
not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 107
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1609-1610
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, Senate Bill No. 311, entitled:
"AN ACT
''To repeal section 287.190, RSMo 1951 Supp., relating to
workmen's compensation and to enact in lieu thereof a new
section relating to the same subject."
Senate Bill No. 311 repeals and re-enacts Section 287.190,
RSMo 1951 Supplement. The only change made is in the first
sentence of the section. On the face of the bill, the change made
appears only to permit payment of benefits for temporary
total disability under Section 287.170 for a period not to exceed
twenty weeks. However, this bill removes the language, now
found in Section 287.190, providing that compensation there-
under shall be "in lieu of all other compensation." This pro-
vision was held, in the case of Reay v. Elmira Coal Co., 225
Mo. App. 102, 34 S. W. (2nd) 1015, to require that any pay-
ment for temporary total disability, payable under what is now
Section 287.170, must be deducted in computing benefits
payable under Section 287.190.
In view of the emphasis placed upon the "in lieu of" pro-
vision by the court, its deletion by this bill would lead to un-
certainty as to just what extent, under this bill, payments for
temporary total disability must be considered in arriving at
benefits allowable for permanent partial disability.
House Bill No. 212, which I approved on this date, amends
several sections of the Workmen's Compensation law. The
effect of said bill is to increase maximum benefits payable
under the law to $35.00 per week. House Bill No. 212 repeals
and re-enacts Section 287.190, changing the first sentence of
said section, which is also changed by Senate Bill No. 311, but
neither take into account the change made by the other. In
my opinion, the increase in the maximum limit of compensa-
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tion provided by House Bill No. 212 will be of greater over-all
benefit than the change made by Senate Bill No. 311. Regard-
less of the desirability of the change made by Senate Bill No.
311, it appears to me unwise to jeopardize the effectiveness of
House Bill No. 212 by approving both of said bills. The changes
made by House Bill No. 212 and by Senate Bill No. 311, re-
spectively, in Section 287.190 might well be determined to be
inconsistent and, in such event, neither might become effective.
State ex rel. Attorney General v. Heidorn, 74 Mo. 410.
For the above reasons, Senate Bill No. 311 is vetoed and
not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the House oj Representatives, pp. 2049-2050
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 325, entitled:
' 'AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of wages, salaries,
per diem of the officers and employees; for the original pur-
chase of property; for additions, repairs and replacement of
property; and for the operating and general expenses of the
Department of Revenue and the several divisons thereof; for
the payment of the state's part in assessing and collecting the
revenue; for the biennial period beginning July 1, 1953 and
ending June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items,- or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 325
are approved.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 109
Section 3.070. On page 7 of the Truly Agreed To and
Finally Passed bill, lines 18, 19 and 20, including the figures,
"25, 000.00, " are stricken out and said item is not approved.
In line 26, the Total Personal Service is approved for
$1,905,000.00. On page 8, lines 51 and 52, including the figures,
"25,000.00," are stricken out and said item is not approved.
In line 56, the Total Operations is approved for $777,000.00.
In line 58, the Total from General Revenue Fund is approved
for $2,722,000.00.
The above items are vetoed and not approved for the reason
that an appropriation for Fifty Thousand Dollars is made in
Section 99 of House Bill 465, page 43, for the use of the Director
of Revenue in connection with the inspection of liquefied
petroleum gases.
In Section 3.020 (page 2 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed Bill, lines 23 to 34, inclusive), Section 3.030 (pages 3
and 4, lines 23 to 34, inclusive), Section 3.040 (page 5, lines 46
to 56, inclusive), Section 3.050 (page 6, lines 15 to 24, inclusive),
Section 3.070 (page 8, lines 39 to 50, inclusive), Section 3.120
(pages 10 and 11, lines 29 to 39, inclusive, and Section 3.230
(page 15, lines 33 to 43, inclusive), appropriating funds for the
use of the Director of Revenue, the Collector of Revenue,
Division of Budget and Comptroller and Division of Public
Buildings, the following language is contained in the appropria-
tions for Operation:
" . . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of
this appropriation for any postage or postal charges except
the following :
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by branch offices."
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that when-
ever .an attempt is made .to. do so the provision which amounts
to general legislation is invalid.
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I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these
provisions.
However, the amounts appropriated in each section are
approved. The objection herein is made to the wording and
not to the amount appropriated.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 325 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2050-2051
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith House Bill No. 335, entitled :
AN ACT
"Appropriating money for the payment of the salaries,
wages and per diem of officers and employees; for the original
purchase of property; for the repair and replacement of prop-
erty; and for the operating and general expenses of the Chief
Executive offices and mansion, the Council of State Govern-
ments, the Missouri Civil Defense Agency, the State Highway
Patrol, the Supervisor of Liquor Control, the Adjutant General,
the State Service Officer, Missouri Military Forces, the Lieu-
tenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Auditor,
the State Treasurer, the Attorney General; for the period
beginning July 1, 1953, and ending June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 335 are
approved.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 111
Section 4.090. On page 12 of the Truly Agreed To and
Finally Passed bill, line 26, Personal Service is reduced from
$125,000.00 to $75,000.00 and said item is approved for
$75,000.00. On page 13, line 52, the total from the General
Revenue Fund is approved for $980,000.00.
Section 4.200. On page 23, line 45, the total from the Gen-
eral Revenue Fund should be corrected to read $597,500.00.
In Section 4.020 (page 4 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, lines 10 to 18, inclusive), Section 4.050 (page 8,
lines 40 to 50, inclusive), Section 4.060 (page 9, lines 27 to 37,
inclusive), Section 4.070 (page 10, lines 27 to 36, inclusive),
Section 4.080 (page 11, lines 24 to 34, inclusive), Section 4.130
(pages 16 and 17, lines 32 to 42, inclusive), Section 4.140 (page
17, lines 4 to 12, inclusive), Section 4.150 (page 18, lines 7 to
15, inclusive), Section 4.160 (page 19, lines 24 to 34, inclusive),
Section 4.180 (pages 20 and 21, lines 24 to 33, inclusive), and
Section 4.200 (pages 22 and 23, lines 30 to 40, inclusive), appro-
priating funds for the use of the Missouri Civil Defense Agency,
the State Highway Patrol, the Supervisor of Liquor Control,
the Adjutant General, the Secretary of State, the State Aud-
itor, the State Treasurer and the Attorney General, respective-
ly, the following language is contained in the appropriations
for Operation :
"... provided that no funds shall be expended out of
this appropriation for any postage or postal charges except
the following :
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by branch offices/'
In Section 4.040 (page 6 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, lines 28 to 42, inclusive), appropriating funds for
the use of the State Highway Patrol, the following language
is contained in the appropriations for Operation:
". . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of this
appropriation for any postage or postal charges except the
following :
112 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by branch offices, and other incidental expenses;
and miscellaneous supplies and repairs necessary in the
work of the patrol."
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that whenever
an attempt is made to do so the provision which amounts to
general legislation is invalid.
I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these pro-
visions.
However, the amounts appropriated in each section are
approved. The objection herein is made to the wording and
not to the amount appropriated.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 335 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal oj the House of Representatives, pp. 2051-2052
To the Secretary oj State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 382, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of the officers and employees; for the original
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 113
purchase of property; for the repair and replacement of prop-
erty; and for the operating and other expenses of the State
Department and [of] Corrections, including the State Peni-
tentiary, the Intermediate Reformatory, the Board of Proba-
tion and Parole, State Board of Training Schools, the Training
School for Boys, the Training School for Girls, the Training
School for Negro Girls; for the period beginning July 1, 1953
and ending June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 382
are approved.
Section 5.050. On page 8 of the Truly Agreed To and
Finally Passed bill, line 18, I have reduced the amount from
$3,000.00 to $500.00 and approved said item for $500.00. In
line 22, I have reduced the amount from $5,000.00 to $1,500.00
and approve said item for $1,500.00. In line 29, I have reduced
the amount from $105,000.00 to $97,000.00 and approve said
item for $97,000.00. In line 31, the total from the General
Revenue Fund is approved for $319,000.00.
In Section 5.020 (page 3 of the Truly Agreed To and Fin-
ally Passed bill, lines 38 to 42, inclusive, and lines 53 to 57,
inclusive) and in Section 5.040 (pages 6 and 7, lines 48 to 51,
inclusive, and lines 73 to 77, inclusive), appropriating funds
for the use of the State Penitentiary and the Intermediate
Reformatory, respectively, the following language is contained
in the appropriations for Operation:
" . . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of
this appropriation for any postage or postal charges except
those funds necessary for the operation of postage meter
machines."
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that when-
ever an attempt is made to do so the provision which amounts
to general legislation is invalid..- : . , "
114 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these pro-
visions.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 382 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal oj the House oj Representatives, pp. 2052-2055
To the Secretary of State oj the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith House Bill No. 383, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of the officers and employees and other expenses
of the Eleemosynary Institutions of the State; and the pay of
charity patients at county hospitals or city hospitals not within
a county for the period beginning July 1, 1953 and ending
June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 383
are approved.
Section 5.100. Director's Office.
On page 1, line 13 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed Bill, Personal Service, $35,000.00 approved.
On page 2, line 16, Additions, Repairs and Replacements,
$4,000.00 approved.
On page 2, line 21, Operation, $10,000.00 approved.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 115
II.
Section 5.110. State Hospital No. 1, Fulton.
On page 2, line 14, Personal Service I have reduced the
amount from $2,600,000.00 to $2,196,956.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $2,196,956.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of Hospital No. 1 and provide for increases
during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 2, line 19, Additions, $20,000.00 approved.
On page 3, line 25, Repairs and Replacements, $75,000.00
approved.
On page 3, line 32, Operation, General Revenue, $955,000.00
approved.
On page 3, line 41, Operation, Hospital Fund, $675,000.00
approved.
III.
Section 5.120. State Hospital No. 2, St. Joseph.
On page 3, line 13, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $2,200,000.00 to $1,646,268.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $1,646,268.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of Hospital No. 2 and provide for increases
during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 4, line 18, Additions, $12,600.00 approved.
On page 4, line 25, Repairs and Replacements, $100,000.00
approved.
On page 4, line 33, Operation, General Revenue, $947,000.00
approved.
On page 4, line 40, Operation, Hospital Fund, $578,000.00
approved.
IV.
Section 5.130. State Hospital No. 3, Nevada.
On page 5, line 14, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $2,175,000.00 to $1,784,796.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $1,784,796.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of Hospital No. 3 and provide for increases
during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 5, line 18, Additions, $100,000.00 approved.
On page 5, line 24, Repairs and Replacements, $103,500.00
approved.
On page 5, line 30, Operation, General Revenue, $916,000.00
approved.
116 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
On page 6, line 40, Operation, Hospital Fund, $490,000.00
approved.
V.
Section 5.140. State Hospital No. 4, Farmington.
On page 6, line 14, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $2,000,000.00 to $1,691,112.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $1,691,112.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of Hospital No. 4 and provide for increases
during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 6, line 19, Additions, $36,000.00 approved.
On page 6, line 25, Repairs and Replacements, $106,250.00
approved.
On page 7, line 31, Operation, General Revenue, $721,000.00
approved.
On page 7, line 41, Operation, Hospital Fund, $575,000.00
approved.
VL
Section 5.150. Missouri State School, Marshall.
On page 7, line 13, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $1,200,000.00 to $1,137,240.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $1,137,240.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of the Missouri State School and provide
for increases during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 8, line 17, Additions, $1,000,000.00 approved.
On page 8, line 23, Repairs and Replacements, $80,000.00
approved.
On page 8, line 29, Operation, General Revenue, $759,000.00
approved.
On page 8, line 39, Operation, Hospital Fund, $350,000.00
approved.
VII.
Section 5.160. St. Louis State Hospital, St. Louis.
On page 9, line 13, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $4,300,000.00 to $3,763,284.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $3,763,284.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of the St. Louis State Hospital and provide
for increases during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 9, line 18, Additions, I. have reduced the amount
from $500,000.00 to $250,000.00 and approved said amount,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 117
for the reason that $250,000.00 is ample for this purpose at
this time.
On page 9, line 24, Repairs and Replacements, $100,000.00
approved.
On page 9, line 30, Operation, General Revenue, $1,415,-
000.00 approved.
VIII.
Section 5.161. St. Louis State Hospital, St. Louis.
On page 9, line 3, Training Professional Personnel, I have
reduced the amount from $250,000.00 to $100,000.00 and
approve said amount, for the reason that $100,000.00 is ample
for this purpose at this time.
IX.
Section 5.170. St. Louis State Hospital, St. Louis.
On page 10, line 12, Operation, Hospital Fund, $1,100,000.00
approved.
X.
Section 5.180. St. Louis State Training School, St. Louis.
On page 10, line 12, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $1,125,000.00 to $832,224.00 and approve said
amount, for the reason that $832,224.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of the St. Louis State Training School and
provide for increases during the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 10, line 17, Additions, Repairs and Replacements,
$12,000.00 approved.
On page 11, line 24, Additions, Repairs and Replacements,
$750,000.00 approved.
On page 11, line 30, Operation, General Revenue, $342, 000.00
approved.
XL
Section 5.190. St. Louis State Training School, St. Louis.
On page 11, line 15, Operation, Training School Fund,
$120,000.00 approved.
XII.
Section 5.200. Division of Mental Diseases.
On page 12, line 3, Care of Indigent Insane, $130,000.00
approved.
118 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
I hereby approve House Bill No. 383 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2055-2057
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 384, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem; for the original purchase of property; for the
repair and replacement of property; and for the operating ex-
penses and for other expenses of the State University, Crippled
Children Service, School of Mines and Metallurgy, Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Northwest Missouri State
College, Central Missouri State College, Southeast Missouri
State College, Southwest Missouri State College, Lincoln Uni-
versity, Negro Vocational School, Fruit Experiment Station,
Poultry Experiment Station, State Historical Society, State
Library Advisory Board, Soil Districts Commission, and for
the several boards and commissions constituting the Division
of Registration and Examination of the State Department of
Education, for the period beginning July 1, 1953 and ending
June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 384 are
approved.
I.
Section 7.010. University of Missouri.
On page 3, line 36, of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed Bill, Additions, University, I have reduced the amount
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 119
from $300,000.00 to $135,000.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $135,000.00 is the amount requested in the
Executive Budget by the University for this purpose.
II.
Section 7.050. School of Mines and Metallurgy.
On page 6, line 12, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $1,000,000.00 to $980,000.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $980,000.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of the School of Mines and Metallurgy and
provide increases for the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 6, line 19, Additions, I have reduced the amount
from $80,000.00 to $50,000.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $50,000.00 is the amount requested in the Ex-
ecutive Budget by the School of Mines and Metallurgy for this
purpose.
III.
Section 7.070. Northeast Missouri State College, Kirksville.
On page 8, line 20, Additions, I have reduced the amount
from $300,000.00 to $275,000.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $275,000.00 is ample for this purpose at this
time.
On page 8, line 33, Repairs and Replacements, I have
reduced the amount from $55,800.00 to $35,800.00 and approve
said amount for the reason that $35,800.00 is ample for this
purpose at this time.
On page 8, line 42, Operation, I have reduced the amount
from $100,000.00 to $90,000.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $90,000.00 is ample for this purpose at this
time.
IV.
Section 7.090. Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville.
On page 11, line 40, Operation, I have reduced the amount
from $120,000.00 to $108,000.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $108,000.00 is ample for this purpose at this
time.
V.
Section 7.110. Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg.
On page 13, line 17, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $1,160,000.00 to $1,126,500.00 and approve said
120 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
amount for the reason that $1,126,500.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of the Central Missouri State College and
provide increases for the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 13, line 24, Additions, I have reduced the amount
from $31,500.00 to $20,500.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $20,500.00 is ample for this purpose at this
time.
On page 13, line 31 , Repairs and Replacements, I have
reduced the amount from $42,500.00 to $30,500.00 and approve
said amount for the reason that $30,500.00 is ample for this
purpose at this time.
VI.
Section 7.130. Southeast Missouri State College, Cape
Girardeau.
On page 16, line 18, Personal Service, I have reduced the
amount from $1,060,000.00 to $1,030,000.00 and approve said
amount for the reason that $1,030,000.00 is adequate to meet
the present payroll of the Southeast Missouri State College and
provide increases for the 1953-55 biennium.
On page 16, line 24, Additions, I have reduced the amount
from $33,650.00 to $28,500.00 and approve said amount for the
reason that $28,500.00 is ample for this purpose at this time.
On page 16, line 31, Repairs and Replacements, I have re-
duced the amount from $75,000.00 to $67,750.00 and approve
said amount for the reason that $67,750.00 is ample for this
purpose at this time.
On page 16, line 41, Operation, I have reduced the amount
from $93,900.00 to $80,250.00 and approve said amount for
the reason that $80,250.00 is ample for this purpose at this time.
VII.
Section 7.170. Lincoln University.
On page 21, lines 20 to 23, inclusive, Additions, I have re-
duced the amount from $400,000.00 to $175,000.00 and approve
$175,000.00 for "other additions at Lincoln University." I
veto the balance of $225.000.00.
VIII.
In Section 7.200, page 24, line 35, I am of the opinion that
the figure $10,000.00 is an error and that this figure should be
$14,500.00.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 121
I hereby approve House Bill No. 384 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2057-2058
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith House Bill No. 397, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of salaries and
mileage of members of the 67th and 68th General Assemblies
and contingent expenses of the 67th and 68th General Assem-
blies; including salaries of elective and appointive officers and
for the salaries and expenses of members and employees and
clerical hire and other expense of the committee on Legislative
Research; and for the salaries of the secretaries and clerks
and other necessary expenses of the Missouri Commission on
Interstate Cooperation for the period beginning July 1, 1953
and ending June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 397 are
approved.
I.
Section 8.040. On page 2, line 3, of the Truly Agreed To
and Finally Passed bill, I have reduced the amount from
$200,000.00 to $190,000.00 and approve said amount for the
reason that $190,000.00 is the amount requested in the Execu-
tive Budget by the Committee on Legislative Research for this
purpose.
122 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
I hereby approve House Bill No. 397 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 15, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2058-2061
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith House Bill No. 324, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of the members, officers, employees; for the
original purchase of property; for the repair and replacement of
property; for the operation and general expenses and for other
purposes of the State Board of Education, Missouri School for
Deaf, Missouri School for Blind, for such purposes and in such
amounts as are in this act specifically set forth, respectively;
for the payment to the several counties of the state amounts to
be applied on the salaries of the county superintendents of
schools, their clerical assistants, and county boards of educa-
tion, and for the purpose of aid to reorganized school districts
for buildings; for compensation to the county superintendents
of schools, for the supervision of transportation; to set aside
one-third (1/3) of the state revenue and additional money into
the public school moneys fund, and to appropriate the same for
the support of the public schools, and to appropriate additional
money for the support of the public schools ; for the period be-
ginning July 1, 1953 and ending June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill at the time of signing it the following
statement as to Section 2.255 thereof, which section is vetoed
and not approved by me, for the reasons set forth in the state-
ment filed herewith and made, a part of House Bill No. 324.
The remaining items of said House Bill No. 324 are approved.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 123
Section 2.255, page 16 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, appropriates an additional $9,250,000 from the
Postwar Reserve Fund for the support of the free public schools.
Section 2.250, pages 15 and 16, sets aside one-third of the gen-
eral revenue for the support of the free public schools.
Section 3 (b) of Article IX of the Missouri Constitution,
1945, requires that one-fourth of the general revenue be set
aside for the support of the free public schools. For a great
number of years the Legislature has set aside one-third of the
general revenue for such purpose. Based on the estimated
revenue for the next biennium, the one-third share of the gen-
eral revenue for the support of the free public schools will
amount to $82,380,493.33. By contrast, the one-third share of
the general revenue for the 1947-1949 biennium was
$70,300,092.28.
In 1947, the 64th General Assembly broke the long-estab-
lished precedent of appropriating only a proportionate part
of the general revenue for the support of the free public schools
and appropriated an additional sum of $2,500,000 for such
purpose (Laws of Mo. 1947, Vol. II, page 169, Sec. 9.374).
The 65th General Assembly appropriated an additional
$5,000,000 from the Postwar Reserve Fund for such purpose
(Laws of Mo. 1949, page 211, Sec. 9.790). The 66th General
Assembly appropriated from the same source $7,000,000 for
the same purpose (Laws of Mo. 1951, page 195, Sec. 10.360).
The 67th General Assembly by this bill has increased the
amount to $9,250,000. The use of the Postwar Reserve Fund
as the source of such an appropriation is definitely contrary to
the purpose of such fund. In the establishment of that fund
(Laws of Mo. 1945, page 223), it was provided that the money
therein should be "available only for postwar capital projects,
postwar public works, postwar unemployment projects, and
for other purposes considered by the general assembly to be
necessary for postwar rehabilitation and improvements for
Missouri, ..."
The use of such fund as a source of this appropriation is
highly objectionable because of its misleading effect on the
State's over-all financial picture. By reductions totalling
$5,166,970 in appropriations from the general revenue, the
total appropriations from such source by the 67th General
124 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Assembly have been reduced to within the estimated general
revenue for the next biennium.
However, this appropriation of $9,250,000 is in fact for
current expenditures. There are also other appropriations from
the Postwar Reserve Fund which should be so classified.
Actually current expenditures, despite the reductions which I
have made in appropriation bills previously approved^ remain
in excess of current income. Obviously, if such a situation
continues, the surplus which now exists in the general revenue
fund will soon be dissipated. We will then be faced with the
problem of finding additional revenues for our current ^expenses
or of reducing some essential State service. In my opinion, we
must meet the situation now, instead of waiting until an actual
financial crisis is upon us. The fact that the added amount
appropriated for the schools has been steadily increasing brings
added urgency to the problem for, should the present tendency
continue, the surplus will be only the more quickly spent and
at the same time the schools, which will have been relying
increasingly upon the generosity of each succeeding General
Assembly, will be suddenly faced with the prospect of the dis-
appearance of substantial sums to meet current needs.
While we are all concerned with the education of our future
citizens, we must also concern ourselves with the solvency of
our State government. We do not wish to turn over to tomor-
row's citizens a State government beset by financial difficulties
which render it helpless. The State of Missouri has been fortu-
nate in the past several years in having an abundant income by
reason of which a substantial surplus has been accumulated in
our State treasury. No one knows, however, whether or not
the present high rate of income will continue. Problems now
appearing in the economic picture indicate that reduction may
not be far away.
As the Chief Executive of the State and as the executive
official charged with the primary responsibility in the financial
affairs of the State, the practice of granting an ever increasing
bonus to the public schools above and beyond their traditional
one-third share of the general revenue is of great concern.
Under our Constitution the Governor is given broad author-
ity in financial matters to the end that the State might operate
within its income. Under Section 24 of Article IV of the Con-
stitution, the Governor is required to submit his budget to the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 125
General Assembly, which must contain a detailed estimate of
the revenues available to the State and a complete and itemized
plan of expenditure. If the revenue presently estimated is
insufficient, he is required to recommend laws necessary to
provide additional revenues to meet the expenditures. Under
Section 25 of Article IV of the Constitution, the Legislature is
required to consider recommendations made in the Governor's
budget before passing any appropriations other than emergency
appropriations recommended by the Governor. This limitation
is obviously necessary in order to prevent appropriations being
made before considering the budget which might render the
budget completely useless. Section 26 of Article IV of the Con-
stitution gives the Governor authority to reduce items of
appropriation. Under Section 27 of Article IV of the Consti-
tution, after the appropriations have become effective, the
Governor is authorized to reduce the rate of expenditures when-
ever the actual revenues are below the estimates upon which
the appropriations were based. This is an executive controlled
budgetary system designed to fix the responsibility for our
State's financial operations.
Section 26 of Article IV of the Constitution, which author-
izes the Governor to disapprove items of appropriations, does
provide that the Governor "shall not reduce any appropriation
for free public schools." However, reference to the Debates
of the framers of our 1945 Constitution shows clearly that they
felt that this provision should be included because of the fact
that appropriations for the free public schools were based upon
a proportionate share of the State revenue, which would be
automatically reduced upon any reduction in the State's reve-
nue, arid that therefore no executive control was required. The
discussion at the Convention shows clearly that the framers
had no reference to lump sum appropriations, such as here
involved, but intended the limitation upon the Governor's
authority to apply only to the traditional appropriation for
schools based upon a percentage of the general revenue.
The provision for item veto of appropriations was first
made by an amendment to the 1875 Constitution adopted at
the general election in 1932. At the next session of the General
Assembly a law was enacted effectuating the constitutional
budgetary system (Laws of Mo. 1933, page 459). Among the
126 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
provisions of that law was one section (Sec. 11) which read as
follows :
' 'The Governor may veto any item or portion of any item
of any appropriation bill or the whole thereof; provided,
however, that as to appropriations made for free public
school purposes, the Governor may approve or veto such
appropriations, but shall not have power to reduce any such
appropriation. ' '
Following the adoption of the 1945 Constitution, this pro-
vision was repealed (Laws of Mo., 1945, p. 602). However, at
the same session of the General Assembly, a new provision was
adopted (Laws of Mo., 1945, p. 1428, Sec. 58), which now
appears as Section 26.030 RSMo 1949, and which is practically
identical with the 1933 enactment. This provision reads as
follows :
"The governor may veto any item or portion of any item
of any appropriation bill or the whole thereof; provided,
however, that as to appropriations made for free public
school purposes or for the payment of principal and inter-
est on the public debt, the governor may approve or veto
such appropriations, but shall not have power to reduce
any such appropriation."
In view of this provision, and upon consideration of the
threat to our State's financial stability inherent in these ever-
increasing supplementary lump sum appropriations for the free
public schools, I veto and disapprove the appropriation made in
in Section 2.255 of House Bill No. 324.
There is additional reason why this appropriation should not
be approved. As above pointed out, Section 25 of Article IV
of the Missouri Constitution provides: "Until it acts on all the
appropriations recommended in the budget, neither house of
the general assembly shall pass any appropriation other than
emergency appropriations recommended by the governor."
No recommendation was made in the Executive Budget which
I submitted to the 67th General Assembly for such an appro-
priation as is made in Section 2.255 of House Bill No. 324.
Recommendation for the allotment of one-third of the general
revenue for the support of the free public schools was made,
and I am approving such appropriation in this bill, but no addi-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 127
tional lump stun appropriation was recommended for such
purpose in the budget. In making such appropriation in Section
2.255 of House Bill No. 324, Section 25 of Article IV of the
Constitution was disregarded, and therefore in my opinion
such appropriation is unconstitutional and void.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 324 except Section 2.255
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 15, 1953
From the Journal oj ike House oj Representatives, pp. 2062-2063
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 363, entitled:
1 'AN ACT
" Appropriating money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of the Department of Business and Administra-
tion employees; for the original purchase of property; for the
repair and replacement of property; and for the operation and
necessary expenses of the Department of Business and Admin-
istration; for the period beginning July 1, 1953 and ending
June 30, 1955."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 363 are
approved.
I.
Section 4.390. On page 3 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, line 14, Personal Service, I have reduced the amount
from $270,000.00 to $250,000.00 and said item is approved for
$250,000.00.
128 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
On page 3, line 20, Additions, Repairs and Replacements,
$8,000.00 is approved.
On page 3, line 41, Operation, I have reduced the amount
from $220,000.00 to $210,000.00 and said item is approved for
$210,000.00.
On page 4, line 58, Advertising, $180,000.00 is approved.
On page 4, line 60, the total from the General Revenue Fund
is approved for $648,000.00.
II.
Section 4.39 L On page 4 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, line 3, I have reduced the amount from $30,000.00
to $10,000.00 and said section is approved for Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00).
III.
In Section 4.380 (page 2 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally
Passed bill, lines 26 to 37, inclusive), Section 4.390 (page 3,
lines 31 to 41, inclusive, and page 4, lines 48 to 58, inclusive),
Section 4.410 (page 6, lines 32 to 42, inclusive), Section 4.420
(pages 7 and 8, lines 35 to 45, inclusive), Section 4.440 (pages 9
and 10, lines 20 to 30, inclusive), Section 4.450 (pages 10 and 11,
lines 20 to 31, inclusive), Section 4.460 (pages 11 and 12, lines
21 to 32, inclusive), Section 4.470 (pages 12 and 13, lines 20
to 31, inclusive), and Section 4.480 (page 14, lines 31 to 41,
inclusive), appropriating funds for the use of the Director of
the Department of Business and Administration, the Division
of Resources and Development, the Public Service Commis-
sion, the Division of Finance, the Division of Insurance, re-
spectively, the following language is contained in the appropri-
ations for Operation :
"... provided that no funds shall be expended out of this
appropriation for any postage or postal charges except the
following :
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those, funds necessary for the, purchase of postage
for use by branch offices."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY ,129
In Section 4.500 (page 16, lines 24 to 32, inclusive), appro-
priating funds for the use of the Personnel Division, the follow-
ing language is contained in the appropriation for Operation:
". . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of this
appropriation for any postage or postal charges except the
following :
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
due on envlopes returned to the division."
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that whenever
an attempt is made to do so the provision which amounts to
general legislation is invalid.
I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these pro-
visions.
However, the amounts appropriated in each section are
approved. The objection herein is made to the wording and
not to the amount appropriated.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 363 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
130 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 15, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 2063-2067
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
vSir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 465, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the various departments and
agencies of state government, and to appropriate money for
the payment of various claims for relief for persons, firms and
corporations, for the payment of which the state may be liable,
and appropriating funds for other purposes, for the period
beginning July 1, 1953 and ending June 30, 1955, and for prior
years."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 465 are
approved.
I.
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5 and 6 of the Truly Agreed To and
Finally Passed Bill are approved as set forth in said bill.
II.
Section 7. This section provides for the refund to twelve
persons and corporations of use tax erroneously paid for the
fiscal years 1950, 1951, and prior years.
The use tax on motor vehicles was declared unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court in the case of State ex rel. Trans-
port Mfg. and Equipment Co. v. Bates, 359 Mo. 1002, 224
S.W. (2d) 996, on November 14, 1949. It was re-enacted,
effective October 9, 1951 (Laws of Mo. 1951, p. 854). Follow-
ing the decision holding the previous act unconstitutional,
numerous attempts have been made to obtain repayment of
taxes paid under such law. A proposal to refund, by act of the
Legislature, the entire sum collected failed of enactment.
Litigation to compel repayment has been unsuccessful. See
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 131
Kleban v. Morris et al, 247 S.W. (2d) 832. In view of this
situation, I see, no reason for singling out a small number of
persons who paid the tax and providing for refund only to
them.
For the above reasons, Section 7 of said bill is vetoed and
not approved.
III.
Sections 9, 11 and 12 are approved as set forth in said bill.
IV.
Section 13 is vetoed and not approved for the reason that
the appropriation for Personal Service for the Missouri State
Sanatorium at Mount Vernon, found in Section 6.080 of House
Bill No. 396, which has been previously approved, is adequate
for said purpose.
V.
Section 15, line 10 of said section which reads "From Hotel
Inspection Fund . . . $15,000.00" is hereby reduced to read
"From Hotel Inspection Fund . . . $5,000.00," and approved
for said amount. The total in line 12 is hereby approved for
$15,000.00 for the reason that the amount allowed is ample for
this purpose.
VI.
Sections 18, 21, and 22 are approved as set forth in said bill.
VII.
Section 24. On July 7, 1953, the Attorney General rendered
his opinion that appropriations for this purpose are not author-
ized by law and that by reason thereof payment could not be
made from a similar appropriation found in Section 10.110
of House Bill No. 496 of the 66th General Assembly. In view
of the opinion of the Attorney General, Section 24 of this bill is
vetoed and not approved.
VIII.
Section 33. This section is vetoed and not approved for the
reason that there is no information available which shows that
the person for whose benefit the refund is made is the person
who expended the $400.00 for the truck license.
132 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
IX.
Sections 37, 38 ', and 39 are approved as set forth in said bill.
X.
Section 40 is hereby vetoed and not approved for the reason
that said section designates no person or agency to whom the
sum of $60,000.00 thereby appropriated shall be paid.
XI.
Sections 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are approved as
set forth in said bill.
XII.
Section 51. The amount of $1,000,000.00 set forth in line 3
of said section is hereby reduced by $160,000.00 and said
appropriation is approved for $840,000.00. This reduction is
based upon the estimate of the Director of the Division of
Welfare that the sum of $840,000.00 will be sufficient to meet
the additional needs of said division resulting from the increase
in the minimum value of property which may be owned by
recipients of old [age] assistance from $3,750.00 to $5,000.00.
XIII.
Sections 52, 55, 57, 59, and 60 are approved as set forth in
said bill.
XIV.
Section 61 is hereby vetoed and not approved. Section
386.370, RSMo. 1949, limits expenditures from the Public
Service Commission Fund to the sum of $300,000.00 for any
one fiscal year. Section 4.420 of House Bill No. 363 ap-
propriates the sum of $600,000.00 from the Public Service
Commission Fund for the next biennial period. The appropria-
tion contained in this section is therefore in excess of the lim-
itation permitted from the Public Service Commission Fund
and is therefore not approved.
XV.
Section 62 is approved as set forth in said bill.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 133
XVI.
Section 63 is hereby vetoed and not approved. I have been
informed by the Chairman of the Public Service Commission
that the amount appropriated by this section can be paid from
the appropriation for that agency under Section 4.400 of House
Bill No. 363 and that therefore the appropriation by this section
is not necessary.
XVII.
Sections 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76
are approved as set forth in said bill.
XVIIL
Section 77. This section appropriates $250,000.00 to the
Board of Public Buildings for the acquisition of land and con-
struction of a new residence for the Governor. By Section
8.010, RSMo 1949, the Board of Public Buildings has general
supervision and charge of the public property located in Jeffer-
son City "and such other duties as may be imposed upon it by
law." In my opinion this appropriation is not sufficient to
confer upon the Board of Public Buildings the authority to
erect the building therein contemplated. No statute, general
or special, has conferred upon the Board the authority to do so,
and I believe that an enabling act would be required for such
purpose. I call attention to the enabling acts which were
passed authorizing the construction of the two State office
buildings, which are found in Laws of Missouri, 1937, page 412,
and Laws of Missouri, 1943, page 825. In view of the lack of
any enabling legislation authorizing the expenditure of the
above appropriation by the Board of Public Buildings, I hereby
veto and do not approve said Section 77 of said bill.
XIX.
Sections 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, and 83 are approved as set forth
in said bill.
XX.
Section 85. In line 8 of Section 85 the appropriation for
Operations of $39,000.00 is reduced by $10,000.00 and approved
for $29,000.00 for the reason that the amount approved is
1 34 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
ample for this purpose. The total in line 10 of said section is
approved for $64,000.00.
XXI.
Section 88. The appropriation for Additions, Repairs, Re-
placements and Operations in line 11 of said section of
$15,000.00 is hereby reduced by $5,000.00 and said appropria-
tion is approved for $10,000.00. This reduction is made for the
reason that the amount approved for said purpose is adequate.
The total in line 13 of said section is approved for $25,000.00.
XXII.
Section 94. The sum of $30,000.00 set forth in line 3 of said
section is reduced by $10,000.00 and approved for $20,000.00
for the reason that the amount approved is sufficient for said
purpose.
XXIII.
Sections 95, 98, and 99 are approved as set forth in said bill.
XXIV.
Section 100. The appropriations for Personal Service made
by said section are hereby changed as follows : In line 7 of said
section, the sum of $250,000.00 for the University of Missouri
is reduced by $100,000.00 and approved for $150,000.00. In
line 10 of said section, the sum of $40,000.00 for the Northeast
Missouri State College is reduced by $20,000.00 and approved
for $20,000.00. In line 11 of said section, the sum of $30,000.00
for the Northwest Missouri State College is reduced by
$15,000.00 and approved for $15,000.00. In line 12 of said
section, the sum of $60,000.00 for the Southwest Missouri State
College is reduced by $30,000.00 and approved for $30,000.00.
Total Personal Service in line 14 of said section is approved for
$224,250.00. The reason for these reductions is that the amount
approved is ample, in view of other appropriations, for the
purposes specified.
The appropriation for Additions for Southwest Missouri
State College for Library building and equipment of $325,000.00
in line 19 of said section is reduced by $100,000.00 and approved
for $225,000.00 for the reason that the amount approved is
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 135
deemed adequate at this time. Total Additions in line 21 of
said section are approved for $227,850.00.
The total for said section in line 23 thereof is approved for
$452,100.00.
XXV.
Sections 101 and 102 are approved as set forth in said bill.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 465 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 2, 1954
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Second Extra
Session, Sixty -Seventh General Assembly, p. 225*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
June 2, 1954
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 12, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money to pay the mileage of members
of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly, Second Extra-
ordinary Session, convened Tuesday, February 23, 1954,
pursuant to proclamation of the Governor of the State of
Missouri."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement pertaining to the portion of the item to which I
object, which portion of item is returned without my approval.
The remaining items of said House Bill No. 12 are approved.
On page 2 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed bill,
Section 2, line 10, I have reduced the amount of $57,000.00
by $10,000.00 and approve said item for $47,000.00, for the
*In Journal of the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. IL
136 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
reason that the amount of $47,000.00 is adequate to pay the
bills on file in the Comptroller's office. In line 12, the total is
approved for $132,000.00.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 12 except the portion of
the item herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 6, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 618-620
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 6, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 128, entitled :
"AN ACT
"Relating to the duties and compensation of the recorder
of deeds in the City of St. Louis/'
Senate Bill No. 128 relates to the duties and compensation
of the Recorder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis and provides
his compensation shall be increased to Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) per year, for the performance of additional duties.
The additional duties referred to in the bill require marriage
licenses, marriage license applications and laboratory tests'
results to be photographed, microphotographed, photostated
or otherwise recorded on film.
Official objection to the bill has been raised in the House of
Representatives by a member of that body on the ground that
it violates that portion of Section 13, Article VII of the Consti-
tution of Missouri, 1945, which provides that the compensation
of State, county and municipal officers shall not be increased
during their terms of office.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 137
In this connection, however, it is well to note that the
courts have repeatedly held that this constitutional inhibition
only applies to compensation or fees of officers for performing
duties incident to their offices and has no application to addi-
tional duties imposed upon such officers.
The point at issue in respect to Senate Bill No. 128 is,
therefore, whether it does impose new duties upon the Recorder
of Deeds of the City of St. Louis. If so, then the Recorder of
Deeds is entitled to increased compensation during his present
term. If not so, and if no new or additional duties are pre-
scribed, then the bill is clearly unconstitutional and the
Recorder of Deeds is not entitled to the increased compensation.
Section 59.420, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, relates
to the manner of recording in all cities of this State containing
six hundred thousand inhabitants or more, and in Class One
counties, and includes the City of St. Louis. This section pro-
vides that the instruments, with acknowledgments, proofs
and certificates written on or under the same, and delivered to
the recorder, shall be recorded by writing, word for word, in a
fair hand in books provided for that purpose, or by typewriting
or photostating said instruments. It is further provided that
all interlineations and erasures, also the day and time of day,
month and year when the instruments so recorded were deliv-
ered to him or brought to his office shall be noted on the record.
Section 59.450, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, requires
the recorder to keep a similar index to the record books in which
marriage contracts and certificates are recorded.
In addition to the manner of recording instruments
described in Section 59.420, Revised Statutes of Missouri,
1949, Section 59.410, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949,
specifically states that the making of photographic copies of
instruments, including marriage certificates, shall be deemed
recording within the meaning of Chapter 59, Revised Statutes
of Missouri, 1949.
In construing Sections 59.410, 59.420 and 59.450, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1949, according to what is believed to
be the intent of the General Assembly, as expressed in said
sections, two methods of recording are authorized: (1) The
writing word for word of the instrument with all acknowledg-
ments, proofs and certificates in a fair hand. (2) By typewriting
or photographing the instrument.
138 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
It is further believed that the General Assembly chose to
leave the actual method to be used in each case at the option
of the recorder of deeds.
Under the provisions of Senate Bill No. 328, however, it is
provided that the recording of all marriage licenses, marriage
license applications, and laboratory tests' results, by the Re-
corder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis shall be by one method
only, namely, by recording such instruments on films by means
of photography, microphotography, photostating or otherwise.
The recorder, under Senate Bill No. 128, is not given any choice
in which marriage certificates shall be recorded, whereas, under
present statutes more than one manner of recording is author-
ized and the one to be used is left to the option of the recorder.
But, regardless of this fact, the present statute authorizes
the recorder of deeds to photograph, microphotograph, photo-
stat or otherwise record on film marriage licenses, marriage
license applications, and laboratory tests' results, if he so de-
sires.
It does not appear that any new duties have been imposed
upon the recorder by Senate Bill No. 128, in regard to ^ the
recording of marriage licenses, marriage license applications
and laboratory tests' results of same. Senate Bill No. 128
would merely change the statutory optional method of record-
ing such instruments.
In view of these facts, I am of the opinion that Senate Bill
No. 128 is in conflict with Section 13, Article VII of the Mis-
souri Constitution, as it attempts to increase the compensation
of the Recorder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis during his
term of office without requiring any new or additional duties to
be performed by him.
Furthermore, I would call attention to the fact that the
proposed compensation increase for the Recorder of Deeds of
the City of St. Louis, as provided in Senate Bill No. 128, has
never been approved by the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment of the City of St. Louis. This Board, composed of the
Mayor, Comptroller and President of the Board of Aldermen
of the City of St. Louis, is the budgetary-fixing and fiscal con-
trol agency of the City of St. Louis and its position in regard
to salary increases of officials of the city government merits
and should be accorded serious consideration. It is pertinent
that this Board has refused to approve the compensation in-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 139
crease authorized in Senate Bill No. 128 for the Recorder of
Deeds in the City of St. Louis. Budgets cannot be balanced
or city governments long remain solvent when compelled to
meet and defray unexpected, non-budgeted, and disapproved
expenditures.
For the above reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 128.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1955
From, the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1293-1294
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 28, 1955
To the House of Representatives of the 68th General Assembly
of the State of Missouri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 149, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 286.040, RSMo 1949, relating to the
secretary for the department of labor and industrial relations,
and to enact in lieu thereof a new section relating to the same
subject."
The only substantial change made by House Bill No. 149
in Section 286.040, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, relates
to the maximum limit of the compensation of the Secretary of
the Industrial Commission of the Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations. House Bill No. 149 increases such maxi-
mum within which the compensation is fixed by the Industrial
Commission from $4,500.00 per annum to $6,000.00 per annum.
This bill is an outright salary increase. The matter of
adequate compensation for State officials and employees ^is, of
course, one of concern. Of equal importance, however, is the
equalization of the rate of compensation among State officials
140 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
and employees in positions of comparable importance. I re-
ferred to this problem in my Biennial Message to the 68th
General Assembly on January 5, 1955, and at that time stated:
"Recent surveys have brought to light glaring inequalities
in salaries of State officials and State employees
These salary differences make for continual unrest and
attempted switching of jobs. This, obviously, is not a de-
sirable condition. The removal of differences in salaries
between departments would improve the efficiency of all
departments and also improve the morale of the employees.
This General Assembly should give serious study to a gen-
eral over-all adjustment of state salaries/'
I remain of the opinion that such study should have been
made by this General Assembly before passing bills for the
special benefit of individual officers or employees. The result
of the omission to make such study will be the continuation of
glaring inequalities in the compensation of large numbers of
our State officials and State employees. Such a situation ^ at
present exists among a number of our State personnel having
executive functions to perform and others having only minis-
terial duties to be performed at the direction and under the
supervision of superintending authority.
For example, if House Bill No. 149 should have been ap-
proved by me, the Secretary of the Industrial Commission of
Missouri, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the
Commission, would receive a salary of six thousand dollars
per annum, whereas the Director of the Division of Mine In-
spection in the same Department, appointed by the Governor
for a definite term, now receives a salary of only four thousand
five hundred dollars per annum; the Director of the Division
of Industrial Inspection in the same Department, appointed
by the Governor for a definite term, now receives a salary of
only four thousand dollars per annum ; and the Director of the
Division of Workmen's Compensation in the same Department,
appointed by the Governor for a definite term, now receives
six thousand six hundred dollars per annum. And yet, these
three last named officials are all major department heads, all
appointed by the Governor and requiring confirmation by the
State Senate. While pending legislation would increase the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 141
compensation of some of these officials, the fate of such legisla-
tion is uncertain.
House Bill No. 149, in my opinion, would serve to continue,
and perhaps aggravate, a problem which now exists. The solu-
tion of such problem remains, in my opinion, to be found from
careful study and will not be reached by individual, unrelated
compensation increasing bills. For that reason I have vetoed
and do not approve House Bill No. 149.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1634-1635
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 16, 1955
To the House of Representatives of the 68th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 103, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 49.125, RSMo 1953 Supp., relating to
inspection and inventory of county property in counties of
the third and fourth classes, and to enact in lieu thereof a new
section relating to the same subject/'
House Bill No. 103 repeals and re-enacts Section 49.125,
Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1953 Cumulative Supplement,
relating to the inspection and inventory of county property.
This section was originally enacted by the 67th General Assem-
bly, Laws of Missouri, 1953, page 381. It imposed the duty of
making an inspection and inventory of the county property
upon the presiding judge of the county court. For the addi-
tional duties imposed upon the presiding judge an additional
compensation of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per year
142 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
was provided. The provision for extra compensation was
limited to expire on December 31, 1954. The reason for the
enactment of the section originally was to permit the presiding
judge to obtain additional compensation inasmuch as House
Bill No. 70 of the 67th General Assembly, Laws of Missouri,
1953, page 378, increased the compensation of judges of the
county court in class three and four counties. However, insofar
as the presiding judge was concerned, House Bill No. 70 could
not become effective until January 1, 1955, because otherwise it
would have resulted in an increase in his compensation during
his term of office, in violation of Section 13 of Article VII of
the Constitution of Missouri, 1945.
House Bill No. 103 of the 68th General Assembly transfers
the duties heretofore imposed upon the presiding judge to the
county clerk and gives the county clerk additional compensa-
tion for performance of such duties. The compensation is to be
allowed in the discretion of the county court. In counties of the
third class it may be allowed not to exceed One Thousand Dol-
lars ($1,000.00) per year and in counties of the fourth class not
to exceed Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) per year. Provision
is also made for increase in the compensation of deputy clerks
up to Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) per year in third class
counties and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per year in fourth
class counties as allowed by the county court.
The title of Section 49.125, Revised Statutes of Missouri,
1953 Cumulative Supplement, as enacted by House Bill No.
163 of the 67th General Assembly, Laws of Missouri, 1953,
page 381, is as follows:
1 'AN ACT to amend chapter 49, RSMo 1949, relating to
county courts, by enacting one new section, relating to -presiding
judges oj county courts, their duties and compensation in counties
of the third and fourth class, to be known and numbered section
49.125." (Emphasis supplied.)
Section 23 of Article III, Constitution of Missouri, 1945,
provides :
"No bill shall contain more than one subject which shall be
clearly expressed in its title, except bills enacted under the
third exception in section 37 of this article and general appro-
priation bills, which may embrace the various subjects and
accounts for which moneys are appropriated/'
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 143
In the case of Downey v. Schrader, 182 S.W. (2d) 320, the
Supreme Court discussed the requirement of the similar pro-
vision of the 1875 Constitution (Section 28, Article IV) as fol-
lows, 182 S.W. (2d) I.e. 321:
11 . . . The title of the Act merely recited that it repealed
two articles of Chapter 72 and three articles of Chapter 118,
R. S. 1899, relating to state eleemosynary institutions, together
with all acts amendatory thereof (save specified sections), and
substituted therefor three new articles, relating to the same
subject and bearing the same numbers, in said chapter 118.
That chapter of R. S. 1899 was first enacted by Laws Mo.
1889, p. 112, and its title was 'An Act to define the eleemosy-
nary institutions of the state, and to provide for a uniform
. . . government of the same.' Under holdings on similar
facts it is the law that the title of the original 1889 Act thereby
became the title of the 1909 substituted sections; and if these
new sections were properly within the purview of that title
they are not unconstitutional as against Section 28, Article IV,
supra. ..."
Holding to the same effect are the cases of State ex rel.
Mueller Baking Co. v. Calvird, 338 Mo. 601, 608 (3), 92 S. W.
(2d) 184, 188 (6) ; Sherrill v. Brantley, 334 Mo. 497, 66 S. W.
(2d) 529; State ex rel. Greene Co. v. Gideon, 277 Mo. 356,
210 S. W. 358.
The title of the original act recites that it relates to "presid-
ing judges of county courts, their duties and compensation
..." Provision for compensation of county clerks would be
in no way germane to such title. In my opinion, such change is
"so far a departure from and an engrafting upon the original
act of matters not germane thereto as to require specific men-
tion of such a purpose in the title of the act." State ex rel.
Greene Co. v. Gideon, 277 Mo. I.e. 364.
In view of the foregoing authorities, I am of the opinion
that the title of House Bill No. 103 fails to comply with the
requirements of Section 23 of Article III of the Constitution of
Missouri, 1945. I, therefore, have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No. 103.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
144 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1683-1684
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 17, 1955
To the House of Representatives of the 68th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 265, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To prescribe the scope of local regulation and establish
basic safety requirements covering the storage, handling and
distribution of flammable liquids at bulk plants and automotive
service stations and the transportation or delivery of these
liquids by tank vehicle. "
This bill purports to establish minimum safety standards
prescribed by municipal ordinances covering the transportation
and delivery of flammable liquids by tank truck and the stor-
age, handling and distribution of such liquids at bulk plants
and automotive stations. It does not attempt to prescribe any
such standards to be generally enforced by state or local
agencies as a matter of state law.
It requires that municipal ordinances dealing with the
subject be in keeping with generally recognized fire prevention
and safety criteria for such activities. It provides that regula-
tions recommended and promulgated by the National Fire Pro-
tection Association in certain of its pamphlets shall be prima
facie evidence of such basic criteria. The bill then goes on to
specify certain basic requirements with which such ordinances
must comply.
In my opinion, this bill is objectionable on two grounds.
In the first place, its fundamental object is to prescribe
the extent of municipal regulation of the subject matter. This
it does in great detail. I do not consider it a proper function of
legislation enacted by the General Assembly to provide in mi-
nute detail the scope of municipal regulation which a munici-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 145
pality may exercise. If it is a matter properly within the scope
of municipal regulation, it is my opinion the General Assembly
should provide only the fundamental authority and leave details
to the municipal legislative authority. Otherwise, the General
Assembly will be faced with a flood of legislation providing in
minute detail matters which should be provided by municipal
ordinances.
In the second place, subparagraph 2 of Section 3 of the bill,
on pages 6 and 7, attempts to set up what shall be deemed prima
facie compliance with basic standards for the operations in-
volved. The standards are those provided by "NFPA No.
30-L, Suggested Ordinance for the Storage, Handling and Use
of Flammable Liquids, Edition of May, 1954, as published by
the National Fire Protection Association" and "NFPA No.
385, Recommended Regulatory Standard for Tank Vehicles for
Flammable Liquids, Edition of May, 1954, as published by
the National Fire Protection Association, or Flammable
Liquid Cargo Tank Specifications MC 300, MC 301, MC 302
or MC 303 of the Interstate Commerce Commission Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations, Revised, effective July 1, 1952."
I do not consider it good legislative practice to require, in order
to ascertain whether or not legal standards are being complied
with, reference to unofficial publications which may or may not
be generally available. If the subject deserves regulation by
law it deserves sufficiently clear treatment that persons
attempting to comply therewith will be able by reference to
either the law itself or to regulations promulgated thereunder
by official agencies to know what is required of them. Certainly
reference to perhaps obscure private publications to ascertain
what is required should be avoided.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No. 265.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 18, 1955
From the Journal oj the House of Representatives, pp. 1713-1715
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 18, 1955
To the House oj Representatives oj the 68th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 151, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 287.610, RSMo 1953 Supp., relating to
workmen's compensation, appointment of referees, jurisdiction,
appointment, and salaries, and the salaries of other employees,
and to enact in lieu thereof a new section relating to the same
subject."
This bill provides for increasing the compensation of referees
and other employees of the Division of Workmen's Compen-
sation. It also authorizes an increase in the number of referees
from twelve to fourteen. It makes numerous minor changes in
the phraseology of Section 287.610, RSMo 1953 Supp., largely
designed to conform the language to changes in the organiza-
tion of the Division of Workmen's Compensation since adop-
tion of the 1945 Constitution. One such change, however, is
of a more significant effect. In lines 21 to 26 it is provided:
"Any award by a referee upon an original hearing . . . shall
be subject to review as provided by Section 287.490." The
reference to Section 287.490 is new. That section of the Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1949, relates to appeals to the circuit
court from awards of the Industrial Commission. It is possible
that reference to that section in this bill is erroneous. It is,
however, in my opinion, such an error as might seriously upset
long-established procedure in the handling of workmen's com-
pensation cases.
At present, an award of a referee is subject to review by the
Industrial Commission under Sections 287.470 and 287.480,
Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949. Appeal from the decision
of the Commission to the circuit court is provided under Section
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 147
287.490, above referred to. The courts have consistently held
that on such review it is the decision of the Commission, not
the findings of the referee, which is the subject of the appeal.
Michler v. Krey Packing Co., 363 Mo. 707, 253 S.W. (2d) 136,
140; Clark v. Frazier-Davis Construction Co., 258 S.W. (2d)
934, 937.
In addition, it has been established for some time that
review by the full Workmen's Compensation Commission, and
now the Industrial Commission, is an essential condition
precedent to an appeal to the circuit court. In the case of State
ex rel. Kenney v. Missouri Workmen's Compensation Com-
mission, 225 Mo. App. 501, 40 S.W. (2d) 503, the St. Louis
Court of Appeals, in 1931, stated, in holding that an appeal
did not lie from a decision by a single member of the Work-
men's Compensation Commission, 40 S.W. (2d) I.e. 504:
"It would hardly seem reasonable, in light of a reading of
the sections of the statute in point here, that the Legislature
intended to provide a method of appeal direct from the award
and findings of fact made by a single commissioner when it has
definitely provided a simple, expeditious, and mandatory right
of review by the entire commission upon the mere request for
such review by either party to the controversy. This view is
strengthened rather than weakened by the fact that the award
and findings of fact of the single commissioner, absent a request
for review, become final and may be filed in the circuit court
with the same force and effect as a final award by the full
commission this for the reason that since if either party is
dissatisfied with the award, he has his simple remedy of review,
and therefore obviously, if no review is requested by either
party, the parties to the controversy must be viewed as satis-
fied with the award made by the single commissioner. If, there-
fore, the parties are satisfied with the award as evidenced by
their failure to ask for a review, it would seem inconsistent as
well as useless to provide for an appeal direct to the circuit
court in such cases.
" Again, if an appeal would lie directly from such award by
the single commissioner, where no review before the full com-
mission had been requested, a number of cases would undoubt-
edly be taken directly to the circuit court on appeal, thereby
cutting out the opportunity of additional testimony being
adduced or further inquiry made as to the facts of the case,
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whereas by the simple review provided by the statutes the
full commission has full power and authority to hear additional
or omitted testimony on the claim. Again, permitting direct
appeal on awards of a single commissioner would result in a
far greater number of cases being brought into court on appeal
than would reach the court if the simple and orderly procedure
of a review of the award by full commission is required. This
view seems in full accord with the very object of the act, name-
ly, providing a summary hearing at the least possible expense
and without formal court procedure/'
The reasoning of the court in that case is sound. Resort
should first be had to review by the Industrial Commission.
The literal effect of the change made by this bill with regard to
appeals from awards of referees would be to permit direct appeal
therefrom to the circuit court without first obtaining review
from the Industrial Commission. Its least effect would be to
cause confusion and uncertainty in the long-established pro-
cedure under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No, 151.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 18, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1715-1716
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OP MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 18, 1955
To the House of Representatives of the 68th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 46, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 144.070 and 144.450, RSMo 1953 Supp.,
relating to sales and use taxes on motor vehicles and to enact
two new sections in lieu thereof relating to the same subject."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 149
Section 144.070, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1953 Cumu-
lative Supplement, is amended by providing that the sale price
upon which the sales tax on motor vehicles is computed shall be
"the total amount of the contract price of the motor vehicle
agreed upon between the seller and the applicant less the total
credit allowed the applicant for any motor vehicle taken in
trade by the seller if the applicant produces satisfactory proof
of payment of Missouri sales or use tax on his acquisition of
the motor vehicle taken in trade. "
In the case of State v. Hallenberg- Wagner Motor Co., 341
Mo. 771, 108 S.W. (2) 398, decided August 26, 1937, the Su-
preme Court held that the Missouri sales tax should be im-
posed upon the full purchase price, without deduction for
property accepted in trade as part payment of the purchase
price. This rule has been followed continuously since that
decision. There are presently a large number of items of mer-
chandise subject to sales tax for which trade-ins are commonly
accepted in partial payment of the purchase price. Among
such items are farm tractors, farm machinery, furniture, tele-
vision sets, refrigerators and other electrical appliances, and
office equipment. Should House Bill No. 46 become law, the
sales tax on such articles would continue to be computed upon
the full purchase price without credit for the value of the
property accepted in trade.
Extension of credit for the value of property accepted in
trade in computing the sales tax on the sale of automobiles
only raises a question as to whether or not such provision would
be invalid by reason of lack of equality and uniformity. In
the case of State ex rel. Transport Mfg. and Equipment Co.
v. Bates, 359 Mo. 1002, 224 S.W. (2d), 996, the Supreme Court
held invalid the original use tax on motor vehicles because it
contained an exemption for busses seating more than ten
persons. In that case the court discussed the question of uni-
formity and equality of taxation, and stated (224 S.W. (2d)
I.e. 1000) :
"With wide discretion the General Assembly may make
classifications for taxation purposes, but it is uniformly held
that persons or property to be taxed may not be classified
'without reason or necessity.' There is no precise yardstick as
to reasonableness of classification and the rule of equality
of necessity often tends to practical inequalities. Taxation
150 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
is not an exact science and tax acts are not to be condemned
merely because unavoidable inequalities may result. But the
classification cannot be 'palpably arbitrary/ And while the
General Assembly may enact statutes applicable to and classi-
fying certain persons or property for taxation purposes yet
such classification must include all persons or objects naturally
falling within the class. Constitutional class taxation must
include within the established class all who belong in it and
must exclude all who do not belong in it. All in each natural
class must be taxed or exempted alike. A natural class may
not be split. The Legislature may not arbitrarily designate for
taxation a portion only of a separate class and thus exclude a
portion which reasonably should be included and taxed. The
tax imposed must apply alike to all naturally and reasonably
within the classification set up by the statute. The dexnands^of
the organic laws are satisfied if all similarly situated are in-
cluded and none are omitted whose relationship to the subject-
matter cannot by reason be distinguished from that of those
included.' "
There appears to me no "reason or necessity" for deducting
the value of an automobile accepted in trade as part payment of
purchase price in computing the sales tax on such transaction
and for denying such deduction in the case of other articles of
merchandise. If a person should purchase a new automobile
for a price of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) and be
allowed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500,00)
credit for his old automobile taken in trade, the sales tax on
the transaction under House Bill No. 46 would be Thirty Dol-
lars ($30.00). However, if a farmer should purchase a tractor
for Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) and receive a One
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) trade-in allow-
ance on an old machine, the sales tax on the transaction would
be Sixty Dollars ($60.00). I can perceive no fundamental
difference between the two transactions and no reason for
treating the two transactions differently in computing the
sales tax. In each case the total purchase price, the trade-in
allowance and the amount of cash changing hands would be
the same. Yet, in one instance the tax would be double that in
the other. This example demonstrates the gross inequality
and lack of uniformity which would result under House Bill
No. 46.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 151
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No. 46.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 19, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1315-1316
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 19, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 84, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 274.190, RSMo, 1949, relating to non-
profit cooperative marketing associations, and to enact one new
section in lieu thereof, relating to the same subject."
This bill was introduced in order to correct an erroneous
reference made in Section 274.190, Revised Statutes of Mis-
souri, 1949, to Section 274.100 in Subsection 2. The proper
reference is Section 274.070, and Senate Bill No. 84 would
make this change.
I find, however, that Senate Bill No. 62 of the 67th General
Assembly, approved by me on March 24, 1953, found in Laws of
Missouri, 1953, page 3, has previously made the identical
correction. I see, therefore, no reason for the enactment of
Senate Bill No. 84.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 84.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
152 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 23, 1955
From ike Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1785-1786
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 23, 1955
To the House of Representatives of the 68th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri:
I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, House Bill No. 140, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 288.030, 288.040, 288,050, 288.060, and
288.100, RSMo 1953 Supp., all relating to employment security
and to enact in lieu thereof five new sections relating to the
same subject and to be known and numbered as sections
288,030, 288.040, 288.050, 288.060, and 288.100, and providing
for the effective date of the act."
The principal change effected by this bill would be to in-
crease maximum benefits payable under the Missouri Unem-
ployment Compensation Law from $25 per week for a period
of twenty-four weeks to $32 per week for a period of twenty-six
weeks.
The Missouri Unemployment Compensation Law has been
in operation for approximately seventeen years. During that
period the unemployment compensation fund accumulated
under the law increased steadily from year to year until 1954.
During that year the fund suffered its first decrease. Benefits
paid out under the present law exceeded contributions by
more than Thirteen Million Dollars. Cash protection provided
by the fund per covered worker decreased from $252 to $246,
This occurred in a period of relatively high prosperity, not
during a period of low economic activity for which the Unem-
ployment Compensation Law was primarily intended. It
seems obvious to me that the State of Missouri cannot afford
to move in a direction which would further deplete the unem-
ployment compensation fund in a period of high prosperity
and thereby leave the fund inadequate to meet a situation for
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 153
which the law was primarily resigned [designed?] and which
might well arise. Such a condition would deprive the employees
in the State of Missouri of the very protection which the law
was designed to give them.
I am aware that by law should the reserve in the unemploy-
ment compensation fund fall below seven and one-half per
cent of the total taxable wages paid by all employers for the
preceding calendar year (approximately $175,000,000), it will
be restored by resort to increased contributions by employers.
Missouri employers, however, do not operate in a vacuum.
They are in active competition with employers of other states.
The rate of employers' contributions in Missouri should not be
so high compared with other states, particularly those imme-
diately surrounding Missouri, as would place Missouri employ-
ers at a competitive disadvantage. Examination of the benefits
paid in such states leads me to the belief that this bill might
very well have such result. Under this bill, maximum benefits
payable in Missouri would rise to $832 per worker. At present
only six states provide maximum benefits equalling or exceed-
ing such amount. The maximum payable in Missouri would be
greater than in any neighboring state. Among those states,
Iowa and Illinois at present provide the highest maximum
benefits. In those two states the amounts are $720 and $702,
respectively. In Tennessee, the maximum is $660; in Kansas,
$640; in Oklahoma, $616; in Indiana, $600; in Nebraska, $560;
and in Arkansas, $468. The higher benefits provided in Mis-
souri under this bill would of necessity be paid as the result of
greater contributions by Missouri employers.
Of course, anything that places Missouri employers at a dis-
advantage competitively also affects the welfare of Missouri
employees. Unemployment breeds further unemployment,
and, in my opinion, we should avoid, insofar as possible, action
which might have the effect of setting off the dangerous down-
ward spiral of economic activity in our State.
There is another consideration with regard to this bill. As
of January 1, 1956, under Federal law, Missouri employers
having four or more employees, instead of eight as at present,
will come within the unemployment compensation system.
These small businesses are highly essential to our economic
welfare. Yet, it is a matter of common knowledge that they
are under constant pressure from larger competitors and the
154 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
continued existence of many of them is often precarious. In
my opinion, this bill would adversely affect such small em-
ployers. The increased benefits which it provides will make it
more difficult for such employers to accumulate a sufficient
reserve to attain merit status. This means, of course, a higher
rate of contributions from such employers. Such additional
cost of operation for such smaller employers would undoubt-
edly render the financial condition of many of them more
difficult and in the end might force large numbers of them to
cease operation with consequent loss to the economic welfare
of our State.
The economy of our State must be viewed in its entirety.
We cannot take from one group and give to another without
in some respect weakening such economy. We must not
endanger the operation of our Unemployment Compensation
Law in response to pressure groups from either side which
would seek to serve only their own selfish ends. The Unem-
ployment Compensation Law must not become a political
football.
In my opinion, the increased benefits proposed under this
bill would jeopardize the adequacy of protection available to
Missouri employees in the event of serious economic decline,
would place Missouri employers at a competitive disadvantage,
compared with employers in other states, and would threaten
the continued operation of large numbers of small businesses
in the State.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No. 140.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 155
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 13, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1949-1950
To ike Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my ap-
proval, Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
507 of the 68th General Assembly, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 549.080, 549.090, 549.100, 549.200,
549.220, 549.230, 549.240, 549.250, 549.260, 549.270, 549.280
and 549.290, RSMo 1949, and section 549.255, RSMo 1953,
Supp., all relating to probation and parole, and to enact in lieu
thereof twenty-two new sections relating to the same subject."
This bill, among other provisions, in Section 2, establishes
the "Board of Probation and Parole." The qualifications of
the members of the Board are set out in paragraph 2 of Section
2. In that section the following provision is found:
"Persons, except probation or parole officers, who have
served as criminal law enforcement officers within fifteen
years of the date of the vacancy shall be ineligible for
appointment to the board."
In my opinion, this limitation upon the eligibility to serve
as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole is entirely
arbitrary and unreasonable. The limitation has no true bearing
upon the ability of a person properly to perform the duties
imposed upon a member of the Board of Probation and Parole.
In fact, it would actually serve to disqualify persons whose
experience would be of great value to the State.
There is no essential incompatibility between experience as
a law enforcement officer and service as a member of the Board
of Probation and Parole. In either capacity a person of "recog-
nized integrity and honor" would perform his duty in the best
interest of society. That is the ultimate guide to be followed
by any person appointed to the Board of Probation and Parole.
Experience as a law enforcement officer certainly does not so
change or warp the judgment of a person that he cannot per-
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ceive what the best interest of society would be insofar as the
placing on probation or parole of a law violator is concerned.
Appointments to the Board of Probation and Parole ^are
required to be confirmed by the Senate. This is, in my opinion,
an adequate check upon the power of the Governor. As the
Chief Executive Officer of the State, the Governor is primarily
responsible for the proper functioning of the Board of Proba-
tion and Parole. He should not be hampered by arbitrary and
unreasonable exclusion of persons whom he might appoint
by the imposition of disqualifying conditions having no actual
relationship to a person's ability to perform the duties of the
position involved.
This bill would disqualify from further service two of the
three present members of the Board of Probation and Parole.
These men were appointed by me in July, 1954, with the
approval of the State senators in whose districts they reside.
Serving virtually the past year, these two members, one a
Democrat and the other a Republican, have performed their
duties with marked ability and fidelity, as has the Chairman
of the Board who alone would qualify for further service under
this bill. During the period of their service the members of
this Board have made many improvements of a major nature
in our State Probation and Parole System and have won wide
commendation for their efforts. Never has the honesty,
integrity, industry, or qualification of a single member of this
Board been questioned or subject to censure. It has been a
conscientious board of courage and ability, devoted to its im-
portant governmental responsibility.
I feel very strongly that it would be an act of unfairness
and injustice for me to approve a bill which would deny two
members of the Board further service to the State in this
capacity in view of their splendid past records of achievement
and dependability. Surely disqualification is not the proper
reward for good and honest public service.
Our presently existing laws pertaining to probation and
parole will remain in effect if this bill does not become law.
Adequate appropriations have been provided by the General
Assembly for the operation of our parole system and these
funds will be available to the Board of Probation and Parole
under the existing statutes. Disapproval of this bill will not
deprive Missouri of a functioning probation and parole system.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 157
For the foregoing reasons, I have not approved, and have
vetoed, Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 507.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 22, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1491-1492
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 48, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 560.010, 560.015, 560.020, 560.025,
560.030 and 560.035, RSMo 1949, relating to arson, and to en-
act two new sections in lieu thereof, relating to the same subject,
and to be known and numbered sections 560.010 and 560.020."
Senate Bill No. 48 was designed to consolidate six existing
arson statutes into two sections. It was introduced on behalf of
the Senate Criminal Law Revision Committee. It was drafted
expressly to exclude from its provisions certain offenses which
are now punishable under our arson statutes. In particular,
the bill omits from the definition of arson the malicious and
willful burning of another's property which is of a type not
expressly referred to in the bill. The object of the Senate Crim-
inal Law Revision Committee was to include such offenses
under Senate Bill No. 51, which related to the malicious
destruction of property. However, Senate Bill No. 51 failed
of passage. Consequently, to approve Senate Bill No. 48 would
leave a field of malicious burning of the property of another
not covered by our criminal statutes. However desirable
codification and revision of our present laws might be, that
purpose should not, in my opinion, be accomplished at the
expense of knowingly failing to prohibit a field of presently
illegal criminal activity.
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For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 48.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 24, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 1973
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 366, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 477.200, RSMo 1949, relating to the
compensation of marshal of the St. Louis Court of Appeals and
to enact in lieu thereof one new section to be numbered 477.200,
relating to the same subject matter."
The title of this act, as quoted above, recites that it relates
to the compensation of marshal of the St. Louis Court of
Appeals. Actually, however, it relates to the compensation of
the marshal of the St. Louis Court of Appeals and also marshal
of the Kansas City Court of Appeals. Compensation of both is
increased by this bill.
Section 23 of Article III, Constitution of Missouri, 1945,
provides :
"No bill shall contain more than one subject which shall be
clearly expressed in its title, except bills enacted under the
third exception in section 37 of this article and general appro-
priation bills, which may embrace the various subjects and
accounts for which moneys are appropriated."
The title of this act obviously fails to meet the constitu-
tional requirement that the subject of a bill "be clearly
expressed in its title." This constitutional requirement is
mandatory. The courts have in numerous cases held that a
title which fails to show clearly the scope of a legislative enact-
ment is defective under this constitutional requirement. State
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 159
ex rel. v. Wiethaupt, 231 Mo. 449, 459, 133 S.W. 329; State
ex inf. v. Currency Services Inc., 358 Mo. 903, 218 S.W. (2d)
600, 603(5); Hunt v. Armour and Co., 345 Mo. 677, 680, 136
S.W. (2d) 312.
For the foregoing reason, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No. 366.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 27, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1501-1502
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 278, entitled:
"AN ACT
"Relating to salaries of magistrates, constables and deputy
constables, clerks, deputy clerks and other employees of the
magistrate courts in counties of the first class not having a
charter form of government/'
This bill would impose upon the State the entire cost of
operation of the magistrate courts in Jackson County, the only
county affected by it. Under this bill the State would assume
the burden of paying the salaries of all of the magistrates, in-
cluding additional magistrates authorized by Section 18 of
Article V of the Constitution, constables, deputy constables,
clerks, deputy clerks, and all other employees of the magistrate
courts. This bill would also require the State to provide offices
for the magistrates and to pay the cost of operation of such
offices.
Under the present law the State pays the salaries of the
regular magistrates in Jackson County and $4,800 per year
toward the cost of clerical hire for each magistrate. The county
pays the constables and deputy constables and any expense of
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clerical hire in excess of the allowance received from the State.
The county also furnishes offices for the magistrates and pays
the cost of the operation of such offices.
This bill would impose upon the State an additional burden
of approximately $250,000 per year. At present the State is
faced with the problem of obtaining sufficient revenue to meet
the financial obligations imposed upon it for the operation of
its governmental functions. Under such circumstances, I see
no good reason for the State's assuming the additional burden
imposed by this bill.
Furthermore, this bill would discriminate in favor of Jack-
son County. In neither the City of St. Louis nor St. Louis
County, which have magistrate courts similar in size to that of
Jackson County, does the State assume the obligations which it
would for Jackson County under this bill.
This bill would transfer the source of the compensation of
the constables and deputy constables from Jackson County
to the State. However, no appropriation has been made for
such purpose, and therefore there would be no way to pay these
officials upon the effective date if this bill were approved.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 278.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 30, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1976-1982
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 588, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the various departments and
agencies of state government, and to appropriate money for
the payment of various claims for relief for persons, firms and
corporations, for the payment of which the state may be liable,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 161
and appropriating funds for other purposes, for the period
beginning July 1, 1955 and ending June 30, 1957, and for
prior years/'
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 588 are
approved.
I.
Sections 13.010, 13.020, 13.030, 13.040, 13.050, 13.060,
13.070 and 1 3.090 of the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
Bill are approved as set forth in said bill.
II.
Section 13.100 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $1,787.50 for the use
of the Training School for Boys for payment to the City of
Boonville for the State's share of paving a street adjoining the
Training School property, for the 1953 fiscal year. Section
88.510, RSMo 1949, providing for the assessment of the costs
of paving and repairing streets against publicly owned property
by cities of the class of Boonville, makes no reference to prop-
erty owned by the State of Missouri. The Attorney General
has ruled that property of the State is not subject to assessment
for such purpose by a city such as Boonville. In view of that
opinion, I feel that this is not a legal obligation of the State of
Missouri.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Section 13.100 of said bill.
III.
Sections 13.110, 13.120 and 13.130 are approved as set
forth in said bill.
IV.
In Section 13.140, the portion of said section reading:
"L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri 569.00"
is hereby changed and reduced to read :
"L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri 546.00."
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The total amount appropriated by said section is hereby
reduced and changed to $2,287.00.
This change is made for the reason that I am informed that
$546.00 is the correct amount of unused travel orders issued
to said L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc. This section, as changed
herein, is hereby approved.
V.
Sections 13.160, 13.170, 13.180, 13.190, 13.200 and 13.210
are approved as set forth in said bill.
VI.
Section 13.220 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $60,105.00 for the use
of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri for
payment to the City of Columbia for expense chargeable to
the University for the repair, replacement, and improvement of
streets. I have vetoed and disapproved this section for the
reasons set forth in part II, above, in which I vetoed and dis-
approved a similar appropriation for a similar purpose.
VII.
Sections 13.230 and 13.240 are approved as set forth in said
bin,
VIII.
Section 13.245 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $2,437.13 for the use
of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri for the
payment of a tax bill rendered to the University by the City of
Columbia for the cost of widening a street adjacent to the
University. I have vetoed and disapproved this section for the
reasons set forth in part II, above, in which I vetoed and dis-
approved a similar appropriation for a similar purpose.
IX.
Sections 13.250, 13.260, 13.2fO, 13.290 and 13.300 are
approved as set forth in said bill.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 163
X.
Section 13.310 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $473.30 for the refund
of gasoline taxes to Ozark Air Lines, for the 1950 and 1951
fiscal years. This claim for refund was denied by the Adminis-
trator of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Unit for the reason that
it was not filed within the time fixed by Section 142.230(6),
RSMo 1949. That section requires claims for refund to be filed
within 120 days of the purchase. This claim was not filed until
some four years after the purchases. In view of the failure of
the Ozark Air Lines to comply with these requirements, I am
of the opinion that they are not entitled to a refund.
For the foregoing reasons I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.310 of said bill.
XL
Sections 13.320, 13.330 and 13.340 are approved as set
forth in said bill.
XII.
Section 13.360 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $1,660.70 for the use
of the Board of Regents of the Northwest Missouri State
College for the purpose of paying for street improvements
levied by the City of Maryville. I have vetoed and disap-
proved this section for the reasons set forth in part II, above, in
which I vetoed and disapproved a similar appropriation for a
similar purpose.
XIII.
Sections 13.390, 13.400, 13.410, 13.411, 13.420, 13.430,
13.440, 13.450, 13.460, 13.470, 13.480, 13.490, 13.500, 13.510,
13.520, 13.550, 13.560 and 13.570 are approved as set forth in
said bill.
XIV.
Section 13.580 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $3,201.00 for the use
of the Adjutant General for the purpose of paying street im-
provement taxes levied by the City of Sikeston. I have vetoed
and disapproved this section for the reasons set forth in part
II, above, in which I vetoed and disapproved a similar appro-
priation for a similar purpose.
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XV.
Sections 13.600, 13.610 and 13.620 are approved as set forth
in said bill.
XVI.
In Section 13.630, line 8 of said section, which reads:
"Personal Service $34,118.00"
is hereby changed and reduced to read :
"Personal Service $2,500.00."
The appropriation is approved for said amount. This reduction
is made for the reason that such amount, together with the
amount provided by Section 4.680 of House Bill No. 4 of the
68th General Assembly, will be adequate for such purpose.
The words and figures "Thirty-six Thousand Six Hundred
Eighteen Dollars ($36,618.00)," in lines 3 and 4 of Sec-
tion 13.630 are changed to read "Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00)," and line 11 is changed to read:
"Total from General Revenue Fund. .$5,000.00."
These changes are in accordance with the change made in line 8.
This section, as changed herein, is hereby approved.
XVII.
Sections 13.640, 13.650, 13.660, 13.670, 13.680, 13.690,
13.700 and 13.710 are approved as set forth in said bill.
XVIII.
Section 13.720 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $25,000.00 for the use
of the State Building Survey Commission. Senate Committee
Substitute For Senate Bill No. 334 of the 68th General Assem-
bly which would have established the State Building Survey
Commission failed of passage.
For the foregoing reasons I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.720 of said bill.
XIX.
Sections 13.730, 13.740 and 1 3.750 are approved as set
forth in said bill.
XX.
Section 13.760 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 165
This section appropriates money for the refund of 1951
State Income Taxes to the Troy Equipment Company. I am
advised by the Supervisor of the Income Tax Unit of the De-
partment of Revenue that this claim for refund is based upon
an erroneous application of a loss carry-back, not allowed under
the State income tax law. The claim for refund is, therefore,
without merit.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.760 of said bill.
XXI.
Section 13.770 is approved as set forth in said bill.
XXIL
Section 13.780 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $100,000.00 to the
Board of Curators of the University of Missouri for the con-
struction of greenhouses. There is to be submitted to the
voters of Missouri a proposition to authorize a $75,000,000.00
bond issue for improvements at various State institutions. In
my opinion, the expenditure proposed by this section should be
made from the proceeds of said bond issue, when available.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.780 of said bill.
XXIII.
Sections 13.790, 13.800, 13.810, 13.820, 13.830, 13.840,
13.850 and 13.860 are approved as set forth in said bill.
XXIV.
Section 13.870 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $250,000.00 for the
use of the St. Louis State Hospital for the construction of
physicians' homes and residences. In my opinion, the expen-
diture proposed by this section should also be made from the
proceeds of the $75,000,000.00 bond issue, when available.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.870 of said bill.
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XXV.
Section 13.880 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates a total of $196,500.00 for the use
of the Director of Revenue for additions, repairs ^ and replace-
ments. This section does not so specify, but it is my under-
standing that this appropriation is to be used for the purchase
of accounting and other business machines by the Department
of Revenue. Senate Resolution No. 136 of the 67th General
Assembly, adopted May 31, 1953, set up a Senate Committee
to study the relative merits of leasing and purchasing business
machinery. This Committee, insofar as I have been able to
determine, made no written report to the 68th General Assem-
bly. Section 13.880 was added to House Bill No. 588 on the
last day of the session of the 68th General Assembly, without
explanation. The failure of the Committee to make any written
report and the lack of information surrounding the circum-
stances relating to the inclusion of Section 13.880 in House Bill
No. 588 leave me without knowledge of the reason or necessity
for this appropriation.
In addition, Section 13.860 fails to specify for what purpose
the money shall be used. Only by reference to Sections 3.040
and 3.070 of House Bill No. 3 of the 68th General Assembly,
which are referred to in this section, can one determine for
which of the various operations of the Department of Revenue
is this appropriation to be spent. In view of that fact, I am of
the opinion that this section fails to comply with the require-
ments of Section 23 of Article IV of the Constitution of Mis-
souri, 1945, which provides, in part:
1 'Every appropriation law shall distinctly specify the
amount and purpose of the appropriation without reference
to any other law to fix the amount or purpose."
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.880 of said bill.
XXVI.
Sections 13.890, 13.900, 13.910, 13.920, 13.930, and 13.940
are approved as set forth in said bill.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 167
XXVII.
Section 13.950 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $3,750.00 for the
salary of the State Auditor. Senate Bill No. 222 of the 68th
General Assembly, which I have previously approved, author-
ized an increase in the compensation of the State Auditor.
However, such increase cannot, in view of the provision of
Section 13 of Article VII of the Constitution of Missouri, 1945,
become effective during the term of the incumbent in said office.
The present term will not expire until January, 1959. There will
be no need for additional funds to pay the compensation of
that official during the period beginning July 1, 1955, and
ending June 30, 1957.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.950 of said bill.
XXVIII.
Sections 13.960, 13.970, 13.980, 13.990, 13.1000, 13.1001,
13.1002 and 13.1003 are approved as set forth in said bill.
XXIX.
Section 13.1004 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $10,000.00 for the use
of the Joint Committee on Correctional Institutions and Prob-
lems. I have vetoed Senate Bill No. 350 which would have
established said committee. There is, therefore, no necessity
for this appropriation.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.1004 of said bill.
XXX,
Sections 13.1005 and 13.1006 are hereby vetoed and not
approved.
These sections each appropriate the sum of $1,650.00 for
payment of the salary of the marshal of the St. Louis and Kan-
sas City Courts of Appeals, respectively. This additional ap-
propriation would have been required in order to meet the
increase in compensation for these officials which would have
been provided under House Bill No. 366 of the 68th General
168 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Assembly. However, I have previously vetoed said House Bill
No. 366. Consequently, there is no need for the additional
appropriations made by these sections.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Sections 13.1005 and 13.1006 of said bill.
XXXI.
Section 13.1007 is approved as set forth in said bill.
XXXII.
Section 13.1008 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $25,000.00 for the
use of the State Mental Health Commission. I have vetoed
Senate Bill No. 60 of the 68th General Assembly, which would
have established said Commission. There is, therefore, no
necessity for this appropriation.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.1008 of said bill.
XXXIII.
Section 13.1009 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $8,333.34 for the
payment of the salary of the Director of the Division of Mental
Diseases. This appropriation would have been required in
order to meet the increase in compensation for the Director of
the Division of Mental Diseases under Senate Bill No. 60, of
the 68th General Assembly. I have vetoed said Senate Bill
No. 60. Consequently, there is no need for the additional
appropriation made by this section.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.1009 of said bill.
XXXIV.
Section 13.1010 is approved as set forth in said bill.
XXXV.
Section 13.1011 is hereby vetoed and not approved.
This section appropriates the sum of $10,000.00 for the use
of the Division of Resources and Development in sending
bands and drum and bugle corps to conventions of veterans'
organizations. The Attorney General has previously ruled that
GOVERNOR PHIL M. .DONNELLY 169
appropriations for this purpose are not authorized by law.
There being no legal authority for the appropriation, no expen-
diture could properly be made under it.
For the foregoing reason I have vetoed and disapproved
Section 13.1011 of said bill.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 588 except those items
herein specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 30, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1508-1512
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I return to you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 60, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 202.030, RSMo 1949, relating to the
administration of the division of mental diseases and to enact
in lieu thereof eight new sections relating to the same subject/'
Senate Bill No. 60 would establish a State Mental Health
Commission of five members, to be appointed by the Governor.
The original members would have varying terms of from one
to five years. After the original appointments, one vacancy by
reason of expiration of term would occur each year and would
be filled by the Governor by appointment for a term of five
years.
This Commission would advise the Director of the Division
of Mental Diseases regarding professional standards in the
State mental hospitals and in the approval and guidance of
research projects. They would assist the Director in establish-
ing and maintaining the best practices in all mental institu-
tions.
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The Commission would appoint the Director of the Division
of Mental Diseases for a four-year term effective January 1,
1956. Qualifications of the Director would be the same as
those under the present law. He would be required to be a
citizen of the State of Missouri, known for his business and
executive ability. Under present law the Director of the Divi-
sion of Mental Diseases is appointed by the Governor for no
fixed term.
In the reorganization of the executive department of our
State government following adoption of the 1945 Constitution,
one of the primary objectives was the establishment of an
executive department which could effectively perform the
various functions entrusted to it. One of the principal faults
in the previous organization of that department was that so
many boards, bureaus, and commissions had been created
through the years that the executive department had become
a hodgepodge, wholly lacking in any effective centralized
authority and responsibility.
The 1945 Constitution required the consolidation of pre-
viously existing boards, bureaus, and commissions for the
purpose of simplifying the structure of the executive depart-
ment and for the added purpose of giving to the Governor an
effective measure of control over the various functions for
which he, as chief executive, was primarily responsible.
The old Board of Managers of the State Eleemosynary
Institutions, which formerly had charge of the mental hospitals,
was eliminated. The Division of Mental Diseases was made a
unit of the Department of Public Health and Welfare, with a
single department director and a single division director, re-
sponsible directly to the Governor. This line of authority gave
to the Governor an effective measure of control over the func-
tioning of the Division of Mental Diseases. It should be noted
that such control is the Governor's sole source of authority
over the operation of the Division. All other employees of the
Division are under the merit system.
Senate Bill No. 60 would eliminate this small measure of
executive control. It would interpose between the Governor
and the head of the Division a commission which would select
the Director of the Division. The members of the Commission
have staggered terms. I, as Governor, would be able to select
a Commission of my own choice. However, future governors
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 171
would be in no such position. Should a Commission be ap-
pointed by me in the near future, the next Governor would
have completed three-fourths of his term before the majority
of the members of the Commission would have been appointed
by him. Such a situation would obviously eliminate entirely
any measure of control by the chief executive over the Division
of Mental Diseases. Such a result is, in my opinion, wholly
undesirable and exactly contrary to the fundamental principles
followed in the reorganization of the executive branch of the
government since the adoption of the new Constitution.
I feel strongly that the trend in state government today
that would curb the power and lessen the authority and control
of the Chief Executive over the branches of the State govern-
ment he directs is not only highly undesirable but extremely
dangerous. This is especially true of existing laws which make
it impossible for the Governor either to appoint or remove
virtually all of the policy making officials of our mental and
penal institutions. The Governor's responsibility in these and
in other departments of the State government far exceeds the
Governor's actual authority over those departments. The
Governor should not be charged with the well-being, security,
and operation of any institution or agency of the State govern-
ment unless he is also clothed with the authority to select its
policy-making officials and direct their actions.
This is obviously an unhealthy condition in state govern-
ment and one that would be decidedly aggravated under Sen-
ate Bill No. 60.
I am sure that the people of Missouri do not want a mere
1 'figurehead" in the Governor's chair in Jefferson City, one
with the authority only to sign notary public commissions and
perform routine administrative tasks. They want a Governor
who can and will govern, and one who will direct honestly and
efficiently all of the affairs of the largest business in the State
of Missouri your State government.
The Governor, however, must be given the power to ad-
minister if he is to be charged with the responsibility of admin-
istration. He must be clothed with direct authority and control
over those principal officials of his administration whose actions
will either insure the success or cause the failure of his admin-
istration. Otherwise, we will have a State government without
a real governing head and authority.
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I am well aware of the constant demand for the removal of
various functions of our government from the control of officials
elected by the people and for the placing of them in the hands
of so-called experts. I am opposed to such demands. The end
result would be a sprawling, inefficient government where
neither authority nor responsibility could be located. I might
add that, particularly insofar as the Division of Mental Diseases
is concerned, such opposition is not prompted by a desire to
maintain possible partisan advantage to be gained from political
appointments. As I pointed out above, all employees of the
Division, other than the Director, are under the merit system.
The Division of Mental Diseases is now wholly out of politics.
This bill would accomplish nothing in that respect.
This bill would also seriously impede the integration of the
various divisions of the Department of Public Health and
Welfare. Section 37 of Article IV of the 1945 Constitution re-
quires the General Assembly to establish the Department of
Public Health and Welfare. Obviously the framers intended
such department to be a functioning unit of the government.
This bill, along with Senate Bill No. 61, would almost com-
pletely isolate the Division of Mental Diseases from any rela-
tionship to the Department of which it is a part. It would, in
fact, for all practical purposes set up that Division as a separate
agency. The State Reorganization Commission of Missouri
made recommendations regarding the integration of the three
divisions of the Department of Public Health and Welfare.
In their report, page 74, they recommended "That the three
divisions of the Department of Public Health and Welfare
(Health, Welfare, and Mental Diseases) which now operate
as practically independent units be integrated into a functional
department." Regarding this recommendation, the Commis-
sion stated: "This recommendation could be justified on the
grounds of administrative efficiency alone, but the need for
close cooperation among the three important functions per-
formed by these divisions lends weight to the merits of this
change." Senate Bills Nos. 60 and 61 would move in a com-
pletely opposite direction from that recommended by the
Reorganization Commission. Instead of furthering the inte-
gration of the three divisions, it would serve to set up the
Division of Mental Diseases as an almost wholly independent
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 173
The Commission further recommended that statutory
changes be made to provide that the director of each of the
three divisions of the Department of Public Health and Wel-
fare be appointed by the Director of the Department. Whether
or not one agrees with this recommendation, the Commission's
comments regarding it are worthy of note. The report stated,
regarding this proposed change (page 75) : "The change will
not, however, weaken the Governor's control, since he will
exercise complete administrative supervision over the depart-
mental director." As above pointed out, the Governor's con-
trol, which was of such concern to the Reorganization Com-
mission, has been eliminated almost entirely by Senate Bill
No. 60.
This bill makes another change in the administration of the
affairs of the Division and of the various hospitals which to
me appears objectionable. Under Subsection (4) of Section 8 of
the bill the Director of the Division would ' 'exercise adminis-
trative control over the superintendents, and through them
the business managers and other employees of the institutions
in the division, . . ." Under Section 202.030, RSMo 1949,
which would be repealed by this bill, the Director of the Di-
vision has "supervision and direct care over the business man-
agement of the several institutions under control of the divi-
sion ..." In my opinion, the present system is preferable.
The superintendent of each of the institutions is required to be
a physician specializing in the treatment of mental illnesses,
He should not be burdened with supervision of the business
affairs of the institution. The Director of the Division is re-
quired to be "known for his business and executive ability."
What better use could be made of such business and executive
ability than by giving the Director control of the business op-
erations, leaving the treatment and care of the patients to the
superintendent, the field in which he is qualified. The super-
intendent should not be required to deal with all matters per-
taining to the business administration of the hospital, such as
operation of farms, garden, dairy, power plant, purchase of
food and supplies, maintenance and repair of buildings, and all
of the other many problems relating to business management
of the institution.
The mental hospitals of Missouri today are in the best
condition in their history. Patients are better cared for, better
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treated, better housed, and better fed than ever before. Per-
sonnel are better paid, are better trained, and are of a higher
standard of excellence and efficiency than we have ever known.
Improved treatment, improved methods and practices, im-
proved facilities and improved personnel have ushered in a new
era of mental hospital progress in Missouri.
Only recently, in House Bill No. 5, appropriations were
approved for the mental hospitals totaling $32,193,222. This
is the largest amount ever received for their operation. In
addition, House Bill No. 5 appropriated $8,000 for the cost
of inspection of the mental hospitals of Missouri by the Amer-
ican Psychiatric Association.
Senate Bill No. 62 has been approved authorizing the
establishment and operation of six traveling clinics for the
examination, diagnosis, care and treatment, on an out-patient
basis, of persons suffering from mental illness or emotional
disorders. The sum of $480,000 has been appropriated in House
Bill No. 588 for such program.
In House Bill No. 588 additional appropriations totaling
$1,150,000 were approved for the seven State mental hospitals
for additions, repairs and replacements.
In addition, the consent of the General Assembly has been
secured for the submission to the people of Missouri of a
$75,000,000 bond issue for the further rehabilitation and
modernization of our State institutions. Approval of this bond
issue will provide, among other things, modern buildings,
equipment, and facilities for the care and treatment of our
mentally ill.
Last year merit system salary increases were approved for
the personnel at all State mental hospitals. As a result of the
appropriation increases recently approved for these institu-
tions, further salary increases will be possible and such increases
will permit the employment of not only additional personnel
but of better trained personnel.
Missouri faces a new era in the history of its mental hos-
pitals. The pathway along which we have been and are trav-
eling runs upward. Significant progress and improvement
have been and are being made under our present system. This
is no time for a return to the previously discarded system of
commission management of our mental hospitals. I know that
we will continue to progress under the system which has en-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 175
abled us to record such marked and beneficial improvement in
recent years.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not
approve Senate Bill No. 60.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 30, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1512
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 61, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 191.060, RSMo 1949, relating to the
appointment of directors of the several divisions of the depart-
ment of public health and welfare and to enact one new section
relating to the same subject to be known and numbered section
191.060."
Senate Bill No. 61 would change Section 191.060, RSMo
1949, by deleting therefrom provisions relative to the appoint-
ment of the Director of the Division of Mental Diseases. These
changes were made to conform with the change in the method
of selection of the Director of that Division which would have
been provided by Senate Bill No. 60. I have vetoed Senate
Bill No. 60. Consequently the present provisions of Section
191.060 regarding the appointment of the Director of the
Division of Mental Diseases should be allowed to remain.
For the foregoing reason, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 61.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 30, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1512-1513
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 350, entitled ;
"AN ACT
'Tor the establishment of the Joint Committee on Cor-
rectional Institutions and Problems for the study of penal
and correctional problems and defining its membership, powers
and duties, with an emergency clause."
Senate Bill No. 350 would establish a permanent joint
committee of the General Assembly, to be known as the " Joint
Committee on Correctional Institutions and Problems." The
Committee would be comprised of six members of the Senate
and six members of the House of Representatives. The bill
would impose upon the Committee various duties relating to
the study of penal and correctional problems, the devising of a
long-range program for the Department of Corrections, and the
inspection at least twice a year of institutions under the juris-
diction of the Department.
The bill further requires the Committee to make a continu-
ing study and review of the Department of Corrections and
institutions tinder its jurisdiction, "including the internal or-
ganization, management, powers, duties and functions of the
department and its institutions." The Committee would be
required to inquire particularly into questions relating to per-
sonnel, discipline, industries, inmate classification, care and
treatment of inmates, educational and vocational training
facilities, location and establishment of new institutions or
buildings, and ' 'all other matters relating to the administration
of the state's correctional institutions which the committee
deems pertinent." The Committee would be authorized to
determine from its study the need for changes in the statutory
law or administrative procedures and to make recommenda-
tions to the General Assembly for legislative action and to the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 177
Department of Corrections for administrative or procedural
changes.
Article II of the Constitution of Missouri, 1945, provides
as follows :
"The powers of government shall be divided into three dis-
tinct departments the legislative, executive and judicial-
each of which shall be confided to a separate magistracy,
and no person, or collection of persons, charged with the
exercise of powers properly belonging to one of those depart-
ments, shall exercise any power properly belonging to either
of the others, except in the instances in this Constitution
expressly directed or permitted/'
The principle of separation of powers is fundamental in the
systems of constitutional government, both of the United States
and of this State. It has long been recognized that this principle
has been to a large degree responsible for the effective operation
of these governments. In my opinion, this bill would inject
the legislative department into the executive department, in
violation of the principle of separation of powers.
Under this bill the Committee of the General Assembly
would be constantly looking over the shoulders of the Director
of the Department of Corrections and the heads of the various
institutions within that department. We have had within
recent years quite vivid examples in our Federal government
of what can happen to the operation of an executive agency
when a committee of the legislative branch attempts to dictate
the performance of its duties. The results have been indeed
bad for all concerned.
I have no objection to proper investigation by committees
of the legislative branch into the operation of the departments
of the executive branch. I feel, however, that such committees
should not be established as permanent agents of the legislative
branch, to stand by and scrutinize every action of officials of
the executive branch and, in effect, dictate the operation of
their department.
In my opinion, this bill would set up a committee which
might, although inadvertently, seriously hamper the function-
ing of highly important departments of the executive branch of
the government. I am of the opinion that such committee is not
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necessary and I see no reason to jeopardize the proper func-
tioning of the Department of Corrections by its creation.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not ap-
prove Senate Bill No. 350.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 8, 1955
From ike journal of the House of Representatives, p. 1989
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Committee Substitute For House Bill
No. 388, entitled:
4 'AN ACT
"Providing for additional powers for county courts in
counties of the first class not having a charter form of govern-
ment."
This bill would affect Jackson County only at the present
time. It authorizes the county court to lease automotive
machinery and cover the same by public liability insurance.
Following this fairly innocuous provision, it proceeds, in a
wholly unrelated fashion, to empower the county court "to
incur such indebtedness or to contract for such services or make
such expenditures as may be necessary in the discretion of
the court to promote, foster and further the best interest and
future development of the county."
The county courts in this State have always been agencies
of limited authority, possessing only such powers as have been
expressly conferred upon them and such implied powers as are
reasonably necessary to effect their express authority. This
bill would completely change that situation insofar as the
authority of the Jackson County Court is concerned. The
authority conferred upon it by this bill would be practically
unlimited. Making expenditures or contracting for services
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 179
which the court might feel would "promote, foster and further
the best interest and future development of the county" would
encompass such a broad scope that there would be hardly any
contract or expenditure which the court might choose to make
which would not fall within the authority conferred by the bill.
It would extend the county court's authority far above and
beyond what is now considered the area of legitimate function-
ing of such bodies. In my opinion, the authority which this
bill would extend is far too broad. The specific authority which
the bill would grant with regard to the leasing of automotive
machinery would appear to be unobjectionable, but I see no
reason for the addition of the wholly unrelated broad general
powers which would also be conferred by it.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Committee Substitute For House Bill No. 388.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 8, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1516-1517
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval Senate Committee Substitute For Senate Bill
No. 185, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To provide for reimbursement of expenses of magistrates
when holding court at places other than the county seat by
order of the county court.''
The substantive portion of Senate Committee Substitute
for Senate Bill No. 185 reads as follows:
"Section L Any magistrate when holding court at any
place other than the county seat pursuant to order of the
county court as provided in section 482.160, RSMo., in
addition to the salary provided by law shall receive from
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the state for his expenses mileage at seven cents a mile for
each mile traveled in going to or returning from the place
where court is held/'
As originally introduced, the title to Senate Bill No. 185
read as follows :
"AN ACT
'To provide for reimbursement of expenses of magistrates
when acting for another magistrate. "
The substantive portion of the original bill provided :
"Section 1. Any magistrate, when temporarily serving,
transferred or assigned as a magistrate of a court other
than the one to which appointed or elected, the court to
which temporarily assigned or transferred being held in a
county other than the county in which the magistrate
resides, in addition to the salary provided by law shall
receive from the state for his expenses mileage at seven
cents a mile for each mile traveled in going to or returning
from the place where court is held and ten dollars per day
for each day so engaged/'
Comparison of the original bill with that finally passed
shows that said bills deal in fact with two different matters.
As originally introduced, Senate Bill No. 185 would have pro-
vided a magistrate transferred to another county seven cents a
mile for traveling to and returning from the place where court
was held and ten dollars per day.
As finally passed, the bill provides mileage for magistrates
sitting in their own county who hold court pursuant to an order
of the county court at any place other than the county seat.
Transfers of magistrates to another county and the holding of
court at a place other than the county seat are entirely unre-
lated matters.
Section 21 of Article III of the Constitution of Missouri,
1945, provides, in part: "No law shall be passed except by bill,
and no bill shall be so amended in its passage through either
house as to change its original purpose." An amendment by
committee substitute which changes the original purpose of a
bill is within the prohibition of this provision. Allied Mutual
Ins. Co. v. Bell, 353 Mo. 891, 185 S.W. (2d) 4,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 181
In my opinion, Senate Committee Substitute For Senate
Bill No. 185 violates the constitutional prohibition against
changing the original purpose of a bill in the course of its pass-
age. The original purpose of this bill was completely changed.
The fact that it was necessary to change completely the title
of the bill shows clearly that the original and final bills relate
to entirely different purposes.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Committee Substitute For Senate Bill No. 185,
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY/
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 11, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1518-1519
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 289, entitled:
"AN ACT
"Relating to the duties and compensation of the clerk of the
St. Louis court of criminal correction/'
This bill would impose additional duties upon the clerk of
the St. Louis Court of Criminal Corrections and compensate
him for such additional duties at the rate of $3,000 per year in
addition to his present salary of $6,000 per year. The additional
duties imposed upon the clerk would be to prepare twice a year
a list of the names of the persons who have been convicted of
larceny in the St. Louis Court of Criminal Corrections three
or more times at any time after the act becomes effective and
transmit copies to the circuit attorney of the City of St. Louis,
the Governor, and the office of the State Highway Patrol.
I am aware of the often employed and legally sanctioned
practice of imposing additional duties upon an official and
granting him additional compensation therefor in order to
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avoid the effect of the constitutional prohibition against in-
creasing an officer's compensation during his term of office
(Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of Missouri, 1945). I
do feel, however, that additional duties imposed for such com-
pensation should have some slight semblance of value to the
citizens who are required to pay for it. In my opinion, the
added duties imposed upon the clerk of the St. Louis Court of
Criminal Corrections by this bill would be of no value either to
his office, the circuit attorney, the Highway Patrol, the Gov-
ernor, or the public.
We now have a statute making a fourth larceny grand
larceny without regard for the value of the things stolen. Laws
of Missouri, 1951, page 455; Missouri Revised Statutes, 1953
Supplement, Section 556.285. A similar provision is found in
Senate Bill No. 27, previously approved by me, revising the
larceny statutes. At first glance, it might appear that the
circuit attorney who prosecutes felony charges in the City of
St. Louis could employ such information as this bill requires
to be given him to some purpose. However, examination of
the statutes dealing with the handling of persons arrested in
the City of St. Louis convinces me that it would be practically
useless to provide the circuit attorney with the information
which this bill poses.
By Section 56.470, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949,
whenever an arrest for a felony is made by the St. Louis Police
Department it must be reported to the circuit attorney. Under
Section 56.520, arrests for misdemeanors are reported to the
prosecuting attorney of the City of St. Louis. Thus, the police
department would be the agency primarily interested in having
information regarding the previous convictions of a person
arrested for larceny. Undoubtedly their records contain such
information at present and they would furnish the information
to the circuit attorney upon reporting the arrest to him of a
person who would be affected by the fact that he had been
convicted of larceny three times previously.
I call attention further to the fact that this bill would re-
quire the names to be reported to the circuit attorney of persons
who have been convicted of larceny in the St. Louis Court of
Criminal Corrections "three times or more at any time after
this act becomes effective." Actually, this would furnish the
circuit attorney with only a partial list of the persons who
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might be affected under the three prior convictions for larceny
statute. The Supreme Court has held that three convictions of
larceny subject one to the effect of that statute whether or not
the prior convictions were before the effective date of the act.
State v. King, 275 S.W. (2d) 310. Thus, to be of any real value
to anyone, any list should contain names of persons who had
at any time been convicted three times of larceny.
Furthermore, any conviction of larceny in the St. Louis
Court of Criminal Corrections might be of importance in
evaluating an arrest to ascertain whether or not Section
5S6.285, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1953 Supplement,
applies. That section refers only to three prior convictions for
larceny. Thus, the three convictions could be for any grade of
the offense. A person might have been convicted of grand
larceny twice and petit larceny once, or of petit larceny twice
and grand larceny once. In either case this statute would
apply. However, submitting to the circuit attorney only the
names of persons convicted three times in the Court of Crim-
inal Corrections would not permit him properly to evaluate
such cases.
Just what value the submission of these lists to the Highway
Patrol might be is not apparent to me. Again, insofar as any
arrests which they might make are concerned, furnishing them
only with the names of persons convicted three times in the
St. Louis Court of Criminal Corrections after the effective
date of the act would result in their having a wholly inadequate
record without value for any practical purpose.
Of course, the most absurd requirement of the bill is that a
copy of the list be submitted to the Governor. He would have
absolutely no use for such information.
It also appears that as a matter of actual practice the duties
imposed by this bill would be almost negligible, at least during
the first few years of its effect. As noted above, it requires the
submission of names of persons convicted of larceny in the
Court of Criminal Corrections three times after the effective
date of the bill. I am reasonably certain that the number of
persons who are convicted of larceny three times in the Court
of Criminal Corrections in the course of a year would be small.
I doubt very much that there would be any within the first
year following the effective date of this bill and only a few for
some time thereafter. Eventually the list might increase
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somewhat, but I see no reason for paying the clerk of the St.
Louis Court of Criminal Corrections $3,000 additional per
year for doing in fact nothing additional for some time.
Finally, it would also appear that the duties imposed under
this bill are germane to the usual and regular duties of the
office of the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Corrections.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 289.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1991-1993
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Substitute For House Bill No. 435, en-
titled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 295.010 to 295.210, RSMo 1949, being
all of chapter 295, relating to labor relations and mediation of
labor disputes involving public utilities, and to enact in lieu
thereof fifteen new sections relating to the same subject."
Missouri statutes pertaining to the mediation of labor dis-
putes involving public utilities were originally enacted in 1947
during my previous term as Governor. While the original bill
was under consideration by the 64th General Assembly, I deliv-
ered to that body a special message concerning it. At that
time I stated: "Such strikes, in public utilities serving essen-
tial needs of the people, strangling the business of the State
and Nation, endangering the health and safety of all the people,
placing the interests of the few above the welfare of all, are
intolerable." At that time I pointecPout that any law designed
to prevent strikes and lockouts in public utilities must provide
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 185
adequate penalties for its violation. Otherwise, I stated, such
a law would be ineffective and unenforceable.
Following this special message, the 64th General Assembly
amended the bill which they had under consideration by insert-
ing in it the penalty provision now found in Section 295.200,
RSMo 1949. This provision makes it unlawful to call, incite,
support, or participate in any strike against a public utility or
against the State after a plant has been taken over by the State,
It makes it unlawful for a public utility to employ any person
who violates this provision except as a new employee. A pen-
alty of $10,000 per day is provided against any labor organiza-
tion violating the section and a penalty of $1,000 against
officers of the labor organization. Similar penalties are imposed
upon public utilities which engage in a lockout resulting in a
work stoppage.
Since the adoption of the original law the State of Missouri
has been able to effectively protect the public right to uninter-
rupted service by public utilities serving our citizens. Our
citizens have been spared the threats to the public safety and
extreme inconvenience which are inherent in strikes and lock-
outs involving public utilities. We have at the present time
glaring examples of what can happen in our large cities when
the public interest in such matters is disregarded.
At the same time that the rights of the public have been
protected, labor employed in our public utilities has not suffered
by reason of the present law. Labor has continued to make
gains through the orderly process of collective bargaining
without resorting to work stoppages.
The successful operation of our present law, designed to
protect primarily public interest in uninterrupted public
utility service, has clearly demonstrated the wisdom of the
recommendation at the time of its original enactment that
sufficiently severe penalties be made a part of the law in order
to make it effective. Fortunately there has been no necessity
to resort to the imposition of these penalties in order to accom-
plish such results. I am convinced, however, that the threat
of such penalties has been of the utmost importance in the
successful operation of our law.
House Substitute For House Bill No. 435 would eliminate
almost entirely any effective penal provisions of the law relat-
ing to labor disputes in public utilities. This bill, after making
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an obviously impractical provision for the State's recruiting
employees for the operation of a strike-bound utility taken
over by it, makes it a misdemeanor for any person to interfere
with the Governor's efforts to secure the services of persons
required to continue the operation of the utility. A further
provision makes picketing after the State has taken over a
misdemeanor. With no greater sanctions than these it is ob-
vious that the application of House Substitute For House Bill
No. 435 would be a farce, with the State in an utterly powerless
position.
There are other provisions of this bill which are equally
inimical to the public interest. Thus, in Section 12, provision
is made that, upon the State's seizing the utility in order to
prevent a strike, or after a strike has occurred, the Governor is
to ascertain what positions of employment must be filled in
order to operate the utility. Persons occupying positions are
required to be asked whether or not they will "accept" employ-
ment by the State. This obviously infers that they have an
option to refuse to continue to work after the State has seized
the utility and is nothing less than an invitation for the cessa-
tion of service.
A further provision of Section 12, above referred to, for the
State's recruitment of necessary employees to replace those who
refuse to work for the State, is wholly impractical. It would be
impossible to find the necessary trained employees to assume
the positions required for the operation of a public utility. It
is inconceivable that the operators of steam generator plants
and other highly skilled employees could be obtained at all.
Even if they were obtainable, there is no way under this bill
by which operation of the utility would be required to continue
while efforts were being made to recruit them. Here again, is
in fact an invitation by this bill for the interruption of service,
which is exactly what our present law was designed to prevent.
The authority of the State Board of Mediation would be
seriously impaired by this bill. Under the present law, the
Board may, on its own motion, intervene in any labor dispute
involving a public utility. However, under Section 10 of this
bill, the services of the Board may be invoked by either party
to the dispute or the Board may "proffer its services." Thus,
under this bill, if neither party should invoke the services of
the Board, and the Board's services were declined when prof-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 187
fered, the Board would be powerless to take charge of a labor
dispute in a public utility as it now must in the public interest.
In my opinion, these and other provisions of this bill would
cause it to be a backward step in our State's fine record of pro-
gress in the field of labor relations involving public utilities.
This is a field in which the right of the public is the supreme
consideration. Our present law recognizes this fact and is
designed to protect the public right to uninterrupted service
by public utilities. This bill would completely ignore such
rights. It would invite the interruption of public utility service
and leave the State powerless to prevent such interruption.
Such results would be directly contrary to the State's obliga-
tion to its citizens. It must be avoided.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Substitute For House Bill No. 435.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 12, 1955
Front the Journal of the Senate, p. 1521
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 228, entitled:
"AN ACT
u To repeal section 61.190, RSMo 1953, Supp., relating to
the compensation of county highway engineers in counties of
classes two, three, and four, and to enact in lieu thereof a new
section relating to the same subject."
This bill would permit the county court to fix the salary of
the county highway engineer in second class counties at an
amount not to exceed $5,450 per year. It would provide "an
annual salary " for such official in third and fourth class coun-
ties to be fixed by the county court. In third class counties
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the maximum is limited to $4,200 per year. In fourth class
counties such "annual salary" would be fixed by the county
court "not to exceed twenty dollars per day." Under Section
61.190, RSMo, 1953 Supp., which this bill would repeal, com-
pensation of the county highway engineer in fourth class
counties is limited to an amount to be fixed by the county
court and not to exceed $8 per day for each day actually served.
In view of the provision of this bill that the county highway
engineer in fourth class counties should receive "an annual
salary" and in view of the absence of any limitation that the
$20 per day allowance be only for days actually served, this bill
would permit the county court in such counties to fix the com-
pensation of the county highway engineer at a maximum of
$7,300 per year. This amount would be much greater than
would be permitted under the bill by the Legislature in second
and third class counties. In my opinion, that was not a result
which was actually intended by the General Assembly and is
the result of inadvertence. I cannot approve legislation which
obviously contains substantial inadvertent error such as this
bill does with respect to the compensation of the county high-
way engineer in fourth class counties.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 228.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
JULY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 1994
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Substitute For House Bill No. 69, entitled:
AN ACT
"To repeal section 508,010, RSMo 1949, relating to the
place in which civil actions are required to be brought, and to
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 189
enact in lieu thereof a new section relating to the same subject,
and providing for the service of process in certain actions/'
House Substitute For House Bill No. 69 adds a new para-
graph to Section 508.010, RSMo 1949, which fixes generally
the venue of civil actions. The new paragraph would permit a
tort action to be brought in the county where the cause of action
or any part thereof arose, regardless of residence of the parties.
Actions for defamation or invasion of privacy would be regarded
as having accrued in the county in which the defamation or
invasion was first published. This would be an alternative
venue in addition to that prescribed by the present law which,
as to suits involving residents, generally requires that the cause
of action be brought in the county in which the defendant re-
sides or in which the plaintiff resides and the defendant may be
found.
In my opinion, the present venue statute affords an ade-
quate forum for the trial of civil actions. To require that such
actions be brought in the county where the defendant resides
or where the plaintiff resides and the defendant may be found
does not work any particular hardship on either of the parties.
A plaintiff has some area of choice of the place where the action
should be brought. However, I feel that to widen the range of
such choice to the extent which this bill does might well lead to
abuse of the privilege of such a choice. I do not feel that our
present statute is so restrictive that we should assume the risk
of abuse which might well develop under this bill.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Substitute For House Bill No. 69.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
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VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1994-1996
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 162, entitled:
"AN ACT
" Relating to the committee on legislative research and pro-
viding for the appointment of a legislative fiscal officer and
prescribing the powers and duties of the legislative fiscal
officer and of the committee in relation thereto."
House Bill No. 162 is identical, word for word, with Senate
Bill No. 328 of the 67th General Assembly. On July 9, 1953, I
vetoed Senate Bill No. 328 of the 67th General Assembly.
At that time, in disapproving that bill, I stated, in part :
' 'Senate Bill No. 328 provides for the appointment by the
Committee on Legislative Research of a legislative fiscal
officer. The Committee is also authorized to employ such
assistants to the legislative fiscal officer and other employees
as may be required. The bill requires the Committee on
Legislative Research, through the legislative fiscal officer,
to provide the General Assembly with information regard-
ing the accounts of all state agencies and to make a study of
any agency in order to confirm the validity of any appro-
priation request. It authorizes the continuing examination
of all general and financial records of the state and the
investigation of the means of accounting for all state
property.
"Under Senate Bill No. 328 the legislative fiscal officer is
required to be 'an accountant highly skilled in governmental
accounting or a certified public accountant.' Under these
alternate requirements a person might be appointed who has
had no training or experience in governmental affairs or even
any general understanding of government. It is possible,
therefore, that an utter stranger to the intricate operation of
government might be chosen to tell persons long skilled in
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 191
governmental affairs how the fiscal affairs of the departments
of government they direct should be operated. This bill could
easily place in a position of high authority one wholly unfitted
for governmental service and one who, by the exercise of that
authority, could impair, if not entirely disable, a smoothly
operating governmental machine.
' 'Senate Bill No. 328 provides that the legislative fiscal
officer shall assist the General Assembly 'by providing informa-
tion with respect to the accounts and financial records of all
disbursing and spending agencies of the state and with respect
to the appropriations required to meet the obligations of
government/
"Missouri now has a unified budget and accounting system.
Statutes relating to the State budget (Sections 33.210-33.290,
RSMo 1949) provide for the gathering of full information
regarding estimated receipts and proposed expenditures in
order to enable the Governor to submit to the Legislature his
budget as required by the Constitution. The Governor's
budget and budget message convey such information to the
General Assembly which has full authority to, and does now,
investigate carefully all requests for appropriations.
"The statutes pertaining to the State Comptroller (Sections
33.010-33.110, RSMo 1949) establish a central accounting
system whereby there is available from that office at any time
detailed and exact information regarding the State's financial
condition. The Comptroller is required to submit to the Gen-
eral Assembly such financial information as it may require
(Section 33.030(4), RSMo 1949). All information in such
regard is available to him because he is the keeper of all public
account books, vouchers, documents and papers relating to the
fiscal affairs of the State (Section 33.060, RSMo 1949).
"In my opinion, Senate Bill No. 328 would establish an
unnecessary agency to compile information concerning the
State's finances. It would not, in my opinion, provide any
information which is not available through existing agencies,
and I see no reason for further enlarging our State government,
particularly when such enlargement will result merely in the
duplication of the work of existing agencies.
"Senate Bill No. 328 provides for 'continuing examinations
of all general and financial records maintained by any officer
192 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
charged by law with any duties in relation to accounting
This would imply a continuing audit of all of the financial
records of the State, with which duty the State Auditor already
is charged under Section 29.240, RSMo 1949. It would mean a
continuing audit of the State Auditor's office, the State Treas-
urer's office, the State Comptroller's office and virtually every
office of the State government which deals with figures, whether
the figures relate to money, to materials, or any article.
"This tremendous task, in which the auditor would be found
auditing the auditor and the accountant checking the account-
ant, would require a large and ever increasing staff of expensive
auditors and accountants and clerks. It would require offices
and supplies, all of which would cost the taxpayers thousands of
dollars, and the services being performed would be services
already provided for by law and already being performed.
1 'Senate Bill No. 328 says that the legislative fiscal officer
may make 'a detailed study of any agency or department in
order to confirm the validity of any appropriation request.'
This carries with it the implication that the legislative fiscal
officer may object to the administrative functioning of any
department and because of his objection refuse to approve the
appropriation requested. This would give the legislative fiscal
officer authority not only over the fiscal affairs of every depart-
ment but in reality a voice in their administrative operation.
Under such an arrangement, it is entirely possible that the
legislative fiscal officer could become a super-authority or
virtual dictator in State government.
"Section 3 of this bill confers upon the legislative fiscal
officer unnecessarily broad authority. He is given access to
'any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence
files, and all other records and money or other property, of any
agency of the state government/ This section does not limit
the legislative fiscal officer's right of access to such records and
correspondence as relate to financial matters, but confers such
authority upon the legislative fiscal agent as would enable him
to inquire into matters in no manner connected with finances.
My position with regard to House Bill No. 162 is the same
as it was with regard to Senate Bill No. 328 of the 67th General
Assembly. For the reasons expressed in my veto of Senate Bill
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 193
No. 328 of the 67th General Assembly, I am also vetoing and
do not approve House Bill No. 162.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1522-1523
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 178, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To provide for the extension of the workmen's compensa-
tion law to include employees of the department of corrections
and to provide that this extension shall not create any tort
liability or other obligations except as required under work-
men's compensation law."
This bill would provide for extension of the Workmen's
Compensation Law to include employees of the Department of
Corrections. In my opinion, before such a requirement as this
bill would impose is cast upon a department, there should be
consultation with the officials concerned and an effort made to
ascertain the cost and adequate allowance therefor made in the
budget request and the appropriation for the department.
Senate Bill No. 178 was enacted without consultation with
the head of the Department of Corrections or any of the divi-
sions within the department. They were not consulted regard-
ing its necessity or desirability. No effort was made to ascer-
tain through them what the cost of insurance which would be
required under the bill might be. Inasmuch as no one in the
department was consulted, no allowance was made in the
budget request for the cost of such insurance. In view of the
fact that the average age of employees in the Department of
Corrections is higher than that of most other departments of
194 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
the State government, the cost of such insurance would un-
doubtedly be a considerable item. Finally, no appropriation
was made for the payment of any such cost of insurance, and
therefore no expense could be incurred for such purpose under
the present appropriation law.
Because of such lack of consultation with the head of the
department concerned and the absence of any appropriation
to pay the expense which this bill would involve, I am of the
opinion that this bill should not become law.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and disapproved
Senate Bill No. 178.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1523
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, Senate Bill No. 308, entitled :
"AN ACT
"Relating to the relationship of employers and employees,
and prescribing a penalty for violation thereof. "
This bill would make it unlawful for an employer to require
an employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a
complete medical examination required by the employer as a
condition of employment. Violation would be a misdemeanor.
The State cannot be expected to regulate, particularly by
criminal statutes, all phases of the employer-employee rela-
tionship. The State's role in such field should be limited to
matters of public and general concern and situations where
the superior position of one side has resulted in serious abuse
of the rights of the other. In my opinion, the subject of this
bill does not fall within either of these, and, therefore, this
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 19S
bill would regulate, by way of criminal penalty, a matter
which is not properly a subject of control by the State.
For the foregoing reason, I have vetoed and do not approve
Senate Bill No. 308.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1997-1998
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Bill No. 150, entitled:
1 'AN ACT
"To repeal section 287.142, RSMo 1953 Supp., relating to
workmen's compensation and to enact in lieu thereof one new
section relating to the same subject."
This bill would compensate the members of the Board of
Rehabilitation for their services as such at the rate of $3,600
per year.
The Board of Rehabilitation was established in 1951 by an
act of the 66th General Assembly. Laws of Missouri, 1951,
page 613. The members of the Board are the three members
of the Industrial Commission of Missouri and the Director of
the Division of Workmen's Compensation. Section 287.140,
RSMo, 1953 Supplement. Each of these officials is an officer
of the State, serving for a definite term. Sections 286.020 and
286.120, RSMo 1949. The members of the Industrial Com-
mission receive compensation of $7,500 per year, fixed by
Section 286.030, RSMo 1949, for their services. The Director
of the Division of Workmen's Compensation receives $6,600
per year, fixed by Section 286.120, RSMo, 1953 Supplement,
for his services.
Section 13 of Article VII, Constitution of Missouri, 1945,
provides :
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" The compensation of state, county and municipal officers
shall not be increased during the term of office; nor shall the
term of any officer be extended. "
There is a well-recognized exception to this constitutional
prohibition which permits an officer to receive additional com-
pensation for additional duties imposed upon him which are
not germane to the regular duties of the position which he
holds. In my opinion, this bill would not fall within that excep-
tion. All of the members of the Board of Rehabilitation are
presently performing the duties of that position. All of the
present members of the Board accepted their current appoint-
ments to the positions which they now hold, aware of the fact
that they were required as a part of the duties of their position
to serve as members of the Board of Rehabilitation and all
have been so serving during their current terms. All were also
aware of the compensation to which they were entitled for all
of the duties which they were required to perform. Conse-
quently, to grant them additional compensation at the present
time for performing the same duties they are now performing
would be, in effect, merely singling out one of such duties and
providing additional compensation for the performance of a
duty already being performed, in an effort to avoid the effect
of Section 13 of Article VII of the Constitution of Missouri.
In my opinion, the effect of Section 13 of Article VII of the
Constitution cannot be avoided in such manner, and for this
bill to become effective during the present terms of office of the
members of the Board of Rehabilitation would be in violation
of such constitutional provision.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Bill No. 150.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 197
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JULY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1998-2001
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith, with my veto and without my
approval, House Substitute For House Bill No. 365, entitled:
"AN ACT
" Regulating wages of workmen employed in the construc-
tion of public works."
This bill would require workmen employed in public works
projects carried out by the State of Missouri to be paid wages
no less than the general prevailing rate per diem for work of a
similar character in the locality in which the work is per-
formed. The term "general prevailing rate of per diem wages"
is defined as wages paid generally, in the locality where the
work is being performed, to workmen engaged in work of a
similar character. In localities where there is a collective bar-
gaining contract in effect covering such work, the bill provides
that the rate of wages fixed by such contract shall be consid-
ered the "prevailing rate of wages" in such locality.
"Locality" is defined as the county in which the work is
performed. Where there are not sufficient workmen in such
county to perform the work, "locality" includes any other
county nearest the one in which the work is to be performed
where workers in sufficient numbers may be obtained to per-
form the work. With respect to contracts with the State High-
way Commission, "locality" may include two or more adjacent
counties from which workmen may be accessible for work on
the construction.
The bill provides that any public body of the State, which
is defined as any officer, board, or commission of the State
awarding contracts for public works, shall ascertain the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the
work is to be performed, and set out such wages for each craft
or type of workmen needed to perform the contract in the bid
call. A stipulation requiring the payment of such wages must
be inserted in the contract.
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The bill provides for the investigation and ascertainment
of the prevailing rate of wages by every public body engaging
in public works. Such findings are required to be filed with
the Secretary of State and objections thereto may be made
within sixty days of such filing. If objections are made, a hear-
ing is required to be held by the public body within sixty days
of such objection and a ruling must be made within ten days
following such hearing. Thereafter, the final decision of ^ the
public body is subject to judicial review under the adminis-
trative review statutes.
Penal provisions of the bill are directed at any officer of a
public body who fails to comply with the provisions of the act
and against any contractor who fails to keep an accurate
record of the names and wages paid to his employees and who
refuses to allow inspection of such records at reasonable times
by representatives of the public body letting the contract or of
the Director of the Division of Industrial Inspection. Workmen
who are paid less than the stipulated rates for work done under
the contract are given a right of action against the contractor
to recover the difference between the amount paid and the rate
stipulated in the contract, but no other penal provision is made
with reference to failure of the contractor to pay such wage.
In my opinion, this bill is objectionable on several grounds.
For one thing, it would impose such onerous duties upon State
agencies constructing public works that performance of the
essential duties of such agencies would become an almost
secondary matter. The agency primarily affected by this bill
would be the State Highway Commission. That body enters
into contracts in all one hundred fourteen counties of the State
and the City of St. Louis. This bill would require them to
ascertain the "general prevailing rate of per diem wages" in
each county and the City of St. Louis for each craft or type of
workmen necessary to perform contracts entered into by the
Commission. This would be an enormous task.
It would be greatly complicated by the provisions for
appeal. A sixty-day period is allowed for the filing of objections
before the body making the determination of the prevailing
wage rate. The Highway Commission in its current construc-
tion program has been awarding a number of contracts each
month. Under this bill, however, all contracts after its effective
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 199
date, would have to await an original determination by the
Commission of the prevailing wages in counties where the Com-
mission proposed new contracts. Thereafter, a sixty-day delay
would also be necessary in order to permit filing of objections
to the determination by the Commission. If objections were
filed, a further delay of seventy days would be possible before
the Commission made its final determination and would be in a
position to enter into contracts. Thereafter, an appeal would
lie to the circuit court and from the circuit court to an appellate
court. This procedure might well require, particularly in
urban areas, a further delay of a year or more. Thus, the High-
way Commission might be prevented from letting a contract
for two years or longer, pending final ascertainment of the
prevailing wages in a locality.
Should the $75,000,000 bond issue for the improvement of
our State institutions be approved, the State would be faced
with the same problem. The entire program might be halted
for as long as two years while efforts were being made to ascer-
tain the prevailing wage in counties where construction projects
would be undertaken.
In addition, the matter of delay caused by the necessity
for determination of the prevailing wage would be further
complicated by a provision of Section 8 of the bill. That section
provides that if no contract for public works is entered into
within one hundred twenty days of the date that prevailing
wages are determined, a redetermination must be made. The
one hundred twenty day period might elapse before the State
Highway Commission, for example, would make its final de-
cision. Literally, this provision would then require them to
start over again and go through the same process. The final
outcome could well be that all of the time of the Commission,
or any other board entering into public works contracts, would
be spent in ascertaining prevailing wage rates and no con-
struction undertaken.
Apparently the sponsors of the bill felt that this complex
problem of ascertaining the prevailing wage might be simplified
by making the wage scale fixed by a collective bargaining con-
tract in the locality the prevailing wage for the purposes of the
act. However, an identical provision in the Illinois statute was
held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Illinois in the
200 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
case of Bradley v. Casey, 415 111. 576, 114 N. E. (2d) 681. In
discussing such provisions of the Illinois act in that case the
court stated, 114 N. E. (2d) 1. c., 685;
"We believe, however, that there is merit in petitioner's
contention that the 1951 amendment to section 2, defining
wages under a collective bargaining agreement as the prevail-
ing rate of wages in a given locality, is invalid for the reason
that it delegates a discretionary power to private parties and
that it tends to be too restrictive and discriminatory in defining
that to be fact which is not a fact. Upon close analysis it can
be seen that this amendment permits ihe fixing of the standard
rather than finding or ascertaining an existing fact. This
amendment then, being vulnerable to the foregoing criticism,
is clearly unconstitutional."
Inasmuch as this provision is " clearly unconstitutional,"
it could afford no assistance in the determination of the prevail-
ing wage rate. Actually, it is difficult to understand why the
sponsors of this bill would even attempt to include in it a pro-
vision which has been held to be ' 'clearly unconstitutional."
Other provisions of this bill are equally subject to objection
on constitutional grounds. Thus, paragraph 12 of Section 8
provides that appeals from the circuit court on the question
of determining the prevailing wage rates may be taken directly
to the Supreme Court. However, the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court is limited by Section 3 of Article V of the Constitution of
Missouri, 1945. The only possible basis for jurisdiction of that
court of such an appeal would be that a State officer is a party
to the action. As mentioned above, the State Highway Com-
mission would be the agency most likely to be involved in any
such proceeding. The Supreme Court has held in numerous
cases that the State Highway Commission is not an officer of
the State within the meaning of the constitutional provision
giving it appellate jurisdiction. The State Highway Commis-
sion v. Day, 327 Mo. 122, 35 S.W. (2d) 37; Pope Const. Co. v.
State Highway Commission, 337 Mo. 30, 84 S.W. (2d) 920.
The attempt by this bill to confer appellate jurisdiction upon
the Supreme Court in case of determination by the State
Highway Commission of the prevailing wage would thus violate
Section 3 of Article V of the Constitution.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 201
Section 9 provides if any witness refuses to obey a subpoena
it shall be the duty of the circuit court, upon application of the
presiding officer of the agency conducting the hearing, to com-
pel obedience by proceedings for contempt. A provision such
as this was held unconstitutional in the case of State ex rel.
Haughey v. Ryan, 182 Mo. 349.
However, the more important objections to this bill are
practical ones. In addition to the difficulties which would be
involved in determining the prevailing rate of wages, this bill
would undoubtedly increase the costs of the State's public
works programs. It would mean in the end fewer programs.
Our highway program at present is having difficulty in keeping
abreast of the problems resulting from the ever-increasing
number of automobiles on our highways. Any reduction in the
program caused by increased costs would be seriously detri-
mental to the safety of all the people of our State traveling on
our State highways.
In my opinion, the practical difficulties which would be
involved in the administration of this bill and the increased
cost which it would add to public works programs by the
State would adversely affect the interests of the people of the
entire State far in excess of any benefits which might result
from this bill. The welfare of all of the people is entitled to
the greater consideration.
For the foregoing reasons, I have vetoed and do not approve
House Substitute For House Bill No. 365.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
202 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 7, 1956
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Extra Session,
Sixty-Eighth General Assembly, pp. 182-183*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
June 7, 1956
To the Secretary oj State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 5 of the 68th General
Assembly, Special Session, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money from the General Revenue Fund
and State Funds to the Board of Fund Commissioners, State
Comptroller, Director of Revenue, State Penitentiary, Inter-
mediate Reformatory, Workmen's Compensation and Secre-
tary of State : For the payment of Salaries, Additions, Repairs
and Replacements, Operating Expenses, Mileage of Members,
Cost of Special Elections, Contingent Fund of Senate and
House, Commission for the selection of a site for a medium
security institution and other expenses for the period ending
June 30, 1957."
and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the following
statement of items, or portions of items, to which I object,
which items and portions of items are returned without my
approval. The remaining items of said House Bill No. 5 are
approved.
I hereby approve Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4,
Section 5, Section 6, Section 7, Section 10, Section 11, Section
12, Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15 of said House Bill
No. 5.
I disapprove, and do hereby veto, Section 8 and Section 9
of said House Bill No. 5, for the reasons hereinafter set forth.
Section 8 appropriates from the General Revenue Fund
the sum of $22,000 for the use of the Director of Revenue as
reimbursement for expenditures heretofore made in the collec-
*In Journal of the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 203
tion of the cigarette tax. Section 9 appropriates $100,600 from
the General Revenue Fund for the use of the Director of Reve-
nue for the payment of expenses of collection of the cigarette
tax.
The proceeds of the cigarette tax are, in accordance with
the law under which it is collected, placed exclusively in the
State School Moneys Fund. In my opinion, it would be poor
fiscal policy to place the proceeds of a tax, such as the cigarette
tax, in a special fund and to pay the expenses incident to the
collection of such tax from the General Revenue Fund.
I hereby approve House Bill No. 5 except those items herein
specifically vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
VETO RECORDED WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
JUNE 8, 1956
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Extra Session,
Sixty-Eighth General Assembly, pp. 183-185*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
June 8, 1956
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith Conference Committee Substitute
For Senate Committee Substitute For House Committee
Substitute For House Bill No. 2 & 3 of the 68th General
Assembly, Special Session, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To appropriate money from the Second State Building
Fund to the Missouri State Sanatorium, State Cancer Hospital,
Federal Soldiers' Home, State Hospital No. 1, State Hospital
No. 2, State Hospital No. 3, State Hospital No. 4, Missouri
State School, St. Louis State Hospital, St. Louis State Training
School, Missouri School for the Deaf and Missouri School for
*In Journal of the House of Representative*, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. IL
204 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
the Blind, University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metal-
lurgy, Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Northwest
Missouri State College, Central Missouri State College, South-
east Missouri State College, Southwest Missouri State College,
Lincoln University, and Division of Public Buildings; for
additions, remodeling and repairs and replacements of property
and for equipping and furnishing such improvements, for the
period beginning on the effective date and ending June 30,
1957," and append to said bill, at the time of signing it, the
following statement of items, or portions of items, to which I
object, which items and portions of items are returned without
my approval. The remaining items of said Conference Com-
mittee Substitute For Senate Committee Substitute For House
Committee Substitute For House Bill No. 2 & 3 are approved.
I.
I hereby approve Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of said Conference Committee
Substitute For Senate Committee Substitute For House Com-
mittee Substitute For House Bill No. 2 and 3.
II.
Section 9. St. Louis State Hospital.
That item in Section 9 of said bill, reading :
"Constructing, furnishing and equipping
Nurses Home $700,000.00"
and appearing on lines 21 and 22 of said Section
9, is hereby vetoed and not approved.
That item in Section 9 of said bill, reading :
"Constructing, furnishing and equipping
Clinic & Administration Building $5,500,000.00"
and appearing on lines 23 and 24 of said Section
9, is hereby reduced and changed to read:
"Constructing, furnishing and equipping
Clinic & Administration Building $5,200,000.00"
The portion of lines 3 and 4 of said Section 9
reading:
"Six Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dol-
lars ($6,700,000.00)"
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 205
is hereby changed to read :
"Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($5,700,000.00)"
Line 26 of said Section 9, reading:
"Total Additions $6,200,000.00"
is hereby changed to read :
"Total Additions $5,200,000.00"
Line 28 of said Section 9, reading:
"Total for St. Louis State Hospital $6,700,000.00"
is hereby changed to read :
"Total for St. Louis State Hospital $5,700,000.00"
All other items appearing in Section 9 of said bill are hereby
approved and said Section 9 as changed herein is hereby
approved.
The construction of a new Clinic and Administration Build-
ing at the St. Louis State Hospital appears to be a matter of
greater need than the construction of a Nurses Home. I have,
however, reduced the amount appropriated for such Clinic and
Administration Building from $5,500,000 to $5,200,000, for
the reason that I believe the latter amount will be adequate for
such purpose. In view of the large expenditure for this Clinic
and Administration Building, I have vetoed and do not approve
the item of $700,000 for the construction of a Nurses Home.
III.
Section 13. University of Missouri.
That item of Section 13 of said bill, reading:
"For addition to Gymnasium, including
swimming pool $350,000.00"
and appearing on lines 14 and 15 of said Section 13, is hereby
vetoed and not approved.
The portion of lines 3 and 4 of said Section 13 reading:
"Eighteen Million Eight Hundred Fifty-
three Thousand Forty Dollars (f 18,853,040.00)"
is hereby changed to read :
"Eighteen Million Five Hundred Three
Thousand Forty Dollars ($18*503,040.00)."
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Line 40 of said Section 13 reading:
"Total Additions $17,675,000.00"
is hereby changed to read :
"Total Additions $17,325,000.00"
Line 51 of said Section 13 reading:
"Total for University of Missouri $18,853,040.00"
is hereby changed to read :
"Total for University of Missouri $18,503,040.00"
All other items appearing in Section 13 of said bill are hereby
approved and said Section as changed herein is hereby
approved.
I have vetoed and disapproved the appropriation of
$350,000 for the construction of an addition to the Gymnasium
at the University of Missouri, including a swimming pool, for
the reason that I do not consider such construction to be of
such an emergency nature as to justify an expenditure for such
purpose from the Second State Building Fund.
I hereby approve Conference Committee Substitute For
Senate Committee Substitute For House Committee Substitute
For House Bill No. 2 & 3 except those items herein specifically
vetoed and not approved.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 207
SPECIAL MESSAGES
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 61
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
M. E. Morris, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, as
Director of Revenue for a term ending at the pleasure of the
Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 62
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Edgar C. Nelson, Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, as
State Purchasing Agent for a term ending at the pleasure of
the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
208 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 16, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p, 62
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 16, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Hugh H. Waggoner, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri,
as Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol for a
term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 104
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office:
I. A. Long, 721 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Police Commissioners for the City of
St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending four years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified.
Fielding Childress, 1209 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners
for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending four years
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 209
from the time of his appointment and qualification and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified.
^ Joseph A. Glynn, Jr., 320 North Fourth Street, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for
the City of St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending four years
from the time of his appointment and qualification and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified.
Herman Wilier, 705 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Police Commissioners for the City of
St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending four years from the time
of his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 29, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 159
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 29, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Newton Atterbury, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri,
as Comptroller and Director of the Budget, Division of the
Budget and Comptroller of the Department of Revenue, for
a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor; vice, E. L. Pigg.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
210 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 30, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 159
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 30, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Hollis M. Ketchum, Downing, Schuyler County, Missouri,
as Supervisor of Liquor Control, for a term ending at the
pleasure of the Governor; vice, Covell R. Hewitt.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FEBRUARY 6, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 189-193
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 6, 1953
To the Secretary of the Senate, State of Missouri, Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly, Jefferson City, Missouri:
Dear Sir:
In compliance with Section 24, Article IV of the Missouri
Constitution, I submit herewith the Executive Budget for the
1953-55 biennium.
Printed copies of this Executive Budget will be made avail-
able for the members of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly
by the Division of Budget as soon as same are received from the
printer.*
Very truly yours,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*A similar message addressed to the chief clerk of the House of Representatives accompanies
the budget message submitted to the House on February 6, 1953. (House Journal. 67th General
Assembly, 1953, I, 234-238.)
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 211
BUDGET MESSAGE
To the members of ike 67th General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 24, Article IV of the Missouri
Constitution, I submit herewith the Executive Budget for the
1953-1955 biennium.
On page 1 of the Budget will be found a statement of the
General Revenue for the period, July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1953,
inclusive. This statement shows an estimated balance as of
June 30, 1953 of $30,506,565.91. From this amount should
be deducted any emergency appropriations made by the 67th
General Assembly for the remainder of the 1952-1953 fiscal
year.
On pages 5 to 7, inclusive, are shown the receipts into the
General Revenue Fund for the fiscal years 1948-49, 1949-50,
1950-51, 1951-52, and the estimated receipts for the 1952-53 fis-
cal year. The estimated receipts into the General Revenue Fund
for the 1953-55 biennium indicate a total of $248,418,980.00.
Prom this amount should be deducted certain items, such as
refunds, U. S. Flood Control leases, National Forest Timber
Sales, Sales of Court Reports and similar fees, in the sum of
$1,277,500.00, leaving a balance of $247,141,480. If one-third
of this amount is set aside for free public schools, as has been
done in previous years, $82,380,493.33 must be deducted
from the above $247,141,480, which will leave $164,760,986.67
plus the above deductible items in the sum of $1,277,500.00,
making a total of $166,038,486.67, which amount represents
the net estimated General Revenue receipts available for the
1953-1955 biennium, after said one-third has been deducted for
free public schools, based on the present revenue laws.
On page 3 of the Budget is a summary of the requests from
all State Departments for appropriations for the 1953-55
biennium. It will be seen from this summary that the requests
from the General Revenue Fund total $177,150,490.42, or
$11,112,003.75 in excess of the estimated revenue for this
biennial period.
I am fully aware of the rising cost of State government in
Missouri. It is and should be a cause of grave concern to all
of our people. Our State economy must be stable, vigorous, and
structurally sound. Toward that end it is essential that our
efforts today and in the future be directed toward a substantial
212 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
reduction in appropriations for State government which have
increased beyond all proportion to living costs in recent years.
This does not imply any curtailment in essential State
services and programs. It simply means that rigid economy
must be practiced in every department and agency of the
State government.
In my Inaugural Address I said, "Every dollar of the tax-
payers' money will be carefully and wisely spent, so that the
maximum in service may be realized at the minimum in cost."
As the first step in keeping that pledge, I am delivering to you
an economical budget that is well within the anticipated
revenue.
I have recommended appropriations for the 1953-55
biennium from the General Revenue Fund in the sum of
$144,611,654.42, as appears on page 4 of the Budget. This
amount of $144,611,654.42 deducted from $166,038,486.67
(Budget, page 7), will leave a balance of $21,426,832.25 from
the anticipated net General Revenue Fund for said biennium.
This balance is sufficiently large to make possible the exemption
of food from the provisions of the State Sales Tax, which I
recommended in my Inaugural Address, and will still leave a
comfortable balance in the General Revenue Fund.
This recommended appropriation of $144,611,654.42 from
the General Revenue Fund for the 1953-55 biennium is
$32,538,836.00 less than the total requests from this fund by all
of the departments of the State government.
This recommended $144,611,654.42 is $11,436,762.06 less
than the total appropriations from the General Revenue Fund
for the present biennial period, 1951-53.
This recommended $144,611,654.42 is $201,271.62 less
than the total appropriations from the General Revenue Fund
for the 1949-51 biennium.
It is the smallest recommended appropriation from the
General Revenue Fund for all departments of State govern-
ment since the 1947-49 Executive Budget which I had the
honor to submit to the 64th General Assembly when Governor
in 1947. This was the first budget operating under the new
Constitution,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 213
The foregoing recommended appropriations will leave a
balanced Budget for the 1953-55 biennium, if they are carried
out by the 67th General Assembly, which has full authority to
make such changes as its judgment may determine.
In regard to recommended appropriations for the Division
of Welfare of the Department of Public Health and Welfare,
I would call the attention of the General Assembly to an esti-
mate by the Division of Welfare that the cost of the Old Age
Assistance Program will amount to $160,045,200 during the
1953-55 biennium. Of this amount, the State would pay
$56,532,600 and the Federal Government $103,512,600.
In my Inaugural Address, I recommended that the General
Assembly enact lien and recovery legislation affecting Old
Age Assistance. If lien and recovery legislation is enacted by
this General Assembly, it is my opinion the Old Age Assistance
Program in Missouri will be reduced not less than 10 per cent.
Therefore, I am recommending an appropriation from the
General Revenue Fund of $50,879,340 for Old Age Assistance,
which is approximately 10 per cent less than the amount of
State money estimated to be required in the absence of such
legislation.
I would also call the attention of the General Assembly to
recommended appropriations from the General Revenue Fund
for State Mental Hospitals. Appropriations for these institu-
tions have been increased by more than 100 per cent since the
1945-47 biennium, but there still exists a demand based upon
actual need for even large appropriations. In this Executive
Budget I have not deemed it advisable to decrease appropria-
tions for our mental hospitals below the 1951-53 biennial
totals. In most instances, small increases have been rec-
ommended. The financial problems of our mental hospitals
merit an exhaustive survey on the part of this General Assem-
bly. From the findings and results of this survey can be deter-
mined the proper action toward their advancement to the
highest possible standard of service and efficiency.
In this Executive Budget I have recommended decreases
in appropriations from the General Revenue Fund for virtually
every State department and agency, including the Chief Execu-
tive's Office and Mansion. None of these recommended reduc-
tions will in any manner curtail or impair the services rendered
214 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
by these branches of State government and they will save the
citizens of Missouri millions of dollars.
On page 2 of the Budget is shown a summary of appropria-
tion bills as enacted by the 66th General Assembly for the
1951-53 biennium and approved by the Governor.
On pages 8 to 10, inclusive, are shown the receipts from the
various State and Federal Funds received by the State Treas-
urer for the fiscal years 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52,
estimated receipts 1952-53, and the estimated receipts for the
1953-55 biennium.
In addition to recommended appropriations from funds
previously mentioned, I am recommending for the 1953-55
biennium appropriations totaling $49,730,287 out of State and
Institutional Funds; $161,256,754 out of Federal Funds;
$244,440,040 out of Highway Funds; $3,503,000 out of the
County Aid Road Fund, and $82,380,493.33 out of the State
School Moneys Fund.
On page 1 of the Budget will be found a statement showing
total transfers from the General Revenue Fund into the Post-
war Reserve Fund with expenditures for the fiscal years
1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, also the outstand-
ing obligations against this fund, leaving an unappropriated
balance of only $693,126.22.
Again calling your attention to the estimated balance in
the General Revenue Fund of $30,506,565.91 as of June 30,
this year, I recommend that the General Assembly transfer
$20,000,000.00 of this balance to the Postwar Reserve Fund,
and should this transfer of $20,000,000.00 be made by this
General Assembly, I recommend that $7,500,000.00 be appro-
priated out of this fund, for buildings and equipment for the
University of Missouri, to be used in the Operation of the med-
ical and surgical school at Columbia, $1,750,000.00 for State
aid to reorganized school districts, and $1,844,000.00 for
ordinary additions, repairs and replacements to present build-
ings and grounds at the various State institutions, making a
total recommended to be appropriated from the Postwar
Reserve Fund of $11,094,000.00.
I am not recommending in this Executive Budget construc-
tion projects at State institutions involving an appropriation
of several millions of dollars. Missouri has only recently con-
cluded a major construction program at these institutions and I
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 215
believe that now, and in the immediate future, only the most
essential construction projects should be considered and under-
taken by the State.
I am also recommending that there be transferred from the
Postwar Reserve Fund to the County Aid Road Fund the sum
of $5,000,000.00.
I have recommended as emergency appropriations to enable
several departments and institutions (each listed individually
in the Budget) to complete this fiscal year ending June 30,
1953, the following amounts:
From the General Revenue Fund $2,085,288.58
From the Postwar Reserve Fund $ 60,000.00
From the Contributions Fund $2,000,000.00
From State School Moneys Fund $ 10,000.00
From Highway Funds $ 286,710.00
Supporting claims submitted by all the State departments
and institutions setting out their reasons for budget requests,
have been compiled in book form by the State Budget Office
and sufficient copies have been made available for all members
of the General Assembly for a more detailed study by them.
Section 24, Article IV of the Missouri Constitution provides
that the Governor shall make recommendations for any laws
necessary to supply revenue sufficient to meet the expenditures.
The State of Missouri is in a sound financial condition and
the anticipated revenues should be more than sufficient to
meet the appropriations recommended in this Executive Budget
during the ensuing biennium. They should, as I pointed out
in my Inaugural Address, make it possible for some measure
of tax relief to be extended to the people.
It is advisable that I call to the attention of the General
Assembly that the only State bond obligation consists of the
outstanding State of Missouri Road Bonds, which at the
close of the present fiscal year, June 30, 1953, will amount to
$14,500,000.00 of which $8,000,000.00 will become due in the
1953-55 biennium, and also $802,500.00 for interest on Road
Bonds, making a total of $8,802,500.00 for payment of bonds
and interest.
However, we have an unfunded debt, as follows :
Under the provisions of Sections 161.180-172.610, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1949, as reenacted by Senate Bills No.
216 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
51 and No. 67 of the 66th General Assembly, Laws, Mo., 1951,
pages 472 and 492, there is an unfunded debt consisting of
certificates of indebtedness issued by the State of Missouri to
the State Public School Fund amounting to $3,159,000.00.
Annual interest of $187,040.00 on these certificates of indebted-
ness is paid from the State Interest Fund to the State School
Moneys Fund for distribution to the free public schools.
There are also certificates of indebtedness issued to the
State Seminary Fund amounting to $1,239,839.42. Annual
interest of $63,211.97 on these certificates of indebtedness is
paid by transfer from the State Interest Fund to the State
Seminary Moneys Fund to be appropriated for the mainte-
nance of the University of Missouri, the School of Mines and
Metallurgy, and the James S. Rollins University Scholarship.
The total of these two funds amounts to $4,398,839.42.
A careful analysis of the facts and figures contained in this
message and the Executive Budget reveals the necessity for
economy in the expenditure of all State funds. It will be seen
that requests from the General Revenue Fund have been re-
duced 19 per cent in order to present an economical Budget
with total anticipated revenues available for the biennium and
in no case should appropriations be made for a greater total
than the anticipated revenue.
In conclusion, the major problem now confronting our State
is checking and curtailing the rapid and continuous increase in
the cost of the State government of Missouri. I firmly believe
that this Executive Budget, if enacted into law by this General
Assembly, will mark the turning point toward a more econom-
ical and at the same time a more efficient State government.
It is our responsibility as the chosen representatives of the
people to so discharge our duties that Missouri will not only
operate its State government well within its income, but that
in the years ahead, the State's income, which comes directly
from the people in the form of taxes, may be reduced to the
lowest possible point consistent with the general welfare.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 217
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 10, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 202
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 10, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Thomas E. Whitecotton, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri,
as the Director of the Department of Corrections, for a term
ending at the pleasure of the Governor; vice, B. Marvin Casteel.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 10, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 213
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 10, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
C. Lawrence Leggett, Bowling Green, Pike County, Mis-
souri, as Superintendent of the Division of Insurance in the
Department of Business and Ad ministration, for a term con-
current with that of the Governor and until his successor is
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
218 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 11, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 213
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 11, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Proctor N, Carter, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri,
as Director of Welfare, Division of Welfare of the Department
of Public Health and Welfare, for a term ending at the pleasure
of the Governor; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 11, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 229
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 11, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office:
L. C. Carpenter, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, as
Commissioner of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, for
a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor; vice, Robert T.
Thornburg.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 219
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 243
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 13, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Albert D. Sheppard, Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri,
as Adjutant General of the State of Missouri, for a term ending
at the pleasure of the Governor; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 16, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 243
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 16, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Bert Cooper, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri^ as
Director of the Department of Business and Administration,
for a term concurrent with that of the Governor and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
220 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 24, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 325
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 24, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Morris G. Gordon, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, as the
Supervisor of Savings and Loan Associations, Division of Sav-
ings and Loan Supervision, Department of Business and Ad-
ministration, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor ;
vice, Clarence Webb, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 24, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 326
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 24, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
0. J. Creach, Camdenton, Camden County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Probation and Parole, Department of
Corrections, for a term ending July 1, 1958, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 221
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 24, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 326
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 24, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
W. F. Keyser, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, as a mem-
ber of the Personnel Advisory Board, Personnel Division of the
Department of Business and Administration, for a term ending
July 31, 1958, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 24, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 327
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 24, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Raymond Lucy, Parma, New Madrid County, Missouri, as
a member of the State Commission of Resources and Develop-
ment, Department of Business and Administration, for a term
ending November 21, 1953, and until his successor is appointed
and qualified; vice, M. R. Rowland, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
222 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 24, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 327
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 24, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Dr. E. L. Spence, Kennett, Missouri, as a member of the
Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission, Department of Busi-
ness and Administration, for a term ending August 5,
1957, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointmen t .
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 2, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 349-350
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 2, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office :
F. Claude Davis, Jr., 30th and Francis Street, St. Joseph,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners
for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, for a term ending four
years from his appointment and qualification and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 223
Harold F. Thomson, 1718 Crescent Drive, St. Joseph, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for the
City of St. Joseph, Missouri, for a term ending four years from
his appointment and qualification and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified.
Milton Litvak, 1400 Ashland Court, St. Joseph, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for the
City of St. Joseph, Missouri, for a term ending four years from
his appointment and qualification and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified.
Carl C. Castel, 1400 North 13th Street, St. Joseph, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for
the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, for a term ending four years
from his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 367
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Frank W. Mitchell, Sr., 2312 Market Street, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Education, Depart-
ment of Education, to fill the unexpired term of J. E. Mitchell,
deceased, ending July 1, 1956, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
224 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 367
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OP MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate oj the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Mrs. True Davis, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri,
as a member of the State Board of Education, Department of
Education, for a term ending July 1, 1960, and until her suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 368
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor John A. Brunner, 202 Community Building, North
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, as a member of the Mis-
souri Dental Board, Division of Registration and Examination,
State Department of Education, for a terra ending November
26, 1957, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 225
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 368
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor James M. Hern, Columbia, Boone County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Board of Chiropody, Division
of Registration and Examination, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending July 1, 1956, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 369
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
J. Doyle Norris, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Pharmacy, Division of Registra-
tion and Examination, State Department of Education, for a
term ending August 16, 1957, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
226 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 369
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Preston V. Walker, Macon County, Missouri, (Post Office
Clarence, Missouri), as a member of the State Soil Districts
Commission, State Department of Education, for a term end-
ing July 1, 1955, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, Howard M. Shirkey, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 370
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Flint McRoberts, Monticello, Lewis County, Missouri, as a
member of the State Soil Districts Commission, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending December 3, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, Lowell
Carpenter, term, expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 227
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 370
. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate oj the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Mrs. Verne W. Baker, Moberly, Randolph County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Board of Cosmetology, Division
of Registration and Examination, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending July 1, 1956, and until her successor is
appointed and qualified; vice, Mrs. Jessie Worthen, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 371
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Frank L. Woodward, 4804 Jefferson Street, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Real
Estate Commission, Division of Registration and Examination,
State Department of Education, for a term ending June 27,
228 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
1955, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 3, 1953
From the Journal oj the Senate, pp. 371-372
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 3, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office :
Prank EL Spink, 615 East 74th Terrace, Kansas City,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners
for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending four
years from his appointment and qualification and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified.
John W. Ballard, 6538 Jefferson Street, Kansas City, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for
the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending four
years from his appointment and qualification and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified.
James B. Kerrigan, 235 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for
the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending four years
from his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified.
Irvin Fane, 800 West 51st Street, Kansas City, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for the City
of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending four years from his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 229
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 4, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 385
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 4, 1953
To the Senate oj the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office :
James C. Kirkpatrick, Democrat, Jefferson City, Cole
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for
Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reap-
pointment.
Earl T. Crawford, Republican, Sedalia, Pettis County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Central
Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Harry Finks, Jr., Republican, Clinton, Henry County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Central
Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, to fill the unexpired term of Dewey P.
Thatch ending January 1, 1957, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified; vice, Dewey P. Thatch, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
230 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 4, 1953
From the Journal of ike Senate y pp. 385-386
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 4, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office:
M. E. Ford, Democrat, Maryville, Nodaway County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northwest
Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri, State Department
of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Harold Hull, Republican, Maryville, Nodaway County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northwest
Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, A. B. Kam-
merer, term expired.
H. F. Simrall, Democrat, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Regents for Northwest Missouri
State College, Maryville, Missouri, State Department of Edu-
cation, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified; vice, Alan F. Wherritt,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 231
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 4, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 386
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 4, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office :
Herbert I. Sears, Democrat, La Plata, Macon County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
William A. Bagley, Republican, Shelbina, Shelby County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, Roy R.
Quinn, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 4, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 387
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 4, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office:
232 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
John F. Lottes, Republican, Perryville, Perry County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Southeast
Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, State De-
partment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reap-
pointment.
Charles G. Ross, Jr., Republican, Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for
Southeast Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
State Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1955, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 4, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 387-388
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 4, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office :
T. H. Douglas, Republican, Bolivar, Polk County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Southwest Mis-
souri State College, Springfield, Missouri, State Department
of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Charles H. White, Republican, Seymour, Webster County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Southwest
Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and until
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 233
his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, R. W. Anderson,
term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 6, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 396
Dear Mr. Bauer:
Please extend to each member of the State Senate my sin-
cere thanks for their thoughtfulness in remembering my birth-
day. The roses are beautiful and I am deeply appreciative ot
this courtesy.
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 9, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 414
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 9, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
William E. Buder, Republican, 4600 Shenandoah Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, as a member and Secretary of the Board of
Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, to
fill the unexpired term of Clifford G. Haley, ending July 5,
1953, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, Clifford G. Haley, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
234 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 9, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 415
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 9, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Daniel J. Nack, Democrat, 3654 Fillmore Street, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Election Commissioners
for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, to fill the unexpired term of
Leo J. Hennessey, ending July 5, 1953, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Leo J. Hennessey,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 9, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 415
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 9, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Michael J. Doherty, Democrat, 6821 West Park Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, as a member and Chairman of the Board of
Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis, Missouri,
to fill the unexpired term of Paul C. Calcaterra, ending July 5,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 235
1953, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, Paul C. Calcaterra, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 9, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 416
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 9, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Isaac C. Orr, Republican, 329 Belt Avenue, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Election Commissioners for
the City of St. Louis, Missouri, to fill the unexpired term of
Sigmund M. Bass, ending July 5, 1953, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Sigmund M. Bass,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
236 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 9, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 426
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 9, 1953
Dear Mr. Bauer:
I would appreciate your conveying to the members of the
Senate my appreciation for the splendid tribute paid me in the
Resolution which was recently adopted by the Senate.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO TEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MARCH 13, 1953
From ike Journal of the Senate, pp. 458-459
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1953
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the 67th General
Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV, of the 1945 State
Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration
request made by the Department of Agriculture for an Emer-
gency Appropriation, which appears necessary to carry out the
provisions of the law for the remainder of the present fiscal
year ending June 30, 1953.
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriation :
For the use of the Department of Agriculture, for Additions,
Repairs and Replacements at the Missouri State Fair Grounds
at Sedalia $142,252.00
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 237
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 459
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
MARCH 16, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Ralph W. Vieman, Bourbon, Crawford County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Soldiers'
Home at St. James, Missouri, Division of Welfare, Department
of Public Health and Welfare, for a term of four years,
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 459-460
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 16, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Earl E. Young, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Soldiers' Home
at St. James, Missouri, Division of Welfare, Department of
Public Health and Welfare, for a term of four years, and until
238 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, E. E.
Martin, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 23, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 511-513
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 23, 1953
Senator Floyd R. Gibson, Missouri State Senate,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Dear Senator Gibson:
On March 4, 1953, I had the honor to transmit to the Sen-
ate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri for
consent and approval the following appointments to office :
" James C. IGbrkpatrick, Democrat, Jefferson City, Cole
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for
Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment . ' '
"Earl T. Crawford, Republican, Sedalia, Pettis County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents, for Central
Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, reappoint-
ment."
<C M. E. Ford, Democrat, Maryville, Nodaway County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northwest
Missouri State College, MaryviUe, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappoint-
ment."
' 'Harold Hull, Republican, Maryville, Nodaway County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northwest
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 239
Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri, State Department
of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, A. B. Kammerer,
term expired."
"Herbert I. Sears, Democrat, La Plata, Macon County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1955, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment. J 9
"William A. Bagley, Republican, Shelbina, Shelby County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, Roy R.
Quinn, term expired. "
"John F. Lottes, Republican, Perryville, Perry County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Southeast
Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1955, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment. ' '
"Charles G. Ross, Jr., Republican, Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for
Southeast Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
State Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1955, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment. ' '
"T. H. Douglas, Republican, Bolivar, Polk County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Southwest
Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri, State De-
partment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappoint-
ment/*
"Charles H. White, Republican, Seymour, Webster County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for Southwest
Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1955, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, R. W.
Anderson, term expired."
240 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
In each of the above transmitted appointments, the ap-
pointment should have read "for a term ending January 1,
1959," but through a clerical error each one read "for a term
ending January 1, 1955."
If you will have the Senate Journal of March 5, 1953,
corrected as to the above error in each of these appointments,
it will be appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MARCH 24, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 548
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 24, 1953
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the 67th
General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV of the 1945 State
Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration
request made by the Department of Revenue for an Emer-
gency Appropriation, which appears necessary to carry out the
provisions of the law for the remainder of the present fiscal
year ending June 30, 1953.
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriation :
For the use of the Division of Motor Vehicle Registration
in the Department of Revenue for the purchase of material
and supplies consisting of paper, envelopes for license plates,
chauffeur badges, license plates for pleasure cars and trucks,
dealers 5 plates, official plates, seals, placards, duplicate plates,
official badges, trailer tags, out-board motor tags and all other
plates for motor drawn vehicles $52,957.55
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 241
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 25, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 569
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 25, 1953
To ike Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Stephen J. Millet, Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri,
as a member and Chairman of the Industrial Commission of
Missouri of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
to represent the public, for a term ending six years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 25, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 569-570
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 25, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Gordon P. Weir, Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri, as
Director of the Division of Employment Security of the De-
partment of Labor and Industrial Relations, for a term begin-
242 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
ning at the time of his appointment and qualification and
ending at the pleasure of the Governor,
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 25, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 570
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 25, 1953
To the Senate oj the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor James R. Amos, 820 East Elm, Springfield, Greene
County, Missouri, as Director of Health, Division of Health
of the Department of Public Health and Welfare, for a term
beginning at the time of his appointment and qualification
and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 30, 1953
Front the Journal of the Senate, p. 596
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 30, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 243
Arthur S. McDaniel, Senath, Dunklin County, Missouri,
as Director of Civil Defense, Division of Civil Defense, for a
term ending June 30, 1953, or until his successor is appointed
and qualified; vice, Ralph W. Hammond, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 1, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 617-618
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 1, 1953
To ike Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I return to you Senate Bill No. 68, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 3.130 and 3.140, RSMo 1949, relating
to revision of the statutes of the state of Missouri, and to enact
in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject,
with an emergency clause.'*
On April 1, 1953, I approved said Senate Bill No. 68.
However, I wish to call attention to the fact that Section 2
of said bill, which is the emergency clause, recites that an
emergency exists because "it is essential to orderly government
and administration of state law that the supplement and anno-
tations to the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, be published
and promulgated within a short time after the adjournment of
the sixty-sixth general assembly, . . ." The Sixty-Sixth General
Assembly adjourned on April 30, 1952. In view of that fact, I
am of the opinion that the emergency clause to said Senate
Bill No. 68 does not state facts which show that an emergency
exists within the provisions of the Constitution relating to an
emergency. I am further of the opinion that said emergency
clause is, therefore, inoperative to cause said Senate Bill No.
244 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
68 to be in full force and effect upon its approval by me, and
that said Senate Bill No. 68 will become effective at the time
that it would have, had it contained no emergency clause.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 1, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 640
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 1, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Hampton S. Chambers, President Hotel, Fourteenth and
Baltimore Streets, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Election Commissioners for the
City of Kansas City, Missouri, to fill the unexpired term of
Henry A. Riederer ending January 9, 1954, or until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified ; vice, Henry A. Riederer,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 2, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 641
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 2, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 245
Roy L. Carver, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, as
State Service Officer, for a term ending four years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, George M. Reed,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
APRIL 8, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p, 697
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 8, 1953
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the 67th
General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV of the 1945 State
Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration re-
quest made by the Director of the Department of Corrections
for an Emergency Appropriation, which appears necessary to
carry out the provisions of the law for the remainder of the
present fiscal year ending June 30, 1953.
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriation from
General Revenue :
For the use of the Director of the Missouri Penitentiary in
the Department of Corrections for Personal Service and Opera-
tion, as follows :
Personal Service $8,082.72
Operation 173,768.00
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
246 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 16, 1953
From the Journal oj the Senate, p. 792
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 16, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Charles F. Ford, 2512 Sulphur Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri,
as a Commissioner of the Bi-State Development Agency,
Department of Business and Administration, for a term ending
five years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
William G. Marbury, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 29, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 938-939
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OP MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 29, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I return to you Senate Bill No. 97, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 146.010, RSMo 1949, relating to in-
tangible personal property tax and to enact in lieu thereof a
new section relating to the same subject, to be known and
numbered as section 146.010."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 247
On April 28, 1953, 1 approved said Senate Bill No. 97.
Senate Bill No. 97 repeals Section 146.010, Revised Stat-
utes of Missouri, 1949, relating to intangible personal property
tax, and enacts a new section, bearing the same number, in
lieu thereof. On April 28, 1953, I approved Senate Bill No.
119. Senate Bill No. 119 amends Section 146.010, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1949. Neither Senate Bill No. 97 nor
Senate Bill No. 119, in setting out Section 146.010 as changed
by said bill, takes note of the change made by the other.
In the case of Lang v. Galloway, 68 Mo. App. 393, I.e. 396,
the court stated :
"But there is also another rule of pertinent application here
which is, that where two acts are passed at the same session
of the legislature, relating to the same subject-matter, as here,
they are in pan materia, and to arrive at the true legislative
intent, they must be construed together. Ferry v. Ridge, 56
Mo. App. 615 ; State v. Clark, 54 Mo. 216; State v. Klein, 116 Mo.
259; St. Louis v. Howard, 119 Mo. 41. The law does not favor
repeals by implication. If by any fair interpretation all the
sections of a statute can stand together, there is no repeal by
implication/'
This statement by the court of appeals was quoted with
approval by the Supreme Court in the case of Gasconade
County v. Gordon, 241 Mo. 569, I.e. 582.
Senate Bill No. 97 and Senate Bill No. 119 each changes
Section 146.010 in a different regard, but the change made in
each of said bills is not inconsistent with the change made by
the other.
In view of the decisions in the above-cited cases, I am ap-
proving both Senate Bill No. 97 and Senate Bill No. 119 and
am of the opinion that the changes made in Section 146.010,
Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, by each of said bills will
become effective.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
248 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 29, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 939-940
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 29, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri:
I return to you Senate Bill No. 119, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To amend section 146.010 R.S. Mo. 1949 relating to in-
tangible personal property taxes by striking out the 'period'
at the end of said section and adding thereto a 'comma' and the
words 'or proceeds set aside or accumulated by the owner
thereof under contracts or agreements for pension or retire-
ment benefits.' "
Senate Bill No. 119 amends Section 146.010, Revised Stat-
utes of Missouri, 1949, relating to intangible personal property
taxes. On April 28, 1953, I approved Senate Bill No. 97.
Senate Bill No. 97 repeals Section 146.010, Revised Statutes of
Missouri, 1949, and enacts a new section, bearing the same
number, in lieu thereof. Neither Senate Bill No. 97 nor Senate
Bill No. 119, in setting out Section 146.010 as changed by said
bill, takes note of the change made by the other.
In the case of Lang v. Galloway, 68 Mo. App, 393, I.e.
396, the court stated :
"But there is also another rule of pertinent application here
which is, that where two acts are passed at the same session of
the legislature, relating to the same subject-matter, as here,
they are in pari materia, and to arrive at the true legislative
intent, they must be construed together. Ferry v. Ridge, 56
Mo. App. 615; State v. Clark, 54 Mo. 216; State v. Klein, 116
Mo. 259; St. Louis v. Howard, 119 Mo. 41. The law does not
favor repeals by implication. If by any fair interpretation all
the sections of a statute can stand together, there is no repeal
by implication . ' '
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 249
This statement by the court of appeals was quoted with
approval by the Supreme Court in the case of Gasconade
County v. Gordon, 241 Mo. 569, I.e. 582.
Senate Bill No. 97 and Senate Bill No. 119 each changes
Section 146.010 in a different regard, but the change made in
each of said bills is not inconsistent with the change made by
the other.
In view of the decisions in the above-cited cases, I am
approving both Senate Bill No. 97 and Senate Bill No. 119
and am of the opinion that the changes made in Section 146.010,
Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949, by each of said bills will
become effective.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 12, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1215
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 12, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
J. Ed May, Jr., Gray Summit, Missouri, as a member of
the Board of Trustees, Fruit Experiment Station, State De-
partment of Education, for a term ending six years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M, DONNELLY,
Governor.
250 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MAY 12, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1216
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 12, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Edwin J. Stark, Louisiana, Missouri, as a member of the
Board of Trustees, Fruit Experiment Station, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending six years from the time
of his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 12, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, f. 1216
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 12, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Robert T. Hensley, 701 South Warson Road, St. Louis
County, Missouri, as a trustee of the State Board of Training
Schools, Division of Educational Institutions, Department of
Corrections, for a term ending six years from the time of his
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 251
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified; vice, J. V. Gaddy, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p, 1265
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 13, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor J. Richard Lee, 7327 Highland Avenue, Kansas
City, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Optometry,
Division of Registration and Examination, State Department
of Education, for a term ending five years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, Doctor Joe L. Moseley, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1265
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 13, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
252 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
B. F. Jackson, 12 Exmoor Drive, St. Louis County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Missouri State Board of Account-
ancy, Division of Registration and Examination, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending five years from the time
of his appointment and qualification and until his successor is
duly appointed and qualified; vice, Harry L. Stover, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1291
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 13, 1953
To the Senate oj ike 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Tyre W. Burton, Payette, Howard County, Missouri, as a
member and chairman of the Public Service Commission, De-
partment of Business and Administration, for a term ending
six years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 253
TO THE SENATE
MAY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1292
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 13, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Frank Collier, Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri,
as a member of the Public Service Commission, Department
of Business and Administration, for a term ending six years
from the time of his appointment and qualification and until
his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, Maurice
W. Covert, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 19, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1341
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 19, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Joseph A. Rouveyrol, 6756 Bartmer Avenue, University
City, Missouri, as Commissioner of Finance, Division of Fi-
nance of the Department of Business and Administration, for a
term beginning upon the date of his appointment and qualifica-
254 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
tion and ending at the pleasure of the Governor; vice, Robert
B. Mackey, Acting Commissioner.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 19, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1342
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 19, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office:
Doctor W. O. Finney, Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri,
Democrat, as a member of the State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending four years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Doctor Duff S. Allen, 10 Oakleigh Lane, Ladue, St. Louis
County, Missouri, Republican, as a member of the State
Board of Medical Examiners, Division of Registration and
Examination, State Department of Education, for a term
ending four years from the time of his appointment and quali-
fication and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified ;
vice, Doctor Edwin C. Schmidtke, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 255
TO THE SENATE
MAY 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1388
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointments to office:
Leo Havey, 5880 Loran Street, St. Louis, Missouri, as a
member of the State Board of Mediation, Department of
Labor and Industrial Relations, as an employee holding mem-
bership in a labor union, for a term ending three years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, Carl Mitchell,
term expired.
Carl L. Spaid, 31 W. Dartmouth Road, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Mediation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,
as an employer of labor, for a term ending three years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointrnent.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1388
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
256 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
Charles W. Plan, Kingsway Hotel, Kingshighway and West
Pine Boulevards, St. Louis, Missouri, Democrat, as a member
of the Athletic Commission of the State of Missouri, Depart-
ment of Business and Administration, for a term ending four
years from the date of his appointment and qualification ; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1389
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Willis C. Theis, 6220 Valley Road, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Missouri, Republican, as a member of the Athletic
Commission of the State of Missouri, Department of Business
and Administration, for a term ending three years from the
date of his appointment and qualification; vice, P. G. Wight-
man, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 257
TO THE SENATE
MAY 20, 1953
From the Journal of ike Senate, p. 1389
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Floyd W. Jones, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri,
Democrat, as a member and chairman of the Athletic Commis-
sion of the State of Missouri, Department of Business and
Administration, for a term ending two years from the date of
his appointment and qualification; vice, Randall S. Jessee,
term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor
TO THE SENATE
MAY 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1444
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. Byron T. Shutz, 1001 West 58th Terrace, Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of
Curators of the University of Missouri, State Department of
Education, for a term ending January 1, 1959, and until her
258 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
successor is duly appointed and qualified ; vice, Stratton Shar-
tel, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1444
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
James A. Finch, Jr., 1222 Hillcrest, Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of
Curators of the University of Missouri, State Department of
Education, for a term ending January 1, 1959, and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1445
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 259
Fred V. Heinkel, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri,
State Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1959, and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified;
vice, Frank Stonner, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 29, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 1880-1881
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 29, 1953
To the House of Representatives of the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly:
I acknowledge receipt of House Resolution No. 136, wherein
the House of Representatives "officially request that the Gov-
ernor of this state personally telegraph each Senator and that
the Governor in his telegram request that the Senate return
to the State Capitol and commence their legislative duties
forthwith/'
I find no authority of law or precedent that would justify
my office in complying with said resolution.
The State of Missouri operates under a Constitution.
Section 20, Article III of said Constitution provides in part:
11 Neither House shall, without the consent of the other,
adjourn for more than ten days at any one time."
In the present instance, the State Senate adjourned Thurs-
day, May 21, until Saturday, May 30, a total of nine days.
This adjournment is within the limitation set by Section 20.
The House of Representatives adjourned Thursday, May
21, until Friday, May 29, a total of eight days, subject to the
call of the Speaker. This is also within the limitation set by
Section 20.
260 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Neither of said adjournments were with the consent of the
other House, nor were they in excess of ten days.
I believe it would be highly presumptuous and improper
for the Governor to arbitrarily request an elected member of
the General Assembly to return to Jefferson City forthwith
when the absence of that member is within the provisions of
the Constitution.
Under the circumstances, it is my opinion that the Governor
does not have jurisdiction to comply with said Resolution
No. 136.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 30, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1445
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 30, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Arthur S. McDaniel, Senath, Dunklin County, Missouri,
as Director of Civil Defense, Division of Civil Defense, for a
term beginning July 1, 1953, and ending at the pleasure of the
Governor; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 261
TO THE SENATE
MAY 30, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1446
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 30, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Dr. Alvin W. Rose, New Haven, Franklin County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Curators of Lincoln Uni-
versity of Missouri, State Department of Education, for a
term ending January 1, 1954, and until his successor is appoint-
ed and qualified; vice, Frank L. Williams, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JULY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 2046
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 360, entitled:
"AN ACT
11 Appropriating money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of officers and employees; for the original pur-
chase of property; for the repair and replacement of property
and for the operating and general expenses of the Department
of Agriculture; for the period beginning July 1, 1953 and ending
June 30, 1955."
On July 13, 1953, I approved said House Bill No. 360.
Attention is called to the use of "General Revenue Fund"
in Section 4.850, page 9, line 16 of the Truly Agreed To and
262 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Finally Passed bill. It is my opinion that the words, " General
Revenue Fund," should be ' 'Apple Merchandising Fund."
I wish to call attention also to Section 4.710 (Page 2 of the
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed bill, lines 33 to 42, in-
clusive), Section 4.730 (pages 4 and 5, lines 28 to 38, inclusive),
Section 4.750 (pages 5 and 6, lines 6 to 14, inclusive), and Sec-
tion 4.860 (pages 9 and 10, lines 20 to 29, inclusive), appro-
priating funds for the use of the Director of the Department of
Agriculture, the State Veterinarian, and the Commissioner of
the Department of Agriculture, respectively, where the follow-
ing language is contained in the appropriations for Operation :
11 . . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of this
appropriation for any postage or postal charges except the
following :
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by branch offices."
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that when-
ever an attempt is made to do so the provision which amounts
to general legislation is invalid.
I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these
provisions.
However, the amounts appropriated in each section are
approved. The objection herein is made to the wording and
not to the amount appropriated.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 263
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JULY 13, 1953
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 2047
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 361, entitled:
4 'AN ACT
"Appropriating money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of the Conservation Commission and the Depart-
ment of Conservation employees; for the original purchase of
property; for the repair and replacement of property; and for
the operation and necessary expenses of the Conservation
Commission and the Department of Conservation; for the
period beginning July 1, 1953 and ending June 30, 1955."
On July 13, 1953, I approved said House Bill No. 361.
Section 48 of Article III of the Constitution of Missouri,
1945, authorizes the General Assembly to enact laws and make
appropriations to preserve historical sites. However, I do not
feel that his [this] authority should be exercised in appropria-
tions for the State Park Board, which are provided by Section
47 of Article III. For that reason, I believe that the words
* 'including the site of the Battle of Wilson Creek," in Section
4.530, page 3, lines 26 and 27 of the Truly Agreed To and
Finally Passed bill, should not have been included in this
appropriation. Whether or not any of the funds contained in
this appropriation should be used for such purpose is a matter
for the determination of the State Park Board, in the exercise
of its discretion.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
264 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JULY 13, 1953
From the Journal oj the House of Representatives, pp. 2047-2048
To the Secretary oj State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 368, entitled:
"AN ACT
"Appropriating money for the payment of salaries, wages
and per diem of the Department of Labor and Industrial Rela-
tions employees; for the original purchase of property; for the
repair and replacement of property ; and for the operation and
necessary expenses of the Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations; for the period beginning July 1, 1953 and ending
June 30, 1955."
On July 13, 1953, I approved said House Bill No. 368.
I wish to call attention to Section 4.610 (page 3 of the
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed bill, lines 33 to 44, inclu-
sive), Section 4.620 (pages 4 and 5, lines 36 to 46, inclusive)
and Section 4.680 (page 8, lines 23 to 33, inclusive), appro-
priating funds for the use of the Industrial Commission, the
Division of Workmen's Compensation, and the Division of
Industrial Inspection, respectively, where the following lan-
guage is contained in the appropriations for Operation :
". . . provided that no funds shall be expended out of
this appropriation for any postage or postal charges except
the following:
(A) Those funds necessary for the operation of postage
meter machines in the central office.
(B) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by regular traveling field employees.
(C) Those funds necessary for the purchase of postage
for use by branch offices."
In my opinion, these restrictions amount to general legisla-
tion in an appropriation act. The Supreme Court of Missouri
in numerous cases has held that general legislation may not
properly be included in an appropriation act and that when-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 265
ever an attempt is made to do so the provision which amounts
to general legislation is invalid.
I am directing the State Comptroller to obtain from the
Attorney General his opinion regarding the effect of these
provisions.
However, the amounts appropriated in each section are
approved. The objection herein is made to the wording and
not to the amount appropriated.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pf. 28-29*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Edward L. Clark, Rolla, Missouri, as State Geologist and
Director of the Division of Geological Survey and Water Re-
sources, Department of Business and Administration, for a
term ending four years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
266 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 29*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
S. L. Hunter, New Madrid, Missouri, as a member of the
Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission, Department of Busi-
ness and Administration, for a term ending August 5, 1958,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reap-
pointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 29*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Paul G. Steinbicker, 1257 Arch Terrace, St. Louis County,
Missouri, as a member of the Personnel Advisory Board, Per-
sonnel Division of the Department of Business and Administra-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 267
tion, for a term ending July 31, 1956, and until his successor
is appointed and qualified; vice, Carl E. Winter, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of ike Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 30*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
John J. Cole, Democrat, No. 1 Picardy Lane, Ladue, St.
Louis County, Missouri, as a member and Chairman of the
Board of Election Commissioners for St. Louis County, Mis-
souri, for a term ending four years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification and until his successor shall be appoint-
ed and qualified; vice, John E. Mooney, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
268 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 30
*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Sylvester G. Lipic, Democrat, 6 Fox Meadows, Lemay,
St. Louis County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Elec-
tion Commissioners for St. Louis County, Missouri, for a term
ending four years from the time of his appointment and quali-
cation and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified ;
vice, Lynn Meyer, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 31*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Carl V. Eimbeck, Republican, 10 Narragansett Drive,
Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, as a member of the
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 269
Board of Election Commissioners for St. Louis County, Mis-
souri, for a term ending four years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, Edward E. Heil, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Siooty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 31*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of:the 67th General Assembly in E%tra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Robert E. Fitzgerald, Sr M Republican, 1025 Yale Avenue,
Richmond Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri, as a member
and Secretary of the Board of Election Commissioners for St.
Louis County, Missouri, for a term ending four years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, George P.
Heege, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
270 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 32*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Michael J. Doherty, Democrat, 6821 West Park Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, as a member and Chairman of the Board of
Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis, Missouri,
for a term ending July 5, 1957, and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 32*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OP MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
William E. Buder, Republican, 4600 Shenandoah Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, as a member and Secretary of the Board of
Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis, Missouri,
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 271
for a term ending July 5, 1957, and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 32-33*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953 *
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Isaac C. Orr, Republican, 329 Belt Avenue, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Election Commissioners
for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending July 5,
1957, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate;
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
272 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Daniel J. Nack, Democrat, 3654 Fillmore Street, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Election Commissioners
for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending July 5,
1957, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SEN ATP:
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 33*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
OCTOBER 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Fred T. Mahaffey, 1 624 West Main Street, Jefferson City,
Cole County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Phar-
macy, Division of Registration and Examination, State De-
partment of Education, for a term ending August 25, 1958,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, Mur-
ray Q. Williams, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular tiexxion, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
- GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY' 273
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 34*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
David T. Cavanaugh, Democrat, 6557 Holmes Street,
Kansas City, Jackson County, Misouri, as a member of the
Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Kansas City,
Missouri, for a term ending four years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and. qualified; vice, John W. Oliver, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 34*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Joseph B. Thompson, Republican, 815 West 60th Street
Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Sessio-n, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
274 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
and Secretary of the Board of Election Commissioners for the
City of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending four years
from the time of his appointment and qualification and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Paul Van
Osdol, Jr., term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, p. 35*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate oj the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session :
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Martin J. Collins, 2919 Allen Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Missouri School
for the Blind, State Department of Education, for a term of
four years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reap-
pointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 275
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 35*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor Martin J. Glaser, 3550 Hawthorne Place, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Mis-
souri School for the Blind, State Department of Education, for
a term of four years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor is appointed and qualified ;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, -pp. 35-36*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Oliver W. Chilton, Caruthersville, Missouri, as a member
of the Board of Advisors for the Missouri School for the Blind,
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
276 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
State Department of Education, for a term of four years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 36*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Mrs. Frances S. Burkhardt, Park Manor Hotel, 5560 Per-
shing, St. Louis, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Advisors
for the Missouri School for the Blind, State Department of
Education, for a term of four years from the time of her ap-
pointment and qualification and until her successor is appointed
and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 277
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 36*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in E'xtra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
James A. Coder, Lewistown, Missouri, as a member of the
Board of Advisors for the Missouri School for the Deaf, State
Department of Education, for a term of four years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 37*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Burney Pishback, Perry, Missouri, as a member of the
Board of Advisors for the Missouri School for the Deaf, State
Department of Education, for a term of four years from the
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II,
278 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From ike Journal of the Senate, First Eoctra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 37*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
John 0. Newberry, 715 Ewing Drive, Jefferson City, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Missouri
School for the Deaf, State Department of Education, for a
term of four years from the time of his appointment and quali-
fication and until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 279
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 38*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Doctor L. A. Hansen, Republican, 1912 East 36th Street,
Kansas City, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Chiropody, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending July 1, 1957,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reap-
pointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 38*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
T. A. Haggard, Republican, Steele, Pemiscot County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Education, De-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
280 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
partment of Education, for a term ending July 1, 1961, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 38-39*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Doctor H. W. Carle, Jr., 706 Francis Street, St. Joseph,
Buchanan County, Missouri, as a member of the State Advis-
ory Council to the Division of Health, for a term ending two
years from the time of his appointment and confirmation;
vice, Doctor R. S. Minton, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 281
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 39*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
John R. Smiley, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, as a mem-
ber of the State Advisory Council to the Division of Health,
for a term ending two years from the time of his appointment
and confirmation; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 39*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Mrs. Paul Palmer, Ethlyn, Lincoln County, Missouri, as a
member of the State Advisory Council to the Division of
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II,
282 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Health, for a term ending two years from the time of her
appointment and confirmation; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 40*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor Arthur D. Markel, 100 S. Main Street, Poplar Bluff,
Butler County, Missouri, as a member of the State Advisory
Council to the Division of Health, for a term ending two years
from the time of his appointment and confirmation; vice,
Doctor Walter L. Brandon, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 283
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 40*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
M. R. Kneifl, 3641 Flora, St. Louis, Missouri, as a member
of the State Advisory Council to the Division of Health, for a
term ending two years from the time of his appointment and
confirmation; vice, George E. Quick, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly ', p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate;
L. O. Wallis, R.F.D. No. 5, Springfield, Greene County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Advisory Council to the
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
284 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Division of Health, for a term ending two years from the time
of his appointment and confirmation; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 41*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate oj ike 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor Harry A. Klein, Democrat, 5074 North Union
Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, as a member of the State
Board of Medical Examiners, Division of Registration and
Examination, State Department of Education, for a term
ending four years from the time of his appointment and quali-
fication and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified ;
vice, Doctor Walter L. Brandon, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*ln Journal of the ticna(e, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 285
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 41-42*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor Elvin D. Imes, Republican, Maryville, Nodaway
County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Medical
Examiners, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending four years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified ; vice, Doctor Francis
Todd H'Doubler, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. Frank Steury, South Campbell Street Road, Spring-
field, Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
286 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Library Advisory Board, State Department of Education, for
an unexpired term ending December 16, 1958, or until her
successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Mrs. Roger
V. Smith, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 42*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. Nona Q. Shipley, 1427 East Locust Street, Spring-
field, Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State
Board of Cosmetology, Division of Registration and Examina-
tion, State Department of Education, for a term ending four
years from the time of her appointment and qualification and
until her successor shall be appointed and qualified ; vice, Mrs.
Velma Gentry, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M, DONNELLY 287
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 43*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor R. R. Rhoades, Jefferson City, Cole County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Missouri Dental Board, Division of
Registration and Examination, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending October 16, 1958, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 20, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 43*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 20, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Aloys P. Kaufmann, Republican, 3804 Federer Place, St.
Louis, Missouri, as a member of the State Commission of
Resources and Development, Department of Business and
Administration, for an unexpired term ending November 21,
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
288 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
1955, and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified;
vice, George C. Smith, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 44*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Forrest G. Ridgway, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri,
as a member of the State Board of Barber Examiners, Division
of Registration and Examination, State Department of Edu-
cation, for a term ending four years from the time of his ap-
pointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 289
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 44*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
J. C. Green, Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri, as a
member of the State Board of Barber Examiners, Division of
Registration and Examination, State Department of Edu-
cation for a term ending four years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 44-45*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Charles F. Quinlin, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri,
as a member of the State Board of Barber Examiners, Division
of Registration and Examination, State Department of Edu-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
290 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
cation, for a term ending four years from the time of
his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Joiirnal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 48*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Dr. George Grim, Republican, Kirksville, Adair County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park Board, for a
term ending three years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified, in accordance with the provisions of House Com-
mittee Substitute For House Bills No. 8 & 32, an act of the
67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 291
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 48*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Edwin C. Houx, Democrat, Warrensburg, Johnson County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park Board, for
a term ending three years from the time of his appointment
and qualification and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified, in accordance with the provisions of House
Committee Substitute For House Bills No. 8 & 32, an act of
the 67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 49*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Carl P. Turley, Democrat, Van Buren, Carter County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park Board, for a
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Se&sion, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
292 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
term ending four years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified, in accordance with the provisions of House Commit-
tee Substitute For House Bills No. 8 & 32, an act of the 67th
General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 49*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Thomas E. Caton, Republican, Mound City, Holt County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park Board, for
a term ending four years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified, in accordance with the provisions of House Commit-
tee Substitute For House Bills No. 8 & 32, an act of the 67th
General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
j Journal of the Senate, Reyuiar Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 293
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, p. 50*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office:
Charles W. Boutin, Republican, Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri
State Park Board, for a term ending two years from the time
of his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified, in accordance with the pro-
visions of House Committee Substitute For House Bills No.
8 & 32, an act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, -p. 50*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Ralph L. Morgan, Democrat, Camdenton, Camden County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park Board, for
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
294 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
a term ending two years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified, in accordance with the provisions of House Com-
mittee Substitute For House Bills No. 8 & 32, an act of the
67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 51*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Dr. Everett D. Sugarbaker, Jefferson City, Cole County,
Missouri, as a member of the Cancer Commission for the
State of Missouri, Division of Health of the Department of
Public Health and Welfare, for a term ending at the pleasure
of the Governor; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 295
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, p. 51*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
C. Rouss Gallop, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, as a
member of the Cancer Commission for the State of Missouri,
Division of Health of the Department of Public Health and
Welfare, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 51-52*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Cres Hewitt, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri, as a
member of the Cancer Commission for the State of Missouri,
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296 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Division of Health of the Department of Public Health and
Welfare, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal oj the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 52*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate oj the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Dr. J. G. Probstein, 265 North Union Boulevard, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Cancer Commission for the
State of Missouri, Division of Health of the Department of
Public Health and Welfare, for a term ending at the pleasure
of the Governor; vice, Dr. William Leighton, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 52*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
*In Journal of tiie Sermte, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 297
Doctor A. D. Glover, Democrat, Canton, Lewis County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Veterinary Board, for
a term ending four years from the time of his appointment
and qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified, in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill No.
354, an act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From ike Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 5J*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor E. W. Millenbruck, Republican, Carthage, Jasper
County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Veterinary
Board, for a term ending three years from the time of his ap-
pointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified, in accordance with the provisions of
Senate Bill No. 354, an act of the 67th General Assembly of the
State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
298 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 5J*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor Garold O, Sigars, Democrat, Belt Highway and
Clay, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, as a member
of the Missouri Veterinary Board, for a term ending one year
from the time of his appointment and qualification and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified, in accordance
with the provisions of Senate Bill No. 354, an act of the 67th
General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 21, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 54*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 21, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor W. R, Sheets, Republican, Farmington, St. Francois
County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Veterinary
Board, for a term ending two years from the time of his ap-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 299
pointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified, in accordance with the provisions of
Senate Bill No. 354, an act of the 67th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From ike Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 54-55*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointments to the John
J. Pershing Memorial Commission, in accordance with the
provisions of Senate Bill No. 391, an act of the 67th General
Assembly, 1953:
Richard R. Nacy, Green Berry Road, Jefferson City, Cole
County, Missouri, member.
James B. Kerrigan, 235 Ward Parkway, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, Commander of the Missouri De-
partment of the American Legion, member.
Ernest D. Ferguson, 6711 Agnes Avenue, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, Commander of the Department of
Missouri of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, member.
Major General Ralph E. Truman, retired, 1414 Benton
Street, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, member.
Lafayette Moore, Laclede, Linn County, Missouri, the
birthplace of General Pershing, member.
I hereby designate Richard R. Nacy, Jefferson City, Mis-
souri, as Chairman of the John J. Pershing Memorial Com-
mission.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
300 'MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of ike Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 55*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor Paul Murphy, 3842 Flora Place, St. Louis, Missouri,
as a member of the State Board of Nursing, for a term ending
November 20, 1954 (the expiration date of his membership on
the former State Board of Nurse Examiners), and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified, in accordance with
the provisions of Senate Bill No. 165, an act of the 67th General
Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 55-56*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Sister Mary Fabian Hutti, St. Joseph Hospital, 2510 East
Linwood, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a mem-
ber of the State Board of Nursing, for a term ending one year
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GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 301
from the time of her appointment and qualification and until
her successor shall be appointed and qualified, in accordance
with the provisions of Senate Bill No. 165, an act of the 67th
General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Eoctra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 56*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Eoctra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Miss Ophelia Mae Perkins, 649 South Florence, Springfield,
Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Nursing, for a term ending July 6, 1954 (the expiration date of
her membership on the former State Board of Nurse Examin-
ers), and until her successor shall be appointed and qualified,
in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill No. 165, an
act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri,
1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
302 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp, 56-57*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Miss Nelle Morgan, Independence Sanitarium, Indepen-
ence, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the State
Board of Nursing, for a term ending July 6, 1954 (the expira-
tion date of her membership on the former State Board of
Nurse Examiners), and until her successor shall be appointed
and qualified, in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill
No. 165, an act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 57*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OP MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. Alma P. Van Matre, 745 South Grant, Springfield,
Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
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GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 303
Nursing, for a term ending two years from the time of her
appointment and qualification and until her successor shall be
appointed and qualified, in accordance with the provisions of
Senate Bill No. 165, an act of the 67th General Assembly of
the State of Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 57*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Mrs. Loucretta E. Watson, 4362 St. Louis Avenue, St.
Louis, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Nursing,
for a term ending one year from the time of her appointment
and qualification and until her successor shall be appointed and
qualified, in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill
No. 165, an act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th. General Assembly, Vol. II.
304 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 22, 1953
From the Journal of the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 58*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 22, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
Miss Lucy Hoblitzelle, 470 Lake Avenue, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Board of Nursing, for a term
ending one year from the time of her appointment and qualifi-
cation and until her successor shall be appointed and qualified,
in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill No. 165, an
act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of Missouri,
1953.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
OCTOBER 23, 1953
From the Journal oj the Senate, First Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 63*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
October 23, 1953
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session :
On October 20, 1953, I transmitted to the Senate of the 67th
General Assembly in Extra Session the following appointment
to office:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 305
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Daniel J. Nack, Democrat, 3654 Fillmore Street, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Election Commissioners
for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, for a term ending July 5,
1957, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
I request that the address of Daniel J. Nack, Democrat,
3654 Fillmore Street, be corrected to read 3342 South Grand
Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, as a member of the Board of
Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis, Missouri,
for a term ending July 5, 1957, and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 9, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 52*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 9, 1954
Dear Mr. Bauer:
Please convey to the members of the State Senate my sin-
cere thanks and appreciation for the bouquet of beautiful red
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306 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
roses which they presented to me in remembrance of my birth-
day.
Thanking you and with best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
Mr. Joseph A. Bauer, Secretary
State Senate
Senate Post Office
Jefferson City, Missouri
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 10, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 55*
Dear Mr. Bauer:
I would be grateful if you will convey to the members of
the State Senate my sincere appreciation for the Resolution
adopted in connection with my sixty-third birthday anni-
versary. I deeply appreciate the splendid tribute paid me.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
Mr. Joseph A. Bauer
Secretary of the Senate
Senate Post Office
Jefferson City, Missouri
Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 307
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MARCH 17, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 74-87*
To the Members of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly of Mis-
souri, Second Extra Session:
This is in reply to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1,
adopted by the Senate, the House of Representatives concur-
ring therein, in which I, as Governor am "respectfully requested
to place the financing of Missouri's free public schools before
the Second Extra Session of the Sixty-Seventh Missouri Gen-
eral Assembly for consideration, at the earliest possible mo-
ment, " to meet alleged "increasing enrollments, scarcity of
qualified teachers, salaries that are too low to attract and retain
qualified individuals and insufficient funds to employ the
number of teachers needed. . . ."
I regret exceedingly that my regard for the solemn obliga-
tions and responsibilities of the office I occupy, as well as my
loyalty and devotion to the welfare of the State and its people
whom I serve, will not permit compliance with your request.
I have always been and will always be a staunch friend of
the public schools. My record as a member of both the Mis-
souri House of Representatives and the Missouri State Senate,
as well as during my first administration as Governor, will
bear witness to the truthfulness of that statement.
In the Missouri General Assembly I had a vital part in the
writing of the 1931 Missouri School Law a law which places
the youth of our State on a par so far as educational advantages
are concerned. The numerous school busses on our highways
today are a result of this law.
In 1943 it will be recalled that there was a definite effort in
both the Missouri House and Senate to reduce the traditional
one-third appropriation of all State revenue for the support of
the public schools to thirty per cent. It was my privilege to
lead the fight in the Senate which prevented that reduction.
It was only after long years of legislative discussion that
Missouri had a Public School Retirement System. During the
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308 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
time the General Assembly was considering such, a proposal,
I vigorously supported the movement and now have the satis-
faction of seeing our public school teachers and employees
protected in their declining years by such a plan.
As Governor in 1946, I approved legislation assuring Mis-
souri of a modern system of education, divorced from the influ-
ence of partisan politics, by the reorganization of the State
Educational Department in compliance with the requirements
of the 1945 State Constitution. Later, it was my duty and
privilege to appoint the members of the first State Board of
Education, which in turn selected the present Commissioner of
Education.
In 1948, Missouri's school modernization program took
another step forward when I signed four bills making broad
changes in State school laws. These measures centralized
teacher certification in the State Department of Education,
required local school districts to levy maximum constitutional
taxes before being eligible for State aid, and set up a reorganiza-
tion section in the State Department of Education.
As State Representative and as State Senator I voted for,
and as Governor during my first term I approved, every cent
appropriated by the General Assembly for the support of our
public schools.
On May 18, 1953, during my second administration as Gov-
ernor, I approved an appropriation in House Bill No. 224 of
$1,290,806.19, out of the General Revenue Fund, for State
aid to reorganized school districts for the erection of new
school buildings or additions to present buildings.
On July 14, 1953, I approved with but minor reductions
House Bill No. 384, which appropriated, after my vetoes,
$31,992,710.00 for the support of our higher institutions of
learning, including the University of Missouri, Lincoln Uni-
versity, the School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla and the
five State Colleges. On July 15, 1953, I also approved appro-
priations in House Bill No. 465 totaling $772,100.00 for our
higher institutions of learning.
On July 15, 1953, I approved Section 2.215 of House Bill
No. 324, which appropriated $3,500,000.00 out of the Postwar
Reserve Fund, for State aid to reorganized school districts
for the erection of new school buildings or additions to present
buildings. This $3,500,000.00 was in addition to the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 309
$1,290,806.19 approved by me on May 18, 1953, for the same
purpose, as stated above.
On July 15, 1953, I also approved Section 2.250 of House
Bill No. 324, setting aside one-third of the State's general reve-
nue for the support of the free public schools. Based on the
estimated revenue for the present 1953-55 biennium, this bill
would accord our public schools $82,380,493.33 during
this biennial period. This amount is in addition to the
$31,992,710.00 appropriated in House Bin No. 384 and the
$772,100.00 appropriated in House Bill No. 465 for the State's
higher institutions of learning for this same period, as stated
above.
I vetoed, however, the $9,250,000 bonus school appropria-
tion in Section 2.255 of House Bill No. 324, the legality of
which veto has been upheld by the Missouri Supreme Court.
I pointed out at that time in my veto message that "the prac-
tice of granting an ever increasing bonus to the public schools
above and beyond their traditional one-third share of the
general revenue is of great concern" to me as the Chief Execu-
tive of the State and as "the executive official charged with
primary responsibility in the financial affairs of the State/'
I then called attention to the fact that the Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly had actually appropriated $29,115,869.50
in excess of anticipated revenues for the 1953-55 biennium.
"We cannot," I emphasized in my veto message, "spend
more than we take in during the 1953-55 biennium, and dras-
tically reduce an existent treasury surplus, with any false hope
that either revenues will increase or expenditures decrease
during the 1955-57 biennium."
"It is my strong opinion," I added, "that the State of Mis-
souri should call a halt in its excess spending now. Unless this
is done, financial chaos may be our lot in the years to come."
In consideration of this serious threat to our State's finan-
cial stability, and being fully aware of the danger inherent in
the ever-increasing lump sum appropriations for our schools,
I vetoed the $9,250,000 bonus school appropriation. In order
to bring about a more nearly balanced budget, I also vetoed
other appropriations totaling $5,166,970, thereby reducing the
over-appropriation of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly to
$14,698,899.50.
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I also gave an additional reason why this appropriation of
$9,250.000 should not be approved. Section 25 of Article IV
of the Missouri Constitution provides:
"Until it acts on all the appropriations recommended in the
budget, neither house of the general assembly shall pass
any appropriation other than emergency appropriations
recommended by the governor."
I pointed out in my veto message that
"No recommendation was made in the executive budget
which I submitted to the 67th General Assembly for such
an appropriation (namely, the $9,250,000 school bonus
appropriation) as is made in Section 2.255 of House Bill
No. 324. Recommendation for the allotment of one-third
of the general revenue for the support of the free public
schools was made, and I am approving such appropriation
in this bill, but no additional lump sum appropriation was
recommended for such purpose in the budget. In making
such appropriation (namely, the $9,250,000 school bonus
appropriation) in Section 2.255 of House Bill No. 324,
Section 25 of Article IV of the Constitution was disregarded,
and therefore in my opinion such appropriation is uncon-
stitutional and void."
This position was later sustained by the Missouri Supreme
Court,
The financial situation or picture of our State government's
finances has changed in only one respect since my veto message
of last July.
Due to the serious and prolonged drought in Missouri, a
drought extending over a period of more than two years, it
became necessary to call the General Assembly into extra
session on October 19, 1953. This was essential in order to
provide life-saving aid to the agricultural interests of Missouri,
and to all business interests which depend upon our basic
industry of agriculture for their welfare and prosperity.
This General Assembly responded magnificently to this
challenge and responsibility by appropriating $6,500,000.00
of the State's dwindling surplus for the payment of transporta-
tion costs on desperately needed hay from without to within
the State.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 311
Today, this $6,500,000.00 has been expended, but the end
to which the State must go to successfully combat the drought
disaster is still not in sight. Additional funds are still vital to
alleviate the devastating drought distress which concerns
intimately and personally all Missourians. To provide these
essential funds is one of the primary obligations of this second
extra session of this General Assembly.
It will thus be seen that the State of Missouri is in a far
more unfavorable and straightened financial situation now
than it was last July. For that reason, and for other reasons
outlined in my July 15th veto message, I decided not to include
in my official proclamation calling an extraordinary session of
the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly for February 23, 1953,
any consideration of an additional or bonus appropriation for
the free public schools. For like reasons, I am unable to comply
with the request that I do so now,
I feel very strongly that our public officials, when con-
fronted with a situation of this character, should have the
moral courage and the firmness of purpose to stand up and
defy the selfish lobby interests whose proposals threaten the
very security of State government. Only by refusing to be
stampeded into hasty and ill-advised action can the financial
stability of our State government be maintained.
Personally, I intend to hew to the line to what I believe to
be for the best interest and for the welfare of all of the people
of Missouri, let the consequences and the political chips fall
where they may.
In pursuing this course of action I would again emphasize
that, while we are all concerned with the education of our
future citizens, we must also concern ourselves with the sol-
vency of our State government.
Missouri is a great State, but it will not long continue great
if its expenditures exceed its revenues. That is the rough and
shaky road upon which we are now traveling, and our only
hope for an actual balanced budget for this biennium is for
State revenue receipts to far exceed the budget estimates for
the present two-year period.
I realize, of course, that this decision will again subject me
to the criticism of selfish interests and of uninformed and mis-
informed persons and groups who are honestly of the belief
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that the State of Missouri is not according its public schools
proper financial assistance.
It is to be regretted that this erroneous impression has been
permitted to become disseminated, especially by informed
individuals who are aware that this charge is baseless and
untrue. With the hope of obtaining a selfish and unfair advan-
tage, such individuals are willing to sacrifice personal veracity
upon the altar of political expediency.
Now, what are the facts concerning State aid to public
schools in Missouri ?
The fact is that the State of Missouri is today providing
generous and unprecedented financial assistance to its public
schools.
Section 3(b) of Article IX of the Missouri Constitution,
1945, requires that one-fourth of the general revenue be set
aside for the support of the free public schools. Regardless of
this requirement, the General Assembly since 1887 has set
aside one-third of the general revenue for such purpose. This
generosity on the part of the State, above and beyond the
requirement of the Constitution, is indicative of the State's
friendly attitude toward our public schools and it has enriched
their coffers by many millions of dollars.
In addition, the General Assembly at session after session
has appropriated countless additional millions of dollars out
of its General Revenue Fund for the support and operation of
our State Universities, State Colleges, and other State institu-
tions of learning, all for the advancement of the cause of
Education.
State assistance to Education has expanded and increased
year after year until at this time, during the present 1953-55
bienniurn, out of every dollar appropriated from the State
Revenue Fund, 43.53 cents, nearly one-half, is being expended
to educate the boys and girls of our State.
I am sure that this one fact, or illustration, of what the
State government of Missouri is doing for its public schools,
constitutes an irrefutable answer to those who contend that
Missouri is backward and miserly in its treatment of our public
schools.
In dollars, this means that more than one hundred ten mil-
lion dollars will be spent by the State of Missouri during the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 313
1953-55 biennial period in advancing the cause of Education
in this State.
The tremendous increase in State assistance to our public
schools in recent years may well be shown by the fact that
from 1842 to 1932, inclusive, a period of ninety-one years, the
total amount of revenue provided by the State for the support
of the public schools was but $103,147,409.72. This is an aver-
age of slightly over $1,130,000 a year.
Since 1932, however, and up to and including 1953, a period
of only twenty-one years, the public schools have received as
their one-third share of the general revenue alone, a total of
$460,917,416.86 more than four times as much as the public
schools had received in the entire preceding ninety-one years.
In addition, since 1947, a total of $15,022,500 in bonus
school appropriations over and above the schools' one-third
share of the revenue have been given our public schools, mak-
ing a grand total of $475,939,916.86. For these twenty-one
years, the average State public school aid has been approxi-
mately $22,663,800 a year.
In the year 1933, State support for our public schools,
based upon one-third of the general revenue, totaled only
$3,397,851.71. Five years later in 1938, it had risen to
$14,830,645.90. Five years later, in 1943, it amounted to
$19,357,904.90. Five years later, in 1949, it had climbed to
$36,124,190.54. In 1953, it amounted to the record sum of
$44,881,599.49.
If space would permit, a table showing State public school
aid received from one-third of the revenue by each county of
Missouri and St. Louis City in the school year 1942-43, as
compared with the school year 1953-54, could be presented
that would prove highly enKghtening and even astonishing to
many of our thinking citizens.
For example, the public schools of the City of St. Louis
received $944,150 in 1942-43 as their share of one-third of the
State's general revenue. In 1953-54, State school aid to the
City of St. Louis from the same source had increased approx-
imately five times, totaling $4,995,096.36. This constitutes an
increase of $4,050,946.36 during this eleven-year period.
In Jackson County, a similar remarkable increase occurred.
In the 1942-43 school year, the public schools of Jackson Coun-
ty received $886,676.68 as their one-third share of the State's
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general revenue. In 1953-54, this State school aid to Jackson
County from the same source had risen to $4,739,530.18, an
increase of $3,852,853.50.
Here are the figures for a number of other counties in various
sections of the State, all showing the State School aid received
from the schools' one-third share of the general revenue for
the eleven-year period from 1942-43 to 1953-54:
County 1942-43 1953-54 Increase
Atchison $67,360.11 $162,893.04 $95,532.93
Boone 179,561.00 410,854.33 231,293.33
Buchanan 266,990.00 794,842.99 527,852.99
Butler 232,776.00 674,366.63 414,590.63
CapeGirardeau.. 199,048.00 419,337.24 220,289.24
Cass 100,791.02 282,925.46 182,134.44
Clay 143,782.00 592,222.97 448,440.97
Clark 72,504.00 157,664.78 85,160.78
Cole 122,665.00 269,854.61 147,189.61
Daviess 95,508.00 163,590.78 68,082.78
Dunklin 317,178.07 764,452.31 447,274.24
Greene 422,332.71 1,171,662.74 749,330.03
Howell 179,023.69 419,896.11 240,872.42
Jasper 424,673.00 1,004,411.17 579,738.17
Jefferson 148,509.00 428,941.06 280,432.06
Laclede 147,146.00 320,103.39 172,957.39
Macon 139,953.41 233,751.79 93,798.38
Madison 74,392.00 186,005.54 111,613.54
Marion 129,682.00 307,146.59 177,464.59
New Madrid 357,026.00 885,983.83 528,957.83
Pemiscot 348,473.00 895,638.62 547,165.62
Putnam 92,415.00 166,372.90 73,957.90
St. Francois 201,236.00 476,132.22 274,896.22
St. Louis 775,268.00 3,716,056.04 2,940,788.04
Saline 139,304.47 292,535.95 153,231.48
Stoddard 260,352.00 615,232.62 354,880.62
In the other eighty-eight counties of the State, as well as in
the twenty-six listed in the above table, the story is the same.
State public school aid to every county out of the schools'
one-third share of the State's general revenue has increased
substantially during the last eleven years.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 315
These remarkable and little known and publicized figures
should convince even the most skeptical that the State is
obviously doing its fair and just share for our public schools, in
addition to the countless and ever-increasing other millions
these schools are receiving annually from county and city
property taxes, county railroad and utility taxes, county for-
eign insurance taxes, bond issue, fines, and other sources of
revenue. The salaries of the teachers of Missouri's public
schools, as well as other operating expenses, are paid out of all
of the above sources of school revenue, as well as out of the
schools' one-third share of the general revenue.
One of these sources of revenue for our public schools, in
addition to the schools' one-third share of the revenue, is the
county foreign insurance tax, which is collected and distrib-
uted to the public schools by the State. In 1933, but twenty
years ago, this tax totaled only $1,101,930.86. In 1953, how-
ever, it had increased by more than four times, rising to the
total of $4,414,643.23.
Another important source of revenue for the public schools,
also in addition to the schools' one-third share of the revenue,
is the county railroad, telephone and utility tax, applicable
in certain counties. In 1953, the public schools of Missouri
received $8,258,766 from this source, as compared with but
$3,418,066 in 1948. In five years this tax increased $4,840,700
an increase of more than 141 per cent.
Here again are two indisputable instances of tremendous
and ever-increasing public school revenues.
The principal argument advanced in behalf of increased
State aid for public schools lies in the contention that our
school teachers are underpaid and that their salaries have not
been raised in proportion with rising living costs and with the
gains recorded by other groups of workers.
Now, just what are the facts concerning teachers' salaries
in Missouri?
In 1953, when the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly con-
vened, the Legislative Committee of the Missouri State Teach-
ers Association submitted to the Appropriations Committee of
each house of the General Assembly a table of information
relative to teachers' salaries in this State.
An examination of this table is of interest in considering
the teachers' salary phase of the State educational problem.
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This table, as prepared and submitted to the 1953 General
Assembly, shows that since the year 1940 the salaries of Mis-
souri teachers have increased steadily year after year. In 1940,
the average annual salary of all school teachers, principals,
supervisors and superintendents, was $1,196. In 1941, this
average rose to $1,223, an increase of 2 per cent. In 1944, it
increased to $1,377, an increase of 14.8 per cent. By 1948 it
had climbed to $2,203, an increase of 83.7 per cent. In 1949,
it increased to $2,380, an increase of 98.5 per cent, and in
1950 the average salary was $2,496, an increase of 108.2 per
cent. In 1951, it rose to $2,651, an increase of 121 per cent, and
in 1952, the last year for which figures are available, it increased
to $2,836, an increase of 136.5 per cent.
During this period of only twelve years, the average salaries
paid teachers and other school officials more than doubled, and
they are still increasing.
The Missouri State Teachers Association contends, how-
ever, that this gain of 136.5 per cent in twelve years is not
ample, because during these same years employees under
Unemployment Compensation in Missouri enjoyed salary
increases of 155.4 per cent.
The Association makes no comparison, however, with the
many other groups of salaried workers in Missouri which have
not been the recipients of salary increases anything like those
accorded our teachers. Our farmers, our workers in stores and
in offices, our public office employees, and many thousands of
Missourians engaged in other lines of business activity have
not had the good fortune to have their salaries anywhere
near doubled during this period.
The sole comparison made by the Missouri State Teachers
Association is not a fair one because it singles out one group of
workers and ignores the many others whose pay checks have
not increased like those of our State teachers. And these other
groups, bear in mind, work a full day and a full twelve months
of each year.
I cannot believe that any group of Missouri workers whose
salaries during the last twelve years have been increased 136.5
per cent, as admitted by the figures of their own lobbying organiza-
tion, have any just cause for complaint or any right to a grievance
at this time.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 317
A comparison of the salary increases received by the Super-
intendents of Schools of the larger cities of the State will also
prove of value in considering the compensation of our teachers
and school officials. The following table, from the records of
the State Department of Education, is of interest in this con-
nection :
SALARIES OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
(FOR A TEN YEAR PERIOD)
1943-44 1953-54
Kirksville $3,500 $6,500
Mexico 4,000 9,500
Columbia 4,750 7,570
Poplar Bluff 3,600 5,900
Fulton 3,300 5,900
Cape Girardeau 4,380 7,200
North Kansas City 5,000 10.000
Jefferson City 4,600 8,500
Springfield 6,500 10,000*
Independence 4,200 10,000
Kansas City 12,000 16,000*
Carthage 4,400 6,500
JopHn 4,820 8,300*
Hannibal 4,620 7,000
Sedalia 4,800 7,700
Moberly 4,200 6,900
St.-Charles 3,900 6,500
Sikeston 3,780 6,000
Ferguson 4,800 9,000
Jennings 4,200 7,500
Kirkwood 5,600 11,000
Maplewood-Richmond Heights. . . . 5,250 10,000
Normandy 6,000 10,000
Webster Groves 8,000 14,000
West Walnut Manor 3,900 6,900
University City 7,500 14,500
City of St. Louis 12,000 15,000*
St. Joseph 5,370 9,100
Clayton 10,000 18,000
*1952-53 salaries
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It will thus be seen that in these twenty-nine Missouri
cities, the salary of the Superintendent of Schools in eleven
cities is equal to or exceeds $10,000 annually, while in eight
other cities the Superintendent of Schools receives a salary
equal to or in excess of the $7,500 annual salary received by
the Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer,
State Auditor, and Attorney General of Missouri.
In the smaller cities of the State, salary increases have also
been granted to practically all Superintendents of Schools
during this ten-year period, 1943-44 to 1953-54, in propor-
tionate amounts to those set forth in the foregoing table.
In our higher institutions of learning, substantial salaries
are also paid by Missouri to its leading educators. The Presi-
dent of the University of Missouri receives a salary of $18,000
annually and the Vice-President in charge of business opera-
tions a salary of $14,000. There are nineteen Deans and other
officials of the University who receive salaries of $10,000 or
more a year. The President of Lincoln University receives an
annual salary of $12,000.
In our State Department of Education, good salaries are
also paid and substantial increases have been granted in the
last few years. Approximately one-half of the salaries paid in
this Department come out of the one-third share of the general
revenue received by the public schools.
The Commissioner of Education of the State Department
of Education receives a salary of $12,000 annually, an increase
of $2,500 since 1951. His Administrative Assistant is paid
$8,100, an increase of 2,830 since 1951. The Assistant Com-
missioner in charge of the Division of Instruction and Planning
also receives $8,100, an increase of $1,100 over 1951. The Ex-
ecutive Secretary of the Lay Citizens Commission receives
$6,744, a $494 increase over 1951. The Director of Vocational
Rehabilitation has had his salary increased from $5,500 to
$6,696 since 1951. A $954 increase since 1951 has been given
to the Director of Vocational Agriculture, who now receives
$6,204. The Director of Finance receives $6,732, as compared
with $5,750 in 1951. The Director of Special Education has
had a $1,086 increase since 1951, and now receives $6,336 per
year.
Fifteen employees of the State Department of Education
are now paid in excess of $6,000 annually, while fifty-eight
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 319
employees are paid in excess of $4,800 per year. Virtually all
other employees of this department have received substantial
salary increases in the last two years.
Now, what about teachers' salaries as compared with living
costs ?
The contention that teachers' salaries in Missouri have not
increased in proportion with living costs is not substantiated
by the records of the Bureau of Statistics, United States De-
partment of Labor. With the period 1947-49 used as 100 per
cent, the Department of Labor living cost index for the year
1941 stood at 62.9. In 1953, this index had advanced to 114.9,
an increase of 52 points or a percentage increase of 82 per
cent. In the same period, however, the salaries of Missouri
teachers and other school officials increased 136.5 per cent.
It will thus be seen that teachers' salaries increased 54.5 per
cent in excess of the increase in the cost of living during this
period.
Another table submitted by the Missouri Teachers Asso-
ciation to this General Assembly in 1953 is also of interest in
studying the financial situation of our schools.
This table shows the total revenue receipts of the school
districts in Missouri from the school year 1943-44 to the school
year 1951-52.
During this period, Federal aid to Missouri schools more
than trebled, increasing from $516,000.00 to $1,572,000.00.
During this period, State aid to Missouri schools more than
doubled, increasing from $22,732,806.00 to $47,941,373.00.
During this period, local taxes for Missouri schools
also more than doubled increasing from $41,607,190.00 to
$83,479,844.00.
During this period, school revenues from all sources in-
creased from $64,855,996.00 to $132,993,217.00.
It will thus be seen that the public schools of Missouri
year after year have not only been receiving increased funds
from the Federal and State governments, but local school
taxes have also been providing for our schools year after year
an ever-increasing revenue.
Another reason given by the lobby for the necessity of
increased State aid to public schools is that school enrollment
is increasing and will continue to increase in the immediate
years ahead.
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But again, what are the facts?
The highest school enumeration in the history of Missouri
was in the year 1909, when it reached 1,005,092 children of
school age.
In that year, forty-five years ago, the public schools of
Missouri received from the State government in aid only
$1,398,040.51. This was approximately $1.40 for each enumer-
ated pupil.
In the fiscal year of 1952-53, the school enumeration was
only 871,022134,070 less than in 1909 while State aid from
one-third of the general revenue for that year alone amounted to
$44,8 8 1,5 99 A9.
These figures are significant. They reveal that in the last
fiscal year, 1952-53, the State of Missouri spent nearly $51.00
for every enumerated pupil as compared with $1.40 in 1909.
This constfattes an approximate increase of $49.60 a pupil, or
an increase of 3,543 per cent.
The contention that our public schools are in need of greater
financial aid from the State due to an increased school enumera-
tion is not supported by the facts.
The records of the State Auditor's office show that during
all of the years from 1892 to 1943, when the school enumera-
tion exceeded 900,000 State aid to public schools was at a very
low figure as compared with the years from 1943 to and includ-
ing 1953. During these later years, when school enumeration
was at the lowest figure in the last half century, the public
schools received large and ever-increasing aid from the State
despite the decreased enumeration.
It is true that school enumeration has increased since the
year 1948-49, rising from 827,158 in that year to 871,022 in
1952-53. It is today, however, far below the enumeration
total of previous years running as far back as 1892.
School enrollment figures during the period 1930-31 to 1952-
53, as shown in the December, 1952, report of the Missouri
Citizens Commission for the Study of Education, tell virtually
the same story. The highest enrollment during this period was
730,410 in 1932-33. In that school year, 1932-33, the public
schools received only $3,387,816.52 in State aid.
Prom that year, 1932-33, until 1948-49, school enrollment
figures continued to decline while State aid to schools increased
termendously. In 1948-49, for example, there were but 632,001
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 321
enrolled pupils who received $36,124,190.54 in State aid. In
other words, there were 98,409 fewer enrolled pupils in 1948-49
than in 1932-33, but they received $32,736,374.02 more in State
aid.
If $3,387,816.52 in State aid provided for 730,410 enrolled
pupils in 1932-33, enrollment of 730,410 while State aid from
one-third of the general revenue alone had increased from
$3,387,816.52 in 1932-33 to $44,881,599.49 in 1952-53.
This amount was $41,493,782.97 more in State aid than was
provided for the 730,410 enrolled pupils just twenty years
before.
If $3,387,816.52 in State aid provided for 730,410 enrolled
pupils in 1932-33, surely the $44,491,401.54 now available in
State aid for our schools will be adequate for the fewer number
of enrolled pupils at this time.
These figures are not being cited with any thought of con-
tending that our teachers and school officials are being paid
excessive salaries or that the State government is spending too
much money for education. The laborer is truly worthy of his
hire and I feel as all Missourians do that our school system
should be as good as available finances will permit. My pri-
mary purpose is merely to show that State assistance to our
schools has been abundant and that it has increased tremen-
dously in recent years.
It has increased to the point where it is now consuming vir-
tually every cent of revenue the State receives each year in prop-
erty taxes, in income taxes, in liquor and beer taxes, in inher-
itance taxes, in county foreign insurance taxes and in all other
sources of taxes, with the sole exception of sales taxes.
This is interesting in view of the fact that comparisons
are often made to show that Missouri is not providing as gen-
erously as other states in State aid to its public schools.
In comparing Missouri with other states which claim to
spend more for public schools, however, it might be well to
examine the financial situations of some of the states which
are cited as shining examples.
California, for instance, is frequently mentioned as a ranking
school state because of a high per pupil guarantee in that
state. But, in the last two years, California has spent
$152,000,000 more from general revenue than it has taken in.
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Michigan is another state which is faced with serious
financial difficulties. It began its July 1, 1953 fiscal year with
a deficit of more than $90,000,000, all resulting from legislative
appropriations for schools and other purposes in excess of
revenue collections. Michigan's financial problem is so grave
that Governor G. Mennen Williams in his 1953 Message to the
Michigan General Assembly declared that it "over-shadows
in its urgency all other questions of public policy."
Other examples could be given ; however, these will suffice to
show that to compare what Missouri spends for its schools
with what other states spend, without showing the effect
upon the finances of those other states, is to give only part of
the picture.
In this connection, may I quote from an article by Roger
A. Freeman, in the October, 1953, issue of State Government,
the magazine of state affairs published by the Council of State
Governments. In discussing state aid to public schools and the
danger therein to state government, Mr. Freeman says :
"State grants-in-aid have accounted for a steadily growing
share of local government revenue for many years. They
are rising faster than state tax collections. States have
financed grants-in-aid by gradually using up surpluses
built up during the war years, by increasing tax rates and
by levying new taxes. A few states, in which executive-
legislative agreements on new taxes could not be reached,
went on a deficit basis.
" Every year since 1948 state expenditures have exceeded
general state revenues. The widening gap was narrowed
temporarily by the windfall in tax receipts that followed
the outbreak of the Korean conflict. State tax collections
now are flattening out. Further increases in state aid can
be financed only by tax increases/'
That, in brief, is the exact situation in Missouri today.
For the last several years we have been granting additional
aid to public schools out of surplus funds. These funds are
nearing exhaustion. We are spending more than we are taking
in. During the years just ahead we must either cut our school
garment to fit the cloth or we must provide for additional
cloth through the only available source increased taxes.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 323
I want to make it very clear here and now, that while I am
Governor of Missouri, I propose to protect and maintain the
solvency of our State government. I will not sit complacently
by, or cringe at the crack of the lobby whip, while State gov-
ernment year after year spends in excess of its revenues. What
has happened in California, in Michigan, and in other states
shall not happen in Missouri as long as I am Governor.
Comparisons of school finances with other states can also
be used, however, to show Missouri in a more favorable light
than it is generally depicted. For example, "The Book of The
States' ' for 1954-55, published by The Council of State Gov-
ernments, on page 247, shows that in 1952 the State of Missouri
spent 20.35 per cent of all total state expenditures on grants-in-aid
to local school districts. Only seven of the forty -eight states in that
year spent a greater percentage of their total expenditures for state
aid to schools than did Missouri. This is a highly gratifying
comparison for our State.
It must always be borne in mind, however, that a great
many factors, including the number of school districts each
state has, should be considered if Missouri is to be compared
with other states. The fact is that conditions of many kind[s]
vary so widely among the states that comparisons of such a
nature cannot serve as a fair basis for any school program.
But, regardless of the sufficiency of State assistance to
Missouri public schools in the past, it is my firm conviction
that the fiscal situation of the State at this time will not permit
of increased aid to the public schools.
An appropriation for such purpose could not come from the
general revenue fund at this time.
The estimated unobligated balance in the general revenue
fund at the close of the 1953-55 biennium is $12,273,568.58.
If revenue collections during the remaining sixteen months of
the biennium should decline, it will be far less. Against this
estimated $12,273,568.58 balance I have recommended to this
extra session emergency and necessary appropriations out of
the general revenue totaling $4,737,831.00. This includes a
$1,000,000.00 Federal grant to the Missouri Emergency
Drought Program which is now in the general revenue fund
and included in arriving at the estimated balance at the close
of the biennial period. A later Federal grant of $250,000.00 is
324 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
now in the general revenue fund but not included in these
calculations by the State Comptroller.
If these requested emergency appropriations of
$4,737,831.00 are approved by the General Assembly, the esti-
mated general revenue fund balance of $12,273,568.58 at the
close of the biennium would be reduced to $7,535,737.58.
But even this $7,535,737.58 cannot safely be appropriated
at this time. The balance in the general revenue fund should
never be reduced to a point below seven or eight million dollars.
This is true because at least seven or eight million dollars
should always be retained in this fund in order to permit the
State to operate on a cash basis and pay its bills on time.
This is because there are numerous times in each fiscal
year when collections are low and the State has to dip far into
its general revenue balance to meet current obligations.
For example, on July 1 and 2 of this fiscal year, the payment
of necessary legally incurred obligations due at that time
temporarily reduced the general revenue balance by
$7,400,000.00. Fortunately, the fund was in a healthy condi-
tion and could withstand the withdrawal. The incident serves
to emphasize, however, the importance of a safe general revenue
fund balance.
To appropriate from the general revenue fund balance to
a point destroying the State's ability to meet its obligations on
time would place the State in an unfavorable position in meet-
ing its current bills. This, of course, no Missourian would wish
to see.
It will be evident from the foregoing that the general reve-
nue balance cannot be looked to as a sound source for addi-
tional school appropriations, because for practical purposes it
now constitutes only a necessary operating balance. Even if
revenue collections for this biennium are in excess of the esti-
mate, as can only be a matter of conjecture at this time, the
general revenue fund balance still could not supply a substan-
tial added school appropriation.
It is estimated that the Postwar Reserve Fund will have an
unobligated balance of $9,411,631.69 at the close of this bien-
nium. At the time I vetoed the $9,250,000 school appropria-
tion against the Postwar Reserve Fund, I pointed out that that
appropriation was in fact for current expenditures although the
Postwar Reserve Fund was, specifically and only, a repository
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 325
for reserves, by law being "available only for post-war capital
projects, post-war public works, post-war unemployment
projects, and for other purposes considered by the general
assembly to be necessary for post-war rehabilitation and im-
provements for Missouri, . . ."
Thus the Postwar Reserve Fund is essentially a capital
purpose fund. Use of reserves for needed capital outlay, of
course, is sound because they are non-recurring and do not
establish the expectation that the appropriation will be
repeated over and over.
However, as I explained in my veto message, to resort to
the expedient of using postwar reserves for current purposes
leads to fiscal difficulties. It is highly objectionable because of
its misleading effect on the State's overall fiscal picture.
The $9,250,000.00 bonus school appropriation which I
vetoed would, if it had been approved, have wiped out the
estimated unobligated balance of $9,411,631.69 in the Postwar
Reserve Fund at the close of this biennium.
Besides using funds which had been specifically set aside
by law for non-current purposes, to have permitted that
$9,250,000.00 appropriation to stand would have led the public
schools to finance a level of expenditures from a temporary
source that cannot be expected to supply funds on a recurring
basis.
Such an appropriation from the Postwar Reserve Fund
would have been possible in 1953, but it would not be possible
again in 1955 when the General Assembly meets in regular
session because the Postwar Reserve Fund balance would
already have been practically exhausted.
When this General Assembly met in regular session in
January, 1953, it was estimated that the public schools of the
State would receive approximately $82,380,493.33 during the
1953-55 biennium as their one-third share of the State's general
revenue.
It has now developed, however, that this 1953 estimate
given the General Assembly for the present fiscal year is going
to be lower than actual revenue collections for the period.
During the first eight months of this fiscal year, collections
have exceeded those for the comparable months of the previous
year by $4,984,276.74. If this percentage of increase continues
during the remainder of this fiscal year, during which period
326 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
collections are unusually large, it is reasonable to expect that
the increased amount the schools will receive for this fiscal
year, over and above what this General Assembly had antici-
pated when it appropriated one-third of the general revenue to
the public schools in 1953, may run well over $5,000,000.00.
If this increase is reflected in the receipts for the next fiscal
year, 1954-55, then the public schools will receive during this
biennium from their one-third share of the general revenue a
sum far in excess of what this General Assembly had antici-
pated when making its 1953 appropriation giving the public
schools a one-third share of the general revenue.
More than that, it will be in excess of what the school lobby
had anticipated even including the $9,250,000.00 bonus school
appropriation that was not allowed.
I trust that it will be possible, as long as State finances
permit, for the public schools of Missouri to receive the gener-
ous State assistance they are now being accorded.
I do not believe, however, that the financial stability of
the State government should be endangered by increasing this
assistance beyond the reasonable ability of the State to pay.
We cannot afford to turn over to those we would educate
tomorrow's citizens a State government beset by financial
difficulties which render it helpless and powerless to serve all
of the people.
Education is a major responsibility of State government
but State government also has other major responsibilities,
such as Public Health and Welfare, Agriculture, Labor and
Industrial Relations, the Department of Revenue, the Judi-
ciary, Department of Corrections, State Elective Officers,
other agencies, and the General Assembly itself. It can ill
afford to pamper one and pauperize all of the rest. Nor can it
afford to add thereby to the already heavy burden of the
citizens of Missouri who must foot the bill at their tax counters.
Education has taught us the value and necessity of state
solvency. Now, through state solvency, we must insure the
advancement and continuation of education.
In view of the foregoing facts, and in view of the generous
aid now being accorded the public schools of Missouri by the
State, I definitely will not place the financing of Missouri's
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 327
public schools before this Extra Session of the Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly for consideration.
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
March 17, 1954
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 29, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 92*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 29, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
L. J. Sverdrup, 1155 Hillside Drive, St. Louis County,
Missouri, as a commissioner of the Bi-State Development
Agency, Department of Business and Administration, for a
term ending five years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th. General Assembly, Vol. II.
328 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 29, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 93*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 29, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Raymond Lucy, Parma, New Madrid County, Missouri,
as a member of the State Commission of Resources and De-
velopment, Department of Business and Administration, for a
term ending six years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 29, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, p. PJ*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 29, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Frederick L. Deming, 108 Portland Place, Webster Groves,
St. Louis County, Missouri, as a commissioner of the Bi-State
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M, DONNELLY' 329
Development Agency, Department of Business and Adminis-
tration, for a term ending November 10, 1954, and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Delos C. Johns,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 94*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 30, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
A. C. Bass, Democrat, Warrensburg, Johnson County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for the Central
Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1957, and
until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, James
Robert Garrison, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
330 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, p. 94*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 30, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
R. Paul Buchmueller, architect, Sikeston, Scott County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Registration for
Architects and Professional Engineers, Division of Registra-
tion and Examination, State Department of Education, for a
term ending October 29, 1959, and until his successor is ap-
pointed and qualified; vice, John M. Schaper, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 95*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 30, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Walter E. Bryan, professional engineer, 5915 De Giverville,
St. Louis, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Regis-
tration for Architects and Professional Engineers, Division of
Registration and Examination, State Department of Educa-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session,* 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 331
tion, for a term ending October 29, 1959, and until his successor
is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Siocty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 95*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 30, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
William M. Spann, professional engineer, 230 West 70th
Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member
of the State Board of Registration for Architects and Profes-
sional Engineers, Division of Registration and Examination,
State Department of Education, for a term ending November
26, 1959, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Eotira Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 96*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 30, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, VoL II,
332 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
B. E. Ragland, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, as
Director of the Division of Mental Diseases, Department of
Public Health and Welfare, for a term ending at the pleasure of
the Governor; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Second Extra
Session, Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, pp. 94-96*
To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives of
ike Sixty-Seventh General Assembly of Missouri, Second
Extra Session:
This is in reply to House Resolution No. 10 adopted by the
House of Representatives of the Sixty-Seventh General Assem-
bly, Extra Session, in which the Governor of the State of Mis-
souri is petitioned "to enlarge the subjects contained in his
proclamation calling the General Assembly into extra session
as to which subjects he recommends legislation, so as to in-
clude highway traffic legislation including a traffic speed
legislation to the end that this extra session of the General
Assembly may consider and enact proper highway traffic
legislation/ 7
I regret that I do not deem it advisable to comply with this
petition.
It is my firm conviction that a thorough and exhaustive
study and survey of all phases of highway safety are essential
prior to the enactment of highway safety legislation. This is
necessary in order to determine the kind and character of legis-
lation that could best cope with and solve in as great a degree
as humanly possible the vital problem of highway traffic safety.
The intricate and involved subject of highway safety is not
new. Countless suggestions and proposals have been advanced
over a long period of time with the view of bringing about a
*In Journal of the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 333
reduction in highway accidents and a greater measure of
safety for those who use our highways. But, in spite of all that
has been accomplished, this ghastly carnage on our highways
continues, resulting in an appalling loss of life and property
damage running into millions of dollars.
Recommendations as to the most effective method with
which to combat this problem are varied and ofttimes in con-
flict with each other. The principal line of reasoning would
indicate the advisability of the enactment of a State law lim-
iting the speed of motor vehicles by fixing a maximum speed
for highway travel. To insure compliance with such a legal
maximum speed, many urge the further legal requirement
that all cars licensed in Missouri be equipped with mechanical
"governors" which would not permit motor power in excess
of the maximum speed set by law.
There are informed individuals and organizations who
vigorously contend that to limit the speed of automobiles on
highways, particularly through the employment of "gov-
ernors," would materially add to the danger of highway travel
and in reality tend to increase rather than decrease highway
accidents. Power, or speed, they point out, makes possible
the avoidance of collisions in a great many instances, enabling
drivers to escape from hazardous positions and difficulties
through the utilization of power or speed.
There is, of course, another line of reasoning that the slow
or "pokey" driver is in fact a greater peril on our highways than
the speeder. They urge enactment of a State law fixing a
minimum speed limit below which motor cars cannot travel
on the highways.
Many other ways and means of aiding in the war on high-
way accidents have been presented. They pertain to highway
construction, highway warning signs and signals, highway
speed and safety zones, highway lines and markings, more
stringent drivers' license examinations, and more severe pen-
alties for violations of highway laws and traffic rules. In addi-
tion, there has always been an insistent demand for greater
patrol and surveillance of our highways by the State Highway
Patrol and all law enforcement agencies. Educational cam-
paigns stressing the importance of sober, sane, and careful
driving are also of major benefit in the movement for increased
highway safety.
334 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
A number of these subjects, however, are of a controversial
nature. What to one would seem the proper course of action
to take to best promote the cause of highway safety is opposed
by others.
These differences of opinion are cited to emphasize the
need for a complete and comprehensive inquiry into every
phase of the subject of highway safety before the enactment of
any highway safety legislation that might easily prove imprac-
tical and more detrimental than beneficial.
This would involve a thorough study and survey of the
cause, type, location, and time of occurrence of all accidents
on public highways over a period of years, as well as an exam-
ination of other contributing factors to accidents, such as
faulty brakes, defective steering apparatus, worn-out tires,
and mechanical defects in motor vehicles.
Such an all-inclusive survey would obviously be impossible
in the remaining days of the sixty-day constitutional limit of
the present extra session. It is also obvious that the proposed
survey could not have been completed even had the subject
of highway traffic legislation been included in the original
proclamation calling this extra session. Several months would
of necessity be required for the completion of such a thorough
survey and study of all phases of highway traffic safety. For
this reason, I recommended in the proclamation calling this
extra session that a Missouri Highway Safety Committee be
created by this General Assembly to conduct such a survey
and provided that it should present a report of its findings
and recommendations to the Sixty-Eighth General Assembly
in 1955.
This course would appear to be the logical approach to
this important problem which constitutes a major responsi-
bility of State government. We should know to as great a
degree as possible the legislation that will bring about the
desired results, before resorting to hasty and perchance
imprudent action.
While the problem of highway safety is acute in Missouri,
it is not more so than in recent years. For instance, in 1952
a total of 15,355 highway accidents were reported by the State
Highway Patrol, in which 834 persons were killed and 11,232
injured. In 1953, the State Patrol records show a total of
15,554 highway accidents in which 821 were killed and 11,332
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 335
injured. For the first two months of 1954, the number of
highway accidents, fatalities, and injured persons were vir-
tually the same as in the comparable months of both 1952 and
1953. These almost identical comparable statistics indicate
that while the highway safety problem is serious, it has not
become more so in the past few years.
The need for the highway safety survey I have recommend-
ed, and for which legislation already has been approved by
the Senate and is now pending before this House of Repre-
sentatives, is also evident from the position of this House of
Representatives itself upon the subject of highway safety.
For example, House Resolution No. 10 calls upon me to
enlarge my proclamation calling this extra session by including
therein the subject of highway traffic legislation. House Reso-
lution No. 10, however, received only 78 of the 157 votes of
this House of Representatives less than one-half when it
was adopted on March 10, 1954. This may be considered as
evidence of the difference of opinion existing within this House
upon this subject at the present time.
More important still, it will be recalled that during the
regular session of the General Assembly in 1953, Representa-
tives Pulis and Webber introduced House Bill No. 20, entitled,
"An Act to fix the rate of speed of motor vehicles upon the
highways of this state and to provide penalties for the violation
of this act."
When House Bill No. 20 was taken up for perfection by
this House of Representatives on February 3, 1953, however,
the vote was 49 Yes, 78 No, with 26 absent and three members
not voting.
I call attention to the decisive defeat of this bill to show
that, in my opinion, study and research are necessary upon the
subject of highway safety. The members of this General
Assembly apparently were not sufficiently informed upon the
need of legislation of this character to support it just a year
ago, when highway accidents were at a rate as large as at
present.
In view of the foregoing, I must decline to place the subject
of highway traffic legislation before the General Assembly for
consideration during this extra session. I again call upon this
General Assembly, however, to create the Missouri Highway
Safety Committee I recommended in my proclamation calling
336 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
this extra session. Then, when the General Assembly meets in
1955, this major problem of concern to every Missourian may
be approached with increased interest, enlightenment and
understanding.
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 12, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. Ill*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 12, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Dr. William A. Fuson, Republican, Trenton, Grundy
County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park
Board, for a term ending October 28, 1956, and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified, in accordance with the
provisions of House Committee Substitute For House Bills No.
8 & 32, an act of the 67th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, 1953; vice, Dr. George Grim, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 337
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 15, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 129-130*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 15, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Francis M. Wilson, Democrat, Platte City, Platte County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Commission of Resources
and Development, Department of Business and Administra-
tion, for a term ending six years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification and until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified; vice, Uel W. Lamkin, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 15, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 130*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 15, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Preston N. Cook, Democrat, Monett, Barry County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Commission of Resources
and Development, Department of Business and Administra-
tion, for a term ending six years from the time of his appoint-
*In Journal of the Senate, Reffular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
338 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
merit and qualification and until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 15, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty -
Seventh General Assembly, p. 130*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 15, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Daniel C. Rogers, Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, as
Chairman and a member of the State Board of Mediation,
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, for a term end-
ing three years from the time of his appointment and qualifica-
tion and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 15, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 131*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 15, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
*In Journal of the Senate, Reffular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 339
Albert Fults, 7042 Jamieson Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri,
as a member of the State Board of Mediation, Department of
Labor and Industrial Relations, as an employee holding mem-
bership in a labor union, for a term ending May 22, 1956, and
until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, Leo
Havey, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 15, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Eorira Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 131*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 15, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
J. John Gillis, Republican, Park Central Hotel, 300 West
Armour Boulevard, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri,
as a trustee of the State Board of Training Schools, Division
of Educational Institutions, Department of Corrections, for a
term ending six years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M, DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
340 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 15, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 15, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Eoctra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
James M. Robertson, Democrat, 229 Ward Parkway,
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member and
chairman of the State Tax Commission, Department of Reve-
nue, for a term ending six years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification and until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified; vice, C. C. Nance, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
APRIL 19, 1954
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Second Extra
Session, Sixty -Seventh General Assembly, pp. 172-174**
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Judge Conkling, Members of the
General Assembly, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Death is always a tragedy.
We may look upon this inevitable end of life's drama with
some degree of calm and composure when it visits the aged and
infirm, but when it falls upon the comparatively young in the
full flush of usefulness and responsive years, it is indeed a great
and mysterious catastrophe.
In this sad and solemn hour there comes, however, the
consoling and comforting thought that life is not measured in
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
**Tn Journal of the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 341
years alone not by mere heartbeats or figures on a dial but
by how much and how well one has really lived.
Lester A. Vonderschmidt, Speaker of the Missouri House
of Representatives, who passed away unexpectedly but peace-
fully April 14, 1954, only a few months after his life's sun had
touched the half century mark, lived much and lived well.
To him was given a brief span of years, far less than the
allotted three score and ten, but he crowded them with love
and devotion and service to his God, his family, his State, and
his fellow man.
He truly filled, as Kipling says of a real man "Every
unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run."
"Les" Vonderschmidt, as he was familiarly and affection-
ately known within these stately legislative halls, lived all of
his days within the confines of Holt County in Northwest
Missouri.
There he was born on June 12, 1903; there he attended
grade school and was graduated from high school; there he
engaged in the practice of the law following graduation from
the University of Missouri and admission to the Missouri
Bar; there he married and assumed an active and a prominent
part in the civic, church, social, and political affairs of his
community.
He first won statewide attention in 1934 when elected to
the House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1936, but
after that session decided not to seek a third term, desiring to
devote his entire time to the pursuit of the law. In 1946,
however, the yearning for governmental service returned and
he again became a legislative candidate, and was once more
elected as a State Representative. In 1948, in 1950, and finally
in 1952, he was reelected and in the opening days of this Gen-
eral Assembly in 1953 he was chosen as Speaker of the House,
which high position he occupied at the time of his passing.
This, of course, is but a brief and hurried outline of the
life and career of this fallen leader who rose to unusual promi-
nence in the governmental affairs of the State of Missouri.
Time will not permit of a full and detailed recitation of the
entire story of his life; of his early struggles and hardships; of
his long hours of study and effort; of his interest in and en-
deavors in behalf of his friends and his home town and county;
342 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
of his years of able and distinguished service to his State in the
role of a capable, courageous, and conscientious lawmaker.
I would call attention, however, to the constructive legisla-
tion he sponsored and supported legislation looking toward
a greater, more prosperous, more wholesome and desirable
State.
Never once during all of his twelve years of work and use-
fulness within these walls has the finger of suspicion of wrong-
doing been pointed in his direction.
In the consideration of pending legislation and in House
debate, he was the personification of logic, of courtesy, of under-
standing. Ever motivated by the courage of his convictions,
he never hesitated to speak out strongly and plainly for what he
believed to be the right and against what he believed to be the
wrong. But he always accorded every member the privilege
of following the dictates of their own reasoning and conscience.
In the Speaker's Chair, he was eminently just, fair, and
impartial. His unbiased rulings and decisions won for him the
respect and admiration of not only his colleagues but of the
public generally. In times of acrimonious and heated debate
or controversy, he exerted every effort to preserve harmony
and prevent discord. During his legislative career he not only
healed many wounds, but prevented many misunderstandings.
Personally, Speaker Vonderschmidt was friendly, jovial,
genial, generous. Of pleasing personality, he enjoyed life and
his associations with others to the fullest. A friend to many,
he captured and treasured the friendship of many.
He was dependable yet modest; able yet quiet; tolerant yet
conscientious; loyal yet sincere.
He was scrupulously fair and genuinely honest.
In a world of much guile and deceit, he was plain and unas-
suming.
Amid selfishness and indifference, he was deeply interested
in others and his role was that of a helping hand.
In an era of isms and dogmas, he pursued the even tenor of
his way, confident and unafraid.
He was a loving husband, charitable friend, helpful neigh-
bor, trustworthy public official, a Christian gentleman in every
sense of the word.
The fruits of his labors live on.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 343
His untimely passing is a distinct and irreparable loss to our
State, but his memory will be preserved and enshrined with
hoops of steel in the hearts and minds of those who knew and
in knowing learned to love and admire him for his many sterling
qualities.
"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."
Of Lester A. Vonderschmidt it may well be said :
"The night is darker because his light
has gone out; the world is not so warm
because his heart has grown cold in
death."
[PHIL M. DONNELLY]
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
Front the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 145*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office;
William A. Robertson, 7304 Campbell, Kansas City, Jack-
son County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State
Board of Accountancy, Division of Registration and Examina-
tion, State Department of Education, for a term ending five
years from the time of his appointment and qualification and
until his successor is duly appointed and qualified ; vice, Thomas
J. Cusack, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
344 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 145*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Sam B. Cook, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, as a
member of the State Advisory Council to the Division of
Health, for a term ending two years from the time of his ap-
pointment and confirmation; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 151*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
M. J. McQueen, Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, as a
member of the Public Service Commission, Department of
Business and Administration, for a term ending May 22, 1959,
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 345
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
Prank Collier, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Roctra Session, Siocty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 151-152*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Eoctra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Dick Richardson, Republican, 707 West Tenth Street,
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the
Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Kansas City,
Missouri, for a term ending four years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, Paul D. Walker, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Eoctra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 152*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Eoctra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
346 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Joseph B. Thompson, Republican, 815 West 60th Street
Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member
and Secretary of the Board of Election Commissioners for the
City of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending four years
from the time of his appointment and qualification and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Paul Van
Osdol, Jr., term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Eoctra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 152-153*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
David T. Cavanaugh, Democrat, 6557 Holmes Street,
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the
Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Kansas City,
Missouri, for a term ending four years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, John W. Oliver, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Reoular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 347
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From ike Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 153*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Thomas A. Webster, 3204 Lockridge Street, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Cu-
rators of Lincoln University of Missouri, State Department of
Education, for a term ending January 1, 1960, and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified ; vice, Earl D. Thomas,
term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 153-154*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
George E. Roberts, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Curators of Lincoln University
of Missouri, State Department of Education, for a term end-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
348 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
ing January 1, 1958, and until Ms successor is duly appointed
and qualified; vice, Dr. A. W, Fox, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 154*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
APRIL 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Dr. August T. Piper, 4773 Labadie Street, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Curators of Lincoln Uni-
versity of Missouri, State Department of Education, for a
term ending January 1, 1960, and until his successor is duly
appointed and qualified; vice, Dr. Alvin W. Rose, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 349
Carl G. Stifel, 625 South Skinker, St. Lotus, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Curators of Lincoln University of
Missouri, State Department of Education, for a term ending
January 1, 1960, and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From ike Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 155*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
A. D. Sappington, Democrat, Columbia, Boone County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Highway Commission, for a
term ending six years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified ; vice, John J. Powers, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
350 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p, 155*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
M. C. Matthes, Republican, Hillsboro, Jefferson County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Highway Commission, for
a term ending six years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified; vice, John C. Harlin, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Rodney D. Choplin, Democrat, 1855 Harvard, Indepen-
dence, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of
Election Commissioners for Jackson County, Missouri, for a
term ending four years from the time of his appointment and
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 351
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified; vice, Leo N. Walker, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of ike Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 156*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Vivian Truman, Democrat, Grandview, Jackson County,
Missouri, as a member and Chairman of the Board of Election
Commissioners for Jackson County, Missouri, for a term end-
ing four years from the time of his appointment and qualifica-
tion and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, Chas. R. Layland, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 157*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session* 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
352 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
John W. Mitchell, Republican, 1246 East Walnut Street,
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member and
Secretary of the Board of Election Commissioners for Jackson
County, Missouri, for a term ending four years from the time
of his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, A. E, Garvin, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 20, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, p. 157*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 20, 1954
To the Senate of the 67th General Assembly in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
A. B. Taylor, Republican, 1912 Scott, Independence,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Elec-
tion Commissioners for Jackson County, Missouri, for a term
ending four years from the time of his appointment and quali-
fication and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified ;
vice, Harvey Roney, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 353
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY 6, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, pp. 32-36
To the Members of the Sixty-Eighth General Assembly of Mis-
souri:
In compliance with Section 24, Article IV of the Missouri
Constitution, I submit herewith the Executive Budget for
the 1955-1957 biennium.
On page 1 of the Budget will be found a statement of the
General Revenue for the period July 1, 1953 to June 30, 1955,
inclusive. This statement shows an estimated balance as of
June 30, 1955 of 20,625,414.34 but, if collections continue for
the next seven months as they have done in the past five
months for this fiscal year, this amount will be increased to
more than $30,000,000.00. Prom this amount should be de-
ducted any emergency appropriations made by the Sixty-
Eighth General Assembly for the remainder of the 1954-55
fiscal year.
On pages 5 to 7, inclusive, are shown the receipts into the
General Revenue Fund for the fiscal years 1950-51, 1951-52,
1952-53, 1953-54, and the estimated receipts for the 1954-55
fiscal year. The estimated receipts into the General Revenue
Fund for the 1955-57 biennium indicate a total of $273,890,-
678.00. From this amount should be deducted certain items,
such as refunds, U. S. Flood Control Leases, National Forest
Timber Sales, Sales of Court Reports and similar fees, in the
sum of $1,393,800.00, leaving a balance of $272,496,878.00.
If one-third of this amount is set aside for free public schools,
as has been done in previous years, $90,832,292.66 must be
deducted from the above $272,496,878.00, which will leave
$181,664,585.34 plus the above deductible items in the sum of
$1,393,800.00, making a total of $183,058,385.34, estimated
for the Net General Revenue after said one-third has been
deducted for free public schools, based on the present revenue
laws.
On page 3 of the Budget is a summary of the requests from
all State departments for appropriations for the 1955-57
biennium. The revised requests from the General Revenue
354 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Fund total $192,457,910.96 or $9,399,525.62 in excess of the
estimated revenue for this biennial period.
I am fully aware of the rising cost of State government in
Missouri. It is and should be a cause of serious concern to all
of us. However, increased governmental services and increased
costs of living and administration have brought about inev-
itable increased governmental costs.
Government in Missouri costs more today because govern-
ment renders a greater number of our people a greater number
of services than ever before in State history. These services,
such as health, welfare, and educational programs, are services
the people demand and to which they are entitled.
In recent years there has been a marked tendency to curtail
State governmental agencies and institutions by denying to
them essential appropriations for efficient and proper operation.
This policy has proved to be false economy.
I am of the firm opinion that every dollar of the taxpayers'
money should be carefully and wisely expended. I do not be-
lieve, however, that State services should be curtailed and
State agencies should be forced to operate in a miserly fashion
and with an underpaid and understaffed personnel for the
mere sake of economy. Such a practice costs far more in the
long run. Lack of essential administration always results in
loss of State revenue through reduced tax collections.
With a view of extending to every division of the State
government adequate and essential operating funds, I have
recommended appropriations for the 1955-57 biennium from
the General Revenue Fund in the sum of $182,800,710.26, as
appears on page 4 of the Budget. This amount of
$182,800,710.26 deducted from $183,058,385.34, estimated
Net General Revenue (Budget, page 7), will leave a balance of
$257,675.08 from the anticipated net General Revenue Fund
for said biennium not recommended.
This is a comparatively small General Revenue Fund bal-
ance. It must be borne in mind, however, that, in addition
thereto, there will exist a balance of between Twenty and
Thirty Million Dollars in the General Revenue Fund from
which I am not recommending any appropriations during the
next two years.
This substantial balance will constitute a comfortable
State financial cushion for the 1955-57 biennium a cushion
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 355
to absorb any unanticipated necessary expenditure or any
unexpected decline in State revenues.
The foregoing recommended appropriations will leave a
balanced budget for the 1955-57 biennium, if they are carried
out by the Sixty-Eighth General Assembly, which has full
authority to make such changes as its judgment may determine.
In regard to recommended appropriations for the Division
of Welfare of the Department of Public Health and Welfare,
I would call the attention of the General Assembly to an
estimate of the Division of Welfare that the cost of the Old
Age Assistance Program will amount to $163,620,000.00 during
the 1955-57 biennium. Of this amount, the State would pay
$57,510,000.00 and the Federal Government $106,110,000.00.
In my recent message to the Sixty-Eighth General Assem-
bly, I recommended that the General Assembly enact lien
and recovery legislation affecting Old Age Assistance. If lien
and recovery legislation is enacted by this General Assembly,
it is my opinion the Old Age Assistance Program in Missouri
will be reduced not less than ten per cent. Therefore, I am
recommending an appropriation from the General Revenue
Fund of $51,759,000.00 for Old Age Assistance, which is ap-
proximately ten per cent less than the amount of State money
estimated to be required in the absence of such legislation.
On page 2 of the Budget is shown a summary of appropria-
tion bills as enacted by the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly
for the 1953-55 biennium and approved by the Governor.
On pages 8 to 11, inclusive, are shown the receipts from the
various State and Federal funds received by the State Treas-
urer for the fiscal years 1950-1951, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54,
estimated receipts 1954-55, and the estimated receipts for the
1955-57 biennium.
I am recommending for the 1955-57 biennium, ap-
propriations totaling $55,180,806.00 out of the State and Insti-
tutional Funds; $179,890,434.00 out of Federal Funds;
$248,512,880.00 out of Highway Funds; $4,003,000.00 out of
the County Aid Road Fund, and $90,832,292.66 out of the
State School Moneys Fund.
On page 1 of the Budget will be found a statement showing
total transfers from the General Revenue Fund into the Post-
war Reserve Fund with expenditures for the fiscal year 1946-47,
1947-48, 1948-49 and for the bienniums 1949-51, 1951-53, and
356 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
appropriations for 1953-55, leaving an unobligated balance of
$9,389,101.20. However, I am recommending appropriations
out of this Fund in the amount of $7,111,000.00 for the 1955-57
biennium and $35,000.00 Emergency Appropriation which
amounts deducted from the $9,389,101.20, would leave an
unobligated balance of $2,243,101.20.
Again calling your attention to the estimated balance in the
General Revenue Fund of $20,625,414.34 as of June 30, this
year, and a possible balance of more than $30,000,000.00 if
collections continue for the next seven months as they have
done in the past five months of this fiscal year, I recommend
that the General Assembly transfer $10,000,000.00 of this
balance to the Postwar Reserve Fund as a State financial
backlog for future safety and security.
I am not recommending in this Executive Budget requested
construction projects at State institutions involving an appro-
priation of approximately $50,000,000.00. In my recent bien-
nial message to the Sixty-eighth General Assembly I recom-
mended the submission by this General Assembly of a consti-
tutional amendment authorizing a bond issue not to exceed
$75,000,000.00 for the purpose of modernizing, rehabilitating
and rebuilding the penal, eleemosynary, and higher educational
institutions of Missouri. This proposed bond issue would take
care of all requested construction projects in this Executive
Budget and many others. It would mean that the penal,
eleemosynary, and higher educational institutions of this State
would be placed on the most advanced basis in State annals
and on a par with if not superior to like institutions in other
states of the Union.
I have recommended as emergency appropriations to
enable several departments and institutions (each listed indi-
vidually in the Budget) to complete this fiscal year ending
June 30, 1955, the following amounts:
From the General Revenue Fund . .$2,038,840.32
From the Postwar Reserve Fund . . 35,000.00
From State and Institutional Funds 1,530,760.00
From Highway Funds 1,750,000.00
Supporting claims submitted by all the State departments
and institutions setting out their reasons for budget requests,
have been compiled in book form by the State Budget Office
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 357
and sufficient copies have been made available for all members
of the General Assembly for a more detailed study by them.
Section 24, Article IV of the Missouri Constitution provides
that the Governor shall make recommendations for any laws
necessary to supply revenue sufficient to meet the expenditure.
The State of Missouri is in a sound financial condition and
the anticipated revenues should be easily sufficient to meet
the appropriations recommended in this Executive Budget
during the ensuing biennium.
It is advisable that I call to the attention of the General
Assembly that the only State bond obligation consists of the
outstanding State of Missouri Road Bonds, which at the close
of the present fiscal year, June 30, 1955, will amount to
$6,500,000.00 all of which will become due in the 1955-57
biennium, also $270,000.00 for interest on Road Bonds and
$20,000.00 additional for old interest payments due and unpaid,
making a total of $6, 790,000 .00 for payment of bonds and
interest.
However, we have an unfunded debt, as follows:
Under the provisions of Sectionfs] 161.180-172.610, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1949, as reenacted by Senate Bills No. 51
and No. 67 of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly, Laws, Mis-
souri, 1951, pages 472 and 492, there is an unfunded debt con-
sisting of certificates of indebtedness issued by the State of
Missouri to the State Public School Fund amounting to
$3,159,000.00. Annual interest of $187,040.00 on these cer-
tificates of indebtedness is paid from the State Interest Fund
to the State School Moneys Fund for distribution to the Free
Public Schools.
There are also certificates of indebtedness issued to the
State Seminary Fund amounting to $1,239,839.42. Annual
interest of $63,211.97 on these certificates of indebtedness is
paid by transfer from the State Interest Fund to the State
Seminary Moneys Fund to be appropriated for the maintenance
of the University of Missouri, the School of Mines and Metal-
lurgy, and the James S. Rollins University scholarship.
The total of these two funds amounts to $4,398,839.42.
A careful analysis of the facts and figures contained in this
message and the Executive Budget reveals the necessity for
economy in the expenditure of all State funds. It will be seen
that requests from the General Revenue Fund have been re-
358 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
duced five per cent in order to present an economical Budget
with total anticipated revenues available for the biennium and
in no case should appropriations be made for a greater total
than the anticipated revenue.
In conclusion, I would again emphasize that serious
thought should be given to ways and means of checking the
rapid and continuous increase in the cost of the State govern-
ment of Missouri whenever and wherever it may be done with-
out the sacrifice of public services and efficient governmental
management.
It is our responsibility as the chosen representatives of the
people always to operate the State government well within its
income and at one and the same time extend to the people
every necessary aid and the best possible service. The welfare
of the people and the solvency of the government that makes
their welfare possible are inseparable and should ever be upper-
most in our minds.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY 10, 1955
From ike Journal of the Senate, p. 87
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 10, 1955
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV, of the 1945
State Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration
requests made by certain State departments and agencies for
Emergency Appropriations, which appear necessary to cany
out the provisions of the law for the remainder of the present
fiscal year ending June 30, 1955.
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriations:
For Missouri School for the Blind From State
School Moneys Fund $9,000.00
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 359
For Vocational Rehabilitation of Handicapped
Persons From the General Revenue Fund $9,360.86
For State Highway Department From the
State Highway Department Fund for the comple-
tion of State Highway Building in Jefferson City
now under construction $270,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 81
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 12, 1955
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV, of the 1945
State Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration
requests made by certain State departments and agencies for
Emergency Appropriations, which appear necessary to carry
out the provisions of the law for the remainder of the present
fiscal year ending June 30, 1955.
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriations:
For St. Louis State Hospital From Federal
Funds For the expenditure of Federal Funds re-
ceived from the Research Grant Award under Sec-
tion 301 (d) of the Public Health Service Act as
amended $10,000.00
Central Missouri State College For Operation
From General Revenue Fund $14,458.84
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
360 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 107
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 12, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Oliver B. Ferguson, Fredericktown, Madison County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Curators of the Uni-
versity of Missouri, State Department of Education, for a
term ending January 1, 1961, and until his successor is duly
appointed and qualified; vice, William P. Elmer, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 107-108
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 12, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Randall R. KStt, Qnllicothe, Livingston County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Curators of the University of
Missouri, State Department of Education, for a term ending
January 1, 1961, and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified; vice, Doctor Glenn W. Hendren, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 361
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 108
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 12, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Powell B. McHaney, 2 Ridgemoor Drive, Clayton, St.
Louis County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Curators
of the University of Missouri, State Department of Education,
for a term ending January 1, 1961, and until his successor is
duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 108-109
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 13, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
W. A. Cable, Democrat, Hannibal, Marion County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Board of Regents for the Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1961,
362 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 109
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 13, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
P. M. Marr, Democrat, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Regents for the Northeast Mis-
souri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri, State
Department of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1961,
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pf. 109-110
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 13, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 363
Fred A. Groves, Democrat, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girar-
deau County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents
for the Southeast Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, State Department of Education, for a term ending
January 1, 1961, and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 13, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 110
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 13, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Eugene L. McGee, Republican, Poplar Bluff, Butler Coun-
ty, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for the
Southeast Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
State Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1961, and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
364 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, f. 110
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Lewis M. Means, Democrat, Fayette, Howard County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole,
Department of Corrections, for a term ending July 1, 1960,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, Eugene
W. Couey, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. Ill
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Ben B. Stewart, Democrat, Cameron, Clinton County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole,
Department of Corrections, for a term beginning August 1,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 365
1954, and ending July 1, 1958, and until his successor is ap-
pointed and qualified; vice, O. J. Creach, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. Ill
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Elwood B. Robinson, Republican, Kirksville, Adair County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole,
Department of Corrections, for a term ending July 1, 1956,
and until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, John
D. Pels, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 112
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
366 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Doctor Garold O. Sigars, Democrat, Belt Highway and
Clay, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, as a member of
the Missouri Veterinary Board, for a term of four years ending
October 28, 1958, and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified, in accordance with the Laws of Missouri, 1953,
Page 605 ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 112
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Miss Nelle Morgan, Independence Sanitarium, Independ-
ence, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the State
Board of Nursing, for a term ending July 6, 1957, and until
her successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 367
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 112-113
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Mrs. Gladys Combs, 512 South Main Street, Springfield,
Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Nursing, for a term ending July 6, 1956, and until her successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Miss Ophelia Mae
Perkins, resigned, also term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 113
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Marvin W. Smith, Salisbury, Chariton County, Missouri,
as Director of Civil Defense, Division of Civil Defense, for a
368 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
term beginning July 9, 1954, and ending at the pleasure of
the Governor; vice, Arthur S. McDaniel, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 113-114
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
N. W. Helm, Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri,
as a member of the Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission,
Department of Business and Administration, for a term end-
ing August 5, 1959, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 114
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 369
Spencer H. Givens, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri,
as Director of the Division of Workmen's Compensation, De-
partment of Labor and Industrial Relations, for a term ending
July 1, 1958, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate y p. 114
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Charles E. Gates, Democrat, 6923 College Avenue, Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Industrial
Commission of Missouri of the Department of Labor and In-
dustrial Relations to represent employees, for a term ending
July 1, 1960, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, Frank J. Lahey, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
370 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 115
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Hampton S. Chambers, President Hotel, Fourteenth and
Baltimore Streets, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri,
as a member and Chairman of the Board of Election Commis-
sioners for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for a term ending
four years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 11:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Mrs. Edna Marie Pray, 420 West Eleventh Street, Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the State
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 371
Board of Cosmetology, Division of Registration and Examina-
tion, State Department of Education, for a term ending four
years from the time of her appointment and qualification and
until her successor shall be appointed and qualified ; vice, Owen
P. Clayton, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the journal of the Senate, p. 116
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Gerald H. Frieling, 1202 Romany Road, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Mediation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, an
employer of labor, for a term ending October 25, 1957, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
372 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 116
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
John Alvin White, 2501 Sylvanie Street, St. Joseph, Bu-
chanan County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Mediation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, an
employee holding membership in a labor union, for a term
ending October 25, 1957, and until his successor is appointed
and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 117
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Amos A. Govero, Democrat, Festus, Jefferson County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Education, for a
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 373
term ending July 1, 1962, and until his successor shall be ap-
pointed and qualified; vice, Everett Keith, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 117
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Nelson B. Tinnin, Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri,
as a member of the State Soil Districts Commission, State
Department of Education, for a term ending July 6, 1957,
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 118
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
374 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Louis L. Duncan, 9806 Jewel Court, Independence, Jackson
County, Missouri, as Director of the Division of Industrial
Inspection, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, for
a term ending four years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 118
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To ike Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
J. S. Williamson, Democrat, Route 4, Columbia, Boone
County, Missouri, as a trustee of the State Board of Training
Schools, Division of Educational Institutions, Department of
Corrections, for a term ending July 1, 1960, and until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 375
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 119
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor Harold M. Plaster, Democrat, Joplin, Jasper Coun-
ty, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Chiropody,
Division of Registration and Examination, State Department
of Education, for a term ending July 1, 1958, and until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 119
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 14, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Charles C. Keith, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, as Direc-
tor of the Division of Mine Inspection, Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations, for a term ending July 1, 1958, and
376 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 126
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
H. F. Simrall, Democrat, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri,
as a member of the Board of Regents for Northwest Missouri
State College, Maryville, Missouri, State Department of
Education, for a term ending January 1, 1961, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 127
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 377
Arlis B. Vogt, Republican, Stanberry, Gentry County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for the North-
west Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1961, and
until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, W. M.
Harrison, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 127
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
William C. Cockrill, Democrat, 1055 South Weller Avenue,
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the
Board of Regents for the Southwest Missouri State College,
Springfield, Missouri, State Department of Education, for a
term ending January 1, 1961, and until his successor is duly
appointed and qualified; vice, Roger H. Taylor, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
378 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, -p. 128
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
George T. Carr, Democrat, Lebanon, Laclede County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for the South-
west Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri, State De-
partment of Education, for a term ending January 1, 1961,
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
Ben F. Weir, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY 24, 1955
From the Journal oj the House of Representatives, pp. 134-135
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 24, 1955
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV, of the 1945 State
Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration re-
quests made by certain State departments and agencies for
Emergency Appropriations, which appear necessary to carry
out the provisions of the law for the remainder of the present
fiscal year ending June 30, 1955.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 379
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriations :
Director of Revenue For purchase of Stamps for Liquor
Inspection-
From General Revenue Fund $21,220.00
Grain Warehouse Department From Grain Warehouse
Fund, as follows :
Personal Service $15,500.00
Repairs and Replacements 8,500.00
Operation 6,000.00
Total $30,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 25, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 154-155
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 25, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Leonard R. Huscher, Republican, Higginsville, Lafayette
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Regents for
the Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri,
State Department of Education, for a term ending January 1,
1961, and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
380 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 25, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 155
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 25, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. J. H. Hart, Democrat, 3610 Gillham Road, Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of
Regents for the Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg,
Missouri, State Department of Education, for a term ending
January 1, 1961, and until her successor is duly appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
JANUARY 25, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 155
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
January 25, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
John Ralph Hutchison, Republican, Caruthersville, Pemis-
cot County, Missouri, as a member of the State Tax Commis-
sion, Department of Revenue, for a term ending January 23,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 381
1956, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, Jesse A. Mitchell, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 4, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 199
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 4, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. Ruby M. Hart, 920 Pine Street, St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Nursing, for a term ending three years from the time of her
appointment and qualification and until her successor shall
be appointed and qualified; vice, Doctor Paul Murphy, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 4, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 199-200
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 4, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
382 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Mrs. Alice Henderson, 3602 Mitchell Avenue, St. Joseph,
Buchanan County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board
of Nursing, for a term ending three years from the time of her
appointment and qualification and until her successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, Miss Lucy Hoblitzelle, resigned
and term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 4, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 200
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 4, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Sister Mary Fabian Hutti, St. Joseph Hospital, 2510 East
Linwood, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as a mem-
ber of the State Board of Nursing, for a term ending three
years from the time of her appointment and qualification and
until her successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment .
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 383
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 4, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 200
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 4, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mrs. Loucretta E. Watson, 4362 St. Louis Avenue, St.
Louis, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Nursing,
for a term ending three years from the time of her appointment
and qualification and until her successor shall be appointed
and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FEBRUARY 14, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 322
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly:
In compliance with Section 25, Article IV, of the 1945
State Constitution, I submit for your immediate consideration
request made by the State Department of Education, Division
of Public Schools, for Emergency Appropriation, which appears
necessary to carry out the provisions of the law for the remain-
der of the present fiscal year ending June 30, 1955.
I recommend the following Emergency Appropriation
from Federal Funds: Section All allotments or
grants of funds from the Federal Government which may be
received for the biennial period ending June 30, 1955, which
may be paid into the State Treasury for the purpose of carrying
384 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
out the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act, as amend-
ed or as may hereafter be amended, relating to the making of
determinations of disability under Title II of such Act shall
stand and are hereby appropriated to the State Board of Edu-
cation. The State Comptroller is hereby authorized to prepare
and certify to the State Auditor, and the State Auditor is
hereby authorized to issue warrants for any such funds in the
State Treasury, all in the manner required by the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Federal authority or by the
State Board of Education.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 16, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 264
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 16, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Frederick L. Deming, 108 Portland Place, Webster Groves,
St. Louis County, Missouri, as a commissioner of the Bi-State
Development Agency, Department of Business and Adminis-
tration, for a term ending November 10, 1959, and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 385
TO THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 16, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 264
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
February 16, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your
consent and approval the following appointment to office :
McMillan Lewis, 42 Narragansett Drive, Clayton, St.
Louis County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Advisors
for the Missouri School for the Blind, State Department of
Education, for a term of four years from the time of his ap-
pointment and qualification and until his successor is appointed
and qualified; vice, Mrs. Emmett P. North, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 8, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 410-411
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 8, 1955
Dear Mr. Bauer:
Please convey to the members of the State Senate my sin-
cere thanks and appreciation for the bouquet of beautiful red
roses which they presented me in remembrance of my birthday
March 6. I also deeply appreciate the splendid birthday
tribute paid me in the Resolution adopted by the Senate.
Thanking you and with kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
386 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
TO THE SENATE
APRIL 28, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 930
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
April 28, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
William M. Robertson, Republican, 2606 East Fifteenth
Street, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, as a member of the
State Highway Commission, for a term ending April 20, 1960,
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice,
M. C. Matthes, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 10, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1039-1040
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 10, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Rolla E. Stephens, 711 Virginia Avenue, Joplin, Jasper
County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Real Estate
Commission, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending three years from
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 387
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 10, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1138
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 10, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Oran G. Arnold, 700 Barnes Avenue, Oakwood Village,
Clay County, Missouri, Republican, as a member of the Ath-
letic Commission of the State of Missouri, Department of
Business and Administration, for a term ending May 21, 1956,
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
Willis C. Theis, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 10, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1139
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 10, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
388 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Floyd W. Jones, 619 Stanford, Springfield, Greene County,
Missouri, Democrat, as a member and chairman of the Athletic
Commission of the State of Missouri, Department of Business
and Administration, for a term beginning May 21, 1955, and
ending May 21, 1959, and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 11, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1139
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 11, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
E. L. McClintock, Democrat, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girar-
deau County, Missouri, as a member of the Public Service
Commission, Department of Business and Administration, for
a term ending April 15, 1961, and until his successor is duly
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 389
TO THE SENATE
MAY 11, 1955
From ike Journal of the Senate, p. 1140
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 11, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Douglas D. McDonald, Republican, 323 Washington
Street, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, as a member of
the Public Service Commission, Department of Business and
Administration, for a term ending six years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, Henry McKay Gary, term ex-
pired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 11, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1140
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
MAY 11, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
J. Frank Hensley, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Advisors for the Missouri School for
the Deaf, State Department of Education, for a term ending
390 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
March 28, 1959, and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 11, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1140-1141
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 11, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Mitchell White, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Advisors for the Missouri School for
the Deaf, State Department of Education, for a term ending
four years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
Dr. D. P, Dyer, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 11, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1141
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 11, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 391
Doctor Ernest J. Tietjen, Jr., 607 Madison Street, Jefferson
City, Cole County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board
of Optometry, Division of Registration and Examination,
State Department of Education, for a term ending July 6,
1955, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, Dr. Max E. Arenson, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 16, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1171-1172
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 16, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Olin N. Bell, Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri, as a
member of the Personnel Advisory Board, Personnel Division
of the Department of Business and Administration, for a term
ending July 31, 1960, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
392 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MAY 16, 1955
From the Journal oj the Senate, p. 1172
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 16, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
James W. Price, Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri, as a
member of the Personnel Advisory Board, Personnel Division
of the Department of Business and Administration, for a term
ending July 31, 1958, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, W. F. Keyser, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor. '
TO THE SENATE
MAY 16, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1213-1214
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 16, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Ray R. Dolan, 9037 McKnight Woods, St. Louis County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Real Estate Commis-
sion, Division of Registration and Examination, State Depart-
ment of Education, for a term ending three years from the
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 393
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 17, 1955
From ike Journal of the Senate, p. 1214
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor Neil D. Conley, 3844 Central Street, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners, Division of Registration and Exami-
nation, State Department of Education, for a term ending
three years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
Doctor Buell O. Boring, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1214-1215
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
394 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
Doctor Arlie E. Bonar, 709 South Fremont Street, Spring-
field, Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board
of Chiropractic Examiners, Division of Registration and Exam-
ination, State Department of Education, for a term ending
three years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
Doctor Lial J. Shay, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 17, 1955
From the Journal of ike Senate, p. 1215
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
Doctor Alice L. Aderholt, 3121 Lemp Avenue, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending three years from
the time of her appointment and qualification and until her
successor shall be appointed and qualified ; vice, Doctor Louis
H. Bender, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 395
TO THE SENATE
MAY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1215-1216
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor S. J. Durham, 1930 North Circle, Jefferson City,
Cole County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners, Division of Registration and Exam-
ination, State Department of Education, for a term ending
three years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 17, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1216
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 17, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Doctor T. C. Oyler, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, as
a member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Di-
vision of Registration and Examination, State Department of
Education, for a term ending three years from the time of his
396 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 18, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1259-1260
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 18, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office:
James Coffman, Salem, Dent County, Missouri, as a mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Soldiers' Home at
St. James, Missouri, Division of Welfare, Department of Pub-
lic Health and Welfare, for a term beginning May 31, 1955,
and ending four years from the time of his appointment and
qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified; vice, Curtis Logan, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 18, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1260
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 18, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 397
Foster B. McHenry, Green Berry Road, Jefferson City,
Cole County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Trustees
of the Federal Soldiers' Home at St. James, Missouri, Division
of Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, for a
term beginning May 31, 1955, and ending four years from the
time of his appointment and qualification and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Elmer Snyder,
term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 18, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1260-1261
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 18, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Drura D. Salveter, Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Soldiers'
Home at St. James, Missouri, Division of Welfare, Department
of Public Health and Welfare, for a term beginning May 31,
1955, and ending four years from the time of his appointment
and qualification and until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified; vice, W. W. Jackson, resigned and term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
398 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MAY 18, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, p. 1261
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 18, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith for your con-
sent and approval the following appointment to office :
Leo L. Hawkins, Cabool, Texas County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Soldiers' Home
at St. James, Missouri, Division of Welfare, Department of
Public Health and Welfare, for a term beginning upon his
qualification and ending April 7, 1957, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified; vice, Ralph W. Vieman,
resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MAY 25, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1357-1358
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 25, 1955
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri:
I return to you Senate Bill No. 66, entitled :
"AN ACT
"To establish the highway employees' and highway patrol
retirement system; providing for its membership, right, power,
duties, liabilities, administration, and for legal proceedings by
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 399
and against it; providing for the qualifications, selection, pow-
ers, duties, and compensation of its officers and employees;
providing for the retirement of employees of the Missouri state
highway patrol and of the state highway commission of Mis-
souri ; providing for financing the system by payroll deductions
and appropriations; providing for the rights of members and
beneficiaries, for disability benefits, and for annuities and
benefits upon retirement, death, or separation of members from
service ; providing for punishment of fraud ; and defining terms. "
On May 25, 1955, I approved said Senate Bill No. 66.
In doing so, I call attention to the fact that the bill con-
tains minor inconsistencies which give rise to some question
as to whether or not twenty years' service is essential in order
to permit the retirement at age 55 of members of the Highway
Patrol. However, any member of the Patrol who will have
reached the age of 55 within at least the next two years will
have had twenty years 5 service. Therefore, as a practical
matter, this problem will not arise during that time.
I do recommend that at the next session of the General
Assembly the inconsistencies be corrected so that, should the
situation arise where a patrolman reaches the age of 55 without
having had twenty years of service, his status under the retire-
ment system will be free from doubt.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JUNE 23, 1955
Front the Journal of the Senate, p. 1497
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith Senate Bill No. 212, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal section 57.330, RSMo 1949, relating to sheriffs,
compensation of sheriffs in class two counties, and to enact
in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject in
counties of second class, to be known as section 57.330."
400 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
On June 23, 1955, I approved said Senate Bill No. 212.
However, I wish to call attention to the following :
The terms of the incumbents in the office involved under
this bill began January 1, 1953, and will expire December 31,
1956. Under Section 13 of Article VII, Constitution of Mis-
souri, 1945, the compensation of a county officer may not be
increased during the term of office. In view of this constitu-
tional prohibition, the salary increase provided in this bill
cannot become effective prior to the conclusion of the present
terms of the sheriffs of second class counties.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JUNE 23, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 1970
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Committee Substitute For
House Bill No. 297, entitled:
"AN ACT
'To repeal Sections 56.160 and 56.260 R. S. Mo. 1949,
relating to salaries of prosecutor, assistant prosecutor and
clerical help, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections
relating to the same subject/'
On June 23, 1955, I approved said House Committee Sub-
stitute For House Bill No. 297.
However, I wish to call attention to the following :
The title to this bill recites that it repeals Sections 56.160
and 56.260, RSMo 1949, and enacts two new sections in lieu
thereof. Section 56.160, RSMo 1949, has previously been
repealed by an act found in Laws of Missouri, 1951, at page
370, and a new section enacted in lieu thereof.
I am of the opinion that the enactment by this bill of a new
Section 56.160 will effectively supersede that found in the
Laws of 1951, although the reference in this bill to the pro-
vision repealed should have been to Section 56.160, Laws of
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 401
Missouri, 1951, page 370, or to Section 56.160, RSMo, 1953
Supplement.
Section 56.260 of this bill increases the compensation of the
prosecuting attorney of counties affected by this bill. No
additional duties are imposed upon that official. Section 13
of Article VII, Constitution of Missouri, 1945, prohibits the
increase of compensation of a county officer during the term of
office. In view of this constitutional prohibition, the salary
increase provided for the prosecuting attorney will not become
effective until the conclusion of the term of the incumbent in
that office.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JUNE 27, 1955
Front ike Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 1974
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Committee Substitute For
House Bill No. 98, entitled:
1 'AN ACT
"To repeal section 43.070, RSMo 1953 Supp., relating to
the state highway patrol and to enact one new section in lieu
thereof relating to the same subject."
On June 27, 1955, I approved said House Committee Sub-
stitute For House Bill No. 98.
However, I wish to call attention to the following :
This bill contains a provision providing a salary for the
Lieutenant Colonel of the Missouri State Highway Patrol not
to exceed $6,000 per year. House Bill No. 96, which would
have established the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Missouri
State Highway Patrol, failed to pass. Consequently, the pro-
vision for his compensation in House Bill No. 98 is superfluous
inasmuch as there is no one authorized to receive such salary.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
402 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JULY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 1991
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Bill No. 262, entitled:
"AN ACT
"To repeal sections 181.010, 181.020, 181.030, 181.050,
181.060, 181.070 and 181.080, RSMo 1949 relating to the state
library, and to enact in lieu thereof seven new sections, relating
to the same subject. J>
On July 12, 1955, I approved said House Bill No. 262.
However, I wish to call attention to the following :
The title to this bill recites that it repeals Sections 181.010,
181.020, 181.030, 181.050, 181.060, 181.070 and 181.080,
RSMo 1949. However, Section A of the bill, which again
specifies the sections of the Revised Statutes of 1949 which it
repeals, omits any reference to Section 181.030. In view of
such omission, I doubt that there has been an effective repeal
of Section 181.030, RSMo 1949, other than is accomplished by
implication by reason of the provisions of this bill.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
JULY 12, 1955
From the Journal of the Senate, pp. 1520-1521
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir : I hand you herewith Senate Bill No. 217, entitled :
"AN ACT
' 'Relating to the duties and compensation of the circuit
clerk and ex officio recorder of deeds in counties of class four,
with an emergency clause."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 403
On July 12, 1955, I approved said Senate Bill No. 217.
However, I wish to call attention to the following:
This bill would require the circuit clerk and ex officio
recorder of deeds in fourth class counties to provide the assessor
each month with a list of the transfers of real estate in the
county during the preceding month, showing the names of the
parties, the consideration paid, a brief description of the prop-
erty and the book and page number where the deed is recorded.
For such additional duties the circuit clerk and ex officio
recorder of deeds is to receive either $600 or $700 per year,
depending upon the assessed valuation of the county.
The bill recites that the duties imposed are vital to the pub-
lic welfare as an aid to the collection of public revenue and that
it is an emergency act necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health, and safety of the inhabitants of the State.
I question the validity of this declaration of an emergency.
Certainly the information required to be furnished to the
assessor by this bill is at present available to him. In fact,
Section 53.200, RSMo 1949, requires the assessor to keep up
with transfers in the recorder's office. For another thing, the
assessor's books have been completed for the current year.
As matters now stand, the information would be of value only
for the making of next year's assessments. Without the emer-
gency clause this bill would become effective ninety days after
the adjournment of the Legislature. I doubt that any delay
until such date in this bill's becoming effective could result in
such loss of revenue to any county affected by it as would in
any manner jeopardize the public peace, health, or safety.
In my opinion, this bill properly will become effective on
August 29, 1955, the date on which it would have become
effective had it contained no emergency clause.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
404 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 1956
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Extra Session,
Sixty-Eighth General Assembly, p. 38*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 8, 1956
PHIL M. DONNELLY
Governor
Dear Mr. Hill:
Please convey to the members of the House of Representa-
tives my sincere thanks and appreciation for the bouquet of
beautiful flowers which were presented to me in remembrance
of my birthday.
Thanking you and with best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 29**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
C. Rouss Gallop, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, as
Director of the Department of Public Health and Welfare, for
*In Journal of the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
**In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 405
a term beginning June 15, 1955, and ending four years from the
time of his appointment and qualification or until his successor
is appointed and qualified ; vice, W. Ed. Jameson, resigned and
term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 29-30*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
James Donald Carter, St. Albans, Vermont, as the Director
of the Department of Corrections, for a term ending at the
pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
406 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 30*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Thomas R. Beveridge, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, as
State Geologist and Director of the Division of Geological
Survey and Water Resources, Department of Business and
Administration, for a term beginning July 1, 1955, and ending
four years from the time of his appointment and qualification
and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
Edward L. Clark, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 30-31*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 407
Preston V. Walker, Macon County, Missouri, (Post Office
Clarence, Missouri), as a member of the State Soil Districts
Commission, State Department of Education, for a term end-
ing July 1, 1958, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Siocty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 31*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
W. C. Whitlow, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, as a
member of the Cancer Commission for the State of Missouri,
Division of Health of the Department of Public Health and
Welfare, for a term beginning June 15, 1955, and ending at the
pleasure of the Governor; vice, C. Rouss Gallop, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
408 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 31*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor Arthur D. Markel, 100 South Main Street, Poplar
Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, as a member of the State
Advisory Council to the Division of Health, for a term begin-
ning October 2, 1955, and ending October 2, 1957; vice, reap-
pointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 32*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 409
Doctor James D. Hicks, 6201 Lotus Street, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Advisory Council to the Di-
vision of Health, for a term beginning October 2, 1955, and
ending October 2, 1957; vice, John R. Smiley, term expired
and resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 32*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Doctor F. Gregg Thompson, Jr., 902 Edmond Street, St.
Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, as a member of the State
Advisory Council to the Division of Health, for a term begin-
ning October 2, 1955, and ending October 2, 1957; vice, Dr.
H. W. Carle, Jr., deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
410 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 33*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Mrs. Paul Palmer, Ethlyn, Lincoln County, Missouri, as a
member of the State Advisory Council to the Division of
Health, for a term beginning October 2, 1955, and ending
October 2, 1957; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 33*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
L. O. Wallis, R.F.D. No. 5, Springfield, Greene County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Advisory Council to the
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 411
Division of Health, for a term beginning October 2, 1955, and
ending October 2, 1957; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 33-34*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate oj the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
M. R. Kneifl, 3641 Flora, St. Louis, Missouri, as a member
of the State Advisory Council to the Division of Health, for a
term beginning October 2, 1955, and ending October 2, 1957;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
412 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly ; p. 34*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Sam B. Cook, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, as a
member of the State Advisory Council to the Division of
Health, for a term beginning December 2, 1955, and ending
December 2, 1957; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 34-35*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Aloys P. Kaufmann, Republican, 3804 Federer Place, St.
Louis, Missouri, as a member of the State Commission of Re-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 413
sources and Development, Department of Business and Ad-
ministration, for a term of six years beginning November 21,
1955, and ending November 21, 1961, and until his successor is
duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty -Eighth
General Assembly, p. 35*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Wm. F. Enright, Democrat, St. Joseph, Buchanan County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Commission of Resources
and Development, Department of Business and Administra-
tion, for a term of six years beginning November 21, 1955, and
ending November 21, 1961, and until his successor is duly
appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
414 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. J5*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Eoctra Session :
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
L. Russell Kelce, Republican, Grandview, Jackson County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Commission of Resources
and Development, Department of Business and Administra-
tion, for a term ending six years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, Arthur D. Lynn, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 36*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Reg'ular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 415
Virgil R. Sheffield, 1320 East 108th Street, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State
Board of Accountancy, Division of Registration and Examina-
tion, State Department of Education, for a term beginning
October 3, 1955, and ending October 3, 1960, and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, Paul A. Wil-
liams, term expires.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
J. T. Patmor, Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, as a mem-
ber of the Missouri State Board of Accountancy, Division of
Registration and Examination, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending July 6, 1960, and until his successor is
duly appointed and qualified; vice, Thomas M. Keyes, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
416 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 37*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor Chas. R. Shale, Macon, Macon County, Missouri,
as a member of the Missouri Dental Board, Division of Registra-
tion and Examination, State Department of Education, for a
term ending October 20, 1960, and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 37*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the follow-
ing appointment to office made in vacation of the General
Assembly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 417
Doctor Vern Paul Grisham, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girar-
deau County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Dental
Board, Division of Registration and Examination, State De-
partment of Education, for a term ending July 6, I960, and
until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment .
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 37-38*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor Richard C. Pearce, 5006 Delmar, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Board of Chiropody, Division
of Registration and Examination, State Department of Edu-
cation, for a term ending four years from the time of his ap-
pointment and qualification and until his successor is appointed
and qualified ; vice, Doctor J. W. Stormont, term expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
418 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 38*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Ollin Drennan, Republican, Kirksville, Adair County,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Education, De-
partment of Education, for a term ending July 1, 1963, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified ; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 38-39*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th. General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 419
David Trusty, 604 West 67th Terrace, Kansas City, Jack-
son County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Curators of
Lincoln University of Missouri, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending January 1, 1962, and until his successor
is duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
H. B. Masterson, Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Curators of Lincoln University of
Missouri, State Department of Education, for a term ending
January 1, 1962, and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. IL
420 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 39*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Mrs. Olive J. Decatur, 1229 Sherman, Springfield, Greene
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Curators of
Lincoln University of Missouri, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending January 1, 1962, and until her successor
is duly appointed and qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 40*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 421
Doctor Ernest J. Tietjen, Jr., 607 Madison Street, Jefferson
City, Cole County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Optometry, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending July 6, 1960, and
until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 40*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor George A. Winterer, 202 North 7th Street, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Optometry, Di-
vision of Registration and Examination. State Department of
Education, for a term ending July 6, 1960, and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
422 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 41*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Doctor Dale P. Summers, Columbia, Boone County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Board of Optometry, Division
of Registration and Examination, State Department of Educa-
tion, for a term ending July 6, I960, and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 423
Chas. W. Riley, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, as a
member of the Board of Pharmacy, Division of Registration
and Examination, State Department of Education, for a term
ending July 6, 1960, and until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 41-42*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
John H. Boucher, 2522 Francis Street, St. Joseph, Buchan-
an County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Police
Commissioners for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, for a term
ending March 5, 1957, and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified; vice, P. Claude Davis, Jr M deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
424 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 42*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Lewis M. Means, Democrat, Jefferson City, Cole County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole,
Department of Corrections, for a term beginning June 13,
1955, and ending July 1, 1960, and until his successor is ap-
pointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 42*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 425
Ben B. Stewart, Democrat, Cameron, Clinton County,
Missouri, as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole,
Department of Corrections, for a term beginning June 13,
1955, and ending July 1, 1958, and until his successor is ap-
pointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 43*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Elwood B. Robinson, Republican, Kirksville, Adair County,
County, Missouri, as a member of the Board of Probation and
Parole, Department of Corrections, for a term beginning June
13, 1955, and ending July 1, 1956, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
426 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 43*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Arthur Bond, Republican, Mexico, Audrain County, Mis-
souri, as a trustee of the State Board of Training Schools, Di-
vision of Educational Institutions, Department of Corrections,
for a term ending August 8, 1961, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 44*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68tb General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 427
John Ralph Hutchison, Republican, Caruthersville, Pemis-
cot County, Missouri, as a member of the State Tax Commis-
sion, Department of Revenue, for a term ending six years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Floyd E. Henson, Farmington, St. Francois County, Mis-
souri, as Director of the Division of Mine Inspection, Depart-
ment of Labor and Industrial Relations, for a term ending
July 1, 1958, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, Charles C. Keith, deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
428 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 13, 1956
From- the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 44-45*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 13, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Fraii L. Woodward, 4804 Jefferson Street, Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Real
Estate Commission, Division of Registration and Examina-
tion, State Department of Education, for a term ending June
27, 1958, and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 45*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th. General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 429
Lue C. Lozier, attorney at law, Democrat, 508 Jackson
Street, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, as a member
and secretary of the State Banking Board, Division of Finance,
Department of Business and Administration, for a term of
two years beginning August 29, 1955, and ending August 29,
1957, under the provisions of House Bill No. 212, an act of the
68th General Assembly of the State of Missouri, effective
August 29, 1955.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 45-46*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Charles M. Strong, layman, Macon, Macon County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the State Banking Board, Division of
Finance, Department of Business and Administration, for a
term of four years beginning August 29, 1955, and ending
August 29, 1959, under the provisions of House Bill No. 212,
an act of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Missouri,
effective August 29, 1955,
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
430 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 46*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
James E. Boswell, layman, Republican, Lebanon, Laclede
County, Missouri, as a member of the State Banking Board,
Division of Finance, Department of Business and Administra-
tion, for a term of four years beginning August 29, 1955, and
ending August 29, 1959, under the provisions of House Bill
No. 212, an act of the 68th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, effective August 29, 1955.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 46-47*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol.. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 431
W. W. Bradley, banker, Republican, Crystal City, Jefferson
County, Missouri, as a member of the State Banking Board,
Division of Finance, Department of Business and Administra-
tion, for a term of six years beginning August 29, 1955, and
ending August 29, 1961, under the provisions of House Bill
No. 212, an act of the 68th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, effective August 29, 1955.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 47*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Richard R. Nacy, banker, Democrat, Green Berry Road,
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, as a member and chair-
man of the State Banking Board, Division of Finance, Depart-
ment of Business and Administration, for a term of six years
beginning August 29, 1955, and ending August 29, 1961, under
the provisions of House Bill No. 212, an act of the 68th General
Assembly of the State of Missouri, effective August 29, 1955.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
432 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal oj the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 47*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate oj the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
1 have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor William J. Shaw, Republican, Fayette, Howard
County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of Medical
Examiners, Division of Registration and Examination, State
Department of Education, for a term ending July 1, 1959, and
until his successor is appointed and qualified; vice, reappoint-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 48*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate oj the 68th General Assembly of the State oj Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 6Sth General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 433
Doctor Edwin C. White, 3232 Euclid, Kansas City, Jack-
son County, Missouri, Democrat, as a member of the State
Board of Medical Examiners, Division of Registration and
Examination, State Department of Education, for a term
ending July 1, 1959, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified ; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH IS, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 48*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Mrs. Alma F. Van Matre, 745 South Grant, Springfield,
Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Nursing, for a term of three years ending October 27, 1958,
and until her successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th. General Assembly, Vol. II.
434 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty -Eighth
General Assembly \ p. 49*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Gordon S. Wright, 510 Highland Avenue, Caruthersville,
Pemiscot County, Missouri, as a member of the Tennessee-
Missouri Bridge Commission, Department of Business and
Administration, for a term ending August 5, 1959, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; vice, N. W. Helm,
deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 49*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 435
Tom Furg Hunter, New Madrid, New Madrid County,
Missouri, as a member of the Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Com-
mission, Department of Business and Administration, for a
term ending August 5, 1958, and until his successor is appointed
and qualified; vice, S. L. Hunter, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Eoctra Session, Siocty -Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 49-50*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Eoctra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Morton Robert Bearman, 28 Willow Hill Road, Ladue,
St. Louis County, Missouri, as a commissioner of the Bi-State
Development Agency, Department of Business and Adminis-
tration, for a term ending five years from the time of his ap-
pointment and qualification and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified; vice, Aloys P. Kaufmann, term
expired.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
436 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 50*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
M. R. Rowland, Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mis-
souri, as a member of the Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commis-
sion, Department of Business and Administration, for a term
ending August 5, I960, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 50-51*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 437
Charles W. Boutin, Republican, Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri
State Park Board, for a term of four years ending October 28,
1959, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified;
vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 51*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Marvin W. Smith, Salisbury, Chariton County, Missouri,
as Director of Civil Defense, Division of Civil Defense, for a
term beginning August 30, 1955, and ending at the pleasure of
the Governor, under the provisions of Senate Committee
Substitute for House Bill No. 73, an act of the 68th General
Assembly of the State of Missouri, effective August 29, 1955.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
438 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal oj the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 51*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Doctor W. R. Sheets, Republican, Farmington, St. Fran-
cois County, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Veterinary
Board, for a term of four years ending October 28, 1959, and
until his successor shall be appointed and qualified; vice,
reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 15, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 52*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 439
Ralph L. Morgan, Democrat, Camdenton, Camden County,
Missouri, as a member of the Missouri State Park Board, for a
term of four years ending October 28, 1959, and until his suc-
cessor shall be appointed and qualified; vice, reappointment.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH IS, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 52*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 15, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
C, Robert Stockhus, 114 Hollywood Lane, Kirkwood, St.
Louis County, Missouri, as a member of the State Board of
Mediation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, as
an employer of labor, for a term ending May 21, 1956, and until
his successor is duly appointed and qualified; vice, Carl L.
Spaid, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
440 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 53*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 16, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
Edward V. Long, Clarksville, Missouri, E. Gary Davidson,
7321 Murdock, Shrewsbury, Missouri, and Raymond B.
Hopfinger, 10526 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, Missouri,
as members of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, as provided
by Senate Bill No. 259, an Act of the 68th General Assembly
of Missouri.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 53*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 16, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate :
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 441
Mrs. Raymond Young, 110 East Parkway, Columbia,
Boone County, Missouri, as a member of the State Library
Commission, for a term of two years, beginning August 30,
1955, and ending August 30, 1957, or until her successor shall
be appointed and qualified, under the provisions of House
Bill No. 262, an act of the 68th General Assembly of the State
of Missouri.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 53-54*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 16, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Mrs. Albert H. Toma, 9 Hawthorn Estates, St. Louis Coun-
ty 22, Missouri, as a member of the State Library Commission,
for a term of three years, beginning August 30, 1955, and end-
ing August 30, 1958, or until her successor shall be appointed
and qualified, under the provisions of House Bill No. 262, an
act of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Missouri.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
442 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1956
Front ike Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, p. 54*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 16, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Eoctra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
Mrs. George A. Rozier, 1216 Elmerine, Jefferson City, Cole
County, Missouri, as a member of the State Library Commis-
sion, for a term of one year, beginning August 30, 1955, and
ending August 30, 1956, or until her successor shall be
appointed and qualified, under the provisions of House Bill
No. 262, an act of the 68th General Assembly of the State of
Missouri.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE SENATE
MARCH 16, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 54-55*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
March 16, 1956
To the Senate of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri in Extra Session:
I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the following
appointment to office made in vacation of the General Assem-
bly, subject to the approval of the Senate:
*In Journal of the Senate, Retndar Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II,
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 443
Mrs. Frank Steury, South Campbell Street Road, Spring-
field, Greene County, Missouri, as a member of the State
Library Commission, for a term of four years, beginning Aug-
ust 30, 1955, and ending August 30, 1959, or until her successor
shall be appointed and qualified, under the provisions of House
Bill No. 262, an act of the 68th General Assembly of the State
of Missouri.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
APRIL 4, 1956
From the Journal of the Senate, Extra Session, Sixty-Eighth
General Assembly, pp. 67-70*
Jefferson City, Missouri
April 4, 1956
To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the Members of the Sixty-Eighth General
Assembly of Missouri in Extra Session:
In accordance with Section 39(7) of Article III, and Sec-
tion 9 of Article IV, of the Constitution of Missouri, 1945, I
hereby submit, for your consideration and action at the present
extra session, the following subjects:
STATE HOSPITAL NO. 1
On March 14, 1956, the central administration building of
State Hospital No. 1, located at Fulton, Missouri, was
destroyed by fire. Two adjoining ward buildings were so
seriously damaged that they could no longer be used. A survey
of the damage has been made and an estimate of the cost of
replacing the buildings destroyed and damaged by the fire
has been received. The estimated cost of wrecking and remov-
ing of the destroyed and damaged buildings is Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000.00). An expenditure of approximately Nine
Hundred Sixty-four Thousand Dollars ($964,000.00) will be
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
444 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
necessary to replace the administration building, to repair
damage to other buildings, and to reroute and reconnect me-
chanical system[s] consisting of heat, water, plumbing, and
electrical work. The estimated cost of replacement of the
damaged ward buildings is One Million Six Hundred Thirty-
nine Thousand Dollars ($1,639,000.00). There are at present
approximately two hundred fifty patients in the hospital who
are being cared for in wards located in the basements of various
buildings. Inasmuch as construction of facilities to replace
those lost in the fire must be made, it would be economical for
the State to construct at the same time sufficient ward space
to eliminate the basement wards. The construction of such
ward facilities has been estimated to cost One Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00).
I therefore recommend for your action the appropriation of
Two Million Six Hundred Fifty-three Thousand Dollars
($2,653,000.00) from the General Revenue Fund to provide
for the replacement of the buildings at State Hospital No. 1
destroyed and damaged by fire. I also recommend the appro-
priation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,300,000.00) from the Second State Building Fund to pro-
vide facilities for patients now housed in basement wards at
State Hospital No. 1.
SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE
Section 169.330, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1955 Supple-
ment, requires that retirement or pension payments from any
other source, based on employment by the Kansas City School
District, be deducted from the retirement pay provided by the
Kansas City Teachers' Retirement System so that the total
retirement allowance would not be greater than that now pro-
vided by the Kansas City system. This provision was inserted
when teachers in a local retirement system were not eligible
for coverage under the Federal Social Security law. Such
teachers have now been made eligible for Federal coverage.
The continued application of Section 169.330 to employees of
the Kansas City School system would result in discrimination
against such employees as have become eligible for retirement
under that system and are also entitled to receive Federal
Social Security benefits.
' GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 445
I therefore recommend that legislation be enacted repeal-
ing Section 169.330, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1955 Supple-
ment, in order to prevent discrimination against employees
of the Kansas City School District.
MEDIUM SECURITY PENAL INSTITUTION
The one State institution, the needs of which were the most
pressing and immediate and which gave rise to the proposal
for the seventy-five million dollar bond issue, was the State
Penitentiary. The damage and destruction in the September,
1954, rioting clearly pointed to the need for the reformation of
our penal system. I am certain that the citizens of our State,
in approving the bond issue, had uppermost in their minds the
alleviation of the conditions at the State Penitentiary which
gave rise to the destructive riot.
In order to effectuate the wishes of our citizens, I recom-
mended to you the appropriation from the Second State Build-
ing Fund of funds for the construction of a medium security
penal institution, to be located away from the present State
Penitentiary. The obvious purpose of this recommendation
was to relieve the overcrowded condition existing at the peni-
tentiary and to permit the segregation of inmates for whom
there appear to be better chances for rehabilitation. I am aware
that action on this recommendation has been taken by one
house of the General Assembly. In my opinion, the amount
approved by that house for such purpose is wholly inadequate.
The ever present threat to the safety of the citizens of this
State resulting from the overcrowded conditions at the State
Penitentiary cannot be remedied by halfway measures enacted
with the view of placating more literate and vocal interests. In
enacting the joint resolution submitting the bond issue proposal
to the voters of the State for their approval, the General As-
sembly saw fit to reserve to itself the function of allocating the
proceeds of the bond issue among the various State institutions.
Such allocation must be based solely upon the over-all public
interest, not the demands of pressure groups. Should the
General Assembly submit to such demands in allocating the
fund, it must be prepared to accept responsibility for the
consequences of such action.
I also recommended the establishment of a commission to
choose a site for the location of the proposed medium security
446 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
penal institution. Legislation establishing such commission
was introduced early in this extra session. I had hoped that
it would be acted upon promptly so that the commission could
be appointed and make its report prior to the conclusion of
this extra session. However, no action has yet been taken on
this measure. I again urge its prompt consideration and
approval.
The bill introduced authorizes the commission to select as
a site land presently owned by the State, land which might be
donated to the State for such purpose, or land which might be
purchased by the State, should purchase be necessary. In the
event that the commission should choose a site which must be
purchased by the State, funds should be available to the Di-
rector of the Department of Corrections for the purchase of
such site so that construction of the new institution might
proceed without delay.
I therefore recommend an appropriation from the Post
War Reserve Fund of a sufficient amount for the use of the
Director of the Department of Corrections for the purchase of
a site for the new medium security penal institution, should
such purchase be necessary.
INVESTMENT OF STATE FUNDS
In my biennial message to the 68th General Assembly
delivered January 5, 1955, I recommended the submission of a
constitutional amendment to permit investment of temporarily
unemployed funds in the State Treasury, so that the State
might realize a return on these funds. The State Reorganiza-
tion Commission of Missouri, which I appointed, made a sim-
ilar recommendation, as did my immediate predecessor in
office. No final action was taken by the General Assembly on
these recommendations.
I still believe that the public interest would be served by
the submission and enactment at the earliest possible date of
an amendment to the Constitution to enable the State to earn
interest on the funds temporarily not needed to operate the
State government. Therefore, I again bring the matter to the
attention of the General Assembly.
I have recently re-examined this entire matter. When
State funds are deposited in a bank, the bank must secure the
funds with approved collateral security equal to one hundred
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 447
ten per centum of the deposit. The bank then uses these funds
by lending them to industry, farmers, small business men, and
home owners. Such funds play an important part in the sta-
bility of the economy of the community. It would be a severe
blow to many communities if these funds were no longer avail-
able for loans. If the State is amply secured and such funds
are placed on time deposit in banks, earnings on temporarily
unemployed funds may be realized from Missouri banks as
certainly as from government obligations.
Proper operation of the State government requires that
sufficient funds be readily available. Any constitutional
amendment must contain safeguards to prevent placing of
funds on time deposit in amounts so large that the State will
run short of ready cash. During the depression days and at
other times prior to the second world war, the State was on
many occasions hard pressed to meet its obligations. Consid-
ering requests for funds over and above those available from
the seventy-five million dollar bond issue, present surpluses
will soon be exhausted. I have concluded, therefore, that the
amount placed on time deposits should not exceed fifty per
centum (50%) of the funds in the State Treasury.
I recommend enactment at this extra session of a joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution
to permit the placing of not to exceed fifty per centum (50%)
of the idle State funds on time deposits at interest in banks of
this State. Such action will permit submission of this matter
to the voters of the State of Missouri without delay.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
448 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
MAY 21, 1956
From the Journal of ike House of Representatives, Extra Session,
Sixty-Eighth General Assembly, pp. 181-182*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF MISSOURI, JEFFERSON CITY
May 21, 1956
To the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri:
Sir: I hand you herewith House Committee Substitute For
House Bill No. 7, entitled :
U AN ACT
"To appropriate money for the use of State Hospital No. 1
for the construction, furnishing and equipping of buildings,
and expenses incidental thereto; for the period beginning on
the effective date of this Act and ending June 30, 1957. "
On May 21, 1956, I approved said House Committee Sub-
stitute for House Bill No. 7.
However, I wish to call attention to lines 14 and 15 on page
2 of Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed House Committee
Substitute For House Bill No. 7 where reference is made to
House Committee Substitute For House Bills Nos. 2 and 3,
Section 4. Evidently, this refers to Conference Committee
Substitute For Senate Committee Substitute For House Com-
mittee Substitute For House Bills Nos. 2 and 3, the form in
which this bill finally passed both houses of the 68th General
Assembly in Extra Session.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
*In Journal />/ the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 68th General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 449
PROCLAMATIONS
CALLING AN EXTRA SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 14, 1953
From, the Journal of the House of Representatives, First Extra
Session, Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, pp. 6-7*
WHEREAS, the prolonged, widespread and devastating
drought has become so grave that countless citizens of Mis-
souri are facing financial and economic ruin, crop losses have
been tremendous, feed stocks are depleted, herds of livestock
are being liquidated, the agricultural resources of the State
are in jeopardy, and the entire economy of the State is seriously
affected so as to create a public calamity; and
WHEREAS, Section 38 (a) of Article III of the Constitution
of Missouri, 1945, authorizes the State to come to the aid of its
citizenry in a case of public calamity; and
WHEREAS, Section 35 of Article IV of the Constitution of
Missouri, 1945, authorizes the General Assembly to protect
the agricultural resources of the State; and
WHEREAS, the present severe drought has diminished and
almost depleted the supplies of hay and roughage in widespread
areas of the State, which hay and roughage is absolutely
necessary to prevent the further liquidation of much livestock,
which liquidation would expand and enlarge this public calam-
ity and dissipate the agricultural resources of Missouri ; and
WHEREAS, good supplies of hay and roughage are available
in other states but the cost of transporting such hay and
roughage from other states and to the State of Missouri makes
the total cost of such hay prohibitive to citizens of Missouri
and thus unavailable for feeding the livestock in this State; and
WHEREAS, aid by the State of Missouri in the transporta-
tion of such hay and roughage will prevent the further liquida-
tion of much livestock in widespread areas of Missouri and
*In Journal of the House of Representatives, Regular Session, 67th General Assembly, Vol. II.
450 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
thus will materially restrict the scope and extent of the public
calamity occasioned by the drought and will protect the agri-
cultural resources of the State.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PHIL M, DONNELLY, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority in me vested by
the Constitution of the State of Missouri, do by this proclama-
tion convene the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly of the State
of Missouri in extra session, and I do hereby call upon the
Senators and Representatives of the said Sixty-seventh Gen-
eral Assembly of the State of Missouri to meet in their respec-
tive places in the State Capitol in the City of Jefferson at the
hour of 1:00 P.M., Monday, the 19th day of October, 1953;
and I do hereby proclaim that the action of the General Assem-
bly is deemed necessary concerning each matter specifically
stated and specifically designated below in Paragraphs one and
two, inclusive:
1. To make an appropriation out of the General Revenue
Fund for the use of the Commissioner of the Department of
Agriculture to provide aid in the public calamity occasioned
by the drought of 1953 by paying, under rules and regulations
adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Agri-
culture, the expense of the transportation of hay and roughage
from without the State into the State of Missouri for the use
of the citizens of Missouri ; and in cooperating with the United
States in any program for such purpose; and for the payment
of the necessary administrative expenses of the Department
of Agriculture in connection therewith and incidental thereto,
2. To make an appropriation for the expenses of this extra
session of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly of the State of
Missouri.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused to be affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Mis-
souri, in the City of Jefferson,
this 14th day of October, 1953.
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
ATTEST :
WALTER H. TOBERMAN,
Secretary of State.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 451
CALLING AN EXTRA SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FEBRUARY 17, 1954
From the Journal of the Senate, Second Extra Session, Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, pp. 4-7*
On the extraordinary occasion which exists in the State of
Missouri, I, Phil M. Donnelly, Governor of the State of Mis-
souri, do by this Proclamation convene the Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly of the State of Missouri in extra session, and
I do hereby call upon the Senators and Representatives of the
said General Assembly to meet in their respective places in the
State Capitol in the City of Jefferson at the hour of one o'clock
P.M., central standard time, on Tuesday, the twenty-third
day of February, 1954; and I do hereby state that the action
of that body is deemed necessary concerning each matter
specifically stated and specially designated below in Paragraph
One to Paragraph Eighteen, inclusive:
Paragraph One. To make additional appropriations for the
program of aid established under the authority of Senate Bill
No. 1, enacted by the Sixty-seventh General Assembly, 1953
Extra Session, approved October 23, 1953, by amending Sec-
tion 2 of House Bill No. 2, enacted by the Sixty-seventh Gen-
eral Assembly, 1953 Extra Session, approved October 23,
1953, to provide that all allotments, grants, and contributions
of funds received by the State of Missouri from the United
States or any department or agency thereof, shall not be
deducted from the amount appropriated under Section 1 of
said House Bill No. 2 ; and by amending Section 1 of said House
Bill No. 2 to increase the amount appropriated out of the State
Treasury, chargeable to the General Revenue Fund; and by
amending Section 3 of said House Bill No. 2 to authorize the
expenditure of funds appropriated for the administration of
said program until December 31, 1954.
Paragraph Two. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for additional funds
for the use of the State Penitentiary for Personal Service, Re-
*In Journal of the Senate, Regular Session, 67th. General Assembly, Vol. II.
452 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
pairs and Replacements, and Operation, for the period begin-
ning on the effective date of said appropriation and ending
June 30, 1955; said appropriation to be in addition to the
amount appropriated for the same purposes for the 1953-55
biennial period as set out in Section 5.020 of House Bill No. 382
of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session.
Paragraph Three. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for additional funds
for the use of the Intermediate Reformatory For Young Men
at Algoa, for Personal Service, and Repairs and Replacements,
for the period beginning on the effective date of said appropria-
tion and ending June 30, 1955; said appropriation to be in
addition to the amount appropriated for the same purposes
for the 1953-55 biennial period as set out in Section 5.040 of
House Bill No. 382 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly,
Regular Session.
Paragraph Four. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for additional funds
for the use of the Director of Revenue, for the administration of
The Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, enacted by the
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session, for payment
of salaries and wages of employees and for payment of general
expense incident to the administration of said law, for the
period beginning on the effective date of said appropriation
and ending June 30, 1955 ; said appropriation to be in addition
to the amount appropriated for the same purposes for the
1953-55 biennial period as set out in Section 71 of House Bill
No. 465 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular
Session.
Paragraph Five. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the Postwar Reserve Fund, or General Revenue
Fund, for the purpose of granting aid to counties of this State
for establishing county memorial hospitals as provided in Sec-
tions 184.290 and 184.300, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949,
with a view to making said statutes operative as to certifica-
tions approved under said statutes for payment not later than
February 1, 1954, for the period beginning on the effective
date of said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Six. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, or the Hospital
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 453
Licensing Fund, for necessary funds for the use of the Division
of Health, for Personal Service and Operation expense required
to be incurred by the enactment of Senate Bill No. 422 of the
Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session, known as
the Hospital Licensing Law, for the period beginning on the
effective date of said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Seven. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the use of State
Hospital No. 3 at Nevada, for additional funds for Additions,
for the erection of a sewage disposal plant, furniture, office and
building equipment, operative equipment, and other additions,
which amount shall be in addition to funds appropriated by
Section 5.130 of House Bill No. 383 of the Sixty-Seventh Gen-
eral Assembly, Regular Session, for said purpose; such appro-
priation to be for the period beginning on the effective date of
said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Eight. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the use of the
Missouri State School, for additional funds for Additions, for
the erection of a building or buildings suitable for housing five
hundred additional patients and equipment for such building,
which amount shall be in addition to funds appropriated by
Section 5.150 of House Bill No. 383 of the Sixty-Seventh
General Assembly, Regular Session, for said purpose; such
appropriation to be for the period beginning on the effective
date of said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Nine. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the Grain Warehouse Fund, for additional funds
for the use of the Grain Warehouse Department for Personal
Service, Repairs and Replacements, and Operation, for the
period beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and
ending June 30, 1955 ; said appropriation to be in addition to
the amount appropriated for the same purposes for the 1953-55
biennial period as set out in Section 4.720 of House Bill No.
360 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session.
Paragraph Ten. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for necessary funds
for the use of the Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Divi-
sion, for Personal Service and Operation expense required to
be incurred by the enactment of Senate Committee Substitute
454 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
For House Bill No, 60 (Vesicular Exanthema Control Law)
and Senate Bill No. 359 (Rabies Control Law) of the Sixty-
Seventh General Assembly, Regular Session; also an appro-
priation out of the State Treasury, chargeable to the General
Revenue Fund, for necessary funds for the use of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Veterinary Division, for Personal Service
and Operating Expense, which amount shall be in addition to
funds appropriated by Sections 4.730, 4.740 and 4.750 of
House Bill No. 360 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly,
Regular Session; such appropriations to be for the period be-
ginning on the effective date of said appropriations and ending
June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Eleven. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the State Board of Nursing Fund, for necessary
funds for the use of the State Board of Nursing, for Personal
Service, Additions, Repairs, Replacements, and Operation,
such additional funds being required in administering Senate
Bill No. 165, passed by the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly,
Regular Session, which created a State Board of Nursing;
such appropriation to be for the period beginning on the effec-
tive date of said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Twelve. Appropriation out of the State Treas-
ury, chargeable to the State Board of Cosmetology Fund, for
funds for the use of the State Board of Cosmetology for Per-
sonal Service, for the period beginning on the effective date of
said appropriation and ending June 30, 1955; said appropria-
tion to be in addition to the amount as set out in Section 7.340
of House Bill No. 384 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly,
Regular Session.
Paragraph Thirteen. Appropriation out of the State Treas-
ury, chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for funds for
the use of the Division of Mine Inspection for Personal Service,
for the period beginning on the effective date of said appropria-
tion and ending June 30, 1955.
Paragraph Fourteen. Appropriation out of the State Treas-
ury, chargeable to the State Savings and Loan Supervision
Fund, for additional funds for the use of the Division of Sav-
ings and Loan Supervision for Personal Service and Operation,
for the period beginning on the effective date of said appropria-
tion and ending June 30, 1955; said appropriation to be in
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 455
addition to the amount as set out in Section 4.470 of House
Bill No. 363 of the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly, Regular
Session.
Paragraph Fifteen. Enactment of legislation setting up a
Missouri Highway Safety Committee whose duty it will be to
make a study and conduct a survey into all phases of highway
safety, and to present a report of its study, findings, and recom-
mendations to the Sixty-Eighth General Assembly; said Com-
mittee to be composed of twelve members, four of whom shall
be members of the Senate, four of whom shall be members of
the House of Representatives, and four of whom shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor; also an appropriation out of the State
Treasury, chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the
use of said Committee for necessary expenses from the effective
date of said legislation and ending February 1, 1955.
Paragraph Sixteen. Enactment of legislation granting an
easement on State-owned property, for road purposes, to the
County of Lafayette, State of Missouri, for the purpose of
establishing a public roadway along the west property line of
said State-owned property.
Paragraph Seventeen. The authority to levy an earnings
tax granted to constitutional charter cities of Missouri, having
a population in excess of 700,000 inhabitants, according to the
last Federal decennial census, under existing law will expire
April 1, 1954.
I recommend for the consideration of this General Assem-
bly, the enactment of legislation granting to constitutional
charter cities having a population in excess of 700,000 inhab-
itants, according to the last Federal decennial census, authority
to levy and collect by ordinance, for general revenue purposes,
an earnings tax on the salaries, wages, commissions, and other
compensations earned by the residents of such cities; and on
the salaries, wages, commissions, and other compensation
earned by non-residents of such cities for work done or services
performed or rendered in such cities; and on the net profits of
associations, businesses, or other activities conducted by resi-
dents of such cities ; and on the net profits of associations, busi-
nesses, or other activities conducted in such cities by non-
residents; and on the net profits earned by all corporations as
456 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
the result of work done or services performed or rendered and
business and other activities conducted in such cities.
Paragraph Eighteen. Appropriation out of the State Treas-
ury, chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the neces-
sary expenses of this extra session of the Sixty-Seventh General
Assembly.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in
the City of Jefferson, this 17th day of February, 1954.
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor.
ATTEST :
WALTER H. TOBERMAN,
Secretary of State
CALLING AN EXTRA SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FEBRUARY 16, 1956
From the Journal of the House of Representatives, Extra Session,
Sixty-Eighth General Assembly, pp. 14-16*
On the extraordinary occasion which exists in the State of
Missouri, I, Phil M. Donnelly, Governor of the State of Mis-
souri, by virtue of the authority in me vested by the Constitu-
tion of the State of Missouri, do by this Proclamation convene
the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of the State of Missouri in
extra session, and I do hereby call upon the Senators and
Representatives of said General Assembly to meet in their
respective places at the State Capitol in the City of Jefferson
at the hour of one o'clock P. M., on Monday, the twenty-
seventh day of February, 1956; and I do hereby state that the
action of that body is deemed necessary concerning each mat-
ter specifically stated and especially designated below in
Paragraph One to Paragraph Eleven, inclusive:
Paragraph One. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the Second State Building Fund, for the period
*In Journal of the ffoitse of Representatives, Regular Session, 68tb General Assembly, Vol. II.
GOVERNOR PHIL M, DONNELLY 457
beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and
ending June 30, 1957, of funds in an amount not in excess of
Seventy-five Million Dollars ($75,000,000), for the purpose of
repairing, remodeling or rebuilding, or of repairing, remodel-
ing and rebuilding, State buildings and properties at all or any
of the penal, correctional and reformatory institutions of this
State, the State training schools, State hospitals, and State
schools, and other eleemosynary institutions of this State, and
institutions of higher education of this State, and for building
additions thereto and additional buildings where necessary,
and for furnishing and equipping any such improvements.
Paragraph Two. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the period begin-
ning on the effective date of said appropriation and ending
June 30, 1957, of funds for the use of the Board of Fund Com-
missioners for the payment of expenses in connection with the
issuance of bonds authorized by Section 37 (a) of Article III
of the Constitution of Missouri, 1945.
Paragraph Three. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the payment of
the costs and expenses of the special constitutional amendment
election held in the State of Missouri on January 24, 1956,
and for the reimbursement of counties and cities for expend-
itures made by them in connection with said election, which
are properly chargeable to the State of Missouri.
Paragraph Four. Amendment of Section 176.060, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1949, to extend the time of maturity of
refunding revenue bonds of State educational institutions.
Paragraph Five. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the period begin-
ning on the effective date of said appropriation and ending
June 30, 1957, of funds for the use of the Department of Cor-
rections for the payment of operating expenses of the State
Penitentiary and the Intermediate Reformatory, said appro-
priation to be in addition to the amount appropriated for the
same purposes for the 1955-1957 biennial period as set out in
Sections 5.020 and 5.040 of House Bill No. 5 of the 68th Gen-
eral Assembly, regular session.
Paragraph Six. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the period be-
458 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
ginning on the effective date of said appropriation and ending
June 30, 1957, of additional funds for the use of the Depart-
ment of Corrections for the payment of the salary of the Direc-
tor of the Department of Corrections, as fixed by House Bill
No. 377 of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly; said appropria-
tion to be in addition to the amount appropriated for the same
purpose for the 1955-1957 biennial period as set out in Section
5,010 of House Bill No. 5 of the 68th General Assembly, regular
session.
Paragraph Seven. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the Workmen's Compensation Fund, for the
period beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and
ending June 30, 1957, of additional funds for the use of the
Division of Workmen's Compensation for personal services,
for the payment of salaries of officers and employees, author-
ized by House Bill No. 592 of the 68th General Assembly,
regular session, and for additions, repairs and replacements
and operations for the establishment of an additional branch
office of the Division of Workmen's Compensation at Joplin,
Missouri, in accordance with Senate Bill No. 245 of the 68th
General Assembly, regular session, said appropriation to be in
addition to the amount appropriated for the same purposes
for the 1955-1957 biennial period as set out in Section 4.620
of House Bill No. 4 and Section 13.1010 of House Bill No. 588
of the 68th General Assembly, regular session.
Paragraph Eight. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the State School Moneys Fund, for the payment
of the costs and expenses of the special referendum election
held in the State of Missouri on October 4, 1955, and for the
reimbursement of counties and cities for expenditures made by
them in connection with said election, which are properly
chargeable to the State of Missouri.
Paragraph Nine. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the State School Moneys Fund, for the period
beginning on the effective date of said appropriation and end-
ing June 30, 1957, of funds for the use of the Director of Reve-
nue for personal services, additions, repairs and replacements
and operation in the administration of Senate Bill No. 351
of the 68th General Assembly, regular session, and for the
reimbursement of the Director of Revenue for amounts hereto-
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 459
fore expended for said purposes from appropriations from the
General Revenue Fund,
Paragraph Ten. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, for the period be-
ginning August 29, 1955, and ending June 30, 1957, of funds for
the payment of the State's share of the salaries of circuit court
reporters as fixed by Senate Committee Substitute for House
Bill No. 384 of the 68th General Assembly, regular session.
Paragraph Eleven. Appropriation out of the State Treasury,
chargeable to the General Revenue Fund, of necessary expenses
of this extra session of the 68th General Assembly.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused to be affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Missouri, in
the City of Jefferson, this 16th
day of February, 1956.
PHIL M. DONNELLY,
Governor,
ATTEST :
WALTER H. TOBERMAN,
Secretary of State.
460 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS, WRITS
OF ELECTION, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS
MEMORANDA OF PROCLAMATIONS
JANUARY 26, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 16
The Governor proclaimed Monday, Feb. 2, 1953, as Chil-
dren's Dental Health Day.
FEBRUARY 3, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 22
The Governor proclaimed the month of February American
Heart Month.
FEBRUARY 4, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 22
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning Feb. 22.
1953, ending Feb. 28, 1953, Engineers Week in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 9, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 26
The Governor proclaimed the period February 15-22, 1953,
as American Brotherhood Week.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 461
FEBRUARY 10, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 27
The Governor proclaimed February 11, 1953, Thomas
Alva Edison Day.
FEBRUARY 13, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 29
The Governor proclaimed February 20 a special day of
prayer.
FEBRUARY 20, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 36
The Governor proclaimed March 4 President's Day.
FEBRUARY 26, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 41
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 1 to March 7
as Save Your VisionlWeek.
FEBRUARY 27, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 42
The Governor proclaimed the month of March "Red Cross
Month."
462 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
FEBRUARY 27, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 42
The Governor proclaimed the month of March 5 to April
5 Easter Seal Month.
MARCH 10, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 49
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 21, 1953, as
National Wildlife Week.
MARCH 16, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 55
The Governor proclaimed March 30, 1953, as Shut-ins'
Day.
MARCH 20, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 58
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 12 through
April 18, 1953, "Missouri State Mothers' Week/'
MARCH 24, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 62
The Governor proclaimed Good Friday April 3, 1953, as a
day to pay homage to God.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 463
MARCH 27, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 65
The Governor proclaimed the month of April Cancer
Control Month.
APRIL 6, 1953
Front the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 72
The Governor proclaimed the months of April & May as
11 Achievement Months."
APRIL 8, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 73
The Governor proclaimed the week from April 13 to April
19 as "Sunday School Week."
APRIL 18, 1853
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-195 '5 ', p. 82
The Governor proclaimed April 20-26 as World Fellowship
Week.
APRIL 22, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 84
The Governor proclaimed Friday, May 1, 1953, as "Loy-
alty Day."
464 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
APRIL 25, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 87
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 3 through 10 as
National Music Week.
APRIL 27, 1953
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 87
The Governor proclaimed May 1, 1953, "Back to God
Day."
APRIL 28, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 89
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 1-7, 1953, as
'Good Posture Week/'
APRIL 29, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 89
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 3-9 as National
Hearing Week.
APRIL 30, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 90
The Governor proclaimed May 11-16 Cotton Week.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 465
MAY 1, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 92
The Governor proclaimed May 22 as Missouri Day during
the International Petroleum Exposition.
MAY 2, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 93
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 3 through 9 as
Mental Health Week, and Sunday, May 10, 1953, as Mothers
Day.
MAY 4, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 94
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 18 through
May 24 as Letters from America Week.
MAY 8, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 97
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 17, as "I am an
American Week."
MAY 11, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 98
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 24-30 "National
Secretaries' Week," and May 16 as "Armed Forces Day."
466 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MAY 14, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 102
The Governor proclaimed May 16 to May 23 as "Foot
Health Week," and May 23 as "National Golf Day."
MAY 18, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 104
The Governor proclaimed Friday, May 22 as "National
Maritime Day/'
MAY 26, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 109
The Governor proclaimed the month of June as "Ragweed
Control Month."
MAY 28, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. Ill
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 7-14 as "Aid to
Korea Week."
MAY 29, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 112
The Governor proclaimed the period of June, 1953, as Dairy
Month.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 467
JUNE 2, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 113
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 8 to 14 as Fra-
ternal Week.
JUNE 3, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 113
The Governor proclaimed the week of July 30 to August 8
as National Vegetable Week.
JUNE 8, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 117
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 8-14 as "Flag
Week."
JUNE 16, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 123
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, June 21, 1953, "Father's
Day."
JUNE 17, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 123
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, June 21, 1953, as
"World Veteran's Day."
468 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
JUNE 18, 1953
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 123
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 28 through
July 4, 1953, "Freedom under God" observance of "Inde-
pendence Week. ' '
JULY 8, 1953
From the Register oj Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 136
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, July 14, as "George
Washington Carver Day" in Missouri.
JULY 10, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 137
The Governor proclaimed the week of July 19 through
July 26 as "National Farm Safety Week."
SEPTEMBER 4, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 172
The Governor proclaimed September 17, 1953, as Constitu-
tion Day.
SEPTEMBER 10, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 175
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 27, 1953, as
"National Home Week,"
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 469
SEPTEMBER 24, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 185
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 4-10, 1953,
as ' 'National Letter Writing Week."
SEPTEMBER 24, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 185
[The Governor proclaimed] Saturday, September 26, 1953,
a[s] "National Kids Week."
SEPTEMBER 24, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 185
[The Governor proclaimed] a State of Emergency due to
Fire Hazard and calls on the people of Missouri to put forth
every effort for the prevention of fire.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 187
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 4 to 10,
1953, as "Fire Prevention Week."
SEPTEMBER 29, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 188
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning October 4,
1953, "National [Employ] the Physically Handicapped Week,"
and Oct. 4-10, 1953, as "National Pharmacy Week."
470 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
OCTOBER 1, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 189
The Governor proclaimed October 24, 1953, as "United
Nations Day."
OCTOBER 6, 1953
From the Register oj Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 193
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 11-17,
"Business Women's Week."
OCTOBER 8, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 194
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, October 15, 1953, as
"Credit Union Day."
OCTOBER 9, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 193
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 25, 1953, as
'National Bible Week."
OCTOBER 13, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 198
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 25 through
31, 1953, as "Child Accident Prevention Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 471
OCTOBER 14, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 198
The Governor issued a proclamation calling an extra session
of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly to meet in the State
Capitol at 1 :00 P.M., Monday, Oct. 19, 1953.
OCTOBER 15, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 199
The Governor proclaimed the week of Nov. 8-14, 1953, as
'American Education Week. ' '
OCTOBER 30, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 209
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 1 through
7, 1953, "Future Homemakers Week."
NOVEMBER 2, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 212
The Governor proclaimed Nov. 10, 1953, as "United States
Marine Corps Day,"
NOVEMBER 16, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 219
The Governor proclaimed the week of Nov. 16 to Nov. 22,
1953, as "Truck Transportation Week."
472 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
NOVEMBER 24, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 224
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, November 26, as
Thanksgiving Day.
DECEMBER 3, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 230
The Governor proclaimed the week of December 7 to 13,
1953, as Gold Star Family Week.
DECEMBER 10, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 233
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1953, as "Bill
of Rights Day."
DECEMBER 17, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 238
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1953, as
"March of Dimes Month."
DECEMBER 30, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 243
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1954, as
"Missouri Marine Month," and the third day of each week
during the year as "Good Neighbor Tuesday."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 473
JANUARY 4, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 245
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, January 5, 1954, as
"Carver Day."
JANUARY 8, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 248
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1954, as
"January Egg Month."
JANUARY 13, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 252
The Governor proclaimed the week of January 14 to 21,
1954, as "Jaycee Week."
JANUARY 16, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 254
The Governor proclaimed the week of Jan. 17-23, 1954, as
"National Thrift Week."
JANUARY 27, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 263
The Governor proclaimed Monday, Feb. 1, 1954, as "Chil-
dren's Dental Health Day."
474 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
FEBRUARY 10, 1954
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 275
The Governor proclamed Feb. 11, 1954, as Thomas Alva
Edison Day.
FEBRUARY 16, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 279
The Governor proclaimed the week Feb. 21-28, 1954, as
''American Brotherhood Week."
FEBRUARY 17, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 280
The Governor proclaimed the week Feb. 20-27, 1954, as
'Missouri Future Farmers Week."
FEBRUARY 17, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 280
The Governor issued a proclamation calling a special session
of the Legislature Feb. 23, 1954.
FEBRUARY 18, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 280
The Governor proclaimed the week Feb. 20-27, 1954, as
"National Beauty Salon Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 475
FEBRUARY 19, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 282
The Governor proclaimed the week of Feb. 21 to 27, 1954,
as Engineers Week in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 24, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 286
The Governor proclaimed the first Friday in Lent, March 5,
1954, as World Day of Prayer.
FEBRUARY 27, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p, 286
The Governor proclaimed the month of March, 1954, as
"Red Cross Month,"
MARCH 2, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 290
The Governor proclaimed March 4 as "President's Day."
MARCH 3, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 291
The Governor proclaimed the month of March 18 to April
18 as "Easter Seal Month."
476 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MARCH 5, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, f. 291
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 21 through
March 27, 1954, as "National Wildlife Week."
MARCH 15, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 297
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, March 30, 1954, as
"Doctors' Day. "
MARCH 30, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 310
The Governor of the State of Missouri proclaimed the
month of April, 1954, as "Cancer Control Month. "
APRIL 6, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 315
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 12 to April 18,
1954, as "Sunday School Week."
APRIL 8, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 317
The Governor proclaimed and set apart Tuesday, April 13,
1954, as "Jefferson Day."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 477
APRIL 14, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 322
The Governor proclaimed April 16, 1954, which is Good
Friday be observed by our Christian people of the State by
devoting a portion of that day to reverent and public observ-
ance of the Crucifixion.
APRIL 16, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 322
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 19 to April 25,
1954, as "World Fellowship Week,'* in Missouri.
APRIL 19, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 324
The Governor proclaimed April 19 through May 16, 1954,
as "National Sports Festival/'
APRIL 22, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 2 to May 8,
1954, as "National Motel Week."
APRIL 22, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 2 to May 8,
1954, as "National Hearing Week."
478 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
APRIL 23, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed the period from April 25 to May
1, 1954, as "Invest in America Week."
APRIL 23, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 1 through
May 7, 1954, as "Good Posture Week."
APRIL 23, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 2 to May 9,
1954, as "National Music Week"
APRIL 24, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed May 1, 1954, as "May Day - Pray
Day."
APRIL 24, 1954
From the Register oj Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 329
The Governor proclaimed month of May, 1954, as "The
United Cerebral Palsy Month."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 479
APRIL 30, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 334
The Lieutenant-Governor James T. Blair, Jr. Lieut. &
Acting Governor of Missouri, proclaimed Saturday May 1,
1954, as "Loyalty Day."
MAY 4, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 336
, The Governor proclaimed the dates May 17 through May
23, 1954, as "Letters from America Week."
MAY 5, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 336
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1954, as
'June Dairy Month."
MAY 6, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 337
The Governor designated the week of May 4 through May
9, 1954, as Mother's Week and proclaimed Sunday, May 9,
1954, as "Mother's Day."
MAY 6, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 337
[The Governor proclaimed] the week of May 10 through
May 15, 1954, as "Cotton Week"
480 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MAY 10, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 340
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May IS, as " Armed
Forces Day/'
MAY 11, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 340
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 16, 1954, as "I am
an American Day."
MAY 12, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 341
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 14 through
May 21, 1954, as "Foot Health Week."
MAY 14, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 341
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 23 through
May 29, 1954, as "National Secretaries Week."
MAY 17, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 343
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 22, 1954, as
"National Maritime Day."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 481
MAY 24, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 348
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1954, as
"Soil Conservation District Month."
MAY 24, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 348
The Governor proclaimed June 10, 1954, as "Middlebush
Appreciation Day."
MAY 27, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 350
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, June 5, 1954, shall be
observed officially as "National Golf Day" in Missouri.
MAY 28, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 351
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 13 to June 19,
1954, as "Know Your America Week," in Missouri, in order to
defeat communism and preserve human freedom.
MAY 28, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 352
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1954, as
"Ragweed Control Month," in Missouri.
482 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MAY 31, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 353
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, June 5, 1954 as:
"Nursing Homes' Day."
JUNE 1, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 353
The Governor proclaimed June 6, 1954, as "Shut-ins'
Day."
JUNE 2, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 353
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 6 to June 13,
1954, as "National Rose Week."
JUNE 4, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 354
The Governor proclaimed June 6 through June 13, 1954, as
"Know Your Pharmacists Better Week."
JUNE 7, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 355
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 13 through
June 19, 1954, as "National Flag Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 483
JUNE 10, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 358
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, June 20, 1954, as li Fath-
er's Day."
JUNE 22, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 363
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 27 through
July 4, 1954, inclusive, as a "Freedom Under God" observance
of "Independence Week"
JULY 23, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 381
The Governor proclaimed the week of July 25 through
July 31, 1954, as "National Farm Safety Week"
JULY 26, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 383
The Governor proclaimed July 29 through August 7, 1954,
: "National Vegetable Week."
AUGUST 4, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 389
The Governor proclaimed from August 16 to August 31,
1954 as "Emergency March of Dimes" period in Missouri.
484 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
AUGUST 5, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 387
The Governor proclaimed the week of August 22 through
29, 1954, as "Make it Yourself with Wool Week."
AUGUST 20, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 398
The Governor proclaimed the month of September, 1954, as
' ' Sight-Saving Month. ' '
SEPTEMBER 2, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 406
The Governor proclaimed every month of the year as
'Highway Traffic Safety Months/'
SEPTEMBER 15, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 413
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 19 through
Sept. 26, 1954, as "National Home Week."
SEPTEMBER 16, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 413
The Governor proclaimed Friday, September 17, 1954, as
''Constitution Day" and "Good Citizenship Day" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 485
SEPTEMBER 17, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 415
The Governor proclaimed the six-month period starting
Sept. 19, 1954, as the "Missouri American Jewish Tercente-
nary/'
SEPTEMBER 21, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 417
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 3 through
October 9, 1954, as "National Pharmacy Week."
SEPTEMBER 28, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 421
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning Oct. 3, 1954,
as "Fire Prevention Week."
SEPTEMBER 29, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 422
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 10 to 16,
1954, as "Oil Progress Week."
SEPTEMBER 30, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 422
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 3 through
October 9, 1954, as "National Letter Writing Week."
486 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
OCTOBER 1, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 424
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 2, 1954, as '
tional Newspaperboy Day."
OCTOBER 1, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 424
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 4 to October
10, 1954, as "Emergencies Don't Wait Week"
OCTOBER 1, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 424
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 3 to October
9, 1954, as "National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week."
OCTOBER 4, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 425
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 17-24, 1954,
inclusive, as ''Light's Diamond Jubilee Week" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 5, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 426
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, October 21, 1954,
as "Credit Union Day."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 487
OCTOBER 6, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 426
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning October 10
and ending October 16, 1954, as "Business Women's Week."
OCTOBER 7, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 427
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 1 1 to Octob-
er 16, 1954, as "Missouri Nurse Week."
OCTOBER 11, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 429
The Governor proclaimed the week of Oct. 18 through
Oct. 24, 1954, as "National Bible Week."
OCTOBER 14, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 432
The Governor proclaimed the week of Oct. 24-31, 1954,
as "American Legion Week."
OCTOBER 15, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 432
The Governor proclaimed the week Oct. 24-30, 1954, as
"Child Accident Prevention Week."
488 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
OCTOBER 20, 1954
From the Register oj Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 435
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, October 24, 1954, as
"United Nations Day."
OCTOBER 28, 1954
From the Register oj Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 439
The Governor proclaimed November, 1954, as " Religion
in American Life Month" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 29, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 441
The Governor proclaimed the month of November, 1954,
as "Sight Conservation Month."
OCTOBER 29, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 441
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 31 through
Nov. 6, 1954, as ''National Future Homemaker's Week."
NOVEMBER 1, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 442
The Governor proclaimed the week, November 7th to 14th,
1954, as "National Radio and TV Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 489
NOVEMBER 1, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 442
[The Governor proclaimed] the week of November 7 to
November 13, 1954, as "American Education Week."
NOVEMBER 4, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 443
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 7 through
November 13, 1954, as "Optimist Week."
NOVEMBER 8, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 445
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 14
through November 23, 1954, as "Retarded Children's Week."
NOVEMBER 10, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 446
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, November 11, 1954,
as "Veterans Day."
NOVEMBER 17, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 450
The Governor proclaimed Wednesday, December 15, 1954,
as "S - D Day," Safe Driving Day.
490 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
NOVEMBER 23, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 454
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, November 25, 1954,
as "Thanksgiving Day."
NOVEMBER 26, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 455
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 28 through
Dec. 5, 1954, as ' 'Salvation Army Week."
NOVEMBER 26, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 456
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 29, 1954,
through December 4, 1954, to be "Oil and Gas Conservation
Week."
DECEMBER 13, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 464
The Governor proclaimed Wednesday, December 15, 1954,
as "Bill of Rights Day."
DECEMBER 16, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 467
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1955, as
'January Egg Month."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 491
DECEMBER 27, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 472
The Governor proclaimed January 19S5 } as "March of
Dimes Month" in Missouri and askfed] for the enlightened
generosity of every citizen, so that a worthwhile cause may be
continued and a great humanitarian victory hastened.
DECEMBER 27, 1954
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 472
The Governor proclaimed the year beginning Jan. 1, 1955,
as "Air Reservist Year of Decision" in Missouri.
DECEMBER 31, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 476
The Governor proclaimed Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1955, as
"Carver Day."
JANUARY 6, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 479
The Governor proclaimed the week of January 9 to 16,
1955, as "Amelia Earhart Week" in Missouri.
JANUARY 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p, 482
The Governor proclaimed the week of January 14 to
January 21, 1955, as "Jaycee Week."
492 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
JANUARY 12, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 483
The Governor proclaimed the week of January 17 to 23,
1955, as "Printing Week" in Missouri.
JANUARY 14, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 485
The Governor proclaimed the week of January 17 through
January 23, 1955, as "National Thrift Week/' in Missouri.
JANUARY 21, 1955
From the Register oj Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 491
The Governor proclaimed the months of January, Febru-
ary, March and April, as "Go to the Movies Month" in Mis-
souri,
FEBRUARY 8, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 504
The Governor proclaimed the week of Washington's Birth-
day, February 20 through 27, 1955, as "American Brotherhood
Week" in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 8, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 504
The Governor proclaimed the period of February 12
through February 22, 1955, as "National Defense Week," in
Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 493
FEBRUARY 10, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 508
The Governor proclaimed the week of February 14 to 20,
1955, inclusive, as "Knights of Pythias Highway Courtesy
Week," in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 11, 1955
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 509
The Governor proclaimed Feb. 11, 1955, the inventor's
birthday, as "Thomas Alva Edison Day."
FEBRUARY 15, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 512
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning March 14,
1955, as "Heart of America Command Performance Jubilesta
Week."
FEBRUARY 16, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 513
The Governor proclaimed the week of February 21-27,
1955, as "National Beauty Salon Week."
FEBRUARY 17, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 514
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning Sunday,
Feb. 20, 1955, and ending Saturday, Feb. 26, 1955, as "Rotary
Club Week."
494 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
FEBRUARY 23, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 517
The Governor proclaimed Friday, February 25, 1955, as
'World Day of Prayer," in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 23, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p, 517
The Governor proclaimed the month of March 10 to April
10, 1955, as the month for the physically handicapped, and
April 2, 1955, as "Crippled Children's Day," in Missouri.
MARCH 1, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 521
The Governor proclaimed March 4th as ''Presidents'
Day," in Missouri.
MARCH 10, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 528
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 19 to March
26, 1955, Inc. as "National Baseball Week."
MARCH 10, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 528
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 13 through
March 20, 1955, as "Camp Fire Girls Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 495
MARCH 17, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 534
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 20 through
March 26, 1955, as "National Wild Life Week."
MARCH 23, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 537
The Governor proclaimed Friday, March 25, 1955, as
"Hellenic Independence Day."
MARCH 29, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 541
The Governor proclaimed the month of April as "Cancer
Control Month."
MARCH 31, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 542
The Governor proclaimed April 1, 1955, as "Hans Christian
Anderson [Andersen] Day."
APRIL 5, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 546
The Governor proclaimed April 8, 1955 as Good Friday
and called upon the Christian people of our State to lay aside
material things on that day and pay due homage to the God
who created us and to the Savior who redeemed us.
496 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
APRIL 6, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 546
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 11 to April 17,
1955, as "National Sunday School Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 548
The Governor proclaimed Wednesday, April 13, 1955, as
"Jefferson Day."
APRIL 18, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 553
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 24 to April 30,
1955, as "World Fellowship Week."
APRIL 19, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 558
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 7, 1955, as
'Boys Town of Missouri Day."
APRIL 20, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 555
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 24 through
April 30, 1955, as "National Secretaries Week" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 497
APRIL 22, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 557
The Governor proclaimed the period from April 25 to May
1, 1955, as "Invest in America Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 25, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 558
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 1 to May 8,
1955, as "National Music Week."
APRIL 26, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 558
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 1 through May
7, 1955, as "Good Posture Week."
APRIL 27, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 560
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 1, 1955, as "Loy-
alty Day."
APRIL 27, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 560
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 8, 1955, as "Moth-
er's Day."
498 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
APRIL 28, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 560
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 1 to May 7,
1955, as "National Hearing Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 28, 1955
Prom the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 561
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1955, as
1 ' June Dairy Month."
APRIL 28, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 561
The Governor proclaimed the month of May, 1955, as
"United Cerebral Palsy Month" in Missouri.
APRIL 29, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 562
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 2 to May 8,
1955, as "National Motel Week."
APRIL 29, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 562
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 9 through
May 14, 1955, as "Cotton Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 499
APRIL 29, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 562
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 7, 1955, as
"Architects Day."
MAY 9, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 567
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 16 through
May 22, 1955, as "Letters from America Week" in Missouri.
MAY 10, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 568
The Governor proclaimed Friday, May 13, 1955, as "Miss
Missouri Day" in Missouri.
MAY 10, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 569
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 14, 1955, as
"Women's Army Corps Day" in Missouri.
MAY 12, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 570
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 15, 1955, as "Nurs-
ing Homes Day," in Missouri.
500 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MAY 13, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 571
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 16-21, 1955, as
"Chemical Progress Week" in Missouri.
MAY 13, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 571
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 15, 1955, as "I
am an American Day" in Missouri.
MAY 18, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 574
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 22, 1955, as "Na-
tional Maritime Day" in Missouri.
MAY 19, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 575
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 21, 1955, as
"Armed Forces Day" in Missouri.
MAY 24, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 579
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1955, as
'Ragweed Control Month," in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 501
MAY 24, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 579
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 6 to June 11,
1955, as "New Glory for Old Glory Week," in Missouri.
MAY 26, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 580
The Governor proclaimed the first Sunday in June, 1955,
as "National and International Shut-in's Day" in Missouri.
MAY 27, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 581
The Governor proclaimed the week June 1-June 7, 1955,
as "Wear a Garden Flower Week."
JUNE 1, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 583
The Governor proclaimed the week June 6 to June 13,
1955, as "National Rose Week."
JUNE 14, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 591
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, June 19, 1955, as "Fa-
ther's Day" in Missouri.
502 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
JUNE 28, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 599
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 4 through
Sept. 10, 1955, as "Make it Yourself with Wool Week 7 ' in
Missouri.
JUNE 28, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 599
The Governor proclaimed Monday, July 4, 1955, as a
"Freedom Under God" observance of "Independence Day" in
Missouri.
JULY 6, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955 , p. 604
The Governor proclaimed the period from July 10th to
July 16, 1955, as "Ground Observer Corps Week" in Missouri.
JULY 6, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 604
The Governor proclaimed the week of July 24 to July 30,
1955, as "National Farm Safety Week" in Missouri.
JULY 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 606
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, July 12, 1955, as
'Missouri Agriculture Day."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 503
JULY 18, 1955
From- the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p, 611
The Governor proclaimed the period from July 28 through
August 6, 1955, as "National Vegetable Week" in Missouri.
JULY 21, 1955
From, the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 614
The Governor proclaimed the month of August, 1955, as the
"Silver Jubilee Month for the Super Market Industry," in
Missouri .
AUGUST 5, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 623
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning August 27,
1955, as "Wyatt Earp Week" in Kansas City and in Missouri,
AUGUST 26, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 636
The Governor proclaimed the month of September, 1955, as
'John Marshall Bicentennial Month" in Missouri.
AUGUST 30, 1955
From, the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 640
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 4 to Sept. 11,
1955, as "National Child Safety Week" in Missouri.
504 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
AUGUST 31, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 640
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 17 to 23, 1955,
as "Constitution Week" and Sept. 17, 1955, as "Citizenship
Day" in Missouri.
AUGUST 31, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 640
The Governor proclaimed Oct. 15, 1955, as "Missouri
Poetry Day."
AUGUST 31, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 640
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 10th through
October 16th as "American Business Women's Association
Week" in Missouri.
AUGUST 31, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 640
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 12 to Sept. 18th
as "Soft Water Week" in Missouri.
AUGUST 31, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 645
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning Sept. 25 and
ending Oct. 1, 1955, as "Business Women's Week" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 505
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 651
The Governor proclaimed Friday, September 30, 1955, as
"National Traffic Memorial Day" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 651
The Governor proclaimed the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 8,
1955, as "National Pharmacy Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 652
The Governor proclaimed the week of Oct. 9th to 15th,
1955, as "Fire Prevention Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 652
The Governor proclaimed Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, 1955,
as "Oklahoma Songfest Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 652
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 2 to Oct. 8,
Inc. as "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week."
506 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 652
The Governor proclaimed the week of Oct. 2 through 8,
1955, as "National Letter Writing Week."
SEPTEMBER 23, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 653
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 1955, as a
"Public Holiday" within the State of Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 653
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 17 to October
23, 1955, as "National Bible Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 653
The Governor proclaimed Wednesday, October 12, 1955, as
"Columbus Day" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 3
The Governor declared the week of Oct. 8 to Oct. 15, 1955, as
"Emergencies Don't Wait Week" in the State of Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 507
SEPTEMBER 29, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 3
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, October 9, 1955, as
"Grandmothers' Day" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 ' , p. 5
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, October 8, 1955, as
"National Newspaperboy Day" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 6, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 8
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning Oct. 23, 1955,
as "Cleaner Air Week" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 10, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 10
The Governor proclaimed the month of October as "Res-
taurant Month" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 12
The Governor issued a proclamation declaring the inter-
ruption of the operation of the St. Louis Public Service Com-
pany which jeopardized the public interest of the State.
508 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OP
OCTOBER 12, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 12
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 23 through
Oct. 29, 1955, as "Child Accident Prevention Week" in Mis-
souri.
OCTOBER 17, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 16
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, October 20, 1955, as
"Credit Union Day" in Missouri,
OCTOBER 19, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 18
The Governor proclaimed the month of November, 1955,
as "Missouri Marine Month" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 19, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 18
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 6-12,
1955, as "American Education Week" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 19, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 18
The Governor proclaimed the month of November 1955,
as "Religion in American Life Month" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 509
OCTOBER 24, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 21
The Governor proclaimed Friday, Nov. 11, 1955, as "Vet-
erans Day" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 26, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 23
The Governor proclaimed the result of the election for
approval or rejection of Senate Bill No. 3 passed by the 68th
General Assembly. Total number of votes cast in State was
75,286. Said Senate Bill No. 3 is in full force and effect as the
law of the State of Missouri.
OCTOBER 27, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 24
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, the first day of De-
cember, 1955, as "Safe Driving Day" in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 9, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 30
Governor Phil Donnelly called a special election to be held
Jan. 24, 1956, to be conducted in the manner provided by law.
NOVEMBER 15, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 33
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 24, 1955, as
"Thanksgiving Day" in Missouri.
510 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
DECEMBER 5, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 45
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, December 25th, 1955,
as Christmas Day and urged every citizen this year and every
year to "Keep Christ in Christmas."
DECEMBER 13, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 50
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, Dec. 15, 1955, as
"Bill of Rights Day."
DECEMBER 16, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 53
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1956, as
'Navy Sign-up Month."
DECEMBER 22, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 56
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1956, as
'March of Dimes Month."
DECEMBER 30, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 59
The Governor proclaimed the week January 14 to January
21, 1956, as "Jaycee Week" in Mo.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 511
JANUARY 3, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 60
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, Jan. 5, 1956, as
'Carver Day" in Missouri.
JANUARY 12, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 67
The Governor proclaimed the week Jan. 17 through Jan. 23,
1956, as "National Thrift Week" in Missouri.
JANUARY 25, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p, 74
The Governor proclaimed the year 1956 as the year of "Air
Reserve Defense for Peace" in Missouri.
JANUARY 25, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 75
The Governor proclaimed the month of February, 1956, as
"American History Month" in Missouri.
JANUARY 31, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 , p. 80
The Governor proclaimed the month of February "Amer-
ican Heart Month" and February 5-11, 1956, as "Children's
Dental Health Week."
512 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
FEBRUARY 1, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 81
The Governor proclaimed George Washington's birth date
on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1956, shall also be observed as "Na-
tional Guard Muster Day."
FEBRUARY 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 85
The Governor proclaimed the week of February 12-19,
1956, as "National Beauty Salon Week."
FEBRUARY 9, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 87
The Governor proclaimed February 11, 1956, as "Thomas
Alva Edison Day" in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 14, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 90
The Governor proclaimed Friday, February 17, 1956, as
"World Day of Prayer."
FEBRUARY 15, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 91
The Governor proclaimed March 5, 1956, as "Presidents
Day."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 513
FEBRUARY 16, 1956
From, the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 92
The Governor by Proclamation convenes the 68th General
Assembly in extra session at 1 P.M., Monday, 27 February,
1956, to handle paragraphs 1 to 1 1 , inc.
FEBRUARY 17, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 93
The Governor proclaimed the week of Washington's Birth-
day, Feb. 19 through 26, 1956, as ' 'American Brotherhood
Week" in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 24, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 98
The Governor proclaimed the month of March, 1956, as
"Red Cross Month" in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 24, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 100
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 11, 1956, be
set aside and observed as "National Opera Week" in Missouri.
MARCH 7, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 106
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 11 through
March 18, 1956, as "Camp Fire Girls Birthday Week."
514 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MARCH 10, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 109
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 11 through
March 17, 1956, as "Girl Scout Week."
MARCH 12, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 110
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 15 through
April 22, 1956, as ''Missouri Federation Week" in Missouri.
MARCH 14, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 112
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 18 through
March 24, 1956, as "National Wildlife Week"
MARCH 14, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 , p. 112
The Governor proclaimed the week of March 18 through
March 24, 1956, as "Home Economics Week."
MARCH 16, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 113
The Governor proclaimed the week beginning the 18th day
of March, 1956, as a period of time in which all citizens of
Missouri should contemplate the role of combat ready Air
Power in their own lives, and as a period in which we should
express, by all proper means, our appreciation for the service
rendered by our Air Force neighbors.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 515
MARCH 21, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 118
The Governor proclaimed the month of April, 1956, as
"Cancer Control Month" in Missouri.
MARCH 22, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 118
The Governor proclaimed March 22, 1956, as "World
Jewish Child's Day" in Missouri.
MARCH 26, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 , p. 121
The Governor proclaimed the month of April as "Savings
and Loan Month" in Missouri.
MARCH 26, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 121
The Governor proclaimed Friday, March 30, 1956, as
"Doctor's Day" in Missouri.
MARCH 27, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 121
The Governor proclaimed the day commemorating the
death of Christ on the Cross, Good Friday, the most solemn
of all days of Holy Week, March 30, 1956.
516 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MARCH 29, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 124
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 4 to April 10,
1956, as "Youth Temperance Education Week" in Missouri.
MARCH 29, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 124
The Governor proclaimed the month of April, 1956, as
"USO Month" in Missouri.
APRIL 4, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 127
The Governor proclaimed April 14, 1956, as Pan American
Day, and the period from April 9 to April 14, 1956, as "Pan
American Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 127
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 9 to April 15,
1956, as "National Sunday School Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 12, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 133
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 29, 1956, as
"International Stamp Week" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 517
APRIL 16, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 135
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 23-28, 1956, as
"Chemical Progress Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 16, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 135
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 22 to 28, 1956,
as "Military Reserve Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 16, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 135
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, May 1, 1956, as "Loy-
alty Day" in Missouri.
APRIL 18, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 136
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 22 to 28, 1956,
as 'Tree World Friendship Week" in Missouri.
APRIL 18, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 136
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 22 through
April 28, 1956, as "National Secretaries Week," in Missouri.
518 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
APRIL 20, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 139
The Governor proclaimed the week of April 22 to 28,
1956, as Medical Education Week.
APRIL 23, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 141
The Governor proclaimed the period from April 29 through
May 5, 1956, as "Invest in America Week."
APRIL 24, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 141
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 6 through May
12, 1956, as "Soil Stewardship Week" and the week of May 1
through May 7, 1956, "Good Posture Week."
APRIL 25, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 142
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 24 to July 1,
1956, "Food & Drug Law Golden Anniversary Week."
APRIL 26, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 142
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 6 to May 12,
1956, as "National Hearing Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 519
APRIL 27, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 143
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 5, 1956, as
1 Architects Day."
APRIL 30, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 ' , p. 145
The Governor proclaimed the month of May, 1956, as
"United Cerebral Palsy Month."
MAY 1, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 146
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 13, 1956, as
"National Motel Week" and the week of May 6 to May 13,
1956, as "National Music Week."
MAY 4, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 151
The Governor proclaimed the period of May 12, 13, 14 and
15, 1956, as "Beautyrama Week."
MAY 4, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 151
[The Governor proclaimed] the week of May 14 through
May 19, 1956, as "Cotton Week."
520 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MAY 7, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 152
The Governor proclaimed May 14 through 20, 1956, as
'Letters from America Week/'
MAY 7, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 152
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 12, 1956, as
'American War Mothers' Carnation Day" in Missouri.
MAY 8, 1956
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 154
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 13, 1956, as "Moth-
er's Day" in Missouri.
MAY 9, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 155
The Governor proclaimed the week of May 13 to 19, 1956,
as "National Radio Week/' in Missouri.
MAY 10, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 157
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, May 19, 1956, as
'Armed Forces Day" in State of Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 521
MAY 14, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 159
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, May 20, 1956, as "I
am an American Day" in Missouri.
MAY 14, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 159
The Governor proclaimed the period of May 20 through
May 27, 1956, as ''Salvation Army Week" in Missouri.
MAY 17, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 163
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, May 22, 1956, as
"National Maritime Day" in Missouri.
MAY 18, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 164
The Governor proclaimed May 21, 1956, as "Red Cross
Day."
MAY 23, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 167
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1956, as
"June Dairy Month" in Missouri.
522 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MAY 24, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 168
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1956, as
"Ragweed Control Month" in Missouri.
MAY 28, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 170
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1956, as
"National Recreation Month," in Missouri.
MAY 29, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 170
The Governor proclaimed June 3, 1956, as "Shut-in's
Day."
MAY 29, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 170
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 6 to June 12,
1956, as "New Glory for Old Glory Week" in Missouri.
JUNE 1, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 171
The Governor proclaimed the month of June, 1956, as
"Babe Zaharias Cancer Fund Month in Missouri."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 523
JUNE 1, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 171
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, June 9, 1956, as
''National Golf Day" in Missouri.
JUNE 4, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 172
The Governor proclaimed June 10-16, 1956, as "Fraternal
Week" in Missouri.
JUNE 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 174
The Governor proclaimed the week of June 10 through
June 16, 1956, as "National Flag Week" in Missouri.
JUNE 12, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 178
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, June 17, 1956, as "Fa-
ther's Day."
JUNE 22, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 186
The Governor proclaimed the week of September 2nd
through Sept. 8, 1956, as "Make it Yourself with Wool Week."
524 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
JUNE 22, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 186
The Governor proclaimed the month of August, 1956, as
"Plumbing Month."
JULY 3, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 193
The Governor proclaimed the period from July 8 to July 14,
1956, Inc. as "Ground Observer Corps Week."
JULY 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 194
The Governor proclaimed the State take over the operation
of Laclede Gas Co. in Missouri because of strike between the
Company and Labor (APL-CIO) 8-6 Oil, 8-194 Oil, 8-109 Oil
and selected Daniel C. Rogers as his agent to proceed in case.
JULY 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 195
The Governor proclaimed the week of Aug. 12 through 18,
1956, as "Tom Sawyer Week" in Missouri.
JULY 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 195
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, July 14, 1956, as
"Hospital Day" in the counties of Saline, Pettis, Lafayette and
Johnson and urge[d] all persons in the area to join in the cele-
bration of appreciation in Sweet Springs on that day.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 525
JULY 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 195
The Governor proclaimed that a strike is threatened because
of the continued operations of the K.C. Power and Light Co., a
public utility as the result of a Labor dispute.
AUGUST 27, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 195 5- 1 957, p. 226
The Governor proclaimed the week of Sept. 9 through 15,
1956, as ''Civil Defense Week/' in Missouri.
AUGUST 30, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 ' , p. 228
The Governor proclaimed Sept. 17, 1956, as "Citizenship
Day" in Missouri.
AUGUST 30, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 228
The Governor proclaimed the week of September 17 to 23,
1956, as " Constitution and Law Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 232
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 1 to 8, 1956,
as ' 'Emergencies Don't Wait Week" in Missouri.
526 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
SEPTEMBER 10, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 234
The Governor proclaimed October 15, 1956, as "Missouri
Poetry Day'* in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 239
The Governor proclaimed the week of Oct. 7 to Oct. 13,
1956, as "Museum Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1956
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 240
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 7 to Oct. 13,
1956, as "National Pharmacy Week" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1956
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 241
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, September 30, 1956, as
'National Traffic Memorial Day" in Missouri.
SEPTEMBER 24, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 243
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 7-13, 1956,
as "Fire Prevention Week."
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 527
SEPTEMBER 26, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 245
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 1-7, 1956, as
"Servicemen's Voting Week" and the week of October 7
through October 13, 1956, as "National Letter Writing Week."
OCTOBER 1, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 249
The Governor proclaimed Friday, October 12, 1956, as
"Columbus Day" and the week of October 28, 1956, through
November 3, 1956, as "American Heritage Week."
OCTOBER 2, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 250
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, Oct. 18, 1956, as
"Credit Union Day" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 3, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 251
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 6, 1956, as "Na-
tional Newspaper[boy] Day."
OCTOBER 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 252
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 15 to Oct.
21, 1956, as "National Bible Week."
528 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
OCTOBER 8, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 253
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 21-27, 1956,
as "Cleaner Air Week."
OCTOBER 15, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 258
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 21 through
27, 1956, as ''Child Accident Prevention Week" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 18, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 260
The Governor proclaimed the period from Oct. 25 through
Nov. 3, 1956, as "Apple Week" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 18, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 , p. 260
The Governor proclaimed the week of October 28 through
Nov. 4, 1956, as "Catholic Youth Week" in Missouri.
OCTOBER 19, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 262
The Governor proclaimed Wed., October 24, 1956, as
"United Nations Day" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 529
OCTOBER 23, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, -p. 263
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 1 through
Nov. 7, 1956, as "American Art Week," in Missouri.
OCTOBER 26, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 267
The Governor proclaimed the month of November, 1956, as
"Religion in American Life Month' ' in Missouri.
OCTOBER 31, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 269
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, November 11, 1956, as
"Veterans Day" in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 1, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 270
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 11-17,
1956, as "American Education Week," in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 7, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 271
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 18 through
November 24, 1956, as "Retarded Children's Week" in Mis-
souri.
530 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
NOVEMBER 8, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 272
The Governor proclaimed the week of Nov. 11 through
Nov. 17, 1956, as "Optimist Week" in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 15, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 ', p. 276
The Governor proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 22, 1956, as
'Thanksgiving Day 77 in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 20, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 279
The Governor proclaimed the week of November 25 through
December 1, 1956, as "Civil Air Patrol Week," in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 20, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 279
The Governor proclaimed Sunday, Nov. 25, 1956, as "Help
Hungary Day," in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 29, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 285
The Governor proclaimed the week of January 13 through
19, 1957, as "Printing Week" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 531
DECEMBER 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 288
The Governor proclaimed Tuesday, December 25, 1956, as
''Keep Christ in Christmas."
DECEMBER 10, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 290
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, Dec. 15, 1956, as
"Bill of Rights Day.' 7
DECEMBER 12, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 292
The Governor proclaimed the calendar year 1957 as "Opera-
tion New Era Navy Year," in Missouri.
DECEMBER 20, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 295
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1957, as
"Missouri Marine Month," in Missouri.
DECEMBER 20, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 296
The Governor proclaimed the month of January, 1957, as
"March of Dimes Month/ 7 in Missouri.
532 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
JANUARY 3, 1957
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 302
The Governor proclaimed the year commencing Jan. 11,
1957, as 'The Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial in Missouri."
JANUARY 3, 1957
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 302
The Governor proclaimed Saturday, Jan, 5, 1957, as
'George Washington Carver Day" in Missouri.
JANUARY 9, 1957
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 306
The Governor proclaimed the week of Jan. 20 to Jan. 26,
1957, as "Jaycee Week" in Missouri.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 533
MEMORANDA OF WRITS OF ELECTION
MARCH 20, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955 , p. 58
The Governor issued a writ of Election on the Sheriff of
Jasper Co. calling a special Election to replace the Hon. Ray
Harvey.
JANUARY 18, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 255
The Governor ordered the Sheriff of St. Louis City to call
an election to fill the vacancy [vacancies] caused by the death[s]
of Anthony M. Webbe and Harry J. Byrne.
JANUARY 27, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 264
The Governor directed the Sheriff of St. Charles Co. to
call a special election to fill the vacancy in the House of Repre-
sentatives caused by the resignation of Omar Schnatmeier;
the Sheriff of Washington Co., to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of William Gunn; the Sheriff of Lafayette
Co. to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ernest W.
Baker; the Sheriff of Morgan Co. to fill the vacancy caused by
resignation of Reno A. Warnke, and the Sheriff of Sullivan
Co. to fill the vacancy caused by the death of G. W. Fisher.
534 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MARCH 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 528
The Governor issued a Writ of Election on the Sheriff of
Schuyler County calling a special election to replace Hon.
Harry D. Hall (Representative) deceased.
AUGUST 29, 1955
From ike Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 638
(1) The [Governor] issued a Writ of Election to supply a
vacancy caused by Resignation of the Hon. Charles L. Madison,
a member of the State Senate of the 68th Gen. Assembly of
Missouri from the 10th Missouri Dist. in Jackson Co., effective
on Sept. 1, 1955.
(2) Hon. Lyman T. Kinder, Rep. and member of House of
Representatives of 68 Gen, Assembly, Bollinger County, Mis-
souri, caused by death July 6, 1955.
(3) A vacancy exists from Sullivan Co., Missouri as mem-
ber in Missouri House of Representatives of 68th Gen. Assem-
bly, by reason of fact that irregulatory [sic] in the election for
said office held Nov. 2, 1954, made ascertainment of the results
of said election impossible.
DECEMBER 13, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 50
The Governor issued a Writ of Election on the Sheriff of
Cape Girardeau County to fill the vacancy of in the office of
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas caused by the death of
J. Henry Caruthers.
GOVERNOR PHIL M, DONNELLY 535
DECEMBER 30, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 59
The Governor issued a Writ of Election on the Sheriff of
Ozark County for a special election to be called to elect a suc-
cessor to John C. Harlin, Representative of Ozark County,
deceased.
MARCH 14, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 112
The Governor issued a writ of election to supply vacancy
caused by death of Representative Charles T. Hoy of Platte
County to be held Tuesday, April 3, 1956.
MARCH 20, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 116
The Governor issued a Writ of Election to be held April 10,
1956, to fill a vacancy caused by death of John E. Kimber, a
member of the House of Representatives from Linn County.
536 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
MEMORANDA OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS
MARCH 31, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 67
The Governor took charge of the office of State Auditor
due to the death of W. H. Holmes.
APRIL 1, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 69
In respect to the memory of State Auditor Will H. Holmes,
the Governor requests all State offices to be closed at noon
Thursday.
OCTOBER 26, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 205
The Missouri Drought Emergency Program was established
for the use of citizens of the State of Missouri who are in need
of such aid by reason of the drought of 1953.
OCTOBER 31, 1953
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 210
The Governor ordered that hay sold to farmers under the
Missouri Drought Emergency Program shall not be more than
$22.00 per ton at the rail point of destination.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 537
MARCH 24, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 304
The Governor issued Executive Order No. 3 relating to the
Drought Emergency Program, (Hay)
APRIL 21, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 327
The Governor issued Executive Order No. 4 giving Rules
and Regulations for the administering of the Missouri Drought
Emergency Program.
JULY 20, 1954
Front the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 379
Upon recommendation of the Missouri Drought Committee
which met at the request of Governor July 19, 1954, he is today
designating every county and the City of St. Louis as a drought
disaster area. Strongly urge Federal Govt. give immediate
Federal Drought Aid and assistance.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 412
The Governor issued an Executive Order to become effective
on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1954, at 10 o'clock A.M., known as the
1954 Emergency Hay Program.
538 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
SEPTEMBER 22, 1954
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1953-1955, p. 417
The Governor issued an Executive Order under provisions
of Section 41.110 Chapt. 41, 1953 Cumulative Suppl. R.S. of
Mo. A state of emergency is declared to exist in J.C. due to
riot at the Mo. State Penitentiary and use of such military
forces of state as is necessary for preservation of life, property,
and maintenance of law and order is hereby authorized.
OCTOBER 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 11
Governor Donnelly by virtue of authority vested in him,
chapt. 295 & section 295.180 of R.S.O.M.[Mo.?] 1949, took pos-
session of the plants, equipment and all facilities of the St. Louis
Public Service Co. ; located in the State of Missouri, for the use
and operation by State of Missouri in the public interest, effec-
tive 6 A.M. Tues., Oct. 11, 1955, because of strike of labor be-
tween St. Louis Public Service Co. and local union No. 788 of
the Amalgamated Assn. of Street Electric Railway & Motor
Coach Employees of America.
OCTOBER 11, 1955
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 11
Governor Donnelly ordered Daniel C. Rogers, Chairman of
State Board of Mediation, to take possession of plants, offices
and equipment of every nature and description used in the
operation of the business of St. Louis Public Service Co. The
order to take effect immediately.
GOVERNOR PHIL M. DONNELLY 539
JULY 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, pp. 193-194
The Governor issued an Executive Order No. 1, because of
dispute existing between the Laclede Gas Co., a public utility
distributing, selling and furnishing gas in State of Missouri
& Local No. 8-6 Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers of America
(AFL-CIO) Local 8-194 Oil & Local No. 8-109 Oil Chemical
& Atomic Workers of America (AFL-CIO), recognized bargain-
ing agents of the employees of the Laclede Gas Co. & as a
result of such labor dispute there is an actual strike on the part
of employees in Missouri of Laclede Gas Co. of the above
unions which threatens the effective operation in Missouri of
Laclede Gas Co. a public utility and whereas, after investiga-
tion I, Phil M. Donnelly, Governor of Missouri, by Executive
Proclamation dated 5th day of July, 1956 proclaimed under the
4 provisions do hereby take possession of the plants, equip-
ment, and all facilities of the Laclede Gas Co. located in State
for use and operation by State in public interest effective at
4 o'clock P.M. CST, Thursday, July 5, 1956.
JULY 5, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 194
By Executive Order No. 1, dated July 5, 1956, the Governor
has taken possession of plants, equipment and all facilities of
the Laclede Gas Co., located in Missouri. The Governor by
virtue of authority vested in me by section 295.180 of Revised
Statutes of Mo. 1949, selected Daniel C. Rogers, Chairman of
Missouri State Board of Mediation, as his agent to proceed
with this order.
540 MESSAGES AND PROCLAMATIONS OF
JULY 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 195
The Governor of Missouri took possession of the plants,
equipment and all facilities of the Kansas City Power & Light
Co. for use and operation by the State of Missouri in public
interest effective at 4 P.M. CST, Friday, July 6, 1956.
JULY 6, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957 ', p. 195
The Governor ordered Daniel C. Rogers, Chairman of the
Missouri State Board of Mediation, to [act] as his agent to
take possession of plants, equipment and all facilities of the
Kansas City Power & Light Co. in the State of Missouri. The
order shall take effect at 4 P.M., CST, July 6, 1956.
AUGUST 27, 1956
From the Register of Civil Proceedings, 1955-1957, p. 227
The Governor issued the following emergency [order] in the
enforcement of traffic laws, rules and regulations for the crit-
ical period ("Labor holiday week end") extending from 6:00
A.M. Aug. 31, 1956 to 12:00 midnight, Sept. 3, 1956. Section
41.110, Chapt. 41 MRS. Cumulative Supplement 1955. It is
hereby agreed that the Military Police units of the Missouri
National Guard, be placed on active duty for this period.
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