Crawford Tate, who started barbering in 1927, is retiring from barbering but still has a big job to complete. Tate started collecting clocks 40 years ago and now has his barber shop on Main Street in Platte City jammed with clocks of every description. He plans to keep his shop open for awhile, but just to sell the estimated 50 clocks he has left, with no more barbering.
Police activity in Platte City has steadily grown in recent years, but the eight man department has some resources that are more readily available to it than to some other small town police departments. “We are tied into the sheriff’s department communications center and this eliminates the need for a base radio,” said Roger Baskett, police chief. The department, he adds, is also fortunate to have a good working relationship with the sheriff’s department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol for mutual assistance in an emergency. Baskett, who has been with the Platte City department for the past seven years, has seen the number of reportable offenses grow by 336 in just the past year, from 861 in 1979 to 1,197 in 1980 and the department budget reach $57,700 out of the city’s $415,365 expenses.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude OyLear announce the birth of a daughter, Sheila Marie, born Dec. 29, 1980. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Mallonee. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wayne OyLear.
