THE SHIVELY

NEWSLETTER
lssueNo. 85 November2010

CLARENCE H. SHIVELY: GANGSTERS,192005

pRoHrBITrON, SEATTLE,WASTITNGTON

On January16, 192Athe EighteenthAmendmentto the U.S. Constitution

went into effect. This amendmentsupportedthe 1920'sprohibition,restrictionof
the production,sale, transportation,importationand exportationof alcoholic
beverages. The Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition
Enforcement Act, had been passedon October28, 1919. Enforcementof the
1920'sProhibitionwas a difficulttask becauseof the profitsin bootleggingand
the continueddemandfor alcohol. One of the more notoriousgangstersof the
1920'swas Chicago'sAl Caponeand his organization.In Seattle,Washington
therewere problemswith policecorruptionduringProhibition.From genealogy
research in the old newspaperfiles there is documentationof a Shively
'gangstef, ClarenceH. Shively,fromSeattle.
ClarenceH. Shivelywas born in August 1892in California. He was the
son of DavidC Shively(bornFeb-1852in MarshallCo,, IND) and wife Caroline
"Canie"T. Riggs(bom Nov-1861in ShashtaCity, CA). This familyis listedon
the 1900San LuisObispoCounty,CA censusrecord. U.S.Penitentiary Records
from McNeillsland,WashingtonindicateClarenceH. Shivelywas receivedthere
on 9-Jan-1925and discharged14-Jul-1926 for conspiracyto violatethe National
ProhibitionAct. From the recordshe is listedas 5'10",weightof 197 pounds,
bfackhair, browneyeswith a ruddycomplexion.Thereare multiplenewspaper
articleslocatedin the SeattleDailyTimes startingin March 1923thru October
1930which chroniclesome of the activitiesof ClarenceShively. In reviewing
these articlesit is knownthat he had workedfor the Seattlepolicedepartment.
He was later arrestedfor violationof the ProhibitionAct, allegedinvolvedin the
theftand attemptedsaleof bankbonds,and suspectedin the bankrobberyof the
Royal Bank of Canadain Nanaimo,B.C. Followingare some of the articles
regardingClarenceH. Shively.
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CharlesJ. ClarkandClarenceH. ShivelyExpectedTo Surrender To MarshalOn Rum
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Secretlyindictedby the federalgrandjury on two counts,chargingconspiracyto violate
the nationalprohibition
act and maintaininga commonnuisanceby keepingand sellingliquorin
the JacksonApartments, 1521 EighthAve. CharlesJ. Clarkand ClarenceH. Shively,former
membersof the SeattlePoliceDepartment, were scheduledto give themselvesup to E. B. Benn,
UnitedStatesmarshal,Monday.
ThomasD. Page,theirattorney,saidthe defendants wouldfurnish
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bond on Monday and plead not guilty. Attorney Page appearedat the marshal'soffice this
morningand arrangedfor serviceof benchwarrantsMonday.
This makes a total of four former Seattle policemennamed in grand jury indictments
withintwo days, chargedwith violationof liquorlaws. EdwardJ. Hagenand EdwardW. Pielow,
former officers,with two other person,were arrestedyesterday.
ContinuingConspiracyCharges
A continuingconspiracyto violatethe nationalprohibitionlaw, datingfrom November7,
1922,1o the time of the indictment,is chargedagainstShivelyand Clark. This is supportedby
eightpurportedovertacts,which makethe followingcharges:
That from November7, 1922,untilthe date of the indictment,Shivelyand Clark,rented,
maintainedand controlledApartments 208 and 106, Jackson Apartments,as a common
nuisance.The next six overt acts chargedare the followingpurportedsales of intoxicatingliquor
in Apartment208:
December18, 1922,three ounces of gin and three ounces of whiskey;December21,
1922,one bottleof rum; two ouncesof whiskeyand two ouncesof gin; Januayt5, 1923,eight
ouncesof gin, ten ouncesof whiskeyand two pints of beer, February5, six ouncesof gin and a
like amount of whiskey; February19, six ounces of gin and whiskey and three pints of beer;
February22, two one-fifthgallonbottlesand eightouncesgin and four ouncesof brandy.
The eighthovert act chargedis the possessionin Apartment106, on February22,1923,
of two one-fifthgallon bottlesof distilledspirits,three of Gordon gin, two of Sandy McDonald
whiskeyand one of Hermitage.
Count two of the indictmentchargesShivelyand Clark with maintaininga nuisanceby
keepingand sellingwhiskey,gin, rum, brandy,distilledspiritsand beer.
Both defendantswere scheduledto be arrangedtoday before FederalJudge Jeremiah
Netererand a date was to be set for them to enter pleas to the indictment. The men are at
libertyon bonds furnishedin chargesfiled againstthem before A. C, Bowman,United States
commissioner, aftertheirarrestFebruary22, by federalprohibitionagents.
The SeattleDailyTimes,Thursday,May 7,1923,Page2, Column2:
Four FormerPolicemenArraignedAs Bootleggers
Four former Seattle policemenappearedbefore FederalJudge Jeremiah Netererthis
morningand pleadednot guiltyto chargesof conspiracyto violatethe nationalprohibitionact.
Those who pleadedwere CharlesJ. Clark, ClarenceH. Shively,EdwardJ. Hagen and
EdwardW. Pielow. Clarkand Shivelywere arrestedby federalprohibitionagentsFebruary23 at
the JacksonApartments,1521 EighthAve. Hagenand Pielowwere arrestedFebruary20 at 122
Broadway, ChristopherBrown and CharlesA. Givens,arrestedwith Pielow and Hagen, also
enteredpleasof not guilty.
The SeattleDailyTimes,SundayMorning,June 17, 1923,Page1, Column4:
Ex-PolicemenAre ConvictedAs Bootleggers
CharlesJ. Clarkand ClarenceH. ShivelyFoundGuiltyIn FederalCourton Two Counts
Two former Seattle policemen,CharlesJ. Clark and ClarenceH. Shively,were found
guilty of conspiracyto violatethe nationalprohibitionact by a jury in FederalJudge Jeremiah
Neterer'scourt yesterdayafternoon.
lmmediatelyfollowingthe filingof the verdict,Judge NetererinstructedDistrictClark F. M.
Harshbergerto issue a benchwarrantfor Shively,who had disappearedand forfeitedhis bail of
$1,500. Clark'sbail was raisedfrom $1,500to $2,500and he was remandedto the custodyof
the UnitedStatesmarshal.
ShivelyMissing
When the jury retireda 3 o'clock,Shively,accordingto FederalProhibitionDirectorRoy
C, Lyle and severalother spectators,left the courtroomhurriedlywith a young woman who had
testifiedfor the defendants.Nothingwas thoughtof this at the time but when, an hour later,the
jury announcedit had reacheda verdict,Shivelywas not to be found. His attorneyswere notified
and assistedthe marshal'sofficein tryingto find Shively.
ProhibitionAgents Testify
De Wolfe Emory and Charles P. Moriarty, assistant United States attorneys,who
prosecutedthe case, introducedtestimonyby several federal prohibitionagents to the effect that
Shively and Clark on numerous occasions had sold liquor in their rooms in the Jackson
Apartments,1521EighthAve., betweenNovember7, 1922,and February22, 1923,the date the
defendantswere arrested. The jury found Clark and Shively guilty on both counts of the
indictment,the first chargingconspiracyto violatethe nationalprohibitionact, and the second
maintaining a publicnuisance.
Attempts of the defense to impeach the testimonyof William M. Whitney, assistant
federalprohibitiondirector,were ruledout by Judge Neterer.
The SeattleDailyTimes,Thursday,August9, 1923,page 1, Column5:
Wife AllegesHe LivesBy SellingLiquor
What is reported to be the first action for divorce ever filed in King County in which
violationof the state and nationalprohibitionlaws was given as the groundsfor the action,was
filed in SuperiorCourtyesterdayby Mrs.Annie ShivelyagainstformerPolicePatrolmanClarence
H. Shively.
In her complaintsMrs. Shivelysets forth that her husbandhas been and is engagedin
the "violationof the liquorlaws of Seattle,the state of Washingtonand the UnitedStates:that he
has made his livingby such violationsand that he has no other means of support."The plaintiff
also alleged cruelty and abandonment. The complaintasks that Mrs. Shively be granted
propertyincludingthree motorboats,two automobilesand a houseboalat 1021E. NorthlakeAve.
The SeattleDailyTimes,August 10, 1923,Page 12, Column2:
ln DivorceCourt
Divorcecomplaintswere filed in SuperiorCourt Wednedayby.........AnnieShively
againstClarenceShively,cruelty... .......
The SeattleDailyTimes,Saturday,October27, 1923,Page 1, Column3-4
RumrunnerSuspectDivorced
Wife Gets Halfof $50,000
ClarenceH. Shively,formerSeattlepoliceman,now facingfederalchargesof violationof
the prohibitionact, owns propertyvaluedat $50,000,includinglaunches,automobilesand land,it
was brought out in testimonyin the suit of his wife, Annie Shively,for divorce,yesterdayin
SuperiorJudge Austin E. Griffith'scourt, accordingto Eugene Meacham,divorce proctorand
deputy prosecutor.
Mrs. Shively, who sought a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, was granted an
interlocutorydecree and half of the property.
Twenty-fivedefault divorce cases were brought before Judge Griffithsyesterday,making
it the busiestday of the year. Interlocutorydecreeswere granted in twenty-onecases,two cases
were strickenfrom the calendarand two continued.
Accordingto the testimonyin the Shivelycase, ClarenceH. Shively,who left the police
force four years ago, now owns a half interest in four large gasoline boats, a half interestin the
hull of another,four automobiles,a houseboatin Seattle,five acres of land near Anacortes,a
large tract of land in Mason County,and has a considerableamount of (Continuedon Page
Three,Column7)
Cashand negotiablesecuritiesin a safetydepositbox.
The SeattleDailyTimes,Wednesday,September24, 1924,Page 1, Column5:
Ex-Policeman JailedIn BondTheft
Shivelyand CompanionsAccusedOf BoldCrime
Attemptof WomanTo DisposeOf $6,000Worth Of SecuritiesCausesArrestOf Four Persons
Followingthe recoverylateyesterdayof six $1,000bondsstolenin the bold daylighthold-
up of two Bank of Californiamessengerslast November,and the arrest of Former Police
PatrolmanClarenceH. Shively,two womenand the husbandof one of the women,city detectives
todaybeganan investigation of the prisoners.
The women who were arrested after the attempted sale of the bonds today were
questionedas to how the bonds came into their possession,and effortswill be made to identify
Shivelyas a possibleparticipantin the hold-up. The four are prisonersin the cityjail.
DetectiveLieut.W. E. Justus announcedthat he would confrontthe men suspectsthis
afternoonwith the victimsof the Bank of Californiarobbery,in an attemptto have them identified.
He had completedquestioningthe suspectsearlythis afternoon.
 Mrs. GertrudeHunter,34 years old, 752 NewtonSt.; Mrs. Ray Johnson,34, friend of
Shivelyand Frank Hunter,machiniston Shively'sspeed boat, "El Toro,"are those under arrest
with Shively. The arrestfollowedan attempton the part of Mrs. Hunterto disposeof the bonds
late yesterdayafternoonat the bond house of Bond & Goodwin& Tucker in the Hoge Building.
She was accompaniedby L. S. Pendleton,a steamshipagentof Bremerton,who is marriedto her
cousin.
PoliceAre Notified
Checking the securities offered for sale, bond officers discovered the numbers
correspondedto partof those stolenin the robberyof the bank messengersNovember2T,1923.
They immediatelycalled the police. Mrs. Hunter and Pendletonwere arrested,as was Mrs.
Johnson,who was sittingoutsidein Shively'scar. Pendletonwas releasedwhen he convinced
the policehe was an innocentpartyto the sale.
Mrs. Huntertold the policeshe found the bonds in the gutterat FifthAvenue and Pine
Streetlast week and immediatelyadvertisedthem in the papers,but receivingno answerto the
advertisement, decidedto sell them. She pointedto an advertisementin The Times of Friday,
September19, as proofof her statement.The advertisement read:
"Found-Valuablepapers.Owner identifyand pay ad. PhoneGarfield5987".
Tried To BorrowOn Bonds
The telephonenumberwas that of Mrs. Hunter. Pendletontold DetectiveJames Doom
that Mrs. Huntersaid she foundthe bondsSeptember16.
Chiefof PoliceW. B. Severynssaid Mrs. Johnson,priorto September16, had triedto sell
the bonds to a Seattlejeweler and also had tried to borrow$2,500on them at anotherjewelry
store.
FormerPatrolmanShivelywas dismissedfrom the departmentin 1919. When bookedhe
gae his age as 36 and his occupationas laborer. He was arrestedin his apartmentat Fourth
Avenueand VirginiaStreet.
The hold-upof the bank messengersby five masked banditswas sensational.They
obtainedonly $900 in cash, but they also took $23,600in bonds and $12,000in stocks, Of the
securities,$3,000 had been recoveredbefore the arrest yesterday,havingfor the most part been
soldto innocentinvestors.
Sam Wright,clerk,and FairrisSchornick,messenger,employesof the Seattlebranchof
the Bankof
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California,were on theirway to the King Streetstationin a for-hirelimousineabout 5:30 o'clock
on the afternoonof November27,last, when a small touring car dashed around them and
stoppedimmediatelyin front,after crowdingthem to the curb. Three masked banditsstepped
from the touringcar, and two others disarmedMotorcyclePatrolmanR. R. Moulton,who was
followingthe bank car, and handcuffedhim to his motorcycle. The robbersused a stolen car,
afterwardfound at Third Avenue and CherryStreet.
Saw Bandit'sFace
Martin Hart, driver of the bank car, said the mask slippedfrom the face of one of the
banditsand that he could easily identifuhim if he ever met him. lt is understoodHart and the
banditvictimswill havean opportunityto identifyShively.
Mrs. Hunter,when questionedthis morningby DectectiveLieut.W. E. Justus,held firmly
to her storyof findingthe bondson the street. The othershave not been questionedtoday,and
the case will be turned over to Captainof DetectivesCharlesTennanton his return from his
vacationtoday.
Shively has been at libertyon $6,000 bonds followinghis convictionof conspiracyto
violatethe federalprohibitionlaw and his sentenceto two years in McNeil lsland penitentiary.
The bond was furnishedpendingappealof the case. He was dismissedfrom the departmentin
1919.

The informationconcerningthe involvementof Clarence H, Shively and

bank robberywill be includedin the next issueof the newsletter.
JACOBWHEELERSHIVELEY: ADAMSCO.,OH TO SGIOTOCO.,OH TO NEMAHA
CO., NE TO LAFEYETTECO., MO - The followinginformation was obtainedfromthe
helpof LindaGillisof Odessa,LafeyetteCounty,MO and from originalresearchat the
OdessaLibraryOdessa,MO. Pleasenotethatthe surnamewas listedas Shiveleyand
Shivelyfromthe varioussourcesof information.
Jacob\NheelerShiveleywas the son of GeorgeShively(born25-Dec-1842, died
8-Sep-1902) andhisfirstwife,PaulineJaneNelson (born7-Jun-1843died18-Aug-1874
Adams County,OH). The grandparents of JacobVt'heelerShiveley(Shively)were
JacobShivelyand EleanorHornback.Jacobis livingin the household of his parentsin
AdamsCounty,OH on 6-June-1870.By 1880hisfathel George,had movedto Scioto
County,OH whereJacobis found livingwith his fatherand his father'ssecondwife,
SusanlsabellaHallShiveley.Jacoband his fatherare foundin NemahaCounty,NE in
June of 1900. On 7-Apr-19'10 JacobW Shivelyis listedon the censusin Lafayette
County,Missouriwherehe liveduntilhisdeathon 26-May-1956.
JacobWheelerShiveleywas marriedto JuliaHood,daughterof JohnHoodand
NancyStovall.Jacobwas born4-Aug-1869 and died26-May-1956 and is buriedin the
OdessaCemeteryLafayetteCounty,Missouri. His wife,Julia,was born 19-Jan-1878
and died 19-Dec-1931 and is buriedin the OdessaCemetery.Theywerethe parentsof
threechildren:JohnMurle(Merle) Shiveleywho marriedHelenHundall;GeorgeHenry
Shiveleywho marriedMargaretA. (lastname unknown) and MildredMarieShiveley
who marriedEdwardE. Porterfield, Jr. JohnMurleShiveleyand MildredM. Shiveley

livedin Missouri. Son, GeorgeHenryShiveley,movedto OrangeCounty,

Porterfield
California.
The newspaper obituaries giveadditionalinformationon thisShiveleyfamily:
MissouriLedger,Odessa,Missouri, Thursday,December 24, 1931,Page1, Column5:
Mrs.J. W ShivelyDead
JuliaA. HoodwasborninArkansas, January19,1878anddiedat herhomenear
Odessa,Dec. 19, 1931at the age of 53 yearsand 11 months.Herfamilymovedto the
stateof Nebraskain '1892. She was marriedto J. W. Shively,March5, 1896. Three
childrenwerebornto them,George,LosAngeles, Calif.,Murl,of the home,and Mildred,
Jr., of KansasCity. ln 1908she unitedwith the Methodist
now Mrs. E. E. Porterfield,
Church.
Besidesher husbandand three children,she is survivedby her mother,Mrs.
NancyHoodof GrainValley;two brothers, AlbertHoodof Independence, PatrickHood
 and Mrs' Stella
of KansasCity and two sisters,Mrs. ElizabethRobinsonof LoneJack
Fishbackof GrainValleY. at 2 p'm'
Her funeralservicewas heldat the Baptistchurchin OdessaMonday
conductedby Rev.G. N. Magruder.Burialwas in the Odessacemetery'

TheOdessan, Friday, June1, 1956,Page1, Column6:

shiveleyservicesHeldon Tuesday;KilledInAccident
Funeralservicesfor JacobWheelerShiveley, 86, killedin an automishapabout
the odessa Baptist
5:15 p.m. saturday,were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday,May 29, at Burialwas in
church,withthe Rev.ThomasDyerand Dr. Robertw. Gibsonofficiating.
OdessaCemetery. at the
Mr. Shiveley,well-knownfarmer,died in a violenttwo-carsmashup with
of us-40 and M-131when a carhe drovewas involvedin a collision
intersection
lll.,according to the highway
anotherdriveneastby HaroldLee Berg,47, of Springfield,
patrol.
face cuts and
Mr. Berg was treatedat LexingtonMemorialHospitalfor severe
bruiseson hischest,kneeand ankles'
The patrolreportedMr. shiveley'snorthbound car was crossingus-40 whe.nit
and rescuersworked
droveintothe pathof Mr.Berg'scar. Bothcarsweredemolished,
nearlyan hourto removeMr. Shiveley's bodyfrom the wreckage' Mr' Shiveleywas
was demolished
involvedin anotheraccidenthearthe samelbcationApril21. His car
and he was shakenuP. was
Jacobwheeler,son of Georgewashingtonand PaulineNelsonshiveley,
Missouri,latermoving
bornin ohio,nugusta, 1869.At the'ageof 16 yearshe cameto
to Nebraskafor a periodof time,returning to Miisouri47 yearsago,wherehe spentthe
remainder of his life.
parentsof three
ln 1g94he was marriedto JuliaElizabethHood. Theywerethe
her husbandin death'
children,a daughterand two sons. Mrs. Shiveleypreceded
December 19,1931.
Su r viv i ngi s thedaughter , M r s . E . E . P o r t e r f ie ld , J r ' , K a n s a s Cit y ; t he
heso n s'
c"tit., and Merle shiveley of the ho[9' In addition
Georgeshiveley,Alhambral
leavesseven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a brother,Pink shiveley'Dell
and Mrs' Ora Sid'
Rapids,S.D.,and two sisters,Mri. Elli Saunders,Dell Rapids,
Nemaha, Nebr.

TheOdessan, Thursday, January15,1987,Page15'Column1:

J. MurleShiveleY
JohnMurleShive|ey, 85, diedTuesdaynightat LutheranGoodShepherdHome,
2 p'm', sundayat the
concordia,aftera longillness- Funeralserviceswill be heldat
Husman-sparks,-McDoweil chaper. The Rev.BobJohnston,pastorof the FirstBaptist
Cremation.
Church,willofficiate. August4'
son of Jacobwheeler and Julia Effie Hood shiveley,he was born
was marriedJune
1901,in Nemaha,Nebr.,but spentmostof his lifein this area' He
21, 1931to HelenRuthHudnallin Odessa' ll, springfre.ld'
survivorsincludehis wife of the home;threesons,J. W. Shiveley
oklahomacity'
Minn.,Murlewavne shiveley,Vienna,Va., and Terry Lee Shiveley,
Okla.,two daughters,
Mrs.JuliaAnn Wheeler,Odessa,and Mrs.KathrynSonderegger,
Reston,Va., a sister, Mrs. Mildred Marie Porterfield,Kansas City and eight
grandchildren.Memorialsmaybe madeto the cysticfibrosisfund.

TheOdessan, Thursday,February 6, 2003,Page11A,Columns1-2:

HelenRuthShiveley
(pictureof Helen) HelenR. Shively,92, Odessa,diedJanuary29,2003,at the Good
Shepherd NursingHome,Concordia.Shewas bornJanuary14, 1911,the daughter of
WilliamJ. andJessieO. VanMeterHudnall, in BlueSprings.
She was marriedon June21,1931,to JohnMurleShiveley, in Odessa. He
precededher in deathin 1988. Mrs.Shiveleywas a 1927graduateof OakGroveHigh
Schooland attendedKansasCity TeachersCollege. She taughtat Glensiderural
school,easternJacksonCounty,1928-29,Oaklandrural school,1929-30,and Lone
Jackruralschool,1930-31.
She enjoyed oil painting landscapes,seascapesand portraits of her
grandchildren.
She was a memberof the FirstBaptistChurch,Odessa,and the Mary Martha
SundaySchoolClass. She also was a memberof the HappyHour ExtensionClub.
She was precededin death by a sisterand brother-in-law,Cora Lee and Bill
Sooter.Survivorsincludeherfive childrenand theirspouses,J.W.and KarenShiveley,
Springfield,Minn.,Juliaand DaleWheelel Mayview,Dr.Wayneand Margaret"Penny"
Shiveley,Mclean, Va., Kathrynand Ron Sonderegger, Reston,Va., Terryand Ginny
Shiveley,Odessa;threebrothersand sisters-in-law, Harroldand DoreenHudnall,New
South Wales,Australia,Arnold and MarthaHudnall,KansasCity, Clyde and Mary
Hudnall, Peabody, Mass.;eightgrandchildren
and 13great-grandchildren.
Serviceswere Saturdayat the churchwith the Rev.TerryHodgesofficiating;
burialin the OdessaCemetery.Pallbearers wereDr.WayneBoydston, CalvinBayless,
PaulRobbins, Ed Dent,ClydeMillerand EdAlumbaugh.Thefamilysuggests memorial
contributionsto the churchor nursinghome.

TheOdessan, Thursday, February 12,1998,Page1, Columns1-2:

MildredS. Porterfield
Mildred S.Porterfield,89, Kansas City, former Odessa area resident,died
February3, 1998,at Kingswood Manor. Shewas bornAugust22, 1908,the daughter
of J. W. and Julia HoodShiveley,in Nemaha,Nebr. On December25, 1930she
marriedEdwardE. Porterfield, Jr., at the rural Odessahome of her parents. He
precededher in deathAugust29, 1948.
She had beena KansasCity residentsince'1926,She and her husbandowned
and operatedPorterfield Aircraft.The Porterfield
AircraftClubis stillactive,with manyof
the originalplanesstillflying. They alsowere activein the AmericanPolledHereford
Association.
Mrs. Porterfieldwas secretaryand bookkeeperfor Lucy Drage,lnc., until her
retirementin 1970. She was the oldestlivingchartermemberof St. John'sMethodist
Church,KansasCity. She hadresidedat Kingswood Manorsince1985.
She was precededin death by two brothers,GeorgeShiveley,Los Angeles,
Calif.,J. MurleShively,Odessa.Survivorsincludetwo sisters-in-law, MargaretShiveley,
HuntingtonBeach, Calif., Helen Shiveley,Concordia;five nephews,Edward Cresswell,
Va., RobertShiveley,SouthJordan,Utah,J. W. Shiveleyll, Springfield,
Midlothian, Minn.,
WayneShively,Vienna,Va.,TerryShiveley,Odessa;four nieces,CarolynS. Haws,Huntington
Beach,Julie CresswellBreckenridge,KansasCity, Julia S, WheelerMayview,KathrynS.
Sondregger,Reston,Va. Memorial serviceswereSaturdayat the church;privateburialin Mt.
WashingtonCemetery.Memorials maybe madeto the church.

The KansasCityTimes,Monday, August30, 1948,Page3, Column2:

Dies
E.E.Porterfield
Headof lmplementAnd TrailerFirmWas58
Fatherof the FormerAirplane Manufacturer WasThe LateE. E. Porterfield, Sr.,Of TheCircuit
Court
E. E. Porterfield, Jr., 58, formerairplanemanufacturer and head of the Porterfield
lmplementand Trailercompanysincethe war, died last nightat St. Luke'shospital.He was
admitted to the hospitalyesterday morning.
Mr. Porterfield, whosehomewas at 8000 Oldhamroad,was a pioneerin commerical
aviationin KansasCity. Hisfather,the lateE. E. Porterfield, Sr.,was a judgeof the circuitcourt
from1907untilhe diedin 1933. He established thejuveniledivisionof the court.
BeganMakingPlanesln 1925
The year 1925markedthe firstflightof E. E. Porterfield, Jr., his trainingas a pilot,his
establishment of a flyingschooland hisentryintothe aircraftbusiness.Thefirstfactorywas in
a smallbuildingat 251QEastFiftiethstreet. LaterhisAmericanEagleAircraftcorporation was
in a largerbuildingat 2330 Harrisonstreetand not much laterthe rapidly-growing concern,
whichwas to riseamongthe firstthreein the manufacture of civilianplanes,was at 2800East
Thirteenthstreet.
Furtherexpansion followedand the companymaintained production in 1930,but went
intoreceivership in 1931.
In 1933,Mr. Porterfieldstartedthe Porterfield Aircraftcorporation.Thatfirm beganthe
manufacturer of smallplanesin 1934at 1328Locuststreet,thenmovedseveraltimesto larger
quartersuntilin 1940it was producing ten planesa weekat 2809EastFourteenth street.
As WorldWar ll came on, Mr. Porterfieldbecamea contractorto the UnitedStatesfor
the manufactureof large troop-carryinggliders. Soon afterwardthe glider contractwas
transfenedto a firm in FortSmith,Ark.,and the KansasCitianwentthereas managerof the
plant.
BreederOf PolledHerefords
He returnedaftercompletionof the gliderwork and spentthe nextthreeyearsin virtual
retirementat the 40-acrefarm home. He ownedanotherfarm,247 acres,at One Hundred
Thirty-second streetand Raytownroad. Therehe maintainedhis herdof fortyregisteredPolled
Herefords.
In 1946he and hiswife,Mrs.MildredPorterfield, formedthe partnership whichbecame
the Porterfield lmplementcompanywith headquarters near Grandview. He retainedactive
interestin the con@rn,but recurringheartattacksthe lasttwo monthscompelledhim to forego
certainof the activities.Thecondition withcomplications causedhisdeath.
Mr.Porterfield was bornNovember 7, 1890,at 1029Brooklyn avenue.He waseducated
at the Woodland school,the old Manualhighschoolanda businesscollege.He was a member
andtrusteeof the Brookside Methodist church,a Shrineranda memberof theTempleMasonic
lodge. He was a veteranof WorldWar I and recalledfrequentlyand with pridethat he was the
driverat CampFunstonfor the lateGeneralLeonardWood. Anotherincidentof whichhe was
proudwas that, as a youngsalesmanbeforethe first war, he sold the bond for the Missouri
Capitalin JeffersonCity.
Survivingbesideshis wife are his mother,Mrs.EdwardE. Porterfield,Sr.; a sister,Mrs.
NorrisCreswell; a niece,MissJulieCreswell, and a nephew,EdwardPorterfield Creswell,all of
5312Troostavenue.
SISTERCAROLSHIVELY- The followinginformation was extractedfromthe Internet.Theauthorof the
information
was not identified. For more information
contactthe following: UrsulineSistersof Mount
SaintJoseph,8001Cummings Road,MapleMount,KY42356.

Sister Carol Shively,OSU: "...She can really inspire educatorsto reach for the stars."
When HurricaneKatrinastruckNew Orleansin late August2005, many of its victimsfled to
sheltersin Shreveportin Caddo Parish(County)in the northernpart of Louisiana.Hundredsof the
evacueeswere young Catholicstudentswho were suddenlynot only withouta home,but withouta
school.

(sister Carolgivesa hug to KatrinavictimNigel,an 8th graderfrom

New Orleans.Nigelattendedschoolin Shreveport. Sincethen,he and his familyhavereturnedto New
Orleans.) SisterCar.olShivety,an UrsulineSisterof MountSaintJosephand superintendent of schools
for the dioceseof Shreveport, sent word to the localsheltersinformingthe hurricanevictimsthat if a
studenthad been in a Catholicschoolin the New Orleansarea, that studentwas welcomein the
Shreveport CatholicSchoolsystem.The studentwouldnot haveto pay for any tuition,feesor supplies,
and his or her uniformwouldbe provided.Breakfast wouldbe servedat mostof the schools,lunchat all
of the schools.Whenaskedwhy she madesucha generousoffer,SisterCarolsaid,"lt just cameas an
inspiration to me. I feltwe hadto do something.I knowit's goingto be veryexpensive, butwe'regoingto
do thisno matterwhat."
SchoolboardpresidentMiltonVanNattaremembers SisterCarol'spledgeto openthe schoolsto the
hurricanevictims.He says, "\lilhenHurricaneKatrinahit New Orleans,Shreveportsaw a tremendous
influxof displacedstudents.SisterCarol immediately startedcallingorganizations aroundthe country
seekingaid.At the schoollevel,shegaveus one mission- takein as manystudentsas you can andwe
will makeit work.WhenI was calledby the principat,my ftrstresponsewas,Yeh,she'snot the one paying
the bills!But,afteryearsof workingwith SisterCarol,I knewif anyonewereto pullthisoff,shewouldget
it done.So I put my faithin Godand His directionof SisterCarol,and toldthe principalto openthe doors
and we wouldsee what happened.lt took more resolvethan I knew I had to standbeforeour school
councilin thosefirstfew monthsand say I hadeveryconfidence in the worldthatwe wouldbe fine.Sister
Carolsaidwe wouldbe fine.Shedelivered.Boy,did she deliver!Moneyfor tuitionfor displacedstudents,
b o o k b a g s, supplies,everything.A t t ime s , h e r o f f ic e lo o k e d mo re lik e O f f ic e De p o t . "
All totated,the ShreveportCatholicSchoolsystem,underSisterCarol'steadership,took in 850
studentsand educatedhalfof themfor the restof the schoolyear,the otherhalfuntiltheyreturnedto the
New Orleansarea or to areaswhere their familiesrelocated.Sincethen most of the studentswho
completedthe entireschoolyearin Shreveport havereturnedto theirhomesin the Gulfarea,but 150of
themhaveremainedin Shreveport, theyandtheirfamiliesbecomingpermanent residents of the area.
SisterCarol'sopeningof her armsto the devastatedvictimsof Katrinacameas no surpriseto
thosewho knowher.She has spenther entireadultlife teachingand administering to Catholicchildren.
SisterCarolis a nativeof Lebanon,Kentucky,in MarionCounty,the olderof two daughtersborn
to JohnandAnnetteShively.Herfatherwas a construction worker.
Her formalschoolingbeganat the CalvaryElementarySchoolin Calvary,Kentucky,where
Ursuline Sistersof MountSaintJosephtaughtherfor sixyears.The MapleMountUrsulines continued to
playa rolein her education. Overhalfthe staffwas filledby Ursulines at SaintCharlesJuniorHighin
Saint Mary,Kentucky,where SisterCarolattendedseventh,eighthand ninth grades.Therewere 't0
Ursulineson the facultyat MarionCountyHighSchoolwhen she attendedschoolthere.The assistant
principalat MarionCountyHighwas SisterMaryCarl,also an UrsulineSislerof MountSaintJoseph.
Followingher graduationfrom high school,SisterCarolwas acceptedat MountSaint Josephand in
Augustof 1977beganher postulancy at the Mountas wellas herfreshmanyearat BresciaCollege.
Her first teachingassignmentwas teachingall subjectsto fifth gradersat Saint Romualdin
Hardinsburg, Kentucky,where Sister Pat Rhotenwas the school principal.Sister Pat is presentlya
teacher at the Saint John BerchmansCathedralSchool in Shreveport,where Sister Carol is
superintendent of schools.
Afteroneyearat SaintRomuald,SisterCaroltaughtall subjectsto seventhandeighthgradersfor
two yearsat SaintPaulSchoolin Leitchfield and then Englishand religionto sixth,seventhand eighth
gradersat SaintPiusX in Owensboro for twoyears,
Afteronlyfiveyearsin the classroom, SisterCarolmovedup to the administration levelwhenshe
was assignedto SaintTeresaSchoolin Glennonville, Missouri."\y't'hen
| firstarrivedthereI taughtseventh
and eightgradeand servedas principal of the school,"SisterCarolexplains. "l did thatfor fouryears.
Thenthesuperintendent in the dioceseaskedme to consider dropping teaching to serveas principal not
onlyof SaintTeresain Glennonville, but alsoas principalof lmmaculate Conception in NewMadrid."She
a cce p ted the offer and remain e d in t h a t d u a l p o s it io n f o r f o u r y e a r s .
Once the schoolsbecameaccredited,SisterCarol left lmmaculateConceptionbut remained
principal at SaintTeresaand becameprincipal at SacredHeartSchoolin PoplarBluff.Sheheldthatdual
positionfor two yearsandthensaidgoodbyeto the classroom.
"SisterMaryMatthiaswas our congregational leaderat that timeand she challengedme to really
Iookat something neq" SisterCarolrecalls."l alwayshada passionfor marketing anddevelopment and I
thoughtthatwas wherethe Lordwas callingme.A positionwas availablefor assistantsuperintendent for
development and marketing for Catholicschoolsat Beaumont, Texas.I appliedfor that positionandwent
to Beaumont in 1996."
Threemonthsafter arrivingin Beaumont,the superintendent of schoolsthere becameill and
SisterCarolwas namedinterimsuperintendent. Theailingsuperintendent neverreturned, andon January
15, 1997,SisterCarolwas namedpermanent superintendent of schools,a positionshe heldfor three
years.
ln 1999 Bishop\A/illiamB. FriendinvitedSisterCarolto cometo Shreveport to take over the
dutiesof superintendent of Catholic schoolsof Northern Louisiana, a position shestillholdstoday.
She presidesover 2,280elementaryand high schoolstudentsin sevenschoolsin northern
Louisiana, five elementary schoolsand two highschools,LoyolaCollegePrepin Shreveport and Saint
Frederick in Monroe.
Sincearrivingin Shreveport, SisterCarolhasworkedside by sidewith SisterAnn Middlebrooks,
SEC, the associatesuperintendent of schoolsfor the Shreveportdiocese."SisterAnn has been the
perpetual southernteacherto me,"saysSisterof her long-timefriendandassociate. "TheCatholicschool
cultureis very differentherein the South.The diversityof the studentpopulationis so differentand she
helpedmewiththe transitionfromthe Germanpopulation of the Midwestto the southernpopulation, with
its racialdiversityin the Southand differentattitudesof parentsand,bestof all, a southernhospitality that
reallyhasa kinshipto themissionof the Ursuline Sisters."

says,"Weare blessedby her presencein northLouisiana.")

Carol'ssupervisor,
SisterAnnsaysof herclosefriendandassociate, "SisterCaroland I havebeenfriendsandco-
workersfor over11years.Herlovefor educationandexpertisein the fieldof teachingis a greatassetto
allsheministersto."
Shecontinues,"SisterCarolis a motivatorand canreallyinspireeducatorsto reachfor thestars.
Shehashighexpectations and professionaldevelopment for educatorsis a priority.Stayingat thetop of
yourgameis a requirement,notan option.She is a delegatorandexpectsthosewhomsheentruststo
getthejobsdoneto do themwell.Sheis veryappreciative of theworkothersdo andcommunicates that.
She makesit veryclearthatshe is a resourceof assistancefor the schooladministrators,Shevery
seldomgivesup on anyone.She is willingto work with you and assistyou with unlimitedresources."
ChristineRivers,Chancellorof the Dioceseof Shreveport,is SisterCarol'ssupervisor.She says,
"sister Carol possessesthe qualityof being able to work in collaborationwith diversegroups of people.
She is committedto the growth and viabilityof Catholicschoolsin our diocese.We are blessedby her
presencein northLouisiana."
School board presidentVanNatta,who praisedSisterCarol for her effortsduringthe Katrina
hurricanecrisis,says she was the right personat the right time when she arrivedin Shreveportto take
over as superintendent."When SisterCarol arrivedin Shreveport,she found a systemof five elementary/
middleschoolsand one high school,"he explains."Systemwas only due to the factwe all belongedto
the diocese.There was no contactbetweenschools,no true systematicview of curriculum,no common
accountingand reportingto the diocese,nothing. lmmediatelyupon her arrival,that all changed.Since
she beganher tenureas superintendent of schools,the dialogueamongschoolshas been openedup,
curriculumhas been standardized, and commonreportingpolicieshave been installed."
He continued,"Tosay that I admirethe job she has done in Shreveportis an understatement. I
am very confidentthatwithouther guidance,therewould be two fewerschoolstodayand the remaining
elementaryschoolwould not be very stable.She has broughta senseof communityto all the schools,
openedthe linesof communication, and set standardsfor accountability and curriculum-I am truly
blessedto have had the opportunityto work with her since she arrivedin Shreveport."
Cathedralof SaintJohn BerchmansSchoolprincipalJo Cazessays of her superintendent, "The
Dioceseof Shreveportis a missiondiocese locatedin the Bible Belt Southwhere Catholicsnumberabout
five percentof the populationand about one person in four lives in poverty.These characteristicsbring
uniquechallengesto SisterCarol'sposition,challengesthat she meetswith wisdom,skilland vision.Her
effortson behalf of Catholicschoolshave enhancedCatholicidentity,strengthenedcurriculumand
ensuredschool staff formation.Sister Carol possessesthe qualityof being able to work in collaboration
with diversegroups of people.She is committedto the growth and viabilityof Catholicschoolsin our
diocese.We are blessedby her presencein northLouisiana."
What are her biggestchallenges?"One of the biggestis the fact that we work in a mission
diocesethat doesn'talways have homegrownmen as priests,"says Sister Carol."We have a numberof
international priestshere.The most challengingpart has beenweddingthem to theirCatholicschools,
becauseour Catholicschoolscan becomevery much orphanedand that has been my whole contextthe
lasteightyears,to shepherdthem intoembracingthat school,embracingthosechildren.You say this
over and over and over."
As a Catholicschool administratorin the heart of the southernBible belt, the cost of educationis
an ongoingchallenge."We'retuition-based schools,not church-subsidized schools,"she explains.
"Thereforewe're constantlyworkingwith our school and financecouncilsto try to keep the costs as low
as possible,and at the same time to providethe servicesthat are expected.We're sittingright here
around BarksdaleAir Force Base where parentsare coming in from all over the world.Their childrenhave
experiencesand they want to put them in our schoolsand yet we try to give them the world on a
shoestring...and that'sbasicallywhat we're doingrightnow."
SisterCarolsays servingthe poor is anothermajorchallenge."l believeas Ursulineswe havean
absoluteobligationto serve the poor,"she says. "But the poor can't be served if we hold the (same)
standardfor those who receivethe servicesas we do the familythat makes $200,000a year.You keep
your schoolopen if you have big bankaccounts,you keep your schoolopen if you don't have any money.
Someday,the CatholicChurch has to step in and take care of that problem.Becausewe are going to be
judged the most harshlyfor not servingthe poor."
The most disappointing?Says Sister Carol,"Not being able to open schoolsin areas that I know
need new schools,particularlyin BossierParish.We don't have a schoolover there, yet it's the fastest
growingparish(county)in the state. Peopleare willingto just keep the status quo when I know what
Catholicschoolscan do to helpthosefamiliesbringtheirchildrenup as Catholics.We're not always
where our peopleare now. Fifty years ago we were, but we have not kept up with socie$."
What has SisterCarolfoundmost satisfyingin her nine yearsas superintendent? She says,
"When I arrivedthere was no protocol,there were no proceduresin placewhatsoever,and I had a group
of principalswho really had a lack of confidencein the centraloffice.\Nhat I broughtto the officewas
stabilityand a real spiritof servingthem; I only existto servethem. I thinkI have spokenthat thoughmy
work and my examplesthis entiretime."
She continues,"The more rewardingpart of it is that I reallydo know that I am able to serve them
and to offer assistancein areas in all kinds of ways. And when you have a team that you can reallytrust,
you can do almostanything,and that'swhat I have here!"
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