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gage 6 Section 'Best Pastor Ever' Exposed As Ex-Convict Kansas Preacher Says He's Been in Prison Nearly 20 Years ELMDALE, Kan. W Calvin Laskey had revived the Elmdale Christian Church and more than trebled Its membership in the nine months he was pastor, but today he's in jail. The FBI said his record showed hed been convicted 26 times on felony charges. Sheriff Francis Towle said Laskey himself ac knowledged he had been in prison most ol the past 20 years. Elmdale is flabbergasted. "He was the best preacher wc ever had," said Miss Carrie Wood, 88, and a lifelong resident of (his little town (population 180) In the Flint Hills of southeast Kansas. "We got value received," said George Dawson, Elmdale banker and member of the church board. "He didn't take a cent from us. That's the surprising thing about "I don't figure I'm out any thing," said Tom Wells, farmer and insurance agent who loaned $125 to the preacher. 1 think he balanced the scales by all the good he did. It might be just a case of split personality, some kind of insanity. The man was very pious. The Elmdale Christian Church almost had faded away when the lanky 43 -year -old Laskey ap peared on the scene nine months ago and talked himself into the pastorate. He said his name was Dean Barton and hed been a Presbyterian preacher. The Christian Church if made up of self - governing congregations. Many of the smaller ones do not demand credentials of their min isters. Elmdale Christian grew to 70 members. When Sheriff Towle stepped in and arrested Laskey he was Instructing a class of 15 who planned to confess their faith and join the church on Easter. Laskey pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of illegally marrying a couple Dec. 2. He was sen tenced to six months in jail. The sheriff began to fuspect Laskey after hearing one ol his stirring talks to service clubs about being a prisoner of war In Korea. Laskey said he'd lost his discharge papers. He said you couldn't get duplicates. Towle knew that wasn't true. The FBI's record on Laskey dates back to a boy's industrial school at Ottawa. Canada, when he was 14. He was committed to a Montreal Insane asylum alter conviction of forgery In 1935 but escaped In three, months. Ho has served terms In the Arizona and Minnesota prisons for stealing, He escapea trom Jail in Boston in 1945. The U. S. and Canadian armies and the U. S. Navy have desertion charges against him, i THF, rAPTTAT: .TOT TP MAT". Salem, Oregon, fiursday, February 14, 1957 starts Friday 9:30 a.m. . . . shop 'til 9p.m uioims bros. stoV Febrniary ale of Home FiuLrnis kings Mfll Workers WillPushfor Fringe Boosts SEATTLE W Nonwase hone- fits such as pensions and health and welfare coverage will be sought In negotiations this yeor, Earl Hartley, executive secretary of the Western Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers said here Wednesday. 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