The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 12

GOP credentials alters county delegation Saline county Republicans rejected the advice of their local party leaders March 31 and elected, instead of an uncommitted slate, 21 of 23 district convention delegates pledged to President Gerald Ford. Saturday, the local regulars gained strength and the Ford loyalists lost ground in a decision by the Kansas Re- Schmale is top Catholic Scout Boy "A real beehive filled with bees "'gets the close attention of 4th graders at Oakdale school. rCuff stuff OLATHE (HNS) A 43-year-old ioiathe man was discovered sitting in- iside a Salvation Army donation box by Ioiathe police. 4j Charged with being drunk in public booked into the Johnson county 'Jail was Wyvern L. Swank, who is 5 Jfeet tall and weighs 105 pounds.

Swank apparently entered the con- gainer via the chute. Buzzing over bees Beekeeper Delia Schwindt (far right), 617 State, talked to the students on bee-keeping and ex- plained equipment. The teacher is Elizabeth Anderson. (Journal Photo by Dennis Lundgren) To be ignited by Congress Ford fears a new inflationary cycle OSBORNE (HNS) To demon- jstrate the economic boost industry pro- jvides to small towns, 7 Osborne manufacturing firms will issue their employes' pay in silver dollars this week. i That means more than 20,000 cartwheels will be circulating in Osborne and surrounding communities.

The in- hustrial executives have enlisted the help of the Chamber of Commerce and the 2 local banks. i HAYS (HNS) Somebody goofed nd former Hays mayor Dale Shade nd the 4H building his construction firm was moving to a new fairgrounds here got a ticket from the Highway Patrol. The 25-foot-wide metal building was being moved from the old 4H fairgrounds on Main Street to a new site west of the city when the ticket was issued for failure to get a $5 permit for moving a structure on a highway. Shade said he had been assured the permit would be obtained, but didn't check. He is to appear in Ellis county court to answer the summons.

A pair of Salina 8-year-olds may decide they need a little more training before venturing behind the wheel again. Salina police said the youngsters apparently crashed the gate Saturday afternoon at the Salina Auto Auction, 2845 Centennial Road, got into an electric golf cart and took off for a tour of the lot. The outing ended abruptly when the cart crashed into a parked auto owned by Marshall Motor doing an estimated $25 damage. The youths escaped unhurt. Lawmen said the youngsters also apparently entered a car and pickup truck parked behind the nearby Schilling service station and drove them a short distance.

Salina Community Theatre director Charles Kephart will continue auditions for They will be Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 9 at the theatre. The play has roles for 7 women and 4 men, and Kephart says there are excellent roles for persons in their '40's. Those who would like to work backstage also are urged to come to the auditions. Rehearsals will begin the second week in May and "Picnic" will be presented in June. Beg pardon The Journal incorrectly reported Sunday that the governor's fire prevention conference April 30 would be at the Coachlight Inn.

It will be at the Colonial House, 1842 N. 9th. The annual conference of the Kansas State Association of Fire Chiefs May 1-2 also will be at the Colonial House, not the Coachlight. Complaints received on waterproofing TOPEKA, Kan. (UPI) The state consumer protection division today announced it has received complaints from Kansans who have received unsatisfactory results from basement waterproofing companies.

Attorney General Curt Schneider said waterproofing injections in many cases cost several thousand dollars. WASHINGTON (UPI) President Ford said today America's economic future "looks brighter" each day. But he accused Congress of drafting a federal spending blueprint that would ignite another inflationary cycle. In an address prepared for delivery before the 64th annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce convention, Ford said that despite growing signs of economic prosperity, the nation faces a "tougher test" of sustaining the recovery that has begun and ensuring steady growth "without starting another cycle of inflationary boom that leads inevitably to another recessiona- ry bust." Ford denounced as "deceptively dangerous" and a "vast election-year boondoggle" the so-called Humphrey- Hawkins bill which sets a national goal of reducing unemployment to three per cent over four years with federally created "How much all this would cost, how long such public payroll jobs would continue, what the added inflationary impact would be, really defies rational calculation," he said, adding that it would involve the federal government in unprecedented social and economic planning.

Ford also criticized the $413 billion federal budget proposed by the Democratic controlled Congress $17 billion higher than the one he proposed for the 1977 fiscal year as "another blueprint for more federal spending, bigger federal programs, higher taxes and going deeper into debt." KPL gas users get a refund The Kansas Power and Light Co. began last week to refund $6.6 million to gas customers served by KPL's main system. The repayment is being made on the basis of 4 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas purchased between Jan. 10, 1974, and Dec. 31,1975.

For residential customers who bought gas from KPL throughout the 2-year period, the refund will average about $11.50, and will be made as a credit on the bills received after last Tuesday. Large commercial and industrial customers will receive the refund by check. Balfour S. Jeffrey, KPL chairman, said the refund is being made because KPL has obtained a repayment from the Mesa Petroleum Co. "In October, 1973, an agreement was reached with Mesa, providing that Mesa would attempt to obtain about 75 billion cubic feet of addition- al gas to be made available to KPL customers from 1977 through 1982.

KPL agreed to increase its payments to Mesa for gas purchases after Jan. 10, 1974, to aid in the search for new gas supplies, subject to refund, Mesa was unable to obtain the volumes of gas. Mesa was not able to assure delivery of the increased volumes of gas. The company requested the refund in accordance with terms of the contract and the cost of gas reduced by the amount of the increase," Jeffrey said. KPL officials said the $6.6 million refund will apply to some 97,000 main system customers in 106 Kansas communities.

Additionally, refunds totaling $460,000 will be made to customers in 13 communities served from Cities Service and Northern Natural Gas pipelines. The amount of these refunds will average about $8.50 per residential gas customer. Salina teenage girls missing Two sets of worried parents are anxiously awaiting news of their 16-year- old daughters. Missing are Kathy McClintock, 2140 Leland Way, and Martha Aranda, 334 N. llth.

Both disappeared Saturday under mysterious circumstances. "Our daughter went to Sunset park -Saturday afternoon and we haven't seen or heard from her since," said Buddy McClintock, Kathy's father. "At 10 am Saturday morning, I gave Martha some money to go shopping downtown and we never saw her again," said her foster mother, Mrs. Larry Gadberry. The girls are good friends, and their parents know of nothing which might have caused them to run away.

"We have no idea what happened. We had no problems with Kathy at home that we were aware of," McClintock said. Martha, who has lived with the Gadberrys since last June, apparently was happy with her foster family. The Gadberrys are planning a move to Texas, but "she was really happy about it. There were no problems at all," Mrs.

Gadberry said. Neither girl had a car, the parents said. Juvenile authorities also are trying to trace the missing youngsters, but have met with little success so far. Anyone who has seen Kathy or Martha since Saturday afternoon, or who knows of their whereabouts, is Kathy McClintock Martha Aranda asked to phone the police juvenile division at 825-0571, the McClintocks at 827-6067, or the Gadberrys at 825-7485. Ahlquist now in serious condition CITY Charles Ahlquist, Tescott, was listed in serious condition Monday at the Kansas University Medical center.

Ahlquist had been listed in critical condition since he was admitted after a March 22 accident near his rural Tescott home. Ahlquist suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns over much of his body when an explosion occurred. Held for trial Larry Dean Porter, 20, Topeka, was bound over Monday to district court on a drug charge. He appeared in magistrate court for preliminary hearing on an allegation of marijuana possession with intent to sell. He remains in jail in lieu of $2000 bond awaiting a May 10 arraignment in district court.

Roger C. Schmale, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schmale, 2025 S. 4th, will be honored Saturday by the Knights of Columbus of Kansas as the outstanding Catholic Boy Scout in the state.

Roger, a senior at Sacred Heart high school, and his parents will be guests at the Kansas of state convention banquet in Kansas City where the award will be presented. The honored Scout is a member of Troop 20 sponsored by St. Mary, Queen of the Universe Church. He has earned Eagle Scout ranking and the Ad Altare Dei award and holds 23 merit badges. He has been a leader in Troop 20.

The Salina Scout had recomenda- tions from his pastors, the Rev. Louis Mattas and James Hoover; his school principal, Sister Agnes de Sales, and the Troop 20 committee chairman, Bernard T. Jilka. are weapons in fracas Tempers flared and pool balls flew late Saturday at a West Salina tavern before authorities arrived to take 2 men into custody, police said. The suspects, aged 29 and 25, were booked for investigation of assault and battery.

One was treated at St. John's hospital for a cut ear and swollen right hand. Two other men were injured when they tried to intervene, lawmen said, one of them suffering facial wounds when he apparently was struck by a barrage of pool balls. Authorities said the altercation broke out when a can of beer was thrown onto a pool table. The tavern owner- hustled the participants outside, where the melee continued.

Lawmen said they arrested one suspect as he was driving away in his car and found the other hiding behind some trash cans. A loaded pistol and a shotgun found in the car were confiscated. Knights induct class of 67 Sixty-seven men were received into the Knights, of Columbus Sunday in ceremonies at the Salina council home. The 3rd degree class was named in honor of State Deputy John Rupp, Ellis, who was in Salina for the occasion. A first degree class of 30 candidates was named in honor of Gerald Scheldt, 59, 115 N.

Ohio, who died Saturday. He was to have been a member of the class. Ellsworth seeks more doctors ELLSWORTH (HNS) The Ellsworth county Doctor Procurement committee has signed a $3500 contract with National Health Search, a California-based organization which specializes in doctor recruitment. Ellsworth has been searching unsuccessfully for 3 months for 2 doctors. County residents donated more than $5000 for the doctor search.

There now are 4 practicing doctors in the county, 3 in Ellsworth and one in Wilson. publican Convention committee meeting in Topeka. Still, the county delegation will be strongly pro-Ford. The credentials committee found that 2 of the Saline county delegates pledged to Ford Arthur Dillingham and Jerry Brown were not currently registered as Republicans in the county, as delegates are required to be. Uncommitted The committee chose as replacements the 2 losers who came closest to winning a delegate seat March 31 -that is, the 24th and 25th candidates in the delegate selection vote.

The 2, Shari Caywood and Marilyn Crews, are uncommitted. Thus, Saline county will send 19 Ford delegates and 4 uncommitted delegates to the First Congressional district convention May 8 at Hays. Ben Vidricksen and Selma Steele, Saline county Republican chairman and vice-chairman, are the other 2 uncommitted delegates. They had recommended sending an uncommitted delegation. The ranks of the alternate delegates were also altered by the credentials committee.

Martha Dillingham, a Ford delegate, and Frances Egan, uncommitted, were ruled not properly registered as Republicans. They were replaced by Bill Crews and Frank Caywood, both uncommitted. The alternate ranks, therefore, will contain 13 pledged to Ford and 10 uncommitted. The rest of the Saline county delegation was certified by the credentials committee. Ford supporters Ford delegates approved were Karen Graves, Kathleen Johnson, Robert Exline, Janys Ryan, Keith Duckers, Harold Chase, Gerald Simpson, Donald Williams, Gerald Shadwick, Marvin Gunn, Arthur Landon, Ivy Marsh, Carolyn Helbert, Constance Achterberg, Judith Reh, Evylena Joseph, Sue Flattery, Georgie Garrett and Joan McConnell.

Vidricksen and Mrs. Steele argued March 31 that an uncommitted delegation would promote party unity. The majority of the 109 Republicans voting at the county convention, however, chose to see the voting as an impromptu primary between Ford and challanger Ronald Reagen and chose Ford. Three delegates to the Republican National convention in Kansas City, will be elected May 8 at Hays. A state convention to pick 19 more national delegates will be May 22 at Topeka.

Bikers pedal way to $4000 for Retarded Citizens group About 200 bicyclists pedaled their way to $4000 in pledges for the Saline County Association for Retarded Children during Sunday's Hike-Bike. The Hike-Bike money will be used for sports and recreation programs for Saline county retarded children and also for a citizens advocacy program. Twenty-five percent of the money will be sent to the Kansas Association for Retarded Citizens. The longest ride of the day was turned in by Steven Byarlay, 937 Han- cock, who rode 40 miles on the Central High track and another 110 miles from Minneapolis to near Wichita. Byarlay is a teacher of a Sunday School class for retarded children.

The Hike-Bike was marred by an accident that sent Joseph P. Kennedy, 10, 413 E. Cloud, to the hospital. Kennedy rode into the back of a pickup truck on Roach, suffering facial cuts. The boy was treated at St.

John's hospital and then transferred to Irwin Army hospital, Ft. Riley, for observation. American Legion officers elected commander; Edwin Hoizmeis- ter, Hays, vice-commander, and Mike L. Karber, Gypsum, adjutant. New district Sunday during the Legion convention in Salina were (from left) Jay Thielen, Dorrance, Two are hurt in Herington HERINGTON Two persons were treated at Herington hospital Sunday night following a one-car accident on a blacktop road in Herington.

Barbara Skinner, Wichita, driver of the car, was reported in fair condition Monday morning. Robert Eldridge, rural Alta Vista, was treated and released. The mishap occurred when the car went out of control on a curve, left the roadway and overturned. Eldridge was thrown from the vehicle. Appeals case Jack P.

Swalley, Kanopolis, was arraigned Monday in district court on his appeal of a municipal court traffic conviction. Swalley was found guilty in the lower court of careless driving and was fined $25. He has posted a $50 appeal bond. Legion Auxiliary Elected as district officers by Karen A. Karber, Gypsum, the Legion auxiliary Sunday in vice-president, and Darlene Hol- Salina were (from left) Ivalee Perrill, Norton, president; zmeister, Hays, secretary- treasurer.

(Journal Photos). New district officers for Legion, auxiliary Members of the 6th District American Legion and auxiliary elected officers in separate closing business sessions Sunday in Salina. Legion officers, chosen at the Post home, are Jay Thielen, Dorrance, commander; Ed Holzmeister, Hays, vice- commander, and Mike Karber, Gypsum, adjutant. Auxiliary leaders were elected during ceremonies at the Hilton Inn. They are Ivalee Perrill, Norton, president; Karen Karber, Gypsum, vice-president, and Darlene Holzmeister, Hays, secretary-treasurer.

Both groups also selected delegates for the national convention this August in Seattle, Wash. They are the Rev. Lewis Mattas, Salina; Joe Allen and Lloyd Perrill, both of Norton; Warren Cooksey, Russell; Paul Aylward, Ellsworth; Thielen, Holzmeister and Karber, Legion representatives, and Dora Seymour, Bird City, Mrs. Perrill and Mrs. Karber, aux- iliary representatives.

Auxiliary alternates are Darlene Slechta, Ellsworth; Marcelle Allen, Norton, and Leona Garrison, Osborne. Legion delegates will be named later. Rep. Keith Sebelius. a past department commander, was one of the Legion speakers..