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The Saline Journal Wednesday, February 23,1994 9 DEATHS FUNERALS Edmond C. Schumacher The Rev. Edmond C. Schumacher, 82, Salina, died Monday, Feb. 21, 1994, at Asbury-Salina Regional Medical Center.

The Rev. Schumacher was born May 11,1911, at Emerson, N.J., and was a resident of Salina since 1979, moving from Great Bend. He was a retired pastor of the Salina Bible Church and had served at churches in Iowa, North Dakota, Wichita, Moundridge, Great Bend and Salina. He was a member of the Salina Bible Church, the Salina Ministerial Association and the Evangelical Free Church of America. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine J.

of the home; a son, Nathan of Fremont, two daughters, Lois McNeill of Grand Island, and Ann Will of Burlingame; a brother, of Cleveland; a sister, Vera of Hendersonville, N.C.; and -seven grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Salina Bible Church, the Revs. C. Eugene Dollar Lawrence Harris and Rick Goertzen officiating.

Burial will be in Gypsum Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Salina Bible Church. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.

to noon Thursday at the Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home, 401 W. Iron, Salina 67401. John F. Scheideman CLAY CENTER John F. Scheideman, 85, Clay Center, died Monday, Feb.

21, 1994, at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center. Mr. Scheideman was born Jan. 31, 1909, at Wakefield and moved to Green in 1971. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

He farmed in the Wakefield and Miltonvale areas and worked for.the Clay Center Sale Barn, retiring in 1971. He was a member of the Green United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ihla of the home; a daughter, Cheryl Kimbrough of Kansas City, three sisters, Pauline Norris and Mary Hitesman, both of Clay Center, and Ann Cullip of Salina; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Green United Methodist Church, the Rev.

Leslie Klocke officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, with military rites. Memorials may be made to the church. Visitation Will be at the Holmes- Pfeifley Funeral Home, 303 S. Broadway, Riley 66531.

Roy W. Coup TALMAGE Roy W. Coup, 95, Talmage, died Monday, Feb. 21,1994, at the Abilene Nursing Center. Mr.

Coup was born June 9,1898, in the Manchester community and was a resident of Talmage since 1964. He was a resident of the nursing center since 1990. He was a farmer in the Manchester and Talmage communities and was water superintendent, street commissioner and city mar- shall for the city of Manchester for 10 years. He was member of the Talmage United Methodist Church. A daughter, Vera Luthi, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his Iva of the home; four daughters, Jean Lundin of Manhattan, Erma Yant and Mildred Hansen, both of Abilene, and Patricia Goss of Melbourne, a son, John of Talmage; two brothers, Frank of Talmage and Kenneth of Mississippi; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Banner Funeral Home, Abilene, the Rev. Gene Langhofer officiating. Burial will be in Prairiedale Cemetery, Talmage.

Memorials may be made to the Talmage United Methodit Church or Abilene Nursing Center in care of the funeral home. Visitation will be at the funeral home, 501N. Buckeye, Abilene 67410. FROM PAGE 1 Gun dealer thinks change is too quick tions on the purchase of handguns. Steve Sailor, area supervisor for the ATF in Kansas City, said information packets were mailed to law enforcement officials and registered gun dealers in Kansas last week, and since then the phones have been ringing non-stop.

"I don't want to-imply we've been real busy because the ATF has done such a poor job," he said. "We would hope to have a good relationship with firearms dealers." Sailor said the ATF would have preferred to have sponsored seminars to explain enforcement of the law, but there was not enough time. "We were not the agency who controlled when it would take effect," he said. "Congress said the law must be enforced within 90 Now, gun dealers and law en- Meta M. Paarce Meta M.

Pearce, 80, Salina, died Monday, Feb. 21,1994, at her home. Mrs. Pearce was born Meta M. McNeil on Aug.

14,1913, in the Manning community, near Miltonvale. She was a resident of Salina since 1939, moving from Minneapolis. She was a bookkeeper for Sheltons Ladies Wear and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Salina. Her husband, Bertice, died in 1971. Survivors include a son, Kaye B.

of Topeka; a daughter, Colleen Mueller of Versailles, two sisters, Eunice Le Voie of Miltonvale and Hazel Mulch of Belleville; six grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church, Salina, the Rev. Cynthia Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon today at the Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home, 401 W. Iron, Salina 67401. Jlmmle Paul Hill SHARON SPRINGS Jjmmie Paul Hill, 59, Sharon Springs, died Saturday, Feb. 19,1994, in a traffic accident on U.S.

40 east of Sharon Springs. Mr. Hill was born Sept. 20,1934, at Wallace and was a lifelong ressident of the area. He owned a car dealership in Sharon Springs for several years and was a salesman for Herl Chevrolet and Goodland Motor Co.

at Goodland and Heyl Motor Co. at Sharon Springs. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his wife, Rosie of Sharon Springs; four sons, Randy of Claremore, Ricky and Rodney, both of Concordia, and Rob of Sharon Springs; his mother, Ethel Hill Kisner of Littlefield, Texas; three stepchildren, Rodd Fairchild and Robert Fairchild, both of Springdale, and Sheri Fox of Sharon Springs; three brothers, Bobby of Hope, Billy of Sharon Springs and Dea of Lubbock, Texas; seven grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grand- children. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.

Mountain time today at the Wesleyan Church, Sharon Springs, the Rev. Marlene Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Fort Wallace Cemetery, the Rev. Robert Fairchild officiating. Memorials may be made to Wallace County Emergency Technicians.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Koons Chapel, 403 Gardner, Sharon Springs 67758, and before the service Wednesday at the church. i. Lydia Klein PARK Lydia Klein, 93, Overland Park, died Thursday, Feb.

17, 1994, at the Americana Health Care Center, Overland Mrs. Klein was born Lydia'Major on Sept. 9,1900, at Wilson and was a resident of Overland Park since 1974, moving from Hutchinson. She was a member of the Johnson County Christian Church, Overland Park, and had been a member of the First Christian Church, Hutchinson. Her husband, Gottfried, died Dec.

12,1993. Survivors include two sons, Lane of Prairie Village and Noel of Overland Park; a sister, Bertha Cobb of Salina; three grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. The funeral was Monday at the Newcomer's Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park 66204. Burial was in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Johnson County Christian Church, 10150 Antioch, Overland Park 66212.

Alvin "Hausie" Hauserman JUNCTION CITY Alvin E. "Hausie" Hauserman, 75, Junction City, died Tuesday, Feb. 22,1994, at the Geary Community Hospital, Junction City. The Mass-Hinitt-Alexander Funeral Home, Junction City, is handling arrangements. EmmettO.

Decker McPHERSON Emmett 0. Decker, 86, McPherson, died Monday, Feb. 21,1994, at the McPherson Memorial Hospital. Mr. Decker was born April 28,1907, at Galva and was a resident of McPherson since 1951.

He was retired from the Board of Public Utilities. Survivors include his wife, Lydia of the home; a daughter, Janice Kline Waggoner of McPherson; a brother, Richard of Galva; two sisters, Vienna Moddelniog of Fallbrdok, and Delia Unruh of Galva; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at a.m. Friday at the Galva Methodist Church, the Rev. Ron Lowry officiating.

Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ball Son Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson 67460.

Leisure show begins Friday Jeanne Buck Thompson HAYS Jeanne Thompson, 65, Hays, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 1994, at the Hays Medical Center. Mrs. Thompson was born Jeanne Buck on Dec. 5, 1928, at Hobart, and was a resident of Hays since 1987, moving from Casper, Wyo.

She. was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Hays. Her husband, James died in 1987. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Thompson of two brothers, William Buck Jr. of Palatka, and Ralph Buck of Washington, D.C.; a sister, Marjorie Thornton of Atlanta; her stepmother, Doris Ann Buck of Spring Hill, a stepbrother, Bill Thornton of Tulsa, and a grandson.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the Cline's Mortuary of Hays, the Rev. Roger Harwerth officiating. A service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery, Evansville, Wyo.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of the High Plains, Hays. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. today at the mortuary, 22nd and Canterbury, Hays 67601. Lydia C. Cooksey OAKLEY Lydia C.

Cooksey, Oakley, died Tuesday, Feb. 22,1994, at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley. The Roster Funeral Home, Oakley, is handling arrangements. Ruth Irene Johnson McPHERSON Ruth Irene Johnson, 64, McPherson, died Tuesday, Feb. 22,1994, at her home.

Mrs. Johnson was born Ruth Irene Culbertson on Feb. 22, 1930, at Pomona, and was a resident of McPherson since 1955. She had worked for Sirloin Stockade. Her husband, Walter died in 1978.

Survivors include two daughters, Pam Johnson of. McPherson and Ruth Egelhoff of Edgerton; a stepdaughter, Melody Pegrum of Juliette, four sisters, Marie Crouch of Mountain View, Ella Bryan of West Plains, Emma Havens of Waynesville, and Mary Lou MuUaney of Millsboro, five brothers, Andy Culbertson of Mount Vernon, James Culbertson of West Plains, George Culbertson of Port Allen, Robert Culbertson of Coffeyville and John Culbertson of Waynesville, nine grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly of God Church, McPherson, the Rev. David Case officiating.

Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Central Homecare and Hospice, Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ball Son Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson 67460. forcement officials must fend for themselves and wade through the information the ATF has provided.

That is frustrating to gun dealer Dave Blackmore, owner of Dave's Gun Shop in Jewell. "We normally go to a lot of gun shows, but we haven't this year because nobody seems to know what's going to happen with the law," he said. "To me, we should have a meeting with law enforcement and gun dealers to figure out how we're going to handle this." Sailor said those meetings might take place eventually, but not for several months. Blackmore said, "Everyone says we should have seminars and meetings, but it seems to me that no one wants to do anything. "It'sajoke." Another complaint Blackmore has is the number of forms he received in the ATF's informational packet.

"They only sent me 10 forms, and sometimes I sell as many as 95 guns a week," he said. "What am I supposed to do? "It's just a mess." Salina gun dealer Cleve Mulder, owner of Cleve's Gun Shop, 136 S. Broadway, said the law would do nothing but hinder the "honest" citizen. "The crooks aren't going to pay any attention to it," he said. "They never have, and they never will.

"I'll have to wait and see what happens come Monday morning." Ray Thomas, Ellsworth County sheriff, said he received the ATF information Tuesday and hadn't had an opportunity to read it. He's trying to take things in stride. "I'm a little concerned about the accurate record checks within the five days, because sometimes it takes longer," he said. "From what I've read so far, it seems like it can be done pretty simple, but I'll have to read it all. "We'll just work with it the way it is." By GORDON D.

FIEDLER JR. The Sollno Journal The Breakfast Ambucs'have a prescription for cabin fever the civic club's annual Leisure Living Sports Show this weekend at the Bicentennial Center. Sixty-nine exhibitors are scheduled to be on hand to display a variety of recreational products, including boats, campers, sports equipment, pools, spas and household accessories. This is the 29th annual show, and again will feature the Hawg Trough, a tank in which show visitors can get a fish-eye view of various tackle. "They are sponsored by bait dealers around the country who put on seminars and about new kinds of casting bait and show how the bait FROM PAGE 1 PAGE 1 Effect of new law in Salina uncertain into effect, FCC Chairman Reed Hundt said in an interview.

That would mean a subscriber who in September of 1992 paid $25 a month for a package that includes local broadcast, government and public access channels plus such services as CNN, ESPN and the Weather Channel could expect to pay $21 a month PAGE 1 Ellsworth County has several sites tified in Ellsworth County for a prison. Organizers think they would need about 320 acres, which includes land for a large buffer zone around the facility. The first official word residents here had of the possible prison facility came during a joint meeting between the Ellsworth City Council and the Ellsworth County Commission. City council members from other county towns also were present. Ellsworth City Administrator I.D.

Creech explained the project and asked the various government bodies to provide the non-binding resolution of support if they wanted to move works," said show chairman Lewis LaPierre Jr. The 30-minute seminars run continuously through the weekend. Other events include fishing clinics conducted by the staff of the Kansas Department of. Wildlife and Parks: a Walleye clinic at 7 p.m. Friday and a striped bass clinic at 7 p.m.

Saturday. A hunter's safety course will be offered on Saturday only. Registration for the 10-hour course begins at 7:30 a.m.; the class starts at 8 a.m. Also returning this year is the kids' fishing tank in which lucky young anglers have a chance to hook their catch. LaPierre said about 10 percent of the exhibitors are new this year.

One new feature is a giveaway involving autographed baseballs and bats from Salinan Pat Meares, who plays for the Minnesota Twins. Hours of the event are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is by donation. The Ambucs suggests $2 for adults and $1 for children, or $5 for a family. Proceeds benefit local handicapped children.

"The first year we had an antique car show and netted $200. This year' we hope to turn back $15,000 to $16,000 to the community," LaPierre said. The money is used to pay for equipment used in the Infant Stimulation Program at St. John's Regional Health Center, wheelchairs, hearing aids, eyeglasses, and physical, speech and occupational therapy for local children. Snow hampers delivery of goods But no serious injuries were reported in those, he said.

Most roads were snowpacked and icy Tuesday night but surprisingly not too many accidents were being reported, area dispatchers said. Conditions worsened as new snow and mist began to fall and winds were blowing snow threatening to close some roads, officials said. The unpredictable nature of.the storm made it difficult to try to fight to keep streets and highways passable and safe. Frank Weinhold, director of general services of Salina, said the storm started with rain intermixed with snow, making it hard to figure out what was happening. Salt trucks started working Monday night in Salina, and snow plows went to work Tuesday morning.

"We've pretty well got it off the road now," Weinhold said. "As I look out, it sure is nice to see nothing coming down." But even if more snow does fall, it will be easier to handle since the earlier snowfall was removed, he said. Crews with the Kansas Department of Transportation were working to clear the highways in north- central Kansas all of Tuesday. "KDOT has been right on top of it all day," said a patrol dispatcher in Salina. But blowing snow farther west in places like Stockton and Mankato made it harder for crews to keep up, dispatchers said.

Other than the accident in Ellsworth County, the snow didn't present much problems for deliveries of the United Parcel Service, said manager Don Lewick. Some special work was required to help make sure packages got to their destinations on time. Some drivers were sent to meet the drivers from outlying areas so air packages could get to Salina in time to be flown out. That is a system often used when the weather is bad, Lewick said. The snowy weather makes delivery harder for the drivers who make rural deliveries, he said.

"In town drivers don't see that much he said. But some attempts are made to help the drivers in the rural areas. "Many times we'll call our fanners or rural customers and make alternate delivery locations, and normally they'll give us a good idea whether the roads are passable," he said. But Tuesday's conditions didn't present many problems, he said. After last week's winds blew soil from fields in the area, the blanket of snow Tuesday was welcomed by most farmers, said Tom Maxwell, agricultural agent for Saline County.

The layer of snow insulates the young wheat from cold temperatures. The wheat had started to come out of dormancy because of recent warm temperatures, making it more susceptible to freeze damage. And, moisture from the snow should benefit the wheat, since conditions had been dry. But for livestock farmers, the weather can create problems, especially during calving season. The young animals are even more susceptible to stress the cold and conditions create, said Carl Garten, director of the extension service and a livestock agent for Saline County.

The snow not only makes it a mess for farmers to get to their livestock, it also increases the animals' energy needs, he said. Farmers have to feed the livestock more grain so the animals don't use their own fat for energy. A few days of conditions like Tuesday could hurt an animal's weight, Garten said. Giving the animals shelter isn't necessarily the best thing to do if the building isn't well ventilated, Garten said. Enclosing the animals could them to sweat, only making the situation worse.

Farmers should make sure the animals have ample dry bedding and plenty of food. Staff writer Karen Park contributed to this story. when the new rates go into effect. If the new rate cut applies to Salina, it could mean cable subscribers who paid $21.34 in September of 1992 would pay about $17.80 a month after the new rates go into effect. Salina Cable Television manager Terry Jensen said Tuesday the company hasn't had time to study the new regulation.

Tele-Communications the nation's largest cable provider, is the parent company of Salina Cable Television. The Salina company has more than ahead. "We're polling the elected officials fa the county to see whether they support such a facility," Creech said Tuesday. "We're just trying to see whether we want to be in the ball- game." Britton said he hasn't heard a lot of strong comment one way or another about the facility. "I think we'll have a better sense of things in the next few days," he said.

"Everybody is kind of in a wait-and- see attitude at the moment until we know what comes out in the final crime bill." If there is enough local support for the project, Britton said the next step will be a presentation to the Kansas congressional delegation and Justice Department representatives on the. suitability of Ellsworth as a home for a new federal prison. 15,000 customers, Jensen said. The rules approved Tuesday broaden the commissioners' ability to take action if they find that a cable company has tried to avoid the rate cuts by changing the way it packages or bills for services. Hundt said consumers are expected to save $3 billion once the second rate cut goes into effect.

He called the combined 17 percent reduction "one of the most significant consumer benefits in the history of federal regulation." -Paid Obituary- FOR YOUR INFORMATION Hospital admissions ASBURY Zachary D. Leger, Jean L. Moulton and Elva R. Sandow, all of Salina; Max D. Baugh, Bennington; Marcie L.

Beneda, Wilson; Harry J. Most, Atwood. ST. JOHN'S Leslie Childers, Carissa Sheppard, Neva S. Arnold, Donald L.

Delaney and Tamara A. Walker, all of Salina; Magdalene J. Anderson, Concordia; Lorraine Phillips, New Cambria; Melvin E.Zuker, Minneapolis. Hospital dismissals ASBURY Nancy E. Bassett and baby boy, Karen M.

Davis and baby boy, Young Hyun Kwon, Terry L. Little, Ivan W. Norman, Mildred H. Robb, Eleen M. Owen, Aubrey A.

Sams, Dawn R. Vidrine and baby girl and Aaron Zachory all of Salina; Jerry W. Fuhrken, Washington; Eugene L. Green, Westfall; Walter J. Higgins, Concordia; Annette D.

Knepper, Clay Center. ST. JOHN'S Ashley M. Huerta, Doris E. Gilbert, Hobart A.

Gagna, Pern H. Burnett and Ernest G. Davidson, all of Salina; Ruby A. Hosie, Abilene; Edward W. Ash, Solomon.

Births GIRLS: Holly N. Dinkel, Salina, 7 Ibs. 1 born Feb. 21. Kenny L.

and Marcie L. Beneda, Wilson, 7 Ibs. 1.5ozs.,bornFeb.21. BOY: Steven T. and Jennifer A.

Fitzgerald, Solomon, 8 IDS. 8 born Feb. 21. Animal shelter These animals were picked up Feb. 18-20 at the locations listed and taken to the Saline County animal shelter, 1960 West Old Highway 40.

Phone 826-6535. DOGS Gray female toy poodle, 900 block of North Ninth; brown female mix with white chest and paws, HOD block ol Bachtald; black male cocker spaniel with brown collar and Gypsum tags, 2500 block of Ridgeview; black, tan and white female Labrador mix, 8900 block of West State Street; white, brown and black female heeler mix, 1200 West Crawford; black female shepherd mix, 700 block of Carriage Court; white and orange male Brittany with red collar, 800 block of Cherokee; red male chow, 300 block of North Oakdale; black male chow mix, 1100 block of North 10th; black female terrier mix, 600 block of North Ninth. Lottery numbers KANSAS DAILY PICK 3 The winning numbers drawn Tuesday: 9-3-7. CORRECTION An item in Monday's District Court report incorrectly stated information regarding a plea to a felony charge by Antone Scoville. Scoville, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of felony criminal damage to property for damaging a mailbox in Salina.

OSCAR FREDERICK HOFFMAN Dr. Oscar F. Hoffman, 96, died February 17 In Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born December 13, 1897, at Holland, Kansas, the eldest of the 8 children of Leonard Hoffman and Ella Brass. He was preceded In death by his wife of 66 years, Rosalie M.

Hoffman. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law. Rodney R. and Marion M. Hoffman, and two grandsons, Howard, a Peace Corps teacher in Papua New Guinea, and Grant, a sculptor.

He also leaves a sister, Bertha Rutz, and brothers George, Lee and Edward Hoffman, and other relatives, friends, and teaching and ministerial colleagues. Or. Hoffman attended grade school near Dayton, Kansas, and In 1924 received the from Lakeland College (then called Mission House), Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He did graduate study at the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and the University of Wisconsin, receiving his MA degree from the latter in 1929. He received his PhD degree from the University of North Carolina In 1942.

He studied at the Mission House Seminary and the Lutheran Seminary in Mavwood, Illinois, and was ordained In the United Church of Christ In 1951. He was a professor of sociology at a number of Institutions, including Elmhurst, Oregon State, Talledega, Heidelberg, and Lakeland Colleges. He also served for some years as Dean and Registrar at Lakeland. During World War II, he was employed by the federal government as a community analyst In Washington, D.C. and in the Japanese Relocation Camp at Topaz, Utah.

After a long academic career, Dr. Hoffman spent 21 years In retirement in Abilene, where he belonged to the Rotary Club and the Retired Teachers' Association, and was on the board of Enterprise Estates. He was an. avid patron of the Abilene Public Library, and continued to the end of his Jife to read widely and thoughtfully in world affairs, history, biography and religion. He was a member of Grace United Church of Christ.

The Family of Dr. Hoffman will receive friends Friday evening from 7:00 until 8:00 at the Danner Funeral Home. The services for Dr. Hoffman will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Grace United Church of Christ. Burial will be in the New Basel Cemetery south of Abilene.

The family suggests memorial in Dr. Hoffman's name be made to the Grace United Church of Christ, the New Basel Church of Christ, or the Abilene Public Library. They may be left at the Danner Funeral or the Church the day of the services..