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The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 5

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Page Ten THE EMPORIA DAILY GAZETTE Emporln, Kansas, Tucsduv, November 18, 1947 Youthful Ex-convicts Surrender in Wisconsin Poir Gives Up Without Be Charged With Murder and Rape Neillsvllle. WLs Nov. 18 Two youthful ex-convicts were in Jail today after surrendering to law enforcement officers to whom they related, apparently without remorse, their week-end orgy of killing and rape and their frantic attempt to evade capture. The 3-day pursuit of the young desperadoes by Wisconsin law enforcement officials ended Monday when they surrendered to a sheriff's posse after a 12-hour siege at an farm near this small north central Wisconsin community. Will Face Charges ABOUT 700 AMERICANS HANDLE GREEK AID WORK Athens Approximately 100 Americans have been employed to handle administrative and reconstruction phases of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, soys Dwight G.

Griswold, AMAG Chief. A total of 341 Greeks have also been employed as administrative peisonnel, and Griswold says thousands of others will be hired to work on road, railroad and port reconstruction. NEW VACCINE MAY HALT SPREAD OF BANGS DISEASE East Lansing, Mich. new vaccine for cattle developed by Dr I. Forest Kuddleson, Michigan State college bacteriologist, shows gooc promise of preventing the spread Chase 4-H Club Members Honored Special lo The aaifttf Cottonwood Falls.

Nov. 18 Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce sponsored the annual 4-H Achievement dinner here Thursday! evening, November nt the Masonic Temple. A total of 130 members and leaders uf Chase county 4-H dubs were present. The O.E.S. served the- dinner.

A program followed the dinner with Barbara Chapman as toastmistress. Walter Atzemveiler, agricultural commissioner, of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce was th.e principal speaker. County and state champions in the various projects were announced as follows: Leadership, boy C. of E. Cast Is Working Hard to Perfect "Pirates of Penzcmce" Show "The Pirates of Penzance," a light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan to be presented at the College of Emporia next Monday and Tuesday evenings, November 2-i and 25, by the department of music, now is moving into the last week of rehearsals.

The cast of nine student soloists, 20 "daughters of the Major- General," 13 pirates, and eiyht policemen is scheduled for rehearsal every afternoon and every evening from 1 to 9:30 o'clock this week. Lyndon R. Street, director of the production, assisted by Miss Lucille of of Bang's disease in cattle herds Andrew Drummond; leadership, and thus lessening the danger of Clnpman: project undulant iever in humans. chievement, Stanley Wood; WillKm rnvnp assistant district 1 The brucella vaccine will be project achievement, ilium Cojne, assistant district 1 Us2d i tests on higan hejridan: general home economics. Jarbara Jean McCandless; iood attorney of Dane county (Madison), i dalrv nerds Jn experim ents on pri- said tne two former Wisconsin re-1 va te herds during the last two years, iormatory inmates.

Robert Wm- the vaccine limited the spread of the slow, 23, and Buford Sennett, 22, costjy Bang disease to 4 per cent would be brought to Madison today. i of i le SUSCC ptible animals. He said they would be charged with undulant fever in humans is first degree murder in the slaying spre ad by contact with infectious of a University of Wisconsin medical material from animals, student and with rape in connec-ty Robert Buford Sennell tion with an attack on a 19-year-old University of Michigan coed. I sheriff Ray Kutsche cisrt Long-distance Phone county said the young ex-convicts r- It "freely admitted" the shooting of Carl L. Carlson.

25, the medicai student, and the rape of his sister- in-law, Jane Ann Rosenblatt, oi Cleveland Heights. Ohirs during a wild Automobile ride Friday night. Miss Rosenblatt and Carlson had been picked up by the youths when they hitch-hiked a lide to Carbon's home in Badger village, near Madison. Say Pair Confessed Porter, instructor In voice and Miss Doris Davis of the dramatics de- paruweiU, is aiming at a flawless performance. Twenty members of the College of Emiroria symphony orchestra will furnish the accompaniment.

Several other faculty members of the college. John Hallock Bender, Miss Marcare: Mangrum, Mrs. Helen Epplnk, Miss Constance Brown, W. V. McFcrrin and seviipl students of ihe dramatics class are assisting in tlie production.

Members of the art ch.ss are giving much of their time in handling the necessary printing of posters, and supervising much of the scenery work. The various dances nre being planned and developed by the choreographer, Miss Marjorie Inpold, a member of last year's graduating class and a member the Hmporia Senior High school faculty. According to Mr. Street, Miss Ingold is doing a good Job of helping members of the cops chorus to become as graceful ns one might expect of Emporla's own city cops. Officials report tluit tickets are selling well even though there arc many other entertaining attractions this week.

Tickets are 75 cents for adults and 50 L'ents for studems and may be obtained at Eckdall ft McCarty's, Rk'kerd's Drug store and Garrison's Music store, and also by calling the College of Emporia at 706. These tickets may be held at the door and called for by 8 o'clock the evening of the performance. WOUNDED GOOSE FALLS IN IUSMAKCK YARD Bismarck, N. D. Guy Larson Is grateful to a hunter for a goose, but he has no idea which one to thank.

Larson followed his barking dog into Ihe backyard the other day to find a dead Canadian goose on the lawn. Thee goose had been shot in the breast, but apparently continued flying until it dropped in the Larson yard. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Banisttr and 59113, Bob and Faye, returned Monday morning from Wichita where they spent the weekend with Mr.

Banister's sisters, Mrs. Robert, Tldmus, Mrs. Clarence Hlne and Mrs. Don Cook, who was visiting there from Long Beach, Calif. The Brazilians call the Amazon the "sea river." Smiih lumber Co.

715 East Sixth LUMIU2R and'COAL at Reasonable I'rices Phone 39 'reservation, Joyce Sheridan; frozen oods. Norma Jean Passmore; food preparation. Barbara Chapman; -lothing, Arlene Andrews; home im- Norma Jean Passmore: tyle revue, Arlene Andrews; general livestock. J. M.

Frey; swine. Stanley Wood; sheep, Bobby Reidel; dairy, Oma Lou Frey; poultry, Andrew Drummond; general crops, Junior Baker; garden, Fatty Baker; health, Drummond; health, Jean Me- Candless; corn, Don Cahoone; wheat, Stanley Wood; potato. Bobby Reidel; sorghum, Bobby Reidel; Kef, Miles McKee; demonstration, I Barbara Chapman aiid Korma June Passmore. State Champions: Health for better living activities. Andrew Drummond: project achievement, Wood; home econom- ics" judging team.

Kansas State Fair Chapman, Norma June Passmore and Pauline Wood. K.C. Police Saves Children Kansas City, Nov. IB 1 year-old woman and her two chil- dren wt-re take--, from a gas-filled home here Monday night after a worried grandmother in Kalamazoo. telephoned warning to Kansas City police.

I Police said they got the woman, Mrs. Bessie Murr. and the children. Richard. 10.

and Lela May, 2, out of Officials said the prisoners ad- the house before they were harmed. Mitted throwing Carlson's booy into Lt. Doral Denison quoted Rich- tht 'Wisconsin river from a bridge ai I ard as saying the mother had forced Boecobel. in southwest Wisconsin. the children to lie down on the Mist Rosenblatt had escaped from the kidnap car Saturday near Hillsboro, 125 miles south of Neillsville and related her story to officials.

Sheriff Herb Hammond of Price county, a member of the posse, said VFinslow also said in a statement that he and Sennett shot and wounded two teen age girls near Phillips. on August 15. when they refused to enter their car. The two girls ere Betty Kudrna, 16. still hospitalized after a bullet was removed from her lung, and her sister, Irene, who was only slightly wounded.

Gave Up Without Fight Haggard, unkempt and unarmed, Winslow and Sennett, both oi whom live in this section of Wisconsin, surrendered meekly after a sound track, brought to the backwoods farm area, carried an appeal in behalf of Bennett's mother to give up. They came out with their hands in the air after tossing away their only weapon, a .32 caliber revolver. Earlier, they had threatened to "shoot it out" with the posse. kitchen floor and then turned on the gas. Mrs.

Murr was being held for investigation, police said, and would be questioned further after the return of her husband. Alton L. Murr. a railway mail clerk who was on his run to Kalamazoo. Patrolmen James Balding and George Owens went to the home after the grandmother.

Mrs. Amelia Cox. telephoned police and said she had been unable to complete several Neighbor-town Briefs STRONG CITY Mr. and Mri. Charles L.

Simmons, celebrated their 43rd weddir.g anniversary Fri- day at their home west of Strong City. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simmons. and i Patricia of Denver, Mr.

Mrs. Robert Simmons. Margaret Maria Belle and Robert, Mr and Mrs. Nelson Simmons. Herbest.

Dee. Mary, Galen, Mr. and John Pretzer, Janice. Linda, Garrett. Miss Bella Cl' and Miss Inez Simmons, all of Strong City.

I STRONG employes the Implement company were tmesis Thursday afternoon of Wally Evans at his cabin on Lake Kahola. The group had steak dinners in the evening. Those present were Art Bucher, Boyd Finuf, Lee Gillaspie, Art Bafeer, Lester Pierce, Lloyd Mock. Jim Pierce, Henry Slabaugh, Ray Rlggs, Arnold Knab and Wally Evans. BUSHONG A large U.

S. flag on a standard was presented Sunday morning at the church service period to the Bushong Methodist church by the members of the Merry Workers Farm unit. The presentation speech was made by Mrs. Delbert Giger. president of the unit.

The flag salute was given Jn conclusion. Cheerful Workers class of the Christian church Bible school held a covered dish dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Haas Friday evening. After a short business meeting the entertainment consisted of group sing- cslls to the home.

Mrs. Cox said her daughter had been nervous during a. visit to Kalamazoo last week. The patrolmen said no one answered their knock at the home, but that they could see Mrs. Murr through a window.

"She went to the kitchen stove and turned all the knobs," Balding said. "Then she picked up the two kids and sent them into the dining room," before opening the door. The patrolmen said a blanket was hung over the kitchen door and the windows were closed tightly. "We got the bids outside." Balding said. "The girl seemed O.

but the boy was pale and dizzy." Ninety-five Attend Fellowship Meeting World fellowship was displayed at the World Fellowship meeting sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. Monday when the students from foreign countries attending college in Emporia spoke to the 95 persons attending. The meeting was at the Y.W.C.A. Arleigh Pierson. executive secretary of the Y.M.C-A.

led in prayer and directed group singing, Roscoe Graves, chairman of the world fellowship committee gave greetings and introduced the speakers. The dinner was served by the Grace Methodist women and the decorations of globes and transportation toys were provided by Eckdall and McCarty's book store. Newman's and the Davis Paint store. Bob Howard, delegate to the international Boy Scout jamboree, spoke on the fellowship displayed by the Scouts attending the meeting in France. Miss Maria Costa, from Cuba, described her homeland and explained why she wished to come to the United States- Jean Lebton.

student from Belgium, explained the difference between his country and the United States, stating that he planned to stay in America when he had finished school because he thought he could help his country better if he influenced others here to help than if he alone went back to Belgium. Havde Egeluiz. from Peni, spoke on Psn American union. She the Smith Americans thought of the a. more important Chest Fund Climbs The Empona Community Chest fund climbbecl up to S22.681.25.

only S4.318.75 below the campaign goal, it was announced today by the campaign chairman. George R. R. Pflaum. The new total is $21325 more than the amount reported November 14.

and most of the new- money has come In as voluntary contributions from persons who were missed by the sUlcitors. "The Chest needs the full amount of the budget," Mr. Pflaum said this morning," and we welcome contributions from persons who for various reasons were not seen by the solicitors Those contributions may be mailed to the Chest office at Commercial, taken there, or if the offce is called, phone 143, a staff member will come for the donation." ing and visiting. Plans were made for a Christmas covered dish dinner and gift exchange to be held at the Karley McClure home. READING Mrs.

D. A. Thomas entertained the Marais des Cygnes club Thursday afternoon at her home. Mrs. Mary Art Jones and Mrs.

Artie Ford conducted severa! contests. The rest of the afternoon was spent visiting. Mrs. Bruce Thomas and children. Sue and Terry, of Pittsburg.

and Mrs. Herbert Niles and children. Sherry, Douglas and Jarm Sue of Lena, were guests. COUNCIL GROVE An athletic association has been formed in Wilson High school by letter-men with Glen McGonigal as sponsor. Paul Bosch was elected president; Wallace Ingmire, vice president; Benny Benson, secretary-treasurer, and Ixjy Kirkpatrick, publicity hairman.

The group includes Benny Benson, Paul Bosch, Rex lurry. Gene Colby, Charles Peteron, Bobby Al Smith, Gene Sobke, len Richter end Bernard Keckler. COUNCIL GROVE A special program was arranged for the usual church hour at the Congregational church Sunday in observance of Men "and Missions Sunday. The iev. Jack Robinson, pastor, used for his subject "An Expanding Mission." Special music was given by the choir.

Mrs. O. E. Campbell was organist. 2.US* individual country representation be- of pwce 5n the world.

Everett Grimes. who also attended the Boy Scout Jpwbarec in France, described the fellowship displayed on the trip to Europe and by the Scouts, although they did not speak the same languages. Tne Scouts there, he said, displayed the pledge that a Scout tv frif-nd and P. brother to every otfcer Scout. Jack Leake sang two numbers, by Miss Joyce Kchl.

If a plane shoved westward the- iwrth'f equator at a little morr ir.zr. 1,000 miles an hour it PLAN FARM BUREAU DRIVE Erario! to Thf Cotincil Grove, Nov. hop- off dinner for the township vice presidents of the Morris County Farm bureau, and five members of a team for ea-h vice president, will be held this evening at Camp Fremont one mile east of Council Grove. A membership campaign is to be undertaken. The meeting, scheduled for o'clock trill Include a dinner for the group.

Miss Margaret Recs home demonstration agent ha 1 charge of the arrangements for dinner which will be served free Assisting Miss Rees will severa representatives of Farm Bureai units and 4-H clubs. Frank Blecha, extension agent from Kansas State college, Manhattan, u-iil be the speaker. Joe Neil, county farm agent, wil be charge of a short program Vocal and instrumental music wll be furnished by Vemn and Dean White, brother and sister of White City- They are members of the Willing Workers 4-H club. The population of Egypt under the Ptolcmys has been eitimated at 7,000.000 compared with 13,000,000 today. Excess of fiourine intake causes remain in time 20:105 rr.cord- 6E ttiat ren with structural tooth deform inz tirr.f of day in wh.ch started.

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