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City Tetajram Saturday, Die. 13, 1969 a teline WESTERN KANSAS By NOLAN HOWELL The La kin Watershed office in La kin lins been closed and personnel have begun moving on to other jobs. Reason: What was but a dream on Feb. 1, 1061, when a stewing committee was formed has become reality and the city of Lakin is now protected by three large earthem dams to the north and west. Final checkout of all eonstuction under the last contract was completed Dec.

4 and the District's office in an old bank in Lakin has been closed. A seeding and fencing contract remains on the last dam. Otherwise, the Lakin Watershed District is complete its dams and floodways are ready to prevent recurrances of the flash foods which have damaged the city in past years, one as recent as 1957. Largest of the three dams is visible along the north side of US50 just west of town and across the road north from the C.I.G. plant.

Donald Neff of Lakin headed the project. That tragic car-train wreck in City a week ago tonight, which snuffed out the lives of four teenagers; is thought to have been the worst in that county's history and compounded grief for two of the families involved. Killed in the wreck were Duane Daubert, 15, Melvin Ratdaff, 16; Rechard Stos, 16, and Dannie Newcomer, 15. Scott City News-Ohroni- cle Editor-Publisher John Boyer reports that the Newcomers' (Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Newcomer) only other son, Timmie, was accidentally killed Nov. 29, 1965, at age 9 when a .22 rifle he was holding discharged. Duame's father, Eddie, died Feb. 8, 1967, alter being crushed when the bed of his farm truck fell on him. Duane was the son of Mrs.

Florence Daubert. Melvin was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ratzlaff and Richard was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Melvin Stos. In addition to individual funeral services for the four, a memorial service was conducted at the Scott Community High School. Driver of the oar, 19- year-old Daniel Pickett, Garden City, suffered minor injuries. After a void of many years, Satanta once again has a newspaper office. It's in the building Which formerly housed a barber shop and is being staffed by Saitanta's leading businesswomen, Mrs.

Mairy Bowen. The office was opened by the Haskell County Monitor-Chief which recently changed hands. The new editor, Bill Martin, also 'announced another change in the weekly affecting Saitanlta: the return to print of the column, "Saitanta's Passing Show" by that town's H. Tom Ungles. In this first column of several years, Ungles reports that the building which housed Mayson's Furniture (owned and run by Mrs.

Bowen until its destruction by fire several months ago) is being razed except for the part saved from the fire which houses the recreation hall which, Ungles wittingly adds, "prevented six men and four boys from being left homeless." Residents of the Holcomb unified school distinct earlier this month approved a bond issue which, in addition to providing needed additional school facilities, will build an enclosed swimming pool for year around use by the school and community. Now comes a report from up at Tribune of a meeting between the Greeley County Board of Education and the Greeley County Board of Commissioners. Topic of discussion: possible joint planning to enclose the modern county swimming pool in Tribune for year-around use by the school and community. One area school ww has an enclosed pool, the modem Southwestern Heights School between Plains and Kismet. Twenty-two students from Syracuse recently traveled to Mexico as part of their foreign language studies.

They will show slides and discuss their trip Tuesday in a special program program beginning at 7:30 p.m. (MST) In McCoy Auditorium in Syracuse. The trip was taken by 22 foreign language students and five sponsors. Frank Tamez, foreign language instructor at the school, made the arrangements. The public invited.

Mild woather of late tending to spoil you? Just in case, here is a 50-year-ago item from the 1919 files of the Greeley County Republican to remind us what winter on the prairies can russed: "20 degrees below two Monday night. This is 5 degrees lower ibdU anytime last winter." House-Passed Vote Bill Blocked WASHINGTON (AP) Senators fighting to salvage the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the wake, of its rejection by the House have kept control of the civil rights legislation from a Dixie-dominated committee. While designed to keep a less stringent Nixon administration bill thus chances of sub- stituttng for it the favored for floor action, the move also sparked the possibility of tor. a southern-led filraus- Sen. Philip A.

Hart, with the blessings both Democratic and Republican lenders, blocked Friday referral of the House-passed Nixon bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Sen. James O. East- Irnd, D-Miss. By keeping it out of the committee, backers of a rival bill extending the 1965 act for another dive years hope to be able to bring up the House bill on the Senate floor and then substitute their measure for it. The House bill favored by the Nixon administration, would apply to all 50 states alike instead of beinig limited, as the 1965 act is, to six southern states and part of a seventh.

Sen. Sam J. Ervin, D- N.C., chairman of a judiciary subcommittee that held brief hearings on the rival voting rights measures Last July, expressed doubt the required two- thirds Senate majority could be obtained to choke a filibuster. Hart agreed it would be a problem to get the necessary GOP votes in the tiacc of administration opposition to extension of the 1965 act. The 1965 act, which expires in August of next year, suspended voter literacy tests and authorized the use of federal rcigs- trairs in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia and in 39 counties in North Carolina.

The rival administration which won out in the Hori.sc Thursday by a 208-203 vole, extend these provisions nationwide and also prohibit states from setting residency requirements for voting in presidential elections. Hart's initial move at Friday's Senate session was taken after a strategy conference in the office of Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, D-Mont, attended by senators both parties. in GordM City Two Accident Victims Still Hospitalized Ten-year-old Randy Keough was dismissed Friday fawn St. Catherine Hospital and today attended his first circus. "He was really thralled," commented Eugene Sonnenberg, 1006 N.

6th. Randy and his two brothers, Tommy, 15, and Michael, 17, are staying in the Sonnenberg home awaiting the outcome of their father's struggle for life in St. Catherine. Their mother also is 'hospitalized. The 5-member Harry Keough family of Ozark, were injured Nov.

29 when their car was involved in a three-vehicle wreck west of town. Mr. and Mrs. Keough and Paul R. Schupman, 27, 2324 N.

7th, driver of the other car, were critically injured. Today, only Keough remains on the critical list. His condition is stiiU "extremely critical." The Keoughs were enroute home after a brief Thanksgiving vacation in Colorado when their car was struck head-on by the Shupnvan car which had just collided with a pickup truck. Driver of that vehicle, Robert Mader, Holcomb, was not injured. A fund started in behalf of the Keouigh family by several Garden City organizations has neared the $500 mark.

It will be used to assist the family whose hospitalization insurance had expired days before the accident. DISMISSALS At St. Catharine Laura Irene AguiJar, 310 N. Brcnda Uriscoe, 1111 N. 11 th Mrs.

Robert Buerkle, Holcomb Donald Ca Id well, fi()2 jones William Clark, 404 Pennsylvania Dana Sue Ilamit, 418 Magnolia Mrs. Frank Hcili, 219 Spencer Randall L. Keough, Ozark, Ark. Mrs. John 202 Johnson John L.

Lawrence, Dighton Mrs. Louis Lefort, Rt. 1 Glenn Moore, 237(5 N. 7th Rhonda Sue Mott, Pierceville Mrs. Warren Renick, Rt.

Susan Seibert, 2007 Downing Officer Gets A Free Ride There's fun aplenty when square dancers go through their routines here. The picture was taken this week during a get-together at Civic Center. Thirty-nine diplomas for new learners will be awarded here next week. College to Offer Course In Feed Lot Technology A course in feed lot technology may be offered at the Garden City Community Junior College. Such a course has been re- markets SW KANSAS LIVESTOCK Compared with last Thursday: Slaughter steers and heifers 50 cents higher, instances 75 up on uniform choice.

Demand very good, direct trading fairly active. Sales confirmed in a period from Friday through Tuesday of this week include 4,300 slaughter heifers and 9,300 slaughter steers foi a combined total of 13,600 compared with 10,300 last week and 10,000 last year. Feeder classes strong to $1 higher in country trading, spring contracting slow when compared with previous period, 1,800 head confirmed. Slaughter steers Choice 1025-1250 Ibs including 2,500 at $29. some of those carrying some prime.

Mixed good and choice 1000-1250 Ibs String mostly good 925 Ibs 27.25. Slaughter heifers Choice 875-1025 Ibs including 500 head of bulk $27.50. Mixed good and choice 900-950 Ibs Slaughter sales f.o.b. feedlot, net weights after 4 per cent shrink. Feeder classes Steers Choice for immediate delivery 540-625 Ibs 625-825 Ibs $30-32; February and March- 675-750 Ibs string January-550-575 Ibs Ibs $30.

Heifers Choice February and March Delivery 550-650 Ibs string for immediate delivery 700-750 Ibs $27. All Feeder sales f.o.b. weighing point after 2-3 per cent shrink defending on handling or haul. Fire Damages Mobile Home A mobile home was damaged in a fire early this morning at the Trailer Park east of Garden City on US50. The home, owned by is rented by Mary Pollman.

Firemen were called to the scene shortly after 4 a.m., but the fire was under control when they arrived, due to action of the occupants. A section of the ceiling about 3 feet wide and 8 feet long had to be torn out to get at fire in the to have been started by an electrical short. Events Calendar MONDAY Women's exerolse p.m, Hall. Slim Trip Tops 7 p.m. Hall, TUESDAY Mem'a noon fitness 12-1 p.m.

Ban Grimsley Gym. Woman's basketball Peanut Butter Kids va. Y'a Gala, 8 p.m., Ben Grimstey. WEDNESDAY Men's noon fitness 12-1 p.m. Ben Grimsiey.

AduiH ceramics 701 N. 6th. 13:45 p.m. Baton instruction Co-op On- ter. Tiny Tots.

p.m.; Age 7-16 p.m. and p.m. Genologlcal Society 7 p.m. Hall. Men's noon fitness 13-1 p.m Beoi Grimsiey.

Women's exercise p.m Hall. Adult ceramics 701 N. 6th, p.m. Slim Ttom Tops 7 p.m. Hall.

quested by some area feed lot operators. It would be designed to train personnel for "mid- management" duties. Carl Heinrichs, director of nstruction at the college, told college's board of trustees Wednesday night there are now approximately 60 commercial lots in the 13-county area of Southwest Kansas, and applications are on file to construct 20 more. These lots em- poy an average of six persons. Trustee John Collins ques- ioned if a college course could be designed to meet this need, or if sufficient need existed to warrant the course.

Heinrich said he planned to visit feed lots in the area as soon as over the Christmas determine the need. No action was taken on the matter Wednesday night. Trustees also heard a report from the Faculty Senate on academic divisions, given by faculty member Roscoe Waldorf. Suggested were six divisions science and mathematics, social science, industrial and technical education, humanities and fine airts, health and physical education, and business and economics. Each division would have a chairman who would serve as a liaison person between the division and the administra tion.

Also, department heads would be named for the various departments in each division. The college's new off-set printing press should be in operation soon. The board Wednesday night approved the hiring of Edward L. Nicklaus, 708 E. Edwards, to take charge of the college printing, and possibly teach some classes in graphic arts.

Nicklaus has a degree in graphic arts, and has had printing experience. His first job will be to start work on the 1970-71 college catalog which will be printed on the new.equipment. College President L. C. Crouch announced that an approval of a federal government "rant payment request on the new campus has been received from the Kansas City regional office.

It should total more than $100,000 he said. Also, he announced approval has been received of a $3,100 grant for the college's work study program. These funds are used to pay students for working at the college. State funds in amount of $75,428 have been received for the first semester enrollment on the number of credit hours. No Increase in Individual Income Taxes Requested TOPEKA increase in individual income taxes will be recommended by the joint legislative committee on state tax structure, Chairman Frank Hodge, R-Hutchinson, said Friday.

Hodge, the Senate majority leader, said the committee will conclude decision-making today with a discussion of a proposed lid on property taxes, and will probably issue its final report in early January. Gov. Robert Docking has said he will repeat his request to the Legislature to enact a property tax lid. Republican legislative leaders criticized Docking during the 1969 session, saying he was not specific about what kind of lid he wanted. Hodge said Docking was asked to send a representative to today's meeting but the governor's office told him that no member of the staff would be available.

Hodge said a survey on income taxes indicated to committee members that the income tax is fairly equitable. Two members of the committee, Rep. Lawrence Slocombe, R-Peabody, and Fred Meek, R- Idiana, said they will introduce a bill in the 1970 session to provide that state aid for schools come out of an income tax fund rather than the general fund. Slocombe, chairman of the House Assessment and Taxation Committee, said the amount of revenue now raised by the income tax is about equivalent to the amount at state aid for schools. Ho said if state aid were to I be increased, tho income tax could be adjusted to make up for it.

Hodge said the committee members believe the income tax should be left alone at this time. The committee voted 4-3 earlier Friday to endorse a two per cent tax on receipts of utilities. Sen. Robert F. Bennett, R- Prairio Village, said the measure would produce an estimated $20 million.

deaths Sister Johanna Scheutz Funeral services for Sister Johanna Schuetz, O.P., will be Monday at 1 p.m., at the Im maculate Conception Convent, with burial in the Sisters' Cal vary Cemetery, Great Bend, Sister Johanna, 78, died yes terday at the Immaculate Con ception Convent. Sister Johanna devoted more than a half century of active religious life in hospital work She was administrator at St. Catherine Hospital from abou 1947 until 1957. Sister Johanna began her nursing career in 1912 as a practical nurse at St. Rose Hospital, Great Bend.

When St Rose School of Nursing was established in 1917, she was among the first group to gradu ate from the school in 1920. She was bom May 24, 1891, in Tretting, Bavaria. At the age of 15, she left her native laud and came to Great Bend to enter the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Dominic. She received the religious, garb May 1907, and made her first profession two years later.

She also served as administrator of Sacred Heart Hospital, La mar, Colo. In 19C7, health conditions forced her to retire. Sister Thomasine, her sister, at the Immaculate Conception Convent, is only survivor of the Michael Schuetz family. Concelebrnrrts of the mass are The Most Rev. Marion F.

Forst, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Zenner, the Rev. John J.

Angers, and the Rev. Walter Weiss. Master ceremonies the Rev. Jerome Strecker. Square Dancers Will Graduate Wednesday is graduation night for 39 local square dancers.

The 39 have participated in a 12-week program here, sponsored by the City Recreation Dept. Diplomas will be -awarded. As part of the graduation "ceremonies," a free dance is scheduled at Jones School. It starts at 8 p.m. The dance is sponsored by the Garden City Buffalo Square Dancers Club.

Members of square dance clubs from throughout the region are invited to to help honor the local graduates. Next series of lessons sponsored by the City Recreation Dept. gets under way, on Tuesday, Jan. 6. KANSAS CITY, Kan.

(AP) Patrolman William Matthews hopped aboard a freight train Friday to issue a citation to the conductor for blocking traffic at a crossing, and got an unexpected free ride. When Matthews did not find the conductor in the caboose he went forward and located him in the locomotive. By that time the train had started to move and picked up too much speed for him to hop off. Meanwhile, his partner, Patrolman Thomas Rhodes, radioed police headquarters to report Matthews missing. "Railroad agents are looking for him," advised.

An hour later, Rhodes contacted headquarters again. "This is car 104. Finally located my partner, and we're back in service." Matthews got off the train which had returned to Kansas City, after switching string of freight cars over to the Missouri side. Norman Smith, 1026 N. 5th Orban C.

Stimatze, Eminence Rl. Mrs. Theodore labor, 414 W. VI a pic G. egory Wasinger, Scott ty Diane Vessel, 1720 Pinec.rcst Mrs.

Larry Wlens and baby daughter, 1204 Ridgewood Courts POLICE Bondi Forfeited Harry Schleman, Scott City, improper lane usage, $15. Charlie Turner, Juco Dorm, parking across sidewalk, $4. Lynn Betr terton, Syracuse, parking across sidewalk, $4. David Kain, SpcarvUle, drunk, using profane langage, $75. Michael Lyons, 906 N.

9th, diimk, $30. Harold Keller, 710 Center, permitting dog to run at large, $10. COUNTY Fined Howard G. Woody Cimarron, no daily log, $10 and $10 costs. Walter B.

Huff, Tulsa, no daily log, $10 and $10 costs. Aubrey O. Clay, Dodge City, spilling load onto highway, $10 and $10 costs. Fredrick N. Mosteller, Wichita, overwidth load, $15 and $10 costs.

Norman E. Becker, Rt. 1, overload, $25 and $10 costs. Donald R. Wilson, N.

9th, overload, $15 and $10 costs. Legafs Marriage Licensee Danny Lee Willu, 20, and Katherine Jay Tabor, 19, both Garden City. Michael W. Wagley, 23, an Pablo, and Brenda rtrauss, 23, Garden City. Alano Enrique Montoya, 22, Leti, and Mary Yolanda Rosas, 7, Garden City.

Mutual Funds? See Claude Robinson 218 N. Main-Garden City Phono 276-6997 Judge Rules Suit Dsmissal A false imprisonment suit filed by a Hamilton County man against the Hamilton County sheriff's department and the Area Mental Health Center, Garden City, was dismissed this week as "groundless." Dismissal of the $100,000 suit occurred in Finney County District Court at the end of a one- day hearing on the case by District Court Judge Bert J. Vance. In his ruling, Vance said the defendants in the case Harry C. Lester, Dennis A.

Kratz, Russell Stinchcomb, Carl Griswold, Lois Meyers and Nora Meyers all acted in good faith and had carried out the performance of their duties correctly. Plaintiff in the action was Ivan Meyers who had been committed by the defendants, including members of his family, to Lamed State Hospital. Fire Destroys Hutch Firm HUTCHINSON, Kan. A quonset type production building of the Kansas Oxygen Co. plant was destroyed Friday evening by explosions and fire Two workmen escaped with mi nor injuries.

Gib Raines, company presi dent, estimated 500 metal Dot tie of various gases were in the building. He could not esti mate the monetary loss. Causi of the fire was not known. Dwayne Hege, a workman said he was shutting a valve a closing time when he saw a sue den flash of fire. He dashed ou a door.

Richard Webster, an other employe, dived out a win dow. Multiple explosions followe as the gas containers blew up The roof of the 40-by-100 foot building was shattered, an buildings 100 feet away wer damaged by flying chunks metal. The plant is at the southeas edge of Hutchinson. Jewelry Loss Put at NEW YORK (AP)-Jewelry valued at $50,000 stolen from a room at the St. Regis Hotel while the occupants, Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert 0. Peet of Mission Hills, were at dinner. Police said the loss Thursday was reported to them Friday. Peet, 65, and his wife left for a trip abroad and could not bt reached.

A detective said the Jewel thief entered the hotel apartment without forcing entrance, apparently by using a pass key, then cut open a traveling bag and took several pieces of jewelry. Peet told police he was in New York to attend a monthly board meeting of the Colgate- Palmolive Co. of which he a director. He is a retired founder of the H.O. Peet Kansas City stock brokers, and a son of the late A.W.

Peet, a founder of the Colgate Palmolive Peet forerunner of the present company. Stock Mart Closes With Moderate Gain NEW YORK (AP) The stock market mounted a brisk rally in early trading Friday and then subsided to a moderate gain at the close. The Dow Jones average closed ahead 3.16 points to 786.69 after having been up more than 0 points. CIRRT nilAI ITV ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL CHRISTMAS UNTIL 8:30 p.m. is Cook and Weber Funeral Home, Great Bend, will be charge of services.

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