Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 99

Lubboek police continued today to an incident Sunday in wMeh a woman said beaten and robbed by two men after her car forced off the road. Officers were called to St. Mary'i Hospital emergency room on a report that an aault victim WAI being treated had when a veWcle driven BURNED arrested two 17-year-old youths Siin- day after investigating an incident at Monterey High School Police and firemen were called to fhe scene after grass on the front lawn of the school was burned to form the letters '76," (Staff Photo by Terry Davis) Obituaries Mrs. W. K.

Harris FLOYDADA (Special) for Mrs. Willie K. Harris, 48, of Slaton will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Slaton with the Rev. Daroi Manning, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in the Floydada Cemetery under the direction of -R a Funeral Home here. Mrs. Harris died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday in Lubbock's Methodist Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was a resident here from 1941 to 1959 when she moved to Slaton.

She was married to Cone R. Harris in May. 1960, at Slaton. She was a native of Detroit. Survivors include her husband; five sons, Gene Queen of Dalhart, Ray Queen of Siaton, Robert Harris, Wilson Harris and Billy Harris, all of Slaton; a daughter, Kathy Short of Slaton; three sisters, Mrs.

Johnnie Garrison of Fort Worth, Mrs. Mary Ann Nabors of Lake Creek, and Mrs. llallie Mae Bullarrt of Pampa; five broth ers, Harvey and' J.C. Nelson, both of Dumas, Ben Nelson of Pampa, Monroe Nelson of Lub- hock and Tom of Texiine; and four grandchildren. Golden Jones BROWNFIELD Services for Golden B.

Jones, 76, of Meadow will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Meadow Church of Christ with John McCoy, minister, officiating. Burial will be in the Meadow Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. He died Thursday at 11:10 p.m. in Costa Mesa, where he was visiting his son.

A native of Texas, he was married to Klmyrta Wells at Thorpsprins in September, 1920. They moved to Meadow in 1925. He was a Meadow merchant. He retired in 1965. Ho was a member of the Meadow Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife; two sans, Windell'W. of Costa Mesa, and Golden Nathan of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Adams of Luh- bock; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. G.

R. King Services for Mrs. G.R. King. 3-1, of 2406 27th SI, will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Lubboek, Official- ing will be Dr. J. Ralph Grant, assisted by the Rev. J.T. Bold- A native of Marysville, Lester was a retired field guager for Mobil Oil Company.

He married the former Ann Chapman Sept. 1, 1964, in Tucumcari. They moved to Levelland in 1965 from Tatum, N.M. Survivors include his wife, Ann of Levelland; two ters, Elizabeth Nell payis of Grason and Mrs. Traci L.

Lester of Levelland; two stepdaughters, Vanessa Studdard of Morton and Denice Howell of Poway, a stepson, Bill D. Kirkpatrick of Dallas; a brother. James C. of Yountsville, and two sisters. Mrs.

Thelma Rhinehart-of Midland and Minnie Richman of Midland. Marlines BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for Mrs. Pete Marinez, 45. Brownfield will be at ,10 a.m. Wednesday in St.

Anthony's Catholic Church here. Burial will be in Brownfielc Cemetery under the direction-of Brownfield Funeral Home. Mrs. Martinez died "-at 12:19 p.m. Sunday in Lubbock's- Osteopathic Hospital following a lengthy illness.

A native of Knippa, she was North Dakota Asks Probe Of AGCI DALLAS (AP) A North Dakota official has reportedly asked the Department to convene a federal grand jury to probe American Grain and Cattle Inc. (AGCI) and three of its former top officials. In a. copyright story Sunday, the Dallas Morning News. said the official had written to the Justice Department asking that a grand jury look into formation of AGCI's marketing branch in North Dakota during 1973.

In Bankruptcy AGCI, a Texas-based farm cooperative, is currently in federal bankruptcy proceedings here. The author of the letter, attorney Ray H. Walton of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, said the former AGCT officials named in his letter are San Antonio financier Morris D. Jaffe, former manager Harold S. Nelson of the Associated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI), and former AGCI President Robert Boyd of Plainview, Tex.

Walton was quoted as saying the probe initially would be aimed at how solicitations of Mexican-American men her off the road on U.S. After the vthtoe told ooliee, tte backed into ler car. They then used a brick to brealr open the left front window of her car, according to reports. The men dragged the woman from feer forced her into their vehicle and began driving north on U.S. 87.

Both man attempted to rape her, the woman told police. Alter a while, the woman offered to give the men 1 all her money if they would take her back to her car. The men drove her back. to her.car, she (old police, where jne them cash and ruby ring. The men had beaten her about the head, according to ports, The woman told police 'then drove home and her mother drove her to.the hospi farmer 'members were through the interstate co-op made vGrala Missjnff said he, didn't expect a grand jury would be in session until after a background investigation- is completed by lie Justice.

Department and )ossibly by the' U.S. 'Securities and Exchange Commission. AGCI went into bankruptcy proceedings last January when ive North Dakota farmer members of the co-op filed an voluntary bankruptcy peti ion. Earlier, Texas Agriculture John C. White iiscovered large amounts AGCT-stored grain rom Texas elevators.

married to December, Pete 1946. Martinez in in Uvalde, They moved here in 1959. She was a Catholic. Survivors include band; three sons. her Pete hus- ing, both of Cliurch.

the First Baptist Entombment will be in Memorial Park Mausoleum in Memphis, Thursday. Mrs. King died at her home Sundny. A native of Sapper, Mrs. KinR had tiecn a Luhboclc resident sinco 1941, moving hero from Memphis.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include a son, Dr. Cash King of Memphis, three daughters, Mrs. Aulyno Breedlove of 3435 53rd Mrs. Polly McWilllams of 3004 33rd and Mrs.

Mary Vance of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; night fcrc-at-grartdchil- drcn; and two great-great grand-children. Elberl Lester LEVELLAND (Special) Services for Elbert Clifton Lester, 68. of Levelland will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday fn Smith Funeral Home Memorial Chapel here. Burial will be in the City of Levelland Cemetery.

Lester died about 5 a.m. Sun- Johnny and Micheal, all of Brownfield; six daughters. Mrs. Nancy Garcia of Seminole, Mrs. Rose Mary Cruz of El Paso, Mrs.

Angie Guiterrez, Sallie and Annie and Francis, all of Broivnfield. Raymond Wilke Services for Raymond H. Wilke 67, of 620 81st St. will be at 6 p.m. today in the Cooper United Methodist Church In Wpodrow with the Rev.

Johnnie Williams, pastor of the Crosbyton United Methodist Church, and the Clarence Collins, pastor of the Cooper United Methodist Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Peaceful Gardens Mausoleum in Woodrow under the direction of Rix Funfi'al Directors. Wilke died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday in Texas Hospital following a brief illness. Wilke, who retired from 'arming in 1955, moved to Lub bock County In ,1909 from Beeville.

He had served as sccre- of -Wilke Local Germania Mutual Insurance Co. for 20 years. He was a member of the Cooper United Methodist Church in Woodrow. Survivors include his wife Johnnie Lee; a daughter, Mrs Gene E. Vinson of Rt.

6, Lub- boek; five sisters. Mrs. Elsie Foerster of Levelland. Mrs. Rein Howerler of Dallas.

Ore. Mrs. Helen Spradlin of Sea graves. Mrs. Ruby Mae Walter of Slaton and Mrs.

Adeline McNicce of Irving; three broth ers, Ben of Wilson, Willie 01 Slatoti and Louis Jr. of Austin and five grandchildren. clay in Lubbock's Hospital, Methodist Obituary Briefs missing The woman told aha driviai the iLubfeock ahortly after her ear rr rw tal. Police were, able to lift fin gerprints from the woman's according to reports. Officers today were look ing for a red two-door sta tionwagon, the vehicle driven by the two men.

The woman described her at lackers as about 5 foot 7, small builds with collar-length hair She said one of men was in his early and the other wa 17 to 18.years old, 60 Hurt In Japan TOKYO (AP) Typhoon Phyllis dwindled, to a moderate tropical monsoon over the Sea of Japan today after lashing western Japan over the weekend. It left 19 persons dead, 60 injured, 22 missing end thousands of homes dettroyed or damaged, 'officials said. The worst damage was reported on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Packing winds of up- to- 118 miles per hour and torrential rains, the typhoon triggered 129 landslides, destroyed 23 dikes and cut mads in 106 places, police said. They said more than 400 houses were destroyed and nearly 17,000 others were flooded.

Officials said a city and a village were isolated by Headwaters and residents were seen from helicopters waiting for rescuers on rooftops. Hundreds of troops were trying to reach the areas. Most of Shikoku's railway and highway networks were disrupted and officials said it would take at least a week before they are restored. TYPHOON LASHES view shows debris scattered in the residence area of Tosa City on the island of Shikoku today after Typhoon Phyllis brought heavy downpours which flooded parts of the city. Wirepho'to) Bj CARRIE LINE Sfatt' '1 Texas' economic and employment outlook is bright today and in the future, according to the chairman the Texas Ena- ptoynvent Harold "Dudley $afe 'visitinjg the Lubboek dfrioj of the commission when he commented on thai employment and economic oiitSook for the to the U.S: Labor EmploymentOutlook Bright Department statistics, the unemployment rate for July nationwide was 8.4 per-rent.

Unemployment statistics for the Lubboek area in June (the latest available) were- 5.8 per cent. According to Bert. Darden, office manager of, the, agency, the Lubboek area had a 4.8 per cent unemployment rate in May. He attributed the rise in unemployment to a -seasonal increase, due school em- ployes seeking summer employment and'a slowdown for industries and businesses. In'June, 1374 Lubboek had a 3 per cent unemployment rate.

Dudley said Lubboek and other areas of. the state are now beginning 'to; feel the effects of the nationwide recession. He said Texas has been fortunate in its employment and econom- StcnMiolders Claim Hughes Dead Rex Stacker, 34, of 4308 23rd St. was dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital at 6:13 a.m. today.

An autopsy has been ordered. Services are pending' at Carter Funeral Home in. Rails. Pear! Morgan. 66, of Brownfield died of natural causes at 11:4 p.m.

Saturday in Brown field General Services pre pending; at Jamison and Son Funeral. Home. Bridge Teams In Ties For Top Places The Summer Showers Bridge Tourney concluded Sunday at Southpark Inn with six teams' tying for the top places' in trie Swiss team competition. Tying for first were the earns of Mrs. E.C.

Grouse and Mrs. H.L. Pattern, both of Lubbock, and Mrs. M.I. Meadors of lovis, and Mrs.

C. Me- of Portales, N.M.; George Finley of San Angelo, L.C. Dew ey of' Amarillo, and Robert Preston and Jo Smith, both of Abilene; and Dwane Anderson, Dennis Cogan, Mrs. McCary and Mrs. Doug Wienke, all of Lubboek.

Tying for second were the of David Hester, Mrs. Maurice Healy, Mrs. J.A. Bennett and Mrs. Frank Gumm, all of Lubboek; Mrs.

Dick Walker, Mrs. Bob Cope and Mrs. Lcs'Browri, all of Lubboek; and Carroll Myers and Carolyn Badger, both of Mrs. J.W. Vidrine and Beverly McMillan, both" of Lunbock.

Fifty-five teams competed in the Swiss team competition Sunday. The Winners list from Saturday showed participation from a wide area of West Texas. In open pairs' there was a tie for first place- between the team of Mrs. J.C. Greenham and Dorine Fernandez, both of Odessa, and G.

Paul Kelly of Amarillo and Al Gardner of Houston. Also placing in open pairs were Bob Cope and Anderson, both of Lubboek. third; Carroll Myers and Carolyn Baclper, both of Aitus, fourth; Sherry Gunkie and Donna Bakcrthus, fifth; and Al Poster and Mrs. L.M. Marquam, sixth, Consolation winners were Mr.

and Mrs. G.A. Buehler of Midland, first; Mrs. John Chinn and Mrs, R.s. second; Mrs.

Auda Norman of Tahoka and Mrs. Ernest Ohnernus of Lufabock, third; Art Palmer and Rusty Kuns, fourth; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clendenin of Lub- boek. fifth; and Mrs.

Jeff Haynie and Henry Doscher, both of Abilene, sixth. NEW -YORK Manhattan stockholders have 1 filed suit contending that Howard R. Hughes is dead. If the billionaire doesn't surface to respond to their suit, intend to 'ask the courts to appoint an administrator for his estate. The civil complaint in state Supreme" alleges that while' Hughes to be residing'at the" Hotel Xanadu in the Grand Bahamas, he has 'been ftr an indefinite Ae- jjis'(claimed be alive "for th'e personal profit various and sundry persons." The suit was brought by Vjc- tor vEllen? Klirtr, minority stockholders Air Liquidation formerly" known as Air West Inc.

In the suit, they seek from the company's- stockholders AS a. class, damages of 5100 million. Air West-was taken over by Hughes in 1969. "You're kidding," was the only comment from an attorney or the New York law firm -of David Cox, represents Hughes in Air West matters. And in Angeles, Hughes spokesman Richard Hanna "Of alive.

His office is in touch" with him all the time." The suit contends that Hughes' and some of' his associates' deliberately depressed jhe price of in Air" AVese. 1 to the ''sale of th'e: airline to: Hughes more', a t- tractive to stockholders and eliminate opposition to sale. Several suit's are pending in federal court in San Francisco growing iut of Air West takeo- ver.by Hughes, including an antitrust action brought by the Kurtzes. Walton Bader, attorney for the Kurtzes, said conspiracy is at the heart of the litigation and, "without Hughes, how can you prove.a.Conspiracy? 1 'The man as far as we enow no- chlldren.We don't even know if there is a will," said Bader. "'Nobody has seen.him for 10-'years- or more Unless" it 'can 1 be proved otherwise, -he is" either, dead or in competent and the burden proof must rest with Mr Hughes oc those acting in hi behalf." The.

suiti. names Stock Exchange a defendan on grounds it did hot take prop er steps to! allegedlj fraudulent' -o stock prices. Also as defendant were the Summa former ly the Hughes Tool Cheste C. Davis, chief legal counsel for the Summa and Haskins Sells, a New York accounting irm. I A 55-year-old Albuquerque man was listed in' serious condition in the intensive care unit of St.

Mary's Hospital today with injuries suffered in a two- vehicle accident Aug. 9. Natividad. Quentero was passenger in one of the vehicles Involved in the 12:25 p.m. accident at 4th Street and iposton 'M Paul Mowrey.

11. 6f Graham was in in the intensive -care unit at -Methodist Hospital' today. The youth suffered multiple injuries aiiep hs reportedly fell from a tractor unday' morning while visiting is grandparents, Mr. and'Mrs. Harrington of 6219 22nd St.

the son of Mr. and Mrs. lay Mowrey of Graham. Dr. E.G.

Leslie, assistant superintendent for administration or Lubboek public schools, is ospitalized in the coronary init frt Methodist Hospital He suffered pains Saturday and was admitted to hospital: for'tests and Maurine McCullough, 69, wife of Lubboek City Manager N.B. McCullough was in serious con- diton today at Methodist Hospital after an automobile accident Aug. 11. Cassie Crump, 71. of 360T 48th St.

was in serious condition with mulitple injuries at Methodist Hospital today after-being OFFICIAL KIDNAPED UNIEUX, France (UPI) A band of Harkis, Moslems who supported the French during the Algerian war, kidnaped a Franco-Algerian official Sat urday to protest France's fail urc to negotiate with Algeria for the repatriation of Harki families, authooties said Sun day. outlook of the state's diversity in income. chairman characterized Texas as an industrial, eng and agricultural added the diversity in ncome has assisted the state.in. reeping a lower unenaployinent ncome than the nationwide av- rage. Dudley said the agency has een seeing more semi-skilled skilled workers the past everal years, as well as clients vith.no few skills.

He said the state government, Well as local and area inter- st groups, is continuing at- empts to attract new industries and businesses to the state. He added that new industries and justnesses were not necessarily he answer to the unemployment rate in Texas. Dudley said another factor or the unemployment rate in Texas was comprehensive man power programs for the govern ment and existing Industrie and businesses. Homicide Ruled In Dealh Of Littlefield Baby LITTLEFIELD ustice of the Peace Stanley 3oss today ruled homicide in he death of a T-month-old in- ant here, but bond has not een set for a man being held jail for the murder charge. Judge Doss said he will set jond today in the case of Terrell Earl "Terry" Myers, 23, of Amherst, remains in Lamb County Jail after -being arraigned Monday on a.

murder charge. Myers is charged in the death )f James Frank'lin White III. The infant was dead on arrival about 11:15 p.m. Aug. 9 at Littlefield Hospital and Clinic.

The judge chose not to determine the bond until he saw a inal autopsy report. Judge Doss, said late Sunday the autopsy showed the child died of a pulmonary inefficiency, internal hemhorraging and shock. THICK HONEY The tarried heather honey of Europe is so thick it will not flow out of a jar turned upside dow-n. If the jar is shaken however, the honey will pour easily. The phenomenon has a name thixotrophy and is common to certain jellylike substances.

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