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THE SALINA JOURNAL MONDAY, OCTO6ER 4, 1999 DEATHS FUNERALS Roland L. Badger MANKATO Roland L. Badger, 68, Mankato, died Saturday, Oct. 2,1999, at his home. Mr.

Badger was born Feb. 3, 1931, near Webber and was a lifelong resident of Jewell County. He was a retired farmer and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn of Mankato; three David arid Brian, both of Mankato', and Steven of Elkhart; two daughters, Judy Bates of Kensington and Patricia Shorter of Osborne; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at Melby Mortuary Chapel, 402 N. High, Mankato 66956, the Rev: Frank DeFisher officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Vera Ruth Laurent MINNEAPOLIS Vera Ruth Laurent, 74, Minneapolis, died Saturday, Oct.

2, 1999, at her home. Mrs. Laurent was born Vera Ruth Fossett on June 5, 1925, at Gem and had lived in Minneapolis since 1990, moving from Blue Springs, Salina and Colby. She was a scrub technician at Colby Hospital and Asbury Hospital, Salina. She was a caretaker of Missouri Yacht Club at Lake Lotawana, until retirement, and a member of First Baptist Church, Minneapolis.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Joseph Lour and Jerold Laurent and a daughter, Vicky Cyphers. Survivors include her husband, Jerold of the home; two sons, Terry Lour of Blue Springs, and Ronald Laurent of Hollister, four daughters, Barbara Long of Gypsum, Sharon Helm and Connie Smith, both of Salina, and Sandy Gardner of Watertown, N.Y.; two brothers, Bud Fossett of Remer, and Jack Fossett of Atwood; three sisters, Kay Brown and Bertha Brown, both of Atwood, and Carol Williams of Indian Hills, 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will, be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Minneapolis, the Rev. Ron Walker officiating.

Memorials may be made to the church or Hospice of Ottawa County. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Shields Funeral Home, 405 Argyle, Minneapolis 67467, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral and burial will be announced by Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel, Colby. IMMfl SAUNA vice Tuesday at the funeral home. Towns Planning is necessary Lottie Rice FROM PAGE A1 Naomi J. Secrauft KAN9A8 Lottie Rice, Hill of Salina, died 1999, at Dawson B1LOIT: Max J. LutJwfg, James T.

Moore QH66M: 6mery Lorento Wlfwf HfALYr Irene Martha Stewart HILL CITY: Lottie Rice MANKATO: Roland L. Badger MINNEAPOLIS: Vera Ruth Laurent NORTON: Earl f. Rhoades WaKGENEY: Fern L. Oliver HILL CITY City, formerly Sunday, Oct. 3, Place Nursing Home, Hill City.

Spencer Chapel of Hill City is handling arrangements. Max J. Ludwig BELOIT Max J. Ludwig, 76, Beloit, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at his home.

Mr. Ludwig was born March 14, 1923, southwest of Beloit. He was a farmer and owned and operated the Ludwig Standard Service Station north of Beloit. He was a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 921 of Beloit.

He was preceded in death by a son, Brian, in 1987. Survivors include his wife, Ruth of the home; two sons, Dr. Lee Ludwig of Shawnee and Roger Ludwig -of Hereford, Texas; a daughter, Sylvia Ludwig of Beloit; six grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St.

John's Catholic Church, Beloit, the Revs. Henry Baxa and Al Brungardt officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. A parish rosary followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary will be said at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Mc- HURRICANE FLOYD Donald Funeral Home, 910 N. Campbell, Beloit 67420. Memorials may be made to St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Education Fund or Solomon Valley Hospice. Visitation will be at the funeral home.

James T. Moore BELOIT James T. Moore, 79, Beloit, died Saturday, Oct. 2,1999, at Hilltop Lodge, Beloit. Mr.

Moore was born Jan. 19, 1920, at Inman, S.C., and had lived in Beloit since 1998, moving from Spartanburg, S.C. He was a farmer, sales representative and a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church of Spartanburg and Inman Lodge 201 Survivors include his wife, Carolee of the home; a son, James T. of Beloit; a brother, Homer of South Africa; and a sister, Betty Lynn Hollifield of Bostic, N.C.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 910 N. Campbell, Beloit 67420, the Rev. Dana Wood officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit.

Memorials may be made to Solomon Valley Hospice. Visitation will be at the funeral home. Fern L. Oliver WaKEENEY Fern L. Oliver, 82, WaKeeney, died Saturday, Oct.

2, 1999, at St. John's Nursing Home, Victoria. Miss Oliver was born Jan. 20, 1917, at WaKeeney and was a lifetime area resident. She was owner and operator of Shoes by Fern shoe store in WaKeeney and a former member and deacon of the Presbyterian Church of WaKeeney and Daughters of the American Revolution of Hays.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 N. 12th, WaKeeney 67672, the Rev. Marilyn Gamm officiating. Burial will be in Keeney City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the 'Presbyterian Church, WaKeeney. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Earl F. Rhoades NORTON Earl F.

Rhoades, 98, Norton, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at Andbe Home, Norton. Mr. Rhoades was born June 16, 1901, in Logan. He farmed near Almena and was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Christian Church and Naphtli Lodge.

He was a Mason and Shriner for 50 years and the mayor of Almena in 1969. He served on the R.E.A. board and Andbe Home board. He was preceded in death by his wives, Bernice and Florence, and a son, Donald. Survivors include a daughter, Betty L.

Thomas of Overland Park; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Enfield Funeral Home, 215 W. Main, Norton 67654, Jeff Nielson officiating. Burial will be in Norton Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Andbe Home, Norton. Visitation will be from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and until the ser- Naomi J. Serrault Naomi J. Serrault, 90, Salina, died Friday, Oct.

1, 1999, at Windsor Estates Nursing Center, Salina. Mrs. Serrault was born Naomi Juanita Rider on Dec. 31, 1908, at Enterprise and had been a Salina resident for many years. She was a homemaker and a member of St.

Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, Salina. Her husband, Lawrence, died in 1993. Survivors include three sons, Lawrence A. Jr. of Topeka, Vernon V.

of Canon City, and Alfred F. of Salina; a daughter, Josephine J. Hicks of Salina; seven grandchildren; and 12 great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N.

Eighth, Salina 67401, the Rev. Kerry Ninemire officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Salina. A vigil will be at 6 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary's or to Hospice of Salina. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Irene Martha Stewart HEALY Irene Martha Stewart, 86, Healy, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, at her home. Mrs. Stewart was born Irene Martha Markwell on Sept. 5, 1913, at Mannite, and was a longtime Healy resident.

She was a homemaker and a member of United Methodist Church of Healy. She was a charter member of United Methodist Women, a longtime Sunday school teacher, UMYF leader, 4-H club leader and a member of the Tuesday Morning Bible Study Group and Healy Booster Club. She "was preceded in death by a daughter, Joy Ann Martin. Survivors include her husband, Darwin of the home; three daughters, Lee Mae Brand of Healy, Peggy Moore of Hays and Patty Rufener of Beloit; four sisters, Lorene Mumma of Dighton, Berttie Jefferies of Wichita, Violet Peck of St. Genevieve, and Lois Dean Pike of Sharon Springs; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at United Methodist Church in Healy, the Rev. Randy Jellison- Knock officiating. Burial will be in Healy Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at Boomhower Funeral Home, Dighton. Emery Lorenzo Willhof GREEN Emery Lorenzo Willhof, 80, Green, died Saturday, Oct. 2,1999, at rural Clay County. Mr.

Willhof was born Oct. 4, 1918, at Dickinson County and had lived most of his life in the Green community. He was a farmer-stockman. Survivors include a brother, Quentin of Green; and a sister, LaVaughn Herbel of Topeka. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Neill-Schwensen- Rook Chapel, 918 Seventh, Clay Center 67432. Burial will be in Athelstane Cemetery, Clay County. Memorials may be made to Green United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

It's tough making ends meet on the farm, said Bill Wineinger, at the Farm Service Agency. Two years of bumper crops have failed to offset low prices and high costs, he said. "Today, there's no getting ahead with excellent crops." For more than 100 years, Lincoln County has counted on agriculture, industry and government to see it through. With two legs wobbling, the whole area feels the pain. Looking ahead The first step toward economic health is a plan, said Salih Doughramaji, field services coordinator at the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing.

A community must frame its own future. "A lot of towns don't have the same growth aspirations," Doughramaji said. Through a needs-and-opportunities assessment, a community takes its own pulse. Once residents reach consensus, various federal, state and charitable programs can help residents reach their goals. Those include loans and grants as well as workforce and leadership training.

There's help with recruiting and marketing as well. Spokeswoman Sally Baltes said the state commerce department stood ready to help Lincoln handle its latest loss in whatever way it could. Before the Century bombshell, Lincoln seemed headed in the right direction. Its 1989 comprehensive plan emphasized diversity. Residents decided to pursue economic development through tourism, retirement, value-added agriculture and technology.

They decided to recruit professionals as well as blue-collar workers. Grants helped with a number of projects, including an industrial park. Some local residents formed Investors Inc. to invest in new business. Soon, the county will have an economic development director.

Voters approved a 2-mill property tax levy for the position to start Jan. 1. The new director, although facing a major challenge, will work from a solid foundation. Part 3 Rural communities look for economic diversity. Six-part series SATURDAY Rural Kansas fights for its life, an overview.

SUNDAY Aging presents challenges, opportunities. Small towns promote quality of life. Technology and education are keys to the future. llnnlolMT Game day: Hope springs eternal as town rallies for team. Expanding horizons A town needs new money to grow, said Bob Crangle, a local attorney and consultant.

And new money comes from selling goods or services to out-of-town- ers. "Economic development cannot just mean encouraging people to be loyal to local merchants," Crangle said. "That has a little of the flavor of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." Traditional rural product exports include such things as wheat, cattle and oil. Traditional export services include hotel rooms, fuel and meals. Newer exports, Crangle said, include computer software, art, birdseed, nursing home rooms and specialty foods.

They include commodity brokerage, college teaching, photography and language translation. "Even experiences can now be sold to outsiders, through bed- and-breakfast operations, hunting lodges, tourism, retirement living and festivals," Crangle said. Networking makes some of that happen. Rural tourist groups encourage fellow Kansans to consider day tripping. Lincoln promotes its history, festivals, hunting, bird watching and water recreation at nearby lakes.

It offers theme tours that include tours of limestone and agriculture, history of Indians and homes. Residents here direct tourists to other county attractions. Other directions Lincoln's planners look at retirement and value-added agriculture as natural directions for their community. Many senior citizens live in Lincoln County, and planners hope to build on that. The area offers medical facilities, community events, an active senior center and volunteer opportunities.

As for value added, planners are seeking business that creates a marketable product out of raw farm commodities grown in the area. The economic plan also calls for knowledge workers. Crangle wants more professionals in town: dentists, accountants, artisans, veterinarians, lawyers, teachers, ministers as well as business executives. He'd like to see young people come home to start a business. The ideal business would attract buyers who live someplace else, he said.

It would be a business with the possibility of growth, one that would employ other community residents. For Lincoln, located 18 miles off Interstate Highway 70, he thinks a distribution center might work well. The easiest would be a service business, he said, where the business exports knowledge. "We're on the same information highway as everyone else," he said. A person could trade commodities, options, and futures in Lincoln as well as anyplace else.

"Their trading floor is the whole world." Taxes Opponents debate issue FROM PAGE A1 So it's not surprising they are worried that the Legislature was too aggressive in cutting taxes and that the state won't have enough money to take care of what they see as its needs. House Minority Leader Jim Garner, D-Coffeyville, adds a bit of analysis that tells a lot about how frustrating being in the minority is for his Democratic colleagues. He says the budget problems would be much less significant if Republicans had only listened to Democrats and passed their proposals to use some of the state's revenues in good years to pay off bonds used to build prisons and for other items. As for the third major party in Kansas politics the Republicans who consider themselves conservative they are not buying the newest explanation for the state's financial problems. Their counter-argument is that if the state had not cut taxes, it would have spent the extra money on programs.

Backing up that view is recent history. In the past few years, legislators have finished their ses-' sions worried that they'd be facing budget cuts the next year because of how they'd committed the state down to its last dollars. What prevented problems, of course, was unexpected revenue collections. "If we had not cut taxes the last five years, we would have spent the money rather than returning it to the people of Kansas," said House Speaker Robin Jennison, R-Healy. "We would be facing more drastic spending reductions today." Legislators expressing this view generally think government was too big at the beginning of Graves' tenure and are dismayed that it has continued to grow.

"Each year we cut taxes, and we took in more revenue than we did the year before," said Sen. Robert Tyson, R-Parker. "Where we got in trouble was we never disciplined ourselves on spending." With hypothetical examples and alternate history theories likely to be abundant, the debate probably will tell Kansans far more about individual legislators than it will settle any real political controversy. 'Three Kings' fails to unseat 'Jeopardy' By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES "Double Jeopardy," the revenge drama starring Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones, held onto No. 1 for its second weekend in release, earning $17.2 million to edge out the debut of "Three Kings," according to estimates Sunday.

"Double Jeopardy" has earned $47.4 million so far and had only a 26 percent drop-off in ticket sales. "Three Kings" came in at No. 2, earning an estimated $16.3 million for the weekend. The Gulf War action thriller stars George Clooney, Ice Cube and Mark Wahlberg as soldiers seeking a cache of Iraqi gold who get entangled with local rebels. "American Beauty" the dark and funny depiction of suburban angst from Dreamworks, climbed to third place, earning $8.1 million despite showing in only 706 theatres.

It averaged $11,473 per screen, leaving all other top 10 contenders in the dust in per- screen earnings. The film stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as a suburban couple who deal with issues ranging from infidelity to homophobia to mid-life crises. Navy swimmers make daring rescue ON THE RECORD Eight crew members of oceangoing tugboat plucked from roiling sea By RON WORD The Associated Press MAYPORT NAVAL STATION, Fla. For the eight men aboard the Gulf Majesty, the situation was as bad as it could be. Then it got worse.

Trying to avoid Hurricane Floyd, the crew of the oceangoing tugboat headed east from Florida, pulling a barge destined for Puerto Rico. "We were trying to outrun it, but it was faster than we were," said Kim Brooks, 45. With seas as high as a four-story building and wind gusting to 60 mph, the 150-foot tug began taking on water, its engine room flooding. They notified the Coast Guard, cut loose their 750-foot barge, and abandoned ship at 7:40 a.m. Sept.

15. Five of them clambered onto a bright orange life raft, but before the other three could join them, the rope holding the raft to the Gulf Majesty snapped. The three men on the tug had no choice but to jump into the ocean. The tug sank 15 minutes later. 'It was prettty hairy' About 140 miles away, waves broke across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John F.

Kennedy as it and other Navy ships dashed out to sea to avoid Floyd and its 155 mph wind. The Coast Guard alerted the Kennedy of the tugboat's sinking about 300 miles east of Jacksonville. The Guard had a fix on the tug's emergency locator beacon but had no ships in the area. The carrier turned back into the storm. Two of the Kennedy's SH-60 Seahawk helicopters were sent into the air.

"It was pretty hairy when we left the ship. There were 35- and 45-knot winds and 20- to 35-foot swells," said Lt. Ruben Ramos, a chopper copilot. Guided by the emergency bea- con, it took more than an hour to fly to where the tug sank. "We kind of expected to find eight guys in a life raft," said Lt.

Cmdr. Joseph D'Angelo, a pilot. "When we got there and it was three guys in the water, we were shocked." Gulping for air The three men in the water Tim Chambers, 39, Gerald Keeth, 41, and David Lytie, 43, of Houma, La. were wearing orange life jackets but had to gulp for air as waves crashed over them. They held onto a broken broomstick to stay together and Keeth had a death grip on the emergency locator beacon.

D'Angelo had told the swimmers on both search crews to jump into the ocean only as a last resort, but as he hovered over the three men there was no choice. "After four hours in the water, we didn't know how strong they were," he said. Despite the conditions, one of the rescue swimmers, Petty Offi- cer 3rd Class Shad Hernandez, jumped into the churning sea and fought his way through the waves. He fastened rescue belts around the three men. Two were hoisted up, and then he rode up with the third man.

"It went real quick. I was in the water only 11 minutes," he said. The helicopters had to return to the Kennedy for fuel before resuming the search for the raft. The crew of the second Seahawk finally found the orange raft. By that time, Brooks; John Dai- ton, 30, Mark Davis, 46, and Sid Hebert, 41, and Dirk Savoie, 41, had been on the raft for eight hours.

Two more swimmers, Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Whitfield and Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy P. Lemmerman, went into the water. "They were extremely happy," Whitfield said of the sailors. "The look on their faces was just ecstatic." An hour later, all eight men were reunited aboard the Kennedy, banged up but otherwise uninjured. Hospital report Salina Regional Health Center PENN ADMISSIONS Dwight S.

Tolle, Salina. SANTA FE ADMISSIONS Jennifer L. Barnes, Salina; Alva L. Hysom, Kanopolis; Bessie M. Yonally, Miltonvale.

DISMISSALS Marsha K. Berg, Michelle J. Morris and Michael G. Roberts, all of Salina; Leo B. Lahodny, Belleville; Robin K.

Werth, McPherson. PoHcoMottor THEFT Computer belonging to Sam's Club, 2919 Market, taken from the store between 4 and 4:05 p.m. Saturday; $800 loss. Cash, guitar and amplifier belonging to Travis Gilliam, Salina, taken from Gilliam's vehicle between 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.

Saturday while it was parked at the 1100 block of West South Street; $3,200 loss. TODAy'S SCRIPTURE "Tiiis tlien is the message which we heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5 o.t> TV itfrY; Numbers DAILY PICK 3 9-3-5 CASH 4 LIFE 4-23-26-73 KANSAS CASH 2-19-23-27-32-34 Estimated Jackpot $460,000 POWERBALL 12-15-25-35-48 POWERBALL 30 Estimated Jackpot $16 million CASH 4 LIFE 32-39-54-97.