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PAGE TWO I I I I I Wefeifcy, FfWuary 14, Ml In The News Thant Sees North Vietnamese PARIS (AP) U.N. Secretary-General Thant made a hurried trip Paris today and went immediately to headquarters of the North Vietnamese mission, presumably to get a message from Hanoi. Thant delayed bis return to New York, previously scheduled for Tuesday night, after a tour of New Delhi, Moscow and London seeking to open the door to talks to end the Vietnam war. But British officials were not optimistic that peace negotiations were any closer. Thant talked in New Delhi with a North Vietnamese representatives, and there wers in London a message from Hanoi was waiting for him in the office of Mai Van Bo, North Vietnam's representative in the French capital.

Denison Couple Beaten To Death DENISON, Tex. (AP) A neighbor investigating the failure of an elderly Denison couple to appear around their home led police to the battered bodies tf the pair Tuesday evening. Officers said W. J. Staton, 84, and his wife, 82 and a semi- invalid, apparently were beaten to death.

Justice of the peace Leon Hayes estimated both were killed 24 to 48 hours earlier. He ordered autopsies. Police said the neighbor summoned them after spotting the body of Mrs. Stanton in her bed. She had been beaten about the head.

Investigators then found the body of Staton in a chicken coop outside the house also clubbed with what appeared to be a sharp instrument. Garbage Talks Resumed NEW YORK (AP) The garbage crisis comes full circle today as negotiators for the city and sanitation union return to the bargaining table to seek a contract settlement that would take Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and the legislature off the hook. The legislature remained deadlocked Tuesday over the governor's mandated end to New York City's nine-day garbage strike and its leaders handed the problem back to Mayor John V.

Lindsay--who had first appealed to the state for help last Thursday. DENTON AREA DEATHS William W. Brown DECATUR William W. Brown, 86, of Decatur, died in the Decatur Clinic Hospital Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. after a long illness.

He was born Oct. 7, 1881, in Decatur and was a retired mail carrier. Mr. Brown was three times president of the Texas Rural Letter Carriers Association. A past master of the Decatur Masonic Lodge No.

447, he was a member of the First Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Harlan Brown and Donald Brown, both of Dallas; four granddaughters; and three great-granddaughters. Services wffl be leld Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with the pastor, the Bev. G.

C. Randolph, officiating. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur with Christian Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers will be R. T.

Rieger, Wendell Rogers, Balph Dodson, Lory D. White, Gene Brummell, Marvin Stone. Mrs. Nancy Page Mrs. Nancy Lee Page, 91, of Krum, died at Flow Memorial Hospital, Tuesday at 7:40 p.m.

following an fliness of about two months. Mrs. Page was born Oct. 8, 1876 in Lavaca County. She was a former resident of Denton, and a member of the Church of Christ.

She married J. G. Page in Hallettsville in ISM. She Is survived by three sons, J. W.

Page of Denton, John Page of Hurst, M. V. Page of Hurst; six daughters, Mrs. Heba Chism of Krum, Willie Tomlinson of Brownfield, Mrs. Lucille Dean of Fort Worth, Mrs.

Inez Belken of Dallas, Mrs. Alene Trice of Fort Worth; Mrs. Almeta Wilkinson of Denton; two sisters, Mrs. Winnie Woolen of Colbert, Mrs. Lula Whitley of Halletsville; 36 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the University Church of Christ, with Homer Reeves officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. Goen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Booker C.

Mohon FRISCO Booker G. Mohon, 65, died at his home in Pampa. I New York and a brother, Guy Mills, of Louisville, Ky. Funeral services were to be at 4 p.m. today at the Church of Christ in Commerce with burial in Rosemont Ceme- under direction of Jones Funeral Home.

She had lived in Commerce 45 years. Her late husband was a professor at East Texas State University. Elbert J. Shanks BRIDGEPORT Elbert Joel Shanks, 62, died at his home here Monday after a lengthy illness. He was born Dee.

28, 1905. Services were held today at 2 p.m. at the First Methodisl Church in Bridgeport with Dr. Travis L. Darby and the Rev.

Don Holt officiating. Burial was in the Bridgeport Cemetery. Survivors are his wife Mrs. Loeema Shanks of Bridgeport; three daughters, Mrs. Joe Hodges, Jackie Nell Shanks and Mrs.

Sandra Sue Hudson, all oi Bridgeport; a son. Gene Shanks of Bridgeport; four sisters, Mrs. Avis Rand, Mrs. Etta Johnson and Mrs. Jesse Einehart, all oi Oklahoma City; Okla.

and Mrs. Cloie Sowell of Wynnewood Okla. and seven grandchildren Henry W. Elliott CELINA (Special) Henry Walton Elliott, died Wednesday at his residence in Celina at 5:45 a.m. Mr.

Elliott was born Feb. 5, 1923 in Fannin County. He was a stockman. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Celina. Mr.

Elliott is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Elliott of Celina; one daughter, Greta Elliot! of Celina; one son, Kent of Celina: mother, Murtie Elliott ol Celina, father, Harvey Elliott of Roanoke; four sisters, Mrs. H. E. Brown of Sherman, Mrs.

Raymond Dasquez of For Worth, Mrs. Bobby Rankin McKinney, Mrs. A. L. Sartain Piano; one brother, Bill Elliotl of Oklahoma.

Funeral services will be held al 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church in Celina with the Rev. E. H. Dickerson, and the Rev.

E. P. Wooion officiating. Burial in the Van Al slyne Cemetery, north of Anna. Morgan-Scolt Funeral Home in Celina in charge.

Services Held DANNY LEON BREEDEM services were held Tuesday at North Korea Gives VS. War Threat PANMUNJOM (AP) A North Korean representative said today there will be war unless the United States gets out of Korea, and the U.S. delegate replied that the North could insure peace by stepping acts of aggression. The harsh exchange came at a meeting of the Military Armistice Commission called to discuss charges by the U.N. Command of armistice violations by the Communists.

There was no discussion of the fate of the crewmen of the Pueblo, he U.S. intelligence ship sezed by North Korea Jan. 23. Meanwhile, U.S. special envoy Cyrus Vance extended by still another day his visit to Seoul, where he is trying to patch up J.S.-South Korean differences over U.S.

priorities in Korea. The South Koreans have complained that the United States is laying more attention to th Pueblo incident than to the at- empled assassination of South Korean President Chung Hee 'ark Jan. 21 by 31 North Korean commandos who invaded Seoul. Rear Adm. John V.

Smith, senior U.S. representative on the armistice commission, cited he assassination attempt today and said there had been 74 other serious truce violations by the in the last 44 days. "The decision whether there peace or hostility depends upon the whim of an apparently rresponsible North Korea," he said. "Your side can have peace merely by unilaterally stopping acts of aggression. You must slop dispatching armed murderers into the Republic of Korea." North Korean Gen.

Pak Chung Kook glared at Smith and replied: "We don't want war but we are not afraid of it." He said North Korea would match buildup for buildup, blow or blow "and all-out war with all-out war" if it should come to that. Pak added that it would come to war unless the United States agreed to "take your bloody lands off Korea and withdraw "rom South Korea." He was born Oct. 11, 1902 in P-m, in the rmt Baptist CoUIn County. Church with the Rev. Dr.

L. L. Funeral services were held Armstrong officiating, assisted Tuesday at the Carmichael Colonial Chapel in Pampa. Burial was today at 10 am. in the Rowlette Cemetery in 1 1 i County.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lena B. Mohon of Pampa and one brother, John T. Mohon of Frisco. Mrs.

W. W. Freeman COMMERCE Mrs. W. W.

Freeman, 7, died in a Greenville Hospital at a.m. Tuesday, She wat the mother of Mrs. B'y of Denton. Also surviving waa a son, William Freeman of Commerce; Sherry Bly, of by the Rev. Roy Martin.

Burial was in the Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Fred Kelly, Jim Nelson, Dick Hesht Earl Gaines, Bob Robinson; Honorary pallbearers includec employes of Buddies Supermarket VIRGIL WARREN ELLIOTT, services were held Tuesday al 2:30 p.m. in the Schmitz-Floyd- Hamlell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Emmill Clampilt officiating. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Paik.

Pallbearers: L. H. Meaders, Chester Meaders, Ralph Turner, Wood son Smithers, Homer Ray Snow. -Stiff PMK tr HOT HAT VOLUNTEERS AID KATHY McGAR, 5 Mrs. R.

K. Guthrie, Left And Sirs. Stanley Monroe Women Volunteer To Help Nursery About 52,400 worth of volunteers have come forth to help with the Denton City County Day Nursery, says Mrs. i Rummell, coordinator of program. 'If the number of volunteer workers now serving the nursery were replaced by paid staff members, the cost to the nursery budget would be approximately J2.400 per year," she said.

Some two dozen women serve as volunteer workers to assist the three part-time teachers at the nursery. They substitute for the teachers when the teachers become ill. 'When the need lor a volunteer program was made apparent, a call was issued to a number of churches in Denton for women who were interested in becoming a part of the program," Mrs. Rummell said. "The response was immediate.

As the need for volunteers became better known, women from civic organizations, federated club women and even professional career women responded. Two women from other nearby communities drive into Denton to help with the program." Volunteers supervise play time, read stories, serve lunch and generally "lend a sympathetic ear." The nursery is temporarily housed in the First Methodist Church. Contributions for the new nursery are being accepted at Denton County National Bank. FNM PMC tee) te Park spoke to the council. Willianuon said be agreed th a statement by Jones that lie Record-Chronicle should printed Whitson and Nel- DO'S reasons for voting in favor Lone Star if they were going question the other three for voring Acme.

He added, however, that the ajority should have included hitson and Nelson's views in ic letter which explained the eelings of the three councUmen nceming the Lone Star-Acme Brick Co. dispute. "The referendum election ould be on that particular bject," he said. "The people ill feel you're (the majority) to put something over on tern if you add to their potions." He added that, "There's one ing you've got to give the eople credit for, the voters Denton, is the fact that concerned. The fact that we have these letitions shows the fact we are ood citizens because we're in- rested.

If nothing else comes ut of this gas dispute, you ure have the people stirred When the people gel stirred they're going to do some- ing." Williamson sat down to greatest applause given by the argest council audience in ore than a year. Whitson spoke after the ma- rity members and said, "The fferences which divide i ouncil are not those differences jased on newspaper articles or jiy other type of press release radio comment, but they're ased on the conception that one as of how municipal govern ent should be run." He said that the city has en yed its greatest progress un- er the council manager form government. 'You cannot tear down what as been built up In the past seven years and expect to have HE'LL LEAVE TODAY Reynolds Set For New Job; Council Agrees On Payment City Manager Jack Reynolds that a community wall has a new job starting Thurs- does not exist. day, but he says he is not at liberty to say what it is until his new employers announce it. The Denton City Council Tuesday night agreed to pay Reynolds for eight weeks of accumulated vacation time.

Key- nolds is to be paid today since it is his last as city manager. Mayor Zeke Martin broughl the item up after the business agenda was completed and said that Reynolds' "new employer" wanted him by Thursday, necessitating his leaving office today. Reynolds submitted his resignation to a called council session at the February 2. Commodore Inn One councilman said it was a "resign or be fired" situation forced on Reynolds by the council "majority" --Mayor Martin, Marvin Loveless and J. T.

Jones Jr. The council look no official action on the acceptance of Reynolds' resignation at the regular meeting Tuesday night, which was the first regular meeting of record since Reynolds resigned. Mayor Martin also gave a progress report on the new post office saying that a contract has tion of the row of office build- proval. the business portion of the meeting, the council prolonged one dispute and settled an old matter of street paving. Bids for a station wagon cropped up again after a dispute arose over specifications.

The bid was awarded last month to Williams Motor Co. which had the low bid but had a different wheelbase. Bill Utter, the low bidder meeting specifications, protested. Now the Ambassador officials have advised the city that their station wagon does not have the size engine called for. Jones moved to table the matter for more study and L.

A. Nelson reiterated that the bid should be awarded to Ihe low bidder who meets the specifications--Utter. The item was labled until the nexl meeting. Dr. Eugene Wright brought up the matter of Sequoia Park paving again and this time, the council agreed to pay the cost of the paving in front of existing homes and assess the cost of paving in front of vacant lots to the property owners, who will be contacted for their ap- ings on Locust Street and the old Optimist gymnasium.

"There's a question on a community wall al Ihe Brooks Dairy building," the mayor said. The demolition of that building is being held up until the dispute is settled. Another party claims part ownership in the wall and the city attorney, Jack Barton, said the city is of the Valentine Queen Chosen Al DJHS Leslie Kinard, ninth grade daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C.

L. Kinard, 1209 Brightwood was crowned Valentine Sweetheart at Denton Junior i School last week. Miss Kinard was elected queen by ballot vote among nine other candidates. She was crowned at a Valentine Dance Friday night at the school. Other candidates who now compose her court are Vlckl Bomar, Caren Carutners, Sherry Grisham, Martha Green, Donna Riney, Shelley Houdek, Cindy Simpson, Janic Patterson and Melinda llaymc.

Other council action included: The council labled a request to lay water and sewer lines to the new Optimist Club property north of the city at an estimated cost of about $3,500. The city engineer was asked to study the proposal. J. K. Hundley's contract for operating a concession in Hickory Creek Park was changed.

The council agreed to lower his return lo the cily from 6 to 5 per cent and eliminate the per boat slip rental rebate to the city lo conform with Ihe other concession in the city-operated lake park. A request to lay two gas pipelines under Sycamore Street was approved if okayed by the fire department. The gas lines are for oxygen and carbon diox ide used by Trinity Industries. The formality of approving the request at two readings will be followed. A Chamber of Commerce request for tho permanent removal of parking meters in the central business district was tabled for additional study Richard Taliafcrro, chamber representative, said the businessmen overwhelmingly favor such action basec on the current trial period.

A request for a cable television franchise for Denton was iabled for discussion with the Public Utilily Board in regards to Ihe ulilily pole contract Charles Weisburg, a Denton County resident, made the request and said he has initiate! other such systems in Sulphur Springs and Commerce. He said the cosl would be about $3.75 a month and woulc eliminate TV antennas and as sure good pictures. Mayor Mar tin said there are several such franchise requests currently on file with the city and bids may be taken. The zoning petition of Bill Lynch to change property al East University Drive and Loop 288 from residential to local business was denied because a possible lack of right-of-way for the new loop extension. The rezoning of almost 25 acres north to Tulane Stree and near Georgetown Drive from residential to duplex was approved after a slide presen tation by Harry Down, the de veloper.

The rezoning of a lot at 2026 W. Oak St. from residential to apartments requested by tin Kappa Sigma fraternity was re ferred to the planning and Zon ing Commission. A resolution forming a wale: quality board and an ordinance allowing Ihe direct undergrouni burial of high power utility line, were approved. Approval wa: given for eight city employe to attend a school at Texa AM and Gene Gamble was ap pointed to the Charter Revisio Committee to fill a vacancy.

Light Called Factor In Yields Of Corn WASHINGTON (AP) Th Agriculture Department say new experiments support th theory that the availability light Is the chief factor in acr yields of corn. The department said Thurs day a University of Illinois pro fessor and department so scientist installed aluminum re ficctors to throw sunlight on th lower parts of com plants. The got a phenomenal yield of 277 bushels an acre. The 1967 aver age yield per acre for the coun try was 78 bushels. CITY COUNCIL the cooperation of those who have been responsible for this progress nor can they agree to some of the principles involved Whitson said.

In regards to the statements from Loveless' letter, Whitson said, "Mr. Loveless has made ome pretty broad statements his letter that I think arc uncalled for. The matter of the utility bill business is regrettable but it's one it could happen to anybody." Loveless said in his letter hat past due utility bills otal more than one million dol- ars and said the city has lost housands of dollars in interest on this uncollected revenue. Computer failure is blamed for the backlog. (The Record Chronicle received a letter Monday, which iresumably was the same as me Loveless read at the meet- ng.

The letter was typewritten, on two pages, with a note say- ng it must be published In its Tax Argument leard Today Final argumenls will be heard xjay the Sanger school tax junction in 16th District Court, estimony from both sides ended Tuesday at 3 p.m. The court was to have re-con- ened at a.m. today. After nal arguments from attorneys, udge Louis T. Holland of Monague will read the charge lo the jury which will then de- de the verdict.

A group of Sanger residents ailed to obtain a temporary in unction to keep the school ward from raising tales late ast year, after the district in- reased the rate of valuations nd lowered the tax rate. An ver-all tax increase of 30 per ent resulted. The permanent injunction now eing sought would prevent the islrict from raising taxes. Stockholders To Reconvene Stockholders of Denton National Bank were to re- onvene this afternoon after meeting late Tuesday night to allot on new directors. BUI Drenner, president of the auk, said the meeting was to esume at 2:30 p.m.

today. The ockholders elected Drenner lairman of the meeting. The stockholders are electing 0 directors to serve for the oming year. After the direc- ors are elected, Drenner, as hairman of the meeting, wll announce when Ihe directors 'ill meet lo organize the board Drenner said the voting on the directors is "very close' and "three or four errors have jeen found." He said by the me the meeting re-convene le ballots would have been counted and recounted." DISCOUNT Guirintltd to slop dnndrulf CORRECT with oil DANDRUFF TONIC $1.00 NOW WAIUNG'S BARIER SHOP 7 im I nn Sal. to 9tn Wllch it.

MtwMK HICkKT ITU OH 'Bob Schmitz 1709 CRESCENT IS INVITED TO A COMPLIMENTARY DINNER FOR TWO- AT HOLIDAY INN DINTON Void After 7 Doyi A entirety or not at all. There no signature on the letter, either typed or written. The Rec- ord-Chrcnide does not publish anonymous letters.) Whltson said that during the conversation last week with the auditors there was no reference to the city's personnel inefficiency as pointed out by Loveless. Whitson also said Loveless' figures on the utility bill backlog and cost to city were exaggerated. Jones referred to a statement made previously by Whitson that he was tired of the infighting on the council and said, "1 am not fighting with any.

body. I am fighting for a principle bigger than the City Council, the Record Chronicle, the City of Denton and the two corporations wound up in this feud. This is the right of choice. It would be an uncomplimentary thing for this senseless bit of bickering in the Record-Chronicle to divide us." U.S. Air Force Jets Down Two MIG 17s SAIGON (AP) U.S.

fighter-, bombers shot down two MIG17 ets today, blasted three North Vietnamese airfields and lent a hand to U.S. Marines trying to drive diehard Communist holdouts from the walled Citadel of Hue. Two Air Force F4 Phantoms encountered the MIGs 30 to 40 miles northwest of Hanoi and wrought them down with missiles and 20mm cannon, the Air Force said. This raised the iota! number of MIGs claimed downed in aerial combat in the last three years to 110, compared with 40 American warplanes lost to MIGs. The U.S.

Command said that during strikes against North Vietnam Tuesday, Air Force and Navy bombers attacked the airfield six miles southwest of Haiphong, the Bai Thuong field 70 miles south of Hanoi, and the Vinh airfield 140 miles north of the demilitarized zone. As the battle for Hue continued into its third week, U.S. Marine jets streaked down on the former imperial capital of Viet- nam lo bomb, strafe and rocket an outer wall of the 'old Citadel jehind which remnants of a North Vietnamese regiment stubbornly held out. State Board Gives Funds ForDSS Austin Bureau AUSTIN Money to operate a mental retardation community service team at Denton State School was provided Saturday by the State Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The board transferred $35,000 to the Denton State School to finance the operation of new service al Denlon.

Its purpose will be to encourage and assist local communi ties in the development of comprehensive menial retardation service. The fund was broken down into $12,300 for professional services, $20,300 for lower level medical trealmcnl positions, $1,200 for travel expense and 11,200 for general operating expenditures. The board approved the Idea in its Dec. 16 meeting with expenditures to be at the rale of a year. Since only seven months remain in the current stale fiscal year, the 535,090 is to finance the program for the balance of the year.

NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Dtnton'i Complete Camiro Shop TOP BRANDS Nikon MliwIK Durst LESLIE'S Loci ted At Tht Front 01 Tobln Drug Siort Downtown Shots Fired To Halt Pair Near Rliome Wise County Bureau RHOME Two men from Fort Worth were apprehended here early Wednesday by Bill Pierce, Decatur i patrolman, after he fired shots at them. Pierce held the two for suspicion of car theft. A 19M Chevrolet in which the two Fort Worth youths were riding had been reported stolen about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Pierce sighted the auto about 12:40 a.m.

and quickly pursued. The 30-minule chase over Highway 81-287 south was hampered by rain-slick highways. "I temporarily lost control of my patrol car about nine miles out of Decatur and spun around twice," Pierce said. The olficer said ho fired his pistol at the youths twice, hitting the stolen auto. The youths lost control of the car three miles north of Rhome, and then fled across a wheat field.

Pierce fired a shotgun at the fleeing youths with no results. Patrolmen from the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department, Saglnaw, Azlc and Bridgeport were summoned to the scene by Pierce. At 3:45 a.m. Walter Dale, Bridgeport i of police, caught the youths. Pierce said he could positively identify both youths.

They arc being held by Tarrant County officials. Floyd County Agent Transfers To Carson PANHANDLE, Tex. (AP) John Fields assistant county agricultural agent in Floyd County, has been named Carson County agent, replacing J. W. Thomas, retired.

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