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Greeley Daily Tribune from Greeley, Colorado • Page 6

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GRKELKY (coio.) TRIBUNE George Osborne Special 'Grandfather' to Many Besides Iiis own flock of grrmdchildren r.nd grant-grand children, Ocorge Osborne is remembered as a special grandfather lo Jefferson School children. Each day Osborne would walk from his home at 324 St. (o Mollle's Grocery Store near the school. On his way home about noon, Uncle George would walk through the school playground attracting friends, playing and kidding as he went. Osborne, a Negro, born in Le Flore, on Jan.

1876, was well regarded throughout Greeley. Jerry Christian, ferson principal, wns one of bis admirers and the school hosted a birthday party for Osborne last year. School secretary Bculah Blue remembers her first meeting with Osborne nearly 40 years ago. a i teacher Bonnie Schoonover, recalls, "He was a friend of alt the kids. Many noon at 90 years of age, but children will remember his friendliness and the advice he gave at hia birthday party last year: "It behooves nit of us to do the very best we can with our life." postponed (or tlio second day ixlny at a nearly completed Las Vegas power plant, which since 1'rlday has been a campground for a handful of demonstrators.

11 remained uncertain IMMIGRATION MUSEUM PHILADELPHIA, Pa. A Plans to build a library and museum which will specialize in American political, immigration ethnic and racial bistory have been announced by the Haleh I i "The Batch Institute will be a national research center in the field of immigrant peoples and would delay further construction on ils $2.5 million gas Inr- their contributions development of the to the American George Osborne principles of independence, jliberly, freedom and justice," I a spokesman said. would go over to his home a The institute is supported by school to visit with him. They trusts established by the late loved him." Osborne died Monday after- Emily Swift Balch and her two sons. Demonstrators Continue Delay Of N.M.

Power Plant Construction LAS VEGAS, N.M. -signs which charged power Construction remaining was plant would pollute (he air around Las Vegas, marched through the Highlands University campus Tuesday afternoon where they picked up recruits continuing through morning how long the Public Service Co. of New Mexico downtown I.as Vegas, this! They 011 returned construction site lo their selge. to the resume No niTCsls were made during police-escorlcd miirch and bine generator plant," demonstrators had oblahtodi was to have been completed llr io rmlt i Thursday. A 3fi demonstrators -i marched without incident nle lon (l fTM nal day from the site where some TM lh 'L cx da ri I Gnmerlsfeldcr said today he has not been allowed on the and'a trailer since Friday.

The camp-in continued despite six- tentlis of an inch of rain and chilly temperatures Tuesday. Paul (iamerlsfelder, PSC division manager in Las Vegas I (continued from Page 1) said tins morning he does not! Pesticide know how long would be dclavcd. construction I have not been exposed lo pesticides to any great extent. He said Hint decision was up! The results from the tests of lo the PSC a i office in Albu- one group -are compared querque, where officials were not available for comment. The protesters, carrying Deaths and Funerals RDRMSON Obituaries A Charles C.

Clfnyiim of 25 OS 14lh Ave. Or.ecley. tlilsband tit Betty Grayum. Father of Jlrs. Harold (Clmrleno) Sullivan -nnfl Hal W.

Grayum ootli of Greeley; brother of Louis A. Grayum of Littleton, 3trs. Hilda Wilkinson of Greeley, parley Grayura of Asloria, Oregon. Also survived ly two grandchildren. Services 1 1:30 P.m.

'Friday, Adarnran Chapel. Interment Linn Grove Ccnletery. Friends who wish rany give to tlio Cardiac Core i y'eld County General Hospital. TAYLOR Mrs. Hazel A.

Taylor of 3S.03 35th Greeley. Wife of Coid C. Taylor. Daughter o( Jessie Undcrdoivn of Greeley. Services 3:00 p.ra, Thursday, First United Presbyterian Church.

Interment Sunset Memorial Gardens. who wish jnay give to the American Cancer Society. To lie in State until oo'rtn Thursday. SOPBil MraV.Marie Sorer of Evans. Arrangements -later.

MACY ALLNUTT MORTUARIES FLOOD Mrs. Jennie May Flood of the Falracres JIanor. Jlotli- er o( Mrs. Kula V. White of Kingman, Arizona.

Mother-in-law of Leo TV. Baldwin of Lakcwood. Stepmother of Mrs. Rulli Strand and Jlrs. Esther Sandbers both of Helen Richards of Long Beach, David Flood of North Ridge, and Fred Flood of Inglewood, Calif.

Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday from the Drawing Room, interment Linn Grove Cemetery. If friends memorial i may he made to the World Kvangelism Orphanages the mortuary. FROST J. M.

Frost of 1215 23rd Father of Oladya Frdst of Greeley. Mrs. Leonard (Beulah) Carlson of Eaton, Mrs. Thelma Franks of Richmond, and Mrs. Van Bus- Wrk of Greeley.

Arrangements later. OSBOtl.VR George Oshorne of Mi 14th filrcol. Katlicr of Coruklfnff Oshorne of Greeley, George pflhorne of Clarksdale. and Phil Osliorne of Cheyenne. Step- a of Warren Hiicrcl of Denver.

Services p.m. Friday from Ihe a i Room. I i Grove Cemetery. wife, Mrs. Lucy Hickman; one daughter, Mrs.

Gail (Margaret) Templeton of Erie, (wo sisters, Mrs. Lory Ferguson of Greeley and Mrs. Arthur Carlson of Fort Morgan; one brother, C. j. Hickman of Greeley, and one sister-in-law, Mrs.

Ralph Hickman of Greeley. Also surviving are four George E. Gillis George Gillis Funeral services were hekl Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in Torrington, Wyo. for George Edward Gillis, former business manager of jarnsey and Wheeler. In- was in Valley View -cmetery at Torrington, with the Collier Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Gillis died unexpectedly at his lome in Torrington, where he had owned Ihe Ford Agency since 1949. He was horn at SI. Anthony, Idaho, Dec. 31, 1908, but moved with his parents to a homeslead near Fort Morgan when he was very young. He attended Forl community affairs throughout his life.

Along with these act i i i he was a 50 year member and past master of Windsor Lodge No. 69, AFAM; an honorary member of the Windsor Lions Club; a member of the First United Methodist Church in Windsor, and a member of the Eaton Country Club. Hickman is survived by his grandchildren, (Kay) Rounds, Leigh Mrs. Douglas (Sandra) Orlando and Patricia Templclon, all of Erie, and Van Tetnplelon, a student at Ohio University, and two great- grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Windsor, with interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor. Those who wish may make contributions to the memorial fund of the First United Methodist Church, Windsor. Bishop Mortuary of Windsor is in charge of arrangements. j. MTTrost J.

M. (Jack) Frost, 1215 23rd with the tests of the other lo determine how much the pesticide level of the exposed persons differs from that of Ihe non-exposed individuals. Also a comparison is made as lo the difference if any in the physical well-being of Ihe exposed person as compared with Ihe non-exposed. Mounce said that no abnormal George Osborne, 98, died differences have been observed Mondav afternoon at Weld Coun-po far during the brief period ty General Hospital. He a i sl "dy has been in progress lived at 324 i-llh St.

in Greeley. between the well being of the Osborne was horn Jan. 6, 1876'persons exposed to pesticides in Le Flore, Miss. He moved! 3 TM not lo Dearfielri in 1917 and Given Several Tests Greeley in 1925. In March, 1906, he married Laura Osborne in Muckogee, Okla.

She died June 24, 196S. Osborne had farmed for many years in Dearfield before moving lo Greeley where he worked for Montgomery Ward and operated his own one-truck trash hauling firm. Friends recall he was a black man with The individuals in both groups I are given a varitcy of which include a thorough physical examination by Dr. Nathan C. Clifford of Greeley, medical consultant for the study, and clinical tests such as x-rays, cardiographs and other tesis.

Mounce said about 100 persons presently are in the ex- WITH A LITTLE Annette White Bill Brooks some of the garments collected the Eaton Band garage sale. Tho sale will take place from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday at 513 Maple Street in Ealon. The money raising project is being conducted on behalf of (he Eaton junior and senior high bands which plan lo attend the Calgary Stampede on July 4.

Donations are also being accepted to help finance the trip for the 136 member bands. (Tribune photo by Jim Craig) close friends among Ihe rich posed group and 50 in the con- nnA Ihn nnnr nnH llP M'flQ rnl nr- nnn-avnnc-arl nrviiin and the poor, and that lie was self-sufficient until a few years ago when he began accepting a state pension. Surviving are three sons: Cornkling Osborne of Greeley; George Osborne Jr. of Clarksdale, and Bill Osborne of Cheyenne, Wyo. A step-son, Warren Huerd of Denver, also survives.

Osborne was Ihe grandfather of 17 and the great- grandfather of 27. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday from the Macy-Allnult Drawing Room. Interment will follow at Linn Grove Cemetery. Ave died early Wednesday at Weld County Gen very young, ne auenaea eon i a Weld County Gen- Morgan schools, and was eral Hos pjial where he had been graduated from the University pa ij enl ce Friday.

He was of Northern Colorado. He a at Fleming several years, a a Sneedsville, also for several years at 0 2 6 1873 he was reared during World War II. an i ater enl to Missouri married Senate Rejects House Changes In Reapportion DENVER A Colorado's Tolled or non-exposed group. "We're currently making an effort to enlarge both groups in order to do less frequent testing on a larger number of individuals." Carpenters Reach Accord With Drywall Contractors By ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday as two other develop-Local 1391 and about 20 gypsum Carpenters District Council of meats brightened the labor pic- Southern Colorado began voting ture throughout the state. He explained that when this- a new 'hree-year contract; Three locals in the council restudy was first started, samples! Ported voting heavily in favor 5iirh as hlnrxt and nrinp ivprp such as blood and urine were being taken from the participating individuals the first of each month.

"But we discovered the pesticide residue in these individuals did not change substantially from month to month. Also taking samples each month ivas rather strenuous, on. the individuals involved. So now we're only getting samples two or three limes a year from some of these participants. Drowning Identified ported voting of the pact which brought an end to the 22-day carpenters strike in the southern portion of I the stale last week.

I The Pueblo local and two oth- lers will vote on the contract Wednesday nigfil, according lo L.A. Ader, 'Colorado Springs, council president. Meanwhile, and a 11 contractors reached tentative settlement on their new three-year pact. The pact calls a 65 cent increase for i year, wiili 70 cents more tlie second and 75 the third! Raises for apprentices also are included, i Members of a local are scheduled to vote on the proposal Thursday. The.

identity of the four-year- old boy who WPS Memorial Day in a gravel pit 1895. They came to Wednesday noon lo concur changes made by the in Greeiey he Was a member ln 1917 and he TM isl'a IT of Ihe First Congregational, a in he Pierce, Ault and plan8 an communities until 1382. Senate called for appoint- group," Mounce continued, are endeavoring to match the I individuals in the control group lo the exposed group in regard to such things as age, sex, physical activities and location of residence. "We're looking for individuals for the control group who permanently reside in this area, In the northern part of the I state, carpenters working on the Straight Creek Tunnel on Ixweland Pass were to report lo work Wednesday morning. Thai job-lhe biggest highway construction project ever in the Two divorces were a in state-has been stalled since David Clark Misner, son of Court, one by Judge carl lhls nl nt Hugh H.

Arnold and thn other Ader sain a settlement has the Courts DISTRICT COURT active in All Saints Episcopal Frcsl eA March 14, 1948. Church which he served as co prece ded in death ujni-Hpn nntl tnnl- senior' active warden, interest in and took an communit affairs both here and afler moved to Torringlon. He was a past president of 1 s52 Rotary Club and the Wyomin? IIe four children, including v.i=oi Frost in I'ebi fiam Edsel Frost in February, H980, and Lema Small in appointment of a conference committee. The action prolonged the session of Ihe Colorado legislature into the afternoon at a time had been driving for of (he nal adjo urnment. The Senate action came by a -V i ni, fhnrntriiin Mn me senate aci on came ov a Auto Dealers Associa ion, and list Church in Tnornville, MO.

i hv a member of Torringlon Lxlge Survivors include four daught- vole 22 on a TM Sen No. 29 AFAM, the Torrington', crs, Miss Gladys Frost anc Planning i i Mrs. Ruby Van Buskirk, both of dispute the nannmg i i a a hanse made bv the Torrington Investment Chib Greeley, Mrs. Leonard ouse a Tuesday deferring and the Rocky Mountain Carlson of baton arxi i i i i election o'f a senator Dealers Advertising ma Franks of Richmond, Larimer-Wcld-Morean Dealers Association. seven grandchildren He was also a past presidtnrB f.

-B rondc of the Greeley Chamber of; and 12 a Lanmer-Weld-Morgan Bounty district and moving up were Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Bickcll of Longmonl. Sheriff's officers report the Greeley and Mrs. Saiirclra La- by Judge Roy M.

Hriggs. They James Leroy Baker, Rt. mentally retarded boy wan-; Verne'Bafcer were each granted dered away from a home near (he gravel pits Monday morning. Thn, boy and his foster i. I ui'i IJUY iiJiu i i live in Greeley or another in-j a i ia been visiting at Ihe corporated community a 1 do not work on a farm." Mounce said the study would provide the physical and laboratory tests without cost lo anyone joining the group.

Persons interested in joining should contact Phil Brewer, biochemist who is in charge of a divorce en the grounds of cruelty. The mother was given custody of the minor child. and the boy apparently wandered away unnoticed. Bickell and his sons looking for the boy when they discovered he was gone from the home, and Mrs. Bickcll called the Greeley police to report him missing.

A brother of the foster mother, Franklin Clary joined 13lh Stephens on grounds of mental cruelty. Custody of tho three children was awarded lo the mother. Three dissolution of marriage the long-term perspective study, (he search, and after about 20 or Monnce by calling them at found Ihe boy in Ihe the Community Peslicide Study, waler-filleci gravel ditch about "We'd like about another 50 a half i from Ihe hfinse. for the controlled group," he Resuscitation efforts by Clary, said, a i the exposed primarily consists of pesticide firemen at The scene failed, and group 11, iticide fii 'olicc Officer Bill Hood, and services will be al I374 1o 1072 clec ion of alfprmulators and sprayers. line hoy wns pronounced dead rim nn A TKn it- i i i Commerce and the Torringlon 10: a Chamber of Commerce.

A Surviving, in addition (o his wl11 he ln le wife, Mrs. Allean Gillis, arc oncl a Mrs. Alfred a a 1 a Woodcock of I Huenos Aires. A i a sister, Mildred Gillis of Fort; i a JUJM ntornen icounfy i i inierrneni The confercr)ec lummy. from an A a a "The CPS also is conducting iby a member of the la number of other studies.

Coroner's a committeeiof these is an air monitoring Weld An autopsy was performed on I was asked to report by midaft-) program in which samples'lhe boy, anil the cause of death leaving the way opcniroulinely are taken every two I was determined lo be drowning, a i of the session weeks forjicsJAcides in (he air His body was taken to Boulder night. and (he samples analyzed. 'Tuesday iiflernmn. been reached (here, but nego- i a i were still being held with other heavy and contractors. He indicated optimism about tho other locals approving the latest proposal.

Tentative agreement reached Tuesday between rcpresenta- Mrs. Wanitn Stephens. 2428 oel itli Ave from Dnnal'rt llves of tllc Carpenters iin i i uiHMLn i District Council of Denver Vicinity involved 16 to 20 gypsum and drywall contractors in central Colorado, a council official reported. The carpenters drywall i in: 11 LCI ui nan petitions were filed in a rst break Court. I hey were: of Mrs.

Connie .1. Ealon of-rjoo carpenters a began May Kvans against Jack D. Eaton, 112. was expected to lead to a 409 36th Ave. Cl.

They pact between strikers married in Greeley June 25, 19D7, and have no children. Richard K. fioyum, 1633 7th and the Associated General Contractors. Ed liylands, president of the and Mrs. Ruth K.

lioynm, I Denver area council, said the union membership would have to vole on ratification at a meeting next week. He would not disclose any details of the tentative settlement. The southern Colorado carpenters, about 1,500 in a settled their contract 'dispute a week ago. Coltonwood Apartments, jointly filed a petition. They were married June 1, 19IB," in Garner, Iowa, and have no children.

Jack L. Biickendorf, 2280 1st against Mrs. Mona L. Biickendorf. Married July 12, .1970, in Greeley, they have no i children.

WINDSOR, COLORADO I A Hubert i i i i Connecticut Drive. Krle, SL-VJP a I a i a of 60U Wnlnut Strnet. Winrt- fior. Survived by hts wife and one daiiKhter, Mm. Gall a a Tr of Frle.

I anil 2 Also survived by 2 slurrs, Mrs. Lory KfcrKuwjn. ley; anil Mrs. A Carl- BOH, Ft. a on? hrollier.

C. J. I i of Kl. Collins and one Rlater- In-law, Ralph Hickman of firoolcy. Rr-rvict-s i held fialiiriiny 2 p.m.

at Ilift FirM United i i Onirch nf i i vor. 'i lir In tl.i B-I "inr ii.i: or'- IO III'! i it I I Kii'KI i i C. Morgan." a'nd" 2508 Ave. died Tuesday Heather Woodcock. i neral i Hospital a a short illness.

LJ LJ I i a i i i I Grayum was born in Greeley i 'on Feb. 8, 1917. He attended 1 Hubert C. I i a a Greeley schools and was gradu- prominent Windsor banker for a'ed from Greeley High School I many years, died Tuesday at I in 1935. On Sept.

19, 1942, he Ron-Jale Nursing Home in married Belly Andrews. He attended the University of 1 Hickman was born Oct. 12, Northern Colorado then joined 1SCO, in Seward, As a 3 Paint and Glass Co. young boy he came to Colorado where he worked for 21 years, with his parents. Mr.

an1 Mr-. For seven years following I'. Ilic-kmrin, and attended worked as maintenance super- i i a sch s. i i for the Firs; National rn Win'i-or Bank of Greeley. He was a Schcol and ttcnded Colo- member of Lodge 809, B.P.O.K.

i-zda S.ate Univcrsily. Surviving are his widow, two Hickman the firmer Mrs. flarold fChar- 'Lucy Van a o. 1322, Sullivan, and I in Brush. Grayum, both of Greeley; two 5 a brothers, Hnrley W.

Grayum, Astcria, anrl Ixjtiis I a Lil'lelon; one sister, II w-i? Hilda Wilkinson, Grteley, 'oam'; i 'rj a i two grandchildren. 1 iivif. srvices i be at 1:30 p.m. Fri'fay at Adarrnon i i i i Chapel wi i at Linn Hr.k.na 1 rrii (r i- i Cemetery. i (iiceis 'j (i she Firtl Bank iii 1 i I A DAY OUT1NO M.3ml:s'3 of llirf.c a i i ffmihlneJ their interests Monday to lake a ricic I Greo'cy mid cnjriy Iht nici a til Day.

The riders, loll, are Judi Sam L. f'astcr- Jeff (Inft Iman, Chile': YrK'kcy, Hahe (loii(ln)an, Alice Yockey nnd llrnok Vdi.v.cy ii.i 1 Jni'i! (iofjtlman, Hetty Jerry (Tribune plmto by Mike I'etors).

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