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Main News Page 2 the Pensacola journal Monday, May 8, 1978 Satellite view of the United States photographed at noon CDT Sunday Weather PENSACOLA FORECAST 60 percent chance of today, 40 percent tonight. High in the with a low the upper 60s. Mostly cloudy with a high in the low 80s Tuesday. Winds southerly, 8 to 16 mph and gusty near thunderstorms. ALABAMA FORECAST Periods of showers and thundershowers today and tonight.

A flash flood watch for the north half. Partly cloudy north and west Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers southeast. 82. tonight 55 to 68. Highs Tuesday 76 to 85.

BOATING FORECAST Synopsis Coastal Waters Apalachicola to Port Arthur a high pressure over the east Gulf will weaken as a cold front west Louisiana coastal waters today and continues east of the Mississippi River by tonight. Apalachicola to Biloxi southerly winds near 20 knots shifting to westerly at 15 knots tonight. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in scattered thunderstorms. EXTENDED FORECAST (Wednesday through Friday) Pensacola mostly fair Wednesday through Friday.

Highs in the mid-70s Wednesday and low to mid-80s Thursday and Friday. Lows in the 60s. Alabama mostly fair Wednesday through Friday. Highs in the upper 60s to mid70s Wednesdayand mid-70s to mid-80s Thursday and Friday. Lows Wednesday in the upper and 40s to mi Thursday.

Lows in the upper 50s to mid-60s Friday. AGRICULTURAL AL OUTLOOK A 60 percent chance of rain with total rainfall amounts averaging around one inch and locally in excess of two inches. Little or no dew but rain will wet vegetation in some areas. Drying conditions poor with low humidities 65 to 75 percent and less than 30 percent of possible sunshine. Highs today 75 to 82.

Winds southerly, 10 to 18 mph. LOCAL DATA High Sunday. 77 Low Sunday 70 Rainfall at airport, 24 hour period ending at 7 p.m.. 0.01 Total rainfall for May 3.81 Total rainfall this year 22.14 Sea level barometer at 7 a.m. 29.95 Sea level barometer at 7a.m.

29.99 FLORIDA TEMPERATURES LO HI Apalachicola 68 75 Coral Gables 87 Crestview 77 Daytona Beach 85 Ft. Lauderdale 84 Ft. Myers 91 Gainesville 65 88 Hollywood 78 86 Jacksonville 84 Key West 88 Miami 75 85 Ocala 63 86 Orlando 89 Pensacola 69 77 Sarasota 68 90 St. Augustine 84 Tallahassee 67 77 Tampa 71 90 Vero Beach 74 89 West Palm Beach 76 86 NATIONAL TEMPERATURES (at 5 p.m. Sunday) Albuquerque 63 Fair Atlanta 68 Rain Birmingham 68 Rain Boston 65 Pcidy Chicago 50 Rain Cleveland 65 Rain Dallas 86 Fair Denver 43 Pcidy Detroit 63 Rain Indianapolis 56 Rain Las Vegas 79 Sunny Little Rock 80 Pcidy Los Angeles 80 Sunny Nashville 72 Rain New Orleans 80 Rain New York 66 Cidy Omaha 53 Pcidy Philadelphia 68 Rain Phoenix 84 Sunny San Francisco 80 Fair Seattle 71 Pcidy Washington 68 Rain RIVER STAGES (At 7 a.m.

Sunday) Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss. 19.4 ft. (Flood stage 22 ft.) Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala. 36.3 ft. (Flood stage 40 ft.) Apalachicola River at 18.1 ft.

(Flood stage 15 ft.) Apolachicola River at Chattahoochee 58.8 ft. (Flood stage 67 ft.) Forecast for the Apalachicola River at Blountstown: 7 a.m. Monday 17.0 and 7 a.m. Tuesday 16.0 ft. Forecast for the Apalachicola River Monday at 56.0 Chattahoochee and 7 7 a.m.

Tuesday 55.0 ft. TIDES PREDICTIONS U.S. Department of Commerce Coast and Geodetic Survey Sun and tides, for today, May 8, 1978 Sunrise 6:00 a.m. and sunset 7:31 p.m. HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE 12:05 p.m.

10:51 p.m. Pensacola Bay Entrance 10:42 a.m. 10:17 p.m. Warrington 11:38 a.m. 10:21 p.m.

Lora Point(E (Escambia Bay) 12:41 p.m. 12:21 a.m. Milton 1:45 p.m. 12:38 o.m. Destin (East Pass) 11:38 a.m.

12:11 a.m. Panama City 11:22 a.m. 10:07 p.m. Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier 10:40 a.m. 10:16 16 p.m.

For Radio Weather Tune 162.40 or 162.55 MHz May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon The Pensacola Journal A Gannett Newspaper Member of The Associated Press Published daily (mornings) except Sunday by The Pensacola News Journal One NewsJournal Plaza; P.O. Box 12710; Pensacola, Fla. 32574. Second-class postage paid at Pensacola, Florida. Clifford W.

Barnhart, Publisher J. Earle Bowden, Editor Buddy Baker, Managing Editor Asst. Managing Editor, Kent Cockson; News Editor, Tom Kerr; City Editor, Bill Gordon; State Editor, Lee Cearnal; Living Section Editor, Sandra Rivard; Sports Editor, Billy Mitchell; Editorial Page Editor, Paul Jasper; Graphic Arts Director, David Beatty; Chief Photographer, Jim Rifenburg; Tallahassee Bureau Chief, John Hanchette. Chris E. Jensen, Advertising Manager Jeff Kinney, Circulation Director James Rife, Director Retail Advertising Manager, Earl W.

Bowman; National Advertising Manager, Jack Miller; Classified Advertising Manager, Patrick Donnelly; Controller, Robert Christopher; Public Service Director, Bob Meagher; Credit Manager, Roy E. Gammell; Circulation Manager, Johnny Newton; Personnel Director, Willie E. Small. Telephones: Pensacola, 433-0041, news, circulation, advertising; direct classified, 432 9811; Milton, 623-0162, from Pensacola, 994-5423; Crestview, 682-4533; Fort Walton Beach, 243-7686. Circulation Rates: Daily, $.20 per copy; Sunday, 5.50 per copy.

Carrier Delivery: News, Journal and Sunday, $2.00 a week; Journal and Sunday $1.50 a week; Journal without Sunday $1.00 a week; News, Saturday and Sunday Journal, $1.25 a week; News and Saturday Journal without Sunday, 5.75 a week; News, Monday thru Friday and Sunday Journal, $1.00 a week; News, Monday thru Friday, $.50 a week. Mail Subscriptions (Zone 1 and 2); News, Journal and Sunday, $104.00 a year, $52.00 six months. $26.00 three months, $8.70 one month; Journal with Sunday $91.00 a year; $45.50 six months; $22.75 three months; $7.60 a month; News with Sunday, $78.00 a year, $39.00 six months, $19.50 three months, $6.50 one month; News without Sunday, $52.00 a year, $26.00 six months, $13.00 three months, $4.35 one month; Sunday Only, $29.80 a year, $14.90 six months, $7.45 three months, $2.50 one month. Other zones rates on request. West Florida Deaths FUNERAL SERVICE SHERRILL Helen Armanda Sherrill, 37, of Route 8, Box 876K3, died Wednesday night at a hospital.

Mrs. Sherrill was a native lifelong resident of Pensacolo. ond. She attended the Beulah fist Church and was a member of the Make Each Day Count. Survivors include her husband, Troy Sherrill of Pensacola; three daughters, Karen Renee Horny of Illinois, Marsha Lynne Sherrill and Sherrie Michelle Sherrill, both of Pensacola; a son, Michael Lee Sherrill of Pensacola; her mother, Lucy Pearl Worley of Pensacola; two brothers, Earl C.

Worley Jr. of Pensacola and Frank Worley of Pittsburg, two sisters, Mary Ingriffi of Chicago, and Carol Hornbrook of Pensacola; and a granddaughter. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Fisher-Pou chapel with the Rev. Edgar Jackson officiating.

Burial will be in Barrancas National Cemetery with Pou Funeral Service directing. DOUGLAS Albert James Douglas, 67, of 1631 Woodchuck died Friday at his home. Mr. Douglas was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola. He was a former civilan plovee of the Pensacola Naval Air Station a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No.

366. Survivors include hs wife, Bertha Mae Douglas of Pensacola; a daughter, Linda Morgan of Pace; six sons, Dale Douglas of Liverpool, England, Zack Douglas of Bagdad, Oliver Douglas, Larry Douglas, lard Douglas and Charles Douglas, all of Pensacola; a brother, David Z. Douglas of Pensacola; five sisters, Maudell Purvis of Sebring, Hilda Trehan of Pace, Mollie Southern, Mamie Gates and Mariorie Verena, all of Pensacola; and 16 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Fisher-Pou chapel with the Rev.

John Wells and the Rev. Elmer Farley officiating. Burial will be in Roberts Cemetery at Gull Point with Fisher- Pou Funeral Service directing. Honorary pallbearers will be Louis Boyd, Guy Finney, Max Kellum, Bubba Johnson, Louis Barberi, Dannie Boyd, Chan Harvell and Eddie Cook. Active pallbearers will be Butch Reaves, Dan Douglas, James Broxson, Loring Joseph, James Foley and Grant Finney.

MCDONALD Jessie B. McDonald, 71, of 1608 West Gregory died Saturday afternoon at a hospital. Mrs. McDonald was a native of Alabama, and had resided in Pensacola for the past 40 years. She was a member of the Richards Memorial United Methodist Church and the Ladies auxilary of the United Transportation Union.

Survivors include a stepson, Lionel McDonald of Kenner, a sister, Mary V. McCall of Atmore, three nephews and a niece. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at the Fisher -Pou Funeral Service chapel with the Rev. Jerry M.

Dooling officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery with Fisher-Pou Funeral Service directing. Active pallbearers will be David Rodgers, Bill Cowling, Bruce Allen, Terry Caraway and Neil Lavender. Honorary pallbearers will be K.C.

Rodgers, Mike Cascone, Harold Pittman, Warren son, Walter Trikardos, W.E. Dickson and Lee Shelby. YARLING YARLING Mary Kathryn Yarling, 78, of Torrey Village Apartments, died Sunday at her home. Mrs. Yarling was a native of Indianapolis, and had resided in Pensacola for the past eight months.

She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Survivors include her husband, George John Yarling of Pensacola; two sons, Richard W. Yarling of Indianapolis and James R. Yarling of Pensacola; two sisters, Frances Conway of Rushville, and Florence Leisure of Carthage, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The body was sent to the Ewing Funeral Home in Shelby.

ville, for funeral services and burial. Fisher-Pou Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements. TECK Jules Sebastian Teck, 76, of 3700 W. Jackson St. died Sunday at a hospital.

Mr. Teck was a native of Budapest, Hungary. He had Pensacola for the past 25 years. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Pensacola Masonic Lodge No. 296, the Zellica Grotto, the Hadii Shrine Temple, the Optimist Club and the Civitan Club.

Mr. Teck was an elder (emeritus) of Westminster Presbyterian Church, a veteran of World War I and a 32nd Degree Mason. Survivors include his wife, Anna N. Teck of Pensacola; two a daughters, Jennifer Mieback of Sewickley, and Marsha Overton of Pensacola; two brothers, Ernest J. Teck of Duquesne, and William Teck of Purvis, and four grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to ENROLLMENTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE FALL TERM and 5-Year Kindergarten Elementary School Jr. and Sr. High School PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Call 434-0681 the Florida Baptist Childrens Home, Inc. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Fisher-Pou 37, Funeral Service. died OAK LAWN FUNERAL HOME WEAVER Ted Jowers Weaver, 7, of Route Box 975-L, died Sunday at a hospital.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola and a member of the Point Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Weaver of Pensacola; a sister, Amber O'Neal Weaver of Pensacola; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Robert F. Jowers of Pensacola; and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. O'Neal Varazo of Pensacola. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Oak Lawn Funeral Home. BARTON Francis Henry Barton, 80, of 23 Celeste Place, died Sunday at his home.

Barton was a native of Buffalo, N.Y., and had resided Pensacola for the past 31 years. He was a retired U.S. Navy chief warrant officer and a veteran of World Wars I and 11. Mr. Barton was a member of St.

John's Catholic Church and the Fleet Reserve, Branch No. 22. He was a fourth degree Knight of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Edna Barton of Pensacola; a daughter, Mary McFeely of Lexington Park, and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Oak Lawn Funeral Home.

LEWIS SOWELL FUNERAL HOME TREAT Robert A. Treat, 63, of 5719 a San Gabriel Drive, died Friday Birmingham, Mr. Treat was native of Honeoyo Falls, N. and had resided several years in wood, before moving to Pensacola seven years ago. He was owner of the Gulf Breeze Tastee Freeze and was a former employee of the Hotpoint Company.

Mr. Treat served as a U.S. Army first lieutenant in the Pacific theatre during World War 11. He was a ber of the Methodist Church, the American Legion, the D.A.V., the Masons and the American Diabetes Association. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Helen Treat of Pensacola; a daughter, Mischelle Lizzette Compton of Pensacola Beach; a sister, Geraldine Virginia Krok of East Otis, and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Lewiss Sowell Funeral Home of Milton. BENBOE FUNERAL HOME SANDERS Dock Sanders Jr. of 2515 North Street, died Tuesday at a hospital. Mr.

Sanders was a former resident of McWilliams, Ala. He was a former employee of the Pleezing Food Store and a member of the Greater Little Rock Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Sanders; his father, Dock Sanders four sons. Pvt.

Cleopus Sanders of West Germany, Earl L. Sanders of LaGrange, Jimmie Sanders and Clifford Sanders, both of Pensacola; a stepson, the Rev. James Brown; nine daughters, Mary F. Ulmer of Bay Minette, Maxine Andrews, Generva Sanders and Mariorie Flowers of Long Beach, Patricia Sanders, Hazel D. Sanders, Mary A.

Sanders, and Shirley C. Sand. ers, all of Pensacola, and beth Anthony of Atlanta, a brother, Arthur Riley of cola; a sister, Rosa L. Baldwin of New York; 17 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m.

Monday at the Greater Little Rock Baptist Church with the Rev. R.W. Ford officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Garden Cemetery with the Benboe Funeral Home directing. ROBINSON ROBINSON George Robinson, of 612 North "F' died Thursday morning at a hospital.

Funeral arrangements are pending with Benboe Funeral Home directing. JOE MORRIS FUNERAL HOME WILLIAMS Robert H. Williams, of 522 Paula died Tuesday at his home. Survivors include his wife, Willie Bell Williams; six daughters. Alyce Haynes, Charlestra Henderson, Agnes Garrett, Shirley Odoms, Joyce Muskelly, all of Seattle, and Betty Williams of Warrington; four sons.

Harvey White and Robert Williams both of Seattle, Ronnie Williams and Moses Williams, both of Los Angeles, two sisters, Carrie Carrier and Mable Sankfield, both of Pensacola; a brother, Walter Williams of Chicago, 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. FLOORS SILLS REPLACED FLOOR LEVELING 34 Years Experience Call 453-6631 FRANK ROBERTS Walters SHOP AUTO TOP SINCE 1936 VINYL CONVERTIBLE TOP Custom AUTO HEADLININGS UPHOLSTERY SEAT COVERS! CARPETING INSURANCE CLAIMS AUTOMOBILE GLASS 434-5581 AT OUR NEW LOCATION 3999 NO. PALAFOX Funeral services will be 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Symrna Baptist Church with Elder Freddie Hogans officiating. Burial will be in Barrancas National Cemetery with Joe Morris Funeral Home directing.

Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel. DANIELS Elsie Daniels, of 3011 N. Miller St.died Wednesday at a pital. Mrs.

Daniels Is survived by a son, Sgt. Charles Freeman; two aunts, Delia Hayes and Alice Shaw, both of Pensacola; six grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren and Jusse Henderson. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at the Joe Morris Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Carson officiating.

Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery with the funeral home directing. FLOMATON FUNERAL HOME DRIVER MCDAVID Driver, 72, of McDavid, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Driver was a native of Middle, but had resided in McDavid for the past 65 years.

He was a member of the Church. McDavid United Methodist: Survivors include three sons, the Rev. Bennie Driver of Century, Cecil Driver and Russell Driver, both of McDavid; two daughters, Velda Chancery and Norma Thompson, both of Pensacola; two brothers, Dewey Driver of Fort Myers and Paul Driver of Pensacola; three ters, Ester Odom of Bogie, Hester Chapman of Miami and Janie Bell of Pensacola; 14 grandchildren; and four great. grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m.

Monday at the First ed Pentacostal Church of Century with the Rev. Hubert McCrary and the Rev. Robert Glass officiating. Burial will be in Ray's Chapel Cemetery. Active pallbearers Bill Straughn, John Crary, Horace Carnley, Cliff Milstead, John Hullett and Andrew Conway.

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