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18 Dec. 19, 197 SPRINGFIELD (Mo.) ILflDER-PHESS 17 Defendants ABOUT 120.000 climate: FIKlE Couple Suing To Break Will day's Market For complete stock market details read The Daily News regylarlj JOHN A. SIJELBURN- 1:30 STOCKS Quotations by Keinholdt Gardner 207 S. Jefferson Phone 862-4363 MRS. MAUDE R.

STOTTS CASSVILLE Funeral services for Mrs. Maude R. Stotts, 72, Cassville, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Culver Chapel here with the Revs. Charles Vanzandt and H.

E. Hunter officiating. Burial will be In Horner Cemetery. The casket will be closed at the start of the services. A lifelong resident of Barry County, Mrs.

Stotts died at 1 p.m. Sunday in McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage, where she had been a patient one day. She had suffered from an illness of several months. A member of First Methodist Church here, she is survived by two brothers, Floyd Farwell, Cassville, and Bert, and two sisters, Mrs. Lula Cassville, and Mrs.

Blanche Coulson, Milford, N.J. 2:30 NEW YORK TIME AmedStores 31 On. Dynamic 62H PM4 Monte Ailis Chalmers 38 General Electric 85i Phili ps Pet, 63 American Airline sim General Motors fH1- RadioCorp. 53 American Minors Get. Teak.

Republic Steel t. 4Ii American Standard '4 Gillette 6241 Reynolds Tob. W4 American. 4yt Greyhound Sateway Store .22 American Tobacco 31 Uulf O.I 77v St. L-San Fran Anaconda Cop.

4:" Illinois Central Vi Sears Roebuck Bet, feted SI1 Intern. Harv'suv 33M Sperry Rand 6H Borg Warner Jobns-JianviHe "4 Oil Cal tru. xa Burroughs 15844 Kennecott Copper 42H Sid. Oil NJ 6H Canadian taport Laclede Gas lUt Sterling Drug am Ohio IM Lgg. ft Myers Tutt Studcbaker.

2V Chrysler S3 Lily-Tulip 3H. Co Cities Service 47V4 Litton Tenneco 2M4 Comsat 4f'4 Minn. Mining ftja Texaco. (on. Airlines JSH McDonald 9134 UnionCarbide 46 Dayro 44W Mobil Oil 444 United Aircraft Km DeereftCo.

ssw Mont. Ward United Air Lines ti IVIta 3l 124 Uniroyal wt Dow Chemical ffc-Wi Central Tin U.S Meel 40V Du Pont ns'i Olm-Mathieson 69 Upjohn 44 ijstman Kodak 144 Pacific Pet. 17H Western Union 34H Emerson Elec. S3H Penney (JC) 614 Westingkotue 72 hmpirc Du. Electric 25'4 Phelra Dodge 71 Zenith ...5614 Kord 52i4 Produce MRS.

A. ELZY GASTON MrsrMary 'Elmontie Gaston. 71, of 632 South Douglas, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Mercy Villa where she had been a patient a few weks. Mrs.

Gaston was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, A. Elzy; two sons, Ralph E. Wichita, and Col. Arthur Gaston, Arlington, one daughter, Mrs.

Walter Blount, 1010 South Broadway, five brothers, C. C. and T. M. Helvey, Whittier, 0.

Wichita, Dallas, and E. Tulsa, Okla: -Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. Glen Mayfield, Dallas, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Chapel of the Ozarks. MRS, GEORGE KAYS CONWAY Mrs.

Juanita Fay Kays, 42, of Route 1, Conway, a lifelong resident of Webstei County, died at 11:25 a.m. Monday in Wallace Hospital, Lebanon, where she had been a patient one day. She was a victim of cancer. Surviving are her husband, George; four sons, Aubrey, Wayne, Bill and. Jerryrall of the home; and her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Hendrix, Conway. Other survivors include three brothers, John Hendrix, La Habra, Lloyd, Conway, Robert, Pontiac, and three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Replogle, Marshfiald, and Mrs. Thelma Kidd and Mrs.

Mary Quick, both of Pontiac. Arrangements will be announced by Colonial of Lebanon. ARCHIE BACRON i AVA Funeral services for Archie Bacron, 59, of Route 2, Ava, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Clinkingbeard Chapel here with the Rev. Ernest Ham-by officiating.

Burial will be in Ava Cemetery. A farmer and a lifelong resident of Ava, Mr. Bacron died at 1:45 p.m. Monday in St. John's Hospital he had been a patient five days.

He had suf fered from an illness of several weeks. Surviving are his wife, Rach- el; a daughter, Mrs.JMan. at SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ERGS Mar. irregular raoctnf fair to mostly unnrf Supplte to ample. Holiday move mem reported good.

However mas dealers (witling inventories close. Size generally in oatance, aitftoagn milium fully ample. Price paid to oroducers. on crade-vicirt uama, excnangea, cenis per Oaxen. 24 hours ending a.m.

Tuesday. A large or better 32: a medium a nnall laree SALES TO MISSOURI BREAKERS Market continued unsettled. Prices aener- aiiy uncnanxea. unerings aaequato io ample (r current requirement. Iemand finished product dull.

Prices paid by breakers, dollars per case, delivered to dock, 53 pounds minimum average, cues rer nouis ending 11 a.m. Tuesday. Unclassified farm run 5.404.75. mostly undergrade and checks -t KANSAS CITY (AP)-Wholesale egga: laree. 80 percent A 32; Mediums, 90 per- oent A 24-27.

Butter unchanged. i Grain CHICAGO CAP) Grsin and soybean lu- turca trices were mostly mixed in eavly dealirgs Friday. Trade in all December contracts closed at noon. On the opening wheat was unchanged to cent a bushel lower, December 1.45W-V; corn was unchanged to to lower, Decembf Vt higher; oats, December 74to cents; was unchanged to Vs higher, March IMVti and soybeans were ia to Vi lower. Januarji 2.87.

Conrlesy MFA Milling Company Feed Grains tper bu.l $1.18 MHO iper cwt.1 11. (per bo.) .76 uariey iper no.) ai.ia waeat Hard 61.45! WJ5f MRS. NELLIE M. BUSWELL PURDY Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie M.

BuswelL 82, Purdy, will be' at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Culver Chapel, Cassville, with the Revs. Jay Borders and F. Siler officiating. A second service will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday in the Baptist Church at Newark with burial in Newark Cemetery. Mrs. Buswell died at 8:30 a.m. Monday in St. Vincent's Hospital, Monett, after a one-day illness.

She was a member of Purdy Baptist Church. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Leota Stacy, Purdy. PRESTON E. PITTS POINT LOOKOUT A memorial service for Preston Eb-bert Pitts, 68, treasurer of the School of the Ozarks, was to at 11 a.m.

today in Williams Memorial Chapel at the school. Funeral services will be Thursday In St. Louis under direction of Hoffmeister-Colonial. Mr. Pitts died in an ambulance enroute to a Springfield hospital Monday afters suffering a cerebral hemorrhage iiKhis home here.

JOEL BENJAMIN BARHAM BOLIVAR Funeral services for Joel Benjamin Barham, 70, Bolivar, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church east of here. The Safsm an -and Wilburn Foster will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Pitts. Mr. Barham, wellknown re tired farmer and stockman, died early Monday at his home, LESLIE I.

STRONG Funeral, services for Leslie Ison (Cotton) Strong, 67, of 727 West Poplar, who died at p.m. Sunday at his home after sudden illness, will be at p.m. Wednesday in Thieme Chapel with the Rev. Earl Smith officiating. Burial will be Greenlawn Cemetery, FRANK BULOW Paragould, a step-daugh-lbe Noon OTC Quote Anheuser-Buscb 84's A.B.

Chance 31 32 Carboline l4j. 1M4 Central Air Mk 5 Chase Nat. LTe 5 514 'Comm. Bank Share 42 43vj Empire Bank 52 Founders 4 VA Frontier Tower IV ltk Block 1fVt' 80 Indus. Dev ..20 Interstate Sec.

7V4 Mailinckvodt 58 60 Midwest Fire 1V4 1 Mid-West Nat 3 4Vi ModernAmer. 13 14 Modern Sec. Ufa 714 Odeco 9844 tm Bucker 49 50 Busse'l Stover 1514. sjti St. L.

Ship, Fed. Barge IM 20 Seven Up Mvs 324 Soroban 40 41 Tidewater Marine 35V4 36 Edwin Wiegand 5714 StVi SPRINGFIELD. altitude: 1524 rt Mr srd Mrs. DsiTe'l Miller. 26H North Fremont, a boy.

:4 a.m; Morass'" 8Kf. W.U. Hlckey tain Grove, a boy, 5:43 put. Monday. WSSt Darren L.

Byl.r. Carn- denton, a girl. 5:21 a.m. Tuesday. ur- ilfr.

Mr. D. W. Ae, St. Charles.

a boy. 11:05 a.m. Monday. St. John's To Mr.

ana airs. nnwu. -boy, 12:36 m. Monday, St. Jorn s.

to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clayman, Otark, a boy, 9: 17 p.m. Monday, St. John s.

To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Shipley, Salem, a boy. 9: 58 p.m. Monday, St.

John's. u. Mr. Rohert Thurman. 2053 Souih Waverly, a girl, 3:10 a.m.

Tuesday, St. John's. To Mr. and Mrs. itoiun West Nichols, twin boys, 4:08 and 4:2.

a.m. Tuesday, St. Joha'a. To Mr and Mrs. Gerad Bethurrm, North Glenstone, a girl.

12: p.m. Monday. Osteopath c. APPLICATIONS John William Bischoff, 22, of 223J North Douglas, and Judy Ann Sage, 20, of 1548 East Stanford. Gary Robert Layne.

17. 1522 East McGee. and Connie Lynne Dill, of il22 CIDonald Ray Cochran. 30, of 304 South Florence, and Donna Eldena Gazette. 27, of 1625 North Robberson.

Sammy Lee Allie. 21, of 617 North Brown, and Harret Ethel Tvask, IB. of 1310 North Rohbersoa. Lloyd Charles Covins, 24, Route 3, and Kalherine Louise Bogart, 21, of 600 Cozy. Paul Scott Keliey, 22, Route 3, and Sandra Kay McKinney, 19, Route II.

Harry Dean Teaver, 21. Route 5. and Linda Faye Swindle, 18, Corpus Chrlsti, Tex. Kenton Eugene Krusor, 26. Rock Port, and Rita Kay Gehrs.

24, of 216 West Cherokee. I' DIVORCE CASES nismlMed Grace Louise Adams against William Lee Adams, Wtll'am L. West against Dorothy T. West. Anna Lynn Duncan against James David Duncan.

PETITIONS FILEO Edna H. Wescott against William D. Ws cott. Georgia Ann Johnson against Earnest L. Johnamn Mary Kathryn Price against Dale Allan price.

RANTED Patricia Arlene Wells, 17, SuiingrkiuV secretary, against Elbert Cleo Weils. 29. Springfield; vorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody of four minor ch 1-dren. $160 a month child support ard $150 alimony-in-gross. Richard Clarence Gitmore, 39.

Springfield, truck driver, against Roberta June Gtlmore, 42, Springfield, housewife: divorce granted to plaintiff. Virginia Cooper, 34, Springfield, against George Ccoper, 51, S'Tingiie'd, cemetery work, divorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody of three minor children ard $30 a week child support. Debrah Ann Hayden, 18, Springfield, housewife, asainst Dan Jay Hayden, 20, Springfield, U.S. Navy; divorce granted to plaintiff and former name, Hale, restored. Frances N.

Bla aaainst Alfred P. Elair: vorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody ot minor cm a ana ssu a mourn child support; defendant awarded custody of two minor children. Linda Kuth Deck ard, Zl, Springfield, office employe, against Lawrence Edward Deckard, 23, Springfield, factory employe; divorce granted to plalntitf and former name. Shell, restored. Marcel la May Fitch, 41.

Springfield, housewife, against Charles Henry Fitch, 47, Springfield, iron worker; divorce granted to plaintiff and awarded $75 a month alimony. Gerald ine Maxine Tillman, 41, Jefferson City, housewife, against Ira Wilbur Tillman. 43, Joplin, truck driver; divorce granted to pia ntifi and awarded custody oi seven minor children, $50 a week child sup port and a year' alimony. housewife, against William Lloyd Munden, 62, Springfield, laborer; divorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody of two minor children and $53 a month child support. Barbara C.

Bfeen, 37, Springfield, housewife, against James E. Breen, 39, Springfield, salesman; divorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody of minor child. Sharon Kaye Kootz. 21. Springfield, clerk, against Kenneth William Kootz.

22, Springfield, machine perator; divorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody of three minor children and $120 a month child support; property settlement approved. Carrie Lee Wells, Springfield, cook, against Richard Oliver Wells, 53, Springfield, delivery driver; divorce granted to plaintiff and awarded custody of five minor chi'dren, (150 a month ch id support and $2i00 alimony in gross. FIRE ALARMS Glass fire, Monday. 305 East Chase, 12:39 p.m. Fire possibly caused by spontaneous combustion fiom dust mops started in a furnace room at 2254 North Link and caused slight damage to the furnace accevding to firemen from No.

Matioif; Lira a.m. luesaay. i- AUTO ACCIDENTS Cars driven by Carol Martin, 910 South Rogers, and J. A. Wade, 1931 South Luster, collided on parking lot in 1300 block East Sunshine, 4:40 p.m.

Monday. Lilian Norton, 1318 West Calhoun, cited on complaint of failure to yield right-of-way to truck driven by C. R. Adams, 1617 Hov-ey. in 2400 block West Division.

12:30 p.m. Monday. Lars onven ny uorotnea cavan, 1031 East Portland, and Mary George, 1036 East Portland, collided in 1000 block East Port- land, a.m. Monday. arlene Guatke.

Route 1. ftbea. reonrtpd parked car struck by vehicle which -reft scene, on parking lot in 300 block College, p.m. Monday. Ruby Mae Farvington, 55, of 737 Kim-brough.

cited on complaint of leaving scene of accident after collision with car parked by Virginia A. Marrion, 315 South Do II ison, at the latter address; 9:13 p.m. Monday. POLICE C4LLS The Rev. t.

F. Swartz, pastor of Cov enant Presbyterian Church, 2441 South Lone Pine, repotted burglary of the church and theft of Sll petty cash, S3 worth of stamps ano si.mi trom a son drink ma-chine; Monday a.m. Bob Havighurst, custodian at King's Way meuioum k-nurcn. win ponce an undetermined amount of money was stolen from a outside an office by thieves who entered the church sometime Mortdav nieht-. J.

W. Wilhoit, employed at Willis Parking Lot, 31o East Olive, renorted aomeon. forced open an office door and stole (20 irom a desk drawer; Morday a.m. Ronald Ch'ttenden. 2220 North National.

repot'ted theft of tools and other articles vaiueo at fa from lus garage; Mon. day a.m. Mattle King. 611 West Chestnut Throorh. way, reported windows broken in house she owns at 727 North Main.

9:55 a.m. Monday. Roger West, 2135 Howard, reported theft oi two wneeis ano tires valued at siza from car, 6:20 a m. Monday. Gene Clark, manager of Oklahoma.

Tire ano supply tympany, soulo tiienstone, repotua i i theft oi radio, 10: lp a.m. Mon. day. William J. Boll, 19.

of 1S01 South Jefferson, and Robert Alexander Lllley, 17, of 2412 Cherry, cited on careless and imprudent driving complaints, 9:30 a.m. Monday, alter Officer Don Carpenter reported their care sped aide by x- in 9O0 block West John R. Amos, 16, of 1524 West Hamilton, cited on comnlsinla of failure to vield right of way aad leaving scene ol accident with car driven by Charlotte R. Wycoff. 21, of zutu norm Jelteraon, at concord and Cat-boun; 9:41 a.m.

Tuesday. A 26-year-old Springfield man was arrested for investigation of burglary and lar. ceny after a man appeared at headquarters and told police he had seen the man Inside a parking iot off ce at 30s West Walnut; the man, found running northward at Campbe!) ano I.OIWKF, ponce ne could not af. ford to get into trouble because he had been convicted of breaking Into parking lots in California;" 11:20 p.m. Monday.

Police aid an offce at Heer't parking lot at College and Campbell also was found to have peen ourgiarraeo, out nothing was missing, Lamar CU Workers Vote to Join Union LAMAR (Special) City utili ty employes have voted in favor of being represented by the Electrical Workers Union, ac cording to the Lamar Daily Democrat. In the 7 to 1 vote permitting utility woricers to Join the union only water and light workers were eligible. It was decided at the last meeting of City Council to permit the utility workers to vote orf joining a union. OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS deco rations in Parkcrest Village will be judged at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The project is sponsored by Pink Dogwood Garden Club. sheriffs Office Mrs. Richard 3609 South atoadway. -raporud tbeu oi bk-yeie; -i-rj" p.m. Monday.

A set of wrenches and a pry bar stolen from the ofiice of the Peter Hie. Construction Company on U.S. 60; I back door was pried open, and the office ransacked; 7:54 a.m. Monday. Bock Scrtffner reported that two mea is Army uniforms left the Seven Gabies ser vice station on West Mo.

266 without payjn. for gasol'ne; 5:10 a.m. Tuesday. The nignway patrol rcpouea mat a man tried Ia a car at the Parakeet Mn, but la kd and lett driving an ckj i. a.m.

Tuesday. A woman summoned deputies to her home and complained that she had an tr. sument th her husband over the key, i the car Ihoy own together; deputies u. vised the two that they would have to solve their own prob em a id they decided they wou 4 Monday. A Route Rogersville, man complained that some hunters were on his properly am were gone when deputies arrived; p.m.

Monday. LOSSES REPORTED Harold Rapp, 1817 Mt. Vernon, reported heft oi two tires and whee from truck. Freda Bowling, Route 1, Billings, reportes loss of wallet Jeffrey uiampion, nouin uroadwiy, reported theft of bicycle. J.

M. McGllvry, Route 1, Willard, report. ed theft ol .22 caliber rifle from truck. CIRCUIT COURT Civil Cases Swift and Company against George Jea. kins and others, suit on note; Judgment tor plaintiff for $2828.37.

Penick and Fotd, against Blair Pro. ductlon Corporation, suit on account; judjv meat lor plaint ff for $18,229.91. United parcel against Fowler, damage suit; dismissed by stipulation. Lanelle B. Underwood and Ira J.

Sparks agairst Thomas L. Cheek and others, uit on note; Judgment for plaintiff against de fendants Den W. C. and Wilma Will-oughby for case against Thomas Crteek. Lynn Reese against Ol'ver NicOlay, m.

tachment suit; smiseed by plaintiff. Robert Hawkins and others against The Mall, and others suit on note; appeal to Missouri Supreme Court with-drawn by plaintiffs Robert L. and Peggy j. Hawkins and defendants Archie W. and Barbara Eoff and The Mall.

appeal by others pending. Ebba lzabeth Franc; against Carl G. Stone and others, suit to quiet title; decree sailed. Mittnuri Neon and Plastic Advertiairt Company against Springfield Health Spa, suit on note; Judgment for piaintiff ft $3000. James T.

ana Aipna nae nogera against Mahomed Makoev damage suit; dismissed by stipulation. Ozark Paper and Janitor Supply. against Payton, doing business as The Grove, suit on account; dismissed by stipulation. Walter Healtherly against Springfield Newspapers, damage suit for alleged Ubel; dismissed by plaintiff. Janss Lumber company aga'nst Law.

rence R. Newport and others, suit on note: dismissed by pla ntiff. Melvin E. and sie Wilklns against Bill Lee, damage suit; Judgment for plaintiff for H748. Wilford E.

Card we II against Charles D. Douglas, damage suit; dismissed by stipu lation. John Deere Company against Evans Ipock, 2309 rkwood, suit to replevin asking possesion of tractor valued at S9837.M and $1000 damages. Appeal filed by Will am Raymond Land-reth. Route 2.

Willard, employe of fKmd li nger and Sons Construct on Company, from compensation ruling of Industrial Commission of Missouri. Appeal fifed by dependent, Lois J. Dick-haut, from compensation ruiing of Industri al Commission of ssouri; the late Donald L. Dickhaut was an employe of the Bilyea Refrigerat on Transport Corporation. Ivan C.

and Dcrothv Shaw against Lnli "Shaw, rjmweist Atlanticdeclaratory judg ment suit seeking ownership of- real estate deed. Pioneer Finance Company No. 14, against Joseph R. HuiVuaan, suit on note; appeal from- magistrate court judgment ot $452 for plaintiff. BUILDING PERMITS County Paul MoOre, nine-room dwelling, 5B2J Lake Shore Drive, Springfield Neon Sgd Company, erect sign, oifti bouts: Lampoell.

sflju. To Council Bluffs Joplin Loses Its Manager JOPLIN (Special) Don Harmon, 43, city manager here since Nov. 9, 1959, will become city manager of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Feb. 1. Harmon, in a surprise move, submitted his resignation to the City Council here effective Jan: 19, explaining that he wanted to give himself plenty of time to find a house for his large (sev en children) faihily in the Iowa city.

Harmon said his only reason for resigning was "a chance to advance in my profession." His salary in Council Bluffs, a city of 56,000, will be: $19,000 a year, $982 more than he receives here. Council accepted his resignation "with regret," and has made no move, yet, to fill the post. It was assumed here that Public Works Director R. E. Crews will be named acting city manager until a replacement for Harmon can be found.

0 hi The age of the computer haj made even more important the taste of the observer. Mm Where favtittntnt An MfMlIk- Nlw y0gK EXCHANGE! McOanl.l UN 2-5004 Sprtngfisld, Missouri a named in a circuit court suit filed by Edward W. and Lillian E. Heiss, 2531 East Cherokee, to contest the will of the late Mrs. Blanche A.

Daues, who died last May 10. Mrs. Heiss a niece of Mrs. Daues, and her husband maintain that the will admitted to probate was signed March 30, 1967, by Mrs. Daues when she was not of sound mind.

The plaintiffs allege that a previous will signed Sept. 24, 1965, should be declared to be the valid will. In the later, contested will "Mrs. Heiss was left $5000. In the earlier will she and her husband received Mrs.

Daues' home "and contents, The total estate is valued at $96,000, the petition says. Defendants are Robert J. Smith, public administrator, ad ministrator of the estate; Sarah Ann Shaw, Yale, George William Shaw, Yale, Julia Parry, Rolla; Anthony Mams, Roila; John Paul Ham, Chicago; Parry Watkins, Jackson, Luman Watkins, if living, and unknown heirs; Union National Bank of Springfield, executor; Mildred Williams, 2515 West Elm; unknown heirs of the late Bertha Elizabeth Brown of Springfield; Covenant Pres i a Church, 2441 South Lone Pine; unknown heirs of the late Wil liam Martin Daues qf Springfield; Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, St. Louis; Maudena Hutton, Little Rock, Fred Parry, if living, and his Ronald Perry, and all other unknown heirs of Fred Parry; and all others heirs, known or unknown of the late Mrs. Daues.

For iSrunk Driving Billings Man Fined $125 A young Billings man, fined $125 and costs today for drunken driving, still faces a charge of resisting arrest. Deputy Sheriff Ray Mathews said that John Edward Mooney-ham, 23, Route 2, Billings, also wanted to know-how much mon- ey the officer wanted to let him go- Mooneyham was arrested about 9:30 Monday at Republic by Deputy Mathews, who said he almost had to run his patrol car into a ditch to keep Mooneyham's auto from hitting him head on. -w-. The deputy turned around and pursued Mooneyham's auto which was weaving. After his offer of money was refused, Mathews related, Moon eyham did not want to get in tne patrol car and there was a struggle.

Both men "ended up in the ditch" before he got handcuffs on Mooneyham, Mathews said. ui payrajenr, oi nis une ana won be arraigned on the resisting charge uril he either pays the fine or serves it out. Young Mom Suffers Cuts A 28 year old Springfield woman admitted to Burge-Prot-estant Hospital Monday afternoon for treatment 'of self-inflicted arm cuts is in "satisfactory" condition today. Police said the woman's 8-year old son returned home from school about 3:30 p.m. Monday and was told by his 4 year old sister that their mother had "cut herself very bad." The boy said his -mother in sisted she was all right, but when he saw her blood-soaked bed, he ran across the street and asked a neighbor for John Smith said a paring knife found in a bathtub possibly had been used by the woman, who had bled profusely from a severe right arm laceration.

The woman's husband was at work at the time. Smith said the woman refused to talk about the incident after she regained consciousness. Her father told police the woman had been despondent recently after a cancer operation and Sunday had taken an overdose of sleeping pills. Five Persons Held in Probe Of Burglaries A 17-year-old youth, two women aged 18 and 23 and boys aged 14 and 15 are in custody today for investigation of burglary and grand stealing. Deputy Sheriffs Ron Wilcox and Ron Lindsey arrested four of the young people Monday afternoon, and a 23-year-old woman turned herself in later.

The five are being held in connection with a breakin at the Sinclair service station at the bypass and Division, but Wilcox said the juveniles also have admitted five other breakins, including several in the city. Possible charges will await further investigation by deputies and police, Wilcox said. Deputy Juvenile Officer Bob Robertson said the juveniles will remain in detention. Funeral services for John A. Shelburn, 76, of 2038 North Pierce, Will be at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in Klingner Chapel with the Rev. W. L. Murdaugb officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Mr. Shelburn died at 4:20 pm. Sunday in St. John's Hospital after a three-year illness. JOHN C.

WILSON NIXA Funeral services for John C. Wilson, 95, Nixa, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Har ris Chapel here with the Rev. Roscoe Harding officiating; Burial will be in Jones-Cha stain Cemetery south of here. Mr.

Wilson died at 2:27 p.m. Sunday in Bilyeu Nursing Home, Ozark, after a short illness. HOWARD N. NEAL CROCKER Funeral services for Howard N. Neal, 53, of Crocker, who died Sunday at Pulaski County Hospital in Way-nesville, will be at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in Crocker Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Robert Bullard will officiate and burial will be in Crocker Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams. He is survived by his wife, Marie; two sons, Howard Wayne, of Craig, and Tom Lee, a student at Drury College in Springfield; one brother, Hubert, Crocker; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Reed, Crocker, and Mrs.

Leah Scantlin, Crocker; two 7 MRS. HAROLD MILLER JEFFERSON-CITY Mrs. Faye B. Miller, 51, Jefferson City, died Monday at Burge-Protestant Hospital in Spring field. Mrs.

a dental tech nician, had been staying in' Wil low Springs under the care of her father-in-law Dr. Harold D. MUler, She is survived by -her husband, Harold, Jefferson City. Funeral services will be at First Presbyterian Church here at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev.

Jerry Bohm officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Casey Memorial Cemetery, Casey, 111. Services are under direction of Burns of Willow Springs. Memorial-contributions-raTi donated to the Juliette Southard Dental Assistance Scholarship in care of Dr.

Mil ler, Willow Springs. WILLIAM H. MESSMER Funeral services for William H. (Hal) Messmer, 50, of 2345 South Virginia, who died at 3:40 p.m. Sunday in uurge Frot- estarjt Hospital, will be at 10 a.m.

Wednesday in Tmeme Chapel with the Rev. Joe Amos officiating. Burial will be in National Cemetery. West Plains Duo Wounded Result of Chase In Southwest Texas CARRIZO SPRINGS, Tex, (AP) A shootout left a deputy sheriff and two Missouri men wounded after an airplane and ground chase through the brush country near this southwest Texas town. Sheriff Tom Brady said two men wanted for robbing a man four miles south of Cotulla and taking his car ran a- Dimmitt County Monday, shooting Deputy Sheriff A.

D. Dobbler in the wrist at Asher- ton, Tex. "It was about 3:20 p.m. when they shot my deputy and about :40 p.m. when we caught them in the brush," the sheriff said.

"We had airplanes circling over them and they were shooting at the planes and at the offi cers but there were rust too many of us. We just crowded in and caught them. Charged today with assault with intent to murder a peace officer were Robert Eugene Howeil, 18, and John Clifton Locklin, 22, both of West Plains, Mo. They were wounded in the crossfire during the final two mile chase through the brush. "One was wounded in the jeg and arm and the other has shots in the shoulder," Brady said.

The deputy iind the two fugitives were in a Carrizo Springs hospital. Steel Production In Slight Increase NEW YORK (AP)-Steel production for the week ended Dec. 16 increased 0.9 per cent from the previous week, the American Iron and Steel Institute said. Production rose to 2,747,000 tons from 2,723,000 tons in the week ended Dec. 9.

For the year to date, production is estimated at 121,440,000 tons, down from 129,097,000 tons at the same time last year. WHITSTABLE, England (AP) Madame Dubarry, a local clairvoyant, asked police to help her trace a thief who stole her crystal ball from her consulting room recently. Easter island's only regular contact the outside world is a supply and mail ship sent once a year by the ChiJean Navy, which administers this remotj outpost. Frank Bulow, 73, of RoutrtfMJpnnyhan was jailed in lieu Livestock 7 HOGS Saleable ISM. Trading moderately active.

Barrows and. gilts steady to .25 lower. U.S. 1-2, 200-240 17.J3-18.0O; 1- 17.00-17.75; U.S. 1-3, 210-260 16.50-17.25; 2-3, 240-2r 16.25-17.00; 2- 3, 260-288 15.25-16.25.

Sows fully -steady, 1-3. 308-36 12.50-13.50: 350-450 11.50-12.50; 5.0-600 10.50-11.00. SHEifcTP 100. Lambs .50 lower. Ewes steady.

Choice and prune, 85-100 lb. wooled lambs, 20.00-21.00; good and choice 18.00-20.00. Ewes, cull to good, 3. 00-6. On.

CATTLE AND CALVES Saleable 700, Trading moderately active. Cows steady, bulls and slaughter calves steady. Bulls scarce. Utility and commercial cows 15.00-16.50; high yielding utilily at 17.00; canner and cutter 11.00-15.00. Choice veaiers 30.00-31 00 good 25.aO-3O.O0: good and choice 3ml-500 lb.

slaughter calves Feeders: not enough sold to establish a trend. NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, 111. API Estimates for Wednesday: Hogs 8.C0O; cattle calves 100; steep 300. Hogs 9.000; barrow and gilts steady to 15 lower; 1-2 200-260 lbs. 17.O0-ls.5u; sows steady; 1-3 11.75-14.25.

Cattle calves 175: steers ard heifers steady to 25 lower; steers choice 24.03-25.25: good 21.C0-23.25; cows commercial and uUlity 14.50-16.50; choice venters 31.03-3i.00. Sheep 100; lambs 50 lower; ctlo'ce 21.05-22.50; ewes 4.00-6.50. Bad Weather Cuts 'Lights9 "Poor growing weather" was blamed today by Christmas Tree of Lights campaign chairman C. Wallace Walter for the $1000 lag in progress for the drive compared to the same -time-last year. As of today, the project had collected $6575, represented by 263 bghts now glowing on the tree located in the northwest quadrant of the Public Square.

uoai ot ine cnamy drive is $9000. We realize we've suffered from poor weather Walter said. "It's difficult for people to get out on the streets when it's wet and slick, and it's equally hard for the volunteers to man the street-corner kettle stands when the weather is bad." Walter added that anyone who wished may send donations to the Salvation Army offices, 636 Boonviiie. The kettle stands will remain in operation through shopping hours this Saturday. Ozarka to Work For More Jobs OKLAHOMA CITY (Special) Creation of jobs will be the major factor in approving projects, the Ozarks Commission has decided at meetine here.

William M. McGandless, com mission co chairman, esti mated the commission will get about one-fifth of $9 million appropriated by Congress for five commissions of this type, and said the Ozarks region, 125 counties in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, will probably get me money February. Oklahoma Gov. Dewey Bart- ictt said We commission must spend the funds for "brick and mortar" projects, and not to employ people. U.S.

WEATHER SOUTH MISSOURI Fair to oarl'v cloudy and mild through Wednesday. Lows tonight upper 40s to mid -IPs. Highs Wednesday upper os to mid 60s. ARKANSAS Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Increasing cloud-ness Wednesday.

Chance of showers west late Wednesday. Warmer tonicht with lows mostly in 4os. Mild Wednesday with highs 66 to 76. KANSAS Partly cloudy- to cloudy tonicht and Wednesday. Warmer east and north tonight.

Slight chance of rain or snow extreme west tonight. Chance of occasional rain east and north Wednesday. Lows ton ght near 30 west to 40 east. Highs Wednesday 45 to 55. -X NORTH MISSOURI Partly cloudy and warmer tonight.

Wednesday mostly cloudy with chance ol occasional rain. Lows tonight 35 to 45 south. Highs Wednesday around 50. OKLAHOMA Increasing cloudiness west and fair east tonight. A little warmer central and east.

Partly cloudy to cloudy Wednesday. Turning cooler in Panhandle late Wednesday. Low tonight 2 northwest to 48 southeast. High Wednesday 40 northwest to 70 southeast. lieu St- Um Up' FMMl.ll.lt.

he' tMk ket (or for Vs to rye corn Oats in to I 48 John Keil, Atchison, a step-son, Clyde Ed- dings, Belleville, two grand-children; five step-grandchildren; and a great-step-grandchild. HAROLD B. MILLER KANSAS CITY, Kan. Har old B. Miller, 36, Kansas City, a native of Dallas Coun ty, -died at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday in the Veterans Administration Hospital here. He is survived by -his wife, Myrtle; six children; his mother, Mrs. Elva Miller, Elkland; four brothers, TheRelPauli Miller, Fort Worth, Pruitt, Buffalo, Joe, Kansas City, Kan. and the Rev. John Miller, Bis marck, N.

two sisters, Mrs. Clinton Taylor, and Mrs. Bob Davies, both "of Kansas City Kan. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fulton and Nichols Chapel here.

Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. JOE W. FOSTER Joe W. Foster, a native of Strafford and former resident of Springfield, died 'in his home in Indianapolis, shortly before midnight Sunday of an ap parent heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Louise, of the home; one dau ter, Mrs.

Richard Hildreth, Iifr dianapolis; one son, Ronald, Chicago, one sister. Miss Helen Foster, Indianapolis; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Flanner-Buchanan Chapel in Indianapolis. MhS.

MAUD WILLIAMS LEBANON Funeral services for Mrs. Maud Williams, 86, Lebanon, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday inPalmer-Pickering Chapel here with the Rev. John Doolittle officiating. Burial will be in Fulbnght Cemetery.

Mrs. William died at 2:55 p.m. Monday in the Wallace Hospital here after a lingering illness. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Katie Hoskins, Kansas City, and Mrs.

Luna Long, Lebanon; one brother, Charlie Fulbright, 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and three great greatgrandchildren. ED W.LANE MONETT Funeral services for Ed W. Lane, 76, Route 2, Monett, who died at 9:40 p.m. Monday in St. Vincent's Hospital, will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday in Mercer Chapel here. Dr. Z. Willard Gunckel will officiate and burial will be in Monett Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mr.

Lane, a life-time resident of the Monett area, had operated Lane's Dairy for a number of years. He retired in September, 1957. He was a veteran of World War a member of the Methodist church and was a member of Hobbs-Anderson Post No. 91 of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife.

Dorothy and one son, Bob, of Monett. In City State Starts Traffic Study The state highway department will begin traffic volume counts Springfield this week, district engineer V. B. Unsell an nounced today. The countsron all state high ways and a number of city streets, will take several months complete, he said.

Periodic counts are made by the department to determine traffic patterns and volumes on the most heavily traveled routes with information derived used for administrative and planning purposes. The count will be made by machines which utilize pressure hoses stretched across traffic lanes. Unsell also released informa tion pertaining to a "Table Rock Reservoir Area Traffic Study," made last spring. The department concluded that "the combination of social- recreation and vacation trips ac counted for nearly 50 percent of the total trips entering, leaving or passing through the study area." In a section on future traffic estimates assuming the exist- iftmhighway network doe not appreciably change, it is predict ed that "the 20-year expansion factors show traffic increases ranging from about 30 to 80 percent." Ufl RftMait UsaCtM Ur4U Ill -cy 3 Strafford, was dead on arrival at 9:35 p.m. Monday at St.

John's Hospital. 1 Mr. Bulow. who had been 111 about two weeks, was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Catherine; one son, Robert L.

uuiow, Koute and lour grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are under direction of Chapel of the Ozarks. MRS. CHRISTIE B. KINCANNON Mrs.

Christie B. Encannon, 70, St. Louis, a former resident of the Springfield and Rogersville communities, died at 4:30 a.m. today in a St Louis hospital. Mrs.

Kincannon was a member of the Rogersville Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, Morris, Tom, and George, all of Louis, and Aubrey Robb, 2345 North Howard, three sisters, Mrs. Angie Ayres, Mifs. Blanche Smith, and Mrs. Wilburn AVolfe, all of Springfield; and five grandchildren.

i Funeral arrangements will be announced by Chapel of the Ozarks. Asli Crove Youth Injured in Crash Still in Hospital ASH GROVE (Special) An Ash Grove soldier injured in Saturday's chartered bus accident near El Paso, in which three soldiers were kitted, has not been released from an El Paso hospital as previously reported. He is Pvt. William G. Yates, nephew of Mrs.

Loren Glenn, Ash Grove. Mrs. Glenn said her 18-year-old nephew apparently suffered a forehead laceration and possible concussion in the crash that occurred while a chartered bus was carrying soldiers homeward from Fort Bliss, for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Glenn reported she Monday with the doctor attending her nephew, but he did not indicate when the young soldier would be permitted to leave the hospital.

The condition of Pvt. Yates was described as "satisfactory" yesterday. Be alert today, alive tomor row. AfMftaied Press Wlrephota GOOD NEWS It is expected to continue mild in the Springfield area tonight, but the large area of snow is expected to continue ever the western par! of the nation, according to the early-morning forecast of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

The Texas-Louisiana rgion can expect rain. The eastern third of the nation likely will get mild weather. is i.

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