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Vol. 62 No: 158 OTTAWA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 12,1958 7 CENTS FOURTEEN PAGES Side Second district Kansas Cow Rslles'will present their annual Father's Day, gift to some lucky father. Each year the organization gives a present of beef roast or steaks to the father of the first baby born on Father's Day, Sunday, at Ransom Memorial Hospital. A father for the first time takes precedence over one who has gone through the, ordeal before. Plans call for the presentation to be made Monday afte rthe "new dad' recovers from the shock.

Mrs. Lloyd Robbins will donate the beef this year. Deer Spotted Deer may be on the increase, in Kansas. Marlin Rice, of Pomona, reports seeing a beautiful 4-point buck near the 7th Street road recently. The animal was standing in full view in a field south of the highway on the west side of the Marais des Cygnes river.

Reports of deer in the Topeka area have also been recevied. Beats Himself CREWE, Pa. (AP) W. L. Dixon missed election Tuesday to Town Council by one vote his own.

He voted for the candidate who beat him. Violent Weather Hits Kansas, More Is Forecast Hard Luck Quartet Gets Big Weekend Jet Crashes Into Home PONCA CITY, Okla. (AP) A flaming Air Force jet training plane hurtled out of a rainstorm into an isolated farrn home near Wednesday night, -killing an Air Force Base at Enid, Okla. pil, and a woman resident of the Ott Dam To Be Removed; Engineers To Seek Bids house. The dead were identified as Mrs.

Cora Harman, 68; and Lieut Robert E. Irons, and Lieut. Chris Paulos, both stationed at Vance Eir Force Base- at-Enid, Okla. Irons was an instructor and Paulos a student. Authorities at the scene five miles northeast of Ponca City, said Mrs.

Harman's body was thrown from the house by the explosion "Tollowing the crash. Mrs. Harman's husband, Dick, was in the farm yard driving his pickup truck into the garage when the T33 slammed into a corner of the four-room frame house about 10 p.m. Two unopened parachutes were found In a field. Wreckage was strewn over six-acre area Railroads To Receive Help PLA1NV1EW, Tex.

AP)-Those couples who met recently with the proverbial fishermen's luck of wet posteriors and empty stomachs are going to live it up the weekend of June 20-22. The Bo Englands and Maxwell Stones, whose trip to Lake Brownwood resulted in a series of well- publicized misfortunes, will be turn as guests of the Brownwood Storm-conscious Ottawaria were on the watch again last nignt as a noisy thunderstorm gave the area .27 of an inch of rain with considerable lightning and thunder. The weather bureau announced that there is a for more severe storms this afternoon and -evening. The forecast stated that there is a possibility of several tornadoes forming in the area, 60 miles on either side of a line from near Hill City to a point 20 miles north of Topeka, during the period from 1 p. m.

to 7 p. m. of Commerce, organization promised Chamber That them air-conditioned cabins, use of new motor boats and fishing tackle, steak dinners, two small SIGNING BONDS-for flood control, totaling $770,000, are Mayor Kenneth E. Andrews (right) and City Clerk Don Capper. It is expected that the city will receive the money for the bonds prior to July 1.

(Photo by Lamar Phillips) City Buys White Way Lights or South Main (AP) Quick House action is expected on leg islation to authorize 700 million dollars in government-guaranteed loans and other help for the ail Ing railroads. The Senate passed the bill bj voice vote Wednesday and the House Commerce Committee wa called into closed door session tackle the measure today. As passed by the Senate, tin bill also would permit the rail roads to discontinue unprofitable interestate trains unless the Interstate Commerce Commission determines the carriers are not suffering net loses and overrules them. The Senate cut a provision that would have permitted rail air, barge and truck carriers to set up reserve funds that would be free of. income taxes for five years if the funds were invested in new equipment.

Ott dam in the Marais des Cygnes river at Walnut Street, is to be removed at the very start of the Army Engineers' construction work on the flood control project here. The dam is to be removed so earth-moving equipment can use the bed of the river as a roadway for transporting large quantities of earth from the east part of Ottawa to the.west part of town for use in levee building. This announcement was made ast night by John McCann, project engineer of the Corps of En- iinesrs. McCann came from Kansas City to meet with the city commissioners last night for a discussion of the work and to set up a tentative timetable for the project. The Army Engineers plan to advertise for bids on the first construction contract the week of June 23, McCann said.

The bids will be opened about 30 days later. Coinciding closely with this move, the city of Ottawa will open bids the evening of Tuesday, July 15, on all of the phases of its construction work. The city has a number of things to do to make the utility lines- electric, sewer and water as well as the Main Street bridge, the project to be constructed ay the Army Engineers. Those occupying property now in process of being condemned, will be given as much notice as possible for vacating the property, city officials said. It is planned to give 90 days notice, if possible, to those oc cupying business properties involved in the Street bridge.

vicinity of Main Such notice will be given at the time the city deposits money with the District Court for paying for the properties being condemned, City Clerk Don Capper said this money should be deposited some where near July 1, according to present scheduling. If that schedule can be followed, ths business houses will have to be vacated about mid-September. The city clerk and Mayor Ken- Lamb Insured Payment Plan. adv. Dine tmt, it's fun at Reno's, 302 8.

Main. Adv. The Weather COUNTY FORECAST a r- iable cloudiness, scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with locally heavy rain likely; Friday partly cloudy with scattered show- en and thunders terms; warmer this afternoon; highs this afternoon and Friday 85-90; lows tonight 65-70. High temperature yesterday, 84; low today, 67; high year ago today, 85; low year ago today, 66; record high this date. 104 In 1953; record low this date.

42 In 1903; hourly temperatures, hours ending 8 a. m. today: 9 a. 68 10 a. 71 51 a.

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75 neth Andrews have been busy the past two days signing the flood control bonds. Both are develop' ng writer's cramp, since there are 770 bonds of $1,000 denomination. This money was voted by the people of Ottawa to pay the city's share of the cost, which includes right-of-way purchase and remodeling of the city's utility lines and the Main Street bridge. The federal government wit spend more than $4 million on the project in Ottawa. Removal of Ott dam will take from the Ottawa scene a landmark and favorite fishing place of many years standing.

The World raised by popular subscription. The man responsible for pro moting the drive for the dam was the late Henry Ott, father of M. Ott of 703 S. Main. Because of his interest in the project anc his diligent work making it a reality, the dam was named for him dam War was built prior to the money being With the widening of the river channel in the flood control proj ect, the dam must be removed since it will not reach across the channel, and since the extra spaa for water flow will be needed.

The city and the Army Engi neers are now engaged in dove tailing the numerous details tha must be worked out before con struction can since part the work is to be done by con tractors for the Army, and par of it by contractors for the city. Also participating in the discus sions last night was Harry Bone representative of A. C. Kirkwood 'Associates, consulting engi- eers of Kansas City. This firm, retained by the city, las done the engineering on the Main Street bridge alteration as veil as the other work the city must do in the flood protection pro- Assistant City Attorney Tom Jleason said condemnation proceedings the second portion real estate needed will be Jiis week in District Court.

This will complete the condemnation on property needed on the south bank of the river, and on that needec on both sides of the river eas' rom the alley west of Main. Appraisers are due to report on the first condemnation on June 23. Slot Machines Are Confiscated TOPEKA (AP) Thirteen slo machines were confiscated yester day by state and local law en 'orcement officers in raids on clubs at Manhattan and Beloit. John Emerson, an assistan state attorney general, who par in the Manhattan raid said eight slots were seized at th Elks Club and four at the Eagles Hub. No individual arrests were made.

The machines were turnei over to the sheriff. Emerson said the machines ha federal gambling permits but tha they are illegal in Kansas. Charles Hinsen, an agent for th Kansas Bureau of Investigation said one slot machine was seize at the VFW club in Beloit. Th American Legion Club also wa raided but no machines wer found. Serve yourself and save at Reno's 302 S.

Main. Adv. boys to bait hooks and four larger boys to remove fish from lines. Their escort will be the patrolmen who stopped them for lacking a license plate. Their cars will be serviced before they leave.

On their May trip, the couples ruined a new tire and had five flats, the bumper pulled off their cap, the trailer rolled into the lake, and the boat sank in 30 feet of water. -The highway patrol stopped them for not having a rear license plate. It was on the bumper torn off by the trailer, wind and rain blew down their tent and soaked their belongings and England caught pneumonia. They caught no even get a bite. While Ottawans were listening to the rain last night other parts of Kansas were having wind troubles.

Severe wind damaged upwards of 50 homes in the northeast part of Wichita shortly before midnight during a period when several tornado funnels were sighted in south central Kansas. One of the funnels was sighted east of the damaged Wichita area, and it was also sighted passing over the town of Andover, northeast of Wichita. Four persons were treated at a hospital, following the Wichita storm, than released. The tornado activity extended from Wichita to a point northeast of Emporia. At Olpe, miles south of Emporia, a downpour of rain measuring in excess of 5'inches, caused flash flooding on Eagla Creek.

Funnel clouds were reported as far north as Osage County. Boost Fees To i Be Paid For Soil Bank Use Fixtures for white way lighting or the South Main business dis- rict, south of 15th Street, have een purchased, it was announced the city commissioners last ight. Mercury vapor lights were elected, and 18 were purchased rom the Line Materials Kanas City, at a price of The lights will be mounted at a leight of 25 feet or more above the street. They are of latest design. In other business transacted, the commissioners passed an ordinance for creation of a lateral sewer district in the Gleason addition.

Placed on first reading were ordinances calling for paving of Hickory Street, one block-south of 15th; 13th Street from Willow to Maple; and Maple Street from 13th to 15th. Bids will be taken on the above paving projects on the evening of June 25, and also on paving of North Cedar Street from Wilson to Grant Street. More Arma Bank Loot Recovered KANSAS CITY (ffl Recovery of Wednesday brought to approximately $20,000 the amount of loot found so far of a May 1 burglary of'the" First State Bank WASHINGTON (AP) In a move to encourage retirement of" more farm land, the Agriculture Department is boosting by 35 per cent the fees it will pay next year to farmers participating in the soil bank's Conservation Reserve. The department announced late yesterday that rental fees offered under the Conservation Reserve will average $13.50 an acre next year compared with $10 this year. Officials hope this increase will encourage farmers tracts to idle 12 Gov.

Docking Studies El Dorado Storm Damage TOPEKA (AP) matter of requesting President Eisenhower to declare tornado-stricken El Dorado a major disaster area was ield under advisement by Gov. George Docking today, pending further study of damage. Docking said officials were still inspecting damage which may lave occurred to public services and other insured public property. The governor said since federal disaster relief funds are available only for temporary restoration of essential public services and not for private owners, he will wait until city officials at El Dorado have completed an assessment of all damage before taking any action under federal law. at Arma, Kas.

The glars, FBI said identified one of the bur- as Dolan Allen Young, 21, led agents to the foot of a tree in southern Missouri where he had hidden his share of the stolen money. Young and three other men have pleaded guilty to the burglary. Agents recovered about $14,000 in a May 10 raid on an Overland Park, house rented by Young's brother, Orran Murray Young, 28, who is also charged with a $5,000 bank burglary at Hume, Jan. 19. B-47 Stratojet Bomber Missing PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.

(AP) A B47 Stratojet bomber with four men aboard was missing today in this northern New York area. Pittsburgh Air Force Base said it preseumed the plane was down within a 90-mile radius of its landing field. The area includes rugged mountain territory. An extensive air search was under way. The six-engine plane was en route from Hunter Air Force Base, near Savannah, to Loring AFB, Maine.

It was one of a training flight of three planes. Because of weather conditions over Maine, the flight was diverted to Pittsburgh AFB. Two ships in the night landed safely at' Plattsburgh. The missing plane had not reported any trouble. It was unarmed.

McPherson Girl Champ Speller WASHINGTON (AP) Jolitta Schlehuber of McPherson, to- da ywon the national spelling bee by correctly spelling "Syllepsis." Jolitta defeated Terry Madeira, 13, Elizabethtown, who stumbled on the word "propylaeum." She misspelled it "propileum." Under the rules of the bee, Jolita first had to spell correctly "propylaeum" and then go on and correctly spell another word, which she did. Had she failed Terry would have been given another chance. The word which won Jolitta $1,000 in cash, a trophy cup and $100 for a weekend visit to New York City was defined as an adjective which goes before another word and agrees with that word in number. Both Jolitta and Terry went to the final spelldown after getting a new chance at a word when judges derided thefe was misunderstanding in connection with pronunciation of their words. Jolitta was in the national bee last year when she placed fourth.

This is the first national bee for Terry. The winner is a cute little blonde of 14. She wears glasses. Never once in the gruelling contest did she fail to smile at bee officials and the audience when she was given her word, and again when she finished spelling to sign con- million acres of land for periods of 3, 5 or 10 years. This would be in addition to the 10,400,000 acres retired under the program in 1957 and 1958.

Congress has authorized the department to spend up to 375 million dollars on the program in 1959. Officials said they hope that by 1960 at least 30 million or about 8 per cent of the acreage now put to will be retired to help lessen over-production. In addition to rental fees, the department offers payments that cover a substantial part of the cost of establishing approved conservation practices on the land. Next year will see abandonment of the acreage reserve part of the soil bank. The department will pay farmers nearly 700 million dollars under the acreage reserve this year to underplant allotments of such surplus crops as cotton, corn, wheat, rice and tobacco.

Under the Conservation Reserve, rental rates will vary on the basil of productivity of the land, Its commercial rental value and sales value. it. Jolitla is an 8th grader at Harmony Rural School, McPherson, Kan. She practices spelling with her mother, who is a teacher. Her hobbies are piano, horseback riding and bicycling.

New Pill To Aid Suntan NEW YORK (AP) A pill de- sigaed to help people suntan without burning will be available by- prescripton only. of the newly de- were discussed Dine out, it's fun at Reno's, S. Main. Adv. 302 Dine out, it's Jun at Reno's, 302 S.

Main. Adv. Traffic Toll TOPEKA (AP) Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section: In last 24 To date in Same period in Serve yourself and save at Reno's, 302 S. Main. Adv.

El Dorado Is Cleaning Up Amid Twister Jitters Clincial tests veloped tablet Wednesday at a press conference held by the Upjohn Kalamazoo, pharmeceutical manufacturer. The pill apparently helps most persons, even those with a fair complexion, to withstand burning, said Dr. Arthur C. Curtis, dermatologist at the University of Michigan Medical School. The pill apparently works by strengthening the outer layer of skin, and creates an internal filter which screens out burn-producing rays of the sun, reported Dr.

Samuel Becker Jr. of the University of Illinois. A pill-protected tan may In a few days exposure equal a whole summer's exposure to suntanningi Dr. Curtis said. The sunburn inhibiting factor is an extract of a plant that grows along the Nile Delta and has been used by Egyptians and Arabians for venturies as a drug, the company said.

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a. m. 73 69 67 67 68 69 71 EL DORADO, Kan. of this southern Kansas city sweated out a rash of tornado warnings last night, only 30 hours after a vicious funnel splintered 259 homes here. Thirty-five miles southwest of El Dorado a wind storm damaged about 40 houses in Wichita and nearby areas as numerous unconfirmed reports of funnels popped up within a 50-mile radius shortly before midnight last night.

Four persons were injured at Wichita. El Dorado was right in the path of the storms and few of the city's 12,000 residents rested easily till the all-clear was sounded at 12:15 a. Before the Wichita storm, funnels were reported aloft near Arkansas City, Wellington, Newton and other points; Police Sergeant Soper said funnels were seen to the south, east and north of Newton. "I saw three myself," he added. The twister jitters were still in jvidence also in Emporia, to the northeast.

Emporia's tornado warning system got a full-scale workout as four tornado funnels were sighted aloft during a severe thunderstorm. None of the funnels hit the ground. Two were reported near Olpe, 12 miles south of Emporia, one just miles south and another 'one mile north of Emporia. The Kansas Highway patrol reported a tornado on the ground at 2 a. m.

10 to 15 miles east of Osage City and west of Ottawa, but the patrol said the twister dissipated before doing any damage. A man-made whirlwind, is clear- ing out the rubble left by the wrong-way tornado which whacked across the southwest edge of El Dorado Tuesday afternoon. The death toll stood at 13, with seven of the injured still in critical condition, Only one more body s. found in an all-day probing of the wreckage Wednesday, The missing have been accounted for. Out along Towanda avenue a dozen bulldozers and power shovels crunched through the remnants of 259 demolished homes.

Hundreds of trucks hauled the debris away. At dusk last night they had leveled half a dozen of the 40 blocks ravaged, by the twister. They were blocks left without a house worth saving. There were a dozen more with only one or two houses left standing. The Ked Cross estimated that 404 families were affected.

Besides the 259 homes destroyed, 70 sustained major damage and 72 minor damage. The major casualty, and the vortex of the destruction, was Skelly 'school yard as the when it was built four years ago. It apparently will cost almost as much to rehabilitate it. Pyramids of splintered lumber and twisted metal piled up on the Skellyschoo 1 yard a thebull- dozers knocked down the wreckage of surrounding houses. The school ground also became the temporary junk yard for more than 85 automobiles and trucks, some of them bent'almost double and most of them so shattered they can never take the road again.

Lein Martindale, city engineer, directed the mop-up and one point yesterday he had 2,500 workioj in the area. They included he distraught homeless, picking through what was left of their louses for valuables and memen- oes. Friends and relatives came lend a hand. There were volun- and work gangs from the city, Butler and adjoining counties and state agencies. About 750 uniformed men pitched in.

There were National Guard units from Augusta, Newton, Wichita and El Dorado. A detail of 100 men with heavy equipment' came from McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita. There were troopers from the Kansas highway patrol and police and police reserves from Wichita. They worked until last night. Then Martindale and his military helpers cleared the area of all but the guards and residents who still had roofs over their heads.

The householders were re- stricted to their homes from 10:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. The curfew was designed for safety and to discourage looting. El Dorado police arrested 11 men, who gave Witchita addresses, and charged them with vagrancy in connection with looting last night. Maj, Gen.

Nickell, Kansas adjutant general, and Kemp Hutton, from the Regional Civil na e4e from the Regional- Civilian Defense Office at Denver, made a perliminary survey to determine if El Dorada can qualify as a disaster area. The designation would make a- vailabl felederal funds to heir vailable federal funds to repair the damage to public works such, as schools, streets and water lines. Serve yourself and save at Reno's, Redstone Rocket Launching A Success CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Army was a step closer to activating the nations first missile today after the latest apparently successful launching of a Redstone rocket. The 63-foot Redstone, the most highly developed ballistic weapon in the U.

S. arsenal, roared into space Wednesday. The Army says the Redstone has undergone test sthan any sile. This is the rocket that the Army hopes will be deployed in, the field in the very near possibly late next month. June 20fh It the last day you can pay your last half taxes for 1957 without penalty.

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