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Page 2A THE 1C Suii day, May 25,1975 The World KOREAN FEARS South Korea is in a state of tension, worried over the possibility of a North Korean attack in the wake of Communist gains in Indochina. Koreans are afraid "the United States will bug out," one American said. Some fears have been allayed by the stream of assertions by President Ford, Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger that U.S. treaty commitments to defend South Korea will be honored.

These are with warnings to North Korea's president not to miscalculate American readiness. LEBANESE FIGHT Armed gangs subdivided Beirut roadblocks Saturday but Lebanon's new military government still hoped to end street fighting fl without imposing martial law. Asked if army troops -would intervene in the conflict between Palestinian guerrillas and right-wing Phalangists, a government spokesman replied: "Not yet I is only a dispute between brethren and we will try to restore order with dialogue." NATO ACCUSATION European parliament members accused the U.S. Congress Saturday of a post-Vietnam loss of interest in Europe and the Atlantic Alliance. Criticism focused oh the undersized U.S.

delegation to a meeting in Brussels of the North Atlantic Assembly, which is made up of members of the parliaments of the 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations. TEMPORARY VICTORY The world may be on the verge of rebuilding some of its severely depleted food supplies but experts see it as a fragile and temporary victory at best. Prospects for big harvests look good for this year and next throughout the world, barririg unfavorable weather. However, experts speaking at a four-day Washington Journalism Center conference this past week agreed that hunger is a nightmare that "will not go away with one or two good harvests. Neither will unbridled population growth, the handmaiden of hunger in much of the world.

EAGER FOR INSURANCE A procession of witnesses in his capital murder trial in Houston have described Ronald Clark O'Bryan as a. man eager to spend the insurance gained from the Halloween poisoning of his 8-year-old son. Tuesday, O'Bryan's wife, is expected to testify she knew nothing of the extra insurance her husband bought a few weeks before taking her son, Timothy, her daughter, Elizabeth, 5, and two neighborhood children trick-or-treating. Prosecutor Mike Hinlon claims the insurance, $20,000 of which was taken out shortly before Halloween, was O'Bryan's motive for murdering the boy-r A I STANDARDS House members voted 'Saturday to create-a state commission to set standards for and regulate county jail conditions. Rep.

Carl Arthur, said regulation of county jails on the federal level would occur if a state system of regulation wasn't implemented. SEEKS FUND CUTOFF Madlyn Murray O'Hair, perhaps the nation's best known school prayer critic, said Saturday she is "furious with the nation's atheists and agnostics" and plans a suit seeking cutoff of federal funds for all schools which permit classroom prayers. "I've had it with these people. The walls are crumbling and I mean to stop it once and for all. They're (atheists) letting this happen," she said; THE FORECAST During Sunday, showers and thunderstorms will be expected over the northern and mid Rockies, the Ohio-Tennessee valley and eastern of Virginia.

Clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES Atlanta 84, Boston 66, Chicago 81, Cleveland 73, Dallas 87, Denver 74, Duluth 67, Houston 84, Jacksonville 91, Kansas City 84, Little Rock 88, Los Angeles 71, Miami 87, Minneapolis 76, New Orleans 86, New York 73, Phoenix 99, San Francisco 72, Seattle 63, St. Louis 83 and Washington 83. KING KINWS INSURANCE ALUTE Denton High School Sclutatorian Beth Cole and Valedictorian Jim Laney MARVIN G. RAMEY TERRELL VV.

KING III RANDALL L. MINNiS Arson Fires tJp Insurance 'Rates JL 'By DON HANCOCK Staff Writer A soaring increase in arson cases locally and statewide could result in higher fire insurance premiums in Denton. Iti Denton, fire department officials do not keep separate statistics on arson, but Fire Marshall Robert Hagemann confirms that the number of suspicious fires in the city is rising substantially. In Texas, suspicious fires increased from 1,653 cases in 1973 to 2,301 cases in 1974, and are expected to climb even higher, state officials say. "Uke any other fire loss, eventually the loss must be paid by the insurance customers of Texas," said Joe Christie, chairman of the State Board of Insurance.

"This in reality is an indirect but unnoticed effect long after the ashes of arson have grown Hagemann attributes the increase to economic factors. "More fires are being started intentionally because of the economic situation," he said. "Most suspicious fires in Denton are started by someone wanting to collect insurance." As'fire marshall, Hagemann investigates the cause of all fires in the city and has determined several recent cases which were obviously fires set for the purpose of collecting insurance. But arson is difficult to prove, Hagemann said, and insurance adjusters often are forced to pay on claims where evidence suggests the fire was not accidental. Criminal prosecution of arsonists is rare because of the wording of state statutes, which requires proof of the intent of a person in starting a fire, Hagemann said.

Hagemann, who is a licensed law enforcement officer, said he conducts all fire investigations as if they are arsons. Scientific investigations methods are used to determine any irregularities in the ignition or spreading of the fire. For instance, a fire investigator is always suspicious of a fire which starts simultaneously in several places. "A normal fire must have three elements present, fuel, air and heat," Hagemahri said. If one of these elements normally would be missing at the time a fire would start, then someone must have intentionally introduced it to start the fire, he said.

"Most often, an abnormal behavior in how fire travels is caused by a 'trailer' of paper left by the arsonist or a path of Paye Argo Simmons HAY WARD, Calif. Funeral services for Faye Argo Simmons, 51, of Hayward, a former Denton resident, were held Thursday at Soreson Funeral Home in Hayward. Burial was at Mt. Eden Cemetery. Mrs.

Simmons died Tuesday at a Hayward hospital. She was born March 30, 1924. in Denton. Survivors include her husband. H.

A. "Joe" Simmons of Hayward: two daughters, Polly Dunn and Joyce Sloane. both of Hayward; one sister. Ruby Christian of Hayward: two brothers, Velton Argo of Denton and 1 Smith Argo of Victoria; and seven grandchildren. Claude S.

Henson Funeral services for Claude Solomon Henson, 69. of Decatur, will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fundamental Baptist Church in Decatur with the Rev. Glenn Knox and the Rev. Wilbur Simmons officiating.

Burial will be at Sweetwater Ce'metery in Wise County. Mr. Henson died Friday in a Decatur Nursing Home. He had lived in Decatur for sbc months, having spent most of his life in Fort Worth where he was a member of the Carpenters' Union. He attended the Baptist chur-.

ches in Fort Worth. He was a graduate of Decatur High School and had been the state champion in his division of the Texas Old Time Fiddlers' Association for several He is survived by three sons, Ed Wendell Henson, John "Jack" Henson and Jerry Claude Henson. all of Fort Worth; one daughter, Claudette Harrell of "Fort Worth; one sister, Virginia Martin of Reno, and 13 grandchildren. Christian Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Samuel E.

Reynolds Funeral services for Samuel Eugene Reynolds. 59. of Houston are scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlett Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev.

Gene Clark. Burial will be at Roselawn. Mr. Reynolds, a native of Denton County, died Thursday in Houston. 707 FIRST STATE BANK BLDG.

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He attended Denton and Lewisville public schools and North Texas State University. He was a court reporter. Survivors include two sisters, Irene Young of Dallas and Marie Clark of Denton; and one brother, Truman Reynolds of Denton. Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlett is in charge of arrangements. Fannie 1.

Hare Funeral services for Fannie I. Hare; 85, of 1108 Congress are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday in Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlett Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Jimmie Dragoo.

Burial will be at the Plainview Cemetery at Krum. Mrs. Hare died Saturday at Flow Memorial Hospital. She married M. H.

Hare in Plainview community. He died in 1960. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. J. M.

Neely of Piano and Mrs. J. M. Young of Eagle son, Wayne (Buddy) Hare of Denton; six grandchildren, seven great- grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Schmitz-FJoyd-Hamlett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

BRIDGEPORT Funeral services for Emma May Jackson, 77, of Bridgeport, were held Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Willard Morrow and Clyde Dukes officiating. Burial was at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Mrs; Jackson died Tuesday. She was bora May 10, 1898 in Willow Point, Tex. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ in Bridgeport.

She is survived by one son, Walter L. Jackson of Fort Worth: one daughter. Wanda Williams of Fort Worth: three brothers. Carl Roberts and E. L.

Roberts, both of Bridgeport, and John Roberts of Borger: one sister, Sue Richardson of Dallas: three grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Pallbearers were L. D. Richardson, Jack Richardson, Joe Richardson, Claude Pewitt, Hubert Fitzgerald and Buster Houchins. T.

Joe Keeter Funeral services for T. Joe Keeter of Houston, were held at the First Baptist Church of Chico with the Rev. Joe Motsenbocker i i a i a i graveside services were held at Chico cemetery. Keeter, a former resident of Chico, was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Eva Keeter of Houston and one daughter, Mary Ella Aufill of Houston.

Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport was in charge of arrangements. O. L. Helm Memorial services for 0. L.

"Buster" Helm of Memphis, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Presbyterian Church in Memphis. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Shiloh Cemetery near Denton with Dr. Phillip Walker officiating.

died Friday -He is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Denton; one daughter, Leslie Fry of Dallas; one son, Larry Helm of Carrollton; six sisters, Jbcile Shirey, Margie Hollis and Rosedale Ford, all of Corinth, and Ruby Heard of Dallas, Biilye Jean Wilson of Argyle and Florence Simmons of Denton; two brothers. Minor Helms of Dallas and Arvis Helms of Oklahoma; and two grandchildren. Karen Elaine York BRIDGEPORT r- Funeral services for Karen Elaine York, 27, of Fort Worth, were held Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Willard Morrow and Clyde Dukes officiating. Burial was at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Mrs.

York died Tuesday at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. She was born July 20, 1947 in Fort Worth. She married Danny York March 4, 1966 in Decatur and was a member of Pilot Point Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of Fort Worth; father, Donald Ray Billington of Bridgeport, mother. Wanda Williams of Fort Worth; two daughters, Dannie Anitte York and Holly Wayne.York, both of Fort Worth; one sister, Ray Jean Ortez of Pilot Point and grandmother, Mrs.

E. E. Billington of Bridgeport. Pallbearers were L. D.

Richardson, Jack Richardson, Joe Richardson, Claude Pewitt, Hubert Fitzgerald and Buster Houchins. BRIDGEPORT Funeral services for Roy Vernon Evans, 71, of Chico, were held Friday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joe Motsenbocker and the Rev. Gilbert Rhine officiating. Burial was at Chico Cemetery.

Mr. Evans died Thursday at Bridgeport Hospital, He was born Nov. 1,1903 in Chico. He married Leona Moore March 26, 1932 in Waurika, Okla. He was.

a member of Red Bud First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of Chico; son, Billy Jack Chico; one daughter, Joyce Easley of Chico; two sisters, Eva Scales of Chico and Bertha Harriot of Fort Worth; and one granddaughter. Pallbearers were Ronnie Harriot, Edwin Browning, Norman Burdine, Cecil Lancaster, Wylie Prescott III and Wilbert Carlisle. Services Held RAY CARTER, 74, 318 Crawford, services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Goen Funeral Chapel with the Rev.

Jackie Howard officiating. Burial at Oak Pallbearers were Doug Davis, Thurman Whitfield, Larry Carter, H. L. Smith, James Sprabary and Olen Beaird. H.

B. "MACK" McNARY, 80, of 2118 Bolivar, services were held Friday at Schmitz- Floyd-Hamlett Chapel. The Rev. Dr. L.

L. Armstrong officiated. Burial was at a Pallbearers were Mark Hanna Ennis Ford, Charles Davis, W. D. Butrill, Larue "Bud" Ludwick and Jack a pallbearers were members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Stanfield Lodge 217, the Masonic Lodge and Denton IOOF Lodge 82.

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SYCAMORE P.O. BOX 827 DENTON, TEXAS 76201 inflammable liquid." Hagemann said. "Inflammable liquids are probably the most common material used to start and spread fires." Arsonists also can be surprisingly inventive, using candles or clock devices to delay the ignition of a fire to establish an alibi, Hagemann said, Separating the amateur from the professional arsonist is usually simple, because the amateur always leaves evidence while the professional leaves no evidence, he said, If there is evidence that a fire has been started intentionally, Hagemann expands his investigation 'into the background of any suspects-, checking to see if they are in debt a i need money. "We also look to see if things normally found in a house are missing," Hagemann said. "For instance, if pictures or clothing are missing from the house, they could have been removed by a person wishing to save them." While most suspicious fires in the city involve residences, intentionally-started car fires are often common.

these car fires happen in rural areas of the county where there aren't so many witnesses and they're almost always started for insurance reasons," Hagemann said. you have a car that catches on fire for no reason in a deserted area, it's probably an arson." Fire losses to business owners have remained low in the city recently, unlike nationwide statistics, which show commercial fires for insurance purposes are rising at an alarming rate. One national insurance company reports that about 20 per cent of the fires in stores and other commercial establishments are believed to be set by desperate proprietors. Locally, this figure is less than 5 per cent, Hagemann said, adding that the local business climate is probably healthier than the nation as a whole, Hagemann admits pessimism that things may get worse before they get better in terms of the number of arsons in the city. "If the economic situation doesn't improve, we're going to be seeing more arsons," he said.

Wadley Blood Center Serves 33 Hospitals Continued From Page One had not been invited to give the'group a personal presentation as Wadley and DEC had done. WALLACE DUVALL, Flow administrator, expressed concern at the meeting "about reports Wadley couldn't deliver (blood) at certain times." "Does this group have all the information needed to make a decision now," he asked before abstaining when the final vote was taken. The health council's recommendation will go before the board of Westgate Hospital Tuesday, Administrator Bob Beare said. Flow Hospital's regular monthly board meeting was Thursday night. The board's next regular meeting is June 19.

It is up to a hospital's board to okay the purchase of blood from a blood bank. But if the local hospitals give the okay to Wadley, the Dallas-based organization proposes: --To offer immediate blood service and supply. --To eventually establish and staff a coUection, supply and distribution center in Denton for the convenience of blood donors, --To offer immediate scheduling of mobile donor blood drives capable of drawing some 600 donors per day. --to offer 24-hour per day technical and physician coverage for consultation. --To offer individual and group plan options.

Wadley dispenses blood and blood components at the rate of more than 65,000 units annually, serving 33 hospitals with 100 per cent volunteer blood. A MEMBER OF the American Association of blood Banks Clearing House and the largest blood bank in the Southwest, Wadley draws from a base of some 100,000 known donors. Wadley proposes to charge local hospitals S59 per unit of whole blood and charge residents a $35 nonreplacement fee for whole blood in lieu of actual blood replacement. Wadley's processing fee for whole blood is S24. Health council members said Wadley explained its "higher replacement cost" as a means of encouraging replacement by blood instead of money.

The health council has asked for and Wadley reportedly has agreed to operate in Denton with an advisory board composed of lay citizens and the medical community. Man Receives Wound In Shooting Incident A 24-year-old man was in good condition at Flow Memorial Hospital Saturday after his wife allegedly shot him in the leg Saturday morning. The man told police he had argued with his wife Friday evening but believed the argument was over when the two went to bed Friday night. The man said he heard his wife get up at about 5:30 a.m and leave the house and was awakened next about 7:30 a by his wife shooting at him with a revolver from the door of the bedroom, according to police reports. Two shots were hred before the wife left the house, the man told police KIRBY VACUUM CLEANERS DIAL: 387-4395 507 N.

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