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Some jr. ft' 62 odd ends GEOE REPUBLICAN I COUNCI PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY VOLUME 119 COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS (Birthplace of the Santa Fe TraU) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1992 NUMBER 33 Edith Peterson will be honored a 90th birthday reception from p.m., Sunday, at the Church Christ-Christian. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Her children and their families Reapportionment Moving Slowly; Officials Still Optimistic CGESPTO Will Hear Program On Reading "Parents, Partners in Reading," a program that will emphasize the importance of parents helping their children develop a love of reading, will be presented at the Council Grove Elementary School PTO meeting Tuesday night at 6:00 o'clock in the CGES cafeteria. Reports Theft Of Firewood Richard Granzow, Herington, has reported to the Morris County Sheriffs Department that someone stole one and one-half cords of cut and stacked firewood from a pasture three miles west and one mile south of White City.

The wood was taken sometime between November and Feb. 9. Value of the firewood was listed as $200. By John Hanna Associated Press Writer TOPEKA (AP)-How far behind do legislators appear to be in their efforts to redraw the state's political boundaries? Secretary of State Bill Graves, the state's chief elections officer, wanted them to finish their work by the end of January. So far, no bills on reapportionment have been introduced in the House or the Senate.

Still, some legislative leaders are not overly troubled. They maintain that it appears lawmakers have made little progress because most of the work has been done in small private meetings. "Reapportionment is not an easy thing," said House Majority Leader Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita. "Everyone wants their districts just right and that's not possible." The Legislature must draft four redistricting proposals, one each for the state House, state Senate, state Board of Education and the U. S.

House. Graves had asked the Legislature to finish its work early in the session because delaying action will cause administrative problems for his office. The filing deadline is June 10 and primary elections are scheduled for Aug. 4. "Probably the most unfortunate thing is that people interested in running now have ho idea who they will be running against, what their districts will look like and who their supporters will be," said Assistant Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh.f Thornburgh also said delays could cause other problems for the state.

He noted that state law gives candidates 180 days before the filing deadline to circulate petitions if they want to avoid paying a filing fee by collecting signatures. "We have some real legal problems with that and we may very easily end up in court," he said. "They could sue for ballot access." Legislative leaders are aware of the problems delay could cause. Senate Minority Leader Jerry Karr, D-Emporia, noted that the Legislature had to approve maps for its houses by Valentine's Day to have them legally ready by April. The state constitution requires an automatic review by the state Supreme Court.

"If we're at this pace next week, it's serious," Karr said. Sen. Ben Vidricksen, R-Salina, chairman of the Senate Legislative and Congressional Apportionment Committee, said it was optimistic for Graves and others 1 at 2-4 of will host the birthday party. If you plan to attend only one Council Grove High School bas-, ketball game this season, Tuesday night is your night. The Braves will host Chase County, with the Bulldogs' boys team ranked first in the state in Class 3A.

The girls varsity contest will start about 6:15 p.m., with the boys taking the court around 7:45 p.m. It will be Dwight Night Tuesday as the "Basketball Centennial" events continue. Former Dwight High School players are to sign in at the admission tables, and will be introduced at half-time of the boys game. Several trophies, photographs, from the Rockets' state championship teams, and successful trips to the Dodge City Tournament of Champions will be on display. A brother-sister team from McPherson, Dan Schrag and Kathy Ensz, had a successful fishing trip recently at Council Grove Reservoir.

They were fishing for crappie with ultra light poles and lightweight line, and were catching several, when Schrag hooked a 31-pound flathead. Within an hour, his sister had topped that one with a flathead weighing a little more than 32 pounds. Defeat Eureka 85-61, To Host No. 1 Bulldogs "It was the best we have played in the past several games," Coach Wayne Smith said after Council Grove defeated Eureka 85-61 Friday night on the Tornadoes' court. But the Braves' coach and players knew they didn't have long to celebrate.

Council Grove will host Chase County, top ranked Class 3A team in the state, on Tuesday night. The Cottonwood Valley League title is on the line, with the Bulldogs coming in with a 9-0 league record and Council Grove is 8-1. Tip off will be around 7:45 p.m., in the high school gym. The junior varsity boys' game will start at 4:45 p.m., in the elementary school gym, followed by the freshman boys match-up. Chase County has lost only one game this season, to Waverly in a pre-season tournament.

Waverly, unbeaten to date, is ranked first in the state in Class 1A. "We played three good quarters at Eureka," Smith reported. "We were passing the ball around, hitting the open man and shooting well. It was a fun game to coach." The Braves beat Eureka 56-32 in the JV contest. Four In Double Figures Outcome of the varsity game was decided early at Eureka, after Council Grove jumped out to an 18-8 first quarter advantage and stretched the margin to 15 points, 42-27, by halftime.

It was 60-43 after three. "It was a good team effort," Smith said after the 85-61 win. "We were not as sharp in the third quarter, but were back on track in the fourth." Four Braves scored in double figures, led by Chris Baker with U. Russia To Establish Center For Scientists Help Promised To Destroy Nuclear Weapons MOSCOW (AP)The United States and Russia agreed today to establish an international center to help nuclear scientists from the former Soviet Union turn their skills to peaceful uses. The two sides also agreed that the United States would provide Russia with rail cars and other tools to transport short-range nuclear weapons to storage and eventual destruction.

The accords were reached at a three-hour meeting between Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Yeltsin said the two sides had been unable to concur on further cuts in their long-range nuclear arsenals, although they had narrowed their differences. Another meeting will be held Tuesday between Baker and Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev to discuss the issue, he said. Yeltsin also asked Baker for an additional $600 million in grain credits from the United States, in addition to the 3.75 billion the United States has already furnished.

Baker promised to take the request to Washington and Yeltsin said, "I have no doubt in the positive response of the United States." The United States will provide $25 million to help set up an international clearing house in Russia that would gather proposals for employing nuclear scientists in commercial projects, Baker said. He said Germany would also take part in the center, and encouraged other countries to join. The two men also discussed possible cooperation between their scientists on space research. In addition, the United States gave Yeltsin a detailed proposal for constructing a facility to store plutonium extracted from nuclear weapons, Baker said; No agreement, however, was announced on that score. The former Soviet Union is estimated to have between 10,000 and 12,000 long-range and 17,000 short-range warheads.

The United States has 12,000 long-range and 9,000 short-range warheads. Prepare For Peace JDespite Violence BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)--Muslim fighters and Israeli-allied forces traded rocket barrages in south Lebanon today, a day after Israel killed the leader of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah in a lightning air attack. At a funeral procession today for the slain leader, mourners screamed: "You shall be avenged!" In the artillery duels, rockets landed in northern Israel for the first time in nearly a year, Israeli media said, but rio damage or injuries were reported." The fighting began Sunday, shortly after the killing of Sheik Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, or Party of God. Hezbollah vehemently opposes Middle East peace talks, and the killing raised fears that intensified Arab-Israeli violence could cripple peace efforts. The attack on the guerrilla bases was apparently in direct retaliation for the slayings of three Israeli soldiers, who were hacked to death early Saturday in a sneak attack by Arab militants on an army camp.

Despite the latest violence, Palestinians said today their delegation to the peace negotiations was to leave for Jordan on Wednesday for preparatory talks with the Jordanian team. The next round of talks is set to begin a week from today in Washington. Reagan, Pope Collaborated On Aid WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan approved a secret program of aid to Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement a decade ago after consultation with Pope John Paul II and a heated argument among administration officials, Time magazine says. In an article in the Feb. 24 issue, due out today, the magazine says Reagan telephoned the pontiff for advice shortly after Poland's communist rulers declared martial law and suppressed Solidarity in 1981.

"We had a massive row in the Cabinet and the National Security Council about putting together a menu of counteractions," former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. told the magazine. Time said its account, written by Carl Bernstein, was the result of several months of reporting in which more than 75 officials of the Reagan administration and the Vatican were interviewed. Toby and Harriett Harmison Teachers Diane Bolton, Mary Collins, Joyce Heilman and Olivia Moore will present ideas of how parents may help their children at home.

Ideas will be given for parents of preschoolers, early readers, and older readers how to assist early readers in their home reading and how to keep the interest for reading alive. A sampling of age-appropriate books and examples of ideas for some activities to make reading even more fun will also be shared. Handouts available will include lists suggesting books for different age levels and pamphlets outlining ideas given in the meeting. Business portion of the PTO meeting will include organizing and planning for the annual school carnival. George Brett Gets Married LOS ANGELES (AP)-Kansas City Royals designated hitter George Brett was married over the weekend in a private ceremony, his personal secretary said.

Brett, 38, married Leslie Davenport, 27, of Kansas City, Saturday afternoon in a ceremony attended only by the families at the home of a Brett family member, said Joannie Frey, Brett's personal secretary in Kansas City, Mo. The couple have no plans for a honeymoon, Frey said. The marriage is the first for both Davenport and Brett, who met about 16 months ago at a party in Kansas City. "I talked to him before the ser- vice -'arid he said hr waSn'tner- vous at all," Frey said. "Then Leslie got on the phone, and said 'Are you talking on the phone or do you want to go get Frey said the couple planned to returned to Wichita this week to visit Davenport's family.

Then Brett will head to Florida for spring training, which begins at the end of February. Girls Pull Away In Second Half, Win At Eureka Lisa Ashlock scored 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, Brandi Hidecker hit eight after intermission and Kelly Harkness hit three consecutive shots in the fourth quarter to spark a strong second half performance for the Lady Braves Friday night at Eureka. Council Grove pulled away during the final two periods to win 64-48. "It was a good win for us," Coach Deryl Jimerson commented. "Eureka is much improved from the last time we played them, and they have no seniors." Eureka won the junior varsity contest 43-40 in a double overtime battle.

It was tied 40-40 at the end of regulation play and both teams failed to score in the first extra period. The Lady Braves' arch rival, Chase County, will be here Tuesday evening when the Council Grove varsity is at home for the first time in a month. The JV game will start at 4:45 p.m., and the varsity at 6:15 p.m., in the high school gym. Three In Double Figures Council Grove receive double-figure scoring efforts from three players in the 64-48 win at Eureka. Ashlock led the Lady Braves with 16 points, Hidecker added 15 and Amy Oleen hit 10.

Eureka was ahead early, but Council Grove's second five went in with a little more than three minutes remaining in the opening quarter and put the Lady Braves ahead for good. Council Grove's man defense hurt the Lady Tornadoes in the (Continued on Page 4) On Dean's list Scott Shipman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Shipman, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Hiegert, is on the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester at Southwestern College, Winfield. He is a junior. Unclaimed Property List Published By Treasurer A Morris County list of persons who may be entitled to unclaimed money, stock, or safe deposit boxes property is published today in the Council Grove Republican by Sally Thompson, state treasurer. Instructions are included in the notice, O'Brien, Muhlig CVL Champions, Braves Place 3rd Kelly O'Brien, 130-pound class, and Ryan Muhlig, 145, won individual titles Saturday at the Cottonwood Valley League wrestling tournament, at Leon-Bluestem. Council Grove placed third overall, Bluestem won the CVL team title with 189 points, followed by Eureka with 106, Council Grove 94.5, Herington 66.5 and Chase County 59.

It was the first-ever CVL tournament, and was contested on a round-robin basis. Some weight classes had four wrestlers and others three. Three other Braves finished second in their weight classes: Steve Hart, 119; J. B. Pritchard, 160; and Craig Whittemore, heavyweight.

O'Brien, 3-0, pinned Black, Chase County, 2nd period; pinned Dolezilek, Eureka, 3rd; and won an 8-6 decision in overtime against Woodard, Leon-Bluestem. Muhligy- 3-0 opened with am 11-5 decision over Davis, Leon-Bluestem; pinned Stewart, Herington, 1st; and gained a 6-5 decision against Bailey, Eureka. Other CVL were: 103 Laramore, Leon-Bluestem; 112 West, Leon-Bluestem; 119 -Ditto, Herington; 125 Biehler, Herington; 135 Griffin, Chase County; 140 Hunnell, Leon-Bluestem; 152 Noel, Leon-Bluestem; 160 Howell, Leon-Bluestem; 171 Woodard, Leon-Bluestem; 189 Hokenson, Eureka; and heavyweight Mildward, Chase County. Next action for the Braves' grapplers will be this Friday and Saturday in the Class 4A regional tournament at Spring Hill. Results of CVL tournament matches involving other Council Grove wrestlers: 103 Open 112 Corey Viar, 0-2: pinned by Budke, Chase County, 2nd; pinned by West, Leon-Bluestem, (Continued on Page 4) Dies Saturday Thelma P.

Forester, 69, Council Grove, died Saturday, February 15, 1992, at the Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka. Services will be Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Kendall Funeral Chapel, Council Grove. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Forester will lie in state until 9:00 o'clock tonight at the chapel.

She was born March 13, 1922, at Vida, daughter of John and Rachel Noks Henson. Mrs. Forester was a home-maker. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Council Grove. Her marriage to Earl Forester was June 6, 1970, at Manhattan, Kansas.

He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Lore "Tiny" Watson, and wife Verna, Lafayette, and Jimmy Watson, Gaylord, four daughters, Opal Slawson, and husband Chester, Parkerville, and Lula Bell Wigle, and husband Virgil, Mary Dains, and husband Larry, and Darlene McAuley, and husband Floyd, Council Grove; a brother, Bill Henson, Council Grove; three sisters, Kathryn, Dolly and Mary, all in Missouri; 24 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. A son, Johnny, died in 1936. A memorial has been established for the American Heart Association. 4 to expect lawmakers to finish with reapportionment early.

"The secretary of state probably didn't have any idea of the problems involved," he said. Redrawing Senate districts appears to be the most difficult task because the existing lines were drawn in 1979. Vidricksen said major differences still exist among Democrats and Republicans over proposals for the Kansas City. area and.Hg,..; Wichita area. Vidricksen said he believes a bill can be introduced on Senate reapportionment by the second week of March.

Introduction marks a major step because it will come after senators have worked months to agree on a proposed map for the state. "The progress has been really slow because every time you change a line, you may gain two senators but lose two or three," (Continued on Page 2) Middle Creek Meeting Will Be March 2 Annual meeting of Middle Creek Watershed District will be held Monday night, March 2, at 7:30 o'clock at the American Legion Hall in Lincolnville. Four directors will be elected. Those whose terms expire are Jack Methvin, Roger Kohls, Phil Smith and Carroll Shields. Notice of the annual meeting is published today by President Harold Kip Wells.

Bret Reynoso Is Hired By Omaha Fire Dept. Bret Reynoso has been hired by the Omaha Fire Department. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Reynoso and is a graduate of Council Grove High School.

He will attend 16 weeks of schooling and training to become an Omaha firefighter. Braves 1st, 2nd In Tournament Chase County defeated Council Grove 75-49 in the boys championship game Saturday at the Council Grove Invitational junior varsity basketball tournament. The Lady Braves beat Santa Fe Trail for the girls title, but the score and other information was not available. Santa Fe Trail downed Chapman 47-24 in the boys third place contest, and Chapman was a 33-30 winner against Chase County in the girls third place match-up. The Braves beat the Chapman boys 50-44 in the opening round, while Chase County gained a 58-41 win over Santa Fe Trail.

In girls play Saturday morning, Council Grove slipped past Chapman in a double overtime game (scorebook not available), and Santa Fe Trail defeated Chase County 46-39. Boys Finish Second Chase County took control early in the boys championship (Continued on Page 2) Toby Harmisons Celebrating 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Harold "Toby" Harmison, Herington, will cele brate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2-5 p.m., Saturday, at the Herington Recreation Center. Relatives and friends are invited.

The couple requests there be no gifts. Hosting the event will be their children: Don and Karen Harmison, White City; Connie and Scott Griffith, Wichita; andBillie Snyder, Andover, and six grandchildren. Harold Harmison and Harriett Blythe were married Feb. 21, 1942, in Corpus Christi, after growing up in the White City area and graduating from White City High School. They moved to Herington in the spring of 1983, after retiring from Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita.

Dies In Accident At Beef Plant HOLCOMB (AP)-A worker at a beef processing plant was killed when, a steer pushed the man's stun gun into his chest, where it discharged, officials said. Leroy D. Tafoya, 33, of rural Garden City, was pronounced dead Friday night in St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City. He was employed by the IBP beef processing plant as a cattle knocker, which involves stunning cattle as they enter the plant, said Cpl.

Kevin Lampe of the Finney County Sheriffs Department. BudEdensIn Wichita Hospital Harry (Bud) Edens has been admitted to St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He is in room 5042. Address of the hospital is 929 North St.

Francis, and the ZIP code is 67214-3882. Ordinance Vacating Streets Published By Wilsey An ordinance vacating certain streets and alleys is published today by the City of Wilsey. It becomes effective with this publication. Police Committee To Meet Tonight A meeting of the City Council's police committee is scheduled at 6:20 o'clock, tonight, at City Hall. Accident Sunday North Of City Cars driven by Ruth Brook-shire, Emporia, and Vu Hong Nguyen, Manhattan, were involved in an accident at 8:45 p.m., Sunday, seven miles north of Council Grove on K-177.

No injuries were reported. According to the accident report, Brookshire was driving a 1980 coupe and Nguyen a 1988 four-door. Both were southbound. Brookshire stopped for a vehicle turning in front of her. Nguyen said the Brookshire car didn't have brake lights and he hit the rear end of the Brookshire automobile.

Damage was listed as more than $500. Teresa Sparks, Tanner Brookshire and James Baker, Emporia, were passengers in the Brookshire car. Nellie Neyer Dies Services for Nellie Mae Neyer, 94, Route 1, White City, will be Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Junction City. Burial will be in Dwight Cemetery. Mrs.

Neyer, who died Saturday, February 15, 1992, at a Junction City hospital, will lie in state from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral chapel. Relatives and friends will meet there Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:00 o'clock. Mrs.

Neyer farmed with her husband in the Dwight and White City communities. She was born September 28, 1897, south of Abilene, daughter of Emory and Bertha Church Peters. She moved to Junction City in 1987. Mrs. Neyer attended the former Community Church in Skiddy, where she was a pianist and taught Sunday School.

She later attended the Christian Church in White City. She was married to Anton "Tony" Neyer in Marion February 22, 1919. He died September 22, 1985. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Neyer, White City; a brother, Howard Peters, Dwight; three grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; two great greatgrandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Memorials in gher name have been established for the Christian Church in White City and the Geary Community Hospital Respiratory Department in Junction City.

I 13: Forecast Predicts RainSnow Readings at Office of Corps of Engineers Council Grove Reservoir 20. Doug DeLay contributed 18, (Continued on Page 4) Morris County Hospital Notes Admitted: Sunday-Lawrence Maddux; Saturday-Michelle Wilmore, Americus, and Shar-mon Sigle. Dismissed: Sunday-Matthew Muhlig and Shannon Sigle. Transferred: Saturday-Linda James to University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, and Amy Sigle (baby) to Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka; Friday-Anissa Franklin to Memorial Hospital, Manhattan. N.

Heights Wins Northern Heights won the recent Osage City Scholars' Bowl competition, with Lyndon second and Burlingame third. Seven other teams were entered, including Council Grove and Chase County. Members of the Heights' team were Matt Burenheide, Lee Lin-genfelter, Tracy Cooper and De Wayne Davidson. Northern Heights will host a regional Scholars' Bowl on Saturday, March 7. Temperatures for the weekend period ending this morning were unavailable because the Corps of Engineers office was closed for Presidents' Day.

High and low temperatures a year ago were 51 and 23. FORECAST Morris County Showers and thunderstorms likely. High 50 to 55. Tonight, a 50 percent chance for light rain or possibly light snow. Low 30 to 35.

Tuesday, breezy and cold with a 40 percent chance for light rain or light snow early. High mid-40s. Kansas Snow accumulations of one to three inches northwest by late afternoon. Rain and scattered thunderstorms central and east. Highs 30s northwest to upper 60s southeast.

Tonight's low mid-20s northwest to mid-30s southeast. There is a chance for light snow northeast early Tuesday. Highs mid-40s north to near 50 south. Extended Forecast (Wednesday through Friday) Highs 45 to 55 Wednesday, 50s to lower 60s Thursday and Friday. fc vv -sf- rt.