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Drouth Affects Much Of Nation Rangerettes Try Pool Officers of famed Rangerettes take time out from studies and drill for recreation in a campus soda shop. This Little City's Girls Are Nationally Famous They're The Kilgore Rangerettes By Robert H. Johnson Jr. KILGORE, Tex. (AP) It was sultry September.

There was no air conditioning in the Kilgore College gym and it was selection night for the Kilgore Rangerettes. Kilgore is a little city in the east Texas piney woods. It is famous for two things the Rangerettes and downtown oil derricks. Structurally, a Ran- gerette is much more interesting than a derrick. The Rangerettes have performed at Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Memorial Bowl and Senior Bowl football games, at the All-Star Football Game in Chicago, at major league baseball games, in the Phildelphia Spring Music Festival, at the National Music Convention, and in the 1953 presidential inauguration parade among other places, A Big Night So it was a big night in Kilgore when the ranks of the 196465 Rangerettes were filled and the officers chosen.

The sophomore Rangerettes Kilgore is a junior college -chose 23 new Rangerettes and 12 alternates from among 80 freshman contestants, the survi- vors of 153 who started two weeks of preliminary training. Gussie Nel! Davis, the energetic 101-pound blonde who started the Rangerettes in 1940, quieted everybody with orders over a loudspeaker. One by one, freshmen in their best dresses and high heels paraded the length of the gym floor, stopping in center court to present themselves to the audience. Taught Them How They didn't march. They just walked.

Everybody agreed Gussie Nell had really taught them how to walk. The freshmen came mostly from Texas but also from Oklahoma, Colorado, Virginia, South Carolina, Illinois, Florida and Connecticut. Often girls enroll at Kilgore just because of the Rangerettes. And among those who fail to pass the stern scrutiny of the sophomores, there are always some who pack and go away to another college. Strict Discipline Those who pass and become Rangereltes begin a program of daily drills and strict discipline.

A Rangerette is never permitted to miss a class unless she's sick in bed. "And I never allow my girls to go to a party where liquor is served," said Gussie Nell. "Being-a Rangerette is drilled into you, and you never get over it," said Mrs. John T. Crim, Kilgore.

As Jamie Love of Longview back in 1946, she was a Rangerette captain. After each freshman had taken her walk through the gym, the girls changed to Ran- gerette practice suits white short-shorts. white blouses, white tennis shoes. They performed the dancing and marching routines they had learned in just two weeks, the routines the Rangerettes will do later in red blouses, brief blue skirts and white cowboy hats and boots. Who? And now who had passed the test? Who were the new Rangerettes? The freshmen marched -were their smiles a little strained now? out to the corridor where the sophomores had completed their judging and posted the names of the winners.

Shrieks of joy! Cries of lamentation! Winner clutched winner squeals and tears. By Seymour M. Friday, Sept. 25-CHICAGO (AP) The nation's farmers have moved into the fall harvest season hoping for relief from a late-iseason drought that already has cost nearly $300 million in crop damage, an Assocfated Press survey shows. Some farmers compared the summer of J964 with the dust bowl days of the dry mid 1930s.

Many states reported the summer as the driest on record. A state-by-state survey (oday indicated that the most heavily damaged crops were corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat. Many unharvested fruit crops were expected to suffer later this fall, and agriculture offi- 'ials estimate the total drought loss will exceed the $500 million. Wont IB East The worst drought areas were in the eastern section of the country, with Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York among the hardest hit. Lack of water has dried up thousands of pastures, resulting in heavy losses for dairy farmers in the East and Middle West.

And silos throughout the country were empty or near empty, lacking livestock fodder for the winter. Here's a sectional rundown of conditions in states hit hardest: EAST Pennsylvania farm loss expected to total $30 million with income in northeastern part of the state off as much as 50 per cent. 1964 third straight drought year, and corn, potatoes and apple crops especially hurt. Dairy industry also suffered heavily. Eleven northeastern counties designated drought disaster areas.

Connecticut Drought second or third worst since 1900, with rainfall averaging three inches below normal. Vegetable crop toss estimated at between $100,000 and $200,000, with more losses expected in peach and apple crops. West Virginia Severe drought conditions in parts of Deaths And Funerals FRANK L. MILLER Frank L. Miller, 70, a retired farm laborer who had lived in Salina most of his life, died Thursday at St.

John's hospital after a brief illness. He was born June 1894, at Abilene, and was a member of the Presbyterian church. He was unmarried. Survivors include a brother, Earl D. Miller, Paola, and two sisters, Mrs.

Dan McPhail, Neodesha, and Mrs. C. C. Whelchel, with whom he lived at 127 N. Ohio.

The funeral will le Saturday at 10:30 am in the Rush Smith funeral home, the Rev. Alfred A. MDler officiating. Burial will be in Gypsum Hill cemetery. MBS.

CARRIE DOHE LINCOLN Mrs. a i TX)he, 94, Lincoln, died Thursday at the Good Samaritan rest home here. She had been in failing health several years. Born Jan. 11, 1870, at Woodale, 111., she had been a resi- dfrot of Lincoln county 83 years.

She and her late husband, Barney, farmed for many years in the Vesper community. He died in 1943. Survivors include two sons, Ben and Will, both of Lincoln; two daughters, Alice, Chicago, 111., and Mrs. Orena Eckhart, Lincoln; one brother, Ed Feldkamp, Plainville; eight grandchildren and six great-grand- Children. The funeral will be 2:30 pm Sunday at tht rural i Church of Christ, south of Vesper, the Rev.

John Aulds officiating. Burial will be in the Voss cemetery south of Vesper. Friends may call at the Hall mortuary from 3 pm Saturday until noon Sunday. HENRY D. KINEMOND BUSHTON Henry D.

Kine- iriond, 62, died at his home here Friday He was an engineer for the Northern Natural Gas Co. Born March 17, 1902, in Hickory, he had lived in Bushton the past 30 years. He was a member of the Bushton Meth- odist Church. Survivors include the widow, Margaret, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Meyer, Garden City, and Mrs.

Edwin J. Rose, Salina; a son, Gary, Albuquerque, N. four grandchildren, and two brothers, John, Paris, Ohio, and Verne, Hickory. The funeral will be at 2 pm Saturday at the Methodist Church, the Rev. Paul Irwin officiating.

Burial will be in the Bushton cemetery. Friends may call at the Grubb funeral home, Ellsworth, until noon Saturday and then at the Bqshton church. RUFUS WYATT GLASCO--The funeral for Rufus Wyatt, 77, retired Glasco farmer, will be Saturday at 10 am at the Dean funeral home, Glasco, the Rev. Maurice Miles officiating. Burial will be in the Delphos cemetery.

Mr. Wyatt died at his home at Glasco Thursday morning. He was born May 11, 1887, at Benton, and came to Kansas in 1912. He lived in the Glasco and Delphos area since coming to Kansas. Survivors, include the widow, Harriet, of the home; two sons, Richard, Chivington, and Loyd, Glasco; six grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs.

Nonnie Thompson, Benton, Ky. Phone Fate To Be Decided At state with 10 counties declared disaster areas. Eastern counties hardest hit. MIDWEST art CENTRAL Kansas Grain and corn production hardest hit, with crops as much as one-third below 1963's totals. Drought struck at critical time for corn, but otherwise rainfall adequate.

Colorado --Drought loss be- tsveen $40 and $50 million with wheat crop off by 20 million bushels. Sorghum, sugar beets and grains also fell below usual output. No fire threat in wooded areas, however. Indiana Crop loss estimated at $70 million. Rainfall four inches below normal, hitting corn and soybeans hardest.

Minnesota Worst drought in southeastern part of state since the 1930s, say farmers. Corn hardest hit. Thirty counties granted emergency haying and grazing privileges on conservation land. Wisconsin Thirty-five counties seeking extension of federal drought aid. Prolonged summer drought has left many silos emptv or near-empty.

Ohio August-September drought lasted 26 days, bringing disaster to crops in southern half or state. Some areas short inches of rain. Twenty counties declared disaster areas. No damage figures available yet. Kentucky Tobacco crop loss set at $30 million with other crops also suffering.

More than 40 counties declared disaster areas. WEST Nevada Drought conditions still exist in- southern Nevada, where grazing conditions poor. Fire hazard very high. One fire already burned up 400,000 acres in the northeast, with reseeding cost estimated at $1.5 million. California No crop loss in state.

Due to excellent irrigation. But drought conditions -high wind and low humidity -have set off destructive fires. Arizona No drought problem. Overdose of rain the problem. Southern part of state hardest hit, where estimated $600,000 damage to crops, primarily cotton.

To Merge Or Not These are main lines of Rock Island Lines. Both merger-minded North Western Railway and Union Pacific have eyes on Rock Island. RI directors apparently would rather merge with UP. Today In Salina Hospital Admissions Visiting Hours St. John's 2nd and 4th em 8:30 pm 3rd floor 2-4 pm, pm Asbnry 2-4 pm, pm Otmetrici Ward 2 4 3 pm St.

John's Kelly Bingesser, Solomon; Mrs. Karl Rutz, Abilene; James Markey, Niles. Mrs. James Markey, Niles; Thomas Jensen, 211 N. Kansas; Bernard Johnson, 540 S.

9th; Mrs. William Holmes, 401 E. Cloud; Daniel Bolen, 1119 Vas- Parliament Formally Ended Friday, Sept. 25 LONDON AP)-Queen Elizabeth II today sfgned a proclamation formally ending the longest peacetime British Parliament in 58 years. This officially launched a general election campaign and closed the epic political career of Sir Winston Churchill.

The queen acted at a special meeting of the Privy Council in Buckingham Palace. A new Hocse of Commons will form WAKEFIELD The future after the Oct. 15 election, of the Wakefield Telephone will be decided at a special TM ld was the meeting at 2 pm Monday in rst lts ful1 term in time Wakefield. of Members of the company will consider two major resolutions: 1. Dissolution of the corpora tion, and 2.

Authorization for the direc- sj nce the term was reduced from seven years to five years before World War I. The British prime minister may call an election whenever he chooses. Sir Alec Douglas- tors to sell the assets of the Home hung on to office in an corporation, excluding the land, attempt to reverse the poor Two offers have been received ros cts his Conservative party faced last year after the Pro- for the exchange. The move is being forced by construction of the Milford dam and reservoir. About half tte town of Wakefield is being moved to higher ground, to avoid flooding by impounded water.

New Indication Mao Is Sick ROME (AP) Dr. Achille Doglfotti, a leading Italian heart inion surgeon, has to Peking, touching off new speculation that Mao Tze-tung is ill. fumo a succession of spy cases and the struggle within the party to succeed ailing Harold Macmillan as prime minister. Make Comeback From that low point, the Conservatives appear to have made a steady comeback and are now running neck and neck with Harold Wilson's Labor party, their chief opposition, in the Hays Awards Street Contract Friday, Sept. 25-HAYS, Kan.

(APJ-A contract for construction of 13 blocks of streets and a parking lot in a was awarded by the city commission today to Hunter Construction Co. of Hays on its low bid of $144,143. There were two other bidders. Last month, reports circulated in Rome that the leader of Red China was ill and that at least two Italian physicians had been called to the capital. Churchill, 90 next month, is not seeking re-election for the first time since 1900.

He has been a member ever since then except from 1922 to 1924, a record that allowed him to boast: "I am a child of the House of Commons." Brochures Readied For Open House Send your news Up to the Salina Journal. $10 in prizes every week. A detailed brochure is being prepared by City Manager Norris Olson and city department heads for the City hall open house Oct. 3 and 4. The brochure will be handed to citizens attending the tours during the open house.

Olson said he hopes it will prompt questions and interest in Salina city government. It will include charts and summaries of the functions and organization of each department. The department are submitting reports on their departments to Olson and he is compiling the brochure. The brochure will also include a map of all the city facilities around Salina that will be open during the tour. Olson said demonstrations of some of the city's equipment may be includ- 'ed in the tour.

I Fire Turns Away From Santa Barbara By Dial Tergerson Friday, Sept. 25-SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) A fire which twice hurned into the hillside suburbs of Santa Barbara turned away today and blazed into lightly populated inland valleys. It was the third time the fire seemed to be moving away from Santa Barbara. Firemen couldn't say whether it could turn and hit the city again.

The fire has now blackened 40.000 acres, kilhd one man and injured 36 others, all firefrght- ers. Luxurious Homes Burn It has destroyed 78 homes and buildings, including the luxurious homes of Avery Brundase. prrsident of the International Olympic Committee, and Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins, pres- fdcnt of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Santa Ana winds the "devil winds" which sweep down coastal canyons to the sea -have three times sent blaze burning toward Santa Barbara, a city of 65,000, nestlsd between the Pacific and Santa Ynez Mountains.

Twice the flames trapped whole teams of firemen, but most of the men escaped serious injury. But at one spot on Romero Saddle northeast of Montecito -four men were trapped by flames from three directions. Three huddled against an embankment and one trecl to run through th- flames. The three survived. The fourth.

John 1. Patterson. 45. of Yreka, fell and was burned to death. In other areas of California, firefighters have pushed brush- fires into relatrvelv unoccupied territories.

An estimated 83.000 acres of brush and timberland have been consumed in five norfhern counties in six days. The northern fires had destroyed an estimated 250 buildings in Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. The buildings included homes, vacation cabins and farm buildings. Johnson Wins Sf ate Fair Poll E. Elm.

Wflbam Bitner. 715 Asbury-- Mrs. Eugene Brown, Salina RFD Mrs. John P. Seacat, 515 Queens; Mrs.

Ralph G. Hemenway, Minneapolis; Kenneth L. Blair, Great Bend; Mrs. Minnie E. Hake, Minneapolis; Mrs.

Glenn Reese, 838 S. 9th; Mrs. Grace Sprague, Lincoln; George H. Schneider, 134 N. 9th; Mrs.

Alinda Wohler, V09 E. Elm; Mrs. Marvin Elm, 1824 Shady Bend; Richard Lund- qviist, Lindsborg. SAFB Mrs. Donato C.

Morales, 1105 Osage; Mrs. Philip J. Shepeard, Salina RFD 1. Mrs. George W.

Kidder, 721 W. Cloud; Mrs. Ulpiano Naca, Assaria; Mrs. Everett Richardson, 646 3rd. Hospital Dismissals St.

John's Mrs. Barney Dowd, 1203 Cloud Circle; Mrs. Robert Jury, 115 N. Broadway; Mrs. Jack Lee, Traco Trailer Court; Ronald Meyer, 621 S.

5th; Mrs. William Rankin and baby boy, 527 N. 12th; David Smythe, 545 S. 8th; Mrs. Scotty Bell, Bridgeport; Kjmberly Duggan, Niles; Arnold Folkerts, Rush Center; Ray Mead, Waldo; Scottie Miller, Abilene; Joe Oliiver, Junction City; Mrs.

Harry Reed, Oa Hill; Floyd Richardson, Abilene. Asbury Mrs. Ida Simmons, 223 S. 4th; Mrs. Raymond Leighton and baby girl, 500 N.

13th; Mrs. Larrell Thomas, 1108 Otto; Mrs. Mae Leavell, Junction City; Mrs. Adam Lorfinz, WaKeeney; Janet Gay, 1614 Beach. Herbert C.

Kurtz, 129 Hartford; Elmer M. Menges, Abilene; Henry Morse, Russell; Mrs. Flossie Hoffman, Abi- ilene; Mrs. Orlie E. Paynter, Delphos; Mrs.

Oliver H. Morris and baby boy. 835 S. 5th; Peggy Howland, 101 W. Cloud; Sheila A.

Timm, Chapman; Allen Walter, Minneapolis. SAFB Lorene Vincent, 766 iHem'ock; Mrs. l.nrry Woehl; land son. 2H N. Phillips; Raymond Malone and daughter.

J545 S. Hth; Mrs. Curtis Dil- jlard, 541 12th. Births Dr. and Mrs.

John Seacat, 515 Queens, 8 6 Sept. 24 at Asbury; A-lc and Mrs. Donato C. Morales, 1105 Osage, 6 Sept. 24 at SAFB; Mr.

and Mrs. Larry Dennis, 509 N. 13th, 8 7 Sept. 25 at St. John's.

Girls Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Ellis 152 N. 10th, 6 t. 24 at St.

John's; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Lewis, 425 S. 10th, 7 Sept. 24 at St.

John's; T- Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Haralson, 911 Willis, 6 9 Sept. 24 at SAFB. Courts Police Traffic Louise R.

Bachofer, 308 E. Ellsworth, illegal backing and. no driver's license on person, $10; Marvin E. Combs, 323 N. 10th, no driver's license on person, Darwin D.

Henry, Mentor, speeding, $20; Michael D. Willard, Truck Haven service station, reckless driving, $25; Bruc.e E. Roth, 749 S. 9th, illegal parking and running red "light, $15; James Duckworth 928 N. illegal parking.

Police Paul L. Bets, Hutchinson, petty larceny and vagrancy, 60 days paroled to one year to leave the city; Ernest J. Garren, 2458 Highland, violation of city electrical code, $40. City--Sammie L. Otstott, 901 W.

Lincoln, no account check, 30 days in county jail; Sharon Jennings, 520 E. Kirwin, no-account check, to pay check and costs. HUTCHINSON (AP) tors to the Kansas State Fair had plenty of opportunity to express themselves on questions of government. Three separate polls were conducted during the six days. The Hutchinson News and Kansas League of Women Voters had polls on presidential candidates.

The Kansas Association of Peace Officers took the pulse on ISEUCS ranging from constitutional amendments to compulsory jail sentences for drunk drivers. Here are (he results: HUTCHINSON' NEWS--President Johnson got 57.4 per cent of th? 2,802 ballots cast, Sen. Barry Goldwater got 32.5 jer cent. The rest were undecided. In polling for governor, Republican Bill Avery had 4.2 per cent, Democrat Harry Wiles 37.5 per cent with 13.3 per cent undecided.

The News, the Salina Journal and the Garden City Telegram polled 58 counties of the 1st District in July and got about the same result: Johnson had 53 per cent and Goldwater 27 per I 1960, the poll at the State Fair registered 61 per cent for Richard Nrxon and 31.5 per cent for John F. Kennedy. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS--Johnson received 1.S45 of Divorces Filed John W. vs. Sandra K.

Riddle, charges extreme cruelty, gross neglect. Clyde Jac queline vs. i i a Charles Downs, charges extreme cruel ty, gross neglect; asks custody of 4 children. Fire Alarms Fire Alarms pm, Thursday 732 N. Broadway, Fina service station, washed down gasoline from storage tank overflow.

Marriage Licenses Thomas J. Ryan, 21, New York, N. and Betty S. Staggs, 21, Salina. 2,700 votes cast to Goldwator'i 1,002.

Of casting their vote, 1,300 said they ere Re publicans, 1,100 said they'. ere Democrats. Voters stuck closer to party lines in balloting for governor, giving Avery 1,305 to 1,147 for I Wiles. i PEACE OFFICERS the tw 0 constitutional amendmentJ that will be on the November ballot, a poll of 1,532 people gave these results: On abolishing the personal property tax on household goods: yes 972; no 233. On allowing county to serve more than two terms: yes 967; no 242.

Those taking part in the poll were asked whether they think the general moral conduct of the nation is deteriorating and 647 said yes, 633 said no. These proposals received approval: Sale of liquor by the drink, 921-268; compulsory sentences for drunk drivers, 89G-562; compulsory school attendance through grade 12 or age 18. abolishing capital punishment, The Hutchinson News also sampled the 1st District Congressional race and found it very close. Democrat Bill Bork received 43.9 per cent to 41.3 per cent for the Republican incumbent, Bob Dole. The undecided totaled 13.3 percent.

Says Demo Needed To Protect Kansas Friday, Sent. 25-JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) --John Montgomery, Derrocrat- ic candidate for Congress in the 2nd District, said today a threat to continued existence of the Kansas flour-milling industry Doints up the need for Kansas to have a Democratic congressman in Washington. Montgomery noted four Kansas flour mills hsve been closed recently and said transportation experts have attributed i largely to fre'ght rate reductions by some railroads in east and southeast on wheat without corresponding reductions on flour, making it advan- to i the wheat mill ft into flour near southeastern and eastern centers of consumption. Th's situation points up the need for Kansas to have a Democrat in whn can talk to the Democratic-controlled Interstate Commerce Commission," Montgomery said.

Lot From South "There are a lot of Democrats from the south who are Congress look'-ig after the interests of the south. "It is bad enough for Kansas not to be getting its share of new industry, but it is much worse to lose the industry we have had for years and years. "It points up that we do not have a single Democrat fti Washington to look after Kansas interests." Director Dies HOLLYWOOD (AP) Fred M. Wilcox, a Hollywood director and producer, died Thursday at the age of 56. Cause of death was not immediately learned.

Aid A Woman The Salina fire department made a public service run at 11:53 am Friday to 913 Highland where they took a screen off a door to let a woman in her house after she locked herself out. Assist From Lady Bird President Johnson hands hat and newspapers to First Lady as he heads for fence to shake hands il before taking off from Andrews Air Force Base on Texas-Oklahoma- Arkansas tour. 'fi To Go Anywhere To Keep Peace, Says Johnson By Frank Cormier Friday, Sept. 25-EL PASO. Tex.

(AP) President Johnson, joining Mexico'! chief executive to celebrate set- of a 97-year-old border dispute, said today he will "go anywhere, talk to anyone, discuss any subject" in the cause of peace and freedom. Johnson made his pledge a he swung into a jet-speed tour of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas before settling-down at his central Texas ranch for a weekend visit. The first stop, and the for his meeting with Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos, was the border city of El Paso. In each of the three states, the President was covering territory canvassed earlier by his Republican rival, Barry Goldwater. But in his first prepared speech of the day, for a Mexican and United States audience at El Paso, Johnson took no direct note of Goldwater or the campaign season.

Treaty Ends Johnson flew to El Paso to meet Lopez Mateos and salute last year's El Chamizal treaty settling a Rio Grande border land dispute that had nagged both countries for decades. From West Texas, Johnson was bound for remote Eufaula Dam in Oklahoma to dedicate that $l20-million structure and defend federal water projects against "pork barrel" "make- work" and "giveaway" charges. In hrs prepared text for the dam dedication, Johnson said: "The government has responsibility not to waste the taxpayers' money, but the ernment also has a responsibility not to waste the resources. The real wasters, the real spendthrifts, are those who, by nefflecthisr the needs of today, destroy the hopes of tomor. row." At Oklahoma City, the state fair was the locale for Johnson's third formal speech of the day and the one with the most direct politfcal connotations.

"Alive And Gnwjff" In this prepared text, he faid: "The fact that never in our history has American business been more alive and growing and filled with opportunity. And you know in your heart that this is right." Thus he concluded this key passage by borrowing, as he has before, a slogan of the Goldwater campaign. In his El Paso speech, President argued that in recent years "our world has a safer place for freedom." He said the Soviet Union "is increasingly absorbed in tht disappointments of its economy and disputes with former comrades." And he contended that American strength "is convincing them that they have nothing to gain by war.".