Manhattan Republic from Manhattan, Kansas • 3

daughter; three sisters, Mabel THE MANHATTAN, KAN3AS Vandals Toss Rocks, Population Of 15,132 Recorded For Manhattan Church Secretary Resigns Position At Conference The resignation of Miss Jean Easter, Topeka, as executive secretary to the board of religious education of the Kansas Conference of the Methodist church was announced June 16 as the conference went Into its second Wheat Crop Is Starting To Roll In To Elevators Farmers Report Crop Will Not Be Near Early Estimates As Heads Have Died Student Found Dead Ohio, and Elsie Botts, cuy-TIh foun-month-old i of llL 'tS!" Mr. and Mrs. Louis Akcrs or lhlfZLl Hot Springs, S. was found both of Georgetown, Ohio suffocated in his bed at the "el services were held in the home of Mrs. Aker's Burlalvvasinthertiley ce-Mrs.

Bartholomew in Lawrence, whom Mrs. Aker and the baby, r1 i .1 Michael Wayne, were visiting. A. Larlson Death The Akers were here in school' TPnnrtpl Hv RpiTivpn three years ago. Mr.

Aker is di- liePoriel neidllVCtj rector of physiotherapy at the Word nas been received here veterans hospital in Hot Springs. ot tne deatn J- A- Carlson, at his home in Portland, Blood, Please Five-year-old Dickie Nickel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T. Nickel, is very conscious of his father's work in the county blood bank.

The other day Dickie got bitten by a mosquito. When Dickie was being given some treatment to relieve the Itching feeling he asked his father "Why do mosquttos bite, Daddy?" His father' answered the question by saying, "To get blood" to which Dickie immediately answered: "Then why don't they go to the hospital?" That question left his father without a good answer, Foods, Nutrition To Offer Work In Doctorate Frank M. Dent Dies In St. Mary Hospital Frank M. Dent, 75, passed away Friday, June 17, at the St.

Mary hospital. He was born in Mexico, May 28, 1874, and came to Kan- h's tsjj- fH as lesided in Manhattan for. the past 61 years He was a retired carpenter "a Me- V'L uie jviasonrc IT 1,1 tana, Calif. Ha r.as born in Man-by his wife in April of 942. and or many years was He is survived by five sons a farmer ln the Collcge Hill g.

Clinton. Edgar, and Otis of tm City Eligible For First Class Kutiii" Hut Action Must Come From Commission 18 hv riipv rn.mt.v v. Rathff that rechecked figures indicate that the city now has a population of Hal Harlan, city attorney, said; "The increase in population des not automatically change the classification of Manhattan to that of a first class city. Nor does' not automatically change when the figure a below 15,000 or a lirst class city automatically 'change that city to second class." Harlan explained -pity must apply for a change in classification, and pointed out that mere at least two first class cities in Kansas with a population below 15,000. "Action on the -v-.

i i matter will have to be taken by; the city commission, he said. According to the final tally, every wara in Manhattan 'showed an increase population over the 1948 figure except ward 1, where population dropped 19. The total for 1948 was 13,484 with an increase, for the year of 1,648. The figures for 1948 and 1949, for each ward, are: Ward 1: 1,350 to ward 2: to 1,821, an increase of 55; ward 3: to 3,508, an increase oi 9u; ward 4, 2,645 to 2,688, up 43; ward 5: 1,589 to 1,686, up 97; ward 1,254 to I I rcak Bible Windows Two rocks weighing several pounds, were found by city police early Sunday morning when they were called to the Manhattan Bible college. I The rocks WPl-p rriKSnrl thrnliirh windows at the college sometime 'Police were still trying to locate jsome tangible evidence which might lend to the arrest Of the stone throwers.

Meanwhile, the police were al- sfUKing miormauon on a av. evening. The post was Knfw'ifnri ntnv hut nfhm i v. UUb IIKJ UtllVi ill" formatlon was available. Police also were attempting to locate the owner of a pair of tan trousers; a straw: hat, a lipstick and some small change.

The items were found on the parking in front of -316 Colorado Sunday evening. Kansas State Needs Housing For Women An appeal to the people of Manhattan for women's housing was made Monday by Dr. Maurice Wool), dean of students at Kansas State college. Debtor Woolf said there is a serious lack of housing for women at Kansas State for the fall term. ihe dean said a check Just completed of all available women's housing in Manhattan shows more than 160 women requesting admission to the college next fall with no housing available for them.

Another 150 women are expected to request housing and admission by August. Woolf said. The dean of students said the housing shortage at Kansas Rf.nt.P is rllMinnr nff nnnnrfnnlt.v girls. He said the proposed worn- Ion's residence hall, to be startled in the near future will accommodate only, one-half of the prospective women students wanting nuarters in Manhattan. The building will not be cd this year, he pointed out.

KSC ROTC Students Attend -Summer Camp PtJ'-six Air Force ROTC stu- -ansns btate coucge Four Manhattan men will be among the group: Edward B. aj i Aii -n THinm ht v-nt IPtacera lSnl atto Riley county wheat hai started to roll in, local elevators reported today. Thus far, the inflow of wheat to the elevators is little more than a trickle, although it is expected to Increase rapidly if the hot. drv weather holds. Ao- parently Dale Puett, Ashland, was one of the first farmers In tiio mnnh hrimr uhmt t.n Manhattan elevator.

Puett brought In a pickup truck load of wheat to the Farmers Union Co-Op elevator, Monday. Today, 150 bushels were brought in to the Farmers Union from the Empson farm, east of Manhat tan. The Brown Burton Grain company of Manhattan reported that Ralph and Earl Parks, Route 3, Manhattan brought in 129 bushels of wneat today. Pat Scott brought in '20 bushels today. The Manhattan Milling company has as yet received no wheat.

Still Have Old Wheat On the subject of warehouse receipts and the possibility of storing wheat lor farmers who expect to receive loans, elevator, operators said that they would store the wheat only as long as the space holds out. "We still ha.ve one-half of the government-owned wheat left from last summer," said one operator, "and will not havo room to store much more. Our Kansas city elevators aie ai- ready filled up." The Farmers Union reported that they will not issue warehouse receipts cr store any wheat. "We have no storage space left," was their exn anation. Early reports in this county, and elsewhere in the indicate a mixed pioture on the wheat croD.

The peneral reuort is that wheat is' of lU. txtiu lua't ywias will be less than anticipated. Much of the wheat which hould be cut has a high moisture con- tent, which means poor storing quality. In Riley courity, the Parks '-rottters reported a yield of 30 bushel. Emrson.

nowever, said he had expected 35 -bushel-1 wheat but was getting only zu. Elevator operators here report that the wheat heads and kernels are small. Moisture content here i frrm '2 to 15 per day with nearly 400 registered delegates and more than 100, visitors. Mm Easter's resignation was read by Dr. Qene Frank, president of that board from the First Methodist church at Topeka.

Dr. Frank then read the recommendation to Bishop Dana Dawson, Xrom the board, asking the appointment of Rev, J. Joyce Wilson, Highland Park Methodist church at Topeka. Miss Easter will return to the Boston University to take further educational work. She has served the board as executive secretary for a year but prior to that was director of youth work in the conference for four years.

Rev. Wilson has been most active in youth work during his pastorate at Topeka. Wednesday evening the conference was officially welcomed by Major Charles E. Rust and due honor was paid local committee chairmen by Orval Eb-brrts as he introduced them. Bishop Dawson responded for the conference before Dr.

Bas-com Watts, Tulsa, preached the main sermon on the topic "If I hadtbut one sermon to preach." Thursday forenoon Bishop Dawson appeared in the first of a series of sermons speaking on "Our Faith Fundamentals." He said he believes in a Ood of love, not. revenge and hate; he believes in Christ by the way he taught and the ideals by which He lived and died and in the inspiration of the scriptures for their truth of wav of life." Arthur Smith Named Carpenter Union Head i 1 1 Arthur L. Smith was elected president of Carpenters union i local' 981 Monday evening at the annual meeting of that group. Other new officers named at the same time were Ralph Toothak-er, vice president, Edward Hof-man conductor, Dan warden, and James CrOoks, trustee. R.

A. Willis, was renamed fi: nancial secretary and business representative rf the organization while C. A. Waits and Claude Baldrldge, were fe-elected recording secretary and treasurer for coming year. County's Share Of Tax Money Received Riley county is $138,930.06 richer after receiving a share of the retail sales tax fund ap- portioned to counties, through- out the state.

The amount has been received in a state war- rant to the r.ounty treasurer. Other counties surrounding Riley and the amount received 7aj.nd Ward 7: 2'343 education of many Kansas 2,771, up 428. Vocational Ag Group Elects New Officers Howard Bradley, Beloit elected president of the Kansas Vocational Agriculture association Friday at the annual busines session here at tne college. Other officers named included Glen Schulthess, Haven, vice! president; J. W.

Taylor, Man-! hattan, secretary-treasureV, re Fine Record In Fast Of Research And Other Work By Staff Workers The department of Foods and Nutrition of. Kansas State college win olfer work leading to me decree, Doctor oi Phuoso-pny, beginning oeptember 1, Harold Howe, dean of the graduate school, announced June 18. ihe toous and nutrition- department has a stall of 23 plus lour half -time graduate research assistants. Mve of the stall have Ph. D.

degrees and three others have considerable work beyond the master's degree. The 13 staff members with a rank of instructor or higher have, been associated with the department for periods varying from one to 22 years, an average of nine years each. Thp Is rnrvpnt.lv working on 15 active projects. Much of the research is in cooperation with other de- partments or the college, such as physics, horticulture, botany, anirrfal husbandry, chemistry, milling industry, statistics and education. Other projects also are carried on with the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics.

The research work is supported by state, federal and industrial funds. The Refrigeration Research foundation and the William Waterman fund for dietary diseases and other foundations have contributed to the support of, work in the. department. The department has conferred 1 130 masters' degrees to date. Al- ready at least three women plan to work toward the Ph.

D. de- gree here next fall, according to Dr. Gladys Vail, department head. More than 50 publications have been prepared, at least in part, by staff members of the department in the last 10 years. The addition of the depart ment of Foods and Nutrition to thP list of dpDartments offerinn I said.

K-State offers 10 additional degrees of Doctor of Philosophy. i They are in oactenoiogy, Dotany, chemistry, entomology, physics, plant genetics, poultry genetics, milling industry and parasitology. The condition of Miss Anna Shellenbaum of Randolph, who has been a patient in St. Mary hospital since breaking her hip a month ago remains about the same. named; Raymond Stewart, At-'i wi" several wood, Carl Beyer, Belleville, hundred -attending the A Force Keith Wagoner, Horton, Ken- jinme camPs, neth Henderson, Garden City, Base' Oklahoma City Ok-Elmer Stafford, Emory lahoma and Chanute Air Force 'L nfi.wnr.nM roMrwl ormv Groves, Emporia and Clem Young, Cherryvale, regional di rectors.

uraaiey, wno was vice piesi dent. In the Friday a.m.' session' Dean R. Throckmorton told the group ot the progress being made in improved agricultural prac- JvhfVrttBtP students 'Sa CaUinw Bv Friday ton going to Tin uM.n lv farm 'up tM a laJ hlirpau aeent, said "Wheat hern iLPUULIC Wednesday, June 22, 1949 3 Article Tells Of Early Television WESTMORELAND.f June 13-Mrs. Wayne Dunafon has recent- ly been featured ln an article in the Newark, N. Sunday News.

Mrs. Dunafon, the former. Suzanne Ta Fel, is given the credit, in all probability, of being Newark's first star in the television field of entertainment. The article continues, in part, 'Long before the postwar craw developed, Miss Ta Fel was star of a CBS television variety show called "At She appeared In it week after week during 1944 ind 1945 with many Broadway' and Hollywood personalities. Miss Ta Fel was singing nightly at an exclusive New York din-ng place when her attractive- ness and voice won her the coveted Job of pioneering on one of the first regularly telecasting stations in the New York area.

-Jie left the television field temporary when Broadway beck-- oned. She took a role in the Rod- and Hammersteln musical Jroductlon of "Carousel," and was understudy to one of the leads. She also did several movie shorts in New York studios, one it them with Joey Faye. She turned a deaf ear to Hol- lywood offers. She began her inging career when ln her teens, vhile still going to high school she began singing on two New Fork radio stations.

She had oarely reached her majority. vhen starring in television. Miss Ta el left high school to start singing with bands and appear in New York exclusive, night clubs. She also appeared on the radio having a program of her own for a time with NBC, and later CBS. She had a parb iOr a while on the daytime serial, "The O'Neills." Suzanne, as she is known irv Westmoreland, modestly admits he above article docs not reveal all of -her appearances.

She Is an artistic ballet and tap dancer, and is now conducting a class Ui chat art in Westmoreland. Wayne Dunafon, her husband, las built a notable reputation for himself as a successful ro-ieo performer. They live on a arm near Westmoreland. Plenty Of Woe With This Phone Number Jean Hedlund, genial band director at Kansas Ctate college, is thinking seriously of either (1) getting his extension telephone number changed; or (2) asking the Mercury-Chronicle for a job or (3) having a recording made which says "Dial, 9 please." Anyway, Hedlund's extension phone number on the campus is 441. He has been plagued all year with palls, particularly from the journalism department at the college, which were ab-: sent mindedly dialled for the Mercury-Chronicle So Hedlund says he is tempted to just lift the receiver and say "Dial 9" which is the outside dial number for the college.

State Architects Favor Memorial Highways The Association of Kansas Architects, at their summer last Sunday; vent on record as favoring tho 31ue Star memorial highway, project of the Women's Garden Clubs of America, to beautify1 two highways in each state. Approximately sixty persons, including members, their wives and guests attended the meeting at Lake Shawnee near Topeka: During the business part of meeting, R. B. Ricklefs, jr.j Salina, and J. H.

Frisching. Wichita, were elected active members. Joe Rensing, Topeka. an af-i filiate member: and Virgil Bo-dine, Kansas City, Kansas and J. D.

Hunsaker, Manhattan, junior members. Those attending from Manhattan were Professor L. Quinian, Ray A. Keen and Max Miller, Instructors at the College, Donald E. Roepke, Thomas J.

D. Hunsaker. B. Chapin. and Charles F.

McCar thy. students ln Landscape design. Fine Three Workers Drunkenness Case Thres' transient railroad workers headed the police court activities Pune 20. Harvey V. addrev? unknown, was "ined $10 on a drunk charge as was Ray Pamel, Memphis, Tennw nd Harrv Cober, Port Arthur, Texas.

The latter was also charged with possession of Mellie M. Jones, Borger, exs, paid a similar fine on drunk charge. One traffic fine, a $5 one, was paid by James M. Klllian, 1710 f.urchild, on a charge of speeding with a motorcycle. Government Potato Buying To Aid Price The government is planning to buy from 30 to 50 carloads of Kaw valley potatoes this year to support the prices.

Glenn H. Johnson, chairman of the state committee of the Production and Marketing Administration, said most of the potatoes bought by the government will be shipped from Topeka and Lawrence. The first carload was purchased yesterday from Emll Heck and Raymond Pine neaf Lawrence and was sent to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. Johnson said nine carloads will be sent to state hospitals Four to Topeka, two to Larned. and one each to Osawatomie, Winfield and Parsons.

The temperature in Death Valley reaches 120 degrees for days in succession. tices and home f-h Mo by each one lists Clay, $91,137 I the degree of Doctor of Philoso- more VIOgress than any other 'Linn, Dean p. Haddock, of Min-99; Geary Marshall phv is a definite step forward in state in the northern plains area, neapohs. and Frederick A. Boipk $139,474.43: Pottawatomie, offering advanced work at Kan- -However," he continued, 01 Brue Wabaunsee.

sas State College, Dean Howe -there is much that must be on Wednesday. The body will be returned to Walsburg, his formei home for burial but not time has been announced. He is survived by Mrs. F. E.

Ahlst.prlt nnrl Mrs. David Nplsnn sisters, and Victor Carlson, a bro ther, all of Manhattan. Ralph Whitney Dies i At California Home Ralph Whney, 67, a former reslaent 0f Manhattan died on Thursday at his home in Fon- He is survived by his wife, two ROns, and several grandchllden in Fontana; and by avroiher, Har- ry Whitney, and a sister, Lois Whitney and nieces and neph- ews in Manhattan. Hold Graveside Rites For Michael Ilolladay Michael Clay Holladay, infant son 0f Mr. and Mrs.

Donald M. Holladav of Wameeo. died Mon. day in a. local hospital, shortly after his birth.

Graveside services were held In Sunset cemetery Tues. afternoon. Services were conducted by the Rev. W. E.

Hol-drcn, Wamego, Mrs. Ralph Con well Dies After Illness Mrs. Ralph Conwell, 44. died in a local hosnital Monday evening after an illness of about three weekr. She was born it, TODeka July 1, 1904 but moved with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Murphy, when but a smal child. She is survived by her hus band at tne family home 18R Rocknill Road.

her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. E. Murphy. Wa- and three brothers.

l. Murphv. 725 Osage, Jack of this city "and Eugene Murphv. Ton-ka She was a member of tht First Methodist church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday from the Burllew-Cowan chapel at 2 o'clock with the Rev.

B. A. Rogers in" charge uuriai win oe in ounset cenie terv. Mrs Blackkkc DlCS In St. Mary Hospital Mrs.

Zorah R. Blackledge, 78. ried in a local hospital early Tues. morning following an 111-, r.jss of five days. She lived at 1719 Faircbild with a daughter.

Mrs. E. B. Keith. She was the widow of the late Rev.

James P. Blackledge, retired Baptist minister, who died June 1-2, 1944. They had liver! in Manhattan since 1939. She was born at Wamego, on June 20. 1871, and was a member of the Baptist church.

Surviving beside Mrs. Keitn are Mrs. J. D. Wagner.

Liver-more, and four sons, B. Blackledge, Denver, V. R. BlacK-ledge, Scotts Bluff, R. Blackledge, Sheridan, anc J.

L. Blackledge, Lakeworth, 18 grandchildren and great A'W vinF uou v-uuucn. Ji C1ldcrsT' Chapman and a sister. Mrs. J.

iiT-jj Funeral servioi.s will be heir' Thursday morning at 9 o'cloc1- from the Burliew -Cowan chape! with Dr. A. A. Holtz in charge Burial will be in Sunset ceme- tery. Memorial Is Voted For Prof.

Williams A memorial to the late Prof. C. V. Williams was voted by vo cational agriculture instructors 4 cumins wee wmncu i. Kansas State college Saturday.

Williams, a professor in education, Was 4n charge of vocational ag teacher training for 22 years preceding his death here November 16. 1944. Manv of the Kansas hiEh school ar teachers nad tneir student training under Professor Williams. The memorial, silver, floor-length will be placed in the meditation wing of. the Memorial chapel.

They cost $300. Obituaries Edward Allen Chapman Edward Allen Chapman was born at Riley, Kansas, on December 26, 1914, the son of Roy E. and Myrl Kaup Chapman. He passed away at St. Mary hospi tal in Manhattan, Kansas, June 7, 1949, at the age of 34 years, 5 months and 11 days.

Edward was united in marriage to Faun Winfrey at Junc tion City on May 25, 1938, to which union were born two children; Diana and Edward Allen, Jr. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Manhattan, and had been a member of the Riley I. O. O. F.

lodge. He has ben a vefy patient sufferer thrngh many months of illness. His mother having passed away in 1927. he leaves his fath er, Roy E. Chapman, of Manhattan; his wife, Mrs.

Fern Chap man, of Manhattan; his two chil dren and three sisters Delia Mae Ream of Indianola, Mrs. Gertie Arnold, San Fernando, and Mrs. Ethel Mich ael. Topeka; also other relatives and friends. ci rn moH jdone in Kansas if our farmers are to successfully meet the ineed for more economic produc- i tirin thp fnr farm products decline." He spoke of the gradual de- clines in the past eight months ighU -a rattlesnake twice its size and forecast a continued decline an incident in the zoology de-In prices and said that unem-i partment iaDorat0ry at Kansas Kenneth' of Kansas uu iuuui ui radons; four daughters, Elsie Snutz and Mrs.

Gertrude Marcellus of Manhattan, Mrs. Ruth Walters of Centerview, and Mrs. Ha- zel Wildman of Burlington; and 12 grandchildren. I we conT home. Monday, June 20, at 2 p.

m. Burial was in Sunset ce- metery. The Rev. Heroert a Cockerill, First Methodist. church, was in charge of the service.

Graveside Services For Infant At Alma Jimmy Dean Smith, infant son 0f Mr. and Mrs. Dclbert 'Smith, 1022 Moro, died in a hos pital Tuesday. Graveside serv ices for the child were held Wednesday in the Alma cem-nesday in the Alma cemetery. Irving Dies After Lengthy Illness Mrs.

J. F. Wells of Irving died Saturday following a year of illness with a heart ailment. The funera was held in the First Presbyterian cvmrch in Irving Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Mrs.

Wells is the mother of Mrs. W. K. Smith, Manhattan and Verne Boyd of this city, She has visited with these relatives a number of times. Doty Funeral Service Is Conducted Monday iT" umu.wiiu wna iuuiiu ucau in tut: clty Park Friday, were -held Monday at the Burllew-Cowan jiumc.

ua into conducted by the Rev. Herbert B. Cockerill and burial was Sunset cemetery. -Jn the previous story of Doty's death, his widow, Marie Doty, 1417 Pierre, was in- i nuverieiiwy umiiwu an uuc ui uic survivors. Jjjey Farmer Dies Sunday, In loneka d2, died in Sunday, after an illness of 18 months, Mr.

Hibner, and hls wifei wno dled May 27, jived on a larm near Rilev and i that city from their birth until when they went to live Mr and Mrs D. c. AVers, Topeka. The deceased Is three sisters: Mrs E. J.

Davies and. Mrs. Nora B. Col- uiaiv, Mannattan; and Mrs. C.

Riuput nnwi- minci-al mr. vices were held' Wadnesday at a i. tn in mo home at Riley. Burial was In j. -Henrv Sylvester Dies At llmJ Near Riley Henry H.

Sylvester, 55 farmer, died at his home south west of Tuesday, following an illness oi several niontns. Funeral services were held in the Riley Metnou.ot cnuicu'Dy Rev. W. McGuire, at 2 p. m.

Frlnay. Bunai was in tne Kiiey ce- hv his wirlnw. tnur sons, hi.s nar- cnts, and several brothers and nsbu IIIlpral Rites Friday ai nuts i way For fliarlrs TJntran i Charles David Liptrap, 97, Cffi resident for the past two years died Thursday. He was i'1 overdale. fl.nd was retired railroad wo born and was retired railroad worker.

Funeral services were held Fi-iuajr ao 10 ui, tne' Burliew Cowan funeral home, conducted by the Rev. B. Rogers. Burial was in the Old Mission ceme- at ichlta- Mr. Liptrap Is survived one son William H.

Liptrap. Oroville, and one granuson: and a daughter-in- Laptrap, WichlU. IV KutllS W. UotV DlCS "opin" "lc ftnn. wll.

llara. E. Doty, Tulsa; one grand- I 1 a pioymeiu coma uecuuie a senuus prooiem oy ran. Keith At Winfield Named To Citv Post W. W.

Keith, manager ot tne fects from the incident Monday. Winfield Daily Courier, one of Prof M. J. Harbaush of the the Seaton Publications. vvas K-State zoology department, namod city commissioner hi tfiatjwho has worked with snakes 20 city last week.

years, said it was the first time Keith will fill the unexpired any of his snakes had fought, term of Ralph T. Stuber, who "As a rule snakes get along died oh June 3. Hi's: term will ex- better than people," he explain-pire in April, 1951. Following ed. The copperhead had just that election E.

W. Young was been- captured near Keats and named mayor, the position on was jn a fighting mood when "A I Afameeo. Delmar b. Hatesoni oi Tvvo Snakes Tangle In College Laboratory A rnnnprhpart snnkp ran ont- college indicated. A 20-inch copperhead, put in the same cage with a large rattler, struck it three times in a matter -of seconds.

The rattlesnake hit the side of the cage in offnvf in ocporto Thn VSitWpr struck Fridav. showed no ill ef- placed in the cage. Will Paint Fresh Pavement Markers Motorists cf Manhattan will have some shiny new white parking lane markers and driy in(T lane markers at tne main intersections of the city starting next week, Police Chief B0lte "added that if the good cr will hold out some 25 i He weather callons Of White paint UPPOS edly guaranteed to stick to the pavement will be put on. Also posts have been ordered for added installation of street trnffif siens and It is honed that some of tne sjgns Wili be put into place over this weekend, Bolte said. No Injuries From Two Minor Crashes in Pratt county wneas f-rm in in hmhpi nn arre Wheat in ISry TreSf Vioi.Q iimtor intrnt, nt .1 dp: nt as riDP it i00ks.

Tiio oisture content IS plenty niCli. Widespread harvesting will nrobably be underway here by Friday or Saturday if the weath-' cr stays the Same." "Tlie yield here definitely cut below previous erttmate.5,- the county agent said. 'We pre- dieted 20 bushel wheat before, but it may not be that good. There are many dead heads with shriveled kernels." Brewer said that there wi'l be a large amount of wheat stored on the farms this year and warned wheat growers to keep clo- check on the water-filled wheat. "In addition, he said.

hinc hpfnrp filline. Should bO treated' with rome DDT solution tn rnntrn insect pests which attack wheat after it is rfnrri storea A Pi Appointments Methodist Uiurcli Conference Given Two hundred and jourtcen ministerial appointments were bt the Kansui conlerence Methodist churches here. The appointments were an nounced by Bishop Danna Daw- son of Topeka. Forty changes or pastorates weie included in the Jjgt aririit.inn ti reeiilar minis tpri al aDDointments. several la, appointments, wereade Ne HoT a of Baker University, Piesiaei.u oi oanci uunwMi, nu onH fho onnnitit.

men(. of prof Homer Ebright hi 44tn year at Baker. Appointments in this area in nt.f aba ka District-Dr Ernest! district suDertntendent Sm A uiue Kapias, cigeiow ana v.ie- burne; Claude F. Jenkins, Frank- Kennie; a. lursenaau, iKeats; Harry Weed, Junction City: Mrs.

-Ada I Dickson, Leon- fort: Kennie E. Xirkendaii, Marys and Belvue; Gordon W. p-iJ-mifVj wameeo: James land; John i 'ow, and Delavan. I I 1 I i i I I B. and Washington, $111,182.29.

ui fiivu Firemen were called to 931 Leavenworth about 10 o'clocK Sunday evening where' a car belonging to Marvin Williams caught fire. Williams told he had been working on the motor and apparently when he started It the gasoline caught Pre. Wiring was damaged by the flash fire which was be fore the department arrived. It's Tliit tKt Ckicacio (Ratnoad atu Jun 25 tknu Oct. 2 tor liiliilli! Just do strain.

pounds ing Union You too, For go or slop aboard and let the engineer the driving for you. No worry, no Baggage? You can check 150 free on each ticket. a pleasure to relax in a smartly appointed Dining Car, leisurely enjoy-. those delicious meals for which Pacific is justly famous. the commission Mr.

Stuber held at the time of his death. Follow-in? the procedure on electing mayors. Keith will serve for the year Two Lawsuits Filed-With Clerk of Court Two new lawsuits were filed Friday with the clerk of the district court. Warren W. McKeeman has filed suit against M.

D. Fislier and C. L. Sanford, et al; trustees for the Ashland townsite, amounting to approximately one-half quarter section in area. Rozella Padgett has filed suit tor divorce from her husband, Winfield S.

Padgett. Their home. is 1312 El Paso, Manhattan. Ac- companying the suit for a di-! vorce is a restraining order, issued by Probate Judge Scott Pfuetsft at the request of the plaintiff, to prevent Padgett from using "violence and from molesting" his wife at their home, or at the home of Mrs. Padgett's father, Harmon Murphy, Elk Falls.

"The defendant has threatened to use violence toward the plaintiff and has put her in fear of bodily harm," the petition declares. Mrs. Padgett and her husband have three children who are in custody of the plaintiff. She charges that her husband has been guilty of "gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty." The plaintiff asks for a divorce, temporary and permanent support money, custody of the and possession or household goods and the family home. The state flower of Oklahoma is the mistletoe.

Two minor automobile Herbert Cockerill. Man- In Lit I ark lOdaV dents were reported at. the city hattan First. i nolice station Thursday even-, ex-, Rufus W. Doty, 60, 1417 Pl-intr and today.

tended parish associate; E. E. erre was found dead in the city The ons Thursday evening oc- Beauchamp, Marysville- and Oke- park Friday, curred between cars driven by to. Rector Green Randolph Doty wno is a retired army Robfrt E. Nork.

400 Poyntz, and nd ois'bure- 'and General Staff school, had Fred D. Blake, 1013 Ma'lc and' been visiting a friend and was According to the police report, d' Rvprqon eg returning home walking through no mi, mdnhin. 1HHH with btOCKOaie r. rtyeisou, i i.v, the Nork machine collided with the Blake machine, as 't was iic can be thrifty and 'comfortable, by riding in a modern Coach with adjustable tip-back seats. a full measure of travel pleasure, "Union Pacific" either Pullman Coach.

paricea at luu nouston. uamae wfltjerville and Bames- sent a doctor. The doctor louna was not extensive. lWri t. Waterv Ue and as' man dead.

Two carloads of children es- -S1' Run hobby of collect-caped injury when cars driven Fostorla and Pleasant Run. knQwn by Mrs. Ora Otto. 512 rnson sterllngi aiStrlct mission- in Manhattan, having lived here Jugy' a hZlTl ary secretary; G. C.

Meyer, dis- since he retired from the army w'totot secretary of evangelism; in 1936. He was born February a Hubert L. Collins, district radion 22, 1889, at New Hope, Ohio. He S'ca! going on Fourth Rector. was a member of the New Hope he t'meof the crash at the Emporia District-J.

J. Skin- Methodist church and a member Alma, Paxico and McFar- of the Masonic Lodge No. Seven Ss your local Union Pacific Agent destrlptiv literature, reservations and frtvel Information. Plummer, who Investigated the crasn commenna it a woiiucr someone wasn't hurt." UNION PACIFIC HASIinOAD.