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5A Record Fed chief: U.S. farming prospects good ilUlw The Columbus, Telegram Tuesday, March 16, 1999 WASHINGTON (AP) Many farmers are suffering from sharply sinking prices for their products, but U.S. farming as a whole appears well-positioned to benefit when Asian and other economies around the world begin to recover, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today. Amid many upbeat economic signs, including the Dow Jones industrial average cracking the 10,000 barrier for the first time, Greenspan devoted a speech in San Francisco to what he called "one of the more notable soft spots" in a US. economy he termed both impressive and robust.

"Farmers, rather than sharing in the general prosperity, have been experiencing disappointing exports and sharply falling prices" during "what presumably is a transitory, though by no means abbreviated, period of softness," Greenspan said in a speech prepared for delivery to the Independent Bankers Association of America. Prices received by farmers are down 5 percent from a year ago and prices for corn, soybeans, wheat and hogs have hit levels unseen in years, he said, principally blaming the worldwide economic slump that began in Asia in 1997. "All told, falling shipments to the Asian countries accounted for more than 80 percent of the drop in the value of farm exports over the past two years," he said, noting that shipments to Russia, particularly of poultry, and to South America also have been affected. The strong domestic economy hasn't made up for the loss of exports, he said, because "consumers, especially in affluent economies, do not boost spending on food to nearly the same degree that their incomes rise." "Clearly our farm sector stands to gain, perhaps appreciably, when more favorable economic conditions finally emerge" around the world, he said. In the meantime, farmers have responded "by reducing the costs of production to the bare bone." And they've been helped by falling prices for diesel fuel and fertilizer, which helped produce a 3 percent drop in prices fanners pay for gtxxis, and by past technological innovations that have made farmers more efficient, and by increased government support payments.

There are "favorable readings" that they are holding up financially much better than during the farm crisis of the early 1980s, he said. Among them: farmers' debt remains low relative to the worth of their land and equipment, net farm income is holding up fairly well and most farmers are repaying their loans on time. "The weakening of farm markets, while pressuring farm income and wealth, has not had effifts as dramatic as the declines in market prices might seem to have implied," he said. "Both farmers and lenders appear to retain a fair degree of optimism about the longer-run prospects for the sector," he said, "however, the near-term may be challenging." Kenneth Blaser COLUMBUS Kenneth Blaser, 67, of Columbus died Sunday, March 14, 1999, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Services are at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus with the Rev. Michael Matt officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with military honors by American Legion Hart-man Post 84 Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today at Gass-Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and from a.m.

Wednesday at the church. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Mr. Blaser was born on Aug.

6, 1931, in Columbus to Milton W. and Mary Ann (Nyffeler) Blaser. He attended Duncan schools and graduated in 1949. He married Elaine Bredehoft on Jan. 25, 1956, in Columbus.

He later married Claudia M. Gutzmer on Nov. 25, 1989, in Las Vegas. He was a retired farmer and lifetime area resident. He served as a corporal in the U.S.

Marines tank corps in Japan from April 1, 1952, to March 18, 1954. He belonged to the Columbus and Silver Creek American Legion, Pheasants Forever, Veteran of Foreign Wars, Ducks Unlimited and was a former member of the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. He belonged to the church and served as an usher. Survivors are his wife, Claudia; one daughter, Susan (Mark) Maass of Columbus; three stepchildren, Mike (Melanie) Gutzmer and Joni (Dave) Ebner, all of Columbus, and Karen (Mel) Knopp of Lincoln; two sisters, Luetta (Warren) Lund of Genoa and Marian (Ron) Nelson of Columbus; one granddaughter; three stepgranddaughters; and three stepgrandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials are to go to donors' choice. 10 ear Level Term Preferred Non Tobacco theft, one laptop computer. If you have information about a crime, call Platte County Area Crime Stoppers at 1-800-237-0209 or 563-4000. Female Age 25 Joyce Boley $118 per yr. $165 per yr.

Female Age 40 $136 per yr. $210 per yr. Female Age 55 $257 per yr. $477.50 per yr. Female Age 70 $780 per yr.

$1,750 per yr. PqjcBbo Bridget A. Voter, 21, 4020 13th St. Friday 5:39 p.m. 21 st Street and 33rd Avenue, two-vehicle accident.

Drivers were Carol A. 2121 33rd and Sarah M. Klein, 20, Bee. Saturday 9:34 a.m. 4300 block of 23rd Street, two-vehicle accident.

Drivers were Robert L. Burrows, 70, 1618 16th and John Schultz 65, Gresham. 10:21 a.m. 12th Avenue and Eighth Street, two-vehicle accident. Drivers were Peter Balerud, 39, 3106 33d and Kathy J.

Krepel, 40, 3707 S. Second St. E. 7:31 p.m. 1400 block of 33rd Avenue, two-vehicle accident.

Drivers were Travis N. Tichota, 1 9, Rising City, and Jose Alfredo Aguilera Ruiz, 20, 702 Countryview. 7:50 p.m. 2400 block of 33rd Avenue, two-vehicle accident. Drivers were Robert T.

Harris, 16, Columbus Trailer Park 540, and Susan R. Brooks, 27, Lincoln. SHERIFF CALLS Tuesday 9:29 a.m. Central Community College-Platte Campus, 4500 block of 63rd FIRE CALLS Monday 8:39 a.m. Duncan, medical.

Tuesday 2:07 a.m. 1300 block of Sixth Street, medical. POLICE CALLS Feb 28 8:30 p.m. 33rd Avenue and 13th Street, two-vehicle accident. Drivers were Micky S.

Yrkoski, 21, Clarks, and Carta A. Steskal, 18, Ewing. March 9 10:03 a.m. 600 block of 23rd Street, two-vehicle accident. Drivers were Douglas D.

Clausen, 30, Norfolk, and Roger W. Schuyler. 10:33 p.m. 23rd Avenue and 15th Street, three-vehicle accident. Drivers were Joan M.

Hoefelman, 36, Route 1 Box 107, and Donna D. Freeman, 48, Schuyler. Owner of the parked car was Gordan and Patricia Carpenter of Newman Grove. 5:12 p.m. 3100 block of 23rd Street, two-vechile accident.

Drivers were Jason M. Shotkoski, 26, 2568 45th and 1 imvvri To A Pcriniincnl Flan At Any Time Wilhoul Proof Of Insurability Premium will not increase on term insur ance during the 10 year period. DENVER, Colo. Joyce M. Ernst Boley, 74, died Saturday, March 6, 1999, in Denver.

Services were March 9 at Crown Hill Mortuary in Denver. Burial was at Crown Hill Mausoleum. She was born on Sept. 3, 1924, in Duncan to Louis and Flossie Ernst. She graduated from Duncan High School.

She moved to Denver and became a real estate broker. She belonged to the Alpha Singles Dance group. Survivors are three sons, Gary Moore of Pensacola, Dwayne Moore of Arlington, Texas, and Brad Broyles of Denver; one daughter, Glynda Cassel of Denver; two brothers, Lyle and Melvin Ernst, both of Columbus; four sisters, Joan Beren, Dorothy Thurber and Carol Carlino, all of Denver, and Laverna Hobbs of Livermore, five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Glen Moore; and her parents. Thank you to everyone who helped and donated food to our pancake feed at Christ Lutheran Church on March 7, 1999.

We also appreciate the support from all who attended. AAL Branch 1785 Call Don Mroczck a. 564-1457 to set your plan started today. ateway OTCOtUMBUS. MC REALTORS diL Don Mroczek INSURANCE taw Velma Morris Columbus Monument Co.

LARGEST DISPLAY IN THIS AREA SATISFACTION GUARANTEED BUSINESS 8-5 8-12 SAT. PH. (402) 564-8033 3811-17THST. COLUMBUS, NE. Genoa Community Hospital Admissions: Monday None.

Dismissals: Monday Alan Anson, Genoa. Boone County Health Center Albion Admissions: Monday Trys-tan Bennett, Aimer. Dismissals: Monday Aubrey Nelson, Albion. Births: Monday Mark and Angela Dohmen, Newman Grove, a son. Columbus Community Hospital Admissions: Monday None.

Dismissals: Monday Delores Borchers, Columbus. Births: Monday Christopher and Jamie Burge, Columbus, a son; and Dale and Gina Eisenmenger, Humphrey, a daughter. OSCEOLA Velma M. Morris, 84, of Osceola died Monday, March 15, 1999, at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital in Osceola. Services are 2 p.m.

Thursday at Kepner-Roberts Funeral Home in Osceola with the Rev. Robert Berlie Sr. officiating. Burial is at Exeter Cemetery. Visitation is 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home and continues at the funeral home on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of service. Mrs. Morris was born Feb. 24, 1915, in Mendota, to Charles and Annie (Crossland) Auten.

She married Delbert Morris on Nov. 23, 1932, at Mendota. She lived in Missouri, Iowa and Stromsburg before moving to Osceola in 1960. She was a longtime employee of Becton-Dickinson in Columbus and was affiliated with the Covenant Church. Survivors include one son, Roger (Jessie) of Central City; two daughters, Ruby Ann (DeWayne) Brouillette of Exeter and RoJean (Russell) Reese of Osceola; one brother, Lloyd Auten of Polver, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband on July 6, 1982; one son; six brothers; and three sisters. Lotteries Pick5 I PoftEusEx Pinner I March 21st 5:30 p.m. I-. Bring a covered dish or desert and join us. MEMBERS AND GUESTS Hilda Whitehead day's "Cash 4 Life" game matched the four winning numbers.

The numbers drawn were: 26-40-52-92. Tickets matching all four numbers would have won $1,000 a week for life. No tickets matched the computer-generated numbers for the $100,000 prize. LINCOLN (AP) No tickets matched all five winning numbers drawn Monday night in the Nebraska Pick 5 lottery. The numbers drawn are: 1-2-6-15-16.

Cash 4 Life DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) None of the tickets sold for Mon Maexets WITH YOUR GOLD RUSH PUNCH CARD This weeks winner did not have card punched. Next Drawing is Saturday, March 20th at Noon BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR GOLD RUSH CARD PUNCHED EACH WEEK! PUNCH CARDS AVAILABLE AT CORNER STOP 716 34 NEW YORK (AP)-Dow Jonas noon Slock averages: 30 Industrials .9966.82 8.05 20 Transportation3386.75 17.90 15 Utilities 302.86 0.90 65 Stocks 3050.10 0.78 COLUMBUS Hilda S. Whitehead, 96, of Columbus died Sunday, March 14, 1999, at Columbus Manor. Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook with the Rev.

Dr. Douglas A. Delp officiating. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in McCook. Visitation is from 11:30 a.m:-l:30 p.m.

Thursday at the church. Gass-Haney Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Whitehead was born Feb. 28, 1903, in Quick to Christopher C.

and Anna Marie (Hanson) Dueland. She attended McCook High School. She married Ralph O. Whitehead on Dec. 21, 1922, in McCook.

She lived in North Platte until moving to Columbus in 1990. She was a bookkeeper for her husband's construction business and a homemaker. She was past state president of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She was also a member of the North Platte Canteen and active in the church and women's club. Survivors are one son, Lauris E.

(Rhonda) of Bothell, three daughters, Maxine Whitehead Sharrah of St. Louis, Thresa "Teddy" (Rex) Gravitte of Pilot Mountain, N.C., and Lynda (Frank) Ramaek-ers of Columbus; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; four brothers, Clifford, Clyde, Vernon and Harvey Dueland; and five sisters, Lillian Neiman, Cecelia Shepherd, Violet Fritsche, Hazel Dueland and Stasia Haase. Memorials may be given to the Methodist Church in North Platte. 916 18 516 58 1 716 38 1 18 38 116 316 1 18 516 38 116 38 716 14 916 ConEdison 48 38 CurtisWrt 33 34 DaimlrChryn ....92 78 DeereCo 33 14 DuPont 55 1516 EstKodak 67 38 EDS Corp 4812 EmersonEI .58 1516 Enron 67 58 Exxon 731116 FordMotor 58 FortuneBmds .32 78 GTE Cp 62 18 Gate2000 72 1316 Merrilllyn 92 1316 MinnMM 79 516 Monsanto 48 38 MorganJP ....125 316 NCR Corp 45 78 Navistar 371116 Nucor 42 38 Occident Pet ....16 38 PPGInds 53 716 Penney JC 39 316 PeopleEn 35 12 PepsiCo 39 716 PhilipMorr 38 58 PhilipPet 4212 516 18 New York (AP)-Noon stocks: Last Chg.

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Kathenne Bullard officiating. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen tTTVrt rv ri- i TJntinfi -1 4 Vi Tioi-il iiuiuc ill Ajcatliuc vvii.11 liic iic. i aui nuo- 1 sell officiating. Visitation is 3-8 p.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home and continues on Thursday from 8 a.m. until time of service. Mrs. Coatney was born Feb. 20, 1906, in Gage County to Frank and Mary (Niece) Van Buskirk.

She attended schools in Holmesville. She married Wilbur Yarger on Oct. 6, 1923. They lived in and around Beatrice for about 28 years. After her first husband's FULL INTERNET Si E-MAIL 562-5904 Celebrating 3 Years of Quality Internet Leadership 56K Modems (Columbus) Free Business Page Posting Dedicated Line Connections Full E-Commerce Community Internet 5ystems www.megavision.com Serving Platte County.

Genoa and Hiway 91 (Albion-Howells) Coatney Corn 1.85 1.85 Soybeans 4.20 4.22 Mo 1.54 1.54 Wheat 2.49 2.48 Oats 1.10 1.10 Spot txds. prices subject to change, protection. For more ffiformation, call Farm and Home Co-op. 246-2555. RICHLAND Courtesy of Rchland Gram Inc.

MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1 89 1 90 Soybeans 4.23 4.26 Spot bids, prices subied to change, protection. For more information, call Richland Gram of Richland. 564-5149 or 352-3744. SHELBY Courtesy of Shelby Co-op Business Association MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1.92 1.93 Soybeans 424 4 28 321 323 Wheat 2.51 2.51 Spot bids, pnees subject to change, protection. For more information, can Shelby Co-op Business Association.

527- 5511. Sioux Falls Livestock SIOUX FALLS. S.D. (APj lUSDAj -Tuesday cattle: none Hogs: 1,000. Barrows and gilts 25- 75 lower 47-50 percent ban 220-260 fbs 24.00-24.50.

volume 24.25, 260-270 lbs. 23 46-48 percent ban 270-280 lbs. 22.50-23.50, 280-290 lbs 21.50-22.50. 290-300 lbs. 20.50-21 50.

Sows: 300-500 bs steady to 1.00 lower, 500-700 lbs 1 00 higher U.S. -3 300-450 fcs. 21 00, Few 400-450 bs. 22 45O-5O0 bs. 22 00-24 00, 500-700 bs.

29 00-31 00- Boars: 300-700 bs. 12.X. Sheep: Auction on Mondays and Wednesdays only. St. Joseph Livestock ST JOSEPH.

Mo (AP) Estmated slaughter hog recects. 400 Compared to Monday, banows and gs 1.00 tower 46-50 percent ban 230-260 fe 22 50-23 00: 44-48 percent ban 260-280 21 50-22 50 Sows: steady .50 higher with heavy sows seftng at a 3 00 premium be barrows and gB. 1 -2 300-500 20 00: 1 -3 500-550 24.00. 550-700 25 00-26 00 Boars: aU weights 10 00 Area grain prices The following are open market prices: COLUMBUS Courtesy of Husker Ccwp MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1 90 1 90 Soybeans 4.25 4.28 Mdo 3 02 3.02 Wheat 2 50 2.50 Spot bids, prices subject to change, protection. For more information, call Husker Coop of Columbus.

563-3636. CEDAR RAPIDS Courtesy of Cedar Valley Cooperative Co. MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1.86 186 Soybeans 4.21 4.23 Spot bids, prices subtect to change, protection. For more information, call Cedar Valley Co-op of Cedar Rapids, 308- 358-0250 DAVID CITY and SCHUYLER Courtesy of Frontier Co-op Company MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1.91 192 Soybeans 4.24 428 Mb 170 171 Wheal .2 50 2 50 Spot bids, prices subtect to change, protection. For more information, can Frontier Co-op, 367-3019.

MONROE Courtesy of Tn VaHey Cooperative MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1.91 191 Soybeans 4.26 429 Spot bids, prices subject to change, protection. For more nformatjon, cal Tn VaHey Cooperative of Monroe. 678- 2251. ST. EDWARD Courtesy of Tn valley CoopenBrve MONDAYS CLOSE NOON TODAY Com 1 90 190 Soybeans 426 429 Soot txds.

pnees subject to change, protection. For more formation, cat Tn Valey Cooperative of Monroe. 678- 2251. PLATTE CENTER Courtesy of Farm and Home Co-op MONDAY'S CLOSE NOON TODAY death, she married Dewey E. Coatney on April 21, 1955.

She was a homemaker and was active with the Red Cross, was a charter member of the Beatrice Quilters Guild and belonged to the African Violet Society and the Girl Reserves. She was an avid reader and made doll clothes for the children in Beatrice. She moved to Columbus in 1993. She was a XYZ member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Burnetta (Joseph) Kratky and Jeanette Moore, all of Columbus; one daughter-in-law, Leona Yarger of West Point; one sister-in-law, Mary (Paul) Russell of Beatrice; seven grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandchild.

She was preceded in death by her first husband in 1953; her second husband in 1987; one son, Lamont Yarger; one brother, Everett Van Buskirk; one great-grandson; three grandsons; three infant children; and her parents. Memorials may be directed to the Methodist Church, Columbus Public Library or donors' choice..