The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 11

Red tape cut for farm disaster aid WASHINGTON (AP) If a farmer's land is swept by flood and government help is needed to put it back in shape, the farmer no longer will have to wait on the Agriculture Department headquarters here to process all the red tape usually required for financial assistance. County offices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service now have the authority to handle requests for federal aid to carry out "emergency conservation measures" necessary to restore land to production. the past, when natural disasters struck, the secretary of agriculture was required to formally designate areas usually entire counties or blocks of counties for financial assistance. Under the new procedure, county committees which oversee ASCS programs can "without prior approval from Washington" order emergency conservation measures into effect. 'Also, officials said Friday, the county committees will determine eligibility for such aid on an individual farm basis.

A spokesman said That means a single farmer, if qualified, could get assistance even if his neighbors did -not suffer damage. Congress has provided about $10 million annually for the emergency aid in recent years. In times of widespread damage, however, additional funds have been available. About $7 million currently is in the fund, officials said. Measures which qualify for federal assistance include: removal of debris from the land; grading, shaping or releveling severely damaged farm land; restoring permanent fences; and restoring conservation structures and similar installations.

Emergency wind erosion control and drought measures also are available under the program where drought is a problem, officials said. Ford misjudged farm situation ELLSWORTH, Kan. (AP) Sen. James B. Pearson, President Ford misjudged the farm situation when he vetoed an emergency farm bill Thursday.

Pearson said he would urge Congress to override the veto. "The President and the secretary of agriculture have repeatedly urged American farmers to increase production," he said. "Yet, by this veto, farmers quite understandly will believe that the government is unwilling to provide minimum protection against sharp price declines." The emergency legislation would have increased the target price for wheat from $2.05 to $3.10 per bushel this Pearson says year. Wheat prices have dropped about $1.40 a bushel in Kansas City since October to $3.28 on July futures contracts. "Farmers are all the more frustrated by the fact that twice in the past two years the government has moved to curtail grain exports," Pearson said.

"Congress has offered its best judgment on what needs to be done. It is now necessary for the President to come back with a plan of his own. His expression of hope that prices will not fall and his rather weak pledge not to reimpose export controls are not enough," Pearson said. House fires kill 12 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS House fires in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin killed 12 persons today. In Baltimore four persons died.

That brings to 40 the number of fire deaths in the city so far this year, equaling the number of fire deaths in all of 1974. A two-year-old child was hospitalized with burns and a possible fracture. Doctors said someone apparently threw the child from the second floor to save his life! rjn Williamsport, five members f- Car-ambulance (loll is ion kills patient in GC CITY; "Kan. An" ambulance rushing victims of a house f'ire to a hospital crashed into the rear of; another vehicle Friday night. A patient in the ambulance was killed.

1 Authorities said they did not know Fern Harding died of injuries received in the wreck or in the fire at a farm home six miles south of Holcomfa. ambulance driver, an attendant and a passenger in the other car were admitted to a hospital, but the other persons in the two vehicles suffered only minor injuries. fire at the Jack Linnberger home attracted a number of spectators who interfered with efforts to fight it. An explosion of either a gas furnace or a w.ater heater apparently touched off the blaze. The members of the family received only minor injuries in the fire.

r. 'Business scene of one family died in a fire that de. stroyed their home. The single survivor was a 6-year-old boy who apparently ran from the house after being awakened. The blaze, discovered at about 3 a.m., gutted the two-story wooden house that sits beside a country road just south of the city.

In LaCrosse, a mother and her two small children died in a fire which gutted their home. Authorities said the fire broke out shortly before 4 a.m. in a two-story wood frame house. 4 are held in death of Derby man WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) Arraignment is expected Monday for two men and two women charged with the death of a man whose decomposed body was found floating in the Arkansas River a week ago.

The two men, aged 20 and 22, were charged with first-degree murder. The 40-year-old common-law wife of the victim was charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. A 19-year-old woman was charged with aiding a felony. Clifford Podschun was shot at least three times in the head and chest at his farm near Derby, about Feb. 7.

Sedgwick County authorities believe the body was taken to a bridge over the river in Sumner County and dumped in the water. Wilson Engineers, Architects cited for internship program Wilson Company, Engineers Architects. Salina, has been cited by Kansas State university for its continuing participation in KSU's architectural internship program. This program, available to 4th or 5th architectural students, consists of a 30-week work period with a qualified firm in the building industry to give students practical experience in applying theoretical knowledge to actual work situations. Since the program was established at K-State in 1970.

more than 100 students and 56 firms in 15 states have been involved. A record 31 KSU students are working as interns during the Spring semester this year. Richard W. Wood, current intern with Wilson Company, is the 4th student to complete the program here. His work will continue until he returns to Manhattan next Fall to' complete his final academic year.

Wood, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood. Dodge City, is staying with his sister's family. Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice Roberts. 924 Roach. Craig E. Grosser of Salina.

1974 intern, will join the firm on a full-time basis upon receiving his degree in architecture this Spring. He is the son of Mr. Richard W. Wood and Mrs. William F.

Grosser III. 196 Millview Road. Previous interns at Wilson Company include David R. Button of Salina in 1972. and Roger Claar of Overfarid Park in 1973.

Life sought on 3 stars WASHINGTON (UPI) Scientists are using an orbiting observatory to scan three Sunlike stars for possible signals from other civilizations. The space agency's Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, known as Copernicus, has already searched the star Epsilon Eridani and will scan Tau Ceti and Epsilon Indi this summer and fall. Today's records Hospital Admissions Asbury Mrs. W. R.

Rindahl. 2272 Roach: Mrs. Richard White, 1916 S. 4th: Mrs. Steven Ecton, Salina RFD 3: Mrs.

Vernald Russ. 1313 Wilbre; Mrs. Ralph Martin. Brookville: Mrs. Fred Roberts, Brookville; Mrs.

Leola Hall. Gypsum; Mrs. Eddie Freeman. Minneapolis: Mrs. Myrtle Vonada, Lucas: Mrs.

Arnold Stindt, Republic: Mrs. Louis Zsuzsics Lincoln; Mrs. Kenneth Hoffman. Abilene. St.

John's Elaine Cleveland. 715 S. 10th: Terry Corbett. 657 Duvall; Frank Smith. 500 Russell; Frank Clark.

Culver; Mrs. Gena McClure, Glen Elder: Mrs. Ralph Meyer, Tescott; Martin Schubert, Ramona. Hospital Dismissals Asbury Mrs. Dale Kopf and baby girl, 1217 Vassar Drive; Mrs.

Stephen Lewis and baby boy, 1212 Quincy; Mrs. Russell Guthrie and baby boy, 324 E. Jewell; Jeanna Tebrugge, 721 Morrison; Glen Halpain, 237 S. 10th; Joanna Haggard, 1217 N. 7th; Roy Toulouse, 909 Custer; Scott Morse, 835 Sherman; Mrs.

Lillie Ferm, 637 Gypsum: Gerald Salsbury, 1009 S. Santa Fe; Mrs. Larry Miller, 151 S. 12th; Emma Lunden, 710 S. llth; Mrs.

Vernald Russ. 1313 Wilbre; Mrs. Hilma Ostenberg, Lindsborg; the Rev. Carl Gustafson, Lindsborg; Mrs. Paul Habbart.

Beverly; Charles Howell Minneapolis; Mrs. Merrill Smither, Brookville; Mrs. Howard Powell, Bennington; Mrs. Ed Slaight, Kanopolis; Kathie Kiefer, Miltonvale; Mrs. Anna Young, Russell; Herbert Deines, WaKeeney; Doile Veneman, Long Island; Ralph Thomas, Abilene.

St. John's Mrs. Sally Anderson, 721 W. Cloud; Loretta Arnold, 1011 N. 10th; -Mrs.

Stuart Elliott, 2187 Nottingham; Michael Forgue. 903 N. 9th; Mrs. Daniel Hebert and baby girl, 412 W. Beloit; Mrs.

Walter Hotz, 502 W. Grand; Barbara Long, 609 W. Ash; Jess Taylor. 220 W. Minneapolis; Kevin Walton, 1441 Franklin; Richard Anderes, Mrs.

Harry Beavers, Herington; Mrs. Fred Beck, Glasco; Ronald Berry, Hunter; Henry Coup, Talmage; John Eggerman, Green; George Ehrlich, Russell; DuaneHedge, Studley; Paul Kottman, Ellsworth; Hamilton Laughlin, Geneseo; Mrs. Ethel McMullen, Beverly; Maurice Martin, Quinter; Kim Miller, Great Bend; George Orner Bennington; Mrs. Marie Overholtz, Junction City; Jacob Tolbert, Beloit; Mrs. Roletta Walton, Junction City; Mrs.

Bryan Weems, Collyer; Donovan Wilson. Lucas. Births Girls -Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hoffman, Abilene.

8 3 May 2 at Asbury. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph 'Martin, Brookville. 7 15 May 2 at Asbury.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ecton, Salina RFD 2. 6 2 May 2 at Asbury. Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Zsuzsics, Lincoln, 7 6Vz May 3, Asbury. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Swisher, Gypsum, 6 2 May 3, Asbury.

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Freeman, Minneapolis. 7 8V May 3, Asbury. Boys: Mr.

and Mrs. James Burkholder, 622 Gypsum. 7 8M May 3, Asbury. Mr. and Mrs.

Roger Wallace, 617 Jameson; 7 13 May 2 at Asbury. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krinhop, 630 Duvall. 8 I May 2 at Asbury.

Courts Magistrate- Arraigned John Lewis Gray, 618 N. 12th. charge of forgery; Thomas Louis Isom. 841 N. 9th, charge of forgery; Charles Kenneth Sink, 1110 N.

8th, charge of forgery. Found guilty Michael Francis Fears. 672 Steahlin, possession of meth- amphetamine. $250 and 6 months, and possession of marijuana. $250 and 6 months.

Divorces Filed John M. vs. Nancy Barber. Marriage Licenses Paul L. Riemann.

23. and Virginia J. Marsteller. 22. both of Salina; Alan Gardner.

19. and Debra LaRue. 20, both of Salina. Fire Alarms 3:16 pm, Friday 2024 Quincy. Marvin Clynch residence, pot of beans had cooked dry and filled house with smoke, bottom of pan and electric burner destroyed: light smoke damage to kitchen area.

$75 damage. 1:59 pm Saturday Bldg. 482. Summers and Centennial. Kansas Technical Institute vacant barracks.

Fire of unknown origin in mattresses on first and second floors. $50 damage to building. Lawrence boy killed LAWRENCE, Kan. (UPI) A 4- year-old boy ran into the street in front -of his home Friday night and was hit by a car and killed. Police identified the victim as Lance C.

Stalcup. Deaths and funerals Weather MRS. WILLIAM BOWERSOX GLASCO The funeral for Mrs. Bessie Lee Bowersox, 95, Glasco, will be at 2 pm Monday at the Glasco United Methodist Church, the Rev. Joseph Shillcutt officiating.

Burial will be in the Glasco cemetery. Mrs. Bowersox died Saturday at the Nicol Home at Glasco. She born April 19, 1880, at Sepo, in Republic county. She had lived at Glasco since 1915.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Glasco and the Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Fletcher, Ft. Collins, a son, William Laurel, 4 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Dean funeral home, Glasco.

The family suggests memorials to the church. HAROLD F. JEFFERY The funeral for Harold F. Jeffery, 66, 622 E. Ash, will be at 10 am Monday at the Ryan mortuary, the Rev.

John Lahey officiating. Mr. Jeffery died Friday at St. John's hospital. He was born Aug.

2,1908, at Stockton, and had lived in Salina since 1947. He was a retired employe of Exhibitors' Film Delivery a member of the Moose Lodge and a past president and trustee of the Eagles' Aerie, all at Salina. Surviving are the widow, Maudie, of the home; 2 daughters, Mrs. Betty Kask, New Ulm, and Mrs. Inland Durham, Paola; a stepson, Melvin Steward, Vernal, Utah; a sister, Mrs.

Mary Lindquist, Russell; 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 pm Monday at the Russell city cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society. The parish rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm Sunday at the Ryan mortuary, where friends may call. WINSLOW J.

KRALIK ELLSWORTH The funeral for Winslow J. Kralik, 79, Ellsworth, will be at 2:30 pm Tuesday at the Grubb funeral home, Ellsworth, the Rev. Donald Ray officiating. Burial will be in the Wilson cemetery. Mr.

Kralik died Saturday at the Good Samaritan nursing home in Ellsworth. He was born Oct. 5, 1895, in Barton county and lived in the area all his life. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Ellsworth American Legion. He was a veteran of World War I.

Survivors are 4 sons, Melvin, Raymond, Marland and Harold, all of Ellsworth; one daughter, Mrs. Delores Ploutz, Garden Grove, and 11 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Ellsworth American Legion building fund or the Ellsworth Good Samaritan nursing home. Friends may call at the Grubb funeral home. ED MADDEN ABILENE A graveside service for Ed Madden, 78, Carmi, 111., will be at Sunday at St.

Andrew's cemetery, Abilene. The funeral for the former resident of Salina and McPherson will be earlier Sunday at Carmi. Mr. Madden died Friday at St. Mary's hospital, Evansville, Ind.

He was born Jan. 9.1897, in Saiina and had lived at Carmi since 1941. He was a retired shop foreman for the Superior Oil and a member of St. Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Survivors are a son. Jim.

Farmington, N.M.; 2 daughters, Mrs. Bette Hubele, Carmi. and Mrs. Virginia Shigley. LaPeer.

i 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Cancer fund. JESSE M. PETERSON LINCOLN The funeral for Jesse M. Peterson.

79, Lincoln, will be at 2 pm Monday at the Hall Mortuary, Lincoln, the Revs. Francis Hobbs and Leroy Birnbrook officiating. Burial will be in the city cemetery. Mr. Peterson died Saturday at Lincoln county hospital.

He was born Feb. 14, 1896, at Barnard. He had been a lifelong resident of Lincoln county. He was a retired Union Pacific railroad employe. Before working for the railroad, he farmed.

Mr. Peterson was a member of the Wesleyan Church, Lincoln. Surviving are the widow, Fern, of the home; 6 sons, C. Wichita; J. Beloit; A.

Greensburg; Richard, Lincoln; Francis, Beloit, and Jesse Pineville, 2 daughters, Mrs. llene Jagger, Lyons, and Mrs. Naomi Jean Tatum, Concordia; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Bunch, Canoga Park, 25 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Mid-America nursing home at Lincoln.

Friends may call at the mortuary. FREDRICK H. SCHMIDT The funeral for Fredrick H. Schmidt, 66, Salina RFD 4, will be at 1:30 pm Monday at the Chapel funeral home, the Rev. John Lahey officiating.

Burial will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Mr. Schmidt died Saturday at St. John's hospital.

He was born Aug. 14, 1908, at Coteau, N. and lived in Salina the past 10 years. He was an em- ploye of Bob Sparks Kennels. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Catholic church.

Survivors are 3 brothers, Henry, Pocatello, Idaho; Francis, Forsyth, and Leonard, Missoula, and 2 sisters, Mary Ellen Baumiller, Santa Anna, and Adelaide Martin, Susanville, Calif. FRANK A. SCHULTE ELLINWOOD The funeral for Frank A. Schulte, 78, Ellinwood, will be at 10 am Tuesday at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, EHinwood, the Rev.

James Kelly officiating. Mr. Schulte, the father of Mrs. Eloise Edwards, 2353 Montclair Salina, died Saturday at a Salina hospital. A retired farmer, he was born Sept.

13, 1898, at Ellinwood and spent his life there. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church. Besides the daughter in Salina, survivors are 2 sister, Mrs. R.

E. Turner, Ottawa, and Sr. Theodosia Schulte, Arkansas City. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm Monday at the Kimple funeral home, Ellinwood. Burial will be in the Lakin-Comanche district cemetery, Ellinwood.

Actor hospitalized ITHACA, N.Y. (UPI) Television writer and producer Rod Serling was taken to a hospital Saturday after suffering a mild heart attack. Worth whistling about President and Mrs. Ford use fin- Blossom Festival, where daugh- gers to whistle along with sing- ter Susan (right) was crowned ers at Shenandoah Apple queen. (UPI Photo) Ford's flawless ceremonial skill slipped during crowning WINCHESTER, Va.

(UPI) In crowning his daughter Susan the 1975 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Queen, President Ford showed flawless royal ceremonial skill --almost. With Sen. Harry F. Byrd overseeing the ceremony, Ford Friday plucked the mock jeweled crown, and, with the pleasure any father shows in an attractive daughter, placed it on her head, stepped back and smiled. Next came the royal scepter made of apple tree wood.

That too was handed to Ford to give to Susan. He presented KANSAS Sunny and warmer IF Sunday. High 80-85. Partly cloudy os Sunday night and Monday. A few thunderstorms developing Monday.

I Low Sunday night upper 40s north- west to 50s elsewhere. High Monday 80s. EXTENDF.D FORECAST jf Monday through Wednesday Kansas: Chance of showers extreme east Wednesday. Turning a little cooler Wednesday. Lows Monday and Tuesday mostly 50s cooling to the 40s to low 50s Wednesday.

Highs upper 70s and low 80s Monday and Tuesday, cooling to the 60s and low 70s Wednesday. ZO.XK FOllKl'ASTS Zones 1, 2, 4, 5 Sunny and warmer with southerly winds 15 to 25 miles per hour Sunday. High in low 80s. Partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday. Warmer Sunday night.

Low upper 40s. A few thundershowers developing Monday. High in 80s. Zones 7, 8 Sunny and warmer with southerly winds 15 to 25 miles per hour Sunday. High in low to mid 80s.

Partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday. A few thunderstorms developing Monday. Low Sunday night low to mid 50s. High Monday 80s. Zones 10, 11 Sunny and warmer 'with southerly winds becoming 15 to 25 miles per hour Sunday.

High around 80. Partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday. A few showers or thunderstorms developing Monday. Low Sunday night low to mid 50s. High Monday 80 to 85.

SALINA WEATHER City Airport Temp at 7 pm 69. Min. Saturday 47; Max. Saturday 70. FA A Reported at 7 pm 69; Barometer 29.88 falling; Wind S6 MPH; Relative Humidity Lowest this date 24 in 1907 highest 94 in 1909.

Sunday Sunrise 6:20 am; Sunset 8:25 pm. Airport Temperatures (By FAA) Saturday 1 am 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 48 49 51 50 4B 48 47 53 57 60 1 pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 47 it to his daughter, stepped back and smiled. Then the key to the city of Winchester. Ford took the wooden key, did not hand it to Susan but clutched it, stepped back and smiled, obviously believing that the key to the city was meant for him. Susan grinned.

Byrd grinned. The crowd laughed. The Senator motioned with a hand that Ford should present the key to Susan. His head thrown back in laughter, Ford did so and the crowd cheered. YAA building fund drive to begin Tuesday The general community phase of the YMCA's 11,500,000 building fund campaign will kick off with a dinner and meeting beginning at 6.30 pm Tuesday at the 4-H building in Kenwood Park.

About 500 persons are expected to attend. The general community phase is the. third phase of the campaign, which began in November. The goal for the third phase, which involves an appeal to the general public, is $200,000. Speakers at the dinner-meeting will include Gilbert Wenger and Roger Morrison, both members of Big Gifts (second phase) team; Jean Wentz, Salina South high school; Matt George, Salina Central high school; Russell Myers, teams chairman; and several others.

Homes Parade is underway The Parade of Homes sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Salina, opens at 1 pm Sunday. And each day, through next Sunday, 12 new homes looking for buyers will be open for inspection. Sunday hours are 1 pm to 6 pm. During the week, hours are 6 pm to 8 pm. The homes will not be open Saturday May 10.

The homes range in price from $25,000 to Here are the builders and the locations: Lee Ha worth Construction, 2816 Bret; George Etherington, 2102 Brookwood and 2102 Country Hills Road; Doug Hill, 2049 Glendale Road and 502 Marvin; Roy Presley, 1816 Briarwood and 1941 Glendale; William Umphrey, 2357 Edward and 2367 Edward; Don Wiliams, 2528 Rockhurst, and Gene Yockers, 406 and 400 Neal. Costly fire on town square of Yates Center YATES CENTER, Kan. (UPI) Two buildings on the town square housing a hardware store, a drug store and apartments were destroyed by fire early Saturday. Police said three persons suffered minor injuries as they jumped from a roof to escape the flames. The contents of a neighboring grocery store were ruined by smoke.

The fire was reported about 4:30 a.m. and by the time firemen had it under control two hours later, the two brick structures were a total loss. The contents of a Western Auto store and a Rex all drug store also was destroyed..