The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 22

Tuesday March Brothers With Coach Seven Years 22 THE KANSAS CITY TIMES 12 1968 BOLLING SEES TAX HIKE NEED Tmndal Representative Declares More Funds Necessary for Two Wars IV SJs Business Firms Step Up Use of Electricity Here By Ben Schifman (The Star's Financial Editor) ELECTRIC revenues of Kansas City Power Light Co last year increased 5 per cent and kilowatt hour sales rose 45 per cent over 1966 despite some factors which tended to limit usage of electricity The principal deterrent was mild weather during the air-conditioning season Average temperatures from June through September were 16 per cent below the previous year and 23 per cent lower than the 10-year average By Michael Saska (A Mmbr of Th Star Staff) ASKETBALL coaches never like to lose first string players But the coach of Drury college at Springfield Mo proves that players can be kept for as long as seven years Coach Bill Harding started two Springfield brothers last night against Union (Ky) at the 31st National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball tournament in the Municipal Auditorium Between the two cagers they have 13 years of Harding coaching behind them Gail Fredrick 6-4 junior forward and his brother Virgle Fredrick 6-3 sophomore guard joined the long standing player-coach combination at Parkview high school first started playing for Coach Harding when I was a sophomore at the 20-year-old forward said He estimated that he has played in more than 180 games under Hardin missed my senior year with the younger Virgle said only because he went to Drury college the same time my brother he added was both pleased and surprised when I found that both starters were at Drury with Harding said both are playing a more mature ball game in college and are willing to adjust to the college type What does six and seven years under Harding teach a player? According to both brothers: play Both have learned well according to Harding and both hold their own on the court to keep their first string berths Gail was voted valuable in the Missouri Colle- A PLAYER-COACH COMBINATION that began in high school continues for two Spring-field Mo brothers and their basketball coach last night at the 31st National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball tournament in the Municipal Auditorium Bill Harding coach of Drury college briefs Virgle Fredrick (right) and his brother Gail Fredrick Gail 6-4 junior forward has played first string for Coach Harding since he was a sophomore eager at Springfield Parkview high school The forward and coach both went to Drury three years ago Virgle followed his brother a year later (Kansas City Star photograph by Don Coad) Platte County ANSWERS CRITICS OF WEED PROGRAM Cecil Says Those Opposed to Project Are Uninformed The administrator of Platte Johnson grass program answered opposition to the controversial weed-eradication project yesterday at a meeting to which he invited his most outspoken critic Cecil called the criticism unjust and vicious and said those who did not support the effort were uninformed Among the 30 persons Invited to the meeting was Baker president of the Platte County Farm bureau Baker said last month he would direct a petition ign to vote abandonment program supported by a 3-cent tax since it was adopted by referendum in 1962 The meeting was held in Platte City Baker did not respond to any of the comments by Cecil or Dan Stanton chairman of the 3-man Johnson grass board I even know why I was invited to Baker said afterward Cecil told the group he wanted to the record on comments made by Baker My comments been sanctioned by he said are not the opinion of the board They are strictly my own the first place the commissioner of agriculture appoints the weed control board The board hires me and the board rpakes all the major Politics was not a factor in his or the selection he said as had been charged by Baker Cecil also directed his criticism at Victor Gray an official of the Mlssonri Farm Bn-rean Federation Gray had said the program was wasteful and should be dropped know Mr Gray was an expert on Johnson grass in Platte Cecil responded once was in charge of the program for Missouri but he had the ball fumbled it and lost the game Now a Saturday afternoon Cecil said that only those who did not understand were against the program the facts and there be hny incredulous he said because you receive a direct benefit mean a bad Stanton who also spoke strongly in favor of the project praised Cecil for his administration would hate to see anything happen in this county to the he said know not as strong as it ought to be but not drop it until we have something Baker said he would try to have the question of abandonment put on the primary ballot in August or the general ballot in November scoring record with 502 points in the regular season beating the 498 mark set by Charlie Crosby in the 1955-56 season He was also listed on the Associated Press Little All-American for the 1967-68 season When asked of other memorable experiences during the 7-year stretch Coach Harding Rep Richard Bolling of the fifth Missouri district in the House said last night that President budget and surtax re quests were too low The country he said needs to support both the war in Vietnam and the war on poverty at home The requests for funds would not cover expenditures for both he said Append to Report Bolling a Democrat and a member of the joint economic committee in Congress said that he would add a supplemental statement to the report on the Council of Economic advisers He told a dinner meeting of the Federal Governmentf Accountants association of Kansas City that tHe request was too low and his request for a surtax was too Bolling said the Vietnam war would cost the country about 32 billion dollars this year and total defense outlays would increase the amount to between 80 and 85 billion dollars The war on poverty he said would cost about 30 million dollars The war at home must be fought he said to prevent riots and provide economic opportunities for the poor The war in Vietnam must be fought to contain Communist aggression think it is a war for he said we get out now save our children and even our grandchildren now condemn our great grandchildren get out of Vietnam and recognize the significance of what doing or get out and get back in when India is Bolling declared that the nation could afford the tax increases to fight both wars would have to choose between more willingness to meet our problems and a willingness to experience pleasures He told the accountants that the proposed 10 per cent surcharge tax would cost the American family less than no surcharge Without the tax he explained inflation would increase by 3 per cent this year and the family would have to pay more for what it bought In a Statement In a written statement after ward he said is short-sight ed for both Wilbur Mills chairman of the ways and means committee and others in Congress some of whom inexplica bly believe that by blocking the surcharge proposal peace will come to oppose the tax After the 20-minute speech Bolling said in answer to questions giate Athletic Union as a freshman District 16 first team as a sophomore and made the A I A all-American honorable mention and all-Tournament team Virgle was named to the District 16 A I A second team his freshman year and made the first team along with his brother this season He broke the Drury one bus driver has been with us for at least seven years and he Both Fredricks led a second-half Drury surge last night in the victory over Union 75-69 Virgle led the Panther assault with 22 points and Gail added 11 before an estimated crowd of 8143 The statistical report of the company which was contained in the annual statement released yesterday to shareholders showed that the commercial division (all businesses except those engaged in manufacturing) accounted for the largest gross electric revenues nearly 30 per cent of the total In the last five years commercial revenues have in creased from $31833000 to $38-850000 Residential revenues rose from $28478000 to $33-754000 industrial from $13-557000 to $16150000 The gain of 73 per cent in kilowatt hour sales last year to commercial customers reflects a continuation of the commercial expansion of recent years There are indications the report stated that commercial growth during the next decade will continue and possibly accelerate in view of the number of projects which are under construction or have been announced In the commercial classification will be the Crown Center the regional health and sports complexes several office buildings and the Kansas City International airport which adjoins the service territory in Platte County The average number of commercial customers increased from 34425 in 1963 to 35489 in 1967 residential from 236909 to 256898 and industrial from 575 to 661 The average residential customer used 4849 kilowatt hours last year a new record and compared with 2933 kwh 10 years ago The average revenue dropped from 319 cents in 1958 to 271 cents in 1967 In commenting on residential business the utility said that 5500 new homes were connected during 1967 down about 1100 from 1966 However about 20 per cent of all new residential connections were the largest share of the market ever recorded FGC Aid TV Relay Link With Australia Summit ZONING BOARD 0 ON CLASSIFICATION Change Would Allow Light Industry in Central Business District Washington The Federal Communications Commission yesterday cleared the way for the opening of the first commercial television link between the United States and Australia The commission granted temporary authority to four international communications firms to lease television circuits from Communications Satellite Corporation between earth station at Brewster Flat Wash and a new station at Moree on east coast appliances were strong Also contributing to the greater volume was motor car safety accessories and tires Sales for the two months were $62743000 compared with $56-961000 a year ago a gain of 102 per cent Stuart Hall A 74 PER CENT profits upturn and a 19 per cent sales gain were reported by Stuart Hall company for the first two months of its fiscal December and over the like period a year before The company issued an interim report and will present them more because of the continued rate of financial Charles Hanson president said The showings have been significant as a test during a period of historically low volume when it is difficult to generate a profit he added Sales for the two months were $715947 up from $601523 a year earlier Net earnings amounted to $22606 against $13057 Sales for February were in excess of $400000 bringing the volume to over $1-100000 The envelope division started on a 3-shift basis in January and other productions started on a 2-shift basis March 4 Harvest Brand NET SALES of Harvest Brand Inc manufacturer of feed supplements for the livestock industry in 1967 were the highest ever up 16 per cent over 1966 but earnings were down because of extraordinary plant expense The Pittsburg-based concern reported that early this year a substantial interest was acquired by Synergistic Industries of San Rafael Calif Management forecasts record sales and profits for the current year Volume sales year was $5-821816 up from $5007063 in 1966 Net earnings were $131-239 or 36 cents a common share down from $171017 or 48 cents a share the year before Revokes Registration THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS INC the self-regulatory body of the over-the-counter industry has taken disciplinary action against Henry Michel-son of Kansas City by revoking his registration as a broker after findings of violations of the rules of fair practice According to the A Michelson was found to have induced a customer to deposit money in an account which was to be used for trading with all profits and losses shared equally Instead the association said Michelson converted the funds to his own use Marion Laboratories THE ACQUISITION of Kalo Innoculant company of Quincy 111 by Marion Laboratories Inc of Kansas City has become effective Marion will acquire the assets for 16130 shares of common stock Kalo established in 1934 Is a manufacturer of legume MRS WILBUR DEAN Mrs Anaise Dean 55 of 2805 Cheyenne circle North Kansas City died of a heart attack Sunday at North Kansas City Memorial hospitaL She was bom in Tahle-quah Okla and had lived here 35 years Surviving are her husband Wilbur Dean of the home a son Wilbur A Dean Dallas Tex a daughter Mrs Marilyn Nien-stedt 416 Northwest Briarcliff road two brothers William Crittenden San Antonio Tex and Steve Crittenden Gallup a sister Mrs Lou King Tahlequah and four grandchildren Services will be held at 1 Wednesday at chapel in North Kansas City burial in Mount Moriah cemetery Friends may call after 3 today at the chapel MRS LAWRENCE GREEN Mts Verna Lee Green 50 of 392H Skzuth Benton died Sunday at Downtown hospital She was horn in Washington Ark and lived here 28 years Mrs Green was a member of Mount Zion Baptist churcih Surviving are her husband Lawrence Green of the home a daughter Mrs Harriett Lewis 1304 Olive a stepson George Green 4034 Highland two brothers Albert Trotter and Test Trotter both of Los Angeles four sisters Mrs Elizabeth Cheatham and Mrs Hannah Marshall both of Los Angeles Mrs Helen Moore Washington Ark and Mrs Mary Moses 1311 East Twenty-eighth terrace and six grandchildren Services will be held at 2 Friday at the church burial in Washington Ark Friends may call from 6 to 9 Thursday night at the Watkins Brothers chapel Deaths MRS MARGIA WINGATE Services were held Saturday at the Robert-Blue-Barnett chapel Emporia Kas for Mrs Mar-gia Wingate 82 years old of 4205 Baltimore who died Thursday of a heart attack while visiting at the home of a daughter Mrs Nell Heidrick of Emporia Services were held yesterday in Purcell Okla Mrs Wingate a former school teacher was born in Lafferty Ark and had lived here about 35 years She was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church Also surviving are a son James A Wingate jr Nashville Tenn two brothers The Rev Love Joplin Mo and Ransom Love Batesville Ark a sister Mrs Dixon Allison Okmulgee Okla and five grandchildren CRASWCTIM RITES Services for Jewell Baxter 54 Appleton City Mo formerly of Kansas City who was killed in a motor car-train collision Sunday night near Montrose Mo will be held at 9 Wednesday at the Eckhoff chapel in Appleton City and at 2 Wednesday at the Smithville Methodist church Smithville Burial will be in the Odd Fel lows cemetery Smithville Mr Baxter was bora in Clay County and lived here for 13 years before he moved to Apple-ton City 10 years ago Mr Baxter was an employee of Kansas City Power Light Co 23 years Surviving are his wife Mrs Ann Baxter of the home and his mother Mrs Belle Baxter and sister Mrs Irene Williams both of Smithville MRS HARRY BUTCHER Mrs Maude Butcher 78 of 728 Jennings road Independence died yesterday at Baptist Memorial hospital She was born in Springfield Mo and lived in Independence 64 years Mrs Butcher was a member of the Watson Memorial Methodist church formerly at Maple and Delaware streets in Independence She was a member of the Pythian Sisters temple No 150 Surviving are her husband Harry Butcher of the home a son Elmer Butcher 1315 West Twenty-fifth Independence a daughter Mrs Mary Whited 1412 West Twenty-seventh Independence three brothers Clifford Gilliland 76 South Valley Kansas City Kansas Clarence Gilliland Colton Calif and Harry Gilliland 8427 Sterling Raytown a grandson and two great-grandsons Services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday at Floral Hills chapel burial in Floral Hills cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at the chapeL Dividend Actions DIRECTORS of Inc have voted the usual quarterly common dividend of 25 cents a share and an extra 30 cents both payable March 31 to holders of record March 20 The regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share has been voted by Merchants-Pro-duce bank for payment April 1 to stock of record March 20 Directors of Textile Distributors Inc have ordered the usual quarterly dividend of 5 cents a share payable April 15 to holders of record April 1 Prom Motor Hotel Inc will pay a cash distribution of 12Vi cents a share April 1 to holders of record March 15 Directors of the Marley company declared the regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share payable April 10 to stock of record March 29 Western Auto A GOOD RESPONSE-to more aggresive promotions gave Western Auto Supply company its largest combined January-February volume on record A Swanson president said the demand for color television sets was while the movement of compact black-and-white sets and household A new zoning classification was approved last night by the Summit zoning board to allow light industrial businesses to operate in the central business district of the city Designated commercial-manufacturing C-3 the new classification was recommended to include retail lumber firms grain elevators carpenter cabinet or pattern shops garages moving transfer or storage plants and plumbing or sheet metal shops The zoning change will be acted on by the city council probably after the city elections April 2 The area recommended for the rezoning is generally south of Third street to Fifth street on both sides of Main street Among the businesses affected will be the Old Mill Grain and Seed company the MeKee Lumber company the Jones Lumber company and the William Erisman Plumbing compa-ny In approving the zoning Frank Beets a board member said the original concept of the downtown district was changing Beets refused to introduce the motion for approval of the zoning change or to second the motion vote for it but I want to be on record as seconding or all that he said believe in Don Browne acting board chairman said the city had the railroad to live with the mqst recent comprehensive planning recommended the rezoning from central business district zoning to commercial-manufacturing Owners of the Old Mill compa ny requested light industrial zon ing last November after a fire destroyed more than 50 per cent of the buildings The area approved to be rezoned is designated central business district and industrial type operations were nonconforming According to law the mill could not be rebuilt without a zoning change The present city zoning map shows no light industrial zoning in the downtown area of the city Browne said last night that the city urban renewal authority had not been in contact with the board about the rezoning HARRY GUTHRIDGE Harry Guthridge 59 Pleas-and Hill died Sunday while working at the Union Station apparently of a heart attack He was bom in Kingman County Kansas and had lived in Pleasant Hill since 1949 Mr Guthridge had been a mail handler at the Union Station 14 years He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist church and Local 1254 of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Surviving are his wife Mrs Ruby Guthridge of the home two sons Harry Guthridge Pleasant Hill and Stephen Guthridge of the home three daughters Mrs Mary Keck Lone Jack Mrs Kathryn Lakey Warrensburg Mo and Miss April Guthridge of the home his mother Mrs Opal Guthridge Fort Stott Kas two sisters Mrs Tachille WaU 2425 West Sixty-seventh Mission Hills and Mrs Irene Arnold Torrance Calif and six grandchildren Services will be held at 2 Thursday at the Wallace chapel Pleasant Hill burial in Pleasant 11 cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 Wednesday night at the chapel ASKS 839 MIUION Requests Supplemental Appropriation Washington President Johnson asked Congress yesterday for supplemental appropriations of 8396 million all of which was anticipated in his January budget Most would finance mandatory expenditures such as increased Medicare costs and military and civilian pay increases DRUGSTORE HELD UP Three Men Take $35 and Cameras at 4603 the Paseo The Crown Drug company store at 4003 the Paseo was held up last night by three men who escaped with about $35 and a few cameras They also took $1 from a customer John Andreasky a clerk said one of them pointed a 22-caliber revolver at him and ordered him to go to the cash register Another man Andreasky told police stood watch at the door A customer Mrs Joyce Roach 23 of 4519 Robert Gillham road said one of the men took her purse emptied it onto the she said had only a dollar which he yesterday at St Margaret hospital He was bom in Yugoslavia and lived 55 years in Kansas City Kan sas Mr Krupie was a retired employee of ths Cudahy packing company He was a member of St John the Baptist Catholic church the Gorski-Kotar lodge and the Croatian Fraternal Union Sur-vivng are his wife Mrs Louise Krupie of the home two sons Edward A Krupich 1972 Troup and Richard Krupich 2518 North Eighteenth three daughters Mrs Helen Kovac 1001 North Sixty-first terrace Mrs Mary Antonich 2900 North Sixty-fifth terrace and Mrs Virginia Arnold 7900 Grandview Overland Park a brother Joseph Krupie St Paul 11 grand children and a great-grandchild Services will be held at 8:30 Wednesday at the Skradski chapel and at 9 at the church burial in Mount Calvary cemetery The rosary will be said at 8 tonight at the chapel where friends may call after 2 today ROBERT POINTER JR Robert Lee Pointer 42 of 2700 Forest died Saturday at the General hospital after a brief illness He was a lifelong resident here Mr Pointer was a cook at cafe 1214 East Twenty-fourth He was an Air Force veteran of World War Surviving are his wife Mrs Patricia A Pointer of the home a stepson Glen A Banks Malta Bend Mo his mother Mrs Elizabeth Pointer 3116Vi Indiana two brothers Charles Pointer 2700 Forest and James Pointer 2806 Wabash and four sisters Maiy Banks 2700 Forest Mrs Betty Mitchell 3116Vi Indiana Mrs Wanda Tuggle 4425 Cleveland and Miss Virginia Pointer 3111 Woodland Services will be held at 11 Friday at Watkins Brothers chapel burial in National cemetery FT Leavenworth Kas Friends may call from 6 to 9 Thursday night at the chapel AUGUSTIN RIVAS SR Augustin Rivas sr 75 of 2325 Faimount died Sunday at the General hospital He was born in Mexico and lived in Kansas City 50 years Mr Rivas was a retired lamp tender for the Burlington railroad He was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees No 341 and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church Surviving are his wife Mrs Petra Rivas of the home a son Augustine Rivas jr Culver City Calif two daughters Mrs Modest Compos 812 East Fifth and Mrs Marian Banda 1201 Admiral a brother Daniel Rivas El Paso Tex two sisters Mrs Anita Estrada Oaks Calif and Mrs Be-len St John El Paso 35 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren Services will be held at 10 Wednesday at the church burial In St cemetery The rosary will be said at 8 tonight at the Mellody-McGilley-Ey-lar chapel Linwood and Main Friends may call after 1 today at the chapel The 10 per cent surtax probably would stop inflation but less certainly so than it would have in 1966 The should Increase its troops but not escalate the war beyond South Vietnam's territorial limits we want to do in Vietnam and other countries is maintain the status If Cambodia and Thailand ask for troops for protection the will probably come to their aid suspect going to have to mobilize a lot of He still opposes the current draft system We have a partial mobilization and we have a draft law designed for full The must continue to give the impression it will fight to contain Communist aggression although it cannot afford to police the entire world individual points We have the power to see that individual aggression pay trying to convince them piecemeal that we have the will They really want to know will we fight? not like Hitler not willing to take The can afford the tax increase the taxes it collects are the second lowest of all the developed nations Bolling spoke at the Bob Ford restaurant 6536 Troost avenue EXECUTION DATE SET Convicted Strangler to Die on April 19 Jefferson City -The Missouri Supreme court yesterday set April 19 for the execution of Theodore Anthony Dui-sen of St Louis Duisen was convicted in June 1964 of murdering Patricia Sutterfield 17 whose body was found in the Meramec river She had been strangled LIVESTOCK ELSEWHERE Chicago -Hog receipts 6-500 butchers steady to weak fairly active shippers took 4500 No 1 and 2 200 to -25- 240- pound butchers 1975-2050 around 400 STOCK MARKET STATISTICS Yesterday's Dow Jones averages- Net High Low Close Chqe 30 Industrials 84663 83356 84304 7 80 gag 296 87 291 29555 298 40 bonds 7604 010 Standard Poor's 425 Industrials 9BS33 25 rails 4159 50 utilities 6420 Composite 9056 averaqes: Net Low Close Chge 9640 9787 128 4084 4134 39 6309 6379 22 8881 9013 110 EUGENE CAMPBELL Eugene Campbell 57 of 6334 Rowland Kansas City Kansas died yesterday at Providence hospital 'e was bom in Leavenworth Kas head at $2050 and 32 head at $2060 No 1 to 3 220 to 250 pounds $1925-2000 mostly $1950-2000 No 2 and 3 250 to 270 pounds $1850-1950 No 2 and 3 270 to 320 pounds $1800-1865 No 1 and 2 185 to 200 pounds $1900-1975 sows steady fairly active No 1 to 3 350 to 400 pound sows 1750-1800 No 2 and 3 400 to 450 pounds $1700-1750 No 2 and 3 450 to 500 pounds $1650-1750 No 2 and 3 500 to 550 pounds $1600-1650 No 2 and 3 550 to 600 pounds $1525-1600 boars 1500-1600 Cattle receipts 94100 calves none slaughter steers active steady to strong with the strength on high choice and prime heifers active fully steady cows active strong to 25 cents higher bulls scarce steady prime 1175 to 1400 pound slaughter steers yield grade 3 and 4 $3000-3100 one load at the latter price high choice and prime 1100 to 1350 pounds $2875-3000 choice 950 to 1400 pounds yield grade 2 to 4 $2725-2875 load 1523 pounds $2850 rplxed good and choice $2625-2725 good $2500-2625 standard and low qood $2250-2500 load and part load hiah choice and prime 1025 to 1050 pound slaughter heifers $2750 choice 800 to 1025 pounds yield grade 2 to 4 $2625-2725 mixed qood and choice $2550-2625 good $2450-2575 standard and low good $2200-2450 utility and commercial cows $1750-1950 hiah yteldina utility $1975 canners and cutters 1600-1850 utility and commercial bulls $2050-2400 Sheep receipts 200 wooled slauahter lambs and ewes steady choice and prime 90 to 110 pound wooled slaughter lambs $2650-2700 good and choice $2500-2650 package choice and prime 145 pounds cull to good wooled slaughter ewes $500-700 Transactions in tocks bonds and American issues with comparisons shares' bond ln stock Bonds 15670 $19350 11380 American stocks 3680 5870 4070 American bonds 3530 4260 1820 Stock dioest: Yest 200 1 465 22 20 The Associated Press welahted of 35 commodities yesterday 16361 previous day 16386 week ago 16362 month ago 16422 year ago 16506 Rats Smarter Than People A City Health Official Says RALPH A HALE Ralph A Hale 57 of 2222 Vista Kansas City Kansas died yesterday at the Santa Fe hospital To-eka He was a lifeldng resident of jansas City Kansas Mr Hale retired in 1960 as an assistant trainmaster for the Santa Fe railway where he was employed 22 years He was a member of the Central Christian church the Rosedale Masonic lodge the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Railroad Yardmasters of America ing are his wife Mrs Nadine Hale of the home his father James Hale 4639 East Ninth and a sister Mrs Lillian Holland 1818 South Valley Services will be held at L30 Wednesday at the Simmons chapel burial ln Maple Hill cemetery Friends may call after 5 today at the chapel MELVIN HENNON Melvin Hennon 86 of Cleveland in Cass County died Sunday at the Cass County Memorial hospital in Harrison ville He was born South English la and had lived in Cleveland 59 years Mr Hennon was a retired farmer Surviving are a son Perry Hennon 13121 Fifth Grandview a daughter Mrs Faye Wilson Belton sister Mrs Nellie Hawkins Bucy-rus Kas four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren Services will be held ait 2 o'clock Wedm day at the Cleveland Christian church burial in Glenwild cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at the Wallace chapel in Cleveland MISS FRONIA HERNDON Miss Fronia Herndon 83 Smith-ville died yesterday at a nursing home in Dearborn Mo She was born in Platte County and was a lifelong resident of Clay and Platte Counties Miss Herndon was a member of the Little Platte Baptist church Surviving are two brothers Simeon Herndon Smithville and Herndon Deepwater Mo and a sister Mrs Josie Silvey Smithville Services will be held at 1 Wednesday at Hanks chapel Smithville burial in the Odd Fellows cemetery Smith ville Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at the DEATHS OVER KANSAS Pleansanton Frank Murray 66 Pleasanton died yesterday at the heme He was bora in Partin-ville Kas and lived here most of his life Mr Murray was the owner of the Frank Murray Walnut Log company Surviving are his wife Mrs Ula Murray of the home two sons Walter Murray Tonganoxie Kas and William A Murray a daughter Mrs Do Brown and a brother Charles Murray all of Pleasanton a half sister Mrs Mary Henderson Mound City Kas and four grandchildren Services will be held at 2 Wednesday at the Pleasanton Methodist church: burial in Pleasanton cemetery Friends may call after noon today at the Tome den chapel Pleasanton DEATHS OVER MISSOURI Newburg Mrs Edna A Pryke 79 Newburg died Sunday at Veterans hospital in Topeka She wee born in Mercer Mo and lived here 16 years Mrs Pryke worked as a registered nurse for 39 years before she retired in 1951 She was a member of the Methodist church here Surviving are two brothers Alley Princeton Mo and Alley Tarkio Mo Services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday at the Johnson chapel here burial In Newburg cemetery choice 910 pound feeder steers 2550 choice 500 Pounds $3000 Hog receipts 6000 barrows and gilts 25-50 cents lower No 1 and 2 200 to 230 pounds 1900-1950 No 1 to 3 220 to 260 260 70 290 Pounds $1775-1875 sows uneven under 500 pounds 5 cents Jower over 500 pounds Hog re-barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents lower with decline mainly on weights and lived most of his life in Kansas City Kansas Mr Campbell was a custodian the last five years at Washington high school He served in the Merchant Marine in World War II Mr Campbell was a member of the Bethel United Presbyterian church Surviving are his wife Mrs Esther Campbell of the home a son James Campbell Basehor Kas a daughter Mrs Jean Kalino Fremont Calif three brothers Chester A Campbell Rosemead Calif Byron Campbell 8006 Evanston Raytown and Dale Campbell Sulphur Springs Tex two sisters Mrs Lois Boring 2720 Spring and Mrs Lucille Hughes 2417 North Eighty-first terrace and two grandchildren Services will be held at 10:30 Thursday at the Fulton-Nickel chapel burial in Mount Hope cemetery Friends may call after 5 Wednesday at the chapeL The family suggests contributions to the Cancer Association of Wyandotte County ALGO DAVIS SR Algo Naldo Davis sr 68 of 4435 Spruce died yesterday at the General hospital He was bom in Marion County Iowa and lived here 47 years Mr Davis was a retired metal finisher for the Chevrolet Motor division of General Motors and a member of the United Auto Workers union local 93 Surviving are two sons Algo Davis jr of the home and Doyle A Davis 7811 East Seventy-first a daughter Mrs Todd Ogden Utah eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren Services will be held at 1 Wednesday at the Newcomer chapel Brush Creek and the Paseo burial in Memorial Park cemetery Friends may call after noon today at the chapel FUNERAL SERVICES Mrs Millicsnt Bixman 71 of 1719 North Thirty-second Kansas City Kansas at 2 Wednesday at the Chelsea Baptist church 2601 Garfield burial in Memorial Park cemetery Kansas City Kansas Friends may call after 6 tonight at the Werner chapel Harry Foster 67 of 5216 Wabash at 1 o'clock today at the Newcomer chapel Brush Creek and the Paseo burial in Mount Moriah cemetery Mr Foster was chief Republican judge of the Board of Election Commissioners He was a member of the Eighteenth Ward Republican club Mrs Lillie Mae Scales 78 of 959 Northrup Kansas City Kansas at 2 Wednesday at the Fulton-Nickel chapel burial in Memorial Park cemetery Kansas City Kansas Friends may call after 4 today at the chapel The nily suggests contributions to the Cancer Association of Wyandotte County or the Kaw Valley Heart Fund to poor planning by sewage engi-I166PS Gates said thatvnot only are sanitary and drainage basins connected but also the sewage system has so little sloping that garbage stands in the sewers one time we had to bait half the Dr Gates recalled it required 14 He said the health department had to contract a private pest control company to aid in baiting about 27000 manholes The city has applied for a grant of more than 1 million dollars to combat what Dr Gates termed rat blight The proposed rat control program provides a $280000 budget for the first year to improve the city program he said The program would include teams of men to investigate rat infested areas Dr Gates said These teams of men would provide free baiting service for persons on the county welfare rolls A city health official rated rats above humans in intelligence last night at a meeting of the Westport-Roanoke Community council 3601 Roanoke road Dr Lloyd Gates city general sanitation supervisor said rats have more brain matter for each ounce of body weight than do humans Dr Gates speaking to about 40 persons illustrated by the use of a film and slides that rats capitalize on the carelessness and mistakes of humans spite of baiting by the health he said rats are getting ahead of ns in much Of the city One female rat can produce as many as 130 baby rats a year under ideal Gates said that the rats have found ideal conditions in city sewers Here they are protected from all of their enemies and other natural threats he said He attributed these conditions under 240 pounds No 1 and 2 210 to 240 pounds 1925-1975 No 1 to 3 220 -to 250 pounds 1900-1950 No 2 and 3 220 to 240 pounds 1900-1925 sows steady No 1 to 3 300 to 400 pounds 1650- 1730 400 to 400 pounds $1575-1650 boars 'battle receipts 5000 calves 200 slaughter calves fully steady slaughter heifers mostly steady cows strong to 50 cents higher bulls steady slaughter steers loon hiah choice few prime 1075 pounds $2775 choice 950 to 1150 Pounds $2625-2725 mixed good and choice $2550-2650 mixed good and choice 700 to 950 pounds $2425-2525 good $2200-2425 cows utility and commercial 1650-1900 cutter 1550-1750 canner $1400-1400 bulls $2050-2300 vealers steady to $100 lower slaughter calves steadv to weak Hio'e $37 00-4000 good $3200-3700 choice slaughter calves $2100-2400 good $1900- 2 'sheep receipts 600 slaughter lambs steady to weak slaughter ewes steady slaughter lambs choice and prime 80 to 110 pounds 2550-2400 slaughter ewes $400- 750 St Joseph Cattle receipts 4000 cajves 300 steers and I heifers 25-50 cent higher cows strong- to 50 cents higher 8 fully steady choice steers $2650- choice 2765 mixed good and good 2250-2425 high steady choice wooled lambs 0P'' cho'c fall thorn $2550-2600 utility and good wooled awes 600-750 MISSOURI CASH GRAINS Jetterson City (AP) Soybean prices paid to farmers In Eastern Missouri yes-terday were steady to 1 cent lower the Missouri Department of Agriculture reported Corn prices were steady Soybeans Corn rail points 260 103 104 Barge 262 265 106 107 St Louis lliVi113 rail points 261 265 110 115 Battle 266 269 114 115 Cent Elev 247 260 106 112 Soybean prices paid to farmers in Western Missouri were mostly steady to 2 cent lower and corn was steady NW Elev 250 254 107 110 St Joseph 260 265 110 115 Kansas City 262 266 115 116 Mo 250 255 112 120 POTATO FUTURES New York (AP) Maine potato futures closed 2 to 4 cents higher at the New York Mercantile Exchange Sales 918 contracts April 192 May 240 November 234 Dial BA 1-5500 to plac your Star Want Ad Save 5 cent a line each day by placing the for 3 or more consecutive day Adv HASSELMAN 77 DIES Washington James Hasselman 77 one of best-known publicists died Sunday after a long illness He had been an information specialist and executive for various government farms activities from early new deal days of the Roosevelt administration in 1933 until his retirement In 1961 Wallace 69 of Gallatin Mo formerly of Kana City at 1:30 Thursday at the Hope chapel Gallatin burial In HiR Crest cemetery Gallatin MIKE KRUPIC Mike Krupie 81 of 522 Kansas City Kansas died.