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The Sedaiio Democrot, Wednesday, November 15, 1967 OBI TL AKIES Cooper indsor) Mrs ('harlotlie ('oopt'i. 87. Windsor. duHl at 1:15 at the Windsor Community Hospital was born July 19. 1880.

in Indiana, the daughter of the late Silas and Bell Elliott, and she was married Jan, 6. 1897. to Charles Cooper in Warrensburg He preeeded her in death Jan 8. UH9 She was a member of the High Point BaptLst Churc Surviving are one daughter. Mrs.

Virgil Renear. Independence; four sons. Charles Cooper. Knob Noster. ClareiK'e Cooper and Homer Cooper, both of Windsor.

Joe Cooper. Raytown; one sister. Mrs. Ray Reedy. Chelsh.

two brothers. Emerson Elliott and Ira Elliott, both of Venita. 18 grandchildren. 29 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday at the Gouge Funeral Home in Windsor with the Rev. E. 0. Farrier officiating. Burial will be in the Laurel Oak CemeteiA in Windsor.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Gouge Funeral Home in Windsor. Expect Decline In Food Costs WASHINGTON (AP) Although food prices are expected to jump three to five per cent next year, Americans probably will devote less of their income to groceries than in the previous two years, says the Agriculture Department. The department said 18.3 per cent of the per capita American income went for food in 1966 and, 17.7 per cent this year. An expected jump in per capita income, forecast the department.

suggests percentage of income spent for food may decline" in 1968. Funeral Services Holds Hay Ride The Central Missouri Association of Pettis County for Retarded Children sponsored a hay ride, Tuesday, Nov. 14, for wtMkers at the Sheltered Workshop. Refreshments were served at the Covered Bridge Park by Mr. and Mrs.

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W-O David E. Thomas Funeral services for Warrant Officer David E. Thomas, 25, Sedalian who was killed in action in Vietnam Nov. 3, will be held at the Ewing Funeral Home at 1 p.m. with Dr.

Garner Odell, pastor of the Broadway Presbyterian Church, officiating. Military services will be conducted by military personnel from Ft. Leonard Wood. Burial will be in the Olive Branch Cemetery. The body is at the Ewing Funeral Home.

William Mowell Funeral services for William Henry Mowell, 87, Benton County, who died Sunday, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Club Notes Mrs.

J. W. Watts will present her piano pupils in recital at the First Christian Church, 200 South Limit, Sunday, the first group at 2 p.m. and the second group at 4 p.m. Mrs.

Alvin Heynen was installed as president of Garden Club No. 6, at the home of Mrs. A. C. Runge, Route 2, Hughesville, on Nov.

10. Other officers installed for the year 1968 are: Mrs. W. T. Sims, first vice president; Mrs.

Paul Berthouex, second vice president; Mrs. James Harvey, third vice president; Mrs. A. C. Runge, secretary; Mrs.

0. J. Smith, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Andrew Bordoli, treasurer; Mis. W.

A. Harbaugh, parliamentarian; Mrs. Wilson Harbit, historian; Mrs. William Schwermer, Auditor. A dessert luncheon was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs.

Harbaugh to 14 members. Mrs. Roy Brown, president, conducted the business meeting. The club voted to take cookies to Buena Vista for Christmas. Gub 6 will have an exhibit at the library for the month of November.

The Christmas dinner will be with Mrs. Wilson Harbit at 12 noon on Dec. 8. In exhibit and Mrs. Harbit received first, Mrs.

0. J. Smith, second and Mrs. James Harvey, third. In horticulture Mrs.

Smith received first and Mrs. Runge second. High Point Extension Gub met Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the home of Mrs. C.

G. Abney. Roll call was answered by giving a family tradition and three guests were present; Mrs. Leonard Anderson, Mrs. Jewel Miles, and Mrs.

G. C. Abney. Miss Lynn Phelps was the speaker on and Mrs. T.

L. Heinze gave Thought for the from Country Woman Magazine. A report on the service project was given by the committee. The club toured the Sheltered Fine Five In Bird Slayings By GEORGE SITTERLEY Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY Mo. (AP) Five men changed their pleas to guilty today and were fined $50 each in magistrate court for killing some 2,000 protected purple martins at the Missouri executive mansion last Aug.

21. The five, three of them state employes, told the court they killed the birds on orders from someone else to get rid of the birds. They said they know they were purple martins or they would not have killed them. All they thought the birds were pesky, unprotected starlings. The prosecution, the defense and the judge, Magistrate 0.

Lee Munger, carefully avoided pinning down who gave the orders for getting rid of the birds roosting in trees around the mansion. But one witness, retired Navy Commander M. D. Anglin of Benryville, was not so careful. He said say aity- thing about the governor (Warren E.

Hearnes) because a Democrat. If he was a Republican I might have more to Anglin said he is president of an organization called the National Association for Protection of Purple Martins and Bluebirds of America, Inc. He conceded a lot of people know the difference between the starling and the purple martin. you shot everybody who know the difference between the starling and the purple he said, have an awful big The starling is a gangster, he said, and flocks can break down the limbs of valuable trees. Lighter martins break tree limbs, he insisted.

There was an exchange on the subject of martins between the prosecuting attorney, Byron L. Kinder, and the for the five admitted bird killers, L.H. Wilbers. They offered what they called expert evidence that showed martins and martins do break trees. The fines will be turned over to the public school fund.

Magistrate Murder said at the conclusion of the hearing. DAILY RECORD To Bake Cakes For Servicemen POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (AP) High School Civic Gub of Berryville, has completed arrangements with the School of the Ozarks to bake and send 175 cakes for Christmas to North Arkansas servicemen in Vietnam. Each serviceman will receive one three-pound cake and an additional four two-pound cakes to share with their buddies. They also will be sent to Gen.

William C. Westmoreland and President Nguyen Van Thieu. Students of the Berryville High School Civic Club raised nearly $1,000 for the project in a radio marathon event. To Close Affairs BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) President Hastings Banda has appointed registrar general, W.S.A. Warren, to wind up the affairs of the banned Witnesses and dispose of their assets, consen.atively estimated at $70,000.

Future Subscribers Son, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cross. 1815 South Barrett, at 3:32 a.m. Wednesday at Bothwell Hospital Weight, eight pounds, four ounces.

Son, to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rodwald, Green Ridge, at 8:50 a.m. Friday at Windsor Hospital. Weight, eight pounds, named Christopher Scott.

The grandparents are The Rev. and Mrs Eugene Rodwald. Green Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs. George Buchholz, Route 3, Sedalia.

Son, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heermann, Emma, Nov. 7, at Community Hospital, Sweet Springs. Name, Jay Phillip.

Hospital BOTHWELL Medical: Mrs. Frank Mittenburg, 1710 West Fifth; Linda Marie Richter, Salisbury; Mrs. Lloyd Mauzey. Gravois Mills; Mrs. Oscar Watson, 1614 West 14th; Mrs.

George Shirley. Lincoln. Surgery: Mrs. Mary Willis, Warsaw; Randal Eaton, Warsaw; George Byrd, Warsaw; Mrs. Patricia Pyle.

902 South Thompson; Herbert Brandes, 2402 Margaret. Accident: Mrs. James Ballenger, Hughesville. Dismissed: Miss Lesa Goodman, 911 East Ninth; Mrs. Helen Spruell, 408 West Morgan; Mrs.

Larry Grinstead and daughter, 237 South Prospect; Mrs. William Rader, 2209 South Kentucky; Allen Holley, Versailles; James Ramey. 2202 South Vermont; Mrs. John Dumsday, 320 East Chestnut; Master James Pittman. Route Boyd Dump, Cole Camp; Mrs.

Dewey Osborn, Stover; Mrs. Hettie Critton, Stover. In Other Hospitals COMMUNITY Sweet Springs. Admitted: Joan Nutt, Eppie Lucas, Houstonia; Henry Carney, Hildegard Dohrman, Anna Iliff, Paulene Nichols, Sweet Springs; Verena Heaper, Christina Bertram, Paulene Brunkhorst, Ronald Corder, William Cordes, John Dittmer, Concordia; and Phyllis Heerman and infant son, Emma. Dismissed: Jim Harrington, Anna Iliff, Carl Colson, Fred Aldridge, Betty Woodall and infant son, Paulene Nichols, Dale Duffey, Sweet Springs; John Dittmer, Ronald Cordes, Concordia; Phyllis Heerman and infant son, Emma.

Canal Sirens In VENICE (AP) The city of canals has installed an early- warning siren system to warn Venetians of flood-threatening tides one hour in advance. The photographic industry is the largest single commercial consumer of silver. Workshop and also held a family Halloween party and contributive dinner at the Don Livingston home. Prizes were given for the most original costumes to Mr. and Mrs.

John Zulauf; the most gruesome to Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Heinze; and the funniest to Mrs.

I. H. Lehmer; with games following the dinner. The Christmas meeting will be a contributive luncheon, gift exchange, and revealing of secret pals, with Mrs. Jewel Green as hostess.

MY NEXT HEARING AID WILL BE A BEITONE Mrs. Nadine Lovercamp, Sweet Springs, has been dismissed from Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marshall. Mrs. Marie Schmidt, Sweet Springs, has been dismissed from Memorial Hospital, Lexington. Frances Gilmore, Sweet Springs, underwent major surgery Thursday, Nov.

9, at Research Hospital, Kansas City. Police Reports H. R. Anderson, 610 South Harrison, reported to police tliat vandals sprayed paint on the side of his car about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday while it was parked at the above address.

So. Ohio Large Parking Lot in Rear Mctoughlin Bros. 1880 TA. 6-8000 Hear what you've been with a tiny new BtlTONE HEARING SERVICE 211 S. Lamine TA6 1631 A car belonging to a Pilot Grove women was allegedly stolen Tuesday night while the woman was in a Pilot Grove Church, police officials said Wednesday.

According to officials the car was believed stolen by two escapees from the reformatory in Boonville. The two were dressed in white kitchen clothes and armed with a butcher knife when they escaped. Further information was unavailable Wednesday. Fires in City Firemen were called to 20th and Grand at 11:41 a.m. Tuesday through what was an honest mistake.

There was no fire. Firemen made a run to 1832 South Carr at 3:24 p.m. Tuesday A 1961 Corvair pickup truck was damaged slightly by fire. The fire was out when the firemen arrived. Ft.

Leonard Wood, WAFB In Measure Two Missouri military installations are included in a appropriation bill passed by the Senate Tuesday. Fort Leonard Wood would receive $3,027,000, and Whiteman AFB would receive $280,000. The bill now goes to the Senate-House conference committee to iron out differences Accidenis Mrs. Virginia Ballenger, 29. Hughesville, wife of James Ballenger, driver of a car which struck a mound of dirt which separates the recently paved Highway 65 and the new stretch which is opened, received a back injury in the accident about 6 p.m.

Tuesday. Ballenger suffered a slight laceration across his nose. According to the Patrol report, Ballenger was driving a 1967 Chevrolet headed south on the new pavement which has not been opened, and struck the mound of dirt. The front end of the Chevrolet was damaged and had to be towed to the Parks Service station by a wrecker from there. Mr.

and Mrs. Ballenger were brought to the Bothwell Hospital in the McLaughlin where Dr. Elliott Braverman rendered medical treatment. Ballenger is employed by the Howard Construction according to an employee, and had been driving the highway numerous times. It was believed he came upon the end of the pavement unexpectedly in the darkness and when he applied his brakes they reportedly locked.

Mrs. Ballenger was admitted to the hospital for further observation. Trooper Richard Joos of the State Highway Patrol investigated the accident. No one was injured in a two- car accident in the 400 block of South Limit at 1:48 p.m. Tuesday.

Involved were a 1963 Ford, driven north on Limit by Steve A. Brown, 73, Calhoun, and a 1963 Oldsmobile, driven north on Limit by Theresa A. Herrick, 16,1412 South Moniteau. Damage was to the right rear of the Ford and the left rear of the Oldsmobile. The intersection of Johnson and North Osage was the scene of a two-car accident at 2:06 p.m.

Tuesday Involved were a 1963 GMC truck, driven south on Osage by William N. Moore, 18, 1013 West Broadway, and a 1966 Ford, driven west on Johnson by Nolan W. Dorrance, 28, Route 3. Damage was to the left front of the truck and the right front of the Ford. No one was injured in what could have been a serious accident in front of the Hickory House on South Highway 65 at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday. According to the Highway Patrol, a 1965 Oldsmobile, driven by John W. Gerdts, 73, 2101 South Morgan, pulled north onto the highway in front of a 1964 Dodge, driven north on Highway 65 by? Ralph F. Milburn, 59, 2222 West Second. Gerdts apparently see car and as he was swinging onto the highway, Milburn applied his Drakes and steered his car into the east ditch of the roadbed in order to avoid auto.

Dodge struck the right front of the Oldsmobile, damaging the weft side of the Dodge. The Dodge came to rest after running along side the highway in the ditch. Both cars drove away from the scene of the accident under their own power as damages to each were slight. Trooper Richard Joos of the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the accident. Police Court Clyde 0.

Smith, Route 3, driving while intoxicated, forfeited a $75 bond. Russell Cusick, 520 North Hill, speeding 45 miles an hour in a 35-mile-an-hour zone, continued to Friday. William Brauer, Route 2, running a red light, forfeited a $5 bond. David Palmer, 2511 Dennis Road, improper lights, withdrawn by the city attorney. Gary Williams, 2401 Albert Lee, disturbance of the peace, dismissed for lack of a prosecuting witness.

Marriage License Thomas Lee Cole, Baltimore, Maryland, and Joyce Ann Weller, Mora. In observance of "Youth Appreciation Week" by the Optimist Club, plaques presented Tuesday to the winners in the essay contest on "patriotism," at the club meeting. Left to right are: Michelle McGrath, daughter of Mrs. John J. McGrath, Route 3, Sacred Heart senior, third place winner, Stephen Schuber, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Schuber, 1509 South Garfield, senior at Sacred Heart, first place winner, and Brenda Jonson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Jonson, 1620 East Tenth, senior at Smith-Cotton, second place winner. Benefits Bill To Senate By JOE HALL Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) A Social Security bill proposing the biggest cash benefit increase in the highest tax for Senate debate with Democratic leaders pushing for passage before Thanksgiving.

Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield the start of floor consideration on the bulky measure for this afternoon. As sent to the floor by the Senate Finance Committee after more than two months of consideration the bill would, as of April next year: the amount of Social Security checks for all 23 million Americans now receiving benefits by at least 15 per cent. from $44 to $70 the minimum monthly benefit, a 59 per cent increase. Because of the big percentage boost in minimums, the over-all benefit increases would average nearly 19 percent. total benefits paid by $3.5 billion next year and $5.8 billion in 1969.

Under present law, $25.5 billion in Social Security benefits would be paid out in 1968. maximum taxes for individuals, and for employers who must match employe contributions, from the present $290.40 a year to $352 in 1968 and $422.40 in 1969. A House-passed Social Security bill calls for a 12 Vz per cent minimum over-all boost in benefits and a $6 hike to $50 in the minimum monthly benefit. Mansfield expressed confidence the bill would clear the Senate and go to conference with the House before the Thanksgiving recess scheduled to begin a week from today. Senate Republican Leader Everett M.

Dirksen told newsmen meanwhile he expects Senate action to be completed on the bill by end. The Finance Committee greatly liberalized the version passed by the House in August, putting it much more in line with administration recommendations. A floor fight on the bill has been pledged by a group of Republicans including Dirksen and Sen. John J. Williams of Delaware, senior GOP member on the Finance Committee.

They said in committee minority reports they would seek to substitute the lower House- approved benefit and tax levels for the Senate version. The Republicans complained the tax increases next year will not be sufficient to cover proposed additional 1968 benefit increases. Since 1968 is a national election year, might be branded by some as political the Republicans said. But it appeared unlikely that Williams, Dirksen and their supporters would get anywhere near solid GOP support for an effort to substitute the House bill. Ronald James Maty, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, and Verna Adeline Turner, 311 East Third.

Magistrate Court Hubert Shultz, 630 East Ninth, was fined $250 and Arthur Seabury. 416 West Henry, was fined $100 Wednesday, both for possession of gambling devices by Magistrate Judge Frank Armstrong Escapees From Algoa Are Caught JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Dog teams captured the last four Algoa Intermediate Reformatory inmates who escaped Monday night. They were found near Taos, about six miles from the reformatory, Tuesday night They were Robert Allen Horback, 18, of Pulaski County, Danny Richmond, 19, of Butler County, Ronnie Hines, 18, of Stoddard County and Daniel Yeakey, 16. of Columbia. Earlier in the day two others in the Monday escape were caught about three miles south of Algoa.

They were Robert Wilson, 17, of Crawford County and Eugene Skaggs, 17. of Phelps County Highway Patrol troopers also caught two who escaped last Thursday, They were found near Mount a canoe up a creek. They were Carl Terry, 19, of Kansas City and Vernon Dalton, 18, of Brown Branch Tonight On TV the EVENING 6:00 3 Ozark Report 9 News 6:15 6-13 Sports Today 6:30 3-4-8 Androcles and Lion 5 Mike Etouglas Special 6-13 Ozark Opry 9-10 Custer 7:00 6-13 Good Morning World 7:30 9 Second Hundred Years 5-6-10-13 Beverly Hillbillies 8:00 2-9 Movie 3-4-8 Kraft Special 5-6-10-13 Green Acres 8:30 5-6-10-13 He and She 9:00 3-4-8 Run For Your Life 5-6-10-13 Romney Address 9:30 5-6-10-13 CBS News Special 10:00 (All) News 3 Night Desk 10:25 6-13 Movie 10:30 2 Joey Bishop 3-4 Tonight 5 Movie 8 The Guns of Will Sonnett 9 Twilight Zone 10 Go Fishing 11:00 8 Tonight 10 Gorillas 11:30 9 Joey Bishop 12:00 4 Merv Griffin Show 12:30 5 Movie Destroy (Continued irom 1 and 10 wounded; casualties today were not available yet. Twenty-five miles south of Dak To, enemy troops operating under cover of another mortar barrage fought their way into a South Vietnamese headquarters compound only 500 yards from the provincial capital of Kon- tum. The Communists set off explosive charges which blew up one building, damaged three others and a helicopter landing pad and killed seven militiamen.

Communist casualties were not known U.S. B52 bombers made their 14th strike in two weeks today in support of the allied troops at Dak To. The eight-engine Stra- tofortresses hammered suspected North Vietnamese base camp areas and troop concentrations 13 miles southwest of the town. Tactical fighter-bombers flew 78 support strikes Tuesday in the highlands. Pilots reported destroying or damaging 21 Communist bunkers and four antiaircraft sites and touching off an explosion that sent an orange ball of fire 700 feet into the air.

In still another mortar attack early today, the Communists shelled a base camp of the U.S. 9th Infantry 3rd Brigade about 50 miles south of Saigon, wounding 15 American soldiers. But South Vietnamese troops in the Mekong Delta 108 miles southwest of Saigon claimed killing 34 Viet Cong and capturing eight in a sharp clash. The South Vietnamese said their own casualties were light. The northeast monsoons again cut heavily into the U.S.

air campaign against North Vietnam Tuesday, limiting American pilots to 81 missions. Most were against targets in the southern panhandle. Doubt continued over the cause of the helicopter crash Tuesday that killed Maj. Gen. Bruno M.

Hochmuth, commander of the 3rd Marine Division and five other men. The U.S. Command in Saigon said the chopper was brought down by ground fire, but a spokesman at Marine headquarters in Da Nang, without ruling out the possibility of enemy action, said: expect it will be some time before the investigators can say definitely what caused this if they are ever able to do The wreckage of the helicopter was brought out from the shallow waters of the lake where it fell after exploding near Hue while flying at feet. A memorial service was planned Thursday for Hochmuth at the Marine chapel in Phu Bai. The body will be accompanied to the United States by 1st Sgt.

Michael Canter, 50, of Pasadena, the senior enlisted aide who had known Hochmuth 1938. Garlich Talks To Optimists Roger Garlich, director of the Therapy Center, told members of the Optimist Club Tuesday noon at State Fair Restaurant that the therapy I center had beim in existence 12 years, and more than 1900 children have received treatment at the center since it first opened. This does not include the many adults also served by the center. Gaflich stressed the point that there are a number of different places where people can take their children to find out what is wrong with them, but this is the only place in Central Missouri that offers rehabilitation to the handicapped. The center, he went on to say, is located in the basement of Bothwell Hospital and comprises nine or ten rooms.

Pictures of children at the center receiving various kinds of therapy were shown by Garlich The pictures included one receiving speech evaluation, therapy for children hard of hearing here Garlich stated that 75 to 80 percent of the children included in the services of the center have this defect, with the therapists going from the center to schools at Cole Camp, Green Ridge, LaMonte and Smithton. One boy, who is from oui ot the county, has been at the center three years This boy, from Warsaw, has a progressive loss of hearing and he is being given a prevention therapy he will enable him to lip read and thus enable him to adapt to the situation when his hearing is gone. The children are received into the center through the recommendation of their family physicians Occupational therapy teaches coordination as well as the use of the muscles, Garlich and these include lacing skills, teaching them to dress themselves, button buttoas, eating and various other activities. Physical therapy he explained. Is gaining control of the In conjunction with the therapy.

Garlich went on to say. Ls the educational part of the program, starting with the preschool age and continuing to the eighth grade Some of the children are about ready to go back to public or parixhial schools These children are given individual instructioas and all must make verbal respoases. Garlich told of the one boy with an exceedingly high IQ, who is in the eighth grade but has the problem of finding a high school he can attend in a wheel chair. There are recess times, too. and one picture showed two boys playing checkers.

Another was of cot'oa and cookie break time. The speaker was introduced by Wray Sc'hroeder, program chairman This was a double feature program, for this is Appreciation for Optimist Clubs Dale Bredwell. chairman, announced the winners in an essay on among students of and Sacred Heart High Schools. Serving on the committee with Bredwell were Clinton Black and Harry Young, who judged the essays Plaques were presented by Bredwell to Stephen Schuber, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Schuber. 1509 South Garfield, first place winner. His parents were special guests. Schuber is a senior at Sacred Heart High School Second place winner was Brenda Jonson. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George Jonson, 1620 East Tenth Brenda is a senior at Smith-Cotton High School. Third place winner, Michelle McGrath, a senior at Sacred Heart High School, is the daughter of Mrs. John J. McGrath, Route 3.

The meeting was presided over by Lee Deason. president, with invocation by Wray Schroeder. Deason appointed Frank Mehl as chairman of the Christmas tree work committee, with Ray Simons, George Miller, Fred Biggs, Bill McCune, Gerald Cecil and Harry Wimer as members of the committee. The meeting closed with the Optimist Creed led by R. L.

Settles. Trains Skirt A Derailment MERCER, Mo. (AP)-Rock Island trains began moving through Mercer Tuesday after construction crews from Kansas City and Des Moines built a temporary track around a derailment. Fifty-one cars of a southbound freight train derailed three miles south of Mercer Sunday, blocking the main line between Kansas City and Des Moines. The wreck occurred where the tracks had been cut through a hill..