San Angelo Standard-Times from San Angelo, Texas • 2

9A San Angelo Standaid-Timei Tn Baa Aas'le Texas Tkwaday Martini hpi INI Cross Has Regional Pemocraf FUNERALS asm An Interesting aspect of the regional Democratic Campaign meeting scheduled in Fort Worth today la the difference in emphasis on the party purpose as expressed in communication! to local Democratic leaden by National Democratic Chairman Lawrence and new State Democratic Chairman Elmer Baum of Austin O'Brien notified Tom Green County Democratic Chairman (Pat) Murphy of the meeting describing it in words as a planning session get the Humphrey-Muskie campaign San Angelo attorney Earl Smith newly elected 25th Senatorial District Democratic committeeman waa informed of the meeting by a letter from Baum who was appointed state chairman earlier this month by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Preston Smith purpose of the session is to help organize the campaign efforts for local district state and national Democratic letter read In explaining the letter Smith said: Just wanted to make it clear the meeting is not confined to the Humphrey campaign" Asked if that was to be interpreted as a lack of support by Baum or the state party organization fa Humphrey Smith said no he didn't believe that was intended The meeting will be held at ASC Prexy In Austin Angelo State College President Vincent and ASC Business Manager Bill Hale are in Austin today fa a 4 pm legislative appropriation hearing They will have about a half-how to present the college's budget requests fa the 1969-70 biennium Total ASC budget figures in eluding requested legislative appropriations plus revenues such as tuition ana fees proposed are 33042454 fa the 1909-70 fiscal year and $2980387 for the 1970-71 school year The 69-70 figure Is larger because it includes a request fa 9185000 to complete maja renovations to the administration building Service BROWNWOOD Cross Jr of Brownwood area equipment supervisor for General Telephone Co of the Southwest will complete 20 years continuous service Tuesday Cross joined the company in 1948 at San Angelo as switchman He was promoted to central office foreman in 1958 and in 1957 he was named division equipment coordinator for the San Angelo Division' In I960 he became division equipment supervisor and served in that capacity until transferring to Brownwood as area equipment supervisor He is a native of Ardmore Okla He graduated from San Angelo High School and attended Sari Angelo Junior College fa two years He served in the Navy from 1944 to 1940 He is a member of the Brownwood First United Methodist Church He and his wife Mearl live at 1412 Phillips They have four children two boys and two girls Angeloan Said Slill Critical TEMPLE (STNS) A San Angelo man remained in critical condition late Wednesday night at Scott and White Hospital suffering from second and third degree burns over 60 per cent of his body The man is John Schmitt 20 the son of Mr and Mrs Edward Schmitt of 2473 Princeton in San Angelo The injured Schmitt was burned Tuesday morning after plane in which he was riding crashed in a pasture three miles west of Franklin in Robertson County The crash occurred shortly after takeoff The pilot of the nlane was identified as Gerald McMillian of Angleton The plane reportedly struck a power line and then spun into a horse trailer The crash caused a fuel tank on the plane to explode Schmitt was waking in Angle-ton fa a packing company The fatha of the injured man is an employe of Ethical in San Angelo and his mother works fa Texas State Bank Scott and White Hospital officials said Schmitt will probably remain on the critical list tor another 24-hours Angelo Man Found Dead 01 Wound A 59-year-old San Angelo man was found shot to death In his home here shortly before 11 am Wednesday Peace Justice Ava Smith said Emery Otis Myers was found dead in his home at 830 20th St He had been shot once in the chest the bullet leaving an exit wound on his aide A 30-30 caliber rifle was found at the feet investigating officer! said Authorities estimated the man had been dead since about 6 am Wednesday The man operated a small store at Armstrong and 10th streets and when the owner passed by Wednesday morning he discovered it was not open He found Myers body when he checked the residence Smith was withholding his official verdict In the death late Wednesday pending further investigation (Bob) Kountx Funeral Is Today BIG SPRING (STNS) Sa vices for (Bob) Kountz 63 will be held at 10 am today in First Presbyterian Church with burial in City Cemetery at Sweetwater directed by Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home Mr Kountz died at 10:50 am Tuesday in a local hospital after a long illness He was born July 18 1905 in West Virginia and came to Big Spring in 1934 from Tulsa Okla He moved to Big Spring with the Continental Oil Well Supply Co Later in 1940 he formed the Kointz-Carter Oil Well Supply Co and operated it until 1959 when he and Mrs Kountz operated an antique shop He was a charter member of the Tulsa Demolay organization and a member of First Presbyterian Church He was a former Rotarian He was married to Mable Carter July 7 1946 Survivors include his wife and a brother William Kountz of Dallas Mrs John Shelman Services Friday MONAHANS (SC) Services for Mrs John Lewis Shelman sister of Willie McDade of Monahans win be held at 3 pm Friday at the Bethsadia Baptist Church in Anson with burial in Anson Cemetery under direction of Lawrence Funeral Home Mrs Shelman was dead at the scene of an auto-truck collision a mile west of Anson on 80 Monday night Traveling in the car with Mrs Shelman and her husband and also injured fatally was Howard Clark of Anson Mrs husband the Rev John Lewis Shelman remained in critical condition Wednesday in Anson Hospital Mrs Shelman is survived by her husband her brother four sons John Shelman of Har-ber City Calif A Shelman and Buford Shelman both of Long Beach Calif and Abner Shelman currently with the Army in Vietnam six daughters Mrs Loretta Booker of Anson Mrs Jillette Gart and Mrs Emma Sims both of Dallas Mrs Betty Boyce and Mrs MozeUe Craven both of Tyler and Mrs Joan Duncan of Harber City Calif 26 grand-chUdren and two great-grand children Mrs Alexander Services Pending BANGS (STNS) Mrs Alexander 78 died at 7:10 pm in Bangs Nursing Home Services are pending at Funeral Home in San Angelo Mrs Janie French Dies In Granbury GRANBURY (STNS) Mrs Janie French 85 died at 7:30 6m Wednesday in Granbury ospital in Granbury Services are pending at John son's Funeral Home in San TODAY ODESSA Trinidad Alvarez 15 at 10:15 am in St Catholic Church burial in Odessa City Cemetery EDEN John Weldon Wood 44 at 3 pm in First Baptist Church burial in Eden Cemetery directed by Day Loveless Funeral Home Connie Oden 71 at 4 pm in Davis- i Morris Funeral Chapel burial in Cedar Point Cemetery SPRING Mrs Bankston 83 at 10 am in Harvey-Schiller Funeral Chapel in Caldwell burial in Chriesman Cemetery I ELDORADO Mrs (Vallie) Sheppard 81 at pm in West Side Baptist tBVrt Low's Services Friday BROWNWOOD (SC) Bert Low 79 died at 10:45 pm Tuesday in a Brownwood nursling home after a long illness Services will be held at 10:30 tanC Friday in First Baptist 1 Church with burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park directed by tDavis-Morrls Funeral Home Mr Low was born April 1 fi88tfin Holland Texas He was fin the Insurance and real estate business IS had lived in Brownwood 1940 moving here from Sweetwater He was married to -Leona Dunn November 1907 in Winters He was a member of Lions umd Rotary clubs a Mason and a Shriner Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Gerald Williams of Austin a son Jo-rseph Low of Dallas seven 'grandchildren and six great grandchildren Angeloan's Sister During Visit Mrs Lillie Jackson Boyle 69 £of Fort Worth sister of Mrs Claude Proffitt of San Angelo -died at 12:30 am Wednesday at Shannon Hospital after suffering an illness while visiting with Mrs Proffitt Funeral will be held at 2 pm Friday at Crescent Park Baptist Church in Odessa with the Rev Hogue pastor officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park directed by Hub-ibard-Kelly Funeral Home Local arrangements were directed by -Robert Massie Funeral Home Mrs Boyle is survived by son Slater of Crane Mrs Opal Hut-macha of Houston four sisters Mrs Proffitt Mrs Arran Den-man of Odessa Mrs George Lowery of Sudan and Mrs Ethel of Hinton Mrs Lenna Grave Services Friday MIDLAND (SC) Mrs Len- na May Grave 77 died Tuesday night in a Midland hospital following an illness Services are scheduled for 2 pm Friday in the Ball-Dunn Funeral Home Chapel in Mason Mich Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Mason Lo-tcal arrangements an under the direction of the Newnie Ellis Funeral Home in Midland She was born Feb 17 1891 in London Ontario Canada She moved to Midland in November 1907 from Michigan where she had lived 41 years Survivors include a son Bruce Grave of Midland two sis-iters Mrs Maude Whiteoak and iMrs liOttie Gibson both of Tornoto Canada and one grandson jMrs Fitzgerald Dies In Bandera Walker Services Set In Coleman COLEMAN (STNS) Services for Emet Walker 76 former Coleman County commissioner and county judge will be held at 3 pm today in Stevens Memorial Chapel Burial will be In Coleman Cemetery Mr Walker owner of an abstract company here many years died about 3:40 am Wed nesday at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital after being hospitalized about a week Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Mary Louise Dallas of San Angelo a sister four brothers and a grandson Jim Dallas of San Angelo The son of the late Mr and Mrs Walker Walker was bon at New Tazewell Tenn Oct 21 1891 The Walker family moved to Burkett In Coleman County in 1903 Ralph Hollis Jr Dies In California SWEETWATER (SC) SM Sgt Ralph Hollis Jr 44 former Sweetwater resident died in George Air Force Base Hospital in California Monday after a long illness He was boro in Sweetwater Aug 5 1924 and was a graduate of Sweetwater High School He joined the Air Force after graduation from high school Services will be held Friday afternoon in Erie Kan in the First Christian Church Burial will be in Erie Cemetery Survivors include his wife Edith two sons Joe Mark and Ralph Hollis HI both of the home his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Hollis of Sweetwater and a sister Mrs Jimmy Wright of Roby Mrs Niemier Dies Rites Set Today SWEETWATER (SC) Mrs Victoria Niemier 07 died at 9:58 pm Tuesday in Simmons Memorial Hospital after a short illness Services win be held at 2:30 pm today in Holy Family Catholic Church Rosary was said at 8 pm Wednesday Burial will be in Newman Cemetery under the direction of Patterson Funeral Home She was born Aug 27 1901 in South Bend Ind and came to Sweetwater In 1962 She and the late Mr Niemier were married April 23 1020 in South Bend Survivors include a daughter Mrs Robert Scott Jr of Sylvester a son Joseph Niemier of Anheim Calif a sister Mrs Tillie Harris of South Bend and five grandchildren Mrs Newnhom 83 Dies After Illness MIDLAND (SC) Mrs Maude Newnham 83 a longtime resident of Midland died Wednesday morning after a short illness Services are scheduled for 2 pm Tuesday in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home in Odessa Burial will be in Odessa Cemetery Mrs Newnham was born Aug 2 1885 in Strawn Her husband the late Andy Newnham was a longtime rancher in Ector County She had lived in Midland since 1938 Survivors include a son Newnham of Midland three daughters Mrs Opal Ponder and Mrs Hunter both of Midland and Mrs Harry Lasa-ter of Odessa a brother Marion Graham of Strawn three grandchildren and two great-grand children Carl Stanley Killed In Fall PECOS (STNS) -Carl Russell Stanley Jr was killed about 7:15 pm Tuesday when he fell 25 feet into a gravel pit while working a rock crusher operation near Pecos for Strain Co He was pronounced dead at the scene Services are pending at Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brown-wood Survivors include his wife six children five sisters Mrs Neoma Strickland and Mrs Claudine Wildomen both of Cisco Mrs LaNell Rushing of Fredericksburg Mrs Oeta Marie Willis of Brownwood and Mrs Joan Rose Cole Grosvenor his parents Mr and Mrs Call Russell Stanley of Grosvenor and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Dudley Monroe Stanley of Brownwood HAUN and moved here with his parents in 1950 He enlisted in the Army In 1900 and was very active in Scouting in both Herlong Calif and then Hague where he was with a security detachment at the American Embassy He was a graduate of Central High School and attended San Angelo College for one year He was married Feb 22 to the former Mrs Janeen Clements Watkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Clements of Snyder The young man's mother died Sept 3 Services for the highway patrolman are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home Survivors Include his wife his stepson his father a brother Randy Haun of San Angelo and a lister Mrs Alfred Allee Jr of Ozona Alfredo Gutierrez Funeral Is Held DEL RIO (STNS) Services for Alfredo Gutierrez 81 and father of Del Rio Mayor Dr Alfredo Gutierrez Jr were held Wednesday at 4:30 pm in the Diaz Funeral Chapel with mass in the Our Lady Guadalupe Church with burial in San Felipe Cemetery Mr Gutierrez died at 7:15 am Tuesday in a local hospital after a short illness He had been a resident of Del Rio for 58 years He was born in Laredo June 19 1887 He operated a small business in Del Rio for many years Survivors include two other sons Cecil Gutierrez and Antonio Gutierrez both of Del Rio daughter Mrs Sophia Cardenas of Del Rio 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren Mrs Hartencia Orta Services Friday DEL RIO (STNS) Mrs Hartencia Orta 52 died at 7:15 am Wednesday in a local hospital of an apparent heart at tack Services will be held at 4 pm Friday in the Diaz Funeral Chapel with mass in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and burial in San Felipe Cemetery Survivors include her husband Jose Orta a daughter Frans isca Orta both of Del Rio A about so desirable Finally Auto service 10 am today in Fort Worth's Texas Hotel Smith is planning to attend Murphy la not Murohy said he had heard some Democratic women in San Angelo discussing sending someone to the meeting but he did na know who if anyone besides Smith plans to attend O'Brien will be the featured speaker John Ben Shepperd of Odessa said he did na know of anyone who planned to attend from Odessa He said that he understood that the meeting waa primarily for district committeemen and committeewomen Kerrville Cub City Tax Rale KERRVILLE (SC) The Kerrville City Council Tuesday night voted 3-3 to set the tax rate fa the current fiscal year at $125 pa $100 valuation a drop from $165 The action was based on the first quarterly payment from the state on the one-cent city sales tax voted in December City Manager Voelkel said the budget adopted tor the year beginning June 1 was based on an estimated $50000 pa year from the sales tax and a proposed tax rate a $140 After the first quarterly payment valued ova $29000 more than one half the anticipated total the council voted to cut another 15 cents from the 1968-00 rate Officials said the measure passed on the first reading and that two more readings are required before the rate becomes official Glasscock Fair Slated Saturday GARDEN CITY (STNS) -The Glasscock County Fair sponsored by the Glasscock Home Demonstration Club and staged every otha year will be held Saturday in the old school gymnasium building Judging opens at 10 am with ribbons fa the winners Mrs James Eiland county home demonstration agent and Oliva Werst county agent are supervisors dazzling want your courteous Earn 4 on your Savlngsl Interest payable quarterly SAN ANGELO TEXAS MEMBER FDIC Church in San Angelo burial In Fairmount Cemetery directed by Ratliff-Kerbow Funeral Home of Eldorado SAN ANGELO Westbrook 93 at 2 pm in Chapel burial in Lawn-haven Memorial Gardens Pallbearers will be Dean Chcnowcth Worth Baker Palmer Leroy Boyd Whatley and Rufus McCollum all of San Angelo PENDING MIDLAND Joe Coleman 54 at Jackson Funeral Home Mrs Inkman Rites Scheduled Today BIG SPRING (SC) Mrs Ca mille Inkman 74 a member of a pioneer Big Spring family died at 12:06 am Wednesday in a local hospital of injuries received in a two-car wreck Tuesday afternoon The crash occurred at the intersection of Fourth Street and Lancaster and was the fourth traffic death of the year In Big Spring Two Webb Air Fate Base airmen In the second car suffered minor Injuries The airmen were released from the base hospital Wednesday afternoon SgL Zollie Daniel Logan 27 was the driver of the second car and Sgt Roy Brouillette was a passenger in the vehicle Mrs sister Mrs Copeland was a passenger In the auto but was uninjured Services fa Mrs Inkman will be held at 2 pm today In First Christian Church with burial in City Cemetery directed Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home She was born July 28 1894 In Graham She was graduated from Christian College i Missouri and from Texas Christian University She came to Big Spring first in 1914 as a schoolteacher After she married Mr Inkman June 15 1915 In El Paso the couple established their home In Big Spring Survivors Include a son Will Inkman of Big Spring two daughters Mrs Roger of Big Spring and Mrs Boykin of Dallas two Maters Mrs Copeland of Dallas and Mrs Matt Hoover of Grasse Point Mich and two grandchildren Arthur Lee King Services Today SANTA ANNA (SC) Arthur Lee King 75 died Tuesday in Santa Anna Hospital after a long illness Services win be held at 2 pm today at the Rockwood Baptist Church with burial in Rockwood Cemetery under direction of Hosch Funeral Home He was born July 4 1893 in Falls County He lived in Rockwood for 04 years He was married to Miss Lilly Stewardson Aug 25 1920 in Coleman He was a member of the Rockwood Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge He was a veteran of World War I Survivors include his wife a son Travis King of Nacogdoches three daughters Mrs Hearthal Arnold of Moore Okla Mrs Marjorie Hardin of Tulsa Okla and Mrs Artie Jean Sitterle of Houston two brothers Willie King of Coleman and Clyde King of Weatherford three sisters Mrs Lige Lancaster of Trickham Mrs Arno Rothermel of Fort Worth and Mrs Georgia Hill of Houston and seven grandchildren Milford Gardner Dies After Fall SNYDER (SC) Milford Gardner 64 of Snyder was killed in a fall from a drilling rig at 3:25 am Wednesday six miles south of Gafi Gardner an employe of Dave Harlin and Sons Drilling Co of Snyder was apparently working on the derrick platform of a rig drilling a salt water well for American Magnesium Co He fell 60 feet to the ground Peace Justice Roy Haynes of Gail was called to the scene and returned a verdict of death due to injuries from a fan The body was taken to Bell-Seale Funeral Home in Snyder by ambulance where services are pending Mr Gardner was born March 14 1904 in Clarksville He had lived in Snyder since 1953 Survivors include his wife Mrs Ola Mae Gardner a son Johnny Dale Gardner serving with the Navy in Jackson-ville Fla three sisters Mrs Zeddie Chapman of De Leon Mrs Mulkey of Springtown and Mrs Toshie Fox of Chico Calif four brothers Ira Gardner of De Kalb Leroy Allred of Paris Merril Allred of Spring town and Jim Allred of Fort Worth and a grandchild Teodoso Galvan Services Pending Teodoso Galvan 82 of 205 11th died at 2 pm Wednesday in Shannon Hospital after a short illness Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home Mr Galvan was born Aug 13 law in Texas and had lived in San Angelo for 26 years Puzzled KERRVILLE (SC) Mrs Margaret Aileen Fitzgerald 74 £of Bandera died Wednesday morning in a Bandera rest home after a long illness Funeral will be held at 10 am Friday in Bandera Methodist Church with burial in Bandera Cemetery directed by Plummer Funeral Home Mrs Fitzgerald was born Aug 18-1894 in Atlanta Tex She had lived in Bandera 15 years She was a Methodist and had been a 1 department store merchant Survivors include a son Mel- vin Fitzgerald of Bandera two daughters Mrs John Nixon of 5 Bstndera and Mrs waiter Hillegeist of Marquez a sister Mrs Hunter of Abilene fivp grandchildren and four great-grandchildren which new 1969 car to buy? Small wonder they are ell so so great after you have made your choice tell your dealer you Loan from Texas State Bank For quick confidential and see the bank with THE SAN ANGELO STANDARD-TIMES Japanese Tour Gail Plant Site SNYDER (SC) Touring the construction site of the American Magnesium Co plant near Gail Wednesday were two Japanese business executives Shozo Uno of Tokyo and Ichiro Honjo of Osaka Uno is general manager of the planning department and a director of Mitsubishi Chemical Industry and Honjo is connected with Pacific Magnesium Co and a former director of Furakawa Magnesium Co Asked if they were considering building a magnesium plant in the area the men said simply they were just out for a They were conducted on i tour of the plant site by Jim French in charge of construction of water wells in the Gail area for American Magnesium A tour was made of well sites prior to the plant Inspection Coming to Texas from California on a two-week trip the two men will reportedly look at other industries throughout the country before returning to Japan in aboulO days FULL CIRCLE OF SERVICE 2 SAM 2 ANGELO STANDARD INC If tan Ant i Tnn Scw 2 at SM Ani Marine Mm Son Anulo Standord-Timn Boa Sill Son 1 Anoie Tun IM1 2 FRED CONN FrHiRMf WE FllMWwr 2 SURSCRIFT'ON RATES: I tr fcomo miv-fj Son Anotlogd Tun nr ky Mil i Trxoa tlandartTlm Mini mt'nnE SunEov an iwor B4 0S StanMrD Time EvMrint i Syndw vaor RnM hi cnmMnnlian bold win tn iohir addroM on vmt U0t Ey moll ml mr MM Slondord-Tlnw Mormnt one Sunday wo Standard rime vnmi oditton with Sun nay year 117 00 Rote in comRInotion Ml) nooert In Minn oddrn vtor S3000 Open 9 to 2 Monday through Thursday 9 to 5 Friday 9 to 12:30 Saturday TEXAS STATE BANK Cor Crash Victim In Fair Condition BROWNWOOD (STNS) Macon Alvin Richmond 81 prominent citizen of Blanket was reported in fair condition with head and internal Injuries at Brownwood Memorial Hospital late Wednesday after a car-pickup collision at the Intersection of 07 and a county road near Blanket about 1:40 pm Tuesday Mrs Richmond 58 also in lured In the accident was said in good condition Coka 45 of Dallas was taken to Medical Arts Hospital hoe and rclwed after tresi-(ment of minor Injuries 2201 SHERWOOD PHONE 949 3721 Sunday 1 SMMR i OR THR ASSOCIATED PRESS vZ AnocmM put MclMivMy 2 imum Mr roouRHcdtitn ot 2 Ann MsmAMI I ft tnnnnl dNnMrhn SnyiSSrSiriM ROOM ME IhJVel nun puWWiod A on rnrA.