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I NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES, 8 Obituary Leon "Lynn" Copeland LINCOLN (Special) Leon "Lynn" Copland, 66, died Friday al his home in Lincoln. He was born July 9, 1895, in Alabama, the son of John and Rebecca Copeland. Survivors are his wife, Mertic; one son, Jackie of Fort Smith: four brothers, Ernest of Brecken-1 Texas. John Harold of Bills, Midland, as, Hub and of ridge, Texas; four sisters, Jewel Davis jot Wichila Falls, Texas, Sinah Abernathy of Washington, D. 'Pauline Weaver of Shawnee, Grace Dooley of California, land live grandchildren.

Funeral services will he ducted Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Lincoln by the Rev. Terrell Gordon assisted by the For. Joe Powers. Burial will he in Lincoln Cemetery under the direction of the 1aginbuel Funeral lone. Pallbearers will be Freil Rogtoners, Abbie Spears, Hubert MeChristian, lloy Tucker, Blackie Smitl: and George Jackson.

Mrs. Bertha Lee Tabb LINCOLN (Special) 5. Lee Tabb, 77, of Tulsa, died daughter. Friday at the home Griscom of her in Mrs. Horace Lincoln.

She was born May 2, 1834. in Alabama. Survivors are a Albert. of Sapulpa, 1 daughters. Lou Ella White of TulSa and Mildred of Lincoln; two brothers, 'Tuck Wigginsion of Tulsu and Gaston of Texas; one sistor.

Ella Hancock of Valiant, and live grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will ho anrounced by the Luginbuel Futolneral Home. L. D. Owens LINCOLN (Special) Funeral service for L.

D. Owens, 55, who dict Thursday in 1 Little Rock hospital will be conducted at the First Assembly of God Church in: Lincoln Monday at 10 a.m., by the Nov. C. F. Chancy.

Masonic rites will be held at the graveside by members of the Belleville Lodge near Havana. Burial will be in the lavana Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Denver Snoxl. grass, liomer Snodgrass, Jacki Richards, Lee Roberts, Billy Brock and Robert Pitts. Mrs.

Iva Emma Johnson Funeral service for Mrs. Iva Emma Johnson, 86, who died; Wednesday at her home 749 W. 15th 51., were held at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Nelson, Funeral ilome with Mr. li I.

Stanley, minister of the Church of Christ. officiating. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the al el George and Nancy Broyles. P'allbearers were Jim Sisemore.

George Smith. Henry Green. George Broyles, 0. L. Daily and: Walter Stiller.

Burial was in Combs Chapel I Cemetery. Tanya Lange Harbour Graveside service for the intanl Tausa Linac Harbour, 2-day-old; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Harbor who died yesterday 31 3 local hospital. were Lu be held this morning al Fairview Memorial Park Winfray with officiating.

President La. son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ben Schuknecht Ben Schuknecht. 69. of fit.

4. Springdale, died in a Fayetteville' hospital Thursday night. Mr. Schuknecht was 3 retired labor foreman for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and moved to a farm near' Springdale in September fram Parker. S.

D). He was born at Parker, S. Jan. 16. 1893, the son of Frank land Louise Schwartz Schuknecht.

lie was married Jan. 1. 1930 to the former May Henning. Mr. Schuknecht WAS A Veteran off World War I and served in for 14 months.

Survivors are his wife. Mrs. May Benning Schuknecht of the Fayetteville, Arkansas, Saturday, Ruby Harringlon of Ojai and Mrs. Pearl Robinson of Twin Falls, Idaho. Pueral arrangements will be announced by Burns Funeral Edgar Home.

Farraday James Strock BENTONVILLE (Special) Funeral services for Farraday Jamies Strock, who died yesterday, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Burns Funeral Chapel by the Rev. J. W. Vinson.

Vincent Badalick SPRINGDALE (Special) Vincent Badalick, 87, of Pleasant Ridge, died yesterday at local convalescent home. Mr. Badalick was a retired carpenter. was born Jan. 6.

1874, in Austria: and he came to the United States in 1902. Survivors are: one son, Joseph Carl of Huntsville; and one daughter, Mrs. Angela Katherine Taylor of Pleasant Ridge, Mich. Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in the Callison-Siscol Funeral Chapel by the Rev.

David Swartz. The body will be sent to Cleveland, Ohio for another service and burial. Fred Charles leep SPRINGDALE (Special) Funeral services for Fred Leep, 6, SOM of Jessle D. and Audrey Points Leep, were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at the CallisonSisco Funeral Chapel, with the flev.

Jack Porter officiating. Burial was in Bluff Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Dwight Thom Pallbearers were: Dwight Thornesberry, Harvard Harp, Dub Pills and Dr. Howard llenry. THIEVES- (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) value of the merchandise missing al $850.

City Police, also busy yesterday and last night with a varicly of minor traffic mishaps, apparently cleared up some theft- that had occurred Thursday and Friday with the arrest of two Umiversity students. Police, who are still investigating, are holding the pair and indicated prily larceny charges would he filed, possibly today, Identity of the suspects was nol disclosed. They are being held in connection with thefts of coin boxes from six Coca-Cola 101 A chines. two penny scales and four nowspaper racks. The police made the arrest car-! ty this morning.

They said the pair denied implication in any of the out-of-town break-ins. School Calendar For Week Listed Activities al Fayetteville public schools for the week of Dee. 18-22 are as follows: Monday, Dec. 18: Senior High School Band and Chorus concert p.m.. Gym.

Tuesday. Dec. 19: Open. Wednesday, Dec. 20: Open.

Thursday, Dec. 21: Parkview, Springfield, Baskelball, here. Friday, Dec. 22: Berryville Dasketball. here: Woodland Junior High Future Homemakers Christ108S Party, 7 p.m.; Band, Land Dramatics in Convocation.

2 at High School; Christmas vacation begins at 3:16 p.m. Drowns In Rain TAUNTON. England (AP) England, 16, was drowned by raindrops. An inquest was told Friday he crashed on his bieyele while riding! through pouring rain and was knocked unconcsious, The rain tell in his mouth and he drowned. in-estment Sec urines Dempsey-Tegeler Co.

Member New York Stock jar 4 KILA. PH 7.9371 31 BLOCK Christmas to Worry Jimmy and Sue Knabe 6 is Inspiration French Provincial Official Piano of the Metropolitan Opera Company GUISINGER MUSIC HOUSE Southeast Corner Square Fayetterille AB December 16, 1961 In Albany, Georgia Negro Leaders Threaten More Trouble Unless Barriers Fall ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -Negroftion leaders have threatened renewed demonstrations unless the Albany City Commission gives an immediate answer to demands for ering segregation barriers. Dr. W.

G. Anderson, president of the Albany Movement, sent a telegram to Mayor Asa B. Kelley this morning setting A 10 A.MN.! deadline for the city to respond Lo the Negroes' demands. "We waited the an! acceptable response but it was not forthcoming," said the telegram, which Anderson released to newsmen. "We shall prayerfully awail a an acceptable response by 10 a.m." A Negro mass meeting sched.

uled for 7 a.m. failed to come oft As scheduled when very few sons showed up. Last night, after a pep 1alk by. the Rev. Martin Luther King Anderson said he expected an swer from the city by this morning.

Dr. W. G. Anderson, of the Albany Movement said af1er a pep talk Friday night by The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

thai an answer was. expected soon. elf an answer is not ing. you can look for us in our marching clothes," Anderson said. The Negroes are making al least three specific demands The city Commission after an arduous 10 hour closed session snid il was only one step away from offering counter proposals.

Demands- the Negroes Are: 1. Unconditional release of all persons arrested in mass demonstrations which began Tuesday. More than 550 persons have been arrested. 2. Total and immediate desegregation of bus and train terminal! facilities.

3. Establishment of a continuing biracial study commiltee. There has been no violence and the white citizens have remained aloof from the aclivities. There have been no demonstralions since negotiations began Thursday on a biracial basis, elfecting a truce tollowing two days of demonstrations. The nonviolent approach was stressed as a means for' gaining Negro objectives by King and othor Negro leaders al the MASS meeting.

Nearly 1,000 Negroes crowded into two Baptist churches! to hear the speakers. "We must destroy two myths," King said. "They are lime 'educational They keep saying that time will solve our racial problems, But time neutral. The lime is ripe to right." He explained "educational terminism" as the erroncous that the civil rights dilemma be solved through education alone. "But we must have both educa- Fire Destroys Balky Truck A truck that wouldn't start, apparently due 10 the cold weather.

ended up destroyed by fire this! week. Sheriff Hollis Spencer, who' investigated. reporled the ing chain of circumstances: Wayne Taylor, of Hwy. Thursday attempted to start his: truck by rolling it 011 of his The one- half ton vehicle refused 10: start and Taylor left it near the highway. Yesterday he checked the truck again and found it destrosed by; fire.

He reported it to the sheriff's! office and an investigation closed that three youlhs of the Wheeler area in attempting siphon gasoline from the truck: had started the fire. Sheriff Sponcer said the threesome admitted aniny attempt to take the gasoline about 11 p.m.. and said the started when one of the boys used a rigarel tighter in order In a little better. The three. 15.

16 aral 18 years are being held. Trujillo Reportedly Took $30 Million SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican: Republic (AP) Rafael E. Trujillo Jr. skipped the country with $30 million, the government says.

Checks and certificates drawn, against Canadian banks made out 10 and endorsed by the son of the slain dictator were Found on a yacht he used to sail into exile. The documents reportedly were issued by several private prises, among them the reserve. bank. The Dominican government! has started action 10 freeze Wheling funds and try to recover the money. Young Trujillo, who headed the armed forces for a time aller his father was assassinaled May 10, is now in Paris.

He traveled: aboard the yacht Angelita only as far as the French island of Guade. loupe. The vessel returned here and was confiscated. School Menu and legislation. Morality can't; be legislated, but behavior can be regulated.

In olher words, you make a man love you, but can keep him from lynching you," King said. U.N. GRABSFROM PACE ONE) (CONTINUED around the city in a jeep equapped with: heavy machinegun lo whip up the Katangans and: get them back to the front Some of the Katangans seemed. completely demoralized and wore firing their rifles into 1hu air aimlessly. The situation al 9 a.m was that; U.N.

forces controlled abou: halli the town and had advanced positions on the castem and west-! emm flanks that gave them dominance over the main approaches from these directions. One at the Confu. New York, U.N. Acting Sec. Thant derlared determination to hold out! a cease-fire in Katanga the' United Nations has won of its objectives in fighting His statement was in reply cabled pleas for 3 cease fire President Abbe Fulbert Youlou of the Congo -Brazzarille President Philibert Tsira-jot of the Malagasy Republic.

U.N. headquarters in Leopaldsaid more than 6.000 troops the international army were 'into the firs1 big in the 11 days of warfare with Katanga troops, score of persons in Elisabeth wore reported killed and wounded. First reports most were civilians. The United Nations ters said: U.N., Swedish and Trish troops had launched it major lack against Camp Massart. main Katangan military camp the cilyf and were locked "sharp engagement' with Tshom-! troops there.

"This looks like the big U.N. push," said a Belgian resident. "The next few days will settle; the fate of Katanga." Armored cars and dueled while rifle and machine-! gun fire blazed through streets. Witnesses said the Katangans-outnumbered 2 to 1--were putting un a stiff fight. Leap-frogging by squads reinforced U.N.

1roops drove south 10 the business district, auickly piling up spectacular gains. Katanga mortar teams boomed into action while African refugees fled from the areas. main roads to Rhodesia QuIt at' town was cut or controlled by the U.N. troops at the Lido Hotel. Heavy mortar duels went all night in porrential rain that was still falling today.

Katanga martar crews and riflemen were soaked as they took cover in buildings near the tunnel. Near the Lido they were fighting just in front ol Tshombe's residence and the British and U.S. consulates. From Vatican City. Pope John! XXII appealed for responsible world leaders 10 bring peace Riding Club Elects Officers Paul Sullivan was elected prosi-! dent of Pea Ridge Riding Club at the meeting held last week.

Other officers named were sell rice secretary: Driores Bowen, president: Marsha Bowen. treasurer: Glenda Billi reporter and Utah Smith. David Kitchen and DonHickman, Morgan. trail bosses. Plans were made to build an man and it was announces the arena a at the home of Roger Hicknext meeting will be hetd Jan.

4 at 7:30 p.m. Members and prospective members are urged to attend. Red: China Refugee Gets: Foster Parents SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich.

(AP) Lee Shu Yuny, an refogee from Communist China, lives in Hong Kong with her five brothers and sisters. Friday she acquired alout 300 "foster" relatives people in Canada and A rica who contributed 18.000 pennies toward her care through the Foster Parenis Plan. The contributions started comin two weeks ago when Ed Kreiger, who has a "Coffee (luh" program on a local radio station (WSPP) asked for penny contri-. butions to "adopt" a child through the Foster Parents Plan. The Foster Parents organization.

'said Lee is 0110 of six who live with their widowed moth-: er. The pennies collected hero will he used 10 provide clothing and food for Lee. home; one daughter, Mrs. Edgar Turgeon of Merriam, (wo' brothers, Frank Schuknecht of Parker, S. and Clarence Schukneent of Sioux Falls, S.

one sister, Airs. Minnie Richler of Parker, S. one grandson, John Skibinski, with the Navy sta. tioned in California. The body will be sent by the Watson Mortuary to Parker, S.D,: for funeral services and burial there on Tuesday.

Mrs. Nina Mae Hammer Colthar Funeral service for This, Ninallle Mae Hammer Collhar. 74, who died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Sharp, 7 East Fifth will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Central Assembly of God Church by the Nov.

James E. Cheshier. assisted by the Rev. Leon Turner. Mrs.

Colthar was bom Oct. 30, 1887 in Mt. Vernon. the daughter of Felix and Angeline Hammer. She moved to Fayetteville from South Gale, Calif.

and has resided here for the past ten years. She was a member al the Central Assembly of God Survivors are one son, Leon Col-1 thar of Madera. two daughtors. Miss Angelyn Mrs. Roy Sharp Fayetteville; sister, Alma Cross Mil.

Vernon, and five grandchildren. Burial will be in the Evergreen under the direetion Moore's Chapel. Gary Dean Hughes Funeral services Gary Dean Hughes, 8, son of Sir. and Mrs. Frank Ennis of Elm Springs, will, be conducted at 2 p.m.

today at the graveside in the Aurora Cometery south of Huntsville, under the direction of Wasson's Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. Glenda Mae Howell Funeral services for Glenda arae Howell. 8, daughter of Mrs. Edna Howell of Waits, Okla. will be conducted at today in the Chapel of Wasson's Funeral Home in Siloam Springs by the Rov.

Eugene Riby. pastor 01 the First Baptist Church of Walls. Burial will be in the Bell Comefery. William McKinley Buckmaster Funeral services for Willian McKinley Buckmaster, 61, resident of Siloam Springs, will be: conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Funeral Home by the Rev.

Jack Steele of. the First Christian Church Springs. Burial will be in the Oak Mill Cemetery, Albert Joseph Kendrick BENTONVILLE (Special) Alborn Joseph Kendrick, 76. retired executive, died al his home here vesterday after an extended, illness. Mr.

Kendrick moved to Rogers from Omaha. Neb. when he retired from the Farmers Union Livestock Commission in 1952. He later moved (0 Survivors alc: his widow: one dauglier, Mrs. Artmr Gist Nel--Osage, one sister.

Mrs. Bell Rehs: and one brother, 15. both of Omaha. Funeral arrangements will announred by Callison-McKinney Funeral liome. William H.

Harrington BENTONVILLE (Special: William I. Tarringlon, 76, was found dead at his home miles west of Bentonville afternoon about 2:30 p.ml il neighbor. Cleve Dawson Cor. Carl McKinncy ruled that Harringion died of natural causes. Harringt1 moved to Benion County abou: live years 3540 from Ojai, Calif.

Survivors are: Two SCH15. 011 of Oxnard, Calif. and Donald lol Ventura. one brother, Clyde of Ojai; two sisters, FAYETTEVILE Menus for the Fayetteville PubSchool Lunchrooms were announced today for Dec. 18 through Dec.

22: Monday: Beef vegetable soup, peanut butter sandwich, apple cobbler, milk. Tuesday: Barbecued wieners, corn, green salad, bread and butapplesauce, milk. Wednesday: Macaroni and cheese, green beans, cranberry relish, bread and butter, peanut butler cookies, milk. Thursday: Barbecued hamburg-1 ers, buttered whole potatoes, green salad, peach halves, milk. Friday: Turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry salad, bread and buller, cake, milk.

WEST FORK WEST FORK (Special)- Menus for the West Fork Schools for week of December 18 are as follows: Monday: White beans and catsup, oven fried potatoes, vegetable salad, cornbread and butter, peach cobbler, milk. Tuesday: Vegetable beef and crackers, cheese slices, namon rolls, applesauce, milk, Wednesday: Hamburger on whole kernel corn, potato chips and lettuce, fruit jello salad. milk, Thursday: Tuna fish salad lettuce, parsley potatoes, celery and carrot sticks, hot sliced bread and butter, milk. Friday: Turkey and dressing. green beans, cranberry salad lettuce, hot rolls and bullet, Christmas cakes, milk.

GREENLAND Greenland School lunchroom menus for the week heginning Dec. 18 are: Monday: Beef soup. cornbread muffins, green salad, milk and cherry cobbler. Tuesday: lot dog on bun. whipped potatoes, reas, milk and sliced peaches.

Wednesday: Hamburger on bun. French fries, pickles, onions. milk and fruit jello. Thursday: Turkey and dressing, green beans, hot rolls, butter, milk, cranberry sauce and honey. ST.

JOSEPIT'S Menus for the week of Deember 18: Monday: Johnny Marzetli. corn, lettuce salad, rolls and butter, milk. Tuesday: Beef vegetable soup, sandwiches, peanut butter rookies, milk. Wednesday: Macaroni and cheese, green beans, beets. bread and butter, milk.

Thursday: Turkey and dressing, creamed potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, milk. Friday: No school, Merry Christmas! ELKINS Menus for the Elkins public schools for the week of Dec. 18-22 are as follows: the cin- bun. REFLECTED GLORY Here's a new solution to the old problem of trying to view a parade over the heads of the crowd in front. A Chicago man holds a huge round mirror on high while his son, right, views the reflected parade.

1 TRAIL, B. C. (AP) This town of 11,250 was brightened all day Friday as motorists drove around with their headlights on in colebration. was celebrating the completion of seven years without a traffic fatality a record for North American cities of more than 10,000 population which is expected to be recognized by the National Safety Council on Jan. 1.

Safety Celebrated on of on: Holiday Traffic Toll May Be 500 the In his against until all there. to from -and nana ville pl drive ville said be Monday: Macaroni and cheese casserole, black-eyed peas, tossed salad, rolls, butter, fruit salad. milk. Tuesday: Spanish rice, green! beans, carrots, rolls, butter. namon rolls with applesauce, milk.

Wednesday: Hot tamale pic. spinach, white beans, rolls, ter, cherry cobbler, milk. Thursday: Hamburgers. Mexican corn, potato chips, oranges. milk.

Friday: Turkey and dressing. mashed potatoes, green peas. rolls, butter, cranberry jelly. cake, milk. CHICAGO (AP)- Five! hundrea persons may die in traffic accidents during the coming Christmas holiday period.

This war the estimate today by the National Safety Council. The council estimated that 000 persons may suffer injury in accidents within the 78-hour peried from 6 p.m, Friday to mid. night, Monday, Dec. 25. During a similar period last year, 488 persons died in traffic accidents, 77 in fires.

and 82 deaths were recorded in miscel. lancous categories. There were these words of canlion: Pay allention to speed liraits, traffic and weather conditions; don't drive after drinking; drive icourteously and use common sense. THE TIMES IS THE BEST BUY FOR YOUR ADVERTISING DOLLAR and is do deidea could SANTA SEZ: "FOR DISTINCTIVE ACE CHRISTMAS GIVING GIVE LUCY ELLEN'S Home-Made Candies Jams Jellies Fruit Syrups All Attractively Packaged Highway 71 Near Mt. Gayler Winslow, Ark.

i DO YOU KNOW ABOUT Medical Assistance TO THE AGED? The Kerr-Mills Law went into effect in Arkansas on September 15th. This is the program to help medically indigent people over 65 years old pay for their health care. The medical profession worked for its passage through Congress and has promoted its implementation in Arkansas. This bill helps financially with: 1) Office calls to the doctor. 2) Hospitalization.

3) Nursing home care. A person does not have to be on Social nor does he have to qualify as a welfare client, To limit the program to those needing help, however, the following income limits have been established: Single Person Couple Annual Income $1200 (Not Over) $1500 Value of $7500 (Not Over) $7500 Cash on Hand 300 (Not Over) 600 Personal Property $2500 (Not Over) $2500 Any patient wishing to receive help under the program should first his county welfare office, If he qualifies, he will be given an authorizago to tion form which he should present to his or her physician, We urge you to take advantage of this medical aid if you qualify under the above income limits and need medical care. ARKANSAS MEDICAL SOCIETY.

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