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'V Dec. SPRINCriELD (Mi.) LEADER-PRESS Sfirvival Plan Today's Market iMMkraodl v. SPRIKIGFIELD. POPULATIOM 1 10,000 ALTITUDE: 1324 Pt. CUAAATE FINE TRAFFIC COURT 4 1:30 STOCKS 1:30 New Vork Time Quotations by Relnholdt Gardner -t09 8.

Jefferson. Phone 4 11 Allied- Stores Atit Chalmera Amertran AlrMne Awnrii SundirU American 4 American Tobacco Anaconda Cop. rirndix Aviation Brth. Steel Burrougbs Canadian Pacific f'hesapease fc Ohio Chrysler Cities Service urtiss-Wrlghl Dayton leere C. Iome Mine Dow Chemical Iu Font -haatera Air Kaatman kodak fcmpire Di.

tin-trie Fnrtl ss General Motor! Gillette Greyhound Grumman GuU Oil Illinois Central VH 24Va 14. IS S7 3V 49 37 29 tM SOTs 59 47 1W JS'a 2.V. International jonna-aianvtiie Kennecott Copper Laclede Gas Lilts', Myers Lily-Tulip Montgomery Motorola National Biscuit NY Central Olin-Malhiearm Penney (JCl Phelps Dodse hilco Philip Morris Phillipa Pet. Radio Corp. Republic Steel Royal McBee ucnerai uecinc 47' Reynolds M'V 41' Sairuay Stores 35 la St.

L-San Kran. 20 Seara Boebuck 3o'4 Hsli Sharon Sleet TJ' Socony-Mobile 7, 42, Std. Oil SKH 504 Sid. Oil Cal. 85 Sterling Drug 7H 20H Swift at Co.

3ji, eXA. Studrbaker MH Sylvama 55' 41 "4 Teas Co. ail, 53. 20th Century Foi Mil 50 Union Carbide liw, 2l United Aircraft 6m 3iv tinned Air Lines 29li 1074 United Biscuit Vlt. 57i U.

S. Rubber 45 V. S. Steel 85 54 Vanadian Oerp. 31 45'a Western Union 3Va 44' Westinchouse i9 Worthmgton bat; im 'Ea-Dividendi 42 JAMES HITCHCOCK James Hitchcock, 83, a retired farmer of the.Drury community, died Tuesday at his home in Dru-ry after a short illness.

Survivors are his wife, Susan; five sons, Sam and Fred, both of Mountain Grove, Earl of Norwood, Arto of Drury, and Glenn of Buffalo, Iowa; four daughters, Mrs. Orville Emery of Drury, Vester Keeter and Mrs. Roma Keeter. both of Bradleyville, and, Mrs. Junior Gott of Kansas three half-brothers, Sam and Jess Goss, both of Mountain Grove, and Jake Goss.

state of Oklahoma; and a half-sister, Mrs. Allie Ousley of Mountain Grove. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Gentryville Community Church with the Rev Oscar Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in the Hurst Cem I Ward etery with Clinkingbeard of AvaHery Munis Mann, Ays.

fined. $90.50 for drunken driving: committed. Oorge Darden, 1635 Fast Elm, after trial by court, paid $18 50 for failure to jkl Lester Holha. 266 Summit, after trial by court, and Pauline Owen, 1717 Cherry, paid tlj.50 each fur failure to yield right-of-way. Gregory Janian, 816 South National, and George Scott.

1022 West Thomas, oaid $13 50 each for following another auto too ciineiy. Danny Faught. Rout 3. paid $5 for Improper murller Following paid $1 each for Improper naming; i. i).

Cornell; Bill undo. 424 Mlsby; O'Reilly Automotive. 403 Sher man; 1. k. uranaon, 1024 West Webster: Mildred New aow.

ji! Sonnet Terrace; Hiland Dalryj Ray Litle, Nevada: Mrs. Demus Smiih. 1831 East Monroe; Kenneth Renshaw. Ash Grove: James Hammer, 1129 North Fremont; Fay Foto; C. L.

Rnautf, E15 Bolivar Road. R. G. Hlsginbotham, 314 Sooth Glen- stone, paid on five parking tickets. timer Carlton, M3t Lincoln, paid $5 for backing into line of trltfic.

Charles Owen, Route 8, paid for Weldoe Burnett. Turner Station, paid for apeeding, Following paid CI each for parking ticket and $1 penalty 1 The Rev. Jack West. 438 West Portland: J. A.

Rhodes, 1255 St. Louis; Dsn Wardlaw. 2517 East Mea-rtnwmere; Karl Bergland. Ml. Vernon; Lee Floyd, Ava; Allen Smith, Route J.

C. Prince, 1815 Eaat Grand; G. Gibaon, Ozark: Paul Shaw. Route Leroy Fox. 734 Broadmoor: Omer Brown, Route Willard; Barbara Williams, Republic; Sammy Mullin.

Marshtield; T. E. Sama, 500 bast Kearney; Hardinc-KindaU Glass. 521 St. Loolx: George Nevatt.

1222 McGee: R. Kanenl. ijm East Bennett; Jack Allen Strafford; Robert Medley. 2104' West Lee. Stella Smith.

1652 Eaat Lombard, paid $8 for speeding. ollowing paid 12 each on two parking tickets and $2 penalty: Letterman Fruit 606 East Commercial; James G. Beegle, Kansas City; Louue Coe. Willard David Leney. Ronald Greenwood, 2900 Lincoln: Richard Welch, 723 McCann, Matthews.

2346 rwrtn lingers, paid -each on two park ing tickets. Ke elth Hunt. 1303 State, and Jerry G. Matthews. 1042 West Elm.

paid $5 each for passing stop sign. Following paid $1 -each for overtime parking: F. M. SearL 510 East Madison; Minnie Miller, Route 111 Evans, 1228 East Belmont: Carl Moslev. Oww.

land; Ralph Sutter, 2416 Cedarbrook; Shop E-Z Market, 1475 North National: Don Akers, 1S24 Soulh Hampton; Raymond Freels, Mountain Grove: E. L. Mvera. 454 Somn Mam; Mrs. Klry Aaron.

Caasville: baverne Mrulon, East Blaine; John Minton. Koute M. Rosen. 90 East Wal nut; W. J.

Reynolds, 2725 Wallis Smith; Dr. Gene Farthing. Medical Arts: W. L. Stafford, 511 East Sunshine; J.

E. John son, 1715 East Lombard; W. Pratt 1048 West Webster; W. Darvell. 624 soum iiay.

AUTOS RECOVERED A 1956 Plvmouth coach own erf hv James Pearson, 102 East Pythian, report-' ed missing from Rock Village Motel, Kearney and Glenstone, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday, had been taken by mistake by Martin Motor Company, police reported. POLICE COURT Francis Melov, Boonville Hotel, fined $15 50 for drunkenness! committed Wants Jackson, Fort Smith. for feited 125 bond on charges of drunkenness.

louis looker, 2206 North CampbeU. paid $2.50 after serving IS dave on eharces of drunkenness. John Rager. Grants. N.

paid J4.50 after serving 11 day on charges of drunkenness John Thrasher. 1301 College. Daid S14.50 lor arunKennesa. Dan 1027 Benton, paid 21 for violating dog ordinance. AUTOS MISSING Richard D.

Miles. 2741 Went Lincoo, reported theft of black 19W Ford coach from Paul Mueller Company, Kansas and Phelps, prior to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. DIVORCE" CASES 1 PF.TITIOV8 Osrsr C. Mitchell against Dora Mae Mitchell; married May 27.

1957, separated Aug. 14, IftSSi charges she was jealous without reason: falsely accused him of associating with other women and fussed and nagged at him. Kvalena Moad against James Monroe Moad: married June 19511 separated in November. 1SK8; charges he failed to properly provide for her and their minor children; told her that he no longer loved her and requested that he get a divorce; asks custody minor children; child support and alimony. HIGHWAY-PATROL Troopers Tuesday cited Bobby Dethecow, 2141 North Lexington, for no registration, p.m.

Troopers Tuesday cited for careless and reckless driving Mrs. Meddia Leigh Lewis, 44, Tulsa, whose car passed an auto on a Wiwt Sunshine hill, I p.m. Troopers Tuesday cited for excessive speed Merl L. Crabtree. 58, Rockport, whose car was checked by radar at 72 miles aa hour on Highway 13, 2:05 p.m.

Trooper Monday cited for rare tail and reckless driving Lester Norman Dunn, 42, Branson, whose car was weaving on Highway 160, a mile south of Sunshine, 11:30 p.m. AUTO ACCIDENTS Cars rtsiven by Florence 2 North Glenstone. and M. Rikard. 2245 Blllne Mrs.

lioroihy Mace. 910 South Mis- souri. reported at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday her. son, Stanley, 5.

was struck by a car at Sunshine and Glenstone. The boy was to be taken to a doctor later Police said ke apparently was not injured. Cars driven by Miss Sally JLeynolds, 1104 Prospect, and Jimmy Lej Hopkins, 20ft0 North Weller, collidedIn 1400 block Benton, 7:25 p.m. Tuesday. Articles 'Recovered An old tire and a hacksaw found In yard at 2104 North Ramsey were taken to police headquarters Tuesday.

B. E. Murphy, 1461 East McGee, turned over to police at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday a box containing four ode gallon cans of paint which found on Farmers and Mer- chanta. Bank- siting, jot West watauU MRS.

MILDRED E. Reser, 1610 East plive, has been named to receive the entire estate of her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Ethel Glas-co, 71, who died Nov. 19, according (to a will filed yesterday in probate court. Mrs.

Reser was also named executrix. JAMES HOWARD Cummings, 29, of 415 South. Main, was treated at St. John's Hospital for foot lacerations police said he suffered yesterday when he kicked out a back door pane at his home and crawled through. Police said be had been drinking.

I 1 in charge. LEE D. M0RELAN Lee D. Morelan, 57, died at St. John's Hospital, In Springfield.

Tuesday afternoon, after a long Illness. He was a farmer and stockman, and a lifelong resident of Wright County. Mr. Morelan leaves his widow. Pearl; a son, Olan, of Hartville: a sister, Mrs.

Bertha Adamson. Mansfield, and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Hartville Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Darrein Friend officiating.

Burial will be in Steele Memorial Cemetery, at Hartville, with Simpson-Bled soe of Hartville in charge. BERNARD W. RAMAKER Bernard (Barney) W. Ramaker 55, Marionville, died Tuesday at the Aurora hospital where he had been a patient five "days. Mr.

Ramaker, turkey supervisor for Nutrena Mills, was a member of the Marionville Methodist Church. He is survived by his" wife. Charlotte; one daughter, Mrs. Meredith Godley, Rogers one sister, Mrs. H.

J. Bum- garner, Rochester, two brothers, i John, Spring Valley, and Carrol, Rochester, two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Bradford- Surridge Chapel, with the Rev C. E.

Walktr, officiating. Grave side services will be held at Ben' ton County Memorial Gardens, Rogers, Ark. RICHARD L. MCELDOWNEY Funeral services for Richard McEldowncy, former Springfield resident who died Nov. 28 in St.

Louis, were held Monday morning in Jay B. Smith chapel In St. Louis. Interment was In Valhalla. Cemetery, with Masonic rites at the grave.

Mr. McEldowney, who had made his home in St. Louis the past two years, is survived by his wife, Cleo; his mother, Mrs. Nellie E. McEldowney, 609 East and two sisters, MrsI Muryel Roach of Baldwin, and Mrs.

Mary Austin of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. McEldowney was a member of Maplewood Baptist Church, Webster. Groves Lodge No. 84 A.F.

and A.M.f Jeremiah Council No. 48, R. and S.M.,Rabboni Chapter No. 131, R.A.M., Ascalon Com-mandery No. 16 K.T., and Webster Groves Chapter No.

64, O.E.-S. PHILIP SCHLEIFER Philip Schleifer, 83, Halfway, d' at his home last night follow-ing a short illness. He spent his entire life In the Van community near Halfway. He is survived by one son, Kelly, of the horrc; two Mrs. Wilby Porter, Halfway, and Mrs.

Harry Messick. Route one brother, Fred, Halfway; three sisters, Mrs. Fredricka Bauer, St. Louis, Mrs. Amelia Berry, California state, and Mrs.

Rose Cavln, Springfield; seven grandchild on. Funeral arrangements are under direction of Pitts of Bolivar. Harvester Cash Grains Springfield Market (Courtesy Mr A MILUNO Company) BARI.Ek' No. 2 el lb test per bo. ib CORN Ne.

2 shelled per II 10 Mile Per art. $1.70 OATS 19. 2 15 lb test per bu. MS WHEAT (red) Hard No. I per bo $1.70 per bo.

$1.70 Noon Prices Mutual Fund Quotations Bid Asked Afflhat Fd 6.93 9.50 Atomic DM 5.29 5.77 Chemh? Kd 19.28 20 82 Dlvid Shrs 2.92 3.30 Eat li Bal 22.56 24.12 Eat lr Stk 22.44 23.99 Fidelity Fd 15.43 1 lnc Invtrs 9.18 9 92 Mass Jnv Tr 12.80 13.84 Mas Inv Gr 12.45 13.46 One WHIsm Street 12.55 ,.13.57 Puritan "Fund 7.27 7.86 Telev El Kd 13.11 14.92 Welling Fd U.96 15.22 Charter Group Invites Boards Members of the Airport and Art Museum Boards have been invited to appear before the charter revision committee tomorrow night, to discuss their position in the present council-manager form of city government. City Manager Bart Avery has proposed the elimination of four of the city administrative boards Airport, Museum, Parks and Children's Homeland the trans fer of their functions to depart ment heads directly responsible to the manager who, in turn, is re-ponsible to City Council. Avery recommended to the re vision rnmmittA. fhp rotontinn nfX a museum advisory ooara. to work with the city in acquiring works of art, with its members to represent Southwest Missouri Mu seum Associates.

Today, the manager said that airport development also is a proper field for "citizen advice," noted that be- has occasion fre quently to telephone members of the board about matters there. It might be advisable to establish an "advisory group" either as a standing board or to meet on call in this field also, Avery suggest ed. Representatives of the Airport Board have been asked to meet with the committee at 7 o'clock, while the Art Museum Board is ta-appear at 8 o'clock. Avery's recommendation, would leave intact two of the city's administrative boards that which handles affairs of the Public Library, and the Board of Public Utilities. The manager has suggested the elimination of one advisory board, which reviews proposed charitable solicitations in the city.

Christmas Scene Causes a Blaze For the second day in a row, ire-men yesterday were called to ex tinguish a blazing Christmas display. This one was in a window of Heer'f, on the Square, and drew more spectators than usual as an electrified 'possum in the display caught fire at 4:40 p.nw The fire, tentatively attributed to a frayed cord, spread to a white plastic material covering the floor of the display window and was controlled by the store's automatic sprinkler system. Firemen finished the job after heavy smoke forced back an employe with a hand extinguisher. The beard was blackened on i Santa figure, in the display, which had to be replaced last night. Monday, firemen extinguished a Christmas tree which caught fire at the Sorosis Women's Club, Dolli-son and Walnut.

TOMMY LOGAN, 13. of Republic, was admitted to Burge Hos pital at TO a.m. today with a left ankle Injury suffered when he fell while playing basketball at school. 21 RUSSELL T. CASSEY Russell Thomas Causey.

55, a retired Elkland merchant, died Tuesday in a Columbia hospital after an illness of several years He was a member of the Methodist Church, His only survivor is his wife, Maggie. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Barber-Edwards Chapel at Marsnfield a ith the Rev. Luther Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Graham Cemetery.

MRS. LENA ANN DENHAM Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Ann Denham, 85, 907 West Brow-er, who died Monday night in Burge Hospital, will, be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Her- man Lohmeyer Chapel with the Rev. Herbert Killme officiating.

Burial will be in Selmore Ceme- GARY DEAN BAILEY Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Gary Dean Bailey, 5-month-old" son of Marine Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Robert E. Bailey, who died Nov. 28, in the Philippine Islands.

Besides ti parents, the child is survived by a brother, Stevea Wayne: the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Bonnie Williams, of Springfield, and the maternal grandfather, Robert Bone, of Conway, the paternal grarft parents, L. L. Bailey, Mountain Grove, and Mrs. Bertha Bailey, Tulsa, The Ralney Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

MRS. MARY C. SNIDER Mrs. Mary Catherine Snider. 69.

of 606 East Monroe, died shortly after noon Tuesday in Springfield Baptist Hospital, where she had been active in nurses' aid work until falling eyesight forced her to become inactive about 'five years ago. A member of National Avenue Christian Church, she Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Walter E. Reed, 822 South Pickwick, Mrs. Ray Newton, 726 South Delaware, and Mrs.

W. A. Johnson, Texar-kanna, two sisters, Mrs. Ray Finkbinder of Route 9, and Mrs. Birdie Jones of the state of California; a brother," Lem Atteberry of Texas; and eight grandchildren.

Jewell E. Windle has charge of arrangements. GEORGE G. PRICE George G. Price, 84, died at 5 a.

m. today at the Pleasant View Nursing Home at Bolivar where hi had lived for ten months. A mom; ber of the- Fair Play Methodixi Church, Mr. Price was a retired farmer. He was born 3t Fayette ville, but spent most of his life near Fair Play.

He is survived by his wife. Lid; la; three sons, William Rock ford, Samuel Rockford, III and Walter, Fair Play: two daurlt- ters, Mrs. Oral Micham, Visaliai Mrs. Paul Shufelt, Tularosa; N. six grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and one great great-grandchild.

Funeral arrangements are undef direction of Barker-Butler of Fair Play. MRS. ANNIE SARAH KIRBY Mrs. Annie Sarah Kirby, 67, Greenfield, died -esday at Barge Hospital. Born in Tennessee, Mrs.

Kirby had lived in Greenfield about ten years. She is survived by three sons, Henry, South Greenfield, Houston, Smithville, and Hargis, Mayfield. two daughters, Mrs. f.ucille Bit-dwell and Mrs. Opal Crawford, both of Dct.oit, Mich two sisters, Mrs.

Myrtle PalV and Mrs. Delia Gibson, both of Double Springs. 14 grandchildren, 1 and nine great-grandchildren. I Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Canada Chapel at Greenfield, with Oda Hawkins officiating.

The body wiU be taken to Double Springs, for gerv Ices Friday, and burial in the city cemetery. UN For Oak Grove About 55 residents or the Oak Grove School District, who met last night at Oak Grove School to organize a civil defend program for personal survival, learned Springfield has an evacuation plan in'cfse of emergency, but could not discover their part in the plan. The" meeting was sponsored by flie Oak Crove with Mrs. Howard Aldridge, 2132 Cinderella, serving as civil defense chairman. Speaking to the group were Mrs.

Aldridge, Miss Madaline Rasf publicity director for civil defense, and D. O. Watson, active volunteer defense wo-ker. According to Mrs. Aldridge.

"The time has come to give personal survival a priority despite any other- activities you may have." And Miss Rose pictured the Frisco west shops as "ground zero' for an H-bom'j and warned of total destruction in a seven-mile radius and 50 percent destruction within ten Tniles. Finding out from Mif Rose that Springfleldian Harry Busch last spring prepared an "Operation Survival Plan," the Oak Grove res idents wanted to know their part in it, but found this knowledge was not immediately forthcoming. Mrs. Aldridge and other leaders expressed their intention of finding out from the city administration just what their people must do and to instruct them accordingly. Block wardens were named by Mrs.

Aldridge after the meeting. It win be the duty of the block wardens, she explained, to train everyone in the block "so he'll know what to do In emergency," Block wardens are: Mrs. Rav Mueller, Mrs. Betty Dykeman, Mr. and Mrs.

J. P. Lantz. G. W.

Mc-Murtrey, Nevil McLean. Mrs. T. E. Patterson, Mrs.

Bill Mrs. John Mullikin, Mrs. Al Wulf, Mrs. Loy Baker, Mrs. Ruth Haley, Mrs.

Emily Cook, and Mrs. Celeste Haynes. Five Injured In Accidents Five persons were injured In area accidents yesterday as the Ozarks got through December's second day without a fatality, after two on the first day. Injured yesterday Jesse D. Wood, 64, of Waynes-ville, was taken to the Tort Wood hospital with chest injuries from a two-car crash on Highway 66, two miles east of Waynesville, 1:05 Mrs.

Onia Shaw. 55, Salem, treated at Salem's Hart Clinic for facial contusions suffered in a collision of two pickup trucks on Highway 72-32 in Salem, 2:15 p.m.; Tom Joe Novak, 62, Brighton, treated by a Bolivar doctor for head lacerations, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Porter, 74, and Mrs. Dorothy Leaman, 60, both of Osceola, treated at a Humansville hospital from a broadside crash of two cars on Highway 13, a half mile north of Polk County 3:15 p.m. two teen-agers from Kansas City, injured early yesterday in a one-car crash near Selmore, are reported improving at St.

John's Hospital. Patricia Morris, 15, driver of the southbound car, who suffered fractures of the leg and jaw and severe mouth injuries, is reported in "fair" condition; Leon Woodard, 16, with shoulder, mouth, and back injuries, is reported in "good condition. SMS Speakers Off to Tourney Ninex students from SDrinefleld are members of the Southwest Missouri KtntVl rVitlaffa A sfuau enters Its first tOlirnaiTienl of the wason at Ada, to- daV arid tomorrow, Local students travpllinir In AHa vyill be Linda Fitzgerald, 821 East Loren; Linda Reynolds, 1348 St. Louis: Tom Daraall, Route Mel Cutler, 632 East Elm; Joe Steelman, 1623 Cherry; Marilyn Pettibonv 701 East Sunshine; Jo Ann Gillihan, 914 East Grand; Bruce Morrow, 807 McCann, and Monty Dennlson, 853 South Kicka-poo. Area students making the trip wm oe Pat Rader, Marshfield; Jtrvce Smtth Mountain Grove Mary Mandefer, Neosho; Elaine Martin, Lanyrrrbe Bowman, Aurora; Carf Hartley, Mansfield; Dinapie-Wllllams, Plato; Jan Shaf-er, Mt.

Vernon; Suanne Cory, Smallett; Dale Burns, Rogersville; Eugene Workman, Mountain Grove; and Bob Elliott, North Kansas City. The SMS speech squad will later participate in three inter-collegiate event, in Durant, Win-field, and East Lansing, Mich. The group is under the direction of Dr. Leslie Irene Coger. professor of speech at SMS.

Evangel College Offers Lecture on Temperance Evangel College will sponsor the second in a series of lectures Thursday evening at 7:30 In the auditorium of Central Assembly of God. Boonville at Calhoun. Guest speaker will be Sam Moiris. well-known temperance leader of Texas. Art ordained minister, author, and lecturer, Morris is recognized as the nation's top temperance speaker.

He began his campaign against liquor In 1933 and has spoken to thousands of gatherings since. Besides Morris, also featured on the program will be the Concert Choir of Evangel College. The group hag Just returned from a Thanksgiving tour throughout Texas. BERTHA WADSWORTII, Seville Hotel, wag taken to Springfield Baptist Hospital by AAA ambulance at 11:30 a.m. today after the elderly woman fell at the Square entrance of Heer'i, and suffered a possible right hip Injury.

REP. PALL D. CANADA V. 2248 Catalina, Is representing Missou ri at a traffic safety conference ht ri jifiH'litrtt nrl In I It fin flif i PKRators from 13 midwestern iitei. BIRTHS To Mr.

and Mrs. 1. R. Hoklen. 1616 Kimbruugh.

a girl. pro. lunday. St. John's, To Mr.

and Mrs. D. G. Riair. Route 4.

a girl, 11 06 pin. Tuesday, St. John's. To Mr. and Mrs.

I). C. Cooky. Route 12. a girl.

45 am. Viednemlay. Kt. John's. To Mr.

and Mrs. V. Patrick. Ponce de lou. a boy, 1:50 a.m.

Wednesday, St. jonn s. To Mr. and Mrs. Frsnk mils, "Thayer, a boy 10:21 a.

m. Tueday, Bue. To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snider, 93 North Missouri, a boy, 2:18 p.m.

Tuesday. Burge. To Mr, and r. Leonard Sharp, 916 WesWPemhing, a girl, a.m. Wed-neaday, Burge.

To Mr. and Mr. Howard Huiford-. 132 South Park, a toy, 1:5 a.m. Wednesday, Burge.

To Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hal, 951 West Chestnut, a boy, 4:15 a.m.;Tueaday, Ozark Osteopathic. To Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Whet4er. Ill West Kerr, a boy, 1:48 a.m. Wednesday. Ozark Osteopathic. To Mr.

and Mrs. Charlie Cameron, 2116 North Lexington, a boy, 7:46 p.m. Tuesday, Springfield Baptist. MARRIAGE LICENSES APPLICATION'S James Edward McCuire. 5(1.

litt ri Grand, and Karaa Golden. 24. 1161 Virginia. -r Fred Anderson. 25.

7144 I.n.ir smt Mary Lynn Parrlsh, 23, Bogersville. LOSSES REPORTED Hugh Taylor. 1200 West Elm. reonrted theft of two watches from home during past three weeks. Michael Peck.

839 North Farmer, reported theft of bicycle from Study School Tuesday. Albert 1113 Hamilton, reported theft of bicycle from Weaver School Tues day. Charles Nlmmo. Elktand. reported theft of jacket and shirt from car parked hear Bpiuisueia napiiu noaptiai Monday nixnl.

Mrs. Mollie Murray, Shady Nook Motel, reported loss of billfold containina $11 or $12. Minnesota and Utah-driver licenses at Glen Isle Shopping. Center, brtween i and p.m. Tuesday.

1 POLICE CALLS Route 4 resident reonrted at 3:90 p.m. Tuesday he saw a boy of about 10 or 11 on bicycle at rear of a aoort car on Patton south of College, and the owe euner nit tne rear of the car or the car backed tnto the bike. whereuDon one of three youths in the car slapped me ooy nti ine Dixe. rre gave police ine license number of the ear. and later Of.

fleer L. Waggoner reported stopping the vehicle and citing Francia LlghtfooT, 19. of two bast Central, for allegedly speeding 50 mile an boor In the 500 block West Grand. The officer said Lightfont admitted slanning the boy. because he said the bicycle bumped the car.

Alma Russell, 629 South Campbell, reported a light green 1954 Ford sedan, li cense D-3819. missing since Nov. 22. KOiana uavis, 1143 Maryland, reported at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday someone threw rock through door leading to garage at home.

Gene Payne, employe of Croft Trailer Rentals, 824 College, reportel at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday a burglar pried open window to enter and took Southern Missouri Trust Company sack containing $46.65. from filing cabinet. A 22 year old man was booked for Investigation, 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, after he reportedly tried to trade anti-freeze for gasoline at a service station.

Detectives said four gallons of anil freeze and two quarts of oil were in the car. The man later waa released after no reports were received Indicating the merchandise wa C. T. Armstrong, 162S Atlantic, reported the radio aerial on his car nao oeen woseneo. Mr- Genevieve Enkrw.

436 North New- ton. reported at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday a 43- year-old man who had been troubling her recently came to her home Monday night and she took her children next door to a vacant house to wait until, he left. She said he remained there until about 3 a.m., when she and the children fell asleep, awakening at 6 a.m. Tuesday evening, she discovering a shotgun missing from the house, she said, adding she had bought It for protection and had fired it about 10 months ago when the man tried to break into the house.

A few -W the pellets had some effect, she reported. A '20-year-old Joplin carnival worker was booked for investigation of car tampering, 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, after police received report of someone opening doors of car on Burge Hospital parking lot. Officers said the man and hi brother were found on a bus bench near the hospital. The brother, a juvenile, waa turned over to juvenile officers.

Officers Bookjlool and House found front door unlocked at Style Cleaner, 615 South Scenic, 12:40 a.m. Wednesday. Owner C. R. Beatie found nothing disturbed.

Officer Walter Ayre closed rostroom window at Sports Car Agency, 900 St. Louis, 1 a.m. Wednesday. Officer Billy Slsco found ladder leading to roof of Plaza Department Store. 1838 South Glenstooe.

12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Roofs of several buildings were checked, but nothing was found amiss. Bob Scholl, 1605 North Missouri, reported at p.m. Tuesday his Yellow Cab and personal car were pilfered at his home, 1:30 a.m.

Tuesday, but nothing was taken from either car. Door reported open at Mid Town Law Office, 630 Boonville, 8:25 a.m. Wednesday. Janitor checked building with officers and found nothing amis. Walter Phinney, 38, 2448 Washington, reported at 1:15 a.m.

Wednesday a customer at Jim's Bar, Jefferson and Commercial had (truck him several times, inflicting nose and mouth injuries. Phin-nc signed a common assault complaint Bolivar teen-agers reported disturbing at Doling Park, 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, agreed to leave. Police booked Wallace E. Stenglemier, .19.

Herkimer, for drunkonnes. p.m. Tuesday, after he was found passed out in car parked In the middle of the street in 400 block South New with the headlights burning. Police booked Homer J. Fischer, 70.

253C Prospect, for drunkenness. 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, after he was found on front porch at 2346 Ramsey and refused' to leave. Police booked Benton Van Matre, 52, 910 MU Vernon, for drunkenness. 4:20 p.m.

Tuesday, after he was found staggering on sidewalk in 1000 block Mt. Vernon. He was treated at Hamlley Hospital for facial Injuries, but he refused to say how he was hurt. CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL ARES R. R.

Stephens against Walter H. Vinton: suit on special tax bill; default Judgment for 11756.55. Roberta Sipllnger against Ceorge Du-ane Crighton; damage suit; dismissed by stipulation at cost of defendant. Victor J. Farris, Jeannette Ferris and William i.

Farris against Sultana Hughes; partition suit filed asking that Interest of partios in real estate be ascertained and divided In proportion. Golda Corette Friedhofen against Andrew Freidhofen; suit on note filed asking 13000 plus $300 attorney" fee. FIRE "ALARMS Pipg from wood stove caused fire which resulted In alight damage to celling and attic In quonsel type residence occupied by Fugene Gibson al rear of Homeland Baptist Church. 1500 North Golden, 11:06 a.m. Tuesday.

Firemen stood by for plane landing at airport, 12:34 p.m. Tuesday. False alarm, Paul Mueller Company, Ksnaaa and Phelps, 1:22 p.m. Tuesday. 1 ft rkt mi out the Mississippi and much lUtla change elsewhere-.

Oorer from MRS. EDNA STEWART Mrs. Edna Stewart, 69. Hobart, died Tuesday afternoon at Burge Hospital, where she had been a patient two and a half Mrs, Stewart was visiting at the home of daughter, Mrs. Ray mond Kimball, Mcunt Vernon when she became ill and wa tak en to Burge.

She was a member of the Methodist Church. Other survivors are three sis ters, Mrs. Eva Shelton of Denver, Mrs. Frank Cansler-of the state of California, and Mrs. Esta Dark of Broken Arrow, a brother, Roger Jackson of Rocky, and a granddaughter.

The body will be at Jewell Wln- dle chapel from 3-8 p.m. Wednes day, and then will be taken to Ho bart for services and burial. MRS. GUSSIE ANDRES Mrs. Gussie Andres, 78, of 1256 Cherry, died Tuesday evening in St.

John Hospital. Survivors include a brother, Walter Graham. 1716 Hovey; two nieces, Mrs. Mary Newton, 1056 East Stanford, and Mrs. Jane King of Clever; and a nephew, Bennett Ousley, 2735 West Lombard.

Ralph Thieme is in charge of arrangements. HARRY W. LAMAR Funeral services for Ham- W. Lamar, 65 500 East Kearney, who died yesterday, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Klingner Chapel, with Layton Plaster officiating.

Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery. MRS. LLOYD HUDSON Mrs. Freddie Hudson, 55, Route 1, Crane, died Tuesday morning at her home following a long illness. She is survived by her husband; Lloyd; a son, Shirley of Kansas City; a sister, Mrs.

Fern Buchold of Springfield; five brothers, Finn Burk of Long Beach, Carl, Kirk and Dennis Burk, all of Crane, and Bill Burk of Galena; and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Burk of Route 1, Crane.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Presbyterian Church at Crane. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery at Crane, with Manlove in charge. TOM LEWIS Tom Lewis, 92, Mt. Vernon, died yesterday at the Bliss Haven Rest Home.

He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Opal Huffman, Oxnard, one son, Floyd, Mt. Vernon; one sister, Mrs Nancy Qualjs, Joplin; four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Morris-Lei- man Chapel, with the Rev.

Tom Proctor officiating. Burial will be in Webb Cemetery. Psychiatrist To Speak Here Dr. Julia Kagan, child psychia trist, will speak to the elementary principals of tb Springfield Public Schools on Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock at Sunshine School. Dr.

Kagan was born in Siberia attended High School in Manchuria and received her medical training in Berlin, after which she practic ed pediatrics in Berlin and in Manchuria. She came to the United States in 1935, interned in California, then was a child psychiatrist at Belle- vue in New York, where she work fed with Dr. Bender. On a fellowship at Columbia and New York University, she did research on the psychological changes caused by oxygen deficiency, which had an important bearing on the uses of oxygen in flying during the war. She is the wife of Dr.

Hosea Mc-Adoo, a psychiatrist here. She and Dr. McAdoo owned a mental hospital in Maryland, where she was the assistant psychiatrist. She was at this same time director of two Child Guidance clinics in Maryland. -Dr.

Kagan will speak on "Ways in Which the Schools and the Guidance Clinic Can Work Together to Help the Child with Emotional Problems." The principals and counsellors of Springfield's seven public secondary schools have been Invited to attend this as well as the board of the Guidance Clinic. Dr. Kagan is staff psychiatrist for the Greene County Guidance Clinic. New Boy Scout Troop Sets Court of Honor The first Court of Honor of newly-organized Boy Scout Troop 210. will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Friday at Immaculate Conception School, with Jerome McCall, 1112 East Walnut, making the official presentation of the troop's charter. Several Scouts will, be honored. Including Kevin Clark, who will receive the rank of Star Scout. Charles Collcr will bo presented a number of merit badges. Second class rank will be bestowed upon William Leindendeck-er, Robert Bach, and Steve Holll-day.

Tenderfoot awards will be given Jim Hagale, Don Farthing, Charles Elmore, Baker Hendriks, Gary Cataldl, Steve Holliday and Robert Beach. Pharmacist Is Needed For Air Force Base There Is an urgent need to fill a position of pharmacist at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base which pays $3985 annually, according to Max M. Lyles, examlner-ln-charge of the board of U.S. Civil Service examiners here. "Sufficient, apblieaUons have not been received for this position," Lyles said.

"There are also other civil service Jobs available In Missouri which payf from $4980 to $3985 a year. Persons Inf crested In these positions should contact (Lylcs at the Livestock HOOS The hog market opened steady to 25 tenia higner thai Tueaday'a average with a top of $11 with about 50 head of choice No. hogs early at llt.25. Later a lea $17.50 and down. 1W-220 pound QO 2.10-25U pounds 20-300 pound 16.25-16.75 170-lSO Bounds 16.50-17.50 140-ISO pound 15.00-16.00 Mocker and feeder pigs Sowa, 350 pounda and down 15.00-15.50 Heavier weight sows 13.50-14.

So Stage, weight and quality lu.oo-ll.OO Eoar CATTLE Tire cattle market wa fully ateady on all classe. The cattle market was active to hilly gleady to atrong on moat all datae. Good ID choice tad steer and ycarttnga medium to food 22-24; standard 20-22: utility ateera and yearlinaa itno food to tnckr and raeder steers 25-27i Mb extra etwiot kinds higher: medtom to food 23-2St common kinds M-22i good to enow heavy stock heifers 22-Mi aommoa to medium ktnds 20-73. Good to choice bulls 19 00 21.00: with extra choice heavy bulls up to 22.75 medium bulls oommoa to lighi bulla 15.5tt-lo.50 Utility and commercial cows lft.00-19.00; rth extra choica helferett kinds Bp to 20.00; cutter cow 15.50-17.00: canner cows 14 00-15 00; shelly canner cows quoted low tr; stock cowa 17-20. VEALS The market was steady to $1 higher with a majority of choice vealers 30-33: prime vealers 35: good vealers 28-30; standards 23.00 2800; boner calves, 150-.

stock calves ap to 24; boner calves, (5fl-2o0 16-20: slaughter calves, 90 pounds and down, 17-20; good to choice 150-500 lb. slaughter calves. 25-27: medium to gi-od, 23-73: common kinds, 19-20; good to choice took calves, 28-30; with extra etwee kinds higher: medium to food. 24- a. LAMBS The lamb market was not established.

NATIONAL STOCKYARDS Hogs moderately active barrows and gill ISO lb up strong to 25 higher; lighter weight and sows about steady; No. 1 to 3 160-240 lb barrows and flits 18.00-75; more uniform No. 1 and 2 190-225 lb J6.75-19.00; No. 1 to 1 eows 350 lb down 15.50-16.00; heavier sows 14.50-15.50; Cattle 3,000, calves 500; slaughter steers steady; heiiers and mixed yearling fully steady, good to low choice steers 2.1.00-26.0; moat good to low choice heiiers and mixed yearlings 24.75:26.50; cows and bulls about steady; utility and commercial rows 18.0U-20.00: utility and commercial bulls 22.00-23.5fl; vealers mostly 1.00 higher few slaughter calves strong; most good and choice vealers 29.oo-35.OOi high choice and prime 36.00-37.00: good and choice 150-500 lb slaughter calves 2i.00-27.00. Sheep alow; slaughter lambs 50 or more lower; early sales good and choice woo led slaughter lambs 17.0O-2O.on-, slaughter ewes steady; cull to choice Honied slaughter ewe 4.5O-7.00.

Produce POULTRY Heavy Mens .13 Roosters and Stags ,10 Heavy Springs .10 Leghorn Springs .06 Leghorn Hens JOB EGGS Grade A Large Grade A Medium .31) Grade A Small 20 Grade Large JO No Grade .22 CHICAGO Butter steady! receipts wholesale buying prices unchanged: 93 score AA S7H; 92 A S7; 90 57; 89 56'; cars 90 -51441 89 57. Egg steady; receipts 14,800: wholesale buying prices unchanged i. 70 percent or better grade A whites Mi mixed 3t: mediums 30; standards 33: dirties 31; checks 30: 'current receipt unquoted. Live poultry no tone; yesterday's receipt were 126.000 lbs; wholesale buying prices unchanged; Plymouth Bock fryers 19-22; white rock 17V-1. KANSAS CITY Wholesale eggst extras.

70 percent a 34; current receipts average 52 lbs fiber case 56 lbs wood 27; others unchanged. Consumer eggs: Large A 33-37 mostly 35: large 28-33. mostly 29. Poultry: Commercial fryers broilers 17.5; others unchanged; Bulter: Unchanged. ST.

LOl'IS Egs: Steady: A A large 57-39: A large 34-36: A medium 29-31: A mall M-22; large 30-33; large extras so percent 36-37: large extra 40 percent 35-36: medium ctrs 30-32: small extras 70-22; standards 30-33: unclassified 26-26: dirties and checks 24-26. i Live Poultry: Hens barely steady: broilers and fryers steady; heavier hens 16-18; mostly 16-17: light type 10-1214; broilers and fryers 13-161; old roosters 11-13. LEE WARREN, 83, of Conway, was taken to Burge Hospital at 9:50 a.m. today with a possible hip injury. suffered in a fall down stairs at his home.

liS WEATHER WEATHER DATA FO SPRINGFIELD Temperatures: Highest yesterday 56; lowest yesterday 33; lowest this morning 40: highest this dale In 71 years 74 In 1916; lowest this date- in 71 year 4 in W95. Precipitation; Rain or melted snow from a.m. yesterday to 6:30 today trace; heaviest rain this date in 71 years .92 in 1891. Sunt Rose this morning set to night length of daylight hours, 48 nnntue. Data supplied by U.

8. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau; first column. highest temperature yesterday; lowest last night: third, precipitat tng past 24 hours ending 6:30 a i second nation dur m. Matlans High Lew Pre. Albuquerque 58 35 65 31 Birmingham 54 48 ,11 Boise 48 34 Roilon 35 30 Chicago 37 29 Trace Columbia 55 39 Denver 58 40 Des Moine 49 27 Trace Petmlt 33 2 20 52 40 0 40 53 Puluth Fort Smith Fort Worth Kansas City Little Rock Ins Angeles Memphis Miami Beach Minneapolis New Orleans New Vork Oklahoma City .07 54 4 5 HO 55 49 7 75 45 29 53 41 33 5 40 RS 29 77 49 2 17 47 26 57 51 4 33 .01 Omaha Phoenlk Pittsburgh Salt Lake City Seattle St.

Inila SPRINGFIELD Tulsa Waahinglon W-t Plain! Wichita .62 5 40 Trace 55 40 44 33 .02 49 42 MISSOURI Partly cloudy north, generally fair south this afternoon and to-nlnhti mostly ckmdy with Increasing; north-erly winds Thursday) turning decidedly colder weal and north Thursdsy with snow (inrrUa north in afternoon: low tonight 35-401 high Thursday about 40 north to 50 extrne soulh. ARKANSAS Partljr cloudy, warmer this afternoon, cooler emitnmm lonigm tiimiria colder northwest Saturday. KANSAS Thuraday turning murh cohler with Itrong northerly winds and now flurries aarrheast. falling tempera- turn Thuraday with highs north to SO south i clear to partly cloudYand mild this afternoon and tonight i low tonight 20-40 iiKtanoMA Fair and cool tonight: low 35-451 Thursday partly clnudy.wlndy and turning colder north afternoon and: smith by nlghti high Thursday In the 60s. roBKCAKTM! Mtssotmi- Temperatures will sverase little helow eaniial normal Wednesnay nlsht through i Monriavi hlh low north to about 50 'soulhi normal low 75 north, 30 aouthi precipitation will averase ,16 to Inrn occurring si rain or stow eari Ilogardlcss Whatever the family's financial circumstances, whatever the family's re h'gious affiliations, the sen ices of our firm are always available and are always in accordance with the highest tradition of the profession.

U.s WiATHtn MustAU 'vi-cs. "40 fin fZ7-y rr i JS a. aaaaa. a al 1ft EHcMnan, 7, OIIMEYER Mrother and Sons- FUNERAL HOME ntP as 'vl 5u colder In lh norther Tlaine (h i 40-VW ilN i -we-- 4 'zy- Until Thwrvfay Morning fifurfl SWwv lfW TiTjtrottirt fpc1w rTm7 nmn "lis Prem Wlrephsie All I I Ala Toni8h' now spread from the Rocklt-g Into the northern Vla-LllA plal()()( w)(h inmfl (nw prrsH(ing pnrl(l of New England, the lower Lake and the northern Appalachians. Rain Is ffirrcasi for thf Pacific Northwest.

It will he cooler In iSOO EAST WALNUT SJREE.T th northern half of the rrglnn post ofticc. in the five-day perkm. i.

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