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Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming • 8

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8 Casper Star-Tribune Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1967 Colorado Farmers Face Loss of Land Nursing Home Marketing Personnel Will Meet DENVER (UPI)- The presl. Aid Promised dent of the Rocky Mountain receiving nursing home care Standard Oil marketing personnel will learn "What's new" Wednesday when they meet for their annual market planning Farmers Union (RMFU) predicted Friday downward splral-ing farm prices would drive additional hundreds of Colorado farmers out of business this through Medicaid would not con tinue to receive assistance lw conference at the Ramada Inn cause of a scarcity of funds in Casper. in the Medicaid program. More than 20 marketing men ly -v a fx rs1 from Wyoming will attend the two- Ernest Rumpf, acting director of medical assistance with the State Health Department, which bargain with the buyer for their products," Harbo said.

The Commerce Department office in Denver reported nationwide prices for farm products and processed foods and grains dropped 4.3 per cent from Oct. 31, 1966, through Oct. 31 this year while comsumer prices jumped 2.6 per cent during the same period. Mrs. Ruth Kane, whos National Housewives for Lower Food Prices group last year set off a nationa boycott of supermarkets, blamed both high consumer prices and low farm prices on "an attempt by the government to manipulate the distributive process of our free en day meeting conducted by Stand ard Oil division of American administers tne Medicaid pro' gram in Wyoming, said in SepA Oil Co.

H. L. Meyers, Casper, district manager for Wyoming, year. The Agriculture Department in Washington reported the latest bad news for farmers Thursday. The department said farm prices dropped one third of one per cent during the month ending Nov.

15. It was the fourth straight month such a decrease had been recorded. "Farmers are almost in a re tember that the cost of nursing home care was understimated will host the meeting. Regional Manager T. B.

Red The State Board of Public Welfare said it has been assured that elderly nursing home patients in need of financial assistance will continue to receive care in the immediate future through expenditure of county welfare funds. The care will be provided by county General Welfare Health and General Welfare funds, when needed, until the state's new Medicaid program can be expanded to Include more nursing home patients, the board said. The board is composed of Gov. Stanley K. Hathaway, who serves as chairman, Secretary of State Thyra Thomson, State Auditor Everett T.

Copenhaver, State Treasurer Minnie A. Mitchell and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Harry Roberts. Hathaway noted that earlier this year, fears had arisen that about 200 of 380 elderly persons when the program was drawn mond said the group will preview up Decause or later program! changes. He pointed out that ex new products, goals and programs for 1968. The region directs the marketing operation for penses would limit, at least initially, the number of persons who could receive nursing home volting mood at present," Roald Harbo.

RMFU president, told terprise market system." Standard Oil in 11 Rocky Moun United Press International Fri care during the next biennium tain and western states. Redmond and other executives from the day. "If there is no relief soon, Salt Lake City regional office Rumpf made his remarks toj welfare department employes from across the state attending the annual public welfare meeting and district management, will participate in the meeting. many farmers will be forced by their creditors to liquidate," he said. "Colorado has been losing Similar meetings are being in Jackson.

She also charged the government was "using the farmer because he no longer was politically important." "Inflation is the root of the high cost of food," Mrs. Kane said. She also predicted both political parties would attempt to get housewives' support before the 1968 elections. "The Democratic Party will held in December throughout the Hathaway said though General region at Billings, Scottsdaleand Welfare Health and General Wei fare funds are limited in most Wyoming counties, every county Los Angeles. Other meetings have been held in Las Vegas, Boise, Spokane and Denver.

about a thousand farmers a year for about the past 10 years, and we could lose that many and possibly more unless this thing Is corrected soon." Harbo said net a income in the state this year might be DONATES BULL: A $1,000 bull was donated to the Sky Ranch for Boys in South Dakota by the Wyoming State Liquor Dealers Association with the cooperation of Vernon Jones of the Jones Hereford Ranch in Torrington who donated half the cost of the bull. Under the direction of Father Don Murray and sponsored by the nationwide liquor dealers, Sky Ranch is a non-profit, non-sectarian foundation dedicated to furthering boys in their rehabilitation and education. Don Sullivan (right), director from Converse County, presented the bull to the boys. welfare department has agreed to meet the expense of needy nursing home patients, above that try to entice her to vote for its Bill Withers Dies at 57 William Withers, 57, of 2045 Laramie, died Monday night in Natrona County Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart at Bridge Collapses which Medicaid can pay, for the down as much as 10 per cent. candidates by saying high prices were being caused by business.

The Republicans will say rest of the biennium. General Wheat prices are still drop In Mexico City MEXICO CITY (UPIV-Doz- the government Is causing high Welfare Health and General Wei fare funds, he added, come pil marily from county levies, al prices," Mrs. Kane predicted. tack. though some federal matching is ens of workers may have been killed when a 1,000 foot bridge under construction broke and ping, and when wheat prices go down, usually other 'grains do too.

This drop, in turn, weakens livestock prices," Harbo said. He said the RMFU presently was attempting to solve the low Born May 23, 1910 in Greeley, Withers receivedhis early sent tons of concrete and steel Grizzly Bears Subject Of Meeting Here Friday education in Colorado. A fter moving to Casper with his family plunging into a 550-foot-deep suburban gorge, police said farm income problem in Con available for the funds. The governor expressed satisfaction about the cooperation county welfare departments have shown in meeting the Medicaid deficit for nursing home care. "The added nursing home care expense will force some belt- he was graduated from Natrona gress.

today. Harbo said what farmers real- Officials reported recovering County High School. Withers then moved away from ly needed was a law providing Grizzly bears will be the sub Casper and returned again in two bodies and sighting 14 more shortly after the center span of for government purchase of cer ject of a slide-lecture by noted "Business is keeping Its head in the ground and hoping this will go aay," she said. "But it won't. Business must educate the consumer, and soon." "Housewives are having to pay high food prices because of inflation caused by government policy and the farmer is experiencing low prices for his products because of government's manipulation of the farm program," Mrs.

Kane charged. Work Resumed At Deep Well Mountain FuelSupply and Union tightening in nearly every county author naturalist Frank C. the bridge gave way late tain food products and then have the products stored on welfare department of the state," Monday afternoon. he said, "but the added effort An accurate death count was these departments have made in delayed when officials suspend 1949. He was employed by Montgomery Ward.

He is survived by his widow, Beatrice; a daughter, Joy B. Withers of Peoria, HI. a son, William L. Withers of Denver; and one grandson. Funeral services will be announced later by the Bustard rising to meet the problem will ed rescue operations because Craighead Jr.

at an open meeting of the Audubon Society at 8 p.m. Friday in room 198 of the Casper College Administration Building. Frank Craighead and his twin brother, John, have studied the grizzly bear in Yellowstone Na farms. "In addition to the bill for strategic food reserves, we also are woking for a national agricultural relations act which is a bargaining bill which would give farmers the opportunity to mean that many elderly Wyoming' they feared standing portions of ites will receive the care they the bridge also would collapse. Authorities said it was require." believed 12 workmen were on Hathaway said the State Health, Funeral Home.

tional Park for several years. and State Welfare departments are continuing to work closely Pacific Railroad have resumed A television program Nov. 1 the span and 50 others were working in the gorge 550 feet below when the bridge gave on Medicaid to assure that the produced by the National Geo operations at their deep test in Church Buttes Field, Uinta Coun Funerals most comprehensive program way. One member of the bridge Workshop Slated Here A two day workshop for pub possible will be available In Wyo ming. crew was reported to have 1 survived and was hospitalized in serious condition.

lie welfare caseworkers in Wyo Officials said it might take CY AVENUE AT SPRUCE lUSTARD'l Phone 234-7123 ming to work more effectively days for army and Red Cross Boy Seeks His Father workers to clear away enoudi with children who have problems will be held in Casper Dec. 18- ty. The apparent Pennsylvanian discovery was drilled to a total depth of 19,526 feet, then plugged back to 18,666 feet in the Tensleep (called Morgan In southwestern Wyoming). Petroleum Information said the depth of casing, set at 18,754 feet, set a new record for the Rockies. The operators plan to test the Morgan sand.

Production from other wells In the field comes from Dakota sandstone around 13,000 feet. graphic Society showed how they anesthetized Yellowstone's grizzlies in order to attach radio equipment with which to track them and to study other factors about the animals. The Craighead brothers have had two articles published in the National Geographic Magazine about their work with grizzlies Out Grizzly Bears for Their Own Good" in Aug. 1960 and "Trailing Yellowstone's Grizzlies by Radio" inAug. 1966.

Their first article for the magazine was in July 1937 when as youthful falconers they described 19. debris to find all the bodies. They estimated that 360 tons of The workshop, sponsored by The Circle Bar Boys Ranch I the Wyoming Dept. of Public in Colbert Wash, is trying to MR. AND MRS.

ROBERT EVANS steel and concrete, some of it in huge blocks, had fallen into the gorge. Welfare, will involve 50 county locate the father of one of Its residents, according to James Funeral services for Mr. and welfare caseworkers and administrators from across the state. 24- A. Ross, a caseworker at the Mrs.

Robert Evans were held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Awarded Pin ranch. Dr. John Hanks of the University of Wyoming sociology department will conduct the session. The father is Carl G.

(Pete) Carlson, who was last known to their experiences in "Adventures with Birds of Prey." The focus of the workshop will reside in the Rock River area. He was employed in the lumber Other articles over the years industry. Meeting Set The Wyoming Water Well Association will hold its fourth annual convention at the Ramada Inn In Casper on Dec. 7 and 8. Jake Smith of Laramie is Daniel E.

Smith, of Shirley Rim, has been awarded a pin and certificate in recognition of five years service with the Wyoming Highway Department. Smith, a maintainer, is stationed at the Department's highway offices at Lusk. The boy is Grant Odell Miller included "Life with an Indian Prince" in Feb. 1942, "We Survive on a Pacific Atoll" in Jan, be on how children with problems, and their families, can be helped in theirownhomes through counseling and the use of such programs as homemaker service and day care facilities. who was born Feb.

20, 1951 in Spearfish, S. D. 1948. "Cloud Gardens In the Ross said anyone wltn information on how to contact Carlson Tetons" in June 1948, "Wildlife Adventuring inJacksonHole" in Jan. 1956 and a recent article on the golden eagle.

URSUS HORRIBILIS: Frank C. Craighead will give an slide-illustrated talk on the grizzly bear at 8 p.m. Friday in room 198 of the Casper College Administration Building. may write to the ranch, Route 1 Colbert or call Area Bustard Funeral Home with the Rev. W.

E. McGuire officiating. Pallbearers were Red Sutton, Bill Dickerson, Ernie Muir, Robert Yant, Roger Stratton and Orville Scully. Mrs. Evans will be buried in Highland Cemetery.

Graveside services and interment for Mr. Evans will be in the Custer National Cemetery inMontana. JEAN LEE CORYELL-Funeral services for Jean Lee Coryell were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Bustard Funeral Home with the Rev. Marion Horton of the Midwest Presbyterian Church officiating.

Interment was in Highland Cemetery. RODNEY NORSWORTHY Funeral services for Rodney Norsworthy were held at 2:30 Code 509 CE 8-6171. John and Frank Craighead are the authors of "Hawks in the Hand" and "Hawks, Owls and Wildlife." They collaborated i )-. with Ray J. Davis on "A Field Organist to Perform Here Frank Stitt, popular organist, will appear at 7:30 p.m.

Thurs Guide to Rocky Mountain Wild Scrubwoman Found Dead In Tech Lab i flowers." 1 Frank Craighead, who lives in Cub Scout Awards Made A variety of entertainment and presentation of awards were featured at the meeting of CubScout Pack 55 held recently in the Grant School auditorium. "Rollicking Rodeo" was the the Jackson area, is a wildlife day at Broadbent Music 113 research consultant with the Na South Durbin, sponsored by the LUBBOCK, Tex. (UPI) said today they had not tional Geographic Society and a Baldwin Piano and Organ Co. A native of the West Coast, discounted the possibility the research associate at Montana State University. 1 mutilated body of a cleaning Stitt first gained fame there for his sprightly organ styling.

His The brothers take the photc graphs accompanying their woman found in a Texas Tech University science laboratory had been murdered by a stu p.m. luesaay in me Busiara Funeral Home with the Rev, Whitback of the First Baptist Church in Edgerton officiating. Interment will be in Natrona Memorial Gardens. Either flowers or contributions to a memorial gift for Midwest High School would be appreciated. dent.

Mrs. Sarah Alice Morgan, 54, Issues Order traditional organ training began in childhood, along with piano instruction. He majored in organ at the University of Red-lands and began his professional career in the Los Angeles area. Stitt became the first Baldwin staff organist, traveling! title of a humorous skit presented by Den 3. Den 1 performed a fast-moving song and the Webelos gave a science demonstration.

Cubs and their mothers participated in a relay race. Gold Arrow points were received by Gaylen Corrigan, Mark was iouna wonaay lying in a blood-splattered biology labora CHICAGO (UPI) Circuit Court Judge John J. Lupe Monday enjoined the Korean tory. Wayne Lecroy, Justice of the peace, said it looked as if some throughout the U. including Karate Institute from "jumping, Wilson and Jay Thomas.

One-year pins went to Danny Reed marching, stomping, pounding or kicking a punching bag if Gaylen Corrigan, Bob Ostrander i '4 r'S one had tried to decapitate her with a scalpel and a 4-inch saw blade found near the body. Bloody footprints led out the door of the science building and Earl Sodeman. The Bobcat award was won by Alaska, Hawaii and Canada, giving concerts, TV and radio performances and civic engagements of various kinds. He wasanofficial staff organist at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, playing in both the Food Circus and the Open House. such acts result in a loud or resounding noise which causes vibrations that disturb patrons" of the Sayat Nova restaurant Jim Jones, Deward Gerdom David Whitaker, Rex Parker r-smm 1 and grew fainter down the hall ways.

Homicide detective Bob Tay Steven Maxon and Mike Shira and the 49th Ward Democratic Club, both on the floor below. 1- WINFHEDW. MIRACLE lor said dormitory supervisors Tim Stirrett received the bear award and Billy Caldwell and Funeral services for Winfred on the nearly 20-thousand stu x. -C i Gaylen Corrigan received wolf W. Miracle will be held at awards.

dent campus had been alerted to watch for any suspicious 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mem. orial Chapel with the Rev.Gar- persons. rett Caroenter of the First Lecroy said the murderer must have been covered with Light Pole Falls on Car Presbyterian Church offlciat-ing. Interment will be in High-i IN MEMORY OF MR.

W.W. MIRACLE Father of Floyd E. Miracle blood. Research animals from an land Cemetery, friends may overturned aquarium lay in a woman driver collided with call at Memorial Chapel Monday and Monday evening at pools of blood that covered the 'a light pole Monday morning caus- which time the casket will be closed. ing the light at the top of the Mrs.

Morgan was the wife of poie t0 break. The glass then John 0. Morgan, 60, who was, fell on the woman's car and dented also a custodian. its trunk. Another cleaning woman.

Margaret R. Stigall, 53, of 935 Liquidation Insurance Co. and Miracle Realty Co. iouna me ooay wnen Mrs. nor-, South McKinlev.

backed onto a gan failed to appear for supper.1 curb on Wolcott and struck the light pole that is 184 feet south of First St. Police said the im- ORTUARY 143 Sourtt Park Mi. 233-6494 HnL CSrsa AAootinn Pact of the collision dented the Jl FLOWERS WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6 UNTIL 1 P.M. vhij wmv.

a)d cause(1 (he ljght tQ The City Council will hold only, break, one meeting during the month of' The woman was cited for limi-December, according to on backing and paid a Manager Henry Rolfes ess 10 fine- Damage to her car was some emergency comes up. That estimated at $50. meeting is scheduled for Dec. 18 in the council's Use Star-Tribune Want Ads 13tS.CM(tr Chcyenne-CAPITOL LIGHTS AGLOW: Christmas decorations light both sides of Capitol Avenue in Cheyenne. The decorations along the avenue on the lawn of the Capitol (center) were put up some two weeks ago (UPI Telephoto).

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