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Grandviev; Hews Hotes Obituaries and Funerals 41 Women Aclivife 18 Muscatine, Journal Supervisors Of Financing Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1960 i Study Need and Method New Bridge on Cedar Meeting Held To Discuss Starting Local Pilot Club Roma Voss, chairman of the extension committee of the Davenport Pilot Club met with a group of working women' Tuesday evening to discuss the possibilities of organizing a Pilot Club in Muscatine. Assisting with this informal "meeting were five other members of the Davenport Extension committee. During the evening they discussed many points concerning Pilot. It is an organization for professional and executive women, the basic principles being friendship and service.

Membership by invitation only. Members are invited to join on the basis of personal qualification and classification. Classifications are set up by Pilot International and refer to the type after towns and cities asked the legislature for a larger share of available highway funds to improve streets la incorporated areas. i- (study is nowj in progress and the final report is due before the new year. The group making the investigation is composed of three senators, three representatives, one county engineer, one county supervisor, two persons representing cities and towns and one member of the highway commission, i James R.

Dougherty, Muscatine county highway engineer, is a member of the body. Two Years On the basis of present allotments, a Cedar river bridge could be built and; paid for in a little more than; two years from farm to market i funds. Daughterly estimates. Other larm to market projects would be halted during the period. Sometime this autumn the Muscatine, county board of supervis- w.il ui: a two-fold purpose pertain 1 across the Cedar river in the upper half of the county.

At the meeting, residents of the tfv-ktlrtftr 1171 11 Ko nvn.nr-c- their views regarding a new bridge, and the county will out line the possible sources of funds to bridge' The traffic area concerned now has two out-moded river bridges. me uce Driage in eastern upsneu township and the Salsbury bridge linking the northern sections of Pike and Lake townships. The county's last major bridge project resulted in a new span crossing the Cedar river on high way noimeasi or uonesviiie. and was financed by a bond issue i wjucn nas Deen nearly paia by a special tax levy. Local officials are now study' ing the possibility of underwrit ing a new Cedar bridge with al locations of farm-to-market road funds.

It is based on the idea that such funds, with state ap- iiiutu, luiua oe vnanneieo inio bridge construction at a time when the year to year secondary road program has been brought up to date. Currently Muscatine county re ceives about $200,000 a year from the state for farm to market roads. Of this amount. 60 per cent is allocated on an area basis and the remaining 40 per cent See Pictures a At Wilton Jet wnion ine fouyanna class of, the Presbyterian church held thfir rpcmlar muiKntr of fh church Monday evening, Sept. 12..

Hostesses were Mrs. Volnev Walton, Miss Irma Wildasin, and Mrs. Raymond Claussen. Mrs. James Walton led the devotions.

Serving on the program committee were Mrs. Homer Ochiltree, Mrs. William asperson, and Mrs. Anna Lue-thye. Slides, taken during a trip vi 1 .1 iv iiaaumgiuii u.

ana otner points of interest in the East made by Mr. and Mrs. Vera Koppenhaver, were shown. The Pollyanna Class is in charge of pictures for the Church centennial and are asking that anyone having pictures connected with the church which may be used for this-event should contact Mrs. Inez Goss.

OES Meeting Purity Chapter 365 O.E.S. will hold a stated meeting Monday evening. Sept. 19. at 8 p.m.

in the Masonic temple. til Grandview and Mrs. Paul Kemp entertained at a supper Friday evening (honoring their son Joe Dell on his birthday. Other guests were Mrs. Joe Kemp arid Steve and Mr.

and Mrs. H. 0. Kemp Mr and Mrs. Herbert Hume entertained Sunday at dinner for Miss i Reta Sals and Rev.

and Mrs. Rockhill, Loraine and Den- nis. Othet guests were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hume Sr.

of Lees are visiting Summit, at their son's home Mr and Carol MbGiU of Davenport -and Mt. and Mrs. J. R. Schafer of randview were Sunday dinner A.

McGillhome gulests at the W. Lawrence Rowe returned home Thursday from Ihe University Hospital at Iowa City where he received (treatment of infection in nis teg. tug conai fion is improv- ingv Mri ana Mrs George Weir and Mrs. Mae festerjbeck called at home re- the Warren Westerbeck cently at( West Birlington. The Westerbeck's are the parents of a new scp, Timothy Hynes, born Aug.

9. Mri and Mrs. Murray Wier nave a new son i born Sept. 5. Murray was a former Grandview Young Adults Eniov Picnic At Sweeiland Sweetland Young Adult class off the Sw Methodist Chujrch held a wiener roast Sunday evening at the new boat harbor land picnic grounds on Highway 22.

Host 5 for the event were as; and Mrs. Henry Rahlt. ited by Mrs. Wayne Mrs. Kenneth Te-and rs.

Raymond Mittman Strake. Hetzler. Those attending were the Rev. and Mrs. Stephen Root.

Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Qrville Luedtke Mrs. Stanley Kennedy.

Paul and Patricia, Mr. ano Mrs. Vernon Toyne. Mr and Mrs. Lee Roy Jones.

Marsha amd Robert, Mr. and Mrs; Garold Aikeas. Sandra and Jarpce, Mr. bur Hetzler, Mr. bert Sywassink, and Mrs.

Wil-and Mrs. Her- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hetzler Mr. and.

Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mittman, Kenneth Te Strake, and Mr. and Mrs.

Rah'f The October njieeting will be held Thmrsday, Oct. 13, with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Luedtke as hosts. Assisting will be Mrs.

Vernon fToyne and Mrs. Marvin Connor. Calvin Drumm will be in charge of the entertainment. I Personal Mr; and Mrs. balton Phillips.

Mikej Douglas, and Cindy of Ata'issa were supper guests aai urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Van Camp Joanne and Susan. Sunday even ing, thef Van' CamDs were sup per guests at the home of Mr. and Mri.

Dalton Phillips. Stripped IDown Bill Housing Becomes Law W7ashiigton km President EisenhoWer today signed into down housing bill continuing three programs into jneit year. The att extends for a year, to Oct. 1. 1961, the FHA home, loan improvement prdgram.

It 'also contains $o00 million additional for college dormitory loans! ad $50 million extra for community facil ties loans, m- eluding I such things as city sewage (and water systems Senator Dies Washington Sen, Thomas C. Heninings Jr. 57, chairman of the Senate Rules ComHritree and member of the Senate since I960, died Tuesday I of I abdominal cancer. He served in the House of Representatives from l935 to 1941. Chicago Potatoes Chicago (USD A Potatoes: Arrivals on track 151: total VS.

shipments 248; supply moderate: demand good fort russets, market slightly weaker; round reds demand good for best stock, others slow, market about steady Vi carlot track sales: Washington jrfussets 5.25-5.60; Washington bakers 5.75-5.85; Wisconsin round redst 3.00-3.25; Minnesota! round reds J.40 Omaha Livestock OmahJ USDA -Hogs butchers fully steady, U. S. 1-3 190-260 lbs. Il6.00-16.50t sows steady to strong. 240-300 lbs.

15.25-15.50. Cattle I calves 200; steers mostly steady, high choice around 1,200 lbsl 24.60; heifers fully steady choice to prime 23.7524.25. Sheep 2.500; slaughter lambs Id- 50 lower, choice and prime 90- 100 ilb. shorn No. 1 pelts 175i 18.25.

Highway 38 Maintenance Bids Taken i 1 Bids for maintenance ing on two sections iowa pri mary road No. 38 in Cedar county (will be opened by the Iowa ilighway Commission at Ames Tuesday, it is an nounced- The hndertaldng involves ",2600 tons of; ass A crushed stone. The. work is to-be on 4.5, miles of No. 38 between Iowa "primary foad No.

1 to Interstate 1 Route No. and on Iowa No. 38 at the corner of section 24 to In terstate No. 80 HARRY L- FRANCE West Liberty r- Harry Lee France, 76, died at his home at 209 W. Eighth SL, West Liberty, at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday. Death was attributed to a heart condition. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham France.

He was born May 3, 1885, at Lone, Tree and hid spent most of his life in the Lone Tree and West Liberty He was a salesman before retiring. He is survived by his wife, the former Irene Templemah. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Grace; and by one daughter. Rev. Dale Williams will conduct the funeral, services at 2 p.m.

Friday at the Snider funerai home. Interment; will be at Oak-ridge cemetery, HARVEY i DERBY Wapello Harvey Warren Derby, 70, of Wapello, a longtime Louisa county resident, died suddenly of a heart attack about 7 p.m. Tuesday. The body was taken to the Dudgeon McCulley Funeral Home here, where services will be conducted at 12 p.m. Thursday (cdt).

The, Rev. Burroughs'" of Muscatine will officiate. Burial will be in the Harrison cemetery near W'apello. A son of Oliver and Annie Bence Derbyjl he was born March 29, 1890 at Letts. His marriage to Jennie: Martin took place Dec.

7. 1916 at Aledo', 111. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are: his wife; one son, Donald, of tour daughters, Mrs. Alma Poe.

Council Bluffs, Mrs. Betty Jane Lundvall, Wapello. Mrs, Jennie Butler, Seattle, Mrs. Virginia Wilton; two brothers. Earl, If New London, and Frank, Silvis, one sister, Mrs.

Ethel Westfall, Mount Pleasant; and 23 grandchildren. Two daughters, one son and one brother preceded him in death. MRS. JESSIE STOKER Mrs. Jessie Eleanor Stoker, 50.

of 1705 Oregon, died at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday at; Muscatine General hospital. Mrs. Stoker was born March 5, 1910, at Indianapolis, to Wili am P. Davis and Laura Richardson Davis.

She had been a resident of Muscatine for the past 16 years. She was married Dec. 9, 1946, at; Columbus Junction, to William Stoker. Survivors include her husband, William three brothers, Ralph and Joseph Dayis iof Sandusky. Ohio, and Roy Daivs of Keiths-burg; one sister, Mrs.

Clara Rachel of Grartdview. She was preceded in death by one daughter in infancy, one brother and her parents. I Funeral services will be held at 2. p.m. Saturday at the Fairbanks chapel, with Rev.

Bunten-bach in charge; Interment will be at Memorial Park. Friends may call at the jtuneral home beginning Thursday. Chicago Produce Chicago Butter steady to firm; receipts wholesale buying prices unchanged to higher; 93 score AA 92 A 61; 90 69; 89 59; cars 90 89 59. i Eggs steady; i1 receipts 10.400; wholesale buying prices unchanged to 1 higher; 70 per cent or better grade A white 42; mixed 41; medium 39; standards dirties-27 Va; checks 27 USDA Live poultry: Tuesday's receipts were 70,000 wholesale buying prices unchanged: white rock fryers 20-21; roasters 26-26 Va; hen turkeys 15-ia lbs. 29-30.

Weak Spots in Grain Futures tV2art Open Up Chicago (-i- Light to moderate selling opened up some weak spots today in the grain futures market, Oats and soybeans slipped a cent or more at times on some contracts. The grains shifted generally wihtm minor, fractions of previous closes in slow dealings. Carlot receipts today were estimated at: wheat no cars, corn 41. oats 4, rye none, barley 15, soybeans 1. i At the wheat was un changed to cent a bushel lower, September corn unchanged to lower, September 1.13;" oats to September 637s; rye unchanged to lower, September 1.142; soybeans to.

i 1 lower, September 2.13Tb to' Wife Preservers Always try to sm a rua in -veur ewn hem before you buy it. That's fh only way you can be sure it will horme-nw with your furnishings end lighting. Martha VVSWS Hears Report On Convention The Martha WSWS of the First Evangelical United Brethren church met iTuesday at 2 p.m. Ross as Rev. J.

Eve-iand opened the; meeting with prayer. Mrs.) Lois Berry had the lesson. Her topic was "Th Church of the Lighted Mrs. Leo Trader of Burlington reported on the recent WSWS convention at Cedar Falls. She eave SOnw of fhe hitrhlichf H.j Madciff.

general treasurer of WSWS of Hershey, Perm, spoke each morning on "Our Unity in She used Romans 12 as the basis ol ner aevoiionai taiKs sne stated "We must be Christians in everything we do, not only on Sunday but every day of the week." Also Mr. E. Medina, principal of McCurdyj school of Santa Cruz. N. M.j was! the missionary speaker.

He gave the convention the highlights of the work in the Santa Cruz missibn. Also of -the scnoois in sama ltuz, ana or the. outlying missions. He showed colored slides of the work being done at the mission. Rev.

Evelarid spoke briefly and introduced the youth evangelists. Dick Wiblin of Ohio and Ron Say'or 'of Canada. The fol lows spoke briefly to the missionary group, Mrs. Bertha Davis, secretary of: spiritual! life, reported on "Our Loyalty to Our Lord and Also' to Our Church. Plans were made to attend the denominational day of prayer Sept.

28., Mrs. Lois Barry, secretary of missionary education, encouraged jreadtng of the Bible daily and also stressed the new book. The date, of -Nov. 30 was set for the study i course on' "The Hymn Book; of the Ages'. This is a study guide: on the Psalms.

Rev. J. Arthur Evelan 'will lead this study! i Mrs. Patty Barry reported on the Evangel article "The Chains That Binds Mrs. Sally Lord, secretary of Christian social relations, reported on having registration in order and voting.

Also plans were made to invite the Christian church Women's Missionary Society to the next meeting Oct. 11. Mrs. Lord will act as reception hostess. Sept.

29 was set for an executive committee meeting at the home of Mrs. Lord. Mrs. Trader will lead the lesson (at the next regular meeting. The topic will be "By Love the first program on heritage and horizons in home missions.

The fall institute will be held Oct. .19 for the Muscatine district of -WSWS. The speaker will be Ann FBtchner, a teacher in Japan. Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

has been set for an all-church harvest tea. Mrs. Ruth Christensen will be the speaker. Methodist Women Hold Business Meeting Tuesday The Woman's Society of Chris tian Service of the Musserville Methodist church met Tuesday evening ar noopes nau. rrayer service was conducted byMrs Paul Slack, her topic being- 1 TT 1 "Prayer" The business meeting followed.

open with prayer hy Mrs. Wil liam Fisher. Mrs. Lyle Colberg. vice president, presided.

Mrs. Anthony Logel, mission society secretary read letters from the district missions secre tary. Mrs. Sherman Burns urged the society to plan a celebration for the 20th; birthday of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. 'V 'j Reports on the meeting with Miss -Lois Finke were given by 1 jLrs.

Juuiwy uugci. uua. nine Snavery and Mrs. Burns gave reports from the seminar held a Kalona. Mrs.

Ward Young announced plans for the week of prayer and self denial to be held in October. Mrs.i Burns had the mission lesson. Mrs. Raynard James had charge of the student service. It was icpuitm uii an," i-oua had.

been made, i The September committee, in cluding Mrsj Lyndon Fisher, Mrs. L. B. Hoopes and Mrs Fred Longstreth, will have an auction at the next: meeting which will be Sept. 27 Mrs.

Lawrence; Cooper was the Chapter 'Meets Tuesday Chapter of Grace Lutheran church met in the church parlors Tuesday afternoon. I lively discussion on j. "Having Gifts thaj miler'; was directed by Mrs. Vera Miller. short business meeting was conducted, and -special mention was made of the coming fall activities.

Mrs. Goldie Waltmar reported 12! personal visits to th sick and 1 shut-ins during the month. A luncheon was served. Florence Patterson and Mrs. Mary Doering were co-hostesses.

Hershey Hospital Guild Installs NewOfficers Members of the Hershey Hospital Guild held their first meeting of the new year Tuesday evening at the Walter Weber home with 34 present. Installation of officers was held with Mrs4 Ruth Mucha as installing officer. They are Mrs. Marie Halbert. president; Delia Garmer, fvice president; Mrs.

Belle Weber, secretary; Miss MargaretWeber, treasurer; Miss Frances Kelley, inspirational secretary; and Mrs. Susie Summit, sunshine chairman. Each was given a red rose as was the retiring secretary, Mrs. Myrel Southall. Revealing of secret pals was held.

Following the social hour a tray luncheon was served by the committee, Mrs. Geraldine Jefferson, Mrs. Delores Bieber, Mrs. Nancy Weber and Miss Joan Weber. i Garry Woodward Talks to PTA On Curfew Law Harvey Moore presided at the meeting 'of the Lincoln school PTA held Tuesday evening in the school gymnasium.

Mrs. Floy Altenbernd, secretary, presented various reports. Mr. Pagel, representative to the City PTA Council, reported on that group's meeting. Verl Holtz spoke in behalf of the Boy Scout activities at; the school.

Mrs. May's and Mrs. Plett's rooms were given the attendance awards. Attorney Garry Woodward, local police judge, spoke on Muscatine's curfew law. He pointed out that 1 the curfew law supplements parental control.

In his remarks he stated that youth lacks patriotism and integrity as individuals and encouraged parents to exemplify these ideals before their youngsters. Mrs. Shirley Jean Drake, program chairman, introduced Mri Woodward and presided at a question and. answer period after his A social time was enjoyed after the program. Social Glances The Parry family reunion will be held Sunday, Sept.

18 at the second shelter house at the West Liberty park. Christian i Women's fellowship of First Christian churcn will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, at ihe church clean the building. There wtfl be a sack lunch at noon and a business at 2 p.m. Circle; of the First United Presbyterian church will meet at 1:30 for a luncheon at the home of Mrs.

Harold Si- 11 Geneva drive, Thursday. i The annual booster night and fall festival of the Bloomignton Grange will be held Saturday. Sept. 17 at the grange hall Films of local activities will be shown by Nile Dommer. Festival products will be sold at auction, i The home economics committee will sell sandwiches, pie and coffee.

Each grange memebr will bring two pies. The Muscatine Hammond Organ Society has; postponed their September meeting due to the fact that Porter-Heaps will be in Davenport Thursday evening. Members are welcome to attend this Davenport meeting. The next regular meeting will be Oct. 17.

Mono Council Meets and Hears Reports Reports were given by Theresa Pfeiffer and Frances Kelley on their trip to Clinton to institute the new Council. Ramdna, when the Moha Council Degree of Pocahontas met at the Redman hall. Pocahontas Frances Kelley presided over the The coming which will be" held at Newton. Oct. 16-18 was discussed.

The Mona Council degree team has been invited to seat the new officers It was announced that the Past Pocahontas club will meet at the home of Lillian Freund, 504 Liberty, Monday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. with Clara Maisenbach as co-hostess. Amy Predmore, Alice Pace and Herbert Washburn were in charge of the entertainment after the meeting. Edna Reinier received the attendance award.

The next meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. The refreshment committee will include Twyla Fuestal. Ann Downey and Betty Entertainment Ida Martin, Verna Mc-Fadon and Herbert Washburn. Frances Kelley will be in charge of ways and means for October.

All members' of the degree team who are going to Newton are requested to be present at the meeting as a practice session will be held after the meeting. on an equalization, or need, basis. The state highway commission determines the allocations. The state highway department sets up specifications for projects, County highway departments and boards of supervisors set up the projects on specifications drter- mined at Ames, where contractors receive their payments on the basis of vouchers issued by the counties. There is a possibility the coun ty may lose some of its state road funds when the legislature meets next January.

The last session authorized a road study Castro Will Head Cuban tion Havana Prime Minister Fidel Castro Will head Cuba's delegation to the N. General Assembly with the avowed aim of backing policies put forth by Nikita Khrushchev and his cast of Communist leaders. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa made plain Tuesday nignt Castro will go down the line with the Soviet bloc. He said Castro would come lout for such Kremlin causes as seating Red China in the U.N., supporting left-leaning Patrice Lumumba as Congo premier and denouncing u.b. imperialistic policies." 2 More Tiros Satellites Go After Pictures Washington Two more Tiros weather satellites will be sent aloft to take television pictures of the earth and its cloud Vi-' The National Aeronautics and Space Administration says that Tiros II will be sent into orbit before the end of the year, and Tiros III will be launched next Dr.

Morris Tepper, NASA chief of meteorological satellites, told an Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences dinner meeting Tuesday night that attempts will be made to analyze data from Tiros II so swiftly that the information may be used immediately for actual weather observational purposes. Medal For Frost Washington Poet Robert Frost, 86, will receive a special gold medal under a congressional law signed Tuesday by President Eisenhower. Hi. 14. Proct 121 Radio Corp 583 Sears Roeb 54 3 Sinclair Oil 35 Va Socony 37 Sou Pac 191a Std Brands 47 Std Oil Ind 373 Std Oil 40b Stud Pack 13 Swift 6c Co 421a Texas Co 74 Thiokol 36 1 Union Pac 25T't Unit Air 313i Rubber 46 Steel rr West Tel Woolworth 67V4 Zenith Rad 122 a RAILROADS UTILITIES 1 n3S2 dn.

JU 95.94 dn. of firm by whick a member is employed. To organize a local group it is necessary to have at least 15 interested members. Each club is required to have at least five committees and to hold meetings at least twice each month. Pilot clubs are patterned after Rotary.

At the present time there are 425 clubs and over 12,000 members of Pilot. A meeting of the locall group will be held in the near future for further discussion as to whether or not there is sufficient interest in Muscatine to start a pilot club. Connee Paustian, Gerald Biirrichter Wed at Davenport Durant Miss Connee Dae faustian and Gerald R. Burrich-ter were married; Sunday evening in St. Paul Lutheran church, Davenport.

Miss Paustian is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arno Paustian, Route 2, Wilton and Mr. Burrichter is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Burrichter of Wheatland. The bride wore a gown; of silk organza with a bateau neckline, appliques of irridescent jsequins and full skirt with tiers of ruffles in back extending into' a chapel train. Her veil was held by a half hat of silk taffeta trimmed with seed pearls and centered with a teardrop-effect. She carried a bouquet of red and white roses and stephanotis. Mrs.

Roy Husen, Dixon, was matron of honor and Mrs. Jim Christensen and Mrs. Don Kal-lenberger were bridesmatrons. They wore scarlet gowns of silk organza over taffeta and red ostrich feather hats with circular veils. They carried Fed carnations and stephanotis.

-Gale Husen was the flower girl and Cal Lilienthal, Wilton, the ring bearer. i The best man 'was Roy Ganzer, Wheatland and the ushers were Jim Christensen and Larry Rogers, Davenport. Following a reception' in the church parolrs the bridal couple left for a wedding: trip through the They will -reside at 1117 Keokuk Iowa pity upon their return. i Miss Paustian is a graduate of Durant High school and attended Iowa State Teachers College and the University of Iowa. She is a secretary" in the Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital.

Mr. Burrichter served with the army for three years and is currently attending: SUI. I. Golden Links Discuss Plans At Wilton Jet Wilton Mrs. Richard Roch-holz was hostess for the regular meeting of the Golden Links of the Methodist WSCS Monday, evening, Sept.

12. Mrs. Robert Jensen was co-hostess. Fifteen members were Mrs. Robert Farr was a Mrs.

Vearl Ayres presented the lesson using the articles "Peace of Mind and the" Total You" by Marcus BacKand "A Better World Begins With Me'' by Becky Burns as, the basis of her discussion. Plans were discussed for the Smorgasbord to be held by the WSCS at the church on Oct. 22. Committees will be announced later. The next meeting will be held Oct.

10 in the I home of Mrs. Wayne Tank with Mrs. Irving Deihl as co-hostess. Mrs. Earl Kessler will be in charge of the lesson.

Members Attend Letts Garden Club Meeting Letts The' Letts Garden Club' meeting was held Friday afternoon at the Letts Youth Center witth Mesdames Elizabeth McDaniel, James McLaughlin, Ralph Low and C. McColm as hostesses. 1 Roll call was answered by "Planting for Spring Beauty." Mrs. Orpha Estle presided when plans were made for a enic Oct. 14 at Weed Park Election of officers wiD be held at the picnic, i Mrs.

Earl Dkkerson discussed "How Autumn Leaves Get Their Color," and rMrs. Harlan Foster explained "Craft Bake Your, Flowers, 3 i News 1 The Rev. land Mrs. Dale Nicholson left Monday for their home at Albany, after spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Belle T.

Garrett and with other A steel girder-typo bridge with cement piers, floor and ahute ments, together with new road ways leading to it, would cost an estimated $450, MX) to $500,000 at present costs. In addition to the construction period, it would take another 12 to 18 months to have a location selected and approved and plans drawn to state specifications. Doughterty also pointed out that the preliminary Work of site selection and plans could be made now in the event that an emergency made it necessary to start work on a. bridge sooner than anticipated, Surveys have shown that one modern bridge capable of carrying all types of vehicles will handle the traffic j. load in the area of the Tice and Sa'sbury bridges.

Nearly all commercial traffic is now barred from the two old bridges because of their toad limits 6.000 pounds for Tice and 12.000 pounds for Sals- bury. They were built for slow-mov ing norse-drawn vehicles ana. with faster moving motorized traffic, one modern span could take their place, county bfficilas say. I. Hog Marketj Steadied by Shipper Demand i Chicago tf The butcher hog market was steady on a good shipper demand with a fawe 210 fo mostly No.

1 grade bringing a 516.75 top today. A few 1,225 lh. prime grade slaughter steers brought $27. the highest in more than a week, although the steer market generally was steady to 50 cents lower. Chicago iff) USDA Hogs 1.000; butchers mixed lots 1-2 200 to 240 lb.

butchers 516.35 to 516.50: 65 head mostly Is around 210 lbs. at 516.75; mixed 1-2 and mixed 2-3 200 to 300 lbs. 516 to 516.25; mixed 1-3 180 to 200 lbs. $15.25 to mixed grade 1-3 and mixed 2-3 300 to 400 lb. sows 513.75 to 515.50: mixed grade 2-3 and 3s 400 to 550 lbs.

$12.75 to $14 Cattle calves 100; steers steady to 50 lower; load of prime 1225 lb steers $27; most prime 1,150. to 1,325 lbs. $26 to $26.50: bulk choice and mixed choice and prime $24. to load of standard and good 1,000 lbs few loads high choice and mixed choice and prime heifers $24.25 to bulk choice heifers $23 to $24; good to low choice $20-50 to utility 'and com-' mercial cows $14 to utili ty and commercial bulls $17.50 to few good- and choice 935 II feed'ng steers 523.40." Sheep spring lambs 50 to lower; bulk choice and prime mostly choice native spring lambs $18.50 to. $19.

few head pr me around 100 lbs. mixed good and choice spring lambs $15.50 to $18; few small lots good to choice slaughter yearlings $15.50 to cull tc choice shorn slaughter ewes $1 to $5. Grain Futures Prev. Close 17 1.93'a 1.98 1.97Ta 1.86 1.14 J.10 114 I.I6V2 1.18 High Low Close WHEAT Sept 1.87'i 1.87 1 1.87V. Dec.

1.93i,1.93';i 1.93,fc Mar. 1-88 May 1.98 1.97Va July 1.87 1.868 1-863, Sept 1.14a-' 113 1.135. 1.09 1.135, Dec. Mar May July OATS Sept. Dec.

Mar. May RYE Sept. Dec. Mar. May July CORN Sept.

Nov. Jan. Mar. May 1.10 l-OS'ta 1.14 1.133. 1.163,i I.I8V4 .69 'a .72 1.14 l.lTa 1.2454 15 Va 2.14Ta 2.155, 2 .23 2.25 a 1.161 a II8V4 .634 .72 725'4 1.14V, 1.19'i 1.24 15Va 121 Va 2.1a 2.15V4 2.I8V2 2.21T.

2.24 a 1.16Va I.I8V4 .72 '4 .72 V'. 1 1.14 Va 1.19Va 1.24V4 1.25 Va 11 Va 2.13 2.14 "2 2.18H 222 2 MV .69 .72 1 15 1.19 1.243 1.25Va 121 2.15 2.15 2.19 2.23 2.25 Chicago Cash Grain Chicago Of) No wheat, oavs or soybean sales. Corn No. 2 yellow 1.20, No. 3 yellow 1.17; sample grade yellow Soybean oil 9.00-9a.

Barley: malting choice 1.05-1.23n; feed 92-1. 03n, f'ght Cleveland Blaze The Theatrical Grill next to Hotel Hollenden in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, burned Tuesday night. Grill a tor Morris Wexler estimated his loss at $500,000. The hotel was evacuated as a safety measure when the fire went out of control. No one was injured.

(A Phorofax) New York Stocks Nw York Stocks, Late Quotation Alum Corp 671, Am Moto Zt Am Machines 37 Va Am 65U Am Tob S3 Anaconda Atchison 2234 Bendix Av 64 'i Beth Steel Boeing Air 30, Case 10 Cnrysler 44 Corn Prod 63 Curtisa Wr 185,, Deere 43T Dupont 193 Ford Motor 63J4' Gen Elecs 797i Gen Foods 67 'i Gen Motor Gen EI Goodrich 58 Goodyear 3S3t Cent Iowa El ni. Gas 40 Harv. Kennecott Kresge Maytag No NCont Ward Monsanto 383 Nat Dairy Cent Para Plct Penney Pa 12 Pepsi Cola Philco 231,. Phill Pet 46 29 -IU 414 29 i sale 61 18i 60', 42 'a 40ti 1 :00 p.m. Dow Jones Averages INDUSTRIALS 608.72 dn 3.07 Supplied byMemU Lynch, Pierce, and Smith.

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