Belleville Telescope (Newspaper) - February 25, 1988, Belleville, Kansas y a 10 County THE 20 Pages In Two Sections ISSN USPS No. 04t140 NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH 118th 23 REPUBLIC FEBRUARY 25, 1988 Consolidation of 14 Area City Talks Plans For Extending Industrial Bond Programs To Businesses To Locate Here The Belleville City Council discussed loans to encourage local businesses to expand and other businesses to locate in Belleville at the February 16, meeting of the Mayor Roger Mock updated the council on the industrial development activities he has been involved with He stated through the funds that are being repaid and reloaned by the county two more loans are now being One loan would be to Jim Tuma to purchase the bowling alley he has been The other loan would be to Gary Kling and Rick Sahnan for development of the pressure pump system they have and need place for manufacturing the orders they Mock stated there are a couple of companies that will be in ' the next couple of weeks to see what Belleville has to offer for them to locate in Asks More of City for Trees In out plans for a Clear Zone for the Belleville Municipal Airport project the city had contacted Bud whose property is across the south of the for an easement on his City Manager Richard Cotton had contacted Mr. Beneda about easement on his land and Beneda reported he had planted 110 trees in this area and he feels hke he should have per tree for the City Manager Cotton took the matter up later in Kansas City where he met with the FAA and he expects to be instructed by FAA what proceedings to follow in order to obtain the The meeting was called to order by Mayor Council members present were Harold Janice Clayton Elvin Council member Jeff Hoss was as was City Manager Others in attendance were City Attorney Douglas City Clerk Catherine Denzil and David Anderson is working on his Communications Merit Badge to become an Eagle and Charles The Public Hearings waa held to hear comments for a Community Development Block Grant This waa the first meeting held for this There were no comments oral or City Attorney Simms explained the request by Hall Mill and Elevator to Out Of River Saves Livestock Near Republic The spirit of helping was revealed at Republic February 2 when a group of men worked to save Birrell's cattle north of the Republican River The was to dip to the minus 12 degree mark at 4 p.m. when Tiny Conselman of Republic passed over the river bridge and noticed 14 cattle standing in the Knowing they couldn't survive long in the began searching for the He and Randy who Conzelman met on the went to a group of men having coffee in the Republic The men finally the animals belonged to the Darrell The Birrells were and their caring for the cattle in their Greg Birrell had the cattle and the fence earlier in the afternoon before leaving for work in While Birrell's called Superior to have her husband come Accident Injures Guilty In Murder Glasco Man Conspiracy A Glasco man set to be sentenced next March 2, in Republic County District Court for murder conspiracy charges waa critically injured in a accident February 18, two miles south of Aurora in Cloud Mark 26, is in satisfactory condition this week in Aabury Hospital in Salina where he waa taken for treatment of injuries and a possible neck Thrapp pled guilty December 31 to a murder conspiracy charge in connection with the shooting death of Bradley 29, of Concordia in January 1987. hi late January a Republic County jury found Manford Lee Cooper of Kackley guilty of Five persona were injured in the accident that sent Thrapp to the intensive care unit at Pickups driven by Thrapp and John 35, of collided on a county road at driveway at approximately 12:40 p.m. Cloud County Sheriff Dean Cairns said the accident occurred as Luecke was making a into his driveway after pickup up his across the road from his southbound pickup struck truck Cairns Thrapp and a Kay 28, were taken by Miltonvale ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital in Hamilton waa treated and released for cuts and Thrapp later waa transferred by ambulance to Luecke and his 4 and 2, who were in the were treated and from St. Joseph Hospital in The Cloud County Sheriff's Department is investigating possible found at the acene of the He said the items were taken to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation laboratory to be Republic County Attorney William Navis said this week officials are awaiting accident reports and investigation results before determining whether violated conditions of his bond Thrapp has been free on bond since January 4, when he was released into the custody of hia Tenns of bond stipulate he reside in the family and leave only if accompanied by a family Navis said he anticipated that Thrapp would be sentenced as soon aa he waa physically able to appear before the The conviction of conspiracy to commit first degree murder carries a possible prison sentence of three to 20 and a maximum fine of Thrapp testified for the prosecution in Cooper's murder lasted eight days in Republic County District We are finding there is high interest in the answers and comments received from readers of The Telescope who send along their comments with the poll Certainly the included are aa are the Typical of these replies are like the one received from Wendell and Helen who have relatives in Republic The felt that raising the wage at this time would complicate the They felt there should be a freeze on federal wages least on The Indiana couple also made the timely comment in response to the question about Sen. Daniel million for a Frendi church school Then he the Iran which shows they are up with national The also felt the U.S. news media and government should stay out of South African affairs don't understand the background of South Nellie commenting on the same South African question wrote and but not interfere except to condemn things like A reader the big problem is in our We will never get out of debt giving money to all Better take care of our John and Debra sure wbh I knew who President Reagan would vote for in the Republican A reader was concerned that if the president got the Ime item veto president would for his term become like a A reader don't need someone for president that acts like some kid with all the bickering and mud Where can we find a Aren't there any around On the the Salinan opposed doing away with the government agency until they quit making farmers subsidize everyone countries and how about iht price of a loaf of Col. Robert Ft. commenting on the presidential candidates am not really on any of A reader who supported Gephardt opposed an m the minimum wage saying prices keep getting out of This reader felt that Sen. Inouye and were out of line in their questioning at the recent One reader the vacate some of 13th Street and some of the alley running North and South between 0 and M The elevator is in the process of being sold and when survey was done it waa discovered that some of the and scales are in the street and A notice was published in the February 18th of The Telescope calling for a hearing to be held March 7 at 8:00 p.m. for any commenta to be received on this Mayor Mock read a note from Karen City for lier City of Belleville jacket the council had given the The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ert and the other men organized a rescue The group first went mto the river to drive the cattle but the animals were afraid of the ice and would not The river bank waa too to drive the cattle up the Finally the men in the river roped each cow and led them to the A chain waa secured to a tractor loader operated by Kenneth and each animal waa lifted bodily out of the water to the top of the All but one of the cows were able to be driven the back to their home One smaller animal appeared none the worse for wear after spending a night confined with a cattle had evidently been by possibly dogs or coyotes chasing said Mrs. Marilyn with the rescue besides Evert and Simms were Bryan Darrell Mike Bob Rex Norman Sankey and Jim Greg Birrell arrived at the scene in time to assist with lift the animals from the Country Club To Open Dining Bar Facilities The Republic County Recreation Association board of directors has leased the club house in Belleville to Sara and Lance of The plan to reopen the club March 17, on St. Patrick's and the dining room sometime in In Newlin will serve as for the golf The couple will employ Deb Wilber and Ray both of in the dining The club will be open seven days a Hours will be Monday through 2 p.m. to 11 Friday and Saturday 2 p.m. to 2 and noon to 8 p.m. room hours will be set Telescope Readers Are Forthright Making Comments On Questions cans pick Don't be if he comes up with the most electoral Don't Need Pay Raise Dennis D. no circumstances should the minimum wage be it will start inflation all over All rest have to raise too Should be a national pay cut instead of a Would let us again compete on the world Would stop the excessive Keep up the good Mr. Horkman also help if the Democrats get in again and start and Inflation will be back up and interest to 15 to 20 percent A Telescope reader in wrote the following regarding the presidential would be easier to say which ones we didn't A reader thought the U.S. should respond to terrorist action but Americans should stay This reader responding to the question on Congressional salaries live on per why can't Mark felt that should be provided to the Heyka said he felt the question on the Communists was that he trust not LIFE STAR large crowd gathered at Republic County Hospital in Belleville Riday morning to view Life a new emergency service helicopter based at Forbes Air Field in The system is only the third air ambulance In Life Star's main emphasis will be to provide rapid transport of the critically Injured and acutely ill to a medical and to assist local ground Hospital Committee To Look For Ways To Recruit Physicians Republic County Hospital in Belleville is forming a committee to study ways to attract physicians to the county and deal with the impact of rising medical malpractice insurance Republic County is joining a growing number of rural communities in the state facing a possible shortage of Five physicians currently practice in drawing patients from a area in North Central Kansas and South Central Hospital and community officials are working to ensure Republic County will continue to have a similar number of physicians in future The situation is not at a crisis notes Republic County Hospital Director of Diane But plans of action must be developed she before an actual shortage of physicians competing with a lot of other communities in the area that are facing a physicians says Mrs. forming a we want to be able to tell where the community whether they are worried about the and whether they want more doctors recruited to the Cloud and Jewell counties are actively seeking new as are a number of western Kansas To Set Guidelines The committee will try to form guidelines for attracting new physicians to the jind study ways to help the practicing physicians battle rising medical insurance Mrs. Reed said the hospital board is working to have Republic County designated as a y underserved by the University of Kansas School of The designation will put the community in a better position for recruiting medical doctor graduates from Students who agree to set up practice m a labeled receive free tuition and per month from the If a student does not honor the they must refund the stipend to the Republic has less than three months to recruit a resident physician from the 1988 graduating says Mrs. Many students from this year's class have already secured jobs following The graduates between 150 and 200 medical While major emphasis is being placed on finding a recruit fresh from medical officials are also hoping to tempt medical students from the area to return to Republic County to Local funding may prove a key element in attracting doctors to the as well as assisting the current As a tax-supported Republic County Hospital b limited by the types of funding it can Mrs. Reed noted grants are available to assist providing medical service to but those grants must be matched by funding raised m the local Some communities are guaranteeing recruits specific salaries for their first several years of aa well aa other financial Help For Physicians Rising medical malpractice rates in Kansas may push the currently practicing physicians to curtail certain portions of their Kansas is one of the few if not To Page 5A) Local Men Escape Drowning When Golf Cart Breaks Through Ice While on Ice Fishing Junket It wasn't so funny at the but one can laugh about it Chad Baird and Leo both of have been doing some ice fishing They have an auger where they can cut a hole through the ice and fish through it. Last Tuesday they went to Cawker City to Waconda Lake and much to Chad's wife's opposition they took the family golf cart with equipped with to drive around on the ice to service fishing As they approached the South Fork of the Solomon River the cart broke through the spilling the men into six feet of Fortunately the front of the cart went down first so they were able to crawl backward up onto the ice before it completely were awfully lucky to have gotten away with our Baird were in an area where there waa aome real deep ao it ia a good thing we went down where we The ice was approximately 4 inches thick where the equipped with six storage went The men had fished on the lake and m the area for two days before the accident Others have been using 3-wheelers on the ice aa Dorothy opposed the whole idea of using the family golf cart on these ice fishing but Chad said she was all right waa juat glad I was still Chad said he ordered a new cart but he still hopes to get the other one out of the water sometime in the had to buy a new cart this and so I waa just using the old one to fiddle around Baird Chad has had a busy He retired February 15, officially from Southwestern Bell Telephone He and his wife took a golfing trip to February 4, 5, 6 and 7, and it snowed all day February 5 first snow they had had in 15 They flew to New Orleans and rented a car to drive to They finally managed but they had to play in 32-degree The fishing trip was not an entire Leo Keal had caught two white bass before the trip abruptly WEATHER Feb. 174929Clear 184925Clear Feb. 195129Clear Feb. 204130 Feb. 216330 Cloudy Feb. 225231Clear Feb 234020Clear Feb. 2410Clear
