Neosho Daily News (Newspaper) - January 16, 1975, Neosho, Missouri 3W JANUARY 1975 1 Phone 4511520 Price Ten Cents WASHINGTON AP Treasury Secretary William Simon today said President Fords new economic program would not contribute greatly to the nations high inflation rate and he urged Congress to enact the entire program in a single This is not a its a It should be taken in its Simon said at a news Simon said he remains Presi dent Fords chief economic spokesman and has no intention of despite published reports that hes on his way out as Treasury secretary because of disagreements over the Ford If Im on my way Ive not been told tbat nor have I submitted my Simon He said he was fully behind our President and his pro and I believe the Ameri can people will be behind him as Ford has projected a budget deficit for 1976 of at least and Simon said that deficit horrifies But Simon said he felt it was necessary in the current reces sion to stop the nations eco nomic slide and he also said the administration remained con scious the need to fight in He said the Presidents pro posed energy taxes which would cost the economy an estimated billion would add about be carrying March of per cent to the nations inflation Dimes collection Forty per cent of the money collected will stay in the It cent below last Because new car inventories are still at the Fed said the outlook is for further CC students t to con d u ct area march The students at Crowder College will be conducting the Mothers March of Dimes in Neosho this The nurses school and the student senate will sponsor the project in which aJl clubs will This is the first year the college has become involved in the March of ac cording to Carolyn executive secretary of the March of Southwest When adults could not be found conduct the the students contacted the charity to help she The nurses participation is because several of them are benefiting from March of Dimes Many other Neosho students are receiving medical she The march will begin on January 18 and continue through January All marchers will be wearing identification badges but he the cost of inaction would be much He said Americans eventually will have to pay the price of too much government spending in the Other Treasury officials at the briefing said it was too early to say what effect heavy govern ment borrowing to finance tax cuts and budget deficits would have on interest The Federal Reserve Board Deported Wednesday that Amer ican industrial output slipped by per cent in the largest drop in nearly 16 It also warned that further cut backs are in store for the auto The monthly decline left the Feds industrial output index per cent behind where it was a year ago the largest calendar year drop since a 7 per cent decline in wholesale prices declined in December for the first time in 14 The La bor Department put the drop at of 1 per Government analysts said the decline indicated a break in the nations inflationary But the December rate still left wholesale prices for all of 1974 up per That was the biggest annual increase since prices rose per cent in 1946 following the end of World War 11 price More Americans collected will go for scholarships and for local patient plunge WASHINGTON AP The nations total output of goods and services for the closing three months of last year took the second harpest plunge since World War the government reported The Commerce Department said the drop of per cent in output came after adjustment for The same adjustment for inflation left the years output per cent below The the broadest measure of the economys per confirmed earlier statistics which had indicated that the recession deepened from October through It was the first time since the recession year of 1958 that total or Gross National Prod dropped over an entire The annual drop was the shar pest since the end of World War II cut output by 12 per cent in The October through Decem unemployment checks during drop has been exceeded only Christmas week than at any time bX a 92 Per cent drop in the first since the government began three months of paying jobless benefits in records go back to Those the Labor Department The Commerce Department m 1 It reported checks sai the of the goods 4513179 were collected that a and services produced by the weekly jump of more than economy last year was The Fed attributed the De cember decline in industrial Herb Long output to a broad weakness in the Auto assemblies were down nearly a quarter to an annual rate of million meaning that cars came off the assembly line in December at a rate 35 per marc malt MARCH OF DIMES The students at Crowder College will be conducting the Mothers March of Dimes in Neosho from January 18 to Student many of whom benefit from March of Dimes begin passing out collection packets to members of the student Daily News Photo JOPLIN In an effort to place elected officials in positions of the Ozark Gateway Regional Planning two county judges and two mayors have been nominated as officers for the next Lamar Mayor Gerald former has been nominated to be chairman replacing Raymond who has served for four years John presiding judge of Newton has been nominated as vice chairman Byron Jasper County presiding judge has been nominated for re election as The entire commission will vote on the slate of officers when they meet 21 in During the Executive com held Wednesday in the group was informed by the Department of Interior of plans for park development in the Included was an ex of for recon struction of the Moses Carver Home at the George Washington Carver Monument hear Executive Director Jack Williams told the group of plans developed by the Regional Emergency Services Quality Upgrading for state emergency medical Plans call for emergency medical services to be developed the area with no definite boundaries However it was reported that the local area will include Barton and McDonald Counties in Missouri with some portions of Oklahoma and utilizing medical facilities in The effects will be financed entirely by the federal govern ment and a meeting will be held soon in Joplin to discuss the organization needed to develop the A number of plans asking for federal money were reviewed and approved by the One was submitted by Joplin asking for for remodeling of the swimming pool in Schifferdecker The Economic Security Cor of the Southwest Area made two requests one for to apply on purchase of three busses used in connection with the nutrition centers in Joplin and Carthage and the other for to support the family planning program in the four counties for another The commission refused to review a request submitted by the state to participate in the Public Service Employment program since the program is already under Two McDonald County John Henson and Delmar representing the Southwest Property Rights Association met with the group to inform the as Henson that he and others in the organization are not a bunch of An agreement was made that the commission had not referred to the members as Mayor Sam Anderson and Williams stressed that if land use controls are brought about it should be done by local County short of Newton County was 19 pints short of its quota for the first days visit of the American Red Cross Bloodmobile There were 106 donors ac short of the 125 pint quota for one There were 12 donors who were turned down for minor health There were 13 units donated for Allen Cook seven for Mary Wellesley six for Ray Boehning five for George Marion Jones three for Randy Snow and two for Wanda Fifteen donors were house wives 11 were from Teledyne seven from Sale Memorial Hospital six from area schools six were selfemployed five from Cardwell Memorial Hospital and three each from La and the Neosho Daily Diamond board handles routine transactions SWC council sets a fee SOUTHWEST CITY The Southwest City Board of Aldermen adopted an ordinance setting city merchants license fees at per year at its regular meeting according to Lorene city Chambers said the council held informal discussion on several but took no incorporated Increasing cloudiness low 2025 winds becoming easterly 612 mph Friday chance of high in the 30s probability of precipitation 30 per cent on High Yesterday 56 Low Yesterday 26 Noon 35 27 High Year Ago 61 Low Year Ago 35 By Harlan Stark The Family America has been incorporated under the laws of Missouri as a general cor with Poffen named as president in the certificate of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State and dated Poffenbarger said the organization will meet at at McDonald County High and that a principal order of business will be to adopt The purposes of the as stated on the certificate of are to promote the family farm and family farmer and to stimulate and encourage agriculture to accumulate and disseminate was organized at the Poffen of barger farm last but most meetings have been held at the Four State Livestock Auction Pof said the incorporation was sought after dissension on the board of the group resulted in a resolution for his Poffenbarger and other members of the board had been at odds over statements made by The board had adopted a rule that no DIAMOND The Diamond Board of Education met Wed night and handled routine business and several other The board approved usage of the new school gymnasium by senior citizens on 8 to present a play approved pickup of trash daily at the school by the citys trash collection service at a cost of per The board went on record approving a policy that all non educational trip expenses be borne by those taking the This includes oil and payment of the Superintendent Marlin Fennell said that this does not include educational field only trips not tied in with educational Budget hear ings scheduled Friday The Newton County court will hold hearings with various county agencies all day according to Tom county Following the the court will compile a general county expected to be completed and ready for in i New members of the One Gallon Club are Joyce Goodman Leroy Racine and Norma Heath and Beverly Johnson of Phyliss donated her 16th pint to become a member of the Two Gallon Club and Paul became a member of the Four Gallon Donating their 72nd pint each were Diamond and Wesley to become members of the Nine Gallon First time donors were Lela Fairview Steve Goodman Marie Judd and Cathy both of Granby Lorena Noel Linda Stella and Rebecca Henrietta Rick Winnie Sage and Dana all of Other donors were Gary Exeter Cook and Delbert both of Fairview Norma Morris and Charles both of Seneca Jewell Ruby Turner and Democrats to A meeting of Newton County Democrats will be held at 7 Monday in the circuit courtroom of the Newton County Court according to Lloyd chairman of the Newton County Central Democratic Paden said that reports will be heard on the Democratic Mini Convention held in December in Kansas City and on the Spirit of 76 dinner held in Jefferson There will also be reports from members of the county court and discussion of voter registration will be A committee business meeting will be held and all Democrats are invited to Paden all of Granby Richard DePriest and Myrtle both of Anderson Pierce Youngblood and Olin both of Diamond Mary Goodman Wayne Pineville Mary Rocky Comfort Larry Saginaw Larry Stark City Carolyn Wheaton Ruth Robert Kersey and Robert Stephen Larry Phyllis Jo Robert Judy Jean Robert Virginia James Leo Jackie John Ruth Vincent Raymond DeWayne Edwin Bob Edd Ralph James Becky Don Roland Ervin Betty Jerry William Ray John Mary Dorothy Walter Athalie Recia Adah Brenda Merle Jones Albert Arnold Henry Joy Ida Patrick John Lorene Fred Thomas Frances Gary Gerald John Ronnie Denice Betty Kathryn Kathleen Kenneth Virginia Arleigh Towns James Val Richard John Rita Robert Donna Robert Nancy Priscilla Nadine Larry Carolyn Rafael Lois Busbee and James Lawrence all of WASHINGTON AP Democratic congressional lead ers told President Ford today they expect action within 90 days on key segments of his economic but voiced misgivings about his proposals for energy taxes and tax Senate Democratic whip Rob ert Byrd told reporters after Fords White House breakfast with bipartisan congressional leaders that he thinks Congress may very well vote gasoline ra instead of the con servation plan sought by the Republican Ford formally presented his proposals to the Congress and House Demo crats said afterwards they hoped to pass a tax cut within two Byrd said Democratic leaders pledged at todays breakfast to move quickly but told Ford as a matter of course there would be some changes in his Byrd said con cern was expressed about granting a tax rebate across the board rather than concentrating in lower and middleincome He also said there is a growing consensus among Democrats that Fords proposed tax on domestic and foreign crude oil would lend additional fuel to the fires of I indicated my viewpoint that we ought to move to gasoline Byrd When asked whether Congress would pass a gasoline rationing he I think it may very well do in response to he declined to flatly predict passage of a mandatory rationing Ford asked for standby ratio ning Several Democrats said the measures outlined by Ford in a somber State of the Union speech Wednesday will fail to revitalize the slumping economy and will increase inflationary pressures by driving up the price of For the most Republican lawmakers said Ford had faced up to the nations problems and that it is now up to the heavily Democratic Congress to The views of House leaders were considered particularly significant because the Con requires all revenue legislation to originate Most of Fords proposals had been disclosed earlier in his na Colder air moves into Missouri KANSAS CITY northerly winds blew colder air into Missouri and the National Weather Service said there was a chance for snow across the state The forecast called for pi ant weather over the Winds were 10 to 20 miles an hour over much of the state to with gusts of 25 miles an hour in the Louis Highs during the day were expected to range from the 20s in the nor theast to near 40 in the Lows tonight were expected to from 15 in the northeast to the low 20s in the Highs Friday were forecast in the with a chance for snow in western Missouri early in the day and in the east by afternoon or WASHINGTON AP Two an 81yearold Texas powerful House committee as chairman of the House on the problems and appears the two will be separate activities of the family farmer to promote among all family farmers the knowledge essential to the maintenance of the family farmer to organize instruction and other means to stimulate and promote statements would be made on the on organization or its objectives schedule tor hearings unless the statement had been Frlday IS as approved by the They court 9 county charged that Poffenbarger had treasurer collector violated this What effect incorporation by Marvin and Harold Adamson will have is not clear at this but it Family Farmers of America Jack a member of the said to his knowledge the board of directors has received no official notification of action in incorporating and he did not know what course of action the board would assessor circuit clerk and recorder prosecuting attorney public ad ministrator sheriff coroner Probate Judge Magistrate Court 1 court reporter Circuit Judge juvenile officer extension council highway engineer surveyor Department of Family Services health department Newton County Soil and Water Conservation District and civil defense Edward Hebert of Armed Services and Poage of ousted today by the Democratic Democrats emerging from the caucus on voting for the 21 House chairmen said Hebert was rejected 152 to 135 and lost 143 to They thus became the third and fourth chairmen to suffer in a growing assault on the venerable seniority system in the i The Democratic Steering Committee earlier had recom mended stripping chairmanships from Wright p and Wayne The caucus has yet to vote on these Poage had been recommended for reappointment as the chairman by the Steering Com Under caucus rules the committee now has five days in which to nominate another can for the Agriculture Others can be nominated in Banking Committee with Henry The panel also nominated Frank Thompson to replace an Ohio Demo as chairman of the House Administration By only two the lead steering panel renominated as chairman of the Agriculture Committee and Edward as chairman of the Armed Services Some members predicted that and Hebert would lose when the more liberal caucus of all House Democrats took up their Bob said defeat would hurt Heberts It would be an absolute travesty if Patman were ditched and Hebert were asserted saying he was referring a the manner in the two Chairmen trailed their committee i where Hebert publicly made sexually oriented remarks to committee member Patri cia The walls are said Gladys a leader of the freshmen members lo challenge the seniority system and make chairmen who were accountable to the full Democratic mem A veteran member of the steering panel predicted a ripple If you shoot down you might as well shoot them all he Commenting on the steering committees votes against Pat man and John Bra demas of a member of the said What happened is a perfectly understandable result of the election results last and of reforms the last Hehert treats some of his like The steering committee voted Wednesday to replace i i November Democratic Speaker Call Al and Majority Loader ONeill denied that leadership had engineered of Patman and televised and broadcast speech Monday night and in briefings by White House His proposals included tax in a 12 per cent rebate on 1974 taxes up to plus a permanent lowering of tax mostly for lower income starting this year package of energy taxes expected to raise fuel prices by 10 cents a and increased levies on windfall oil company profits to propose any new domestic spending programs other than those devoted to energy and a vow to veto spending programs passed by and five per cent ceiling on federal pay increases and cost hikes for Social Security and other pension benefits paid by the federal Al in coming chairman of the House Ways and Means who already had endorsed a re vised form of Fords 12 per cent tax rebate plan on 1974 said he hoped for a House vote in March on a tax he said the Presidents total package is inadequate to meet the nations economic It is far from the broad de finitive program the nation he To do the we will have to have a more dynamic In a similar House Democratic Caucus Chairman Phillip Burton of California said I heard nothing that would give any comfort to those who are out of work or those living on fixed incomes or unable to By and it is a In the Finance Com Chairman Russell My thought is that we will pass the taxcut at about the amount the President is But well probably couple it with amend ments to put the cut on the t Three specific proposals that came under Democratic fire were Fords plans to crack down on new federal limit Social Security and other pension hikes and ease antipollution standards to meet the energy Long I doubt his request to limit the in creases under Social Security will receive any more votes than it did I noticed there was not one handclap for that I Crowe files for school board William Crowe 1601 Oak today filed for a three year term on the Neosho Board of Crowe is the first person to file for a position on the Two persons will be elected to V William Crowe the board at the April The terms of Gary Higdon and Ralph Cope Crowe is city recreation He and his have two in the seventh grade and in the fourth Crowe is a native of Neosho arid a graduate of Neosho High In a statement to the Daily Crowe said I have taught for 12 years and know about schools and some of their problems and I feel 1 could help work them It is my hope to be a sounding board for the people in our school and the well 1 feel the school d needs to involve the school staff and community in the decision making process I
