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111111111111111111. a,. :e 010 @ 19 200 @ 19 n 290 @ 196 e 090@ 19, 005@ 19, 070 @ 19.3 185 @19 047@ 19: s 060 @ 19,00 !fgt.- 11 360 @ 1835 180 @ 18,65 15th year no. 27 September 2, 1969 195 @18.60 !055@ 18,40 1028 @ 18,20 957 @ 18,10 850 @ 17.60 995 @16.10 Senior Drivers 920 @ 1E60 Price Cuts Moving. 3 @306.00 Get A Boost E CLIMBING IS PART OF THE GAME A researcher says senior citi- fishermantries his luck at Pillsbury Crossing southeast of Export Wheat zens may not be thehighway attan.At the end of the day's session the scoreboard read: hazards everyone from younger an0, Fish 2.The fish stole his bait and then his dog A jump in world trade in wheatGrains Arrangement. drivers to insurance companies in, overnight strengthened thefu- The United States and otherclaims they are. tures market in both Chicago andmajor exporting nations are A Denver jurist reported that Kansas City last week. members of an agreement whicha study of automobiledriving The export sales followed thedeliberately sets out to raise therecords of persons who are 65 hift By Tax Board announcement by the Depart- world price on wheat. In orderand over has disclosed "the sen- ment of Agriculture of a cut infor the United States to abide byior driver is not the universal the U. S. export price from 2 tothe agreement it had to raise itsrisk he has been assumed tobe. nUtilities' Values 10 cents a bushel. Canada andexport price higher than domes- "And," added the report by ppeals for reduction in the tonally have given the utilitiesAustralia had previously reveal-tic prices. It did this through anJudge Sherman G. Finesilver, valuations on 15 publicsome tax relief and in many cas-ed reductions. export subsidy which, on July 1,"he may be among the best driv- escompanies,totalingal - es, substantial cuts in assessed It was revealed that Cargill,was as high as 29 cents abushelers on the highway. 10 million dollars, have valuations from figures set byInc., had sold 65,000 tons of on ordinary hard winter wheat "This should raise a beacon of denied in an order by thethe state property valuation de-wheat to Argentina and 40,000at the Gulf. The inverse subsidyhope for senior drivers whose Kansas Board of Tax Ap-partment. tons to Colombia (P.L. 480 deal).has to be paid by the exporter.abilities have been demeaned, li- ssio The impact of the ruling willContinental Grain company soldThis has the effect of raisingcenses jeopardized and insurance In effect,the ruling meansbe felt in many counties, since50,000 tons to Brazil. Mexico al-the export price. threatened or surcharged." the tax valuations will havethe utilities operate on a state-so sold 50,000 tons to Brazil wide basis and taxes are paid in All the exporting countries, in- carried by the utilities and through a Continental office. cluding the United States, haveAREA COUNTRY BANKER burden will not be shifted tothe counties in which they have Japan bought 3,816,000 bush-cut their prices under those in property. JACK BERKLEY DEAD 'dual property owners thru els from the United States, 544,-the agreement. The U.S. made TESCOTT -A leading coun- Aaryty increases in tax levies to The board also refused 'to en-000 bushels from Canada and yesterday. The in- ter the tax appeal findings on itslastcurt try banker in the G&G area for up the difference. 1,800,000 !bushels from Australia.verse subsidy today is only 1 cent45 years, H. J. "Jack" Berkley eannouncement was madefour otherutilities. The casesJapan also bought 60,842 tons ofa 'bushel on ordinary wheat at were heard in the closing days is dead at the age of 70. Berkley arles B. Joseph of Potwin, feed grains from Australia. the Gulf. was chairman of the board of Kan rly a Democratic state sen-of the old board and cuts were Total sales of U.S. wheat ap- from Butler County and re-approved. This will mean ' that amounted to about 9,- Apparently importers feel banks atTescott,Stockton, tly-named chairman ofthethe valuations will stand as orig- world prices are at a level atDowns, Bennington and Talmage. 551,000 bushels. which they are willing to buy.Once in the feed business at board by Gov. Robert Dock -inally set by the Property -Valua- The fact the tl domestic Quinter and Bunker Hill, Berk- The last Legislature increas-tion department. market strengthened in the faceLast night's business was a good the board from three to five Governor Docking has said indication. ley came to Tescott in 1924. Tho lina of a cut in export prices might The very fact this country is1Berkley-controlled banks are lo- ethers, limiting it to no moreearlier that he would ask thatsuggest a puzzling situation to cated in small towns, they have three from the same politi-any action by the "lameduck"those not versed in the grainbeginning tosell wheat helps the domestic market, thus the had unusual deposit and loan ac- Party. board be reviewed by the newtrade. What's happened can be strengthening in the market intivity, larger than that in banks The board's action created aboard. explained by the curious opera- in larger towns nearby. ked contrast with the policies Some of the decisions mean ations under the International face of lower export prices. previous boards, which tradi-bigger tax base on state -assessed m. Cattle properties and others reduce the e consign base. The board let standreduc- ressure Off tionstotalingmillionsofdol- larsin assessed valuations for the National Gas Pipeline com- te Teacher pany, Twin ValleyTelephone company, CunninghamTele- firings phone company and Kansas Days 3 @ 28.80 of crisis that once sentState Telephone company. 3@ 28.50 as school superintendents In its order the new boardheld utingfor teachers at the lastthat there was no showingthat lite, may be a thing of thethe director of propertyvalua- 3@ 27.95 in tion had acted arbitrarily, or 0@ 27.95 en schools open in late Aug - discriminatory 7 @ 27.65 an oppressive or or the valua- 1 @ 27.60 early September, mostmanner in arriving at 5 @ '27.80 sas districts will have staffstion figures on the utilities. e complete 5 @ 27.80 than they have The largest case involvedthe @ 27.85 forseveral years, accordingNatural Gas Pipeline Company 1@ 27.50 Floyd Herr, director of accred-of America, with headquartersin 5 @ 24.35 lon for the Kansas Depart-Chicago, which had received a @ 28.90 nt ofEducation. valu- r@ 22.00 cut of $6,400,000 in assessed With @ 17.00 relief in his voice, Herration. that there will be no "ex- ) @ 22.25 Others included the Kansas @ 25.25 elelY severe crisis" this yearState Telephone company,Bax- @ 24.75 Kansas schools. ter Springs, which hadbeen giv- @ 23.75 Thatwas not the case two en a cut of $120,000;Twin Valley @ 19.00 rs ago,when teacher associa- Telephone company,Miltonvale, @ 20.50 andstate officials reported a cut of $55,500,and Cunningham @ 20.00 Elder, @ 17,25 positions were unfilled at Telephone company, Glen 0August. a cut of $17,000. ereare now about 300 va- These reductions hadbeen ciesacross thestate, Herrmade by the old board,but will Notification thatmore po- not be effective sincethe new t's are being filledis corn - board refused to enterthe find- hellInto his office daily. "There ings as part of thedepartment's not goingto be a substantial records. Co. erence' fromvacancies report - It also denied appealsby the atthis time, lastyear, he add - Kangas Telephone company;Wil- 40 son Telephone company,Wil- This doesnot mean that some son; WamegoTelephone compa- rooms may not have to be ny; J. B. N.Telephone company, LINA' ed with substitutes, Herr Wetmore; MadisonTelephone READY FOR SANDYLAND FIELDDAY d. Valley Electric George TenEyck, kneeling, and agronomistMarvin ZS: sog company; Kaw Sandyland Experiment Field superintendent There is Val- Field Day oger tbn difficulty with selec- co-operative, Topeka; Caney Lundquist show irrigated soybeans tope includedin the tour during the Sandyland e serviceboards drafting ley Electric co-operative,Cedar is located one-half mile west and abit north of hers who Elec- September 3. The Sandyland Experiment Field thought they could Vale, and Central Kansas the intersection of Highways 281 and 50 south ofSt. John in Stafford County. the schoolyear, Herr said. tric co-operative, GreatBend. agriculture. The state ranked 42nd among thestates seventh in the total value of funds allocated. in crops and livestock marketed - Kansas' in'and Long And Short Of It- water arE.. $1.499 billion. 1208 square miles,which The state is second in amountstate below 42 Nis, otherstates of government farm payments, While Kansasis not Numbers Detail State Rank receiving $212 million, nearly 7% note a proliferation ofthose The numbers say that Kansas The book shows how Kansasof all farm payments the gov-haired,sandaled That Kansas is relatively law- young TnE.,' abiding, agricultural, and healthy Is a great state to live in - ifranks in 150 areas, from agricul-ernment makes. wearing peace buttons, seems to be verified in a recentyou want to collect old -age assis-ture to social welfare to law en- And - you would never doubt-a few young pacifiststhey booklet of numbers called "Kan-tance, escape crime, receive gov-forcement. ed it - Kansas is number 1 whencampuses. on ti ernment farm payments or tra- Kansas ranks fifth among theit comes to raising wheat. Kan- sas in Perspective" by Joe B. They shouldgoto vel by, railroad. 50 states in average monthly pay- anct Williams of Elmwood, Nebr. sas is number 2 in sorghum andstate if theywant to But stay away from clean -airments for old -age assistance.