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PAGE 11 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. PH T I, IPgj Regional news m Corn, soybeans doing well But observers say rain is needed for a good harvest Ethanol production proves to be a majortl factor in the sales of corn in the Midwesf By United Press International The sunny, cool weather last week was good for growing corn, but both the corn and soybeans in Illinois need rain, crop observers say. The Illinois Crop Reporting Ser­ vice said Monday corn, on the average, was 33 inches tall as of Sunday. That was 13 inches taller than it was last week and com­ pared to 28 inches last year and the five-year average of 37 inches. "It was a good week for growth of the old corn and soybeans," said crop statistician John Unger in Springfield. "We also got a good start on the wheat harvest." Corn in the most advanced fields averaged 48 inches, 20 in­ ches higher than last week, the weekly report said. The crop ser­ vice rated the corn as 22 percent in excellent condition, 66 percent good, 11 percent fair and 1 percent poor. However, the soybeans have not fared as well from the lack of moisture, Unger said. The beans were rated as 3 percent excellent, 60 percent good, 31 percent fair and 6 percent poor. The crop reporting service said soil moisture was 39 percent short, , 60 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Conditions were driest in eastern and southeastern Illinois and county extension advisers there expressed concern over the lack of moisture. The dry weather, however, did allow Southern Illinois farmers to start their winter wheat harvest and make some good progress. The harvest is now one-fourth finished with all the progress be­ ing made in the last seven days. "It really picked up during the week," Unger said. "I expect this week the central third of the state will be picking up and it will be another week before we reach the northern third of the state." Temperatures averaged 2 to 7 degrees below normal and precipitation ranged from none to .4 inch last week. The outlook this week called for average temperatures and average precipitation. "We could use •hp rain and we would like to see temperatures stay in the mid-80s," Unger said. Entomologists said grasshop­ pers have been a problem in a few locations in the southern two thirds of the state. The insects have been especially troublesome in corn that was planted using the no-till method on acreage idled last year under the government's payment-in-kind program. "The hot, dry summer in 1983 contributed, to the grasshopper survival and subsequent egg lay­ ing," said University of Illinois ex- tension entomologist Don Kuhlman. "They survive better during hot, dry weather." The last year grasshopper populations were high in Illinois was 1980 when more than 200,000 acres were sprayed for grasshop­ per control. National news By United Press International DES MOINES, Iowa - Corn farmers must become aware that the production and sale of ethanol fuel plays a major role in the supp­ ly and demand of their crop, the executive director of the Iowa Com Growers Association said this week. "I'm sure it will surprise some ^people to hear that more corn will be [H-ocessed into ethanol this year thanN^ill be exported to both the European Economic Community and to eastern Europe," Evan Stadlmansaid. An estimated 200 million bushels of corn will be used to pro­ duce ethanol this year -- an in­ crease of about 30 percent from last year, officials said. U.S. corn exports for 1984 are estimated at 230 million bushels to the Soviet Union, 160 million to the EEC and 30 million to eastern Europe. , "I'm not downplaying the im­ portance of exports," Stadlman said. "The export market is se- Auto makers looking to good year By Micheline Maynard UPI Auto Writer DETROIT - It could be 1978 all over again. Dealer showrooms are filled with customers, auto com­ panies are running short of large and small models, and executives are playing "Can you top this?" with sales estimates. Record profits and executive bonuses make headlines. Auto workers say they will demand big raises in upcoming contract talks. Car prices are not rising much and neither are gasoline prices. 1984 is turning out to be the auto industry's year for proving it has fully come back from the reces­ sion that dominated the first three years of the decade. While the companies have returned toTtheir traditional op­ timistic inode, analysts say they have learned lessons from the struggles of the past few years. <"4 The chief lesson is that car buyers will not obediently swallow attempts to raise prices, said analyst John Hammond of Data Resources, Inc. --"Manufacturers have become very aware and very sensitive to the impact of their pricing p o l i c y , " H a m m o n d s a i d . "They've become much more ac­ climated to the desires of con­ sumers." Automakers learned this the hard way in 1981 when price in­ creases of around 6 percent drove the cost of the average car over $11,000. The resulting "sticker shock" led to a market decline that bottomed out in June 1982. In the past two years, price in­ creases each fall have averaged around 2-3 percent. The typical car still costs around $11,600, but Hammond said car buyers are now getting used to the idea. Hammond said he was very sur­ prised when automakers did not announce price increases April 1 at the mid-point of the 1984 model year. He also cited General Motors Corp.'s decision to keep the prices of its new luxury C-car models about the same as the autos they replaced. "I've been very impressed with these pricing actions," the analyst said. "The leading concern among new car buyers is price. It's still the thing they think about most." Interest rates run second, and recent movements in the prime rate are creating a modicom of nervous tension in conference rooms atop the headquarters buildings of the Big Three automakers. "The one economic dragon that would surprise everyone is in­ terest rates," Hammond said. In 1982, new car loan rates peak­ ed nationwide at around 17 per­ cent. Automakers were forced to * y [ '*•' ». * ' # >' > ' Girl doing well despite her ordeal By United Press International DANVILLE, Va. -- Carol Jones celebrated her 19th birthday on July 4, and doctors say she is gain­ ing weight and recovering from being locked in a dark earthen basement for seven years by her senile grandmother. "It would shock you if you had seen her the day we picked her up and you saw her now," Danville police detective C.W. Howerton said. "It would be like looking at two different girls." " For 10 years, the unwanted Or­ phan was shuttled between foster homes in Danville and Roxboro, N.C. In 1976, she came to live with her grandmother, Essie Farmer Jones, who believed Carol was not her daughter Lucille's baby. Testimony at Mrs. Jones' trial last month revealed she initially allowed Carol to sleep in an upstairs bedroom. But the child was later locked in the 20-by-30- foot basement, where the only light filtered around the cracks of the door. For seven cold, dark, hungry years, she spent as many as 23 hours a day there, huddling by a furnace in the winter and sitting on a wooden step in the summer. • During the trial, Carol testified she was allowed out of the house only two or three times, was fed infrequently, relieved herself on the floor and spent* most of her time in the basement or in a cramped attic crawl space. Mrs. Jones, 80, was convicted of misdemeanor child neglect, which carries a maximum one-year sentence. She is to be sentenced this month. A psychiatrist testified ' the grandmother suffered from a paranoid-schizophrenic condition, was senile and did not know the difference between right and wrong. Doctors are encouraged Carol is getting better. "She is doing remarkably well considering what she has been through," said Dr. Carol Hassler, a pediatrician at the Children's Rehabilitation Center at the University of Virginia. "She's an amazingly resilient, remarkably strong young lady," she said. "I don't know her well enough to know where that strength comes from." When Social Service workers found Carol in March 1983, she was a malnourished 17-year-old who weighed only 78 pounds. To­ day, she weighs about 120 pounds, lives in a foster home, works part- time in a grocery store and at­ tends adult education classes. "I'm doing fine, but I just don't want to talk about it," said Carol, who has a $3 million lawsuit pen­ ding against her grandmother. Social Service officials became aware of Carol's plight after her grandmother made an inquiry about the child's- Social Security benefits and told a claims r e p r e s e n t a t i v e C a r o l w a s n o t f i t t o go to school. offer cut-rate financing to bring customers back. The loan figure now is down to around 13.9 per­ cent, but has begun to climb a tenth-of-a-point at a time in many places. Hammond said increases in in­ terest rates are not a major finan­ cial blow to consumers. Each percentage point translates to an increase of about $4 a month. But the perception that a car will cost more is damaging, he said, and it may be more difficult to find loan money because financial institu­ tions can get a greater return on other kinds of loans. But among analysts and ex­ ecutives there is a consensus that interest rates will not rise enough in coming months to hurt the automotive recovery. Both Ham­ mond and Ford Vice President Philip Benton Jr., discounted a prediction by Salomon Brothers chief economist Henry Kaufman o( a 15.25 percent prime rate by late 1985. "His forecasts have to be con­ sidered, but we are not planning it thafrws^," Benton said. JVith car prices and interest r$tes seemingly under control, car buyers face a different pro­ blem -- getting the model they want. Inventories of large, rear- wheel drive models have been slim for nearly a year. Now, there are reports that some small cars and sports models also are in short supply. DDSs,DMDs,DCs,DVHs,JDs,HDs Welcome Wagon offers discreet advertising to professionals in the medical, dental, health-care, legal and animal-care fields. Our ser­ vice effectively reaches in­ dividuals in the privacy of their homes and is in keeping with dignity of your p- rofession. Please have your office telephone me if you d like to discuss our unique program. 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