autostart works in gnome, but not in KDE

I am running Kubuntu.

I have a couple of commands that I need to run at the end of the  bootup sequence.

I created and installed /etc/init.d/local, containing the following:

     #!/bin/sh
      sudo /usr/bin/xset +dpms
      sudo /usr/bin/xset dpms 0 0 0

After KDE bootup "xset q" gives me:

DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 1200    Suspend: 1800    Off: 2400
  DPMS is Disabled
 
After GNOME
 bootup "xset q" gives me:

DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On

Commands run on bootup in GNOME,  but not in KDE.  Is it possible tha the commands are being executed in KDE, but defaults are loaded after commands are executed?

How do I tell what commands are executed in KDE at bootup and in what order?.

If commands are running out of sequence, how do I cnage the order in which lthey run?

Any suggestions as to how I get autostart to work in KDE.would be appreciated.