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THE DE KALB DAILY CHRONICLE. DE KALB. TIJJNOTS. FRIDAY. APRIL 28, 1950 PAGE SEC effectively prevent exploitation of nn SAFETY FURS-T ft 0 ir Jl JUL Sycamore Churches misconduct of performers in motion picture advertising," the senator said.

Jackson, whom Johnson sent here as his on-the-spot investigator, said the investigation was cancelled because "a satisfactory plnn of self-regulation" had been work; ed out. MEETXNO DATE CHANGED Genoa, April 23. There will be a change In the day of meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Instead of the usual date of May will convene on May IL This will make It possible for members to attend the district meeting which will be an all-day affair and luncheon at the Method ist Church in Elgin on May 12. Thought St Today Cleveland.

0. (UI9 Careless handling of automobiles kill more persons on our highways than there are men in the army, and air force combined every year, the Street and Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau reports. The two services have a combined strength of but 1,400.000 died on the high ways last year. Chronicle Want Ads Bring Results A GROUP L1EETS' 5 Oil THURSDAY Committee Assigns Jobs to Members in Attempt to V- Raise Funds The commute which will make the drive for funds to complete the Municipal Hospital heM it first meeting yesterday. i Plans were laid Immediately to contact both groups and Individuals in the drive to raise the needed to complete the Job.

Many members of the committee were unaware that sufficient plete the Job until the announce ment was made Tuesday that the and work would stop next week TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TERRY MOORE BEN JOHNSON IN MIGHTY JOE YOUNG ADDED CARTOON AND COMEDY work at the Swift A Company Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Palm are announcing the approaching marriage of their daughter, Dorothy Marie, to Melvin R. Tuomi, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Berube of Duluth, Minn, The wedding Is to take place on Saturday evening. April 29 at the Salem Lutheran Church. Milton Eklund, student at Au-guxtana Seminary, Rock Island, is to be the guest pastor at the Sunday morning service of the Salem Lutheran Church. The Sycamore High School Parent Teachers Association will hold its final meeting of the year Monday evening. May 1, at the high school.

i The theme of the month' is, "Foundations for Better Appreciation of Visual Aids," and George Vuke of the faculty will give a lecture and show a film on the subject. -s-. Musical entertainment will be provided by. band members tinder the direction of Alton Brand. Mrs.

Walter Larson will conduct the installation of new officers for the coming A social hour and refreshments will be In charge of Mrs. William Carlson and her committee. Carroll Kingsbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J.

Kingsbury, who has been a patient at the Sycamore Hospital for the past week is showing some improvement. Smelt Stag: Is Held Thursday by the Eagles Last evening over 500 members of the DeKalb aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles enjoyed the annual smelt stag event: at the club. Bill Arnold and his committee were commended for the fine man' ner in which the smelt fry was pre pared and served to the huge gath ering. Following the supper en tertainment was enjoyed. An Important meeting of the aerie will be held on Monday night.

May 1, at 8 p. m. when the plans for the new building will be presented to the membership for ap proval. A large turnout is desired for this session. North Dakota Town Covered by Hiffh Water Pembina.

N. April 2S. UE Flood waters of the Red River today I covered every inch of this Canadian border town except for, two bare spots of high ground in one back yard. The river hit an all-time high crest of 50 feet here yesterday. But the crest was moving north to plague the Canadian residents of Manitoba after it drove 25,000 persons from their homes and spread over millions of acres of U.

S. land. The worst conditions were re ported at the T-shaped intersection of the North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba border lines. Most of Noyes and St. Vincent, SUNDAY ON TUX STAGE 5 ACTS VAUDEVILLE STAGE SHOWS AT tiOO i00 and tiOO p.

ra. ON THE SCREEN Sunday. Monday and Tuesday UiAU Golfers Hope Weather Will It 'Em Play The weather holds the key to whether or not golf can be played this week end on the Sycamore golf course. If there is no great amount of rain between now and Sunday, Superintendent Emll Cassier said that play would be permitted on the' first nine holea Heavy rains early this week flooded parts of the course and although most of the water now has drained off, the ground still is soft and the maintenance crews have been unable to mow the grass. In any case, only the first nine will be open.

Chamber Plans I a Membership Meeting: Soon A meeting of the entire membership of the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Methodist Church annex on Monday night. May 15. John Reese, chamber manager, announced the today and said that Ed Boies would be chair man of the affair. Howard Smith, national af fairs director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, has been obtained as the guest speaker. This win be the first of a series of meetings of the membership, Reese said.

SYCAMORE SOCIETY Wearing the same dress in which her mother was christened. Theresa Cellna Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Thomas was baptized at St. Mary's Church in Sycamore Sunday, April 23 by the Rev.

C. W. Calne. Sponsors were the baby's aunt and uncle, Mrs. Sidney Dillon and James McDermott, Jr.

both of De Kalb. A family dinner was held at the Thomas home following the ceremony. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dillon and daughter and Mr.

and Mrs. James McDer- mot and son DeKalb. The Guild Auxiliary of St. Pet er's Episcopal Church held Its regular monthly evening meeting at the Guild Hall Thursday at 7:30 o'clock. There was a good at tendance and after a short business meeting conducted by Made line Mlddleton, president.

Father Paul K. Abel introduced the. Rev. Father Roberts who talked to the group about the work being carried on at Randall House in Chi cago. He stated that Randall House supported by the Chicago Dioscese of the Episcopal Church Is the only home of its kind in Chicago.

To It come Negro boys from 6 to 13 years of age from the Cook County Juvenile Court, boys who have no where to go when their homes for various reasons have been broken up. Here they are cared for kindly and lovingly for an average of about three months unty foster homes can be found for them. The home is undenominational and the boys attend the church of their choice. Work is going forward to enlarge the facilities of Randall House in order that more boys may be given a fresh start under better environment. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening by Mrs.

Will ard Cutts, Mrs. F. H. Weichleln and Mrs. John Driscoll.

Sarah Hicks who has been in the Sycamore Hospital with a frac tured hip for the past two months and has been convalescing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hicks is leaving for Chicago on Monday to resume her 5 ZiU3jy'" i t' UkJ ps LAUGHS OF vS Minn, and Emerson, Manitoba, were under water. To the south, at Grand Forks. N.

one of the hardest hit communities, the waters receded some, leaving a muddy ring on buildings and trees. A radio operator at th- Pem bina city airport talked briefly with a plane flying overhead on flood survey. He told the pilot that all telephone and telegraph lines had been out for four day. The pilot said that cattle and poultry and even wild birls clustered on the tew spots of hign ground that stood above the water. Although the situation was im proving some to the south, tew residents counted on any immediate relief because the weather forecast predicted rain and temperatures warm enough to melt snow and swell the flood.

Meanwhile, in Washington, fur ther aid for the victims of the rampaging waters sought in three bills Introduced In the Sen Morals Probe in Hollywood Is Postponed Hollywood. Anrll 2S. ludn stenhen S. Jackson said to day he was "pleased," that his investigation of Hollywood morals for Sen. Edwin Johnson was -postponed.

But filmland wasn't stacinr any celebrations. The Industry had contended all alone that the in vestigation was unnecessary." two lmnortant motion picture groups the Motion Picture Industry Council and the Screen Artnr Guild said lust that in commenting on Johnson's decision to postpone the probe. Individual stars, directors and AthMTeronalltles did not rush to 1nln mm "I-Told-YOU-So" ClUb. StU- dios previously had ordered their high-priced talent to lay off from commenting on the probe. Johnson.

Democrat from Colo rado, yesterday announced post pone ment in Washington of hearings on his proposed bill for licensing of the film industry after he conferred with high Industry executives. Theae executives, individually and collectively, emphatica.lly as-mrwt mm nf their erave concern and their well-considered plans (for) adoption oi a sinngem amendment to weir aoverusmg code which, they contend, would All Prcscristicss When you bring them to us. We constantly offer protective prescription service. Sycamore Pharmacy Erv. J.

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GLAZING CLEANING REPAIRING CALL 500 FOR PICK-UP. USA ttasl tjjieoln Highway i i i i 'w' ouse Becuty Proved Ecessa 4 rmwpwg cmvji. Butter Keeper pound butter at spread iof softness. Electric: ruoNE tee .1 aMCK Westiniai (DATUGZIT UMNO TOES) 1 Federated Corner Maple and; liigh Streets. IL L.

MlchaeL minister. Phone 54. 9:43 o'clock. Church o'clock. Sermon by the pastor.

Theme "Religion for a Rainy Day." Inspiring music by the organist and Chancel Choir. A cordial invitation to newcomers and to all others who have no other church affiliations. The church provides a "sitter" to take care of children of pre-school age during the hour of public wor ship. First Church ef Christ Scientist Corner Main and Exchange Sts. Sunday school at 9:30 o'clock.

Sunday service at 10:45 o'clock. Wednesday evening at 8. o'clock. Calvary Baptist Paul J. Tatman, pastor.

950 o'clock. Bible schoot ll o'clock. Mornlnz worship. Sermon, "Three Facts About Sa- tan." 6:30 o'clock. Youth meetings.

7:30 o'clock. Evening service. Sermon, "The Day of the Lord." 6:30 o'clock Tuesday Christian Boys Club, 7:30 o'clock Wednesday Chris tian Fellowship Hour. St. Mary's Oatholle Masses as follows: 8 o'clock, early mass; 10 o'clock, late mass.

Salem Lutheran Corner' Somonauk and Charles Streets. H. Ahnquist, pastor. Phone 322. 9:30 o'clock Sunday church schooL 10:45 o'clock.

Morning worship. Milton Eklundj student at August I IV ana Tneoiogicai acnunu will have charge of the service. St. Peter's Episcopal Rev. Paul K.

AbeL Resi dence 222 Somonauk. Phone 265-Y. Guild Hall 351-X. 7:30 o'clock Holy Communion. 9:43 o'clock, church: school.

11 o'clock Holy Eucharist and sermon. A cordial invitation is extended to you to worship at St. Peter's. First Baptist M. W.

Johnson, pastor. 9:30 o'clock, morning prayer. 9:45 o'clock Bible school. 11 o'clock, Morning worship. Sermon subject "What Sayest Thou?" 6:15 o'clock.

Youth meeting. 7:30 o'clock. Evening service. Sermon by the pastor. Methodist Corner of Elm and Somonauk Streets.

Rev. Wayne Lelghty, minister. Phone 52. 10 o'clock Sunday schooL 11 a'cIacIc Mornlnsr worshia Serv ice. Sermon theme: "Getting Fit to Live.

At .1 o'rinrk Vhm Youth Fellow ship leave to attend the Institute at Waterman. i St. John's English Lutheran Main and Ottawa Streets. R. T.

Eissfeldt, pastor. Phone 998. 9:30 o'clock. Sunday schooL 9:45 o'clock. Bible class.

10:30 o'clock Divine worship Sermon theme: 1 "The i Gospel in Three Words God Is Love." The Junior choir will sing the special anthem. Jehovah's Wltn Service held at Hall. 2:30 o'clock Sunday Hell Used as a Scare." Speaker D. Stanley. 3:45 o'clock.

Watch Tower study. 7:30 o'clock Wednesday service meeting. 8:43 o'clock. Wednesday Theo cratic Ministry Course. City Advances Clocks an Hour Early Sunday Syca moire citizens are advised to move their clocks ahead one hour before they go to bed; Saturday nlRht.

If they don't, they will be ex actly an hour -late for everything on Sunday. Daylight savings time, establish ed.by city ordinance several years ago, goes Into effect at 2 clock Sunday morning and will remain in effect until September 24. This will put Sycamore on the same time as DeKalb, Rockford and Chicago. FIRING SQUAD PRACTICE Genoa, April 23. Members of the Legion Firing Squad and Color Guard will meet for practice Monday evening at 7 p.

m. In the Genoa-Kingston High SchooL i. The Victoria Cross was Instituted In 1856. -r JP $1.69 cq. yd.

109 SMmuk St, Fhoao 140 S1CAMORE, LLX, HUCICLES Tker mm I've le-eefe. tt ellote tryiee, II take Ne le mm Old Resident Dies Thursday I in Hospital Richard Milton Valentine, 65, died at noon on Thursday, April 27, 1950, in i an Elgin hospital where he had been a patient for several He suffered a slight stroke early jin December caused by hardening of the arteries and had been in ill health since. Born at Hastings, NebL on December 2, 1885, he moved with his parents, Howard G. and Harriet Shaffer Valentine to Polo, HL, when he was a small boy. In 1903 he came with his parents to Syca more where he has since resided.

He was educated in the Sycamore schools and on May 23, 1912, he was married to Ruth Bryan of Sycamore. Mr. Valentine had been employed by Anaconda Wire and Cable Company for 21 years and was much liked and respected by his neighbors and fellow' workers. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He Is survived by his widow and three children, Robert and Marlon (Mrs.

Miles Burchett) at home and James of New jAlbany, Ind. A son, Howard, died while in the service in World War IL Sur viving also are two grandchildren ana a brother, George, in Aurora and two sisters, Mrs. Rollln Butler Oelwen, and Mrs. Hazel Rohde Willows, Calif. Funeral rites are to be conducted by Rev.

Wayne Lelghty at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Church. Friends may can at. the KebU Funeral Home until noon on Saturday. Junior Woman's Club Elects New Officers The Sycamore Junior Woman's Club met Wednesday evening in the Memorial Room at the Com munity Center. The nominating committee presented Its slate of names and the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Mrs William Stader- man; vice-president, Mrs.

Paul Van Natta; first vice-president, Mrs. Lee Williams; second vice-presi dent, Mrs. George Larson; record ing secretary, Mrs. Jack Eddy; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Rich ard Wiliams; treasurer, Mrs.

Ma son Marshall; auditor, Jean Denby; sergeant-at-erms, Mrs. Stuart nassmussen. President Mrs. Don aid Clapsardle conducted tthe busi ness meeting. Mrs.

Arthur 2 wiener presented the speakers, Mrs. L. B. BagnaU of DeKalb. Mrs.

E. W. Telford, also of DeKalb and Mrs. John Ovitz, of Sycamore, in a panel discussion on "Socialized Medi cine." 1 Questions commonly asked are "What is compulsory health in su Who controls "What would It "What would it do for "Who wants socialized and "What is the doctor's outlook?" These jquestioris were ably an swered and discussed by the speak' rs. 1 Mrs.

Richard Harbert and her committee served refreshments. i The next meeting of the club wm be the final season's gathering at the May banquet. Death Claims Sycamore Man on Thursday "Carrol J. Kingsbury, 23. died at the Sycamore Hospital at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, April 27, 1950.

He had been at the hospital about two weeks for medical treatment. His death came unexpectedly from a heart attack. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne he was born at Rudd, June 1L 1927.

He came with his parents to Sycamore about 14 year ago and attended the Sycamore schools. Besides his parents he is survived by three brothers, Lowell of Rock Island, Lloyd of Aurora, and Kenneth at home, also two sisters, Mrs. Robert Larson (Phyllis) of Genoa and LoU at home. A number of nieces and nephews also Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. IL Michael of the-Federated Church at the Kebil Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 12 o'clock.

Burial will be in Ehnwood. ft 4 on a I 1 1 i 1 1 i i an itt L.ir mm I FAMOUS A i unless more was forthcoming. Deterlmned that" work should not stop, especially while an a perienced. able and. willing crew of workers was still on the Job, the committee members declared -that enough money would be.

raised by arly next week to Insure con tinuance of work for at least a couple more weeks. Where aleney Went The committee members were candidly informed where every cent of the money previously raised had been spent. They also were Informed of certain anony mous sifts which, if counted with ui aireaay spent, woiua The following detailed list of ex penditures was released by Charles Townsend. chairman of the hospi tal construction group, and by Thomas Roberts, who sponsored the fund drive two years ago. Excavating-, coal, S969.85; cement, $6,817.64 brick, 14,863.08: sand, gravel, lumber, steel, cut stone, various contracts, miscellanous construction materials, $5,371.81.

Building tile, plumbing and heating plumbing and heating labor, 695.55; electrical materials, electrical labor. sheet metal work, construction, general labor, construction, steel labor, insurance, professional services. $5,289.48. The committee was told that not a single cent of the money col lected so far has been used for personal, expenses and that not a single penny so raised would be used for any other purpose than to complete the building. The committee will make an ini tial program report early next week Have You Tried Our Noontime Luncheons? We serve them daily 11:30 a.

m. to 2:30 p. m. Choice of meats. Eaeellent serrtoe.

A quiet place youll rienty of Parking Space. Closed Mondays Kendall's Ranch On Rente 64 Four Miles East ef Sycamore OUR NURSERY STOCK GROWS! "Ask yev neighbor" We feature I Freshly Dug 'PerpetuaT Japanese Tews Pin Cushion" fines 'Rainbow' Junipers Pygmy- Spruce "Goliath- Everbloomlng Tea Reees Ask About Our; Monthly Garden Tips BE EXCLUSIVE Our "FersenaUsed Landscape Serrtce Complete stock of trees, hrubs, evergreens. Sale yard aew open dally, aVSanday, a Big Rock Nursery Since ItlS OsBente a Big Reck Pboae SMI '-A HI su ry Jf riday ALSO FEATURING DAILY: Complete Dinner Menu, including: Choice Steaks and Chops. Delicious breakfasts and luncheons. An our food Is carefully prepared and temptingly served.

Serving daily from sw m. to 11:00 p. m. The Uptown phi flw FcstiTts Mtxt 177ZL S3 West State Street FREE GIFTS Ul if 2 Yccrfl SATURDAY, APRIL 29 FEATiniING: Ccmplcto Lino of Grocorics, Moots cmdProduco Hoy Brothers Ico Croaxn Bulk and Pacliago Pino- 1 hurst Milk Products. Free ice cream cones and balloons for the kiddies flowers for the ladies.

One can of pork and beans with every purchase. One quart of Pinehcrst Milk free with every purchase cf Sl.CO or mere. This filvo 9 pounds frosen food 19 pounds of Meal storsre capacity. 1 Ilomiirawereapacityfor bushel of crisp, fresh froiU and Teretahka. IN AND SEE OUR NEW STORE p.

m. Slonday throogh Sunday until further notice. C0JIE a. m. te nOCRS: 619 Carlson Street ilERLE SY'S ESnocJIo's AND LONENE ERUST, -EVEsrnirsa electiucal" SYCAIORE, ILLINOIS.

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