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2 The Daily Register-Mail. Galesburg, 111. Wednesday, July 21) 1954 Rain No Relief in Woes of City Hall A welcome break in the weather Tuesday and today had no effect on Galesburg City Hall problems. Street- repair and garbage-disposal woes are still unsolved. If anything the heavy rain was a handicap municipal- wise.

Damp weather curtails limited street patching work and threatens to clog the hard-stressed Galesburg storm sewers. Mayor Leo W. Morrison has announced that a city' wide street repair program Judge Fines Drivers in 2 Auto Mishaps Judge Gale A. Mathers has levied fines against drivers in two recent highway accidents. Both were placed on one-year probation.

Kenneth C. Frey, 23, of Abingdon, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to reckless driving. He appeared in Knox County Court with a fractured right collar bone incurred Saturday when his car missed a curve on Route 41 just west of Galesburg and crashed into a utility post and billboard. Judge Mathers imposed a $75 fine against Frey. The Abingdon driver also was assessed $9 in justice court for driving without a license.

State Patrolman James Wynkoop, who signed the complaint against Frey, also brought a reckless driving charge against Lynn J. Boyd, 44, of Afton, Iowa. Wynkoop said Boyd was driver of an auto with four minors as passengers June 19 at 12:30 a.m. when the car crashed off Route 41 at the south edge of Abingdon. Boyd suffered a shoulder fracture.

In court, he was fined $100. Drunk Roy Kirby, 53, of Kewanee, pleaded guilty this morning to drunk driving. He was fined $150, placed on one-year probation and ordered to surrender his driver license for revocation by the state. Police arrested him Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. in the 1100 Block of Lincoln street.

Also in court today, Bert Spencer, 75, of Galesburg, pleaded innocent to a vagrancy charge and was committed to county jail in default of bond. Arrested for intoxication, Spencer said, "I've never been drunk in my life." Judge Mathers said Spencer was arrested here for intoxication June 17 and 19 and July 18. Set Early Departure For Draftee Group Four registrants from the Knox County Selective Service Board will depart Thursday at 5:40 a.m. by the Santa Fe Railway for Chicago, where they will be inducted into the Army. The hour of the departure was incorrectly listed in the article on the induction notice as carried in Tuesday's issue of The Register-Mail.

which he hoped to launch this week will be delayed until the Aug. 2 City Council meeting since funds were not approved Monday night. Preparing Program George McElwain, street department superintendent, said however that his department is preparing for the repair-improvement program by patching and grading streets. McElwain also is supervising a summer program of sewer cleaning using equipment purchased by the city in 1952. Under study by aldermen is an ordinance to pay $450 a month for garbage hauling by Ira Asbury, Galesburg garbage collector.

Mayor Morrison has termed the garbage disposal situation "grave." Two attempts to rezone two sites for Galesburg garbage disposal by landfill method have failed, and Asbury has been hauling the garbage to his farm near Williamsfield. The collector has declared that his contract with the city calls for Galesburg to provide a disposal site within 10 miles of the city limits. The proposed hauling-fee ordinance is intended to meet his demands for extra compensation. Complaints Dwindle While disposal may be a problem, garbage collections now are drawing few complaints, according to Carl Ahline, city health officer. City Hall recently was deluged with protests from residents that their garbage had not been picked up for two weeks or more.

City officials acted to remedy this. Other city health department worries also are leveling off, Ahline said. A city dog-quarantine proclamation has expired and the animal shelter once more has room for pets after having been too crowded to accept any more. The dog pound situation may take a turn for the worse, however, since aldermen are considering passage of an ordinance to prohibit dogs permanently from running at large. Officer Ahline said mild epidemics of measles and mumps which hit the city in June and early July are letting up.

He said the post-school summer maladies were no worse than usual. Take Summer Course Miss Eleanor Shatsky, 1685 Prairie and Miss Barbara Jean Wade, 678 Bateman are among the 2,000 students enrolled for summer school sessions at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. $191,567 in Farm Estate The net estate of George S. Schugmann of Abingdon, who died Aug.

23, 1953, is $191,567, according to an inheritance tax return on file today in Knox County Court. Farm acreage in Indian Point Township and property in Abingdon are included in the estate. Legacies listed are: $93,144 (tax his wife, Mrs. Gladys H. Schugmann; and $49,211 each (tax $584) to two daughters, Mrs.

Polly Jean Coursey of St. Augustine and Mrs. Gale S. Munson of Abingdon. Have Yott Heard Mr.

and Mrs. C. J. Johnson, 1136 Grand Mrs. Carl Geldbrandt, 1175 W.

Grove and Mrs. Howard Holmes, 1539 W. Water attended the funeral Monday afternoon of Mrs. Johnson's and Mrs. Geldbrandt's brother-in-law, Sim Brandle.

The funeral was held in Rock Island. Mrs. J. B. McDougal, 77 N.

Cherry who returned home from St. Mary's Hospital Saturday, was brought back to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. She is in Room 333. Karen Jo, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Delma Reed, 813 N. Farnham is a patient at the Galesburg Cottage Hospital and occupies Room 274. Dr. and Mrs. R.

Kent Swedlund and son Steven have returned to California after visiting relatives and friends in Galesburg and Farmington. Beginning Aug. 1, Dr. Swedlund will be county physician at Sutter County Hospital, Yubba City, Calif. Circuit Clerk William Richardsen, his sister Miss Dorothea Richardson, both of 591 N.

Chambers and their brother and sister- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Richardson, 354 Hawkinson returned home Monday afternoon after a two-week tour of the East. They attended a convention in New York City of Lions International, an organization which William Richardson formerly served as district governor.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Mackey and two sons of Fontana, have been visiting the past two weeks in Galesburg in the homes of Mrs. R. O.

House, 155 N. Prairie Mrs. Fred Stemm, 470 N. Kellogg and the Maurice Coxes, 463 E. Grove St.

While here they also visited in Moline with Mr. and Mrs. William Bryan and in Grand Rapids, with the families of Crescent, James and Jack McKinney, former Galesburg residents. (Service Club Tells Aims to Develop East End Playground Suicide 4th In Five Weeks A Knox County coroner's jury in an inquest Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kimber and West Chapel into the death of Carl Ekstrom, 45, of 756 N.

Broad returned a verdict of fourth in five weeks. Since early June, four Galesburg residents have taken their lives by gunshot wounds. Dr. Richard Bick, Knox County coroner, said death occurred sometime Sunday from a shotgun wound in the chest. The body was found Monday afternoon in the southwest part of Linwood Cemetery.

Ill With No Hope Clyde Yarde, cemetery sexton, testified that Mr. Ekstrom's station wagon had been seen at the cemetery Sunday. Mrs. Ekstrom said her husband was painfully ill and knew "he wasn't going to get well." The jury's verdict was: death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while mentally depressed over ill health. Authorities found a 12 gauge single-shot shotgun beside the body with a apparently used to depress the trigger.

Details of the Galesburg Kiwanis Club's proposal to convert the abandoned city dump east of town into a playground and park were outlined when the club met Tuesday noon at Hotel Custer Ballroom. Homer Zumwalt, president of the club, and Mayor Leo W. Morrison both addressed the club pertaining to the project. City Council Monday granted permission to the club to collaborate with the City Park Commission in developing a recreational center in the area east of town and north of the Knox Street extension. President Zumwalt outlined the hopes of the club in developing the site into a suitable playground for children.

Mayor Morrison pledged the city to clear the area and level it in preparation for the Kiwanis Club's park program. Work at the site was forecast at an early date. Funds realized at the Club's annual "Pancake Day" are available to help the project. Boy Scouts had also volunteered their cooperation, Zumwalt said. Proposed Steps Plans call for seeding the ground this fall, placing a fence at the front of the tract, providing a softball diamond and basketball goals and procuring playground equipment.

Also to be provided would be toilets, sewers and a water supply. It was reported that Knox College, which originally owned the tract of some 28 acres, gave it to the city with the understanding that it would be used as a park area when no longer needed as a dump area. The college concurs in the present project, Zumwalt said. Unanimous approval of the project was voiced at the close of the meeting. Fourteen acres will be included in the initial development of the park project.

From State George Nichols, who was sponsored by the club at the 1954 Premier Boys State of the American Legion at Springfield in June, addressed the club, telling of this year's encampment of 1,300 boys from all parts of the state. He 'described the organization of the camp into 10 counties and 14 cities. Training schools were organized to brief the boys on their duties. Nichols attended the law school and qualified to act as counsel for other boys. A full program of activities was provided.

A schedule of elections was set up, enabling the boys to choose their own county and city officers who took over the week's legislation and administration program. First Girl Born in Village 98-Year-Old Woman Will Be Bushnell Centennial Queen The first girl born in Bushnell nearly a hundred years ago will be queen of the Bushnell Centennial this year. She is Mrs. L. Luella Cole French, 98, daughter of James Cole, one of the founders of Bushnell.

She was born in October' of 1855, and according to centennial officials, was the first girl born in the McDonough County community. While having an oldster as queen is a decided switch tactics for centennials, the Map Parade Plans for Transportation Fair An elaborate parade is in store for Galesburg's first Transportation Fair Saturday, Aug. 14, it was revealed in plans announced today by Merle Gardner and C. Russell Carlson, co-chairmen of the parade. The fair is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first train in Galesburg.

All types of transportation facilities and other features are being lined up by the committee in charge, in an effort to establish the parade as one of the most standing ever witnessed locally. Set Formation Point The parade will form at West Main and West streets, with the starting time set at 10 a. m. to proceed east through the business district. Assignment of units in the parade lineup will be announced later.

In announcing preliminary plans for this attraction of the fair, the co-chairmen also listed names of individuals contacted to be in charge of the various TRANSPORTATION FAIR AUGUST 14 PARADE ENTRY BLANK Name Organization Person in charge of entry Phone Address City State TYPE OF ENTRY (CHECK ONE) (Pertaining to transportation in any form) MARCHING UNIT BAND, DRUM CORPS ANTIQUE AUTO OTHER If Your Entry Is a Float, Please Check Type Below; DECORATED CAR HISTORICAL SCHOOL RELIGIOUS PATRIOTIC FRATERNAL AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIAL IF OTHER, PLEASE DESCRIBE We agree to have our parade entry in the position assigned by the parade chairman not later than 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 1954. No Entry Fee Required SIGNED elements of the parade. Richard Dickerson, chief of the Galesburg Emergency Police, has been appointed in charge of traffic and parade assembly. Enter Legion Band Arrangements for musical groups in the line of march are being handled by Roy Landon.

The first band entry received is the Galesburg American Legion in neighboring communities were Community Band. Other bands invited to participate. Military vehicles have been scheduled to participate from the 5th Army District and the National Guard unit in Galesburg, in addition to cars operated by the Army and Air Force Recruiting Service here. Lt. Gen.

W. B. Kean, commander cf the 5th Army District, has arranged for the appearance of military vehicles from the district. In addition, the district plans to exhibit fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter at the Municipal Airport. Headed by Snodgrass Units from the local guard outfit will be in charge of Capt.

Harold Snodgrass, with M. Sgt. Lawrence Armstrong in charge of recruiting station cars in the lineup. George Oidland, Santa Fe agent here, has arranged to enter a miniature train in the parade. Other parade elements will include representation by local and long distance trucking firms, Boots and Saddle Club, Burlington Railroad employe organizations, city fire department equipment, and auto dealers.

An assortment of antique cars also is being sought to appear in the parade. The committee extended an invitation to all individuals and business firms to participate in the event. Dave Swanson, head of the Knox County Dealers Association, is in charge of car entries in the parade, assisted by Cal Hunter. Others assisting the committee with arrangements are Ed Pavlot, business agent of the local Teamsters Union; Roy LaBrash, Boots and Saddle Club and Bob Walters, motorcyles and bicycles. Women Need Politics Push Demo Leader "Women are interested in politics and doing something about government, but they need a push," Marjorie L.

Schneider of Galesburg said today following her appointment Tuesday as Illinois Democratic state chairwoman, northern division. The active Knox County Democrat said she will conduct a workshop in Galesburg next month for the county chairwomen in the 36- county district which she heads. Seeks Political Suffrage don't have to be controlled by man's politics as in the past," the 31-year-old lawyer said. She hopes to strengthen Democratic women's organizations in her district counties which include Knox, Henderson, Warren, Henry, Peoria and Fulton. County political women's meetings should draw crowds of several hundred instead of 40 to 50, she said.

Mrs. Schneider was appointed Knox County Democratic chairwoman in 1952, as well as a member of the state speakers bureau for women's division of the party. Defeated for Judge She was party candidate for county judge in 1950, unsuccessfully opposing GOP Judge Gale Mathers. Chairwoman Schneider is a director of Galesburg Y. M.

C. chairman of the women and girls' division, and member of Galesburg Junior Woman's Club, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Altrusa International, Inter-Club Council, Delta Delta Delta, Galesburg Chamber of Commerce, Illinois State Bar Association and Knox County Bar Association. She was graduated from Galesburg High School and the University of Illinois with honors and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1946. Mrs. Schneider was one of three Democrats appointed Tuesday by James Ronan, chairman of Democratic State Central Committee, as state co-chairwomen.

in Bushnell group hasn't deserted the young lovelies completely. There will be a queen's court with three attendants for Mrs. French to be chosen by popular vote. Seven Candidate! Seven candidates have filed their nominations for attendants. Their names and sponsors are: Judy Bunch, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Catherine 1 American Legion; Judy Feaster, Rotary Club; Marydel Brant, Holy Name Society; Connie King, Methodist Church; Rosalie Murphy, Simpson- Powelson Lumber and Sandra Faulhaber, Business and Professional Women's Club.

Only the tickets purchased prior to Aug. 8 will be entitled to cast a ballot, and the winners will be announced on Aug. 12, sponsors say. Mrs. French lives alone in Bushnell doing her own housework and being quite active for her years.

She lives in a house built by her pioneering father. Her husband has been dead for many years. They had no children. Rafti, Wind, Papef Cited as Causes for Two-Car Collision There were a lot of reasons for a two-car collision Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. on West Main street just east of Santa Fe Railway tracks, according to a police report.

Main culprit: Mother Nature. It happened this way. George M. Epley, 20, of 762 E. Berrien was driving west on Main followed by Gerald R.

Scott, 17, of 468 E. Knox St. Wind ripped paper from a newly laid concrete walk and blew it in front of a driver. The auto stopped suddenly and so did Epley. On rain-wet pavement, Scott failed to stop, however, before slamming into the rear of the Epley auto.

Post Voting Setup on '55 Wheat Issue Wheat growers this Friday will vote for or against marketing quotas for the 1955 crop. The polling place in Knox County will be the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office, located here in the basement of the Farm Bureau Building, 95 N. Seminary St. The polling place will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Only one polling place will be operated in counties which list a hundred or less eligible voters, such as is the case in Knox County. Counties with more eligible voters will provide extra polling places. Explains Referendum The referendum, according to Simeon, F. McGaan of the Knox County ASC committee, will determine whether or not the quota program now in effect will continue for next year's crop. Two-thirds of those who vote must approve quotas before they can be put into operation.

The current program, which was voted on a year ago, was approved by 87 per cent of the 221 to 57, 536. Chairman McGaan urged every eligible wheat grower to vote. A producer is eligible to vote if he will have more than 15 acres of wheat on his farm for harvest in 1955. In other words, he can vote if he would be affected directly by quotas, which apply only to farms with more than 15 acres of wheat. If quotas are approved, the full of price support authorized for 1955 will be available for those who comply with their allotments.

However, penalties will be imposed on any excess wheat on farms having over 15 acres and on which the allotment is exceeded. If quotas are not approved, there will be no quotas or marketing penalties, and price support for those who stay within their allotments will be a 50 per cent of parity. Salisbury Seen as Possible New Superintendent for Unit The traditional straws in the wind today seemed to be leaning toward Arnold W. Salisbury, high school principal, as the new Unit 205 superintendent to replace W. T.

Wooley, at least temporarily. While no one in authority around the unit will come right out and say it, there appeared to be considerable sentiment for offering the job to Salisbury, who 1 Public Aid Committees Are Appointed has been principal at the high school since Jan. 30, 1053. Salisbury Is out of town, his office reports, and Is not expected back until Friday. For Salisbury to move from the principal's desk to unit superintendent would not be without precedent.

Wooley followed the same path, having been principal at the high school for seven years before the unit job following the death of R. V. Lindsey. No Applicants There have been no applications received for the superintendent job, according to Wooley. The Board of Education is to meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the board offices in the library to discuss the superintendent situation.

This is a special meeting called by Harold Whitman, (president, following the Monday announcement by Wooley that he is leaving the unit to become principal of the Champaign Senior High School. Wooley said he will be on the job in the Galesburg unit through Friday, July 30, and will be at work Monday, Aug. 2, at Champaign. He said his family will remain at their Galesburg home, 978 Jefferson for the time being. From Iowa Town Salisbury came to Galesburg from Fairfield, Iowa, where he was principal of the high school.

He was named principal here Dec. 18, 1952, but didn't assume his duties until late in January. Salisbury, 39 when he was appointed, had served for three terms'- as president of the Iowa Association of Secondary School Principals. He was graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, in 1935. He received a master's degree in education at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1941 and has done work toward a doctor of philosophy degree.

The unit principal is married and has two children. The family resides at 700 Willard St. He was active in civic, church and fraternal organizations in Iowa. US Buying Most Scptch Whisky, Association Says LONDON (UP)-Scotland is exporting Scotch whisky at a record clip this year, it was announced today. The United States is the biggest customer of the distillers.

The Scotch Whisky Assn. said exports for the first six months of this year hit the all-time high of 6,654,178 gallons which earned Britain $53,874,454. United States' consumption jumped to 3,364,740 increase of 60,000 gallons over the similar period of last year. The Illinois Public Aid Commission today announced appointments of welfare service committees in 39 Illinois counties including Knox, Hancock, Henderson, Mercer and Stark, as follows: Knox County: Mrs. Winnifred Bagley, Galesburg, reappointed; Bert Curtiss, Galesburg Salvation Army commandant, appointed to replace A.

R. Kemp, whose term expired; Mrs. Irene Rose, Galesburg, appointed to replace William H. Moon whose term expired. Hancock County: Mrs.

Hamill Graham, West Point, and Mrs. Arlo Kunkel, Carthage, reappointed; Harold Heitman, Hamilton, appointed to complete the expired term of Harvey W. Byrnes who moved out of the county; Ervin Wemhaner, Sutter, appointed to replace Myron Gabel whose term expired. Stark County: Robert L. Breen, Bradford, Vernon L.

Brown, and William L. Hagerty, both of Wyoming, reappointed; Mrs. Mabel Trimmer, Toulon, appointed to complete the unexpired term of Oliver M. Colwell who moved out of the state. Henderson County: C.

E. Cisna, Gladstone, Earl A. 1 Oquawka, and Carr Melvin, Le- Harpe, reappointed. Mercer County: George Acord, George W. Benner, and Gladys Felton, all of Aledo, reappointed.

Appreciative Thief ELMONTON, Alta. searched today for the thief who came to dinner. Adam Fulton reported Tuesday that a thief broke into his home, prepared a meal, left dirty dishes, slept in his bed, stole a cigaret lighter, and tie clip and left the following note: "I thank you for the use of your house." SAT. 2 For 1 SALE AT ZESTO WATCH FOR FRIDAY'S REGISTER-MAIL. Birth Record Born at Galesburg Cottage Hospital to: Mr.

and Mrs. Glen Paulsgrove, 1303 Lincoln Monmouth, a girl at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Sennig, 198 Arnold a boy at 12:44 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Galbreath, Rio, a boy at 10:34 p.m.

Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry May, 1791 E. Main a girl at 9:56 a.m.

today. Mr. and Mrs. William Roberson, 246 Holton a boy at 10:53 a.m. today.

Born at St. Mary's Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stevens, 662 E. Third a boy at 11 a.m.

Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Haiser, 46 N. Pearl a boy at 11:25 p.m.

Tuesday. Plan to Charge Moline Lad With Death of Man MOLINE, HI. WV-State's Atty. Richard McCarthy said Tuesday he plans to file a murder charge against Marvin Alexander, 16, in the death of 72-year-old Roy Turnipseed. Turnipseed of Moline died Monday night of a head wound inflicted in a robbery attempt July 9.

Alexander admitted he struck the old man with a steel rod in an attempt to get money to go to Chicago, McCarthy said. Alexander was held on $1,000 bond. Jerry Floyd, 14, who McCarthy said was a companion of Alexander in the attack, was released on $1,000 bond. Plenty of Change DURANGO, Colo. unidentified parking violator'put a $100 bill before Judge Erwin DeLuche to pay a $1 fine Tuesday and had to borrow a rubber band from the judge to hold his change $1 bills.

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