Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH OCTOBER Charge FDR Aided in Loan Elliott Probe 9 Alton Area Mm Reach Eastern Ports Nine Alton area veterans of the European campaign arrived I eastern today nnd during the week-end, the AwmMfltcd Press nnnounred. Pfr. Hflrrlvm R. Widnmnn, 102-1 Aiby, docked today Minority Report tiled in nt OW port News, on the SS Jess Morrlll. Arriving today in New York on thn SS Mnrcsrhal Joffre wore Pfo.

Clyde R. Sn tuple, of Knrkbrldgo nnd Pfr. Harry Truman Awaits Report on Jews Attlee Urged to Open Palestine to Homeless WASHINGTON, 1, dpi- conflicting of the! p. oilorton of Edwardsville. Anorpi i.iJiiiiuiiiiK v' i Mii "i rola played by the lute Rooiovolt In financial transaction-- Knst Hai-nld Srhcnk of 828 Fifth.

Raymond E. Rib- of his ton, Hllott, were hie, 1128 Keller, and Ptr. L. In and means committee declared--but Elliott, 317 Gonrge, Kn.st All.on, nr- rivrd in Boston Sunday on the Mexico Victory. Melvin R.

Hrimby of Alton 1. Young Roosevelt's father nnd VV'tlmor Sturgeon of East "plnyert an important part" In (hel Alton landed Friday nt Newport $20,000 loin his obtained In 1839 from John grocery chain exff.utlve. 2. The late President "Initlalf)" settlement of the loan by former Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones In 1942 for $4000. Elliott testified that his father knew of nn approved those transactions, but did not promote them.

He said Hartford consulted the late President for only one reason: to be sure there were no "possible political which might embarrass Mr. Roosevelt. The Republicans argued that the late President helped arrange the loan and Instigated the settlement. They Interpreted statements by Jones and Hartford as support of their opinion. Hartford was quot- td ss saying he made the lonn after talking by phone with the President because he thought he was "on the spot" and did not want News on the Cody Victory.

Dock- ng the same day In Boston on he U. S. Victory wns Pfr. William F. Huff.

Last Muster for Security Patrol Advance in Rank for Each Coast Guard Reserve to "Incur Roosevelt. enmity" of Mr. The divergent views were contained In more than 1000 pages of testimony fllc-il with the House by the ways and means committee, In an accompanying minority report by tha Republicans. The Democrats did not file report discussing the role played by Mr. Roosevelt.

They simply voiced agreement with a Bureau of Internal Revenue recommendation that Hartford be allowed a tax deduction of his $106,000 loss. (Approximately $39,000, committee told nowsmtn). The Republicans sharply dissented on this point, too. In hta testimony, given behind closed doors, Elliott gave this account ot how his father wai brought Into tha loan: (Hartford) told me he would WM very much to make the loan to me, shut there was only one thing that bothered him In making the loan, that Is the possible ponttcal he was maMng the loan to me for such Influence at he could then se- from the President, I suggested that he should talk to the President nnd find out If It wouli cmbarasR the President If he made the loan," In reply to question by a rtvenue bureau representative, El llott declared he had not discusser muttw with father prior meeting Hartfcrd. Regarding settlement ot nt loan, Elliott gala he, himself, had asked Jones to try and arrange after diseasing the matter with Jones, however In his affidavit that th Prwridont inked him to try and SJBtott.

The nooTd contained an ex change ot questions and answtr between the bureau representa tlves and Elliott on follows: why would you sug to Mr. Hartford that ho con tact your fattiw and Inquire ns whether or not this would be em barrastmg to him when you foth nothing about it from th very inception? tho very simple reason that that could be explained ti my father and If he felt thnt then was an embarrassment he would the person to so state he (Hartford) spoke to the President (on the telephone) and dropped the receiver what did he say to you? said: "The President has told me that It I want to make the loan to you that Is between you and me and not to consider him In any way; that he Is not connected In any way with what you might do; that he thinks you should go ahead and stand on your own two feet In business and that the President very, very agreeable to him on the telephone and thni- he, Mr. Hartford, was satisfied ihe President felt that whatever business transaction I would hnvo with Hartford would have absolutely no connection with the government or the President." Neiv K. of C. Council at Wood River Instituted By n.

HAROLD O' WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. President Truman Is awaKmj? report, from Prime Minister Attlee nnd General Eisenhower before considering any further In MISS evacuate "non-repatriable Jews from Germany nmt Austria. The White House announced Saturday thai Mr. Truman written the British Prime help hart urging that Palestine be opened to aced In Germany such displaced persons nnd Austria "as In there.

It. said the President's letter could not be released now because the "whole matter" is being considered and no decision has been reached. Attleo has not yet replied. been reported, but not nt the White House thnt The la.it formal muster of Alton Security patrol of United States Coast Guard will be held Thursday night at the armory at Fourth and 'lasa. The Temporary Reserve of he Coa.it Guard was disenrolled as of Sept.

30, and the Alton unit will receive discharge papers the following Thursday. Co-Incidental with the announcement from the St. Louis offlre of the Coast Guard 'amc the revelation that oil members of the U. S. Coast Guard Tem- wrary Reserve in the Si.

Louis Ninth Naval District have been or- lercd advanced one step in rank or rating, as a mark of appreciation for their part time, unpaid volunteer services during the war. Commodore Beckwlth Jordan, district Coast.Guard officer, announced today. The order, applicable to both officers and enlisted men of the unit all naval districts throughout United States, was Issued at Coast Guard headquarters In Wash- ngton, by Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Coast Guard Commandant, who voiced a "well done" for the reservists wartime services. The promotions, in effect, are honorary, as the Temporary Re serve were dlsenrolled Sept.

30, The honorary promotions are an expression of appreciation by the Coast Guard to the thousands of civilians, mostly men and women who were in essential Industries or were exempt from regular military service for reasons of dependency age, or 4-F status, who have voluntarily given up their own minimum of 12 hours each to serve without pajfcln the Tern porary Reserve doing Security trol work, gentry duty, and river patrol duty, under the Captain the Port, since the reserve units were established In October, 1942 In the St, Louis Ninth Nnvn District, the T. R. Units numherct 2043 men and women, as of Sept. 1 under the command of Lt. G.

Kauffeld, Director of the Tern porary Reserve for the St. Loul: Ninth Naval District. First Methodist School Promotions the President suggested 100,000 ows be permitted to emigrate to alestlnn. This Is about the num- of Jews estimated to he In crmany outside the zone con- oiled by Russia. A report from Elsenhower Is xpected as soon ns the American immander In Germany completes White House-ordered investiga- on.

Mr. Truman directed Elsen- ower to make the study on the nsls of a report by Presidential vestlgator Earl Harrison that omeless Jews under American Hilary government control in ermony are being treated almost badly as the Nazis treated them. About the only difference, Harson said, Is that "we do not ex- them." Harrison is dean the University ot Pennsylvania aw School. The Presidwent told Elsenhower hat the general's subordinates ap- arentlyare not carrying out the otsdam refugee aid policy of Hiding displaced persons in the omes of German civilians. He sked that this be done to impress the German population that hey lost the war.

Harrison in his lengthy report i the President said many Jewish efugecs and others still are living nder guard behind barbed wire ences In crowded, unsanitary amps, and with nothing to eat ut bread and coffee. Lt. Randolph SUeppurd Retired From Service Lt. Randolph Sheppard. Army Air Force pilot, who Injured In a cnuh in Kngliuul Initt March In which four members of Ills crew were killed, two were Injured, Including himself, and three others remained unhurt, arrived home yesterday and Utiny rtiviu-ii notice that he had been retired from service because of his Injuries, effective Oct 2.

Lt. Sbepard was long in a hospital In England, then wns sent to this country to complete his ery. Recently his and their Thirty-two promotion certificates were awarded in the school Of First Methodist Church Sunday, and prior to the awarding Ralph Kober spoke on "Value the Church School." The Rev. P. Whltlock was unable to be present, as he wns attending con ference In, Centralia.

Royce Adams, superintendent called the name of each child re cclvlng a certificate, and the cer tificote was presented by the Mrs. Frank Cut of Junior girls child's teacher, ting, teacher Awarded 10 cerllflnilrs; Mrs! J. Bennlngton, 8 Mrs, William Mlllm-lng, superln tendent of cradle roll, Mrs Robert Sheley. senior earner In the primary department, Mrs Guy Duker, supervisor of the he glnners' department. 3, and Herb ert Rink, teacher of Junior boys 2.

Mrs. Leo Woods, xupervlso of the Primary department, pre sented Bibles to four In th primary department who recelvec certificates. Church school closed thp yea with an enrollment of 358, ni Increase of 22 percent over th preceding 12 months, and thi per average attendance was 15 cent over the preceding period. Total collection of the schoo for the year was 66 percent nbov the preceding year, and the VVorl Service collection had an increas of 128 percent over the prevlou year. Vltmlo Infant Dies John David Vltale, three-month old son of Mr.

and Mrs, A. J. Vital newborn baby died at Ft. Vn.u where he has been recently -M Lt. Sheppard-.

retirement with Lt. Sheppard so seriously In- 11 nllh and ha Jured with a fractured skull and, patient In the St. Lou otherwise that It WM doubtful 1 for a month shortly afte while that he would recover. His blrth and had returned there flv retirement because It is believed that his disability permanent. He the ton ot MM.

Ruth Sheppard, 8019 Cc-ronado. Stolen Oar Found Stolen from a parking lot In St. Mils. JMi-model sedan ot Mr. and Mrs.

Harry HemphUl (o 610 Blair avenue WM recovered early today, Alton police were Informed to a call from the St. Louis police department at Tht days ago for further treatment. Surviving In addition to his par are a brother, John Gregory his maternal grandparents, Mr. an Mrs. A.

Wolrlch of Milwaukee, Wls ami his paternal grandparents, and Mrs. A. J. Vltale, Indlananoll Funeral rites will be conducte Tuesday at 2:30 p. m.

In State funeral home. Burial will be I Greenwood cemetery. Friends ma call at the funeral home after p. m. today.

Rome Inherited from Greet ot matte in ojrazna. Cpl.K.C. Brown in Camp Near Manila Cpl. Kenneth C. Brown of 422 Prospect street has arrived at a cnmp near Mnnlln In the Philippines, Mrs.

Brown learned today in a letter from him. He is in a unit Inken directly from Marseilles, France last July 1R, sailing over the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal, touching at New Guinea, nnd then going north to the Philippines. The voyage required 49 days, his letter stated, and covered 17,054 miles. Cpl. Brown disclosed in the letter he had been awarded five battle stars for his service In Europe.

Women's Clubs Group Session District Federation Meets At YWCA WOOD RIVER. A banquet at 7:30 p. m. Sunday In St. Bernard's Hall at which the principal address was by Raymond F.

Gleason of Chicago, district deputy, climaxed Institution of the Wood River council, Knights of Columbus. Candidates and members attended Mass at 8:30 a. m. in St. Bernard's Church, and degrees were conferred on the class of Wood River candidates In the afternoon under general direction of Joseph J.

Springman of Alton, district deputy. The class was named In honor of the Rev. Father E. J. Douglas, pastor of St.

Bernard's. Dr. John T. Murphy district, deputy of East St. Louis, and his staff, exemplified the third degree, and Initiation ceremonies were in Gerson hall.

Francis N. Manning wns toastmaster at the evening after-dinner program. Msgr. W. T.

Sloan of Alton gave the invocation, and the Rev. Father Douglas made the address of welcome. Building Work Shows Uptrend irst Three-Quarters of Year Gain $56,000 FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN, Oct. 1, UP) American military fflclals Invited newspaper cor- espondents today to inspect camps or displaced persons and to de- ermine for themselves whether barges of appalling conditions among Jews were justified. Lt.

Gen. Walter B. Smith, chief ot staff to Gen. Dwlght D. Eisen- lower, ordered his personal plane fly newsmen this afternoon to camp area In Munich.

Mrs. F.Rogers, 44, Dies in St. Louis Mrs. Florence Stierley Rogers, 44. of 4063 Lincoln, St.

Louis, formerly of Alton, died Saturday no Firmln Desloge Hospital. St. L.ouls, after an extended period of falling health. She had been a patient In the hospital for six weeks. Born April 3, 1901 In Alton, a laughter of the late Charles Stier- ey, nnd Mrs.

Sadie Stlerloy. Mrs. Rogers spent her -early life In Alton. She wns a member of St. Pat- parish and attended St.

Patrick's school, and was graduated from Ursullne Convent. She was married In Alton to Russell Rogers, who died 10 years ago. After the death of her husband moved to St. Louts and had wen employed In the office of the McQuay Norrls manufacturing office there until ill health caused her retirement. Before her marriage she hod worked for four yours In the office of Western Cartridge Company.

Surviving in addition to her mother, are a daughter, Mrs. Buries R. Hammond of St. Louis; two sisters, Mrs. Hrrschel Delehanty, nnd Miss Rose Ellen Stierley, Alton, and brother, Edmund of St.

Louis. Funeral rites will bo conducted Tuesday at n. In St. Patrick's Church. Burial will be In Greenwood cemetery.

The body Is at Stnten funeral home where friends may call. Tho rosary will be recited at 8 p. today. Major John H. Wedig Retired From Service Major John Harrison Wedlg, army medical corps, who arrived In the United States Sept.

19 after sen-Ing overseas for almost three years, was retired from service, Thursday, nt Jefferson Barracks. He Ims retui-nrd to Alton to join hli wife, Mrs. Verla Lampert We- dlg, and son. John, who have been residing nt 1127 Warren since he has been overseas. According to announcement today from the European theater, Dr.

Wedlg has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorious BK auistant chief of medical service in the 31st General Hospital Mirecourt, Franct. He was Instrumental In developing a new type of treatment for patients suffering from hepatitis with Jaundice, The treatment eventually was adopted by the Army Medical Department In the European thea ter. District 9 of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, had a conference at the Young Women's Christian Association Sunday, and Miss Bcrnice Goedde of East St. Louis, president of the Federation, was guest of honor. Mrs.

Loretta Relske of Granite City, district chairman, presided. Miss Lauretta Paul, president of the Alton Club, welcomed the guests, and Mrs. Louise Warren, president of the East St. Louis Club, responded. Mrs.

Reiske introduced special guests, Including Miss Goedde, Miss Eulalla of Edwardsville, editor of the Club Bulletin, the state federation's publication; Miss Mary Postlewalte of the Jacksonville Club, state revisions chairman, and presidents of four clubs making up the Ninth district. Mrs. Relske Is president of the Granite City Club, and Miss Mary Strublnger of the Edwardsville Club. Mrs, Mary Connole of Granite City gave a tribute to the Flag, and Miss Strublnger read the club Collect. Group singing was led by Mrs.

Dorothy Queen of the Alton Club, Mrs. John G. Gill, violinist, with Mrs. A. T.

Wilking at the piano, played "Spanish Serenade," by Chamlnade-Krelsler and "Franqui- ta," by Lehar-Kreisler, and responded with an encore. Miss Mary Maguire, Mrs. Queen and Mrs. Ruth Thompson of the Alton Club, accompanied by Miss Mary Thompson, also a club member, sang "Lift Thine Eyes," Mendelssohn, and "Let All My Life Be Music." Mrs. Pearl Kirkpatrick of Grange City read minutes, of th.e District's spring mcetlngi aAd club presidents presented reports of activities.

Miss Goedde conducted a "Federation Information Please" quiz in which members of the clubs participated, and questions pertaining to the Federation work were discussed. Miss Goedde announced that the Illinois Federation plans to have a state convention in Danville April 26 and 27, 1946. State board meet- Ings will precede and follow the convention. Miss Hotz, of Edwardsville; Mrs. Lottie Scherrcr ot Granite City, and Mrs.

George R. Knight of Alton were named members of a committee to revise by-laws of the district. Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock, and 90 guests in attendance. Mrs. Augusta Poag Dies at Age 66 Funeral Rites Tuesday at Edwardsville Mrs.

August Poag, 66, widow Curtis Poag, and a daughter of th late Chris and Charlotte Baum Ebelage, pioneer settlers in th Wanda area, died suddenly Sunday at 1:15 a. m. at her farm home one and a half miles south Wanda. Mrs. Poag was stricken with th fatal attack about 1 a.

m. an called to her daughter, Ruth, wh resided with her, that she had severe pain in her head. He daughter left her bedside to get glass of water with which to ad minister medicine and upon he return found her mother dying. Born Nov. 20, 1878 In Wanda Mrs.

Poag haU spent her entire lit in that vicinity. She resided un til her marriage Nov. 18, 1902, Curtis Poag, on the Ebelage farm at Wanda. After her marriage sh moved with her husband to Poag a village named for her husband father. Her husband died Nov.

1 1940. She was the last of th family of the late Mr. and Mr Chris Ebelege. Early in life she had affiliate with the Methodist Church, Wanda, and had been active ther in the women's organizations. Surviving are three daughter Ruth Poag, and Mrs.

Joh Dekota and Mrs. Lee Matthewso Soutiv Roxena. She als leaves two grandchildren. On child and her husband precede her In death. Funeral rites will be conducte Tuesday by the Rev.

Leroy Dud pastor of Wanda Methodist churc In Marks-Weber funeral home, wardvllle. Burial will be in th Poag lot In Wanda cemetery. Th body is at the funeral home wher friends may call. Seek Treasure Labor Continued From Page 1. In addition to serving In France, Dr.

Wedlg was with the hospital unit In North Africa and Italy. Ho entered service in the fall of after completing Interneehip Barnw Hoepiul, Pennsylvania; 1500 United Farm Equipment Workers members in the Peorin, 111., plant, of the Caterpillar Tractor which employs some 14,000 In five Dayton, plants of General Motors' Frig- Idalre division and 200,000 telephone workers. oil workers In refineries throughout the nation; 65,000 wood and lumber workers in a half-dozen states; 100,000" automotive workers, principally In the Detroit area; 40,000 miners, mostly In Pennsylvania and West Virginia; and 50,000 textile workers, largely in the Newark, N. area. The Westinghouse strike Involved workers In Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York.

Leo F. Bollens, president of the Federation of Westinghouse Salaried Unions, suld members voted to go back "pending the outcome of negotiations." In New York the building service men struck in protest against a regional WLB directive which Increased hourly rates but reduced the hours per week, resulting, the union contended, In a pay cut. The Strike ended when the union bowed to nn ultimatum from Gov. Thomas E. Di-wey that aocep: arbitration Dewey named George Frankenthaler, former New York state supreme court justice, os arbitrator.

He scheduled meeting with interested groups for today. The two largest strike arose in the Dayton Frigidalre from lha telephone workers. The latter, the National Federation of Telephone Workers, called an executive board meeting for today to discuss a tentative National Labor Board order. Tho order recommended disestablishment of federation affiliate, the Western Electric Employes Association, in New York and New Jersey, charging it to be company. dominated.

NFTW president Joseph Beirne thought a "demonstration" work stoppage was a "defi- Continued From Page 1. Morni Paulee on 17 FifC Calls Air September For 6 Concerts i Mona Paulee, New York Metro-Run tO ApartttlCtlt BlaZfi polltan Opera mezzo-soprano heard iif ntm under flUS- LiBSt QI With 48 building projects to to- al estimated cost of $67,111. ap- roved in September, the aggre- ate volume of all building actlvl- in Alton for the first nine months of 1945 was brought to 344,925. This is an Increase of $56,347 ver the figure of $288,578 for the penlng three-quarters of 1944. Most impressive feature of the bowing of reviving building ac- ivity in the current year, how- ver, is the renewal of home bulld- ng.

Up to Oct, 1, permits were ssued at the office of the bulld- ng commissioner for 24 new dwellings to aggregate estimated 'ost of $75,272. At the correspond- ng time last year, permits had been issued for only three new dwelling with estimated cost of $4500, and for the entire year of .944 only four dwellings at cost of $9444 were listed. Total value of all "new construction" this year, according to reports from the office of Building Commissioner Whitten, is $113,032. This figure, in addition to dwell- ngs, Includes commercial and Industrial structures to estimated cost of $31,280, and a dozen private garage to aggregate of $5435. New institutional building work amounted to less than $2000.

Much of the total volume of building activity thus far this year is represented by alterations, additions, and repairs. Such work on business and Industrial buildings aggregate $112,342, and to dwellings, $91,333. September projects included six dwellings, $17,880, one business structure, $7000, and four private garages, $1900, making an aggre- fate of $26,780 4n new construction. Additions, alterations, and repairs comprised 24 projects to dwellings, $10,107.48, and nine to business or industrial structures, $19,894. School repairs are listed under one blanket permit at $8630.

One sign installation, $1000, and two demolition, $700, complete the showing. here three years ago tinder auspices of the Alton Community Concert Association, will appear Flf6t or i i nft tlng apparently from on six programs of the i ng defect, caused dam- Broadcasting System to be heard lge during October, Sunday morning in an over the Dick grocery Four of her appearances will tore, 801 East Sixth, and burned be on successive Tuesday eve-hrough the ceiling of the store nlngs, singing full recitals wllh.efore crewmen fro- State and the Columbia Symphony engine houses extinguished tra conducted by Bernard Her-he blaze. mann. The hour scheduled is 5:30 Firemen, who responded to the (Alton time), When KMOX, St.larm at 1:40 a. said the blaze Louis, has another locally spon- entered near a radio in the bed- sored program scheduled.

of an apartment occupied by liss Mae Burns and burned nrough the flooring, penetrating tie ceiling of the grocery store oc- upylng the first floor of the Occupants bf several on the second floor of building were routed by the She iS trumha- programs of Columbia (Alton time), Oct. 3 and 10, 11 Conferences by Delta Kappa Croup Alton Women Attend Sessions in Several Cities fere with anyone's religlou, but are going to be certain it isn't used as a tool for militarists. The government has poured a lot of money Into Shinto during the war There were these other developments: Shigenorl Togo, foreign minister at the time of Pearl Harbor who was scheduled to surrender yesterday, suffered another heart attack at his home. An American doctor ordered an examination. Togo and Hideki Tojo, "Pearl Harbor premier" who botched a suicirie attempt, are scheduled to be jailed soon as suspected war criminals.

Tojo is recovering rapidly in an American army hospital. The newspaper Malnichi reported that Kiyoshl Mlki, professor and philosopher, died in prison Wednesday nnd that other Japanese political prisoners, arrested six months ago without explanation, still were in Jail. Another Tokyo newspaper, Asahi, said two other known Japanese liberals died recently In Koznka, whom the newspaper described as the "leading leftwing commentator," and one whom it did not name. Asahl quoted Kanju Kato, labor leader and former member of the House of Representatives, as say- Ing Mlki had been arrested by the defeated Japanese government without "specific charges except that he held views undesirable to the government then in power." Alpha XI to Meet Alpha XI Chapter, Beta Gamma i-psilon snrority, will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock at Mineral Springs Hotel. I nite VICTORY Uoodil Chapters of Delta Kappa Gamma, an organization made up of women in education, held 11 planning last Saturday at various places in the state, and Women from Alton and vicinity attended.

Phi, Chi and Alpha Eta chapters met in Pana, and Miss Helen A. Mack, Miss Martha Walker and Miss Mary J. Maguire went to Centralia. Guests at the Pana conference included Miss Grace Darling, Wood River, president; Miss Lucy M. Jones, retiring president; Miss Mary Quinn, Miss Josephine Barbrake, Miss Elsie Sloane, Miss Martha Cowan, Miss Mary Cowan, Miss Vera Jones, Miss Esther Gulp, Miss Harriet Stevenson and Miss Mable Ditch of Alpha Eta.

Dr. Helen Messenger of DeKalb was consultant at the Pana meeting, and plans for furthering the work of the organization were discussed. The group plans to study he following: "Recruiting of Young People for the Teaching Profession," "Self-Evaluation of the Teacher," "Building a Professional Spirit Among Teachers" and "Teachers Participating in Community and Civic Affairs." Miss Martha Walker of Wood River High School led in a discussion at Centralia, and advised on matters concerning program material, preparing year books and cooperation with the society's national program. Miss Maguire, slate chairman of progress, distributed forms and instructions for showing progress. Similar material was distributed at all conferences.

Miss Maguire is retiring president of Delta chapter. Miss Katherine Obye, state president, was at the Centralia meeting, and spoke on the program of the organization. Burled on Okinawa CHESTERFIELD Mrs. Virgil Power has learned of the death of her nephew, Phillip W. Banks, 22, of San Francisco, an executive officer on a naval vessel, who lost his life Sept.

17 off Okinawa. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mayo L. Banks of San Francisco.

father, former Chesterfield resident, Is a veteran of World War I. The body of the naval officer has been buried on Okinawa. Surviving besides his parents are a sister, Mrs. Alex Winchester, and a niece, Phyllss of San Francisco. His aunt, Mrs.

Clyde Prath- cr, resides in Wood River. not scheduled on local stations. This week she Is to sing In the opera, "Louise," by Charpentler, and the following Wednesday, Chausson's Cycle of "Songs of Love and the Sea." Her successor in the vocal spot on this season's Concert Association New York "Met" soprano Nadlne Conner, who has also been appearing frequently on radio. Miss Conner's concert will close the season, Friday, Feb. 22.

Opening the season will be pianist Jesus Maria Sanroma, Wednesday, Oct. 17, and following him will be viollst. William Primrose Monday, Nov. "The Messiah" Sunday afternoon, Dec 9, and the Fox Hole Ballet Monday, Jan. 21.

All events are at the high school auditorium. Some season tickets for the series still are available. Orders may be placed at the Davis Music 412 East Broadway. Mrs. Woodkirk, Greenfield, Dies GREENFIELD Mrs.

Clara Woodkirk, 79, died at the home of her son, Kenneth Woodkirk two miles north of here at a. m. Sunday. Mrs. Woodkirk is the daughter of the late Gilber and Rebecca Elizabeth Michae Edwards- She was born at Vlrden, March 31, 1866 and was married to R.

Woodkirk, of Whapon, N. Nov 20, 1894. Besides her son, Kenneth, with whom she made her home, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs Zelda W. Randall of Saltdale Mrs. Elva Brackeen of Red wood, and Mrs.

Fay Noth wang of San Jose, and 12 grandchildren. The body was taken from Shields Memorial Home to the home of the son, where funeral services wil be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday by the Rev. Robert Swain, pastor of the Methodist Church.

Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. 'he local department made a run the Dick store building two eks ago, when a tire In another rtment on the second floor sed an overheated electric resulted In minor smoke and damage. 'he fire call to the Dick store the last of 17 fire alarms list- for the month of September. cause of the long stretch of wet ather, the number of September rms was lower than normal. A ord at the police; fire alarm shows grass fires numbered four.

Ordinarily, they are re numerous in September. responses were made to fire Is from homes, and of these two re attributed to lightning and to to oil stoves. Three auto fires, i overheated ashpit, end a store occasioned the balance ot the ns made by the fire department. Donald Hale and Wife Back in Alton Donald P. Hale, with his TO and son, arrived home Friday fn Montgomery, where S.

Hale received a discharge at Mwell Field. Sgt. Hale served as a aist gunner on an Eighth Air Fee B-17 of the 385th Bombard- mt Group based in England and ccpleted 31 missions. entered seice in September, 1943,. and wt overseas in September, 1944.

Herrived back in the States in Ju. He is the son ot Lawrence Hi of 3078 Alby. Western Strike Continued From Page 1. Onpany representatives stated tliewere not prepared to discuss demands of the union for a 40-hour week, wage In- crees to compensate for the lower imber of hours per week and a cloa shop. The Issues will again be at a meeting with the tomorrow.

STORE HOURS: Daily 9 9 to 9. YOUR WASTE PAPER IS NEEDED TO MAKE AIRPLANE WING TIPS Call a Collector at 8 8 lldq 8-1418 -S-fiOSI Fine, soft felt, irt beautiful craftsmanship are contend in the De Luxe Stratoliner. It's ligjh in weight or style andUmfort-- Made by the exclude Stetson Vita-Felt in new Fall shades of star greyudo green beige Other Stetson Hats Wickburn Hats Knox Hats Generous in Community Chest" 7.50 to 6. to 7.50 to in Alton..