Mt. Vernon Register-News from Mt Vernon, Illinois • Page 2

WE REGISTER MT VERNON, ILLINOIS MONDAY, MAY 2, 1955 DEATHS and FUNERALS Sarah J. Hayes Dies At Age 84; Funeral Today Mrs. Sarah Jane Hayes died at 3:20 p. m. Saturday at her home, 1024 Tolle Road, at the age of 84 years, two months and nine days.

She had been in failing health for seven years. Funeral were held at 1:00 p. ni. today in the chapel at the Pulley Funeral Homo. The Rev.

Andrew Caraker officiated and burial followed in Bell Prairie cemGlery, after services at the Bell Prairie Baptist church In Hamilton count.v. Mrs. Haye.s was born February 21. 1871 in Hamilton county, the daughter of William and Kiziah (Koger) Taylor. On August 23, 1897 she was manled, in Dahlgren, to George Hayes, who survives.

She was a memlier of the Bell Prairie Missionary Baptist church. Surviving, besides her husband, are one daugliter. Alma Humphrey of Mt. Vernon, two grandchildren and one gi'eat grandchild. A son, a brother and a sister preceded her in death.

William Adams, Former Resident Of County, Dies William Ira Adams, 89, a former resident of Jefferson county, died at 5:00 a. m. Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lela Beck at Pawnee, 111. Mr.

Adams was a retired farmer. He was bom January 6, 1866 in Jefferson county, the son of John and Susan (Gilbert) Adams. He was married August 20, 1886, in Jefferson coimty, to Margaret Elien Newell, who preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p. daylight saving time, at Davis Memorial Home in Pawnee.

The Rev. Howard W. Fisher will officiate and bui-ial will be in South Fork cemetery near Rochester, 111. Mr. Adams is sumved by six Mrs.

Susie Ayers, Mrs. Lela Beck. Mrs. Nina Beck and Mrs. Opal Sanders, all of PawTiee, Mrs, Georgie Young of Springfield and Mrs.

Emma Snodgrass of Rochester, sons, Earl of Waggoner, 111. and Burl of Pawnee: 32 grandchildren and 55, great grandchildren. Wm. F. Harvey Dies At Home On RFD2, Woodlawn William Francis Harvey died Bt 1:40 a.

m. today at his home on RFD 2, Woodlawn, in Casner tou'nsWp. He was 5S years, three months and one day of age. Mr. Harvey was a tractor driver at the Creosoted Forest Products plant here, where he had been employed for 16 years.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p. m. at Mt Catherine church. The Rev. Grant Hawkins will officiate and burial will be in Mt.

Catherine ceme- The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 2:00 p. m. Tuesday. Mr. Harvey was born January 31, 1897 in Jefferson county, the son of Isaac and Rose (Gaskins) Jlai-vey.

On September 28, 1916 he was jnarried, in Mt. Vernon, to Iva Fuller, who survives. Besides his wife, he Is cd by one son, William Harvey of Mt. Vernon: two daughters, Mrs. Claude Williams of Woodlawn and Mrs.

Rplph Blerman of Hoyleton; one brother, Ray of Mt. Vergon; three sisters, Mrs. S. D. Raines of Gary, Mrs, C.

F. Wilson of Woodlawn and Mrs. A. H. Spangler of South Dakota; and three granddaughters.

Warren Scoggins, Former Resident Of Woodlawn Dies Warren G. Scoggins died at his home in Indianapolis Sunday at the age of 74 years and one montli. Funeral sei-vicos will be held at the Gamier Funeral Home in Cenlralia at 2 p. m. Wednesday, May 4.

'liie son of the late George W. and Oissia (Stone) Scoggins, hp was hcirri al Woodlawn April 1, 1881, and was reared Uiere. Ho if! sin-vivcd by his wife, Anna: one sister. Mrs. H.

G. Stonesipher of Richvicw, several nieces and a nepliew. Walter Foster, 76, Of Richview, Dies Yesterday Wflltcr L. Foster, 76, of Richview, died at 1:55 a. m.

Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Mr. Foster, a retired farmer, had been ill for tJiroe weeks. Funeral servricos will be held at 2:00 p.

m. at the Richview Methwiist churcli. The Rev. Cai-1 Hall and the Rev. Raymond Swilznr will officiate and bm-ial will be Richview cemetery.

Friends may call at Queon- Boggs Funeral Home in Contralia after 6:00 p. m. today. Mr. Foster was born in Wash- fngton county of Charles and Amelia Stelzricde Foster.

He u-as man-ied in 1904, in Jeffereon county, to Maggie Kazlip, who He vms a member of the White Swan Baptist diurch. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Floyd of Shabbona, Ifl. and Oiarles of Woodlawn; foiir daughters, Cora Randall of Rldivlew, Lucille Breeze of Pawpaw, 111., Lela Sensel of Centra- Ma and liattie Cbulter of Irving 'tali 8nd 14 granddjJildren. William Land Of Wayne City Dies At Age 79 WiJliafti Land, 79, a retired farmer, died at 6:30 a. m.

Saturday at his home in Wayne City. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p. m. today at Olive Branch church. The Rev.

H. H. and the Rev. Everett Lemay officiated and burial was in Olive Brancli cemetery. Mr.

Land was bom July 19, 1875 in White county, the son of Richard and Melissa (McKnight) Land. He WHS a memtier of the Wayne City Baptist churcli. Suniving are his wife. Etta: one son, Omer of Peoria; three daughters, Marie Di-aper of Wayne CSty, Mamie Garrison of Peoria and Aline Boger of Springfield; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Eva CSoldman of Eldorado and Ethel Lane of St. Louis.

Chas. H. Williams Dies (n Evansville Charles Herbert Williams, 42. who was bom in Mt. Vernon, died from a heart attack Sunday in Evansville, Ind.

He was the son of Frank and Lorena (Gleason) Williams. Mr. Williams was a city policeman at Evansville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander Funeral Home, 21 W.

IlUnods Street, Evansville. Survivors include his father, Frank O. Williams, his wife, a brother, Gleason of Evansville. and a sisted, Marie Steele of Evansville. MOOSE LODGE OFFICERS INSTALLED Strawberry Crop Early This Year Cy Prtss EFFINGHAM, 111.

Green strawberries are the marbles now and it looks like an early crop this year. A late freeze in southern Illinois killed almost the entire peach crop but strawberries, raspberries and other berries bloomed two to three weeks early. Farmers say ground berries and those in thicket-tj-pe vines and bushes didn't receive the full killing imi)act of the early April freeze. A mild winter had advanced aU blooms in the southern third of the state and the peach trees were vulnerable when the cold snap came. Sbme recovery was reported Saturday in the hard-hit apple orchards, but the crop still is expected to be unusually light.

Fairiess Quits As Chairman Of U.S. Steel Corp. By Associated Priss PITTSBURGH Board Chair man Benjamin F. Fairless of U. S.

Steel Corp. resigned today. He will remain a director and member of the finance committee. The company made the announcement on the eve of Fairless' 65th birthday. The tradion- al retirement age at U.

S. Steel is 65 although there is no com- pulsoiy retirement age at the company. Fairless is attending the company's stockholder's meeting in Hoboken, N. J. The company said a successor probably be named Tuesday.

In announcing his resignation. Fairless said he would "surrender the responsibility of my office to capable and younger hands." Mt. Vernon Moose Lodge No, ISH installed new officers yesterday afternoon. In the front row. from left: James Alexandcr, Lester Henry, iroveriuir; Dr.

J. R. Cochran, past governor and installing officer; Leroy B. TiniUe, junior pa.st governor; J. T.

Tormey, junior Kovernor; second row. Roy Hokler, trustee; Sword, proxy for Lowell Bender, inner guard; Charles Hall and Wayne Carr, trustees: back row, P. E. Chamness, xerReaut-at-arms: Wagner, outer gfuard; Robert RUey, assistant sergeant-at-arms; I'lgg, treasurer; and Clyde Hester, prolate. (Delo Photo Craft) GRANDSTAND, AUTOS BURN Vehicles burn in the foreground as flames consume the grandstand at the Greensboro, N.

Fairgrounds Sunday where several thousand were on stand to watch stock car races. Wlrephoto) Mt.V. Students Win Honors In State Music Contest Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted: Mrs. Marie Dalton, RFD 1 Bluford: Mrs. Ramona Fields; Lawrence Hook, Dahlgren; Patricia Fleener; Little Miss Rebecca Jane Cook; Mre.

Letha Garren, RFD 1, Dix; Mrs. Margaret Hicks, Golden Gate. Discharged: Mrs. Pauline Howe, luka; Oris Stewart, RFD 7. Good Samaritan Admitted: Mrs.

Oda Easton; Master Stephan Morgan; Mrs. Christine Smith; Master William Armstrong; Master Clinton; Uriah Mrs. Clarice Hovverton; Mi's. Edna Masscy; Miss Lane; Mrs. Mary Dycus; Master Paul Vuichard; Mrs.

Delores Lane; Mrs. Leila Boyd; Mrs. Helen Discharged: Mrs. Dealia Garrison; Mrs. Lois Zimmerman and infant daughter, Judith Ann; John Leach; Mrs.

Paulina Marvel: Mi-s. (Catherine Smith; Mrs. Ruth Austin and infant son, Kevin Eugene: Mrs. Daisy Kelly; Mi-s. Mary Gurley; Mrs.

Helen House; Mrs. Mary Dycus; Lucretia Russell; George Pavlik. In placing second to Joliet in the state music contest last weekend at Peoria, Mt. Vernon scored 116 points. I.a-Salle Peru finished third and Elmhursi fourth.

Joliet swept the field with all firsts e.xcept one Mt. Vemon scored first in girls chorus and mixed chorus, second in orchestra and boys chorus, and third in hand. First place.s (superior) went to the following solos and ensembles; brass duet. ensemble, mixed vocal ensemble, Lois Lee Rucker fvocal soloi, Jane Fitch (vocal), Tommy (vocali, Wayne and Jack Manion (vocal). Excellent ratines were won by the followinK: Richard Puiiney, tuba solo: James alto Myers, piano: Linda baton solo: Clnarle-; tloncior.

Ijari- tone sax; Maiictia Henderson, clarinet; Sue Inskcep, flute solo; Fred Baker, trumpet solo: -Nancy Mont ford, vocal; mixed clarinet quartet, snxaphone quartet, fiat clarinet quaj'tet, string quartet, cornet trio, drum quintet, boys vocal ensemble. Good ratings were received by Rosalyn McMullcri. cello solo: Orlando Ham. trombone solo; flute quartet; Eddie Ryder, vocal solo. BIRTHS Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Lincoln Wiieeler, 1001 Park avenue, have chosen the name Ruth Diane for their daughter who was born at 3:42 o'clock this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. The infant weighs six pounds and V2 ounces. Mr. and Mrs.

James Elmont, 313 north Sixth street, are the parents of a daughter, Mildred Elizabeth, bom in Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 7:21 a. m. Sunday, The new arrival weighed eight pounds and two ounces at birth. AIRPORT NEWS Donald McLean made a flight to Lawrenceville today. Jack Graham flew here today from Effingham.

Earl Outland made a round try) flight to East Alton. Predict Warm Weather In May By A-isocinted Press Billy Graham Sets Record In Scottish Crusade By Aliociated frtii GLASGOW, Scotland Billy Graham his six-week Scottish crusade was the largest evangelical event in history. Television and telephonic hookups swelled his total audience to 2.547,365, he reported Sunday night. Graham wound up his nightly meetings Saturday with a mammoth gathering of more than lOO.OOn persons at Hampden Park Stadium. The American evangelist told a news conference that 52,253 persons made "decisions for Chri.st" during the campaign.

The response to Graham this vear exceeded that during a 12- ueek revival he held in London last year. Audiences which heard him directly or by relav totaled 2,047.3,30 and there were 38,447 decisions. Sparrow Family In Porch Light By Atioclated Prtat LOS ANGELES A sparrow family. Papa, Mama and four fledglings, have taken up residence on R. E.

States' porch light. Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow have become expert dive bombers in protecting their young. The family is taking it calmly, WASHINGTON The Wca- i and warning visitors in advance, ther Bureau's 30-day outlook for jf possible.

May calls for temperatures to average below seasonal normals west of the Continental Divide, alonR the Atlantic and in the Plains. Above normal tempera turps are predicted over the remainder of the nation with sroalost departures over Texas an adjacent stales, I hi' Inu'cau said. Prccipilation is expected to exceed normal over most of the northern amounts aie anticipated over tho southern plains and in the soutiieast. In ollior- areas, near noi-mal rains are in prospect, the bureau said. Bulls May Sire Calves 100 Years After Death By Associated LONDON Prize bulls which have been dead 100 years may bo siring calves in 2(''53.

a British cattle breeding' expert said today. Joseph Edwards, a pioneer in the technique of artificial insemination of cow.s, said this is the prospect held out by current ex perimcnts in refrigerating bulls' semen. Edwards said in a speech prepared for a meeting of the Brit ish Farmers Club he already has been able to keep semen in a fully potent condition for years. He now plans a longer range test "with improved re frigeration at very low temperatures." Edwards expressed it may be possible to preserve fertilized cow ova indefinitely in the same way. These could be transplanted into other cows many hence, and birth permitted to pi-oceed in the noi-mal manner, bus a calf could be born which was orphaned a century before it first saw the hght of day.

False Teeth For 5-Year-Old LOS Henry Czerner is smiling today a brand new set of false teeth. Henry has only four "real" teeth. A medical condition caused his teeth to decay and the new dentures installed recently at Mt. Sinai Hospital ended his diet of strained baby food. Three Injured North Of Mt.V.

Three pr-rsons sufforod minor in.juries in a throe-car Sunday afternoon on stale highway 37 north of Mt. Vernon and north of the overhead bridge. Involved were cai-s driven by Thomas R. Criswell, Ciiicago, Keith C. Faulkner, Washington, 111.

and Madlyn Gilbert, 216 South street, Suffeiing minor injuries were Madlyn Gilbert, Linda Faulkne.r, age 9, and Maringe Fatilkner, 14. ATTENTION MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 8 We would that your orders be in by 5 Friday, May 6 for guaranteed Mother's Day delivery. Your cooperation will appreciated. Johnson The Florist Phona 420 Curtis Florist Phont 1983-J Easton's Flowers 616 Gladys' Flowers Gifts 167 SHE'S APPLE BLOSSOM QUEEN Auto Dealer Goes To Trial On Tax Charge I1I. dealer Harry P.

of catur went on trial today in U. S. district court on charges of evadinK in income taxes for 19-iS and 19-19. U. S.

Atty. John B. Stoddart in his openins statement that llazelriss: "wilfully failed to report crpaj-ments of new and used cars" in his tax returns. Stoddart said this was done by "falsifying of the business' records and diversion of funds fi -om the business into his personal custody." He said after internal re agents made an e.xteasive inquii 'y into Hazelrigg 's affairs the defendant was discovered to ha acumulated in currency in a safe deposit box. Orlando A.

Kuhle of Decatur, defense attorney, denied tiiai Hazelrigg wilfully evaded la.x and called him "one of the leading Plymouth DeSoto dealers of the Chrysler Coi-p." Kuhle that "there hss been a serious and grievovis business made" and that "the evidence shows substantial unreport income." He said the defense and the sovernment were only a "few thousand dollars apart as to the taxixiyers liability. The incident returned against Hazelrigg by a federal grand jui-y last year alleged he reported income for 1948. an un- i dersiatement of and 529,452 for 1949. and understatement OK The evasion of taxes, the indictment said. wa.s in the fii-st year and in the second year.

tv55 APPLE aiOSSOM queen. Jean Sprately Steptiena, is crowned In Winchester, by Senator Stuart Symuigton (D), MiMourt. Stie ia daughter of Virglnia'a governor. (InternationalJ PLYMOUTHS CALL ON FORD MAN Northwestern "Panty Raid" F.VANSTON, III. A police cstlinated lhiT of 500 coUeffe men "panty raid" on coed dorniitories and sorority houses on tJie Northwestern Unlvorai- tv campus lodn.v.

told some of the raiders entered their quarttrt to feminine garmenta whlcli they displayed to the mllllnf crowd. F.vanston police 10 offic- ei-s were di.spatchcd to the campus to prevent damage or in- iw 'iFs. No were reported. Police said the crowd dijpened In about one hour. were not aMiilable for comment on the mill.

4 Miner Killed In Sunday Accident By Prfis WRST ni. Cecil Sniothei-s, 41, of Weit Frankfort, was killed Sunday in A coal fall in Old Ren No. 9 rnine at Wf.st hicc Tot her miners were in- other were trapped by the fall but not hurt is by his iviilow and an 11-year-old son. Fine Illinois Ice Cream Co. S1MUNGFIFI.D, Mil- Icr-HsRradc Ice Cream Co.

of Qumcs was fined in S. Court today on a plea of KUilty toMolation of the Federal Fixxi. Di-ug and Cosmetic Art. Trip case involved a shipment of ice cream on Sept. 16, 1954 lo flic McGee market in Hanni- l)al, -Mo.

Flowerohone 1983-J Mt and SurrmiiMUar Area Curtls-Fforlst CentraUa Itond Paul Dickenson Is Jaycee State V. P. By AiincLittd CHICAGO John Egan of Lombard, a Chicago suburb, is the new president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Illinois. At a three-day convention which ended the Jaycees also elected these vice presidents: N. Nelson of Rockford; Tlobert Johnson of Cnicago; Robert Cudd of Mammoth; Eldred Popejoy of IBloomington; Ron Anderson of Paul Morrison of Mattoon: George Adamson of Collinsville; Jerry Terswine of Beardstown: Paul Dickenson of Mt.

Vernon, and Stan Webster of Des Palines. Elected national directors were George Pradar of East St. Lcuis, Mai Middleworth of Elgin, Orville Hunsaker of Quincy, and William Brack of Herrin. lOUlS UPTACK looks over the damage where a haulaway trailer tried to pay a call, right Into the living room of his Detroit home. But ifa something of an old story for Uptack.

Seven years before. his home had to be slUfted, to make room for the Edsel Ford expressway. Five yeara later a dump truck mJased the turn and gpewed a load of dirt over the yard. A year aiter that a driver ripped through the back yard. The myaterious thing Is, the autos here are Plymouths.

Liptack Is a Ford (InternatxonaiJ A lovely min-or that's started to flake is a small tragedy. Most women feel they can't do anything about it, but the can. Cover the peeling spot with tinfoil applied with shellac, glue or dark paint. Many Factory Opcningi At The Jolift (III.) Plant Of Caterpillar Tractor Co. MEN NEEDED NOW! No experience required but plicants should have tlons for Seme High chool education would be helpful.

ALSO Low ceilings? Try a i Openingt for Skilled ruses. Paint or paper ceilings I fjon Arc Weldere, in light shades, contra.sting to dark walls. Use vortical effects electrieiani, and Toeimakert. in wallpaper. Ignore breaks in wall painting or papering them.

Hang pictures slightly below eye level. "JIM BO GREGORY MONUMENT CO. I009 JORDAN ST. MT VERNON UCENSE Kenneth Reever, Sprlngerton, and Peyton, Fairfield. The annual increase in India's fHDpulation is about five million a year.

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Any fish that win strilis a minnow will siriko JIM BO. This ts no Iff. Looks and swinis Ilka a llva minnow This IS lura of aH sriyor loal plastic. 3uy ona for your Irjoods also Satiafactlofl luaranlead Sand tl.OO only, aach lura Sand chtck or MSh Wa pay postaia Sold bf inati only J. a TACKLE CO 0 Boi 74t Lario.

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