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THE REGISTER-NEW? MT. VERNON. FLLfNOIS MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1966 DEATHS and FUNERALS Rites Today For Cefio Kniffen, 90 Of Belle Rive TWieral services for Mrs. Cella Evelyn Knlffen were to be conducted at 1:30 p.m. today at the Pulley Funeral Qiapel With the Rev, Howard Flota officiating.

was to be in nint cemetery at. Belle Rive. Mm. Knlffen, of Belle Rive died at 10:20 a. m.

Saturday at the Lowiy Nursing Home at the age of 90 years, four months and 11 days. She was bom Aug. 20, ISK, in Wayne county, the daughter of Tully and Lizzy Ann (Browdcr) Williamson. She was married to Frank Mai'ion Kniffen, who preceded her in death on June 24, 1939, She was also preceded in death a son and a daughter. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.

Coy Johnston of this city and Mrs. Margaret Bain of JoUet; two sons, Ralph F. Kniffen of Farmington, and Glen Edwin Kniffen of Kankakee; 15 grandchildren; 20 grandchildren; and a half-sister, Mary Beardin of Rodielle, DI. Mrs. Knlffen was a member of the Lebanon Missionary Baptist ohiirch.

Vern Dies; Rites At Bluford Vem Wlialen, 75, of Bluford, died at 12:20 p. m. Saturday in Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a. ra.

Tuesday at the Bluford Funeral Home with the Ilev. Ross Partridge officiating. Burial will be in Laird cemetery near Bluford. The body will lie in state at the Bluford Funeral Home whert friends may call at any time. Mr.

Whalen was bom Mar. J7, 1890, In Wayne county, the ion of John and Mary (Mauld- jlng) Whalen. On Dec. 21, 1914, in Wayne Qty, he was married to Maude Butler, who survives. He is also survived by two sons, Howard Whalen of Stockholm, N.

and Noel Whalen of Lockport, two brolfiers, Roy Whalen of Rochelle, and Ed Whalen of South Roxana, a sister, Mrs. Goldie Jane Guthrie of Peoria; and seven granddiil- dren. Mr. Whalen was preceded In death by his parents, two sons, (faree Infant daughters, four and four sisters. (a.

A. Schelosky Dies At Age 79 At Evansville tjustave A. Schelosky, 79, of Evansville, president of Small and Schelosky Ccsnpany, died at 11:50 a. m. Sunday at his home.

He was an uncle of Bill Schelosky of the Jordan Furniture Co. here. Mr. Schelosky, president of a itirm which manufactures and lellfl furniture, resided at 1414 Lincoln Avenue in Evansville. He was a 50-year member of Reed Masonic Lodge 316.

Mr. Schelosky was also a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Evansville Scottish Rite, Hadi Temple, Evansville Country Club and Evansville Kennel Gub. He is survived by Iiis wife, Helen; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Ortmeyer and Mrs.

MU- dred Lynch, both of EvansviUe; a sister, Mrs. Louise Evans of Evansville; three brothers, William and Herman, both of Evansville, and Arthur of Miami Beach, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Alexander Funeral Home in Evansville.

The body will lie in state at the funeral home, where friends may call after 6:00 p.m. today. Little Susan Lietz Dies Of Rare Disease Funeral services will be held In Mt. Vemrai tomoiTow for little Susan Marie Lietz, ending a forlorn four-year hope of her parents who had watclied her little bi-other waste away and die of tlie same rai 'c and incurable disease. Susan Marie, foiuvear -old daughter of Mr.

and Mi-s. John F. Lieta, died at 6:00 a. m. New Year's Day at Barnes Qiildren's Hospital in St.

Louis, of Niemann-Pick disease, which is clraracterized by a widespread accumulation of "foam cells" in the tissues. Tliere is no cure. Susan's little brother, Kevin, died of the same disease April 15. 1964. The parents, John F.

and lona (Schultz) Lietz, are former Mt Vernon residents who now live at 8730 Scudder Avenue in Berke- ey. Ma Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Pulley Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Robert G.

Freytag of Equality, 111., will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Opdyke. The body will lie in state at the Pulley Home, where friends of the family may call at any time. Susan was born November 29, 1961 at Springfield, the daughter of John F. and lona (Schultz) Lietz.

Besides her parents, she is survived by the grandparents, Erwin and Dorothy Uetz of Mt. Vernon, Carl Schultz of Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Margaret Stull of New Yoric; and the great grandparents, William B. Hollenbach of Mt.

Vernon, Estella Schultz of Bloomingtcm and Walter Ginter of Indianapolis, Ind. Weather- Here And Elsewhere RIT. VERNON WEATIIER Fi-idny liigh 65, low fS. Satui-riay high 56. low 47.

Sunday high CI. low 23. Rninfall from 7:00 a. m. FrI day to 7:00 a.

m. Satunlay 1.55, Saturday 7:00 a. m. Monday .30. Rainfall 19(56 to dale .30 inch One year ago high 42, low 23.

Five years ago high 42, low 22. Ten years ago high 48, low 27. Tuesday sunrise 7:22, sunset 4:48, (C.S.T.) BIRTHS IUJNOI8 WIIATHER CHICAGO winter temperatures prevailed in Illinois today under sunny skies. Daytime highs ranged from 28 to 34 in northern Illinois to 34 to in central Illinois and 38 to 45 in Southern Illinois. The Weather Bureau predicted warmer temperaturw for Tuesday.

Lows tonight are expected to vary from 25 to ffl. in northern Illinois to fi-om 28 to 34 in South- em Illinois. W. R. Thorn Rites Today Funeral services for William Riley Thorn were to be conducted at 2:00 p.m.

today at Douglas Church in Saline county, with the Rev. Ned Sutton officiating. Burial was to be In Douglas cemetery. Mr. Thorn, 96, died at 8:45 a.m.

Saturday at his home, 301 east Hull street in McLeansboro. He was bom May 28, 1869, in Saline county, t5ie son of Larkin and Sandra (Henson) Thorn. He was married to Mahalie F. Harnett, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded to death by a sister.

Survivors include a son, James O. Thorn of RFD 2, Eldorado; a daughter, Mi's. Pearl McReynolds of New Harmony, tix. grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. William Lisenby Funeral Services Today At Dix William Woodrow Lisenby, 54, Route 2, Mt.

Vernon, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Osbom Funeral Home in Dix with the Rev. Dale Brookman of DLx officiating. Mr, Lisenby, a welder, was bom July 28, 1911, to Princeton, the son of William Alfred and Addie (Yearwood) Lisenby.

He manied LeEtta Leneave on March 12, 1948, in Morgans- field, Ky. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the First Church of Nazarene in Mt. Vernon. Survivors include: His widow; five sons, Alfred, Paul. Edward, Wendell and Jimmy Lisenby; four daughters, Edith Klutts of Mt.

Vernon; Vera Dunham of DesPlaines, 111., Wanda and Reba Lisenby, both at home; two step-daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Tinsley of Mt. Vemon and Mrs. David Hager of New Athens; two brothers, Fordyce Lisenby of East Dundee, and George Lisenby of Woodstock; one sister, Mabel Hunt of Woodstock and 15 grandchildren. STATE HSUFEaUTURES Belleville 58 28 Mollne Peoria Quincy Rockfoi-d Spi-ingfleld Vandalia Chicago Midway Chicago Gi-ant Park East Dubuque MIDWEST Green Bay Madison Paducah South Bend 46 22 47 23 52 22 39 18 54 24 57 24 45 22 46 25 38 13 33 08 36 12 59 31 47 27 FIVE-DAY FORECAST Southern Illinois Temperatures will average near seasonal normals for the five-day period Tuesday through Saturday.

Brief cooling trends are expected about Wednesday and again near the weekend. Normal highs are from the middle 30s in the north to the upper 40s in the extreme southeast Normal lows are from the upper teens in the north to around 30 in the south. Precipitation win average near one half inch, occurring as rain Thursday or Friday. Three Indicted By Grand Jury Plead Innocent Three persons recently indicted by a grand jury have entered not guilty pleas to the charges in hearings before Circuit Judge Jones of Mo- Leansboro. Arraignment hearings for seven others have been continued to Januai-y 17.

Richard A. Ragan and David N. Rainey, both entered not guilty pleas to burglary charges. Gary Wayne Golden pleaded not guilty to auto theft. Hearings were continued to January 17 for others indicted by the grand jury.

Heavy Snow Over Wide Area By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heavy snows and arctic temperatures swept across the Northwest today. A heavy snowfall covered the mountains of westem Oregon and a cold wave struck Montana east of the Continental Divide. Powerful winds whipped through most of the Northwest- em states. Rain fell along the northern Pacific Coast and snow Inland. A sbc-lnch overnight snowfall preceded the invasion of arctic air in Missoula.

Great Falls, accumulated four inches of snow during the night. Wind gusts up to 75 mlles-an- hour lashed Livingston, during the early morning hours. Temperatures were expected to plunge to 20 below zero tonight in northern Montana. Another storm dumped a half foot of snow over a wide belt from the northern Midwest to New England, closing schools and highways and making driving treacherous. The Weather Elsewhere High Low Pr.

Albany, cloudy 38 22 .35 Albuquerque, clear 36 14 AUanta, rain 67 .45 Bismarck, clear 11 0 Boise, cloudy 39 32 Boston, rain 46 33 .75 Buffalo, cloudy 47 38 .13 Chicago, clear 45 22 .01 Cincinnati, clear 55 30 .22 Cleveland, cloudy 54 31 .04 I Denver, cloudy 41 15 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Eugene Isaac of RFD 2, Mt. Venwn, are the parents of a son born at 2:40 o'clock Sunday morning in Jeffer.son Memorial hospital. He weighed seven pounds fourteen ounee.s and has been named Ronald Eugene.

Jr. Mr. and Mrs. 'Tlinmns Gabe Hart III of Dahlgren ai-e the parcntji of a son bom at 4:58 o'clock Sunday morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital. He weighed si.v pounds fourteen and one-half ounces and has been named Tliomas Gnbe the four til.

Mr. and Mrs. Rex Kelley of 1700 Gi-ove are the parents of a daughter bom at 3:37 o'clock Satiu 'day morning in Good Samaritan hospital. She weighed seven pounds eight ounces and been named Lisa Ann, Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Boldrey of RFD 2, Mt. Vemon are the parents of a son bom at 4:50 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital. He weighed eight pounds 12 ounces and has been named Clinton Brett Mr. and Mrs, Robert of 1109 Bel Aire are the parents of a daughter bom at 8:42 o'clock Sunday night in Good Samaritan hospital. She weighed six pounds 12 ounces.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Knucha of 433 south 20th street are the pai-ents of a daughter bom at 8:20 o'clock Sunday night In Good Samaritan hospital. She weighed seven pounds eight ounces. Mr.

and Mi-s. Vemon Trucano of 24 Crown View are the parents of a daughter bom at 4:29 o'clock this morning In Good SamariUn hospital. She wegihed eight pounds. Mr. and Mrs.

WllUam Staley of RFD 1, Texico, are the parents of a son born at o'clock Friday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital. He weighed six pounds four ounces and has been named William Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Powell of north Fifth street are the parents of a son born at 2:54 o'clock Friday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital.

He weighed seven pounds 11 ounces and has been named Michael Alan. Markets IMt. Vernon Qrain The following piices were quoted in Mt. Vernon this afternoon: Wheat 1.57 Soybeans 2.54 Shell corn 1.23 Ear com 1.19 Mt. Hog Market Prices paid until 12:30 p.m.

today Nvere down The top was 27.00 for 300 to 220 lb. hogs. Slnwi were 23.50 for 300 wight down; sows 300 weight and over 23.25, down. Boars were 50c higher to 16.50 and 17.00. After 12:30 p.m.

today prices will be based on next day's prices. St. Louis Produce ST. LOUIS (AP) Eggs and live poujti-y: eggs, consumer gi-ades, A 35-37, A medium 33-35, A small 3M2, large 31-33, wholesale grades; standard 3133, unclassified 24-26, checks 2022. Hens, heavy 17-18, light over 5 lb 11-12, under 5 lb broilers and fryers 19-21 Chicago Produce CHICAGO (AP) (USDA) Live poultry: wholesale buying prices lower to 1 higher; roasters 2iW5; special fed white rock fryers CHICA(30 (AP) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter about steady; wholesale buying prices unchanged to lower; 93 score AA 912 A 90 89 S8; cars 90 89 59.

Eggs unsettled; wholesale buying prices unchanged to 1 lower; TO per cent or better grade A whites 35H; mixed 35 mediums standards 33 dirties unquoted; checks Summit In Ruisia Leaders Of Pakistan And India Meet Rv CONILID TASHKENT, (API- Prime Minister Lai Bahadur Shastri of India and President Mohammed Ayub Khan of Pakistan an'lvcHi today (or a summit conference that is expected to have little effect on thoir basic conflict over the princely State of Kashmir. They were greeted by Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin, who an-anged the meeting of Shastri and Ayub Khan in this Soviet central Asiim city. The meeting opens Tuesday. A highly placed informant said Shastil was asked by W.

Avei-ell Haniman, Pi-esident Johnson's special envoy, to reiterate to Kosygin that Washington wants peace in Viet Nam. The source said Harriman made the request to Shastri Sunday night in New Delhi. Harriman then flew on to Peshawar, in Pakistan, where he conferred today with Ayub Khan before the Pakistani pros ident took off by plane for Tashkent. Presumably Ayub Khan was also appraised of U.S. hopes for a negotiated settlement.

ml. MARCH OF DIMES Joo Martin, tlio presence of Jim Lacey, Jefferson County Rlarcli of Uhnos campaign co-chairman, proclaimed the month of January 1066, as March of Dimes month In Bit. Vernon. Hospitol Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted: Dennis Elmer McLean of Salem; Jim Satterfield, of Melba Azalea Lamczyk; Cecil Trotter of Dahlgren; Shirley Storment of Walnut HUl. Discharged: Roy C.

Green. Good Samaritan Admitted: LeRoy George Warren; Robert Merrit Dycus, Donna Mae Shiith; Theodore E. Reed; Norman Leroy Harmon; Vincent Robert KiselewsW; Margaret Virgtaia Smith; James Arthur Browdler; Effie Daniels; William Carroll Webb; Grace Mae Williamson; James Brian Rathe; Robert Lawrence Morris; Ted W. Mitdiell; Tonna Lee Hutchcraft; Fannie Mae Mateer; Mollie Neal Cooper; Paula Jo Aissie; Kevin Lee Johnson; Paul Earl Johnson; Betty Jean Gil- Meetings OPDYKE O. E.

S. Tht Opdyke Oi-der of Eastern Star wUl meet Tuesday evening, January 4, at 7:30 o'clock at the MMonic HaU In that dty. A fifty-cent gift exchange wiU be Marraerite Piper, W.M. Ilowte Harrimaiw- LICENSES Ted Pilson, 25, Peoria, and Susan Lewis, 23, of North 15th, Mt. Vemon.

John J. Oslager, 44, No. 4 Grant Place, Mt. Vernon, and Madelyn Standeffer, 42, of 3121 Cherry. Eddie Ray Smith, 23, of 411 South Mt.

Vernon, and Patricia Grace, 17, Richview Road, Mt. Vernon. Glen Ivan Pasey, 47, and Ruby M. Mitchell, 56, both of Fairfield. Robert W.

Taylor 28, and Barbara Patterson, 28, both of Centralia. Willy Anderson, 19, of 713 Herbert, Ml. Vei-non, and Betty Edwards, 17, of 1300 South 20th, Mt. Vernon. Gale Erwin Qinton, 20, Ewing, and Judith Ann Wood, 20, of 300 Harrison, Mt.

Vernon. Jerry Thomas, 21, and Marilyn Schneider. 19, both of Gallon, Ohio. L. Wesley Trotter, 25, and Loretta Trotter, 23, both of Wayne City.

Des Moines, clear 40 17 .04 Detroit, cloudy 44 Fairbanks, cloudy -30 -45 Fort Worth, clear 60 32 Helena, snow 36 7 Honolulu, cloudy 79 70 Indianapolis, clear 57 27 .03 Jacksonville, cloudy 78 53 Juneau, clear 6 0 Kansas City c.lear 56 29 Los Angeles, clear 64 42 Louisville, cloudy 60 33 ,14 Memphis, cloudy 68 37 .40 Miami, cloudy 76 71 Milwaukee, clear 40 19 .16 clear ..32 -8 .11 New Orleans, rain 80 52 2,23 New York, rain 52 39 .59 Okla. aty, clear 51 25 Omaha, clear 36 22 Philadelphia, rain 51 42 .60 Phoeni.x, clear 57 31 Pittsburgh, cloudy 55 40 .90 Ptlnd, snow 23 .30 Ptlnd, cloudy 42 34 Rapid City, clear 38 18 Richmond, cloudy 54 47 St. Louis, clear .57 25 Salt Lk. City, cloudy 29 21 San Diego, clear 60 40 San cloudy 52 46 Seattle, snow 38 33 .04 Tampa, cloudy 79 63 Washington cloudy 48 44 .12 Winnipeg, snow -11 -26 .24 11am: Dorothy Marie Brumitt; Charlotte Lee Nordin; Moss Eugene Sledge. Discharged: Domniic Guerriiii; Annie Belle Whithead; Brenda Louise Hyslop; Mrs.

Margie Ann Lappin and baby, Loretta Lynn; Alta Thelyn Best; Mrs. Judith Nell Jones and baby, John Carl Elmer; Charles Jack Gos- dage; Walter W. Seibert; Carol Coleen Sims: Edna Marie Harris; Bruce Weston C3arWn: Willie Mae Jones: John Emil Fallis; Crawford C. Cave; Mary Esther Ranev: Mrs. Carol Ann Griffin and baby, Steven Todd; Mary Elizabeth Williford; Florilla M.

Hart; Susan Lynn (Sowler; Mrs. Betty Marie Langa and baby, Scott Irvin; Sue Ann Addey; TTielma Irene Davis; Neva Dorine Sager; Cynthia Diane Champ; Mrs. Mary Frances Powell and Ijaby, Michael Alan; Lorene Elmeda Troy Smith; Glodine Dora Phillips; LeRoy George Warren; Jerry Dwain McQueen; Elizabeth Aim Peacock; Donna Mae Smith. 8 HURT IN MT. V.

AREA (Cbntinued From Page One)) Meat prices convince us the cow that jumped over the moon was followed by steers, calves, hogs and lambt. the 700 block of Harrison. The parked car was the property of Noble Thomas, 1402 North street. Both cars were damaged more than 5100. At 1:05 p.

m. Saturday a collision at Tenth and Maple m- volved cars driven by Carl R. Oglcsby, 1 Hillside Drive, and Sidney Parker, Texico. Parker was charged with failure to yield right-of-way. Both cars were damaged more than $100.

At 3:05 p. m. Saturday cars drivc-n by Andrew L. Froe.lich, Danforlh, 111., and E. Wayne Rogers.

Wake Village, Texas, collided at Tenth and Broadway. The Froelich vehicle was damaged about S200, the Rogers car more than At 10:15 Friday night a car driven by Danny R. Browning, 17, 1110 Jordan, hit a parked truck In the 1500 block of south Ninlli street. Browning was charged with careless drivhig. At 1:25 p.

m. Friday cars driven by Mary Moss, 45, Normandy Heights and Allen Johnson, 717 Herbert, collided at Salem Road and Oakland Avenue. Johnson was cliarged' with knvihg too doM Livestock NATIONAL ni. (AP) ERthnated receipts for Tuesday: Hogs cattle calves 200; sheep TOO. Hogs 190-240 lb barrows and gilts 27.00-28.00; lbs sows 22.00-24.75.

Cattle calves 200; good to prime steers 24.25-26.50; good to prime heifers 20.50-24.75; cows 15.00-17.50; good to choice vealers 22.00-36.00; good to choice calves 16.00-22.00. Sheep choice and prime wooled Iambs 27.00-27.50; choice and prime shorn lambs 26.2527.00; ewes 5.0^9.00. Chicago Grain CHICAGO (AP)-Wheat No. 2 hard 1.68%n; No. 2 red 1.71%n.

Com No. 2 yellow 1.28; No, 3 yeUow 1.25%-27; No. 4 yeUow 1.17%-19%; No. 5 ycUow 1.11^17%. Oats No.

2 heavy white 77n. Soybeans No. yellow 2.69%-70; No. 2 yellow 2.70%. Soybean oil 11.25n.

Wall Street NEW YORK (AP)-The stock market was irregularly lower early this afternoon as trading for 1966 got well under way but there were elements of strength. Aerospace defense stocks advanced as did coppers, some of the latter gaining sharply. Steels were mixed, with Bethlehem weak because of its involvement with the government in a price-rise controvert sy. Trading was moderate, dampened by the citywide transit strike which kept many of those employed in Wall Street and elsewhere in the dty at their homes in outlying areas. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon was oft .3 at 358.2 with industrials off .8, rails up .3 and utilities off .2.

The Dow Jones industrial average at noon was off .11 at 969.15. If not for a loss of about 8 points in Du Pont the averages would have been on an even keel, so far as the key blue chips were concerned. Bethlehen) trimmed an early loss which exceeded a point. U.S. Steel and Jones ft Laugb- lln were among fractional losers.

Boeing spurted 3 points, Douglas Aircraft 2. General Dynamics and United Ahrcraft gained fractions. Anaconda ran up points and Kennecott about Electronics disployed some pep with Zienlth up 1 and Radio Corp. ahead fractionally. IBM lost 4, Xerox 2 and Polaroid about Prices were mixed in active trading on the American Stock Exchange.

Corporate bonds were about unchanged. U.S. Treasury bonds rose slightly. NEW Dow Jones noon stock averages today: 30 Indus 969.13 off 0.11 20 Rails 247.81 up 0.33 UtUs 131.90 off 0.73 65 Stocks 310.74 off 0.14 llO-PounderSaves Big Boy In Cave LEBANON, Tenn, (AP) Billy Cosby has taken some kidding during his 25 years because of his size. But the ex-paratrooper said Sunday he "won't fuss no more" about his 110 pounds a factor which played a significant part in Cosby's rescue of 205-pound college student trapped 22 hours in a cave near here.

(3iarles Ray Smith, 19, of Hermitage, was pulled from a 30-foot deep crevasse in the Odars of Lebanon State Park, after Cbsby crawled behind him and attached a hook under two 40-pound rocks pinning the youth. When the rocks were lifted, it was only a matter of minutes before CJosby with a harness attached to his body was hauled to the surface, with Smith clinging to the harness. "He was so heavy that it almost tore me in half," Cosby said. "But everytime I told him to do something he did it. He did as much for himself as I did." THREAT TO BAN N.Y.

CARS LIFTED (Continued from page one) ment brightened Sunday night, then suddenly faded, the nation's largest city put into effect emergency measures to handle the 7.4 million persons who normally ride the subways and buses every working day. Schools Extra commuter trains and buses were added, emergency parking and taxi regulations were applied, and schools were closed. But above all else, Mayor Lindsay urged people not to drive automobiles in the city except on absolutely essential business. The strike is expected to cost stores an estimated $40 million a day in lost sales. Strikers Defy Court The 33,000 bus and subway employes walked off the job in defiance of a court injunction at a.m.

Saturday just five hours after Lindsay took office as the city's first Republican mayor in 20 years. Here is the mayor's proclamation: "Whereas, each year in tlie United States, a seriously defective baby is born cvei-y two minutes, and "Whereas, birth defects cause more physical and mental disability among children than any other disease condition, and "Whereas, thees tragic conditions place ovenvhelming smotional and social stresses on family life and constitute a serious community health problem, and "Wlieveas, the full resources of an enlightened public must be mustered to meet this increasingly urgent problem, and "Whereas, the Mai-ch of Dimes is spearheading the effort to bring birth defects under effective control, and "Whreas, this program offers the best available treatment for birth doloct.s at March of Dime.s-suPiXDrtod co liters across the nation, and "Whereas, scientific research conducted under March of Dimes auspices is making significant progress in the search for to prevent birth defects, and "Whereas, through a nalionaJ public education program, the March of Dimes is seeking to raise the level of prenatal care and tliorclty improve chances for the birth of healthy baliies, now "Therefore, Joe Martin, Mayor Cily of Mt. Vernon, do hereby proclaim January, 1966, as March of Dimes month, and stronKl urge all of our people to conti'ibute generously to this important fight against birih defects." Nine Teens Die 32 Road Fatalities In Illinois By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Traffic accidents on Illinois highways during the three-day New Year's weekend claimed 32 lives. Three accidents killed nine teen-agers six of them ft-om the Streator area. Twelve of the dead were h-om the Chicago area.

Three died in a Sunday accident in North Chicago when their car ran off Illinois 131 and struck a tree. Police identified the victims as Willie Barnett 18, the driver; his brother, Robert 16, and Eugene A. Dailey, 17, all of North Chicago. On Saturday, three teen-agers were killed when their car collided with a freight train in Streator. The dead were Eugene Kosur, 19, and Lucille Yeck, 17, both of Streator, and George Golliday, 18, Pontiac.

The accident injured three other area teen-agers. Also on Saturday, a two-car coUision on Illinois 'I'i near Grand Ridge killed three other teen-agers. The victims were the driver, Raymond Dodge, 19, of rural Manville; Miss Margaret Haughtigan, 18, and Miss Marilyn Beumel, 18, both of Streator. Among the dead was 89-year- old Ralph Fletcher Seymour, an artist and book publisher widely known for his lettering design and quahty printing. Seymour, of Elbui-n, was struck by a car and killed Saturday on Illinois near Geneva.

A Chicago man, Edwin Johnson, 59, was struck by a car and killed Sunday as he attempted to cross a South Side sti'eet. A two car collision in Willow Springs, a Chicago suburb, took the life Sunday of Mrs. Mary Medlin, Lemont. Oscar Pyles, 61, Carrier Mills was killed Sunday when the car in which be was riding left the road and struck a tree. Three other persons were injured in the accident on a rm-al road north of Carrier Mills.

Two separate accidents Saturday took four lives. 3 Belleville Deaths Ernest R. Walls, 19, Freeburg, and Miss Connie Ragsdale, 17, Westchester, were killed when Freoburg's car rolled down an embankment near Belleville, Jimmie Siebenthall, 2,3, Wheaton, and IVIi-s. Anna Johnson. 50, Chicago were killed Saturday when the cars in which they were riding collided in Bellwood.

A Chicago Ridge youth, Robert Burkhart, 17, was killed Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a hit- and-run car in Palos Heights. A pedestrian, James W. bard, 55, Alton, died Saturday after he was struck by two cars on a road near Alton. A Lake Forest youth, Antonio Strike Gunpowder Production Resumed EAST ALTON, III. (AP) Production of gunpowder fon use in Viet Nam resumed Utt day at the Olln Chemical Corp.

munitions plant after a moiilli-long strike. Uniim members voted over, the weekend to accept a ncvyf contract and return to work tos day. The Interiintional Association of Machinists AFL-CIO voted Sunday to accept contract worked out last in Washington. Tlie Intematlon. al Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ratified a similar pact by a 50-25 vote.

Two other unions that struck tJie plant Dec. 1, the tlonal Chemical Workers ATL. CIO and the Western Employew Trade Council, had voted vioiisly to return to work. A company official says full production of gunpowder begin in a day and that fuil production of finished tion will take about a week. Olln Mathicsons' WmchesteY Division at New Haven, said about 500 employes laid off Dec.

22 because of the stoppagie of gunpowder production wouftj be put back to woi'k this weeS. The strike of about 4,200 union members halted production by the nation's only manufacturer of a special gimpowder for soine rifle and tracer bullets and 20mm cannon shells used in Viet Nam. The Army plans to reactivate its Badger ammunition plant at Baraboo, but it is expected to take six months to production. Count Vole Three Times The vote of the machinists, who had rejected four previous contract offers, was counted tJiree times on demand of union members. The machinists' three-year contract includes fringe benefits and improvements in seniority rights, a 4 per cent hourly wage increase with a 10-cent minimum the first year, a lO-cent across-the-board raise the see- ond yeai- and a 4 per cent increase with a 10-cent minimum the third year.

The average hourly wage was CIRCUIT COURT Two persons have been fined in circuit court here for traffic offenses. They are Leonard K. Kani, Woodlawn, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, $10, and Jacque E. Ward, Route 4, Mt. Vernon, careless driving, $10.

Bertha Woodall Granted Divorce Bertha Woodall has beeh granted a divorce in circuit court here from Roy WoodaH. You never liear complaints of mail delivery when it In- wolves MARVIN SAYS: Summeitime Special $2395 January is the month the thrifty shop for an air conditioned car. When summer with all its blaxing fury, they are In control. At a price for less tlian you'll pay later you can buy tliis Mercury Montclair Breeitewny Hednn. Thin -laI nale Mercury Is a like new one owner car.

It's with air conditioning, power steering, power hnkem, und atitomatlo drive. Again, W-O makes It to go quality Mercury. Marvin Dye W-G MOTORS CaU "The Used Car Leader" Gal van, 20, was killed Saturday when his car struck a barria in Lake Forest. Mrs. Dorothy Hagenbarth, 30, Crestwood was killed In Oak Forest Saturday when she was struck by a car.

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