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Page 2 Fob. 19, 1949 'Sez 'Sez Local Wrestler To Go to State Sonny Trublng, 165-pouiul E1IS wrestler, defeated Brooks ot Western Military academy in tho Gran ite City sectional wrestling tournament yesterday and will go to the state tourney at the University of Illinois Feb. 25 and 26. Trcbing has another match to night against Kpperson ol Granite City, but will go to the state tourney regardless of the outcome since both winners and runncrs-up in the individual weljjht classes are soul to the stute from the sectionals Epperson has won 11 a tins season and lost only one, That loss was to Trcbing in their previous meeting in a a Thus ftir this season Trcbing has tton all ol Ins lour The only other local wicstlei 1 in the touniey, a i i a a heavyweight, lost his mutch, 3-2, on a decision Other state schools a i sc( tiotuil a were Blue Island, Ma.vwoocl, Hock Island, i a a and Wiimctka. The Chicago public have then- ow.

To win in the state meet, 'Ireblng would have to win lour matches. Then, i bu l(i etittmils in each weight class. Industry Survey (Continued from Page I) tourists coiu'ts, the city police and lire departments. Mentioned also is made oi the two local banks whose total resources are a $20.000,000 The three building and loan associations have aKMretfnted lusourses of almost The survey takes Into account the importance oi agriculture, pointing out that Madison county is the largest milk producer in St. Louis nulkshc'd the second largest producer of ulfalln In state and the third largest wheat grower in Illinois.

The report also mentions that Madison county's Harms occupy 75 pei 1 cent of the total acreage, that the farm is 120 acres and the proporlion of. farm tenancy is 38.3 per cent. Broadcasting Group Elect New President Springfield, (IB--Merrill Lindsay of radio station WSOY in Decatur was elected president of the Illinois Broadcasters Association at a meeting in Springfield, yesterday. Other picked were Harold Sofford, WLS, Chicago, vice- president; Hale Bondurant, WJBC, Bloomington, secretary-treasurer; and Charles H. Cook, WJPF, Herrin, and Fred C.

Mueller, WEEK Peorin, directors. The broadcasters discussed new arrangements with the Illinois high school association for broadcasting tournament basketball games and legislative problems at the meet ing. Lock i like couple of mon from Mars nbout to get belligerent in a i i i i i sort of way, Actually, the two men are Naval Reservists on a cruise in the Caribbean. They're wearing asbestos suits used in fire fighting. Laundryman Pays Tax Chicago, (IP) I a Revenue men today pondered over this made on 1he income tax return of one Hoc Kow, laundryman' "Laundry no Rood this year 1 send in 100 pesos, 10 five-sen pieces, one 50 sen." The money attached was occupation currency used by American troops in the Asiatic theater.

Comic Not Funny Robinson, 111, (III--A. T. Midgetl pronnnct local druggist, doesn't think the old comic strip routine is very funny any more He WHS in the hospital i a broken today after slipping on a banana peel ancl a i on the cuibuu. Thursday. DR.

R. I. KNAUEL Chiropractor 707 N. Main St. PHONE 1060 Schools to Close (Continued from Page 1) live sulc lor consideration by the school administrators and a special group ol interiogatoi's who are mcmbuis ot the panel.

The interrogators include ArnuMituiut, viec-piosidonl and director ot instruction, Colorado Education, Groeley, Colo; Cluis Corbin, public schools research dlrecloi, Lcwistown, Mont II. Mellon, It a a i superintendenl ot schools, George B. Smith, dean 'of the School ot Lducation, Univei- sity of Kansas; and Willnrd B. Spnlding, dean of Ihe College of Education, University oF Illinois. The issues have been highly magnified to the public by the case of McCollum vs the Champaign Board of Education, in which the States Supreme court has ruled that public school systems may not be used to assist religious groups in giving instruction about their beliefs.

John Bracken superintendent of schools in Clayton, is president-elect of the American Association of School Administrators and will take office Mat-en 15, succeed- Window Shoppers Make Good Customers Too Much Publicity Stops Man Versus Pig Contest Ann Arbor, Mich (IP)--A college boy contest to determine whether a pig can eat more than a man was called off today. Paul H. (The Hungry) Smith, University of Michigan engineering student irom Monroe, said that he and ins fraternity, Alpha Tan Omega, were alarmed by "all the publicity." The contest, had its star! curlier this week when Freshman Donald Brown ale 4fi raw ojsters at a sitting, to be lopped the next daj, bj sophomore Chuck Porter, who downed 7(i. Dr. Warren Forsythc, Director of the University Health Seivite, said the contests were "disgusting and silly "A hog could eat more than that," he said.

Army Admits (Continued from Page 1) moment in the capitals of the world," and it raiseed the possibility some may even be nl work in America. W.llnrd ,0, Go.sHn, superinten- dent of schools at Pasadena, Calif de plcnblfl lie Ami tllert were others wlio criticized lite army's Car Hits a method ol bring out the report. Ilollister, Calit, (IW-Mrs Louis EvMtel SBld r( po coriaM i Snglione's automobile was well ghou not bccn i Qut hattered today after it came i the pnllosophy lt contained best in a collision i U)nt Anwrlcans mlgh wdl ook as navy fishier plane, The 59-year aUholr old Holltotor woman ran into Ihe js Department Restricting Reds (Continued from Page 1) 2. What machinery should be provided to deal with strikes threatening the national health and safely, 3 A definition of "secondary boycotts" lo be forbidden and the enforcement machinery to prevent them. Alter the Senate committee hearings end next Wednesday, Tad and Sens Wayne Morse, and Irving M.

Ives, will sec whether they can agree on amendments to the admini.stra- lion bill. Taft and Morse are members of the committee and Ives is a former member, Tlie administration bill would repeal the two-year-old Taft-Hartley law and enact an "improved Wagner act. The three Republicans may have trouble trying to reach agreement on the three issues. Taft was the driving force behind the Taft- TJartlcy law. Ives supported it, with some reservations, and Morse opposed it.

Taft told reporters that the closed shop issue was the "most troublesome." He indicated willingness, howijver, to considci changes to the Tail-Hartley provisions which forbid the closed shop and put restrictions around the union shop Under a closed shop contiact, a new employe must be a union member before he can be hired In a union shop, he must join within 30 days. The national emergency strike issue involves a dispute over whether anti- strike injunctions should be anthemed, as provided in the Tnfl-Harlley law, Ives and Morse now favor dropping the in junction Taft said he favored allowing the injunction in emergency cases but Unit he Jell "less strongly" about it than he did over the need tor injunctions against secondary boycotts, plane on the highway north of here as it was being towed back to its base by a jeep, Jurcd, No one was m- policy to issue papers staling lacls as it did ahout Miss Smedley when the pi oof is not in our hands," he said "II is not government policy to tar and feather people unless it lias proof "It is the state policy of Amort lean justice I hat person is innocent i proven guilty Eyester said the report was pre LUX Leaves 122 Survivors Little Chute, Wis. dpi--Cornelius do Brwn, 85, who died here yesterday, left 122 survivors. They include 11 children, one sinter, 63 TM Clahil(lreni nm 47 grtat arnnd offyo7rs'' in okyo and th'at "the young follows hat did it proceeded to philoso- ihUc and add their opinion of its I'fect." Tie said tho rcporl was re- iewcd for its security implications nd some parts removed. children.

A -DOUBLE FEATURE- LAST TIMES TONIGHT "Tarian and the Mermaids" 7:00 9:45 "The Hawk of Powder River" at 8:35 Three Stooges Comedy "Superman" Serial SUNDAY-MONDAY-TUESDAY GEORGE RAFT GEORGE BRENT RANDOLPH SCOTT 0 JOAN BLONDELL PLUS: I "MARY I (Ml" Sundiv At PIAnl LUU 1:10 SiOO 8:10 Robert Lcwery Joan Barton Gene Krupi Orch. in "Follow That Mutlc" Jnion to Distribute vlore Merge Bills Chicago, (IB--The CIO united Au- omobile workers will distribute andtaills Monday at the Interna- onal Harvester Co. East Moline, .1, where 22 men were in lured Yb 10 in a fight between UAW Ecnrusenlutlvob and members of nu rival CIO Farm Equipment 'orkers, it was disclosed today. Pat Greathouse, TJAW Regional Director, told East Moline police nit the handbills would be dis- at 3 in Monday. East floline police chief James Montomery said he would have 70 oliccmen at the company gates i maintain order, The CIO National Organization as ordered the UAW and the FE merge, and FE officials oppose ic move, despite pleas from CIO 'resident Philip Murray to put it nto effect quickly, The CIO Chicago Industrial Union Council lent its support to the mer- er by instructing Council Pres- dent Albert Towers set up a ive-maii committee of top officers aid in bringing it about.

Sign-Up Meetings (Continued from Page 1) for program payments and several new operational features of the 1949 program are stimulating a lot of Interest among larmers," Reid said This is particularly true oi the sod waterway piactice. This is the one practice which has been signled out lor special emphasis during the coming year. The payment is particularly attractive and there is assurance that there will be plenty ol technical assistance available to help lay out the waterway Reid suggested that all farmers survey their conservation needs, particularly waterways bclore signing up the farm in the program. "This is the year," he said, "to convert ditches and gullies into good sodded drainways." ENDS TONITEI Red Skelton in "A Southern Yankee" PLUS ACTION HIT! Roy Rogers "Under California Stars' Monday Tuesday Sunday's Feature Shown At: 1:00 3:00 5:05 7:05 9 1 0 EXTRA Donald Duck Cartoon Paramount World Newt Carol Williams and Bud Johnson, window-shopping after a dale in Detroit, make a purchase through a device which transforms after-hours mdow-shoppers into cash customers. It's installed in a men's store window, The window-shopper drops quarter in the slot, speaks his order, name, Bdaress nnd telephone number into a microphone, which is connected to a tape recorder.

Each morning A store employe plays back the orders, verifies them by telephone, and then they're filled. Deaths and Funerals Ended (Continued from Page t) Other speakers heard by 2,000 elcgates to the llth annual farm nsliUite today included William Stead, vice president of the 'edcral Reserve Bank of St. Louis Tollcy stud that stops in Addition the Truman proposal that could taken to build up foreign markets include selling some farm iroducts at "special prices" lo eody countries, and trade agree- nent 1 like the proposed inter- ialional wheat agreement. School lunches for all pre-college ichool children were one of several measures Tolley suggested or maintaining domestic demand, Others included a "program, such is the Aiken Food Allotment plan provide an adequate diet for all ow income families," a nationwide irogram of nutrition education, and "an expanding economy with nil employment." Stead outlined a three-point fis- al program for use in "this period if economic uncertainly, lie Maid major expenditures such its public works and other new Migrants should be delayed pend- ng a possible deflation; the federal government should maintain surplus of al least $3,000, and levy additional taxes needed to produce that amount and increase the sale of savings )onds to private investors to reduce bank-held debt. Ambassador at large Philip Jcsseup charged last night thai Russia is "making it more tUfficult for the UN to do its job.

He denied that the North Atlantic Pact would weaken the UN, i i a Giia The casketed remains ol William S. Gi'M of Glen Carbon will arrive here at 6 22 a m. Monday via the Wahash railroad. Ho was fatally wounded on the island of Ncgros in Ihe Phillipmcs on April 13, 1945, by mortar fire. He is survived by four brothers, Walter W.

of Denver, Diaries, Detroit, i Joseph Cunsas City, and Emil of iorona, Calif, He was preceded death by his mother in 1940. Iis father, John died on June 1, 1945, Friends may rail at the Schneider 'uncral home after 8 a. Monday morning until Tuesday at 8:30 a. m. Services will be held at 9 o'clock from St.

Cecilia church Glen Carbon with the Rev. A Muskus in charge Burial will be in Buck Road cemetery. Military escorts will be from kiott Air Base at Belleville and xillbenrers will be members of he American Legion Post at Glen Carbon. Want Adi Room. Will Furntoh Tow I OXANA THEATRE ROXANA, ILL.

FINAL TIMES TONIGHT Continuous from 7 p.m. William Elliott, Adrian Booth "THE GALLANT LEGION" Showing at 8:34 only Leon Errol, Frnnkie Carle And His Orchestra "VARIETY TIME" Showing at 7:00 10:02 Selected Short Subjectt STARTS SUNDAY 1 P. M. Gregory Peck, Ann Todd "THE PARADINE CASE" Sunday at 1:00 5:09 9:16 Burgeit Meredith Paulette Goddard "ON OUR MERRY WAY" Sunday at 3:31 7:40 Selected Short Subject! Hour-Long Talk (Continued from 1) would emphasize thut each signatory power would be free lo determine a action it wished to meet an armed attack. Meanwhile, Acheson and key senators appeared lo sec pinclitally eye-to-cye on the pact Acheson members, of the Senate Foreign Relations committee look at the preliminary draft of the seven-nation treaty during a lengthy top-secret conference late yesterday And committee members raised no serious objection to his going ahead with negotiations on its basis.

The treaty, designed to prevent aggression in Europe, would pledge the United States to take immediate steps lo help any signatory that is attacked Bui it would leave it up to the individual nations to decide what these steps should be Al the conference, Sen Henry Cabot Lodge, Muss, and a few other "young lurk" senators protested that the treaty should be even stronger. They Achcson to pledge S. "military or other action" to meet any armed atlack in Europe. They urged Achenon to make it Joseph J. Rezabek Joseph ,1, Rezabek of 1114 Sloss street died at 2:15 m.

Friday at iis residence Jle was a retired loisting engineer and had worked 'or the Madison Coal corporation for 85 years He was born April 23, 1866, in lollmsville township and had attained the OHO of 82 yean, nine ncmths and 26 days. He was the son of the laic William and Anna tlexflbek. He was married to Miss Wary M. Smola June 1,906, at SI. Mary's Catholic church' by the lite Hcv.

C. A O'Reilly, She survives. Also surviving are Iwo sons, Joseph W. Hezabek and Marion Sczabek, three daughters, the Vlisscs Irene und Agnes Mane, Wrs. John Hackcthal, one brother, William Rezabek, and eight grandchildren all of this city.

One laughter, Helen Agnes, preceded tim in death He was a member of the Holy society and St. Boniface Catholic church. Friends may call at the Straubc funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 from the funeral home and at 10 o'clock from St, Boniface Catholic church with the Rev. E.

J. Eckhard in charge. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery, Mardi Gras To Get Skin Vest New Orleans, dl'i--The Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club, which provides a Dixieland band for the funeral processions of iis deceased presidents, is whipping up a new grass and rabbit skin vu.sl for the king of its 1940 Mardi Gras celebration. The well-to-do white people in the Krewe of Hex have exclusive tailor working on a set of royal scarlet robes and satin knee brcc- ichcs for their king. The queen is being filled for her dress and it was disclosed thai she is Inking lessons in how to act regal from a dancing teacher.

Keeling bound by Die 122-year- old traditions of Mardi Gras, white people refused to say their king and queen are until Mnrdi i a morning-March 1 this' year. The. already have announced lh.it Iliey arc i Die girfss skirl and rabbit skin vest lo the measurements of Louis Armstrong, the trumpet player. The Kri'wo ol Hex and Die prmidc Ihe mam spectacles on 400000 to people dress In costumes, put 4 on masks and throw away their in- hibitions A policeman can sou hardly anything but major ciime ill New Orleans oil Mardi Grns Actually, Maidi Cms is Ihe climax lo a New Cleans custom called Carnival that started on Jan. C.

Twelfth Niyht. The Twelfth Night Revelers hold a grand ball on a and there will bo a ball nearly night, sometimes two a night, through Mardi Gras Sixty carnival organizations are holding balls this year As mam as 2,500 people attend every bnll Carnival week begins Feb. 22 with parades every night through Mnrdi Gras down St. Charles Si root and along Canal Street 1o Ihe rrmnici pal auditorium, Kvery parading hns a ball after the parade in the auditorium, It costs up to to hold a parade and grand ball elusive of the members ol the parade organization, who ride the floats in costumes and masks uml toss off trinkets lo the crowd it takes 850 people to stage a parade They include 550 Negroes carrying flambeaux, or oil torches Rex unit the Zulus parade du hip the day on Mardi Gras Conuis. the oldest And most exclusive of the Carnival organisations, is (hr only one' allowed lo parade on Mardi Grat, night.

Charles Genella head of the ciution of Commerce Convention and Visitors' Bureau, reported Unit ihe was getting about 215 letters a day inquiring about Mardi Grns. Some of the writers wanted invrta Uons to the balls. Genella Is writing back thut he doesn't have an The balls are too exclusive Thousands of people who never see a Carnival ball have a big lim, clear in the pact that the United i get a head that feels as tug States "means what it says" andjbarrcl and find themselves with that it intends to meet any agfires- 1 genuine desire for repentance on sion with "overwhelming military 'Ash Wednesday. force." "You can lake 50 cents and gel But Committee Chairman Tom drink and have a big Connelly, Tex, and Sen. Ar- 'time," Genella said Or you can thur H.

Vandcnberg, the r0 l)ucks an(l Rct nly Senate's top bi-partisnn orc i gn drink and have a big time. "If rlnnnnric nn now policy spokesman, warned that It all depends on how you go Gustave H. Holtmann stronger D. S. commitment 113011 lose the treaty votes when it comes up in the Senate for ratification, Connally has said that, unless the pact receives an overwhelming vote of approval in the Senate, it would be "worse than useless," even though it obtained the I wo- thirds vote necessary for ratification, Achcson was delighted with the results of his conference with the senators.

His associates at the Stale Department said the "whole atmosphere" of the conference confirmed Achcson's conference statement that there were no basic differences between the State Department and congress on the pact. Sues Actor Hollywood, Ill'i Film producer Arnold Prcssburgcr todny sued 1 actor George Sanders for an $8250 agent's fee. In the suit filed yesterday, Prcssburgor said he got $80,000 for the actor for a picture he signed to star in but which this morning at his residence from a heart ailment, He farmed all of his life. He wns born Aug. 12, 1875, In Pin Onk township und had attained the age of 73 years, six months and seven days He was the son of the late Henry and Johannah Holtmann.

His marriage lo Miss Adeline Bode took place March 6, 1904, in St. Louis. Slue survives him. He is also survived by three sons, Edgar of this city. Milton G.

and Harold H. of Pin Oak and five grandchildren. He was confirmed in he Eden Evangelical church in 1888 by the Rev. Carl Kunzinann. Friends may call at the Murks- Weber funeral home after 12 o'clock noon Sunday until 12 o'clock noon Tuesday when the body will be taken to Eden Evangelical church to lie in state until 2 o'clock when services will be held with the Rev, H.

Brede- hoell officiating. Interment will be In Woodlawn cemetery, Police Hunt Hound Dover, (IP)--Police were asked Friday to hunt for 12 ho'unds. The owner, Wesley Broon of Went- wood, said the dogs apparently became lost in woods here while hunting rabbits, to pay him the fee, although he hired him to get the salary from the Two Cities Films, of London, Pretaburgcr charged in a superior court suit, Hair-Lipped Warrcnsburg, 111.. 'Hi A ippcd calf was born on the Green Creason farm near here Ot A. Lemen, veterinarian, sairl he animal wns exc eplionnllv strong ind had no difficulty feeding.

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