The Edwardsville Intelligencer from Edwardsville, Illinois • Page 2

Page 2 Intefltgeitar Aug. 12, 1950 Rockford Girl Reigns Over Fair Springfield, (Hi-- A pretty blond girl from Kockford reigned over the Illinois state lair Saturday as its queen after besting nine other girls a contest for the honors. Phyllis Clark, "Miss Uotktord carried off honors in u.o beauty contest Friday night and was crowned by Gov. Adlai Stevenson. bhe will serve as ollicial hostess oi the lair for its last nine days As winner of the contest, the Rockford girl, who is employed as a hat i i and ilcrk in a hat shop, will get a 1U50 convertible automobile Second-place in the contest went to Cotnne a 19, Decatur.

Ruby Marr, 23, who represented faprmgtield, was third. The other contestants and the oidei in which they hmshed weie: Myrna a 19, Miss Bloomington; Marjorie Koetter, 19, Miss I'eona; Marjorie Woosley, 21, Miss Alton, Martha Perry, 22, Miss Marion; Rosemary Vogi, 22, Miss Rock Islancl-Molme; Salley Massey, 21, Miss Kankakee; and Ruth Marie Lmne, 18, Miss Danville. In the rura' chorus competition, the Will county chorus took first honors. Seven county choruses participated in the competition and were divided into three geographical groups tor judging. The Vermilion county chorus was n'imed the best in Central Illinois, the St.

Clair chorus best in Southern Illinois, and Will county best in Northern Illinois. The Will countj chorus won the finals. children's day' contests, found Eileen De Fries, Melvin, winning the baby pageant contest, limited to entrants of four years of age or less. She was named "Little Miss Illinois State Fair Carl C. Bell, Belleville, placed second and Karen Bangart, Gillespie, was thud.

Martha Schagemann, Humboldt, won the contest for the longest pigtails; Buddy Denton, Springfield, a picRed as the entrant in the fair contests who had the "most freckles; Sue Bergcman was picked as the "brightest redhead; and Judith Ann a a Springfield, won the contest for having the "most cuils." 1MANCHURIA Reds hove thousand! of bottle-tested veterans in Manchuria near Korean More are reported ng up from South China. Cross-hatched area of coast wh here Reds make mom invasion preparations, with jump-off base in Shanghai Hangchow Bay area New roods and airfields are being built and'thousands of invasion craft concentrated. KYUSHU ongehow Bay onghai last "eo" OKINAWA 50,000 Chinese Reds reported ready to invade French Indo-China to aid Communist rebels Indian Delegate, Two British Newsmen Killed Lake Success, HI'i--An Indian delegate on the United Nations commission in Korea and two Bris- ish newsmen have been killed by a land mine that blew up their jeep in the Waegvsan sector ot the fiont, the UN announced Saturday. The UN man was Col. Unni Nayar, Indias' alternate representative on the seven-nation commission and former public relations officer for the Indian embassy in Washington.

The correspondents Christopher Buckley of the London Daily Telegraph and Ian Morrison of the London Times a a 38. was the first member of the growing corps ot UN officials and delegates to be killed in the Korean fighting. Illinois Wants Name For Baby Buffalo Springfield. (IP)--The state of Illinois is looking for a name for a baby buffalo. Ten days ago, a female bison was born at Buffalo Rock State park, near Ottawa, and as yet it has no name.

It's supposed to be the first recorded buffalo birth in the state park's 47-ycai- history. Parks Superintendent Ray Ilubbs announced that there will be i contest to name the baby bison Any Illinoisan can enter. The dead line is Aug. 20. The winner of the contest wil receive an all-expense weekend ai one of the lodges maintained by the state at four state parks At the state fair, the parks division has a booth, visitors have turned in some 200 sugges tions Among the names suggested are Ilildegardc, Buelah, Bobo Chief Thunderhoofs and Buttercup They Want to Know Madison, Wis.

(IP)--Six University of Wisconsin scientists are in Alaska this summer searching for the missing link between an aviator's trot I bite and the metabilosm of a seal Led by Prof. Peter Morrison, the group is investigating Arctic animals' sr.ethods of tem perature regulation in an effort to aid pilots who have to fly in the north. Too Much for Turkeys McKenzie, Tenn. (IB--The heli copter which the Tennessee Val ley Authority uses in west Ten nessee steers clear of one parti cular turkey farm. The farmer complained that when the helicopter passed over his place "the turkeys were so frightened they would run into objects and kill themselves." A practical gadget for the honr owner is a screw driver with buil in flashlight to illuminate screw heads obscured by shadow blanked out by darkucsi.

BUR, FR. INDO- THAILANDlCHINA A Red ormy is concentrated around Canton from which attack could be launched against Hong Kong, British Crown colony British garrison of 40,000 men could not withstand major assault Red attack on two Nationalist-held islands near Amoy, important invasion base, suggests defiance of U.S. Seventh Fleet assigned to prevent Communist assault on Formosa. Philippine Serf PAUWAN, itm PHILIPPINES MINDANAO 1S mid-August. Chinese Reds, who can muster 1 500,000 battle.

troops, pose the sharpest problem. Map how they might intervene to complicate the Korean has been a steady northward movement of troops (white arrow). Four Red armies are converging on the invasion coast north i and south ol Amoy. After Reds shelled two Nationalist-held islands off Amoy, Nationalist government on Formosa ordered its air force to go into action if Communists invaded the islands. hildren Compete Peanut Hunt A peanut hunt with "elephants" nd "monkeys" competing was special event for the ninth veek of the Edwardsville daytime ummer recreation program.

All thiee playgrounds had hunts, liss Margaret Marks, daytime di- ector, said. The object was to ee which side could find its pea- in the shortest time. Another, highlight of the week a balloon blowing contest, the handicraft work featur- cl creating various objects with a per and paste. Handicraft done uring the past week now is on isplay in the Edwaidsville Sav- ngs and Loan company window. Wednesday afternoon the West lay-ground children were given a liower by street department work- rs who turned on a hydrant near le park.

Leclaire children also ad a sprinkler party while the unior high had a "Hike and picnic In an All-Star Softball game Fri- ay, the Red Devils, captained by Siuzy Shaw, clowned the Blue Dragons, 10-8. Others on the wining team were Gordon Mallory, immie Chandler, A. D. James, Lee May, Bob Mallory, David Car- Jake Pfeifer, Ronnie Stra- er and Chester Simpson. The program will be concluded icxt week.

apt. Winder Fired "rom Police Force Springfield, (IB--Capt R. C. Winer ot Mt. Vernon has been fired rom the Illinois state police force, was learned Saturday.

Police Chief Harry I. Curtis rec Africa Organizes Crocodile Hunting Dar Es Salaam, Tanganyika (IP) --The demand for crocodile shoes and handbags has made crocodile hunting big business in East Africa The individual hunter ot prewar days almost has become extinct and organized hunts have driven crocodiles into inaccessible legions. That poses a major headache for the industry and crocodiles may have to be protected to some degree to safeguard the industry Crocodiles now are classes as vermin and may be killed on sight. About 700 skins a month are produced in Tanganyika. whole of East Africa pioduces about 2,000 monthly.

Contrary to popular belief, there is little danger involved catching erpcodiles. In the main crocodile area on Lake Victoria crocodiles are fished. Hooks are baited i large pieces of raw meat aniJ placed on locky shelves in shallow water. The crocodile swallows the hook along with the bait an injures himself internally trying to escape. Then hunters haul the crocodile ashore and kill it with heavy wooden clubs.

By this method the skin is undamaged Shooting is a poor way to hunt crocodiles, tor unless the crocedile is killed immediately it will sink and the skin is lost. Most individual hunters a harpoon gun. The barb is shot into the crocodile, which is hauled to the bank. East Ainca has no tanning factories and skins are sent overseas, ommendcd Winder's dismissal, and a America or Britain, for he State Police Merit board con- tirrecl at its executive meeting here earlier this week. Duane Traynor, technical con- ultant to the board, said that Winler was fired under provisions of he State Police Merit law.

That aw permits dismissals and demo- ions to bring about political parity on the police force by next Jan. 1. Traynor said that charges of 'conduct unbecoming an officer" lad been filed against Winder, but that there was no hearing on those charges. 2,116 Officers From Fifth Army Will Be Called Chicago, (IB--The Army's call 'or reserve officers "with or without their consent" bring 2,116 officers into active duty from the 'ii'th Army area, it was announced Saturday. The quota for the 13 midwestern tales included in the area called tor 394 captains and 1,411 of the combat arms and services and 133 nechcal, 97 dental, eight veterinary and 73 medical administrative officers of all ranks.

All will be in uniform by October 6. Included in the Fifth Army area includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Tavern Has Everything But Bottle Opener Springfield, (IP)--Lou and Dick Moakley worked day and night for a to do the hundred and one things required before opening their new tavern, Finally they opened for business, The first customer ordered a bottle of beer. When they tried to serve him, they discovered they had forgotten one important thing. They didn't have a bottle opener The customer loft thirsty.

processing. No Guard Groups (Continued from Page 1) Yankee Promotes Cause of Negro Memphis, Tenn. (IP) Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee in the court of King Arthur had little on Matty Brescia, a Connecticut Yankee in the court of King Cotton. Brescia is a Yankee who has brought the dynamic ways of the north into the once-placid south in the business of developing ne- gro talent in sports and entertainment. He is a native of Bridgeport, where he was born of Italian parents 40 years ago.

He moved into Memphis and the southland by way of Columbia University and newspaper and radio jobs in Bridgeport, Rochester, and Chicago. He is head of the Matty Brescia enterprises, an outfit which consists mainly of Matty and a carload of ideas. In 1947, he ventured his first step into the held of negro public relations. He handled the Memphis Red Sox negro baseball team. From there on, he was sold on the project.

He has brought the rich, varied and untapped talents of the "deep south" negro into the limelight. His'road hasn't been entirely smooth but he has been hailed for helping better racial relations. Perhaps i most successful task has been his handling of the "spirit of cotton" campaign. The "spirit" is a negro guT chosen to carry the story of the Memphis cotton makers' jubilee to the rest ot the nation. The "spirit" is the colored counterpart of the white "maid of cotton" and the jubilee is the colored version of the Memphis cotton carnival held annually.

Brescia has had the job two years and he has had the "spirit" welcomed at the city halls oi Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, Little Rock, and Nashville, Tenn. The girl who played the last year was the first negro ever to receive the key to the city of Washington, D.C. This year he helped organize and publicize the first baseball chool in the nation for negroes at Jreenville, Miss. He has given uch negro ball players as second jaseman George Handy of the Boston Biaves a helping hand into oiganized baseball. He is not averse to getting into a battle when he thinks he's right dealistically.

Always a toe of the Memphis censor board chairman. Lloyd T. Binford, Brescia never a chance the Memphis censor oard bans a movie on racial rounds, Brescia is instrumental in getting the film played in a heater across the Mississippi riv er in West Memphis, Ark. His other teats are legion as he a multitude ot enterprises 'rom an office on the corner ot lamed Beale street, basking in the aura of such an immortal as T. Handy, the "Father of the Blues." He ranges managing a negro middleweight prize tighter, through helping an insurance company to publicizing LeMoyne Col- cge of Memphis and Aikansas A.

M. N. College of Pine Blutf Ark. But outside his office, Brescia just another father and husband, le admits his wife is boss at lome, where she manages their children, Buddy, 4, and Suzanne, without second-guessing Matty. "It's dangerous," he says with a Knowing grin.

"She's an Irish red- lead from Chicago." teds Construct (Continued from Page 1) louses surrounding their six-mile irport defense rim to deprive the inemy of any cover. They ex- lected up to 10,000 Reds to attack'Which it will be spent." force Sunday night. Two pages of the six-page docu- Air Force told how it would handle its reserves under the De- 'ense Department deferment policy It said that certain national, community and personal interest might dictate delays for: Those enrolled in educational institutions, or engaged in research and scientific activities, including jraduate students in dental, medical or veterinary schools or in the irst year of medical internship; those filling key jobs in critical industries or key managerial posts; hardship and dependency cases. Arrangements have been made for appeals by reserves or their employers where the original request might be turned down. These requests and appeals must be supported by documentary evidence of job important, or scholastic, re search or scientific activity.

Work Stream-lined Memphis, Tenn. (IP)--One Negro woman has found the answer to doing her housework and keeping an eye on her baby. When she hangs out her washing, she puts the baby in the clothespin bag, hangs it on the line and pushes il along ahead of her as she puts up the clothes. Fined for Speeding Robert Brase, Edwardsville taxicab driver, was fined $3 and costs Friday afternoon by Justice of the Peace M. G.

Schauerte for speeding on Vandalia street. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Officer Rudolph Donbrow. The first revenue-paying pas sengers on a railroad were carried on Jan. 7, 1830, by the Baltimore Ohio between Baltimore am Ellicotts' Mills, a distance 13 miles, Chinju--the allied south coast of- ensive has so shattered enemy esistanre the Reds may abandon ihinju and retreat 20 miles west Hadong However, some 1,000 lommunists by-passed by advanc- ng Americans clamped a road )lock on one of the main U.S. supply roads.

Tageu First Cavalry division roops killed in handd-to-hand com- at half a Communist force of 300 which crossed to the east bank of he Naktong river 14 miles south- vest of Taegu. Air--B-29s dropped 550 tons of ombs on Rashin, North Korea's main port of entry for Russian Army only 17 miles from the Soviet jorder Allied planes destroyed 10 tanks and damaged 12 others on the fighting fronts stinday. The Communists were reinforc- ng their bridgehead across an ingenious submerged sandbag causeway-bridge in the bend of the Naktong. It was reminiscent of the submerged bridge built across the Volga by the Russians to reinforce Steel Framework Stolen From Rural Bridge Pinckneyville, 111., rry County Sheriff Thomas O'Keefe was searching Saturday tor the thief who stole the steel frame work from a 20-foot rural bridge. The sheriff said his office re ceived a report that the bridge had been damaged by an overload ed truck, but when the county commissioners went to inspect it the bridge framework was gone The girders had been cut by a torch.

O'Keefe was also looking for an arsonist who set fire to'the mid section of an 80-foot wooden bridge, causing it to collapse. Illinois ranks first in the United States in the production of hybrit seed corn. AIR CONDITIONED OXANA THEATRE-- ROXANA, IUI NO PARKING PROBLEMS LAST TIMES TONIGHT Continuous from 7 P. M. Jennifer Jones, John Garfield 'WE WERE STRANGERS" at 8.55 Ida Lupino, Glenn Ford "LUST FOR GOLD" at 7:25 Also Selected Shorts STARTS SUNDAY AT 1 P.

M. Jane Russell Jack Buetel "THE OUTLAW" Sunday at 1:00 4:55 8:50 Cathy O'Donnell Farley Granger "THEY LIVE BY NIGHT" Sunday at 3:20 and 7:50 BATTLE LULL--First Cavalry Division's Sgt. James Grant ol Des Momes, rolls a cigaret as his buddies get a few hours needed rest in pup tents set up in Kumchon schoolyard. Kumchon is goal of North Koreans major drive on western front. GOP Approves (Continued from Page 1) grams are presented to the people showiiig why the money is needed Deaths and Funerals Mrs.

Mary Gerke Final rites were held Friday at 2 o'clock from the Marks-Weber funeral home for Mrs. Mary Gerke Peterson of church otfi- During the service Mrs. E. Figge played seversl with the Rev. C.

L. Immanuel Methodist ciating. William selections on the organ. Pallbearers were Harry Frey oi Chicago, Claxton Burroughs Paul Meyer, F. E.

Springer, Robert Hanser and Charles Blatnick. Interment was in Valley View cemetery. 25, 1889 ir Beatrice, Neb. He preceded her in death as did one brother and one sister. She is survived by three sons, John and Charles of Glen Carbon and Emil of San Francisco, five daughters, Mrs.

Caroline Foster, Mrs Hattie Thomas, Mrs. Anna Kvans, Mrs. Tina Seaton and Mrs Irene Douglas, all of Glen Carbon 18 grandchildren and 16 great giardchildren. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal church at Glen Carbon.

James E. Weaver James E. Weaver, of 213 Third avenue, a retired machinist, died at 9:35 a m. Friday at Jefferson Barracks hospital where he had been a patient tor the past ten weeks. He was born Dec.

16, 1889, in Bethalto and had attained the age of 60 years, seven months and 25 days. He was the son of the late and the necessary purposes a and Susan Meyer Weaver. He was married to Miss Lila Jordan April 26, Edwardsville, who survives. Also surviving are one son, James E. Weaver ot this city; one daughter, Mrs.

Shirley A Schoenleber of Ohio; one step-son George Nord of Hollywood Heights, Caseyville; one step-daughter, Mrs. Margaret Quade of this city; one brother, Peter C. Weaver of this city; one sister, Mrs. Molly Brown of Granite City and six grandchildren. Friends may call at the Straube funeral home after 7 o'clock Saturday evening until Sunday at 2 o'clock when services will be held from the funeral home with Harold Rayborn officiating.

Private burial services will be held Monday at 10 o'clock at Sunset Hill cemetery. Stalingrad World War during its II siege. historic American B-26 bombers claimed ills on the Naktong causeway, but extent of damage was not de- immediately. The Communists launched their attack out of the bridgehead after 24th division troops had compressed it to six square miles, half its previous size. On the Korean east coast, an American rescue column of tanks and infantry reached the Pohang airfield, 57 miles up the coast From Pusan, and lifted the immediate threat to that important air aase.

The rescue forces spread over the hills and valleys flanking the airfield but found the enemy had withdrawn from the immediate area to regroup. After leveling villages wh'ch might provide cover for the Reds, the Americans returned to their six-mile kidneys a defense perimeter a braced for enemy assault. ment were devoted to a thumping criticism of the national Democratic administration's actions during and since the war. Another page and a half gave the state party's views on how the national GOP should set about correcting the Democrats' alleged mistakes, Almost the entire platforms appeared tailored to the campaign which Dirksen will made against Democratic Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas beginning next month.

A proven vote-getter, the former congressman could carry the entire state Republican ticket to victory if he won himself in November. "One page of the platform, set aside fnr listing the qualifications of the Illinois GOP Dirksen as a "man of unusual ability and character" whose candidacy "is a rare opportunity for the people of the state Reflecting Dirksen's personal views, the platlorm called for an end to the bi-partisan foreign policy and proposed that the party "adopt a course of action to protect the interests of our country." Dirksen has disavowed his previous stand in favor of bi-partisan- Funeril complete. arrangements The Straube are in- funeral home will be in charge of the serv- Williatn Snajdr Funeral services were held for William Snajdr, of 133 Brown avenue Friday at 2 o'clock from the Straube funeral home with John Reiner of St. Louis in charge ol Hie services. P.illbearers were Joseph and William Volma, Frank Pour, Sr Alois Fiala, Steve Ontko, and Frank Smoltz, Interment was Valley View cemetery.

in a i Portales, N. M. UP)--Mrs. Ellis reported that her father. George M.

Brown of Plainview, Tex.is, is the father of twins, the grandfather of twins, the great- grandfather of twins, and (he great-great-grandfather of twins. The latest device for bathers is a plastic bag that serves not only as a carry-all but can be inflated to become a pillow on the beach. The bag has one zipper compart- ment for beach robe, another sepa rate waterproof one for wet batli ing suit, slippers, towel, etc. i i a H. Duban William H.

Duban of 1300 St. Louis street died Friday at 8.45 p.m. at the Mather Nursing home in Alton after a lingering illness. He wis born April 17, 1883, on a farm in Collmsville township, the son ot the late William and Augusta Duban. He was married to Minnie Hill in 1916.

She preceded him in death in 1934. He is survived by three sisters, Miss Olive Duban and Mrs. Bon- ship. During his primary cam- me Laci tms city and Mrs oy paign, he spoke against the Marl a of Marion, 111 one shall plan which he previously en-' dorsed. Manpower provided 15 per cent of farm labor energy in 1850, animals 79 per cent, and machines only six per cent.

Now, machines do an estimated 92 per cent of all farm work. Nearly 15,000 persons visit Idaho's state historical museum every year. Yank Bazooka Aces Offered Champagne Advanced Command Post. First Cavalry, Korea--(IB--The general appreciates the offer but doesn't feel he can accept free champagne for his bazooka aces. Thats' the gist of a letter Gcn.

Hobart R. Gay, commander of the First cavalry division, is sending to Frank Palumbo, of Philadelphia. Palumbo read recently that Gay had promised a bottle oi champagne to each bazooka team that knocks out a tank. The general received the following cablegram from Pa Friday. "Your champagne offer moved me.

May I supply you free the champagne your men earn? Hope they clean out my entire stock." That meteors were formed by the destruction of a small planet when our solar system was young is a theory supported by some astronomers. ENDS TONITE! Franchot Tone Chas. Laughton "The Man On The Eiffel Tower" PLUS "Storm Over Wyoming" Monday Tuesday Not Just A Comedy -IT'S A RIOT! If its laughter your after don't miss this love story with a thousand laughs! Sunday's Feature Presented at: 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:20 9:25 "Screen Actors" -At Home With The Stars Joe McDoakes Cartoon News Jack Ladd of Balboa, Canal Zone, and one niece, Mrs. Charles Niepeit ot Troy. One sister, Mrs.

Mary Gerke, preceded him in death Tuesday. Friends may call at the Marks-, Weber funeral home alter 7 o'clock Sunday evening until Monday at 2 o'clock when private funeral services will be held with the Rev. C. L. Peterson officiating.

Interment will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Mrs. Augusta Modine Mrs Augusta Modine of Glen Carbon passed away Friday at 10-50 p.m at her residence. She was born Feb. 10, 1866, in Germany and had attained the age of 84 years, six months and one day Hei parents were the late William and Bertha Berg.

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