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Traffic Toll Accidents 1 940 'Injury 1 i 2 ft Deaths 0 2 Involving injury. ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Serving the Alton Community for More Than 120 Years Weather Alton Arna: Pnrtty cloudy nlKht and Sunday; Hkrllhnotl of Mattered showers Sunday. Low in morning 65. about, 90. Established January 15, 1836 Vol.

CXXI, No. 190 ALTON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1956 16 PAGES 5c Per Copy Section of Brick Wall Smashed In Accident at New East Junior Damage Caused by Tractor Member of The Associated Press An eight-to-10-foot section of brick wall, at the New East Junior High School, 1035 Washington was smashed late Friday afternoon when it was struck accidentally by a diesel hi-lift grading machine. The low-g eared caterpillar tread machine, driven by John Bond for John R. Wolf Excavating Trucking was being used to spread earth near the building and had appraoched almost to the wall. "The machine was sitting on a block or a pile of rubble," Wolf said.the driver told him, "and tilted just as he was trying to shift it into reverse." The front bucket of the powerful machine was tilted forward in scraping position and struck the brick wall on the east side of the building's shop room, under a window.

Supterintendent of Schools, J. B. Johnson said damage included crushed bricks in the section, cracked stone under the window and a bent window frame plus a damaged ventilator under the window frame. He estimated repairs will require a month to six weeks. The damage is covered by insurance, Wolf said.

The accident will not delay the opening of school, Supt. Johnson announced. He said the new school will start with an enrollment of 1,100 to 1,200 students. "There are a hundred little things to be completed in a month or six weeks after school he commented, "but work won't interfere with the classes." The brick of the wall was smashed and pushed in about four inches, but the wall was not knocked down, Johnson reported. He said it would have to be removed and replaced by the building contractor, Hellrung Construction Co.

Other work that will be hang- Ing over as school opens includes finishing the gymnasium floor, completion of grading of the yard, installatin of driveways, some electrical work, testing the boiler, completion of gym door installation. New liast Junior will relieve the pressure on Old East Junior and West Junior High schools, Johnson pointed out. He said buses have been hauling, seventh, eithth and ninth grade students from the Clara Barton area to West Junior, and a seventh grade group that should be going to East Junior has been transported to North Junior. On Rt. 140 Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Shirley Bosoluke, 25, of 130 East Third Roxana, died at 8:30 a.

m. today in St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, following Injuries received in a head-on auto crash at 11:45 p. m. Friday on State Rt.

140 near Roselawn Memorial Gardens. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH bat it can mean replacement of a section of the brand new east wall of the shop building at New East Junior High School on Washington avenue. The wall and window casing was shoved hi when it was hit bv a grading Photo. Wound's In Man's Body ShowPlane WasShotDown New Water Main Goes Into Use The 16-inch concrete and steel water main which was installed starting June 4 has been put into operation, accord ing to F. H.

King, Alton Water Co. manager. The main extends from an alley south of Fourth street on Vine to a connection with an existing main at College avenue and Johnson street. Its purpose Is to stabilizie pressure in the Middletown and Upper Alton areas. Each section of the new main 16 feet long.

The sections are connected with a rubber coupling and the joint is sealed with concrete grout. Distinguished Career Adm. Helmick Retires After 30 Years as Officer in Navy Rear Adm, Guy B. Helmick has retired from the Unitec States Navy, after a distinguish ed 30-year career. The son of Mrs.

Edith B. He! mick and the late Guy D. Hel mick, 1852 Evergreen Alton, the admiral officially retired July 1, but continued in service as head of the Alaska command until a successor was assigned. Adm. Helmick, with his wife, plans a trip to Japan, after which they will continue their travels throughout the world.

Mrs. Helmick is the former Miss Rose C. Eckert of Matlar Lane, New Brunswick, N. J. They were married in 1949.

Guy M. Helmick was born in St. Louis. His parents moved to Alton in 1923, and thereafter the naval officer gave Alton as his official home. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1926.

Then he began a naval career that was to bring him man; decorations, and a citation from the President of the United States. Adm, Helmick was last in Alton in June, when he flew home because of the serious illness of his father, who died June 22, On his retirement, Adm, Helmick received a commendation from the secretary of the Navy, Charles Thomas, which read in part: The President of the United States awarded you the Bronze Star Medal with Combat 'V for meritorious achievements as engineer officer of the USS Honolulu during operations against enemy forces in the Pacific area from January, 1942, to July, 1944, Participating in 11 major operations against ttiei TAIPEI, Formosa W) U. Navy air officials confirmed to day that a Navy patrol plane wa fired on before it vanished off to Red China coast Thursday. Officials at the U. S.

Naval Air Station at Iwakuni, Japan, saic the body of a crewman picked near the spot where the plane went down had wounds by gunfire. The Navy said examination the body of Technician C. Alber P. Martin of Delta, Ohio, showec metal fragments from bullets The wounds did not cause death Mattin died of multipl injuries suffered in the crash. The U.

S. 7th Fleet was given orders to continue the search in full force for possible survivors among -the other 15 aboard the missing plane. Vice Adm. Stuart Ingersoll, the fleet commander, had announced termination of the search today. But the Washington office ol Adm.

Arleigh A. Burke, chief of naval operations, said instructions were radioed the 7th Fleet Friday night to continue the search. Naval officials at the Pentagon said: "You can say the search has not been discontinued and as a matter of fact will continue in full Jorce. The same number of ships and planes is participating Jn the hunt. When the search is abandoned it will be announced here.

Ingersoll's announcement here said the hunt was called off at 11:25 a.m. (8:25 p.m. CST Friday) after "all possibility of locating was exhausted." The last radio message from the patrol craft said it was under terial attack off the China coast. Peiping radio accused the Amer- cans of an "act of military provocation" and of "grave provocation to the Chinese people." The broadcast charged at least 54 U.S. planes violated the area near Shanghai and the Tachen Islands Friday.

Police Quiz Kidnaper About Aide MINEOLA, N.Y. CB Police sought to learn today whether a friend helped the swarthy kidnaper who left little Peter Weinberger to die in a roadside tangle of honeysuckle vines. Authorities said Angelo John LaMarca, 31, mechanic, told them he took the baby to Brooklyn and left him overnight with a friend only hours after the Fourth of July kidnaping. "The identity -of the friend In Brooklyn mentioned by LaMarca is unknown and the whereabouts unknown," a police official said. "He has repeatedly refused to identify the person or the place." LaMarca's wife told newsmen: "Someone else is involved but lie won't say who." Seek Murder Indictment, Too LaMarca, a bushy-haired man with two children of his own, was icld without bail for a further icaring next Friday on a kidnap- ing charge.

He made no plea. Authorities said a murder count probably will be added to the kid- naping indictment sought from the grand jury. Meanwhile, a policeman was ocked in with the dejected pris- Mier to guard against any suicide attempt. LaMarca was charged with kid- aping the 32-day-old infant from he patio of Mr. and Mrs.

Morris IVeinberger's ranch home in West- N.Y. Her husband, Walter, 28, driver of one of the cars, and Richard Murphy, 27, of 3224'i Edsail Alton, driver of the other vehicle, also were injured and are in St. Joseph's Hospital. Carol Sue Corbin, 5, and Janie Lee Corbin, 4, daughters of Mrs. Bosoluke, escaped injury.

State Patrolman Norman Halliday said Murphy's car was heading east at the time of the accident and was being pursued by another vehicle which his car had struck in Cottage Hills. The pursuing auto was driven by Harold Moran of Moro, said police. While passing a car driven by H. J. Chalcraft of Murphy's car crashed head-on into the Bosoluke vehicle which was traveling in a westerly direction, Halliday said.

After colliding with Bosoluke's car, Murphy's auto careened into a ditch and Bosoluke's car was thrown into the path of Chalcraft's vehicle, the state patrolman said. Smith's ambulance was summoned and removed the injured to St. Joseph's Hospital. The two children were taken to the hospital in a car driven by M. Hyman of 217 James Bethalto.

After examination the children were released. Bosoluke is employed as a millwright at Laclede Steel Co. in Alton and Mrs. Bosoluke was employed in the office at Olin Mathieson in East Alton. Surviving Mrs.

Bosoluke her husband and two daughters are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wigger of 623 Monroe East Alton and a Fisher of Boost Bond Of Bridge Receiver Paul D. Davey as receiver for the Clark Bridge, under the injunction suit of the City Alton, Friday afternoon filec additional bond in City Court in amount of $100,000. This in creases his total bond as re ceiver to $150,000.

Judge I. H. Streeper entered an order for the additional bond during a brief afternoon court session, and bond was immed' lately presented by Davey and approved. In his order Judge Streeper cites that it now appears funds in hands of the receiver (prl marily from toll collections soon will exceed the amount of the receiver's original bond in amount of $50,000. Inasmuch as the receivership may continue for a considerable period, he therefore ordered a substantial increase in the bond.

The report of the receiver on the first month's operations of the Clark Bridge, filed and approved as of Aug. 9, showed the funds on hand amounted in round figures to $38,000. The city's injunction suit as a result of which tolls continue in effect on the bridge was started June 28. Because of a suit which the State of Missouri seeks to press in U.S. Supreme Court, it appears the bridge case is at a standstill until October, and that the receiver may accumulate funds from two or more months of operation before there may be any further action.

Receiver Davey said today there have been no further incidents or refusal to pay tolls here in the last week since a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court refused any immediate action of the Missouri suit. A trucking mishap at 4:30 last Thursday afternoon tied up traffic on the bridge until a tow car could remove a disabled truck. Just as the truck, outbound, was approaching the toll station, a connecting rod in the engine broke, and the vehicle blocked the traffic lane, unable to move. A towing service nursed it across the bridge, then hauled it back to Alton for repairs.

The broken rod broke a hole in the base of the engine, and escaping oil formed a pool on the bridge which had to be blotted and removed so vehicles wouldn't skid in making toll station stops. Egypt Would Offer Pacts 'Guaranteeing' Suez Canal Shipping Woman Held for Missing Green Fined On Probation SPRINGFIELD, HI. (Special) The U.S. District Court here has suspended imprisonment of Jack Green, Granite City, business agent for General Laborers' Local 397, Granite City, but placed him on three years' probation and fined him $3,000 for his conviction on charges of iolating the federal antiracketeering law. He could have been given 40 years and fined $20,000.

U.S. District Judge Casper Platt, Danville, imposed the sentence after denying a defense motion for a new trial and acquittal. Answering a defense contention that Adair merely passed over a motion for a new trial and acquittal, Platt said he thought Adair denied both motions. He said a full reading of the trial record did not bear out the defense contentions and that the Supreme Court's decision showed it did not feel Adair passed over these two motions at the trial. Reviewing the evidence Platt said that while there was nothing to show Greene extorted for money, he did quote from Greene's testimony.

He said Green admitted in the trial that he said to the contractor on a job to maintain and equip the Chain of Rocks Bridge across the Mississippi River near Granite City: "Never mind. I'll stop you." Platt said it was not in the interests of the case to grant a new trial." Green, asked by Platt to stand before the bar, at first had nothing to say until the court asked him questions. He men grew more voluble saying that while what Stoddart said about his slapping the editor of the Granite City Press Record was true, there were extentuating circumstances. ''One thing I always prided myself on was that I kept myself honest," he said. "The Press Record mixed me with racketeering and would stop to look at my lome and say I stole.

My house was built by donated labor. I never extorted money from anyone." CHICAGO A 49-year-old woman bookkeeping supervisor at a Chicago bank where she had been employed 33 years was held in jail today in connection with the disappearance of nearly a half million dollars of the bank's funds. But, federal officials said, Miss Bessie E. apparently had received none of the $467,228 which they said had disappeared from the Lawndale National Bank over a three-year period. Asst.

U. S. Atty. Frank J. McGarr said Miss Roth was responsible for the loss because she had, starting three years ago, allowed known customers to cash postdated "holdout" checks, McGarr said, explaining these were checks the customers did not have money in their accounts to cover.

"She didn't get a cent of the apparently just did favors for others," McGarr said. "She was just a prim lady with an altruistic heart." McGarr said Miss Roth would approve the postdated and holdout checks for payment and then would "hold out" the checks so they would not be debited against the customers' accounts. He said bank officials discovered the loss a week ago while Miss Roth was on vacation. Bank officials said the loss was covered by insurance. McGarr said Miss Roth would be charged with "improperly and illegally honoring overdrafts" on a national bank.

Officials said Miss. Roth lived with her parents in one-story Bungalow row dwelling built a generation ago. As a bookkeeping supervisor she received $280 a month. Her father, Emil, 72, a retired milk wagon driver. Her mother, Emma, has been bedridden since she suffered a stroke three years ago.

Miss Roth, a slender and severely trim woman, with graying black hair, devoid of make-up and jewelry, covered her face with a handkerchief as she was taken from a car into the FBI's office yesterday. Later she was taken to a cell in the women's lockup at the central police station. Today's Chuckle It is always easier to arrive at a firm conviction about a problem after you know wbat the boss thinks. Unusual Scene at Locks ADM. GUY B.

HELMICK enemy, you maintained the engineering plant at a peak of performance and contributed materially to the success of your ship in the infliction of damage on the enemy. While you were engineering officer, the 'Navy Unit Commendation was awarded to the USS Honolulu for outstanding heroism in action igainst the enemy forces during Battle of Tassafaronga, the Battles of Kula Gulf and Kolom- )angaru, and operations at Kaau and Leyte. You further enhanced your service reputation by your excellent performance of duty as commanding officer of the USS Kittson from November, 1944, to July, 1945; as commander, Trac- or Squadron 1 from September, 1949, to September, 1950; and as commander, Landing Ship Flc- illa 1 from September, 1950, to September, 1651." Fund Drive Joseph A. Hornsey Heads Advance Gift Campaign Joseph A. Hornsey, general manager and president of Hornsey Printing has been named advance gifts chairman for the 1956 Community Chest drive, Jack L.

Black, vice chairman in charge of Division ,3, announced recently. Hornsey has served in various other capacities in Community Chest work in the past. He was public information chairman and a member of the chest board, and served as co-chairman of the Red Cross Campaign before entering World War. service. For two years he served as secretary of Alton Rotary Club, and last year received the President's Award as outstanding member for 1954-1955.

He is a past president of the AJIton Jaycees, and a past state vice president of the Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce. Serving with him as co-chairman, and slated to assume the J. A. IIORNSEY chairmanship next year, is Henry McAdams, business manager of the Telegraph. sister, Mrs.

Lee Springfield, Mo. The body will be at Smith Funeral Home, Edwards and Main streets, where friends may call after 7:30 p. Sunday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday at First Baptist Church East Alton, and will be conducted by the pastor, the Rev. William Bonn.

Alton Woman Injured In other area accidents: Mrs. Mildred M. Rhodes, 38, Forrest Homes (Rt. 1, Bethalto) was moved by ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital at 4:30 p.

m. Friday where she was admitted for treatment of injuries incurred in an automobile collision at Broadway and Washington avenue. Police said she had suffered possible fractures of her right leg and her nose, and abrasions to her right arm. An X-ray examination was to be made to determine exact extent of her hurts. ManyMay View Razing Of Depot Demolition of the old Union station building at Front and Alby streets may attract visits of many people to take a farewell look at the old building while it still is intact.

Tradition has it that the erection of the building was not in the least in conformity with plans promised by the railroad management of that date as a consideration for the abatement of a contract entered into by the railroad and the city of Alton for the use of Piasa street by the railroad, which was then extending its tracks from Fifth and Piasa, then the terminus to Louis. As a consideration for the abatement of the annual charge of $6,000 the railroad was to build a station on city property to cost $100,000. The plans looked so impressjve the city council readily approved the abatement of the $6,000 rental charge and then, tradition had it, the plans were switched. Substituted for the original plans were those on which the station was constructed. Blindly, the City Council did not detect the switch in plans which represented a huge saving to the railroad company.

Still it may be said that the building which cost less than one- sixteenth the originally promised sum, was plenty big enough for all uses it was called on to serve. The building to be torn down has a a i 1 a outline, The architect must have had in mind at the time the outline of one of the very old fashioned locomotives ot those days. The tower on the west end suggests the tall smokestack which characterized wood-burning lo- BAKE SHIP provide! ft beautiful sight to seafaring eyes as it locks Alton IHun ccanotives of those days. CMJK Nasser Seen As Ready to Negotiate LONDON JP Egypt was ro. ported prepared today to offer maritime powers treaty guarantees of unimpeded shipping through the Suez Canal.

Diplomatic sources in Cairo said President Gamal Abdel Nasser would offer the singly or collectively to nations using the as a counterpro. posal to the demand of 18 nations for internationalization of Suez. These sources said the offer probably would be outlined la Nasser's reply to the five-nation Suez Canal Committee. The committee was delegated to tell the Eygptian president the majority of nations at this week's London Suez Conference want an international board to take over management of the i a 1 waterway. There still was no official indication in Cairo on whether Nasser would agree to receive the committee.

The Cairo diplomatic sources predicted Nasser's reply would flatly reject the proposal from 18 of the 22 nations at the just-con. eluded London conference for internationalization of the Suez. But his counterproposal, they said, would leave the door open for negotiation. Egypt Recruiting Pilots Indonesia, Russia, India and Ceylon were a conference minority who offered a substitute plan for continued Egyptian control of the canal but with an international advisory powerless to enforce its recommendations. Egypt meanwhile sought to hire pilots in West Germany to convoys through the canal.

A score or more pilots on home leave have not returned Nasser seized the canal July 26 Others may quit if the canal remains in Egyptian hands. The Egyptian embassy in Bonn said it had received some appli. cations from German pilots. Egypt is also trying to hire pilots in Several who attended the conference including U.S. Secretary of State Dulles and the foreign ministers of France and West Germany saw that Egypt would accept the majority proposal.

But Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov warned of serious consequences in the Middle East if the West tries to break Egypt's grip on the Suez Canal. Ke said military preparations of Britain and France were "flagrant viola. tion of the United Nations Charter." The Soviet Union seemed to be massing its propaganda forces to support a rejection from Nasser of the 18-nation international control plan. Moscow radio said plan was "a one-sided ultimatum" backed by "the notorious policy of force." "Serious Matter" Some top diplomatic officials in Washington were reported concerned over signs that Russia might be deliberately trying to interfere with a negotiated settlement. British Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd said in a television broadcast that it would be "a very serious matter" if Egypt rejects international authority over the canal's operation.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Ruslan Abclulghani, who joined India, Russia and Ceylon in opposing the international control plan, arrived in Cairo to try to impress upon Nasser "the conciliatory spirit" of the conference. The committee to present 38-nation plan to Nasser is composed of representatives from Australia, Ethiopia, Iran, Sweden and the United States. 'Drive Carefully; The Life You Save i Friday afternoon. It is the "Azara," eit route upstream to ROCHESTER, N. Y.

the latest campaign slogan, brainchild of Monroe County Republicans: "Drive carefully. The life you save may vote Republican." The slogan is printed va designed to fit in rear of automobiles. River 7 SUgu 1 Pool 418.66 I'hoto. I.