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

2 THE REGISTER- MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1957 Deaths David Davis, 85, Dies Here Today David Bee Davis, 85, a retired farmer who lived at 409 North Ninth street, died at 3 a. m. today in the Setzekorn Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Salem church near Keenes. Rev. Lester Breeze Bob Bundy will be charge of the funeral.

Mr. Davis was born Wayne County on May 20, 1871, the son of Squire and Jane (Flint) Davis. His wife Sarah Elizabeth Shrum preceded him in death in 1940. 1 Burial will be in Salem cemetery and will lie state at the Richardson chapel "in Wayne City after 10 a. m.

Saturday. Mr. Davis is two sons, Alfred Davis, of Bluford, and Davis, of Wayne City; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Sanders, Wayne City, Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Bluford, and Mrs.

Ellis Rand, of City. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Orchardville Farmer Dies At Age Of 91 Robert H. Vest, 91, a retired farmer. died at his home in Orchardville township of Wayne County at 7 a.m.

today. He was born in Orange County, Indiana, July 25, 1865, the son of Robert H. and Sally (White) Vest. He was married to Beatrice Scott in 1922. Mr.

Vest was a member of the Free Will Baptist church. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Jacobs Chapel in Orchardville. Burial will be Jacobs cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home of his son, Ed Vest, near Xenia, after 2 p.m.

Saturday. He is survived by two sons, Ed, of Xenia, and Georgie, of Johnsonville; one daughter, Mrs. Orpha Mills, of Flora. Mr. Vest is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 34 great grandand three great-great grandchildren.

Robinson Art Collection May Bring $3,250,000 LOS ANGELES Gladys Robinson, actor Edward G. Robinson's former wife, says that she has been offered "about 000" for the Robinson art collection. The collection consists of masterpieces assembled over a 25- year period by the Robinsons. Mrs. Robinson said she expects to.

sign papers "in another day or two" completing the sale to an undisclosed buyer. The figure is a million dollars more than was offered by a Los Angeles syndicate of art patrons, who wanted the pictures for the Los Angeles County-Museum, saldmuseum curators. The arrangement to sell the masterpieces stems from Mrs. Robinson's divorce action. If the collection is not sold, attorneys said, an agreement provides that the paintings will be divided between Mrs.

Robinson and the actor. 5 Saw Dishwasher With Grimes Girls (Continued from page one) wore such a sweater the night she and Barbara left their South Side home to attend a movie. Mrs. Grimes is divorced from her husband Joseph, 48, a truck driver. Lohman said Anne Pobich, 39, a the waitress movie in a restaurant near theater, told him she saw the Grimes sisters in the restaurant on the night of Dec.

28. The sheriff said Mrs. Pobich related sembled two Bedwill, men, one of whom left the restaure- rant with the two girls. She identified the second man as short and dark haired. Still held for questioning in connection with the deaths the cause of which was not determined in an autopsy Kranz, 53, a railroad steamfitter.

Hospital Notes JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. Admitted: Mrs. Gertie Richardson; Mrs. Alice Allen, McLeansboro. Discharged: Master Jimmie Hamlin; David Tyndal; Mrs.

Rachel Hill, Texico; Mrs. Evelyn Hart, McLeansboro; Rayburn Tittle, Texico. GOOD SAMARITAN Admitted: Mrs. Wanda Albright; Luther McKenzie; Hubert bell; Mrs. Margaret Goffinett; Mrs.

Jessie Jordan; Mrs. Eva Cates; Burl Sledge; Glenn Osborn; James Gregory; Miss Susan Donnelly. Discharged: Master John Stringer; Miss Dorothy Chesnek; Mrs. Carol Cook and baby, Tina Ann; Mrs. Mary Medlin: Herman Caldwell; Mrs.

Viola Woods; Warner Greenlee; Richard McReynolds; Mrs. Ethel Summers. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lemmons, 1725 Jetferson, are the parents of a son born at 12:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital.

He weighed five pounds seven ounces and has been named Charles Maurice, Jr. "A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William D. Lunn of Alton in St.

Joseph's Hospital in that city yesterday morning. He weighed six pounds six ounces and has been named William Davis, Jr. The mother is the former Miss Glenda Stewart of this city and the grandmother is Mrs. Clara Stewart of Mt. Vernon, Crystal Cave in Bermuda has a natural lake which covers two acres and is 80 feet underground.

MT. VERNON POLICE HOLD ANNUAL "RABBIT DINNER" A section of the crowd at the the 'Vernon police department Lodge. Interest above is contered tet, not shown in the photograph. Harlow Richardson speaks while and Polico Magistrate Allan (Mary Jano Studio Photos) City Manager Urges Training, Favors To None There were police everywhere last night at the Hall. Mt.

Vernon police, Centralia police, Salem police, police, state auxiliary sheriffs, deputies, and private police. In fact the joint was just lousy with cops. I Only a few were in uniform but the Mt. Vernon officers were all appropriately dressed for the occasion. It WAS their annual rabbit dinner -at time at which they serve fried rabbit to their associates in law enforcement work.

Mt. Vernon officers not wearing blue uniform and pistol belts had white shirts and white aprons and they carried out big, platters of fried rabbit along with regular boats of gravy, mashed potatoes, baked beans and hot rolls. For the few who could still manage It, there was a dessert course of pie. The police shot the rabbits, prepared and served the dinner. Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney presided as master ceremonies.

Police Chief Verner Pigg welcomed the visitors and the big boss of all the local cops, City Manager Harlow Richardson gave the address of the evening. law Mr. enforcement. Richardson was But in he favor went of deeper into the subject and told of the need training of officers so they not contra can solve crimes but also will not violate rights of the individuals. "Show no favors to anyone," the city manager advised, declaring that favors to a lawbreaker on a minor offense might show up in greater trouble later.

Called on for short talks by the Master of Ceremonies Dulancy were State Senator Paul Broyles, Sheriff Leonard (Smokey) Wood, City Attorney Alvin Lacy Williams and Jim Alexander, secretary of the Moose lodge and president of the Illinois Moose Association. The Starlighters, quartet--David Brown, Albrecht, Homer Campbell and Hal Wolfe- made a big hit with their vocal numbers. Ted Mitchell, former vaudeville entertainer, mystified the cops with magic tricks and kept them laughing with his stories. Librarian Who Defied Probers Gets Pay Raise PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. UP Mrs.

Mary Knowles who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about Communist affiliations has been retained in her job at a Quaker library and will be given a salary raise. A board of the Quaker-operated William Jeanes Memorial Library said Thursday it wanted to "restate our confidence" in Mrs. Knowles. She is free on bail pending an appeal of a 120-day jail sentence and a $500 fine given her in Federal District Court in Washington by Judge Ross Rizley. The 46-year-old librarian was found guilty of 53 of 58 contempt counts for declining to answer questions asked her by a Senate 1955.

She denied subcommittee, that Internal Security in she was presently a Communist but refused to answer questions about past Communist said' activity. The announcement her pay will be raised $200 to $3,400 a year. DEJUR Brings You a New Dictating Transcribing Machine. Only For $16950 For Information See or Call Ace Recording Co. 401 S.

20th St. Phone 1188 Collect Nearly $4,000 In Polio Fund Drive The Mt. Vernon Jaycee's announced today that nearly $4000 had been collected so far in the 1957 Polio Drive. Coffee Day collections amounted to $200, the Elks card party collections were $210, and the Business Mens' March collections so far are over $350. Tom Reese, county chairman, reported the following contributions: Contributions of Montgomery Ward.

Illinois Power. Contributions of King City Federal. Contributions of Rex Restaurant. Contributions Benolst Brothers Hardware. Contributions of Farmers Auto Insurance Assn.

Contributions of Mt. Vernon Tobacco. Albert's. Davis Drugs. Blue Gouse Cafe.

Hawkins Bakery. Hometown Furnishing Co. Sears Roebuck. Dolliens Shoe Store. Gaunt's T.V.

Laird Jewelers, Standard Tire Service. Gatewood and Flelds, 2 Carr Service Garage. Goodyear Store. Don Wood. Contributions of Illinois' Brokerage Employees.

Contributions of $5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hoyt. Hawkins Office Supply. Webb's Book Store.

Morgan's Jewelry Store. Sport Center. Merle Norman Cosmetics. Prescription Shop. E.

G. Moore. Livingston Drug. Easton Flowers. Fair Feed Company.

Terrill Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. Eurage Witter. Mr.

and Mrs Silas Echols, Griggs Market. Lydia Circle of Bakerville Church. of 286 other people. Tucker said he sought once to check with the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine the legality of Snowden's petroleum to lease operations, but Snowden disuaded him, would get letter of Tucker approval from an SEC office. he never saw a letter.

Allan A. Borton, of Nowata, who was indicted with Snowden last year, has pleaded guilty on four counts and asked probation. ISRAEL IS HOLDING ON TO AQABA (Continued from page one) pull out at once. Egypt and a number of AsianAfrican nations began drumming up support for a resolution to impose stiff economic penalties perhaps including A trade boycott against Israel. Many delegates felt such a drastic resolution would have trouble getting the required two-thirds majority in the 80-nation assem-1 bly.

Cross- Examine Orrin Tucker In Oil Fraud Case DANVILLE, 111. (89 Orrin Tucker, of Los Angeles, nationally known bandleader faced crossi examination in U. S. District Court today by lawyers for Dallas man accused by the government of selling fraudulent pe(troleum leases. 51, The has defendant, Homer Snowden, plended innocent charges of violating the Federal Securities Act and using the mails to defraud.

Among the charges against him is one of selling one! million dollars bogus and: gas leases to Illinois residents in Champaign, Kankakee Chicago. In testimony Thursday, said he personally invested $61.975: through Snowden, and books he! listed fora transactions of about at one time 217,000, That sum, he said, represented his investment and those Charles C. Croup. Esther Firebaugh. The Happy Women's Club.

Wards Philips 66. Delo Photo Craft. Spiro's Buffet. Epworth Methodist Church. Cook's Paint Store.

Pat Atchison Johnson. Janis Piper. Contributions of N. E. Williams.

R. C. Hails. Musgrove Shoe Store. Contributions of Mr.

and Mrs. E. M. Morrow. Phil Puffer.

Max Puffer. Chris Puffer. Paula Link. Sam Shaw. Ross and Small Drugs.

Mr. Mrs. Kraft. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Payne. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green. Arthur McMillon.

Walter McCarter. Joe Lampp. Contributions of Welge Paint Store. Contributions of Maude Adams. TIRE SALE! Dont miss our special prices on SUPER-CUSHIONS GOOD YEAR With the all new 3-T Rayon Cord 5 Co For Only CAPPABLE YOUR TIRE Size 6.00x16 6.70x15 MARATHON WHILE THEY LAST CONVENIENT TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED Complete Auto Service Washing Lubrication Steam Cleaning Batteries, Accessories and Mufflers CARS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED LOMAX D-X SERVICE JOHN LOMAX, Owner and Operator 10TH AND WALTONVILLE ROAD PHONE 477 Detailed Weather Report Living Costs Up 3 Per Cent In Year 1956 WASHINGTON UP Consumer prices climbed 0.2 per cent in cent cember for a total rise of 3 per in the year 1956, the Burenu of Labor Statistics reported today.

Prices of food and clothing were unchanged in the main nnd transportation costs dipped a little but virtually all other elements of family living costs went up, the bureau said. The consumer price index reached an all-time high at 118 per cent of the 1947-49 average, as against 114.7 In December of 1955 and 117.8 in November. Higher housing costs were chiefly responsible for the increase, BLS said. They jumped one-half of 1 per cent and Ewan Clague, BLS commissioner, sald he suspaid by home buyers and--in the pected that rising' interest rates case of renters--passed on by landlords, contributed to the increase in over-all housing costs. The bureau reported at the same time that the spendable earnings and buying power of fac-25.

tory workers reached another peak in December. duction Total workers weekly carnings of prorose to $84.05 on the average. Spendable earningsmeaning tions-rose income after tax 10 for $1.30 to a record no dependents a factory worker with and $76.54 for a tory worker with three dependents. OLDEST PLANT Oldest known specimen flowering plant has been found the San Juan Mountains of rado. palm-like growth flourished 165,000,000 years left the imprint Pockets leaves Colorado's red Fossil perts have discovered seven inches imprints, the largest being long.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. highways early today were pery freezing mist and packed snow north of a line through Quincy, Mount Sterling, Havana and Rantoul except for a few widely scattered icy spots imIllinois Division of Highways remediately south of this line," the ported. Highways in the rest of Illinois are generally clear, the said. However, six to eight of snow have fallen in the extreme northeastern part of the state. CHICAGO (P Most of Illinois had cloudy weather overnight with temperatures below freezing predominant.

The Weather Bureau said the outlook for today is for widespread precipitation. It said the northern portion of the state would have snow. The central the state would have snow or sleet and the southern portion, rain. Temperatures in the low 208 were north and forecast for the extreme 30s reading in the upper were forecast for the extrme south. Overnight low readings reported by the bureau were Belleville 31, Moline 17, Peoria 22, ford Quincy 25, Rantoul 24, Rock18, Springfield 26, Vandalia ILLINOIS TEMPERATURES Moline Rockford 26 18 17 Peoria 26, 22 Rantoul 25 24 Quincy 27 25 Springfield 28 26 Vandalia 31 25 Scott Air Base 33 31 DEADLY SUN Experiments prove that of the Southern California mays.

can of a kill a sidewinder rattler in nine in minutes, and that reptiles hunt Colo- shade for a midday siesta. Thus that desert snakes seek their prey durago, ing the cooler hours between dusk on and dawn. The first sky writing is at18 tributed to a group at Amherst StatelMisouri Saturday. Mostly Occasional cloudy snow north, mixed with freezing drizzle southwest, occasional rain southeast, Snow changing east, to occasional- freezing ly mixed with freezing drizzle southeast, diminishing tonight. Colder west today, over the state tonight and in south and east, portons Saturday.

High today 10-15 extreme northwest, 30s southeast. Low tonight 0-5 below northwest, FIVE DAY FORECAST annual "rabbit dinnor" of last night at the Moose on the Starlighters quarAt right City Managor Chief of Police Vorner Pigg Dulancy (centor) look on. Marie Scared By Salesman; Calls The Cops HOLLYWOOD UP Actress Marle, (The Body) McDonald, admittedly a bit nervous these days, called the police when two salesmen arrived at her home, both claiming to be delivering her new I convertible. Marie, whose story of being kidnaped Jan. 3 made recent headlines, summoned the officers to her San Fernando Valley home Thursday night.

She gave this account of the incident: "The first salesman was here in the house with the papers for me to sign when the second fellow called at the gate saying he had my new "The reason I was so worried was that his voice, over the loudspeaker from the electric gate, sounded very much like one of the two kidnapers. I'm not taking any chances. "And I got even more suspicious, she explained, "when the second fellow came up in an economy, model of the same car bought. I ordered the biggest, most deluxe convertible. It's the first one in California." Officers were able to straighten out the mix-up.

American Peace Crusade Listed As Red Front WASHINGTON -The American Peace Crusade, which has sponsored several marches" on Washington, was described formally today as a Communist front. In a report filed with the Subversive Activities Control Board, former SACB Chairman Thomas Herbert recommended that the board issue an order directing the organization to register with the 1950 internal law. Justice Department, under the Herbert conducted hearings in the before he resigned Dec. 31 tense become judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. His report said the testimony, showed the American Crusade, with headquarters in New York, was founded by the Communist party in; 1951.

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