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2-A Mt. Vernon Register-News Thursday, Novomber 14, 1974 Ailie Osborne Mt. Vernon Mrs. Allie Louise McKin- nev Osborne, 39. of 1004 S.

19th died at 2:15 Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mrs. Osborne was born in county on Sept. 30, 1935, the daughter of Everett and Bessie May (Foster) iMcKinney. She was a member of the West Side Baptist church.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. iit Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Beatty officiating. Burial will be in Union Chapel cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 6 p.m.

Friday. Survivors include her mnther. Mrs. Bessie McKinney. Mt.

Vernon: a twin sister. Ila Brown, and another lister, Mrs. Edna Har- ri.s. hith of Mt. Vernon: a lirnth 'T.

William McKinney, Mt. V-rnon: two nieces and nephew. She was preceded in death l)v her father and a niece. 3 Hi Gladys Whisenhunt Mt. Vernon Mrs.

Gladys M. (Loving Whisenhunt, 301 Herbert died at 7:15 p.m yesterday at the home of hei in Las Vegas, Ncv. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Hughey- Pullev Funeral Home. DEATHS Nancy Mae Wehunt Mt. Vernon Mrs.

Nancy Mae Wehunt. 74. of 1025 S. 7th died at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Mrs. Wehunt was born in county on Nov. 13. 1900. the daughter of Frank and Dicey (Osborn) Bodine.

She was married to Elmer K. Wehunt. who died on Oct. 31. 1969.

She was a member of Antioch Baptist church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Chapel, with burial in Bethel cemetery. F'riends may call at. the funeral chapel after 5 p.m.

Friday. Mrs. Wehunt is survived by one Charles E. Wehunt, Palmdalc, three daughters, Mrs. Lester (Elsie) Gregory.

Mt. Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Connaway. Texico. and Mrs.

Max (Lettie) Kansas City, one brother, John Bodine. Hattieville. a sister. Mrs. Huth Cassada.

Mt. Vernon; and Hi grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Hulin McGuire Mt. Vernon liulin V. McGuire, 75, of gl7(mS.

died at 12:25 yesterday at Good Sa- llnaritan Hospital. He was a gjTiachinisf at Auto Lite for Bover 25 years. Funeral services will be Hjiold a( 2 p.m. PYiday at iMyers Chapel, with the Rev. Howard Kraps officiating.

iUirial will be in Bethel cemetery. Friends may call at Myers after 5 p.m. Mr. McGuire was born in county on Sept. 21, 1H99.

the of Thomas and (Herrington) Mc- ZGuire. He was married to Louie 'Dobbs in Salem in 1922. She -surNTves. Mr. McCJuire was a mem- oi Teamsters Local no.

He was a 50 year mem- Jher of the Modern Woodmen 'of America. He is survived by his wife; Zii daughter, Mrs. Rex (Pat) of Mt. Vernon; a rson. Robert McGuire, of Mt.

a brother, George of luka; two half- Mrs. Marion (Mar- Parks and Mrs. Brubaker. both of jluka: a half-brother, Merle of Chicago; five and one 1 He was preceded in death Cliy his parents and a daugh- Her. James R.

Shelton Bonnie James Rayburn Shelton. two-day-old son of James B. and Lila Mae Shelton of Bonnie, died yesterday at Doctors Hospital in Carbondale. Graveside services will be held at a.m. Friday at South Hickory Hill cemetery, with the Rev.

Bob Sledge officiating. Funeral arrangements were made by the Fry Funeral Home in Waltonville. The infant is survived by his parents; his grandparents, Mrs. and Mr. Burrell of Bonnie, and Mr.

and Mrs. Raymond Wilson of Mt. Vernon; and his great-grandmother. Mrs. Alta Carroll of Bonnie.

Extended Outlook; ('lumce of some rain or north and chance of rain Saturday, then cloudy skies Sunday iTind Monday. Quite cold for period but possibly some on Monday. Daily will be mostly in the north and 40s south and tdaily lows generally in the north and south. Willis Hugh Page Mulberry Grove Willis Hugh Page, 74. of Mulberry Grove, died at 7 a.m.

Tuesday in St. Louis, lie was a former resident of Vernon. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Smith cemetery, with the Rev. Kenneth Pickens officiating.

Friends may call at Myers Chapel from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday. Mr. Page was born in Illinois on July 21, 1900, the son of Robert and Amanda (Rodgers) Page.

He was married to Opal Shelton, who survives, Mr. Page was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a veteran of World War I and World War IL He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Perkins, of Mt. Vernon; a stepdaughter, Mrs.

Roberta Ellerd, of Miles City, and a stepson. Charles Lee, of Toledo, Ohio. snow V. Madison 33 27 34 25 In Memory Of Melvin W. Fuller Who Passed Away Nov.

14,1972. And Whose 27th Birthday Would Have Been On Nov. 25. Sadly Missed By His Mother Dad Theodore Ciaro Fuller And All Who Loved Him. The Paneling Center New Business Opens Today On South Tenth St.

A new business opened today at 509 South Tenth former location of the W-G Motors Irody shop. It is The Paneling Center, featuring all types of paneling, interior and exterior. The new business will be open four days a week from a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m.

to p.m. on Sundays. The Paneling Center will he operated by J.R. Lamberson. Lamberson announced that thousands of sheets of paneling, of all descriptions, are available at the new store.

In Edna Hays Who Possed Nov. 6, 1955. You con only hove one Mother Patient, kind and true. No other friend in ail the Will be so true to you. To those who hove Mother Treosure her with care, For you will never know her value, Till you see her vacant chajr.

Daughters. Ruth, (Ibra, Madge, Anna And Orower Charles E. Wimberly Decatur Charles E. Wimberly, 84, of IJncoln Manor Shelter Care Home in Decatur, died at 4:10 a.m. today at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

He was a former Mt, Vernon resident. Memorial services will be held at 2 Friday at the Lincoln Manor Shelter Care Home, 4.38 North Decatur. Arrangements for graveside services at Jordan Chapel cemetery, east of Dix, are incomplete at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations he made to the Macon County Heart F'und in Decatur. Mr.

Wimberly was born in county on July 23, 1890, the son of Francis and Ann (Sly). Wimberly. On Dec. 1912." he was married to Grace McKay in Ml. Vernon.

She survives. Mr. Wimberly lived in Mt. Vernon and was a shoe until he moved to Decatur in 1959, He is survived by two daughters. Mrs.

Ben R. I Elinor) Bullock, of Decatur, and Mrs. Harlow I Margaret Ann) Zauner of Chicago: two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Etta Highsmith Mt. Vernon Mrs.

Etta A. Highsmith, 85. of Opdyke. died at 8:15 p.m. yesterday at her home.

was a teacher for 34 years. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Myers Chapel, with the Hev. Howard Kraps officiating. Burial will be in Williams cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral chapel between 6 p.m, and Fri'day, Mrs, Highsmith was born in Opdyke on Aug, 18. 1889, the daughter of John and Anna (Smith) Sattgast, On Aug. 18. 1909, she was married to Alva Highsmith, who survives, Mrs, Highsmith was a graduate of Eastern Oregon College of Education, Monmouth. and the College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho.

She was a member of the Central Church of Christ, the Mt. Vernon Woman's Club, the American Association of University Women and the Priscella Kebekah Lodge of New Plymouth, Ind. is survived by her husband and a sister. Mrs. Tena Sattgast Joyce of San Ramon.

Calif. MEETINGS Bethel School Citizen's Committee will meet Monday. Nov. 18 at p.m in the school cafeteria All parents are welcome to attend. WEATHER Vernon Weather Wednesday high 52 low 29.

a.m. today 29. Rainfall Wednesday .08 of an inch. Rainfall to date 1974, 34.52 inches. One year ago today high 73 low 58.

F'we years ago today high 41 low "l8. Ten years ago today high 78 Friday sunrise 6:45 sunset 4:44. (CST) Rend Lake water level at main dam 403.35 feet above mean sea level. NEW YORK (AP) Dow Jones noon stock averages; 30 Industrials 659.11 off 0.07 20 Transport. 152.93 up 1.70 15 Utilities 070.33 up 0.13 65 Stocks 211.97 up 0.69 MARKETS CHICAGO (AP) Wheat No 2 hard winter 4.11n; No 2 soft red 4.10n.

Corn No 2 yellow 3.66n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.84 Sovbeans No 1 yellow' No 2 yellow corn Wednesday was quoted 3..5 -jn. CHICAGO (AP) fUSDA) Butter steady; wholesale buying prices Thursday unchanged; 93 score A A figiL -M; 92 A tiSij--' I. steady: sales delivered warehouse, cartons unchanged: A extra large ()2-65: A large 61-63; A mediums Stockyards NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, III. (API receipts for Friday: 5,000 hogs, 100 cattle and 25' sheep.

Hog receipts 5.000 head. Butcher hogs 25-50 higher, US 1 -3 200-240 lb butchers :i9.2.5-:i9.50. steady to 50 higher. tIS 1-3 306 lb sows .00: lbs 32 500-600 lbs 32.50. Boars under 250 lbs 34 over 250 lbs 29.00.

Cattle i-eceipts 2.300 head. Supply mostly feeders for auction. Cows steady. Load choice 900 lb slaughter steers yield 3 36 .00. Package choice 975 lb slaughter heifers yield 3 -4 33..50.

Utility and commercial cows 17. 00 -19. 00; cutter 14 .00 -17 .00: canner 12 .0014 .00. Sheep receipts 100 head. Slaughter lambs steady.

Choice and prime wooled lambs 90-110 lbs 35 .00 .00. Opening Wall Street NEW YORK (AP) News of a tentative coal strike settlement gave the stock market a lift today. The opening Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was up about a point, and gainers held a 5-2 lead over losers on the New York Stock Exchange. Late Wednesday negotiators agreed on a new three-year contract which, if ratified by coal mine workers, is expected to bring an end to the nationwide strike that began on Tuesday within a couple of weeks. As the market began its upswing, however, it was confronted with some negative news from another direction.

The government reported that wholesale prices surged at a 27.6 per cent annual rate in October after a much slimmer rise in September that had raised hopes for a lessening of inflationary pressures. Today's prices included Citicorp, up at S.S. Kresge. ahead at and Rorer Amchem, up 'a at 197H. In coal stocks Eastern Gas Fuel was up at and Kennecott Copper, parent of Peabody Coal, gained 1 to 38's.

On Wednesday both the Tennessee Valley Authority and a group of private companies said they had made conditional offers to acquire Peabody from Kennecott. On Wednesday the Dow Jones industrial average was unchanged at 659.18 while most other measures of the market indicated moderate declines. The NYSE composite index of all its listed common stocks was off .18 at 38.82. Losers outnumbered gainers on the Big Board by close to a 2-1 margin in turnover of 16.04 million shares. At the American Stock Exchange, the market value index was off .33 at 68.22, Methodist Children's Home Auxiliary HOLIDAY BAZAAR FRIDAY, WVEIIIUPi 15 FIRST UNITED METHQblST CHURCH 12th LUNCH SERVEDll -2 -SANbl HOMEMADE SOUP WICH-PIE Benton Student Injured During School Dies Here Alan Dale Jacobson, 17, a senior at Benton High School, died at 4:50 a.m.

today at Good Samaritan Hospital from injuries he sustained in a freak accident Oct. 21 during a Benton High physical education class. An autopsy was to be performed today to determine the cause of death. Jacobson was playing flag football during a supervised P.E. class, school officials said, when he dove to catch a pass.

Another player fell on him. Classmates said Jacobson showed no sign of injury until at the end of class, when he became disoriented and dizzy. He was taken to Franklin Hospital in Benton, and was then transferred to the Trauma Center at Good Samaritan. A broken neck was at first suspected, but X-rays showed that the neck was not broken. Acting Coroner Don Nelson said he assumes that Coroner John Richardson, out of town today, will order an inquest.

Funeral services for Alan will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Poulson Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Adolph officiating. Burial will be in Mount Ftna cemetery ejast of Benton. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m.

Friday. He was the son of Robert and Marjorie (McMahon) Jacobson of Tinley Park. He is also survived by two sisters, Jacqueline and Diana, both of Tinley Park. Hehad been living with an uncle in Benton for the past year. He was a member of the South Benton Baptist church.

Widow Of Train Wreck Victim Sues For $500,000 Here The widow of a Bentoii man who died from injuries he received when his was struck by a Southern Railway train near Walnut Hill, on Aug. 22, has filed a damage suit against the railroad company. Janet Sue Brumley charged Southern Railway Company, its agents and employes with negligence in a suit filed in circuit court here Wednesday. Her husband. Larry G.

Hrumley. was critically injured Aug. 22 when the car he was driving started across the Southern tracks on a country road 14 miles southest of Walnut Hill and was plowed into by the train. HP died seven days after the accident. Mrs.

Brumley charged negligence in that the train was allegedly moving at an excessive high rate of speed, the crossing had not been properly maintained and was therefore dangerous, the company had failed to install adequate warning at the crossing, the engineer failed to sound the whistle as the train approached the crossing, the engineer failed to keep a proper lookout, the engineer failed to apply his brakes in an effort to avoid the coUis- i6n and the company permitted weeds, brush and small trees to obstruct the view at the crossing. The plaintiff charges that and her daughter were left without adequate means of support after her husband died. Two Plead Guilty in Circuit Court A Mt. Vernon man was fined and placed on probation and a Bluford man was fined and ordered to make restitution after they pleaded guilty to charges against them in circuit court Wednesday. Max Sanders, 22, of 718 Conger was fined $250 and placed on two years probation after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a car owned by Susan Cox on July 2, on the Salem Road.

Dennis L. Greenwalt, 38, Route 2, Bluford, was fined $20 and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $150 after he entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of deceptice practices. Greenwalt had been charged with delivering a bad check in the amount of $200 to Dunn Insurance of Fairfield on Dec. 23, 1973. The alleged delivery occurred in Bluford.

Judge William G. Eovaldi delivered the sentence in both cases. WEATHER Rockford snow Moline cdy Quincy cdy Decatur cdy Peoria cdy Springfield cdy Chgo. Gr.Pk. snow Chgo.

Mid. snow South Bend Paducah cdy 34 27 33 24 35 24 36 26 34 25 37 24 34 28 34 27 .01 .35 .13 .43 .33 .39 .21 .21 SCHOOL BOARD All Four Mitchell Foundation Officers Reelected For 75 The Board of Trustees of the Mitchell Foundation reelected all four of their officers for calendar year 1975 at the foundation's annual meeting Tuesday. Re-elected Were Herbert Fink, Carbondale, president; Jerome Glassman, Ml. Vernon, vice president; Ruby Miller, Mt. Vernon, secretary; and J.

Marvin Powers, Mt. Vernon, treasurer. The board also announced the re-appointment of Kenneth K. Miller as executive vice president of the Mitchell Foundation and Art Museum for the coming year. In addition, museum staff members Ruby Miller, Laure Cheatham and Ray Miller was also re-appointed, Foundation trustees include I.L.

Carp, St. Louis; Clifford R. Fields, Mt. Vernon; William C. Rackaway, Mt.

Vernon; and John Page Wham. Centralia. MM 59 34- .05 lllinoisans May Use Studded Tires, Beginning Friday SPfllNGFIELD Secretary of State Michael J. Hewlett said today it legal for Illinois motorists to use studded tires on passenger cars starting Friday, Nov. 15.

A state law sets the legal time for studded tires from November 15 until April 1, 1975. which totalled about did not raise the total, price tag above the estimate. The entire project still heeds state-level approval, and. Superintendent Lewis Hilliard said that shfXiki l)e received no later than Dec. 13..

At that time, the disliict will also learn how tnuch, of the equipment the will pay for. Hilliard the states share could be as high as 70 percent. Siros informed the Iward that the foundation and most of the floor has been poured' at the Maintenance and Kitchen Building, and that the maintenance area may be ready for occupancy by the first part of 1975. The district's plans call tor the new kitchen to prepare hot lunches for four in its first year of operation. Later, the kitchen will produce all lunch- as for all seven of the district's Changing from the subjecl of lunch to loreakfast, Hilliard told the board that during October.

average of 414 students each day tcx)k acJyantage the reduced- price breakfasts offered a( the district's six elementary schools. Although precise statistics will not be available for a few Hilliard said thai district food service director Patsy Sanders considers the program a finan- cialK' successful one. Time (Wf For Teachers Board members approved a phn at (the meeting to provide "released time" on five Robbery, Aggravated Battery Charges McKinney Out Of Hospital-Placed In County Jail Leor McKinney, 27, of 1020 Gilbert was ciis- charjied from Good Samaritan Hospital and placed in Ihe county jail Wednesday morning under $27,000 bond, on charges of robbery and aggjravated battery. MjcKinney was indicted on both charges last Friday bul the robbery warrant was not served until yesterday. HorKl on that charge was set at $25,000.

McKinney was charged with taking a portable television and a handgun from the presence of U. J. Watson at the Lawrence Motel on Nov. 3, by threal- eaiing the imminent use of fcrce. McKinney was also charged with aggravated battery in that he allegedly Struck and bit city officer Lonnie Odle as Odle attempted to arrest McKJnney on the driveway at the Harper Service Station on Salem Road the same evening.

Bond on that charge was set at $2,000. McKinney suffered facial injuries during the arrest and was hospitalized at (iood Samaritan Hospital until yesterday morning. separate days during the year ior teachers to do necderi research, training. conference work. Aflininistr.itive assistant explained all district teachers involved in (caching reading will spend tiwo of those days studying reading materials under consideration for adoption as textbooks.

The olher three days will he (aken up with teacher- paretit conferences in the six elementary schools. Fnmklin principal Ballard said that last year, his leachers held 174 conferences with parents of their during the released time sessions. Boarfl member Joe MeCiure said he had been reading and hearing that students nationwide are having difficulty learning to read, and a.sked if the released time program might serve (o correct (hat problem. liohlfing replied. "This program gives the reading ins (ruc(ors a span of (ime to sil down anfi really talk Itiings out," III o(h (T business, the board: Purchased two $365 master clocks for use a( Franklin and Hall Schools.

-Approved a maternity (or Ann Farley, lirsi grade teacher at Bulord School. Irom Ihe first wet'k nl March. 1975, to the start of (he school vear. HIGHLIGHTS OF COAL CONTRACT plovers on coal lace equipment in underground mines on shovels and draglines in strip mining operalions. There would be a new grievance procedure.

Senioi- employes would receive preference for (raining opportunities. Burlington ccjy 34 21 .29 Louis cdy 48 25 .11 The Family of LANKFORD Wishes to express a special thanks to Dr. Cyril Anslinger for the years of devoted core to our husband, father and brother. We also wish to express to the fireman, Jerry Mullen, Nadine Allison, Litton Ambulance, and the people on the street who care for him during the emergency, A special thanks olso to the Good Hospital, the doctors and nurses who worked cnid administered so him, the nursing staff in the Intensive Core Unit, and those who spoke kind and comforting words during our hours in Intensive Care room lobby. We want to thank the Gholson Funeral Home, the ministers, the singer ancj pfanist, and the pallbearers for their assistance during the loss of our one.

Also, we wish to thonk Sugar Comp Baptisi Church, the Eastern Star of BelleiRive, and the and neighbors who contributed food and floral offerings. Your kindness and synvpothy will never be- forgotten. May God's blessings with each and everyone who helped in any the sickiriess and deathof our loved one. Mrs. Mary Wife Brendo, Danny Brian.

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