Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 11

International Worker To Speak Here Monday David Creighton, a member of the International Committee of the YMCA, will be In Freeport next week and will speak to several groups. Cretghton recently returned from Greece where he worked since 1945 In rebuilding the YMCA organization destroyed there during the war. He will speak to an assembly at Freeport High School Monday morning and will address the Rotary Club Monday noon. While In Greece Creighton was the American representative of the Anglo-Hellenic Bureau of Education, and during the past year was president of the Propeller Club, an organization for the American community In Athens. Before going to Athens, Creighton served two years as YMCA World service representative In Egypt.

He has also spent several summers touring Europe with groups of boys. Creighton, who was born in Chicago, Is a graduate of Oberltn College and spent 14 years in work in Wilmington, Del. Autos Damaged In Crash East Of Freeport; One Mishap In City Two autos were damaged Tuesday afternoon when they collided on Route 20 about two miles east of Freeport. The cars were driven by Thomas Walker, 20 S. Rose and Fred Kassner, Northbrook, 111.

Deputies said the accident occurred as Walker pulled back Into his own lane of traffic after attempting to pass another car. An auto driven by Robert Gerloff, S. Galena was damaged to the extent of $200 when it collided with a truck backing out of a driveway on North Van Buren avenue near Exchange street. The truck, operated by B. E.

Musser, 923 W. Empire was damaged slightly. The accident occurred Tuesday morning. Arrest Freeport Man For Breaking Through Funeral Procession Harold Kerr, Freeport, forfeited a bond of $16.50 Tuesday to Police Magistrate William E. Kintzel.

Kerr was arrested on a warrant charging him with driving through a funeral procession. Gerald Davis, 1219 S. Galena was fined $10.50 for operating a vehicle without a driver's license. Raymond Kohl, 748 N. Warren was fined $10 for reckless driving; Gerald Youman, Rockford paid an $8 fine for speeding; and Wesley Beldler.

1147 W. Beach paid a $4 fine for faulty lights. Arrested on a drunk and disorderly charge, Henry Pearson, 512 E. Wlnslow was jailed when he could not pay an $11 fine. Twenty-three motorists paid $1 each for parking violations.

DAVID CREIGHTON Annie Lee Moss (Continued from Page One) Army for honorably discharging a dental reserve officer, Maj. Irving Peress, whom McCarthy has called a "fifth amendment Communist." Peress, now practicing privately in New York, has called McCarthy's accusations "sheer nonsense." Stevens Sends Order On Jan. 30, McCarthy called Peress to a hearing but says Peress refused to answer on grounds he might Incriminate himself. Three days later Peress asked the Army for an honorable discharge and got it. That was Feb.

2. On that day McCarthy announced he had just sent a letter to the secretary of the Army, Robert T. Stevens, demanding Peress' court martial. On Feb. 16 Stevens replied, telling McCarthy Peress had left.

Stevens angrily accused McCarthy of "abuse of our loyal officers" after the senator had questioned Zwicker In secret session last week. Zwicker complained about the treatment he got from the senator. To Appear On TV Stevens has arranged to appear before the McCarthy subcommittee Thursday in full view of a national television audience. Dr. Peress, it was learned in New York, has been called to appear before the subcommittee the same day.

In its statement late Tuesday, the Army said that following its own investigation of Mrs. Moss' background, she was shifted on Feb. 5 to a job in the Signal Corps supply section away from communications centers. The Army said she no longer handles any material of a security nature. That brought demands from subcommittee members McClellan (D-Ark), Jackson (D-Wash) and Mundt (R-SD) to hear the Army explain why Mrs.

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In the freshman division, Carol Frazler won first place; Patricia Nelson, second; and Patricia Meyers, third. Interior Decorating To Be Subject Of Talk For Leaf River Women LEAF Otto Boelter of Mount Morris will talk on Interior decorating before the members of the Leaf River Woman's Club Thursday. The meeting will be held at 7:45 p.m. in the Congregational Church annex. Musical selections will also be presented.

The American Legion post will have a family pancake and sausage supper Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Legion Hall. The Past Noble Grands Club will meet tonight at the home of Mrs. Emerson Baker. Mrs.

Leonard Lovell will be assistant hostess, Lanark Couple Mark 58th Anniversary With Dinner Party and Mrs. Buck- waiter celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary Sunday with a dinner in the American Legion Hall. Fiftysix friends and relatives attended. The Buckwalters were married on Feb. 25, 1896.

at Mount Carroll. They have seven children, 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The annual Commercial Club Banquet will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Lanark High School. E.

K. Graham will be the master of ceremonies. The Woman's Relief Corps will serve the dinner. William Lehrs Mark Golden Anniversary At Chadwick Sunday and Mrs. William C.

Lehr were honored for their golden wedding anniversary Sunday at an open house given by the Ladies Aid Society of the Hickory Grove Methodist Church. The former Myrtle Lockhart and William Lehr were married Feb. 24, 1904, at Salem Township. They have five children, Kenneth, Chicago; Mrs. Howard (Helen) Lawrence, East Moline; Mrs.

Denton (Mildred) Naniga, Chadwick; Leslie, Los Altos, and Duane, Salem, six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Gallagher Sentenced To Vandalia; Failed To Support Children Failure to comply with a court order to provide support for his children resulted in a sentence of 10 months on the state penal farm for Vernon Gallagher, 34, Freeport. Gallagher was sentenced today by County Judge W. A. Eberlrf.

He pleaded guilty In court last week to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and was fined $200 and costs. Gallagher previously served a term of five months for failure to support his children, according to State's Attorney Everett E. Laughlin. Allen Coffin, 31, Rockford, pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge and was fined $200 and costs today. He was arrested by local police one week ago.

Alarm Growing (Continued from Page One) the campaign have been widely criticized both in Kenya and in Britain. Many among the colony's 42,000 whites contend the campaign Is not tough enough. But British Laborites insist strong-arm methods have hindered, not helped, the British cause. An army totaling 34,000 battalions of British troops and the King's African Rifles, 8,000 regular police and 20,000 part-time battling the Mau Maus. Twelve British bombers, pursuing an aerial campaign instituted last April, are herding them out of the highlands so the troops can get a crack at them.

Authorities estimate that 3.,400 Mau Mau have been killed since the outbreak of the rebellion. Of perhaps 1,000 captured, 100 have been hanged for murder. Jails are crowded with 30,000 Kikuyus suspected of having taken the Mau Mau's blood oath. Some 700 civilians, Including 16 whites, have been killed by the Mau Maus. JOSEPH N.

POBLAW Joseph N. Forlaw, engineer at the sewage treatment plant, died suddenly about 10 o'clock this morning from a heart attack. He lived at 816 S. Harlem Ave. He was stricken at the plant and a fire department inhalator squad was dispatched to the scene, but efforts to revive him failed.

He had been employed at the plant since 1939 and also recorded Pecatonlca river stages for the government, reporting to the Rock Island office. He was born in Brighton, S. C. and lived in Savannah, for a number of years, being employed by the Savannah Electric Co. His marriage to Miss Agnes Shannon took place in 1916.

They came to Freeport in 1919. Survivors include his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Armin Wiebke, China Lake, and two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Forlaw, Wallace, N. and Mrs.

Orady Crawford, Athens, Oa. Funeral service will be held in the Walker Mortuary at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. V.

Edward Birch, pastor of First Methodist Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. James O'May. Interment will be made In Oakland Cemetery. MBS. ERNEST G.

EFFINGER Mrs. Ernest O. Efflnger, 82, 125 E. Clark died at 12:15 this afternoon in a local hospital following a long Illness. Mary Ellen Myers was born In Freeport Nov.

21, 1871, the daughter of John and Annie Myers, early settlers of Freeport. She was known to many of her friends as Nellie. She attended Freeport schools and graduated 'from Freeport High School In 1889. She was married to Ernest O. Effinger June 2, 1903.

They lived here all of their married life. She was a member of Trinity EUB Church of Freeport and member of the Ever Ready Class of that church. Surviving Is the husband and one sister, Mrs. A. J.

Karcher of Freeport. Funeral arrangements are being made at Walker Mortuary and burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Dr. William E. Orote will officiate.

JOHN C. MOSER John C. Moser, 69, for many years a farmer in Ogle County, died in a local hospital early today after a long Illness. Recently he lived in the Senate Hotel. He was born in Iowa Oct.

14, 1884, the son of Ellas and Margaret (Barnes) Moser. His marriage to Gladys Lower took place Jan. 1, 1918. His wife died in 1930. Survivors include two sons and two daughters, Paul, Tampico; Robert, Stockton; Mrs.

Alfred (Hazel) Smith, Polo; and Miss Delores Moser, Rockford. There are three grandchildren. Several brothers and sisters also survive. Funeral service will be held at 2 FUNERAL DIRECTORY BURKE-TUBBS FUNERAL HOME 440 West Slephenson Street Phone Main 517 SCHWARZ FUNERAL SERVICE 816 South Galena Ave. Phone Main 3030 WALKER MORTUARY 331 West.

Main Street Phone Main 815 FRIDAY DIETMEIER. Lawrence 3:00 p.m. at the chapel. SATURDAY FORLAW, Joseph 3:00 p.m. at the chapel.

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A. READ HOUSEWARES. p.m. Friday In the Mehln Funeral Home, Polo. The Rev.

Ira B. Wilson, pastor of Brookville Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate. Interment will be made In Brookville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home in Polo. LAWftfiNCE L.

DtEfMEIER Lawrence Dietmeler, 53, a native of Stephenson County, died In a local hospital late Tuesday. He was born in Orangeville Nov. 22, 1900, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank J.

Dietmeier and was educated In area schools. For a number of years he had been employed by Montgomery Ward Company, recently being located In Blue Island. Survivors include a daughter and two sons, Mrs. Frederick Youtzy, Winslow; and Donald L. and Robert both of Freeport.

A sister and a brother also survive, Mrs. John K. Abels. Monroe, and Ralph Dietmeier, Rockford. Funeral service will be held In the Walker Mortuary at 3 p.

m. Friday. The Rev. Anthony P. Landgraf, pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, will officiate.

Interment will be In Chapel Hill Cemetery. JOHN YOKERS PECATONICA John Yokers, 70, a retired farmer, died Tuesday morning in a Rockford hospital. He had lived, with two daughters on a farm about two miles southeast cf here. Mr. Yokers was born Dec.

1, 1883, In Germany. He came to this country with his parents in 1885. Cn March 11, 1908, he wa.s married to the fofmef Pearl Clark. They nloved to the pecatonlca vicinity In 1944. In addition to his widow, Mr.

Yokers is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Irwln Wise and Mrs. Milton Espenschied, both at the farm home; two sons, Gerald, Amherst, and Eaton, Pecatonica. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 10:30 a. m.

in the Dailey Funeral Home. The Rev. George A. Moulthrop, pastor of the Seward Congregational Church, will officiate and burial will be in a Stevens Point, cemetery. Friends may call at the Dailey Funeral Home today between 7 and 9 p.

m. MRS. ADELBERT SWIFT Sarah C. Swift, 90, Rockford, ft former resident of Pecatonica, died Tuesday in St. Anthony's Hospital.

She had moved to Rockford more than 50 years ago. She was born at Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of John and Martha Ferguson, In 1881 she was married to Adelbert Swift. Surviving are two sons, Clarence and Harvey, both of Rockford; a half sister, Mrs. Mabel Huston, Rockford; and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are being made at the Fitzgerald Funeral Home In Rockford.

FRANK ROWE Rowe, 57, Durand Route 1, died Tuesday in his farm home. He was born in Glendive, Mont. Mr. Rowe was married to the former Margaret Fowler on June 9, A veteran of World War I. Mr.

Rowe fought in the battles of Argonne and Bellea.u Wood. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his widow; and two daughters, Cora, at home; and Mrs. Marjorle Flower, Edgewood, Md. Funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m.

In the Chapln Funeral Home. Burial will be In the Durand Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Man Arrested Here For Check Forgery A Nora man was arrested" this morning on a check forgery charge. He was Ralph Brooker, who was picked up by Deputy William Rundall In a Freeport Hotel.

Lawrence Lawver, operator of the Gulf Service Station on East Stephenson street and Liberty avenue, complained to Police Chief Walter Marsh Tuesday that Brooker had given htm a $20 check on an $18 purchase. Lawver suspected the check was forged. The person listed on the check as the payer was contacted, and the signature proved to be false. Brooker will be arraigned before Police Magistrate William E. Kintzel.

WEDNESDAY, K6. 14, 1934 11 Delayed Fuel Tax Refunded To County state finance office reported today that Stephenson County's motor fuel tax allocation for December been made. The allocation of $9,543 had been held up temporally on a technicality. A new amendment to the motor fuel tax law requires county clerks to file proof that a township or road district has levied a minimum tax rate for road and bridge construction of eight cents on every $100 valuation. One county, Vermilion, has not aa yet received its December allocation.

Desertion Is Alleged In Divorce Petition Desertion Is alleged In a petition for divorce filed In Circuit Court today in behalf of Raymond O. Kavadas and against Alice Kavadas. They were married Jan. 2, 1953, and It Is alleged the defendant deserted Jan. 29, 1953.

The petition was filed by Atty. J. K. Cavanaugh. It would take about 200 Rhode Islands to make one Texas.

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