Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 9

New Hormone Puts Fast Gain On Steers, lowa Tests Show AMES, Iowa- -Cattle Feeders Day at towa, State College produced an ninouncement that a hormone, stilbesttol, will produce up to three pounds of gain daily on beef and will the feed bill by about 15 per cent when added to the ration. College officials do not recomgeneral use of stilbestrol in fattening steers until the outcome of an investigation to determine if It is safe to feed more than 5 milligrams per head per day. Grass Clipping Gain Among the announcements made at: feeders day were: 1. Cattle fed brome-alfalfa clippings in a drylot gained faster than those grazed on pasture. The clippings from one acre produced 530 pounds of beef.

2. Cornstalks fed with a supplement containing, stilbestrol produced pounds 8 day for the first 84 days and feed cost of gain was 19 cents a pound. Stilbestrol-fed cattle brought 25 cents t': $1 a hundredweight more than lots which did not receive stilbestrol. Issue Warning A warning against taking too much for granted was issued by the college staff. Among the factors which indicate a need for caution in the use of the hormone are: 1.

There Is no experimental evidence available as to whether it is safe to feed this hormone to cattle other than steers. 2. is no evidence that levels stilbestrol higher than 5 There, milligrams per head per day will prove safe in fattening steers. 3. The use of new drugs in animal feeds is supervised by the federal pure food and drug administration and the state food regulatory officials.

4. The possible presence of residual amounts of stilbestrol in the tissues of cattle is under investigation. A summary now, the findings will be announced after tests are completed. Automobile Wrecked After Blowing Tire An automobile was totally wrecked at 9:30 Wednesday. night after it blew a tire and went off the road on Route 20 about one mile east of Freeport.

The car was driven by Duane Kulhmeier, 3 N. Louis Ave. In one minor traffic accident in the city Wednesday. only negligible damage was reported by William Koehler, 520 W. Pleasant and Raymond Brock, S.

Kenwood when cars collided near the intersection of West Main street and South Walnut avenue. Runaway Boy Hitchhikes But Discovers Too Late That Only The Cops Stop A 15-year-old runaway boy from Aurora made the mistake of thumb. ing a ride from a police squad car early this morning, and as a result, was held until he could be returned to his parents. The youngster was spotted as he attempted to hitch a ride on South Galena avenue near Main street. When police stopped to question him because of his youth, he fled foot.

Patrolman-first-class Ken. neth Oefelein and Patrolman Karl Sutterlin and Willard Robbins searched the area and found the boy a short time later. He was released to his parents at 7:20 this morning. Check Forger Held For Grand Jury Ralph Brooker, 30, of Nora, who was arrested Wednesday for ing a forged check to the Clark's Super Gas Service Station on East Stephenson street, waived a preliminary hearing before Police Magistrate William E. Kintzel.

Brooker was bound over to the grand Jury and is being held in Deaths JOSEPH N. FORLAW Funeral service for Joseph N. Forlaw, 816 S. Harlem has been changed to 3 p.m. Monday at Walker Mortuary.

The Rev. V. Edward Birch, pastor of First Methodist Church, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. James O'May. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

MRS. ERNEST G. EFFINGER Funeral service for Mrs. Ernest G. Effinger, 125 E.

Clark will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday Walker Mortuary The Rev. WilHam E. Grote. pastor of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate.

Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. JOHN B. WEAVER John B. Weaver, 84. grandson of William (Tutty) Baker.

original resident of Freeport, credited with the hospitality that named Frecport, died at 6 o'clock this mornIng at the home of his niece. Miss Jane M. Weaver, 1219 S. Chicago with whom he had been living the past three years. Mrs.

Weaver was born April 8, 1869. In Freeport. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weaver.

His wife Alice. died in May 1948. He was all attorney in Springfield and served Sangamon County Judge for over 20 years. Mr. Weaver was a member of Ellsworth Masonic Lodge in Springfield.

Surviving are a foster son, Elmer Weaver, Springfield, and a sister. Mrs. Anna Snyder, Los Angeles. Funeral service will be held Saturday in Springfield. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield.

Walker Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements. RALPH LAMBRECHT -Ralph Lambrecht. 45, died early this morning in his home following a four -week illness. was born on Sept. 15, 1908.

in Gillette, Wis. He was married to the former Ethel Baker Mr. Lambrecht was employed at the Myers Garage in Freeport. Surviving, are one his widow; daughter, one Patty, son, both at home: and two brothers and seven sisters, all in Wisconsin. Funeral service is pending at the De Graff-Roe Funeral Home at Forreston.

HAMPFRED LARSON APPLE RIVER Hampfred Larson, 76, formerly of here. died early this morning in Warren nursing home. He was born on April 25, 1877, in Green Bay, Wis. In 1914 he was married to the former Cordelia Robbins at Apple River. She died in 1949, Surviving are one son.

David. Zion; and one daughter, Miss Edna Larson, Rockford. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p. m. in the Graham FUNERAL DIRECTORY BURKE-TUBBS FUNERAL HOME 440 West Stephenson Street Phone Main 517 SCHWARZ FUNERAL SERVICE 816 South Galena Ave.

Phone Main 3030 WALKER MORTUARY 321 West Main Street Phone Main 815 FRIDAY EFFINGER, Mrs. Nellie (Ernest); 1:30 p.m. at the Chapel. DIETMEIER, Lawrence 3:00 p.m. at Chapel.

SATURDAY WEAVER, John at the Bisch Son Funeral Home, Springfleld, Ill. MONDAY FORLAW, Joseph 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel. the county Jall under a $2,500 bond. While Limited DE Supply Lasts! INCH 7 INCH INCH PHILIPS.

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An Aleppo broadcast heard in Baghdad, Iraq, described Col. Hammoud as military commander of the Syrian Army garrison in Aleppo. It snid the rebels had promised the nation a return to constitutional government and have appealed to "brothers in arms" to support the revolt. The rebels smuggled into Beirut a statement calling for recognition of aged former President Hachem Attassi as Shishekly's successor. Began Wednesday Reports brought here from Damascus with the statement said the rebellion began Wednesday night after an agreement between Col.

Hammoud and Col. Amin Aboussaf, commander of Syrian forces in Deir Alzour eastern district. Pro-Shishekly officers were arrested and the rebels seized Aleppo radio station. Their broadcasts announcing "they had seized control were heard here. The Aleppo broadcast announced the "beginning of a revolt to liberate Syria from Shishekly rule." announced that northern, eastern and western districts of Syria had been cut off from Damascus and called upon Shishekly to leave the country and spare bloodshed.

Say They'll Withdraw The radio announced that the rebels want to restore "republican democratic government" and then withdraw to army barracks. The rebel radio ceased broadcasting this afternoon. The statement issued by the rebel forces accused Shishekly of the falsification of army elections, corruption in the government, the oppression and suppression of education, the closing down of universittes and schools and the of lawyers students. Attassai, whom the rebel forces seek to bring back as president, was ousted by Shishekly on Dec. 2, 1952.

He was placed in house arrest early this month after Syrian troops began hammering a Druse rebellion. Illinois And Indiana Are Warned Of Snow By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wet, sticky snow fell in eastern Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois today. The weather bureau reported that winds 1 up to 40 m. p. h.

caused some dust blowing in Kansas and Nebraska west of the snow storm area. Snow warnings were issued for northern and central Illinois and Indiana. Forecasters predicted three to five inches of snow in a band 50 miles sides of a line extending from Moline, to Watseka, and to LaFayette and Muncie in Indiana. The Des Moines, Iowa, weather bureau reported five inches of snow had piled up in an area between Spencer, Iowa, and Iowa City. A foot of snow was reported in Hardin County.

AN ORGANIST AND A TEXAS HUMORIST have been Included on the list of entertainment for the 1954 Freeport Home Show, March 11 through 14. Doll Jones, who currently entertains at the Elks Club, will provide music between stage performances at the show. Randy Brown, A Texan who has made many professional and TV stage appearances, will appear at the show March 12. Ex-Convict Refuses To Tell Where He Lives ST. LOUIS (P) Frank (Buster) Wortman, ex-convict and mystery figure, was in the St.

Louis Jail today, the third federal grand Jury witness to jailed in one week for contempt of court. The 49-year-old Wortman was locked up Wednesday on orders of for refusing to teleotee grand jury Federal Judge H. Moore where he lives. The grand jury is investigating reports of labor racketeering and also has been directed to determine whether union funds have been used improperly. But Just what information it sought from Wortman was unknown.

No Labor Connections Wortman has no known labor connections. He is reported to be the operator of nightclubs and a pinball machine firm. In 1950 he was sought as a witness by the Kefauver Senate Crime Committee, but could not be located for service of subpoena. It was Judge Moore who sent two officials of the AFL Teamsters Local 688, Missouris largest union with 10,000 members, to jail last week for refusing to let the grand jury examine the unions financial records. Harold J.

Gibbons, secretarytreasurer of the union, and Louis Berra, his assistant, were freed the records were made available to the grand Jury on orders of the International union. refusing to tell the grand jury where he lived, Wortman explained to Judge Moore: "Well. your honor, I am no attorney, but they tell me if you answer a question you open up an avenue of inquiries." Lives In Illinois Wortman is said to live in a suburb of nearby Collinsville, Ill. Wortman was sentenced to 10 years in the federal prison at Leavenworth, for an assault on federal agents during a raid on a whisky still near Collinsville in 1933. He was released from the prison in 1941 after serving more than six years.

An attorney for Wortman told Judge Moore that, as an example, 8 witness might incriminate himself by disclosing his address, if he were under Investigation for possible income tax evasion. The attorney, Sidney Galzer, Peter Pan Special for the Little Princess- She'll be treated like royalty man coat with matching are the braid trimmed peter trim of the hat. The matching fit her completely for any in this cross-dyed clip hat. Added distinctions pan collar and the flower shoulder purse will outej grand entrance. $1198 Size 3 to 6x 3 Piece Set New Spring Hats $1.98 Many Styles With Bags To Match set for $3.98 MAKE YOUR SELECTION EARLY LAYAWAY NOW Tiny Tot Shop 21 South Chicago The FREEPORT JOURNAL -STANDARD THURSDAY, FE8.

25, 1954 PAGE One Youth Sentenced, Two Given Probation In Galena For Larceny $70,000 Injury Suit Filed In Court Against Freeport, Area Men A $70,000, personal Injury suit was filed today in Federal Court in behalf of John S. Slefker and Helen C. Slefker, husband and wife from Dubuque, Iowa, against Ervin R. Streitz, Hanover, and George Rinehart, 1327 S. Walnut Ave.

The Burrell and Holtan law firm represents the plaintiffs in the suit resulting from an auto accident. The plaintiffs allege that on Sept. on 28, 1952, Route 80, Streitz about was driving south of Hanover, and he drove his auto on the left' hand side of the highway in trying to pass a car. The plaintiffs further allege that Rinehart was driving on a side road which intersects Highway 80, and he failed to yield the right of way In coming onto the highway. According to the sult, the plaintiffs were headed north at the time of the accident.

Damages are claimed by the Siefkers for Injuries suffered and hospital and medical expenses. Notify Petit Jurors To Report Here March 8 Petit jurors for the March term of Circuit Court have been notified to report Monday, March 8, instead of March 15. The plan of having the second week of the court term open for pretrial conferences has been abandoned here. Grand jurors are scheduled to report Monday, March 1. CHIMNEY FIRE A chimney fire at the residence of Ward McLees, 510 S.

Adams wAs extinguished by firemen at 6 o'clock Wednesday night. said if a man has a home worth $20,000 and he reported an income of only several thousand dollars a year, his connection with the house might incriminate him. "I am just giving you an example," Glazer told the court. "You don't need to give me any more examples," Judge Moore said. A 18.

and James Winslow, GALENA- -Bernard Mullen, 18, 17, all of Scales Mound, appeared in County Court here Wednesday and were sentenced on their sion of petty larceny. Mullen was given six months in Vandalia by Judge L. Melvin Gundry. The other two were put on probation for one year. They will be taken to Wisconsin where the Lafayette County sheriff holds a warrant for their arrest before they go on probation here.

Mullen, who is a deserter from the Marines, must serve his six months term before facing the service officers, a according to State's Attorney Harold Nagel, who filed the information against the youths. Pleads Guilty Nicholas Stephans of the Walnut tavern in East. Dubuque appeared before Judge Harry E. Wheat in Circuit Court here Tuesday and pleaded gullty to a charge of operating A gambling device in his tavern. He paid A fine of $600 and costs.

Stephans was the last of three East Dubuque tavern operators to be result of A raid in that last December. He and fined, two others were Indicted by the February grand jury on the gambling charges. Police Magistrate Fines Man For Speeding Miss McCoy To Be Autumn Bride MISS PATRICIA ANN MCCOY is engaged to Wendell B. Parks II, her mother, Mrs. Stanley McCoy, 121 N.

Grove has announced. Mr. Parks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

B. Parks of Wichita, Kan. An autumn wedding is being planned. Miss McCoy was graduated from Freeport High School in 1952, and Funeral Home in Warren. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery.

MAX PETITGOUT -Max Petitgout, 77, died Tuesday night in a Hazel Green hospital where he had been a patient for the past 17 days. had been in ill health for the past two years. Mr. Petitgout was born on Aug. 27, 1876, in East Galena Township.

On Nov. 26, 1906, he was married to the former Adelaid Cordes of Rice Township. They farmed until 1952 when they retired and moved to Galena. He was 8 member of the Hill Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Irma McCormick, Elgin; four sons, LeRoy and Glenn.

both of Elgin; and Carl and Whilden, both of Galena; two sisters, Mrs Mildred Bauman, Union; and Mrs. Sophie Schubert, Galena. Funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p. m. in the Nash Funeral Richard Gibbon, student minister of the Hill Presbyterian Church, will officiate.

Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Thief Steals $118 From Freeport Home A thief, apparently using a skeleton key, entered the home of Fred Mitchell, 109 E. Washington Wednesday night and took $118.16 from a cupboard. Mitchell told police he had locked a rear door before he and his wife retired for the night. This morning the door was standing open and the key which had been in the lock was lying on the floor.

The money which was stolen had attended the University of Illinois. Her fiance attended Kansas State College at Manhatten, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and Tall Sigma Delta honorary architectural fraternity. He received his bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Illinois and is now serving with the Army, stationed at Ft. Bliss, Tex. Gov.

Stratton Declines To Rehire Employe He Fired Last Week SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Gov. William J. Stratton declined today to re-hire a state employe dismissed last week for allegedly soliciting political contributions from state employes. William J.

Pillman, former labor foreman highway district four, had he solicited funds 'dented and asked the governor for his job. Stratton turned down his request, saying he planned to continue his investigation of alleged soliciting of contributions by state employes. Frank Kendall, a former maintenance man in district four who was fired with Pillman, also denied he solicited contributions. Pillman was quoted by William Downey, Stratton's administrative assistant, today as saying that he told employes not to contribute to A fund solicited by Kendall. Pillman also was quoted as saying he never planned to solicit contributions from workers whom IS he told not to give money to Kendall.

Kendall had been employed by the state since April 1949, and Pillman, a Republican, started with the highway division in December. A Peoria County grand jury which reportedly is investigating alleged soliciting of contributions from state employes In the area, was said to have subpoenaed 15 persons for appearance this week. been in 8 coin purse, a cigar box and a jar. FUEL OIL 1620 GALLONS USED OF BY FORMER BURNER, USED BY GALLONS Silent Automatic If Fuel Fainted Bills on RooftopsWere EVERY THRIFTY HOME OWNER WOULD DEMAND THE ECONOMY OF TIMKEN Silent Automatic OIL HEAT WALL- -FLAME METHOD Accepted Startacd Proudly Sold and Installed by HEPNER HARDWARE CO. 23 East Stephenson Street Main 2 ON BURNERS OIL FURNACES OIL BOILERS WATER HEATERS! A $15 fine for speeding was paid Wednesday to Police Magistrate William E.

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