Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 3

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1964 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE A ADC People Go to School They Are Anxious to Learn Skills Common to Most People By L. ALLEN KLOPE Telegraph Staff Writer A brush with education has whetted the appetites of people who need to know enough to get a job, or even to read a newspaper, write a letter, or add a bowling score commonplace knowledge to most people. Special classes have been set up for non-educated people who benefit under the Aid to Dependent Children program in Illinois. The ADC people are being taught mathematics, reading and writing. "It's great," 42-year-old Mrs.

Willie Risby of Alton said. "I sure do enjoy those classes." Mrs. Risby told the Telegraph she got to the first grade, but didn't have the chance to go any further in school when she was young. She told of the handicap in lack of knowledge about reading and writing, especially when the Thursday night grocery ads appear in the Telegraph, or when a group of pictures in a newspaper or magazine arouses her curiosity. She had to ask someone to read the article or ad to her.

It is a strange feeling, knowing how commonplace these tasks are to almost everybody, she said. "Most important," the housewife said, "you have to have an education to get a job. I want to go as far as I can in the classes, then maybe I'll be able to get some work somewhere," she stated. Like Mrs. Risby, others in the class are mainly interested in learning so they can make a "decent living." A man and his wife, Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Goree, attend the special classes, and both want to learn enough to get a job. Goree, who had a fifth grade education, said: "I can read and write a little, but not enough to get a good job where I can make enough to support my family." Goree said he has been on construction work, farming, and railroading, but wasn't able to earn enough to take care his family. "I've been trying for four years to get a good job, but no education I can't get he said. "I want to learn ail I can about mathematics," Goree said.

"Math is interesting and if I learn enough about it I might get a job where I can use it," he said. Mrs. Goree, with a first grade education, said you cannot help the children with their home work if you don't have some education. "You can't enjoy books or newspapers and can' read the ads of the television 01 radio pages to find out what on," she said. Most of the poeplc in the class, according to one of the teachers, Dale Trimpe, are good learners and take their work seriously.

"They have a desire to learn because they hope to use theii knowledge to obtain a Trimpe said. All of the students have a good level of speaking and lis tening vocabulary and learn easily, Trimpe said. The students, requested to attend the classes by the Illinois Public Aid Commission, a happy to have the opportunity to learn more. "I hope I can pass all my subjects," Mrs. Risby said, "so I can go on and maybe get a high school education and then get me a good Job." The students welcome homework, and enjoy bringing in assignments.

The desire to learn is there and the possibility of a job in the future. Judge Rejects Bid To Probe Office PEKIN, 111. (AP)-The Tazewell County state's attorney's request for a grand jury investigation of his office has been turned down by Judge Henry J. Ingram of Circuit Court. Ben Railsback had asked for the probe after the Peoria Journal-Star printed a story and an editorial saying Railsback unnecessarily delayed a theft investigation by Sangamon County officials.

Judge ingram said Thursday the record of any public official is open to comment and crilici- cism. Implications of misconduct, lie said, do not necessarily call for official investigation unless they are backed by facts. The judge said the facts in relation to Railsback's office do nol warrant an investigation. STUDENT WITH HOMEWORK Mrs. Willie Risby, a student in a reading, writing, and mathematics class at Alton High School, goes over some of her homework, while her young son watches.

Mrs. Risby, with only a first grade education, is one of several Aid to Dependent Children recipients taking the classes. People Ankle Sprained she had eaten some aspirin tablets. While her mother, Mrs. Frank J.

Ford of 1218 Douglas Alton, was readying Susan's brother, Michael, 8, for a trip to a doctor's office, Susan seized upon the lull to get a bottle of aspirin from a kitchen cabinet, Mrs. Ford said. Ed Davis Dies; Former Manager Of U.S. Refuge Jeffrey Perry, 12, was wrestling with a companion, Frank Ingram, at East Junior High School Friday when Ingram accidentally fell on Perry's leg. This resulted in a sprained left ankle for Perry, who was taken to Alton Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Perry said this morning at his home, 2312 Clark Alton, that he will be on crutches for about a week. Jump BalV Diane Brown, 13, injured her right index finger during an intramural basketball game at Central School Friday. It was a "jump ball," and in the scramble Diane wound up with the injured finger her father, Dan- iej Brown, 1112 Cardinal Alton, said this morning. said the finger appeared to be broken, but an X-ray later in the day will decide on lhal point. Splinter Mrs.

Shelly Basden of 304 Main St. accidentally ran a splinter into her right index finger Friday at an East Alrtm itore, where she is employed. The splinter came from a wooden box and was removed at Al- Eci Davis former refuge man- McCoy Death Referred to Grand Jury A coroner's jury ruled that Ear! McCoy, 63. of Piasa, was shot through the heart by a "person or persons" Feb. 12 and Job Upturn Continues Despite seasonal losses, employment in Illinois remained at a high level of 3,564,800 jobs in January, and 68,300 jobs above the figure for January of 1963, the Illinois Department of Labor reported.

Employment in the state in non-agricultural establishments propped from 3,659,000 in December to the 3,564,800 in January, a difference of 95,100 jobs because of seasonal factors. The largest losses were in trade (46,600) caused by the lay off of temporary employes who had been hired in November and December for the Christmas season. There were 16,800 job losses in the Federal Government because of lay offs of temporary help by the post office department. The loss of 13,600 in construction was because of the normal decline of building activity in January's bad weather and the drop of 6.900 in manufacturing is considered usual because inventories are taken in January. Although manufacturing employment dropped from December, the January figure of 1,203,400 jobs is 22,300 above the level of January, 1963.

The largest gainer was non-electrical machinery, which is 14,300 jobs above January, 1963. Soft goods are 3,000 jobs above the year-ago level, food industries 1,600 more jobs and printing and publishing is up by 1,300 jobs. One of the growing industries in terms of employment is medical and other health services, now at a level of 127,100 jobs, up 5,200 from the January, 1963, level of 121,900. January is the 27th month in a row that employment in Illinois has exceeded the year-ago level. After adjustment for seasonal factors, employment is at an annual recommended the case to the grand jury.

The inquest had been called Thursday by Macoupin County Coroner Conrad Dawson and was at the Carlinville Hospital. The verdict stated McCoy came to his death at approximately 3:30 a.m. Feb. 12. Charged with murder of Me Coy are Charles Morgan, 32, anc Everett Hatcher, 20, both of Allon, who are being held in Ma coupin County jail without bond.

Circuit Judge Clem Smith has called the grand jury for 10:30 a.m. March 10 to consider lh.3 case. McCoy was fatally shol when he answered a knock on the door at his Hill Top restaurant on Rte. 67, north of Brighton, police have said. PTA to Discuss Rodgers Upset The Thomas Jefferson School PTA and Mothers' Club have combined to sponsor a meeting Monday evening at which North Rodgers improvement situation will be discussed.

The meeting, said Harry M. Meyer PTA president, has been arranged in an effort to bring the school area residents up to date on the status of the city program, upset by action at the city council meeting last week. The meeting will be in the and will meeting defeated an ordinance calling for the provision of sidewalks at expense of the property owners. It also voted down a resolution to call bids on construction of the $146.000 widening and paving project from Gary to Agnes on N. Rodgers.

The dual action followed the submission of petition of property owners opposed to the sidewalks ordinance and who asked the council to defeat the pending measure. ratc of 3,615,400, which is 2,500 above the December level and the highest in the history of the state. Average weekly earnings of production workers in manufacturing dropped to $111.31 from the December average of $111.39 because of a shorter work week of 40.6 hours, which was 24 minutes less than the 41.0 hours worked in December. The average hourly rate climbed by 2 cents to $2.74 an hour to set a new all-time high. The department of Labor also reported a slight drop in the number of claimants for Illinois unemployment compensation during the week ended Feb.

15. This decrease was attributed to better weather conditions in many areas which enabled workers to return to outdoor jobs, even though unfavorable weather in other localities resulted in layoffs for some construction and oil-field workers. Claims for Illinois unemployment compensation were filed by 116,783 persons throughout the state in the week ended Feb. 15. This was 2.9 per cent less than in the preceding week (120,331) and 21 per cent fewer than the corresponding week in 1963 Included in the statewide total were 14,202 individuals who filed their first claims follow ing a layoff.

President Meyer said Alderman Elvis Tarrant of 7th ward has been invited to address the meeting. The Thomas Jefferson PTA long ago went on record in favor of the widening of N. Rodgers. Meyer said the PTA felt the widening was the chief thing needed to afford greater safety to school pupils. D.

E. Shearburn, represent- iing Alton Area PTA as its presi- ident, recently addressed a to Mayor P. W. Day pro- na Mtesting the council's action and asking privilege of the Council floor next Wednesday to speak on the matter. Alton city council at its home.

Hubcaps Stolen Mrs. Faye Newnom, 314 Spring Alton, reported to police Friday the theft of hubcaps from her car while vehicle was parked in front of Roodhouse Woman Celebrates Her 100th Birthday ton Memorial Hospital. Breaks Thumb John Britton Jr. 17, received a ractured right thumb while playing basketball during gym class at Civic Memorial High School at Bethalto Friday. Briton said this morning at his home, 527 Albers Bethalto, hat the thumb was struck by ball when he was jumping to it when somebody missed a shol at the basket.

On Crutches David Chappee, 17, student at Marquette High School, is on crutches as the result of a foot sprain received in the school He jumped and came down on somebody's foot during a basketball game, he said today at his home, on Strong Avenue, Alton. Cut on Temple Douglas Waggoner, 7, fell hile playing in the basement of lis home, 22 Staten Drive, Alon, Friday, and the skin at lis left temple was lacerated en his head struck a bicycle. The cut was a half-inch long, his mother, Mrs. Jack Waggoner, said. Lull Susan Ford, 18 months old, vas treated at St.

Joseph's Hos- Mtal Friday as a precautionary neasure when it was thought ager for the Federal Fish and Wildlife Division of the Conservation Department in Grafton, died at 4 p.m. Friday in Paris Mo. Davis, who had been with the service for 26 years when he re- fired in January, 1963, had been living at the home of his sister- in-law in Paris before his death. In March last year, it had beer suggested that a section of Ihe Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge, which extends from Alton to Rock Island, be named in honor of Davis. Al that time Federal policy of not naming any area after a living person prevented the honor.

Two sections of the refuge in this area are known as the Batchlown unit and the' Calhoun unit, which Davis opened and supervised from 1942 until his retirement, after he had been transferred from Winona, Minn. The first two years of his service he was a game enforcement agent. Then he became a refuge manager at Lansing, Iowa, before he was transferred to Winona. Funeral services will be conducted in Paris. Parked Car Hit The car of Virginia Plum, 539 E.

6th Alton, was struck by a hit-and-run motorist Thursday night police said. Her car was parked on the iouth side of 6th facing east when struck in the left rear by an unidentified car hondod east. By GEORGE LEIGIITY Telegraph Staff Writer ROODHOUSE Mrs. Lodema Battershell, who was 16 years old before she ever had a pair of "bought" shoes, is celebrating her 100th birthday today. The absence of "bought shoes," Mrs.

Battershell said this week at Dameron Nursing Home where she lives, wasn't exactly a cruel deprivation. "My father was a shoemaker and could make shoes cheaper than you could buy them," she said. "But by the time 1 was 16 the fashion was to a shoes bought in stores and I finally got a pair." Faculties Good With the faculties ordinarily attributed to a woman in her OOs, Mrs. Battershell holds forth as a sort of grand dame at the nursing home and is regarded as an authority on local history. She and the late Hardin Bat- lershell, a barber, were married Dec.

19, 1883, lived for a time in Pike County and moved to Roodhouse in 1892. Mrs. Battershell recalls that Eli Bridge Co. of Jacksonville was building a huge i wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the late W. E.

Sullivan, who built the engine, lived in Roodhouse. She says she had her first automobile ride with Sullivan during the 1890's and threatened to leap Irom the speeding vehicle unless he lowered the speed. Zooming Along "He was up to 10 miles an hour when 1 threatened to MRS. BATTERSHELL jump," Mrs. Battershell recalls Because Mrs.

Battershell and her late husband were depend ent for more than half of their income on a son, Lloyd, whti died in 1951, Mrs. Battershell receives social security payments through the son. Another son, Leo, also receives socia security benefits, says E. Lehen, district manager of Al ton Social Security Office. "She's probably the only 100 year-old woman in the country receiving social security benefits who has a son receving such benefits," Lehen says.

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