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Majority Pleased by Manager Plan Savings at Mount Vernon Daily Register-Mail, Galesburg, III Saturdayi December 10. 10SJ .8 THEY'LL DO IT EVERY TIME MOUNT VERNON, 111. ffl Mount Vernon has operated under the city manager plan for eight months and most of its 15,600 residents appear pleased with results. A man largely responsible for early successes of the system is Chester B. Lewis, a native of Enid, Okla.

He took over as Mount Ver non's first city manager June 16 two months after the first city election under the plan, and in his own words has run things like "any good, hard-headed businessman" since. City ledgers attest to the success of his approach. Red pencils have been spared for the first time in years and Lewis predicts the gen eral operating fund will have a $17,000 surplus at tho end of the fiscal year. Mount Vernon, was the first city in Illinois to swap aldermanic government for the city manager plan under a state law enacted in 1951. City finances had been in bad shape for years and Milton D.

Forsyth, mayor at the time the refer endum was passed, predicted: "The city manager and his new council will have their choice of getting a tax Increase or cutting city services. Tho people will not want cither." So far, neither action has been necessary. Lewis, 49. was the choice of 36 applicants for the job. His salary is $7,500 a year.

Mayor O. R. Buford and four commissioners serve for $1 a year. Lewis was city engineer in his hometown before accepting the city managership of Mangum, Okla. He held the post five years, then entered the Army.

Accrued debts of $26,000 confronted Lewis and he immediately reorganized all departments of city government to trim expenditures under his administration. "There wasn't too much firing. FLOOR SHOW AND DANCE Moose Lodge 880 Saturday Nile Members and Guests Music by JULIAN HEENE KITCHEN OPEN ft Chicken in Basket $1.00 Large Steak $1.50 Sandwiches Some Incompetents were let out and some employes who were entitled to retire were retired," he said. Mount Vernon's 13 policemen were kept on the job, told to enforce the law and that "nobody would interfere with them." Two men retired in the public works department. The superintendent resigned and was rehired as a regular employe of the department.

Because of a dwindling budget the number of department ployes was cut from 12 to 8. "But," Lewis added, "we didn't cut the amount of work they are expected to accomplish." Tho city had $10,000 in motor fuel tax receipts coming from the state for arterial street maintenance. Instead of hiring someone for the job, the city collected the money and did all the work itself. "We actually did about $15,000 worth of road work," Lewis said. Every city operation is being watched in Lewis' drive for further economy.

Instead of buying asphalt to patch its streets, the city makes its own. "Now we're making and applying asphalt for what it formerly cost just to buy it," Lewis commented. City employes now grease and oil city-owned vehicles and a big saving has been made.in the purchase of gasoline. Station owners were told the city would buy fuel from the one who offered the best discount. Now the city is saving about five cents on every gallon.

Requisitions for all city purchases must be submitted to the city manager. He approves ones he thinks necessary, eliminates the others. On large purchases Lewis shops around for the best price. 20 Years Ago Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1933 The temperature at 6 a.m.

was 32 degrees and the thermometer registered 38 degrees at 1 p.m. CWA approval was given for a $15,000 project to build runways at the Galesburg airport, with 75 men to be employed. Edwin Gumm was renominated as director to represent Galesburg Township on the board of the Knox County Farm Bureau. Three bandits raided the DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank, making away with $1,500 loot. In 1900 only about 18 per cent of the people of the United States lived outside their native states while in 1950 about 43 per cent lived outside their native slates.

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The department's annual trapping report showed that pelts sold from the 1952-53 seasonal catch brought the state's 517 active licensed hunters a total of $104,500. The figure is for raw fur only and does not include processing or merchandising values. Associate Game Manager George $15,000 to $20,000 worth of pelts were taken during the four-month season by youths and farm boys under the age of 18 who do not make an annual report nor require trapping licenses. Lower prices this year pulled total sales down $9,400 from the previous season's $113,900. The number of pelts taken, however, set a post-war record of 91,300, largely because of the continuing upsurge in muskrats.

Fewer trapping licenses were sold only 901, against 1,036 for 1951-52 but almost 10 per cent more of the license buyers did active trapping. Average prices this year ranged from $14.50 for north coast county minks to five cents for Sacramento Viola Church Group Elects Officers; Will Serve Meals monthly meeting of the Ladies Association of the Viola United Presbyterian Church took the form of a Christmas party in the church parlors with Mrs. Robert Morris, Mrs. Pierce Beard and Mrs. Edmund Beard as hostesses.

A potluck supper was served at 7 o'clock and the table was at tractively decorated in the Yule tide theme. During the business meeting, plans were made for serving the Boosters Club at their annual tur key dinner Monday evening and also plans were made for the New Year's ham dinner. The congregational meeting will be held in the afternoon- Officers were elected to serve the association the coming year as follows: president, Mrs. Alice Unsworth; vice president, Mrs. Horace Paul; secretary, Miss Jane Henderson, and treasurer, Mrs.

Anna Haney. Flower chairman is Mrs. Sara Minteer. The executive committee will meet and make out the calendar for next year. Seymour estimated that another County opossums.

Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Hofer on Tuesday celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in their Viola home. No special celebration was planned. Mr.

Hofer owned and operated the Standard Oil station here for 23 years. Mrs. Hofer is the former Irene Lenz, daughter of Mrs. Volentine Lenz and the late Mr. Lenz and Mr.

Hofer's parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Hofer of near Taylor Ridge. They were married on Dec. 15, 1928, at Kan kakee by the Rev.

B. F. Eckley The Hofers have two daughters, Miss Mavel, a graduate of Knox College, and now on the faculty of the Libertyville schools, and Karen, a student in the fifth grade in the Viola schools. Crown Queen At LaHarpe fife equipment will be purchased with the proceeds of the Fireman's Ball held recently at the LaHarpe Clubhouse. Proceeds were announced at $422.90.

Judy White, daughter of Fire Marshal and Mrs. Leland White, was crowned queen by the master of ceremonies, Wendell Holmes. Mrs. Frank Nelson received the television set. Gets Promotion Don Lorton, son of Mrs.

Velma Lorton of LaHarpe, has been promoted to first lieutenant. He is a veteran of eight months' flying service in Japan. Truck Fire The LaHarpe fire department had a call Monday night when a truck parked on Main street caught fire. A charcoal burner inside the truck had ignited a ship ment of ink bound from Fort Madison to Chicago. The cargo was not damaged and was trans ferred to other trucks for ship ment to Chicago.

Out of Hospital Earl Yeager has returned home from the Iowa City V.A. Hospital where he has been a patient since last spring. Also returning from the hospital was Ralph Martin who was injured in an auto accident in the spring. P.E.O. Party The Christmas meeting of the P.E.O.

Chapter was held at the home of Mrs. Hazel Peasley. Business meeting was followed by the singing of Christmas carols. A film was shown by Mrs. Ruth Wal ters on "Christmas Stories and Famous Cathedrals." Send Gifts The W.S.C.S.

of the Methodist Church held a meeting recently with 25 members present. Instead of a gift exchange, each member donated a gift for the Cunningham Home at Urbana. Births at Hospital Son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Farquer of Carman.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bowen of Lomax. Son to Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Miller of Colusa. Son Born Mr. and Mrs. Claire Bennett are the parents of a son born at the St Francis Hospital at Macomb Party Held The Business and Professional Women of LaHarpe held a Christ mas dinner at the home of Mrs. Luella Reed Monday.

Canasta was played. To Go Overseas Pvt. Charles Pindell, who spent a 14-day furlough at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tona Unit of Home Bureau Mas Luncheon ALEXIS The December meeting of the Iona Home Bureau was held at the home of Mrs.

Eskil Johanson including a potluck luncheon at 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the chairman, Mrs. Albert Yard, called the meeting to order. Roll call was answered by "the Christmas I remember most" by eighteen members and one guest, Mrs. Danial Nash.

It was voted to donate 50 cents each to send to the W.L.S. Christmas neighbor club. For recreation, Mrs. George Spires passed the "white elephant" gifts and also read a little boy's joke. Mrs.

Roy Anderson gave the minor lesson, "Safe Home Program." Mrs. Lornc Clark and Mrs. Harry Brown gave the major GO TO A MOVU i fite. OHPHEUMt "Flltflt Mow" liftti 8:40, 7:50, 8:85, WEST: "Beza SfObklJH Gorilla" 1:30, 4:00, "PrtVite Eye" 2:55, 8:20, 7:48, 10-10. lesson, "Cloth Makes the ance." The hostess served lunch, In the keeping with Christmas, assisted by Mrs.

George Spires. The January meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Albert Yrfrd. Pindell, left last Friday to return to California. He will be sent overseas soon.

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