Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1963 t'J. CLOUDY AND WARMER Showers will fall Saturday night over the north and central Pacific coast with snow in the north and central Plateau region and the extreme northern Plains. It will be warmer through the south and central Plains, the mid- HOME HAPPY Chris Compagno, David Eckhouse and Mike DeVault, (from left) after their return from 320-mile bicycle trip Friday afternoon. They arrived home "too tired to eat, but not too tired to attend a school dance," their parents said. Too Tired to Eat Triumphant Bike Tourist Trio Back; Attend Dance By GEORGE LEIGHTY Telegraph Staff Writer Three Marquette High sophomores returned Friday from a 220-mile bicycle trip "too tired to eat," but attended an evening school dance where fellow students gave them a triumphal reception.

By this time, however, plush rug treatment was old hat to Chris Compagno, Mike DeVault and David Eckhouse. Leaving Alton last Monday morning, they had pedaled to Quincy and found themselves swept up into that community's All-American City celebration. Through a representative of Quincy Chamber of Commerce, met by chance, they rode in a parade with "The Blue Angels," crack pilots of the U.S. Air Force then came a round of banquets and luncheons. Last lap of the road back was made Friday from Atlas, after they spent two days at Quincy.

The Atlas-Alton route was an 80- mile jaunt and parents of the youths had ventured they would have to guide them in with automobile headlights after dark. They made it by 4 p.m. "He didn't eat anything, he was too tired," Sam Compagno of 3525 Gillham said of his son, Chris. Parents of'the other boys reported the same reaction. "But they went to the school dance, all right," said Mi's.

Charles Eckhouse of Rosewood Heights, mother of David. "They wanted them to know they had made the trip," Mrs. Eckhouse ventured. The dance is a weekly event staged by Alton Knights of Columbus Council for Marquette students. "There were about 200 there and they treated us real good," Mike DeVault said.

Parents of the trio reported that they slept "like logs" last night and this morning showed no effects of the trip. "In fact, they're planning another one," said Mrs. C. R. DeVault of 936 McPherson, mother of Mike, who had laid the plans for the Quincy expedition.

White Hall PTA to MeeBlomluy Night WHITE HALL The April meeting of White Hall Parent- Teacher Association will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The program will be presented by ftfiss Margaret Kinlson. City Court Rail Suit Recessed Trial of-the suit of Robert Russell of East Alton, former railroad switchman, against Illi nois Terminal Railroad Co. wil resume before a city court jury Monday.

After a second day of testi mony, Judge I. H. Streeper recessed court at 5 p.m. Friday until 9:30 a.m. Monday.

The plaintiff closed its case during the afternoon, and evidence for the defendant was started before the weekend recess was called Russell seeks compensation foi an alleged injury Oct. 31, 1960 while employed by the defendan company, and for rescinding of a release he avers he mistakenly signed about two months later His averments have been denied by the defendant. One of the disputed questions over which much testimony has centered is whether a- shouldei condition about which the plain lift complains was due to switching mishap, or to an earlier injury prior to his employment with the I.T. Plan Building Projects for Local Airport BETHALTO William Sands, engineer with Warren anc Van Praag, consulting engineers from Decatur, outlined a construction program for the sum mer at Civic Memorial A i r- porl at the Civic Memorial Airpor Authority meeting Thursday night at the airport administration building. Sands said widening of tax: strips will begin Monday and wil be done by the Madison Con struction Co.

of Edwardsville The work was halted last fall because of bad weather. Mississippi and Tennessee valleys and the south Atlantic coast states. Cooler air is expected throughout the northern tier of stales and the Pacific coast states. (AP Wirephoto Map) WeatherForecast Alton and vicinity Fair will little change in temperature to night. Low in the mid or uppei 40s.

Sunday, increasing cloudi ness and a little warmer, wit! high in the mid or upper 70s. Shorn Bill On Housing Up Again The controversial Alton housing ordinance, now shorn by amendments of inspection enforce' ment except through issuance of search warrants, will be up for further city council committee review next Monday night. Monday's committee meeting will be the last for the present 5-member manager olan council which starts the final week of its tenure tomorrow. At the last council meeting, April 10, the pending housing ordinance was taken from the table and amended to delete a provision even for emergency inspections without a warrant. The action was designed to leave the ordinance in a condition where it would reflect fully the results of the recent advisory referendum against dwelling inspections without search warrant.

The April 10 action presumably left the ordinance is condition it could come up for a vote at next Wednesday's council meeting, which is expected to be its last business session before the change over next Saturday night to alderrnanic government. However, the council referred the measure back to committee, leaving its future path to disposition open for further consideration Monday. The housing ordinance is the closing item on a long agenda for the Monday committee session, which will be the last attended by City Manager Frank Zeitlin who is to move to Watertown, N. Y. Next week.

Several matters on the agenda are one referred to Zeitlin for final reports. Among ordinances up for review Monday is one proposing the vacation of the lower end ol Monument Avenue at request of Owens-Illinois Glass Co. The ordinance has had second reading, but was referred back to committee for final review. Also to be reviewed is the important tax levy ordinance, based on a "stop-gap" appropriation measure already enacted. Pending resolutions on the agenda include a superseding MFT resolution for the Rodgers Avenue widening and paving project and an authorization for a $250 purchase of right-of-way to eliminate a job in E.

Broadway, east of Missouri Avenue, so a resurfacing improvement may proceed. Roodhouse-White Hall Style Show Monday WHITE HALL Roodhouse- White Hall Junior Woman's Club will sponsor a block party and style show Monday April 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Roodhouse American Legion home. The proceeds will go to Roodhouse and White Hall Civil Defense Units. Missionary Union Meets at Uoxana ROXANA The Women's Missionary Union of the First Baptist church had an all day work and program Thursday at the church.

In the afternoon letters from missionaries were read by Mrs. Gale Harmon. ALTON CIVIC ORCHESTRA Presents SKTH GitKINER, fQ. Junior High School April 8:16 9 in Family Drown in Alabama SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) An anticipated weekend of fun turned into stark tragedy when nin members of a rural Alabama family drowned in the Tennessee River last night.

The victims were crowded into a 12-foot boat which swamped about 100 feet from the hank. Highway patrolmen Marvin Bryant and W. J. Lacks got the following account from Charle Caves, 18, husband of one of the victims: Three families totaling 19 persons planned to spend a weekend at a commercial fishing camp on Starkey Island, in the Tennessee River 10 miles northeast of Scottsboro. One of the men dipped water out of the boat, paddled it to the island and picked up a motor, then returned to the main bank and 11 persons got aboard.

About 100 feet from the bank a wave splashed water into the boat. Several persons panicked and lushed to the' back of the boat, knocking Charles Caves into the water. The boat capsized. Caves swam to shore and his brother, Jimmy, 10, clung to the boat. The others ware presumed to have drowned.

Two bodies were recovered early this morning and rescue squads were searching for the others. The highway patrol was notified about 1:20 a.m. The bodies of Mrs. Ola Pruitt, 47, and John Caves, 2, a grandchild were recovered about dawn. Reported missing were Mrs.

01- la. Mae Caves, 15, wife of Charles a and mother of John Caves; Violet Caves, 34; Charlotte Caves 12; Paula Caves, E. I. Caves, Monk Caves, about 3, and Billy Caves, 7. The fishing camp is operated by an uncle, Tom Caves.

GET THE WORD FROM UNITED FUND Dr. Gail Meyers vice-president of IMonticello College, spoke to the second Girl Scout public relations session sponsored by the Telegraph, at the United Fund office this morning. S. John Crawley, executive secretary of the Fund is at right. Girls Continue Media Workshop Public relations and fund raising drives were the topics covered in the second session of the Girl Scouts communications and media workshops sponsored by the Telegraph today.

The session, held in the Alton- Wood River Area United Fund offices, featured talks by Dr- Gail E. Myers, vice president, Monticello College and S. John Crawley, executive director of the Alton-Wood River Area United Fund. Myers' talk was -on public speaking and Crawley spoke on' the financing of an agency. Both gave demonstrations on the use of exhibits, posters, dis plays and special events.

Paul S. Cousley, Telegraph editor, pave the introduction. The first session held last Saturday covered the phases writing and editing a newspapei by -Telegraph staff members. The scouts arc members of the River Bluffs Council anc represent areas of the East Side. The remaining two sessions will be held on successive Saturdays and will cover other phases of the communication and media field.

WHAT NEXT CLEVELAND That's the big question facing Cuyahoga County auditor Ralph J. Perk (right) and Cole English after an employe, apparently fearing he was about to be fired, ripped out all the wires on this computer control then handed in his resignation. "A year and a half's work in setting up the brains of this delicate machine was destroyed," said Perk. (AP Wirephoto) Wrecks Computer, Then Resigns CLEVELAND fearing he was about to be fired, an employe in the office of Cuyahoga County Auditor Ralph J. Perk tore out the wiring of the main computer machine control panel and then resigned.

"A year and a half's work in setting up the brains of this del- cate machine was destroyed," erk said Friday. The county auditor said he was considering bringing charges of Salvation Army To Conduct City Jail Services The Salvation Army will conduct services in the Alton city all May 5 as part of a nationwide program, Capt. Leon Turn- said today. Permission for the Alton serv- ces has been received, he said. Other units will conduct services the county jail at Edwardsville.

Turner said May 5 has been designated by the Salvation Army as Correctional Service Institution Sunday, and representa- ives will present short gospel services in penal institutions hroughout the country. FESTIVAL OF MUSIC First Baptist Church College Johnson Streets, Alton, Illinois REV, OIUilN ANDERSON, Pastor Sunday, April 21, 5 P.M. Senior Choir of the First Baptist Church Southern Illinois University Brass Choir Twenty-One Rank Moller Orgivn Mrs. C. Dale Fjerstad, Organist Mr.

C. Dale Fjorstiwl, Guest Conductor The Public Coidially Invited. destruction of public property against the employe. He declined to disclose the man's name pending a ruling from the prosecutor's office. Perk, a Republican, recently took over the auditor's office after 20 years of Democratic rule.

"I was terribly disappointed," said Perk, "I had placed my faith and trust in most of the employes we had held over from the previous auditor, Jon J. Carney. This was a shock." Cole English, supervisor of the department and also a holdover employe, said he was stunned when he saw the man 'calmly tearing out the wiring. English said: "I asked him what he was doing and he told me hewas ripping out the wiring that he had helped put in while he worked for Carney. He acted as though he had another job waiting for him." Perk estimated the machine's value at $20,000.

"It Controls the accounting machine the auditor said. "We'll be deprived for a time of all valuable information on appraisals. "We'll have to stop mailing facsimile bills to people who pay real estate taxes through banks because this was the brains of our addressing machine." Perk said other employes told him the man was worried by rumors he would be laid off. But the auditor said he wasn't planning to fire anyone. After ripping out the wiring from the machine, the employe handed in his resignation, effective April 30.

"But I fired him immediately," said Perk. "I may have to hold up his salary and vacation pay to help pay for the damage he caused." Varona Seeks Unity On Council MIAMI, Fla. (AP) A former Cuban minister of state and his anti-Castro associates today to breathe new vitality into an exile organization which its president over a dispute with the Kennedy administration. Dr. Manuel Antonio de Varona describing himself as the Cuban Revolutionary Council's "secre tary and servant," said in a stale ment Friday "in this struggle our main objective is Cuba's free dom which is enslaved by Communists.

"For this reason we need the United States' help, and that of all the nations of the Free World We cannot cause despair among the Cuban public nor lead them believe we have broken relations with our greatest ally." Of a charge by resigned council President Jose Miro Cardona that President Kennedy broke a promise for a second invasion of Cuba, Varona said "I never knew of a promise by President Kennedy or a second invasion." In Washington Kennedy personally rejected Miro's bitter accusation. Junior Editors Winner Alton Girl, 12, Awarded $150 Encyclopedia Set "Obviously nobody in the United States'governfnent 'ever informfed Dr. Cardonai or anyone else', that ve would launch an invasion," he President said. He called on all exile leaders to cooperate toward the aim of a free Cuba. Miro was in Miami but could not be reached for comment on the words of Kennedy or Varona.

his resignation statement Thursday, he said the United States not only broke faith with him but had been lured into being a tool of the Soviet Union. Varona, who was No. 2 man in he council during Miro's presidency, said the council expected hold several sessions this weekend. He said all Cuban exile organizations would be invited to oin the council in a new unified effort toward toppling Prime Minster Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba. The resignation of Miro nd eight other members shrank council membership to only seven.

Power Commission OKs Gas Price Cut WASHINGTON (AP)-A wholesale natural gas rajte reduction amounting to $314,600 a year by Northern Natural Gas Oma- la, was accepted by the Federal ower Commission Friday. Northern sells natural gas to ome 60 utility customers serving areas in seven states, including llinois. Political Campaigns In Japan Under Way TOKYO (API-Campaign ora ory blared through loudspeakers mounted on trucks today as candidates raced through cities, owns and villages opening their drive for local office. A 12-year-old Alton girl who wanted $10 to buy a parakeet a $150 set of encyclopedias instead. Susan Schaefer, 12, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. James Schaefer, 225 Dooley was awarded a set of Britannica Junior Encyclopedias for sending in the best question of the week to the Junior Editors feature run daily in Telegraph. Susan's winning question, "Was he Sahara Desert always as dry as it is today?" will be carried the May 8 Telegraph." The $10 prize Susan was aim- ng at is awarded for the best question of the day. This was the irst time Susan -had entered the competition. Susan, one of seven children, a sixth grade student A St.

Patrick's Grade School and she the idea of the question while studying geography. Susan has varied interests in- luding liking to read a lot, most- about horses and ride a bike. Susan is not quite sure on how mppy to be over the winning of he encyclopedias, after all she still wants a parakeet. Stargazer Balloon Lost in Wind HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, V.M. A sudden wind car- led away the Stargazer project wlloon this morning without the nstrument-laden, gondola it was to carry' to the edge of space.

The Air Force said there was a fair chance the three-million cubic foot balloon, which cost $53,000, could be recovered. If it should be found, a spokesman said, it would have to go back to the manufacturer, Schjeldahl Northfield, for a complete inspection. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger and astronomer William White had been sealed inside their gondola about an hour when the balloon left without them. Col.

Charles. Harris, public information officer for the base, SUSAN SCHAEFER said the wind that developed at launch time whipped the balloon back and forth, creating static electricity which fired a release mechanism. The function of the mechanism was to permit the passengers to separate the balloon from the parachute above the gondola in case of trouble at high altitudes. Kittinger and White left the area immediately by truck. The balloon, was ready to go after a month of delays in the flight above the atmosphere.

All that remained was the coupling of the huge parachute to gondola and the uniting of the balloon and the gondola. It was while the parachute was being attached that the wind gust struck. Pays in Full For Norside Sewer Charge The same day he received notice that assessments on the Nor- side sewer are now payable, one of the property owners on the improvement paid in full the $753.61 charged against him. Notices that any and all assessments on the sewer will be. interest free if paid by May 22 were mailed late Thursday.

Friday morning before Ihe letters had time to get cold, and before there was time for all to have been delivered, City Treasurer M. -O. Elliott received the first payment check. Elliott said he was not only surprised at the prompt action, but also to find the advance payments covered all 10 installments due on the dwelling, property concerned. The city treasurer receives installment payments on local improvements in his capacity as special tax collector.

The Norside sanitary sewer, now well on the way to completion, serves about 49 properties which share the total assess- tion-, services about 49 properties, ment of $36,842. Community Church Program Changed The place for a program ol spiritual music originally scheduled at Alton Community Church at 8 tonight has been changed. The program will now be presented at the Hannan Temple, 1730 Maupin St. at the scheduled time. Appearing on the program will be five spiritual music groups from Galesburg, Chicago, St.

Louis and East St. Louis. The public is invited to attend. Founder of Work-Study Blackburn Proram Dies Country Official AAA Service NEED ROAD SERVICE nslst on Union Service 24 HOUR SERVICE SUNDAYS HOLIDAYS WEEK PAYS NIGHTS HAPER'S TOWING SERVICE ALTON-HO 2-8623 i 601 Pearl St. I Located at "David Acres" between.

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CARLINVILLE s. Florence Barclay Hudson, 84, of Carlinville and Lakeland, 'mother" of the, world-famous Blackburn College work-study program died at 7:30 p.m., Friday at her home in Lakeland, following short illness. Her husband, Dr. William Mes- trezat Hudson, 91, is president emeritus of Blackburn, having headed the college from 1913 to 1945. Surviving in addition to her lusband are: three daughters, Dr.

Harriet Hudson, academic dean at Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Mrs. Leslie Meyer of Upper Montclair, N.J. and Mrs, Florence Callaway of Legune Beach, Calif. Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren also suiMve. The Hudsons came to Blackburn in 1912 from Pennsylvania.

They instituted the now famous work- study program in 1913. The program has been copied by institutions in Turkey, Formosa and India. Mrs. Hudson directed the college choir and served as hostess at the college during the 3 years her husband was president. Born in Warren County in Kentucky, she married Dr.

Hudson in 1905. Blackburn honored Mrs. Hudson in 1945 when they presented her with an honorary degree of dcoctor of humane letters. The Hudsons spent the winter at 816 Lakeside Drive in Lakeland, and the summers at their Carlinville residence, 315 East First South St. Although arrangements are incomplete, the funeral willbe held from Clegg Memorial Chapel at Blackburn, said Dr.

Robert P. Ladlum, president'of Blackburn. Harry J. Steck The Steck-Stewart Agency was organized to provide better service on insurance matters for the public. Your personal Independent Insurance Agency Since 1905 STECK-STEWART CO.

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