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THE REGISTER-NEWS MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1965 DEATHS Glenn Gilbert Dies; Former Mt. V. Resident Glenn Gilbert of CWcago, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died Thusday at a Chicago veterans hospital.

Mr. Gilbert was bom in Jefferson county September 17, 1888, the son of James Eli and Emma (GiUet) Gilbert He was graduated from Mt Vernon high school in 1908 were he was active in football and school activities. He was among the first to leave Jefferson county for service in World War I. Funeral services anad burial will be in Chicago at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Mr. Gilbert is surxived by his vn(e, Ricka, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Grace Ward a half- sister, Mrs. Grace Scarborough of Centalia. Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, Arthur Gilbert, a sister, Mrs.

Farris, three half brothers, G. Gale Gilbert John P. Gilbert and Menzies Gilbert, and two half sisters, Mrs. Eunice Louth and Mrs. Hattie Shaffer.

Lawrence Harmon, 86, Dies; Leaves 67 Descendants LawT-ence Harmon, 86, of Ina, died at 8:30 a.m. today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital, He leaves 67 descendants: five sons, two daughters, 27 grandchildren and 30 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Int Funeral Home with the Rev. Leslie Elliott officiating.

Burial will be in Kirk cemetery. The body will He In state at the Ina Funeral Home where friends may call after 5 :00 Saturday. Mr. Harmon was first married to Ida Mae Loman. who preceded him in death.

He later married Mrs. Nellie Grahlherr, who also preceded him in death. Survivors include five sons, Lawrence Harmon of Salem. Coy Harnton of Ewing, Dial Harmon of Wellington, WU. liam Harmon of Chaffie, Mo- and Jim Harmon of Byhalit, two daughters, Mrs.

Mima Lee Poorman of Commerce, and Mrs. Nina Smith of Benton; a sister, Mrs. Malissa Dalby of Ina; 27 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Wife Of Rev. Bird Green Is Dead At Age 72 Mrs.

Martha Elizabeth Green, 72, of 822 George street, died at 6:23 a. m. today at her honte. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m.

Sunday at Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Ross Partridge and the Rev. Everett Lemay officiating. Burial wiU be in Union Chapel cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 4:00 p.m.

Saturday. Mrs. Green was bom Febniary 13, 1S93, in Jefferson county, the daughter of Edward and Nola j(Crane) Tate. She was first married to Verney Sechrest, who died in 1331. She later married Rev.

Bird Green, who survives. Other survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Minnie Smith of Grassy, Mrs. Opal Ellcr of Centralia, Mrs. Vemey Ethel Gluth of Lyndon Station, and Mrs, Lois Throgmorton of Mt.

Vernon; six sons, Alomo Sechrest and Donald Sechrest, both of Mt. Vernon, Albert Sechrest of Sycamore, 111., Hal D. Sechrest of Laomi, Ullon Sechi-est of Lincoln, 111., and Earl Sechrest of Vemona, three brothers, Roy Tate of Bluford, Harry Tate and Orvllle Tate both of Mt Vernon; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Upton and Mrs. Opal Sheaffer, both of Mt.

Venwn and Mrs. Norma Shield of Bluford; 31 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Katherine Baker. Mrs. Green was a member of the West Side Baptist church.

Former Resident Joe Snider, 54, Dies In Arizona Joe Snider, 54, of Coolidge, a former resident of Mt. Vernon, died at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in Coolidge. He was an owner and trainer of horses. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

The body will be brought to Myers Chapel for funeral services in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Snider was bom May 5, 1910, in Franklin county, the son of Jacob and Elsie (Garrison) Snider. Survivors include one bror ther, Edro Snider of Mt Vernon, and one sister.

Mrs. Blanche Standerfer of Mt. Vernon. Items Valued At $350 Stolen Here Mike Quigg, 1, Wcod- reported to police yesterday afternoon that items vdlned at $350 had been stolan from his car while it was parted in downtown Mt Vernon, Quigg said someone broke Into the trunk of his car and took spinning rods, three reels, a bowling ball and bag, a pair of howling shoes, a shot' gun, a tackle box fuO of fishing equipment, and thrat coats. The theft eocumd February 11, but Quigg said he discovered only recently that the tnuk bad broken open.

MARKETS Mt. Vernon Grain The following prices were quoted in Mt Vernon this afternoon: Wheat 1.39. Shell com 1.28. Ear com 1.25. Mt.

Vernon Hog Market Price paid until 12:30 p.m. today were down 15c. The top was 16.50 for 200 to 220 lb. hogs. Sows were 14.50 for 300 weight down; sows 300 weight and over 14.25, down.

Boars were 9.50 and 10.00. After 12.30 p.m. today prices will be based on next day's prices. Chlcaso Produce CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter steady; wlxdesale buying prices unehamed; 93 score AA 92 A SfK; 90 89 Sfi; can 90 89 57. Ens weak; wholesale buying prices Mtol tower; TO per cent or Itetter grade A whites mbced 25H; mediums 24Vi; standards 23H; dirtiet unquote ed; checks 20H.

Livestock NATIONAL STOacyARDS. HL (AP)-Hogs barrows and gilts opened steady to 2S lower than Thursday's average; later trade moderately active, steady; sows steady to 25 lower; banows and gilts 150-240 lb 14.00-17.50; sows lb 13.75-15.25. Cattle calves 100; bulk supply cows; not enough steers and heifers to establish market; cows slow; cows 10.0014.00; vealers good to choice 20.00-32.00; calves 14.00-18.00. Sheep 100; lambs 24.50-25.50; no ewes. St.

Louis Produce ST. LOUIS (AP) Eggs and live poultry: Eggs, consum.er grades, A large 25-26, A medium 23-24, A small 18-19, large 23-24, wholesale grades; standard 221 -23, unclassified checks 16-17. Hens, heavy 17-18, light over 5 lb 10-11, under 5 lb AAM, broilers andHyers Chicago Grain CHICAGO (AP) No wheat oats or soybean sales. Com No. 2 yeUow 1.31-31>^; No.

3 yeUow 1.27%.30; No. 4 yellow l.m-2i No. 5 yeUow 1.21%. Soybean oil 12.05n. Wan street NEW YORK stock nuulcet dung to a slight gain late tliis afternoon in moderately active trading.

Volume for the day was estimated at 5.6 million shares compared with 6.07 million fhursday. Here was the picture near the close: Airlines declined on profit taking. Gains by selected blue chips kept the averages in plus territory but the best early advance was trimmed. Eastern Air Lines dipped more than a point Pan American around a point other airlines fractions. United Aircraft rose well over a point.

Late gave New Yorit Central and Pennsylvania Railroad gains exceeding two points each. In addition, fractional gains by Texaco, General Electric, Eastman Kodak and Allied Chemical helped firm the list, along with a rise of more than a point by Kennecott. All Big Three motors took fractional losses, however, and the major steelmakers were narrowly mixed. Oils also presented a scrambled picture. resumed its comeback with a spurt of more than 5.

A wide variety of secondary issues atti-acted buyers. Rohm Haas advanced more than 2. Prices on the American StoA Exchange moved generally higher in heavy trading. Corporate bonds showed slight change. U.S.

goverximent bonds declined. NEW YORK (AP) Dow Jones noon stock averages: 30 Indus 885.65 up 1.96 20 Rails 209.23 up 0.39 15 Utils 160.94 up 0.16 65 Stocks 3U.63 up 0.58 Meetings Heart Sunday'' Army On March In Mt. V. Weather- Here And Elsewhere aiT. VERNON WEATHER Thursday high 61, low 31.

Rainfall 1965 to date 5:20 inches. One year ago, high 40, low 32. Five years ago, high 30, low Ten years ago, high 57, low 42. Saturday sunrise 6 :47, sunset 5:41 (CST) IHE WEATHER ELSEWHERE By rm ASSOCIATED PRESS High Low Pr. Albany, cloudy Albuquerque, clear Atlanta, clear Bismarck, cloudy Boise, clear Boston, cloudy Buffalo, snow Chicago, clear 35 14 58 35 a 40 38 27 57 32 42 24 36 13 .08 41 19 Cincinnati, cloudy 53 30 Detroit, clear Fairbanks, clear Fort Worth, dear Helena, clear Honolulu, clear Juneau, snow Louisville, clear Memphis, clear A.

f. A.M. MT. LODGE NO. tt A.

F. ft A. M. Special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No.

31 A. F. A. M. Friday, Febniary 19, 1965, 7:30 p.m.

Work in third degree. All breth- em urged to attend. Visiting brethern welcome. JOE CLAXTON, W. M.

BYRON WELD, JR. Secretary. 2-19 BIRTHS Mr, and Mrs. Mervyn Braddock of Simt are the parents of a daughter bom at 2:43 'clock yesterday morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital. She weighed eight pounds eight ounces and has been named Lynn.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Willis of RFD 3, Mt. Vcmon are the parents of a son bom at 7:30 'clock this morning in Good Samaritan hospital.

He eixht ppunds four ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore of 619 ioatb Outer Drive in Wilmington, are the parents of a son bom at 11:04 o'clock yesterday morning in Good Samaritan hoepital. He weighed mi enneef and hmB been named Qyror Robert The grandparenti art Mr.

and Mrs. Elmsr Hartis of Poplar BltJtf, former residents of Mt. Vernon and Mr. and Mrs. Biyroa Moort of this Omaha, clear Philadelphia, snov Phoenbc, clear Pittsburgh, snow St.

Louis, cloudy San clear Seattle, cloudy Tampa, clear Washington, cloudy Winnipeg, (M-Missing) (T-Trace 53 31 4 26 37 14 .06 -24 -43 62 37 56 28 76 69 48 27 63 47 .38 27 13 .23 64 30 83 58 58 32 63 38 79 68 30 12 29 14 67 46 50 28 38 43 24 49 30 .05 71 43 35 18 .13 38 12 .13 60 43 58 36 60 38 63 30 47 27 74 52 67 53 52 44 T7 60 64 32 STATE TEMPERATURES Belleville Moline Peoria Quincy Springfield Vandalia Dubuque Chicago Midway Chicago Grant Park MIDWEST Madison South Bend Paducah 62 30 52 25 52 2i 57 28 55 28 58 30 39 18 41 19 40 22 53 12 36 22 61 40 FIVE-DAY FORECAST Nwthem Tempera- lures are expected to average about 5 degrees above normal in the southwest and near normal in the northeast Saturday through Wednesday. Normal highs are 32 to 40 and normal lows axe 16 to W. Warmer about Saturday or Sunday and colder Monday or Tuesday. Precipitation will total near one tenth of an inch in rain or snow about Sunday or Monday. Southern Illinois Temperatures will avei-age slightly above normal Saturday through Wednesday.

Mild over the weekend and cooler Monday. mal highs from the low 40s to the low 50s. Normal lows from the low 20s to the low 30s. Precipitation as rain about Wednesday with amounts averaging about one quarter of an inch. ILLINOIS WEATHER CMICIACJO (AP) Aside from a few flecks of snow in the vicinity of Lake Michigan, Illinois had mostly fair weather today.

A light north wind took a tuck in the spring-like weather of Thursday. In most sections today's peak temperatures were in the upper 30s to middle 4Cte. Temperatui-es reached the 60s Thursday in the southwest and extreme south, and along the Ohio River there was little If am overnight freeze. The northern quarter was considerably colder than the rest of the state, and Thursday highs were mostly in the upper 30s. Tlie (3iicago area had scattered light sprinkles of rain and snow.

Mt. Vernon's 1965 Heart Sunday volunteer army will be on the march this weekend, starting today and continuing through Sunday, to give every resident a personal opportunity to fight the nation's number one health of the heart and blood vessels. More than 50 local residents will visit homes in every section of the community to accept contributions to the Heart Fund, and, as educational ambassadors, to distribute pamphlets containing heart-saving facts. "In addition to distributing this important information on new advances in the fight against the heart diseases," said Mrs. Wallace Owen, of 1704 Briarwood.

1965 Heart Sxmday chairman, "the Heart volunteer will present an envelope to receive contributions. "In determining the size of your gift," she continued, "please remember that you are giving for every heart you love, and that heart disease is a family problem. It affects young children, teenagers, young adults, middle-a breadwinners and senior citizens." Each volunteer will call on from 15 to 25 near-by neighbors. Volunteers will leave an envelope at doors where there is no answer, and this may be used for mailing purposes. "This is no ordinary health agency campaign," Mrs.

Owen saidd, "Since the heart diseases are responsible for 54 per cent of all deaths, the Heart Fund deserves a place at the very top of your giving-for-health gift list "Moreover, the Heart Fund is a truly unified campaign, coping as it does with heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, rheumatic fever, inborn heart defects and many others. The Heart Fund fights them all." Organizations which have recruited workers for Heart Sunday Include: Federated Civic Dela Theta Tau, New Comers, Sears Roebuck Store, Montgomei7 Ward Store, Pavey C.M.E. Chapel, First Baptist Barbara Deer Circle, and many other citizens working together to combat heart disease. THAO HEADS COUP; RUMOR KHANH HELD (Continued trora Page One) Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted: Olive June Braddock of Sims; Thelma Greenwait; Anna Belle Osborn; Mark Dewayne Keen; Ida Mae Gibson. Dischai -ged: Ethel Lukehart; Albert Mueller.

Good Samaritan Admitted: Marjorie Sue Earls; Mary Blanche Michels; Lisa Diane Damson; Pearl M. Mooney; Sebum Wlgos Msnnen; Alice Brenda Harper; Loren James Benjamin; Anna Belle Hale; Hcrshel Tate; Jessie Lee Eubanks. Discharged: Eula Splller; MU- dred Aleen Wilson; Lida Diane Dawson; Lonzo Fisher; Stella Page; Audrey Lou Owens. was well represented. Thao Is a former aide of Khanh who, in the late 1940s, served as both a line officer and information chief for Ho Chi Minh in the Communist tight that eventually drove the French from Indochina.

He explained "I was never a Communist, but I believed deeply in the liberation of the country." Thao accused Khanh of running a dictatorship. He said the strong man who has dominated South Vietnamese affairs for 13 months was interested only in money and power. "No government can work under Khanh pressure," he said. Report Khanh Arreated Thao claimed that Khanh was under house arrest and that Brig. Gen.

Nguyen Cao Ky, commander of the Air Force, was also under arrest. Other conflicting reports said Khanh was at Nha Trang, 200 miles northeast of Saigon, directing a military operation, or that he was at Bang Tau, Ky was reported safe at the Binh Hoa Air Base near Saigon and still in control of many of his fighter planes. It was thought be might attempt a counterattack. Thao in a broadcast accused Khanh of swindling the military and the people. He Said his action was directed against one man Khanh and no one else.

8th Bevolt Since Diem It was the eighth government upheaval in South Viet Nam since President Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown and slain Nov. 1, 1963. Khanh, commander of the armed forces, has been the country's strongman since Jan. 30, 1964. There was great possibility of an attack by military units loyal to Khanh.

Khanh had been expecting trouble. Nearly the entire ai-med forces strategic reserve, normally held in Saigon to reinforce any field units in trouble, had been deployed to the provinces where forces loyal to Khanh presumably were still in charge. These include two battalions of Marines in central Bin Dinh Province and the large force Khanh led to Nha Trang for an attack on a suspected Viet Cong supply port. Thao claimed he had the support of the 25th, 9th, 7th and 5th Army Divisions, which are stationed in areas adjoining Saigon, plus part of the marine corps and part of the air force. Khanh's Roase Surrounded The first signs of the coup came at the waterfront near Knanh's armed forces head- qoertars.

Several M24 tanks smashed through the barbed- wire barricades outside the navy headquarters and Khanh's house, which are on the same street. Riding in one of the tanks was Col Thao. AT PENDELTON FARMS SALE ENJOY AN EVENING OUT HEAR LARRY CONFORT AT THE PIANO I ORGAN HUNTS III Lounge BEAUTY PAGEANT APRIL 3 Mt. V. Amvets To Pick Miss Jefferson County This is a scene at the Pendleton Farms near Belle Rive on February 16 during the first annual Angus production sale.

SLvty purebred animals brought In $27,000 during tlie snc cessful sale. Harry Buchanan, herdsman, handles this animal. Behind him Is Marlin ing, general manager of the farm. At the microphone is Auctioneer Ham Jones of Newton, III. Standing uith him are Dale Baird of Wilmington, 111., representing the American Angns Association, and Floyd Divert of sale consultant.

(Delo Photo Craft) Brando's Son Being Sent To inois Aunt TOP BULL GOES FOR $1,800 60 Head Sell For $27,000 At Farm Near Belle Rive By JAMES BACON SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) From the strife of one of Hol- stormier maiTiages to the tranquillity of farm life in This is the change of worlds awaiting the six-year-old son of Marlon Brando and Anna Kash- fi, following a court ruling Thursday at the end of one of filmdom' longest custody battles. Miss Kashfi exploded at the decision which gave Brando temporary custody of Christian Devi on condition that lie be raised by Brando 's elder sister, Frances Loving, in Mundelein, 111. Miss Kashfi stormed out oi the courtroom, banging doors, and outside the courthouse told i a newsman: "This baby Is my whole life, I bore him. Where in! the hell was Marlon Brando when the child was being brought up? "And now a judge gives him to a woman I don't even ivnow.

Is this justice?" The actress, her eyes dark, said: "I am not through fighting. I will subpoena the judge and whole damn court." Mrs. Loving testified at the five day trial. She's active in the PTA and her husband has been president of the local Board of Education. He's an instructor at the Chicago Art Institute.

Brando not only agreed to the move but actually suggested it to Superior Court Judge Laurence J. Rittenbrsuid. "I don't want my son to grow up in the unreal world that is Hollywood. I don't want iiim lo have to live up to the sensationalized image of his father." The trial was punctuated by spicy testimony. Charges of unnamed nude bed partners were hurled by both sides.

(NEA Telephoto) ARRESTED Gary Lyings- ton, 22, was arrested by Beverly Hills, police after he shot his parents in a family argmnent. Both are recovering. His father, Jerry, is the songwriter who composed "Talk of the Town," "Mairzy Doats" and many other popular songs. TESTS BACK STORY MAN KILLED GIRLS (Continued from Page One) by them to work in a prostitution ring. Duisen and Jim took the girl to the Mississippi River and drowned her as Mrs.

Duisen and Pat, another prostitute, watched. Mrs. Duisen pointed out the area to county police Thursday. She said Pat was later accused of causing trouble and Duisen strangled her with a dothes hanger after shaving her head and eyebrows. Her body was thrown in the Meramec River in the county.

An unidentified woman's body, with head and eyebrows shaven, was found in the Meramec River June 19. An autopsy showed the woman did not drown. The other body has not been found. In Mt. Vernon: Tomorrow Is Pancake And Sausage Day Tomorrow is "Pancake and Sausage Day" in Mt.

Vernon. It is the day that the Kiwanis Club serves pancakes and morning to to raise funds to help in the club's work for boys and girls of the community. Serving, at the Armoi-y, will begin at 6:00 o'clock Saturday morning and continue until 8:00 o'clock Saturday night. Tickets can be secured at the Armory from many Kiwan- ian. The tickets are 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for children.

Beeson Honored By Prudential Paul D. Beeson, manager of the Prudential Insurance Company's Mt. Vernon district office, IO6V2 north Ninth street, will receive the coveted President's Citation on behalf of his staff at a dinner on Thursday, March 4, at the Elks Lodge. Prudential executives from the company's regional home office in Chicago will make the presentation of the award plaque. The President's Citation is a sales and service award made each year to districts ranking among the top 10 per cent of Prudential's more than 575 district offices in the United States and Canada.

Sixty purebred animals brought $27,000 in the first annual Angus production sale Feb- ruai-y 15 at the Pendleton Farms near Belle Rive. Pendleton Farms, owned by Del Rutherford of Mt. Vernon, breed and raise purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle. At the production sale the top bull was sold for $1,800 and the top female for $1,750. Marlin Manning, general manager of the farms, reported that the sale attracted a crowd of 330 persons from several states.

Some of the 60 animals were sold to Jefferson countians and others went to Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Iowa, and Indiana. Manning said chief interest at the sale was in the get of Aberan Elevate 64, herd sire. He is an own son of Elevate of Eastfield, the 1959 Pertli Supreme Champion in Scotland. "Our first production sale was highly successful and it will be an annual event," Maning said. "However," he said, "the cattle sale may be combined with the farm's annual horse sale in the future." Pendleton Farms has an extensive Morgan horse breeding and raising operation.

The production sale was held this year in the new Pendleton Farms show barn. "BAD LUCK" MOVIE STAR IS STRICKEN (Continued from Page One) under doctors' care since he was 4 months old, when a taxi struck his baby buggy in New York. Much of the time since then he has been without sight, moved to a large farmhouse at Great Missenden, 40 miles nortliwest of London. Bom In Kentucky A native of Packard, Miss Neal studied for two years at Northwestern University's School of Drama. In 1945 she went to New York with $60 and much determina tion and ambition.

Critics hailed her firet leading role in "Another Part of the Forest," in 1946. It brought her the Antoinette Perry Award and the New York drama critics' best-actress award. A Warner Bros, film contract followed. Divorce Grante. A divorce, Carolyn Palmer vs.

Hobart Palmer, was granted during a session of circuit court conducted here yesterday. HONEST GEORGE DANCE Murie By FENTON FAMILY Saturday, Feb. 20 EAGLE'S NEST Inspection Of Sheep Flocks In This County All sheep flocks in Jefferson county are being inspected for scabies as a part of a state agriculture department pro.iect in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture animal disease eradication division. Don Lee, farm adviser said today that farmers who have sheep at their farms can expect the inspector to pay a call In the neai- future to make the scabies inspection If he has not already done so. Lee asked that flock owners cooperate with the inspector in this program.

He said that if any infested flocks are found in the county, they will be dipped without cost to the owner in state-owned dipping vats. North Of Mt. V. Truck Loaded With Furniture Cathes On Fire A big truck-trailer loaded with used furniture caught on fire four miles north of Mt. Vernon this morning.

Rural firemen sped to the scene on state route 37 and quickly controlled the blaze. The fire resulted from a flat tire on the trailer. Damage was confined to two tires, a corner of the trailer and one couch valued at $25. At 1:30 yesterday afternoon rural firemen were called to the home of Jack Oliver, on north 25th street, where a rubbish fire Ignited and destroyed an old shed of no value. Three Citj Bant City firemen made three runs Thursday afternoon.

Burning leaves at the home of Dolly Flinn, 2511 Broadway, destroyed a picket fence and caused some damage to the corner of a' next-door garage at the home of Carl Collins, 2509 Broadway. Firemen controlled grass fires at 1803 Warren and 1108 Lamar. Suit Settled Here On TV Cable At Fairfield A lawsuit in Mt. Vernon, over a cable television franchise at Fairfield, has been settled out of court. The suit was John J.

Manion, Jr. vs. E. J. Delbel.

Manion, manager of the Mt. Vernon Cable TV cliarged in the suit that he and Deibel entered into an OVBI agi-eement last year that he would assist Deibel in obtaining a cable TV franchise at Fairfield and that they would share equally in the franchise. In his suit, Manion said that It was agreed that he would make arrangements to finance the construction of the system In Fairfield. He charged In his suit that tlie City of Fairfield granted a franchise to Deibel last July, but that Deibel had refused to abide by the terms of their agreement. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams dismissed the suit in circuit couii here yesterday after the parties announced that it had been com- prorflised and settled out of court.

TWO ELECTIONS IN MT. V. NEXT WEEK (Continued from Page One) the order their names will appear on the ballot, are Joe Martin, Willard Rich and Frank Strickland. There are two candidates for city clerk and both will be nominated for the final election. They are Sherman BuUock and Paul Hayes.

There are two candidates for city treasurer and both will be nominated. They are Mary Lou Eubanks and Ruby Gerry King. There are nine candidates for two councilman positions, and five will be eliminated in the Tuesday primary, with the four top vote getters running in the final election in April. The candidates are Kern W. Adcock, Harold Judd Bailey, Philbert Beppler, Woodrow Burnette, Arnold DeWitt, Coy Flota, Robert Krebs.

Earl O'Daniel, and Gary R. Sweeten. Schelosky Honored By State Merchants Bill Schelosky, Jordan Furniture, Mt. Vernon, was honored today by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association for service to retailing in 1964. E.

J. Renowden, IRMA board chairman, and prsonnel director, F. W. Woolworth extended congratulations and appreciation to Schelosky for his leadership as Mt. Vernon Careers in Retailing Week Chairman.

"In reviewing the achievements of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association during the past year, one of the areas In which considerable progress was made was that of broadening understanding of retail careers and retaillng's vital role In our economy. The highlight of this phase of activity was Careers in Retailing Week," Renowden reported. Hugh E. Muncy, IRMA executive vice president and general manager, coordinator of Careers in Retailing Week an Week observance, emphasized the effective work of local chairman and committee members. "Leaders in retailing, education, government and the public information media combined forces to make 1964 Careers in Retailing Wek an extremely successful observance," Muncy said.

Continuing interest in retail career exploration has been one of the Important results of the program, Muncy pointed out. He said that the statewide retail association stands ready to assist with activities of this type In Illinois communities on a year-round basis. A personalized monument, carved of Select Barre Granite, can say more than many wordc. will be an I BARRE everlastlrifl tribute to a loved one. See our display of IcUILD Barre Guild Monuments, backed by the industry's strongest monument guarantee.

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4, AMVETS, will sponsor a beauty pageant on April 3 to select a Miss Jefferson County VETS. Francis Swinnen, chairman of the contest, has announced that any single girl who resides in Jefferson county is between the ages of 17 and 26 Is eligible to participate in the contest. The girls will be judged for beauty, poise and personality. Contestants will not be judged on talent. When Miss Jefferson County AMVETS is selected on April 3, she will represent this Post in the Miss Illinois AMVETS beauty pageant at the VETS state convention which will be held in Mt Vernon on June 25.

Girls who are Interested in the pageant should fill out the application which appears in this newspaper and mall It to Jefferson County AMVETS Post 4 AMVETS, Mt Vernon, Illinois. All applications must be celved by March 10. Give Chamber Membership Awards Here History was established in Chamber of Commerce membership campaigns Friday. And it happened in Mt. Vernon.

A check of records dealing with such campaigns by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, state chambers of Commerce and Individual chamber, failed to disclose where a new chamber member has ever been rewarded with a merchandise gift. It can now be stated with accuracy that such a presentation lias been made in ML Vernon. A drawing among the members joining the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce and Industry this week, has i-esulted in Wagner, Wayne 's Maratlion service station, 22nd and Broadway, receiving a piece of luggage from J. Walker Sons.

His application for Chamber membership was taken bj- Robert Tliomp- son, who, alone, obtained 14 membership applications of the more than 125 applications now being processed. In all 13 merchandise awards were made during the campaign, 12 to workers, provided in an outstanding display of cooneration by Mammoth Department store. Shoes, D. TI. Wise Clothing Albert's, Jack.son Jewel i-y stora and Laird Jewelry store, Montgomery Vv'ard, Sears Roebuck, Mitchell Home Furnishings, Dollens Shoe store.

Jordan Furniture store. Liberty Petroleum Co. and Walker's. of the were made last night at Kiwanis club meeting when Russell Huston received a new bowling ball and bag from Montgomei-y Ward as a result of obtaining six membership applications, and Hobart Laur, captain of a team which registered four applications. Mr.

Laur received a gift certificate from Sears Roebuck. State Library Official Speaks De Lafayette Reid of Springfield, assistant librarian of the Illinois State Library, was the principal speaker yesterday at the final session of a two-day meeting of southern Illinois librarians. Reid spoke about a proposed bill for expansion of library services In the state, Including formation of district libraries, which would take in several counties. The measui-e would also give state financial support to local libraries on an equalization basis. Secretary of State Paul Powell is cx-officio state librarian.

ROY SAYS: '63 Mercury Wagon $1395 This neat 1908 Meroarjr Meteor 4 door wagon was designed with economy bi mind and an eye for beaatjr. Sold new by W-G and maintained by oar senloe department this wsfon often top value for the bntineea or family that demands their money's worth. Roy Atkinson Open Nighta UntU W-G MOTORS Can tiMum Used Car.