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a 77 n3 ci J. Lf rn 13 UJ BELVIDERE. ILLINOIS TUESDAY. MAY 20, 1947 Galena Couple Hurt hr Crash Mrs. Ellen Sloan Services Are Held HUNDREDS SEE PLAN SERVICE 101 IN RURAL FIRST IB REVUE SHOW Farina-DeWane Nuptial- Date Is Set For May 25 Dykeman Succeeds Norton; Toicnsend On At wood's Job May 15 Daily President Raymond F.

List announced this morning that James G. Dykeman, 602 East Hurlbut avenue, has been promoted to the foremanship of the warehouse and receiving department of the National Sewing Machine company to fill the vacancy caused by the SATURDAY FOR MRS. G.SAGER WILL GRADUATE Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Sloan, 75, wife of James Sloart, residing on. the Beaver Valley stock farm three miles northwest of Belvidere, were held Friday morning.

i Prayers in the Witbeck-Wheel-er-Sabien funeral home were" followed by requiem high Mass in St. James Catholic church. The Rev; E. P. Petit, assistant pastor.

officiated. Thebody was-takeiv tof Bloomington for interment in St Mary's cemetery there. Pallbearers were Thomas Marshall, Dave Sullivan, P. H. Crawford, C.

Wolf, Ed Dooley and William Kennedy. Mrs. Sloan, resident of this community 23 years, died early Wednesday morning of a heart attack. POPLAR GROVE ANNUAL SPORTS DINNER FRIDAY -sf'fS'fVseries of programs final will conclude' with graduation exercises for students in Poplar Grove grade and high schools, was held last night. The opening event was the an-mial-basketbalK banquer and pro gram, sponsored by the Girls' Athletic association and followed a dance.

The banquet was held in the Social Center, beginning at 7 o'clock, followed by a program of talks and music. The dance was held in the elaborately decorated gymnasium, to music by Hendrickson's orchestra. The dance started at 9 o'clock. A baccalaureate service will be held in the Federated church at Poplar Grove Sunday morning, May 25, followed by a concert by the beginning and. advanced bands that in the gymnasium.

The school picnic wjll be held Tuesday, May 27 and official dismissal will be Wednesday May 2a Graduation exercises for both the high school nd grade school will be held in the Poplar Grove gym Wednesday night, May 28. The G. A. A. banquet was served by the Rebekahs.

At the program that followed Robert Tuttle serv. ed as toastmaster Marilyn Di-mond was accompanist for the singing. The program included a talk, "What Sports Mean To Us," by Roger prospectus, ITY is YOUNG ATHLETES APPEAR IN ACTION ON HIGH SCHOOL FIELD BIG TCRNOUT OF FRIENDS SCHOOLS DISMISSED TO PERMIT CHILDREN TO ATTEND PROGRAM PROVES BIG SUC-, CESS. -1 At least 400 boys and girls, representing nearly every school of Boone county, took part Friday afternoon in the county field day program at the high school athletic field to make it a big success. Hundreds of spectators, most of them" excited youngsters, viewed the action.

Both Belvidere public and rural 'schools dismissed classes early to permit the children to attend. Rural groups, in many cases, were accompanied by their teachers. winning team totals are issued due to lack of training and coaching facilities in rural schools. The youngsters from out in the country made a fine showing, however, in the various events. Winners of first, second, third and fourth places were awstrdetT ribbons.

Favorable weather was recprded Joj the field day which will be an annual event as a result of the success of Friday's program. The summary of individual win-ners in order of finish follows: Junior High Division Shot put: Wi Bender D. Kiefer Hobbs S. Angell L. Distance 35 feet, 9 Inches.

Broad jump: Uptegrove Hobbs Esmond VV, Simpson SJ and Dlttbenner L. Distance 16 feet, 4 Inches. High hurdles: Reese Fidder, Squaw Prairie, Dodson and 50-yard dasti: Ben der Young Sewell W. Pole-vault: Reese M. Enos Young tied for fourth Suhr, J.

Shattuck and D. Jo all of Lincoln. Discus: Koltz Kiefer Friend Swanson Emanuel L. Distance 105 feet 11 inches. Half mile: Rowe Young Ackerman Carlson W.

Time 2:8. High jump: Reese tied for second Edmund and Pope of Washington, Friend Enos Wl Height 4 feet, 8 inches. 220-yard dash: Sheneman Koltz, Bender Sewell W. Softball throw: Kiefer Shen- UN te recent passing of John Norton, who served as foreman ofthat department continuously for 53 year. Mr.

Dykeman held a "position in the main office of the National from 1928 to 1920 and was away from the company for six years, returning in 1935 when he became assistant to Mr. Norton. Eastern Salew Manager President List also announced! that the vacancy as sales manager in the eastern 'territory, caused by the- death of Cyril has been filled by the appointment of Lewis, A. Townsend, 717 South State street Belvidere, who has been connected with the sales force of the company since 1938. Mr.

Townsend started as sales representative in the states of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana In 1938, and has been with the National since that year with the exception of the time he served In the army during the late war. PAST MASTERS' The annual pas: masters' dinner of Belvidere Masonic lodge No. 60, A. F. A.

was held here Thursday evening with about 25 past masters as guests of honor. As part of the program each of the special guests was Introduced Individually. Included among the former masters were Conrad was master in 1914; W. S. Brown, 1917; Floyd E.

Atkins. 1919; F. D. Griswold, 1920; Frank A. Mun- ger, 1922; Elza R.

Shannon, 1923; A. D. Moore, 1924; Clair B. Elliott, 1926; William W. -James, 1927; Hugh Thomson, 1928; Frank W.

Turrell, 1931; Albert F. Wrate, 1932; Edward Butz, 1933; C. E. Anderson, 1934; Owen Glover, 1935; Robert E. Johnson, 1936; James Rennie, 1937; J.

R. McConnell, 1938; Sidney Nash, 1939; George Butz, 1940; Willis DINNER HER I Griff eth, 1941; S. E. A. Johnson, Jane Ellen A' Galena couple were injured about 3:30 this morning when their car left the road at the Rainbow curve.

They are Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Wightman. Th? Wightmans were en route to Michigan to visit Mr. Wightman's mother when their car went out of control, elimbed a' six-foot embankment and then plunged back onto the shoulder of the road.

MrsWightman-is-4h Highland hospital with a fractured left lee, while Mr. Wightman was treated for minor injuries and dismissed. The accident was investigated by Chief Deputy Sheriff Cecil Morgan. END OF COUNTY SELECTIVE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS REGARDED AS OFFICIAL END OF BOONE'S WORLD WAR 2 HISTORY RECORDS WILL BEvTRANSFER-RED TO CHICAGO WHERE STATE WILL BE ES TABLISHED, Boone county's selective service board and other local units throughout the state wjll be closed effective Mfy 1 29 and state draft headquarters will be transferred from Springfield to Chicago within the following week, it was announced today by Paul G. Armstrong, Illinois ditector.

Closing of the Boone headquar ters located in the city hall ''after seven years of service Is regarded as the official end of the county's World War 2 military history. Mrs. Ruth Welcher has been chief clerk since Feb. 14, 1942, succeeding her husband, Gene, who died a few weeks before. Act Expired March 81 The directive with announcement of the closing date and other procedure has been expected for some time as the selective service inaugurated In 1940, died a natural death midnight of March 31 which was the date of expiration fixed by congress.

Approximately 1,500 men, and women from Boone county have been cleared through the local board, the records, which fill six sections of a four-door filing cabinet disclose. Members of. the county selective service organization at the time the law expired were Wrate Hill, chairman, Fred Shappert, Arthur Cleaver and Julian Larson. It is expected that directions will be received here in the near future governing, removal of board records to Chicago where they, will be preserved for an in definite period. Those Who Served Among those who were active on the county board-during Its seven-year history, in addition to present members, are Tom Mar shall, Einar Peterson, Ross Wick wire, Rowan, Clifford Barringer, Eugene Fry, Fred Ma-rean, Ives Law and Robert Fisher.

The above men were members of various boards. George McCon-nell was re-employment committeeman, At ty, Owen E. Johnson and the late Atty. R. V.

Carpenter were appeal agents, while examining physicians and dentists included A. W. Swift, William M. Freeman, M. Hartman, Nevin E.

Diehl, Stanley J. Smith, John E. Bruce and John F.West. Rev. Chenoweth Elected Head Of Ministerial Unit The new president of the Boone County Ministerial association is the Rev.

H. Chenoweth, pastor of the Belvidere First Methodist church. The Rev. Robert C. Hubbard, pastor of Willow Creek Presbyterian church at Argyle is the vice-president of the organization while they Rev.

Oscar V. Luchs will serve again as secretary-treasurer. Election of officers featured the association meeting, held in the parsonage of the First Methodist church. The Rev. James E.

Walker, pastor of "the First Presbyterian church, was re-elected to preside" is director of the religious education program in the" city grade schools. Action was taken at the meeting to set up a permanent of young peopie, with three pastors as counsellors, to plan regular union youth rallies for Boone felt'Chat the rally held on Sunday evening, ApriL20, in the high school auditorium revealed sufficient interest to justify furthrr rallies in tho fu- DRAFT BOARD OFFICE WILL CLOSE MAY 29 Oil TONIGHT CROWNING OF QUEEN FEATURE OF ANNUAL GIRL'S A II LET I ASSOCIATION" PROGRAM SCENES LAID IN GRAND HOTEL DANCES IN COSTUME TO FEATURE PERFORMANCES. Coronation of the "Queen Of The 1947 Revue will bca main feature at the presentation of "A Grand G. A. A.

Spring Revue to be presented tonight and Friday night in the Community curtain Is to go up pro.mptly 8:15 each evening, with, the coronation of" the queen to be one of the first events of the performance. The queen's court is to include Lorraine Luckow, Alice Meyers, Irene Murphy, Diane Rundell, Jeanne Law, Shirley Luckow, Patricia Mickey and Marian Newport, the' queen herself to be chosen from the list of junior and senior girls. Vickl Van Vleet will be Carolyn Lee Eianchi; Judy HaffeWden, Caren Mack and Dale Ann DeWane will be train-bear-crsLanLCurtisJTobia and Marc Sam nelson will serve as trumpet- ers. Betty Luckow Is retiring queen. Setting for this year's production is' in ''Grand Hotel," the numbers to Illustrate activity going on in a great hotel Two of the outstanding parts are to be set in special rooms.

in the hotel, the "Oriental room" and the "Copaca-bana." a- Feature Dance Richard George will be master of ceremonies in the Oriental room, the entertainment there to open with the Girls" dance. The dancers will include Nancy Sewell, Darlene Schult Carol Nelson, Jeanette Stephenson, Delores Abraham, Beulah Purvis, Clau-dette Sullivan, Marion Coleman, Benita Harnish, Joan Newport, Rosemary Zvonar and Lea Moss- An Oriental cymbal dance will be given by Ora Mae Welchwy-Ruth Hawkey, Marilyn Murley, Mary Louise Peterson, Joan Walt- ers, Joan Klaas, LaVonna Murphy, Luanne Taylor and Martha Swail. In the Oriental room Donna Whiting will be featured in a "Snake Charmer" number. "Oriental Gone Modern" will be Betty Huck. Betty Barr, Ruth Glass, Joan Klaai, Barbara7 Beck-ington, Carol Sellers, Lorraine Zim-mer, Beulah Purvis and Jeanette Stephenson.

Hawaiian Specialties Master of ceremonies in the Copacabana will be William Johnson, the guests there including Pat Dobler, Arthur Johannes, Dolores Pittelkow, Dawn Berman, George Kelley, Shirley Giesecke, Dick Thomas, Caryl Chambers and Shirley Wares. Jeanne Law will be featured soloist there, giving a "Mexican hat dance." An Hawaiian tap, 'Ukelele Lady." will be presented by Carol Haffenden, Shirley. Barker, Carol Slater, Janet Ackerman, Carol Leonard, Sharen Sedgwick and Jeannine Carlson. This will be followed by a specialty number, "Rhumbangasamba" by Jeanne Meyers and Ronald Klaas. Barefoot Hawaiian numbers will include "In A Canoe" by Sandra Wilcox and Barbara Luhman and "Down On The Ami Ami Omi Oni Isle" by Sandra Julin and Beverly Hawkey.

The Hawaiian chorus will include Jean Fair, Donna Browne, Susan Lawrence, Linda Sewell, Carol Slater, Lorecn Koch, Bonnie Lyons, Mary Lou Sandra Kingsbury, Janet Ackerman, Carol Leonard, Shirley Barker, Jeannine Carlson and Carol Haffenden. 1 Ruth Hawkey. Soost, Mary Louise Peterson, Jeanne Meyers, Marilyn Murley, Lea Moss-man and Darlene Schult will make up the rhumba chorus. Joan Walters and George Woods will be featured in a dance specialty, "From Rhumba To Jitterbug." The doors will be opened this evening at 7:30. with the curtain to go up promptly at 8:15.

Tickets may be purchased at the door. No seats are reserved, with tho exception of a few front rows to be occupied by persons of 73, years or over who are to be guests of the sponsoring Girl's Athletic association. re prizes and distribution report for the tournament show lhat 103 five-man teams, 237 doubles and 458 singles entries received money. The number in the all-events was 25, distributions Recapitulation shows 412 fiw-man teams, $3 )ii doubles at $2, singles at $1. S1.S83, making th- total resources nMtrnA "WHnlull OI 8 io oe given Dy v2 wicK TTrrQtr; Kv wrtowy Eicksteadt, Joan Mott You Wish Upon A Star, by Mir.

nii. vT. Donna Luckow, Marion Coleman. Sunday morning. May 25, has been set as wedding date for a well-known local young couple, Miss Jean DeWane and Bennie M.

Farina." The jnarriage is to take place in a large church wedding. to be held at 11:30 (daylight sav ing time) in St' James Catholic church. The Rev. Eye of former priest of the local church, will officiate. The bride and groom will be honored at a buffet luncheon and reception to be held later that day in the Faust hotel in Rockford, beginning at 2:30.

Jean is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeWane of 126' West Locust street. She attended Belvidere high school and was later graduated from Hamilton Business school at Rockford. At present she is employed here by her father.

Bennie, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farina of Cherry Valley, is owner and operator of a tavern on route 20 between Belvidere and Rockford. Following graduation from Belvidere high school he entered Jhe navy in April of 1943. He teVvhifc.

discharge last year: i Recently the popular young bride-torbe has" been honored at several prenuptial showers Lastnight she warguest at a kitchen shower given for her by Miss Betty Oakley and Mrs. Virginia Baird in" the Oakley home at 519 Warren avenue and was presented with many gifts for the kitchen of her future home. May 11 a shower was given for her in the.Al Schaffer home at which she was given an electric toaster and mixer and a 'ptirse of money. Hostesses were Mrs. Schaffer, Mrs? Alex Mcintosh; two aunts, John Holsker and Miss Marie DeWane, and a cousin.

Miss Alice Holsker. The groom's sister, Adelaide Farina, and a sister-in-law, of the bride-to-be, Mrs. Larry DeWane, were hosfesses at a shower Sunday, May 4, In Casa Mia. The afternoon, was spent in playing bunco, after which a cafeteria luncheon was served. Jean was presented there with a gift of a Washing machine.

i To Hold School For Girl Scout Leaders At a Girl Scout leaders meeting, held Friday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Raymond Moore on route 20, plans were announced for a Girl Scout leaders' training school to be conducted in Belvidere Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29. Mrs. Bertha Bunda of Chicago, community adviser of the national Girl Scout field staff is to be here to direct the training. 1 The two-day training course for Scout leaders is open to leaders of Belvidere lone troops, and those in forming, new Scout troops.

Invitation to attend the school has been sent to leaders of Kirkland, Poplar Grove, Capron, Caledonia, Marengo, Genoa, Garden TPrairie, Harvard, Woodstock, Crystal Lake and Winnebago, and a large attendance is expected for the program. May 28 will in clude a meeting at 2 o'clock in the Y. M. C. building for a discussion on program developing, and a meeting at 7:30 on organizing new troops.

Thursday, May 29, a noon picnic luncheon will be held in Belvidere park, after which the out-of-town leader will present a program on out-of-door craft work. At yesterday's meeting, report was made that 1,050 pounds of waste fats had been collected by the Girl Scouts" in their recent fat drive. Money obtained from this" project will go toward financing a GirlScout play day in Belvidere park Wednesday, June 4-' During the meeting a camper-ship award committee was named, the group to include Mrs. Clifford Burroughs, Mrs. George Leaich and Mrs.

John Simons. Many of the local Girl Scout troops are concluding their regular series of weekly meetings this month. The summer's program is to include the June play day, and the attendance of some of the girls at Illinois Girl Scout camps. Charles Ballard Dies In Rockford Hospital Charles Ballard, 66, Cherry Valley, died in St. Anthony hospital, Rockford, at 8:15 Wednesday morning.

He had been hospitalized since May 6. Mr. Ballard is survived by his widow, Carrie; two daughters, rs-Florene-JkIot-nd -Mrsr-A ice Hubler, Rockford; two sons, Clarence' feallard. Chicago, and Corp. Adelbert Ballard, stationed in Trieste, Yugoslavia, and five grandchildren.

HEART1 AILMENT PROVES FATAL TO WELL-KNOWN WOMAN THURSDAY NIGHT U-AFTER EXTENDED PERIOD OF FAILING HEALTH WAS COUNTY FOOD CONSERVATION CHAIRMAN DURING FIRST WORLD WAR. Belvttere lost one of its most highly fsteemcd women Thursday evening when Mrs. -Jessie V. Sa-ger, President of Belvidere and vicinity 72 years and wife of Garrett F. Sager, died of a coronary heart ailment at 8 o'clock in the family 605 East Second street, She was 81 years old.

Funeral services were Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in the First Methodist church with which, she had been prominently affiliated most of her life. The Rev! T. Chenoweth, pastor, officiated and interment was in Belcidere cemetery. Attack Proves Fatal In failing health several Sears. Mrs.

Sager had beeft active much of the time' and taught a Sunday school, class of the Methodist church until two weeks ago when she had a heart attack. She failed to rally and gradually grew weaker; Born Aug. 4, 1865, at'-Whit-more Lake, Mrs. Sager was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

G. M. Field. Her mother died when she was nine years old and she came to this vicinity to reside with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.

Q. S. Cohoon, residing three and one-half miles south here. She was married on the farm Sept. 25, 1889, to Garrett.

F. Sager. In addition to church and Sunday school service, she was member of the New Century club and for many years of the Belvidere Woman's club. During the first World war, Mrs. Sager served as county chairman of the food conservation committee, doing a valuable piece of work that won much praise.

List Of Survivors Surviving Mrs. Sager besides her husband are daiJKbters, Mrs. M. R. Anna FinleyY Hoopeston; Mrs.

Paul C. i(Ruth) Stewart, Fields, Mrs. G. E. (Elizabeth,) Indianapolis, and Mrs.

C. A. (Nina) Reber, Elgin. There are also one sister, Mrs. Laura Worden, Claire, a brother, Ela Field, Whitmore Lake, 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews, the latter including Lyle and Ela Worden of this city.

Precedirtg Mrs. Sager in death were two sons, Frank M. Sager and Winchell Sager; also two children, Mildred and Field Sager, who died in young childhood, and one brother and one sister who died many years ago. Harold Willard Back Home Again Harold Wiliard, son of Mr. and Mrs.H.

A. Willard. North State street, is back home again after a year of army life, four months of which were spent, in the Aleutians. He came here from Camp Stoneman, on terminal leave. A private first class he will receive his discharge iii the near future.

Nancy Laing Wins Honors At. Pur due As a result of her outstanding scholastic record, Miss Nancy Laing, formerly of this city, has become a member of Delta Rho Kappa, honorary society for jun: iors and Seniors in science, at Purdue university where she is in her junior, year. Miss Laing is a daughter of the late Guerdon D. Laing. ture.

-Pastors selected as counsellors are Rev. Harry Shogren, Zion Lutheran church and Rev. James E. Walker both of Belvidere, and the Rev. Ernest Cummings, Capron Methodist church.

As the result of another action, Sunday afternoon services that have been held for several weeks in the North State rest home and the Westfall rest home, were made regular activities of the association. A rotation plat) Is to be followed by which each pastor, accompanied by some of his parishioners, conducts a service in one of the two homes. 77 The ministers were guests of the, Rev. and Mrs. Chenoweth after the meeting and a delicious dinner was served by Mrs.

Chenoweth. assisted by Mrs. Henry Opening devotions for the meeting were led by Rev. Cummings. This was the last regular meeting the year.

FIRST OF SIX PROGRAMS TO BE HELD TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LEROY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS REW CUMMINGS TO SPEAK W. F. BEALER TO DISTRIBUTE DIPLOMAS GRADUATES LISTED. One hundred and one. boys and girls will graduate from eighth grade in county rural schools in exercises during the next two weeks.

The first of six graduation programs will be in the Blaine school In LeRoy township Tuesday, May 20. Twelve students from LeRoy Center, Stone, Hovey, Blaine and Dullam schools will be graduated. The speaker at the LeRoy township graduation will be the Rev. E. W.

Cummings, pastor of the Blaine and Capron Methodist churches. The graduates are Wilmer Tippet, Walter Louis Mikrut, Robert Henry Sallee, Donna Mae-Warren, Alice Jean Schmuck James A. Grenlund, Louise Marie Smith, Donald R.fBokker, Albert Glen Gibson, Ronald J. Hackler, Harriett Ann Kleive and Merle Gordon Main. William.

Reahuv- acting-county superintendent of schools, will present the diplomas at all the commencement exercises. Manchester Thursday Manchester township graduation exercises will be held Thursday, May 22, In the Manchester Free church, when 11 students from districts 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 21 will receive their diplomas. Manchester township eighth grade graduates Include Gordon Aarud, Irene Bue, Hazel Elaine Garner, Phyllis Johnson, Betty Jane Schmitt, Roger Vern Day, Mary Jane Ball, Edgar Alfred Smith, Shirley Mae Roth, Latf-rence Meyer and George M. Boone township graduates will receive their diplomas in exercises in Boone-McHenry township high school In Capron Saturday, May 24." Eight eighth graders will be graduated from districts 31 and 37. v.

They include John M. Peterson, Keeie, Peggy E. Rambow. John D. Molthen, Audrey Keast, Marjorie Johnson and Lyle Mordt.

Six In Caledonia Six graduates will be awarded their diplomas in the Caledonia consolidated school Tuesday, May 27. The graduates are from districts 22, 24 and 29 In Caledonia township. They are Doris Rose Ferry, James Cummings, Jean Ann Gustafson, Shirley Ann Hayenga, Marilyn Jean Johnson and Stanley Scott. Four Townships Students from Belvidere, a Bonus, Spring and Flora townships will combine in one graduation exercise to be held in the Belvidere Community building Thursday, May 29. The Rev.

II. T. Chenoweth, pastor of the First Methodist church, will be the speaker, and his address will be "Employes Only." The Rev. James Walker, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will give the invocation and benediction. Represented in the four-township graduation exercises will be districts 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 53, 55, 58, 59, 60, 62, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74, 77, 78 and 79.

The list of graduates includes Joan Frances jCarlson, James Frederick Cordray, Arlene Joyce Foote, Delores Correll. Joanne Gritzmacher, Frank Nelson, Wendell Walter Henninger. Deane Merlin Heuer, Virgil Wayne Brockman, Marlene Margaret Turner, Gary Turner," John Beam, Charlene Nevel, Bruce McDonald, Helen Behnke, Edward James Wych, Suzanne Pauline Porter. Delbert Conkling, Arlene Etta Bates, Beverly Builte, Eugene Edward Cunningham, Edward Fidder, Ronald Streit, John Andrew Gesell. Lily May Hess, Wayne Dummer, Lawrence La Buy, Paul Kirane.

Ruth J. Pageloff, Beth C. Crawford Alberta A. Blachford, Helen Marie Fisk, Vere Alden Hart. Leona E.

Brunschon, Donald J. Smith, Hall Rivers, LeRoy Thomas Roach, Alfred Lee Whit-aker. John Drath, William Lee Jackson, Lois Elaine Karr, Gerald Arlen Royster, Richard D. Fair, Marlene Jean, Aves, Audrey Morehead, Clifford Schumaker, Maynard O'Dell, and John F. Wilson.

Ethel Burns of Seattle, and several nieces and nephews. Lbe-nephcwii including -Flward with whom she resided here. A member of St. James fhurch and prominent: in its activities. Miss Kenyon was widely known I throughout this vicinity.

Keman tied lor third iiaaer or Sauaw Prairie and Douglas L. Distance 1T7 feet. 100-yard dash: Sheneman Koltz Dodson Fidder SqP. Half-mile relay: Lincoln, Washington, Squaw Prairie. Time 1:37.2.

440-yard relay: Lincoln, Washington 8th, Washington 7th, St. James. Grade School Division 50-yard dash Countryman Helsdon Turner Lawrenceville, DeSonia J. Time :07.1 Discus: Stroup Lincoln, Barnurh P. Davis Boettcher Rhodes W.

Distance 82 feet, 3 Inches. Softball throw: Whitchurch Logan, Stroup Lincoln, Haffenden River road, Rhodes W. Distance 150 feet. High jump: Pearson Anderson Steinke Lawton W. Height 4 feet, 1 inch.

Shot put: Stroup Rhodes Barnum K. Pageloff L. Distance 25 feet, 8 inches. Broad jump Countryman TT1 A ,1 I jil-isuuii nanus iXJgan, aiiuci- 1 son P. Distance 15 feet, 6 inches.

1943; George H. Sisson, 1945; and Robert Anderson, 1946. Dinner was served to the group by O. circle of Adeline chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, with Mrs. Henry Fair as chairman in charge of the banquet and Mrs.

Walter Ray as dining room chairman. While the members, were still at the table, a short musical program was presented, including vocal solos by Mrs. Joyce Barnes Gustafson and Miss Doris Moore, accompanied by Miss Ramona Court. E. D.

Barnes, present master, presided and was in charge of the introduction of the past masters. The Rev. H. T. Chenoweth, pastor of the First Methodist church, pronounced the Invocation.

Among the special guests at the dinner were past masters of Masonic lodges from Rockford, Kirk-land, Cherry Valley, Roscoe and Capron. A regular lodge meeting followed the dinner, at which the past masters filled the various officers' stations. Third degree work was done. RITES Miss' Nona D. Kenyon, 70, 648 Buchanan street, resident here since 1904 and housekeeper at the St.

James Catholic rectory several years, died this morning at 2:30 in St. Joseph's hospital of a heart ailment. 111 two months, she had been in the hospital for the past month. Funeral services were Saturday morning, prayers in the Wit-beck- Wheeler-Sabien funeral home at 9:30 were followed by requiem Mass in St James Catholic church at 10 'o'clock. The Daniel Drennan, pastor, was in charge.

"Interment was in St. James cemetery. Miss Kenyon observed her 70th birthday anniversary last Sunday, May 11. She was born May 11, 1877, at Polo, a daughter of Patrick' H. and Catherine Kenyon.

She was educated in Polo, graduated from high school there and came to Belvidere nearly 43 years ago. -XsiUPycarsJIiss employed in the Watson drug company, Rockford, continuing her service there until 1929. Surviving are a brother, Albert Kenyon, Frccport; a sister, Mrs. NONA HON ON SATURDAY nan -mile relay: Perry, Logan, Washington, Lincoln. Time 2:22.

Pole vault: Lawton Pearson Graves Davis P. Half mile: Hines Lincoln Feltz Jones. P. 440-yard relay: Washington, Perry, St. James, Logan.

100-yard1 dash: Countryman lene Lucas; address by A. L. Tut Her president of the school board duet "Heartaches" and "Sentimental Reasons," by Betty Ball and Lois Gould; presentation of awards, P. remarks by J. M.

Bennett, superintendent, and community, singing. Poplar Grove graduates -include Norma Jean Austin, Patricia L. Austin, Gene H. Bond, Harry F. Donner, June Adelle Dunker, De-lores A.

Edson, Barbara V. Glawe, Jo Ann Guell, Betty Ann Heuer, Dorothy Irene Heuer, Clifford Ray Johnson, William P. Mclntyre, Robert C. Moore, Price R. Voiles, Jean Wares and Terry C.

ZwetZ. Local Winners In State Moose Pin Meet Are Issued Local teams and individuals that won prizes in the Illinois Moose association bowling tournament" held a short time ago at the Schneider Recreation alleys, Elgin, were listed in a report received today. In the five-man team division the Parsons placed 26th with 2999 which was good for $18, the Moose Giants were 53rd with 2946 which paid $10. the North Side Texaco's 2914 was 72nd and earned $7. The R-C Colas turned in 2885 which was 101st in the scoring list and good for $5, making the slice in that division earned by local teams $40.

In the doubles competition, Belvidere keglers cut themselves a $48-slice of (he prize cake, Harry Darley" and Floyd Hauth topping the local entries by placing 29th with 1263 which won $12. Eight other duos who cashed in are: Ken Winters-Merrill Rands, 1262, $11; Jesse Ford-Cliff Nelson, 1244, Wayne Burton-Will Brehmer, 1214, John Darmon-Ted Anderson, 1202, $3: D. Ditt- benner-Joe Kelton. 1197. Call Jordan-Lloyd Woods, 1193, Russ Moore-Andy Whiting, 1191, Irv Ainsworth-M.

Downs, 1186, $2. Singles competition saw Duane Dittbenner top the Belvidere candidates, placing 19th with 687 and winning- $13 Scorey-of-ther9 who rolled in the singles were Merrill Rands, 641, Elmer Blodgett, 624, John Conley, 619, Paul Blodgett, 605. 3nc Do Son ia, 605, $1. Helsdon Graves Hill Logan. i Tim -13 9 220-yard dash: Barnum Luc-kow Heuer Lawrenceville, Anderson P.

Time :32.5. Girls Division 40-yard dash: Charlotte Hutch-ins PG; Arlene Countryman Washington; Shirley Lee of River Road; Marjorie Eckland Washington. Time :07.5. 60-yard dash: Shirley Lee RR; Shirley Builte SqP; Shirley Haffenden RR, Charlotte Hutchins PG. Time :09.4.

Broad jump: Wensky James Voorhies Schultz W. Distance 12 feet, 6 inches. PARKING METERS READY AT LAKE GENEVA CITY Lake Geneva city, where the summer rush of tourists makes the parking problem one headache after another, has. decided to install parking meters on its downtown treets. TheHSvffirTfreff 71 set -in place on Main, Cook and Lake streets and at all parking lanes across from Flat iron park in readiness for the meter boxes..