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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 3

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The Pantagraphi
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THREE THE PANTAGRAPH. BLOOMINGTON. ILLINOIS. SUNDAY, MAY 21. 195S.

i May Blan ket Twin Cities IWU Concert To Feature New Pfautsch Works TV Signal; Decatur Station Will Test Output In Mid-June Union, City Agree To Delay Wage Talk A. a group of chil wage negotiations nave not jei dren's songs written by Lloyd nr. Television, which up to now has Pfautsch, will, be heard for the provided as much frustration as $40,000 Pay Hike Action To Await Audit first time at the final conceit of Pleasure ror central Illinois will be a full time pastime the year for the Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir and Women by the end of the year, a Panta-graph survey indicates. Chorus. The concert will be at 8:15 1 vy City employees and representa A Decatur station is scheduled m.

Tuesday at Presser Hall. The Women's Chorus will sing been initiated. The union does not enter into a contract with the city, but the two parties reach an agreement, the terms of which are then incorporated in the city's annual budget and appropriations ordinance. The union seeks a 25 cent hourly wage increase for all employees. Current scales range from $1.29 to $1.77, and clerks receive $250 a month.

The union wants the wage, for tree trimmers raised to $2 an hour, a 29 cent increase from the to go on the air July a Cham tives of the City of Bloomington Saturday agreed to postpone nego this work by Mr. Pfautsch, con I V- Lt a- I ta Bruno J. Has sen paign station, Sept. 1: and Bloom- ductor of the group. The lyrics are ington's Station, Oct.

1. In addi tiations on $40,000 worth of wage from "Humpty- Dumpty Magazine hikes until the city knows what tion, a permit has been granted for a Springfield station, though for Children" and the songs are dedicated to the conductor's chil it's talking about. no opening date has been Finally. WEEK-TV of dren, the eldest a kindergarten City Manager B. W.

(Bert) Ste pupil. The group includes "The Se Discussion Peoria, already on the air for sev phens, one of three negotiators present $1.71. cret," "A Bubble," "Jimmy Jack representing the city, said the un son" and "Friendly Talk." eral months, eventually will start use of a higher power transmitter Ask Truck Pay Be Tpped Other requests are that the city On Veteran's Bohnhorst Work Feature originally scheduled for initia ion men agreed to postpone wage talks until after a pending audit pay garbagemen an nour ior "Song of written by tion before May 1. the use of their trucks $10 in Frank Bohnhorst of the IWU facul of city books has been completed. All of these but the Champaign crease over the present $30 a week station will be in the ultra high ty, will be featured by the Collegiate Choir, The work was commis oblems Set Bruno national serv and that the city pay half the Will Wait for Audit This puts off further discussion expense of group hospitalization in sioned by the First Presbyterian for more than 30 days.

Mr. Ste surance. Church of Springfield for the cele frequency range, opened up about a year ago by the Federal Communications Commission. Most of the television receiving sets now in use. manufactured before the Group hospitalization is now paid ice officer of the Disabled American Veterans, will conduct a vet bration of its 125th anniversary.

phens said the audit probably won't be completed much before by the employees alone, and if the Also to be performed by the erans clinic at the McBarnes Me July 1. And city representatives wtn't really know before that time city were to assume a share, it would run to several dollars a Women's Chorus is a group of folk UHF range was opened, will not morial Building beginning at 8 a m. Friday, May 29. receive UHF transmission with songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams. just how they stand money-wise, Robert Anderson will be accom out conversion of one or another Mr.

Hassen is making a serv he said. Afterward it will be pos month for each man. Rates are $1.76 a month for a single man: $5.83 for man and wife, and $8.33 panist kind, and some adjustment of an ice tour of the state under the sible to study union demands in tennas usually is required as well To Have Solo Parts sponsorship of the Veterans Ad for man and wife and two chil telligently. Will Have Wide Choice Soloists for a presentation of dren. Few city employees are un Mr.

Stephens said union repre Franz Schuber's "Mass in will Bloomineton-Normal lies within ministration. His Bloomington stop has been arranged in co-operation with the McLean County Chapter married, Mr. Stephens said. sentatives at the meeting called it be Marian Cox, Phyllis Krahmer, the promised effective range of all STUDIO OF WTVP, next television station to go on air in this area, nears completion on bank of Sangamon River, just south of Decatur. Commercial telecasts are scheduled to start July 1, but maximum reception won't be had in Bloomington-Normal until larger transmitter is delivered.

Pfile Photo the "most friendly" negotiating of the Disabled American Vet but one of these stations, the session they've attended in five In 1948, use of DDT practically eliminated malaria in Sicily where it had been a scourge for Williams Whitlow, Norma Smith, Rogert Coventry, David Womels- erans. Springfield outlet. The Twin Cit years. In addition to" Mr. Ste dorf and Coyner Smith.

Mr. Bohn At the clinic Mr. Hassen will ies are close enough to Springfield phens, the city was represented by horst will be organist. answer questions on veterans to make some fringe reception Mayor O. Lloyd Welsh and City problems including disability com Martin Made Assistant To Steel Firm Official likely, however.

Selections by Paul Hindemith Atty. Walter Yoder. The City pensation, insurance, school, medi dent of Midwest Television Inc. Mr. Meyer said the station will use a 10 kilowatt transmitter.

By November, he said, an amplifier should be installed to give the out and Kubik with Mr. Pfautsch's ar Employees Union Local 699 was All this will make four or five stations constantly available to Bring Your films to UNITED PHOTO SHOP rangement of "The Three Craw' represented by President Pat cal treatment and benefits for widows and dependents. most Central Illinois residents will conclude the program. Roger H. Martin, who has been a salesman for the Jones and Twin City Home Sales Taper Off Seven Bloomington -Normal Phone 4-2185 let 100,000 watts of effective radia They'll still have, of course, the (01 North Main St.

for cnanes uaines will oe accom less deDendable reception from ted power. Mr. Meyer said this To Hear Clergyman panist for the Collegiate Choir. Kelch and six other officers. Covers 64 Workers The union represents 64 city employees.

It does not cover firemen and policemen, for whom should give an excellent signal Chicago, long the mainstay of tele lhe Rev. Roger S. Marxsen, pas ixpm Developing and Printing within a radius of 80 miles. This vision watchers in this part of the tor of St. Matthew's Episcopal puts Bloomington-Normal well country, and other cities.

Laughlin Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, has been made assistant manager of sales for the firm's tube division. Mr. Martin is a son of Mrs. Lester H. Martin, 1402 N.

East St. He graduated from Illinois Wes-leyan University and was a mem Church, will address a meeting of home sales were listed last week within the circle, since Champaign the Khvanis Club Monday noon at at the McLean County Recorder's the Illinois Hotel. Theme of the Chicago Man Hurt as Car Leaves Road office. The week's listings were meeting will be Memorial Day. like Decatur, is about 45 miles away.

Bloomington Date Oct, 1 BloomingtoiT's own WBLN is five below the previous week's business, and 10 under the record ber of Tau Kappa Epsilon A BIG PAYING BUSINESS For a Man 45 to 55 week of May 1 to 8. Let's take them in the order they'll go on the air. Construct Building Decatur's WTVP, operated by the Prairie Television Company, should have a test pattern on the air by June 10 or 15, according to Harold G. Cowgill, general manager. The station will start with a 1 kilowatt transmitter, giving scheduled to begin commercial op-l Keep year fcese safe rift Total selling price of the seven eration Oct.

1, Owner Cecil w. Roberts, Farmington, has an homes was $64,500, $75,500 less Signs $300 Peace A Chicago motorist suffered mi than the total figure of the pre The station is to have nor injuries early Saturday morn ceding week. Individual prices Bond-Obtains Release a 325 foot tower, and transmit ing when his car went out of con CydoaaFi ranged from $4,000 to $15,500, fed 000 watts of effective radiated trol, struck a culvert and rolled 100 watts of "effective radiated eral stamps attached to deeds in Bert WTiite. 38, of 405 S. Lee St, power on channel 15, according to over half a mile south of Towanda.

dicated. mm mim mm ttvttkm a Mr. Roberts The accident took place on Route Sales of 12 city lots for $24,500 Mr. Roberts thus far has made MUM lllT, also were recorded during the power," and should be broadcasting commercially July 1. WTVP will install a 10 kilowatt transmitter as soon as it can be delivered, Mr.

Cowgill said. This signed a $300 peace bond Saturday1 in Normal police court and was released. White had been held at the county jail since his arrest May 14 66 about 12:45 a. m. The Chicago-an, Joseph Richard Smith, 24, was week.

Lot prices varied from no announcement concerning the construction of a station building. Springfield's WICS, like the ALL OVER THE U. S. MIDDLE-AGED MEN are discovering the biggest earnings of their lives. They are enjoying the type of on-the-job satisfaction few men ever achieve.

One of our men makes $11,000 in a year other top men 45 to 55 are earning from $5,000 to $8,000 right from the start. WE WANT A MAN FOR THIS AREA and prefer someone 45 to 55. The right man can enjoy long-range security with us. Our business is particularly suited to calm, mature dealings with refined people. (No high pressure.) YOU GET EARNINGS IN ADVANCE and require no investment.

If you are over 40 w-rite me a letter and get full information about the opening in the Bloomington area. VICE PRESIDENT, Dept. K-6, P.O. Box 676, Dayton 1, Ohio. driving north when the car left the road.

It traveled 90 feet in the $1,500 to $3,000. Home transfers included: Ralph C. McCray to Charles B. will give 171,000 watts effective ra on a vagrancy charge. He had ditch before striking the culvert, diated power.

He said the effeo been unable to post $500 bond set Bloomington station, will te a smaller member of the league. It will operate on channel 20. The T-XI Eskridge, 818 Douglas Walter by Police Magistrate Herman then rolld another 4a feet. Smith was given first aid at St, tive range of the station will be 40 miles (falling a bit short of L. Benson to Glen E.

Plotner, 801 Mead. I nooowsr station is affiliated with radio sta Joseph Hospital and then re Livingston Austin Short to tion WCVS of Springfield. WICS leased. George W. France, 1204 W.

Locust will have an effective range of PHONE 4-8705 F. O. BOX IS BLOOMINGTON. ILLINOIS Deputy Sheriffs Leonard Baves Emerson Cub Scouts Plan Ice Cream Social about 50 miles, according to Har Clyde L. Sawyer to Billy Robinson, 1012 S.

East St. ter and Tom Eades and state po old L. Dewing, WCVS president. Forrest B. Brown to Donald lice investigated.

He said the station's power will be about 18,000 effective radiated Goodrich. 418 E. Stewart Bea An ice cream social will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. Thursday trice Howard to Delbert Kessinger, Bloomington) until the larger transmitter is in operation; then it will increase to 55 or 60.

WTVP, operating on channel 17, will have a 602 foot tower. The building is now nearing completion on the bank of the Sangamon River just south of Decatur. The WTVP studio will be 55 by 36 feet. Mr. Cowgill said, and outfitted with modern equipment.

Power at Champaign watts. No opening date has been by Cub Scouts of Pack 24 of CHADBAND'S announced for this station. 105 Weldon Samuel Kiefer to Dr. Vernon J. Haas, 1221 E.

Oak Emerson School. Receive WEEK Here land Ave. WEEK-TV of Peoria has been The affair will be held at the school. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or in advance from any boy in the pack. on the air on channel 43 since ear Fined $19 for Speeding AND DIAMOND ly this year.

A 100 watt transmit WATCH) Murry Dwight Weeks, 21, of El ter, quite small, has been used Dorado, paid a $19 fine Sat Network, live and film programs will be offered, with a wide range WEEK-TV officials had expected urday in the court of Herman of subject matter. to boost the signal with a 12 kilo Mead, Normal police magistrate He pleaded guilty to speeding. watt transmitter about the first Champaign's WCIA (for Central Illinois Area) is scheduled to have test signals on the air before Aug. of May but so far the new trans mitter has not been put into serv ice. WEEK-TV is being received 1 and should be on the air commercially before Sept.

1, according to August C. Meyer, presi- in Bloomington-Normal, but it. is expected to improve greatly when the new unit is used. Dependable range is expected to be 40 to 45 Your Dollar Buys More! All HASSOCKS 25 OFF BENDER'S 111-113 S. Main St.

Open Monday Nights BULLETIN BOARD miles, and "good" reception range, 55 to 60 miles. In addition, some metropolitan Engagement Rings Wedding Rings Dinner Rings Diamond Mountings Diamond Watches For Graduation Engagements Remounting Diamonds Anniversaries All Gift Occasions TV stations may boost their output to give fairly good reception BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ridseway. 212 here.

The output of KSD-TV, channel 5, St. Louis, has been in creased recently, and viewers re Stillwell St. a boy. born Thursday in Mennonite Hospital. Mr.

and Mr. Robert Palmer. 400 S. linden Normal, a girl, born Friday to Mennonite Hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. Gordon Miller. 1116 W. Mill St, a boy, born Friday la Mennonite Hospital. portedly can now get a fairly good picture.

raneral Notice. Card Thnki, la MemorUm aitd bpeclal Notices, ia-llne minimum, $3.25 per iniertion. Additional lines, 25 each. Copy foe the day's ran will be accepted ap to 1 p. m.

day before publication and It o'clock noon for final edition. Go outside and look Ya OFF DIAMONDS FUNERAL NOTICE Friends are invited to attend funeral OFF at your house RIGHT MOW OUR AMAZING $25,000 DIAMOND SALE CONTINUES! services for MB. CARL HAKRY EKSTAM. 1309 V. Grove which will be held from the residence Monday afternoon at 3 p.

rn. Interment Park HiU Cemetery. Murray-Stamper Service. FUNERAL NOTICE Funeral services for MR. MILFORD J.

RHYMER. 304 North Grove Street. Normal, will be held from St John's Evangelical Lueheran Church. Allin and rliv Streets. Monday afternoon at 2 mm o'clock (DST).

Friends invited. Interment Park HiU Cemetery. Friends mav call at the Beck Memorial Home until noon Monday. Our once-m-a -lifetime diamond purchase from Powers Uewelers of Youngs-town, Ohio, has enabled us to give our customers the greatest 'diamond values in our history! and on only the finest quality diamonds! Don't Just take our word for it stop in and see for yourself how you can save as much as ONE-HALF on brand new, finest quality Diamond Rings, Diamond Mountings and Diamond-set Watches of Gold and Platinum! EVERY DIAMOND IS BACKED BY CHADBAND'S GUARANTEE! FLNEKAL NOTICE Funeral services for MR. FRED SPREEN.

614 South Main Street, will be held from the Beck Memorial Home. 209 East Grove Street Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock (DST). Friends invited. Interment East Lawn Memorial Park, Friends may call at the Memorial Home. 1 "its FUNERAL NOTICE FORTY ET EIGHT McLean County Voiture No.

24 will conduct funeral services for Voyaeeur Now the timt to protect your house against everything the weather can think of with the kind of paint that has what it takes. Paint now with SWP have the best-looking house hi your tteighborhood. Use SWP. to talk back to the weather! Fred H. Spree of 614 South Main Street at the Beck Memorial Home Sunday evening.

May 84. 1953. Members are requested to meet at the McBames Memorial building at 7 o'clock (DST). to go 605 to the Memorial Home in a group. LADIES' AND MEN'S STONE SET RINGS--V2 OFF! MBIilMBBBMHBSlMeHWWBSaBBtBBMBBSMMBV lBllMeMMMMeHHBIMiSSMBIMBeilIBIlBllllMIBIHMBBIllMBIBaSaMBe tMMMMMSSBPHHBSMMM WATCHES GALLON IN 5 CARD OF THANK3 I wish to take this means to thank an who so thoughtfully sent me flowers and cheering get-well cards in my recent illness.

I want you to know that LOOK at your home. it time for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS! vour individual messages were greatly appreciated. May the Lord bless you aU fnr vour thouehtfulness. All The New Models All the foremost brands THE FAMOUS "BANNER WATCH FEATURED IN OUR GRADUATION WATCH SALE! rr SHtRWIN- Williams Sherwn- WiLUAMS OTTO C. LOHSE.

CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our relatives, neighbors and friends for the many thoughtful, kind and gracious acts of service tendered us at the time of the loss of our wife. Mother REBECCA CARVER, and special thanks for the many lovely floral tributes to her. MR. WILLIAM CARVER AND CHILDREN 95 $17.95 MAN'S DRESS WATCH Handsome Model at a very-low vrice. Leather Strap.

BULOYA ELGIN WITTNAUER MAN'S 17 JEWEL ALL-PURPOSE WATCH 1 Water Shock Resistant. Anti-Magnetic Luminous DiaL Stain less Expansion Band. $14.95 IDEAL. FOR HER! Choice ot Smart Bound or Cushion hap. 24 HAMILTON LONGINES GRUEN QUALITY BRUSHES 4-lndi Wall Brush for AQ Interior or exterior J.O 7 PORCH FLOOR ENAMEL rxiCES INCLUDE FEDEBAL EXCISE TAX Rich, lasting finish 89c 1.65 2-inch All-purpose Brush 1 Vi-fnh Soih Brush.

10 GAL: For inside- ide use Outli Let Us Recommend A Good Painting Contractor an Secure funeral facts by having a talk with us. It will place you under no obligations. BECK Never Any fnferesf Or Carrfmg Charge for Easy Weekly or Monthly Payments1. Sb.03 From Oar Windows! Charge Low Down Paimenll A Year To Pay! Don't Miss Oar Window Display! Hi JEWELRY STORE 'Gift Headquarters For Central Illinois9 Open Monday 9:30 A. M.

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