Dixon Evening Telegraph from Dixon, Illinois • Page 8

Rockford POWi Freed In Korean Exchange By The Associated Tress Families of four Illinois voiced prayerful thanks night when they ilearned soldier sons have been re leased in the Korean prisoner of exchange. All four one a Baptist minister seen service during World 'War II and had been called back the Korean War. "You hope, and you're afraid hope," tearfully murmured Laura Jorn Curry of Rock-Iford when The Associated Press her of the release of her hus-Ibartd. If: R. Curry.

32- year-old career soldier. He" was by the Communists Nov. .2, 1950. I Birthday Present "This is his mother's birthday. "it's a wonderful present for her." The mother.

Mrs. Mabel Farley, Jives in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The Currys have sons. Patrick, rT, and David, 5. Chicago Captain Notification of the release "Capt.

Robert C. Henry was the proof that his son was still said Wilson L. Henry of Chi- Capt. Henry was reported -missing on his 1 in bombing I STOCKS The following listed on the Nr Stock Exohance. This is provided by the firm nl Hi Warren Chandler.

Dixnn -Allis Chalmers TAiner Copper JTseth Steel Aircraft Warner -J Case III Sec Xbrvslcr £Comw Edison npecre Co ZDuPont -Gen EIcc roods Motors TJoodvcar "TIT Cent In! Harv Kaiser Alum Kenn Copper LaSalle Ext Mont Ward Nash Kelv NYC Pcnn Radio Corp Sinclair Soconv Vac Std Swift United Fruit Steel Westt: Elec Wichita Oil Bonds 5-S-2013- l'-'s-2013 l's-199S Industrial Rails Utilities Volume .107.07 up 53 10R. I8 50.00 up 20 ....810.00 l.OSO.OOO MARKETS Markets at a Glance (Bv the Associated Press) NEW YORK: Stocks: Higher, volume expands Bonds Mixed, governments Cotton: Quiet, trading slow. CHICAGO: Wheat mild hedging pressure. Corn: Steady, smaw price Corn: Steady, no price ch.angc. Oats: Firm: buying on reports of poor vields.

Sovbeans: Firm: trade rather Hogs: Steady to 25 cents' lowc Cattle: Steady to 50 lower. Chicago Livestock lb butchers for double deck 240-260 lb: 160 lb lights 19.00-21.50: few 2S0-310 lb 21.25-22.00: most sows 100 lb down 1S.75-21.00: 400-600 lb 16.75-19.00. Salable cattle 2,500 salable calves 400: choice to low-prime vearlings and steers up to 1.250 lb 24.on-26.35: good to low choice grades 20.00-23.50: utilitv to low-good 12.00-19.50; load mixed choice and prime 950 lb heifers 24.00; good and choice heifers and mixed yearlings few utilitv grass heifers down to 11.00: most utilitv to low-commercial cows 10.00-12.00; canners and cutters 8. 00-12. no; utilitv and commercial bulls 12.00-14.50; few choice and prime vealers 24.00; bulk commer cial to choice 16.00-23.00; cull and Utilitv 10.00-15.00.

Salable sheen 2.000: bulk good few odd head prune prarti cal top 26.00; culls mostly 12.00 15.00; slaughter ewes steady a Estimated salable livestock re ceints for Fndav are hogs 1.000 cattle and 500 sheep. Chicago Cash Grain (Bv the Associated Press! Cash wheat: No. 2 red 1.92'-Corn: No. 1 vcllow No 1 -No. 3 l.ru-,: No.

5 sample grade 1.41'i; Oats: No. hcavv white No. 1 whiti Barlev nominal: Malting Today's Grain Range CHICAGO. Aug. f.T» PtPV High Low Close 1.P6-; l.HK 1.95U 1 Dec 2.03 2.06-\ 2.07' 2 2.07' 1.46*4 1.45'i 1.46U J.45"i 1.3S 1.36-i 1.37N, 1.373* 2.47 2.4STi 2.47 sion over North Korea Aug.

10, i Willi; 1952. The War Department told him last December that the Russian newspaper, Pravdn, had said Capt. Henry, 31. was a prisoner but the War did not consider the information official. The elder Henry said his son spent five years with a icscuc squadron in the Philippines during World War II.

and entered Korean service a year last March. O'clock A Million Prayers "I prayed a million times and so i members of his congregation." said Mrs. Viicima Williams on learning her husband, Sgt velt Williams, was one of the ex changed war prisoners. Sgt. Williams, minister oi Negro Baptist Church on Chica, South Side, will see his daughter r-o Liv the first time when he ictuin The daughter, Deborah, is near hrce years old.

Her father wi aiied away from his assistant pa orship of the Mount Harmer Bap- 1st Church in September, Obituaries MBS. IJUBK KKIKK.V Funeral service Mrs. Ubbe Reikcn, 72, will be hcli Friday with a family Farrell funeral home at and services at 2 p.m. in Reformed church. The Rev.

Louis Branning will officiate. Burial will be in the church cry. Friends may call at the fu neral home this evening. home. 51; Rcikcn died Tuesday in her Mrs.

Margaret Hnssey OREGON Funeral ser Mrs. Margaret Hussey Ti will be held Friday at 3:3 the Presbyterian church with the Neil J. Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Gi Friends may call at Farrell- fu neral home this evening. Mrs.

Trostlc died Wednesday alter a brief illness. WIU.IAM V. BROWN FRANKLIN William F. Brown, 87, died in his home her early today after an extended ill- Mr. Brown was born Feb.

25, 1866. in Franklin the the late and Harriet B11 lie. ks led JUarv Amlctta Ma Feb. 25, .1889, in Franklin rvivors are three sons, William Chicago; Hay Lombard Earl, Morrison; six daughters Drucie Riley and Mrs. Lola ters, both of Dixon; Mrs.

Eva rper. Franklin Grove; Mrs. Belknap, Rockford: Mrs. Mary Willstend, Harmon, and Mrs. Lillian McMillion, Crystal Lake; grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren.

in death bv his wife, two daughters and one son. Mineral arrangements were be ing made in Hicks funeral home. MRS. DOB A BBKWSTKB Mrs. Dora Brewer.

80, former Dixon resident. died Wednesday in Princeton hos pital after an illness of six years lived in tin Dixon area for 18 years before moving with her husband to Wy ars ago. While ii is a member of Be tired Teachers' cluo. W. C.

T. U. and Methodist church. rvices will be held :30 p. m.

in Wvanet Methodist church with the Rev. Floyd Blcwfield, Morris, officiat ing. DANIEL SOUTMABI) POLO (Special) Daniel Southed, 82, died today after a long ill- the home of his son, Cleo, of Mr. Southard was born in Ncnla, Oct. 29.

1S70. the son of George aim jMizaoctn Southard. He ned Alice who preceded him 1 death seven years ago. Other survivors arc a son. Ebcr Sterling: a daughter.

Miner, sterling: two brothers, Jacob. Flora, and Reuben. Nenia; rs. Vada Greenwood, 11 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. er service will he held rriday at 2 p.m.

in Melvin funeral home with the Rev. Ira Wilson, Emmanuel E. U. B. chinch offici ating.

Mineral services will be ncui in Nenia with bunnl Powers cemetery. Friends mi the funeral home after tonight. 2.5F AA 5S; Chicago Produce BrrV i-nolesale btivmg Mi 1 unchanged peeks cent a dozen S. me-l S. standards 17 5.

receipts ti; dirties ponltrv: Ahnn, Pts cops; b. paving price a' unchanged to nvrtvv nens 26-2R; 2o-24; or hrniU, Pound low-light hens roosters 1R-20; duckling's 25 supplies moderate: demand moderate; market firm for good stock: California long whites -iv Idaho-Oregon long whites $-7', 90; round icds in- Nehtas-ka-Wisconsin warbas Washington on? whitPt to r.eds i3.25. The wife of Pfc. Edward Tackes was too excited to and the soldier's mother took news of hi The Tack. probationary holdovei by the Safety All recently eek course" actice of dr Mis.

a "practically hy i-ondering if thing's wrong with him." Tnckcs, a Chicago sale in Germany during World ar II: and was recalled to duty reservist. He had ritten, miic: oeing taken prisoner r-12. 1951. that he was well. The Tackcs have a 6-ycar-son, Paul.

Prisoners Tell of Atrocities Red Captors Beat Americans, Starve Many in Camps FREEDOM VILLAGE, American and South eed by the Communists toda; of beatings, burnipgs. death hands of their Red hor- which they said killed count- fellow prisoner LI. Col. Th highest i.tnkin D. Han American officer yet returned in the two-day pri: mer exchange, arrived on crutch- cs with one leg missing'.

He said he Communists starved him lays, then repeatedly smothered lira with a wet towel and re dm with jabs from a lighted ciga- It was a fruitless to get military information, lid. Cpl. Russell .1. Auburn. said he had seen the bu- 1 of more than 1,500 American isoner.s who died of wounds oi ize to death in North Korea dur ing two terrible months of the bit- of 1950-51.

Will Reopen License Exam Points Soon Dixon area residents looking rwarri to taking a drivers license examination will be able to the test in the near future. ce July 1, drivers lieens. aliens stations downs! ate Illinois have been closed during shifting of control over license jurisdiction. Secretary of State Charles Carpcnticr is getting ready to open examination centers. Carpcnticr.

who was given ol of them under a 1953 si effect Some of the st locations. Pr ere operated by inspectors a Be I vide re Man nth, said to July 1 they he Public Snfe- which is under jurisdii is nppo Muding i formerly employed Department. in the theory and ver examining. Fined $10 After Auto Accident Darwin D. Eisler, 30.

Belvidcrc. was fined S10 and costs Wednesday after pleading guilty to a chnrgo of illegal passing, involving an accident. Eisler was arraigned before Justice of the Pence Ijiwrence Boos. Dixon, following his arrest yesterday evening by Dixon Police Offi cers Camery and Boehme at the police station on warrant signed by George C. Williams.

31. of 202 Cropsey a Dixon. Williams charged that Eisler passed on the right as he was about make a right turn from lena avenue onto Third stree As a rcesult. the vehicle driven Williams and owned by Bai ley Farster. Dixon, collided wit he Eisler car.

Damage was tensive. No one was injured. KSB Hospital dmitted: Mrs. Mary Kuhse. Polo: Miss Donna Heckman.

Ashton: Don Roop, Franklin Grove: Robert Webb. Dixon; August Julian. Dixon: Balzer Fnson, Tolo: Edgar Coleman, Dixon: Louise Helfrich. Dixon: Everett Miller. Dixon; Master Kent Met-calf.

Dixon. Discharged: Mrs. Gladys Willstead. Franklin Grove; Eva Hoylc, Dixon; Bernard Tronell, Rockford; Mrs. Vera Watson, Hinkley.

Imogene Cook. Polo; David Long, Dixon, inn-: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Joyce. ini6 Fargo a daughter.

August 6. The Dixon Evening Dixon, Illinois Page 8 Thursday, August 6, 1953 Medics Develop New Form Of Treating Epileptics CHICAGO (Special) A new form of intensive treatment of epilepsy, whereby the patient is kept in a profound state of unconsciousness for several days, was des cribed in the current Journal of the American Medical Association. Following such therapy, 61 per cent of those patients previously unrelieved by standard drug treatment have been maintained seizure-free, according to Drs. Tracy Putnam and Sanford F. Rothen-rg, Beverly Hills.

Calif. The doc--s are associated with the de partment of neurosurgery, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles. They reported on the results of five-year study of 75 epileptic patients. All the patients first re The ed the standard anticonvulsant drug treatment. One hundred per i improvement following this form of therapy was obtained In 12 patients, 75 per cent improvement 1 three patients, and 50 per cent nprovement in five patients.

The new form of intensive treat-lent was used on the 25 patients ill unrelieved. This new therapy insisted of putting the patient in profound state of unconsciousness by administration of massive doses of diphenylhydantoin (an anticonvulsant drug). If this did not pro-luce a comfortable relaxation. paraldehyde or phcnobarbital were given as a supplement. Glutamic eid and small, hourly inhalations a carbon dioxide-oxygen mixture Iso were given to the patient.

A special diet was prescribed, nd when the patient became too sleepy to cat or drink, intravenous injections of a glucose solution U. S. to Deport Dick Haymes To Argentina WASHINGTON I.T) Actor-sinsc: Dick Haymes was picked up to day in Los Angeles for deportation to his native Argentina. Atty. Gen.

Brownell said the ason for the 31-year-old Ha vines' deportation warrant was that during World War II he filed a ccr- tidc- for mptio citizen of a neu- 1 1 general said aymes thus is ineligible tor nat-alization under the McCarran- Waltcr Immigration Act "and ble." automatically deporta The fact that he had obtained clicf from military service was disclosed June 1. .1953. when he examined at Los Angeles on return from a trip to Hono lulu," he announcement said. Two Truckers Appeal Fines For Overweight 1 appeals were filed Wedncs-the office of John O. Shaulis, court clerk, against fines Compton Justice of the re Elliot Arnould.

who foin defendants guiliy of overwcigni vehicles. Dean 2S. of .122 N. Lin coln Dixon, driver for the Gordy Freight lines, Chicago, appealed a fine of $16.10 for operat- truck on U. S.

Rt. 30. in Lee county, with S20 pounds in excess of the legal limit on the center axle. John Giese. 40, Sterling, also a for the Gordy lines, appealed 10.S0 fine for operating a truck car axle.

line route with 1,540 pounds is of the legal limit on the Shippert was arrested July 22 and Giese on Aug. 2. Both men ere brought before Arnould by eight inspector H. M. Becmer.

Strike Is Off TOKYO t.T>— A four-dav strike S00 Japanese workers at a U. inly forces base in Kokun cnilod off today A seKicmen reached between the union am S. forces. Kvodo News Agen cy reported. Terms were not an nounced.

Wine Blockade CARCASSONNE. France The wine men threw up hundreds of new roadblocks in Southwestern France today, renewing their fight to get the government to buy their surplus stocks. This time they soothed interrupted travelers with Adlai lo LONDON Adlai Stevens. left by air today to re up from his world tour for 10 da; on the French Riviera. Stevenson said would retui to the United States after his to Nice.

He traveled with his so John. Card of Thanks I wish to extend mv sincere thanks to relatives and friends for lememhering me while patient at Hines hospital. Elwood Rcister. were administered to prevent dehydration. Antibiotics also were given to prevent infection.

The period of sleep usually lasted four days, and the entire treatment about two weeks, the doctors stated. Following such therapy, 16 patients previously unrelieved by the standard drug treatment maintained seizure-free. Five pa tients improved 75 per cent and tour patients improved 50 per cent; there were no failures. Continuous special nursing care was provided during the intensive treatment period. Anticonvulsant i.i.h fuund iudpfui wei en to the patient upon awakening and for home use following recov ery.

While no patients in this died, there certainly is some po tential risk in the treatment," the doctors pointed out. "Even in the most successful cases, favorable results may not be seen immediately. Sometimes preexisting bchav weeks. Sometimes, lated seizure will months after treati more. Such cases a exacerbation of disoider long also, an iso- ur within Hit- re classified as A long period of freedom from tacks was followed bv relapse three cases, the doctors said.

One patient has been seizure-free for four years since a second 1 of treatment, while repetition of treatment in another case only moderated the seizures. In the third patient, the attacks ha' mained under control for over a VOWS RELEASED Two sick or American -earing a handlebar mustache-est at "Freedom Village," Mun an. after being brought down from Ine exchange point a. wircpnoto via radio CHICAGO for The n- M-f from Tokyo; Illinois Legion Convention to Hear Douglas CHICAGO IT) Tne Illinois Department of the American gion opens its 35th annual coi with Sen. Dotiglaj Illi addressing the opening ses Some 2.500 delegates reprc ing 216.000 members will be called on to consider more than SO Unions, including about 20 which indorse the campaign of Lawi J.

Fcnlon of Chicago for national commander of the Legion a convention in St. Louis later this One of the reports prepared for the convention on the Illinois Legion's Anti-Subversive Committee criticized Gov. Stratton veto of the Broyles loyalty oath bill. Another resolution, submitted by the Cook County delegates, opposes sending V. S.

armed forces fore, Indn-China. "even as token The Legion Auxiliary Names Chica noun As Neu: President Mrs. Alvin G. Strum of Chicago today was nominated without opposition for piesident of the Illinois American Legion Auxiliary. Also nominated without opposition were: Mrs.

Omar J. McMackm of Salem for first vice president; Mrs. Roy C. Mount of Tuscola for second vice president: Mrs. Paul Duggnn of Chicago for treasurer; and Mrs.

Louis of Chicago fill be pro- iw first idem, will succeed Mrs. Timothy Sullivan Depue as president. The ladies are meeting concurrently with the men of the Illinois department of the Legion. Issue License A marriage license was issued Aug. 5 in the office of Sterling Schock, county clerk, to Luke C.

Faber. 25. Dubuque, and Miss Mary Elaine Drew. 25. Dixon: and on Aug.

24. to Gene M. Ashford. 33. Dixon, and Miss Marie Como, 25.

Kansas Guv. Kan. Tax Payofi Case Heads For Justice Department WASHINGTON Tax case testimony gathered by a House subcommittee was bound for Justice and Treasury Department study today after Chairman Kean (R-NJj said: "Someone is guilty of two crimes." The testimony related to a fee allegedly paid a who described ntmself as a "busy little bee" for the Democrats in the 1948 presidential for his efforts in obtaining a favorable tax ruling for a New York businessman. Today, the committee summoned witnesses tor questioning on Kean said were cases of twe Louis taxpayers. Kean said the Polio Rate Is Lower Than in '52 WASHINGTON infantile cases reported by the states are still increasing but for weeks now they have fallen considerably be- those in the comparable pe riod a year ago.

As a result, a spokesman for the Public Health Service said today it begins to appear the number ot 1952. this will many as the 57.6.36 in Last week 1.630 new cases were listed, an increase of 20 per cent ycr the 1,350 in the preceding eek. but a drop of 29 per cent below those reported in the comparable 1952 week. This year's total now stand .862. compared with 10,552 in milar period a year ago.

The health service said in its eckly summary that state; porting relatively large increases week were New Hampshire York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, In-. Illinois, Minnesota. Nebras ka. Maryland.

Montana. Utah and California. It added that 19 deaths fr poliomyelitis were reported for the Rayburn Raps GOP Record In Congress WASHINGTON Democra tic House leader Ravburn today led the Republican controlled S3rd Cong res of having failed in its first session to keep all but one of the GOP's 1952 campaign pledg- The only promise fulfilled bv the Republicans. Rayburn said i statement reviewing the sc: which ended Monday, their promise of "hard money." "They have made it harder to he commented. "They in-eased interest rates all along the ae.

Everybody's budget has been creased by higher interest Rayburn's statement followed by days one issued bv House Re publican Leader Halleck of Indi- Halleck claimed Republicans had kept faith with the people. In general, comments from members of Congress on the scs- ions's work have hewed closely long party lines, with criticism from Democrats and praise from Republicans. Insurance Finn Fails lo Make Pavniejil, Clai in $1,000 damage suit was filed Wednesday in the office of John O. Shaulis. circuit court clerk, by Mable L.

Morris. -114 Galena against the Hoosier Casualty Indianapolis. Ind. In the complaint, she charged that the insurance company failed make payment on an accident icy after she had suffered in jury and medical expenses follow- Clinton. on April She charged that the policy was taken out on Dec.

10. 1952, and expired on May, 1953. In the accident she suffered a compound fracture of an arm and elbow and had to spend more than three months in the hospital. Medical, hospital, and nursing care amounted to about 5500. The policy stipulated she would receive S100 a month during the time she in the hospital, according to the complaint.

She said the company has refused to make payment according tc terms of the policy, damaging her the amount of 51,000. Drives Wrong Wav On One-Way. Fined Louis A. Perkins. 16.

Rock Falls. as fined $5 and 'costs Wednesday fter pleading guilty before Jus tice of the Peace Lawrence Boos, Dixon, to a charge of driving in street. vrong direction on a one-way Perkins was arrested late by Dixon Police Officers Smallwood anci Camertv on Lin- coin Statue drive for heading west on that strceu cases involved "rather unusual influence" by former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Conflict The ways and means investigating subcommittee heard conflicting stories Wednesday about distribution of the alleged $65,000 fee. Kean called this "very disturbing" and told witnesses: "Somebody is guilty of two one is perjury and the other is underestimating income The bend it- to the law enforcement and tax collecting agencies for considera- lion of possible prosecution.

Witnesses testified that Snyder interceded in this case to speed up iiKAbury tax ruling which, it came, was favorable to William L.asaon. chemical company executive of Yonkers, N. Snyder said at Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday that he had no recollection of the Lasdon case. Welburn S. Mayock.

who said he had been a lawyer for the Dem- 4 Dead, Score Injured When Bus, Car Crash Hi DRO, Okla. i.T>-A greyhound tar pulling a house trailer collided on a bridge west of here on U. S. Highway 66 today, killing four persons and iniunnp- Hydro Town Marshall E. W.

one of the first on the scene said he counted four dead and nad injured laying all around, maybe as many as 30." Lewis said that after the collision, the bus and the car rolled off the end of the bridge and down a 25-foot ravine. The house trailer came uncoupled and remained on the bridge. "When I got there, the bus passengers were screaming and virtually all of them were injured." Lewis related. Lewis identified the driver of the bus as Eill Pratt, Oklahoma City. Lewis said he could not ascertain how the collision occurred.

"Everyone on the bus was too badly hurt or shaken up to give us any explanation." he said, "The driver was cut up badly on his face and he couldn't talk." Drug Addicts Must Register Iji Springfield Drug addicts are now forced to legister with the department of registration and education in Springfield. Sterling Schrock, Lee county clerk, said today. Registration, required by a new state law passed at the last session of the general assembly, can be made in the Dixon area counties through either the county clerk or the sheriff. Failure to intence of up to on jail Schrock said he had obtained rms from the Springfield office vi intended to make them avail able to any "law-enforcing officer' person who wishes to obtain Addicts registering will send the rms directly to Springfield. The; II then be furnished with an ideii tification card.

blanks require the addict to fy what drug he is addicted to and what treatment. receiving. The law went into fleet last June 18. Find Biir Diamond In S. Africa Mine BLOEM FONTEIN.

South Africa A diamond weighing between 2on and 3(10 carats has been discovered at the Jagcrsfontein mine in the Orange Free State. Its value is estimated at between and 60.000 pounds (SMO.OOO and Previous finds at Jasrers- fontem i clude the Excelsior dia-971 carats in 1893 and a diamond in 1895. ocratic National Committee, testified he received a $65,000 fee from Lasdon and turned over $30,000 of it to the party during the 1948 political campaign. Shared Balance He swore he shared the remainder with Louis Markus and Wil-Ham Solomon. New York businessmen, giving each $8,750.

Both men loudly denied this. Markus said he did not even know Lasdon. He agreed that Mavock loaned him $15,000. He also said Mayock gave mm Sl.OtK) casn in exenange for a check of equal amount out to the Democratic party. Solomon, in turn, called May-ock's statement a deliberate and scandalous falsehood." He testified he introduced Mayock to Lasdon, but as for the rest of "It's a lie," Solomon shouted.

Former Undersecretary of Treasury Edward H. testi-ficd that "Judge" Mavock came to him to discuss the Lasdon ruling July 1918, but that at no time he told of any contribution to the Democratic party in connec- Dn with the case. Gets Phone Call He testified that Snvdcr later telephoned him, inquiring about the status of the case and asking for a report at once. Tne following month, on Sept. 22, the Internal Revenue Bureau hand ed down a favorable ruling.

Committee Counsel John Tobin said a committee calculation showed the government suffered a gross revenue loss of $7,750,000 on the ruling. Previously Tobin stated that the ruling benefitted Las don by a half-million to a million dollars. 88 Object To Taxes? Board Says A total of 88 objections to the ee county 1952 tax assessment ere filed currently with the Lee county board of review. There were 77 objections to real estate assessments and 15 to personal property assessments. The last day to file objections was July 31.

The board of review will study the complaints and decide on the worthiness of objections during August and prior to adjournment September. Property owners who have failed to file complaints to the 1952 tax isessment on or prior to July, 31 ill be without recourse to the According to a ruling handed down this year bv Judere Grover objectors cannot look to the county courts for redress of grievances if the board of review hadn't ruled on the case. This is true unless the objector can show there is an element of fraud involved in the action of the as- Dixon Child Polio Victim; Case Is Mild A three-year-old child has been stricken with polio, the fifth eas, in the Dixon area during 1953. Kent Metcalf. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Metcalf. 210 Dixon was taken to KSB hospital Wednesday evening with what has been diag-nosed as a "mild" case of polio. The boy was under the physician's care for over a week when he started to run a slieht temnera. ture.

His condition is fair" by hospital authorities. Personals L. Frazier is in business Thursday and Fridav. Carl Pierce. 3.

son of Mrs. George Pierce, 821 Forrest nas reentered Illinois Perch hospital. Chicago. His ad-s is Pediatrics. 2 South.

Illinois hospital. Governing Bodies Need Not Pay Sales Tax, Board Told Members of the Lee county board supervisors today were reminded that purchases made by coun- y. city, township, and park dis-rict governing bodies in Illinois vere not subject to two per cent state sales tax. Sterling Schrock, county clerk. brought this to the attention of the members to keep them from ing a tax on purchases made for onicini use.

Schrock said tne supervisors should explain to dealers that they are not subject to trie tax. This eliminates confusion between the dealer and the office of the county clerk when the county pays the bill minus the sales tax. The new law went into effect Aug. 1. 1953.

Schrock cautioned that non-taxable purchases must be used by the respective govern ing bodies. In other words, pur- could not be minus the T-x During the meeting. Frank Sproul. chairman of the Lee county nursing home committee, informed the board that the county home was in need of a new well to provide water. Sproul indicated facilities are inadequate, that the present well can be drained dry in 20 minutes when water is pumped at the rate of 600 gallons an hour.

He figured that drilling a new well will cost the countv between 54.500 and $6,000. The problem was referred to the home 1 with power to act. One License Less The board today lution of the Lee countv Liquor Control commission" rerineinc- number of Class licenses from four to three in the countv iss licenses pertain retail sale of beer or mat. beverages. erHBCHIVE rRRCHIVE2 VEWSPAPE.