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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 17

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Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, August 30, 1970 DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW (17 Decatur; call 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. SMITH ecatur. Central Illinois Deaths Earl T.

Smith, 75, of May Township, died 2:35 a.m. Saturday, St. John's Hospital, Spr Decatur leaves wife; step-sons James, Robert Reeves, both of ingfield; born May Township; Taylorville; sisters Mrs. Edna married Winona Meeker, May 23, 1917, Taylorville; leaves Monday First Southern Baptist Church, Mattoon; burial Ashgrove Cemetery, near Charleston; call 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

today, Schilling Funeral Home, Mattoon. MARTIN Thompsen, Springfield, Mrs. Vivian Sanders, Springfield; Mrs. Howard wife; sons Robert Taylorville; Lloyd Pana; (Dorothy) Henkley, Webster LAKE Charles 0. Lake, 72, of 1904 W.

Leafland Ave. died at 9:25 p.m. Friday in Wabash Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Dawson Wikoff Funeral Home, where friends may call after 4 p.m.

brother Guy Nokomis; eight grandchildren; services 11 a.m. Grove, services 10:30 a.m. GARVIN Chester W. Garvin, 43, of Paris died 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Paris Community Hospital; born Macon County; leaves wife Bertha; sons David, Chester, Darrell, George; daughter Rebecca, all at home; half -sister Marguerite Hodson, Barritigton, Mich.

brothers Kenneth, Lawrence, George, Paris; services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sutton Funeral Home, Paris; burial Franklin Cemetery, Paris; call -1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ray F. Martin, 79, of Monday, Presbyterian Church, Taylorville; burial Oak Hill Monday, Connolly Funeral Charleston died 1:20 a.m.

Charleston Hospital; married call 7 Home, Taylorville; burial Old Stonington Cemetery, May Cemetery, Taylorville; p.m. to 9 p.m. today. Township; call 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

today. Burial will be in Grace- today. land Cemetery. BINNS Mrs. Myrtle Binns, 85, Sulli Lucille Eaton; leaves wife; son Russell, Paris; Masonic services 7:30 p.m.

today, 2 p.m. Monday, Harper-Swickard Funeral Home, Charleston; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston; call after 4:30 p.m. TRAVERS Mr. Lake was born in Toledo, a son of Frank and Celia Carico Monday. Fred A.

Travers, 74, of Olney Lake. died 5:30 p.m. Friday, Richland He moved to Decatur 35 years GRAHAM David K. Graham, 28, of Eff van, died Saturday Illinois Masonic Home, Sullivan; born in Kentucky Jan. 19, 1885, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. I. J. Calvert; married J. O.

Binns; he died in 1967 in Sullivan; leaves son, Memorial Hospital, Olney; boral Wayne County; married Elsie today. ago. He retired as a foreman on the Wabash Railroad Co. Mr Fiscus, Dec. 1922; leaves wife; Lake was a member of Central MCALISTER son Robert Olney; daughters United Methodist Church.

Adel McAlister, 79, of rural Mrs. Betty Jones, Mrs. Berts Areola died 6:20 p.m. Saturday Bauman, Mrs. Pauline Rohr all Chester, Eugene, sisters, Mrs.

Doll Atwood, Mrs. Roena Hood, Mrs. Helen Fuehrer, all of at home of daughter; born ingham died 1:45 a.m. Saturday; born Effingham County; son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ebert Graham, Hartville; married Shirley; leaves wife; parents; brother Edward Decatur; grandmother Mrs. George Burch, Effingham; services 1 p.m. Monday, First of Olney; brothers Claude D.J Atwood; leaves daughter Mrs, Decatur; three sisters and two Tom, both of Olney; sisters Mrs. brothers in Kentucky; three Ruth McBride, Mrs. Mable Franklin, Mrs, Marge grandchildren; services 10:30 James E.

(Garnett) Morris, rural Areola; one grandson; one granddaughter; arrangements incomplete; Born Funeral Home He married Rose Humphrey In Decatur on Dec. 12, 1918. He leaves his wife; son, Charles Jr. of Decatur; brother, Raymond of Granite City; sisters, Mrs. Emma Baichki and Mrs.

Gwendolun Gudel, both of Champaign, and Mrs. Anna Landcaster of Muncie, five grandchildren. Beckhower, all of Olney; Mrs. a.m. Tuesday, Illinois Masonic Emma Slothower, Dixon; 12 Christian Church, Effingham; burial Arborcrest Cemetery, Home, Sullivan; burial Masonic Cemetery, Sullivan; no charge.

grandchildren, 19 great-grand us children; services 3 p. m. Effingham; call 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. MCVEY Monday, Summers-Rainey today, Bauer Funeral Home, Effingham.

Funeral Home. Olney; burial Cecil McVey, 73, former Mount Auburn resident, died at Haven Hills Cemetery, Olney; call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. 6:30 p.m.

Friday in Tucson Me GRAHAM Kathleen Graham, 45, of morial Hospital; he lived in Tucson, Ariz, for the past 11 One son preceded- him in death. SADLER Will A. "Bill" 72, of 449 W. Sawyer St. died at 7:50 p.m.

Friday in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 1 TRUXELL Brocton died 3:40 a.m. Saturday, Manteno; born Brocton; BROWN P. L. Brown, 69, Springfield, died Friday, St.

John's Hospital, Springfield; leaves wife Leota; daughter, Mrs. Tom (Betty) Rapps, Springfield; sister, Mrs. Melvin (Georgia) Bateman, Decatur; brother, H. E. Brown, Vandalia; services 10 a.m.

Monday, St. Joseph's Catholic vears: formerly a farmer in Mrs. Mary E. Truxell, 79, services 3 p.m. Monday Brocton Blue Mound and Mount Auburn Pana, died 7:30 a.m.

Saturday in area; born on Dec. 14, 1896, Pana Community Hospital; re tired nurse; born April 2, 1891, son of Joseph and Cora Gemmer McVey; married Helen Fickes; p.m. Monday in the Brintlinger in Pana, daughter of James O. Christian Church; burial Payne Cemetery, Brocton; call 1 p.m. Sunday, at the home of Theresa Haggerty, Brocton.

HALL leaves wife; sons Dean, Oblong; and Maria A. Wiley Williams; Church, Springfield; call 5 to 9 Funeral Home, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Joe, Edwards ville; LeRoy, married C. A.

Truxell; he died p. m. today, Staau luneral Rantoul; Cecil, Stonington; Oct. 26, 1967; leaves sons, Truman. Hillsboro; Louis, As Mrs.

Ann Hall, 62, of Jimmy Granite City; daughters Home, Springfield. DANIELS Taylorville died 9:30 a.m Mrs. Ralph (Mary Helen) Ed sumption; Lyle, Erin, N. Y. wards.

Oblong; Mrs. Dave daughters, Mrs. Norma Elling Erma Daniels, 74, of Brocton (Patricia) Turner, Mount Mor ton, Champaign; Mrs. Marie died at her home, Friday; born Villa Grove; married Claude ris; Mrs. Chuck (Priscilla) Sie- Lacy, Assumption; Mrs.

Mary Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Mr. Sadler was born June 15, 1898, in Lancaster, Kentucky, the son of George A. and Melissa Hardin Sadler. He married Flossie Davis on Feb.

10, 1921, in Decatur. Central Illinois ARNOLD Saturday, Memorial Hospital, Springfield; born Dalzell; married Charles A. Hall, Aug. 4, 1922, Carlinville; he preceded in death; leaves sons Charles, Taylorville; daughter Mrs. Bill gel, Granite City; brother Car Wright, West St.

Paul, Daniels, April 23, 1925; he roll, Niantic; services Tuesday idtearfSto preceded in death; leaves Mrs. Fae Kerkera, Lake Zurich; Mrs. Mae K. Tagg, Fullerton, at 10:30 a.m., Adair Funeral sisters Mrs. Leta Hawkins, Home, Tucson, burial stepsister, Mrs.

Iva Pro-ffitt, Pana; 17 grandchildren, 4 Tucson Memorial Park East. PROCISE great grandchildren; services 1:30 p.m. Monday, McCracken Mrs. Emily Arnold, 58, of Mrs. Gladys Hawkins, both of Oakland; Mrs.

Eulah Beasley, Hindsboro; services 1:30 p.m. Monday, Tabor Funeral Home, Oakland; burial Emb arras Cemetery, call 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Dorothy) Busch, Tacoma, brothers Zeke Valley, Colorado Springs, Frank, Tampa, sisters Mrs. Gino (Christine) Micheli, Vacaville, six grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; arrangements incomplete Connolly Funeral Home, Pana; burial Linwood Cemetery, Pana; call Mrs.

Zina Maxwell Procise, 85, of Mattoon died 12:10 p.m Martinsville, died 3 a.m. Saturday, Charleston Hospital; leaves husband Robert: son Enock: after 3 p.m. today. Hulcrest Nursing Home Charleston; services 2:30 p.m Monday, Mitchell Jerdan WOOTN Funeral Home, Mattoon; burial Harold R. Wootn, 58, of Mound Cemetery, Charleston; Taylorville died 9:25 p.m.

Fri call 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mon day, St. Vincent's Hospital, day. Taylorville; born Assumption; and 7 p.m.

to 9 p.m. today. DEDMAN Mrs. Goldie Dedman, 79, of Sullivan died 11:40 a.m. Friday, St.

Mary's Hospital, Decatur; born Sullivan; married Garfield Dedman; he preceded in death; services 10:30 a.m. Monday, McMullin Funeral Home, Sullivan; burial Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan; call 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today. sisters Exie Thompson, Ozeta Briscoe, both of Terre Haute, services 2 p.m.

Monday, Greenwell Funeral Home, Martinsville; burial Casey Cumberland Cemetery; call after noon today. BELL James A. Bell, 73, of Taylorville died 10 p.m. Friday, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield; born Indianapolis, married Helen Reeves, Jan.

1, 1964; married Esther Bolen, June 23, Funeral Home, Taylorville. HUGGINS Mrs. Jewel Huggins, 32, of Mattoon died 9:20 p.m. Friday Mattoon Memorial Hospital; born Shelby ville; daughter of Eugene and Mary Parnell; married Howard R. Huggins; leaves husband; mother Mary Rogers, Windsor; daughters Julie, Raynette, Jan, Christine all at home; services 1:30 p.m.

1946, Shelbyville; leaves wife; brother Ormond, Taylorville; services 2 p.m. Monday, Con nolly Funeral Home RAGAN Noble L. Ragan, 55, of Shelby ville died 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Cochran Hospital, St. Louis, born Shelbyville; leaves mother Mrs.

Carrie Ragan, Shelbyville; sisters Mrs. Dorothy Rothrock, Stewardson; Taylorville; burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville; call 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. Mrs.

Gladys Price, Decatur; Indians Become Good Guys Mrs. Frieda a Independence, Alberta Jean Ragan, Shelbyville Man Sentenced After Change Of Plea Taylorville (Special) would reject the idea of the brothers Ervil, a 1 bloodthirsty savage." Gleason all of Shelbyville; By Linda Deutsch Of the Associated Press Hollywood The stereotyped movie Indian, Probably most representative vigorously stalking the youth market, have wiped the warpaint off their stock Indian types and set them up as peace-loving, sensitive heroes maligned by racist white men. services 2 p.m. Monday, Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, of the new breed of Indian film Shelbyville; burial Mount Carmel Cemetery, near Joseph J. Cannon, 27, of i Bloomington, who last June 22 howling, bloodthirsty savage was indicted by the Christian who scalps settlers- and swills firewater is biting the dustr.

Most responses, both critical and at the box office, have been County Grand Jury on charges Shelbyville; call after 5 p.m, today. ROBERTS is producer Jerry Adiers "Flap," due for release in the fall. Based on a novel by Claire Huffaker, the film already has drawn protests from Indians because of its original title "Nobody Loves a Drunken favorable. of theft exceeding $150 and with Real-life Indians, fed up with their ancestors' screen image, Tell Them Willie Boy is Here," a low key, low budget are campaigning with con theft of less than $150 appeared in circuit court and withdrew his plea of not guilty to the second film about a 1909 manhunt for a siderable success for portrayal Clay Roberts, 56, of Coral Gables, formerly of Casey, died Thursday, Miami Beach Hospital; married Ruby Henry, count and entered a plea of I of red men as they really were Paiute Indian, was an unexpected hit at movie theaters, often the victims. guilty.

Consider eiassif iel advertising. Ws nearly as certain and Mie results are much more pleasant. Takes Over City Willie, the Indian, of the true Indians have picketed theaters Cannon was sentenced to It's the story of a modern-day story, was portrayed by Robert serve nine months at the Van dalia State Farm, with credit to Indian Anthony Quinn who leads his tribesmen in the takeover of a thriving Western and invaded Western movie locations to protest portrayals they deem unfair. Even Jay Silverheels, the good Indian tTonto of "Lone Ranger" fame, Casey; leaves wife; brother Paul, Rancho Santa Fe, Masonic Services 7:30 p.m. Sunday and 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Markwell Funeral Home, Casey; burial Casey Cemetery; call after 4 p.m. today. be given for time spent in the county nail. A judgment was city. Blake in updated antihero fashion.

With Katharine Ross as his girl friend, he spends most of the movie fleeing a white posse in the wilds. In the end, he and Miss Ross die tragically. On TV, "High Chaparral" is galloping into its third season, entered against him for costs "I contend that the movie is so complains: "You never see Indians as doctors or lawyers in amounting to $101.19. The first pro-Indian, that there was charge was nolhed, following a nothmg wrong with its title," SCHMIDT TV or movies." That's all changing. motion by State's Attorney John says Adler.

"We're not saying Oleta M. Schmidt, 70, of rural H.Ward. that Indians are drunks." Lincoln died at 1:30 a.m. Satur "The whole trend now is to try The protest started when the to get to the truth of things, day, Springfield Memorial telling tales of a ranching family which works to live peacefully with neighboring tribes. The incident involved in the Hospital; born near Beason; complaint alleged that Leonard "I had some trepidation when leaves husband Gus; daughter E.

Moore of Chicago had stop particularly on the part of young people," says producer David Dortort, creator of the "High Chaparral" and "Bonanza" we first proposed the series," Betty Knollenberg, Mason City; ped the night of May 10, on U.S. movie crew was on location in New Mexico. Local Indians showed up and "some of my assistants were frightened," says Adler. The visitors thought this was an old-time cowboys-and-Indians film. says Dortort.

"We didn't pull three grandchildren; services 51 north of Assumption to camp any punches Two or three in a rest area when Cannon and p.m. Tuesday first united television series. "Young people Methodist Church, Lincoln: two other men entered the years ago the show wouldn't have gotten on the air. Now we burial Union Cemetery, Lincoln; camper, committing the of reject these chches about Indians." So, movie and TV producers, "They've seen so many call 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday, fenses. are right in sync. Kids today movies in which Indians are Holland and Barry Funeral shot and killed," says Adler. "I Home, Lincoln. STOP TO EXODUS Manila (AP) don't think it ever sank in that we were doing a movie about To place your acl dial 429-4353 SLEETER The Philippine Health Indians today.

We tried to make Curtis W. Sleeter, 70, of Department said it is rejecting them like us make them what Urbana died 7 a.m. Saturday, they don't want to be." Carle Hospital, Urbana; born applications by Filipino nurses and doctors for extension of Adler's aim was to avoid Sept. 5, 1899, son of Charles and visitor status in the United classic Indian stereotypes Pauline Jokisch Sleeter; mar Hollywood always hired Jewish ried Charlotte West, 1925 States until "something can be done about the exodus of or Italian actors to play In Decatur; retired after 22 years medical personnel from our dians," he says. "Americans Montgomery Ward Co, country." A spokesman said at thought that's what Indians manager, Urbana; attended least 10,000 Filipino nurses and looked like.

Decatur schools; graduate "I'm appalled," he says, "by doctors were in the United States "and a large number of them want to stay." most theatrical representations I Jjff! -f-N It 0 of American Indians today." Millikin University; member Urbana United Methodist Church; church board member; Urbana Masonic Lodge; Ansar Shrine; Lions Club; United The cast is predominantly Indian, albeit not all full-blooded. Quinn, for in CORRECT PREDICTION Rustenburg, South Africa (AP) People here listen to official weather forecasts, but many stance, is part Mexican In check on the behavior of Commercial Travelers; Polywogs Association; board member Urbana Savings and Loan; leaves wife, sisters Mrs. Edlyn Turney, Mrs. Lillie Uhler, Mrs. Paul Boden, Mrs.

Bulford Richardson, all of Decatur; Mrs. Luella Overfelt, Terre Haute, preceded in death by one spiders, snakes and other in dicators before drawing con' dian. His hero-Flapping Eagle is no angel. He drinks and gets in trouble, but he winds up as "a Don Quixote type of character." Adler says previews have attracted young audiences who brother; funeral services 1:30 elusions. Old timers recently predicted rain because ants and spiders bothered housewives, crickets made a continuous din at night and black and yellow cobras appeared.

The ensuing rainfall totaled 4.25 inches. turned in enthusiastic opinion p.m. Monday, Renner-Wykoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo, Urbana; burial Fairlawn Cemetery, cards, saying that the film "tells it like it is." If Anthony Qu'mn In pro-Indian film.

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