Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 3

FRIDAY," DECEMBER l' Ufl TEX DAILY JOCTLXAL-QArrTTX AXD COMMESCZAZSTAB, MATTC-OX, ZZXCTOXS JbhnP.Cantlon BuysXharleston Space Ape Dean Lcav Rites Sunday For Victim of Crash Funeral services for Ives Mc Effingham Seeks $37,000 to Luro Nowlndustrics Judge Cites Evidence Of Reservists Protest To Plans to Retire Effective Dec 31 John P. Cantlon, 1604 Marshall, will retire Dec. 31 as Illinois Divi sion sales manager for Sand Gravel Co. and Neal Gravel Co, with offices in Covington, and Mattoon. In announcing the retirement, T.

A. McGurk, secretary-treasurer of the company, said, in part, "after 43 years of loyal and meritorlousrt. Nuclear Tea Bari Parley GENEVA (I) TJA Detente Arthur H. Dean left for the United States by plane today but said he reaoy to return at short notice the nuclear test ban conference the Russians show a change' of Dean and British ttmisteri of Legislator Shows No Bad-Effects- KXNDLET Ad FORCE BASE, Bermuda OR Enos, the twioe- around-the-giooe cnimp, is no lens-hungry mug like some of hie simian brothers. Holding his first public audience since returning from outer space, the chlmponaut refused Thursday to do even a cartwheel for news men at his press, conference.

Enos was brought to Klndley AFB aboard the destroyer Stormes, which plucked him from the Atlantic after his historic Journey Wednesday. "He's really quite a cool guy and not the performing type at aU," said Capt Jerry Finneg, Air Force Enos showed no outward ill ef fects from his orbital flight. Full Sta, Joseph Oodber decided to fleave the negotiation, to their deputies gfter Delegate 9emyon Tsarapkia In tbe three sessions after the talks resumed service with our companies, we regret the decision which John has made to retire at this time, but know that it was prompted primarily bv reasons of health." Cantlon served as general sales manager for the Neal Gravel Co. from 1918 to 1953, when that com pany was purchased by the Interstate Sand St Gravel Co. 8ince 1953 he has represented both compan ies as Illinois Division sales manager, with offices in Mattoon.

Prior to Joining the Neal Gravel Co, Cantlon travelled for Bower and Schulhoff from 1907 to 1918 in 1905, h. k. neai ana ms.Drotn- er, B. E. Neal, organized the orig inal gravel company known as the Silverwood Sand and Gravel which a few years later became theW Tuesday said his government would agree to no controls to en- force a test ban agreement The two Western delegates said Just as emphatically their eovern- mente would never agree to a test ban without controls, but in def erence to world opinion they did not break up the conference.

The deputies are scheduled to results of the medical checkup'Samuel and Mlntle McCoy, meet with Tsarapkin Tuesday. Western sources said the confer ence may settle down to a routine one or two meetings ft week. hut that nn im without a radical change in the soviet position. Couple Seized For Mailing Obscene Matter ST. LOUIS UB Federal au thorities say the arrest of ft rub-urban 8Danlsh Lake counle lead to the breakup of ft nationwide club that exchanged obscene photographs and letters through the mails.

The pair, William E. Williams. 31, and his wife, Margaret, 29, were arraigned Thursday before S. Commissioner Irvln H. Gamble.

I They waived ft preliminary hear ing and were freed on total of $2,000 property bond returnable Dee. 8 before Federal Judra George H. Moore. A complaint filed in UJB. Dis trict Court here by nostal msnao tor James E.

Beeney charges the Williams knowingly used the mails for theTnaOlng of matter called "obscene, lewd, lactvious. indecent. filthy and tile." Inspector Beeney said letters far possession of federal authorities Indicated the couple had changed obscene material with persons in various parts of the country. Original Gibson Girl Dies at 83 CHICAGO OB AnnebeUe Whltford Buchan, the original Ziegfeld Follies Gibson Girl who lived on relief payments in later years, died Thursday after ft long illness. She was 83.

One of the most celebrated American beauties of the halt century, Mrs. Buchan began her show business career at the are of 15, appearing as dancer in the 1893 Exposition- In Chicago. Mrs. Buchan, who used her Cab Company CHARLESTON, CU-A1 Testers. operator of the Lewes Hotel Thursday announced the purchase of City Cab Company and the Charleston Bus Depot.

Teaters purchased the businesses from Ken Bowman. The new owner said that Bowman will con tinue to operate the local Western Union office and his public ad dress service. Purchase of the cab company marks the return of Teaters to the taxi business after a layoff of three years. He originally pur chased a cab firm from Bowman in 1956. He operated It until 1958 when he sold it back to Bowman, Teaters said the cab company and bus depot will move to the Lawes Hotel building, 5th and Jackson streets.

The cabs will be operated on a 24-hour basis. Police Seek Loot Taken In Robbery MILLSTADT, 111. CP A search for $3,927 taken in ft stick-up of the First -National Bank of Mlll- stadt was under way today in a heavily wooded area near Mlll- stadt. The FBI sam Toliver Nathan Tolblrd of Cahokia, admitted rob ber of the bank, told agents Jie dropped the money in the woods but did not remember exactly where. Tolblrd robbed the bank Wed nesday and was arrested Thursday by Cahokia police.

The FBI said Tolblrd fled into the woods when trying to elude a state policeman and dropped the money in his flight. Tolblrd is being held at St. Lou is City Jail In lieu of $25,000 bond set by U. S. Commissioner Elvira Fellner.

He has been arraigned on a federal bank robbery count and a preliminary hearing is secheuled Dec. 11. Tolbid, unemployed, is the fa ther of two children. He and his wife are separated. Mlllstadt is in St.

Clair County near East St. Louis. Mrs. Althaus75, Dies Early Today Mrs. Pansy, Althaus, 75, of 517 32nd, died early today at her residence.

She had been In poor health for some time. Funeral arrangements are in complete. The Schilling funeral home is in charge. Mrs. Althaus was born March 15, 1886.

She leaves her husband, John Andrew Althaus; six daughters, Sister Flavla, St. Catharine's Academy in Kentucky; Mrs. Ger trude. Koerner, Manitowoc, Mrs. Magnolia Pearcy, Branson, Mrs.

Maxine Blomstrom, Rochelle; Miss Catherine Althaus, Tinley Park, and Mrs. Edwifla Hendricks, Shelbyville; six sons, Frank, Decatur; Raymond, Mat toon; Theodore, Durham, N. Justin, Danville; James, with the U. S. Navy, and George, Minne apolls, 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild A son, John, died in infancy.

Farmers Union Meeting Set The annual meeting of the Col es County Farmers Union will be held at 7 tun. Monday in the club rooms of the Charleston Public Library. Three deleeates to the state convention to be held at the St. Nicholas Hotel in Springfield Jan. 1-5, and 1962 officers will be elect ed at the meeting.

The first 45 minutes of the meeting will be given to discussion of county zoning and the tele vision delntennixture proposal. The public Is invited to attend this part or all of the meeting, according to E. D. Hortenstlne, presi dent. Williams Heads Hospital Group W.

R. of the Suburban Cook Cpunty Tuber culoste Sanitarium District, ams dale, Thursday was named president-elect of the Illinois Hospital Association during its 39th annual meeting at the Hotel St. Nicholas In Snrinefield. He will be Installed as president of the association at next year annual meeting in tne fall. His new duties in the year ahead will be to assist the 1962 president, Leonard P.

Goudy, Peoria, in con-ductintt affairs of the organization The IHA conducts various work shops, institutes, conferences and educational research and legisla tive services designed to Improve patient care in hospitals oi Illinois. 'S THE NEW ADC ATS At The HIDE-A-WAY Mattoon, IU FrL -A Sat, Dec 1-i 9 to 1 Neal Gravel Co. The Mattoon office was opened in 1910. In 1924, Neal Gravel Co. pur chased the Carmlcheal Gravel Co.

operating plants at Attica and WolcotviUe, Ind. E. Guy Sutton and F. P. Steinberg, who were as sociated with the Carmlcheal Co, at that time, moved to Mattoon and continued with the Neal Gravel Co.

W. E. Laughlin of In dianapolis, Joined the com pany as auditor. At the death of H. E.

Neal in 1930, B. E. Neal assumed manage ment of the company until it was sold to the Interstate Sand and Gravel Co. in 1953. At that time, Neal, Sutton and Laughlin retired.

Steinberg moved to Covington, and is still with the company there. Neal resides in Mattoon, Mr. Sut ton is deceased and Laughlin lives in St. Marys, Ohio, With Cantlon's retirement, the Mattoon office will be closed and all business will be transacted! through the main office at Cov-I ington, Ind. Mrs.

Marlovy, 51 Of Sullivan Dies SULLIVAN, HL Mrs. Lois Marlow, 51, died at 1:30 ajn. today at her residence here. She had llv ed in Sullivan 12 years. Funeral services will be at 3:30 pjn.

Sunday at the McMullln fu neral home here with Rev. Donald Frantz Rev. Orvei Bear of ficiating. Burial will be in Green- hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pin.

Sat urday. Mrs. Marlow was a registered nurse and had been employed at Best Clinic here for a number of years. She was bom in Jennings, June 14, 1910, a daughter of B. A.

and Ada Rlchhart. She was a member of the Sullivan Christ ian Church. Surviving are her husband, Roy; her mother, Mrs. Ada Rlchhart, Sullivanr a daughter, MrsTJanet Thompson, Allen ville; a brother, Ted Rlchhart, Springfield; three sisters, Mrs. Claire Floyd, Sulli van; Miss Bessie Rlchhart and Mrs.

Mabel Zobel, Jennings, and one grandchild. Finish Course In Management A course In Wittenberg Univers ity's management development program was completed today by two Mattoon residents. Representing Associated Spring Corporation in this week's pro gram were Fred J. Relmers, gen eral foreman of the spiral division, and Arthur C. Sandstrom, foreman of the tool room and four slide.

The program at the Springfield, Ohio, university offers instruction in each of four levels to supervisory personnel from industry. Areas emphasized are human rela tions, economics, communications and business operations. FUNERAL ALTHAUS, Pansy: Funeral serv ices incomplete. Notice later. SCHILLINGS Coy, 56, Lovingtoo, wm be at 1:30 Sunday at the Lovlngton Methodist Church with Rev.

Mac Rlcketta officiating. Burial win be in Keller cemetery near Lovlngton. Friends-may call at the McMullln funeral home. Loving' ton, after pjn. Saturday.

Mr. McCoy died at 11:03 ajn Thursday at Memorial Hospital of injuries sustained earlier Thurs day when the semi-trailer truck he was driving struck ft culvert near Sullivan. Dr. E. X.

Link, Coles County coroner, said there will be no in quest because an autopsy perform' ed by Dr. Henry Glover, pa thologlst at Memorial Hospital, determined that death was caus ed by injuries from the accident. Dr. Glover said there was no evi "7 wvv, iu uauiuici, xv a auu 01 He leaves his widow, Elizabeth 'Ann: six sons. Terry end Ronald.

Decatur, and KobeiWGary, Hu bert and Richard, at five daughters, Mrs. Beverly Winings, Springfield; Mrs. 8hlrley York, Decatur; Mrs. Colleen Hlnton, Madison, Mo, and Careth and Alice, at home; six sisters, Mrs. Sadie Kirk, Mt.

Zlon; Mrs. Lexle Simmons, Elwln; Mrs. Nola Hack aday, Decatur; Mrs. Ruby Troy and Mrs. Catherine Maannnh Hammond, and Mrs.

Stella Pierce, Peoria, a brother, Ray, Lansing, Mien, and eight grandsons. Mrs. Moore Dies At Nursing Home ixrUI lo Ih, Journtl-OlMtt CHARLESTON, I1L Mrs. An na Moore, es, died at 5:30 pjn. Thursday at Hilltop Nursing Home here.

Funeral arrangements are in complete. The Harper-Swickard funeral home is in charge. Mrs. Moore was born Jan. 3, 1892, in Mulvane, Kan, a daugh ter of James and Carnetta Smith Dye.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Melvin Gammill, Colorado Springs, and a son, Charles Gold smith, Braldwood. Rites Saturday Funeral services forVSllas Con-, rad Miller, 83, of 321 Moultrie, will be at 2 pjn Saturday at the Mitchell-Jerdan funeral home with Rev. Rudy Potter and Rev. Harold Gravvat officiating.

Burial will be In Resthaven cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Mr. Miller died at his1 residence at 6:30 pjn.

Wednes day. Markets Dee. 1, 1961 Hogs Generally steady, 190-210, 16.35, 210-260, 15.50-16.3S. Rough hogs 14.25 and down. Mattoon Dairy Market Butterfat, Grade 2 per tb 41o Butterfat, Grade 1 per lb.

44c Mattoon Poultry Market Lesrhorns. lb 4o Hens, lb 7c1 Cocks, lb 4c Eggs large 28, medium 24, base price 22, small 16, undergrade small 10. Mattoon Grain Market Because of different freight rates, grain prices may not be the same at all Mattoon area elevators. Prices below are quoted by Farmer's Grain Ce. of Dorana.

New Soybeans $2.37 Corn $1.03 Oats .63 Hard Wheat $1.96 Chicago Produce CHICAGO Ufl Chicago Mer cantile Exchange Butter steady; wholesale buying prices unchang ed- 93 score AA 60; 92 A 60; 90 584; 88 57; cars 90 58; 58. Eggs steadier; wholesale buying prices unchanged to higher; 70 per cent or better grade A whites 30H; mixed 30; mediums 26; standards 29; dirties 28; checks 28." Indianapolis Livestock INDIANAPOLIS UP) USDA Hogs moderately active, late and closing rather slow; steady with some late and closing sales 25 lower; sows unevenly steady to 50 lower, mostly 25 low er; 1-2 190-225 lb. hpgs 17.10-35; 40 head mostly No. 1 200-220 lb. 17.50; 1-3 180-240 to.

16.50-17.15; a few lots 2-3 230-240 lb. 1650-65; 2-3 240-270 lb. 16.25-50; several lots 1-3 240-250 lb. 16.50-75 early; a few lots 2-3 270-300 lb. 16.00-1625; 1-3 sows 300-400 lb.

13.75-15.00; 2-3 400-600 lb. Cattle 350; calves 25; not enough! steers, heifers or vealers to test market; cows fairly active and steady; 75-head lot mostly choice 1,135 lb. steers 26.00; load choice mixed steers and heifers mostly steers 26.00; ujlllty and a few commercial cows 13.50-15.50; a few good and low choice vealers 38.00-33.00., 25; fairly, active and nd and choice wooled lambs! 14.00-15.50; slaughter ewes 100-5x30. conspiracy MONTGOMERY, Ala. UR federal Judge says he has.

heard "considerable evidence" of con spiracy oenind tne arrest or a racially mixed group of diners tn Montgomery. UB. Dlst. Judge Frank M. John son Jr.

is presiding at a civil trial in which a former Illinois college professor, his wife and two students charge that four Montgom ery police officials conspired to violate their constitutional rights and "maliciously" arrested them at a Nesro cafe March 31. 1060. They say their reputations were damaged. $100,000 each from Police Com mlssioner L. B.

Sullivan, Asst. Chief E. P. Brown and J. El-land and Sgt.

H. D. Alford. Johnson refused after the plain tiffs completed their presentation Thursday to throw out the dam age suits. But he directed the white male Jury to return a ver diet in favor of Brown, and kept Euand in the case only as to claims made by Mrs.

Ramsbey. Nesmith, a professor at St. Paul's Theological Seminary in Kansas City, was head of the so ciology department at College Jacksonville, at the time of the arrests. The Rams- ocys, mmTiea aiter tne suit was filed, were MacMurray students. Leads Raid In Kankakee KANKAKEE, I1L Sherlil Carl McNutt.

under Indictment cnarglng conspiracy to maintain houses of prostitution in Kanka kee County, led a raid Thursday night on a disorderly house in the Two women and two men were lined and sentenced to 30 days each in the county Jail by Justice of the Peace Pete Swier. Suzle Bell Robinson, 63, charged with being the keeper was fined $110; Queen Esther Gaylard, 32, charged with soliciting for prostitution was fined $110; Sam Bla-key, 40, and Charles A. Jordan, 45, each charged with being In mates, were fined $60. McNutt, a first term Republican snerm, was indicted last month on charges of mismanagement of office and of conspiring with six tavern operators to injure public Health and morals. The latter in dictment stated that each tavern operator conducted a disorderly nouse with the tacit consent of the sheriff.

The establishments are outside the city of Kankakee. Postmaster Gives Yule Mail Tips Acting Postmaster Leonard A Finneg an today offered several hints for the mailing of Christmas cards and packages to insure their delivery before "Christmas. Finnegan suggested, ''Use four- cent postage on your Christmas cards. Sent by first class mail, they are sorted and delivered first, and if you include your return ad dress on each envelope, they will be forwarded In the event of a change of address, or if they are undeliverable, they will be return ed to-you. "Also, you can write a personal message on the cards sent by first class mall, whereas, only your sig nature is authorized on cards sent at the three-cent, unsealed third class rate.

"Avoid careless packing of your gifts. Use strong cartons, wrap in heavy paper and tie with sturdy cord. Mark packages containing breakable gifts, 'fragile handle with Put an extra label carrying the recipient's and sender's name and address inside every package." Library Story Hour Peter F. Genta, coordinator for the Mattoon Recreation Board, an nouncedtoday that heginning SaU urday Connie Darling, a1 member of the Future Teachers Club of Mattoon High School, will conduct a story hour at the Mattoon Public Library. The story hour will be from 2 to 3 each Saturday and will be for children from four through nine.

On GE Theater Jack Chaplin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chaplin, Charleston, formerly of Mattoon, is scheduled to appear Sunday night hi the General Electric Theater tele-. vision presentation," "We're Holding Your Son." William Bendlx will portray Chaplin's father and Scott Brady plays the role of probation officer. The program can be seen at 8 pjn.

on channel 3. "How ChrisHan Science Heals" "Our Relationship to God Proved Practical" Uil ML 4TA ts e.ju A EFFINGHAM, W. Cfl A group of businessmen has appealed to Effingham cltlsens to help under write ft 131,000 gamble, The group signed contracts to buy 19 acres of choice industrial sites to lure new Industries to the community. "The businessmen said Thursday they paid $5,000 of the $37,000 sale price, and said cltlsens will be asked to help provide the Options also were taken on 30 acres of adjacent land. The site is bordered by the Pennsylvania and Illinois Central railroads, and Interstate 70.

December Starts On Warm Note Cloudy skies and pleasant tern peraturea marked the arrival of December here today. Continued warm, cloudy weathei is forecast tonight and Saturday by the Weather Bureau. Low. tem peratures tonight are predicted lo be 38-44 and the mercury is ex pected to climb into the 60s Sat urday. Farmers with corn still in" the fields are anxiously watching the skies hoping that no rainfall is delivered by the heavy overcast.

Delayed by rains during the past month, approximately 15 per cent of the county's corn crop still re mains to be harvested. Measurable precipitation was received on 10 days of November in the Mattoon area. The largest amount came on Nov. 3 when 1.21 inches was received. The total official' precipitation for the month was 3.43 inches, bringing the total for the year to 40.65 inches.

Last year at the end of Novem ber precipitation for the first 11 months amounted to only 26.30 Inches. The 12-year average for this date, is 35.54 inches. NYC Opens New St. Louis Office NEW YORK, N. Y.

Expansion of the New York Central's sales staff and the creation of a new freight sales and service region were announced today by Wayne M. Hoffman, vice-presidentr sales Tne railroad has established a new executive office at St. Louis, Mo serving the areas of the Southwest. I. J.

Bader is the rail road's new assistant vice presl dent freight sales and service, at Sk Louis. Hoffman also announced the ap pointment of John G. Patten asl assistant vice president, sales staff, with headquarters at New York City, and John E. Norwood as as sistant vice president, freight sal es and service, at Cincinnati, Ohio, succeeding Patten. Hold Rites For Tillman Pauley Funeral services for Tillman E.

Pauley, 89, of" 1201 Charleston, were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Mitchell-Jerdan funeral home with Dr. Horace Batehelor offi-J dating. Burial was in Dodge Grove cemetery. Carroll Faris sang "Life's Railway to Heaven" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," accompanied at the organ by Mrs.

Florence J. Myers. Pallbearers were J. W. Connelly, William Bee rest, Ray Orndorff, Paul Lewis, Maurice Herman and A.

G. Tate. Mr. Pauley died about 5:30 pjn. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital.

Police Court Nathan Cassldy, who police said lives in Alabama, today was sentenced to 15 days in Coles County jail for common drunken ness. He was arrested: at 10:30 p.m. Thursday in the Greyhound Bus Depot, 1900 Western. Seek Enlistments Sgt. l.C.

Harrison L. Brooks of the local D.S. Army Reserve center, south on U.S. Route 45 an nounced today that effective lm mediately through Dec. 31 enlist ments in the reserves are au thorized provided individuals have not attained their 22nd birtnaay on the date of enlistment.

Peace Corps Candidates WASHINGTON Ufl Peace Corps tabulators said Thursday 2,153 men and women took the tests given Tuesday and Wednes day in various parts of the coun try. Among the Sick Theo Kent, 1508 Lafayette, Is a surgical patient in room 606, St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. JOE'S PIZZA 4P toj a.m. Cloaetf Tuesdays imim lii mi Sy-e-at llHW CjHH UU Broadway Ph.

AD 5-5100 FT. POLK, Nearly 100 Reservists called back to duty have written a letter of protest to their congressman Questioning the seed for their Army service. A carbon of the letter went to President Kennedy. The enlisted men said they felt there was no emergency, MaJ. James E.

Vance, 49th Armored Division information officer, said today. The protesters said they have had prior service -some have had foreign service--while back home there, are men who have never been called to duty. "We are here because we are Vance said. "We cer tainly hope that as soon as other people are trained, well be re placed." Vance quoted MaJ. Gen.

Harley West, 49th Division command er, as saying the letter was not representative of the entire divl sion of between 20,000 and 25,000 men. No disciplinary action will be taken, West said. The division was called to ac tlve duty Oct. 15. The letter, dated Nov.

21 and mailed to Rep. Joe Kllgore, D-Tex, also complained about facilities at folk, reactivated re cently to provide a training site, Vance said the base has been open to the press and military in spectors and they have found facilities adequate. Marshall Estate Set at $500,000 Bttwlil to irw JotirntIGitxetU CHARLESTON, 111. The estate of Mrs. Minta Marshall, Mattoon, formerly of Charleston, who died Nov.

15 at Community Hospital here, has been estimated at one-half million dollars. Mrs. Marshall's will was filed for probate in Coles County court today by her son, Thomas L. Marshall, Chicago, who also was named executor of the will. George R.

Beck was named ad' tnlnlstrator ot the of his son, James, which also was filed leaving personal property of $500, Orla E. Adams of Champaign is attorney for the Rites Today For Mrs, Richter, 84 Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ann Richter, 84, of Rural Route 1,1 Lerna, were conducted at 10:30 m. today the Mitchell-Jerdan funeral nome with Dr. Horace Batchelor officiating.

Burial was In Janesville cemetery. Pallbearers were Alf and Adolph Probst, Floyd Knight, Roy Thorn as, Harold Baker and Oran Gam- Richter died at her home at noon Wednesday. Vice Chairman Mrs. Velma B. Craln, director of education research for the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois, Springfield, has been appointed vice chairman of the citizens and teaching profession committee of the statewide Illinois Citizens Education Committee, according to C.

G. Phipps, Mattoon, chairman of the state committee. Win Scholarships G. W. Dunn, Coles County superintendent of schools, announc ed today that three graduates of high schools in the county have been awarded teacher education scholarships.

They are Linda Kelly and Jerry Loew, graduates of Charleston High School, and Judith Rawlings, a graduate of Mattoon High School. Births To Mr. and Mrs. Mike Qetchell, Ottawa, in Ryburn Hospital, Ottawa. Thursday, a son.

Colbv Leith. The Getchells are formerly of Mattoon. Mrs. Marie Get-chell, 220 N. 21st, is paternal grandmother.

To Mr. and Mrs. Duane Cisney, Hidalgo, in Memorial Hospital Thursday, a son. To Mr. and Mrs.

Donald E. Star-wait, Hidalgo, in Memorial Hospital Thursday, a son. i mite- 1 ll (IlHIill Him Homemade mash Is always available at the U. 8. Grant Motor Inn.

Cooked to a golden brown and served with yoor favorite syrop. Meals served week days a. I p. ra. Sandsys I a.

m. to p. m. wont oe known, however, until after he returns today to Cape Canaveral. He is back in training on his space-monkey's diet 250 banana pellets a day.

He was given a bonus of two oranges and two ap ples as a reward for his achieve ment buf that's all, O. French, IC Engineer, Retires O. L. French, 2804 Pine, an en gineer on the Springfield Division of the Illinois Central Railroad, retired today after 44 years' serv Ice with the IC. French began his employment with the railroad on Jan.

7, 1918, a a fireman. All his service has been here. He plans to devote much of his spare time this month to the Christmas toy repair orolect sponsored by the Corn Belt Shrine Club, High 12 Club and local fire men. Next spring he plans to concentrate on two of his hobbies, fishing and flower gardening. An avid fan of the Mattoon Boosters baseball team, he is eagerly looking forward to next baseball season.

Douglas Murder Trial Date Set TUSCOLA, Judge Rodney Scott Thursday set 19 for the trial of Roger B. Simpson, 22, in dicted for the June 19 murder of Frederick G. Robblns 54, Austin, Nev. The date was set after Judge Scott denied a motion to suppress "statements made by Simp son after his arrest in Indianapolis, ind. James R.

Cook, 28, also charged with murder in the slaying of Robblns, is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 8 in Douglas County Circuit Court here. Statements by both men con tained admissions that they were implicated In the fatal shooting. They are being held in county Jail here without bond. Robblns' body was found June 20 in a ditch along a rural road near Newman.

Rites Set Saturday MONTROSE, HL Funeral serv ices for Kenneth Gilllsple, 65, Montrose, will be at 2 pjn. Saturday at the Johnson funeral home, Effingham, with burial in Loy Prairie cemetery near EX flngham. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3:30 pjn. to day. Mr.

Gilllsple died at 3:30 pjn. Wednesday at a Montrose rooming house of an apparent heart attack. Hospital Notes VUftlng Hira tt a. m. to p.

3 pints of Red Cross blood nsed Thursday. Admitted Today Michael W. Drake, son of Mr, and Mrs. Gerald W. Drake, Charleston.

Marcheta L. Cates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Grethel-ACates, Rural Route 2. Admitted Thursday Miss Oma L. Bloxom, 1412 N.

11th. Mrs. George E. Crow, 2813 Western. Eugene E.

Hall, Dundas. Mrs. Joseph Kersey, St. Elmo. Alvln King, Carroll's Courts.

Mrs. Joseph E. Lawler, 916 S. 18th. Mrs.

Ben F. Poe, Released Thursday Mrs. Warner G. Dotson and daughter, Sullivan. Omer O.

Easton, 2321 (He was transferred to Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur). Infant daughter of Mrs. Sherman C. Hutchison, 404 Woodlawn. Mrs.

Stan G. Miller and son, Sullivan. Mrs. Roger A. Nichols and daughter, Neoga.

Mrs. Charles E. Reynolds and maiden name professionally, was one of Florenx Zlegfeld's headlines from 1907, to 1910, In 1907, Mrs. Buchan was chos- en by artist Charles Dana Gibson as the personification of his famed beauty, the Gibson Girl, In a widely publicized romance, a noted surgeon and sportsman. Dr.

Edward J. Buchan, wooed won the show business beau ty. They were married in 1911 sjd Mrs. Buchan retired from the stage. In later years the couple lived on a combined monthly check of $114 from the Cook County Ml age pension fund.

Buchan died in January, 1958. The couple had no children. FUNERAL MILLER, SOas Conrad: Services 2 pjn. Saturday- at the funeral home, Rev, Rudy Potter and Rev. Harold Gravvat officiating.

Interment Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. today. MITCHELL-JERDAN 1 J- 1 1 Announcement Roy Musks Shop. 1517 Broadway, is proud to armounce the opening of complete band instrument repair shop.

C. W.fBod Titus, pic tured above, has been in the repair, business for ft number of years and is now associated with Roy'i Music 8hop The shop features repair work of all types Including mine repairs well as nf band, instrument Stop in soon, lot an estimate on son, Windsor. i Mrs. Ross Starwalt, Lerna. Aubrey T.

Wlllard, 2217 Richmond. Dennis S. Wooley, son of Mr and Mrs. Gerald V. Wooley, Sullivan.

7 the repairs you need, 1 i. IxBssssssssssar.