Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 5

a Road hearing set CHARLESTON An informal public hearing has been set on the Bushton Humboldt road. The Road and Bridge Committee of the Coles County Board will hold a hearing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, in the south courtroom of the courthouse in Charleston on the first two section of the proposed road project. Theron Winkleblack, chairman of the committee, said the group.

"wishes to review the road section with persons both for and against it." The purposes of meeting are to determine if road can the be constructed with less land acquisition for right of way and to resolve differences of opinion about the project, Winkleblack said. The committee will make its recommendation to the County Board after the meeting. All persons interested in the road project are urged to attend the meeting. Dance to be held for cancer patient NEOGA A benefit dance has been scheduled for Mrs. Shirley Hiatt Ashley.

Mrs. Ashley of Effingham, formerly of Mattoon and Neoga, is a cancer patient. The dance will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at hall.

Admission is $5 per couple and tickets will be sold at the door. Carl Hubbartt and the Country Set will furnish the music free of charge. Neoga merchants donated merchandise which will be given away as the door prize the Neoga American Legion and gifts. MHS marching band to compete in contest CHARLESTON Mattoon High School's marching band, under the direction of Terry Tomlin, will be among 17 high school bands scheduled to participate in the annua 1 Eastern Illinois University Marching Band Contest at O'Brien Field Saturday, Sept. 25.

About 1,667 musicians are expected to participate in the contest. Contest director is Harold Hillyer, director of bands at EIU. Host band will be the Marching Blue of EIU. "The bands will compete for three awards in each of the following classes: drum major, twirler, per cussion unit and flag corps or other auxiliary units. Hillyer said bands may march for criticism only instead of judging if they choose.

The program will start at 8:45 a.m. and will conclude at 1 p.m. Each band will be allowed 12 minutes of playing time. Besides the marching band of MHS other area high school bands and directors participating are Charleston, John Daum; Arthur, William Livergood; and Effingham, Kent Burchill. DEATHS grandchildren.

Mr. Jones was a member of the Illinois Sheriffs Association. He was a former Cumberland County sheriff and Toledo AREA DEATHS J.E. PIERCE CHARLESTON (Eb) Pierce, 85, of Nashville, formerly of Coles County, died Monday in Nashville. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday in Mound Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call at CaudillKing Funeral Home, Charleston, from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Mr. Pierce was born in Coles County August 2, 1891, the son of Addison and Charity DeVore Pierce.

He married Myrtle Rosenbraugh August 28, 1901, in Charleston. She died Feb. 4, 1971. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James (Ruth) Shields of Nashville, and Mrs.

E.A. (Elsie Margaret) Kramer of Springfield; three grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. Three sisters and three brothers preceded him in death. OTIS JONES TOLEDO Funeral services for Otis Jones will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Barkley Funeral Home, Toledo, with burial in Toledo Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Mr. Jones, 59, of Toledo died at 8:30 a.m. Monday.

in his home. He was born in Chicago, the son of Casey and Bertha Jones. He married Marie 'Daniel in 1938. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Robert and Donald, both of Bradley, and Larry of Peotone; two daughters, Mrs.

Lois Titus and Mrs. Leanne McClain, both of Toledo; one brother, Roy of Chicago; one sister, Elizabeth Bade of Chicago; and 14 Group to hear G.E. official CHARLESTON James Kehias, Manager of Personnel Relations for the Controls Division of General Electric Company, will be the first program speaker of the Eastern Illinois University campus chapter of S.A.M. (Society for the Advancement of Management) at its meeting on Sept. 22.

Kehias heads personnel and industrial relations for General Electric plants- located at Bloomington, Houston, Miami, Tucson and Nogales, Mexico. Together they employ 2,500 persons. His office is at L'oomington, Ill. Kehias, a 1952 graduate of Eastern, received the School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award at the School's Awards Dinner last April. He has been with G.E.

since 1955. The Society for the advancement of Management invites students and business people of all interests to its programs to learn about different applications of the field of management. Kehias will speak of his experiences as personnel manager at 7 p.m. in the Center Section, Ballroom of the University Union. Tuesday, September 21, 1976 the record Hospital notes Names and addresses of persons admitted to and released from Memorial Hospital are as furnished by the hospital, ADMITTED MONDAY Mrs.

Kenneth Creek, Sullivan. Mrs. Don T. Edwards, Trilla. Mrs.

Robert Glenn, Greenup. Carl Goiens, Mattoon Manor Nursing Home. Douglas Henne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Henne, Mattoon.

Mrs. A. J. Howard, Mattoon. Mrs.

C. Hester Lineberry, Toledo. Ernesto Lucas, son of Mrs. Elsie Lucas, Arcola. Lawrence H.

Moritz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moritz Lerna. Mrs. Dennis E.

Quigley, Windsor. Ronald Rawlings, Mattoon. Angela Redmon, daughter of Mrs. Bonnie Redmon, Charleston. Mrs.

Harold Roby, Gays. Mrs. Fred South, Windsor. Mrs. A.

Fern Stevens, Mattoon. Arthur Taylor, Mattoon. Lowell Wellbaum, Jewett. Mrs. Dexter Wright, Neoga.

RELEASED MONDAY Stephen Baker, Mattoon. Mrs. William H. Beaumont, Toledo. Mrs.

Calla Brockett, Norris An City. Mrs. Roy L. Bynum and son of Trilla. Mrs.

Robert E. Corbell, Mattoon. Mrs. Eugene Croft, Hidalgo. George L.

Cutright Effingham. Ronald Frey, rural Mattoon. Mrs. Robert E. Gordon, Mattoon.

Mrs. Tony R. Johns, Mattoon. Mrs. Noah H.

Kemp and daughter of Mattoon. George Kibler, Calumet City. Mrs. Maudelene Kidd, Toledo. Jerry Rice, Greenup.

Mrs. Robert D. Sanders, Mattoon. Walter Shupe, Greenup. Mrs.

Aldie Smith, Mattoon. James VanMeter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond VanMeter, Mattoon. Charles Welch, Mattoon: Charleston hospital notes ADMITTED MONDAY Mrs.

Leroy Stanley, Casey Ephie Drenir, Charleston Elbert Folrz, Brocton Mrs. Stanley Wright, Ashmore Mrs. Robert Wofford, Casey Charles Denham, Charleston DISMISSED MONDAY Mrs. James H. Miller and infant daughter, Oakland NEW YORK (UPI) The Dow Jones industrial average, Weather Ian.

He weighed 9 pounds. Mrs. MacPherson is the former Linda Kay Lundy of Mattoon. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

Donald L. Lundy of 800 S. 33rd. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph A. MacPherson of Seattle, Wash. To Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Schweighart of Solana Beach, in Scripps Hospital, Lajolla, a daughter.

She was born Sept. 2, weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and has been named Stacey Elizabeth. The Schweigharts also have a son, Christopher, 2. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

Willie Suggs of Darlington, N.C., and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schweighart of Humboldt. Great -grandparents are Mike Schweighart of Arcola and Edna Young of Mattoon. Illinois: Thursday partly cloudy.

Low in the 40s. High in the 60s: Friday mostly cloudy and warmer with chance of rain. Low mid 40s, High in the 70s. Saturday partly cloudy and warm. Low in the 50s.

High mid 70s to lower 80s. Yesterday's precipitation No precipitation was received here Monday. The total to date this year is 18.54 inches, compared to 41.52 inches to this date last year. The 27-year accumulative average is 28.63 inches. Tomorrow's skies Sunrise 6:38 a.m.

Sunset 6:48 p.m. Moonrise 5:11 a.m. Moonset 5:50 p.m. Births To Mr. and Mrs.

Donald R. Cone, Neoga, in Memorial Hospital Monday, daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Randy A.

Paul, Toledo, in Memorial Hospital Monday, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Rankin, 320 in Memorial Hospital Monday, a daughter.

To Mr. and Mrs. David D. Runner, 1217 Dakota, in Memorial Hospital Monday, a daughter. To Mr.

and Mrs. James Birch of Ashmore in Charleston Community Hospital Saturday, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen MacPherson of Ogden, Utah, formerly of Mattoon, in Ogden Wednesday, Sept.

8, a son, Jess Traffic accidents Tuesday 3:31 a.m., car driven by Steve Lee, 25, of 612 Edgar, struck a tree at 1008 Prairie. Lee was cited for driving too fast for conditions. Dow Jones industrial average, battling profit takers, struggled through the 1,000 level today in active trading on the New York Stock Exchange as investors anticipated lower interest rates. Shortly before noon EDT, the Dow average stood at 1,003.41, up 8.90 points. It had been off a fraction in the first five minutes following a 0.59 loss Monday.

In the two sessions prior to Monday, the blue-chip average had gained 15.79 points. On numerous occasions this year, the closely watched market indicator has failed to sustain drives through the 1,000 level because of profit taking. It reached its high for the year of 1,011.21 on July 12. The alltime high of 1,051.70 was set Jan. 11, 1973.

On a broader scale, advances led declines, 810 to 387, among the 1,676 issues crossing the tape. But the 478 unchanged issues reflected considerable investor uncertainty. Volume during the first two hours amounted, to about 10,400,000 shares, compared with 10,030,000 traded during the same period Monday. Despite the weeklong strike against Ford Motor auto Livestock (UPI) Livestock: Hogs 2.50-3.00 lower: No 1-2 200-235 lb 37.50-38.00; No 1-3 200-250 lb 37.00-37.50; No 2-4 310 lb 35.00. Cattle steers and heifers steady to.

weak, instances 50 off on heifers; choice steers 36.50-37.50; mixed good and choice 35.75-36.75; good 34.00-36.50; choice heifers 34.5035.25, many 34.50-35.00; mixed good and choice 34.00- 34.75; good 32.00-34.50. Sheep '100; spring lambs steady; choice 34.00-36.00.- Mattoon (11,) Journal Gazette-5 Notices (advertisements) "HOLES" or you can get the "whole" thing. DIXIE CREAM DONUT SHOP across from the Post Office. FISH FRY All cole you can eat with trench tries, slaw, roll and butter, $1.89. Wednesday night only.

KNOWLES CAFETERIA STEAK DINNER FOR DOYLE The public is invited to meet Dick -Doyle, Democratic candidate for State Senate from the 53rd District, at a steak dinner being given in his honor from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. this evening at the Mattoon American Legion (17th and Wabash.) Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. TULIP BULB SALE Imported Holland tulips, assorted colors, $1.00 per dozen. Full selection of fall bulbs. DEBUHR SEED-FEED, 2001 Western.

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL All you like to eat $2.00. Fish, bush puppies, fries, slaw, coffee or tea. 5 to 7:30 p.m. Alma Cookies, N. Route 45, Mattoon.

FREE POPPER with pickup 14 or 16 inch at JOE'S PIZZA, 1414 Broadway. WEDNESDAY SPECIAL Large beef and small drink only $1.29 at THE BARN PIZZA. 1977 BUICKS Skyhawks, Skylarks, Centurys, LeSabres, Electras and Rivieras in stock ready for Immediate delivery. K. C.

SUMMERS BUICK Mattoon, Ill. Program set Chicago year The Chicago Leonard Symphony Slatkin as Orchestra, guest with conductor, 31- played to a nearly packed house in Eastern Illinois University's Lantz Gymnasium Monday, Symphony year. repeating the hit it made here in its first time last Man freed to join Navy CHARLESTON A 21-yearold Oakland man has been given a conditional discharge on felony criminal damage to property charges so that he can join the Navy. William G. McLean of Oakland recently entered a negotiated plea of guilty to April 18 charges of damaging his own car with an intent to defraud an insurance company.

He is discharged conditionally for 18 months, provided that he joins the Navy. If he is not in good standing in the Navy, he is to spend the last six months of the 18 in jail, according to State's Attorney Paul Komada. Burglary charges against McLean were dropped by the state's attorney. He is charged with burglarizing his ex-wife's car on July 12. In other court action, Clyde D.

Warman, 25, of Ashmore was charged with aggravated battery for allegedly striking Deanna White in the face with his hand while on a public way in the 500 block of Monroe this weekend. His bond was set at $20,000, and his preliminary hearing was set for 1:30 p.m,, Oct. 5. Edward Dooley, 1917 Walnut Mattoon, pleaded innocent to two counts of theft (of tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Mattoon on June 17).

Dooley's trial was set for Oct. 25. John W. Siegert (no address given) was charged with the Labor council sponsors voter registration drive CHARLESTON The Coles County Central Labor council will sponsor a voter registration drive in Mattoon and Charleston this week. For the convenience of those who find it difficult of impossible to register during the day, the council has made special arrangements with the county clerk's office to have evening voter registration this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

County Clerk Jackie Bacon and her staff will be at a different location each evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Citizens of Charleston register on Wednesday, 22 at the Laborers' Union Hall (14th and Madison). In Mattoon voters may register on Thursday, September 23 at the Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (17th and Wabash) and on Friday, September 24 at the Cross County Mall. In addition to this special evening registration, the county MATTOON Commissioner on Channel 19" will be the program for Thursday's Lions Club meeting. The program concerns CB radios.

The club meets at noon Thursday in the Elks Club. police chief. ROBERT LAWYER WESTFIELD Robert Lawyer, 59, of Westfield, a native of Coles County, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Springfield Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2.p.m.

Thursday in Markwell Funeral Home, Westfield, with burial in Liberty Cemetery. Friends may at the funeral home after 3p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Lawyer was born in Coles County, the son of Frank and Dora Lawyer.

He married Narine King, who died in 1976. He is survived by two sons, Donald of Charleston and Carol of Wisconsin; and one daughter, Mrs. Susan Johnson of Westfield. Mr. Lawyer was a member of the Westfield Masonic Lodge and was a retired Westfield businessman.

MRS. NANCY HAMMOND WESTFIELD Mrs. Nancy Hammond, 88, of Westfield died Monday morning in Cumber land Nursing Home, Greenup. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Westfield United Methodist Church with burial in Cleone Cemetery, Martinsville.

Friends may call at Markwell Funeral Home, Westfield, after 4 p.m. today. Mrs. Hammond was born in Clark County, the daughter of Fred and Arvilla Welsh. She married Earl Hammond, who died in 1948.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Reba Laws of Indiana, Mrs. Hazel Woodard and Mrs. Paralee Daughetee, both of Westfield; two sons, Boland of Casey and Morris of Westfield; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Rardin of Martinsville; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services MATTOON Funeral services for Miss Lena M. Mason were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Schilling's Funeral Home with burial in Mound Cemetery, Charleston. Rev. John Dodson officiated.

Mrs. R.L. Hays, organist, played a number of selections. Pallbearers were Ralph Kirts, Kevin Kirts, Jack Ryan, Bill Craig, Don Upton and Fred Hash. Miss Mason of Mattoon died at 2:50 a.m.

Thursday in Fontanbleu Nursing Home, Charleston. MATTOON Funeral services for James A. Dare were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Rev.

Wallace officiated. Mrs. Richard Hamm sang "Beyond the "When They Ring Those Golden Bells" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" Organist was Mrs. Cecil Barrow. Pallbearers were Leo Jordan, Ron Curry, Dana Logan, Richard Dare, Ralph Dare and Paul Dare.

Mr. Dare, 67, of 67 Moultrie died Friday morning in his home. Sept. 16 possession of cannabis (mariguana). His bond was set at $5,000 and his preliminary hearing was set for Sept.

30. Jay D. Homann (no address given) pleaded not guilty to the burglary of the Lake Bait Co. in Mattoon. His trail was wet for Dec.

13. Ronnie Lynn Rose, 30, 1808 Grant, Mattoon pleaded innocent to a July 28 theft from Dave's 1-57 Standard Station at Mattoon. His trial was set for Nov. 15. Edgar to be guest speaker MATTOON Jim Edgar will be the guest speaker at the Exchange Club meeting Wednesday.

Edgar of Charleston Is a Republican candidate for state representative. The club meets at 7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn. issues were leaders in the rally. Ford was ahead after announcing plans to introduce a six-cylinder engine car that can be converted to three cylinders to save fuel.

General Motors led the Big Board active list, up to on 190,200 shares. Chrysler was ahead Board of trade CHICAGO (UPD) Wheat and soybeans were irregularly higher and corn mixed at noon today on the Board of Trade. Wheat Sep 3.01¼ up Dec 3.11 up 2 Mar 3.224, up Corn Sep 2.85 off 312 Dec 2.83¼ up Mar 2.90¼ unch Soybeans Sep 6.51 up Nov 6.56½ up 3 Jan 6.62½2 up Local markets Because of different freight rates, grain prices below are not the same at all Mattoon area elevators. Prices below are quoted by Farmer's Grain Co. as of 10 a.m.

and subject to change. Corn $2.53 January Corn $2.60 New Corn $2.41 March Corn $2.65 Oats (no bid) Beans $6.12 January Beans $6.31 New Hard Wheat (no bid) New Soft Wheat (no bid) Livestock (Prices furnished by the Charleston Livestock Yards.) Butchering hogs $35.00, sows $31.00 (Prices furnished by Decker Hog Market.) Butchering hogs $36.00, sows $30.75 clerk's office in Charleston and the City Clerk's Officer in Mattoon will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 25 for voter registration only. For the convenience of those who wish to register but do not have transportation, the labor council will provide rides on Wednesday and Thurday. Anyone in Charleston who needs a ride should call 345-4709 between 5 and 9 p.m.

On Thursday one should call 234- 9020 in Mattoon at the same hours. Walkout ends MATTOON A brief walkout by employes of Restaurant ended Sunday afternoon. The workers left their jobs Friday. A spokesman for the group said they are attempting to unionize restaurant workers in Mattoon. ITS DO FAMILY DAY SPECIAL every WEDNESDAY ALL A a BEEF lb.

BIG brazier. WORLD'S GREATEST Shake and Fries just Dairu MATTOON CHARLESTON Queen 320 N. 19th Division State brazier. US O0 SPECIAL -C BURGER KING HOOTS WEDNESDAY. CHICKEN SPECIAL Potato and WEDNESDAY Salad 2.39 VEAL CUTLET Home Made Rolls and PEPSI Carry Out-10 Cents Extra Phone 234-8601.

$1.08 Ta Phone 234-8122 1300 Charleston MATTOON Charleston.