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SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. THE DECATUR REVIEW Thursday, January 11, 1940. SEEK RE-ELECTION One ead, Seven Hurt Drilling Starts Soon on New Ruling Approving New Corn Sugar Sought by Staley Two Auto Crashes In Auto Finance Firm Bringing District Office The National Bond Investment Co. will open a district office in Decatur Monday it was announced today by Walter V. Bach who has been transferred from Springfield to this city to serve as manager.

The automobile financing company is the fourth large firm of its Meet Your Postman 1 I I 4 "I I I i Is Light Opera With the Mail Southeast Housewives Count Selves Lucky IWould Bring Extensive Expansion of Processing Industry A. E. Staley. president of the A. E.

Staley Mfg. is in Wash-ington. D. this week seeking ad-ministrative rulings on which hinge; a tremendous expansion of the corn products industry, it was disclosed here today. The rulings, now under consideration by the Department of Ajri-culture, concern the use of which the staley Co.

is attc-rcpting to have included under the food standards as a content of milk and baking and preserved products, K. Scheiter, vice-president of the company, explained. The new product, for which a patent already has been applied for. ti Drivers License Office Being Moved to Armory The office of the Illinois slate drivers license inspector will be moved Monday from the state highway garage at 518 East Prairie avenue to the second floor of-the Decatur armory, it was announced today. Jesse Johnson, who was recently appointed drivers license inspector for Decatur, also announced that following Jan.

22 he will be in Clinton on Monday of each week and in Monticello on Tuesdays, to renew and issue licenses after examinations. He will be in the Decatur office for the remainder of the week. A. of C. Honors J.

J. Maloney J. J. Maloney, who was succeeded by Roy M. Black yesterday after eight years as president of the Association of Commerce, today accepted an honorary life membership in the organization offered him in a resolution voted by the board of directors.

Mr. Black was elected president, A. of C. officials said, after Mr. Maloney asked to be relieved of his position because "the honor should be passed on to other per sons." Text of the resolution follows: "To Mr.

J. J. Maloney: A i 1UL trAi-l rente, charm, a friendly word, a hard head and a soft heart, a few lines of poetry and a little blarney, a determination that men shall have a chance to work to earn their bread, a freely given full-time service to his community, a wide imagination of future possibilities and an untiring and unceasing drive to- Accidents Happen Near Argenta and Forsyth One woman was killed and two persons injured in an automobile accident near Argenta today. Jive others were injured in a collision near Forsyth. Dangerous driving conditions, with poor visibility, were said to have been partly responsible for the collisions, one occurring on route 43, four miles north of Argenta, and the other on route 51, one-fourth mile south of Forsyth.

The dead woman is Mrs. Augusta J. Sand of Traverse City, who died in St. Mary's hospital at 1:30 p. three hours after the Argenta accident.

Her sister, Mrs. Albert Wolf, also of Traverse City, was reported seriously injured, and in semi-conscious condition in St. Mary's hospital. Enroute to Texas The two women, with Mrs. Sand driving, were enroute to Austin.

Texas, when their car collided with one driven by Melvine D. Stiege-meier. credit manager at the Decatur Gately store. Mr. Stiegemeier also is in St.

Mary's hospital for treatment of an eye injury, the seriousness of which was not determined. The two cars came together head-on, according to an unofficial report received in the office of Sheriff A. C. Ammann. Deputies had' not completed their investigation.

A passing motorist took Mrs. Sand and Mrs. Wolf from their wrecked car and was bringing them to Decatur when they were met by Moran and Dawson Wykoff ambulances, which brought the injured women to the hospital. Mrs. Sand received one leg fracture, severe face cuts and internal inj uries.

Turned Out to Pass Mary Hobson of Sterling. Mrs. Ellen Sidden and Norman Barnett of Rock Falls. Harold Lamb and George Foundas of Bloomington are in the Decatur and Macon County hospital, the result of the collision at Forsyth. Mr.

Foundas remained unconscious with severe head cuts. Mrs. Hobson and Mrs. Sidden have internal injuries and cuts. Barnett and Lamb were less seriously injured.

Both Traveling North According to a witness to the accident, both cars were traveling north when one driven by Mrs. Hobson. with Mrs. Sidden and Barrett as passengers turned out to pass the car driven by Mr. Foundas with Mr.

Lamb as a passenger. Mrs. Hobson was said to have dis- covered a car approaching from the north, and in an effort to avoid a head-on collision, swerved her car against the side of the Foundas car. All of the injured were brought to the hospital in a Dawson Wi-koff ambulance. The Foundas car was badly damaged.

Caught Between Auto Bumpers, Leg Broken Andrew Brewner, 39. of 1020 East T.Iain street, representative of the American Beauty Products Co. of Chicago, received a leg fracture Wednesday afternoon when he was caught between bumpers of two cars 10 miles west of Decatur on route 36. He was brought to St. Mary's hospital by a passing truck dirver.

Mr. Brewner was standing at the rear of his car when another car, driven by H. E. Disney of Decatur, skidded against the Brewner car, according to Stanley Crouch, state police lieutenant. 5-Year-Old Mourns For Her Lost Puppy ive-vear-old Paddy DAN DINNEEN CLIFFORD BELL Dinneen, Bell Enter Primary Representative Dan Dinneen, Re publican, announced today he will be a candidate for re-election.

Mr. Dinneen is serving his third term as representative in the 28th district Representative Ray Dillinger, the other Republican legislator in the district, announced last night that he will become a candidate for the Republican nomination for state senator. Clifford Bell, Macon county re corder. Democrat, also announced his candidacy for re-election today. He is serving his second term of four years in the office Representative Dinneen, veteran of many political campaigns, is a former Decatur mayor, and held appointments to important political posts in the state government before becoming a member of the House.

In past campaigns he has had strong support from organized labor. Representative Dillinger, who is prominent in the Macon county farm bureau, is serving his first term as representative. In entering the race for the state senate, he is seeking the post now held by Senator Nicholas L. Hubbard. Mt.

Pulaski democrat. Senator Hub bard has announced his candidacy for re-election. Representative Dean S. Mc-Gaughey. Democrat, of Mt.

Zion is expected to announce his candidacy for another term. Dr. T. C. Bux ton of Decatur is circulating peti tions as a candidate for Republican nomination as representative, and Webber Borchers of Decatur is ex- pected to enter the Republican i primary for a House seat.

CLAIMS RECORD FOR COW Now C. F. Holms of Harristown claims to own this county's record twin-calving cow. His 11-year-old jersey, he says, has borne five sets of twins and four single calves. ward realization of those ULl naa nox Deen developed a wide concept of the functions ofjtlme lo such recognition it this Association of Commerce re-lthe tlme- he said- and nnv- it is gardful of, but not anchored or lim-i nec.es?ary 10 8et an administrative ited by sectional or factional in-j terest, a dedication to making Decatur the best possible place to live in; these, and more, are John J.

Maloney. "In token of our affection and respect for the one who for eight difficult but constructive and expanding years has led us as our president, the Association of Commerce by unanimous vote of its board of directors with full sanction of its membership greets vou. John J. Maloney, extends to you Oil Well Here An oil test will be started by the Eureka Oil Co. within the next 15 days on a farm in Macon county northeast of Decatur, it was an nounced today by Louis B.

Cassell president of the company. The location for the test the fourth attempt in two years to find oil in Macon county will not be made known until a rig is moved to the site, Mr. Cassell said. A contract already has been signed with a drilling company, now op erating in Southern Illinois, to move its rig to Macon county for the test. Mr.

Cassell said the area had been recommended as having po tential oil bearing sands by the Illinois state geological survey. The well will be the first attempt to find oil in the particular area. 1,000 Acres Under Lease Now under lease in the section by the Eureka Oil are more than acres, most of which Mr. Cassell started securing nearly two years ago. The leases were assigned to the oil company recently by Mr.

Cassell. The test, according to the president of the firm, will be made to the Devonian limestone, if necessary, in the probe for oil bearing rock. A Schlumberger probably will be used if core drilling fails to reveal a saturation, he said. The rig, which is scheduled to arrive in Decatur within a few days, is a standard 100-foot rotary type, capable of completing a well in two or three weeks. About 100 Stockholders The Eureka Oil which was granted a corporation charter last month, is composed of approximately 100 business men of Macon and Piatt counties.

Stockholders are residents of Decatur, Cerro Gordo, Hammond, Niantic, Bement and oth er nearby towns, Mr. Cassell said. In addition to Mr. Cassell, presi dent, other officers are Harry Wood, Cerro Gordo, vice president, and Ben Jones, Decatur, secretary-treas urer. Named as incorporators were W.

Stroh, Mr. Cassell, both of Decatur, and S. S. Dobson of Cerro Gordo. The corporation was authorized to issue 10.000 shares of common stock at $1 par value and was granted the right to "engage in the purchase of oil, gas and mineral rights." 450 Teachers in County Will Pay Income Taxes Income tax will be paid this year for the first time by approximately 450 Macon county school teachers, according to Robert B.

Ernest, county 'superintendent of schools. Recent changes in the revenue lav require payment by teachers. Approximately 350 teachers in the Decatur school system, and 100 other schools of the county earn salaries high enough to require a tax return. The Treasury department has asked Mr. Ernest to help distribute tax report blanks to teachers who are required to make returns.

Sangamon Judge to Be Speaker at Bar Dinner Judge Benjamin S. De Boice of the Sangamon county probate court will speak at the annual Decatur Bar association meeting Jan. 23 in the Hotel Orlando. Judge De Boice was a member of a committee of the state bar association which helped draft the new Probate act which became effective Jan. 1.

New officers of the Decatur Bar association will be elected in the annual meeting. Charles F. Evans completing one year as president the association. WEAKENS UNDER for several days at Garfield school, is resumed with pupils battling either on the side of the uidiin.5 ana congraiuia-: proved. A possible expansion pro-tions, and wishes you h-ealth, hap- gram has been seen hnu evrr piness and continued active inter-1 It was pointed out gove-n-est in and service for Decatur and ment experts and chemists of larpe type to open a headquarters here in the last several months.

Auto dealers today pointed out that the most recent mova makes Decatur the headquarters for more such firms than any other city in Illinois outside of Chicago and in first posi tion for a city of its size in the Midwest. Staff of Five to Start For. the time being, the new of fice of the National Bond Investment Co. will be operated by a staff of five employes, Mr. Bach said.

It will serve an area of approximately 50 miles from Decatur, embracing Champaign, Urbana, Bloomington, Clinton, Lincoln, Mat- toon. Effingham and all other towns and cities in the area. 'Business grew and is growing at such a rate that it became imperative to open a district office here." Mr. Bach said. "The company first covered the city through its Springfield office and in July opened -i fielri office The new manager who formerly was with the company in Springfield and Milwaukee said he never before had witnessed such a rapid growth as evidenced in Decatur.

Moving to Decatur Associated with Mr. Bach in the firm's offices in 1070-73 Citizens building will be Gordon Graham, formerly of Chicago, who will be office and credit manager; Robert Ward, formerly of Springfield, new business department; Raymond J. Neff, Illiopolis, collection department, and Barbara Krohe, formerly of Springfield, cashier. All of the staff is moving to Decatur. Mr.

Bach and his wife are living at 134 North Summit avenue. The company, which has its main offices in Chicago, was organized there in 1908 and operates 60 branch offices in the United States. The company is capitalized for 40 million dollars. 100 Attend First Class On Compensation Law About 100 employers, clerks and bookkeepers attended the first of a series of four sessions on unemployment compensation laws in the Decatur high school auditorium last night. L.

F. Happel. Chicago, information assistant in the state placement and unemployment division, was the principal speaker. Assisting in the discussion were William Boland. Decatur, assistant adviser for the state unemployment division; Alfred Major, supervisor of the Social Security division office here, and B.

A. Bollmann. manager of the Decatur office of the Illinois State Unemployment service. The sessions will be continued during the next three Wednesday nights. December Allotment For Schools $8,362 Macon county schools received 98 per cent of their 1938 claims from the state school distributive fund, according to Robert B.

Ernest county superintendent of schools. The final month's allot- ment of S8.362.78 has been received. FINAL PAYMENT A final payment of $7,401.45 to Contractors File Collins for work on the recent Jasper street subway improvement project was approved today by the city council. The project cost nearly S66.000. AT GARFIELD vances against the Russians The Russians did not confirm the report (Herald-Review photo) Postmen the country over are a happy lot.

but few can air their gaiety with the results of Bluford M. Richardson of 1025 East Moore street, who's been on the job here for the last 13 years. For the past decade "Blue" has been considered Decatur's No. 1 tenor, and the demand for his tal ent has taken almost as much of his time as his letter carrying job. He has been closely identified with church music, serving as a soloist four years at the Congre gational church, nine years at the Westminster Presbyterian church He is now featured at St.

John's Episcopal church. The 34-year-old postman was "discovered" 14 years ago by Mrs. O. F. Kuny, then with the Decatur College of Music, while he was singing with a "barbershop quar tet." Studied With Hadley Mrs.

Kuny lavished high praise upon Blue's voice, enrolled him at once in a three-month study course The youth later studied for four years with Grant Hadley at Mil-likin university, became a charter member of the local chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, national music fraternity for men. His rich tenor voice frequently has been heard in solo parts with the Decatur Mothers ingers. Symphonic choir and Y. M. C.

A. Glee club. A few years ago he appeared in a 'joint recital with Annamary Dickey, now of the Metropolitan Opera Co. On his twice daily swing around his route in the southeast part of the city, Richardson sings mostly airs from light operas and musical comedies; he finds a majority of popular pieces too low for his range. Housewives long ago came to regard his voice as an early morning inspiration.

When the temperature is favorable, they either throw open a window or come out on the front porch about the time he is due to arrive. Fans Have Called In Unknown to Bluford many have called both the postoffice and this reporter to make certain that his voice gets its full credit in this series on your postman. At gatherings of postoffice workers. Blue finds little opportunity to rest his voice. As delegate to the National Asso- ciation of Letter Carriers' conclave -m Milwaukee last fall, Richardson Await Effects Of Grid Move The effect of Chicago university's decision to abandon football is not known and will not be for some time to come, Leon P.

Smith, dean of students, told alumni of the university at a meeting last night in the Decatur club. "Whether it will make a difference or not remains to be seen it may increase the enrollment or it may hurt it," he said. "Frankly, we do not know, and will not know until next October. "What we are afraid of is that high school boys planning on entering college might think we are too narrow. The boy may not play football himself, but he may think the lack of football at Chicago means the lack of broad-mindedness." Dean Smith's discussion on the of education and that molding the individual was far more important.

"In generalizing he said, "faculty members must keep in mind that they are dealing with the individual." Attending the alumni gathering tuorv snnrnvimatpltf Ari nprsnns Edgar AUen ormer president dent of the alumni group last night Dr. Ciney Rich was named vice-president and Rupert Hcllo- way. secretary. Made 564 isitS jn Month of December The Macon County Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse association made ob4 visits to zii patients Jjecem- ber according to the report of Mrs. Margaret Breeze, supervising nurse.

at the monthly meeting of the executive committee yesterday in the Decatur Club. Forty-six rural schools are now on the association's list three having been added since Christmas. The Christmas seal sale has yielded 55,633.20 to date, S250 more than receipts at the same time last year. is a sweeter type of corn Mr. Staley told government and is adapted for in preserving and canning.

Must Have Official Adoption Since the product is new. hn-. ever, no provision is made for is use in the stringent new labeling requirements made by the Diriment of Agriculture in its new Food and Drug Act. Although the product is used candies and certain other products, it cannot be used in milk, baking! and preserving until it is adopted through administrative ruling. Mr.

Scheiter said. A definition for the use of the product must be determined. Mr. Staley in Washington re ported that he has filed requests fnr th. rlme llT.V";." 7 uu 5 wnn jviiig iu ii2e me new syrup given the same status as cane sugar.

He pointed out that while corn sugar was not recognized under the previous food and drug laxs. did obtain such recognition bv ad- minjstrative ruling. The new Staley uould Increase Corn Oullet The president of the Decatur firm estimated that recognition cf the product would provide an outlet for another 10 to 20 million bushels of corn annually. He said that the requirements would be considerably in excess of the production capacity of the present plant. Mr.

Scheiter indicated that definite plans had not been made as yet should the new product be sp- canning companies have recommended that the new product be used in jams and jellies and other canned products. Lyons Given Contract For Boat Pier Lumber Submitted S828 Bid on Beach Improvement The G. S. Lyons Sons Lumber and Mfg. Co.

of Decatur was awarded an S828 contract by the city council today to furnish 275 pieces of lumber for the new Nelson park boat pier now under construction near the public beach. Commissioner John Rehfclt. whose public property department is building the pier, said the Lyon.5 company bid was based on 'delivery of the lumber within five or six weeks. Two other bids were submitted by the Berwyn Lumber Co. of Riverside (S718.45 and the Hunler-Pogue Lumber Co.

of Decatur ia bid of Sl.083.07 based on delivery within one week, and a second bid of S825.89. based on three or four weeks" delivery). The Berwyn bid was based on delivery of the lumber in five or six weeks. Work on the $8,000 pier was begun early last summer but halted recently by cold and snow. Rock foundations for the pilings have been built.

When completed by next summer, the pier will be used as a public anchorage and landing for small boats. No -fees will be charged for the pier's use. Jack Vandeveer Named Barbers Union President Jack Vandeveer was installed president of Barbers local No. 90 at ceremonies of the union in the Labor temple last night at which approximately 30 members were present Mr. Vandeveer succeeds Sam Thornton as union president Other officers installed are William Johnson, vice president: Don Beadles, secretary-treasurer Walter Magee, recording secretary; D.

E. Eiler. guide; and L. Blackard, guard. Store Burglars Obtain $40 Worth of Cigarets Thieves who last night entered the American Ice Cream Co.

store at 1275 North Water street, stole cigarets valued at $40. An unsuccessful effort was made to break into the Bunn Capital Grocery Co. office at 100 West Cerro Gordo street. BLUFORD RICHARDSON and Charles Brumaster dropped in to one of the city's famed cafes and soon were singing with the rest of the patrons. Blue's lilting tunes caught the ear of the patrons, who rushed him up to the microphone and forced him to sing request after request until his voice gave out.

The singing postman was born in Lovington, where he lived until the age of 5 when he moved with his parents to Decatur. Used As Pinch Hitter At 14, after completing the elementary grades he quit school to go to work. Soon after, however, his voice drew him back into schol astic circles and for many years after his study with Mr. Hadley he was called on at the last minute to substitute for ailing Millikin students at various programs. After quitting school Blue worked four years at the old Halladay Bumper two years at the Leader Iron Works, and two years at Linn Scruggs.

Blue is married and is the father of two boys and two girls. His mail route is in the southeast part of the city. Strangely, the mild-mannered postman places sports ahead of music as his favorite hobby. However, a lack of time limits his participation in athletics to playing shortstop on the postoffice's soft- ball team. He used to be a crack pitcher in semi-pro baseball circles.

Hoover Heads State Hospital Committee Frank W. Hoover, director of the Decatur and Macon County hospital, is chairman of the Illinois Hospital association's legislative committee. He was named to the position yesterday by Charles A. Lindquist of Elgin, president of the association. Before coming to Decatur, Mr.

Hoover held a similar position in the Ohio Hospital association. ALBERT HILL FUNERAL Funeral services for Albert Wesley Hill of 161 West Wood street, house painter, will be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow in Moran Sons' chapel, with burial in Long Grove cemetery near Macon. Mr.

Hill died yesterday at the age of 31 years. RUSSIAN FORT Each recess the snowball fignt, which has been waged I 4 V- J. in is of FINNISH ONSLAUGHT Haughev's little black cocker soan- football situation was used to com-iel. ran away from home yesterday Ple'e his talk on individualizing morning, and Paddv has been un-! college education, which he empha-happy ever since. sized as the most important phase and Mrs.

Millard O. Haughey of current college programs, of 25 Fairview place. Paddy's par-j He admitted, however, that there ents. were looking for the 10- is a certain danger in the modern month-old puppy today. They said scheme of mechanizing the process v-, ''SUA I SVB" k-'- fiertk 1 its Association of Commerce.

"In recognition of your long and faithful service, we herewith tender you honorary life membership in the Association of Commerce of Decatur, Illinois." County Given $12,987 In December Gas Taxes Allotment to Macon county of $12,987 as the countv's share of gasoline tax collections for December was announced today by S. L. Nudelman. state finance director. The total distribution to all counties in the state was S810.186.

Shares allotted to other counties included the following: Christian. S5.301: Clark. S2.743; Coles. S5.509; Crawford, S4.001: Cumberland. SI.

126: Dewitt. S2.892; Douglas. $2,868: Effincham. S2.880: Fayette, $2,624: Logan. Montgomery.

$4,440: Moultrie. Piatt, $2,529: and Shelby, $3,609. Meat Demonstrations Begin; End Tomorrow The first of a two-day series of demonstrations of meat cutting were held this afternoon in the Johns Hill and Roosevelt junior high schools. Further demonstrations by H. H.

White, specialist for the National Livestock and Meat board, have been scheduled for 8 p. m. today in the high school and for 9 a. m. and 12:20 p.

m. tomorrow, also in the high school, for pupils and their parents. The last class will be held at 2:15 p. m. tomorrow in Woodrow Wilson junior high school.

Westminster Church To Build New Manse Tine congregation of the Westminster Presbyterian church last night approved the building of a $7,300 manse for its pastor. Accepted was the donation of a lot in the Interurban addition by four members of the church. The lot has been offered for sale for $1,200, by its owner Howard Filo. according to W. H.

Hipsher. chairman of the church's investigation committee. MOREXZ IN HOSPITAL Walter Morenz of 1040 North Warren street, a fireman at No. 6 fire house, is in St Mary's hospital for treatment. He has been suffering from the after-effects of ex-nosure and smoke.

He has been ill since the burning of the Church of God at Macon street and Haworth avenue. Treated in the hospital shortly after the fire, he had returned home and has now been readmitted to the hospitaL the dog was reported last seen in the yard of the Dennis school yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Jo Carver Dies; Sick Since Last May Mrs. Jo Carver of 1132 East Divi- Fion wue 01 mono.

I I i ver. aiea at a. m. ioojj in 01. of thg Universitv of Chicago Alum-Mary's hospital.

Thirty-three yer.rs ni foundati0n in Decatur, was old. she had been in failing health chairman of the meeting. sir-xe May. I Kay Y. M.

C. A. young Having lived in Decatur all her life. Carver was a teacher in the Brush College school until ill health forced her retirement. She! a member of the First Method- ist church and of the White Shrine A daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. G. I. covait. now living in Mt.

Vernon. sne was oorn in uecatur in iffb and was married June 11, 1934 in Springfield. She leaves only her husband and her carents. The body was taken to Moran Sons funeral home. Arrangements for the funeral are incomplete.

MONEY FOR FINNS Five dollars was. contributed to the Finnish Relief fund today by Dell Carroll of Macon. The total turned in to The Herald and Review so far is 5393.75. "Russians or the "Finns." The Finns claim (uncensored) that they are making steady ad.