The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 19

May 3, 1941. Soybeans Jump Four Cents to High for Year Chicago (AP) Buoyed up by reports from Washington that efforts would be made to obtain 85 per cent of parity Joans on five basic commodities, grain prices here soared to the best levels in weeks today. Wheat price gains ranged up to cents a bushel on the July delivery with all deliveries selling up 3 cents a bushel or more to the highest levels of the year. Some profits taking was encountered on the upswings, but was not sufficiently heavy to drag values down. Corn values aiso sold moderately higher.

Soybeans sold above the previous high levels of the vear. Receipts were: Wheat 31 cars. corn 191, oats 21. Wheat closed strong cents higher than Friday's finish, May 941-94c, July corn 1-sC up. May 69c, July 69c.

oats I cent higher, soybeans cents advanced, rye up, and lard 26-30 cents higher. Grain Markets DECATUR CASH GRAIN--Corn 10-day new No. 3 white 64c: new No. 2 yellow 60c. Oats, 10-day No.

2 white 34c. Soybeans, 10-day No. 2 yellow $1.15. CHICAGO GRAIN- No cash wheat. Corn No.

2 mixed all yellow 10: No. 4 mixed 67: No. 1 yellow 703-71; No. 2. No.

3, 6914-70: No. 4, sample grade vellow sample grade poor 30. Oats No. 1 red heavy 38; No. 1 white 39: No.

1 white heavy 39; No. 2 white No. 2 white heavy No. 3 white No. 4.

37; No. 4 white heavy Barley malting 57-59 nominal; feed. 49-54 nominal; screenings 35-53 nominal: No. 2 malting 65. Soybeans No.

2 yellow No. 3, Livestock Markets Decatur Livestock 160- 250 250-325 8.15: roughs, Macon County Mkt. Ass'n-Hogs 160-220 230-300 roughs, CHICAGO LIVESTOCK -Salable hogs 300, total 5.300: nominally steady: not enough to make a market: quotable top compared with week ago; weights 240 lbs. and down steady; heavier weights and sows 10-15 higher. Salable cattle 200; salable calves none; compared Friday last week; good to choice fed steers and yearlings 50 lower: medium grade light steers weak to 25 off, but medium grades scaling over 1.050 lbs.

showed full downturn; very large fed steer and yearling run, supply yearlings showing expansion; excessive crop longfed lb. bullocks in crop. these together with extensive supply scaling lbs. producing larger beef tonnage than number indicated; both local and outside buyers pounded hard yet bought liberally at decline: little sold above $12.00, choice to prime 1,307 lb. steers topping at next highest price $14.00 on prime 1,539 lb.

Nebraska specialties; best yearlings $13.250: contrasting sharplings $13.25, with bulk all weights at contrasting sharply with steers, light heifers gained 25; only heavy heifers showing weakness: best light and heavy heifers cows featured by gaining 25-50 cutters up most; bulls actively strong, and 110-140 lb. vealers, reaching $11.50, 50-75 higher: choice heavy vealers steady at $12.00. Salable sheep total compared Friday last week; fed wooled and shorn western lambs 25-35 higher, week's top wooled offerings $11.65 late: bulk good and choice 90-102 pounders for week mostly $11.00 up, with several loads best kinds 60 to shippers; bulk shorn westsome weighty wooled consignments scaling up to 112 lbs. and better native springers scarce at $11.50 down to $9.50 and below; most slaughter ewes few $7.25. Late Friday: Fed lambs closed weak to 15 lower to packers.

firm on outside account; top bulk 11.25. with a few loads up from $11.40 to most 88-100 lb. clipped westerns $9.50. small lots recently shorn $9.00 and below; load 102 lb. shearing lambs few native ewes down from $7.25, mostly Unofficial estimated receipts for Monday: Hogs cattle sheep 13.000.

INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK Hogs steady to 5 lower; practical top good to choice 160-250 los. 250-280 lbs. 280-400 lbs. 100- 160 lbs. sows Cattle 50; calves 50; today's trade steady; compared with last week's close: Steers scaling around 1.000 pounds and above weak to 25 lower; lighter weight yearlings and most heifers strong to 25 higher; canner, medium and good cows steady to 25 up; cutter and common grades fully 25 higher; bulls strong to 25 higher; bulk all grades and weights vealers steady to weak; THE DECATUR REVIEW PAGE SEVEN Chicago High Low Saturday Saturday WHEATMay July' 91 Sept 91 CORNMay 69 July Sept OATSMay Old July New 35 Sept.

Old New 34 SOYBEANSMay 122 July 124 119 Oct 114 109 RYEMay July Old 47 New 57 Sept. Old New LARDMay 9.00 8.77 Board of Trade Quotations (By The Associated Press) Close Open Close Close Saturday Saturday Friday Year Ago 94 91 90 91 69 68 69 68 69 122 123 119 119 109 48 47 9.00- 8.77- 3.72- 6.20- NEW YORK Sat. Fri. Close Close Adams Exp Alaska Jun Al Chem 146 147 Am Can Am Car Loco Am Am Rad Am Smelt Am Stl Fdrs 150 Am Wat Wks Am Zinc 514 Anaconda Arm Ill AT SF Atlas Corp 2734 Av Corp 0 Barnsdall Beatrice Bendix 35 Beth Sti 6914 70 Boeing Borden Borg 1712 Briggs Mfg Budd Mfg Cal Hec Can Dry 12 Can Pac 312 Caterpil Celanese Cerro De Pas 2812 Chrysler Coca Cola 92 Colgate Colum 234 Com Cons Cop 578 Cons Ed Cons Oil 6 Cont Can Cont Oil Del 20 Corn Prods 45 Crown Zell Curt Wr Douglas 66 Du Pont 139 El Boat El GE Gen Foods 36 GM Goodrich Gt Nor Ry PI Hecker Homestake 45 Houston Oil IC 8 8 Insp Cop Int Harv Int Nick Can Int Pow 13 I IT 2 Kennecott Kresge 24 24 Lockheed Loft 18 Masonite 201 Miami Cop Mid Cont 16 Mont Ward 32 Murray 5 Nash Kelv 4 Bisc 16 Nat Nat Dairy 13 Dist 18 18 Nat Nat Lead Nat Stl 12 NYC No Am Av treme top 50 lower at bulking good and choice Sheep none; today's trade nomsteady; compared with inally week: Fat lambs around close last higher; slaughter shep steady; 75 wooled lambs scarce, mostly good offerings EAST ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK; odd lots 180-240 lbs.

Hogs 400: around steady at 8.45-8.55; comlast week: 18z lbs 170 lbs. down 15-25 pared with close up 5-10 lower, higher; sows 5-10 higher. "Cattle 50; Calves 50; compared close last week; light weight with to 15 lower; others steers steady 25 lower; butcher yearlings, replacement steers steady; beef canners and cows 25-50 higher; higher; sausage bulls 10- cutters 25 for week: 1282 lb. 15 higher: tops steers 12.15; 893 lb. yearling steers 11.25: 763 lb.

mixed yearlings 10.85; 10.75; beef cows and 9.50 lb. heifers 8.00; vealers 11.00; sausage steers 10.85; bulks for bulls 8.75-11.00; Butcher replacement week: steers and cutters 5.00-6.25; 7.50; 9.00-10.25? Beef cows 6.50- canners yearlings steers 9.15-10.50. Closbulls 8.00; vealers replacement ing top' sausage 11.00. Sheep, none salable; compared week spring lambs with close last 25-50 higher; sheep steady: clipped 11.00- native spring lambs steady: loads texas springers Few native wooled lambs clippers 9.00 16.00-11.00; clipped lambs 7.85- 10.50-10.75: native 9.50: western 8.25-9.25; few clipped 9.50: wethers 7.00- bulk texas two-year-old Aged weathers 6.50. Railway Shares Show Strength New York (AP) Stocks of railroads and railway equipment manufacturers fairly strong gains today amade otherwise irresolute market.

While some of these selected issues advanced as much as two points, the majority of variations at the close of the short session was only fractional. Transactions totaled about 200.000 shares. Increased defense production and predictions of consequently greatly enlarged railroad traffic focused attention of the carriers. The day's greatest activity, however, centered in cotton dealings, with the price of the staple bounding upward more than $1 a bale in heavy transactions. Bonds and commodities were steady.

Boardrooms noted reports from steel centers showing a rapid resumption of milling activity, now that fresh coal and coke supplies again are sighted. Steel ingot production in the Pittsburgh area, for instance expected to jump at least to 95 per cent of capacity next week from the present 93. Yellow truck attracted attention by its earnings report for the first quarter, showing profits doubled compared with the like 1940 period. Railroad equipment and railroad stocks were benefitted by the Association of American Railroad suggestion that rail transportation will hit a peak in 1943 and that roads should acquire 270,000 additional cars. Produce Markets DECATUR PRODUCE Cream 31c.

Poultry, delivered Decatur, heavy hens 17c; No. 2 hens 13c; leghorn hens 11c; heavy cocks 9c; leghorn cocks 8c. Eggs, No. 1, 18c; No. 2, 13c.

CHICAGO PRODUCE Butter receipts 914,963, firm; creamery 93 score 92. 91. 90. 89, 33; 88. 90 centralized carlots Eggs, receipts, 38,579, steady; fresh graded, extra firsts, local cars 22, firsts, local cars current receipts dirties checks storage packed extras 23, firsts Butter futures.

storage standards close: Nov. 35.30. Cheese futures, single daisies Nov. no sales. Egg futures, storage packed first June no sales.

refrigerator standards Oct. 24.35. Potato futures no sales today. NEW YORK PRODUCE--Dressed poultry steady to firm. Live poultry, by freight, about steady.

Fowls, colored 23c; leghorn 20c. Old roosters 14c. By express; nominal; no sales. Drilling Permits BOND COUNTY-E. J.

Hubbart; Regent-Wafer No. 1 (NW 36-7n- 4w). CLINTON COUNTY Campbell Cavanagh; Baum No. 1 (NE 21-3n- 2w). L.

L. Benoist; Curtis No. 1 (NE 18-1n-2w). CUMBERLAND COUNTY Joe Hassett: Travis No. 1 (SW 2-9n-10e) FRANKLIN COUNTY-Shell Oil W.

E. Doty No. 8 (NE 25- 6s-2e). E. S.

Adkins; Old Ben Coal No. 1-F (SE 36-7s-2e). Shell Oil C. W. F.

Coal Co. No. 1 (NE 36-6s-2e); No. 2 (NW 36-6s-2e). Shell Oil T.

M. McKe2 (NE 25-6s-2e). "GALLATIN COUNTY Carter Oil Carnahan No. 1 (SW 4-85-8e). Herndon Drilling Egyptian Tie Timber Co.

No. A-2 (SW 15- 8s-10e): No. A-1 (SW 15-8s-10e); No. 3 (SE 16-8s-10e). HAMILTON COUNTY Texas A.

Edwards No. 2 (SW 2-6s- 6e). JASPER COUNTY Pure Oil Zenas Price No. 1 (SE 17-65- 10e). LAWRENCE COUNTY C.

A. Everts: J. C. Cott No. 1 (SW 23- 2n-12w).

MARION COUNTY Magnolia Petroleum J. H. Young No. 91 (NW 28-2n-2e): No. 84 (NW 28-2n- 2e): No.

80 (NW 28-2n-2e): No. 66 (deepening) (SW 21-2n-2e). RICHLAND COUNTY-Pure Oil J. W. McCormack No.

1 (NE 30-5n-10e). Pure Oil Phillip Consol. No. 1 (NE 7-4n-10e). Pure Oil Nile Utterback No.

A-1 (NW 29-5n-10e). WABASH COUNTY -J. M. Roberts: Smith No. 1 (NE 20-1s-12w).

WAYNE COUNTY Pure Oil Raymond Benskin No. A-2 (NE 1-7e-1n). WHITE COUNTY-Arrow Drilling M. Hon No. A-2 (NE 5-45- 14w).

Tide Water Assoc. Oil E. S. Dennis No. A-22 (NE 33-45-14w).

WILLIAMSON COUNTY--Floyd Rosenlieb Production United States Coal Core No. 1 (NW 15-85-2e). Effingham High Pupils Name Student Council Effingham (Staff) The Effingham high school student body went to the polls in the school Friday to elect next year's student council. This next year will be the second year for this school to have a council. New members chosen were freshmen Joyce Adams, and Eleanor Marten: sophomores, Eloise Duncan and Parker Steis; juniors, Louis Zumbahlen, Wanda Lee Homan and Robert Seifen.

A member was chosen from the eighth grade. Max Field. and another will be selected next fall when these students become freshmen. Joyce Adams, Parker Steis and Bob Seifken were on the council this year. Weather U.

S. Weather Bureau Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer in northeast tonight. Indiana: Fair tonight; Sunday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Missouri: Partly cloudy except considerable cloudiness extreme scuthwest; slightly cooler southeast and extreme northwest tonight; Sunday partly cloudy; no material change in temperature. GENERAL CONDITIONS Light to moderate showers occurred overnight in the Western Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Eastern New Mexico, and moderately heavy in of Texas; Corpus Christi 2.48 rains, localities, inches of rainfall and Abilene 2.14 inches.

The progress eastward of this disturbace has been retarded somewhat by the persistence and strengthening of the Northeastern "High." which that section to Kentucky, Virginia overspreads, on the South. Relatively low pres, sure off the South Carolina coast has been attended by light rains at Carolina coast stations. In the Northwest, it was raining this morning at Boise, Idaho, and light to moderate showers had occurred since Friday in Washington and Oregon. Temperatures were somewhat lower at 6:30 a. m.

in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Tennessee and Virginia; elsewhere over the country generally, changes during the past 24 hours had been slight, U.S. WEATHER AT 7 A.M. TODAY Highest last 24 hours, lowest last night and precipitation. Carbondale 84 58 Chicago 73 49 Effingham 80 56 Moline 80 52 Peoria 81 56 Springfield 82 59 0 Atlanta 85 58 Billings 78 48 Boston 44 36 .11 Cincinnati 81 44 Denver 68 48 .02 Detroit 66 40 Edmonton 77 43 Indianapolis 79 47 Kamloops 72 50 Kansas City 80 63 Los Angeles 66 57 Memphis 84 60 Miami 78 65 Minneapolis 81 59 New Orleans 85 55 New York 67 40 .02 Oklahoma City 78 60 Omaha 76 60 .01 Phoenix 66 51 .03 Portland 55 44 .29 Saint Louis 81 59 0 Salt Lake City 71 48 San 74 57 .79 San Francisco 60 51 .02 St. Ste.

Marie 67 39 0 Winnipeg 80 61 .65 Illinois Weather Highest ending late Friday, lowest Friday night and precipitation 24 hours ending Saturday morning. Freeport Dixon 75 52 Marengo 0 Ottawa 83 52 0 Galva 82 52 Kankakee 80 46 La Harpe Bloomington 0 Havana 82 54 Urbana 80 52 Griggsville Hillsboro 80 59 Grafton Olney 82 56 Mt. Vernon Chester New Burnside 88 54 Cairo .55 7 Dewitt Rural Schools May Be Forced to Close Clinton (Staff) Seven Dewitt county schools will be affected by, the law recently passed by the Legislature providing that after July 1, 1943 all schools with less than a daily attendance of seven will not be extended state aid. Schools affected include Enterprise, Barngrover, Dewey. Glendale, Vance, Maple Grove and Champion.

In the preceding, school year schools category, Willow Lane. Twist, Hampleman, Dewey and Enterprise. Educators End Meeting At E. I. T.

C. Today Charleston (Staff) Dr. Robert G. Browne, director of extension at the University, of Illinois, was the last night at the opening session of the 19th annual conference of the National Teachers College Extension association which will continue today on the campus of Eastern Illinois State Teachers college here. President of the organization which numbers 21 schools in its membership is Dr.

Bryan Heise, director of extension at E. I. T. C. The conference will adjourn late this afternoon following a day of discussions, business sessions and reports.

Woman Sues Taylorville For $15,000 Damages Taylorville (Staff) Mrs. Victoria Casper, wife John Casper of Taylorville, Friday morning filed a $15,000 damage suit against the city of Taylorville in circuit court here. Mrs. Casper claims she received permanent internal and external injuries Sept. 22, 1940, in falling on the sidewalk in the 700 block East Vine street.

She claims she was tripped by a rough piece of sidewalk, and charges the city with negligence. Local Notices Dance Illini tonight. Lee Homebrook's orchestra. Adm. 35c.

Harold Randall's Orch. tonight, K. C. hall. Half, half.

"Nuff W. A. Doss Is Cited for Libel Monticello (Staff) W. A. Doss, one time Piatt county judge, was made defendant in a $10,000 libel suit filed late Friday in Piatt county circuit court by Mrs.

Josie Smith Oneal. Mrs. Oneal alleges in the suit that Doss, who now publishes a mimeographed paper called the Liberty Press, libelled her on three specific occasions, March 31, April 16 and April 24. The complaint sets out in detail the writings of Doss in his paper. Mrs.

Oneal, in her suit, says "that Doss maliciously composed and caused to be published of and concerning plaintiff (Mrs. Oneal) in the Liberty Press, a mimeograph paper, false and scandalous and malicious statements." Doss, a former attorney who was disbarred by the Illinois sucourt in December, 1937, started publishing his paper Feb. 15 which has been devoted generally to neighborhood gossip. Mrs. Oneal, who is referred to as Josie Smith in the alleged libelous statements, was one of the persons who testified against Doss at a disbarment hearing late in 1936.

In her testimony Mrs. Oneal related the handling of a specific case by Doss in which he was alleged to have charged excessive fees. Mrs. Oneal in her complaint says that the allegations made about her in the Liberty Press are untrue. Divorce Granted Wife Of Olney Chief's Slayer Olney (Staff) Richland Circuit Judge W.

Joe Hill yesterday granted a divorce to Mrs. Erma Scranton, wife of Wesley Scranton who July 28 shot and killed Olney Chief of Police William H. Armsey. Mrs. Scranton was also awarded custody of their two children and the property, claimed by her husband, which had delayed settlement of the divorce suit.

The murder, and the serious wounding of Sheriff Harvey Moore, resulted after Deputy Sheriff Ezra George, assigned to guard Mrs. Scranton because of threats by her estranged husband, was assaulted by Scranton. Armsey was killed when he and Moore attempted to arrest Scranton for the assault. Deputy George received a fractured jaw and skull injury in the assault. Christian Tavern Fined for Slot Machine Taylorville (Staff) Two Christian county tavern owners have been arrested by Sheriff Virgil Ezra on warrants charging them with "maintaining slot machines" in their respective places of business.

Charles Smith of Palmer pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Justice C. L. Williams Thursday and was released on $500 bond pending a hearing May 9. Jack Brown of Morrisonville pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $25 and cost. His machine was destroyed following the hearing.

15 Complete Shelby Home Nursing Course Shelbyville (Staff) A class in home nursing under the sponsorship of the American Red Cross has been completed here, the first such class conducted in the county. The six weeks course was taught by registered nurses. County Chairman E. C. Eberspacher will present certificates to 15 Shelbyville women who completed the course.

Ivesdale Postoffice Moved to New Location Ivesdale (Staff) The Ivesdale postoffice has been moved from its former quarters in the First National bank building to the Conoco, service station, It has been announced that the postoffice will be open Sunday mornings i in addition to the regular weekly schedule. Coles Pensioners Receive $29,241 Charleston (Staff) Coles county old age received $29.241 for the of pensioners May, according to the report of Mrs. Leathea Vause, superintendent of the Coles county department of public welfare. Assistance for this month was given to 1,379 persons, with new awards totaling 15, transfers out of the county, three, and cancellations, 14. There were three reinstatements.

Shelbyville Science Club Attends Academy Meet Shelbyville (Staff) The Science club of the Shelbyville high school went to Evanston Friday to attend the Illinois Junior Academy of Science meeting and contest. There were 35 students making the trip. The morning was devoted to visiting the parks and museums and other places of interest. William Schwab. science instructor, accompanied the students.

The trip was made by bus. Benld Annexes South Central Taylorville (Staff) Benld rolled up 60 points here yesterday to win the South Central track and field championship with comparative ease. Carlinville was second with 35 points and Gillespie third with 30 1-5. Other scores were: Taylorville 22 1-5, Pana Mount Olive 17, Hillsboro Nokomis and Staunton failed to score. Three records fell.

Bianchetti of Carlinville set a new record in the discus, Balen of Benld broke the shot put mark and Chappas of Benld broke the 120-yard high hurdle mark. The summaries: 100-yard Won by Williamson (P); second, Jones (T): third, Love (G); fo r'h, Robertson (B); fifth, Monti (C). Time, :10.8. 220-yard dash Won by Jones (T); second, Robertson (B): third, Love (G); fourth, Williamson (P); fifth. Dehler (Mt.

Time, :24. 440-yard run-Won by Love (G); second. Hauter (C); third, Robertson (B): fourth. Little (C): fifth, J. ckovick (Mt.

Time. :54.9. 880-yard run-Won by Zarr (B); second. Hand (G); third, Kitner (C); Traylor (H); fifth, Savaris (T). Time.

2:08.4. Mile run-Wor. by Zarr (B): second, Tiono (Mt. third. Moses (T); fourth.

Travis (C); fifth. Bartok (Mt. Time, 4:47.1. 120-yard high hurdles-Won by Chappas (B): second, Borman (C); third, Bontemps (T). fourth, Eskra (H): fifth, Zippay (Mt.

Time, :15.6 (betters record of :16 set by Cies (C) in 1939). 200-yard low hurdles -Won by Chappas (B): second. Borman (C): third, Geneti (G): fourth, Hertic (G): fifth, Lewis (C). Time, :24.5. Pole vault- Won by Cloe (P): second.

Etter (P). Frescura (T) and Robertson (c). all tied; fifth, Bartos (B). Height, 9 feet. inches.

High jump--Won by Chappas (B) and Garino (B). tied; third, Klaskie (G), Klay (P). J. Amling (P), Eskra (H) and Hubbartt (T), all tied. Height, 5 feet.

inches. Discus--Won by Bianchetti (C): second, Garino (B): third. Balen (B): fourth, Chapel (G): fifth, Curbis (H). Distance, 133 feet, 4 inches (betters record of 129 feet set by Pervensek (S) in 1934). Shot put- Won by Balen (B); second.

Lukachik (B): third. J. Amling (P): fourth, Curbis (H): fifth. W. Amling (P).

Distance, 50 feet, 10 inches (betters record of 50 feet, inch set by Corso (H) in 1936). Broad jump Won by Benutti (Mt. second. Chapel (G); third. Geneti (G): pionfourth, Radolovich fifth.

Distance, 20 feet. inches. 880-yard varsity relay- -Won by Carlinville: second. Mt. Olive: third, Benld: fourth, Taylorville; fifth, Hillsboro.

Time. 1:37.8. Squared Circle By The Associated Press At New York- Fritzie Zivic. Pittsburgh, welterweight champion, outpointed Tony Marteliano. New York, (10).

At Louisville, An137. Louisville, N.B.A. lightL weight champion, outpointed Dave Castilloux. 136. Canadian lightweight champion, (12); Freddie Pope, 117, Columbus, Ohio, knocked out Joey Puig, 113, New York, (4).

At Des Moines, Iowa- -Lem Franklin, Cleveland, outpointed Selman Martin, 209, Chicago, (10); Milt Aron, 155, Chicago, outpointed Jess Ackerman, 147. Des Moines, (10). At Indianapolis -Bud Cottey, 126. Indianapolis, outpointed Jue Yee Kong, 126. San Francisco, (10); Joey Palmo.

127, Cincinnati, outpointed Carlos Manzano, 125, Mexico. (10). At Baltimore Henry Hook, 124, Indianapolis, outpointed Matt Perfetti, 128. New York, (10). At Hollywood Cecil Hudson, San Jose.

outpointed Yucatan Kid, 140, Miami, (10). At Boston- Coley Welch, 160, Portland. outpointed John Henry Eskew, Brockton, (10). Six Piatt Students Honored at Champaign Monticello (Staff) Six Piatt county students at the University of Illinois, five of whom reside in Monticello and the other in Cisco, received recognition for outstanding scholarship at annual Honors Day convocation at the University of Illinois Friday. Payne S.

Harris and Dwight S. Varner, both of Monticello, received college honors, the former in Liberal Arts and Sciences, class of 1943, and the latter in agriculture, class of 1943. Lewis E. Whisnant, Cisco, also received college honors in Commerce, class of 1943. Class honors went to William Fitzwater.

Monticello, engineering, class of 1942; Bettie Norris, Monticello, Liberal Arts and Sciences, class of 1944. and Ruth Shaff, Monticello. Liberal Arts and Sciences, class of 1944. Former Lovington Businessman Dies Lovington (Staff) Robert Blane Maxwell, 46, former well-known Lovington business man, died in Chicago last Sunday night. Funeral services were held in Chicago on Wednesday with military honors.

Burial was in Rosehill cemetery. Mr. Maxwell came to Lovington when a child. He attended schools here and graduated from the high school in 1912. He then attended Millikin university in Decatur.

Mr. Maxwell married Miss Ruth McWilliams, a teacher in the high school here, in 1917. He was engaged in the auto supply business and had the agency for the Chevrelet. He served in the World war. Mr.

Maxwell and family moved from Lovington 12 years ago. He leaves besides his wife, one son, Robert, and twin daughters, Ruth and Patricia, and his mother, Mrs. lone B. Shepherd of ChiI cago. Wilbur Shaw Gives Railbirds a Thrill Indianapolis (AP) Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis, winner of three Indianapolis motor speedway 500-mile races, made his first appearance of the season on the track yesterday, and gave railbirds their thrill when his speedster spun while roaring into the Southeast turn.

Shaw, who plans to defy superstition by making his 13th start in an Indianapolis race, was driving the Maserati in which he won Italian, and 1940 races. He will pilot the same car this year. On the lap before the mishap Shaw had been clocked unofficially at approximately 130 miles an hour. He lost control of the car in the turn and it spun sideways, skidding down 1 the track for several hundred yards. Shortly after the incident the dapper pilot was back on the track and turned several fast laps in a test car.

Sweepstakes STOCK LIST No Am Co No Pac Ohio Oil Owens Ill Packard Param Pix 1114 Penn RR 24 Phelps Dodge Phillips Pet Pub Svc NJ Pullman 24 Pure Oil RCA RKO Rem Rand 8 Repub Stl 1712 Reynolds Tob Schenley Sears Shell 13. Socony 93 So Pac Sperry Stand Brds St Oil Cal 211 St Oil Ind St. Oil NJ Stew Warn Studebaker 5 Swift 197a 10 Tex Corp 375 Tidewat 1004 Timken Det Axle 2912 Timken Roll Twent Fox Union Carb 65 542 Union Pac 79 79 Unit Airlines Unit Aircraft 38 38 Unit Corp 11-16 Unit Fruit Unit Gas Imp 7 7 US Rub 21 US StI US Stl PI 119 Walworth Warner Bros Westing Air Br West El 8812 Wilson Woolworth 27. 27 Yellow Tr Youngst Sh 32 32 Zenith 1214 Total Sales 197,750 Previous Day 400,390 NEW YORK CURB Alum Co Am Cities Service El Bond Sh 2 2 Ford Can A Gulf Oil Hecla Min Niag Hud Pow Pitts PI GI 79 79 NEW YORK BONDS No trading in bonds Saturday. Financial Markets FOREIGN EXCHANGE The Canadian dollar continued today its decline in relation to the United States dollar, losing 1-16 of a cent in foreign exchange trading.

Late rates: (Great Britain in dollars, others in cents). Official Canadian control board rates for U. S. dollars: buying 10 per cent premium, selling 11 per cent premium, equivalent to discounts on Canadian dollars in New York of buying 9.91 per cent, sell9.09 per cent. Canadian dollar in New York open market per cent discount or 87.87½ U.

S. cents. Great Britain, official (Bankers Foreign Exchange committee rates) buying $4.02, selling open market, cables Germany 40.00; (Benevolent) 18.60; Mexico 20.70. Miscellaneous Markets COTTON FUTURES- Closed 22 to 27 higher. May 11.81; July 11.83: Oct.

11.88. Installation Sunday For Vandalia Pastor Vandalia (Staff) Rev. Rene Aeschliman, pastor the First Presbyterian church of this city for the past year, will be officially installed at a special cerhere at the church at 3 emony p. m. Sunday.

Other pastors in the Mattoon presbytery, which includes the Vandalia charge, and pastors of other churches in Vandalia will assist in the installation service. Rev. Horace Bachelor of Mattoon, moderator of the district presbytery. will be in charge. Ministers who will assist in the installation besides the Rev.

Mr. Batchelor are Rev. W. E. Bush.

tor of the First Methodist church of Vandalia; Rev. Paul Bollman. pastor the Vandalia St. James Lutheran church; Austin Heuver of Pana, and Rev. Miles Leach of Arcola.

E.Fell M.Berg'dine P.Jordan K. Tolly H.Daggett M. V. Walker G. Blue B.

Elder B. Billings W. Buechler N. Young H.Smith W.Mitval'y G.Mintun C. Hoots H.

Pet' son D.Hawkins J.Heisler H. Hinton D.Oates T.M' Willia's S.Quintenz H.Smith W. Nuendorf W.Stewart A.Sablotny J.Brooks E. Shepanski J.Bowman H. Oglesby M.

Roberts F.Steed F.Harred H.Mintun J.Long C. Osborne K.Groves Ed. Hill W.Artze C.Fitch G.Lisch'ski R.Sherman H. A.Hetzler H.Riewski F.Dwyer W.Connolly A. Tolliver J.Slaughter E.McCann F.Hoffman J.Grossman COMMERCIAL 1st 197 202 179 190 178 165 217 163 128 186 164 186 167 182 215 159 203 180 169 159 168 151 181 187 182 158 167 156 165 181 145 157 194 159 131 163 156 176 192 129 174 170 124 170 157 170 161 157 147 141 140 134 153 166 163 LEAGUE 2d 3d Hd GT 202 202 601 21 622 193 189 584 24 608 197 143 519 88 607 237 178 605 605 208 174 560 45 605 205 191 561 42 603 176 176 569 16 585 224 178 565 16 581 198 212 538 42 580 201 176 563 15 578 136 210 510 66 576 178 195 559 16 575 158 200 525 48 573 151 178 511 60 571 154 180 549 21 570 208 159 526 43 569 167 170 540 27 567 189 147 516 48 564 169 191 529 33 562 181 182 522 39 561 211 168 547 12 559 172 211 534 16 550 217 139 537 12 549 166 170 523 18 541 153 179 514 25 539 161 192 511 27 538 181 132 480 57 537 177 193 526 9 535 199 155 519 15 534 169 157 507 27 534 179 174 498 36 534 138 193 488 45 533 165 167 526 533 150 167 476 54 530 182 199 512 16 528 164 139 466 61 527 162 169 487 36 523 159 172 507 15 522 171 147 510 12 522 158 173 460 61 521 142 157 473 39 512 137 181 488 24 512 139 170 433 78 511 160 159 489 18 507 143 169 469 36 505 147 153 470 34 504 153 144 458 45 503 163 181 501 501 116 171 434 52 486 122 163 426 51 477 164 160 464 6 470 127 145 406 63 469 165 147 465 465 131 120 417 33 450 117 111 391 57 448 Sweepstakes A.Bram'all E.Larrcik McArthur J.E.Dooley M.

Wyatt H.Kincaid J.Kilborn H.Sharp O.Miller R.March Lipe M. Harris A. Nuendort G. Hamill H. Watson H.Gill M.Cooper R.

Carroll W.Conant J.K.Finley E.A.Pettitt E. E.Drobisch E. Henton Stoewsand L.O.Gott F.Dennis SOUTHSIDE 1st 2d 3d Hd GT 173 263 171 607 59 666 192 209 193 594 52 646 137 170 219 526 110 636 226 170 169 565 63 628 205 159 190 554 68 622 181 186 182 549 63 612 155 198 165 518 83 601 160 182 170 512 81 593 143 159 156 458 126 584 161 187 116 464 119 583 173 140 207 520 61 581 148 178 166 492 86 578 134 115 176 425 149 574 131 159 168 458 115 573 175 179 144 498 72 570 164 171 145 450 92 572 131 193 141 465 106 571 180 156 188 524 45 569 167 157 137 461 104 565 171 167 172 510 54 564 137 198 165 500 59 559 173 169 134 476 74 550 159 134 154 449 101 550 152 155 160 467 70 537 169 171 122 462 70 532 132 139 110 381 142 523 155 139 129 423 99 522 136 171 127 434 88 522 148 176 128 452 68 520 Major League Leaders By The Associated Press National Batting Lavagetto, Brooklyn, Jurges, New York, .393. Runs-Lavagetto, Brooklyn, 18; Camilli, Brooklyn, 17. Runs batted -Camilli.

Brooklyn. 19; Ott, New York, 18. Hits- Lavagetto, Brooklyn, 29; Etten, Philadelphia, 25. Doubles-Lavagetto, Brooklyn, Owen, Brooklyn, Jurges and Danning, New York, 6. Triples Moore, Boston, Vaughan, Pittsburgh, 3.

Home runs-Camilli, Brooklyn, F. McCormick, Cincinnati, Nicholson, Chicago, and Ott, New York, 5. Stolen bases-Frey, Cincinnati, Werber, 3. Pitching- Casey, Brooklyn, 4-0; Hamlin, Brooklyn, and Warneke, St. Louis, 3-0.

American Batting--Travis, Washington, Heath, Cleveland, 417. Runs-Di Maggio, New York. 22; Di Maggio and Foxx, Boston, 15. Runs batted in- Keller, New York, 23; Doerr, Boston, 22. Hits-Di Maggio, Boston, 26; Travis, Washington, Di Maggio and Gordon, New York, 25.

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