Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 14

FOURTEEN ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1WI itefaly Official Say9 Most Accidents Are Caused by Driver, Not Bad Roads or Car WOOD RIVER "Don't let anyone tell you bad roads, or a faulty ear causes most accidents. Less than one per cent of accidents that happen can be laid to anything but S. M. Keesllng, as- aitant director of the Traffic Safe. ty Division of the St.

Louis office Of AAA, told local Rotarlans at their luncheon Monday noon. Keesllng said the average everyday driver is the culprit in most ones that go 40 miles per hour In a 30 mile speed zone, or make "floating stops" at regular slop signs. "A driver is travelling along a road, goes over t.n emhankment, tears up a fence, and kills a couple of cows, and, asked how fast he was going usually says 'about 30'," Keesling said. Statistics show that those under 25, believed by many to be the scourge of the highways, cause less than 25 per cent of the accidents, stated Keesling, while adults cause at least 75 per cent. "It's the 75-per cent we should look at, not the 25 per cent," he said.

Keesler related that there had been 38,000 lives lost in accidents in 1952 and accidents cost a total Of $3,500,000,000. Safety education Is the answer "and It works" Keesling commented. He cited the school safety patrol, which had cut down accidental deaths of children of school age tremendously, of safety education taught in schools as a regular subject and of driver safety and driver training In schools. Keesllng was Introduced by Art Hunt, In charge of the program for the day. Hunt, a past governor of Rotary, is on the board of governors of the AAA.

Ca.rl Kayser presided at the meeting. Visiting Rotarians were Clayton Stocker, past Rotary governor, of Janesville, Roy Maxfield, Red Stobbs, I. II. Streen- er, Joe Hornsey, Rusty Clark Rnd Ray Reldy, all of Alton, and Dee Hunter of Roxana. Quintal Dickmann was initiated into trie club by the Rev.

Henry Wichmann, and F. W. McDermott was accepted. Luther Mason of Bunker Hill, was a guest of Stocker. 0.

O. Brunjes was honored for a A stag with the Bethalto and Roxana clubs at Clifton Terrance next Tuesday was announced at the meeting. Frank Walters will be in charge of the program next Monday, with Fred Ordeman having the program April 27. Women to Sew WOOD RIVER All women of the St. John Evangelical Reformed Church have been invited to the monthly sewing day at the church tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m.

Those attending are asked to bring either a covered dish or sack lunch for the noon meal. Sewing will include cancer bandages, quilting, and some special work for the kitchen. Receives Promotion WOOD RIVER Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams, 6a W.

Ferguson have received word their son. Harry, has been promoted to the rating of Airman First Class. He has been in service with the Air Force since April L'2. 1951, and is now stationed in the orderly room with the 6400th Air Base Group, in Japan. The orderly room in which Harry works- was 100 per cent in a recent blood donor drive.

Mnn Injured in Knifing Monday At Wood River WOOD RIVER A fight in the Grandstand tavern Monday night resulted in one man receiving a knife wound in the shoulder and warrants being Issued by the Wood River police. Chief Hess Perrignn reports. Treated nt the Wood River Township Hospital for a puncture wound of his loft shoulder was Karl Fines of Hartford, assistant business manager of Loral 338. Police said the wound was made by William C. Hayden of East Alton, who has been charflpd in a state warrant with "assault with Intent to kill with a deadly weapon." City warrants have been Issued against Fines and also James Johnson for assault and battery, as a result of the fight, Perrigan said.

The mishap was reported to police at 11:30 p.m. St. Christenings WOOD RIVER Three infant girls were christened 'nl St. Bernard's Catholic Church Sunday, and on Easter Sunday by Father J. J.

Freeman. Marilynn Jo Rambo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rambo was christened with Mr. and Mrs.

Leo Benoif as sponsors and Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Speed as proxies. Sponsors for the christening of Betty Ann Ament, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John Ament, 407 State Aid were Richard Finn and Mary Lou Fenk. Christened on Easter Sunday was Veronica Ann Stanich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stanich, 624 E. Fifth East Alton.

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Fudrich were sponsors. Wood River A AUW To Hear Thomas WOOD RIVER-An Alton attorney. W.

L. Thomas, will speak on the "Legal Rights of Women" at the Thursday meeting of the American Association of University Women. The meeting will start at 7:30 In the basement of the Wood Grade School. Miss Frances Smith is program chairman. Music Is also planned.

Hostesses are Mrs. C. O. Barnard, Mrs. Elam, Mrs.

Randell Myers and Mrs. E. R. Quinn. Membership in the AAUVV Is open to college graduates of approved schools.

Person interested in additional information on membership in the AAUW should contact Miss Martha Hammet, 572 George in the evening. The telephone number is 4-6958. Order of Easter Star WOOD chapter of (he Order of Eastern Star will have a pot luck Wednesday noon at the Westerner Club, to which all members are invited. Hostesses will be Mrs. Clayton Romani, Mrs.

Margaret Shannon, Mrs. Charles Bolin, Mrs. Coy Treat, Mrs. Harrison Vandergrift, Mrs. Howell Barne'tt, and Mrs.

Carrol Belangcc. Wood Klver Notes WOOD RIVER -Mrs. R. H. Me- Dow of Alton spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. E. Russell Durham, 453 Whitelaw and attended the installation of Caspar Shrine 93 at 100F hall Saturday evening. IT'S GUDDIN PAINT fiSTIVAL JIMt AGAIN SECOND ANNUAL IVINT APRIL 9 TO 25th A QUART (INTRODUCTORY OPFIR) SPRED GLOSS NiW WONOII IATII IMaMU Try brand new completely different rich luster enamel. SPRED GLOSS is the first latex base enamel for bathrooms, kitchens and woodwork.

Orlts in Vi hewr. Ne fervid ne like Hit) CetoMMUhee; WID SATIN HSTIVMPRICI iNuui JOINER 1121 MILTON ROAD HARDWARE AND ELECTRIC. CO. DIAL 2-4569 ALTON Champ Spellers At St Byron and Mnrilyn APR Winners WOOD niVKR Jeanne Byron and Marilyn wore winners of the unolllns; hrr held at St. Bernard's auditorium Friday nlRhf.

sponsored hy fho local Knights of Columbus Council. The two girl.i will now compete with winners of five other spelling bees In the rounfy sponsored by K. of C. Councils at a contest In COllinsville early In May. The whole evrnt Is project of thr Madison r-ounty rhnplrr of the K.

of romprispd of organizations from Alton, Collinsvilln. Trl-Cltles. Highland, and Woorl Rivor. Miss Byron is a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Kalph Byron.

823 law Miss Rhodes, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo F. Rhodes, 608 Halloran. Runners-up In the contest were: Rosemary Henkheus, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph E. Henkhaus, 835 E. Acton and Phyllis Stassl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Phillip T. Stassl, 834 Lewis Ave. Judges nt the affair, attended hy about 100. were Probate Judge Josoph Barr and Fred Alsherg. Francis Manning was enunciator.

Approximately 60 students from the seventh and eighth grades r.f Ihe school participated in the spelldown. Wood River WCTU Committees Named WOOD of members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union were named at a meeting Monday at the home of Mrs. H. E. Husted, 834 Madison to take care of the Madison County Institute of -Temperance Education, set here April 30.

at the First Church of Christ (Christian), 4th and Lorena Aves. During the Monday meeting, Mrs. Arthur Roos conducted devotions. Refreshments were served during the social period. Next meeting will be held with Mrs.

Maud Whiteman at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Leever, 834 Lorena Ave. Women of Moose To WOOD business meeting of the Women of the Moose will be held tonight at 8 p.

m. in the Moose Home. Mrs. Wilson Odle svill conduct the meeting. The Montreal Canadiens won the NHL Stanley Cup in 1930, 1931, 1944 and 19'16.

At Wood River VFW Post, Auxiliary Install Officers in Joint Ceremony WOOD RfVER One hundred and fifty persons attended the joint Installation ceremony Saturday evening of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2859, and Auxiliary officers held In the Memorial Hall. Jack Willis was Installed as commander of the post and Mrs. Arthur Curfman was Installed president of the auxiliary. The new commander Is a World War veteran, having served in the US Army as litter bearer In the 28th Infantry Division. He spent 22 months in the European of Operations.

He was a corporal, has five battle stars and a is now employed at the Sinclair refinery and lives in South Roxana. Mr. and Mrs. Willis have one son, Billy, 6. The new auxiliary president is the wife of a World War veteran who served 33 months overseas.

Mr. and Mrs. Curfman have three children, Donna, 16, Jeanie, 15, and Stevle, 5. She is a former school teacher and has been employed by a local newspaper for fbur years. Other elected officers of the post installed included: Carl Benefiel, senior vice commander; Keith Fisher, junior vice commander; Kenneth Secrest, quartermaster; Jack Creekmore, post advocate; Floyd Bunt, chaplain; Dr.

Thomas Kelly, surgeon; Lloyd Dildine, trustee; James Peters, trustee. Other elected auxiliary members installed were: Mrs. Jack Guccione, senior vice president; Mrs. Floyd Bunt, junior vice president; Mrs. Lloyd Dildine, treasurer; Mrs.

Wilson Stagner, chaplain; Mrs. Villa Frailey, conductress; Mrs. Keith Fisher, guard; Mrs. Hazel Miller, trustee; and Mrs. Edith Lyons, trustee.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Creekmore wore installing officers. Lloyd Dildine, out-going commander, was officer of the day and Mrs. George Hill was installing conductress.

Guests at the ceremony included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carnella of Edwardsville. He is senior vice commander of the state VFW and Mrs. Carnella is ninth district auxiliary president.

Visitors were from Alton, Edwardsville and Highland. Gifts were presented to many new and old officers. A ham supper preceded the ceremony and a dance followed the service. Michigan State athletes acquired the nickname "Spartans" during a spring baseball tour of the south nearly 30 years ago because of spirited play. New Gasper Shrine Officers Installed at Wood River WOOD RIVER Mrs.

Walter Vaughn and Mitchell Jackson were installed worthy high priestess and watchman of shepherds, respectively, of Caspar Shrine 93, Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem at IOOF Hall, Saturday evening. JReceiving officers for the occasion were the outgoing officers, Mrs. Beulah Whiteside and Ralph Ellingsworth. Other officers installed during the formal ceremony were: Mrs. William Buckler, noble prophetess; William Buckler, associate watchman of shepherds, Mrs.

Pearl Greene, worthy scribe; Mrs. Macy Berry, worthy Mrs. Charles Corzine, worthy chaplain, Mrs. Loren Wilson, worthy shepherdess; Mrs. Ralph Ellingsworth, worthy guide; Mrs.

Howell' Barnett, worthy herald; Howell Barnett, first wise man; Mike Tom- wise man; Herbert Jackson, third wise man; Ray Buck, king; Mrs. Ray Buck, queen Miss Elizabeth Stoneham, first hand maid; Mrs. Bond Fentress, second hand maid; Mrs. Harrison Vandergriff, third hand maid; Mrs. Vandervord, worthy organist; Miss Martha Hammet, worthy guardian; and Loren Wilson, worthy guard.

The flag and white shrine banner were presented by Everett Hinton, Mrs. Luther Harris, Mrs. Stella Payne, Mrs. Mitchell Jackson and Mrs. Herbert Jackson.

"Other officers are Mrs. Charles Cason, madonna; Mrs. Robert Grissom, angel; Ralph Ellingsworth, stereoptician; Miss Verna Hartman, soloist: Mrs. Dorothy Knowlson, courier; Mrs. Edna Haydon, flower girl; Mrs.

Russell Miller, matron of honor and Miss Betty Dair Chapman, maid of or. Queens attendants were Mrs. Lecoy Kopisch, Mrs. Arthur Tindell, Mrs. Mike Tomlanovich, Mrs.

Will, ism Wolf, Mrs. Shelby Murray, Mrs. Dave Thomas, Mrs. Gerald MeCormick and Mrs. Melvin Farmer.

The king's guards were Art Tindell, Glen Shinpaugh, Charles Shelby Murray, a Berry. Marlin Flatt, Dave Thomas and Melvin Farmer. Installing officers included Mrs. Marlin Flatt, Marlin Flatt, Mrs. Granville Gerding, Mrs.

Arthur Snodgrass, Mrs. Robert Gipson, Mrs. Claude Karnes and Mrs. Arthur Laux. Mrs.

Susanna Vaughn Durham honored the worthy high priestess with beautiful and appropriate songs while Miss Rita Holaday honored the a a of shepherds with vocal solos. Mrs. Vaughn was presented with bouquets of fresh cut flowers by her daughters, Sandda and Linda Gay, and escorted to the East by her husband. Jackson was presented a boutonniere by his wife and escorted by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Claud Jackson.

Past officers jewels were presented the retiring officers by Mrs. Granville Gerding and Marlin Flatt. The reception committee presiding at the refreshment table was Mrs. Tom Richardson, worthy matron, and Mrs. Leo Rohde, associate worthy matron of Wood River Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Illinois.

Pink roses and white daises, highlighted the decorations. Parakeet Cootf At Wood River Monday WOOD RIVER-A parakeet "flew the coop" and a hunting dog apparently broke loose from his chain Monday, cording to reports given by the owners to the Wood River Police. Ben Jones reported to the police that his yellow parakeet, which was five months old, left home Monday. The bird had been given freedom of his house In Lincoln and that when someone opened the front door, the bird flew out. Paul Biondolillo.

116 S. Main St. told police his dog was either stolen or broken loose from his chain. The dog, a redbone and blue tick hunting dog, was named "Sad Sack" but was called "Pbochle" by the family. Woodhnrn CORRESPONDENCE By LENORA ELLIOTT WOODBURN Mrs.

Roy Arnold has returned from spending a few days with relatives in Alton. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edna Wright, is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. Giles Raymond and sons of West Woodburn and A-3-c James Ray of Rantoul Air Force base, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ray.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Walter visited at the home of James Crowder of North Woodburn Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Thompson Loyd spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kimbel Green in Edwardsville. Mr. and Mrs.

James Crowder, Mrs. George Rose and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Buhs attended the wedding of Miss Lillie Cook and Bill Waltz at the Adventist Church in Alton Sunday afternoon. Mr.

and Mrs. Dewey Strohbeck of near Ingersol and Miss Lillian Elliott of Alton visited at the home of Mrs. Leonora Elliott Sunday. Outboard Motor Stolen Record of the theft of a 10 horsepower outboard motor from his boat, moored at Clifton Terrace yachting center, was given the police Monday afternoon by Ernest Chamness of 808 Maurice St. The motor apparently was taken sometime late last week.

Police suggested to Chamness that he also give a report with a description of his motor to the sheriff's office. Leever to Head Dirt. 144 Board Re-elected Preside lit at Meeting Monday WOOD F. M. Leever was re-elected president of the East Alton-Wood River Community High School's Board of Education at the meeting of the board Monday night.

Foreman Dykeman was reelected secretary. At the meeting, the board'author- tzed A. Edson Smith, high school principal, to draw up specifications for a parking lot and outdoor basketball court south of the gym. He will make arrangements to let bids for completion of this work in June. A.

Edson Smith will represent the school at a meeting April 22 In Clayton on the matter of educational television in this area from channel 9. Past Presidents Parley WOOD Presidents Parley of American Legion Auxiliary of Post 204 will be entertained at the home of the acting president. Mrs. E. Russell Durham.

453 Whitelaw at 8 p. m. Thursday. Weekend WOOD number of relatives were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Delaney, 811 E. Aclon Ave. They were here to attend the wedding of the Delaney's son, James, and Miss Jean Ellen Steehlinger at St.

Boniface Church, Edwardsvllle, Saturday morning. Included In the group were: Mr. Delaney's mother, Mrs. Catherine Delaney, his sister, Miss Margaret Delaney and a brother, Michael, all of Chicago; and another sister, Mrs. Clarence Tyler of Wauwau- tosa, Wis.

Relatives of Mrs. Delaney's here were a sister, Miss Irene Paul of Springfield; and a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Carney, and son, Sammy, of Carlinville. Other callers at the Delaney home Sunday were: Mr.

and Mrs. Raymond Hamilton of Rolia, who were former neighbors. The Hamiltons spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Walker, Shell Terrace.

Garden Club Meeting Thursday WOOD Julia Pfiris will be hostess to the Garden Club Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. in her home at 146 Penning Ave. This will tie the first meeting of the new year. Mrs.

William Knetzer is the new president of the club. Royal Neighbors Banquet WOOD RIVER Forty-second annual banquet for members of Sara Camp of Royal Neighbors will be Thursday at noon in the Odd Fellows Hall. Reservations for the banquet, which will be followed by an afternoon of cards, will close Wednesday morning. Read Telegraph Want-Ads. Staff of 16 Women Preparing Wood River Twp.

Tax Bills EAST ALTON Work started this week in preparing 29nOOO tax bills totaling $3,289,000 for residents of Wood River township, Tax Collector Charles Veatch reports. He said 16 women are working on the hills which will amount to 16,000 pieces of mail. They expect to complete the billing and mailing in three weeks. The tax bills are for 1952 taxes collected in 1953 and will amount to an all time record total. The $3,289,000 charged to Veatch by the county treasurer to be collected in Wood River township is the largest amount ever charged to the collector of any township in the codhty.

Last year Veatch was charged with the collection of $2,940,000. The increase of approximately $341,000 is accounted for by increases in construction of new homes and expansions in plants located the township. Wood River 'township has had several honors in tax collection, it was pointed out. Wood River township was the first township in the county ever to collect one mil- IT'S TRUEI EVERY CITIZEN II URGED TO ATTEND A PUBLIC TOWN MEETING IN SUPPORT Of VANPRETER FOR MAYOR Importing TtftimoniiJf By of CIVIC BUSINESS-INDUSTRY-LABOR OROANI NATIONS MACHINIST OUTER IttU-SHAMMOK ALTON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th, M. PLEASE MAN TO ATTEND Uait .1 avlck aoty We an peaiid to of er tbia andani.

effrieM Gcraie Uaii at tbit mbtlievayf law Will fi age vtta by hifh. Thii new, tanpeauve Unit (ontauu Midi fn eatum Baw lifting rigid lifting watt ipr up 1 1 battbtarinf wbeeli and weather tttitpiBf The MflMl aWr it pce-foied beted at the it watawieftfUeM aid tettie tieated 10 retiti rot. Never hefaea have hew able te of ever -bud door tbia iTifiriri' bv Caato FISCHER LUMBER CO. USTeUTOM lion dollars in taxes and was also first to collect two million. Church League Scores EAST ALTON Curdie Heights Baptist romped over the Assembly of God Church team, 54-24, in the opening tilt of the church basketball league Monday night in the Lincoln School gym.

Mt. Gideon won by forfiet over Wood River First Baptist and East Alton's First Baptist beat Meadowbrook Baptist, 36-25. Friendship Baptist won over Pleasant View Baptist in the final game, 58-26. Spirit of Friendship Class EAST ALTON Spirit of Friendship Class of the Friendship General Baptist Church will meet at 7:30 tonight Howard Monroe will be leader. A potluck will follow the meeting.

Cancer Dressing EAST ALTON The cancer dressing group will meet at the First Baptist Church here Thursday from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon, with chicken to be furnished.

Three One'Act Playt Wood River High Students to Present 'Show Shop' Friday WOOD RIVER-Two comedies and a serious drama, all one-act plays, plus musical numbers tween dramatic productions prise ''The Show third and last major production of the East Alton-Wood Rivet Community High School year, to be presented Friday night beginning at 8 p. mi The show is under the direction of Richard Claridge. "The Trystlng Place," Booth Tarkington's laugh packed romance, will open the program, featuring Pat Suhllng, a senior and Don Snedeker, a junior in leading comedy presentation will be a Mexican fantasy entitled "The Red Velvet Goaf- starring Junior Frank Ripson and Loretta Haydon, sophomore. Staged along with the two comedies will be Lewis Parker's suspense-filled drama, "The Monkey's Paw," which could well be the highlight of the evening. It is the first serious dramatic work to be presented on the Community High stage since another one-act play "Sky Fodder," two years ago, and "The Monkey's Paw" represents the first drama in a major ever to be produced under Claridge at Wood River.

The play is a tense emotional epic of an unusual spell cast over an English family by mysterfoui token. The family is possessed by the token following a visit by a one-armed sergeant, who Is as strange and eerie as the token self, Marshall Muggins portrays the sergeant while Charlotte Arbuthnot, Larry Lowery David Allen and Robert Wilbur round out the cast, The school's mixed ensemble and senior boys quartet, under the direction of Miss Vera Jones, will present numbers between plays to set the mood. Tickets at 50 cents may be chased from members of the tlonal Thespians, Stage' and Stammer, members of the cast, or they can be secured at the door prior to the performances, Cattle from some Hawaiian ranches swim part of the way when they go to market. MIDOLETOWH AREA We have a good Hit of buyers for 4 to 7 room homei. We strew service.

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have examined or totted accounting weonb of tbe AamelaHon by mtwu and to the neeettary, have reviewed tbe awmnting of the AumtotiffB. M. araioed martf esl Mttirwta far pledged ttoek eefttflHtea wul Uuor- taee coverage an real euate under nurtfage aad ewitraot. We confirmed adequate centage of the number of by direct mmpaadeiwe. our opinion tbe Foregoing Balance Sheet fairly the fiMMbti BtttttM of tha BAttT AtTON LOAN AND AfiiQCIATION, at AMon, Uarcb 91, vcmmum COMPANY, Pubtae If OfTfCEBS.