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I Isenicr not Jr. Lwaiuif ALtxuvro, wLLUUdVj III XsK) 7 DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW Shoplifting Case Brings Claim Of DecaturCdurt Injustice John R. Harpster "The fact of the matter isi Frey said he had been told Moon Landing Today Central Illinois Contributes Central Illinois is a land of, County product, may or mayj One such by-product, made by industry and agriculture, and not figure directly in the cur-i the Mount Pulaski Products both-have contributed to the rent Apollo 11 flight. lis an abrasive cleaner and nation's ambitious space pro-l The corn is a product of the polisher for ball beanngs, gram which will land the first Bear Hybrid Corn Co. and is a plated bolts and screws used in man on the moon this type developed about, the space program.

v-noon. 1950 by Robert P. Bear. The A. E.

Staley Mfg. Central Illinois contributions: Bear discovered a gene which Decatur, which processes corn -to the space program, since the, gave corn increased amylose, a and so'ybeans, provides tbe" late President John F. Kennedy type of starch, and the hybrid. Co. with a dextrose" committed the nation to a moon i known as amylomaize.

is used used its "snace sticks" Of the Herald and Review that in open court she said to earlier by Miss Stanback that Last Jan. 17 two Decatur Magistrate Brinkoetter that she Miss Danyus had committed the girls, both with prior shoplifting! was not guilty, but when the crime. He said 'Miss Stanback convictions ana one On jlcicuuci uii. nmu maue uiai. auucmeiu la uuu tion for shoplifting, entered the'kePt telling Thelma that the the office of the Decatur-Ma Carson Pirie Scott Store at 301 facts showed that she was County Opportunities Co N.

Water St. guilty and that if she did not; where he had been called to While in the store, according plead guilty she would probably, talk with Miss Stanback by to employes-there, one of thee sentenced to one. to vejRev. I. M.

Muse, an Op- "jr. 7 girls stole a pair of black pan-iyears in prison, this scared, portunities Corp. worker. landing during the 1960s, rangei in production of an edible dpvplntipd for astronaut-' i i A 1 ineima, and she -pleaded! Frey gives Rev. Muse the tyhpse.

trom an ear oi corn, mouauig piasui: ueu tu cutdsc uwu ucu nourishment. guilty." jctedit for averting "a tragic the cob on which it grows, tojby the astronauts in the Adhesi miscarriage of justice steel storage tanks lor the ti Apollo flights. In talking with Miss Danyus The Staley Chemical Division in Kearney. N.J., also makes "a quid hydrogen fuel used by' Sole Supplier during the court recess July 11, spf-cial adhesive used in the' rocket engines. Larry Bear, ot tne seed com-j Both were taken in custody by police, but one was later released when store officials said they had not seen her take anything.

The other girl, identified by the store employes, was charged with petit theft and pleaded guilty. Now, however, the girl charged with the crime has The question of whether any pany, said it is the world's only: Apouo space sui. Frey said, "I used the appeal of the injustice it would be if they sent Thelma away for item produced in Central Il-j supplier of amylomaize corn the 'and that the linois is actually making firm's seed is dLe ut" (v, by CampbeU-Odell, of Asked about referring to that version as "the fact of the matter," Frey acknowledged in a telephone interview Friday night that he was not present in court at that time and did not know of his own knowledge what occurred. He said he accepted that version as the fact "on the basis oi what Thelma and her mother told me." Hurt" Comments something she (Miss Danyus) had done." by tne: specified Mahomet. The firm is one, oi-- which voyage to the moon is which could not answered.

I found a woman of com makes the plastic casing. I0f It is, Bear said, eaten right denied it, and charges against her have been dismissed. And the girl who was originally Through Middlemen passion (Miss Danyus) who said, 'If that is going to happen I'm going to come down and tell iiuuuuu, wmui aj ji iuya a tighter bond than welding. The Leader Iron The reason is that in most; along with the food by insfancps the Central Tllinnisi astronauts using it. But whether freed of the crime has confess the nroducts used in the snace nro- it is beinff used on the AdoIIo Decatur, has built, liquid Asked about the April 21 court gram are not sold directly to' flights is not known to him, heinydrogen storage tanks for inr thp Natinnal Aeronautics andl saiH stallation at both the attempted to secure dismissal disclose confidences of a client, Once the corn is shelled from! and Cape Kennedy space; of the charges against Miss Stanback on his representation that Miss Danyus had admitted Space Agency (NASA), but to "middleman" firms.

That ear of corn, for example, while it is definitely a Macon the cob, be it amylomaize or installations. more predestrian type, the cob; A company spokesman said is left for by-product use. 'the storage tanks, so far as the would not put himself in the position of defending his professional status, but would assist in any official investigation of the matter. the crime. ed that she committed it, but has let pass an opportunity" to enter a binding plea of guilty.

Basic Facts Those are the basic facts there are many others, some the subject of agreement and some the subject oL. disagreement about an incident which an Evanston lawyer, in a letter published in the July 17 issue of the "Voice of the Black Community," describes as "another firm knows, have been used ins" I "ng-ti I "Even when I came back from finding Miss Danyus and i.the stationary testing of rocket Magistrate Brinkoetter denies that Miss stanhafk- cn.mht at advised the state's attorney and the April 21 court session tothe court that a miscarriage of engines and have no direct role' in the Apollo flight. irts Plating The Olney Plating Division ofv Hocking in protest her innocence. insisted upon going ahead with he "That is not true," said. the prosecution unless I actually Droduced Miss Danvus in case where a tragic miscar does plating for the Associated -Spring Corp.

of Mattoon, which Brinkoetter said Miss Stan-! ennrt FYev' letter in the riage of justice was narrowly averted manufactures wire forms, metal The "voice" headlines the back did, on May 16, state that she was innocent of the offense and that she had retained Frey as her attorney. At that time "voice" says. Testimony Miss Danyus was called to the stampings and springs soldi directly to the government for the space program, as well ass letter "Injustice in Decatur Courts." In the letter the lawyer, Donald S. Frey, charges witness stand on the afternoon BrinKoetter vacated tne ap to other companies producing of July 11 and admitted under oath that she and not Miss proper conduct against Stanback had stolen the panty hose space equipment. The Midland Machine Corp: of" Decatur sells its heavy-equip-f ment anchoring systems to Goodyear Aero Space major space contractor, and the, Mueller Co.

of has pointment of Hurt as her counsel. At the time Miss Stanback protested her innocence on May 16, Probation Officer Russell A. Hoendorf had filed a report recommending that Miss Stan-back's probation request, made when she pleaded guilty April 21, be denied and that sentence "I think it's to her credit that she came down and testified," Frey told the Herald Friday Magistrate Lester Brinkoetter, Public Defender Albert E. Hurt, the state's attorney's office and the probation department. State's Atty.

Basil G. Greanias said Friday that because of publication of the letter he will file a complaint with the ethics committee of the state bar association. Earlier Greanias had filed a similar complaint against Frey, who is night. After Miss Danyus' testimony Frey moved to dismiss the provided water systems for Cape Kennedy and the rocket charges against Miss Stanback be imposed. This fact was known to Frey, who acknowledges it in a letter to the circuit clerk's office active in civil rights cases and has appeared in court in Decatur as attorney for black defendants.

and Davis agreed. Dismissal was then ordered by Brinkoetter. A short time later an information was filed charging Miss Danyus with the offense. She entered a plea of not guilty and was released on a $300 recognizance bond pending further action Aug. 6.

Of the prosecution of. Miss Stanback Frey Said "That's the tragedy of it just because some years before launcning paus. Another Decatur firm, thej Decatur Pump supplies' pumps used in flushing rocket pads after launch. 1 Huss Schlieper Co. Decatur has provided equip.

ment for the government' satellite program and the. University of Illinois space, program, and Model Brass Co. provides castings for firins, producing fort. Cable and Wire General Cable Corp. of Morv? me giris in question are Thelma Lee Stanback, also known as LiThelma Stanback, 19, of 1314 N.

Ttailroad and Charlene Danyus, 20, of under the date of May 15. "Most Unfair" Of Hoendorf's recommendation that probation be denied, Frey says in his letter in the "Voice" that: "In my opinion, this was most unfair because if Thelma had been sent away to jail there would have been no one to take care of her 37-year-old brother who is mentally ill and of her 60-year-old mother who does not work and can get no public aid, and Thelma's- two-year-old child." On June 22, in a letter to .4 i ii i i rlnfflhi i -v Lj David Schollenbruch, 12, of 1525 N. Warren assembles lunar module. various Decatur addresses. Theft Reported she had been convicted (a reference to Miss Stanback's About 4:20 p.m.

last Jan. 17 It's a Race to the Moon juvenile record) they just thought they had the right Police Patrolman Carl Brumaster was stopped in the 200 Block N. Water St. by ticello makes communication -cable and wire for the space? program, but said it cannot reveal if it is for use in the- girl." Ronald Devereaux, 1970 Evan Asked if he knew that at the dale an employe of the space ship or at ground contriol time Miss btanback was ar Carson Pine Scott Co. store, stations.

Calderwood Corp. in Asst. States Atty. Garry Davis, rested Last Jan. 17 she was on Frey stated that he intended to probation for another shoplifting prove Miss Stanback "not at allj cnarge, not one occurring guilty," and asked that Miss some years before" but on Danyus be subpoenaed.

lJune 1968 Fre said he did and was told that another store employe, Richard Lenchner, of Forsyth, was chasing two black girls who had stolen some Charleston makes special, refractories for companies pro-. hosiery. kjii ouij ii ric-y aim ivilss no( Stanback appeared in court and This mystifies me com-Frey moved to withdraw her nlptpiv ho sairi "VnnVe -toil. April 21. plea of guilty and to ing me something Thelma never enter a plea of not guilty.

told me." Convincing unnKoetter then ordered a continuance for whose benefit is a matter at issue and Frey Frey then went on to say that "1 wish you could see the letter Thelma wrote me in confidence about how felt about being his letter- in the Voice" states that during the time allowed "we went and found the girl who had really done the charged with shoplifting (at Carson Pirie Scott) she con vinced me." shoplifting (a Miss Charlene Brumaster went to the 200 Block N. Park where Lenchner had stopped the girls, and took Miss Stanback and Miss Danyus in custody. The squad car was then searched and the hosiery found under a seat. 'Both girls, however, denied taking it from the store. iBut Devereaux told police that he saw Miss Stanback place the hosiery under her coat in the store, and leave the premises without paying for it.

Lenchner was also a witness, the police report says. Miss Danyus, police were told, was not seen to take anything from the store. On that basis Miss Danyus was released and Miss Stanback held. ducing steel products for the space program, and Ban Tqol; Co. of Effingham and Tool Die Co.

of Warrcnsbuig both supply companies with space contracts. Ban with topis and with dies. General Carbon and Chemical Corp. in Robinson supplies, a-product without which the space trips could not be made a4 special graphite used in then, space ship's reentry beir fhield. Ground Support The A.

W. Cash Valve MfgV. Co. of Decatur says it has provided material for the ground support program, but can give no other information. Essex Wire also in Decatur, reports it cannot release in--formation about its role in the.

space program. The Decatur Pattern works suDDlies patterns to industries Danyus)." all, I was an old pro. During childhood I had put together countless objects punched from the backs of Rice Krispie. boxes. That was before the trinkets came rpady made for numerous boxtops and "one thin dime." Words of caution, "Read First," were followed.

Basically it said assemble piece A before piece B. The catch was locating A on the sheet and then punching it. Other instructions said certain pieces should be folded. They didn't say which way. No wonder fathers get Ex-cedrin headaches trying to assemble Christmas bicycles.

At the pace he was proceeding, one kit assembler decided his lunar module might make it to the moon by 1971. Additional foreign aid would help his efforts, he noted. He also suggested peace talks so the race could be halted. But, 82 minutes later and with a little spy work and assistance from 3-M Company to keep already assembled parts from disassembling, the moon race ended. By Kay B.

Geiger Of the Herald and Review A 9-year-old is supposed to be able to assemble Gulf Oil lunar module kit in 20 minutes. Maybe a 9-year-old can. But not me. Neither could two persons who challenged me in a race. Computing my age at the rate it took to assemble the module, I figure I'm about 36.

When an attendant at one of the Gulf stations estimated the time for assembly, he added that it took him considerably longer than 20 minutes. Trouble was he didn't fay how long "considerably" longer was John Vander Pluym of Vander Pluym Oil Co. in Decatur said the time factor "probably came about in a kidding manner," although his office was given the informa-tion by Gulf representatives. Maybe the time factor was developed by the same man who established Gulf's 10-se-cond greeting. The attendant where I obtained a lunar module kit greeted me in 7 seconds.

Assembly of the module looked simple enough. After Frey said he intends now to take up with Miss btanback the matter of the 1968 convic tion. Miss Stanback pleaded guilty Brenda Breen Moultrie-Douglas County Queen on June 27, 1968, was granted! probation on July 5, 1968, and! was released from probation on Miss Tuscola, Brenda Susannd Jan. 24. 1969, a week after heri arrest for the Carson Pirie Scotti Breen, 16 year old daughter! jy 43rK of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles theft. Dissimilarity Breen fm of Tuscola, was! Changes Version The police report goes on to crowned queen of the Moultrie -I trey was also asked, in viewj of the Carson Pirie Scottl jjwith space contracts, but their say that after Miss Danyus was! Douglas County Fair Saturday released Miss Stanback told; night before a capacity crowd employes' identification of Missl Officer Brumaster that Miss! 10,503 Stanback as the person who Danyus had in fact stolen the Runner up was Miss Arthur, took the hosiery on Jan. 17 'direct relationship to the Apouo program, if any, is not, known. i I An important contribution to the astronaut training program was made by Airfloat Corp.

of Harristown, which manufac- hosiery, and that she had not: 17 year old Debbie Ellison, said so earlier because Miss' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. about the dissimilar appearance of Miss Stanback and Missl Robert Ellison of Arthur. Danyus was a friend. Danyus Country and western "Very dissimilar, yes," ha On Jan.

18 she pleaded inno- said of their appearance Itures unique air flotation cells cent and was released on $300 recording star Johnny Cash was personal recognizance bond. On; the featured attraction of the "Thelma's a big girl for 19 and for moving heavy weights. 2- Feb. 10 she was found not to be! iestiviues. Powers Mansion Owners Refuse Charlene's a little girl." NO INJURIES Police records of Jan.

17 shoal Miss Danyus (Charlene) 5 feet A inches tall and weighing 11 Second Museum Committee Offer Rejected Pause for Aid Results In Collision pounds and Miss Stanback Black Musical Set for Today In Kintner Gym indigent and the court refused to appoint counsel for her. Cn March 10 she was re examined and found indigent, and Public Defender Albert E. Hurt was named to represent her. On April 21 Miss Stanback and (Thelma) 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 155 pounds The second offer from the beginning of negotiations they Greanias said his objection tq museum for Decatur Committee would not accept any price Frey's letter in the "Voice" id A black musical program will mot due to the dismissal of Ihd to the owners of the Powers lower than a particular mansion was rejected level. according to Mrs.

Adriana Love- Mrs. Lovelace said the Hurt appeared in court and be presented at 5:30 p.m. today Miss Stanback offered to plead: in Kintner Gymnasium. charges against Miss Stanhackl building on E. North.

'group was later permitted to one was uijurea in Mrs. Lovelace -said the tour the house and to obtain aar wreck on the Staley viadurt Powers mansion "is out of con-j news release. ln 22nd St. at 2:30 a.HJ. sideration" as a site for the Mrs.

Lovelace said part of the Saturday. proposed museum. (contract required by the owners John W. Goble. 22, Bloora- She said the committee hadjcalled for a $5,000 deposit which ington had stopped his car ah not been allowed to tour the i would be forfeited if the full, the viaduct to assist Nancy Ann 4 building.

price were not paid on time. Binkley, 32, 1182 E. Harrison A press conference scheduled Johnson and Pete Rothfuss, who was stopped on thte 2 July 7 was canceled at the: 451 W. Macon represen- overpass. Jand the institution of chargeflace of the committee.

guilty. According to the official; Sponsored by the Black Cen- oiginal asking price was about court record she was Coordinating Committee against Miss Danyus. She said the committee and the committee of monished as to the conse-ithe program will feature choirs "I'm not upset about thia putcome," he said. noi qiences of that action, buti primarily, but will also include fered the difference between thej ater settin offer at $6200. asking price of the mansions; committee will probably owners and the committee's give un negotiations for the persisted in the offer, whichj selections by smaller groupslGod, we don't know what hapl tpened up there (at the store) was accepted.

and soloists. mansion after a representative tatives of the owners, Dotn Gerald C. Brumieve, 32, oi 4 of the owners said there would declined to comment on the ex- 4128 Newcastle, in the third car first offer. mansion, she said, and attemot IWe just accepted the evident She then filed a petition for; Black churches are being las it existed." T. Douglas Johnson, Decatur, to buy the second choice site, be no tour.

He said no pictures; act prices that had been sought hit the other cars parked over a tasked to send two choirs each Greanias said his objection Frey's Letter to the concert a representative of the owners, the Decatur Public Library on could be taken and no press and ottered and oeciinea 10 hill on the viaduct, fassengerj 3 on Mrs. Lovelace's in the third car were Rita 1 be issued if thefcomment Frey's letter, published in the Admission is $1. Proceeds will said he did not know a second North Main St. The library release woul jto the fact that Frey so'igh -fpublicity about the case offer had been made by the Board of Directors have already committee wished to purchase "Voice," gives this version of be used to help finance a sum- charge that the committee bad Brumleve. 37.

Doug, 12, Bruce not been allowed to closely in-! 10, and Mark, 7, all of 4128 sped the building. Newcastle. forjdirecting his accusatory lettei museum committee. He said the announced plans to move to the the mansion. the court proceedings in which mer recreation program the guilty plea was entered: area youth.

Ito the "Voice." owners made it clear from the former Sears, Robuck Co.1 After some discussion, the.