The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 14

Monday, October 11, DECATUR REVIEW 1948, Albert Sets Up New City Fund Report The city treasurer's report, a new type of report to be placed before the city council. was presented today and showed that the city has cash amounting to $422,045.14 on deposit in Decatur banks. This report was published at the request of City Finance Commissioner George Albert and shows for the first time the actual general fund 1 in contrast to that grouping of funds formerly listed under the general fund. making this report we have separated all special funds from the general fund and have listed them under their correct Commissioner Albert explained. Fund Has Meaning "Now the general fund means just what it says--that all the money in it is available to be used by the city and is not delegated to any particular fund.

"We have removed from the former general fund classification such items as the special fire tax fund. the Central park fund. Decatur Public Library fund, and the public benefit fund." Of the total funds on deposit as of Sept. 30. $67.172.28 is on deposit in the Millikin bank.

$96.607.53 in the Citizens bank and $258.265.33 in the National bank. "This does not reflect any favoritism on the part of the city treasurer in making deposits in certain banks because the picture might be entirely changed by next month." Commissioner Albert said. Amounts Fluctuate "The amount deposited in a particular bank for certain funds changes from day to day as new deposits are made and checks drawn. The fact that the Millikin bank has the smallest amount on deposit when the report was drawn up shows that accounts deposited in that bank were drawn on heavily last month." The general fund has on deposit in banks $129,204.41 while those funds formerly associated with the general fund are listed as follows: public benefit fund, $32.804.41: special fire tax Central park fund. Public Library fund.

$10.000. The city public hospital fund has $5.747.76 on deposit while the playground and recreation fund has $2.731.78. The sinking fund 1s $46.000. withholding tax fund 161.60. tin can salvage account 043.52.

Municipal band. $400; firemen's pension fund. police pension fund. $9.237.30. M.

L. Smart Hurt When Car Hits Parked Truck M. L. Smart, 1142 East North street, suffered minor injuries at 6:45 a. m.

today when his automobile struck a parked truck, owned by the Wagner Malleable Iron Co. in the 800 block North Jasper street. Mr. Smart was taken to his home in a police car. but later was treated in the Wabash Employes hospital.

He told traffic officers that he did not see the truck. which he said was parked without lights. Chicken House Burns; Other Buildings Saved Firemen from station No. 4 answered an alarm at the home of Merle King, 3900 East Olive street, at 11:30 a. m.

today where a chicken house and pile of lumber were fire. org the time the truck arrived the chicken house had been destroyed but firemen prevented the fire from spreading to other outbuildings. City Births and Deaths Drop During September Both births and deaths fell off in Decatur during September according to the monthly report issued by City Clerk Don Davis today. There were 53 deaths and only 164 births recorded here, against 67 deaths and 184 births during August, he said. In September of 1942 there were 65 deaths and 184 births reported.

Estate Worth $41,000 Left by Mrs. Folrath An estate estimated at a value of $41.000, all but $6.000 in real estate. was left by the late Mrs. Effie J. Folrath of Decatur, it is shown in a petition for administration filed today in county court.

The estate will be divided equally between a grandson, Davis B. Folrath of Chanute Field and Mrs. Virginia Evans of Decatur. ATTENDS LOAN MEETING J. Glen Miller.

secretary of the Mutual Home and Savings association. is attending the sixty-fourth annual meeting and war conference of the Illinois Savings and Loan league in Springfield. Between 400 and 500 savings and loan are expected to be present during the three-day conference, which opened today. News from the Sick Mrs. Minnie Hall, 448 South Broadway, is in St.

Mary's hospital for treatment. She may receive visitors. Mrs. Harold Nein of Dalton City has left St. Mary's hospital after treatment of painful injuries received when attacked by a cow a week ago.

She now is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Logan, 277 Spring street.

HOSPITAL WING PROGRESSES ON SCHEDULE Construction on the new wing rained. The brick work start- down four feet and excavating the contractors. J. L. Simmons of the Decatur and Macon ed last Friday and should be for footings is more a matter have found only eight is on schedule completed at the first floor of hacking than digging.

The bricklayers, six carpenters and County hospital despite a shortage of workmen. level this week. The drouth working force should include 15 laborers. All but four of construction officials said to- has caused excavation problems. 15 bricklayers, 10 carpenters the force are Decatur residents.

day. On only one day has it Laborers found the earth dusty and 40 laborers. At present (Herald-Review photo) Scouts Serve Loggers' Meal Three hundred Boy Scouts and leaders were hosts to more than 200 parents and friends at a "lumberjack" dinner served in Fairview park yesterday. The meal, which consisted of boiled joints, cannuk ragout, baked "spuds" and other real logging camp fare, was one of the final events of the Harvest Moon camporee and Paul Bunyan festival put on by Scouts of the Lincoln Trails council. Under auspices of Ed Earl, Scoutmaster of troop 16, the boys spent a strenuous weekend.

with contests in log-cutting, log-rolling and other lumber camp activities. Bill Mcore of troop 16 won first place in the log-cutting contest. with second and third place going to Jerry Bickes of troop 16 and G. Bradley of troop 3. In the -rolling contest Paul Justus of troop 8 won first place and Bob Seitz of troop 15 won second.

Church services for Protestant Scouts were held by Rev. Carrel Flewelling of the Central Christian church. and for Catholic Scouts by Father Morris of St. Patrick's Catholic church on the grounds at 8 a. m.

Sunday morning. Eagle presentations were made at a formal. ceremony in the afternoon to Fred Galka of troop 22. Buddy Meyer of troop 18. Robert Pensinger of troop 3, and Keith Snelson of troop 22.

When each boy received his award he turned and pinned a similar award on his mother's dress. Troop 14 was given a gold honorable mention ribbon, for past participation in Scouting activity, during the ceremonies. E. R. Parkison is Scoutmaster of the troop.

A similar camporee was held at Shelbyville over the weekend, and another will be held in Mattoon next weekend. Hospital Use Is Increasing Decatur hospitals report a 15 per cent increase in patients over recent years but a decrease in the length of periods of hospitalization. The increase in populations and subscription to hospitalization plans are listed as the two major reasons for the additional number of patients. The shortage of doctors and nurses, also, was pointed out as explanation for the decrease in the care of illnesses in homes. A number of reasons were advanced for the decrease in the length of the hospitalization period.

New drugs, such as the sulfa drugs, now widely used in combatting pneumonia, are playing a large part. More important, the public has become more "preventive-conscious" through widely led medical information. The buga-boo of hospitals is disappearing and people are more willing to enter them for treatment than they were several years ago. In surgery, where a normal period of hospitalization was approxi mately two weeks. patients at the present time are being discharged after nine or 10 days.

Similarly. pneumonia cases which usually required a month or more hospital treatment, are discharged in from 10 to 14 days. The average hospitalization period in obstetric cases was from 10 days to two weeks; today five or six days is the average hospital stay. Records of local hospitals disclose treatment of a more varied number of ailments, including minor' infections, rheumatism, heart ailments, tonsilitis and nervous disorders requiring rest and relaxation. In previous years persons flicted with these types of ailments were treated at home or in offices of physicians.

Bond Buying Here Nearing Five Millions At total of $4,989,950 in War bond purchases in Macon county during the Third War Loan drive has been reported by the Federal Reserve bank of Chicago, Lynn Clark, chairman of the drive here, said today. The Federal Reserve has continued to include sales of series and bonds completed after 2. the close of the drive, and Oct. all sales completed before the banks at 2 p. m.

Thursday also close will be added, Mr. Clark said. "The county total is now so close five million dollars that we are almost sure to have at least that much by Thursday." the chairman said. "Perhaps we mov reach our original goal of $5,188.000," he added. Individual Bonds Count Mr.

Clark emphasized that now only individual purchases count. those for series and bonds. and he encouraged persons who made pledges and who have failed to purchase all the bonds they had intended to. to complete their purchases by Thursday. John R.

Gilkey. rural chairman, reported a total of $400.729 worth of bonds had been purchased or pledged throughout the rural area. A two-foot trophy in simulated bronze was awarded the local Walgreen drug store for passing its individual sales quota for the drive. M. J.

Hill, store manager, announced today. Walgreen's Sales $17,000 Awards were presented by the Walgreen company to all its stores which met their individual goals. Mr. Hill explained. The local store.

which had a quota of $10,000, sold a total of $17,000, he said. "Our personnel is very pleased," the store manager stated, "but a lot of the credit should be given to the local Business and Professional Women's clubs who had the booth in our building." The local chapter of the Illinois Federation of Jewish Youth received honors in their organization for soliciting the highest number of War bond sales in competition with seven Central Illinois chapters during the past three months. The Jocal groun sold more than $100.000 worth of bonds during that time. Over half the total sold by chapters in Decatur, Springfield, Peoria, Alton, Danville, Champaign, and Bloomington was contributed by the local members, Kenneth Shae. president of the Decatur group, reported.

No. 2 Board Men Accepted: These men, according to Clerk Paul F. Marshall of Decatur No. 2 draft board. have been accepted for service in the armed forces, in the a army unless otherwise designated: William Osro Cummings, 915 E.

Moore. navy. Robert Eugene Heffington, 531 S. 19th. Ralph Lewis Kantner, 630 S.

Stone, navy. Jay Butler, 960 W. View. Ray Newman, 648 South Twentysecond. marines.

Francis Joseph Chepan, 1143 E. Condit. Eldon Earl Hoaglin, 2415 E. Johns. Marion William Ward, Los Angeles.

Charles William Wangler, 1082 W. Sunset John Oscar Shoemaker, 121 N. Calnoun. Wilbur Robert Reed, 2276 E. Clay.

navy. FOOD LICENSE GIVEN A food dispenser's license was granted by the city council today to the Sproat Oil Co. station at 720 South Main street. Lincoln's Dog 'Fido' Council Pays Collins $14,139 for Street Job The city council authorized payment today of $14,139 out cf the motor fuel tax funds to the Collins Construction Co. for resurfacing East Condit street from North Water street to the Illinois Central railroad underpass.

The four-block improvement was completed and opened to traffic last week. Sale Helps Pay I.I.P. Mortgage The Securities and Exchange commission has released the proceeds of the sale of two subsidiary power companies. by the Illinois Iowa Power Co. for application against the firm's mortgage bonds.

The proceeds from the sale of Des Moines Electric Light Co. and the Iowa Power Light Co. to the Continental Gas Electric Co. will be used for redemption of all of Illinois Iowa's outstanding series per cent first and refunding mortgage bonds, due Sept. 1, 1954.

The bonds are callable at 105 of par on 60 days notice prior to next! Dec. 1. On Aug. 16 the commission reserved jurisdiction with respect to the use of the proceeds of transaction, $15,220,000 which the I. I.

P. was to receive for the sale of its subsidiary companies. At that time, the I. I. P.

spoke of the possibility of using the proceeds to purchase other Illinois utility properties. The sale of the Iowa properties was affected under the provisions of the public utility holding act of 1935 following the filing of a declaration and an amendment by the I. I. P. Original plans for the utilization of the proceeds called for either the purchasing of properties, the earnings from which would replace the earnings of the former holdings, or the redemption of the bond issue.

In requesting permission to redeem the bond issue, the power company was exercising an option under which it would apply 400 current cash to redeem the 827.400 issue. Family Finds Picture With Abe's Signature This picture of "Fido" Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's dog. complete with name and the President's signature, was discovered recently by and Mrs. Paul Wycoff of Arthur when they moved to their cld family residence miles west of Atwood on 36. croute Mr.

Wycoff immediately took the signed picture to Springfield where it was analyzed by handwriting experts and an affidavit was granted guaranteeing the authenticity of both the picture and signature. Mrs. Wycoff's mother, Mrs. Loula Kagey, who lived in the house where the Wycoffs now live. was a collector of Lincoln mementos.

Similar Picture Known On Nov. 3. 1929. J. W.

Acom of Lake City, who owned a similar picture. sought to find the name of the dog by publishing the picture in The Review. At that time Mrs. Kagey wrete thrt she had the above picture and that the dog's name was "Fido." This picture was found the Wycoffs along with other items collected by Mrs. Kagey including a rosette shaped badge containing Lincoln's picture which was worn by Mrs.

Wycoff's grandmother to the President's funeral, Mr. Wycoft said. They also found an 1865 Chicago Tribune announcing the assassination of the President and a Springfield Journal dated April 29, 1865, giving the order and formation of the funeral procession. "Our femily was closelv associated with Lincoln's activities." Mr. Wycoff stated.

"My grandfather. Thomas Barrett. helped campaign for Lincoln the first time he ran for president. My mother, Chanute to Open Unit Furnished by Red Cross A new recreation building to be used by convalescent patients at the extension hospital of the army air forces training command school. Chanute Field, has been provided and equipped by American Red Cross chapters in this area along with the camp and hospital council.

The building, which contains an auditorium with completely equipped stage and motion picture projector and a library with 10,000 books, will be opened formally Thursday. The 17 Red Cross chapters which contributed to this facility were Decatur, Kankakee, Danville, Pekin, Springfield, Monticello, Peoria, Tuscola, Bloomington, Ellsworth, Pontiac. Gibson City, Fairbury, Paris, Champaign, Gilman and Onarga. Abstract Made Of All Books Of Assessors There are 6.885 more hogs and 2.052 more head of cattle on Macon county farms than there were last year, but the 394 fewer sheep and goats and 180 fewer horses and mules, according to an abstract of assessments of books for the entire county compiled in the office of County Clerk Laurence Tangney. The number of automobiles decreased by 309, and there are 1,000 fewer trucks, a truck loss of 40 per cent for the year.

The number of hogs increased from 20.543, assessed at $166,171 last year to 27,438, assessed at $250,135 this year. Cattle Increase Large The number of cattle increased from 21,235, assessed at $587,910 last year to 23,287, assessed at $717,805 this year. Last year there were 5,569 sheep and goats assessed at $23,945, as contrasted to 5,175 this year assessed at $23,600. Last year there were horses and mules assessed at $91,797. This year there are 3,725, assessed at $87.925.

Despite the decrease in number of automobiles, the total assessed valuation is higher this year, and the total valuation of trucks is down only $4,000 despite the heavy decrease in the number of trucks listed this year. There were 17.343 automobiles. assessed at $2,355.600 shown by assessors last year. This year, 16.652 automobiles are assessed at $2,501,065. This year 1.477 trucks and buses are assessed at $365,590.

Last year there were 2,485, assessed at $369.990. Household Goods Higher Assessed valuations of household goods increased from $1.245,195 to $1,338,685, and valuations of machinery and equipment decreased from $1.538.247 to $1,030,722. Office and store furnishings and fixtures increased from $205,610 to $253.395. Valuations of all personal property in the county increased 069 with a total of $11,134,041 this year and $10,496,972 last year. The county total this year for both personal property and real estate is $59.949,273, an increase of $1,845,655 over the 1942 total railroads of $58,103,618.

Valuations of are not included in the totals. The total this year for personal property and real estate in the city of Decatur is $33,227,365, not including railroads. Sports Field Day Nets $750 The Macon County Sportsmen's club realized approximately $750 from its annual field day yesterday at Faries park which, running from 7 a. m. to 7 p.

attracted a crowd of around 1,000 persons. according to H. Ray Myers, club secretary. The fund will be used in the development of the club's game farm at the park. Outstanding performer of the day was Frank's Muscletone Jake, a pointer owned by Frank Lemons of Decatur, which won both the amateur derby and the amateur puppy events.

Fish Are Elusive The 100 fish tagged for merchandise prizes proved entirely too elusive for the fishermen, some 40 of whom were on hand throughout the day. Only two of the tagged fish were landed. and their capture was effected by a pair of boys. Majer winners in the registered field trial, in which 68 dogs took part, follow: Amateur all-age Won Peaches' Pride, a setter, owned by Cliff Carnahan. Springfield: second.

Sports Florendale Lou. setter. owned bv L. G. Stillman.

Springfield: third. Ruth of Rosedale. pointer, owned by Jim Parryman. Moweaqua. Lincoln Dog Wins Shooting dog stake Won by Clark Rex.

Regie Clark. Lincoln; second. Sullivan's Touchstone Proctor, owned by B. W. Sullivan of Sullivan: third.

Dot. owned by Bob Carnahan, Springfield. Amateur -Won by Frank's Muscletone Jake, owned by Frank Lemons, Decatur: Margo, owned by Harold Roderick. Decatur Equity's Pureless Jean, owned by Don Baptist, Springfield. Amateur puppy -Won by Frank's Muscletone Jake.

owned by Frank Lemons. Decatur: second. Spunky Creek Boots, owned by Dr. Clarno. Farmer Citv: third.

cwned by Harold Sims. Bloomington. Ladies' shooting stake- Won by Midge, a setter. owned by Mrs. Harold Roderick.

Decatur: second. Clark's Rex. owned by Mrs. Regie Clark, Lincoln. Radio Stars To Highlight Scrap Drive The WLS National Barn will be presented three Dart 26 in the Decatur times Oct.

gymnasium as a highlight high school. fall drive of the scrap metal in county, chairman, Kuhle, Paul county sal. Herman Maco vage WPB district and J. Fields for manager, said today. Admission the shows will 100 pounds of scrap for the prebe ent drive.

The first show at 4 p. children. m. will be primarily for school The second will be at! p. m.

and the third at 9 p. Million Pounds Is Goal Mr. Kuhle and Mr. Fields they hoped that the residents sail the area could be counted on contribute more than a millin pounds of metal, thus assuring the local drive's success. Scrap depots are to be establish ed at central locations throughout the county where individuals may deposit their scrap and obtain tickets for the show.

Proceeds from the sale of the scrap will be divided and turned over to the local Red Cross and the United War Funds. Prairie Farmer WLS is defraying all expenses of providing artists and costumes. Seven Acts in Show Seven acts will be on the program, including Pat Buttram, sage of Winston county, the master of ceremonies for the day; the rie Ramblers: Otto and Little Genevieve; Jimmie James; Mat and Bob: Red Foley and Eva; and Jennie Lou Carson. The final program from 9 p. m.

to 10:30 will be heard locally on WSOY. Included on the War Production Board committee for the Macon county drive are H. L. Houghton; Mayor James A. Hedrick, of De catur; Alan Buck.

O. C. D. chair. man; and John Pasold, chairman of the board of supervisors.

Gas Tax Funds Third Below Pre- Ration Days Macon county's allotment from state gasoline tax collections for September is $8,814, approximately -thirds of the normal allotments for the month before gasoline was rationed. September allotments for other Central Illinois countries were announced as follows by the state director of finance: Christian, $3,811: Clay. Coles. $6.245: Dewitt, $1.903: Douglas. $1.970: Effingham.

Fayette. Logan. Montgomery, Moultrie, Piatt. $1.705: Richland, $1,978, and Shelby, $2,757. Medical Field Needs Women More women were urged to enter the field of medicine by Dr.

Margaret W. Barnes in an address given at the state mid-year conference of 178 members of the Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons yesterday in the Hotel Orlando. Doctor Barnes, associate professor at the Chicago College of Osteopathy and vice president of the association, told members that "the doctor shortage in the United States has become SO acute and will be such a post -war problem that the only solution is for more women to prepare themselves to help take over." Refresher Planned A three-day refresher course on the progress of medicine to be held in Springfield May 9. 10 and 11. was decided upon at yesterday's conference.

Dr. B. Somerville of Decatur, past president of the association and chairman of yesterday's meeting, was named program chairman of the course and Dr. David Falknor of Springfield was appointed director. In a talk before yesterday's meeting, co-operation rather than bickering between governmental and other public health agencies and schools of medicine to work out improved wartime and post-war health problems and programs was urged by Dr.

Allen H. Miller of Rockford. president elect of the Illinois Association of Physicians and Surgeons. Courses Speeded Up Dr. Floyd F.

Peckham. also of the Chicago College of Osteopathy faculty and treasurer of the association. said that immediate expansions costing upwards of one million dollars and acceleration of courses to help fill the need cited by the War Manpower commission for more osteopathic physicians are being carried out by approved colleges of osteopathy. He also pointed out that women and men are equally eligible for entrance to osteopathic college. In an auxiliary meeting at the hotel yesterday, wives of members voted to set up a fund to furnish and maintain a room in the Chicago Osteopathic hospital.

Mrs. Roy Mount, Tuscola, chairman of the national ways and means committee, reported on the sale of the national cook book. profits of which. she said. be used toward paymert of a $1.000 pledge of the organization to the Osteopathic Progressive Educational fund Former Merchant Here Dies in Detroit, Mich.

Clayton Albert Doolen, 38, 1135 Leland avenue. Chicago, a Decatur resident until one year ago, died in Detroit. at 8 yesterday. He leaves his wife, the former Florence Janvrin; his mother, Mrs. Agnes Ferry, River Rouge.

his father. I. F. Doolen, De catur: a sister, Ruth. Los Angeles: two brothers, Lawrence of Peoria and Everett of River Rouge, Micn.

He was born in Decatur March 1905. The body is to arrive at Moran Sons funeral home tomorrow. ArI rangements are incomplete. E. 0.

Smith, Banker, Dies Edward Owen Smith, 85. retired president of the Moweaqua National bank and at one time supervisor of Prairieton township, died at 12:05 p. m. yesterday in St. Mary's hospital where he had been a since last Tuesday.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in the Moweaqua Christian church with burial E. O. SMITH, SR.

in North Cemetery. Dawson Wikoff funeral home will be in charge and friends may call there until noon tomorrow. Mr. Smith was born July 8, 1858, in Decatur, the son of Edward Owen and Harriet Krone Smith. His father was founder of Decatur's first opera house, mayor of Decatur during the Civil War period, and one of the men instrumental in arranging for the rail lines through Decatur which enabled the city to grow to its present size.

Married Twice Mr. Smith was married twice. first to Julia Rice, Nov. 1, 1882, in Christian county. After her death in 1901, he married Sarah Kennedy Minturn in Toluca Dec.

1, 1903. He lived on the farm in Prairieton township near Moweaqua for 60 years, and during that time he had the reputation of being a very progressive farmer. Mr. Smith was president of the Moweaqua bank for 25 years, and served two terms as supervisor of the township, elected on the Republican ticket. Although he had done no active farming for many years, he continued actively to oversee his farm until shortly before his death.

His Survivors Besides his wife, Mr. Smith leaves his children: Harriet E. Smith of Moweaqua. Mrs. Hester Tolson of Moweaqua, F.

DeLoss Smith of Dalton City. Walter Rice Smith of Decatur. Edward Owen Smith. of Moweaqua, and a stepdaughter, Miss Winifred St. Clare Munturn, director of the Conservatory of Music at Millikin university.

He also leaves a brother. Lowell A. Smith of Tamina, Texas, and several grandchildren. He was a member of the Chris tian church in Moweaqua, and of the Knights of Pythias. A.

F. Shafter's Car Stolen, Youth Held An automobile Sunday morning from A. F. Shafter, rural route 7, was recovered a few hours later in Ottawa. Authorities of that city said Royce Reed Thompson, 17.

giving his address as Evansville, was in possession of the car. Sheriff Emery Thornell went to Ottawa today to bring the youth to Decatur under a charge of car theft. 41 BUILDING PERMITS The monthly report submitted by Roy Whitten, building inspector, to the city council today showed that 41 permits were issued during September and fees collected amounted Ito $163. Airport Programs Topic In Rotary Club Meeting Roy M. Black of the Decatur Park board reviewed plans and developments of local airports at the lunch.

eon meeting of Rotary club in the Hotel Orlando today. A general discussion followed Mr. Black's talk and it was brought out that the petition of more than 2.000 names will be submitted to Chapman Cutler, bond issue authorities of Chicago, for approval on a local bond issue. A report the Chicago firm should be received within the next two weeks park board authorities stated. Lions club members will attend a chicken fry at Camp Kiwanis at 6:30 p.

m. today instead of holding their usual noon meeting in the Decatur Club. Members' wives and ocher guests have been invited. The monthly meeting of directors- of the club will be held at 4 p.m tomorrow. Harry Fulks.

governor of the Illinois-Iowa district of Kiwanis clubs, will make an official vist to the local group at the weekly luncheon meeting in the Decatur Club tomorrow. Fire Prevention Show Draws 6,000 Visitors Six thousand persons attended the Fire Prevention week exhibit in the old Uptown drug store last week, Ray Bergstrom, exhibit chair man said today. Prize winners in connection with the exhibit were: Mrs. H. Wayne Hill.

1460 West Forest avenue, $, O. L. Westfall. 1847 North Wood ford avenue, Ralph R. Rutherford, 1521 East Decatur street, $2- The following persons who were awarded prizes of $1 each: Caroled Michel, 115 North Dennis avenue, Billy Wentz.

954 West Center street; Richard Evans, 1900 Norte Woodlawn avenue, andoore Ant Habenicht, 1641 East street All prizes will be paid in wE stamps and can be picked up No. 1 firehouse. Maritime Service Seeks Engineering Officers Volunteer officer candidates 10 the U. S. maritime service are gently needed from this area, gional headquarters in Chicago! announced.

available to me Commissions are who hold licenses as stationary gineers, and who have been in the profession for at less ployed Men who have at least two years. two years' experience as engineers are also eligible. Approved officer candidates chief petty office rated as acting during the four months of training They are uniforms, paid per and sub $126 month given quarters sistence while in training. Pair Pleads Innocent To Auto Theft Chard Charles Frederick Durban, wall ling with the aid of crutches, James Paul Majors pleaded ins cent today before Circuit Judge Y. Miller to an indictment chat ing them with of an tomobile from Elmer Gasaway released under Aug.

1. Both were bond, Judge Miller allowing ban's release without he is crip exacting bong requirements because pled. AUTOMOBILE STRIPPED Claude Jeffers, rural route yesterday reported to the police theft of a tire, tube, wheel and erator from his automobile parka in a garage at the same address sometime early Sunday morning 'FIDO' LINCOLN Mrs. J. R.

Ewing, now of Great Ben, used to tell us how her father hauled a log cabin on a wagon from town to town making appeals for voters to support the prairie politician," Mr. Wycoff said. Mrs. Wycoff's grandmother, Mrs. Riley Shelton, made weekly trips to Springfield during the Civil war to fold bandages for the soldiers, he added.

Mr. Wycoff went on to explain that Mr. Shelton, clerk of Piatt county for many years and remembered in community for his practical jokes. was the original owner of the Atwood farm nearly 100 years ago..