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I CAL car Decatur, Illinois, Thursday, January 11, 1951. DECATUR HERALD LOCAL Poteet Named New Mid- State C.A.P. Chief Capt. Glenn Poteet of 960 East Cleveland avenue, until now commander of squadron 617-3 of the Civil Air patrol here, has been appointed commander of C. A.

P. group 4 in Central Illinois by patrol headquarters in Washington, D. C. Vere Wikoff has been recommended to head the local squadron. Meanwhile, Lt, Clarence Moutray, executive officer, will be acting commander.

The group commanded by Captain Poteet is roughly bounded on the north by an east-west line passing near Lincoln and on the south by an east-west line passing near Pana. THE AREA extends from the east boundary of the state to the west. It contains eight squadrons. Captain Poteet will head them and coordinate them into the state C. A.

P. plan. The recommendation that Mr. Wikoff head the local unit was made by Col. Charles Richardson of Chicago, Illinois wing commander.

A new staff also has been submitted for approval. Lieutenant Moutray said last night that the slate would "almost definitely" be approved. THE RECOMMENDED officers and the ranks proposed for them: Maj. Vere Wikoff, commander. Lieutenant Moutray, executive officer.

Lt. John Day, adjutant. Lt. Harold Behnke, training officer. Lt.

Robert Burns, supply officer. Lt. Merle Likens, public information officer. Lt. Arthur McConnell, fiscal officer.

Warrant Officer Gloria McConnell, girl cadet commander. Lt. Harry Meisenhelter, engineering officer. Dr. V.

W. Powell, medical officer. Lt. Charles Snoke, personnel officer. Lt.

Robert Tucker, communications officer. Lt. Robert Wakely, operations officer. Lt. Glenn Chastain, liaison with civil defense.

Warrant Officer James Jones, boy cadet commander. Irwin Moldafsky, cadet training officer. College Representatives Convene at Millikin Representatives of education departments of nine Illinois colleges met at Millikin university yesterday. Discussions were led by Dr. Robert G.

Buzzard, of Eastern Illinois State president, who is liaison officer for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Arrangements for the meeting were made by William E. Fisher, head of the Millikin education department. Colleges represented were: Bradley university, Illinois Wesleyan university, Carthage college, Eureka college, Monmouth college, Quincy college, Blackburn college, Illinois college, Millikin university. Settlement Approval Asked in Hunter Death Approval of a compromise settlement in which the Wabash Railroad will pay $2,000 for the death of Luther P.

Hunter, 50, Oakley section hand, was asked yesterday in county court. Mr. Hunter, father of eight children, was fatally injured last May 26 when his car was hit by a diesel freight engine at the Wheeler crossing one mile west of Oakley. He was driving from his home to Cerro Gordo. Representatives of the railroad company denied responsibility for the death, but offered $2,000 settlement of the claim.

Court approval was asked by Mrs. Stella Hunter, widow and administrator of the estate. Lutheran Speaker Cites Church Work Importance The church's work is "more im-, portant now than ever before," Rev. Arthur Haake told a Missouri synod Lutheran conference on missions yesterday. He is a director of American missions.

Speaking in Hotel Orlando on "Building the Kingdom from House to House," Rev. Mr. Haake told delegates the church should approach its job with confidence because of the divine power of God. Other speakers were Rev. Emil Voss, "Training of Lay Workers for Full Time Church Work;" Rev.

W. H. Storm, speaking on work with the blind, and Rev. George Albers, discussing the progress of this Lutheran district. Traffic Arrest Stuart N.

McDowell, 1382 West Wood street, was fined $12.20 for leaving his car motor running unattended. MACHINES DAMAGED David W. Rundell, 450 North College street, reported to the sheriff's office yesterday that someone had damaged his vending machines at the Smithson service station, at route 51 and 48. School Tax Boost Asked Lakeview Votes Jan. 31 An election will be held in view community unit school district Jan.

31 to decide whether the tax rate for the educational fund shall be increased 40 per cent, it was announced yesterday by the Lakeview board of education. The board is seeking to raise the rate from $1 per $100 of assessed valuation to $1.40 "in order to meet operating expenses for which there hasn't been sufficient cash funds," according to Supt. of Schools Lloyd S. Henson. Mr.

Henson pointed out that the proposed 40 per cent increase applies only to the educational fund tax rate. OVER-ALL TAXES would be boosted 18 per cent, he said. This, if a property owner's total taxes Cook Circular Sent to Sheriff Sheriff David M. Peters yester-2 day received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation a "wanted" circular for the apprehension of William E. Cook, ex-convict wanted as a the disappearance 22-year-old, of the Carl Mosser family of Atwood.

The F.B.I. explained in the "flier" that Cook previously has been arrested for highway robbery and that a was filed Jan. 4 in charging him complaint, with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Chief Deputy Sheriff C. W.

Peebles said receipt of the flier here indicates the search is widening. DEPUTY PEEBLES said his office had received several telephone calls that a person answering Cook's description had been seen hitchhiking on main highways around Decatur, but investigation in each case proved the suspicions groundless. Search for Cook continued yesterday in the Southwest, along the border and into Mexico. When Cook is found he can be easily identified by his numerous tattoos, described in the F.B.I. circular, Sheriff Peters said.

On Cook's fingers are tattooed the words Luck." ON HIS ARMS are the initials "R.S.S.", "W.E.C.", "Mary" surrounded with stars, "Steven" with flower petals, and "Pat." On Cook's chest a moon is tattooed. On his upper lip is a twoinch scar, the flier points out. He 22 years old, weighs 145 pounds and is 5 feet 6 inches tall. Grand Jury to Report To Morthland Today The Macon county grand jury which has been in session since Monday, will report to Circuit Judge Martin E. Morthland at 10 a.

m. today. The jury completed investigation of cases presented by State's Attorney Kenneth E. Evans shortly after noon yesterday, and then made the customary inspection of the county jail. Judge Morthland indicated yesterday that persons named in grand jury indictments probably will be arraigned Tuesday morning.

Lucille May, Staley Co. Nurse, Stricken in Car Mrs. Lucille May, head nurse at the A. E. Staley Mfg.

last night was reported in "very poor" condition in Decatur and Macon County hospital. She had collapsed about 11:30 a. m. Mrs. May was found unconscious in her car after other Staley employes noticed the car parked in an unusual position on the driveway in front of the company's laboratory.

Mrs. May was taken first to the plant hospital and at 1:30 p. m. she was taken to D. M.C.

in a J. J. Moran Sons ambulance. Boody Boy, 15, Injured As Car Leaves Highway Herschel Jenkins, 15, of Boody, is in Decatur and Macon County hospital with serious face injuries received at 11:30 p. m.

Tuesday when his car ran off route 48, near Boody, and overturned. Deputy sheriffs said the youth was driving north when his car went out of control, left the highand rolled down an embankment. The boy was thrown from the car. The youth was brought to the hospital by his parents. The left side of his face was badly 85 Candidates Vied For Nominations In '35 City Primary The prospects of a large field of entries in the city election primary this year still are far short of the banner race of 1935.

At the primary post were 73 and an even dozen for mayor. Highest number of votes garnered by a commissioner was 8,176, polled by W. E. Rugh. The tail-ender had a skimpy 28.

One candidate for mayor won only 14 votes, while Fred Ziese was top man with 7,716. Mr. Ziese, however, lost to Harry Barber in the final election. Successful commissioners that year were Mr. Rugh, Ralph G.

Long, John L. Rehfelt and Beecher Hughey. 44 Area Youths Join Air Force For Four Years Seventeen youths from Decatur and 27 others from communities i in this area recently joined the air force for four years, M. Sgt. B.

L. Barrie, army and air force recruiter, announced yesterday. The Decatur recruits are: Arthur F. Stone, 19, of 1057 East Cleveland avenue. Don W.

Allen, 19, of 1914 East Pythian avenue. George C. Reed, 19, of 1012 North Union street. Harold D. Harrington, 19, of 720 South Twenty-first street.

Keith E.Huff, 18, of 424 East Waggoner street. Robert F. Stocks, 19, of 1321 North Edward street. James E. Rambo, 19, of 1210 East Walnut street.

Arthur D. Tolliver, 20, of 236 West King street. Carl W. Calvert, 19, of 1635 North Edward street. Clayton C.

Waltens, 19, of 1477 East Division street. Ronald G. Waltens, 17, of 1249 North Water street. Ira E. Collins, 19, of 235 West Green street.

Robert Williams, 20, of 1136 East Orchard street. Earl D. Shields, 20, of 1708 North Monroe street. Donald D. Butler, 19, of 3427 Orchard drive.

David M. 19, of 2146 East Moore stronger, Ferman R. Heckman, 18, of rural route 4. Four of the group from Moweaqua are Robert E. Dickerson, 19; Jackie L.

Ribelin, 19; Thomas J. Gorden, 20, and Jackie L. Dial, 21. The other new airmen are: Ernest E. Cline, 19.

Westfield. Charles R. Richardson, 18, Martinsville. Frederick Uphoff, 20, near Mattoon. Wayne L.

Webb, 20, Mattoon. James G. Handley, 18, and William Curtis Handley. 18, Humboldt. Jimmy Martin, 20, and Richard E.

Crail, 19, Charleston. Henry D. Sills. 19: William L. Smith, 19 and James T.

Eobbitt, 19, Dalton City. Edgar J. Moran, 19, and Lawrence E. Willoughby, 20, Lovington. Chester A.

Woodall, 18 and Warren M. Vannote, 20, Cisco. D. Kelly, 18, Ashmore. Alva L.

Erisman. 20. Stanford. David Broom, 20, Forsyth. Wilmar J.

Connors, 20, Assumption. Emmett -C. Sefton, 18, Lake City. Ross L. Smith, 25, Monticello.

Louis E. Niehouse, 22, Macon. John M. Rhodes, 26, Arthur. Review of Zone Ruling Dropped The appeal of John and Lorene Strohl for a circuit court review of a county zoning decision, scheduled for circuit court today, has been postponed without a new hearing date.

set. Court officials said the allotment for the hearing was canceled on agreement of State's Attorney Kenneth E. Evans and Attorney John A. Appleman of Champaign, counsel for the Strohls. Judge Charles E.

Keller of Champaign was to have presided after a change of venue was granted by Judge Martin E. Morthland. The county zoning board of appeals denied the Strohls' petition to rezone a tract on route 105, a mile east of East William Street bridge, from residential to commercial for operation of a grocery store. The Strohls contend the appeals board did not conduct a "full and fair" hearing and that it acted "arbitrarily." They also challenge the constitutionality of the county and state zoning statutes. Manford Moore, 76, Dies; Rites Saturday Manford H.

Moore, 76, of 2133 North Charles street, died at 12:40 p. m. yesterday in St. Mary's, hospital. He had been ill more than a year.

Born in Missouri on March 23, 1874, he married Ruth Jane Kaze MANFORD H. MOORE in 1895. She died Jan. 1, 1942. Mr.

and Mrs. Moore came to Decatur 26 years ago from Arkansas, and he had since been employed at the Chambers Bering Quinlan Co. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran church. He leaves seven children, Mrs.

Blanche Billerman, Mrs. Wanda Batson, Lawrence, Charles, Mrs. Daisy Salefski and Mrs. Dorothy Scott, all of Decatur, and Albert, Port Huron, Mich. He also leaves 28 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, John of and Frank of Baraboo, Wis.

Friends may call after 7 p. m. today at J. J. Moran Sons funeral home, where services will be held at 2 p.

m. Saturday, with burial in Fairlawn cemetery. Directors Plan 1951 Farm Show Directors of the Macon coun- scheduled for July 25-27 in Big tin, outgoing president of the ty Farm Home show meet Creek park. Despite the possi- board, is standing at the head in the Farm Bureau building bility of national mobilization, of the table. Wednesday night and plan for the show board agreed to tentatively ahead with Homer Mar- (Herald and Review Photo) the 1951 show, plans.

Walker Files Mayoralty Petition; Richard P. Ryan Is Third Aspirant Frank Walker, 65-year-old retired Illinois Central railroad trainmaster and second-term school board member, yesterday made his mayoralty candidacy official by filing petitions for the February primary. Mr. Walker, who announced his intentions late in November, is primary candidate for the top city post. Lee A.

Miller, a Wabash railroad conductor and brakeman, filed Monday. In circulation in the county building yesterday was a mayoralty petition for Richard P. Ryan, former Democratic assistant supervisor and World War II infantryman. He is manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. store here.

IT COULD NOT be learned last night whether Mr. Ryan, a onetime Democratic committeeman from the 37th precinct, has definitely decided on making the race for mayor. Mayor James A. Hedrick, meanwhile, is preparing to leave today for a vacation, apparently without disclosing plans for his political future. He did not say whether he will return before the Jan.

23 filing deadline. Mr. Walker ended 49 years' service with the Illinois Central last Oct. 31. He is nominally a Republican who will vote for a Democrat if he is a "better man." He is in the second year of his second school board term, winning reelection without opposition.

He came to from Clinton in 1942. His school board service has been centered on the physical plant of the system. He was first Hazel Bradley Hearing Today A hearing on the possible revocation of probation for Mrs. Hazel Bradley, 19-year-old wife of onetime fugitive Paul. E.

Bradley, is scheduled for county court today. Mrs. Bradley was granted probation in November after she pleaded guilty to a bad check charge. She fled with her husband early in December when he escaped from a state parole officer. Both were captured in Taylorville early this month.

Bradley, 17, is being held on charges of auto theft and assault with intent to rob. Circuit Court Hearing Today Norman Estate Hearing on a motion to set aside a recent $3,500 circuit court judgment against the Thomas A. Norman estate is scheduled today before Judge Martin E. Morthland. Attorneys for the estate allege the testimony of two witnesses for the plaintiff in the court trial of a personal injury action was "complete falsification." Witnesses whose testimony is challenged are Shep Willar, 200 East Decatur street, and A.

D. McFarland, 1051 West Sunset avenue. The plaintiff, Sylvester Hines, 226 West Decatur street, was awarded the damages for injuries, suffered in an auto accident Eldorado street, in which Mr. Norman was fatally injured. Bond Costs on Sheriff Deputies Is Lower Through use of a blanket form of insurance, all employes of Sheriff David M.

Peters' office will be bonded at a cost of only $7 more than was formerly paid for coverage for only the 14 deputies, with a separate policy for each deputy. Sheriff Peters said today his plan has been approved by the county finance committee. The coverage for each deputy is raised from $3,000 to $5,000. Under the new plan, the protection will cover up to 15 deputies and 20 other employes. THEFT ON EAST HICKORY Theft of three tons of material used for burial boxes and washing machine motor from 3100 East Hickory street was reported to the sheriff's office yesterday by Fred M.

Pugsley, 1615 North Thirty-first street. Judge Rejects Plea to Reopen Houser Case amount to $100 under the present rate, he will pay $118 under the proposed new rate. The board has estimated that about $218,018 in taxes extendable for educational purposes can be raised under a rate of $1.40, "based on present assessed valuation," Mr. Henson said. new rate would go into effent with, taxes collected in 1952.

A slight increase in property values in the school district is anticipated. according to the Lakewview superintendent. The new rate is the maximum permitted under law. The published notice of the election states that under the present rate $155,727 in taxes extendable for the educational fund can be raised. MR.

HENSON SAID the district is operating at present "at a deficit" and has been issuing anticipation warrants since last fall. election will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 in four precincts. Brush College school No.

will be 1st precinct polling place. Poll for the 2d precinct will be in Brush College school No. 1. Excelsior South Schoolhouse will be the polling place for the 3d precinct and 4th precinct voters will vote in Eldorado schoolhouse. Wire for Traffic Lights Arriving Part of the cable needed to restore three city traffic lights to operation rolled in this week on the reverberations of Mayor James A.

Hedrick's denouncement of the supplier. As a result, traffic lights at Jasper and Wood streets went into operation yesterday, and temporary cables were replaced for lights at Twenty-second and Eldorado, and at South Park and Franklin streets. Commissioner Homer L. Chastain said communications from the supplier, Graybar Electric in Chicago, indicated that more cable would be shipped Friday. It is for lights at Prairie and Jasper and Eldorado and Jasper.

The cable was ordered last June, about the time the use of the Jasper street lights was discontinued during a street resurfacing project. Four-way stop signs replaced the electric signals at the intersections. A damaged cable, accidently cut during the laying of a water main across Central park, had been temporarily repaired to operate the South Park street signal. Mayor Hedrick said at last Thursday's city council meeting he was "sick and tired of getting pushed around" on the cable order, which supplier representatives said was shipped shortly after receipt of the order. Baginski, Blacet High Men in Military Test Because they were among the five highest scorers in air force intelligence tests, Delmer E.

Baginski, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baginski, and Richard L. Blacet, '19, son of Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Blacet, both of Decatur, were flown recently from Chicago to Lackland air force base, Texas. The several hundred other Illinois recruits who took the same armed forces qualification tests will go to Lackland by train. live Airman at 1553 Blacet, East whose Walnut parents was second high man.

Airman Baginski was third. His parents live 1268 North Jasper, street. Lilbern O'Laughlin Baby Girl Dies in Hospital Gail L. 'Laughlin, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Lilbern. O' 'Laughlin, 2120 Roosevelt avenue, died in St. Mary's hospital at 6:35 p. m. yesterday.

She was born June 14, 1950. She leaves her parents; a half-brother, Jerry, stationed at Lackland air force base, Texas; and three grandparents, Mrs. Mary Woodruff and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 'Laughlin, all of Decatur.

The body is in J. J. Moran Sons funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete. Firemen's Credit Union Lent $20,000 in 1950 The Decatur fire department credit union last year loaned more money, but through fewer transactions, than it did in 1949.

The union's annual report listed loans of $20.119 for last year, compared to about $12,000 the year before. But there were 84 loans in 1950 and 93 in 1949. A total of 63 members was on the organization's lists, with shares totaling $21,486.99. Assets for the union are 503.29, compared to $25,100 the year before. INQUEST ON ROBINSON A coroner's jury Tuesday night held an inquest into the death of John B.

Robinson, 82, of 696 West Wood street, instead of John B. Richardson, as reported Wednesday in The Herald. The jury ruled the death accidental. BLAZE IN JUNK YARD Sparks from a Wabash railroad engine were blamed by firemen for a tarpaulin fire in the Simon Burstein Co. junk yard at 541 East Wabash avenue at 8:09 p.

m. nesday. Loss was estimated at Two motions seeking to reverse a jury verdict favoring the Wabash railroad, or to reopen the case in a $35,000 damage suit were denied in- circuit court yesterday by Judge Grover W. Watson of Farmer City. In another hearing, Judge Watson took under advisement the motion of William F.

Adkins, rural route 7, for a new trial of the suit in which Mrs. Minnie Kitch was awarded a $10,000 judgment. A circuit court jury October denied Mr. and Mrs. David Houser Via any damages in connection with an accident at the Broadway crossing of the Wabash railroad on the night of Oct.

12, 1948. THE HOUSERS moved either for a new trial or for a judgment in their favor. Mrs. Houser asked $25,000 damages after her automobile was struck by a boxcar being shunted across the crossing. She claimed permanent injuries.

Mr. Houser sought $10,000 for alleged damages caused to him by his wife's injuries. In the first trial of the suit in circuit court Judge Martin E. Morthland allowed a defense motion for directed verdict in favor of the railroad. The appellate court reversed the decision, saying the jury should have decided the case on its merits.

The second trial also favored the Wabash. THE KITCH case involves an accident here in 1948. Mrs. Kitch was a passenger in a truck, owned by Mr. Adkins and driven by Mrs.

Kitch's husband, which struck a tree. The verdict placed liability on the owner of the truck in a case which some attorneys considered without precedent in the state, but the motion for a new trial is based primarily on other alleged errors during the jury trial. Recruit Depot Jammed Again elected with unsolicited labor support but has not been tagged as a "union spokesman" on the board: SOLUTION OF LAKE and parking problems, plus adequate pay for city employes and a pruning of deadwood on city payrolls have highlighted Mr. Walker's early campaign comments. His school board record indicates he would work for an economical administration.

Mr. Ryan, the Singer manager here since 1948, is a former, cost accountant for the A. Staley Mfg. a job he held for 10 years before joining the Singer firm in 1940. He was Singer manager in Taylorville before entering service in 1944.

He was a Decatur township assistant supervisor from 1937 to 1941 and a Democratic precinct committeeman from 1938 to 1940. He is married and lives at 504 South Crea street. Walter Gunn Quits Court Danville, Jan. 10 (AP) Justice Walter T. Gunn, 71, of Danville, said tonight he will not seek re-election to the Illinois Supreme court.

He is a Republican. "I figure I have been a fairly good judge and now I'd like to leave it at that," he told a reporter. "I guess I'm running contrary to that old adage 'Few Die and None he said. Justice Gunn, elected to the state Supreme court in 1938 to fill the expired term of the late Justice Lott Herrick of Farmer City, was unopposed in his election to a full nine-year term in 1942. He was elected from the third district, comprised of the counties of Champaign, Coles, Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Logan, McLean, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Tazewell and Vermilion.

The Danville jurist will be 72 June 4, the day his present term expires. He said he is taking no- part in supporting a successor to his seat. The Democratic and Republican parties will hold conventions on or before March 26 to name nominees for five state Supreme court seats, including Gunn's, in the June 4 judicial election. Gilbert Moore of Niantic Wins Corn Yield Contest Gilbert Moore, Niantic high school student, has been named winner of a Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Co. corn yield contest for a fourcounty area, it was announced yesterday.

His yield of 159.1 bushels an acre topped entries from Macon, DePiatt and Moultrie counties. Second place went to Howard Van Fossan, Argenta, with 138 bushels an acre. Billy Lowe, Atwood, took third with a 134.4-bushel yield. Bid for North Oakland Industrial Zone Filed Glenn and Doris Easley yesterday filed a petition with the county zoning administrator to rezone a lot just south of Drake Auto Auction on North Oakland avenue from residential to heavy industrial. Mr.

Easley last night declined to disclose the use he proposes for the tract, which is lot six of Wells addition. PHILLIP J. SMITH BOND J. Smith, 49, of 1444 North Main street, arrested on complaint of Ann Smith, North Water street, on a charge of threats, pleaded innocent and gave $300 bond yesterday pending trial before Justice, Ernest Booker. BROTHERS FINED $69 Fines and costs of $69 were paid by two Decatur brothers yesterday following an altercation with Joseph Copt, in Springfield.

The youths are William, 22, and Donald Pratt, 19, both of 447 East Leafland avenue. The St. Louis induction station has reapplied the embargo on airforce inductees from here, so all men enlisting in the airforce are being shipped to Chicago, recruiting Sgt. John D. Snider said yesterday.

The Chicago station is accepting 10 airforce men a day at the most, the same number the St. Louis station had restricted itself to after the first total shutdown last week. Both stations are accepting all the army enlistees applying, the sergeant said. He said more and more inquiries for the army now are being handled now that the airforce has somewhat shut down. Most men inquiring are interested in officers candidate school.

This is open to men 19 years old or older who have graduated from high school. They are commissioned second lieutenants if they pass the mental and physical tests and complete the training. Sergeant Snider said he has not received official word that airforce enlistments would be cut still further. Tuesday it was announced that the fifth recruiting area would be cut to 245 enlistees a day. Immunization Survey Set A survey of parents of about rural school children is being conducted Tuberculosis by the Macon Nurses County Visiting association to find out how many pupils will receive immunization against diphtheria, smallpox and typhoid next month.

Mrs. Helen Hawley, nursing supervisor, said forms are being distributed to parents in Blue Mound, Macon, Maroa, Warrensburg-Austin-Latham-Kenney, and Niantic-Harristown school districts. will be given by local physicians." The serum will be furnished by the state Health department and the program will be sponsored by school districts and the T. B. V.

N. A. Both diphtheria and diphtheria booster shots will be administered, but only typhoid booster shots. Rental Board Boost Delayed Earl F. Myers, chairman of the Decatur rent advisory board, yesterday said board members have dropped plans to expand the size of the present six-man board until and if Congress acts on an extension of controls.

The move to add three more members to the board started several months ago when the board took on the job of investigating all property put on the rental market for the first time and subject to the establishment of rents by the rent office. Recently, Mr. Myers said, area rent officer C. C. Martin has agreed pass on these first-rents himself, thus relieving board members of their Saturday jobs of inspecting.

'TOTS DEPOT MOVED "Tots Depot," a parking spot for children of shopping mothers, has been moved to 1091 West Cerro Gordo street from 229 East Eldorado street. Thief Swipes $10 In Niantic, But Misses $60 More William Taylor of Niantic reported to the sheriff's office yesterday that $10.90 was stolen from his wallet while he was asleep at home. But what Mr. Taylor cannot understand, he told deputies, was the oversight of three $20 bills in the wallet. Defense Director Gets County Building Office Decatur civil defense director, Col.

W. Lutz Krigbaum, has been assigned an office in the fourth floor city hall section of the county building. The space allotted is that designated for Finance Commissioner George Albert, who conducts most of his business in a small office in the city clerk's department. Key officials in the local civil defense organization will leave today for a conference with state defense authorities in Chicago. Scheduled to attend with Colonel Krigbaum are Police Chief Glenn Kerwin, Sheriff David Mi.

Peters and Coordinators Frank W. Gollings and F. W. Schaub. Colonel Krigbaum said the group hopes to learn what materials and equipment federal and state governments will furnish, and what the city itself must procure.

The defense director also said he plans to start talks Saturday with local hospitals in connection with their part in the defense organization. Three Mueller Firms To Elect Next Week The Mueller Co. will elect directors and officers early next week, Albert G. Webber, president announced yesterday. Directors for the parent Mueller headquartered here, will be named at 10 a.

m. Monday at the plant, and officers will be ejected immediately following. At 2 p.m. that aay, directors and officers for the company's Chattanooga subsidiary, Columbia Iron Works, will be elected. At 10 a.

m. Jan. 16 directors and officers for the company's Canadian subsidiary, Mueller, will be elected. Two Burglaries Are Reported to Police Two burglaries and an attempted burglary were reported Tuesday night to police. A grill valued at $80, two boxes of cigars and two cartons of cigarets were stolen from the Auto Electric Service store, 765 East Prairie avenue.

Two cartons of cigarets and 60 cents in money were stolen from the DX service station, 256 South Jasper street. Burglars failed to gain entrance to Bliler's market, 1083 East Main street. Donald Rigdon Is Medic In Fighter-Escort Unit Cpl. Donald E. Rigdon, son of A.

D. Rigdon, 1255 North Wilder avenue, now is serving in Korea as a medical technician with a fighter-escort unit. He enlisted in the air force in August, 1948, and has been in the same unit two and one-half years. Before going to Korea he was stationed at Bergstrom air force base, Texas. With the Sick Mrs.

Claude Culver of Cerro Gordo entered St. Mary's hospital yesterday for observation and treatment. CALLS SPECIAL MEETING Wilmer Lamar, president of the Decatur Education association, has called a special meeting of the association for Monday evening. The purpose of the mecting, is "to discuss salaries and their relation to the school year with special reference to the action of the board of education Jan. 9," The meeting will be closed..