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DECATUR HERALD LOCAL 3 31-Hour Walkout At Oakes Ended Workers Ask Strike Vote in 30 Days Production workers at the Oakes Products division of HoudailleHershey will resume work at o'clock this morning following 31-hour stoppage which union officials said was caused by improper handling of grievances. In a meeting at 4 p. m. Thursday, employes of the three shifts at the war plant met at their union hall. Jasper and Eldorado street, and voted to notify Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, in Washington, that they want to take a strike vote 30 days in conformity with the provisions of the Smith-Connally Act.

Want Sunday Off At the Thursday afternoon meeting the employes also voted on the of whether to work on or take the day off, and the vote was favor of not working Sunday, union officials exthat the work could easily that be arranged SO production not be hindered the least. Following the Thursday aftermeeting Leonard E. Cranfill, director of the United Automobile Workers of America of telephoned company that the employes were ready to resume work, and the time for their return to duty was fixed by the company, at 8 a. m. today.

The stoppage started at the plant a. m. Thursday when employes who had worked last Sun- were put to work, on overtime, shoving regular employes off it was explained by union officials. They explained that the employes are engaged piecethe arrangement affect- their production. ed Walked Off at 1 A.

M. a. union employes walked off the job at the Oakes having been decided to meeting to straighten out the grievance procedure at the plant. had previously been talked officials. Crantill said yesterday that walkout was unauthorized, but that the employes became angry at the the situation was way being handled by company officials and wished a joint meeting of all employes to fully talk over the sit- Called headquarters at a.

Mr. Cranfill said that he advised employes who had the walked off the job to call a joint employes of all shifts, was p. done at 4 m. Thurs- Criticize Personnel Man criticism of the employes against F. A.

Cropper, persondirector at the Oakes plant, it reported to Mr. Cranfill. Employes charged the use of teacher" methods in handproblems and the motion at the meeting Thursday the provision to carried "get Cropper out" vote to it reported. their vote work on not to Sun- pointed out by union- the problem had been studied and "nothing was by on explained that the com- 40 persons short of at the plant and that a plan easily be worked out so that work could be eliminated without affecting production in the Foreman Trouble "The employes are willing seven days a week, if neces- as they are vitally interested the effort, but at times matget such a point that somemust be done about it. The employes are fed up' and want an adjustment," one union official commented.

some cases, the unionists some foremen would walk when approached a by stewa problem. The foremen alleged to have remarked they did not have time to hear order not to interrupt producat the plant, it was explained officials that the bargaincommittee had agreed to meet Friday of each week with representatives over grievance problems, and that the had adopted the policy of making deductions from pay checks the meeting ran over two hours. officials said last night that were willing to meet with the management at any time for the discussion of points which caused work stoppage. No Company Statement Repeated efforts to reach J. K.

MacLennan, general manager of the plant, during Thursday aftand last night for a comstatement regarding the at the plant, proved futile. officials said they had no to make a statement and discuss the matter. One he been instructed We have to hide out nothing but MacLennah should be spokesman," one official com- Arrangements for the employes return work were made by with F. A. Cropper, personnel director.

the exception of office emexecutives. the entire down after 1 a. m. and throughout Thursday last night. The plant I Circus Arrives Late So Kids Help Unload The Cole Brothers circus played to a big crowd at the North Summitt avenue grounds last night, but only after a lot of work on the part of every- Arriving late yesterday, the circus was forced to cancel its matinee but hundreds of prospective customers were on hand and watched the unload- 90 Paintings In Art Show The walls of the Art Center will be covered with paintings when the second annual exhibition of Central Illinois artists opens May 7 here.

From the 160 paintings submitted by artists this section of the country, 90 of high quality have been selected. The jury was composed of Edward G. Powers of Decatur, Louis Ritman and Charles Wilimovsky. instructors in the Chicago Art In stitute. They have selected the following for prize winners: Oil Division $50 prize William Kennedy, Champaign, for a flower study entitled "Still Life." $25 prize- Reginald Neal.

Decatur, head of the art department at Millikin and director of the Art Center, for "Portrait of Artys Ford." $15 prize A. Grant, Danville, for "The V-Letter." First honorable mention--Miriam McKinney, Edwardsville, "Drying Nets." Second -Virginia Durning Adkins. Decatur, "Tarawa 1944." Other honorable -Sarah R. Davis, Rock Island, "Still Charles Dietemann, Champaign, Burnett Shryock, Carbondale. "1944 Night." Watercolor Division $35 prize- Y.

Heater, Sullivan, "Idle Farmland." $25 prize -Myrtle Lee Zimmerman, Springfield, "Fiddle at Rest." Honorable mention-John T. Futter, Quincy, "The Bridge." Ration Office Receives Some Unusual Requests The Macon county war price and ration office received the "surprise for the year' recently when a man brought an approved tire rade.ltion certificate in for renewal after carrying it around in his pocket for a year. The original application in the files showed that the applicant had marked his request "rush." So many unusual requests have been received lately at the ration office that staff members have decided that an "unusual requests" department would be convenient. The latest was a request for 16 ounces of gasoline. Finding that the applicant was a model airplane enthusiast whose latest invention needed exactly one pint of gas.

the board decided that the award was justified because the applicant just might make a war -vital discovery for the air forces. Faces Weapons Charge Russell Cole. 44, giving his address as Milam township, was jailed Thursday on a charge of carrya concealed weapon on comling plaint of Kenneth Cole to Justice J. Carl Harry, Deputies said the prisoner had a knife in his possession. as well as $783.79 in traveller's checks and cash.

noon performance so the matinee was abandoned. Dozens of youngsters were on hand however. and were promptly enlisted to help unload. In the above. some of the animals are the object of youthful curosity while they wait for tents to be set up.

State Approves Street Repairs State approval of plans for improvement -of three streets here with motor fuel tax funds was announced yesterday by Street Commissioner Lyle Kirby, Total expenditures of $27,000 were estimated. Plans call for asphalt paving of East Condit street from the Illinois Central railroad subway to North Jasper street, then north on Jasper street to East Locust street, at a cost of $21,000 and similar paving of East Cantrell street from South Webster street to South Maffit street at a cost of $6.000. East Condit street was resur. faced last year from North Water street to the subway, and the new project will be an extension of this work. A brick pavement will be covered on the Cantrell street stretch.

In another action affecting Decatur's street improvement program, new bids were called for treatment of arterial streets, following rejection recently of earlier bids because the low bidder had failed to qualify. The new bids will be opened a week from Monday. 50 J. M. U.

Trainees Sent to Arizona A group of more than 50 army aviation trainees who left Millikin university campus yesterday, were accompanied by Lieut. Homer E. Masters. Capt. Samuel J.

Cone, commanding officer, said yesterday that the men who had volunteered for air corps training at the time of induction, were sent to Kingman, where they will take training in flexible gunnery. After May 1, the college unit which has been called the 78th college training detachment, will be designated the 2584th army air force base unit (college training, air crew), Captain Cone added. DMCC to Be Assisted By Farm Committee The farm relations committee of the Association of Commerce tail trade group announced yesterday that it will assist in financing and promotion of the Decatur and Macon County Conference--the newly organized, streamlined version of the Farmers Institute. The conference is to take place in the Masonic temple in December. Faces Driving Charge Brigham Y.

Choate, 61, of route 6, was arrested last night on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Police made complaint against Choate after an officer said he saw him figure in a traffic accident in the 300 block South FrankI lin street. picture above, several boys are helping unload bleacher seats from a truck. (Herald-Review Photos) J. N.

Ashmore, Assessor, Dies Funeral services for James N. (Jimmy) Ashmore, 64, Decatur township assessor and prominent athletic figure who was one of Millikin university's first coaches, will be held at 1:30 p. m. Saturday in the Brintlinger funeral home. Burial will be in Bethany cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p. m. today. Mr. Ashmore died at 8:05 p.

m. Wednesday in the Veterans' hospital in Danville after a serious illness of 10 weeks. He was taken to Danville two weeks ago. An outstanding first baseman on the University of Illinois baseball team, Mr. Ashmore later coached at more than a half dozen educational institutions, including Washington State college.

Millikin, Western Maryland collere, University of Colorado, University of Iowa and DePauw university. World War Vet He served as a captain during World War I in the army physical education department at Camp Cody, Wyo. Born in Richview, a son of Mr. and Mrs. D.

N. Ashmore, he went to Bethany as a child with his parents and remained there until he entered college. He was reJAMES N. ASHMORE puted to be the finest baseball player ever produced in Bethany. His father preceded him in death last August.

Mr. Ashmore attended Lincoln college and the University of Illinois, where he also played quarterback on the football team. He left the University of Illinois in 1903 and coached a year at Washington State before coming to Millikin in 1904. Several of his J.M.U. teams were winners in the Little 19 conference.

Elected Assessor Although he had retired from coaching. Mr. Ashmore has helped in the athletic departments at St. Teresa high school and Millikin university during the past few years. A member of the Kiwanis club, he also was coach of their softball team last summer.

In 1941 he was elected township assessor as a Republican. Mr. Ashmore made his home with a sister, Lillian Ashmore, at 228 South Union street, whom he leaves, with two other sisters, Mrs. J. W.

Armstrong, Dalton City, and Mrs. Charles R. Stevens, Chicago; and two daughters, Miriam, of Decatur, and Mrs. J. Willard Tobin, of Springfield.

SWPC Office Opens Specification File A complete file of Federal, army and navy specifications on items which these branches contract with manufacturers for, is now available at the Smaller War Plants Corp. district office in the Standard Office building. Ralph Colburn, district manager, said yesterday. These files are open to manufacturers or other persons needing such information, and are kept up to date by a continual stream of the latest specifications 011 items ordered for wartime use, he said. Over 6 Million Bushels of Corn In Local Area Macon county continued to be among leading counties yesterday when reports on corn available for government purchase were tallied in the state Agricultural Adjustment agency office here.

Howard R. Culp. Macon county AAA chairman, reported total of 274.135 bushels of available corn located in this county since the canvass started Tuesday. At the close yesterday, the state AAA office had a total of 6.310.889 bushels of available corn reported from the 35-county "freeze" area in Illinois. since the government order became effective.

It was emphasized yesterday by state AAA officials that elevators are required to pay the sheller a fee of five cents a bushel for shelling and hauling the corn to the elevator. Only in cases where the farmer shells and hauls his own corn does he receive the fivecent payment in addition to the regular price of his corn. The farmer who gets a sheller to come in to shell and haul his corn will receive only the regular price for his corn, but the sheller who handled his corn will receive the fivecent fee from the elevator to which the corn was sold. The Commodity Credit Corp. pays this fivecent fee through the hands of the elevator.

Total bushels reported by counties in the Illinois area since Tuesday are: Kankakee, 225.640; Kendall. 37,000: Lee. 77.125: Livingston, 853.900: 300.000: Champaign, 249.305: Christian, 36.350: Dewitt, 95.745: Douglas, 177.600: Ford, Grundy, 269.950; Iroquois, 1.515.889; LaSalle, 985.775; Logan, 199.740; Menard, 32.025: Morgan. 16.900: Moultrie. 157.470: Peoria.

Piatt. 317.950: Sangamon. Scott. 20.300: Stark. 34.500: Tazewell.

45.500: Vermilion, 325: Woodford. 218.000. Truck Driver Robbed of $300 Orville Womack. driver of a Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. truck.

of Springfield. reported to police last night that he had been held up and robbed of $300 in cash of his company's funds on route 121. a fourth mile west of Texaco Tower. at 7:30 p. m.

Having just picked up a load of cookies at the Hayes Freight Lines office, 2900 North Main street. Womack said he was driving west on route 121 when he saw a man standing beside a car parked along the highway. The man waived for him to stop. Womack said he thought the man's car was stalled and that he wanted a push. Stopping.

Womack said the man kept his hand in his coat pocket. told him it was a holdup and for him to give him his money. Womack said he complied with the demand and the man got in his car and drove away. The victim said the robber was driving a 1932 maroon colored car. with no license plates.

He was described as about 35 to 36 years old, about five feet eight or nine inches in height, weighing about 175 pounds, with dark hair and dark-complexioned, and ing a dark dress coat with bluedenim overalls. Bartender Blank About Beating Francis Hopper, 41, of Mattoon, who said he was rooming at the Hotel Orlando, remained in St. Mary's hospital last night for treatment of injuries received when he was beaten and left unconscious at East Main and State streets early Thursday morning, according to police. A bartender at the Wooden Shoe tavern nearby, Hopper was found at 2:40 a. m.

He regained consciousness about an hour after entering the hospital. Police said that he remembered nothing after leaving the tavern at midnight. Both eyes were blackened and he had other bruises, officers reported. Thomas Swain Death Blamed on Embolism A coroner's jury last night termined that the death of Thomas W. Swain.

60, of Casner, was caused a pulmonary embolism reinsulting from a broken leg received when he was struck by a car Feb. 19. Mr. Swain died in St. Mary's hospital Monday.

Richard D. Kerwin, driver of the car which struck Mr. Swain, said he was making a right turn off Water into East Main steet and the fender struck the pedestrian. The incident was termed accidental by the jury, Coroner Harold Brintlinger held the inquest in the Brintlinger funeral home. $5,100 Klapp Estate An estate valued at $5,100 was left by the late Roy T.

Klapp of Decatur, according to a petition for administration filed yesterday in county court. Heirs are his wife. Marguerite, 1248 North Union street; a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Hopkins of Decatur, and two sons. Harold of Decatur and Kenneth of Glendale, Calif.

OPA Schedules Price Control Session May 18 Municipal Band Plans Central Park Concerts With snappy, new uniforms resembling the dress of a naval officer promised before the opening appearance on Memorial Day. May 30. the Decatur Municipal band has scheduled an impressive series of concerts during the proaching summer. Clarence Seip. manager of band, said last night that in addition to the Sunday schedule concerts in Nelson park and Fairview park.

which was followed summer. the band this year play every Wednesday night ing June. July and August in tral park. downtown. Play At All Parks Another new practise to be followed will be weekly evening concerts in each of the city's parks and playgrounds.

According to present plans, one evening concert will be given each week, the band rotating from one to another during June, July and August. Concerts in Nelson park will be played each Sunday afternoon during June, July and August. Mr. Seip said that the band will play at each of the eight Sunday ning Union church services in Fairview park during the latter part of the summer. Some significance was seen in the fact that the band has agreed to play the Wednesday evening certs in Central park upon recommendation yesterday of the committee on retail trade of the Association of Commerce.

There has been much talk during the past several weeks over the advisability of business houses here staying open an extra night each week to serve the needs of war workers. Central Park Concerts A band concert would be an attraction to the downtown district, it was noted. Mr. Seip said that Frank Prindl, bandmaster at Millikin university, will continue during the coming season as conductor of the Municipal band. He said that there are 41 members and that while changes are expected, the strength will be kept at that number.

He added that the band expects to march in the Memorial Day parade in new. dark blue. whipcord uniforms adorned with gold citation cords and braid. City Cleanup Plans Settled Details of the role downtown business places will play in the citywide cleanup campaign which begins in Decatur next Monday were worked out yesterday In a meeting of the committee on retail trade of the Association of Commerce. The campaign is to last one week.

In downtown stores prizes will be awarded to individuals on the basis of cleanup efforts, it was decided in the meeting. presided over by L. B. Margolis, committee chairman. Others at the meeting included E.

M. Woare, chairman of the executive committee of the cleanup campaign, and Capt. Dan Wise, city fire prevention officer. On Wednesday, Captain Wise will make a special inspection of the stores, assisted by block captains of the retail trade committee. He will make recommendations during the inspection tour, it was announced.

Certificates will be awarded to those passing the inspections. Ray Bass is chairman of the awards committee of the cleanup campaign. March Fines Collected By City Total $622.60 Total fines collected by justices of the peace and the police traffic division during March amounted to $622.60. according to records received yesterday by Don F. Davis.

city clerk. Justice Rudolph Lorenz turned over the largest amount, $202.40. Justice E. S. Parks turned Justice J.

Carl Harry, Police Magistrate E. A. Schroeder, $84.60, and Lieut. C. L.

Lycan of the police traffic division, $21. Dewein Treasurer of Illinois Feed Assoc. Victor Dewein. elevator operator and feed mixer of Emery and Forsyth, has been elected treasurer of the Illinois Feed association which had all organizational meeting at the University of Illinois Tuesday. Loses $100 J.

R. Friend, 102712 South- Broadway, reported to police yesterday that he had lost his billfold, containing $100 in cash. approximately 500 persons who are engaged in the manufacture of navy projectiles, machine gun and parts. one including many of the youthful customers. Arriving late yesterday and without too much help, the circus was unable to get ready for an after- ing.

Animals tied to trucks and waiting for quarters to be erected, provided a free sideshow for many. In the picture 34 Pounds of Candy Snitched From Truck Headed for Circus Someone's sweet tooth was thoroughly satisfied Thursday afternoon, according to a report made to police by the Peoria Cartage Co. The report said that 34 pounds of candy was missing off a truck which had started on a delivery trip to the circus grounds. Last night the missing candy still had not been found. New War Loan Drive Planned Preliminary plans and committee organization for the Fifth War Loan drive are to be made this afternoon when the permanent Macon county and Decatur war loan organization meets today, Lynn Clark, county chairman, announced last night.

The drive is expected to start around the middle of June and continue through the first week of July, Mr. Clark said. A city chairman will be named from the rotating co-chairman, William Hipsher, William Callahan and Herbert Nelson. One of the three will become, advertising chairman and another publicity chairman. Battle Wounds Are Fatal to Sgt.

Carder Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Carder of Maroa, have received notification from the War department that their son, Sgt. Bernard K. Carder, who has been serving with the U.

S. army infantry, died April 3 of wounds received in action in Burma. Sergeant Carder attended Maroa high school and before entering the service May 6, 1942, was employed at the Wagner Malleable Iron Co. He received his training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and was sent overseas in September of 1942. He served in Trinidad, India and Burma.

Besides his parents, he leaves two brothers, Harold at home, Paul of Tulsa, and a sister, Harriet at home. Dunham Promoted Forrest W. Dunham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P.

Dunham, rural route 4. has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant. according to official announcement. Sergeant Dunham has been a personnel clerk in the China-Burma-India theater since September 1943, serving with the air transport command. Tire Stolen Vallie Smith, 1698 West Center street.

reported to Sheriff Emery Thornell Thursday that his spare tire, tube and a hub cap had been stolen off his car as it was parked in his driveway. A district conference of Office of Price Administration board members and staffs will be held in Decatur May 18 from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.

at the Masonic temple for the purpose ed giving ration workers further general instruction on price control, Dean McGaughey, chairman of the con county War Price and Ration board, announced yesterday. The meeting, which will be attended by 200 or 300 board and staff members from the 20 coutities in the Springfield OPA district, is being held in conjunction with the present expansion of the price divisions of county ration boards, he said. Two Members Appointed Locally the price panel is being expanded greatly, he added. The appointment of two new members to the panel was completed yesterday, bringing the total board members to nine. The new board members are Mrs.

John Kuhns, 1492 West Decatur, who has been assisting the price panel recently in the investigation of price ceiling observance among restaurant operators in the county, and Robert Linder, 520 West William street, merchandise manager for the Block Kuhl Co. Archie P. McIntosh, chairman of the price panel, also announced yesterday that the staff of the price panel, which formerly consisted of only one clerk, is being increased to four. Mrs. Frances Knapp, who has been the only clerk price panel, is now chief clerk.

Two of the new clerks, Mrs. Sally Bornholdt and Mrs. Katharyn DeWitt, have already been appointed. The third appointment is still pending. Expand Price Division The expansion of the price division and the conference on prices are an outgrowth of the realization that as the war draws to a close more and more attention will have to be paid to price control because past experience has shown that in postwar eras prices tend to rise very rapidly and this must be avoided, Mr.

McGaughey said. Carter Jenkins, district director of the OPA, will be in charge of the conference here and a number of district officers from the Springfield staff will be here to instruct board members and staff members. A general meeting in the main auditorium will be followed by eight panel discussions in smaller groups on price control problems. Lowest Casualty Rate Of B. O.

Marked Here was afternoon either ters claimed away tion that they the Oakes ernoon pany trouble Other here. the tented. closes Thursday and was The Indianapolis division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, including Decatur, celebrated' the lowest casualty rate in the history of the road during the past year with a dinner program in the St. Nicholas hotel last night. H.

E. Mackey of Decatur, in charge of the observance, said that the division had only 1.88 casualties per one million man hours. About 75 couples attended. coming from Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. The program included a song by Mrs.

Alberta Clark, Osbernville, agent which she composed for the B. O. Speakers included J. W. Purdy, superintendent of the division: H.

E. Litchfield, H. F. Passel, H. A.

Bennett and T. E. Johnson, Indianapolis; J. R. Dryer, Springfield; H.

J. Burkley, Cincinnati; W. A. Allison and W. A.

Newkirk, Chillicothe, Ohio: T. C. Burwell, vice president of the E. Staley Mfg. Co.

was working Mrs. Mary Kresin Will Be Buried Here Today in it authority Mr. Mrs. Mary Kresin, lifetime resident of Decatur who died Jan. 9 in Colorado, will be buried here today.

Mrs. Kresin, 81, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Martha K. Higgins, of Denver, at the time of her death. Born in Danville, Aug.

21, 1862, the daughter of Henry and Katherine Roarick, Mrs. Kresin moved to Decatur with her family when she was eight years old. She was married to Rudolph A. Kresin in Decatur in May of 1882. Mrs.

Kresin died Jan. 17, 1915. Before going to Colorado, Mrs. Kresin made her home at 1442 East North street. She was a member of the First English Lutheran church here.

She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Higgins, of Denver. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a. m. today in Greenwood cemetery with the Dawson and Wikoff funeral home in charge.

inz company Mrs. Chappel Speaks In Legion Broadcast Mrs. C. M. Chappell, county juvenile probation officer, will be tured in the American Legion auxiliary's broadcast over WSOY today at 10:15 a.

m. She will speak on child welfare. Three Decatur high school girls, voice students of Mrs. Grace Reclord Houghton, will entertain. The singers are Eleanor Ann Brown, June Drum and Joan Wisely, winners in Saturday's district high school music contest held in Springfield.

anything. Post Bond Pauline Marshal, 22, 820 North Church street, arrested on complaint of Carrie Bell Taylor on a threats charge, pleaded innocent and was placed under $300 bond by Justice J. Carl Harry pending I trial,.