Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

Decatur, Illinois, Monday, November 16, 1953. DECATUR HERALD Decatur Woman Dies in Car-Truck Crash WWWIWJltMMjWW'l iujbwi in n. iiuim Auto Wrecks Kill 2 City Residents Grant Stresses Importance of Tuesday Vote Supt. of Schools Lester J. Grant Firemen Handle 'Blaze1 Without Leaving Station Decatur firemen hardly had to move from their chairs yesterday to answer one call.

Bert H. Souders, 757 N. Church drove up to the No. 1 fire station at Wood and Franklin Streets and told firemen he smellcd something burning in his car. Firemen investigated and discovered the cigaret lighter had been pushed in but had not kicked back out after becoming heated.

There was no damage. Rice Death Follows Champaign Accident VasvMJ 1 (Herald and Review Photo) Mrs. Bessie Ware, 1705 E. Whitmer was killed last night Macon School Job Dedicated New additions to the Macon Grade School were dedicated yes- terday afternoon at brief ceremon- and an open house in the care- teria. George Wells, president of the Firm to Start Channel Below Dam Today The G.

S. Chastain Company today will start to cut a. channel through a lime deposit 12 feet deep to drain the pool of water below the Lake Decatur dam. Draining the pool will expose the apron on the downstream side of the dam so the apron can be used to place test boring equipment for exploratory work on raising the dam. Water Commissioner Homer L.

Chastain said the channel mav have to be 10 feet deep. It will be lo cated on the south side of the Sanga mon River bed. Test borings are expected to be started a week from today by the Soil Testing Services, of Chi-cago, working for Harza Engineering Company, the designer of gates to raise the dam. The lime bed, which begins a short distance below the main dam and fills most of the river bed to 'the small dam, contains some 000 tons of the water treatment 'material. New State Law Sets Penalty For Polluting Ditches A new amendment to state road and bridge laws prohibits the pollution of public streets or highway ditches, Supt.

Alan N. Buck of the county highway department pointed out last week. Fines of S200 to $500 are provided for each violation of the law, and an additional S25 a day mav be levied for each dav a violation exists. Information received bv Buck ifrom the state Highway Division said the act was effective July 15. ror violations existing on Juiv 1, the violator has until July 1, 1954 to make corrections before penalties are imposed.

rvoJ vuvinu uv nit mitiiuiuciii ncj the discharge of sewage and liquids trom sewage treatment devices, such. id ncuut idiih. uuiilv db cii ic 'state highways are included. aiiitiiu.iii-iii a'i'iiva iv in Idiviuuals, firms, corporations or in- stitutions, public or private, and to: I Macon County Unit District Board produce the model TV antenna of Education, presided at the cere- lamp. Malone is a ham radio opera-monies.

The additions provide eight tor and has worked to perfect the additional classrooms, a cafeteria antenna for about two years, room and a connecting corridor Swank is a -abinet maker and with the old building. jhas done minor radio rcpair Remodeling work in the old (The antenna lamps will be manu-building includes a fireproof vault factured in his home workshop for room, lounge, health room, two the present. Earl Leonard Rice, 17, one of five Decatur teenagers injured in a traihe accident near Champaign early Saturday, died at 12:35 p.m. yesterday in Burnham Hospital, Champaign. A Decatur High School junior, he lived with his mother, Mrs.

Hilda Rice, at 203 1 E. Locust St. Rice's sister, Thelma, 16, arid Jane Burdick, 15, daughter of Clarence Burdick, 961 W. Packard remained in critical condition in Burnham Hospital. Two others hurt in the crash have been released from the hospital.

William Duda, 17, Rural Route 4, driver of the car in which the teenagers were riding, was released vesterdav, and Mrs. Marv Kingerv, 16, a niece who lives with Mrs. Rice, was released Saturday afternoon. State Police said the car missed a curve on Route 150 near the airport northwest of Champaign, skidded 210 feet, crashed into a culvert and rolled another 105 feet. The accident occurred at 1:30 a.

m. Saturday. Champaign County Coroner Don iKort saia jast nignt tnat tie is making a full investigation of the accident. He plans to come to De" catur todav to discuss the matter with Sheriff David M. Peters.

Sheriff Peters said his office has been investigating reports from a member of the teen-age group that intoxicants were purchased at a Macon County tavern before the accident. Earl Leonard Rice was born Dec. 28, 1935, a son of Oscar and Hilda Rice He leaves his parents and his sister, Thelma. The body was taken to the Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

WCIA Nears Full Power Television station WCIA, Cham paign, -was operating at somewhere near its full visual power vesterdav. Station officials said last night that the visual power had been increased to approximately 100,000 watts. Technicalities made it impossible to get an exact measurement on the power. The station's oral power vester dav was about 7.009 watts. The new VHF channel 3 station has received reports of good recep tion from cities as far as 125 miles awav from Champaign.

VV CIA tentative program sched ule for todav is as follows: 6 p.m. tern feature 6:30 p.m. Newsreel 6:45 p.m. Film 7 p.m. Feature film 8:30 Red Buttons 9 p.m.

Feature film 10 p.m. News 10:05 p.m. Sports 10:10 p.m. Weather 10:15 p.m. Sign off.

offices and tour additional toilet rooms. Cost of modeling the additions and re- work was incorrpctlv ttnt "mnrP than find" 1.. in ine iiui iuu uiMdiu i uluic, 1 th ha Chastain said, either the lime musti, PeP as ve helped us think it through, he said, be removed or settling basins r5 i i It is not the idea of your Board a news story published, in the Sun- dav Herald and Review, The L. E. DeVore Companv of; Decatur did the general contract when this car, driven by her husband, Jesse, collided with a truck Local Inventors Make TV Aerial Look Like Lamp Two Decatur men have annlied for a patent on thejr invention, a television antenna which looks like a decorative table lamp.

james Maione 1845 N. Walnut r.m, min W. Grand worked together to -), jL.vice ias bccn tcstt.J lor both ultra and very high frequencv TV reception and the inventors; llilm V.UUil 1. Ill 1113 .11 Ul. IUUIS Q1IU brines in St.

Louis and! antenna Thp lamn mav fittcl itli anv size regular light bulb and stands about one foot high with the shade. device will sell for about $8 and mav have various have various wood bases and 'finishes. The antenna portion con- arrangement in the lamp stand. MAYNARD HOWE INFANT DIES DAY AFTER BIRTH Stephen Lee Howe, infant son of and Mrs. Maynard Howe, 2144 E.

Prairie died at 1:55 a. m. vesterdav in Decatur and Macon County Hospital. I le was born at 4:26 p. Saturdav.

Brides his narcnts the babv leaves grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Howard K. Howe and Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Huntley, all of Decatur. The body is in Brintlinger's Funeral Home where friends may call after noon today. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Fair-lawn Cemeterv. Reinhart Jailed John L.

Reinhart, 68, of 1134 N. Main was held in countv jail last night on a charge of as I work, the tmal contract, mclud-1 I wo wires connect with the IV set ing changes made after the original and the lamp is plugged in an ordi-bid of $130,000, was a total of1 nary wall socket. The men sav the j. i i i i i- vjuuu MUU015 are vour ditches on anv mibhc street or he pnlarapH now to Tennit lime srmciea across U1C T1V CI. outlet for ime, an impor- jldlll Ulicillltdl III licaiiiig noiti, 3 nearlv clogoed and a small channel on the north side of the river mav V.

be discharged from the treatment plant. Chastain said the lime in the river bed has been accumulating at i $131,901.54. The Heiv F.WtnV Srrvirp of; Decatur was awarded the contract for electric work with a bid ofslsts ot a bow tle antl me Idle VI JU luilb a uav iui auuic j-t n-ir? ii ballots for or against a $7,025,000 30 vears, except tor the small quan- 1 school bond issue in I uesday refer- titv which has been carried over the! 3 jendum. small tem. Three new grade schools, an ad- Ue re going to have to do some- L.

fg rhino ahnitt conn I nactain airl. s5 said in a radio talk last mgnt tnat Tuesday's school bond isue referendum "will make important history tor the city ot Decatur. "It will be tremendously impor tant to all the children whose edu cational future is at stake," he said. Speaking on station WSOY, Grant said he and the Board of Education have made every effort to inform Decatur residents about the kind of education their children are getting, what improvements are needed and the need for more school buildings. "I sincerely believe that the peo ple of Decatur want a good public school education, Grant said, and when they know the facts they will act to see that good schools are provided.

Grant reviewed the development of the proposed school building program and pointed out that earlv in 1950 school officials began telling local groups about the problems of increasing enrollment. As the time for specific action approached, he said, the Board of Education called on representatives of labor, management, women's organizations, professional groups, the Parent-Teacher Association and other groups to serve as an advisory committee on school needs. This committee began meeting in January this year and on Aug. 26 the group approved the school building proposal and suggested Nov. 17 as the date for a referendum.

"All of this is positive evidence of the feeling by the Board of Education that the people of the community should have a voice in such major decisions," Grant said. "The proposed building program is the result of the best thinking of 13UCaUOn 3nd -Ptendent Grant ended his radio talk this wav: i i. ibility. Thfv will hp nnlv a orvwl i i i as you want them to be. "Your vote Tuesday will tell.

The children are counting on you." Voters will be asked to cast their Rv0 new xnoos are movoseA AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Maude Rodrick, 79, died at 1 6: 15 p.m. yesterday in the Decatur and Macon County Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Rodrick had made her home at the Anna B.

Millikin Home since May, 1946. She moved to Decatur in February, 1946. She was a member of the United Brethren Church in Alt. where she lived most of her life. A daughter of William K.

and Ada Thompson Spencer, she was born July 15, 1874, in Coshocton County, O. She married O. B. Rodrick at Bridgeport in 1892. Mr.

Kodrick died in 1933. She leaves one son, George S. Rodrick of Lincoln; two brothers, A. P. Spencer of Highland and Raum Spencer of Elgin; one sister, Mrs.

K. P. Petty of Decatur. Two sisters preceded her in death. I he body will be moved today from the Monson Funeral Home to the Short Funeral Homp in Mt.

Carmel. Services will be at 2 p.m. i uesday there witli bunal in the Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Mt. Carmel. POLICE GET REPORTS OF 4 MiNOR THEFTS Four minor thefts, two of them following burglaries, were reported to city police yesterday.

Benton's Scooterville, 904 E. Garfield was broken into sometime Saturday night. Several vending machines were broken open and an undetermined amount of cash stolen. A quantity of bottled drinks and candy was also taken. The Mobilgas Service Station, 1312 N.

Water was also broken into sometime Saturday night. Two cartons of cigarets and 75 cents from the cash register were taken. An attempt was made to break open vending machines, but it was not successful. Major Brothers Sinclair Service Station, 2205 E. William and Don's Standard Service Station, 1096 W.

Main reported thefts of air hoses. Major lost about 75 feet, Don's about 30 feet. A cost estimate of the loss was not made. Mrs. Ware Dies As Truck, Car Collide A 64-year-old Decatur woman was killed about 8 p.m.

yesterday when the car in which she was riding struck a truck on Route 121 just south of the Route 36 intersection. Mrs. Bessie I. Ware, 1705 E. Whitmer president of the Woman's Council and Republican Worker, was dead on arrival at St.

Mary's Hospital. Her husband, Jesse, 66, driver of the car, is in serious condition at the hospital. He has severe head injuries, possible internal injuries and a broken kneecap. Richmond Cox, 54-year-old Spartanburg, S. truck driver, was held in county jail last night on an open charge.

The accident occurred when Ware, driving north, collided with the rear end of Cox' truck which had pulled off the highway onto the Salem School Road. A witness, Robert Jacobs, 1150 E. Mueller told deputies the rear end of the truck was on the highway at the time of the crash. Cox said he was hauling a load of medicine from Spartanburg to Springfield. His brother, Archie, 44, had stepped from the parked truck and stopped Jacobs car to inquire about directions to Springfield, Cox saH.

The Ware car, traveling north, struck the rear corner of Cox' truck. It apparently spun around in the road, and crashed into a tree about 200 feet farther north. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said last night an inquest would be held into the accident. Mrs. Ware was president of the Decatur and Macon County Wom- an's Council.

She also was active in Republican Party activities here. Her husband is the Republican committeeman in Precinct 51. She was born in Galesburg M2V 16, 1889. a daughter of Harvev and Lucy Barger. Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters, Mrs.

Marie Larus, Cleveland, and Mrs. Iona Jones, Decatur; two sons, Howard and Lawrence Ware, Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Booker, Decatur, and Mrs. Hallie Snyder, Urbana, and two brothers, Paul Barger, Decatur, and Don Barger, Champaign. She also leaves seven grandchildren.

The bodv is in the Brintlinger Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. MRS. CLARA E. GRAY, MAR0A, DIES AT 70 Mrs.

Clara E. Gray, 70, of Ma-roa, died at 10:45 p. m. Saturday in her home. She lived in from 1915 until 1949 when she moved to Ma-roa.

She was a em! if the Free Methodist Church here. Mrs. Gray was born in Dubois, June 2, 1883, a daughter of David and Ann Hoke Pichford. She was married to John C. Grav in Ashley, 111., Aug.

7, 1906. Besides her -husband, she leaves a son, Harold J. Gray, Rock Island, and four daughters, Mrs. Helen Blankenburg, Mrs. Beulah Porter and Mrs.

Bemice Overline, all of Decatur, and Mrs. Maude King, Michigan. She also leaves 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Three sisters and four brotheis preceded her in death. The body is the Dawson Wikoff Funeral Home where friends mav call ar i todav.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the F-ee Methodist Church. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. DHS COUNSELOR WINS WARDROBE FOR WIFE Gansel Bennett, 140 West Manor Place, recently won a $200 wardrobe for his wife, Marie, in a New York television quiz program, "The Big Bennett, a Decatur High School counselor, is in New York studying on a Ford Foundation Fellowship. Correct answers to host Randy Mer-riman's questions won the wardrobe of dresses, hats, shoes, perfume and jewelry.

Bennett said he wanted to reward his wife for entertaining students in their home and serving refreshments when they come to him for assistance in personal problems. DAVIS FUNERAL Funeral services for David C. Davis, 75, of 1504 N. Water who died in his home at 3 a. m.

Saturday, will be at 9 a. m. Monday with a requiem high mass in St. Thomas Catholic Church. tie described tne lime dco as i i-i rolling places in the city grade muckv and said it mav be no little 0.f, i i schools will be open from 6 a.

m. job to open a channel and keep i.j-.i i p. m. oters must vote in the open long enough to drain the pool.i i i ii i precinct in which thev live. A drag line and bulldozer will bejr operated from the south bank of the! RqDR(ck on Route 121 about a mile south of the Route 36 intersection.

With the Coors Garreff Enters Service School Airman 3c Marshall R. Garrett of Decatur, has entered the air- cralt mecr nic school at Shcp-pard Air Force Base, Tex. Airman Garrett attepded Niantic High S' hool belore he enlisted in the Air Force on March 10. Fol-trainin? at Shcppard pjcld he will be assigned to a major Force command for on-the-job advanced training. JaCKie Whines Airman Jackie Whitehead, ll, son of Mi.

and Warner nue head of 602 Lldorado is taking basic training at Sampson A i Force Base in Geneva, N. Y. I le attended Decatur High is School and en- 1ISU.U iii "i force in October. A brother, Airman 2c James Whitehead, 20, is stationed at Clark Air Force Base near Manila, P.I. lie entered the Air Force in June, 1951, and has been overseas for 1 3 months.

Frank Ossowski Airman 3c Frank Ossowsk 19 son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Ossowski of 661 E. Leaf land i attending the 1 airirari iiii'iudii- ICS SiCllUUl I Sheppard A i Force Base, Tex.

He attended Decatur High school before enlistment in the Air Force on May- 18. Following his course at Sheppard Field mpc vanrpii rra na nn the job. Car, Engine Hit; Fenderson Hurt A 27-year-old Decatur man was still unconscious in St. Mary's Hospital last night after his car collided with a Wabash engine early yesterday morning. Ernest Fenderson, 27, of 771 E.

William is believed to have received a fractured skull in the ac cident. Ten stitches were required to close a scalp laceration. Two passengers in the car, Ida Belle Fenderson, 20, also of 771 E. William and Joseph Matthews, 28, of 679 E. Garfield were shaken up but did not require hospitalization.

Thev said Fenderson, driver of the car, tried to cross the Broadway Street crossing of the Wabash about 2:30 yesterday morning. The" car was caught on the left rear fender by the railroad engine, throwing Federson from the car and onto the tracks. He was taken to the hospital by a J. J. Moran Sons ambulance.

RITES FOR MRS. GLENS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY Services for Mrs. Ruth M. Glens, 77, of 2372 E. Hendrix St.

who died Saturday morning will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Brintlinger's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon today. Mrs.

Glens was the wife of George A. Glens. lowinc his l' 3 0iin inv a Comedy Marks Barber Shop Concert lLl i highwav, or anv drain or drainage structure installed solely for street or highway drainage purposes. The highway authority with juris- 1 I. 1 uiiuuu win uic anai dv i i i involved is to enter a complaint on 1 i i a violation in the proper court.

ic i i I If the highway agency fails Xo do. this, the complaint can be filed by tka, di.v uuid ,.,1. u.c r. uw. ui- vision or municipality involved.

Westminster Plans Drive Building needs and a building fund drive will be discussed bv Westminster Presbyterian Church members at a dinner Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. No goal or approved plans have been agreed upon as vet. About 500 members are expected to attend the free Thanksgiving loyalty dinner to consider the need for more educational space in the church. Advantages of remodeling the church at West Main Street and Park Place or building an addition will be explained. A building fund canvass ol church members is already under-wav.

General chairman of the drive is A. Rollin Staley. William Hip-sher and Lynn M. Filley are co-chairmen of the steering committee. Dr.

F. Glenn Irwin is chairman of an advance gifts committee which will report progress at the dinner. Fifty hostesses directed by Mrs. Roy Chapman are in charge of the Wednesday night dinner. FATHER OF LOCAL RESIDENTS DIES Charles A.

Taylor, 79, of Arthur, father of Mrs. Leslie P. Haider and Orval Taylor, both of Decitur, died Saturday in St. Mary's Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.

m. Tuesday in the U. C. Chapel Church near Arthur with burial in the Arthur Cemeterv. JMU Choir's First Is Final Event for A pleasing concert of religious music was presented yesterday after noon by the Millikin School ot Music A Cappella Choir.

About 400 persons attended the choir's first concert of the season in Albert Taylor Hall. The program of music expressing the Christian faith was the final event in a University Christian Mission which started at Millikin one week ago. Wesley Snyder of the School ol Music voice faculty directed. He took over the choir this year after I 58,780. The plumbing and heat-1 ino contracts were combined and awarded to George S.

Walker, a bid of $36,845. HOPPER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AFTER STABBING George J. Hopper, 611 Green wood was held in countv ia'd last night on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested after an argu ment in which Marion arren, 817 N. Calhoun received a stab wound in the back.

She was treated and released at St. Mary's Hospital. Hopper told officers the stabbing was an accident. But a complaint was signed bv the girl's father, Sei-del Horn, also of 817 N. Calhoun St.

The incident occurred early yesterday morning in the 1200 East Sangamon Street. persons attended the concert, which included a Decatur group, The Majors. The. Mid-States Quartet is the 1949 international champion. Left to right in their When gates on the small dam were opened earlier this week, water at the lower end of the lime bed ran out quickly.

Unce this surface water was drained, the flow stopped. Chastain said the future solution may be settling basins south of the river, to which lime would be carried in pipes. Drains under the basins would carry off water, allowing the lime to dry for easy removal from basins. ANNUAL FIREMEN'S BALL SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY The 15th annual Firemen's Ball will be held in the Hotel Orlando Friday night, Scott McGlasson, chairman, announced yesterday. Bob Kruzan will plav for dancing from 8:30 to 11:30, McGlasson said.

Tickets are $1 per person or $2 a couple. They can be bought from firemen or by calling 5418, he said. Local 505, International Association of Firefighters, is the sponsoring organization. Profits go to charitable organizations and to the firemen's death benefit fund. Watson Treated After Fight Kermit L.

Watson, 33, of the Ranch Motel, was treated for cuts at Decatur Macon Countv Hospital yesterday after what he said was a fight with a man he refused to name. Watson also refused to sign a warrant. Concert of Season Christian Mission directing the University Chorus for one year. Soloists were: Helen Jackson, Park Ridge jun ior; Allyn Kent, Decatur freshman; Gene Black, Decatur freshman; Arlene Steinberg, Sibley sophomore; Mary Jo Kellams, Decatur junior; Joe Williams, Decatur senior; William Briggs, voice instructor; David Niederbrach, Decatur senior; Jay Cox, Hillsboro junior. i ng 1134N.

Main St. comedy attire are Robert Rod-rigues, Martin Mendro, Arthur Gracy and Forrest Haynes, all of Chicago. (Herald and Review Photo) saultinp rrank Harmann. also til -J-: I I t- jp-v-ML 1 ill Ii "I iter f- I The Mid-States Quartet of Chicago was a feature comedy attraction at the 9th annual Barber Shop concert yesterday in the Masonic Temple. Some 1,100.