Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

Tuesday, April 7, 1942 OEGATUR HERALD LOCAL 'Last Dinner' for G.A.R. Proves Solemn Meet 3 Widows Attend G. A. R. Farewell' Both Parties Meeting to Name Court Candidates Republicans and Democrats of the 16-county third Supreme court district will convene in Decatur and Springfield today -nominate candidates for justice of the Supreme court.

The Republican convention is scheduled to open at 2 p. m. in the ballroom at the Hotel Orlando. The Democrat convention will be held in St Nicholas hotel at Springfield. Macon county will have 43 dele- Decatur Budget To Be Submitted 'Jo Town Today Township budgets totaling fnr relief and general purposes be submitted to electors for jpproval in the annual town meet-jr-- at 2 p.

m. today. The meeting be in the township government offices at 152'i East Main itreet. relief budget calling for in 1942, and the general fund anticipating expenditures of 544.335. were tentatively approved by the town board last week.

The budge's will be approved as drafted unless electors attending the A. displayed in many places in the city," he related. "While everyone was asking questions as to the meaning of the strange letters. 12 men stood silently by and smiled. "Later in the day, one of these men informed the citizenry that their group had met at 7 p.

m. the evening before in the 200 block on South Park street and had founded a new organization. Major Stephenson had been wi-m ill1 i vj vv Id Decatur, Founding Place, Loses Relics In a flag-draped room in St. Paul's Methodist church, represen tatives of 23 Decatur patriotic or ganizations joined three Civil War veterans' widows last night to observe the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic in Decatur. For the first time in the history of the organization, no veteran at tended the anniversary dinner, as the local post, Dunham, was clos ed at the funeral of C.

H. Collins. last surviving member of the post, last month. Double Significance The double significance of the oc casion which honored men in the nation's service today as well as those of the Federal forces in the Civil War was pointed out by the principal speaker. Mayor Charles Lee.

"Today is Army day," the mayor said. "It is significant that the day set aside by the government, of the United States to holior our boys in service should be the day that marks the 76th anniversary of the Grand Army of the Republic." Battered Gavel A battered gavel, split along the top of the head by many years' use by the presidents of the Dunham post, was used for the last time at the dinner by Mrs. Loren Hodge, president of the Asahel E. Reynolds circle No. 124 of the Ladies of the G.

A. R. which sponsored last night's dinner. Mrs. Hodge received the gavel from her husband, son of a former state commander of the G.

A. the late William N. Hodge. The gavel which was used bv served at the St. Paul's Methodist church last night.

Nearly 100 persons attended the dinner which was sponsored by the Asahel E. Reynolds circle No. 124 of the Ladies of the G. sponsoring organization; Mrs. Ora Johnson, past president of the local chapter of the G.

A. R. who introduced Mr. and Mrs. Hodge: Orville Mullis.

who also spoke and Mrs. Mullis. (Herald-Review Phi.to) Major B. F. Stephenson of Spring-: place of that great organization." field on the night of April 6.

1866 1 Became Involved when the organization was found- In its early years, the organiza-ed. will be sent to the national i tion became so involved in poli- Postal Receipts of Decatur in March Placed at $44,040 Postal receipts for March, 1942. were $44,080.97. Postmaster James M. Allen reported.

The total for the first three months of 1942 was $124,388.79. The totals for the same periods of 1941 are as follows: March. $43,785.88: and first three months period. $120,303.89. Postal receipts, which include on the income from the sale of postage only, for February amounted to $38,830.10.

Rebort Theft Sheriff A. C. Ammann received a report Monday that thieves had broken into a WPA tool box at the entrance to Faries Park Sunday night and had stolen, a portable drinking fountain, four rj wheel barrow tires aim a handled shovel Pleads Innocent Harold P. Culp, 475 West King street, charged in a truancy war- rant with failing to keep his child in school, pleaded innocent to Jus- tice Rudolph Lorenz and was re- leased under $100 bond. Urqes Civilian Cooperation With Defense Plants Stag Party Is Held for Officers Stationed Here; Devote Evening to Becoming Acquainted pates and 43 alternate delegates at the G.

O. P. -convention here. Attorney R. C.

McMillen is chairman of the local delegation. Macon county Democrats have named 51 delegates and 102 alternates to represent the county at the Springfield convention. Election June 1 The judicial election will be held June I. Justice Walter T. Gunn of Danville is scheduled to get the Republican nomination in the local convention today.

Judge Gunn is the only avowed candidate for the G. O. P. nomination, and has been indorsed by several county committees in the district. Macon county's central committee unanimously indorsed Judge Gunn's candidacy for the nomination two weeks ago.

Party leaders indicated last night that some "favorite son" candidates may receive a token vote on the first ballot this afternoon, but it appeared that Mr. Gunn will not have serious opposition for the nomination. Elected in 1938 Judge Gunn was elected to the Supreme court in 1938 to complete the unexpired term of the late Justice Lott R. Herrick of Farmer Citv. He was nominated at a special convention held in Decatur nd defeated J.

L. McLaughlin of Sullivan. Democrat nominee, for the part-term in a special election. With several prospective candidates in the field, the outcome of the Democratic convention appeared uncertain last night. Names expected to go before the conven-tirn include those of Circuit Judse Lawrence E.

Stone of Snrintrfield: City Judge Jacob Berkowitz of Mattoon. and Harold Trapp, Lincoln attorney. Judge Miller Withdraws Circuit Judge C. Y. Miller of Decatur, who several days ago received the formal indorsement of the Macon county Democratic central committee, brs withdrawn from the field.

The local were instructed to support Judre Miller for the Democratic nomination, but he has released the deleeates to support any other candidate the delegates choose. In declining the supnort. Judge Miller said he disapproved of subjecting the counties in the sixth judicial district to the expense of a special election, which would have been necessary had he been nominated and elected to the Supreme court in the June 1 election. The 16 counties which will have delegates at the Decatur and Soringfield conventions today are Macon. Champaign.

Coles. Dewitt, Douelas. Edgar. Ford. Iroquois, Livingston.

Logan. McLean. Moultrie. Piatt cangamon, Tazewell and Vermilion. Former Decatur Resident Dies Mrs.

Mona Weeks Esles. 62, of Corso, a former Decatur resident, died at 9:30 p. m. Monday in St. Mary's hospital, where she has been a patient of the past week.

Mrs. Weeks, who came to Decatur recently for an operation, was born August 6. 1880. near Macon, the daughter of George W. and Hattie Clifton Weeks.

She came to Decatur from Macon in 1918 and was connected with the old Standard Life Insurance Co-going to the company's St. Louise office in 1928. She married J. W. Estes on Mar.

21. 1930 in Nashville.1 111., and they made their home in Corso. Mo. She was a member of the Grace Methodist church in Decatur and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star chapter at Olney. Mo.

She is survived by her husband, a step-daughter. Mt O. C. Fletcher and two grandchildren of Corso; one brother, George W. Weeks, of Decatur: three sisters.

Miss Lil lian Weeks and Mrs. Howard Johnson of Decatur, and Mrs. Charles L. Liston of Peoria; two nieces, Inez and Edith Johnson of Decatur and one nephew. Dale Weeks of Moline.

Former Local Resident Dies in California Mrs. Irene Pierce Sylvester, 60. a former Decatur died Feb. 20 in Inglewood, according to word received here yesterday. Mrs.

Sylvester was born on Aug. 28. 1881. in Decatur, where she lived until several years ago when she moved to California. To Stage Rally Members of the Macon County Woman's Democratic club will sponsor a primary election rally meeting in the Hotel Orlando at 8 p.

m. Thursday. Mrs. Marie Hanks, chairman, announced Monday. All local and district candidates wiil be invited to attend and speak- working on a program for an or ganization of Civil War veterans for a long time," Rev.

Mr. Lugg continued. "He saw that widows and orphans of men killed in action in the Civil War were hungry and poor and needed -help. He believed that an organization of veterans would be able to extend necessary aid to them. A second purpose in the founding of the organization to Major Stephenson was that it would establish a worthy comradeship between the former Union soldiers.

Planned Secret Group "However. Major Stephenson intended to found the organization as a secret one with secret ritual. In order to get the ritual printed, it was necessary for him to find a printer who had served in the war and was eligible to become a member cf the organization. "He could find no eligible printers in Springfield where he lived but former comrades informed him that there were two veterans living in Decatur who were engaged in the printing trade. "When he came here to ask the printers to contribute their services, they became so enthused wih the idea that they prevailed upon the Major to found the Grand Army of the Republic here.

So it was that Decatur became the birth- tics that all chapters but one at Rockford were disbanded. Rev. Mr. Lugg said. In later years, when the chapters were reorganized the Decatur post had lost its No.

1 position to Rockford he added. Civil war veteran's widows who attended the dinner were Mrs. Edna Saxton. 85: Mrs. Caroline Weaver.

88. and Mrs. Harriet McCaskill. 73. Orville Mullis.

Decatur man who bears a striking resemblance to Abraham Lincoln, gave a reading entitled "Lincoln Talks Again" which was written for him when he appeared on a program in Chi- i cago during a defense bond irive Both he and his wife attended in 'costume of the Civil War period. neer. Of the Caterpillar Military Engi ne Co. T. R.

Farley, vice-presi- dent, attended, in addition to W. B. Pringle, his assistant. W. B.

Burgstrom, and Walter Sworden-ski. purchasing agent. Robert Strehlow, vice-president of Jobst Sons was present. Of the Midland Ordnance Foundation, Creighton Miller attended while representing Johnson Johnson were C. E.

Cornelius, purchasing agent, A. C. Priss, personnel manager, T. E. Behringer, chief accountant.

Fred L. Tarletcn, chief engineer, J. P. Sonnenberg. chief of guards.

J. C. Wilson, of Allen Kelly, construction engineers, was also present. Of the Oak Ordnance plant, in addition to Lieut. J.

E. Rohrer, and Major Hofto. Edmund H. Jones, fiscal auditor, S. C.

Petersen, assistant to area engineer, F. L. Copeland, vice-president of Bates Rogers and H. Mueller chief engineer of Bates Rogers, attended. the only speaker at the stag meeting, urged unity between service men and civilians, in quickly creating a supply of munitions to hasten the war effort tHerald-Review Photo) show reason why amend merits should be made.

$23,000 Lower The proposed appropriation for the general fund is approximately $3,000 lower than the budget voted (or general purposes last year. This reduction is made possible by the elimination of a deficit levy for relief purposes. Last year the deficit levy amounted to $22,000. Township board members have eliminated the deficit levy this year because they anticipate a general reduction in relief expenditures. The relief budget of $541,199 anti- cipates $376,333 from the state.

This figure is considerably lower than the $588,000 the town board lought from the state a year ago. Balance of $42,315 Also included in the relief budget ij a net cash balance of $42,315 cn hand; $27,548 to be received frnm the state for the last half of March, and $32,500 to be obtained through the sale of tax warrants szamst the 30-cent 1942 relief levy. which is expected to yield about Annual reports of Supervisor E. Voris Conner and Highway Commissioner Lyle Kirby will be submitted to the annual town meeting fnr approval this afternoon. Mr.

Conner's report for the general fund, placed on file yesterday, fhows that the general fund received a total of $86,339.80 during the year and now has a $32.86 balance end the new fiscal year begins. The actua expenses of the general town government were $64,081.37, according to the supervisor's report, and $22,258.43 collected through the fund as a deficit levy was turned over to the relief fund. Separate Report In a sparate report on the relief find. Mr. Conner shows that re-t lief receipts for the last year were M02.61fi.07 and that a balance of $42,315 remains on the books.

Commissioner Kirby's report lists highway department income of $66,191.23 and expenses amounting tn $64,153.85. A "balance of is shown. Seeks $15,000 For Injuries Russell C. Simonton, Wabash employe, seeks judgment for $15,000 gainst Archie E. Gibson in a per-mal injury suit filed in the Macon county circuit court Monday.

In his bill of complaint Mr. Simonton alleges he suffered a broken nkle and leg. fractured nose, and other injuries Jan. 4. 1942 when Gibsnn's automobile swerved from the Boiling Springs road and Crashed into a tree.

Mr. his wife and son were passengers in the Gibson machine at the time of the accident, according to the plaintiff complaint. looking at Livestock Recounti up to the accident, the com print alleges that on the night of Jan. 4 the defendant visited the home of Mr. Simonton to look at livestock.

While there. Mr. Gibson received a call from his brother, Dell Gibson in Decatur, asking him come to Decatur and assist in starting the Dell Gibson automobile. Mr. Simonton's petition alleges that the defendant asked him to go 'o Decatur and aid in starting the brother's automobile.

He claims he to accompany the because it was very cold, four beiow zero, but that he later agreed go upon urging. Starting to town pull Dell Gibson's car. the plainly alleges that the defendant's car ayed. He states that he asked the defendant if anything was wrong th ear and that he said no. Avers Part Broken (' charges that the Gibson car was not in reasonable operating condition because three MJ's before the defendant had tak-it to a garage and found that stabilizer was broken.

The "nplaint contends that repairs fre not available at the time, and a mechanic warned Mr. to drive the car with great care repaired. Mr. Simonton furth- 'lieges that the defendant knew 'he danger and instructed his not to drive the car until pro-repaired. On the trip back to the Simonton fci from Decatur, it is alleged, Gibson car swerved, went into hni'Cn and struck a tree at a Pint Mut three fourths of a mile north the junction of the Boiling wrings roads and Route 121.

As the result of the accident, the aiieges he is permanently red and asks judgment for 'sorderly Conduct HOV Smith oi uct bv I-ora Choate. pleaded i-ouce Magistrate E. A er and was fined $11.20. Expressions on the faces of persons at the speakers' table indicate the solemnity with which the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic was ob Loren Hodge here presents the gavel used by members of the original post of the G. A.

R. on the night it was founded to Mrs. Hodge. Mrs. Hodge rapped three times on an old bit of marble also used by the veterans to call last night's meeting to order.

The gavel will be shipped to soon to be placed in the national museum at the headquarters of The only persons at the dinner celebrating the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic who saw the Boys in Blue march away during the Civil 65 Negro Babies In Health Test Sixty-five babies under three years of age will compete in the 28th National Negro Health week baby contest today. The clinic will open at 12:30 P-m. at St. Mary's hospital. The babies will be examined at the clinic by five doctors of the Decatur Medical society.

Dr. J. C. Ellis said yesterday. Winners in the three age groups will' be awarded silver cups at a meeting Sunday afternoon.

A cancer discussion will be given by Dr. F. Flinn. cancer adviser of the Seventh Council district of Illinois, at 8 p.m. Thursday in the St.

Peter's African Methodist church. At the general meeting at 3 p. m. Sunday in the Antioch Baptist church Dr. Harry Ellis of Champaign will discuss his viewpoint of "How to Live." This will be the last of the week's health meetings.

The observance of Health week is sponsored by the American Legion auxiliiary to the Harry War-field post. No. 631. The auxiliary committee in charge of the week's arrangements includes Mrs. Guy Jeffries and Mrs.

Melvin Mc-Clerken. Mrs. Anna Waters is the auxiliary president. A. R.

Standing at the left is Mayor Charles E. Lee, principal speaker at the dinner. Others, left to right, are Loren Hodge, son of a former state commander of the G. A. Mrs.

Hodge, president of the Doctor Faces Murder Charge Dr. Arnold L. Guldberg. 35-year-old osteopathic physician of 898 West North street, is held without bond in the county jail on a murder charge while Coroner Harold Brintlinger plans to hold an inquest tonight into the cause of death of Mrs. Deva Doris Lowe, 27.

of 870 Arlington avenue. The inquest will be held in the county court room at 7 p. m. today, the coroner said last night. Mrs.

Lowe died in the Decatur and Macon County hospital early Sunday morning. Dr. Guldberg is charged by her husband. Hime A. Lowe, Illinois-Iowa Power Co.

janitor, with causing her death by producing a miscarriage. Given Extract Coroner Brintlinger started an inquiry into the cause of the death when he was notified 'of certain phases of the case by physicians who attended Mrs. Lowe, who entered the hospital in a serious condition Friday. According to State's Attorney Perley Lupton, a statement has been made by Dr. Guldberg.

admitting that he gave Mrs. Lowe an extract as she sought assistance from him. Mr. Lupton said Mrs. Lowe had taken her small daughter to Dr.

Guldberg's office for treatment as a prelude to the case. This visit was made March 17, and Mrs. Lowe came to the office, according to authorities, for several days later. Officials said that Mrs. Lowe had paid $7 of a $25 fee charged for the medicine and services performed by Dr.

Guldberg. Ordered Autopsy After the death of Mrs. Lowe, Coroner- Brintlinger said Monday that he caused an autopsy to be performed on the body. Results of this a-utopsy are expected to be revealed at the inquest tonight. Dr.

Guldberg is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Albert A. Guldberg. of Decatur.

He told officials that he had been practising in Decatur since he had completed a course at a college of osteopathy in Des Moines in 1940. Funeral services for Mrs. Lowe will be held at 2 p. m. today in the Moran Sons funeral home.

Burial will be in the Illini cemetery. 500 to Attend Baptist Meet Between 500 and 600 Illinois young people wilt meet in Decatur on April 25 and 26 at the First Baptist church for the 14th annual Baptist Youth Congress. Young people from Baptist organizations all over the state will attend the meeting. Rev. E.

C. Witham, pastor of the First Baptist church, said yesterday. Special speakers for the occasion will be Jesse R. Wilson of New York. N.

home secretary of the American Baptist Foreign Mission society; Dr. George W. Wise of Topeka. executive secretary of the Kansas Baptist convention: and Charles W. Gilkey.

dean of Rockefeller Memorial chapel at the University 6f Chicago. Death of Harries In Philippines Reported Word of the death of Col. Herbert L. Harries on Corregidor has been received by friends in Decatur. Colonel and Mrs.

Harries are well-known among the Wabash Railroad people. Mrs. Harries, who is being held a prisoner by the Japanese in Manila, is the daughter of Thomas Meehan. operator of the Wabash hotel at Bluffs. Colonel Harris died following a leg amputation in the Corregidor hospital to which he was taken 'for treatment of a leg injurv received during the lasi war.

The exact date of his death was not learned, museum of the G. A. R. in Chi- cago within the next few days where it will be placed with other relics of the post. Patriotic Theme The patriotic theme of last night's program was one looking forward as well as reviewing the past.

All speakers referred to "the taken over r0m the sold- ih fh the armed forces todav. Rev. Thomas B. Lugg. pastor of the First Methodist church who closed ttie Dunham post at Comrade Collins' funeral, spoke briefly on the history of the G.

A. R. "When the citizens of Decatur awakened on April 7. 1886. they 'were surprised to see the letters Side Country club relaxed at their' dinners and threw dignity to the! rt inds as they laughed, jested and sang to their heart's content.

Following the dinner Thomas B. Armstrong made quick work of introducing those at the speaker's table, including Charles Creighton, president of the club, and Charles Grant, golf pro at the club. Army officers at the stag, besides Captain Hendrie. were Lieut. J.

E. Rohrer, of the Oak Ordnance plant. Maj. Glenn E. Hofto, of the Oak Ordnance plant.

Capt. Benjamin A. Seal, of the Victory plant, and Capt. William J. Hallahan, of lhe Victory plant.

Other guests were C. B. Spark-man, office manager of Bates Rogers. Charles W. Cole, of that company of architectural engineers, while others from the same company were W.

H. Gartner, chief engineer, Claude Mordaugh, railroad engineer. Bliss Oliver, field engineer, Ben Sweet, architectural and structural engineer, and L. J. Adams, progress engi- and Maj.

Glenn E. Hofto. of the Oak Ordnance plant. Capt. Benjamin Seal, and Capt.

William J. Halluhan. of the Victory Ordnance plant and Capt. John C. Hendrie.

executive officer under Lieut. Col. Frances R. Scherer. Capt Hendrie, the G.

A. R. All but a few-relics of the post have already been shipped to Chicago. The table around which the original members of the organization sat when the G. A.

R. was founded, a Bible used in the meetings, a picture of its founder and facsimiles of its charters have been placed in the Decatur public library. (Herald-Review Photos) war were these veterans' widows, special guests at last night's meeting. They are Mrs. Edna Saxton, 85: Mrs.

Caroline Weaver, 88, and Mrs. Harriet McCaskill. 73. I Social Studies Meet Planned for Decatur The fifth annual spring meeting of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies will be held in Decatur on April 24 and 25. Meetings will be held at James Millikin university and at the Hotel Orlando.

Approximately 175 are expected to attend, this meeting, at which Robert E. Keohane. of the University of Chicago. will preside. Principal speakers will be Dr.

Paul H. Douglas, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and Rodney H. Brandon, director of the state Department of Public Welfare. Sarah Evans Wilson Funeral to Be Today Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Evans Wilson, 80, will be at 2 p.

m. today in the Monson funeral home. Burial will be in the Fairlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Mrs.

Wilson, wife of Fred Wilson of 547 East Gault street, died at 8 a. m. Sunday in St. Mary's hospital. Traffic Arrests Frank Bush.

2675 East William street, charged with running a stop sign, pleaded innocent and supplied S100 bond Dending trial before Justice Sam Gilbert. Gerald M. Stone. 1414 North Summit avenue, was fined $3.40 for speeding. Capt.

John C. Hendrie sounded! the only note of seriousness last night at an Army Day stag at the South Side Country club when he urged civilians and army men of this locality to a unity of purpose in hurrying the ordnance plants to completion. Members of the club, with T. C. Burwell as chairman, made arrangements for the stag and the guest list sparkled with the names of celebrities who have arrived in Decatur and vicinity to push the war time production program.

Speaks for Scherer In the absence of Col. Francis R. Scherer, commander cf e' Midland Ordnance Captain Hendrie presented his superior officer's regrets and gave a short talk in which he urged the people in this area to cooperate in getting war munitions flowing from the plants so that the present war could be won as quickly as possible. Before and after that concise and serious talk members cf the South In celebration of Army Day. these soldiers, attached to local war production plants, were guests last night at a stag party given at the club house of the South Side Country club by members.

Trom left to right are Lieut E. Rohrer t. 7 mi -jr-if nwi Vriir mm i.