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be be be Monday, December 4, 1944. PAGES THE DECATUR REVIEW Man Charged With Robbery Sent to Prison George L. Reed, 43, of 722 North Church street, who had been held in the Dewitt county jail, charged with robbery of Mrs. Zora Dale, 1051 North Union street, was returned to the state penitentiary at Joliet Saturday as a parole violator. Mrs.

Dale told Dewitt county officers that she was robbed of $107 on the night of Oct. 25, after she joined Reed and Ray Cahoon, 40, of Decatur, in a round of Decatur taverns, then accompanied the two men in an automobile ride to a east of Clinton, where she said she was forcibly robbed of her money, which she had concealed in one of her shoes. Questioned by Mrs. Myra Westray, acting sheriff of Dewitt county, both men denied the robbery charge. Survey Reveals Most Boys Want to Be Scouts With Boy Scout membership in the Lincoln Trails Council at an all-time hi high, results of the survey now being conducted among 12- year-old boys in the council indicate that approximately two thirds of the boys who are not already in Scouting would like to be.

Scout Executive William B. Soules reported today. The survey, which is conducted annually among boys in junior high schools, is not completed yet, but reports so far show that approximately a quarter of the boys are already connected with Scouting, a half of the total number wish to be affiliated with the Scouting program, and only one quarter indicate no desire to participate in the Scouting movement. Membership in the Boy Scouts in the council is 1,385 and in the Cubs is 679, a total of 2,064 boys. Since all boys being qualified for second class and first class Scouts must have an active affiliation with some church group, Protestant.

also asked whether they attended Catholic or Jewish, the boys, were some Sunday school or church. "It is significant," Mr. Soules said, "that at least nine out of 10 of the boys in the council have a church preference and are attending Sunday school or church." In Scouting, Mr. Soules added, the first choice of sponsors for troops is the church, regardless of creed. Julia Bock Harwood To Be P.C.A.

Speaker Julia Bock Harwood of Decatur, travel lecturer, will speak at the annual meeting of the Decatur duction Credit association in Springfield Tuesday, D. L. Achenbach, secretary-treasurer, announced today. Her subject will be "The Pacific Area." Usually, the annual meeting takes place in Decatur; however, the association includes members from Sangamon, Christian, Dewitt and Logan counties as well as Macon county. There are 985 memberstockholders, all of whom have been invited to the meeting.

It opens with a luncheon at 11:30 a. m. in the Laurel Methodist church, Walnut and South Grand avenue. Directors will be elected to succeed R. H.

Lanterman of mon county and Dwight A. Mason of Christian county, whose have expired. The association a co-operative credit organization, extending credit to farmers for operating expenses. Pfc. Paul Crabtree Wounded in Action Pfc.

Paul Crabtree, former employe of the Blue Mill, was slightly wounded in action in the South Pacific, according to a letter received by his wife, Esther, of rural route 6. Private Crabtree, son of J. W. Crabtree, 465 South Crea street, says that he has excellent care at a hospital somewhere in the Pacific. Traffic Arrests Robert Junior Edgecomb, 26.

1518 North Church street, was fined $8.40 for speeding yesterday in the 500 block West Eldorado street. Gladys Hamblin, 540 West Eldorado street, was fined $6.40 yesterday for running a stop light at Main and Franklin streets. LaGrand Hatfield, 254 North Pine street, was fined $8.40 last night for speeding. Everett L. Musser Wounded in Action Everett L.

Musser, technician fifth grade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burley Musser of 1506 East Lawrence street, has been wounded in action in the European area, according to word from the War department. A graduate of Decatur high school, he enlisted in service on Aug. 28, 1942.

He formerly was employed at the Wabash locomotive shops here. News from the Sick W. D. Schmitt, 2147 North street, who underwent an operation at the Decaand Macon County hospital 24, is much improved and have visitors. LICENSES APPROVED Raymond Hinton's applications city food dispenser and public of amusement licenses, for cafe at 320 North Main were approved by the city today, GIFTS START ARRIVING FOR WOUNDED VETS Short a from NEW Lost POSTMASTER Christmas gift donations for wounded and sick veterans at Chanute Field, Kankakee, Danville and Manteno hospitals started coming in to the Amer- ican Legion auxiliary desk at the Herald and Review office early this morning.

Among the donations turned in to Mrs. W. H. McKee, of the auxiliary, Scant Housing Splits Families Here are two examples of what Decatur's housing shortage means, according to Mrs. Cleo Galvin, Decatur War Housing center manager, who reports the shortage still is serious.

One woman war worker, whose husband is in the navy, is searching for a four room unfurnished apartment in order that she may bring ber two young children here from out of the city. The woman has been living with a relative and visiting her children, five and eight years of age, on her day off. Another woman, with four children, not a war worker, but whose husband is in the armed forces, has been forced to move because the house she was renting has been sold. She is now living with a brother, who has a family of six. One of her children.

a boy of 16. is living with an aunt; another boy of nine is in the Boys' Opportunity home; a girl of five is in the Girls' Welfare home and a sixmonth-old baby is living with another aunt. The woman told Mrs. Galvin that she wants to get her family together by Christmas and needs a four room house, unfurnished. She is able to pay $35 a month rent out of her dependency allotment check, Mrs.

Galvin said. Boards Issue Draftee Calls Decatur No. 2 draft board has issued induction calls to a group of men and city board No. 1 has issued pre-induction calls to another group, board Clerks Paul F. Marshall of No.

2 and A. A. Weber of No. 1 announced today. Men called for induction by No.

2 are: Allen E. Cohea Clifton A. Clemens Lewis Balding Loyd D. McConnell Robert W. Thompson John F.

Rutledge Roland L. Goodman Harold E. Taylor Harold O. Maxey Donald E. Grider Arthur Leroy Walters Jack H.

Cairns George W. Rutherford Harold Nowlin Smeltzer. Men called by No. 1 are: Joseph Rosebraugh Lindsley Ward Humphrey Gregory Quentin Holeman Robert Louis Oxley Everett Lyle Havener Townsend Boughton Smith George Henry Schmidt Donald Eugene Babbs Calvin Eugene Gillespey Clifford Earnest Kretsinger, Jr. Paul Timothy Nichols George Oscar Erwin Christian Nicholas Stuckey John Allen Daggett Wilson Conklin Becker.

CHANGES MEETING PLACE The L. Davis post, 1245, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has changed its meeting place to the Knights of Columbus hall, and will hold the first meeting in the new quarters Thursday night. Shopping DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS Speedy Trial For Suspect in Burglary Case In one of the speediest criminal trials in recent Macon county circuit court history, a jury was selected, evidence was heard, final arguments were given, and the case went to the jury under instructions by Judge Grover W. Watson, all within a period of less than two hours. It was the trial of Calvin Leroy Cox, 22.

charged with an attempted burglary of the Turkey Treet restaurant on the night of Sept. 14. The jury had not reached a verdict early this afternoon. The only testimony in the trial was given by Walter Carnduff and Marvin Le Beau, both of Decatur, who were co-defendants of Cox in the indictment, but who had entered pleas of guilty and made applications for probation. Carnduff pleaded guilty several days ago.

Le Beau pleaded guilty this morning before the start of the trial. Both Carnduff and Le Beau testified that they, with Cox, went to the restaurant late at night in an automobile, and all went to the back of the building where Carnduff broke a window. When they saw two persons walking in front of the place, the three youths fled in their car. They were arrested three hours later. Judge Watson Honor Guest at Luncheon Approximately 50 persons, including members of the Decatur bar association and county officials, attended a luncheon today in the Hotel Orlando in honor of Circuit Judge Grover W.

Watson of Farmer City. Short talks were made by Judge Watson, R. W. Redmon, president of the bar association, and Thomas W. Samuels.

Half-Day Paper Drive by At the urgent request of local War Production board officials, the P-T. A. of Decatur high school is sponsoring a half-day paper drive Friday morning. Collection trucks will be at the high school building from 8 a. m.

until noon to haul the paper donations away. School students and townspeople on their way to work are asked to deliver all the paper they can to the high school. Supplies at the paper mills are running short again, the WPB men informed local P-T. A. officers, and there is immediate need for paper of all kinds, particularly newspapers.

The P-T. A. hopes to net a hundred tons of paper from its halfday collections. Proceeds will go to the P-T. A.

treasury. Expert on Germany Speaks Tonight at 8 Sigrid Schultz, author of "Germany Will Do It Again," will speak on her observations of the Nazis, in the fourth program of the Community Lecture series which will be given at 8 p. m. today in the Masonic temple. Miss Schultz, former head of the Central European bureau which collected news for the Chicago Tribune, knew the German leaders from the beginning of their rise to power.

She was born in Chicago, but lived most of her life in Germany. Her book was published last May. Grade Schools' Gym Program Under Way The grade school Saturday gymnasium program being held under the direction of the department of public recreation in junior high schools in the city opened Saturday. The gyms are open from 9 a. m.

to 12 noon and any fifth or sixth grade boy is eligible to participate. Included in the program is basketball, volleyball, indoor baseball, relays and calisthenics. The program will continue through March 31, 1945. Nephew Dies of Burns In Army Plane Crash Sgt. Wayne Nobblitt, nephew of A.

D. Gritton, 1713 East William street, died early today in the hospital at Camp Swift, Texas of burns received four weeks ago in a plane crash. Sergeant Nobblitt, son of Mrs. Emma Roher, Danville, saved the lives of two companions by dragging them free from the burning wreckage after the plane had crashed on a take-off from the field. He was badly burned and one leg had to be amputated.

He died of the burns and shock from the operation. NAMED TO COMMITTEE Harold Brintlinger, Macon councoroner, was appointed a member of the legislative committee of the Illinois Coroners' association at the winter conference of the association Saturday and Sunday in Peoria, Mr. Brintlinger attended the conference. McINTOSH PIATT SPEAKER W. R.

McIntosh, superintendent of Decatur public schools, was to speak today at the Piatt county Teachers Institute in Monticello. His subject was "Teachers and Post-War Education." Saves on Fine; to Buy Bonds Defendant Says He'll Follow Court Suggestion Circuit Judge C. Y. Miller posed a fine lower than the maximum today upon Henry Tucker, 33, a trucker living on rural route 5, and Tucker promised to use the saving in the purchase of two war bonds for his two sons. On Nov.

21, Tucker pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, arising from a disturbance he created in a visit to the home of Holt Re-elected By 'Y' Board J. R. Holt, president of the Linn Scruggs was re-elected president of the Decatur Y.M.C.A. board of directors at the annual turkey dinner meeting of the board in the railroad Y.M.C.A. last week.

Also re-elected were O. A. Sanks, vice president; Hubert Mills, secretary; and Clyde Foster, treasurer. Conrad Kranz is general secretary of the an appointive position. The new and re-elected members of the board were welcomed at the meeting last Thursday.

Election is held each year for six of the 18 members of the board. New members are J. K. Wells, Norman Lents and Chester Clouse. Re-elected were: Tom Bean.

Rev. Carrel Flewelling. J. R. Holt.

William Pownall. Announcement at the meeting of the progress of the new Y.M.C.A. building fund showed that approximately $600,000 has been raised and is now being held in war bonds until after the war. An additional 000 to $20,000 is needed in order to erect the planned structure and furnish. An intensive campaign for funds for this building was held last spring.

Membership in the Decatur Y. M. C. A. now totals largest in eight years, Don Hannum, membership secretary, announced today.

The membership total includes 977 adults and 393 boys between 10 and 15 years of age. New members totaling 641 were enlisted during the November membership campaign and 336 persons have renewed their memberships. Seals Receipts Pass $3,700 A huge pile of mail swamped the auditors at Macon county's Tuberculosis seal campaign headquarters this morning, James M. Allen, county chairman, announced, but ap-1 proximately $550 in additional receipts had been counted at noon. This figure is added to the $3.188 total for the first six days of the 1944 drive.

Last week 2,428 letters were received in answer to the 20.000 envelopes containing seals that the association mailed out. Average contribution per letter has been $1.31, Mr. Allen said. At the end of the first week in last year's sale a total $2,201 had been received. Indications ions are that the receipts will continue ahead of last year, but since the sale was opened late this vear and since the county consequently has about a week less selling time.

the sale will have to keep well ahead of last year in order to have the same total of contributions when Christmas arrives. The goal for the sale is $15.000. Mt. Zion High School Open House Wednesday Mt. Zion Community high school will hold its annual open house Wednesday, it was announced today by E.

K. Graham, principal. The faculty will be in charge, and the day's events will start with an assembly at which the school's problems and policies will be discussed by the principal. After that the parents and friends will visit the classes where they will view the work of each teacher. Individual conference periods will be arranged where desired, and each parent is invited to offer criticism and suggestions.

Trained Dog, In Show at Maroa a 13-year-old Australian shepherd dog who has appeared in 23 movies including "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "The Moon is Our Home," will be presented by his trainer, Ger Overdahl, at Maroa high school at 7:30 p. m. Thursday. who has been shown in many schools in and near Decatur, knows the names of 60 objects and obeys scores of commands from his master, who has trained the dog since it was six weeks old. $53 House Burglary Reported to Police Harry Lawrence, 1132 East Curtis avenue, reported to police that his home was entered last night and that approximately $53 was stolen.

He said the burglary occurred after 1 a. m. Entrance was made by removing the screen to a rear door. CALLED TO MICHIGAN called to Ishpeming, by the death of Mrs. Kranz' mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth J. Trebilcock. They left Saturday night. Remus Tohill, Elevator Head, Found Stricken Mrs. Hazel Aubert, wife of a soldier, on the night of Oct.

17. Through his guilty plea, Tucker liable to a maximum fine De(3200. Today, Judge Miller fixed the fine at $100 and suggested that the defendant buy a $50 bond for each of his sons. Although the suggested bond purchase is not a court order, Tucker said after leaving the court room that he would buy the two bonds for his boys. Night Parking Rules Are to Be Enforced Strictly, Chief Says Rules against parking at night on Decatur streets will be strictly enforced, it was warned today by the police traffic division.

Night parking in winter weather constitutes a traffic hazard, it was explained, and also is an invitation to thieves seeking tires and gasoline. During the holiday season, it was warned. drivers should carefully observe the parking restrictions near the postoffice. 15-minute regulation remains in effect until 9 p. m.

Science Talent Contest at H.S. Four entries were received at Decatur high school in the annual scholarship contests sponsored by the Westinghouse Miss Kathryn Sturm said today. Four boys submitted essays describing their own scientific projects. James Curry has been conducting experiments with 29 chemical compounds. The subject of his essay is.

"The Effect al Inorganic Chemicals on the Temperature of Water when placed in Solution." Robert Miller described his work in the field of micro-photography. Lloyd Andrews wrote of the effect of magnetic energy as compared with electrical energy on inorganic compounds. Ted Bradford described chemical research of the post-war world in medicine. Miss Sturm, biology teacher who is in charge of the contest, said three and one-half hour tests in the contest will be given Dec. 12.

The tests are late in arriving this year. All the entrants are seniors at the high school. The contest is a science talent search conducted annually by the Science Clubs of America. Winners receive trips to Washington, D. and scholarships to schools which specialize in the type of training they desire.

D.H.S. to Give Health Course A new course in health education will be offered at Decatur high school next semester, Lee D. Pigott, principal, has announced. It has three phases, including theory, personal health practises and problems, and community health and sanitation. The student may have a physical check-up by a physician as a part of the training in order to learn how to guard his own health.

Practises that will promote family health will be taught. Nursing skills for both boys and girls There will be one of the objectives. will be excursions and health organizations in in community, Mr. Pigott added. the will be offered only to second semester juniors and seniors.

Decatur high school was invited by Ray O. Duncan, state director of health and physical education, to offer the course as one of 20 high schools in the state. The Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek provided a grant, Mr. Duncan said, for carrying out experimental community health work in 20 high schools of the state. Harry Maus Facing Tipsy Driving Charge Harry L.

Maus, 42, former Decatur police officer, of 1350 North Edward street, was held in county jail today, pending release under bond. on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated. He was arrested after his car was involved in a collision at Cerro Gordo and North Main streets at 6:25 a. m. Sunday, according to police.

Russell J. Malson. 1266 West Macon street, who made the complaint for the arrest, told police that he parked his car while he visited a nearby restaurant. He said that Maus drove his car against the parked car, backed up, and ran against the parked car a second time. Letter Carriers to Hold Election on Saturday Members of the National Association of Letters Carriers, branch 317, will meet in Hotel Orlando Saturday to elect officers.

Harry Hull, president, announced that the dinner which ordinarily is given at the time of election has been postponed until installation of officers at the January meeting. He explained that the mail men are expecting to be rushed with Christmas work, and have decided to have their annual dinner later. $15 FIRE DAMAGE A stoker motor in the home of A. M. Quinlan, 750 West Waggoner street, caught fire yesterday morning causing $15 damage.

Remus R. Tohill, 65, of 2195 East Decatur street, died suddenly today near the LaPlace Cooperative Grain Co. elevator at Casner, of which he was the manager. The body was found lying near his parked car at 9:30 a. m.

by members of a section crew on the B. O. railroad. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said he was informed that Mr. Tohill had been under the care of a phy.

sician. There was a fire in the elevator office stove, indicating that Mr. Tohill had been in the office and was returning to his automobile for some purpose when he was stricken. Mr. Tohill, who had been man.

ager of the elevator in Casner for 10 years, was born in Casner June 19, 1879, and had lived there all his life until he moved to Decatur three years ago. He was an active member of the Casner United, Brethren church. He was the son of Noah W. and Rebecca J. Burrous Tohill and was married to Ola Peck in Decatur Oct, 5, 1899.

Mr. Tohill leaves his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Helen Kirchhoefer, Cerro Gordo: Mrs. Pauline Highcock, Decatur; Mrs. Jane Vineyard, Charlotte, N.

C. and Mrs. Lucille Traxler, LaPlace; two sons, Rex H. Tohill, Hammond, and Cedrick Tohill, in the navy in the South Pacific. One daughter, Mrs.

Rhea Moore, died in 1938. He also leaves three brothers, Randall of Villa Grove, Floyd and Ott, Decatur, and one sister, Mrs. Grace Stocks, Decatur; 11 grand. children and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Dawson and Wikoff funeral home.

Arrangements are incomplete. was a gift of four books and a donated. Mrs. MeKee will be phonograph record album of at the Herald-Review office to torch songs by Lena Horne, receive the gifts all this week. given by Mrs.

Raymond Hudg- The Fourth district of the ens, 21 Central Drive, who had American Legion of which De- one son who died of wounds in Italy and has a second son serving in France. Another gift of 20 tooth brushes and 20 tubes of tooth paste has also been catur is a member has 2,805 hospitalized veterans for whom gifts are needed. Downtown stores will also accept gifts, either money or articles. Flier Tells of Dark Days R.A.F. Pilot Talks to Lions and Rotarians The dark days of early 1940 when England faced the threat of German invasion were described by Flight Lt.

Wyndham Webber, R. A. F. pilot, at a joint meeting of the Lions and Rotary clubs held in the Decatur Club noon today. Lieutenant Webber, who has been in the Royal Air Force since early 1940, is now with an exhibit of the R.

A. F. at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and came to Decatur through the office of the British consul general's office. The lieutenant joined the Royal Air Force in the early days of the war and joined his squadron after Plant to Lay Water Main The Spencer Kellogg Sons, will instal the 12-inch water line extension from Twenty-second and Condit streets to the company plant northeast of the city for which easements and permits have been acquired by the city. Under terms of a contract to be made between the company and the city, the company will lay the line, with the city taking over ownership and maintenance upon its completion.

An ordinance authorizing the contract was placed on file by the city council today, to lie over a week for public inspection before final action. The company, the contract states, will pay the city's usual out-ofcity water rate, one and a half times the rate of city users. It was estimated that the extension will be approximately 9,000 feet long. It will run from Twenty-second and Condit, north on Twenty-second to Division street, and east on Division to the company premises. The council received permission from the state highway department to lay part of the new line along route 47, and final passage of an easement contract ordinance with the township highway department, permitting laying of a section of the line along streets under township control, was made today.

Keep Papers, Vets Warned Discharged servicemen should carefully preserve all their official papers. Harold Allyn, veterans' employment representative of the U. S. Employment service, warned today. Discharge papers, the veteran's proof of service status, and all other records should be put in a safe place, and a photostatic copy of the discharge paper should be carried at all times by the veteran, Mr.

Allyn said. Discharge papers must be presented by the veteran upon applying for benefits of the G. I. bill of rights and job placement and counsel services of the U. S.

E. he explained, as well as in many other business contacts. The county recorder, Clifford Bell. will make photostatic copies of honorable discharge papers without charge. In addition to the discharge papers, the most important records to be kept are these: Army or marine corps serial number.

Navy service or file number. Coast guard service number. Disability claim number. Insurance policies. Social security card.

Birth certificate of veteran, wife and children. Marriage certificate. Any divorce decrees. Last will and testament. Selective service registration card.

having only four weeks of gunnery training. The need for pilots and planes was so great in those days that the men were on call 24 hours each day during the evacuation from Dunkirk. Lieutenant Webber was on leave in London during the first fierce daylight raids by the Germans and praised the English people and the calmness with which they took the attacks. Lieutenant Webber will speak at the Tuesday noon meeting of the Kiwanis club which will be held in the Decatur Club. Condition of D.H.S.

Instructor Is 'Good' Condition of Mrs. Julia E. Roberts, automobile accident victim, was described as good today by an attendant at Decatur and Macon County hospital. Mrs. Roberts, Decatur high school physical education instructor, received seriously injured hand Friday in a crash at Edward street and Leafland avenue.

Waterworks Chief Shifted The chief engineer's post at the city waterworks was shifted today. W. H. Eisell, who has been chief engineer since the present city ministration went into office in May of 1943, resigned as chief because of his health, and Michael McMahon, an assistant at the plant, was made the new chief. McMahon's appointment was made by Water Commissioner Bushrod Sattley and approved by the city council today, after the council had accepted Eisell's resignation.

Eisell, however, will not leave the department, but is being retained as an advisor and to handle office work. at the plant, Commissioner Sattley said, explaining that the retiring chief's health would not permit him to handle heavy, outside duties of the chief any longer. Charles Bafford, Macon, Hybrid Corn Winner Charles Bafford, Macon, won the corn growing championship of Macon county in the 1944 National DeKalb hybrid corn growing contest. 'it was announced today. Mr.

Bafford produced 121.11 bushels per acre. The corn was grown from hybrid 840 and the yield was calculated from the best five acre tract on his farm. Other big yields recorded were made by R. W. Rogers, Warrensburg, 109.84; Harold Batchelder, Warrensburg, 107.55; Linn O.

Rau, Kenney, 107.22, and Herman Naber, Boody, 102.79. WATER ORDINANCE PASSED The city council today passed an ordinance providing water service the government-sponsored war for worker trailer camp at Kenwood avenue and Broadway. The ordinance had been on file for public inspection since last Monday. HOSPITAL FUND REPORT The City Public hospital had a treasurer's fund balance of $856.44 at the end of October, compared with a balance of $983.07 at the beginning of the month, according to the October financial report filed with the city council today. The hospital received a partial tax payment of $2,000 during the month and took in fees of $195.75.

Its expenditures totaled $3,179.72. BRUSH COLLEGE MEETING All adults in the neighborhood of Brush College school No. 2 are invited to a recreation meeting in the school: at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday.

Farm Ration Groups Are to Be Dissolved With all major farm equipment now off the ration list, county farm machinery rationing committees are to be dissolved, not to be reappointed unless the War Food administration assigns them new jobs, according to the state Agricultural Adjustment agency. County AAA committees will handle remaining duties in connection with gasoline engine certificates. crawler tractor applications or other work formerly that of rationing committees. Lee M. Gentry, state AAA chairman, complimented the rationing committees for a job well done, reporting that only 54 requests for reviews by the state committee had come from decisions made by the 99 county committees, with no reverses resulting.

The Macon county committee has been Howard Culp, county AAA committee chairman. and Velma Groves and Walter Fathauer, both farmers. 600 Tickets Sold For Firemen's Ball Approximately 600 tickets have been sold for the sixth annual Firemen's Carnival ball to be held Wednesday night in the Illini ballroom. The ball is sponsored by local No. 505.

International Association of Fire Fighters. H. M. Dieckhoff, dance chairman, reported today that 800 persons are expected to attend the ball, which is open to the public. Tickets are on sale at fire houses and by firemen.

Music will be by Ben Bradley and his orchestra. Petition on Estate Of Soldier Is Filed A petition for administration of the estate of James W. Spencer, Decatur member of the coast guard, was filed today in the Macon county court. He was serving in the Philippines when the islands were invaded by the Japanese. After being listed for two years as missing in action, notice was received by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Renard J. Spencer, of the 1 Texaco Tower, that he was presumed to be dead. The petition estimates his estate at a value of $1.200. W.

I. Conant Elected South Side President W. I. Conant has been elected president of the South Side Country club, succeeding Charles M. Creighton.

Other officers are: John Garver, first vice president Fred G. Leach, second vice president O. L. Chatham, third vice presi dent H. H.

Hise, fourth vice president W. H. Hipsher, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Leach is the new chairman of the board, succeeding E.

C. Hamill. William Bishop and Russell Ritz were named to the board of directors. Davidson, Reeves On Casualty List Mrs. Union emergency tur Nov.

may for place Hinton's street, council The War department announced today the names of Illinois soldiers killed in action. The list included Pvt. Francis husband of Lorene A Davidson, Davidson, 443 South Webster street Decatur, and Pfc. John C. Reeves husband of Mrs.

Mildred H. Reeves, 509 East Center street, Decatur. LEAVES HOSPITAL Harry Appelbaum, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident Nov. 14, was released from Decatur and Macon County hospital yesterday. The hospital said his condition was good..