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Sunday, December 9, 1945. DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW LOCAL TIRED CHRISTMAS SHOPPER TAKES TIME OUT i.m. iiu i Liunii Shirley Luster, Decatur Singer, Gets Movie Role Badly Robber Aged Man Beaten by Saves $327 in Wallet In Attack at Store Charles McDowell, seed second hand dealer at 1174 East Grand; venue, is under treatment in the Decatur and Macon County hos- pital for severe injuries received! at the hands of a robber who at-i tempted to hold him up at his store' at 7:30 p. m. Saturday governmont department Pol.ce are searching or a man something new in who attempted the holdup, and who believed to hav -been nt procedure When Hen-wounded when Mr.

McDowell re-: r-T the services listed and shot at him. A check of AIfred formerly sales cf Decatur hospitals revealed that nager for the Ralston Purina a wounded man had not been of St- Louls- as undersecretary, the treated last night. 'Commerce department and Henry Taken to the hospital, Mr. Hc-j Wallace, naturally would be well Powell as reported in such seri-' "sold" to the business public, in pus condition that he could give the opinion of E. M.

Crawford who only a vague description of hij has known Mr. Schindler for the assailant. I past 15 years. Mr. Schindler speaks Mr.

McDowell was badly in- here at the annual Association of in the face when he was Commerce dinner, Dec. 20. n'ruck by a heavy piece of stove; "ai Schindler is one of the finest ornament hich the types of salesmen that I have had grabbed from a heating stove in pieasure knowing." Mr. his store. I June Christy, the vocalist with Stan Kenton's band who will have a speaking as well as singing part in the forthcoming Columbia pic ture 'Duchess of is Shirley Luster, daughter of Mrs.

Marie Luster, 1940 North Water street, Decatur. Miss Luster, a graduate of Decatur high school in the mid-year class of 1943, began her singing career with the Bill Oetzel band here at the age of 14. She later sang with Ben Bradley and her first engagements outside of the city were with the Dick Cisne band in Champaign. With the Cisne band she sang for several weeks in the Empire room of the Rice hotel in Houston, Texas and on location at Port Arthur, Texas and Shreveport, La. She later transferred to the band of Boyd Raeburn of Chicago and made her debut in Decatur with the band at the Lincoln theater in 1943.

The band played several weeks in the Band Box in Chicago. Then in Shirley's own words, Boyd left town, she was stranded and to top off her misfortune, she took scarlet fever. Job Through Recordings Miss Luster was out of work four months while she was convalescing and trying to line up an other job. She was with Benny Strong band for awhile and later spent her last penny for some re K. cordings to send to Stan Kenton when she learned that his singer, Anita O'Day, had gone with Gene Krupa's band.

The recordings landed Miss Luster a long-term contract with the Kenton band which is currently playing at the Paladium in Los Angeles. In the rounds of work in the SHIRLEY LISTER M. Christmas shopping is a strenuous piece of business this year, what with everyone doing a lot of it and the scarcity of many items that dance bands, Shirley has gone Although the similarity is coin-under the names Sharon Leslie, Miss Luster or Christy Sharon Luster and finally June 'sings much like the well-known Christy. a name chosen by the Anita O'Day who left Kenton to Kenton band members. return to the Gene Krupa band.

Schindler Sells Henry Wallace To U. S. Public II .1 4 JWlCiUOJ. 1 1C ID enthusiastic and has the happy faculty of imparting that enthusiasm to everyone who comes in contact with him. He is sincere and has the type of mind that goes right to the heart of a proposition analyzes It carefully, and comes up with a orkable solution.

He. when he is completely sold him- srjf proceeds to sell everyone else concerned, and he does it in such a Jhat want () operate with him. Mr. hchindier has for' many years traveled all over the central part of the United States as sales manager for one of the largest feed companies. knows business men ALFRED SCHINDLER in practically every city and town in this area, and he is favorably known by them.

He understands a lew me ln friendly conversation. This is another side of Schindler. He is humanly friendly. "In his present capacity as un- dersecretary of the Department of v-iniinici nc cannoi neip dui sen Mr Wallace and the department to the business men of the coun try." Grapples With Robber Knocked to the floor. Mr.

Mc- 71. regained his feet as the! robbrr grappled with him. accord Jng to the story which the aged man mumbled to police as he was m-mis irtrfn-u in wir nospnai mi- lowing the attack. He said he managed to lake his. irse, containing over s.iZT.

out or ms pocket, and throw it under some second-hand articles piled at' ene side of the store. Securing his revolver. Mr. McDowell said he snapped it four times in the dirertion of the robber, and one of the shells in the gun exploded. The robber ran out of the store and escaped.

Neighbors said they heard the shot. Mr. McDowell crawled out of the store and over to the porch of one of his neighbors, who called police. Kyen Badly Swollen At the hospital it was learned that Mr. McDowell had a deep cut over the left eye.

another under the right eye. and both eyes and his lips were practically swollen I hut. Further examination of the injured man will be made by his physician today to determine the exact extent of his injuries. Police said they had been informed last night that he might recover. Police searched the entire northwest section of the city and checked hospitals last night in an attempt to find the robber.

From the broken story which Mr. McDowell was able to tell the police, the man who attacked him visited the second-hand store earlier in the evening to look at an electric motor. Wallet, Money Recovered i Temporary Care of Insane Problem for Officials Here downtown yesterday. He is Leon Carroll Jesfls. son of Mrs.

Charlotte Jestis, 509 East Grand avenue. (Herald-Review photo) Burning Clothes At War Plant Roils Workers Considerable i i a i on was aroused among employes of the Caterpillar Military Engine Co. plant yesterday over the burning of a quantity of "unserviceable" old plant guard uniform pants and shirts in the plant incinerator. The official explanation as given by W. M.

Meisner, officer in charge of the office of the army corps of engineers at the plant, was that the ar ticles burned were "unserviceable; government property disposed of through authorized channels." As described by employes, the articles burned were "good worn wool pants and shirts that with a little repair would make good work clothes," "The shirts and pants that were burned today were the remains of Hannegan Will Be Sought for Demo Meeting By J. NEELY MARTIN of the Herald-Review Staff Macon county Democratic leaders are planning a public dinner meet ing on or about Jan. 15 to whip up interest in the Democratic cause in the 1946 elections. Democratic County Chairman Fred M. Whitten said an effort will be made to se cure Postmaster General Robert E.

Hannegan, national party organization head, as the speaker. Sam Allen. Republican county chairman, said there is no meeting of his committee "contemplated for the near future," and declared his belief that the committee should wait until all candidacies are known before reaching conclusions as to favored candidates in the April primary'. Woollen Added to Lint The list of prospective candidates for the Republican nomination for county judge was increased jester-day with mention of Lynn E. Woollen, young Decatur lawyer, who has recently returned from the armed forces and has resumed law practise.

Previously Elbert S. Smith. Gus Greanias, Louis Mason and Police Magistrate E. A. Schroeder were mentioned as probable candidates for this nomination, The last week brought a crop of I prospective Democratic nominees I for county and district offices, with I the list strongly flavored with I World War II veterans.

Frank Meara, recently released from the armed forces, who has resumed his former position as chief assistant in the office of County Clerk Laurence Tangney, was naired as a probable candidate for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer. Tangney Expected to Run Mr. Tangney, Democrat, Is expected to seek re-election as county clerk. He is a World War I veteran. Ray Rex.

recently returned from service, received mention as a Democrat candidate for sheriff. Rex. who is considered by many to be the best all around athlete Decatur high school has produced, is now employed in the city waterworks. He was a member of Decatur's first state champion basketball team in 1931 and a star performer in other branches of sport. For county judge.

Democratic leaders were mentioning James T. Whitley, and Smith McGaugh-ey. World War II veterans, and Roy B. Foster, assistant state's attorney. Chairman Whitten said there are two possible candidates for the Democratic nomination for county superintendent of schools, although their names may not be made pub- jlic yet.

Robert B. Ernest, Republi can incumDeni, is expected io seeic re-election. Fate, Woods Mentioned For Congress in the 19th district, two Democrats, Harry Pate, Tusco- jla lawyer, and William F. Woods, Champaign lawyer, are being men-itioned. Both served in World War II.

Mr. Pate is a former state's attorney of Douglas county. Paul H. Ferguson, Decatur lawyer, who was nominated two years ago for state representative, may seek that office again, it was said. Representative Felix Wilson of Clinton.

Democrat, is expected to seek re-election, and a third possible Democratic entry is Sam Keyes of Logan county, if he does not be- 1 come a candidate for state treasurer, On the Republican side. Repre-1 sentatives Dan Dinneen of Decatur and Homer B. Harris of Lincoln are both expected to run again. Next Friday, the Democratic state central committee will meet in Springfield and county chairmen of all of the 102 counties of the state been invited as guests at a luncheon. 1 Macon county Chairman Whitten Isaid the Democratic committeemen jof all counties of the 19th congressional district will meet at 10 30 a.

m. Friday in the St. Nicholas hotel in Springfield, before the state committee meeting. The congressional committee held a meeting last Tuesday night in Areola. Ma.

McGaughey Home On 45-Day Furlough Maj. Smith McGaughey. young Decatur attorney, returned Friday night from Manila on a 45-day furlough and is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs.

D. S. McGaughey at Mt. Zion. Major McGaughey, who was associated with the law firm of Monroe Allen before entering army service over four years ago.

expects his release soon and plans to return to law practise here. He has been overseas three years and four months, in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Family of 9 Moves Temporarily Into Rent-Free Quarters The problem of a home for Mr. and Mrs. Pritts and their seven young children, wno were forced to vacate a farm tenant house near Niantic, was solved yesterday, temporarily.

The family moved into rocms in a downtown building, offered rent free by a Decatur retail merchant, as shelter until the family may obtain other quarters. Mrs. Pritts said she and her family expect to obtain a home in Lnngview Place as soon as a vacancy occurs. When he returned and entered their problems and has for years the store, he immediately grappled -assisted them in solving their busi-with the proprietor. Police said the nPSS difficulties.

He has sold merman was evidently surprised by the chandise himself. He has instructed aged mans resistance and picked otncrs how to seII it He ha, soId up the piece of heavy stove trim-ja Erpat business t0 the pubUc and ming, striking him in the face with.hi, sclling has the test jears. The blood-stained revolver of Mr. i McDowell showed that one bullet! Thls Pst vvrpk 1 nave nad had been fired and three others fure of talking to Mr. Schind-ihowed the indentations of being lrr in Washington snapped without discharging.

dav was completely filled with Following the attempted robberv. Appointments and yet he managed police searched the premises and ,0 from hu? work and the first uniforms issued to our Lightning Ed Lindsay. plant guards when the plant was! Ladies' race Small boat. Carolyn first opened." J. Ward Bush, chief.

Keil; large boat. Ellen Lindsay. of pliuit protection at the plant, ex- Commodore Decatur Yacht club plained. "They had become unserv- handicap First. Ed Lindsay; sec- iceable as uniforms and had been ond, Joe Platzbecker.

turned back to government repre-1 Post trophy handicap Ed Lind- scntatives where company responsi-1 say. bility stopped. It has been suggested Fastest boat Joe Platzbecker. that there were salvageable articles Best skipper Carlos Sharpes. among the uniforms turned over to Joe Platzbecker was elected com-the government, and that some good modore for next season: other offi- well as being very good to look at.

Friends of the girl have said that she is the most determined young woman they know. Although her parents have never forbidden her to continue her career 1 1 1 1 i 1 H. 1 financially, she has worked hard i and faithfully to get along on her uuuj.it fever and was out of a job, she 'sweated out" a long stay in Chicago in order to be near the booking agencies. Voire Is Similar Her applying for the vocalist spot with the Kenton band was not entirely accidental. Thinking that perhaps Kenton was partial to that certain quality- of singing, the voung Decatur singer applied for the job and got it even before a personal interview.

With Shirley possessing such looks and voice, it is quite con- 'ceivable that Decatur mav be able to claim a movie actress in the 1 near future. $5,000 Heads New JMU Gifts Mrs. Ina Wornick Mills, a 1910 eraduate of James Millikin univer. sity now iiving in york City has given $5,000 the building fund of James Millikin university, it was announced last night. Other gifts include: Mr.

and Mrs. George Byrne, New York City. $1,000. The Bachman familv, $600. Esther Long.

$425. A Friend. $250. Mr. and Mrs.

Ira Young, $250. i.awara w. Koss, Student Council. $232 85. Geneva B.

Herolz, $111. Gifts of $100 each were given by the following: Otto Sutter. Dr. M. D.

Pollock. E. B. Evans. Mr.

and Mrs. E. B. Penhallegon. J.

J. Maloney. Drs. Teaman and Teaman. Mrs.

Minnie Meadows. Mr. and Mrs. R. C.

Kunkle. Clyde Bledsoe Ice Cream Co. George Edward Day Sons. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur F. Delahunty Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Miller.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Krigbaum. Edear Lobenstein. A Friend.

membership committee. Fifty-one families were members jof the club during the 1945 season. Organization of the Decatur Light- ning fleet, a sub-activity of the yacht club, was announced. It will be known National Fleet No. "4.

CLUB is outgoing commodore of the club, which also elected officers last night. (Herald-Review Photo) are sought extensively. This young man was apparently worn out completely from a rigorous round when the photographer came upon him or other misdemeanor for the purpose of imprisonment pending a mental hearing. After the hearing, the misdemeanor charge is dismissed. From Oct.

1 to Dec. 8. there were 17 insanity hearings in Macon county. Six were held in the county court, three in the county jail, two in the Decatur and Macon County hospital, three in St. Mary's hospital, two in the homes of the patients, and one in the Anna B.

Millikin home. The three hearings in the county jail, according to county court attaches, were held there as a matter of 'convenience because of the violent character of the patients. Some Hearings in Jacksonville State's Attorney Ivan J. Hutch-ens said that in the case of extreme insane violence, or other case in which the patient should not be held in the county jail, the patient may be removed immediately to the state hospital in Jacksonville, then returned to Macon county for a hearing, or be submitted to a hearing in the Morgan county court, with Macon county paying the costs. Cases of insanity, usually de scribed as violent, are rare, accord ing to Roy B.

Foster, assistant slate's attorney, who represents the state's attorney's office at most of the insanity hearings. "Usually," he said, "a person believed to be mentally ill is confined to eliminate the danger of injury to himself or to some other person." He recalled a recent case in which a woman had threatened suicide and upon two occasions had been found enroute to Lake Decatur, where she planned to drown herself. Was Held in Jail "She was placed in jail as a safety pending hearing." Mr. Foster said. Under the Auv, as recently amended, a petition for an insanity hearing is not filed until two competent physicians have made an examination of the patient.

State's Attorney Hutchens said. In former years, any member of the family of the patient might file a petition and obtain a hearing, without a preliminary examination. After an examination is made and a hearing ordered, the patient must have 12 hours notice before the hearing is held. It is only for that short period that one may be held in jail. Pictures Urgent Need Sheriff Thornell, more than any other official, probably, knows the anguish of other members of a family of a mental patient held in jail.

"It is unfortunate that there is not a better way of handling the problem," he said, "because a person who is ill needs the attention of a physician and a nurse not a jailer. "I am unable to suggest what should be done, but it is a prob lem for the community and an obligation which should be met. if possible. We try to give the best of care to such patients, and members of my staff frequently volunteer to work extra hours in ordrj to deliver a patient to a state hospital as soon as possible, but when such distress strikes a family there should be better surroundings than a Jail." I might be made of the shirts and pants if channeled to the proper charity organization. This could not be done because of government regulations." Estimates by employes as to the number of garments disposed of varied considerably, but all agreed that many of them were Lately she has made her disc debut on recordings with the Ken ton band "Tampico "It Been a Long, Long lime ana soon another will be released.

Critics Enthusiastic Critics in Chicago have been en thusiastic about the singing of the Decatur girl and one heralded her as the singing find of the year as Platzbecker Is YachfClubHead Trophies were awarded and officers were elected at the annual dinner or the Lommoaore uecatur Yacht club last night in the Scovill golf course clubhouse. George Caldwell, president of the Decatur park board, and City Commissioner and Mrs. Bushrod Sattley were honor guests. There were 82 in attendance. Those receiving awards were: Snipe class Dorothy Yeomans.

winner for the second year. National One Design Bob Walters. Sea Gull Gail Olsen. for third year. cers chosen are: Carlos Sharpes.

vice commodore. F. J. MeConnell, harbor master. Harold Irish, fleet captain.

H. Lynn Bohon, assistant fleet captain. Herbert Nelson, race director. B. O.

Buckles, chairman grounds committee. T. H. Armstrong, chairman of ant, clubhouse was led by (left to right) Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Lindsay and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Nelson. Mr. Lindsay County officials see the need of better facilities here for the care of violently insane persons, pend ing commitment, but confessed yesterday that they do not have an answer.

Decatur hospitals do not receive the violently insane "as patients, since neither the Decatur and Ma con County hospital nor St. Mary's hospital is equipped to care for them. In the county jail there is a padded" cell, but it is seldom used because patients held there must be under conMant obsorva tion, and experience has shown that a hypodermic injection is better solution than use of a padded cell for the brief period the patient is held before commitment. Fortunately, in recent months, Macon county has had no serious problem relating the violently insane. The only patient in that ciassmcation is a man who was in one of the hospitals before he became insane.

The hospital cared for him, by strapping him to his bpd. for the brief time required to secure a commitment order and to transfer him to a state hos pital. Placed Under Charge One of the unsatisfactory fea- tures of the care of insane is that the afflicted person often must be held in the city or county jail pending a hearing. Decatur police and Sheriff Emery Thornell are noi auinorizea to noia a prisoner without some cause. Due to this restriction, the mental patient may be charged with disorderly conduct manager of the theater, said.

The booth was set up in January, 1942. Sold Half Million The Decatur Woman's club has operated the bond booth on the main floor of the Illinois Power Co. office building and has sold ap- proximately $300,000 worth of bonds during the last three years, These women, apart from having their booth in the enmnanv's huild- ing, have received no organized assistance in their bond campaigns from the company, A. F. Schultz, service area manager, said.

Their only purchasers were customers of the company and the voluntary pur chases of company employes. Special credit for attendance should go to Mrs. William Bell and Miss Rosa B. Ruckle, present chair- 'man of the bond booth committee, Mr. Schultz said.

Others Given Praise In addition to the three bond booths specifically mentioned, much credit, bond drive officials said, should be given the employes of the following stores who have been responsible for the sale of many thousand dollars worth of bonds during the last four years: Decatur Dry Goods Stewarts, J. C. Pen ney Block and Kuhl, Wal- 'green's. Sears, Roebuck and Picgly Wiggly, Grants, and Kresge's. Booths operated by women's organizations would have been estab- lished in other than the three stores if the organizations had been available.

Some companies, however, maintained booths at their own expense and staffed by employes on the company payrolls. Gebharf-Gushard Booth Sold $1,707,800 in War Bonds DANCE FOLLOWS ANNUAL ELECTION OF YACHT recovered the wallet containing the dealer'g money. Driver Slightly Hurt In 3-Way Collision T.m. nf treated for minor cuts and bruises I in St. Marys hospital following a three-vehicle collision on route 36.

east of the Nelson Park bridge at 9 I.S p. m. Saturday. Wiichob's car Itrurk the trut of Bert Gilinore, ft the Friendly Market, which in turn was knocked into another truck driven by Joseph Ptomey, of 1497 North College street. Rotarians to Hear Doctors' War Talks Dr.

Maurice D. Murfin, Dr. Thorn- as J. Murphy and Dr. Janes B.

Waller. all Decatur physicians re- cently returned from overseas duty, will speak on their ar experiences, st the Monday noon Rotary club rreeting in Hotel Orlando. Driver Jailed Albert S. Crabb, rural route (I. is under arrest by police, charged vith driving while under the in- fhienre of intoxicating liquor.

He was arrested following a property damage traffic accident in the 600 block West Wood street at 5 p. m. Saturday. Left Handed Facials And Hair-Dos Mode At Roberta's Shop Left handed beauty service is dispensed at Roberta's Beauty Salon. 325 South Oakland avenue, where the entire itaff of three operators is left handed.

Roberta Streibich, the proprietor, who came here a year ago from Crawfordsville. is one of the three and the others are Helen Latham and Grace Molyneur. Incidentally, Roberta rrpnrts that all hut one of her crew ln Crawfordsville were left handed. I War bond sales over the entire war period amounting to $1,707,800 jis the outstanding record of the jGebhart-Gushard store's bond booth. When the booth was oricinallv built in August 1942, orders for bonds were taken there but the honds ere marte out on the third 1 noor To enC0urage sales, a paid stenographer was employed at the I hnrith bonds rotild he made out while the purchaser waited.

Immediately the sale of bonds increased by leaps and bounds. Homer H. Carver, personnel manager of the store, said. During each bond drive contests were held among Gebhart-Gushard 1 employes, ith prizes being offered by the company to stimulate inter- est in the selling of the bonds. Over $2,000 in prizes was given by the company to its employes, Mr.

Gar- ver said Staffed by Legion Women Special credit should go to the women of the American Legion auxiliary who helped staff the booth, Henry Zimmerman, general manager of the store said. Thousands of dollars in war stamps have been sold by these women who sacrificed much of their time to staff the booth daily, he said. Operated by Beta Sigma Phi. a national business women's sorority, the booth at the Lincoln theater, with the cooperation of the man- agement of the theater, has sold approximately $890,000 in bonds, Women operated the booth every day after working hours from 6 p. m.

until 10 p. m. and are deserving of the highest praise, Tom Finin, r- The grand march that opened the Commodore Decatur Yacht club dance last night in the Scovill golf course jfrffyft I 1 "IIIIT II I ilHHl Will II 1 ir-BM'-H 1 niMmMjuXMIIMMMMMMM-MjfcrA.