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0 PAGES TODAY. THE DECATUR REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Monday, August 17, 1953. Safe-Crackers Rob Store, Lumber Office More than $5,200 in cash and checks were stolen last night by safecrackers who entered Peter's Mar553 W. Wood and the Hunter Lumber Company office, 705 N. Oakland Ave.

In Peter's Market, explosives were used to open the safe. William C. Peter told police cash and checks totaling $4,717.69 were stolen. The lumber company loss was placed at $500. Peters asked that persons who cashed checks in the store stop, payment at their banks, if the checks were cashed after Friday noon.

He said the burglars forced the front door of the market open. The safe is in an office at the rear of the store. Entrance to the Hunter-Pogue Lumber Company office was made through a window. Police Lt. Jerry Sheehy said both burglaries were committed by skilled thieves.

In the lumber company office, the knob was knocked from the safe door, then the tumblers were punched out. Effort was made to get into the Peter safe the same way, but failed. Sheehy said the burglars used the proper amount of explosive to blow the safe open without damaging the building. BAUER CHEVROLET AGENCY OPENS UNDER NEW OWNER The Bauer Chevrolet agency, formerly the Bill Burns Chevrolet Company, opened this morning under its new ownership. E.

H. Columbia, auto dealer who purchased W. W. Burns' franchise from his widow, Mrs. Gladys L.

Burns, was not in town this morning but was expected shortly. Bauer has a wife and a year old baby who will move here as soon as a home for them can be located, according to R. K. White, sales manager for the firm. Title of the local Chevrolet agency passed officially to Bauer Aug.

16. Bauer formerly was a partner i in the Bauer-Nathe Chevrolet agency at Columbia. Transfer of the Decatur franchise to him was approved last week by General Motors officials in Detroit. The Burns Mid-Town Inc. agency, which was established at Illiopolis in 1949, was not included in the sale.

Negotiations for the Illiopolis franchise are static at present, according to Horace B. Garman, attorney for Mrs. Burns. 81 TAKE KINDERGARTEN READINESS EXAMINATIONS Eighty-one children who will not be five years old until after Dec. have taken kindergarten readiness tests in the office of Roy O.

Schilling, assistant director of elementary education. Children who are five between Dec. 1 and Jan. 1. may enter kindergarten only if they have passed the test.

Only two or three more youngsters are scheduled to take the exam, Schilling said. A group exam will be given Wednesday at 9 a. m. in French School for all those children whose sixth birthday falls between Dec. 1 and Jan.

1 to see if they are ready to enter first grade. Only children who have not been to kindergarten in the Decatur schools need take the test. Children who will be six before Dec. 1 are automatically eligible for first grade even though they may not have attended kindergarten. DONATIONS FOR GREEK RELIEF ARE RECEIVED First Macon County contributions to the Greek relief fund were received today by the Macon County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Mrs.

Sarah Fowler, acting chapter manager announced. The announcement came as reports from the three Greek islands hit by earthquakes last week told of new earth tremors. Mrs. Fowler said the Greek ambassador has appealed to the Red Cross to handle the collection of relief funds in the United States. This money will be given the Greek Red Cross for use among the 000 homeless on the three islands.

Fowler emphasized that clothing, contributions are not needed for the survivors but cash is. The Greek ambassador has ap: pealed especially to Greek national groups to come to the aid of the quake victims. Burglary Attempt An attempted burglary last night of the Green Service Station in Boody, which also serves as a postoffice, was reported by sheriff deputies. They said a door was pried open, but the burglars, apparently, were frightened and left without entering. DECATUR AIRMAN HELD IN TEXAS Orville G.

Miller, airman third class, of 1434 E. North wears handcuffs as he leaves the office of District Attorney George W. Anderson in Wichita Falls, Tex. The airman is held under bonds totalling $75,000 on three charges of arson. Officers estimate Sig For City Schools Starts Sept.

8 Registration of pupils attending Decatur public schools this fall will be Sept. 8 and 9, Supt. of Schools Lester J. Grant an announced yesterday. Grade school children will report at 1:30 p.m.

on. -Sept. 8 at the school which they will be attending to register and get rental books. Full time classes start the following day. Any children of grade school age who have not been to school in Decatur before this year should register at their schools between Sept.

1 and 8, Grant said. Kindergarten children will report Sept. 9. Parents of kindergarten youngsters will be notified of the time and place to bring them. Classes will begin Sept.

9 for the city's junior high school pupils. Seventh through ninth graders should report at 8:20 a.m. at the school.in their district. They will get books at that time. Registration of high school students will begin at 8 a.m.

Sept. 9 and continue alphabetically all day. Classes will start at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10.

Junior and senior high school pupils who are new to the city or to the school system should register as soon as possible and make their elections of subjects. Offices in the high school and junior highs will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily except Saturday. List X-Ray Bus Volunteers Additional volunteers who will serve at the community X-Ray bus in Central Park this week were announced Tuberculosis today by the Macon County Visiting Nurse Association.

Also announced were the names of eight persons who will be in the registration desk at the other X-Ray unit when it visits the industrial area at Short and North Streets Tuesday. Usually the firms whose employes are being X-Rayed furnish the clerical help but since several firms are involved in Tuesday's bus stop, the TB VNA is furnishing the volunteers. The Central Park volunteers, in addition to those previously listed are: Mrs. D. A.

Hagan, Mrs. Ernest Winger, Mrs. Robert Bradley, Mrs. Frank C. Schroeder, Mrs.

Lawrence Wheat, Mrs. John M. Hayes, Mrs. Charles B. Howard, Mrs.

George Funderburk, Mrs. George McClure, Mrs. Francis Six, Mrs. Pearl Backstein Miss Elva Pleasant. The industrial bus volunteers include: Mrs.

A. W. Watkins, Mrs. M. Wendell Mrs.

John Finley, Mrs. Harold Roucher, Mrs. Paul Poisel, Mrs. Olive Huff, Miss Celia Koelmel. Colorado Graduate Miss Margery Cushman of 1754 N.

Church received a Master of Arts Degree at summer ment exercises Aug. 13 at Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, it was announced from the school. Lester Hardy Dies in Crash At Havana Lester Hardy, 34, of Rural Route, 2, died late yesterday in Graham Hospital, Canton, of injuries received in an auto accident near Havana yesterday afternoon. Hardy's car left the road and struck a tree on Route 78 south of Havana. No other persons were involved in the mishap.

He was an employe of HoudailleHershey Company in Decatur. An inquest into Hardy's death has been set for Thursday by Deputy Coroner Darren Oaks. It will be held in the Murphy Memorial Home in Canton. The body will be at the Dawson and Wikoff Funeral home. Printers Open New Location Huston Patterson Corporation, printers and publishers, opened for business this morning after moving to its new location at 330 N.

Church St. The firm has been closed down since Aug. 1 during the moving and most of its employes have been on vacation. Huston-Patterson formerly occupied 1 the third and fourth floors and part of the basement of the HeraldReview Building. The new location formerly housed the Tenney Pontiac agency.

The ground floor, occupied by HustonPatterson, has been repainted throughout and new washrooms and wiring installed. A Chicago firm, specializing in the moving of heavy machinery, was employed to move four presses and two folding machines. Parts of these machines have not been completely reassembled but the movers expect to complete this by the end of the week. HUGH MYERS JR. IN OPEN CHESS TOURNEY Hugh E.

Myers 23, of 12031 S. Illinois is among the 180 persons in the U. S. open chess tournament now in progress in Milwaukee, Wis. Myers' mother, Mrs.

Hugh reported today that the chess player had won one match and had draws in three other matches 1 up to' last Friday when she last heard from him. The tournament began last Monday and ends Friday. Many of the top chess players, including one from France, are entered. Myers is an employe of the American Farmers Mutual Insurance Company in Decatur. Laundry Re-opens LeBeau's Self-Service 1450 E.

William has It is open from 7 a. m. to Monday through Saturday. Licensed to Wed A marriage license was Danville to Harold Hanes, catur, and Sandra Lee Danville. Superintendent Of Girls Home Resigns Post Mrs.

Mamie Rueckert today resigned Welfare as Home, superintendent L. of E. the Mrs. Teall, home board president, announced. The resignation is effective as Mrs.

Mamie Rueckert soon as a successor can be named, Mrs. Teall said. Mrs. Rueckert, in submitting her resignation, said the task of supervising activities at the home had becote too strenuous. She gave no indication of her future plans.

Mrs. Rueckert was named superintendent last November. Previous to coming to Decatur she was superintendent of the Lucy Orme MorHome in Bloomington and was emploved at the Illinois Soldiers Sailor's Home in Bloomington. She succeeded Mrs. Mildred Pratt.

The home board, in accepting the resignation, praised Mrs. Rueckert for her work in giving girls in the home as normal a family life as possible. At present there are 42 girls living at the home. Their ages range from 5 to 18. The staff includes four housemothers, a cook, laun.

dress, and two maintenance supervisors. County's 56th Polio Reported Macon County's 56th polio case this year was reported today. Gary Vermilyea, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vermilyea, Forsyth, was admitted to City Public Hospital Saturday afternoon-28 days after receiving gamma globulin.

Dr. A. C. Baxter, city health officer, said it is the longest post-inoculation interval yet, and one of only two cases in which the serum had time to work before the onset of polio. The boy became ill Aug.

14, he said. Another patient admitted to the hospital Sunday probably has polio, but it has not yet been diagnosed, Dr. Baxter said. He is Dale Heath, 37, 2420 Champaign Mattoon. GENERATOR STOLEN Theft of a generator from his car was reported to police yesterday by G.

E. Jestis, 1150 Albert St. City Council Lacks Quorum Formality of Roll Call Conducted Anyway Three City Council members were absent on vacation today, leaving the Council without a quorum and unable to conduct any business in its regular meeting. Mayor Robert E. Willis and Commissioner Homer L.

Chastain went through the futile formality of having City Clerk Jack Loftus call the roll on advice of Corporation Counsel Byron Merris. Commissioners Don F. Davis, Cody Holmes and Lyle Kirby were absent. Holmes began his vacation a week ago. Kirby and Davis started their vacations today.

Merris advised Willis to call the meeting so the absence of a quorum would show in the records. The Council is scheduled to receive water main bids Thursday, and a similar routine then will satisfy legal requirements, Merris said. The bids then will be held for later Council Laundry, re-opened. 7 p. m.

issued in 22, DeMergett, 19, I action. Today's meeting was short and empty. Loftus read the roll call for the Board of Local Improvements. Willis noted there wasn't a quorum present. Loftus read the City Councill roll call, with the same result.

Chastain fell into a conversation about the State Fair with City Engi. neer John M. Weir while the group waited "to see if any more Council members show up." After a few minutes, the group pushed back their chairs. "I get the impression that the Council is not all here," Loftus observed wryly as he closed his minute book to leave. City Hall reporters, wondering the three commissioners had Wayne Williams Dies in Denver Lawyer Often Returned To Visit in Decatur By J.

Neely Martin Of The Review Staff Wayne C. Williams, 74, lawyer, author, and politician, who was reared in Decatur, died Saturday in Denver after a short illness. During more than 50 years that he lived in Denver, he never lost touch with Decatur and there were few vears in that time that he failed to visit Decatur, renew old and make new friendships. Williams was the Colorado attorney general from 1923 to 1925 and was a special assistant to the U. S.

attorney general from 1933 to 1940. He was regional counsel for the Office of Price Administration in Denver from 1943 to 1946. He was born in Vermilion County on Sept. 28, 1878, a of Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel J. Williams. The family moved to Decatur, where the son graduated from High School in 1897. He was the first editor of The Observer, Decatur High School student newspaper. After one year of school teaching in Macon County, Williams went to Denver where he attended university and worked as a reporter for the Rocky News while studying law.

Williams' keen interest in politics started on Oct. 23, 1896, when he cut his class in High School to join in the welcome of William Jennings Bryan to Decatur. Recalling that experience more than 30 years later, he said, "I have witnessed some historic and significant events in my time, but none ever has or ever can surpass or equal the day Bryan came to Decatur." He remained a Bryan follower through the remainder of the Great Commoner's life and wrote two books about him. He also wrote WTVP Starts On Schedule An informal chat between Mayor Robert E. Willis, Prairie Television Company President W.

L. Shellabarger, and Paul Taff, program director, inaugurated regular programming for Station WTVP at 4:45 p.m. yesterday. Regular telecasting by WTVP on Channel 17 will be from 4 to 11 p.m. daily.

The station has been on the air with its test pattern and other, shows for 10 days. Only minor troubles were countered during the opening. Background noises and an occasional "Are you ready, Bill?" were the only distractions to the listeners. Until a microwave system hookup. is made about Oct.

1, most of WTVP'S programs will be on film. The opening program in a series by Decatur churches was the first regular show on WTVP. The Rev. George C. Albers, pastor of St.

John's Lutheran Church, conducted the services. A slip of the tongue by the announcer reported this program wiuld be by St. John's Episcopal Church, instead. WTVP, Central Illinois' first TV station, will continue showing its test pattern during the morning and early afternoon hours for the benefit of TV set servicemen. Harold Cowgill, general manager of WTVP, said the station equipment worked perfectly at yesterday's opening and viewers in the area reported good reception.

Dage Camera Used On WTVP Telecast The first live -up broadcast using the Dage TV camera was made Sunday evening on Decatur station WTVP, according to George Fathauer, chairman of the board of the Dage Electronics Corporation. Two other Central Illinois television stations will use the TV camera of the Dage Corporation, whose engineering offices are located at (1454 E. North St. Equipment has already been shipped to WTVH in Peoria and orders have been placed by Danville's station, WDAN-TV. According to Jim Wulliman, chief engineer for WTVP, the camera was used for card shots in the studio and the results easily came up to his expectations.

Although the Decatur station pends on larger cameras used in conjunction with the Dage camera, Peoria is slated to use all Dage equipment. The Dage camera is considerably smaller that conventional TV camera, weighing only 18 pounds compared with over 200 pounds for the large-sized ones and it costs about one-seventh as much. Hotel Orlando Renews Gas Rate Protest "A Railsplitter for President," covering Lincoln's campaign for President, and dedicated the book to his Decatur High School graduation class. Through life, Williams was a Democrat, except for the 1928 cam. paign, when he opposed Al Smith on the liquor issue and actively took supported with Herbert Hoover, Hoover.

when Later he he issue spoke out against some of the early New Deal measures. In 1942, Williams was prominently mentioned for the Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator in Colorado. Often during the last 20 years, he was in Decatur during election campaigns and was called upon to speak at local Democratic rallies.

He also spoke frequently before Decatur civic groups. In 1937, after a tour of Europe, he returned to the United States that the United States and to urge England take a positive stand against the spread of ship- -a stand "he was convinced they would have take eventually. In 1909 Williams married Lena B. Day in Denver and they were parents of four sons. The four sons and a sister survive.

Williams Suggested Cabinet From Decatur Wayne C. Williams Decatur could provide an entire cabinet of capable men for the President, Wayne C. Williams once told members of the Decatur Association of Commerce. After experience in D. as a special assistant attorney general, Williams was speaking in Decatur in 1934.

Stating the qualifications of cabinet members to be intelligence, integrity, alert interest in public affairs and a willingness to work, he suggested the following Decatur men as equipped to provide a President's cabinet: Secretary of Treasurer- Robert I. Hunt; Secretary of State- C. LeForgee; Secretary of War-Edward A. Hayes; Attorney General James T. Whitley, or Robert P.

Vail; Secretary of Navy--J. J. Maloney; Secretary of Agriculture William Barnes; Secretary of Interior--James D. Johnson; Postmaster General- H. C.

Schaub; Secretary of Commerce-A. E. Staley, or Adolph Mueller. For Secretary of Labor, Williams said he would follow the Roosevelt path and suggest a prominent Decatur woman. 2nd Bakery Hikes Prices Another Decatur bakery has joined the Purity Baking Company in raising the price of its white bread by 1 cent a loaf.

R. L. Emmons, manager of the Taystee Baking Company today indicated that the price of Taystee white bread was raised Saturday. Eisner Grocery Company representatives said that no decision had yet been reached as to whether would go along and raise the price of their company-baked bread." The Kroger and A stores previously said there would. be no change in the price of their company-baked white bread.

The reason for the price hike was given as increase in production costs at various points along the line. BOY INJURED Billy Dinkens, 15, Rural Route 2, was injured at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, when a motor scooter on which he was riding with Donald Martin, 16, of 2275 E. Hendrix collided with an automobile at Main and Cerro Streets. The injured youth was taken to the Decatur and Macon County Hospital.

Police said the automobile was driven by Richard Moons, 22, Route 7. Manager Jack Powers of the Hotel Orlando has renewed an old objection to gas rates in a letter to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Powers said a general gas rate boost asked by the Illinois Power Company Aug. 11 would add about $2,000 to the hotel's annual gas bill, an increase of about 26 per cent. The hotel complained about its gas rate in 1951, when the Commission refused to consider special rates but advised Powers to make the objection whenever the utility -filed new rates.

Powers' letter sent to the Commission Friday recalled the hotel's earlier objection and asked the Commission to set a hearing on the new rates. Powers also asked the Commission to suspend the new rate schedule, which would otherwise go into effect Sept. 10. The Hotel Orlando objection is the Decatur area since the utility first formal, protest reported in filed increased rates last Tuesday. The City Council agreed to study the rate increase proposal and decide what to do about it.

The Power Company asked higher rates which it said would increase revenue slightly more than 10 per cent from gas, electric and steam heat service in Illinois. According to figures prepared by the utility, the higher rates would add $9.36 to the average annual residential gas and electric bill in Decatur, and $30 more for home owners with gas heat. Commercial and industrial rates would also be increased. The company estimated the boost would increase gross electric revenue 9.4 per cent and gross gas revenue 13.3 per cent on its Illinois operations. loss from the fires at a total of $716,000.

Airman Miller is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base and officers quoted him as saying he set the fires because "Wichita Falls is dull and I wanted to create some excitement." (AP Wirephoto) DIES Everett E. Neidifer E. E. Neidifer Dies at 42 Everett E. Neidifer, 42, of 1312 S.

Hilton died at 7 m. yesterday at the Jefferson Barracks Hospital, St. Louis. He had been ill since April. He was born in Decatur Jan.

27, 1911, the son of Samuel and Cora Neidifer and was married to Miss Ruth Peel March 22, 1929 in Decatur. A life-long resident of Decatur, Mr. Neidife: served with the army in World War II. He was a member of the Church of He leaves his wife, his mother, four sons, Donald E. and Bert of Decatur, Richard L.

and Robert who are in the navy, and two daughters, Doris M. and Nancy both of Decatur. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Blanch Dilly, and two brothers, Ray and Marvin, all of Decatur. The body is at the J.

and Sons Funeral Home. 'Arrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Runyon Dies Mrs. O.

A. Runyon, formerly of Decatur, died Sunday night in Little Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Runyon had lived in Decatur until about 12 years ago. Besides her husband Mrs.

Runyan leaves two daughters. neral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Kreighaser Funeral Home in St. Louis. X-Ray Bus One mobile X-ray unit of the current free chest survey will be in Macon tomorrow for the first rural stop of the survey.

Hours will be from 2 to 5 p. m. and 6 to 9 p. m. Residents of neighboring townships are invited to have chest X-ravs at the Macon visit.

The other mobile unit will continue its visit to Central Park tomorrow from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 2 to 5 p.

m. Today this bus will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Homer Cole is the chairman of the Macon X-ray visit. She will be assisted by Mrs.

Eldon Pierce, Milam Township, and Mrs. John Armstrong, Blue Mound. All three women are members of the board of the Macon County Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse Association. Boy Scouts will also assist at the X-ray. unit in Macon.

Water Study To Cost $6,500 Warren Van Praag, consulting engineers, will make a study of the city water system to determine which elements should be enlarged first under a City Council decision Saturday. Alex Van Praag Jr. estimated the work will cost $6,500 to $7,500. 0 The Council asked Van Praag for an estimate after Water Commissioner Homer L. Chastain outlined impending water needs and urged immediate action on the study.

Chastain told the Council that he had received "a new and unforeseen request" for a million-gallona-day water supply, in addition to the million gallon supply pledged to the new Caterpillar plant and expected industrial needs on a tract purchased by the Wabash Railroad recently. He said Archer-Daniels-Midland Company may switch to city water soon, requiring another million gallons daily. The engineering study, Chastain said, would determine whether more filters, or ground or overhead storage tanks are needed first, and what will be required to meet needs. MRS. OMA WIKOFF, 63, DIES IN HOME TODAY Mayor Willis Has Heavy Portfolio in Vacation Season Mayor Robert E.

Willis was a man of many titles today. In addition to his regular duties as mayor and head of the department of public affairs, he was acting finance, health and streets commissioners in the absence of Commissioners Don F. Davis, Cody R. Holmes and Lyle Kirby, who are on vacation. taken vacations at the same time, remembered that Davis, Holmes and Kirby had recently joined forces to trim the water department budget.

With all three absent at once, they reasoned, the Council was not only powerless to act, but powerless to act against their wishes. Earl Smith Letter Only Business Before Council A letter from Earl V. Smith appeared to be the only business before a City Council meeting that failed for lack of a quorum today. Because there was no quorum, the letter was not read and wasn't ordered filed, as is customary. City Clerk Jack Loftus said he would keep it, however, and bring it before the next regular Council meeting after vacationing commissioners return.

Loftus said the letter contained nothing new, but reviewed Smith's previous objections to the city water improvement program and his arguments for dredging. Mrs. Oma Wikoff, 65, of E. Marietta died at 8:45 a. m.

today in her home. She was born in Maroa on Jan. 31, 1888, the daughter of Pius and Molly Wilt Huff. She was married to Clifford A. Wikoff in Chicago in 1912.

She was a member of the Maroa Presbyterian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star at Danville. She is survived by her husband and one sister, Mrs. Marguerite Parker, Los Angeles, Calif. The body was taken to the Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home and arrangements are incomplete. MAN, WHO DIED IN WELL, LEAVES $30,000 ESTATE, An estate valued at $30,000 was left by the late Thomas R.

Malloy of near Decatur, according to a petition for administration filed today in County Court. Malloy, 57, was found drowned last Friday in a cistern at his farm home two miles northeast of Greenswitch. He was a carpenter and millwright. The only heir is his daughter, Mrs. Eileen Jones, West Township Line Road.

PRUITT ESTATE Three daughters will share a 000 estate left by the late Mrs. Ida J. Pruitt of Decatur, it was shown today in a petition for administration filed in County Court. The daughters are Frances Louise Mitchell, 1080 W. Marietta Marjorie Adele Whitley, 150 S.

Glencoe and Helen P. Swift, Evanston,.