The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 14

FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY THE DECATUR REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Saturday, August 26, 1961 Spending in Decatur Top Of 9 Cities Decatur Area Units Included In Reserve Gall It tI I Sunday Auto Sales Banned By State Law Gov. Otto Kerner yesterday banned Sunday sales of automo-biles, citing the sales as a nuisance. The ban starts tomorrow. The bill signed by Kerner was sponsored by Rep. Robert Can-field, R-Rockford, who contended Sunday auto sales were objection, able because buyers had avail Decatur and Downstate cities had a sharp increase in spending during July, according to Chicago Federal Reserve District reports.

Decatur's adjusted annual rate i ft -iy I The call of reserve units into active duty Oct. 1 will affect about 30 Decatur residents, most of debits (spending rate) was up 9.7 per cent from June and 7.4 per cent from July 1960. of them members of the 170th Tactical Interceptor Fighter Peoria and Springfield also Squadron of the Air National Guard, Springfield. able to them only a few sources rang up big gains in spending from June. Peoria's figure was up 9.6 per cent and Springfield's This unit will be stationed in Springfield, at least for a time.

Brig. Gen. Edmond L. O'Neal, up nine per cent. for installment loans and could be charged higher interest rates than normal.

Decatur auto dealers, while approving the Sunday ban, took Value of Time Now 'Laid Out' in Jail Doubled by Governor Prisoners are given increased credit on their fines for spent in jail under new laws signed by Gov. Otto Ker-ner. A credit of $5 per day for each day spent in jail is given prisoners under one of the new laws. Previously the credit allowed was only $2.50 per day. Under the other law, prisoners held for non-payment of fines on city charges, are given a credit of $2 per day.

Under the old law there was no fixed credit. Rockiord was the only soft spot assistant adjutant general, said he in the state's economic picture. had no idea how long the squad Its spending rate was off .2 of a ron would remain in Springfield an opposing view from that of per cent from June and down 1.9 Canfield. Several of them noted left, and Sherry Schonberg, 622 Oakland Ct, saw in these newly-dug potatoes. per cent from July 1960.

nor where it might be sent There are 453 airmen and 51 officers in the 170th. Elephants and Indian squaws with papooses on their backs were some of the things Denise Washburn, 755 S. Willow they were the victims of deals" because of the lack of thorough investigations into the Information about the 170th and Champaign Urbana reported good gains, rising 6.3 per cent above June and 9.1 per cent two other units has been put on the restricted list since the above July 1960. necessary to amputate the mangled leg. Each year since the background of Sunday buyers.

None of the dealers talked to saw any particular trouble in re Chicago reported the only down robin has returned to the Leeds turn from June besides Rock- arranging hours and none saw The others affected are the 3637th Ordnance Springfield, ford, falling off one per cent. any loss in sales. William D. Fortney, general manager of El Bauer Chevro Rockford and Danville, down 4.6 per cent from a year ago, were let, said his firm was much in the only ones reporting decreases phonograph product engineering at the Decatur General Electric Plant. Stein is a mechanical engineer there.

and the 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron of Peoria. Decatur has one resident, Lawrence G. Bayless, in the 3637th. This unit will go to Fort Knox, Ky. James A.

Stark, left, and John Stein, examine Stein's invention which cleans phonograph records as they are played. Stark is manager of in this figure. Textron Firm To Sell Local Kellogg Plant The Federal Reserve's survey takes in nine cities, seven class Another Illinois group, is the ed as metropolitan areas and CLEANS AS IT PLAYS two, Bloomington and Danville, Engineer Wins Award for Phono -MM classed as urban centers. The Decatur plant of Spencer graph Device The annual rate of debits, which Kellogg Division of Textron, Inc. Naval Reserve Air Squadron 721, Glenview.

It will go to Seattle, Wash. Maj. Gen. Leo M. Boyle, state adjutant general, said the Air Force squadrons initially will receive accelerated training in fly-! ing and gunnery proficiency at A vacuum cleaner for records is the spending in that month Soil Districts Cite Finances Big Problem has been patented by a Decatur computed for a whole year, pro vides a barometer of the- econ will be sold.

The firm has announced that it is withdrawing from the soybean crushing business and will sell its omy. favor of the law. "It is good for business and for the community." H. Grier Gregory of the Gregory Ford Co. also approved of the ban.

"I think it would be well to give everybody a day off," Gregory said. "It has been hard to clear deals from a credit standpoint, and it has been dangerous to close deals because of some risky out-of-towners and floaters coming here on Sunday." he said. H. P. Hazelrigg, Plymouth dealer, said he welcomed the law "with open arms." Hazelrigg also mentioned the difficulty of clearing finances on Sunday.

H. G. Wonderlin of H. G. Won- home.

A Watery Grave? A Decatur woman remembers the day her husband came home with a deed to a cemetery lot in one hand and a new pair of water skiis in the other. SO Years Between Visits Mrs. Alleen Disponet, 336 W. Green recently visited an uncle, Cecil Coppage, whom she had not seen in 50 years. Coppage, now of Peoria, and Mrs.

Disponet are natives of Mount Sterling. She Heard Them, Too A Bluffs woman returning to her home Sunday evening after a visit in Decatur counted 217 motorcycles between Decatur and Springfield, where the state fair motorcycle races had been held that afternoon. Illinois Oranges Mrs. Guy Vance of Maroa reports the first crop of oranges is growing on her potted orange tree. The tree is two years old and raised a crop of three oranges to maturity.

The orange man employed by the General Electric Co. John A. Stein of 2808 N. 22nd St. has received a $125 GE Pat ent Award for his invention.

The device is featured on GE's -n. t. 'Decatur plant as well as those The 170th, formed in 1948, has: 'at Des Moines, Iowa, and Belle- Figures for five Midwestern states and their major cities as well as broad rural areas are re Lack of funds to operate with was cited yesterday as the big problem facing soil and water Ohio. a iiuriiicii cujiipieiueiu vi ronr ThnnrWstrpak The unit was ported each month. fmm low tn Spencer Kellogg stockholders Spencer Kellogg Decatur, whose rate has been conservation districts in the line of stereo record-playing 1954 in the Korean War.

off in past months, showed an state. According to Air Force offi adjusted debits rate of in July. approved a merger with Textron in July. The Decatur plant employes around 95 hourly-paid employes. Textron said it will sell the cials, work weeks for those units A federal conservation technician said the districts have a big will be the same as those for High Improvement job to do and nothing to do it regular personnel.

This probably with. Its 9.7 per cent improvement three plants as going businesses derlin Co. said he has been work The comment came in the two- The catfish weighed only 3'4 pounds, but for Greg Burnett, 9, who hooked the fish in Dreamland Lake in Fairview Park, it was a monster catch. Greg is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Burnett, 6 Maple Court Stray Scraps Friend Returns Four years ago a robin was found entangled in twine at the Elmer Leeds home in Sullivan. over June was tops among the nine Illinois cities. Only two oth equipment, manufactured at the audio products section in Decatur. Stein's invention, the "Vacu-Magic Record Cleaner," is part of the armature of the phonograph. It cleans the record as it plays.

Stein is now a mechanical engineer in the phono-products engineering department of GE. He joined the company 2'i day Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts ing for Sunday closing. "I'm happy to see it and I think 95 per cent of the dealers er cities on the list, Des Moines annual meeting in the Hotel Or Iowa, and Jackson, had will favor the law," Wonderlin bigger gains. lando. Yesterday morning's panel dis said.

Peoria's $3,491,000,000 rate was plant is kept outdoors in sum up 9.6 per cent, second-best in cussion took up "Financial Aid to District Programs" and was ad mer time. Mrs. Vance has a tan the state. This was up 7.4 per and will retain certain processing and refining facilities used in chemical production at the Belle, vue plant. The firm said it will continue to supply its customers with industrial soybean products.

More Research It also announced it will begin a program of greater emphasis on research, new products development and marketing unseed oil and chemicar products. According to a statement made years ago at Schenectady, N.Y., ditionally significant since Gov. gerine plant the same-age, but it cent from July 1960. after graduating from Illinois In Otto Kerner Thursday signed a has never had fruit In order to free the bird it was, will mean a five-day week, or possibly more, officials said. All units are waiting to be contacted on what they will do or on how their services will be utilized.

Orders leveling out the details of the alert notice are expected "very soon," Brig. Gen. Donald Smith, commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, said. Gen. Smith said the term of the alert was for a year.

The 170th unit will be under the Air Force Tactical Air Command, which may move it to other bases after a period of stepped up training, he said. He did not say how long it would remain in Illinois. Gen. Smith said the unit would Springfield was up nine per stitute of Technology. $240,000 appropriation for the dis cent from June to $1,794,000,000.

He came to Decatur in May tricts. This was 8.7 per cent higher Don Hartwig of Hartwig's Used Cars also welcomed the law. "I've had my place closed all year." he said. "Many salesmen who work for dealers who open on Sunday would like to close." Carl C. Barding of Barding Pontiac said the law would make weekday sales much better.

"We make all of our bad deals on Sunday because we have no An original bill called for a 1960 from the radio receiver department in Utica, N.Y. than a year ago. Champaign Urbana improved $550,000 appropriation, but was trimmed "because of budgetary He and his wife, Lorri, have by 6.3 per cent to $1,146,000,000. one daughter, Janet. considerations' according to Its 9.1 per cent gain over.

Juty by Textron, the Spencer Kellogg division's flax seed crushing business and the operation of itsl governor's veto message. At a dinner last night, William 1960 led the state. Quad-Cities (Rock Island, Mo- H. Chamberlain, administrative two feed companies. Professional! way ot checking them out.

line. East Moline and Davenport, Iowa were up 2.1 per cent from June to $3,162,000,000. The gain Feeds Co. and the Beacon Milling will not be affected by Barding said. "Most of our repossessions are related to Sunday sales." John A.

Kilborn of Kilborn's the sales. from a year ago was .5 of a per assistant to Gov. Kerner, spoke to the delegates. He also said the $550,000 appropriation was reduced for financial reasons. Previously though, only $32,500 accept Air Force Reserve pilots from Illinois who may want to volunteer for active duty with squadrons from their own states.

cent. said this was the only way to get Bloomington reported a 5.5 per cent gain to $1,079,000,000 was a dealerships closed on Sunday. "This is the only way we can had been allocated to the dis MRS. HARVEY BRITT0N 7.9 per cent better than July tricts, so even with the reduced give sales people a day off," Kil DIES; RITES MONDAY 1960. appropriation the districts are Danville's 1.4 per cent increase The home offices and chemical research laboratories will remain in Buffalo.

N.Y. Federal revenue stamps on a warranty deed transferring title of the Decatur plant to Textron filed in the Macon County Recorders office earlier this month, indicated the value of the plant property at $1,477,500. Textron, a diversified company supplying industrial, consum born said. "We would prefer to close on better off. from June to $619,000,000 was a The districts operate with un 4.6 per cent drop from a year Sunday as long as everyone else is closed too." paid directors and are provided ago.

technical help by the Soil Con Chester E. Ventress of Ventress servation Service. Rockford's $2,687,000,000 rate was slightly off from June and down from July 1960, the only Illinois city losing in both compari ine appropriation is to pay Used Cars was also happy with the Ventress said he had already started closing on Sunday. clerical and non-technical person nel. Mrs.

Beulah Baker of rural Clinton, found plenty of makings for kraut when she picked these two 14-pound heads of cabbage in her garden. Mrs. Baker says she has picked several other larger heads in her garden this season. sons. Yesterday afternoon, a panel SERVICES SUNDAY FOR er and defense products, has home offices in Providence, R.l.

Spencer Kellogg acquired the plant at Faries Parkway and Brush College Road by purchasing the Shellabarger Grain Prod Chicago, down one per cent to $255,434,000,000 from June, was discussed "Our New Responsibil Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Estelle Britton will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the Brintlinger Funeral Home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after Sunday noon.

Mrs. Britton, 80. of 1221 N. Union died at 8:30 p.m. Friday in her home after a short illness.

Mrs. Britton had lived in Decatur for 62 years. She was born in Effingham, Jan. 23, 1881, a daughter of Caroline Veemer and Thomas Bar-nett. Mrs.

Britton was married to Harvey A. Britton, Feb. 12, 1901, in Effingham. L. E.

HECKLER, 53 Funeral services for Lawrence lty, Water." Appearing on the EX-MAC0N RESIDENT Lloyd E. Salmon LLOYD SALMON, BELL VETERAN, DIES AT 74 Lloyd E. Salmon, 74, of 954 E. William died in Decatur and Bond Crash Kills Woman Greenville, Aug. 26 (Special) E.

Heckler. 58. will be at 2 p.m. still 8.6 per cent above July 1960. The seasonally-adjusted debits rate for the 33 metropolitan panel were Mayor Robert A.

Grohne and Frank Mueller, WINS THESIS AWARD ucts Co. in 1938. A woman was fatally injured Allan Tinsley, formerly of Ma chairman of Decatur's water ad The Decatur plant, the largest areas is well above both 1960 and and her husband sustained minor visory committee. con, recently received an award of the Spencer Kellogg plants, pro 1959 at this time. Macon County Hospital at 3:10 injuries when their car went out Paul Huddleston, who heads duces crude soybean oil, soybean of control and overturned on Illi a.m.

today. He had been in the the Illinois watersheds program' hArnifnl t-ti-n nAnlri 0 two weeks. Sunday in the Tohill Funeral Home, Bethany. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Mr. Heckler died at his home at 327 S. Main St. yesterday.

He was a retired printer who oil meal and soya flour, MRS. W.W00LEY.99, hospital nois 127 in Bond County at 3 p.m. said -the big problem is in mak It has a storage capacity of five HERE 12 YEARS, DIES He came to Decatur from Mo- ing the public aware that sup million bushels. at the annual meeting of the American Farm Economics Association at Colorado State University. Tinsley's thesis "Inventory Valuation and Estimates of Aggregate Farm Income" was chosen Mrs.

Helen Wooley, 99, who; Friday. Mrs. Inez Rauch, 36, rural Cob-den in Union County, died at 4:30 weaqua 44 years ago. plies of water are not inexhaust ible. lived in the Mary Ann Nursing ST.

THOMAS SCHOOL She leaves her husband, three Mr. Salmon worked for the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. 44 years Home, 640 W. Main died at came here from Bethany about two-and-a-half years ago. sons, Kenneth and Donald of De EXPECTS 490 PUPILS St.

Thomas School opens JO a.m. Saturday in the home. He said the pending Oakley Dam and reservoir would be of great conservation benefit to wa p.m. in Utlaut Memorial Hospital here with injuries from the accident. Her husband, Chester, was and retired April 1, 1952.

catur and Harvey of Chicago, He was a member of the Pres She came to Decatur 12 years seven grandchildren and three byterian Church. as one of three best submitted in He was born a son of John and Nancy Jacobs Salmon, March 16, ago from Glendale, Calif. admitted to the hospital, but is great-grandchildren. Mr. Heckler was born in Beth tershed areas in this section as well as providing flood control believed not seriously hurt.

Mrs. the area of agricultural econom Mrs. Wooley was born a daugh 1887, in Prairieton Sept. 5 with registration for all grades. Students whose last names are in the A-M category register between 8:30 a.m.

and 11:30 a.m. any May 22, 1903, a son of Clar- ter of John and Matilda Hopkins, Rauch was thrown from the car. and recreation. ics among American universities. CHARGES DENIED He -was a member of the First ence E.

and Armita Belle Heck- Nov. 5, 1861, in Sibbertoft, Eng A Blue Mound man, Lowell Tinsley is now a research as- ier Methodist Church of Moweaqua. land. ADVENTIST SCHOOL Augustine, was elected vice pres Three Decatur men entered pleas of innocent in County Court sistant and is working on his doc Those in N-Z register from 1 He was a life member of the She was a member of the ident of Area 3 in elections held SIGN UP IS MONDAY Telephone Pioneers of America tor of philosophy degree at the University of Minnesota. i Methodist Church.

at the annual meeting. p.m. to 4 p.m. Enrollment is -expected to be Seventh Day Adventist School Theodore Vail Chapter 1, the In Mrs. Wooley married William Richard Grob, Reddick, was re wife, the former Carole Knud- opens Sept.

5 with an enrollment about the same as last year's 490. ternational Brotherhood of Elec Wooley who preceded her in elected president. He leaves his father, of Bethany: three sisters, Mrs. Vivian Davis of Bethany, Mrs. Jess (Ella) Ping of Decatur and Mrs.

Carl (Elizabeth) Langsford of Bossier, and two brothers, Daniel R. of Sullivan and How. ard of Bethany. son, is a Millikin University Book rental fees will be paid death. of about 15 students, the same as last year.

Other officers elected were: Henry Heberer, Belleville, yesterday to informations charging them with driving while intoxicated. They are: Glenn S. Cox, 49. of 39 Hawthorne Dr. Clyde Mann.

51. of 734 S. Jackson St Robert Martin Sullivan, 31. of on the first day. trical Workers Local 399, Illinois Union of Telephone Workers, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge graduate and formerly taught at Washington School.

She leaves three nieces and There will be no school Sept. 6 Maxine Young of Rockford will one nephew. tive vice president but full days of classes will be be the teacher. No. 507.

Graveside services will be in Angus btuart, Toulon, sec The school at 637 W. Marietta Mr. Salmon married, Ma Tunnel Work Starts Construction of the pedestrian Washington. held Sept. 7 and 8.

Medical and dental forms for retary-treasurer Brown Frantz in Decatur, Feb. 7, St. was newly painted on the in Other arrangements are incom Edward Meagher, Gilbert, vice pupils entering the fifth grade 1090 Shm HiH Mm is losn RITES SUNDAY FOR GAS FUME VICTIM Funeral services for Mrs. Mary terior and a floor was sealed this plete. The Dawson Wikoff Fu tunnel under Monroe Street, for use of Mueller Co.

personnel, has president Area 1 w. Ml, JilifU. lit 2915 N. Oakland Ave. All were released on bond pending trials scheduled for Sept 18.

married Elsie Bulger in Decatur. summer. neral Home is in charge. uoren BncKer, Media, vice begun. The southbound lane of are due on Sept.

7. There will be one new faculty member. Mrs. Aubrey Campbell president. Area 2.

Students will register Monday Aug. 7, 1952. He leaves his wife; two sisters, FUNERAL SERVICES FOR Monroe has been temporarily closed for the construction on the at 9 a.m. The association empowered the C. Spurting.

79, of Taylorville, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Shafer Funeral Home, Taylorville, where friends may calL Burglary Denied ot Blue Mound who will teach the Mrs. Cora Kitzmiller of Clinton. State Soil Conservation Districts R. E.URFER MONDAY Regular hours this fall for first sixth grade.

George Luther Reed, 60. of 2005 and Mrs. Etta Griffin of Clinton Advisory Board to draw up plans through eighth grades will Funeral services for Robert E. west side. That lane will be reopened when work begins on the east side.

Burial will be in Oak Hil Cem for allocation of the $240,000 state be 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. etery, Taylorville. appropriation and for its use by 'Mosquito Spraying The Decatur Crop Dusting Co. will spray for mosquitoes about Mrs.

Spurling was pronounced the districts. Montgomery Estate Tax N. Lowber pleaded innocent yesterday to a charge of burglarizing a home owned by Donald Spears of Decatur. Reed posted $1,000 bond and was freed from county jail pending a hearingl Sept 1 before Justice of the Peace Urfer, 69, manager of Northland Motel, 1605 E. Pershing Road, will be at 1 p.m.

in Brintlingers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. two brothers. George of Decatur, and Urban of Los Angeles, Calif. Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Brintling-ers Funeral Home. VFW Picnic Sunday Post 99 of the Veterans of For dead on arrival at 10:07 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospi- A federal estate tax of 5 p.m.

today, weather permitting. Larceny Charge Denied and state inheritance taxes of eign Wars and auxiliary will have A. C. Hamilton, 24, of 744 E. ine area to be sprayed is bounded on the north bv West $296 have been assessed against their annual picnic tomorrow at Wood pleaded innocent yes James C.

Kelley. He is accused the 101 Ranch, near SDitler Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn tai in Decatur, where she was taken from the home of a daughter, Mrs. Albert M.

Durbin, 918 E. Prairie Ave. Her death was due to carbon Main Street, on the south by Sunset Avenue, on the east by Glen- of stealing a power saw. a wash terday to a petit larceny charge filed by Charles Dressen, Decatur Woods. Serving of chicken will Cemetery.

the $99,523 net estate of Charles W. Montgomery, Decatur man who died July 17, i960. The estate was divided equally among Mr. Urfer was dead on arrival ing machine and a dryer worth coe Avenue, and on the west by Friends may call after 2 p.m. begin at 3:30 p.m.

Those attending are to bring one or two food at Decatur and Macon County $450. from whom he is accused of tak ing $190. Austin Avenue. Sunday at the funeral home. monoxide poisoning caused by an Hospital at 8:30 a.m.

Friday. I iwo sons ana two daughters, Jdishes. improperly vented gas furnace..