Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 78

Decatur, IDjnpis, Vednesday, March 20, 1963. THE DECATUR REVIEW FORTY-EIGHT PAGES TODAY Sanitary District Sewer Women's League Wants New Vote On School Tax Looms CLASSES FOR AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS FORMED Classes for. beginning amateur ill rri Mi If I ii ia Herald aad Bcvtew Photo Verea Sharp Two More Entries Miss Decatur Contest Now Has 3 Candidates Hospital ByEldoaE.Libby Of the Review Staff Decatur Sanitary District trust- wiU meet soon to reconsider their position on a sewer for the state mental health clinic. This action is in response to let ters sent the district and city officials by Francis J. Gerty, state mental Health Department director.

In the letters, Dr. Gerty indicates the state does not wish to share costs of a $200,000 intercept or sewer with the Sanitary Dis trict. Also, he says the department does not wish to construct its own sewage treatment facUity. an alternative suggested by architects. "We do, however, find ourselves is an embarrassing situation which at the moment we are not in a position to resolve" Dr.

Gerty wrote. "It would be appreciated by. the Department of Mental Health if the matter might be further considered by the City of Decatur and the Decatur Sanitary District in an effort to assist us in resolving the disposition of sanitary waste from the proposed in stitution. SelutiM SMfht Lyle V. DeWitt, Sanitary District trustees president said a meeting of trustees probably wUl be held next week.

One of the three trust ees is out of town. "The Sanitary District is mak ing every effort to solve the prob lems involved in a promise made by others than the trustees," De- Witt ssid. He said pointing blame at those responsible for a miscommunica- tkm of a few years ago does noth ing to solve the situation now. "It is, now a matter involving Decatur's word to the De- Witt said, something has to be done to make this word good. "We wUl try to do our part and solve this problem insofar as Sani tary District funds permit In the letter.

Dr. Gerty reviews the history of the mental health clinic project dating back to 1961 and observes provision of sewage facilities was one factor consider ed in site selection for the clinic. He said the state was informed utilities and site would be provid ed without cost to the state. It was reported yesterday that an unclear letter might have ted the state to this conclusion. The letter was signed by Mayor Robert A.

Grohne and Roger B. Pogue. who was Association of Commerce president when the letter was sent Author of the letter is uncertain. Reads Frem Letter Dr. Gerty read this from that letter today upon request of the Review: A site of your choice wiU be Sewer Break Causes Holes Holes that have appeared in the ground in the Edward Street- Powers Lane area may be caused by a break in a sewer, Dyle Kirby, city street department sup erintendent said today.

Test boles have revealed the 15-inch sanitary sewer is 25 to 30 feet west of its location on a map, and five to six feet deeper. It lies in a direct line between a hole found in an alley, and one in the back yard at the home of Mildred P. Jones, 461 W. Decatur St That hole measured four feet deep and five to six feet wide when the street department was notified. It is possible that the Wikoff sewer is broken and the earth.

washed by rain soaking into the ground, is being carried into the sewer. A hole also will be dug near another home where the owner says a hole has developed beneath his basement Kirby said he doubted that old coal mines are the cause. They are at feast 600 feet deep. They might cause an inch or two of set tling over an entire area, he said. but probably not one small sec tion.

HEDGES TRIAL FINISH EXPECTED TODAY Trial of Robert M. Hedges, 23. of 1350 N. 19th St, charged with armed robbery, tras expected to be completed today. Hedges took the stand today in his defense.

He is accused of the Feb. 13 robbery of Peter Lee MiUer. op erator of the Superior 400 Ser vice Station. Restudy made available to you without cost to the State Illinois, and aU utilities wfll be provided to the site at no cost to the This letter. Dr.

Gerty said, was sent to him and to the governor. The Sanitary District has an estimated $250,000 available for construction, from this fiscal year. which ends in May, and the next fiscal year. District trustees Monday agreed to spend $169,000 of that for construction of a portion of the Big Creek interceptor sewer. At that meeting, the trustees! stated they believed they sOU would have sufficient money to meet a $100,000 share of the interceptor sewer for the clinic.

Dr. Gerry's letters are dated March 15. Mrs. 0. Frederick Kuay Mrs.

Kuny Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Mario rie L. Kuny, 63, wife of a vice president of the Millikin National Bank, O. Frederick Kuny, died at 1:30 a.m. today in her home at 140 N.

Oak Crest Ave. She had been Ul for several months. Mrs. Kuny had been a Decatur resident since 1920. A former member of the music faculty at Depauw University, Greencastle, Mrs.

Kuny was weU-known in this area as a soprano vocalist She also taught at Decatur Musical College in 1921-1922. Mrs. Kuny was born Sept 17. 1899 in Auburn, a daughter of Eugene L. and Margaret Alexan der Latidon.

She married O. Frederick Kuny on Sept 5, 1923 in Decatur. Her husband has been a direct or of the Millikin National Bank and Millikin Trust Co. since 1944 and vice president of the bank since 1951. Mrs.

Kuny graduated from Mi ami Women's College in Oxford, Ohio, and studied at Chicago Mu sical College. She did graduate work at the Millikin Conserva tory of Music. She was active in the Women's Auxiliary of Decatur and Macon County Hospital, American Red Cross. First Presbyterian Church Women's Federation, women's association at South Side Country Club and the Community Concert Association. Mrs.

Kuny was a member of the First Presbyterian 'Church oh Decatur. Survivors include her husband; mother, of Decatur; two daugh ters, Mrs.1 Thomas F. (Carolyn) Eader Jr. of Decatur and Mrs. Jarvis J.

(Elizabeth) Gates of Sausalito, two sons, Frederick L. of Decatur and Edwin F. of Dallas, Tex; sister, Mrs. Eliz abeth L. Owen of Decatur and 10 grandchfldren.

The body is in the Dawson ft Wikoff Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Other arrangements are incomplete. The family suggests memorial contributions to Decatur and Mac on County Hospital Association or to the American Cancer Society. SHELL OIL PRESIDENT TO SPEAK THURSDAY SheU OU Co.

President Monroe E. Spaght wuT speak at a 7 p.m. dinner meting of the Millikin As sociates Thursday in the Univer sity Center. Spaght is the newly elected in ternational president of the So ciety of Chemical Industry, a director of the American Petrol eum Institute, the Institute of In ternational Education- and the Stanford Research Institute. He is scheduled to appear be fore faculty and student groups earlier the day.

a 3 A referendum to increase Decatur's education tax rate for 1964-65 was recommended today by the Decatur League of Women Voters. After hearing committee reports Monday and this morning. the league further recommended the 'school board indicate specifically the ways a tax increase would be used and what cuts would be made if the increase were rejected by voters. "Voters will not often agree to sign blank checks but will respond to school needs if realistic demands are made and fully explained," the league commented. The league again recommended the board of education should present to voters a proposal for construction of a new junior high school in the Decatur Municipal Airport area.

Based on committee reports on School District 61, the league decided an education tax increase is needed to maintain the present school to provide for any increase in enrollment, and to provide for any improve ments in the present program. An increased number of class room teachers is needed present ly, the league said today. Its study used figures recommended by school accrediting associa tions. The league recommended also that staff salary evaluations be made regularly and increases giv en' as necessary in order to re tain teachers and remain competitive in the teacher market. When cuts in the budget must be made, the league said they should be made on a priority basis; that is, those economies be made in areas which affect the least number of pupils.

On the school bond referendum in September, the league took no stand on an increase in the educa tion tax rate because it said it had not spent sufficient time studying the question. It had studied, and rejected, the proposed building needs part of the referendum which called for three new junior high schools. At that time, the league study said about 885 additional pupils could be expected by 1968 and the league recommended then onlyl one junior high school be built AIR FORCE VISIT Two to Be Here Thursday te Dis cuss Careers Personnel from the U.S. Air Force will visit the recruiting of fice at 144 S. Mam St Thursday to discuss with interested persons the availability 'of careers in the service.

M. Set Douglas H. Jenkins, Air Force Academy cadet will meet young men interested in be coming Air Force cadets. Young men between 16 and 21 may meet with Cadet Jenkins from 2 to 7 p.m. He will visit guidance counselors at the city high schools in the morning and win attend a luncheon at the Decatur Club with school administrators from the counties in the 22nd Congres sional District Also on hand will be S.

Sgt Audrey J. Stewart to discuss careers for women in the Air Force. To be eligible for selection a woman must be a citizen of the United States, be between IS and 27 years old, a high school graduate, and have no dependents un- erl8. DRAWINGS SELECTED Drawings by Robert E. Mitch-.

ell, 1639 W. Decatur St and James Rice, Clinton, have been select ed for exhibit in the Drawing and Small Sculpture Show at Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Idn. Out of 804 entries, 183 drawings were accepted for exhibit 1 Mitchell's felt-tip pen drawing is titled 'Tranquilled Muse" and Price's pencil drawing is "Wild A- JAYCEE DINNER A Junior Chamber of Commerce membership drive dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. today in the Lakeview Adult Club, located in the 3800 Block East William Street Road. --There win be no charge for the chicken dinner which win be served.

An men between 21 and 38 interested in joining the Jay-cees are invited. Fewer Failare A power failure about 1 p.m. today was reported from the south, east edge of the downtown area Co as far away as Mount Zkn. radio are being formed by the Cenois Amateur Radio Radio theory and code will be taught to prepare for the novice Federal Communications Commis sion examination. First session is tentatively set for March 28 in the Civil Defense rooms at 2400 N.

Woodford St and classes will be held every Thurs day. A fee of $5 wiU be charged for club membership and instructional books. Interested persons may contact Marion B. Janes after 5 p.m.' at 423-0649. Murder Trial For James By Glen R.

Cooper Of the Review Staff Trial of James, 26, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a deputy sheriff, open ed in Circuit Court today. James is accused of fatally shooting Deputy Sheriff Fred O. Hertrich Novr 17 during a dance at Chap's Roller Rink, 2900 N. Water St. Hertrich was working as a paid guard at the dance.

His fee come from the promoter of the dance. James is represented by William Wood of Chicago and Marvin S. Lieberman, Decatur. Prosecution by the state's at torney's office is being handled by T. G.

(Jerry) Bolen. an assistant. The trial, before Circuit Judge Rodney A. Scott, opened with a brief skirmish between the defense and prosecution about extra wit nesses Who may be called to testify for the state attorney's office. Lieberman objected and said he believed he should be given the op portunity of having the names and addresses of the witnesses.

Judge Scott ruled in favor of the defense and the names will be made available. Potential jurors were in court and Judge Scott proceeded with tne formalities of the trial. He introduced the attorneys in volved, the defendant James, and court officials who will be appear ing in the court during the course of the trial. Duties of each person were outlined and explained to the potential jurors. Charge Outlined Judge Scott then recited the legal definition of murder and briefly outlined the charge against the defendant.

Jurors werre told the case would proceed in five definite steps: 1. Selection of a jury 2. Opening statements by both toe state and defense 3. Evidence and testimony intro duced during the trial 4. Closing statements by the at torneys in winch each win tell what they believe they have prov ed 5.

Instructions from the. court Judge Scott then explained an indictment (returned by the grand jury) is not to be considered as evidence of guilt but is merely a document or legal step in bringing the matter to trial. 'The defendant is presumed to be innocent until proved guilty and he does not have to prove his in nocence," Judge Scott said. The first 12 possible jurors were selected by drawing names from a box. Each was questioned by the court in panels of four.

Shortly before noon the attorn eys were given their opportunity to question those persons. There was some speculation to day that selection of a jury might not be completed until Thursday atternoon. CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of driving while in toxicated, filed against William C. Wombacher, 33, of 1690 Lake Shore Drive, was dismissed in County Court today. Wombacher was on trial and a motion to dismiss the charge was made by the state's attorney's of fice after several witnesses had testified.

The motion was granted and the jury dismissed for lack of suffi cient evidence to support a prose cution. Under Way Herald and Bcvtew Photo Florence Maaikattir after graduating, from high school in June. Miss Mannhalter. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

K. R. Mannhalter. is a 1960 graduate of MacArthur High Scroot She has brown hair MM. AM ic faflO 9 Miss Mannhalter attended Illin ois State Normal University and is employed at Kay's Fashion Shop.

Closing day for entries wfll be April 4. The winner of the contest, which is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, wfll be named May 4. School Tax There's almost an even split between tax rate increases and decreases for the 15 school districts which coUect taxes in Mac on County. Eight wfll have lower rates and seven nigner rates, uian in urns. .1 Dliopolis school district wfll have the largest rate reduction 23.08 cents per $100 valuation.

Most increase in a rate will be that of Bethany 22.8 cents per $100 higher than last year. Here are the 1963 rates per $100 valuation for the ether 14 districts collecting taxes in Macon County, with last year's rates in paren theses: Argenta $1,673 ($1.68) ($1,749) Mount Son $1,982 ($1,978) Macon $1.83 Nianlk-Harristown $2,235 ($2.26) Moweaqua $1,814 ($1.78) Blue Mound $1,953 ($1,957) Warrensburg Latham $1,927 ($1,886) Dliopolis $L757 ($15678) Clinton $1,761 ($1.7612) Cerro Gordo $1.51 (SL49) Bethany $1,981 ($1,753) Chestnut Grade School $0,791 ($0.8142) Mount Pulaski High School $0.6717 'CmrAral if fhn Aittririm arm 1a. cated primarily in adjoining counties but have fringe areas in Ma con County. SERVICES FRIDAY FDR HEBER DOWNEY. Funeral services for Heber-(Val) Downey.

82, of 880 W. Leaf-land wfll be 9:30 a.m. Friday in the J. J. Moran ft Sons Funeral Home, where friends may caU after 1:30 p.m.

Thurs Burial wfll be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Champaign. Mr. Downey, a retired carpenter and resident of Decatur for five years, died at 7:35 p.m. yesterday in Decatur and Macon County Hospital Vbe. Downey was born Feb.

14, 1881, in Centervflle, Ohio. He was married to Nannie Benson in 1901 in White Heath. He leaves his wife, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Four sons preceded him in death. THREE TO ATTEND CREDIT UNION MEETING Clem A.

Freeman of 2177 N. Water St wfll represent the Decatur Signer Depot Credit Union at the 33rd annual meeting of the niinoas Credit Union League. Kenneth Zimrnerman and Mrs. Virginia Loeb will also attend the Chicago meeting April 5 and 6 as alternate delegates. The Decatur credit union serves government employes in Macon.

Dewitt Shelby and counties and is one of L568 credit unions hrloninf to the Illinois Rate Split Staff photo by L. Roger Tamer this morning. Mr. Galloway was dead on arrival at Decatur and Macon County Hospital Decatur Man Dies After Fire in Home Rabh W. GaUoway.

54, of 2601 E. Logan was pronounced dead on arrival at Decatur and Macon County Hospital at 7:15 a.m. today after being taken from his smoke-filled home. An autopsy, ordered by Corner Phares G. Thompson to determine the cause of death, win be per formed by Dr.

Karl Sohlberg, pathologist at the hospital. An inquest wUl be held later. Thompson said. Firemen were sent to the GaUo way home at 6:40 a.m. by a neigh bor, George Mosser of 2625 E.

Logan who saw smoke coming from the bouse. Mr. Galloway was found lying on the floor near the back door. He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival Mosser said be tried to go through a bedroom window at the GaUoway home because he thought GaUoway was inside, Battalion chief Leo Harding said. Heavy smoke stopped the rescue attempt Cause Undetermined Cause has not been determined.

The fire apparently started around the living room couch. The couch was completely destroyed and the floor under it and the wall behind it were burned out Thompson said GaUoway had a history of heart trouble. Mr. GaUoway was born Aug. 13, 1908 in Springfield, the son of Edward and Elizabeth Brower GaUoway.

A tool and die maker, he moved from Springfield to De catur 22 years ago. He had been in ill health for a year. He married Clara Williams in Springfield on Nov. 4, 1926. -He leaves his wife; three sons Edward, Robert and Fredrick of Decatur; a daughter, Mrs.

Thomas E. (Joanne) Williamson of Decatur; a brother, John GaUoway of Auburn; sisters Mrs. Ruth Mad den of Springfield and Mrs. Marian Bentley of Jacksonville and 11 grandchildren. A brother preceded him in death.

Services wiU be at 1p.m. Friday in J. J. Moran sons Funeral Home. Friends may caU at the funeral home after 4 p.m.

Thurs day. Burial wlU be in Macon County Memorial Cemetery. SAMUEL V.H0GAN services Saturday Funeral services for Samuel V. Hogan, 85, of 1404 N. Fairview will be 1 p.m.

Saturday in the Kimber-West Funeral Home in Gales burg. Burial wfll be in East Linwood Cemetery there. Decatur arrangements were made by the JMJ. Moran Sons Fu neral Home. Mr.

Hogan, a retired laborer. died at 4:35 pjn. yesterday in Decatur and Macon County Hos pital. He had in failing health for five years. Mr.

Hogan lived in Decatur for 17 years. He was born Oct 16, 1877. in! RushviHe, a son of Jasper N. and Martha Blake Hogan. Mr.

Hogan was married to Qrab BeU in 1946 in Decatur. He leaves his wife and two brothers. Perry and Ernest, both of Galesburg. Mr. Hogan was a member of the Weskyan Holiness Church.

This picture shows the damage fire of undetermined origin caused at the home of Ralph W. Galloway, 2601 E. Logan, Ifs Official-. Winter to Leave Thursday Morning Thursday is the first day of spring. But just as delightful is the fact that today is the last calendar mark of a long, nasty winter.

Winter with the cold-, est January and February in almost 20 years, officially blows out at 2:19 a.m. CST with spring breezing in at 2:20 a.m. In keeping with the mood of the new season, the U. S. Weather Bureau promises warmer weather Thursday with temperatures between 47 and 53 degrees.

Decatur Scene Dog Missing "Mac," a beer-drinking dog thaf looks like a jumped over a fence last night and vanished. -His owners, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Broadhacker of 1037 E. North St, spent most of the night looking for: their nine-month-old.

$300 Bedhngton terrier without success. think a dog that old would have enough sense to come home," Mrs. Broadhacker said. "Somebody has him locked up." She was not as worried about the dog's safety so much as his drinking habits. He drinks a scooner of beer each night I hope whoever has him gives him some," Mrs.

Broadhacker said. Mac is 24-incnes tall, weighs about 35 pounds, and is blue- grey, Mrs. Broadhacker turned him out into the back yard with his mother, Phoebe, and a Scotty and a Beagle about 5 p.m. Mac jumped the six foot fence and took off. That's Windy "It was so windy the birds were walking," a Decatur man said of yesterday's blustery weather.

Peace Carps Tests Peace Corps placement tests wiU be eiven at 8:30 a.m. Satur day in room 220 of the Decatur Post Office, according to Leland R. Askins, examiner. The tests will be given to both persons who have filled out ques- tionaires and walk-ins. Minimum age is 18 and mere is no upper age limit MERRELL HELD ON $1,03 BOND; WAIVES HEARING George W.

Merrefl, 24, an ex- convict charged with robbing the Cerro Gordo State Bank on March 1, is being held in the Craighead, county jafl today. He waived a preliminary hear ing yesterday Del ore u.a. commissioner BiU Penix in Jonesboro, Ark. Merrell failed to post a $1,000 bond and. is to be returned to East St Louis for arraignment in U.S.

District Court Stm being sought is George P. McKinney, a convicted bank robber who escaped from the U.S. Prison at Leavenworth, Kan. MerreD, released Jan. 7 from Menard prison, is a native of Batesvflle, Ark.

and has jived in St Louis and Madison, HL He was arrested in BlythevQle, Monday when he tried to Beer Drinking Two more entries in the Miss De catur Contest, were received yes terday, bringing the total to three. The two new entries are: Verna Sharp, 18, 898 Haynes Drive Florence Mannhater, 20, 1209 Semor Drive. Miss Sharp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sharp, is a senior at Lakeview High School.

She is a blue-eyed blonde and is 5 feet 6. Miss Sharp plans to attend East ern Illinois University in the faU 332 APPOINTMENTS Rod Cross Bhtdmobiie to Bo Hero Tharsday By noon today 332 persons have made appointments with the Red! Cross to donate blood at the Blood- mobile visit Thursday from noon to 5:45 p.m. at the YMCA. The March goal is 422 pints, with about 600 donors needed to reach it i St Marv's Hospital and Decatur and Macon County Hospital are sponsoring the Bloodmobile visit Last year, 454 pints of blood were collected at the hospital-sponsored session. The Red Cross' urges friends and relatives of blood recipients to make replacements this month.

Appointments may be made at the Red Cross office tonight or in the morning and walk-in donors are welcome. 'Motor service wfll be available for donors needing transportation. No Poisoned Tuna Here Decatur AftP stores said they have no canned tuna from a ship ment suspected of causing two fatal food poisoning cases in De troit Decatur store managers receiv ed orders from the AftP central office to remove from 'their shelves any cans of tuna marked with code numbers WY3YQ and 118X AU four stores said an immed mte check showed they bad no cans with these numbers. The Detroit potsonines may have, been caused by tuna from a small shipment from a California packer. The entire lot of 120 cases with the two code num bers was purchased for sale in the Detroit area, an AftP spokes man said in New York.

has no proof its tuna is involved in the poisoning, the spokesman added. Laboratory tests are being conducted on tuna with the two code numbers. The two Detroit women died of a poisoning so rare they are believed to be the first victims in the United States. StwkbylJdJer Curtis DonneO, 68, of 343 W.Saw yer St. was admitted to Decatur and Macon County Hospital at 8:45 a.m.

today for treatment of injuries received when struck by a falling ladder. He was working at St Paul's Lutheran Church. Bofgytt Rites Funeral services for Clarence A. Burgett, 73, of and formerly of who died Sunday, wfll be I p.m. Thursday the Dawson ft Wikoff Funeral Home, where friends may cafl to day.

Burial wfll be in Graceland Cemetery. The family requests do nations to the Heart Association. pawn a nog,.