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1 Illinois, Monday, April 14, 1952. DECATUR HERALD LOCAL House Reported Probing Doyle's Role as Lawyer U. S. Attorney Howard L. Doyle's role as lawyer for a company which attracted government "interest" is under investigation in Congress, a St.

Louis newspaper said yesterday. The Post-Dispatch reported that a House ways and means subcommittee under Rep. Cecil R. King (D-Calif) is checking to see whether representing the American Distilling Co. has conflicted with the Decatur attorney's official dutles.

The company operates a Pekin distillery. A spokesman for the committee in Washington declined to comment on Mr. Doyle or the newspaper story. Mr. Doyle said yesterday that he has not heard of the investigation, but will be glad to appear before investigators if they call.

He denied that he had ever represented the company in any case which involved government interests, "directly or indirectly." Mr. Doyle, the paper said, first appeared in the distilling company case in a suit filed in the district court in Peoria to clarify terms of an 11-million-dollar trust agreement made in 1943 by the company. His name first appears as a company attorney and later as a government tax attorney, according the paper. The story of the investigation could not be verified yesterday. The distilling company trust was established to provide for distribution of 237,500 barrels of whisky on hand when the World War II alcohol restrictions went on.

Two federal government departments, the internal revenue bureau and the wartime Office of Price Administration, were "interested" in the trust agreement as the time Mr. Doyle represented the company, according to the paper. Mr. Doyle said last night he has represented the company since 1927 or 1928, long before he became federal district attorney. "The facts of the story are garbled," he said.

connections with the American Distilling Co, were a matter known in open court. The United States government had no interest, either direct or indirect, in the case," he said. Mr. Doyle pointed out he has just been through a routine Federal Bureau of Investigation check on the occasion of his being reappointed to his office. The F.

B. I. and the Justice department knows all the facts of the case, he said. United States District Judge Leroy Adair assured Sen. Paul H.

Douglas (D-111) by letter that the government had no interest in the distillery case, he said. The judge handled the case. Senator Douglas recommended Mr. Doyle's latest appointment. Mr.

Doyle said that his work for the company involved only the establishment of the trust agreement, a matter of no concern to the government. The newspaper said a court entry showed the O. P. A. had "expressed interest in the propriety" of the whisky distribution plan.

Court reports show there was doubt in a 1949 hearing as to whether Mr. Doyle represented the government or the company, the newspaper said. The hearing was to determine whether tax officials should be brought into, proceeding sO income tax liability might be decided. However, Mr. Doyle identified himself as a "spectator" in the case, according to the Post-Dispatch viewing of the court reports.

Mr. Doyle said he assumes Post-Dispatch staff members collected the information, put it together to suit themselves and turned it over to the House subcommittee. Mr. Doyle observed that he will "be i in style" if the investigation is actually held. Mr.

Doyle was sworn in for his fifth successive four-year term as S. attorney for the Southern Illinois district last Thursdav. Gov. UI. Adlai E.

Stevenson, Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett and Illinois Attorney General Ivan Elliott attended the ceremony. Mr. Dovle was first named assistant U. S.

attorney in 1934 and district attorney in 1935 by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Federal Judge Charles G. Briggle administered the oath Thursday to Mr. Doyle.

He praised him for his conduct in office and said he belived his tenure was unmatched in the nation. Jailed as Disorderly Jewell Smothers, 21, of 912 North Jasper street was in county jail last night charged with disorderly conduct on complaint by Joe Mac Wilhite. With the Colors 12 Area Soldiers In Texas Games Twelve Decatur area soldiers were among the members of the 805th signal depot company giving communications support to the 115,000 men who took part in the armyair force exercise Long Horn, which closed last week at Fort Hood, Texas. Maj. Kenneth C.

Colman, son of Mrs. Maude Colman, 455 West King street, is commander of the unit. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and served four years during World War II. His wife, Faye, lives in Gatesville, Texas. Sgt.

Robert R. Bell, 986 West William street, is the 805th chief repairman. He is a graduate of Decatur high school and served in the European and Asiatic-Pacific theaters during the war. Sgt. lc Marvin W.

Seats, 880 West Elm street; Sgt. lc mond R. Stoutenborough, whose parents live at 1704 East North street, are three members of the unit. Sergeant Seats' wife, lives in Temple, Texas. He is chief of the 805th stock control section.

Sergeant Stoutenborough is the unit mess steward and his wife Mary, also lives in Temple. He was a store manager of the A 1 Co. in St. Louis before he was recalled to active service. Supply sergeant for the 805th is Sergeant Varvel.

His wife, Margaret, lives in Hapeville, Ga. Other Decatur soldiers in the unit are Sgt. Stanley C. Ziemer, whose parenst live at 137 Longview place; Sgt. James A.

Roles, 1504 West Hunt street; Sgt. Leroy M. Poss, whose wife, Mae Aileen, lives at 1758 East Whitmer street; and Sgt. James R. Isome, whose wife, the former Imogene Gullis, lives at 434 North Church street.

Sergeant Ziemer's wife, Esther, lives in Hapeville, Ga. He was wounded in World War II. Sergeant Roles, formerly employed by the Purity Baking is a cook. Sergeant Poss attended Brown's Business college and Millikin university. Sergeant Isome is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. James C. Isome, East Lincoln avenue. He was in World War Il and went to Brown's Business college. Another Decatur man is Cpl.

Larry D. Lawyer whose parents live at 893 West Wood street. His wife, Joyce, lives in Hapeville and he went to Millikin and served from 1946 to 1949 in the army. Sgt. Ic Frank A.

Lohr is a locator section leader and Sgt. Robert J. Heneghan is a section chief. Mrs. Lohr, the former Dorothea Maria Cooper, lives at 2912 North Twentysixth street.

Sergeant Heneghan is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthias H. Heneghan, 1753 North Graceland avenue. Sergeant Lohr is a graduate of Monticello high school and attended the University of Illinois.

He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lohr of Monticello. Sergeant Heneghan went to Decatur high school. All of the men were called to active duty in September 1950 and most of them were formerly employed by the Decatur Signal depot.

Exercise Long Horn began March 25 and ended April 11. It involved three combat divisions and two air forces and was the largest manuever in the U. S. since 1940. Dean Carleton 2312 East North The quick judgement of 1st thinking and good Lt.

Dean Carleton, street, helped him avoid what might have been a' 'serious aircraft accident April 2 at Waco, Texas. He was taking off with his unit in a F-51 fighterbomber when the engine quit and he was forced to make an emergency "dead stick" landing. Lieutenant Carleton is a member of the 170th fighterbomber squadron, Illinois national guard. The squadron took part in "Exercise Long the war games in Texas. He said he developed engine trouble soon after taking off for a mock air strike against marshalling vards.

The second time Lieutenant Carleton's engine cut out he turned back. "From five miles out every little field looked like the one I would end up in," he said. His engine quit permanently while the he was circling for a landing on squadron's base field and he had to cut short his glide and set the plane down without any help from the motor. Lieutenant Carleton was slightly shaken up. He attributed the successful landing to "a lot of luck.

I can say that I would rather have Car Crashes Through Auto Display Window A collision at East North street and Broadway yesterday afternoon caused this car to crash into a front display window at the Cooper Oldsmobile Co. The car narrowly missed a second wreck 500 at Easter Sunrise Service An estimated 500 to 600 persons attended the 25th annual Easter sunrise service yesterday in the large pavilion of Nelson park. Temperatures in the 40s and the threat of rain probably held down the number of worshippers. From 800 to 1,000 persons went to last year's service. Rev.

Jay M. Logan, minister of First Presbyterian church, preached on the subject, "Beyond Tragedy." As tragedy overtook Christ so will it eventually come to everyone, he said, and as Christ on the cross looked beyond the grave to His resurrection sO should every man look beyond his cross and death to the door of salvation. The door is always open to those who will enter, Rev. Mr. Logan said, and it is only through entering the door that they can overcome tragedy.

The choir of Decatur high school directed by Morris Noland sang and a trumpet trio from the high school band played. The service was sponsored by the youth fellowship department of the Decatur Church council. 9 MILLIKIN STUDENTS HAVE TEACHING JOBS Nine Millikin university students who will graduate in June have elementary school teaching jobs, Dr. V. F.

Dawald, director of the teacher placement bureau, said. Five students have signed contracts to teach in Aurora schools. Dorothy Dunkelberg, Jean Spangles, and Mary Ellen Weasel will teach primary grades. Wayne C. Shiffer and Melva Clayton are scheduled to teach intermediate grades.

Three students will teach intermediate grades in the Decatur school svstem. They are Nancy A. Ishikawa, Phyllis Brooks and Caroljean Zwetschke. Edwina Jane Duncan will teach intermediate grades in the Pana school system. Dr.

Dawald said that Virginia A. Herron, a January graduate, is teaching biology in Fithian high school. TRAFFIC ARRESTS Desire Bouvet, Barding trailer camp, was fined $24 for speed ing 55 miles an hour from 600 to 2100 North Broadway and run ning three stop signs. Robert R. McConahan, Monticello, was fined $14 for speeding 45 miles an hour from 800 to 1000 East Eldorado street.

watched it than done it." He is a veteran of 32 combat missions in Europe during the last war. He is married to the former Norma McEvoy of Decatur and has two sons. William Lindsten William Lindsten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lindsten, 1020 North College street, has been promoted to staff sergeant, A former employe of the A.

E. Staley Mfg. he is serving with the army engineers in Germany. He entered service in September 1950. Raymond Gregg Raymond Gregg, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Gregg of Cerro Gordo, has been promoted to sergeant. He is working in the finance department and is stationed at Ellington air force base, Houston, Texas. Window ford stands behind the wrecked car which received damages estimated at $600. The driver, Clarence L.

Rose, was injured slightly. (Herald and Review Photo) Clothing, Tool Thefts Charged Archie Edwin "Ted" Dickerson, 32, of 1212 East Orchard street was held in city jail last night on two grand larceny charges. He is accused in one warrant of the theft of more than $50 worth of women's clothing from another apartment at 1212 East Orchard street, occupied by Mrs. Elsie Mattes. In the other warrant, he is charg.

ed with the theft of about $77 worth of tools from the Van Praag Equipment where he formerly was employed. Police arrested him yesterday afternoon at his home after Mrs. Mattes reported a negligee was stolen from her apartment while she was away. Police found the negligee and another box of women's clothing in Mr. Dickerson's car.

They also found several articles of clothing, some costume jewelry and the box of tools in his apartment. Mrs. Mattes identified some of the clothing as belonging to her or members of her family. The rest had not been, claimed last night. The complaints against Mr.

Dickerson were made by Mrs. Mattes and Sol Van Praag. INFANT DAUGHTER OF CHARLES WORKMAN DIES Mickey Ellen Workman, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D.

Workman, rural route 8, died at 7:30 a. m. yesterday in Children's hospital, Chicago. She had a heart ailment. She was taken to the hospital Saturday.

She was born Dec. 29, 1951, in Decatur and Macon County hospital. Besides her parents she leaves three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Workman, and Mrs.

Gussie Mattock, Decatur. The body is in the J. I. Moran Sons funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete.

OLIVER EL MER ILL 2060 634 Clinton street, was arrested a short time after the collision on charge of leaving the scene of an accident. The complaint was made by Donald F. Waddell of Latham, owner of the car. Damage to the car was estimated at $200. Easter Show-Off For Park Rock Gardens Fizzles Nelson park rock gardens, cleaned up for their Easter showing by park workmen in recent weeks, went almost unvisited yesterday.

The weather was too cold and damp, Lacy Chandler, park superintendent, said. Ordinarily the gardens, point of park district pride, are carefully groomed to show off the first burst of blooms on Easter. On this day Decatur residents traditionally resume their interest in growing things and parade through the gardens in a constant stream. Mr. Chandler said there were few visitors to the garden early in the morning when the weather still was relatively mild.

There were practically none by late afternoon as the temperature fell into the 30s. Early wild flowers and some early domesticated varieties are in full bloom. PLAN SUMMER THEATER Pandora Players to Give Outdoor Shows in Blue Mound Park Formation of the Pandora Players, Decatur's first summer stock legitimate theater group in at least 10 years, was announced by William F. Miller, director and manager. The group will give two performances a week for 12 weeks starting June 7 in the Blue Mound city park outdoor theater.

Mr. Miller said the theater has not been used for 10 years. The Blue Mound village board has given permission for the Pandora players to use the theater. The players have formed a professional company and expect to give professional performance. Mr.

Miller operated a similar venture in St. Louis in 1946. The group toured Illinois and Missouri. The theater, a large concrete slab with a back wall, will be rewired. It will hold 1,500 persons.

Performances will be Saturdays and Sundays starting at dark. Single admission will be $1.20. A season ticket will be $4 for all four plays to be given this summer. Each play will run three weeks. Plays scheduled: "Mr.

Pim Passes By" by A. A. Milne, "Claudia" by Rose Franken, "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton, "Poppa Is by Patterson Greene. PLAY CAST NAMED Kay O'Connell Has Lead in Little Theater's 'Laura' Kay O'Connell has been chosen for the title role in the last play of the season for the Decatur Little Theater Guild, it was announced last night by Robert Lodge, director. "Laura" is the fourth major play of the season and will be presented May 13 and 14 in the Masonic temple.

Besides directing, Mr. Lodge will play the part of the detective. William F. Miller will have the part played by Clifton Webb in the motion picture version. Other members of the cast are Armin Beck, Bob Garvin, Joan Odor and Mrs.

Miller. The three-act play is based on a novel by Vera Caspary. TWO GIRLS JAILED Two 16-year-old Decatur girls were held for investigation last night after police found them drinking whisky in a Decatur tavern. The girls admitted to police that they used forged a air force identification cards in buying their drinks. Air force authorities will be asked to investigate today, Police Lt.

Otto Salefski said. INJURED IN CRASH Dolores Schock, 21, of Barnes trailer camp, was injured late last night in a two-car collision near Latham. She was brought to St. Mary's hospital where attendants said' her condition apparently was not serious. Details of the accident were not available.

Dr. Armstrong Rosary The rosary will be recited for Dr. Hugh Francis Armstrong by members of the Decatur council, Knights of Columbus, at 7 p. m. Tuesday in the J.

J. Moran Sons funeral home. Dr. Armstrong, a retired dentist, died Saturday morning at the age of 79. A requiem high mass will be said at 9 a.

m. Wednesday in St. Patrick's Catholic church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Heater Sprays Oil An oil heater flared and sprayed oil on the floor the up. William Sauer residence, 1259 North Clinton street, early yesterday afternoon.

Firemen were called to put out the blaze. There was no damage 4 TV Channels Listed Within Decatur Range City Resident 95 Years Dies Howard L. Doyle Mrs. Catharine A. Shaffer, 98.

of 1595 West Macon street, a Decatur resident for 95 years, died at 6:40 a. m. yesterday in her home. She came to Decatur 95 years ago 1 from Kentucky. She was a member of First Presbyterian church, the Stephen Decatur chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Y.

W. C. A. She was born Feb. 25, 1854, in Bourbon county, Kentucky, a daughter of David A.

and Eliza Goodale Brockway. She was married to Francis M. Shaffer, who died Dec. 14, 1918. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.

Laura Shaffer Morrison, Evanston, and Sallie Shaffer, Decatur. She also leaves three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body is in the Dawson Wikoff funeral home where services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday.

Burial will be in the family mausoleum in Fairlawn cemetery. The family request there be no flowers. OFFICES PILFERED Fourth Week- End Burglary Citizens Building Reported Police learned vesterday that a fourth office in the Citizens building was burglarized after closing time Saturday. Dr. Clavton E.

Wood said that between $25 and $30 was missing from his office at 764 Citizens building. Previously reported broken 'into after closing time Saturday were the offices of Dr. Paul B. Berryhill, 875 Citizens building; Dr. Chester T.

Johnson, 854 Citizens building, and the Universal C.I.T. 562 Citizens building. The intruders turned over and battered a safe in the latter office but were unable to open it. The two other offices were ramsacked. Police have been unable to determine if anything is missing from the three offices except petty cash.

The People's Finance in the National Bank of Decatur building, also was broken into after closing Saturday. A cash drawer was pried open and some change taken. BOOTH FUNERAL Funeral services for John L. Booth, 57, formerly of Decatur, will be at 10 a. m.

Tuesday in the J. J. Moran Sons funeral home with burial in the West Frantz cemetery northeast of Oaklev. Mr. Booth, a painter and interior decorator, died last Tuesdav in Washington, D.

C. The body will arrive in Decatur todav and friends may call: at the funeral home after 7 today. 'He leaves his wife, Hannah. and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Landrith of Decatur and Mrs.

Faye Scott of Pine Bluff, Ark WIN POSTER CONTEST Sue Dobson and Beverly Albert are winners of a poppy poster contest conducted by the Cerro Gordo American Legion post auxiliary. Miss Dobson, the class 1 winner, and Miss Albert, the class 2 winner, are eligible to enter the county and district contests. James Dickson, and Deborah Wagoner were second and third in class 1 and Janice Vulgamott was second in class 2. Papers Burn in Hall Firemen were called at 11:35 a. m.

yesterday to investigate a blaze in. the hallway an apartment house at 334 West Macon street. They found some papers had been burning near a radiator. There was no damage. with a new car inside the window in the show room.

Broken glass went into the room but none of the cars there were dam- DRIVER HURT Car in Collision Forced Into Auto Firm's Display Window Clarence L. Rose, 29, of St. Louis received hand and leg cuts about 3:50 p. m. yesterday when his car collided with another car at East North street and Broadway.

He was released after first aid treatment in St. Mary's hospital. Police said the Rose car, going south on Broadway, collided with a car driven by Raymond Moore, 16, of Argenta. The impact forced the Rose car over the curb and into a show room window at the Cooper Oldsmobile 340 North Broadway. Both cars were badly damaged.

FARM METAL ROOFING DEMONSTRATION SET A metal roofing demonstration for Macon county 4-H members and farmers will be held Tuesday. George Vest, assistant farm adviser, said yesterday the demonstration will be on the John Johnston farm, one mile north and a quarter mile east of Heman. The morning session, starting at 9 a. will be a training school for 4-H members enrolled in the metal roofing project. They will be shown how to repair, paint and ground (for lightning protection) galvanized roofing on farm buildings.

The 1:30 p. m. session, open to all farmers, will be a metal demonstration conducted by J. T. Clayton, University of Illinois extension.

agricultural engineer, and Charles Matthews, American Zinc institute field engineer. They will discuss selection of roofing, applying sheets, short cuts to better repairs, painting metal roofs and grounding metal roofs for lightning protection. A discussion of general farm building problems will be an added feature of the meeting. WITH THE SICK Mrs. Celestine Nichols of the Anna B.

Millikin home is a patient in the Decatur and Macon County hospital. TRUCK LEAVES BED IN CAR Patrolman Jack Hott examines the damage done last night when a truck sideswiped a parked car in the 200 block North Main street, leaving part of the truck bed jammed into the rear of the car. The truck driver, Harry P. Roof, 22, of 1259 North The final allocation of television channels by the Federal Communications commission yesterday leaves Decatur within effective range of four proposed very high frequency(VHF) stations. But Decatur is not expected 1 to receive close-range television within two vears.

While the allocations give channels to certain localities, they do not assign them to specific operating companies. These assignments will come after Federal Communications commission approval of spplications by the stations. Decatur was not listed for VHF channel, the type now in commercial use. But it was allocated two ultra high frequency (UHF) band stations, type of television that is still in the experimental stage. The closest VHF channels given to the Decatur area are one each in Springfield and Peoria and two at Champaign-Urgana.

The commission's action also lifted its three-and-one-half-year freeze on channel allocations. Some shuffling of much-soughtafter VHF channels came in the commission's final allocation. Channel 2 was moved from Centralia, which was out of effective Decatur range, to Springfield. Channel 3, which had been tentatively allocated to Springfield, was moved to Champaign-Urbana. ChampaignUrbana retained its channel 12 station, which has been earmarked for educational use only.

While Decatur received no VHF channel, channels 17 and 23 were given to it on the ultra high frequency band. Informed sources believe it will be the spring of 1953 before a reasonably adequate UHF station will be built. No UHF receivers are now on the market; however, many recent television sets are equipped for adaption to UHF when the need comes. Decatur's best bets for reception expected to be the Springfield nels. A Peoria channel in the alland Champaign-Urbana VHF chanlocation also would be within practical range.

However, unknown delays may develop in the erecting of stations to transmit on all of these channels. More than one applicant is in prospect for all of the commercial channels in Springfield, Champaign-Urbana and Peoria. The University of Illinois must go before the state legislature to get funds for the Champaign Urbana educational station. Commercial broadcasters believe the U. of I.

should investigate its programing possibilities before going ahead. The Springfield channel is desired by at least four applicants, one of them the Sangamon Valley Television partly owned by Decatur radio station WSOY. Peoria has three applicants for its channel. Two applicants are expected put in for the Champaign-Urbana commercial station. It will be more than a year at the earliest before any of the three commercial channels are likely to be alloted to' any one firm.

The F. C. has said it will not make grants for the next 78 days, giving time for applicants to file. Where hardfought contests develop, hearings may well go more than a year without a decision. After the channel is awarded, the station still must be built.

Other communities in this area which were allocated channels are Lincoln, Mattoon, Olney and Vandalia. Each received one UHF channel. CLINTON-MAROA SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER VOTED Four voters were unanimously in favor Saturday of transferring 480 acres of land in Dewitt county from the Clinton community unit school district to the Maroa unit district. The land is about six miles northeast of Maroa. There are five school children in the area, according to Harold A.

Groves, a. resident. He said the transfer was made to bring them closer to school. MILITARY FILMS Seven short films for young men facing military service and their parents will be shown Thursday in Decatur high school under the auspices of the adult education program. The films are free and the public is invited.

The program will begin at 7:30 p. m. in room 122. The titles of the films are "The Nation to Defend," "What Are the Military Services?" "When You Enter Service," "Military Life and You," "Your Investment in the Future," and "Why You.".