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Illinois, Sunday, May 18, 1952. DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW LOCAL 3 Five Officers Suspended In Last Year Five temporary suspensions of police officers were ordered in the fiscal year which ended April 30, Mavor Robert E. Willis said yesterday. Four officers were involved. One man received a five-day and later 10-day suspension, both for neglecting to report for duty without giving notice.

One other officer was suspended five days for not reporting for duty, one five days for insubordination, and one five days for striking a prisoner during questioning. Dr. Willis also announced a new police department policy of announcing suspensions as they occur in the future, but withholding the names of the officers involved. Dr. Willis, as mayor, is commissioner in charge of the police department.

Two officers are now under suspension. One suspended for 30 days is to have a hearing May 23 before the board of fire and police commissioners on charges of "conduct unbecoming an officer." One is under suspension for 10 davs for "conduct unbecoming an officer." MEET HERE IN '54 United Commercial Travelers Set Future Convention Sites Decatur will be the site of the 1954 meeting of the Illinois grand council of the United Commercial Travelers, it was announced today. A committee announced the selection at the group's annual meet-. ing Thursday, Friday and yesterday in Danville. Next year's convention will be in Springfield and the 1955 meeting is set for Champaign.

Decatur members of U. C. T. council 219 who attended the Danville meeting include: R. L.

Emmons, state grand conductor Guy C. Hawkins Don F. Davis Marion W. Lindamood Lee R. Craig Mr.

and Mrs. James N. Gaunt Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.

Hill Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne E. Runnels Mr. and Mrs.

Leo R. Robinson. CERRO GORDO SCHOOLS DELAY CHANGE IN TIME The Cerro Gordo high school unit, which includes grade schools and the high school, will remain on central standard time until Tuesdav, although the rest of the town changed to daylight saving time at 2 a. m. today.

Paul Roberts, school superintendent, said the school schedule will be on standard time Monday to allow teachers to notify pupils of the change. Starting Tuesday, daylight saving time will be in effect for the school system, Mr. Roberts said. The Cerro Gordo town board voted Friday to adopt daylight sav. ing time after petitions left in business places indicated that most of the town's residents favored fast time.

CAR HIT BY TRAIN, POE ESCAPES UNHURT Alva B. Poe, 56, 1750 North Warren street, yesterday drove into the path of an Illinois Central freight train and emerged unscathed from his demolished Ford after a 90-foot sideways ride down the Peoria branch. Wabash Boilermaker's Helper Poe got hit at the railroad's crossing at North Warren street about 8:15 a. m. He walked the half a block home and later reported "I haven't even got stiff." "I thought the train was standing still when I first saw it," said he, adding that he didn't get scared until the roadbed ride ended.

He said he emerged from his 1936 car without a scratch. Police said the eastbound engine was operated by J. A. Swango and that Mr. Poe told them he didn't see the train.

PUBLISHER DIES Shreveport, May 17 (AP) John D. Ewing, 60, editor and publisher of the Shreveport Times, died of a heart attack today aboard his private plane above Ruston, La. Ewing also is president of the International Broadcasting owners and operators of radio stations KWKH, Shreveport, and KTHS, Hot Springs, which will be moved soon to Little Rock. Reports Theft Robert Borden, 1027 West Prairie avenue, told police two chromium rims and a radiator ornament where stolen off his car while it was parked Friday night in the 300 block North State street. Hotel Garage's Walls Come Down The walls of the old Hotel tractor Rov Rowe continued the ban station.

The area must be garage at the southwest corner of job of clearing the site for city- cleared by June 1. Wood and Water streets came owned parking lot. Unitl 1931 crashing down yesterday as Con- the building was the old interur- (Herald and Review photo) Optimists Hear Chief Kerwin W. Glenn Kerwin, Decatur chief of police will speak on "Traffic Problems in Decatur" at the Mondav noon meeting of the Optimist club in the Decatur Club. Rotary Club Dr.

Wray Monroe, chairman of the fluoridation committee of the Decatur Dental society, will speak on "Shall We Fluoridate Decatur's Water?" at the Rotary club meeting Monday noon at Hotel Orlando. Kiwanis Club "Your Money Is What You Make It." a film sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers, will be shown at the Kiwanis club meeting Tuesday at 12:10 p. m. in the Decatur club. American Business Club The American Business club will meet at noon Tuesday in the St.

Nicholas hotel to see a documentary film distributed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Cosmopolitan Club Bob Cantwell will be Cosmopolitan of the day when the Cosmopolitan club meets at 6:30 Wednesday in the restaurant at the Municipal airport. His guest speaker will be A. B. Ciuffetelli, manager of the Ozark Air Lines Inc.

His topic will be commercial airlines. Lions Club The Lions club will hold a business meeting at noon tomorrow in the Decatur Club. GARAGE FIRE CAUSES DAMAGE TOTALING $350 Fire did about $350 damage to a garage at 321 South Broadway at 10:54 a. m. vesterday.

Several men were removing a gasoline tank from a car belonging to George Tavlor, 1138 South Broadway. A short in an extension cord ignited the gasoline. The fire department helped put out the fire. The fire department was called to 136 East Macon street at 8:40 p. m.

after a flue burned out in the home fo Rev. Price Haggarty, Sr. The basement was filled with smoke but no damage was reported. At 10:41 a. m.

fire trucks answered a false alarm at 1805 East Johns avenue. Conscience Old Burglary Case Conscience got the best of a man who burglarized a Decatur tavern more than eight months ago. Jack Hartley, 25. who gave a Chicago address, walked into police headquarters last night and admitted the Sept. 2 burglary of Ray's tavern, 7007 North Water street.

He told police, "My conscience hurts Ten bottles of whisky, a .22 caliber revolver, some cigarets and a flashlight were stolen in the tavern burglary. Hartley said he threw the gun into Lake Decatur a short time after the burglary. He also described how he forced open a basement window to enter the tavern. Police questioned Hartley about the burglary Jan. 12 while he was living in Decatur, but he denied knowing anything about it.

R. J. Slevin, owner of the tavern, made complaint last night for a burglary charge against Hartley and he was held in city jail. Trail Riders Open House The Trial Riders association will hold its annual open house todav. Invitations have been sent to 17 riding clubs and there will be conducted rides over the trails through Big Creek in the morning, a lunchcon in the clubhouse, and a fun show in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Markwell are in charge of arrangements. Hub Caps Stolen Flovd Bolt, 715 East Lawrence street, reported the theft of two hub caps from his car last night parked near the Taystee bakery. Disorderly Charge William H.

Holcomb, 34, of South Jackson street, was in county jail last night charged with disorderly conduct on complaint by police. He was arrested following a disturbance at the Transfer house. Niantic Man Fined George W. Dotson, 31, of Niantic, pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge vesterday and was fined $24.20. He was arrested on complaint by Francis Miller.

Human Relations Group Will Honor Dr. Leo C. Stine at Dinner Thursday The Decatur Citizens' Commis-1 sion on Human Relations will honor Dr. Leo C. Stine, one of the group's most active members, at a public dinner set for 6:30 p.

m. Thursday in the Hotel Orlando. Dr. Stine, associate professor of political science at Millikin univer. sity, will leave Decatur in August to accept a position on the faculty of Western Michigan college.

Reservations for the Thursday dinner must be made with Mrs. Henry Gluck, 1855 West Forest avenue, before Wednesday. About 50 persons can be accommodated. The Millikin political science instructor helped organize the Citizens' Commission on Human Relations in 1950, and has served on the commission since that time. It is an inter-racial organization designed as a bridge between the various groups.

in society. Among other things, members have studied and attempted to eliminate discrimination in Decatur. Dr. Stine joined the Millikin faculty in September, 1948, after receiving his Doctor's degree in political science at the Argument Ends In Shooting; Youth Is Held Police last night were holding Henry Lawson, 21, of 507 South Jackson street for the shooting of another man during an argument over Mr. Lawson's wife.

A. D. Beasley, 28, of 945 North Illinois street, was reported in fair condition in Wabash Emploves' hospital late last night with a bullet wound in his left leg. State's Attorney Kenneth E. Evans, who was taking statements from Mr.

Lawson and from witnesses, said Mr. Lawson probably will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Police were called to the BreezeIn cafe, East Marietta and North Calhoun streets, about 9 p. m. When officers arrived they found Mr.

Beasley in the back seat of an automobile, wounded in the leg. At the same time, Mr. Lawson appeared at police headquarters to give himself up. A J. J.

Moran Sons ambulance took the wounded man to St. Mary's hospital and later he was transferred to Wabash hospital. Mr. Lawson told police Mr. Beasley came to his home Friday night while he was away and threatened his wife with a knife.

Another woman who lives at the Lawson home succeeded in talking him out of harming Mrs. Lawson, Mr. Lawson said. About 8:30 p. m.

yesterday Mr. Lawson met Mr. Beasley in front of the Breeze-In cafe, and told him to stop bothering his wife. When Mr. Beasley started running, Mr.

Lawson threw a brick at him and then fired one shot with a .38 caliber pistol, he related. Mr. Lawson said Mr. Beasley turned on him and started to draw a knife before he fired the shot. Three men who saw the shooting backed up Mr.

Lawson's story in statements given to State's Attorney Evans. The complaint against Mr. Lawson was made by Mrs. Beasley. PHELPS GETS PAROLE To Be Freed in June After Six Years Imprisonment Elmer Albert Phelps, 25, sentenced from Macon county in March, 1946, for assault with intent to murder a Decatur police officer, has been granted parole by the state parole and pardon board.

Phelps has served six years and two months of a one to 14 year sentence in the Menard division of the Illinois state penitentiary. His parole is effective June 10. Phelps and his brother, John, 32, both of near Salem, were sentenced here after they assaulted two policemen who were taking them to police headquarters in a squad car. John Phelps drew a gun and attempted to shoot Officer Dwight Trueblood, now retired, while Elmer Phelps attempted to overpower another officer. Elmer Phelps remains in the Pontiac branch of the penitentiary.

HERBERT GRAY CHARGED IN POOLROOM BURGLARIES Herbert Thomas Gray, 27, of 655 South Greenwood avenue, was in city jail last night charged with two burglaries of the Wayne Walters poolroom, 259 East Main street. Gray was released on parole a month ago from the penitentiary where he was serving a one to five year term for burglary, police said. He admitted taking $8 from the Walters poolroom on May 3 when he was locked in after the establishment closed, and breaking into the poolroom May 11 and stealing a small amount of change and nine cartons of cigarets. Gray was arrested Friday night at a liquor store in the 700 block East Eidorado street when he attempted to cash a check. Disorderly Conduct Charles Virgil Nottingham, 36, East Leafland street, and John Edward -Murray, 31, 1116 North Morgan street, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges and were fined $15.40 each.

They were arrested by police last night following a disturbance in the 400 block North Twenty-second street. Joins Weatherby Dr. Ira C. Maynor has joined the firm of Weatherby and Weatherby, optometrists, at 215 West Prairie avenue, it was announced today. Dr.

Maynor is a graduate of Monroe College of Optometry in Chicago and has practised four years in Central Illinois. He is a veteran of four years' service with the armed forces. 3 Cars Damaged in Chase Youth Loses Race to Cop A Decatur youth vesterday afternoon injured himself, wrecked his own car, demolished another and damaged a state police car in an attempt to escape arrest. Donald Krohn, 17, of 1640 Fern court, was captured by State Patrolman L. A.

Elliott as he was trying to run away from the accident scene. After receiving hospital treatment for cuts on his head and feet, Krobn was taken to county jail and charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Complaints for both charges were made by Patrolman Elliott. Officer Elliott said he started chasing Krohn in the 1000 North Woodford street, after the Krohn car passed his police car at a high rate of speed and in a reckless man. ner.

During the chase Krohn ran several stop signs, passed cars on the wrong side, drove on the wrong side of the street and drove at speeds TV Listings Start Today Today The Herald and Review starts listing the television programs of three stations for TV viewers in this area. Today programs are printed on page 44 for stations KSD-TV, St. Louis. WFGM-TV, Indianapolis, and WTTV, Bloomington, Ind. The feature will continue each Sunday, subject to receipt of the program listings from the individual stations.

MARLEY EATON SERVICES ARE MONDAY IN NIANTIC Funeral services for Marley E. Eaton, 77, of Niantic, retired Springfield mail carrier fatally injured Thursday in an automobile accident will be at 2 p. m. Monday in the Niantic Christian church. Burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery, Springfield.

The body is at the Pritchett funeral home, Illiopolis. Still being held in Macon county jail is George Nealy Clark, driver of the car which collided with Mr. Eaton's. Sheriff David M. Peters was notified today by D.

J. Hays, police chief of Tucson, that Clark had been an inmate of the Arizona state penitentiary in 1948. As a parolee he was violating the law for carrying a gun. Sheriff Peters said Clark had a rifle in his car at the time of the accident. Injured in Accident Mrs.

Everett Morrison, 51, of Danville, was in Decatur and Macon County hospital last night with injuries received in an automobile accident at 2:20 p. m. on route 48 beltline north of Decatur. Her condition was reported good. Details of the accident were not available.

to 70 miles an hour, the officer said. The chase ended when Krohn's car struck a parked car in the 2100 block North Woodford street. The impact caused his car to turn around in the street into the path of the oncoming state police car. Krohn jumped from his car and started running, but the officer caught up with him after a threeblock race. The parked car involved in the collision, belonging to Paul Lang.

2152 North Woodford street, and the Krohn car apparently were damaged beyond repair. About $200 damage was done to the front end of the state police car. Officer "Elliott received minor bruises, but did not need hospital treatment. Police records show that Krohn was granted three years probation here last summer after he pleaded guilty to an indictment charging grand larceny. 75 AT MEETING Business Opportunities For Blind Holds Convention Here About 75 members of Business Opportunities for the Blind, yesterday held their annual Downstate convention at the St.

Nicholas hotel. Fred W. Ziese, consultant for the state division of vocational rehabilitation, was the principal speaker at a dinner meeting which ended the convention. Homer Nowatski, director of services for the blind of the division of vocational rehabilitation, was master of ceremonies. There are three Decatur members of Business Opportunities for the Blind-Mr.

and Mrs. Otho Bushu, who operate a refreshment stand in the county building, and Charles Carter, who operates a stand in the post office. Members of the private non-profit corporation for the blind are carefully selected and given business training and help in establishing their own cigar and refreshment stands. The program is administered jointly by the corporation and by the division of vocational rehabilitation. POLICE VARIETY SHOW TICKETS NOW ON SALE Tickets for the variety show being staged by the Decatur chapter of the Policemen's Benevolent Protective association of Illinois June 4 in Kintner gym are all reserved and are now on sale, Sgt.

Homer Ritch. ie, president of the chapter, said last night. Tickets may be purchased from police officers and exchanged for reservations at Stauber's department store. Prices are $3, $2.40, $1.80 and $1.20. Hal McIntyre and his orchestra, singer Jeanne McManus, and five stage acts are included in the show.

Weekly Radio Reviews by Librarians Stimulate Public Interest in Books By William J. Tucker Of The Herald and Review Staff One of the ways in which the Decatur public library has tried during the last vear to stimulate interest in reading is through three 15-minute weekly radio programs. Muriel Perry, librarian, and Eleanor Sloan, children's librarian, the producers of the programs, believe that they are getting the public more interested in books. The oldest program is "The Book Miss Perry began it about a year ago at the invitation of a WDZ official. Every week she reviews a recent book on biography, travel or on a general subject "with only a sprinkling of fiction because people will stress that anyway and might not read other Last fall WSOY began carrying the program under the title of "From the Bookshelf." The same books are reviewed as on the WDZ but at an interval of program several weeks.

Miss Sloan's program is a "'The Magic story, hour called It has been presented every Saturday over WSOY since last November. Persons who have heard the programs ask for the books and stories, both women said. Listeners in Lincoln, Sullivan and Effingham have written for scripts to Miss Perry's programs. Miss Sloan believes that the story hour has a definite bearing on the increase in circulation of children's books. Since her programs are aimed at the average man and woman reader, Miss Perry steers clear of books which are too specialized and limited in their appeal.

She chooses books with the help of Kenneth Millikin Alums Start McCaslin Award Drive Officers of the Millikin university alumni foundation have started a campaign for $5,000 which will be used to establish a Davida McCaslin scholarship for future Millikin students. Miss McCaslin, a member of the Millikin English faculty since 1907, will retire at the end of the present semester. Plans for the scholarship honoring Miss McCaslin are announced in the current Millikin alumni bulletin. The alumni foundation opened the drive by putting $1,000 in the scholarship fund. The income from a $5,000 gift would provide an annual scholarship of about $150.

Former students of Miss McCaslin from all parts of the nation were instrumental in the organization of the campaign. Among them is Clvde W. Hart, class of 1915, who is now director of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. In a letter which will go out to all alumni soon, Mr. Hart seeks I.P.

to Convert Gas Lines The Illinois Power Co. is about to convert some of its Decatur gas lines into a semi-high pressure system, and has written residents in the southwest section that their gas installations will be inspected and pressure valves cut in ahead of their meters. Ralph Williams, service. area manager for Decatur, said the affected area lies south of Eldorado street and west of the Wabash line leading to St. Louis.

The survey of gas installationswhether they be furnaces, stoves, refrigerators or hot water heatershas begun already. The pressure valves will be installed later, and the pressure will be raised about Oct. 1, at the start of next fall's heating season. The purpose of the pressurerise- 6 ounces to the square inch to 1 pound--is to increase the capacity of existing gas mains. Mr.

Williams said the pressure valves will eliminate variation in gas pressure felt in that area. RALPH WOODARD, 59, RETIRED FARMER, DIES Ralph W. Woodard, 59, a retired farmer, died at 7 p.m. vesterday in his home at 1137 North Calhoun street. He was born June 12, 1892, in Jasper county, a son of Charles and Elizabeth Wright Woodard.

On Oct. 7, 1911, in Newton he was married to Lillie Elliott. They moved to Decatur from Jasper coun. ty about six years ago. Mr.

Woodard was a member of Armon chapel, a Methodist church near Garrett. He leaves his wife and four sons, Charles and Elmer, Decatur; Austin, Mattoon; and Ralph, St. Joseph; three daughters, Mrs. Audrey Dart and Mrs. Rosemary Morris, Decatur; Mrs.

Dorothy Dow, Mattoon; and 18 grandchildren. The body is in Brintlinger's funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete. FATHER DIES Hugh Edward Dean, 74, father of Cecil Dean, of Decatur, died in his home in Fisher Friday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.

m. Monday. Burial will be in East Lawn cemeterv. Urbana. He leaves his widow and two other children, Fred of Champaign and Mrs.

Effie Leonard, Arlington, four brothers and two sisters. TRAFFIC ARRESTS Raymond L. Sobottka, 1135 East Locust street, was fined $14 for speeding 45 miles an hour from the 200 to 500 block East Grand avenue. Charles E. Walden, 1754 West Olive street, was fined $14 for running a stop sign at Garfield avenue and Jasper street.

N. A. A. C. P.

Meeting The Decatur branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold its regular meeting at 8 p. m. Monday in the Elks hall, 261 East Macon street. Hub Caps Stolen Clifford Brown, 936 East Garfield avenue, reported to police that two hub caps were stolen off his car while it was parked at his home Friday night. Miss Davida McCaslin support for the scholarship campaign.

"Miss McCaslin has had long and distinguished career in the service of Millikin," the letter savs. "There are few among us who have not been deeply affected in our sensibility, our tastes, our skills and our wit by our association with her. "We have, in a very real sense, been her career-a carcer to which she has devoted herself with grace. I acknowledge to her an indebtedness that is beyond measure. "We hope to have the $5,000 by the time commencement festivities begin May Mr.

Hart also urges alumni to be present at commencement "to join in honoring one whom we all respect and MRS. JENNIE CHAPMAN, HERE 50 YEARS, DIES Mrs. Jennie L. Chapman, 83, Duchac, assistant librarian, who pinch hits for Miss Perry on the radio when she is out of town. Her object is not so much a retelling of the story as it is whetting her listeners' appetite to actually read the book.

She also tries to say what she likes or doesn't like about a book. The process of reviewing is becoming easier after a year, she said. Since in some weeks she may have! to read through several. books to find one suitable for the program, she has to read fast. "I read rather fast anyway.

Librarians are supposed to read 600 words a minute. Many read faster." The hardest part of the review is taking notes on what strikes her. "I have to get coloring, style the author's technique and his expression. You miss that if you read too fast." "I read while I am eating breakfast, lunch and dinner and when I am not listening to the she said. She estimates that includ.

ing bedtime reading she spends at least three hours a day at it. She ordinarily steers clear of professional reviews before writing her own review. "I like to feel that I am giving my own views." She has found herself in agreement with them more often than not. Miss Sloan, in "The Magic Carpet," doesn't attempt to pass judgment on stories. She chooses a story that she likes and one that is apt to attract both boys and girls of wide interests.

Fairy tales, stories about boys and girls, a few of the classics and stories for the holiday seasons provide her with material. She tries to tell the whole story and sometimes has to cut them. Copyright laws prevent dramatizing stories or using sound effects. 555 South Broadway, a Decatur resident for 50 years, died in her home at 4:45 p. m.

yesterday. She had been in poor health for a year. Mrs. Chapman was born in Nashville, Aug. 29, 1868, the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. David Redd. She was married to John W. Chapman in Springfield in 1887. He died in 1911.

She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist church. Mrs. Chapman leaves two sons, Herman, Decatur, and Frank, Cadillac, and two daughters, Mrs. Eva Sturgeon and Mrs. Ruth Williams, both of Decatur; seven grandchildren; five great dren and two sisters, Mrs E.

W. Hey, Pasadena, and Mrs. Frank Babel, Naperville, Ill. The body is in the J. J.

Moran Sons funeral home, where friends may call after 1 p. m. Monday. arrangements are incomplete, SERVICES IN MICHIGAN FOR GARY R. BEHNKE Memorial services for Gary Richard Behnke, 18, of Royal Oak, who was lost at sea April 26 in the collision of the aircraft carrier Wasp and the destroyer Hobson in the Atlantic ocean, will be held next Sunday in Royal Oak.

He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Behnke, 3338 East Cedar avenue. His parents are Mr.

and Mrs. Walter G. Behnke, formerly of Decatur. Mr. Behnke was born in Decatur in October, 1933.

Besides his parents and grandparents, he leaves three younger brothers. He was a storekeeper on the Hobson. The memorial at Royal Oak will be joint services for seven men from that area who were killed in the ship collision. Dr. Leo C.

Stine of Illinois. Besides being one of the university's most highly regarded instructors, he has been active in church, civic and political affairs. He has discussed politics, government and human relations before many groups in the Decatur area..