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Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, January 23, 1966 DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW Military Training, Hikes Decatur Girl Tells of Israeli Visit VirtztoBe Public Forum Guest Speaker Secretary of Labor W. WI1- TAX By Mary Anne Johnson Of the Herald and Review Working on a kibbutz (a com munal collective farm), hiking four days to the Sea of Galilee with other youths and taking a premilitary class were highlights of a six month stay in Israel for a MacArthur High School girl. Ann Applebaum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Appelbaum, 1812 W.

Forest returned this month from a six-month student exchange trip to Israel Ann said she had studied Is rael many times in her Bible classes at Temple B'Nai Abraham, but "I had to see it for it to come alive, she said. She also said that she did not know bow to converse in or read Hebrew before she left. And so, prior to departure in June, a family friend instructed her for one week. Student Trip Ann, and 10 other students from other parts of the United States, lived with Israeli families in Haifa, the chief port city of the country. All the students attended clas ses conducted in Hebrew with tenth graders from Israel.

It was in one of these classes called Gadna where she was introduced to the military training required of all students-girls included 14 to 18 years old. 'I drilled with them, and took a four day hike as part of tbe course," Ann said. The hike took her from Haifa to the Sea of Galilee a distance of about 33 miles. They also climbed the highest mountain in Israel on the trip. Military Training Other parts of tbe military training included learning to build fires and perform first aid.

Israel is in a constant state of military readiness, Ann said. There are still border clashes between the Arabs and tbe Israelis but they are very minor incidents, Ann said. "The teen-agers don't com plain about the premilitary training because they are so na uonahstic and patriotic," Ann said. Her work on a kibbutz, or a collective farm, involved pick ing grapefruit and stringing up V. 4 1V" Israeli Souvenirs Ann Appelbaum, dressed in an Israeli peasant blouse, is shown as she looks over some pepper plants and performing other farming tasks.

In the afternoon students went swimming and at night there were folk dances, she said. She believes the kibbutz idea is gradually dying in Israel, where once it was the primary mode of living. More and more the people are changing over to tbe Moshav idea, where everyone has his l.V:'V' her father. The camera catches it as it disentegrates on "daddy's" face. The snow, Frustration Over Family Gets Property Road Group Told of Need For Lobbyist By Norman J.

Puhek Of tbe Herald and Review A Decatur highway committee has been told that Decatur ought to consider hiring a lob byist to further its chances for roads. The suggestion is tbe idea of Elbert S. Smith, attorney and former state senator and state auditor. Tbe suggestion was relayed Friday to tbe Decatur and Macon County Highway Coordinating Committee by Roger Pogue, chairman. Smith was unable to attend.

Kenneth E. Evans, representing the Association of Com merce, was strongly in favor of the idea and told the group it should try to raise $23,000 for lobbying. Evans said contributions could be sought from local trucking interests, business places and industry. Promot Highways The lobbyists' main job, according to the proposal, would be to promote highway pro grams for Decatur in Springfield. He also would be expected to garner support from the bastion of power in Illinois Democrat politics.

Roy R. Anthony, chairman of the Macon County Democratic Central Committee, suggested that money be obtained through a fund raising dinner. Anthony suggested getting Rex M. Whitton, federal high way administrator, and Fran cis S. Lorenz, director of the state Department of Public Works and Buildings, as featur ed speakers.

Anthony said the price of ticket could be set high enough to raise $10,000 to $15,000. Little Influence Pogue said the motivation for Smith's idea was the belief that "we in Macon County can't politically influence the powers that be." In the past, highway needs have been publicized and solu tions sought by tbe conventional means of citizens committees, the city and county governments and the Association of Commerce. H. G. (Skinny) Taylor, chairman of the Macon County Republican Committee, asked, "What could lobbying do?" He said that even members of the General Assembly can't do much because the Division of Highways decides on the annual road programs.

Taylor also said that each legislator has to watch out for his own district, and "I doubt if anyone up north cares about Decatur." State Rep. John W. Alsup said he favored raising money that could pay expenses of De catur delegations that might have to go to Washington from time to time to further local projects or desires. Ralph B. Lorenz doubted It too much money could be ob tained from local trucking in terests.

Many offices, he said, are branches of transcontinental companies and are not in a position to make much in tne way of contributions. County Jail Inmate Makes Suicide Try John J. Joynt HI, 21, of 231 S. 17th St. was chareed with attempted suicide Saturday af ternoon after ne was found nang-ing from a makeshift noose in the Macon County jau.

Milton Rasmussen, deputy in charge of the jail, and two jail trustees found Joynt hanging In his cell shortly after 5 p.m. The noose was made from Joynt's undershirt and his hands had been tied with his socks. After being administered oxygen by jail authorities, Joynt was taken to St. Mary's Hospital where he was treated and taken back to the jail shortly after 6 p.m. Joynt was being held in county jail for parole violation.

He had been arrested on the charge Tuesday. Earlier this week, Joynt had attempted to set fire to his cell by igniting a towel. MILLIKIN GRADUATE GETS PROMOTION J. H. Porter, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. N. Porter of JJliopolis, has been promoted to supervisor of the communications systems division of the Sandia Albuquerque, N.M. Porter is a graduate of Milli-kin University, where he ma-inrml in engineering administra tion.

He joined Sandia in 1949 as a research assistant Decatur School District After years of uncertainty and frustration, Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart A. Korte, 78 Country Club are finally on their own property. The period of unpleasantness ended Monday night the City Council unanimously voted to vacate 980 square feet at the southwest corner of the intersection of Country Club Rd.

and Ridge Ave. The Kortes agreed to pay $250 for the land they acquired. The Kortes bought their property in 1954 and learned in 1959, to their surprise, that all of their garage and a small part of their house were on city right of way. A surveying error, in no way attributed to Mr. and Mrs.

Korte, was blamed. to Determine Class Size lard Wirtz will participate in a public forum concerning labor-management relations at 4:15 p.m. Friday at tbe Eisenhower High School auditorium. Wirtz will make a brief speech and there will be a question and answer period after Wirtz's address. Buryl F.

Engleman, editor of the Herald and Review, will be chairman of the forum. Tbe Herald and Review is sponsor ing the forum as a public serv ice. Wirtz's appearance Friday will be non political in nature. even though he is appearing later that night at a political dinner for Sen. Paul H.

Doug las, who has announced his candidacy for a fourth term. Invitations have been made to various groups including management representatives, labor unions, their leaders and representatives. Teachers and ministerial groups also have been invited, as well as members of the City Council and the County Board of Supervisors. The public also may attend. Wirtz is a native of Illinois and is a former partner in the law firm of the late Adlai Stev enson.

Religious Art Show Slated A display of religiously oriented art works from several parts of the United States, an organ recital and chancel drama will make up a "Festival of the Religion and the Arts" to be held here March 25-27. The Grace Methodist Church is sponsoring the three-day program which begins at 7 p.m. March 25. March 26, the art show reopens. There will be an artistic techniques demonstration and a slide show during tbe afternoonC Theater 7 will present tbe chancel drama, "Boy with the Cart" by Christopher Fry at 8:15 p.m.

March 26. March 27, the art show opens at 9 a.m. Special music will boused in tbe morning worships. The Illinois Weslyan Choir will perform at 4 p.m'-with the show closing at 7 p.m. Some of the artists are local- while others are from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Chicago -and Champaign, according to Rev.

Merlin Schendel, associate" pastor. A collection of prints from ten National Galierv in Washington. D.C. will also be on exhibit. Decatur Girl In Competition For State Title Gay Damery, Miss Macon County Fair for 1965, is compet-- ing in SpnngQeld this weekend.

for the Miss Illinois County- Fair title. Miss Damery is the daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Cleatus Dam ery, Route 8, Decatur. She attended a tea Saturday and will participate in judging, this evening.

Ten finalists will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Staff phou br Kcb Kiiey Adams School opens. But! problems wont end if French School doesn't have its teaching staff increased. I 3 Ft 1 im Suff photo by Dick Torf enon miniature dolls and other mementoes brought back from her trip to Israel.

own plot of ground rather than working land collectively. Tbe products are then sold through a central cooperative, Ann said. She said one of ber outstanding experiences was being permitted to board a refugee boat that had just arrived in the Hai-fu port. One family from Rumania arrived with only tbe things they could carry, Ann said. "But add just one more child over 30 and it seems like there ten more," she said.

Charlotte Meyer, assistant superintendent of elementary edu cation, has estimated tbe pos sible range of class sizes next year depending upon the out come of the referendum and the board of education's final solution to budgeting funds if the referendum fails. This year 71 per cent of the classes that all South Shores children are attending are over 30 pupils per teacher. This includes 19 classes at South Shores School, three at South east School and two at French School. These children will attend South Shores and John Adams School next year. With a successful referendum, their class sizes will be 23 per cent over 30.

If the referendum fails, 54 per cent of the classes will have more than 30 pupils. handles two classes of children from South Shores, causing crowded classes that will end next fall when John I I Playboy Playmate Yes, That Gal's From Decatur of teachers. Mrs. Wills said that a suc cessful referendum would mean that French School's class size will be 26.5 since some teachers would be added. If it failed, the class size would be about 30.3, since neither of the two teachers leaving would be replaced.

Area Developing Mrs. Wills said that she is afraid that the enrollment from the French School area now will not remain the same next year because the school will handle tbe children from the quickly- developing Greenwood Urban Renewal area. In that case, the class size averages will go up slightly whether the referendum carries or fails. "There's something strange about this class size. A teacher can handle up to 30 elementary children and it doesn't bother her.

Staff pboto bjr Dick Torf enon however, had its serious side, causing a number of auto accidents. In 1959 and again in 1961 the Kortes tried to get the city to accept the situation as it was. In 1959 tbe City Council said it would be interested if the couple paid for tbe land they were on. Nothing happened. In 1961 the council said the garage had to be moved.

Tbe council said the house could remain and that if the Kortes wanted to have some of tbe land at the intersectin, that would be considered later. The garage was moved to the rear of the bouse in 1962. Late in 1965 the Kortes asked the city to vacate some 4,000 square feet. The city countered with 980 square feet, take it or leave it. The Kortes took it.

ents will be shocked when they see the magazine. Ann is majoring in psychology at the University of California at Los Angeles. The playboy article says the coed was waiting "until the right bachelor comes along" before marrying. The right one apparently appeared. She married Niels Hansson of Boston shortly after the pictures were taken.

Her husband is in basic training with the Army at Fort Gordon, Ga. Her appearance in the magazine has raised a commotion at various newstands in Decatur. Since the magazine went on stands Thursday, dealers report sales much brisker than normal. Lloyd Andrews of Andrews House of Greetings said he has sold half of his normal monthly allotment of the magazine in just two days. Andrews said sales normally are spread evenly throughout the month.

Family members said Ann took the Playboy modeling job to help finance her education. The center spread in the magazine normally pays at least $3,000 for the pictures. Her only other modeling experience was with a shoe manufacturer in California. A family member said Ann chose tbe name Melinda Windsor for the Playboy article because she "always liked the name Melinda" and "she picked the name Windsor because a former boyfriend came from there." Windsor is a small town of about 1,100 located 12 miles west of Mattoon. Snow Ball Fight Nancy Smith, 3 daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas E. Smith of 306 S. McClellan, fires a snow ball Saturday at Snow Causes Auto Crashes To Multiply Dangerous driving conditions resulting from a light blanket of snow and freezing tempera tures Friday and Saturday have taken their toll of automobile accidents and injured drivers and passengers on Decatur streets. Most seriously injured was Jean Carolyn Rice.

28, of 157 S. McClellan St. Police said she apparently fell asleep at the wheel shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday and struck a car owned by Mary N. Mailers, parked in front of her home at 1344 W.

Eldorado St. She was taken to Decatur and Macon County Hospital where she was reported in fair con dition Saturday night. Cyrus E. Chaney, 33, of Route 6, was charged with driving too fast for conditions shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday at the inter section of Grand Avenue and Broadway.

Police said a car driven by John W. Strohl, 31 of 145 W. Pershing Rd. was stopped for a light when the Chaney car struck it from behind. There were no injuries reported.

Three members of a family were treated and released rom Decatur and Macon County at 2 p.m. Saturday after they were involved in an accident at West Sunset Avenue and Oakland Court. A car driven by Luella Brewer, 18, of 701 Oakland St. was making a left turn off Sunset when a car driven by Robert Manns, 20, of 876 N. War ren St.

approached from behind and was unable to stop due to slick pavements. Also injured in the accident were Clayton Brewer, 15, and Theresa Brewer, 12, also of 701 Oakland and Manns. Lynda K. Kirkwood, 20, of El- win was injured on a one-car accident on U.S. 51 at Southland Drive at 10 a.m.

Saturday. Police said her car skidded into a traffic light pole on the i southeast corner of the inter section. She was treated an released at St. Mary's Hospital. The snow that fell Saturday unofficially one-half inch was not the first of the season, but it was more than has fallen to date.

Snow this winter has been just plain scarce, one of the most sparse seasons for snow in a number of years. The last year when a signifi cant snow was so late in coming was in 1949-1950. In Novem ber and December of 1949 only a trace of snow was recorded and January produced a scant .6 inches. A similar story was the case in 1933-1934, when traces of snow fell in November and Dec ember and .9 inches fell in January. Tax Vote By Judith L.

Schultz Of the Herald and Review Teachers at Mary W. French School are going to have their eye on the outcome of the De catur School District Feb. 19 referendum because to them it means something called class size. Teaching at French School is affected now by two classes of children that are "bussed in" from South Shores. Transporting the first and second grade chil dren across town will end next September when the new John Adams School is opened.

John Adams School and four others that open this fall will allow several schools in the De catur district to regain some space in multi-purpose rooms, basements and partitioned classrooms that was lost earlier because of overcrowded conditions. Tbe Feb. 19 referendum to in crease the education fund tax rate by 40 cents to $2.20 per $100 of assessed valuation will determine what happens to class size at such schools as French School Mrs. Lorene K. Wills, French principal, said that this year the average class size is 3o.3 stu dents to one teacher.

Tbe rec ommended class size is a maxi mum of 30 to one. Reduce Numbers The first and second grade children that leave for John Adams School next fall will reduce the number of pupils, but their two teachers will also leave for South Shores. District school officials pre dict that without the increase in the tax rate, they will not have enough money to hire the added teachers that increased enroll- ment and new state requirements for special education are creating. It is estimated that it will cost $589,000 to staff tbe five new schools and hire 20 new special education teachers, without reducing this year's number STUDENT TEACHING Rose Marie Durbin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Phillip G. Durbin of 446 E. Condit is one of 81 seniors at Maycrest College, Davenport, Iowa, completing student teaching in the Da venport area. --V If you've had difficulty finding tbe February issue of Playboy magazine around town, there's a good reason (or bad, depending on your viewpoint). The reason is that the Playmate decorating the magazine's famed centerfold spread is 21-year-old Ann Brockway, a graduate of yes, really MacArthur High School.

The pictures of the scantily attired MacArthur graduate brought surprise and consternationfrom friends and relatives. Ann, called "Melinda Windsor" in the magazine, is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Brockway of 1440 W.

Sunset Ave. A member of the family said Saturday that Ann's parents are on vacation in Arizona, and are unaware of her national exposure. The member said Ann's par- Melinda Windsor Not THE picture Crowded Classroom Mrs. Iola Ferris teaches her first grade at Mary W. French School in a converted basement room.

The school -1.