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the DECATUR HERALD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1930 DECATUR HERALD 3 City Shivers as Mercury Drops to 7 Degree Mark ley Pavements Continue to Make Driving Hazardous Wednesday WARMER TODAY Decatur, shivering Wednesday in the grip of a wintry was cheered late in the storm, day by forecasts of slightly warmer weather. Meanwhile the low temperatures, frigid winds slick ice continued to take and toll of comfort and health. their The mercury in thermometers beto descend Wednesday aftergan after hovering around 20 denoon for two days. By 7 o'clock in grees evening temperature had the to 10 degrees and at 1 o'clock fallen Thursday morning low reading was degrees. Ice Remains It was expected that a 5-degree level would be reached before morning and that later the mercury would begin climbing.

Coal Orders Mount Though the sun shone with a brit-! tie light from a steely blue sky Wednesday afternoon, it had little warming effect because of the sharp wind that whistled around corners. In some places on the streets the that was packed into a snow glaze of ice Tuesday afternoon and night, melted a little, but wherever was shade and the wind got a good sweep, the ice remained. As the city shivered in the icy blasts. coal companies did a rushing business, and filling stations and garages did a big business in alcohol and anti-freeze mixtures. Unwary motorists drove steaming cars into garages Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning to get the radiators thawed out and filled against freezing again.

Accidents to automobiles, that started Tuesday afternoon when drivers failed to realize how slippery streets and highways were getting, continued Wednesday morning with considerable damage to cars but no serious injury to occupants. ice Causes Wrecks C. S. Black. Jacksonville, turned over in his car on Route 10 at the Macon County Fair grounds about 9:30 o'clock, badly damaging the machine but not injuring him.

Another car went into the fence on the curve on Snake Hill. Another broke a wheel off when it skidded into the retaining wall in the sub way under the Illinois Central on Route 2, south of the city, and two cars were damaged, one of them badly in a collision at the intersection of King and College streets, caused by the icy pavement. Other incidents of broken wheels in the city and the country were re- ported. Equip Buses With Chains Because of the slippery condition of the pavements, the Illinois Power Light Corporation equipped all of its passenger buses with chains Wednesday and spread cinders about the places where they stopped to take on and discharge passengers. There was no trouble with power lines telephone lines because of the storm.

Because of the accidents that occurred Tuesday evening and during the night on Snake Hill, west of the city, cinders were spread on the pavement. Wednesday morning. But even then a few accidents occurred. Cold Brings Rush Orders for Coal weather Tuesday and Wed- nesday brought a rush of orders for coal to the Macon County Coal Co. and kept miners and teamsters busy.

It was estimated Wednesday afternoon by I D. W. Beggs, manager of the that 1,000 tons of coal for mine, the day alone would be moved by nightfall. There was some increase in the orders Wednesday over the number turned in Tuesday, he believed. A community consciousness and a desire to keep Decatur men employed, Mr.

Eeggs thinks, has resulted in many petsons ordering Decatur coal who might before have been buying that mired elsewhere. The cold snap is furnishing work for about 400 men including miners and teamsters. Though a good many of the orders were for enough coal to fill basement bins, the bulk of the buying teems to be for the moment's need and continued cold will keep the mine busy. Cold Weather Makes Firemen Unusually Alert Although hazards from flue fires are at a minimum with snow covering the roofs of most of Decatur's dwelling houses, the danger of fire from overheated stoves or furnaces, and from flue defects on the inside of the house is greatly increased by heavy firing, firemen said Wednesday. Low temperatures, especially when accompanied by a wind as strong as that which swept the city Wednesday, always bring uneasiness to Decatur firemen.

No calls had been received Wednesday. 65 Transients Get Shelter From Storm Between 25 and 30 homeless men were sheltered Wednesday night in the Salvation five Army citadel. Thirtywere given a place to sleep the previous night. The total since the storm is 65. the police men still are applying to Homeless for shelter, and are being referred to the Salvation Army as of the police department has no means accommodating the transients.

NEW SHERIFF WILL TAKE OVER OFFICE AT MIDNIGHT SUNDAY E. C. Wilson, pects to remain up until sheriff-elect, exSunday night to take charge of midnight the sheriff's office jail. and county "I don't believe in to work," Mr. Wilson being late said Wednesday, and it understanding that my term starts next Monday.

Monday of course starts at the midnight hour." Boy Donates His Chicken as Gift to Millikin Home Anna B. Millikin Home children will have special chicken dinner on Thanksgiving. Leland Gandy, a fourth grade boy in Oglesby school, whose home is in 2604 North Morgan donated the chicken. The hen was one of three that were given to Leland by his grandfather, when they were only one day old. Leland raised them all, and when the school asked that pupils bring food on Wednesday for Thanksgiving dinners for the needy, Leland decided to give one of his chickens.

It was the most exciting donation in the entire school. The Millikin home children will have all the vegetables and other goodies that go with chicken, Thursday, through the kindness of other friends. Boys and girls of the Warren Oglesby, Mary French, Oakland and Durfee schools gave 10 dozen cans of vegetables, and a large amount of fruit and potatoes to the home, as a result of their Thanksgiving donations taken to the school rooms the early part of the week. SUB-COMMITTEE OF UNEMPLOYMENT BODY NAMED WEDNESDAY Six sub-committees were named by the employment committee of the general relief and employment committee recently appointed by Mayor 0. W.

Smith, in a meeting in the Decatur club, Wednesday noon. Individuals selected for the committees and their chairmanships have not been approached as to their willingness to serve and names were withheld. The committees will look into the possibilities of securing action from city, county, state and business organizations to furnish jobs for unemployed. How results have been obtained in other places by similar committees will be explained to the committees as a basis upon which to carry on their work. One of these committees will look into the possibilities of building county and state hard roads and the optional road system suggested this year.

It also will get in touch with the county board of sors to see what it can do towards giving public work. A second committee will go into the subway and lake shore drivo possibilities. The third will investigate industrial employment and keep in touch with the manufacturers of the city. The fourth will work with the Decatur Water Supply company and the Decatur Park Board. Individuals selected for the cern of the fifth committee; schools, firehouses, downtown improved Ing system and a Central Park rest room.

What steps that can be taken to secure construction of these improvements will be considered. Home improvements will be the ject of the sixth committee. It is felt there are hundreds of things that home owners can do to improve their places. Work may be needed in the garage, in the basement, in the yard, on the roof, all About the home. Return Open Verdict in Blanchard Death Inquest into the death of James M.

Blanchard, department head: in Linn Scruggs, who was fatally injured when struck by a J. Swartz gravel truck Saturday, afternoon, was conducted Wednesday morning. The coroner's jury attributed the direct cause of death to a burst spleen received when the wheel of the truck stopped on the man's body. He also had received other internal injuries including several fractured ribs, an autopsy revealed. The jury placed no responsibility for the accident.

TO HAVE SLUMBER PARTY Boys of the Y. M. C. A. will have a slumber party in the Y.

gymnasFriday night. Games will be dum played, swimming will be one of the features of the day. Paul Riedel and Art Daniels will be in charge of the program. will bring two eggs and Boys three pieces of bacon which they will cook Saturday morning for breakfast. Thursday the county was saving money as: a result of the cutting of fuel wood in the summer by unemunder the direction of ployed men the overseer of the poor.

Several families who are relying upon, the for relief have a supply of county wood which reduced the demand for coal. Several transients Tuesday night to police for a place to sleep. were advised to go to the Salvaapplied tion Army, since the police department is. without facilities for keepire EARL OBENSHAIN, FORMER HERALD WRITER, IS DEAD Secretary to Former American League President, Had Colorful Career BASEBALL AUTHORITY Earl Obenshain, former sports editor, inandesfor the last 20 years one of known characters in the world of orgtnized baseball, died early Wednesday morning in a St. Louis hospital.

He had been in frail health for the last few years, and death was caused by a complication of diseases. He was 65 years old. Starting from Earl Obenshain printers' devil on the old Decatur Republican, Obenshain became best known as editor of the Sporting News, a post he held for 13 years, retiring only to take the position of secretary to Ben Johnson, then president of the American league. His acquaintance among the "big shots" of baseball was unlimited, he had friends everywhere, and during the weeks before his death, he was busy with his correspondence 1 commending this player for a job as manager. writing his friends among the club owners of promising rookies he had seen.

and was self considering another job in the baseball world. One of the Old School Obenshain was one of the old time school of newspapermen who graduated from the print shops. Mild and courteous in manner, he was vigorous, opinionated and outspoken in his news stories. He lived strenuously himself and was contemptuous of reformers. From the Decatur Republican, Obenshain transferred his activities to The Review, and came from The Review to The Herald, serving as city editor under Frank Dodd.

Dwight Young, his lifelong friend, George Wagenseller, and Forrest Pollard were among his associates. "We, were the home guard, loyal to The Herald, our feet planted in the town and a part of it," declared Obenshain. Made Paper Supreme When organized baseball was getting its start, Obenshain chronicled its beginnings in The Herald. Monte McFarland, Beany Jacobson, Jack Gilbert and Dummy Gates remained in his memory as smart baseball men. Leaving The Herald in 1909 Obenshain became associated with some former Decaturians in establishing baseball in Mobile.

From there we went to the Sporting News in St. Louis. With Obenshain as editor the Sporting News became to baseball what the Journal of Commerce is to business. It was authoritative, complete and yet it breathed the life of baseball. Every man who had ever played on a club under the jurisdiction of the national commission, and thousands of fans all over the country knew they could depend upon Obenshain to give them the facts, arbitrate in their disputes, and entertain them from his fund of ball knowledge.

Was Johnson's Secretary After leaving the Sporting News Obenshain became the secretary and trusted advisor of Ban Johnson, secretary of the American league, retiring from this post with Johnson when the latter retired in 1927. He associated for a time with Collyers' Eye and the Baseball World, and his last major work was a life of Ban Johnson syndicated by these publications. Well past 60 then, Obenshain retired only doing such work as he felt necessary to justify himself. For a few months he returned to The Herald, finally giving up active work in November, 1929. During the last year he and Mrs.

Obenshain had spent most of the time in St. Louis, although they spent a few months traveling in Florida and Alabama. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. ADKINS TO LEAVE Congressman Charles Adkins will leave at noon today for Washington, D. C.

to take up his legislative duties when Congress is convened Dec. 1. Abe Martin SaysFIRST turn up, won't be full o' slugs an' his watch gone. "Please, sir, don't sell my husban' any more gas, pleaded Mrs. Pony Mopps, pale an' worn, with seven half-starved little children hangin to her, at the O.

K. fillin' station today. Let's all hope that the advance agent o' prosperity, when he does Giving Their Share -Herald Staff Photo Richard Webber and Frances tur. All the schools joined in proJane Clark, pupils of the Mary viding Thanksgiving fare for W. French school, add some needy.

Richard Webber is the fruit the accumulation of son of Mr. and Mrs. G. WebThanksgiving goodies collected ber, and. Frances Jaine's parA.

in the school for inmates of va- ents are and Mrs. W. Lynn rious charitable homes in Deca- Clark Thanksgiving Today for Some, But Not This Mother, Unless- The Herald publishes this letter in behalf of a family that will not have a pleasant Thanksgiving unless a lost bag containing a sum of money is returned: Monday evening, Nov. 17, I and my little boy were going north on the east side of Water street, selling magazines, trying to earn a bicycle for the boy; and I was carrying an armful of magazines just taken in a bargain on foodstuff that we might live on-while my husband had no work and that made another large bag and I was carrying a handbag, too. Now, those magazines get heavy and of course, I'd have to shift them from one arm to the other arm every little while and must have dropped my handbag.

I had just paid my building and loan and had $10.23 left to live on for the month, as my a a a husband only worked five days this month and was off so much all and we had a hard time already eeking out a living, without a sneakthief picking up my handbag and deliberately keeping it. That's exactly what whoever picked up my handbag IS, as my name is on the books and so is the People's Building Loan. Can you have a peaceful Thanks- TWO ADDED TO Y. M. MEMBERSHIP GROUP Campaign for Boys and Men Will Open Monday Night R.

Blackwood and Richard Flannigan have been added to the g1cup who will open the campaign for Y. M. C. A. memberships Monday evening.

T. H. Armstrong, head of the campaign, four majors and 20 captains, including the two men added Wednesday, will be in charge of the drive. Ross Lloyd has been chosen to head the campaign for the boys' department, while Don Hannum, Arthur Wells, Paul Riedel and Noel Hudsor are acting as captains. Each will be over five workers.

The men's department will attempt to enroll a membership of 500 while the boys' goal will be 85. The campaigns for both boys and men will open Monday night. Men will have report meeting Wednesday and Thursday noon. The boys will report in evening meetings. Thanksgiving Service Will Begin at 10:30 "The Inheritance of the Ages," is the topic of the sermon which Rev.

W. M. Briggs of Grace Methodist church deliver Thursday, in union Thanksgiving services at 10:30 o'clock in First Christian church. Music for the services will be provided by Christian church singers. Union services for Lutherans will be held Thursday in Trinity Lutheran church, with the sermon by Rev.

Carl J. Pritz. Colored citizens of Decatur will have union services at 11 a. m. Thursday in Antioch Baptist church, with the sermon by Rev.

J. T. dan and music by the church choir. Sister of Warren School Teacher Dies in West Mrs. Florence Hodgson, a teacher in Warren school, received word Tuesday of the accidental death of her sister, Mrs.

W. N. Bowers, a former Decatur teacher, in Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Bowers was struck by an automobile and instantly killed.

Mrs. Bowers left Decatur during the last year E. A. Gastman was superintendent of schools here. She was the former Mary Etta Abbott.

STATE SOY BEAN MEETING DRAWS 400 TO DECATUR New Marketing Projects Discussed by Leaders in Session Here HAVE 2,842 MEMBERS Between 350 and 400 farm advisors and officials and members of county units of the Illinois soy bean marketing association and state officials of the organization, met in the Hotel Orlando, Wednesday morning for the first annual meeting of the association. Those in the meeting came from all parts of the state in which there are farm bureau organizations. Much of the Illinois soy bean crop was marketed through the soy bean marketing association this year, with $1 a bushel advanced to the growers with the hope that more would be forthcoming. Hear Talks Outcome of the first year's marketing venture was discussed in the meeting, along with policies to be pursued in the coming year. John Armstrong, Champaign, is president of the organization, and J.

H. Lloyd, Chicago, manager. Earl C. Smith of Detroit, corporation manager of the association, addressed the members, reporting on business of the organization for the last year and discussing a new marketing project. Speakers in addition to Mr.

Smith were President Armstrong, Mr. Lloyd, Donald Kirkpatrick, the secretary of the board of directors, and R. A. Cowles, treasurer of the association. Has 2,842 Members The soy bean marketing association has 2,842 members, most of whom are from 27 Central Illinols counties.

A total of 1,120,000 bushels of soy beans were handled last year by the association. A large portion of these beans now is in storage, and is being fed into the market when needed. ONE THANKSGIVING DINNER IS RUINED; HUNTER LOSES DUCKS Archie Weaver, the tire man, takes the medal for hard luck. Mr. Weaver's hard luck is of the kind that leaves a vast void.

There will be only an ordinary Thanksgiving ner in the Weaver home today, when there might have been choice, dainty roast duck -and how! Mr. Weaver and three companions went hunting Wednesday in the Illinois river bottoms. Their aim was good and they shot down 43 fine Mallards. Proudly the quartet returned home. They went to Mr.

Weaver's tire store and divided the mallards. Mr. Weaver got 11. Mr. Weaver drove off home with the 11.

Visions of roast duck in unlimited quantities, with dressing of course, filled his mind. He reached home and reached for a sack in which he had placed the 11 ducks. The sack had fallen off the car. Mr. Weaver retraced his route.

He couldn't find the sack. It had fallen, and apparently had been picked by someone, between the Weaver ver tire store and Mr. Weaver's home in 1819 North Main street. New Trial Denied in Moweaqua Accident Case A motion for a new trial of the damage suit in which Mrs. Ruth Long of Moweaqua obtained a judgment of $5,200 against the Review Publishing Co.

was denied Wednesday afternoon by Judge James S. Baldwin. The new trial was asked upon affidavits claiming discovery of new evidence. Mrs. Long founded her claim upon injuries received when a car owned by the defendant company overturned while she was a passenger.

The affidavits filed Wednesday raise the claim that Mrs. Long received injuries in other accidents, which it is said contributed to her present state of health. Drifts Threatened if Fresh Snow Is Heavier Wind Wednesday was drifting snow in east and west roads, and a probability that snow plows might be used Thanksgiving day was seen by Paul T. Oetzel, county superintendent of hgihways. Light are forming both upon state and county roads, Mr.

Oetzel said. The state highway department has some road equipment stored in a garage in East William street, which will be available for use if needed on state roads. Mueller Company to Inventory Factory Employes of the Mueller will have a holiday from Wednesday evening until Monday morning while the regular semi-annual inventory is taken. There will be no one at work in the plants of the company on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, and only those persons needed for the taking of the inventory will be working on Friday and Saturday. GIVE PROGRAM Pupils of the lower grades in Garfield school gave a Thanksgiving program for the rest of the school Wednesday afternoon.

The toy band played, and there was a puppet show. Another group of children portrayed pilgrim characters in the book by Margaret Pumphrey. A number of songs were included in the program. Decatur's Poor Provided With Thanksgiving Food FATHER'S DESIRE TO SEE SON LEADS TO HIS CAPTURE A desire to see his son Tuesday evening caused the arrest of George E. Kennedy of Sandoval, in Decatur as a violator of parole from Chester penitentiary.

Police learned that Kennedy was going to the home of his estranged wife to visit his son. Kennedy was captured as he walked upon the porch of the home. Thursday to Be General Holiday Throughout City Most of the business establishments of Decatur will be closed all day Thursday for Thanksgiving. In some lines such as the automobile trade, closing will be at noon. Barber shops advanced the closing hour on Wednesday night in order to take a full holiday Thursday.

The court house and city hall will be closed, although Commissioner Van Praag said the city health office may be reached all day by telephone. Mrs. E. A. Patterson, county clerk, will arrange to accommodate couples who wish to secure marriage licenses Thursday.

Stations of the Phillips Petroleum Co. in Decatur will close from 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon tc permit station attendants and company employes to eat Thanksgiving dinner and enjoy part of the holiday with their families. RECEPTION IS GIVEN FOR 8 NEW CITIZENS OF U. S. WEDNESDAY Eight new citizens of the United States received their final papers Wednesday evening in a reception in the Decatur High school.

The eight were part of a class of 13 that recently passed an examination for full citizenship. Judge James S. Baldwin was the principal speaker in the reception Judge Baldwin urged the new zens to observe the laws of their new country, to read the newspapers in order to keep themselves informed, and to go to church. Little Anna Thomalle and Hilda Block presented a dancing and sing. ing program previous to the speaking.

Arrangements for the reception were in charge of Mrs. Inez J. der. AGED MAN COLLAPSES ON SIDEWALK, DIES J. H.

Drone, 74 Found by Passersby in North Water James H. Drone, 1735 Whitchell, avenue, collapsed and died on the sidewalk at 1600 North Water street Wednesday night at 5:15 o'clock. Passersby carried his body into a nearby store, believing that he was yet alive; the belief is if not dead when he fell to the walk, life was extinct within a few seconds. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms of J. J.

Moran Sons. With his sons, James Drone was in Buffalo Wednesday, assisting thera in the garage work in which they were engaged. Together they returned to Decatur late in the after noon The father left the car in the business district and declined a ride home, saying he preferred to walk. He visited downtown friends a few moments and then started to walk home. He had not made any complaint concerning his health, and so far as the members of his family know had not been ill.

He was born March 11, 1856, in Sangamon county and his home was there until he came to Decatur 20 years ago. He leaves his wife Mary and the following named children: His sons, Lee and Leslie Drone, both of Decatur; Mrs. Bessie Coutz, Rochester; Mrs. James Holcomb, Balboa, Panania Canal zone: Mrs. Ben Parlier, Mra.

Richard Moran, Mrs. Ethel Clark, and Mrs. Josephine Brown, all of Decatur; there are 18 grandchildren. Sheriff-Elect Wilson Conducts Last Auction E. C.

"Manie" Wilson, newly elected sheriff, conducted his last auction sale Tuesday before taking office next Monday. The sale was held at Mrs. Beth Alber's farm two miles northwest of Boody, with a small crowd attending. The total sales amounted to $500, including $200 for two horses, $47 for cow, and $253 for implements. The implements were worn and were sold cheaply.

FILES FOR DIVORCE Mrs. Blanche Kroll filed a suit for divorce from Joseph F. Kroll Wednesday in circuit court, alleging desertion. They were married in 1922 and separated in 1923. Mrs.

Kroll asks for custody of their son and for alimony. LOCAL NOTICES SPECIAL NOTICE--New Beauty Culture Class opens Monday, Dec. 1st. Enrol Now. The Edith L.

Heller Accredited School. 228 Standard Life Bldg Here is another satisfied Herald Classified advertiser. Mrs. M. Evans, 346 N.

East advertised a four room house for rent in The Herald's classified section and received a large number of calls and a tenant was secured. Gifts of School Pupils Will Go to Children's Homes Today TRAIN TRAFFIC HEAVY With the outdoors snow-blanketed, Decatur today will enjoy an oldfashioned white Thanksgiving. Turkey 'n' trimmings, or perhaps chicken or goose, will' be attacked with gusto at noon in private homes and charitable institutions. The more fortunate of the city's people, with a Thanksgiving dinner of their own assured, gave thought to the poor and many donations of fowls and food were made. School children Wednesday took gifts of food and dainties to school as gifts for children of the various public homes and charitable institutions.

Children Provide Food The gifts of the school children and of generous adults made certain bountiful Thanksgiving repasts for the Boys' Opportunity home, the Girls' Welfare home, the Anna B. Millikin home and other institutions. The Pythians made special preparations for a Thanksgiving dinner in the Pythian Children's and Old Peoples' homes The county poor farm and infirmary inmates will have special fare. Thanksgiving dinners and treats will be served to patients in the city's hospitals. General Holiday Thanksgiving day will be a general holiday.

Banks, business and professional offices, the library, the city hall, the courthouse, the Free Employment office and other places will be closed. Churches will have special Thanksgiving Day services in the morning, all of the churches joining in Union services in the First Christian church. Children in the Decatur Health room celebrated Thanksgiving Day in advance when they were served a special dinner at noon Wednesday. More than 75 children enjoyed the feast, which was of typically Thanksgiving fare. Passenger Traffic Heavy The peak of pre-Thanksgiving passenger traffic out of Decatur was reached Wednesday afternoon when both the Wabash and Pennsylvania stations were filled to capacity.

Practically all trains carried extra coaches and baggage cars, and were running behind schedules due to the heavy flow of traffic. A fairly even flow of traffic was experienced both north and south, with the majority of passengers for Chicago and St. Louis. However, many tickets were sold to Detroit and Kansas City. It was estimated that approximately 400 tickets were sold to St.

Louis, and a like number to Chicago. Many College Students Groups of college students made up a large per cent. of the traffic. Extra coaches were added to Illinois Terminal interurbans Wednesday for accommodation of the large pre-Thanksgiving passenger movement. Two extra coaches were added on trains from Champaign to accommodate students.

A heavy run of traffic was experienced for Springfield and Peoria. giving and feel thankful, after doing such a sneaky, small I feel whoever up my tricked handbag saw me drop it, too, or, if not, saw me close by waiting for my boy to come out of a house and just about knew it must have been dropped by me, as there weren't many people on the street all the while I was there. I used it at the A. P. store on Main between Eldorado and Cerro Gordo on the west side of the street, and we crossed to the east side at Cerro Gordo and I missed it before I got to Leafland.

If you are a Christian, how can you keep it in such a time as this? How can you have the holiday spirit, when you find out you have taken the food out of the mouths five children, to say nothing of two adults? Maybe, you never had any worries and trouble; and, you just didn't stop to think. If you will, please, send or bring it to People's Building Loan or to me, I will be very thankful and we will all have a real Thanksgiving, by relieving your conscience. Mrs. J. E.

Meixner, 1624 North Main St. MAN DISCOVERED UNCONSCIOUS IN BUILDING, DIES James Gentry, an elderly man said to have no relatives in Decatur, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday night in St. Mary's hospital. Death apparently was caused by apoplexy. Gentry was found in an unconscious condition a hallway of the Bachrach building at noon Wednesday.

He was taken to St. Mary's hospital in one of Moran's ambulances. All the ambulance men, were able to learn about him his name and the fact that he was 8 comparative stranger to persons in the building where he was found. The body was taken to Moran's. An investigation will be made to find the man's family.

He was about 60 years old. EXPECT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SOON Christmas street decorations bought by Decatur merchants are expected this week, Krigbaum, in charge of street decorating arrangements for the retail trades committee of the Association of Commerce, said Wednesday. The evergreen has been shipped from Washington state by express and he was hoping they would arrive Wednesday evening so that they could be hung immediately after Thanksgiving. The decorations will be heavy ropes of evergreen, with colored lights interspersed through them. A better grade of dark evergreen has been secured this year than last season.

Issue Permit for Wood Street Filling Station A permit for a filling station for the Phillips Petroleum corporation on the southeast corner of Wood street and Broadway, has been issued. It will cost $6,500. Work on the station is under way. It replaces an old building on the corner. SHOOTING MATCH DEC.

9 Members of the Anti-Horse Thief association will sponsor a shooting match all day Tuesday, Dec. 9, one mile north and one half mile west of Macon. City Schools Feature Thanksgiving Programs Every school in the city had its own Thanksgiving program during the day Wednesday in which the pupils took the leading roles. Some programs were given over to singing, some to plays or pageants, and others were composed of miscellaneous collections of songs, poems, and recitations. Meanwhile more than 10,000 school children were looking forward to a snowy Thanksgiving vacation with plenty of time for coasting, SnOW fights, and other out-of-doors winter sports that' gladden children's hearts.

Re-tell Old Story The legend of the first Thanksgiving was the most popular form of observance in the schools, and many of the elementary schools devoted auditorium periods to the enactment of the pilgrim Thanksgiving legendic by the Boys' Glee club, the Girls' Glee club, and the combined clubs, featured the High school program Wednesday afternoon under the direction of Miss Betty Jo Eikenberry. The program was held in two sections because of the limited space in auditorium will not admit all of the pupils at one time. Millikin Students Leave for Homes Exodus of teachers and students began Wednesday afternoon when James Millikin university closed for the Thanksgiving holidays, to reoper: at 8 o'clock Monday morning for regular schedule of classes. Aston Hall, girls' dormitory, was closed at 6 o'clock Wednesday night when all girls had left for their hones, mostly in Central Illinois. No evening meal and no Thanksgiving meal had been planned for the Hall because of the usual prompt leavetaking of the students.

Fraternity and sorority houses also were practically deserted after the last minute packing and scurrying of students who were heading for Thanksgiving dinners with their families in other cities. MISSION GROUP TO MEET The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the First Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Arthur Wait, 815 West Main street. Mrs. L.

C. Trow will have charge of the devotions. A musical program will be furnished by Miss Frances Dawson and Miss Gregory. Mrs. C.

J. Gandy will give reviere of chapter one of "A Crowd of Witnesses." Dues will be collected..