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DIVISION 4-21-59 NETSPAPER ILL. LIBRARY c10 UNIV. OF -ILLs 4-18-58 URBANA, As AFFILIATE Sock, EDITORIAL 1 1 1 1 MEMPER gN DAILY JOURNAL Charter Member Audit Probe Two Bombings In Florida City JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (P) A Jewish synagogue and Negro school were dynamited early today in this city's first outbreak of racial disorder. No one was injured.

A cache of dynamite placed at the rear of the Jewish center exploded at 12:30 a.m. It blew in windows and doors of the building end shattered windows in homes in the area. Halt an hour later a dynamite bomb tossed between two buildings at the James Weldon Johnson. School exploded and caused damage estimated by Police Lt. R.

C. Blanton at $20,000, Blanton said police had meager descriptions of an automobile seen leaving the Jewish center! about the time of the explosion there. He said two men were seen near the rear of the building shortly before the blast. anonymous telephone call received at the Florida Times-Undon at 12:45 a.m. said there would be three bombings during the night.

The caller said he was member ace the "confederate underground." The caller said all segregationists must go free and that "we want no more Jews in Florida except at Miami Beach." Rabbi Sydney M. Lefkowitz said he received a call from someone who said: "This is the Confederate Center of Infonration. We have just blown up your JewIsh center. All integration in the Bouth must stop." The rabbi said he knew of no reason for dynamiting the synagogue and Capt. A.

M. Acosta of the Jacksonville police said he knew of reason to blow up the school. Rule Against Faubus Suits ST. LOUIS (P) Dismissal suits by Gov. Orval Faubus of Arkansas and others against government.

actions to enforce integration at Central High School in Little Rock was upheld today by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The appellate court rejected Faubus' appeal from an injunction against, his use of Arkansas National Guard troops. to keep Negro children out of the Little Rock school. Also rejected were parallel actions appealed by Mrs.

Clyde Thomason and Mrs. Margaret Jackson, members of the Pro-Segregation League of Central High Mothers. The three-judge appeals court, which held hearings on the three cases March 11, upheld the rulings of U.S. Dist. Judge Ronald Davies in each case.

University ROTC Units To Give Awards Friday URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. More than and midshipmen of America's largest Reserve Officers' Training Corps will take part Friday in the annual University of Illinois Armed Forces Honors Day. Ninety-two awards will be presented to outstanding men. Among those receiving awards will be Jimmy D. Roan, Greenup; Keith D.

Quackenbush, Tuscola; and William G. Corley, Shelbyville. Ceremonies will be at 2:45 p.m. on the parade ground south of the University Armory. If weather prevents outdoor ceremonies, they will be in the Armory.

Military events follow the University 1 Honors Convocation for outstanding students in scholastic achievement, and are a part of the Campus Mother's Day festivities. Hold Funeral Today For Paris Newsman Funeral services and burial were held today at 10 a.m. in Paris for Allen H. Young, 50, of Paris, who died Saturday afternoon at his home. He WAS brother of Mrs.

Guy Wright of Mattoon. Mr. Young was mechanical superintendent at the Paris BeaconNews. He was born in Chicago, Feb. 10, 1908, a son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary A.

Hanks Young. In addition -to his sister, he leaves his wife, Jennie; two sons, Allen P. Young, Terre Haute, Ind. and Thomas A. Young, Paris: and one granddaughter.

He had been with the BeaconNews since 1936: Notice Wheel tax for passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, motor scooters, motor driven bicycles, taxicabs and dealers plates are now on saln in City Clerk's office, Due May 1958. 4-00 Bureau of Circulations 103rd Year MATTOON, ILLINOIS, MONDAY Scene of Death at New York Central Railroad Crossing 2 NYC A 19-year-old driver, James Cooper, was killed instantly when a New York Centra' Railroad passenger train struck his automobile at the 32nd St. cross- Rites Tuesday For Crossing Crash Victim Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Schilling funeral home for Jamies F. Cooper, 19, Rural Route 2, Neoga, who was killed instantly about 11:30 a.m.

Saturday 'by a New York Central passenger train at the 32nd St. crossing. Dr. Horace Batchelor will officiate and burial will be in Drummond Cemetery near Visttors may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Witnesses said Cooper, truck driver for Mattoon Concrete Produots was going south on 32nd. Ignoring the, flasher signal, he started to drive across the tracks, apparently watching a westbound freight train. He apparently did not see the eastbound passenger train which struck him, they said. The car was broken in several pieces by the train, which was traveling 40 to 50 miles an hour. Torn metal, nails, cement and other debris were scattered more than 100 yards.

The NYO engineer was H. N. Spurgeon, 1001 N. 11th. Mr.

Cooper was born in Picher, and had been employed here about two years. He was Luilding a new home. He leaves his wife, the former Loraine VanScyoc; his mother, Mrs. Lela Taber, Picher: his father, Wayne Cooper, Leadville, three sisters, Mrs. Waynette Hilton and Mary and Jackie Cooper, Picher: three half -sisters, Jean, Jackie and Charlene Taber, all of Ploher; five half -brothers, Sammie, Billy, Amos, Mickey and Johnnie Taber, also of Picher, and an aunt and unole, Mr.

and Mrs. William Fleming, who live in the Mattoon area, Infant Mattoon Boy Dies in Springfield leaves his twin brother, Leo Vernon: a sister, Maris Denese, 3: paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.

Ferguson, Charlestori: and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. -Boyd Bridges, Jeffrey Lee Ferguson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis V.

Ferguson, 421 N. 30th, died Sunday at 8:30 p.m. at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Graveside services will be held at Dodge Grove cemetery Tuesday at 10 a.m.

with Rev. Howard D. McFadden officiating. Burial will be in charge of the MitchellJerdan funeral home. Jeffrey Lee was born Friday at 10:02 p.m.

in Memorial Hospital, In addition to his parents, he EVENING, APRIL 28, 1958 Member Associated Press All Phones AD 5-5656 Price 7 Cents Crossing Journal -Gazette Photo by Warren K. Moody at the lower right. Witnesses said Cooper started across the tracks against the flasher warning signal. Military Chief Gives Merits Of Ike's Plan WASHINGTON (P) Gen. Nathan F.

Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress today President Eisenhower's defense reorganization plan is designed to make certain no service could pull its fighting men out of any joint force. Twining, an Air Force officer, spoke up strongly in support of the administration's proposal before a House Armed Services Committee which appears cool to many features of it. Earlier, the general had offered to give the committee behind closed doors examples of actions by individual services that would cause the officer responsible for the over-all fighting by a task force to worry. Twining did not say which services were involved. Today, he said "it never did make sense to to have or ders addressed to fighting force made up of elements of more than Jae service go through the civilian secretary of one service department before reaching the field.

Twining said Eisenhower is right in wanting such authority to go from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, operating in the name of the secretary of defense, straight to the field commanders. "Our field commanders," Twining said, "must know what they have, must be able to plan for the employment of what they have, and they must have the surance that a single department, without the consent of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or knowledge of the secretary of defense, cannot take assigned forces away from Faces 2 Charges In Clark County MARSHALL, Ill. Wilbur Lee Shoemaker, 21, faces a charge of armed robbery, and larceny of motor vehicle in the Clark County Circuit Court here after being returned to Marshall by Clark County Sheriff Milo Pearce and Thomas Coats of Casey. Shoemaker is charged with robbing Lt. Kenneth Genevich of Little Rock, at gunpoint on Oct.

12, 1957 after the officer given Shoemaker a ride in his car. Shoemaker entered the car at St. Louis and allegedly committed the robbery near Casey. Shoemaker recently completed prison term at Elyria in Ohio. Closed 7:30 Mattoon Concrete interest- close at 11 a.

m. Tuesday 4-20 funeral of Jim Cooper. Closed U.S. Note to Soviets Urges Aerial Inspection of Arctic NYC Springfield Teen- Ager Found Raped, Strangled SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Authorities pressed an sive hunt today for the killer of 16-year-old girl, found beside country road, The body of Mary Jane Hanselman was found Sunday north of the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Sangamon County Coroner W. C. Telford said she had been raped and strangled. The body was clothed except for shoes and stockings. Her purse containing $7.00 was found near the body.

One of the girl's stockings had been wound tightly around her neck and knotted. Her wrists were bound together in front of her body. Mary Jane was the daughter of Fire Capt. Henry Hanselman. A second year student at the Sacred Heart Academy, she had started job as part time waitress Tuesday in the Georgian Restaurant, working from 5 p.m.

to 8 p.m. The restaurant is located about two miles from the Hanselman home. Police said she left the restatirant Thursday night about 8:10. About 11 o'clock that night her father reported to police she bad not arrived home. Henry W.

Landers, horse trainer at the fairgrounds, found the body as he and Mrs. Landers drove along the Old Waterworks Road en route to the home of friend. Telford said the area where the girl's body was found was covered Friday by hunter whose dogs quartered the area in search of game. Telford said he believed the dogs would have found the girl's body if it had been there then. J.

Waldo -Ackerman Sangamon County state's attorney, and Paul Terril, chief investigator for the sheriff, questioned several suspeots. But both men said no rests had been made in connection with the slaying. Antique Doll Brings $800 At Auction BENTON, Ill. (P) Lydia, 118- year-old doll with flashing brown eyes, brought $800 at an antique sale in Benton and bidding on other continued today, E. Dillon of Chicago bought Lydia, prize of the collection, for his sister, Bernice Milde: More than' 200 other dolls sold for $10,000.

Antique dealers and doll collectors from across the country are attending the suction. The dolls were part of the antiques in the estate. of Mrs. Troy Doty, wife of a Benton plumbing firs owner. Mrs.

Doty died in November. Lydia, dressed in red silk in the style. of the 1840s, was especially valuable because of her brown eyes. Most dolls of that period had blue eyes. The sale started a week ago and was scheduled to end Saturday.

Auctioneer L. Oardasitter of Anna said the sale probably will end Tuesday. Industrialist Dies PALM BEACH, Fla. (P) John Shafer Phipps, 84, former director of some of the nation's largest industries, died Sunday. He was director of U.S.

Steel In ternational Paper the Orace (steamship) Line and the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York. Tanker Bombed SINGAPORE A British tanker riding at anchor in the harbor of Balikpapan, Borneo, was bombed and set on fire today by a lone aircraft believed to belong to Indonesian rebels. The captain of the San Flaviano radioed the London owners that his 50 crewmen all were rescued and there were no casualties. The ship had to be abandoned, the captain said.

Grand Opening Madeline's Restaurant, 1001 Champaign, Tuesday, April 20. Door prize -Westinghouse electric skillet. Two hamburgers for the price of one. Gifts for the kiddies. Open 8 a to midnight.

4-28 E. 0.M. Sale One group of costs half price, values to $55. One group of ladies' coats $36, $48, $58, values to $89.98. One group spring dreases, greatly reduced.

4-29 MYERS BROS. AUGUSTA, Ga. (P) Prestdent. Eisenhower today urged Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to join with the United States and other Western allies in an international disarmament inspection program for the Arctic area. a new note to the Kremleader, the President also to the Soviet union to have its technical experts work with the United States in an effort to determine which nuclear test ban controls are necessary to open the way toward general disarmament.

Police Search For Clues In Ridulph Death GALENA, Ill. (P) Police today hunted for clues in the death of little Maria Ridulph, whose decomposed body was found in the woods near here Saturday, ending a search of nearly five months for the 7-year-old girl. Dr. A. R.

K. Matthews, a state pathologist, who examined the des composed remains of Maria, said he was unable to determine the cause, time, or place of her death because of the condition of the body. An inquest was scheduled today. State police said they planned to question sex degenerates and ex-convicts in the Galena area, in the northwest part of the state, as well as in the area near Maria's home in Sycamore. She was abducted from near her home last Dec.

3. She was last seen when she accepted a strange man's offer of a piggy back ride." The FBI, which entered the case 24 hours after Maria's disappearance, and authorities in Sycamore and De Kalb County Identified the body. Maria's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ridulph, also identifled a lock of hair and a piece of clothing as their daughter's, the youngest of their four children.

Ridulph, 43, is a factory worker. Her body was found in a wooded area near Woodbine, about 75 miles northwest of Sycamore, by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sitar of Hopkens, Minn. who were hunting mushrooms.

The couple made. the discovery after pulling up alongside U.S. 20 and tramping about 500 yards into the woods to a point near railroad underpass not far from Woodbine in Jo Daviess County. A playmate, Cathie Sigman told police that 8 blond man about 6 feet tall approached them, identifled himself as Johnny and invited them for a piggy back ride. Cathie, 8, went home for a pair, of mittens, but when she returned Maria and the man had vanished.

Blaw-Knox Speaks to Rotary The four methods of evaluating jobs were listed and explained by Howard M. Winterson, vice president and director of industrial relations of Company, Pittsburgh, at the Rotary Olub luncheon today in Hotel U. 8. Grant. Winterson explained that of the four methods, ranking, classification, factor comparison and point plan, the latter is the most common.

In this plan, from two to twelve factors, embracing such elements as education, experience, responsibility, working conditions and hazards, are chosen and assigned points. The management then decides the job's point values and wage rates are then based on the total points. He said that according to survey by the National Association of Job Manufacturers, six out of every seven plants which employ over 1,000 have a job evaluation program, and in plants having under 1,000 employes, three out of every four have such program. "Job he defined, "Is the determination of the relative values of jobs in order to establish fair and equitable wage rates for the jobs." Winterson was introduced by Andrew Cox, member of the April program committee and of the employer relations committee. Rotarians were invited on I tour of the United States Industrial Chemical Corp.

plants Tuscola on May 19. Club members voted to meet at the Hotel Grant at 11:30 for lunch, and leave by bus about noon for Tuscola, turning to Mattoon about 3 p.m. Guests, introduced by Robert Vesch, were Les Brown, student guest, Arnold Downs, Mattoon, and Rotarian Joe. Bliredereau, Jonesboro, Ark. W.

F. Mann, vice president, presided the meeting in the absence of President Paul Harris. Spring Sale Special group of spring conts, suits and millinery greatly reduced prices. HELEN MONTGOMERY 4-28 Khrushchev had rejected that Eisenhower proposal in a letter to the President last week. In calling on the Soviet Union to Join the Western allies in an Arctic ares aerial inspection program, the President pointed out to Khrushchev that the United States already has announced its intention of bringing up the matter in the United Nations Security Council Tuesday.

A resolution will be introduced in the Council by Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, chief of the U. S. mission to the U. N. "I am sure," Eisenhower wrote Khrushchev, "that with the growing capabilities in the Soviet Union and the United States of massive surprise attack, it is necessary to establish measures to allay fears." The President's note added up to still another U.

8. move to smash recent, Soviet charges that this country is endangering peace by sending nuclear armed bomber planes across the Arctic area toward the Soviet frontier. The Soviet Union brought that complaint before the U. N. Security Council last week.

But Soviet Delegate Arkady A. Sobolev withdrew his resolution asking the Council to halt such U. S. flights after 9 of the other 10 members of the Council had spoken against ing about 11:30 a. m.

Saturday. In the top photo is the front end of the car. The rear end (arrow) was carried more than 100 yards and the area between was littered with debris. The front section, with steering wheel, is shown again in the bottom photo at left The rear bumper and trunk compartment By FRANK BRUTTO ROME (P) The right arm of Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Roman Catholic archbishop of Chicago, was amputated just above the elbow today to check blood clot. The 70- year -old prelate's condition was described as very good.

pain." Rocchi said the churchman probably would remain in the hospital about two weeks. Pope Pius XII, who had sent his blessing and had been praying for his colleague, was notified at once of the success of the operation. The pontiff expressed his happiness at the news. Shortly before the cardinal went under the knife, he was visited by the pontiff's personal physician, Prof. Ricardo Galeazzi-Lisi.

The cardinal, whose hand and lower forearm had been darkened and left lifeless by his ailment, was given the last rites of the church before the operation. It was emphasized that they were administered to provide spiritual fortification, not because his life was in danger. The cardinal was afflicted with a clot in the major artery of his arm which developed suddenly on the last two days of his voyage to Rome. Upon his arrival in Naples Friday, he was weak and pale and already had lost the use of his limb. Cardinal Stritch Loses Right Arm in Surgery The 35-minute operation was performed by Dr.

Pietro Valdoni, famed Italian surgeon who saved the life of Communist leader Pal-, miro Togliatti after an attempt to kill him 10 years ago. Two Chicago physicians assisted in the surgery on the veteran churchman who was stricken aboard ship en route to take up his new duties as proprefect of the Vatican's worldwide mission activities. They were Dr. Ralph Bergen and Dr. John Keeley.

Dr. Filipo Rocchi of the Vatican medical staff, who also assisted, said the cardinal awoke soon after the operation and said he' "was feeling fine and did not suffer any Announce Reduced Bee Force at Kuehne Kill Decreased business has caused some employment reductions at Kuehne Manufacturing Co. here. President A. C.

Howard today issued the following statement to the Journal -Gazette: "Kuehne Manufacturing Co. serves all of the country In the dinette furniture business. The general recession and reduced consumer buying has necessitated reduced operations at the Kuehne plant. The present four day per week operations will be adjusted as business conditions warrant. Reduction in expense personnel has accordingly been instituted in relation to the lower level of business activity.

"Executives at Kuehne express hope that business conditions will improve by the time the June Furniture Market is held and that increased employment will result." Hold Graveside Rites For G. Williamson Graveside services for George 44, who died in a tire which destroyed his home Friday at 2:45 m. m. were held Saturday at 110. m.

at Camp Ground Rev. Oren Dees officiated. The Schilling funeral home was in charge of burial. Pallbearers were Al Mitchell, Dale Gilbert, Pete: Piggins, Woodrow Britt, Simpson Fuller and Roy Griffin. The United States denied the flights of its bombers were in any way provocative or threatening to peace.

Before Eisenho message was released at the President's vacation headquarters at the Augusta National Golf Club, press secretary James Hagerty said the note would be in Khrushchev's hands in Moscow very soon. Reports Theft An elaborate nylon valance was stolen from the marquee of the Time Theater between 3 and 5 a.m. Sunday, according to Jim Frisina, theater manager. He said it is valued at $100 and was arranged specially for the local showing of the prize- winning film, "The Bridge on the River Kwai." The Weather ALTON, Ill. UP) "Stings by honey bees killed an Alton barber Sunday while he was hunting mushrooms on a farm north of here.

Myrlee Roy Staples, 61, died about 15 or 20 minutes after he WAs stung. four to six times by honey bees kept at the farm. He was stung once on the lip, once on the temple, twice on the right wrist and possibly two other times. Dr. Henry Halley, pathologist at st.

Joseph's, Hospital in Alton, said an autopsy left no doubt that the bee stings were the cause of death. Debate Champions WEST POINT, N.Y. I Northwestern University today held the 1958 national collegiate debate championship: Northwestern team, arguing in favor of require ing union membership as a condition of employment, defeated Harvard University Saturday in the finals of the 12th annual National Debate Tournament. Civil Defense Operational alert meeting City Hall, Tuesday, April 29, p. m.

Open to public. All ed parties please attend. Mattoon Temperature 2 p.m. 61 GREATER MATTOON AREACloudy and turning colder tonight with scattered showers and thundershowers early tonight. Tuesday cloudy and colder.

Low tonight in the 30s. High Tuesday mid 40s. Low. Tuesday night near 30. ILLINOIS- Cloudy and turning colder tonight with scattered showers or thundershowers extreme east and south portions early tonight.

Tuesday cloudy and colder. Low tonight from upper 205. ex: treme northwest to low 408 extreme southeast. High Tuesday mostly in the 408 except near 50 in extreme south. FIVE DAY FORECAST Temperature will average near degrees below normal except about 5 degrees below normal extreme northwest.

Normal high 63-68 north to 68-74 south. Nor mal low 41-46 north to 45-56 south. Turning much colder Tuesday and Wednesday warming slowly Thursday and Friday. Precipitation will average around one half inch in showers and thunderstorms tor night and again about Friday of Saturday Yesterday's Temperatures High Low Mattoon 52 Albuquerque 76 Cleveland Helena Indianapolis 50 Los Angeles Miami Milwaukee 47 New Orleans New York Phoenix St. Louts Seattle Date Te Date 5.80 12.51 12.12 Mattoon Skies.

Sunrise 5:51 m. m. Sunset 7:46 p. m3 Moonrise 2:42 a m. Products will for the 4-28.