Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 3

Opons Sunday, Aug. 2 uim amuoumeed for Coles-Count jy Fair il 1 1 US Daily programs for the 116th Coles County Fair were reveal-" today. They include the In 3-year-old. Illinois), trotting and pacing colt stakes (Top quarter horse race: 8 p.m.. Rot-roff All GiriAuto Thrill Show.

Thursday. Aug. 27 Toledo Day 2 p.m., harness and running races: 6 p.m., 4-H calf sale on. track in front of grand-. stand: 8 p.m.; Lester Family Variety Show.

Friday, Aug. 28 Greenup Day 2 p.m.. harness and running races; 8 p.m., King Brothers Rodeo7j Saturday, Aug. 29 Rural Day "2 p.m., harness "and running races; 4 p.m, Tractor Pulling Contest. The Alfred Wall Amusement Co.

will be featured on the midway the entire week. Sunday. July 26. will be the beginning of the Edgar County Fair in' Paris. It will run through Friday.

July 31. Daily schedules are: Sunday 10 a.m., Western halter division; 1:30 p.m., Western horse show. 3 p.m.. Pooch Show in dance area: 8 p.m., Demoliton Derby; 8 to 11 p.m, Teenage dancing. Monday Kids' Day, all under 12 free at gate all day and evening :30 p.m.; tractor pull; 7:30 p.m., tractor pull; 8 to 10:45 p.m., teenage danc- ing.

Tuesdav Democrat Dav union church services. Its schedule is: Monday, Aug. 24 Jewett Day 9 a.m., be'ef, sheep and swine judging; 2 p.m., Illinois Hiorobred running races and quarter horse race; 8 p.m., Illi-ana Demolition Derby. Tuesday, Aug. 25 Casey Day 9 a.m., Dairy cattle 4-H judging: 2 Harness and running races for 2-year-olds from Illinois, trotting and pacing colt stakes.

4-H show; p.m Cumberland County Queen Pa-gent plus special entertainment on stage by "The Claytons." 26 Neoga Day. 9 livestock. judg- ing, Junior Livestock SJiow; 2 p.m., harness and running races 2 p.m., harness racing; 8 p.m.. King-Kovaz Auto Daredevilsr 8 to 10:45 p.m teenage dancing. Wednesday Merchants Day 2 p.m., harness facing; 6:30 p.m..

Little Miss Edgar County Queen Contest 4 to 6 years of age): 7 p.m.. Miss Edgar County Queen Contest; 8 to 10:45 p.m.. teenage dancing. Thursday Republican Day 2 p.m.. harness racing; 8 p.m..

Tons of Fun: 8 to 10:45 p.m.', teenage dancing. Friday 2 m. Tri-state pony pulling contest. 46 and p.m,.. horse show; 8:30 to II p.m., teenage dancing.

Tuesday, Aug. 4 9 a.m., judging continues in Junior Livestock Show: Noon, Kids' Day starts with special carnival rates; 2 p.m., Illinois Topline Harness racing; 8 p.m., Leroy VanDjke and the Auctioneers and comedian Wally Blake. Wednesday, Aug. 5 9 a.m.. Junior Livestock Show judging; 2 p.m., Illinois Topline Harness racing; 8 p.m., 1970 Miss Coles County Queen Pageant with County Fair Queen and current Miss Illinois County Fair, Miss Vickie Pygojt Thursday, Aug.

6 9 a.m.. Junior Livestock Show and 4-H Dairy entires judging; .2 p.rru. harness racing; 6:30 p.m., 4-H Livestock auction; 8 p.m., dune buggy soccer derby. Friday, Aug. 7 9 a.m., 4-H tractor driving contest; 2 p.m., harness racing: 7:30 p.m., county owned tractor pulL Saturday, Aug.

8 9 a.m., 4-H horse show: 2 p.m.. halter class judging in Western Horse Show; 2 p.m.. Open to the worlds tractor pull: 7:30 p.m.. Western Horse Show. The fair will also provide exhibits in culinary, textiles and arts, horticulture, livestock, Lincoln-Douglas Debate- and natural history, floriculture, agricultural pro-, "ducts and farm machinery.

The annual Cumberland County Fair in Greenup will begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, with ternational Daredevil and Auto Thrill Show, horse racing, Le-roy VanDvke and the Auctioneers, comedian Wally Blake. dune buggy soccer derby and the Miss Coles County Fair Queen pageant. Day by day schedules are: Sunday, Aug.

2 noon, ribbon cutting ceremony opening the fair; 8 p.m., International Daredevil and Auto Thrill Show. Monday, Aug. 3 9 a.m., judging starts in 4-H swine arid sheep; 2 p.m., harness racing, quarter horse racing and thoroughbred racing; 8 p.m., pony show. MATTOON ILLINOIS Con-Con vote Appointing judges Third Page 1 rl favored SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1970 SPRINGFIELD, 111. (AP) During debate leading to theivoters are too ignorant to gov-In a first round test, advocates first vote, Chicago Democrats em themselves, I wish they of appointment of supreme and I took the lead in espousing elec-1 would have the grace to say so.

appellate" court judges won a 62 tion of the higher echelon judges I Judges will be picked by the i and said they could not recom- well born, the well fixed, the mend passage in their districts well connected," Lyons added, i The Chicago delegates, includ- The governor would make ap- ing black members, argued ap- pointments from nominees chos-pointrye system would not rep- en by lawyers elected by law-i resent minorities. yers and by laymen selected by Delegate John Knuppel of Pet- of any system for appointing svll tV.vU iff .7. -v to 43 victory in the Illinois Constitutional Convention over advocates of electing judges. After weeklong parliamentary duelling and preparation of reports representing the appointment vs. election points' of view, the convention reached the end of a first test after the dinner hour Friday.

Advocates of appointment won out by similar votes on two suc-j ceeding debates on related questions before the convention adjourned until Saturday. Although the votes were onesided, there were hints by delegates on both sides in conversations off the floor that the ap-ment vs. election controversy in the judicial arena still was subject to negotiation. any judges. the governor and other public officers.

Proponents of the appointive system have contended the present system of political convention nomination of justices is a closed system which does ersburg said the convention was on "a mission of destruction" if not work a compromise he thought voters might accept. He said six counties in his down-state district rejected the 1964 judicial changes. Vice President Thomas Lyons of Chicago, leader of the Cook County Democratic cintingent. called the vote "an expression W7i give opportunities to the most meritorious potential judges. Parker of of a lack of confidence in the Effingham later said in voting electorate of this state." "If supporters of the majority appointment proposal think I' p.

for the appointment system. "I'm not saying I don't have faith in people. I vote no (on election) at this stage primarily because I know defects in the present system of electing supreme and appellate court judg- Citizens group condemns Nazi leader's appearance i es. I'm in favor of electing cir-I cuit judges. I believe we will I make corrections at second i mi reading." 1 i v.

SAIROrllHAPH- Directors we uH yun legate James Thompson of and questioned. Galesburg, who voted with Park- -mere is enureiy too mucn er said ne believed the conven- ri -1- 1 1 ii ii 'i tion eventually would allow people to choose on separate ballots between election and appointment in each of the three levels of supreme, appellate and circuit judges. Cm iiniiiMirHH Viola Lemons, Gayle Akers Jones, Elsie Hart Houske, Alma Carlyle Hart, Leona Lockhart, Gertrude Hertrieter ferree, Dewey Akers and Paul Henley. In the back row are Frank Highland, Chester Lockhart, Lesley Ingram, Bert Highland and Thomas Henley. Carlyle, Francis Green, Burton Henley and Marie Hertrieter Ferree.

In the second row are Mark Highland, Henry Lemons, Clarence Lockhart, Thornton Akers, Marion Tracy, Ross Brant, Vernon Green and Alfred Hertrieter. In the third row are Edith Lacy (teacher) WAY BACK WHEN These were tr)e, students of Dry Grove School, located five miles south of Mattoon near U.S. Route 45, in 1908. The picture was furnished by Fred Ferree of Route 3. In the front row are Flora Lemons, Mary Henley Owings, Henry.

Lock-hart, Floris lockhart, Raymond Carlyle, Earl for United Citizens for Community Action, a white citizens group, Friday condemned the scheduled appearance of American Nazi party leader Frank Collin. Collin and members of the American National Socialists White Peoples party, plan to be in Cairo July 19 for a speaking engagement and other activities. In a statement issued Friday, the UCCA directors urged the membership to "lend no encouragement to and avoid any appearance of support of his rally by total lack of attendance." The statement, signed by Bob Cunningham, pointed out that to police last July when Collin and his followers were in Cairo distributing anti-Negro literature. The Nazi party mem- outside influence by the Black Panthers and other anarchist black revolutionary groups in the Cairo black community. We reject out of hand any attempt by radical white groups to fan the fires of hate and racial polarization.

"If the leaders of the Cairo United Front would do likewise the problems of Cairo could be solved in Cairo by honest citizens working for a better community," the statement said. The United Front has invited several national black leaders to participate in a parade and rally Saturday. It is an effort to bolster a 15-month-old economic boycott of white-owned businesses aimed at winning black demands. Area deaths s. B.

Hill CHARLESTON. S. B. "Bert" Hill, 89, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Coles County, died Thursday morning in Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. Graveside services will be For the Record U.S.

bishop Released prisoners of war arrive in North Vietnam- Weafhei held at 1 p.mr Monday in Rose-4- celebrates Yesterday's precipitation To date to date 21-yr 'This yr. this y. last yr. avg. 0 16.26 22.34 20.22 Tomorrow's skies new freedom SAIGON (AP) Two junks Vung'Tau, reported that no inci-J carrying 62 prisoners of war dents occurred and no North i and 24 fishermen reached North Vietamese patrolcraft were in i Vietnam today, completing the sight as the prisoners headed lawn Cemetery.

Charleston, with Rev. Boyd Phillips officiating. Mr. Hill was born July 26, 1880, near Lerna, the son of N. B.

and Delia Hill. He married Susan She preceded hirtl in death. Several cousins in the Charleston area survive. 5:35 a.m. biggest repatriation of captives homeward.

8:21 p.m.! of the Vietnam war. 1 The 86 returnees included Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset HONG KONG (AP) Roman Catholic Bishop James Edward Walsh awoke to his first full day of freedom today, received Holy Communion for the first time in a dozen vears and talked of Dec- 2:19 p.m 12:33 a.m All of the prisoners threw off POWs who were sick and dis- their clothing, duffle bags and able, most of them paraplegics. gifts given them by the Saigon In Phnom Penh, the Cambo- i government as they boarded the ian military high command boats, cast off from a South the plush mountain-top resort of Oldtime fiddler's contest to be held at Shelbyville SHELBYVILLE. 111. The ciation" are held the third Sun- Hospital notes Admitted today Mrs.

William Curry, Charleston. Miss Edith Scott, 1309 Edgar. Admitted Friday Mrs. Mayme Bell, Gays. Karl Davee, Charleston.

Mrs, Zelma Elder, 500 Wood-lawn. Ronald Hull, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hull, Neoga. Noel Hunt, Toledo.

Mrs. Effie Mendenhall, Jewett. Mrs. Luella Shafer, Toledo. Lester Walkef son of Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Walker, 1413 De-Witt. Lawrence White, son of Mr. Hill moved to Ohio where Die he knew before the Red he established business colleges Chinese imprisoned him as a in Hamilton and Middletown. SDV.

Kiri Rom, which besides gove For the frail, 79-year-old prel- oto fho niaVitmaro that hpaan Vietnamese landing ship and de-! parted at full speed for the six-i mile run to shore. A South Vietnamese spokes- Charleston hospital notes Admitted Thursday Ross Drake, Charleston. Admitted Friday Bonnie Hawkins, Mattoon, rnment troop installations includes villas and hotels frequented by Cambodia's wealthy i man reorted that the two moto- class rized junks "were observed The strike began shortly after day afternoon and evening of every month at the 4-H Building at the north edge of Shelbyville, on Route 128. Music is from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m.

with a potluck supper at 5:30 p.m. There are 150 active and associate members and anyone interested in instrumental string music is welcome to behind the Bamboo Curtain in 1958 had ended. He was free reunited with his church and eager to celebrate Mass. The bishop planned to telephone his sister, Mary Walsh of Cumberland, possibly Mrs. Lucille Adams, field.

West-1 reaching' the shore" at Cua midnight and appeared to have I Tung village.just north of the more propaganda than military Ben Hai River and the 17th par- significance. Released Friday allel that divides North and Charleston. Addison Cutright 11T aiiu mi o. nan 1 tuvc nuv, South Vietnam. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the Masonic Lodge.

Harry Greeson GREENUP, 111. Funeral services for Harry Greeson were scheduled for 2 p.m. today in the Bishop chapel of the Bishop-Hiles Funeral Homet Greenup. Burial will be in Greenup Cemetery. Mr.

Greeson, 80, of Los Angeles. formerly of Toledo, died Tuesday in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. Sarah Edith Rennets CHARLESTON, 111. Sarah his A. Walsh, a former attor-305 Champaign.

liam npv ppnpral of Marvland. i William Wieland, Chrisman. lll'll! tlT 1 I Associated Press Correspondent Jay Sliarbult, aboard the South Vietnamese landing' ship $100 awaits veterans of Viet war Doctors said he was surprised Released Friday that he could make the calls. jeffrey Bailey, son of Mr. and The last he heard in connection 1 Mrs RaiW 3onft Shpltav.

Grange voices support of Nixon WASHINGTON tAP) President Nixon got a petition from the National Grange Friday voicing the support of more than 105.000 members for "our American system of g6vern- Negro files as Humphrey foe ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -Earl D. Craig a Negro teacher at the University of Minnncntn ic rtinninrf Qftaincf Mrs. Edm'ond Route with trans-Pacific phone calls was that there was a lot of static and receDtion was Door, doc 2.

Sixth State of Illinois Oldtime Fiddler's Contest will be held at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Foreot Park, Shelbyville, on Sat. urday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Contestants should be back stage to register and draw for place by 5:45 p.m. The contest is being sponsored by: the Illinois Oldtime Fiddlers Association with five trophies in each of three contests. Those over 70, women and state.

There will be a plaque for the eldest, youngest and contestant from the greatest distance and $175 in prize money. Any danceable folk tunes played In oldtime fiddle fashion are acceptable, Contestants will Jirst. play ahoedown, then, a waltz. Any oldtime fiddler in the 'state is welcome to enter. An entry fee of $2 should be sent to the secretary and treasurer of the Fiddlers Association.

Doloris Ringo, 211 W. S. 4th. Shelbyville, Illinois 62565. by July 15.

Please send name and age if over seventy or If in teens or less, and which contest you wish to enter. Plea changed on charge of theft CHARLESTON. III. Eric Clements, 18. of 1416 Char- The Illinois Veterans' Commission at 1000 Broadway advises that it is important for all returning veterans to call at the office soon after separation Evelen, Byland, Ash-( Transferred to St.

tors said, Mrs- Richnn Wak-h u'oc rplpnspr) hv "101 former Vice" President Hubert i Ed'th J1' rural Char- ment lesion uiea ai p.m. inurs- the Red Chinese Friday after I Mary's Hospital, Decatur.) being jailed in Shanghai in 1958 Mrs. Roscoe Coffey and son The master of the Grange, i leslon- Matton, pleaded guilty from the serVice t0 fiie for $100 day in her home H. Humphrey for the Democrat-1 ic nominalion for the U.S. Sen- i ate.

"1 John Scott, presented the peti- 10 a cnarge oi men in uu minois stale compensation. Funeral services will be held and convicted two years later of 3000 Pine. County Circuit Court Friday. hhgibihty requires service in tion, which he said is still m-coniDlete since onlv 1.500 of at 2 Sundav in the Harner- Clements withdrew a previous son.c 7.000 local granges have Plea of innocent. He was $10 and costs and released Mrs.

Delia Croy, Toledo. Mrs. Ed Dulgar, Toledo. (Transferred to Douglas Nursing Center.) Dclbert Elliott. 1100 S.

16th the Vietnam area. At the same time, the veteran may establish his permanent state file, receive counsel about veterans' benefits and be assisted in proper filed their individual petitions. Craig, a critic of the Vietnam Funerai Home with war, filed his nominating papers iRev Bm Renneis officiating. Thursday. The party primary Buria, wilj R0seIawn Cem-will be held Sept.

.10. eterV) Charleston. Friends may Humphrey received endorse- call after 4 p.m. today at the running an "impenanst spy ring in China, where he has spent half his life. Political views aside, safety hats required Clements is alleged to have taken five record albums from The petition said its members 1 represent different religions' the F.

W. Woolworth Store i i i i i in 11:,1,1 1 iin einnic DacKizrounus ana uoniicai Klllldlll HKIiidilU, OOI I 10 ull Darties but that "we can unite niauoon on June Jack Blair, service officer in TA. UMn.o Oft ment of the Democratic-Farm-cr-Labor convention last month. Craig polled 20 per cent of the vote. Minhnpi tano nf Mr'anrf i wgetner in support ot tnose wno cnarge.

sam mat veterans wno ItiltlidCI ddlica, SUII Ul nil. OilU Inn oiqo nlao(l An turn vnars 1 1. funeral nome. Mrs. Renneis was born June 21.

1899, in Cumberland County, the daughter of James and Iva Green Jenkins. She married Arlin Renneis. He died 'in 1965. Shp is survived hv a riannh- nave Deen cnosen oy me win icueivc a pension ana wno oe- the people as our leaders." probation in court Friday on a come so helpless as to need charge of criminal frcsspass to! regular aid and attendance of Mrs. D.

Ervin Janes, 1112 19th. Ralph Lundy, Areola. Mrs. Delphia Petty, Cunning Tim RpnuKlirnn nnmmoo fnr RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A sign on a building construction project at Richmond Memorial Hospital says: "All men on the job must wear safety hats." Under this a painstaking graffiti artist has carefully added: "Regardless of their political The monthly meetings or The the seat vacaed MllMnn ViArUnvm icuA.

1 1 i a vehicle, bmog alert reected Waters pleaded guilty on June RIVERSIDE. Calif. AP) i 15 to the charce. another person may be eligible for an additional allowance of $100 monthly. A similar benefit lllUIUIa VIUUIIIC I IUUICIO no- retiremcnt of Democrat Eugene Upr Mrs Rohprt ham Nursing Home.

J. McCarthy, is Rep. Clark McPram. of 0ak ParU. and six Mrs.

Peter Muslnski and "son. Twenty citizens have asked the Juanita Nash, 40, of 2713 Com- is available to qualified widows. Board to meet Gregor OCAQ Pino i t. I .1 I I be made tuuiiiy ncdiui luicviui 10 suuuu i merciai, Riauoon, pieaaea innu-, Application may Mrs. Earl Snearley.

Stras-! a when smofc reaches the! cent in court to a charee ofthronnh he nffinp burg. alert level. Dr. Harold Erickson battery and demanded a jury Blair spends every Thursday EIU Calenda granacniaren. opinion.

She was preceded in death ba son. Arlin Jr. and a grand-( FUNERALS Mrs. Renneis was a member MITCHELL, Thomas Dale The Community Unit 2 Board of Education is scheduled i act on several personnel matters. including resignations and ap-i James Tallcy, son oi Mr.

and, turned them down, saying sir- trial. at the Charleston Court house Saturday, July 11 jMrs. Hulin Talley, Toledo. 5 D.m. Hinh school musical of the Whetstone BaDtist Church pointments.

when it meets, at ens might cause people to have On July 6, she is alleged to i from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The of-heart attacks and also would have thrown another woman to fice in Mattoon is open from "make believe irritants are! the floor of John's Bar at 1818 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. week-worse than they already are." Western in Mattoon.

days except Saturday. Arrangements incomplete, i Stanley Toberman, son of Mr Notice later. and Mrs. James Seeley, Lerna SCHILLING'S Mrs. Bonnie Walden, Greenup 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday in its offices will be performed In the Lab-land was the painist for the at Mattoon High School. oratory School auditorium. church for several years..