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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 3

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FRIDAT, FEBRUARY M. DAILY JOURNAL AND COMMERCIAL-STAR, MATTOON, ILLINOIS PAGE THREE Last Hurdle Removed In Dock Strike -NORFOLK The obstacle to settling the East Coast dock workers strike was removed early today when Hampton Roads longshoremen and on a new contract. The agreement in Norfolk came after a' lengthy session of nearly 12 hours and followed earlier accentance. in Baltimore of a gene eral wage pattern: providing 32 -cents an hour wage three-year span: Settlement in Hampton Roads had been held up because of sevlocal. issues.

The two sides finally agreed this morning and David Alston. longshoreman vice president for the port, declared: "I will give the employes their back-to-work orders at 10 o'olock." In New York. longshoremen said they had been instructed to return to work Saturday. Pailure to reach agreement in Baltimore and. Hampton Roads had kept some 45.000 workers in ports from Maine to Virginia from their jobs after contract was froned out in New York Sunday night.

The contract for Hampton Roads covering in Norfolk and Newport News. conbraces most of the features of the general constwide agreement These terms include adjustments in wages. hours, welfare benefits and pensions. Concessions by the shippers on certain local tasues apparently paved the way for this morning's settlement. These include a threeweek vacation for employes with over six years seniority and additional paid holidays.

Woman Shopper Shot by Robber CHICAGO (P) Police mid a woman shopper who interrupted grocery store robbery was tantonly shot Thursday night by one of three robbers. The woman, Mrs. Margaret DePranko, 45, was shot in the neck. Both as a result of the wound. Today, doctors- were determine whether the woman would be permanently paralyzed.

The robbers invaded the SouthSide combination grocery and liquor store owned by Gust Panos, forcing him into a walk-in refrigerator, binding his son, Robwith a clothesline, and directa clerk, Theresa Atkinson, to take of any when Mrs. De Franco and the men ransackcounters, turned to leave. One of the men shot The robbers fled with $208. Norman Hannah In New State Post Norman B. Hannah, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry 1. Hannah, 3113, Western Ave. has been appointed special assistant to Loy E. Henderson, deputy under-secretary state, who in in charge of all administration in the State Department.

Hannah served under Henderson in Teheran, Tran, in 1954 and while Henderson was Ambassador to Tran. Since his return to Ington. Hannah has been in charge of Tranian affairs. He also served two years with the State ment in Shanghai and four years in Bangkok. Among the Sick Mrs.

William Hardwick of San Antonio, Tex, underwent mafor surgery at the Nix Hospital in San Antonio Thursday, Mrs. Hardwick is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al T. Sears, Broadway, Johnnies Fish sandwiches to go 25c.

Open 11 a. m. til 8 p. m. GARDEN HOUSE PACKAGE 2-23 ANNEX LOS ANGELES (P) The tor Angeles Herald Express copyrighted story said the Brooklyn Dodgers have received from National League to fer their franchise to Angeles.

The story by baseball writer John B. Old also reportthat the New York Giants POTS chasing Francitro franchise now owned by the Boston Red Sox. Tuscola Bulletin Law Suit Filed In Fatal Crash TUSCOLA, Ill. A $25.000 suit growing out of a fatal highway in November has been filed in Douglas County Circuit Court. Mrs.

Lillie May. Byers seeks the in the death of her husPloyd, from Hayes Freight and driver, Mattoon. The accident occurred on Route mile of Tuscola. The changes Byers, driving a trueand wagon, struck from behind by a Hayes by Hines. Byers thrown to the pavement and died of 5 suffered when the trailer ran over him, the suit alleges.

Mrs. Byers damages for toss of support and wrongful death and asks for trial by jury. Arabs Begin U. N. Action on Israel (Continued from page 19 does not favor sanctions at this stage but believes the wisdom of the United Nations should be able to solve the probTen in some more constructive way.

Many of the commonwealth countries appear to share this view. France, which has backed 1s- rael all through the Middle East crisis, makes no secret of her opposition to sanctions. The Scandinavians also were opposed. Hotel Sues Ex-Official CHICAGO (P) The Bumarek Hotel has sued tia former dent and treasurer. Otto, K.

Eitel. for $30.000, claiming he, took European junket and billed it to the hotel as a business trip. A Superior Court suit filed Thursday contended that Bitel. 56. brought Dr.

Kurt Kirchner from Germany November 1954 and permitted him to live at the Bismarck months cont of $11.000 to the hotel. The hotel claimed Bitel brought Kirchner from Burope to help with personal business ventures. The Buropean trip in September and October 1954, it is alleged. actually was vacation Jaunt for and his wife instead of a trip to buy wines and liquors for the Loop hotel. Eitel's travels cost the 000, the milt alleged.

It also listed bill of $4.000 paid by the hotel in 1956 for a new car for Eatel. Ask Traffic Signal For Crossing Near School SULLIVAN. The city has asked permission of the State Highway Department to install traffic signal on 8. HamilAve. Route 32.

at Adama St. The signal would be in operation only when pupils of Lowe School, one block would be crossing. The signal has been ordered by the city. It has a red finsher and amber warning light. The comer will also be manned by safety patrol boys.

A recent traffic check at the corner showed for such Market Briefs Era HOGS- Steady to 25 cents hightop $17.75. CATTLE- -Steers nominally steady 110 sales. OUR BOARDING HOUSE with. MAJOR HOOPLE HOW 71 MUST WHY I EGAD. AREN'T YOU GLAD ABOUT DISGUISE NIGHT INSISTED FOR.

WE DINNER DRESS AT TO- SPOTS TYPE SELVES. GRANY YOKEL OUR LEAST WEAR OUR COATS COAT THE TO UKE WALK DUKES LIKE HAD SILVER NOW IF THEY'RE (AROUND WE EASIER WITH A THE SAME IT AIN'T COULD WE TO GET TOOTHPICK OLD CANDELABRA, REFINED DINE IN DIGNITY THE OUT OF IN MY BREAD TOR A SALON DUCHESS'S IN SHIRT AND KISSER MY (PUDDING ROME! SHOES UNDER MY 2-23 UPLIFT IS UNCOMFORTABLE Russell to Seek More Money For Atomic Airplane WASHINGTON (P) Seti. Rus4D-Gal said today, the will ek. "several hundred million in additional defense funds to speed work on a nuclear-pos- ate Armed Services Committee told newamen the requested budget would provide only fourth much money for developing the plane as WaS appropriated this year. He criticized a Penta- atomic plane.

Air Porce officials have actual construction of atomic plane is at least several years Secretary of Defense Wilson and Adm. Arthur Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent more than three hours behind closed doors Thursday, the armed services committee view of all defense program Wilson said that some projects bad been cut back sharply. Russell said later Wilson apparently believed that the atomair plane complex and complicated that Soviet Russians cannot perfect The Senate chairman similar attitude would have kept this country from discovering "how to split the atom and how to produce a nuclear-powered stabmarine." Police Hold Man In Wife's Death ROBINSON, 111. A Creatord County man sought by police in connection with the death of his wife in 1955 will be returned here today. Glen Apple.

57, has told Duluth, Minn. authorities that he found his wife dead after he recovered from a "blackout" May 26 at their Palestine home. He denied knowing the cause of her death. Apple said he took the body of his wife, Mrs. Bertha Apple, 72.

to the Stanley farm near Flat Rock, north of the CrawfordLawrence County line, and dropped in a cistern. The body was round four months (later by two boys. Apple picked up recently a bad check charge in Duluth identified as the missing husband of the dead woman in.a presi-(routine check He. told police he went from Crawford County, after getting rid or hits wife's body, to Terre Haute and then to Duluth where he took a job in a filling station. He then washed dishes for a living until he was arrested by Duluth police.

Famed Hollywood Romance at End HOLLYWOOD UP. June Allyson and Dick Powell have separated. Their friends weren't surprised: the Powella reportedly had rated before. for brief periods yet the fans considered it a most romantic union. But parting of the ways for the first time Thursday night by both Powell and Miss Allyson, who were wed years ago.

He Is 52. she is 33. "We have not been getting along the past few years, even though we tried. conceded MiNs Allyson. have decided that Richard and have a better chance for hippines are apart from one another." BIRTHS To Mr.

and Mrs. Donald L. bert. 801 N. 28th St.

a son Thursday at Memorial Hospital. To Mr. and Mrs. William R. Origiby, 1317.

8. 5th a daughter Thursday at Memorial pital. Hospital Notes Visiting 2 to 4 and 7 to Admitted Friday Mrs. Rosemary 605 Lafayette Ave. Donna Jean Spain, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Spain, DeWits Ave. Admitted Thursday Mrs. Ruth McDonald, 313 N. 18th Hey 2317 Gambill, 98 Court.

Wayne Kemper, Casey Harlan Zike, 312 N. 2nd Released Thursday Mrs. Robert James and laughter, N. 17th Mrs. Lillie Gatewood, 1413 Champaign Ave.

Mrs. Guy E. Eilison, Windsor. Robert C. Hite, Strasburg Denise Woodruff, daughter Mr.

and Mrs. Dean Woodruff, 1412 8. 140 84. Hilt, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

Roboert L. Hill, 3020 Champalen Ave Mrs. Roger Schwarz, 116 8. Mat St. Mr.

John Martin, 1313 N. Buy Bonds! Welfare Fund Honors Federal Savings Loan Joceel-Ganette Phase Warren Alf R. Thompson is shown pre- Roll in honor of the achievement Loan Association. Watching the senting Mrs. Mary Snyder with a of the unit goal by employes of presentation are Miss Sylvia United Welfare Pund Honor the Mattoon Pederal Savings and Spitz and Miss 'And Rude, right New USI Plant at Tuscola I New phosphorie acid plant of U.

uses will be a by -product of the 8. Industrial Chemicals Division of National Distillers Products Corporation which has just gone. into production Tuscola, Ill. Annual capacity 30.000 tons of phosphorus pentoxide, equivalent to about 60 000 tons of 75 per gent phosphoric sold. Sodium silicofluoride for water fluoridation and industrial Uranium Lump Good For 60,000 Miles GROTON, Conn.

(P) The nuclear submarine Nautilus travelled 60,000 miles on lump of "smaller than light bulb." builders said today, The submarine, the nation's first soon will be refueled for the first time since she started her first journer Jan. 17, 1955. Trilla 4-H Club Holds A Valentine Party TRILLA. 111 The Trilla 4-8 Boosters held a Valentine party Saturday the home of Post, Present were: Mow. R.

to Davis, Carolyn Nichols. Lotus Morgan Louann Elliott, Jeanie and Janet Goldstein, Linda Bahney, Linda and Sandra Hurst, Ramona Burns, Binor and Ruth Dees, and Sharon Randolph. The party committee was (Post, Sharon Randolph and Louann MARKETS February 22, 1957 Mattoon Livestock Hogs- hiber. Top 190- 1910 16.00 160-180 16.35. 250-300 No.

15.75-16.75. Rough Mattoon Dairy Market Butterfat Grade 1 Butterfat Orade per Tattoon Poultry. Market hens, lb. Hens, lb. lo.

price Mattoon Grain Market Corn Soybeans 81.18 $3.28 Livestock INDIANAPOLIS USDA(Hogs 9.000; uneven. 25 to 50 higher: 180-240 10. 17.00- loads 17.75; few lots 18.00: few sales 249-270 16. 16.50: 1160-180 1. b.

sows steady, 14.50-16.00 on up to pounds. Cattle 650; nominally cholos up to 30.40: good lower: to CONT vealweak, lover at 21.00- 1,500 steady one 104 11b fed Westerne 21.00: up to 11.00. (Says Guard Wins In Dispute Over Active Training WASHINGTON Rep. mers (R-N. J.r today, criticized a favoring the National Guard proposal aimed ending House Army Services subcommittee has been considering an Army order requiring six months active duty for all new enlistees.

effective April 1. The Guard opposes this training requirement for its recruits under minimum draft contending the order would cost the Guard heally in Subcommittee, Chairman Overton Brooks (D-La.) Thursday announced proposal to end the rom A principal feature would low the Guard to give under only 11 weeks training. This arrangement, subject to soine circumstances, would continue until June 1958. when the six months rule would go intol eltect for all Mat. Gen.

Ellard Walsh. president of the National Guard promptly endorsed the Brooks proposal, with minor reservations. Quers. 1 World War If veteran who generally has supported the Army position, said in an interview the proposal la "more or less an expression of the National Guard point of vie Osmers said The is inclined to oppose the even if the Army should agree to it. Ministerial Assn.

Meets Mere Today The Mattoon Ministerial Association met at the Pirat Methodist Church today at 9 am. with 15 members present. Rev. B. C.

Stine presided. A three hour discussion, followed the presentation of the committee report on findconcerning the various candidates for city offices. Present were Dr. Horace 1 BatcheJot, Dr. George Herrick, Re Rev.

Msgr. Daniel Daly, Rev, H. IT. Harper, Rev. A.

Mont Rev. Paul Hatcher, Rev, James Organ, Rev. Elmer REV. Howard McFadden, Rev, J. E.

Reynolds, Pr. William Rev. Nest. Rev, T. Rev.

Robert Three Are Fined In Local Police Court Three Mattoon-an men fines in Police Court today guilty to traffic Lions. Perry Route Theodore 810 fines and costa for Hensley also paid a 45 fine for Max Carpenter, Humboldt: paid s5 and for running a stop Motel U.S. Grant Dining Room IT'S FUN TO EAT. OUT WITH THE FAMILY, when you dine at the Hotel U. S.

Grant. Every member of the family find their favorite foods listed our menus. For a complete dinner just a snack you are sure to enjoy it, Your Patronage Appreciated Greek Students Stone U. S. Office BALONIKA.

Greece (M) A mob of 1,000 students stoned the U. 8. information service office here today. Police called out the army to help restore order: The youths clashed with police a march on the sulate to protest the United General failure Ito adopt a resolution favorable to Greek rebels on the Inland of Cyprus. Eleven persons were injured.

none seriously. turned the marchers from the British consulate, but the crowd then headed for the U. information office. No damage reported from the atoning, and an armed guard was left at both American and premises. 159 Escape Death In Crash Landing Soil Conservation District Selects Directors Here Georse.

Thomas. Clark. Charles ton, and Robert E. Ray Mattoon, were named directors of. the -Coles County Soil Conservation District at its, annual: meeting Thursday night in Auditorjum.

They succeed Charles Reynolds and Ray Clark. both of. Charleston, who are retiring. Re-elected were Clifford Homann, Humboldt, chairman: Robent A. Temple.

Oakland, vicechairman, and. Robert A. Carrell, Charleston, George Clark was chosen treasurer. Assistant directors Harley R. Stull.

Charleston: Alpbonse Probst, Mattoon: Leland Knollenberg, Humboldt. and. Robert G. Baker, Charleston. Stull and Clark are both former directors and have served the or- years ago.

There was a pairel of watersheds moderated "by Robert Moore, Charleston. in which Dr. B. K. Barton.

Peter Johnson and George T. Clark took part. A film on the the same. subject. heard talks was shown and group value of good farming practices File $187,500 Suit In Douglas County TUSCOLA, Perry Stackhouse.

Tuscola, has filed suit in Douglas County Cirouit Court against John Cain. seeking damages of. 8187,500 and costa. Stackhouse is conservator of the estate of James McElhannon, incompetent. The suit grows out of accident Aug.

0. on Route hear the National Corp. plant. The suit claims McElhannon ceived head, body and limb infuries, causing nervous shock and rendering him incapable of his affair Low of angs and extensive medical costs are claimed. Funeral Today- For Mrs.

L. 0. Timmons Funeral services for Mrs. 1. 0.

(Blanche) Timmons, 71, of 3412 Pine Ave, were held at 2 p. m. 10- day at the Schilling funeral home. Dr. A.

Mont Massey officiated Burial was in Dodge Grove etery. Mrs. Timmons died Monday her home. She had been in failing health for "number of years. At the services, Mrs.

Arthur H. Shuff sang. "Meet Me There" and "Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone She was accompanied by Mrs. Cecil Barrow, organist. Pallbearers were Weldon Kennedy, Dick Lacey, William Bridges.

George Goat, Leon and Phillip Emig. Flower belpers were members of the Alpha Class of the Christian Church. Buy Bonds! SEOUL, South Kores UP) An Air Force C124 carrying 150 can servicemen crashianded on an Jalapd in the Han River tonight. First reports said none was killed. At -least 22 men taken to nearby Army hospital, 11 of them on stretchers.

Some flown out by helicopter. Engine trouble forced the huge plane to crashiand about 10 miles before reaching Seoul's Kimpo Airport. The plane was from Japan with 149 returning from leave. There 10-man crew aboard. The Glob master to the 274th Troop Carrier Wing stationed at Tachikava Air Base near Tokyo.

Propose Female Vote constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote. IN LOVING MEMORY Of our wonderful Mom and Robert and Laila Price, on their 50th wedding anniversary, 22, 1001-1957. "May EDWARD their souls PRICE. rest in SARA RUBY PACHECO, MASTER'S SALE NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT pursuant to a decree of the Circult Court of Coles County, Illnois, heretofore rendered in the case DONALD EDMUND BANTER al. No: 1.

offer for at pubile auction in front of THE NATIONAL BANK OF TOON, in the City of Mattonio County of Coles and State of the 10th day March, commencing al day, 10 the highest and following real estates The one South one-half of the North4 and the North of the Southone-duarter of the Soothwest of Range 1 Kant of the Ira P. M. 51. North, Coles County, Illinois The Northeast one-quarter of the North went NW 0 of Section of County, The of the one-quarter at Section 98. Range 7 of the Color County, Northeast quarter Southwest one quarter (NV of Section North.

Range 1 Kant of Coles County, estate will right of BA VER OF THE OP JOSEPH to of shelter and corn of twenty to sheet. Court's order as house thereon, unpaid coal hand on at ration bid in cash on price be in cash be he aforesaid. Court. Abstracts of title premiere are avallable -samination at the office CRAIG CRAIG, Attorneys, Dated the Sind day of February, D. 1957.

CHECKLET Starter In Chancery of the Ciregit Court of the Couns to Coles and state of CRAIG A CRAIG for Plaintiffs Avenue BERN, Switserland (P) The Swiss government today proposed plant. The new installation, the first in the country built primarily to supply acid to fertilizer manufacturers, rounds out U. 8. Is line of fertilizer raw materials. The company now produces the three fertilizer ingredientssulfurie scid and phosphoric acid- at Tuscola.

Scarf May Hold Clue in Deaths Of Two Sisters CHICAGO 4 day were trying to determine an article of clothing found by police belonged one of two Isiain sisters whose nude, frosen bodies were found Jan 92 beside a rural road. Sheriff Joseph: Lohman: ed his investigators have the artAdele he 15 or say if it had been positively identified as belonging to one of the Another police source: the article was a gray babushka scarf. He said members of the stain girl's family had looked the scarf and described to one worn by one of the girls when they disappeared the night of Dec, 28. The 'scarf is believed to have been found in a field near a lonely rural road southwest of Chicago where the nude bodies were dumped Their clothing has not been, found, Joseph Meegan. executive dtrector of the Back of the Yards Council, a friend of the Grimes family who was present when the scarf was shown to the girls mother, Mrs.

Loretta Grimer, said she described it as "generally aimBar" to that belonging to one of the girls. The mother noted diesimilarities 100. said Toledo Family Holds Birthday Dinner TOLEDO. I The birthdays of Mimer Icenogle and Mrs. Jesse Randolph of Mattoon.

were cently celebrated with a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Icenogle. Present were Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. I. Adkinal and Randy Lee, Mr. and Mra Don.

Kramer and Mrs. Lucile Randolph. all Mattoon and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Randolph and Patty and Mr.

and Mrs. Icenngie, Ronnie and Denny. Influenced PINEVILLE, W. Va. (P) Mr.

and Me. Ray Midridge Hicks, Inflamnced by the louty their new 'baby, have christ1 him Evis Presley Hicks. J-6. Want Ads Pay! Missionary Conference HAITI Rev. and Mrs.

Vincent Bushre, speakers Feb. 24, 25, 26, 27; 7:30 p.m. Colored Slides, Curios Displays, Music, Missionary Challenge. Rev. Frank Allen, Philippines: Feb.

28 March 3 Rev. and Mrs. FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH Western Avenue at 23rd Street "A Center of Evangelism".

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