Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

in October 18, 1947. DECATUR HERALD LOCAL 3 Lightning Hits Homes as Inch Of Rain Falls A severe electrical and rain storm which struck the city unheralded early last night resulted in some freak accidents in which one person was injured by shock. Electric power in several sections of the city was interrupted. Approximately an inch of rain fell a short period of It was the first rain of any amount since Sept. 21 when 2.41 inches fell following a two month drouth in which only two slight showers had visited the city.

On Oct. 4 threehundredth of an inch of rain was recorded. Lightning struck wires outside the home of Harry J. Dunn, at 414 South Monroe street, at 8:52 p. m.

The lightning entered the home through an open window. Mr. Dunn was taking a bath and received a severe shock. He was taken to the Wabash Employes hospital for treatment. His condition was described as painful but not serious.

THE BROKEN WIRES outside the Dunn home flashed fire into a tree in which they dropped. Employes of the Illinois Power Co. were called to repair the wires. There was no fire in the house. At 9:23 p.

m. lightning struck on the roof of the home of C. O. Jeffers, at 888 West Packard street, entered a window on a finished attic floor, tore up insulation and traveled through the walls of the home. Mr.

and Mrs. Jeffers and two were knocked to the floor guests. force of the bolt but fireman said they did not appear to have been injured. Holes were torn in the plastering in three downstairs rooms, and windows were broken out on one side of the house. Firemen said four or five windows were broken out of the west side of the home of N.

A. Belcher, next door. BECAUSE of the nature of the damage at the Jeffers home, firemen gave no estimate of the cost of repairs. Fire did not result in either the Jeffers or Belcher home. A.

F. Schultz, area manager of the Illinois Power Co. said that the lightning played havoc with transformers and individual circuits in various sections of the city. In several sections household lights were out for times ranging from 10 minutes to an hour. A transformer went out in the far west side of the city, but power company repair men quickly made repairs and lights were on again in a few minutes.

A transformer went out in the 100 block East Washington street, interrupting the circuit which supplied lights to the county building. Police and members of the sheriff's office worked by flash and candle light for more than an hour before repairs were made to the transformer. ALL CREWS of the power company were called into service and were expected to be busy through the night on repairs. The circuits affected in the downtown district been repaired less than two hours after the sudden storm struck the city. Police said they had no reports of street lights being affected except in isolated spots.

Blinded by a driving rain, Mrs. Frank Steed, of 1514 West Wood street, struck an Illinois Terminal freight train at the Van Dycke street crossing at 8:25 p. m. Her mother, Mrs. Emma Slaughter, of the same address, was taken to St.

Mary's hospital for treatment of a hip injury. She suffered minor face injuries. MRS. STEED said she was going south and did not see the interurban train going north. She swerved sharply and a fender of her car struck a car on the train, which immediately stopped.

A ambulance took Mrs. Slaughter to hospital. the Police said that the heavy fall of rain in a short length of time flooded streets in several sections of the city. At North Main street and Grand avenue the water flooded over the curbing and several cars were stalled temporarily. High water was reported at the Condit street subway, at Wood and Jasper street, at Wood and Webster streets.

and at Twenty-fifth and Eldorado streets. Car Hits Water Pool, Overturns, Two Hurt Billy Dale Emrick. 17, of 1166 West Eldorado street, and Miss Wilma Tucker, 17, Moweaqua, were hospitalized at 8:30 p.m. Friday when their car struck a pool of water in the 700 block South Main street, went out of control and turned over. Taken to the Decatur and Macon County hospital in a Dawson Wikoff ambulance, young Emrick was reported by police to have received cuts on both sides of his face and both hands.

Miss Tucker received a cut on the left wrist. Emrick was driving north. Damage to his car was estimated at $150. Files Divorce Suit Earl Walker, Sullivan road oil and construction contractor was made defendant in a divorce suit filed today by his wife, Altha, in the Macon county circuit court. She charges desertion.

The complaint alleges they were married in August, 1924. and separated in August, 1944. The complaint states that a settlement of property rights has been reached. GOVERNOR GREEN ADDRESSES PRESS ASSOCIATION Welcoming Gov. Dwight H.

president during today's ses- R. R. Barlow, retiring secreGreen to the 82d annual con- sion. Mr. Mills and his father tary and professor of journalference of the Illinois Press publish the Vandalia Leader.

ism at the University of Illiassociation is Charles W. Mills, On the left is Richard Finf- nols. Governor Green flew here retiring treasurer of the state geld, retiring president and from Chicago to speak before newspapermen's organization publisher of the Henry News- the editor's convention, and who is slated to be elected Republican, and on the right is returned to Springfield today. Green Asks Check On U.S. Spending Urges Moderation In Foreign Loans By ELLIS D.

ROBERTS Of The Herald Staff Gov. Dwight H. Green, speaking last night before 150 Illinois editors in the Orlando hotel, rapped a spendthrift government policy with the assertion that "moderation in all things" applies equally to governments and individuals. "It is high time," he said, "for us to realize that governments, like individuals, must live within their incoomes. "We must realize that just as our individual incomes are determined, not by what a man asks, but by what he can earn, SO in the long -run governmental incomes will be determined not by tax laws but by available surplus of products of the national economy." GOVERNOR GREEN, who flew here from Chicago to address the 82d annual conference of the Illinois Press association, conuseled against a free rein for British loans.

"We must consider the mounting demands made upon us to save the rest of the world from bankruptcy and ruin," he said. "We are now being asked for gifts and loans that exceed our contributions to our wartime allies under lend lease. "The three and three-quarter billion dollars loaned to Britain a year ago seems like a "piker" request, compared to the suggestion for eight billions this year." Suggesting that loans be continued only long enough to let Britain get on her feet, Governor Green pointed out, "A man in distress needs tools, not unlimited credit." HE ADVISED that "moderation in all things," must be the watchword for governments as well as individuals. In his greeting to country editors in the Orlando ballroom for the feature speeches of the three-day convention, the who card was to awarded the a Illinois life membership Press association by Richard Finfgeld, retiring president, urged leadership by the state's press in bettering community relationships in Illinois. He termed Illinois, large segment of America at its best." "The close economic link be- Scott Hardy Named in Suit W.

Scott Hardy, Decatur, is named defendant in a suit filed in circuit court yesterday by two insurance companies, one seeking judgment for $750 and one for 02. for damages alleged done to a filling station on route 51 by Hardy's car. The complaint, by Attorney Wayne E. 'Armstrong for the Rochester American and the East and West insurance companies, alleges that the Hardy automobile crashed into a grocery store and filling station in the Maryland Heights area on route 51 last Jan. 26 at 12:30 a.

m. The building is owned by Thomas W. and Sarah J. Hailes, it is alleged. The building was 40 feet from the highway, it is stated.

The Rochester American Co. seeks judgment for $750, and the East and West Co. demands judgment for $105.02. Class Play The senior munity high comedy "Busy p. m.

Oct. gymnasium. is director of Closed Meeting On Township Utilities Sought Decatur township officials, still in doubt concerning the city's attitude toward the township's proposed utility system will seek an official decision in a conference, it was said yesterday by Elbert S. Smith, township attorney. While the city, during its first exposure to the township plan weeks ago, was reluctant to express any statement of policy on the issue, township officials felt that the presence the press, as well as leaders of two communities interested in outcome of the plan, may have combined in restraining any unofficial statements, the attorney said.

The township plan hinges on the city agreement sell water at wholesale prices to township water lines for resale to customers living outside the city limits. ALEX VAN PRAAG, local consulting engineer, argued that township customers, an estimated 1,400 the first year, would place no drain on the city water supply. The township would need only a halfmillion gallos of water daily, he said. a fraction of the 12 or 15 million gallons the city plant is capable of pumping. While the township has called no conference with officials of the Decatur Sanitary district in seeking approval of the township sewerage system plan, Attorney Smith indicated yesterday it was felt that negotiations with the city for water must be the first step.

City officials have been noncommittal on the plan. Finance Commissioner George Albert has appeared the councilman most opposed to the township system. mainly on the basis of uncertain water revenues. Township residents, already fortified with deep wells and septic tanks, may not join in the expensive scheme with enthusiasm, he indicated at the first meeting. COMMISSIONERS SATTLEY, Steele and Kirby, and Mayor James A.

Hedrick have given no opinion on the plan, other that it will take a lot of study. Township officials have said the is of long range, and express optimism that an unfavorable attitude may change as the plan develops. Realizing that, even with agreement between city, sanitary district and township, the plan faces a referendum in which all city and township residents, will vote. the survey the utilities plan could be a reality in not less than two years. B.

B. Burgess and William Holman, leaders of Brush College and Oak Grove districts which are supporting the move for water and sewerage services, have indicated their areas may incorporate as villages if the city does not give them utility service soon. Incorporation would definitely halt growth of city boundary lines, which city officials have pointed to as one of the main disadvantages of the plan. Payment of half of $7,000, voted last April by town meeting electors for a survey, to Warren Van Praag for the utilities survey report has been made by the town board of auditors, Town Glerk Henry M. Novak said yesterday.

The remaining $3,500 will be paid in September. Wells Family Still Champs As Huskers Paul Wells, brother of two former corn husking champions, upheld the family tradition yesterday by becoming "Korn King" of Macon county, having won the Future Farmers of America corn shucking contest held at Mt. Zion. His brother Chester was the champion corn husker of Macon county in 1933, 1934, and 1935. Another brother, Don, was F.F.A.

husking champion in. '43, '44, and '46, having taken second place in With that sort of background, the younger brother had no choice but to win. The new "Korn King" had the poorest corn, according to Wayne Bolan, ag teacher and F.F.A. adviser. The winner husked 11.7 bushels of corn in the hour-long meet.

Second place went to Lowell Hickenbottom, who husked 11.0 bushels. Third place was taken by Bart Henry, who shucked 10.5 bushels. Mr. Wells reigned as "Korn King" along with Miss Jean Syfert, newly elected "Korn Queen" during the dance that was held at the Mt. Zion Community high school last night.

Mt. Zion Candidates Must File by Oct. 29 Nominating petitions for candidates to the board of the newly formed community unit district in the Mt. Zion area must be on file by Oct. 29, it was announced yesterday by Robert B.

Ernest, county superintendent of schools. The election will be held Nov. 8. in naming the seven-man board of education for the unit district, when it becomes effective next July 1. The seven candidates who are elected will determine their term of office by lot, and will elect their own president of the board.

Loses Purse Loses Purse George Presnall, 1145 North Pine street, told police yesterday he had lost his purse in the downtown district. It contained between $3 and $4 in currency and identification papers. Non-High Claims Exceed Levies By $40,000 A probability that 11 high schools in Macon county will receive only about two-thirds of 1947 non -high student tuition claims was offered yesterday with County Schools Superintendent Robert B. Ernest's announcement that high schools teaching pupils from non-bigh school districts have submitted claims totaling nearly $120,000. The claims total is a third again as much as the $82,000 levied last year for non-high districts.

The high schools may not be paid $40,000 of their claims until next year's taxes come in, unless anticipation warrants are issued. THE WIDE difference in claims demanded and taxes collected is a result of this year's low non-high tax rate. it was said yesterday in the county treasurer's office. The 34-cent rate for non-bigh district was set on last year's claim total of about $80,000, and the sudden increase to. $120,000 could not be anticipated.

Reason for the sizeable jump in the claim totals, it was pointed out, was the increase, in individual tuition rates by the 11 county high schools. The greatest increase in tuition was revealed in the Decatur school district No. 61, where nonhigh claims jumped from $26,092.48 in 1946 to $42,905.02 this year. Cost per pupil attending school from non-high districts was $187.44. SUPERINTENDENT said yesterday the answer to the overbalance tax levy will come with elimination of the non-high school district in the county.

Currently, all students living outside bona fide high districts go to the nearest schools, and taxpayers in all such areas are charged a uniform rate of 34 cents on a $100 full assessed valuation for the tuition. The following table compares this year's non-high tuition demands with last year's claims: High School 1947 1946 Argenta $4,149.49 $5.968.89 Bethany 651.06 574.80 Blue Mound 5.003.17 3,926.37 Cerro Gordo 690.15 437.99 Decatur 42.905.02 26.092.48 Mt. Pulaski 588.12 282.75 Mt. Zion 13,638.66 8,952.21 Macon 9.029.23 3,645.13 Maroa 16.450.55 9.318.15 Niantic 9.560.88 7.748.47 Warrensburg 16.699.91 13,238.05 Total $119,366.24 $80,185.29 Center Drive Passes $5,000 The Macon county veterans' center fund drive has passed the halfway mark in its $10,000 campaign, officials announced yesterday, with donations still coming in. The drive was begun Oct.

1 by local patriotic organizations in behalf of the veterans' center, and the $5,000 mark was passed yesterday, Charles E. Lee, president of the board of directors, said. Collections will go toward operation of the veterans' assistance office in lieu Community Chest support which was dropped Sept. 30. Mr.

Lee said the response of local citizens and industrial firms has been splendid, and that results of collections in neighboring cities are yet to be known. Largest single contribution to date was a $500 check from the Staley Co. local of the United Automotive Workers. Bingham Visitor Finds Car Pilfered Again J. R.

Ameling of Bingham is becoming disgusted with his visits to Decatur because he has been here twice and both times his car has been broken into and pilfered. Friday night Mr. Ameling left his car parked in the 300 block North Water street and went to a show. On his return he found his car broken into. Gone was a suitcase containing clothing.

Both were valued at $65. Mr. Ameling found a part of a broken suspender in the back of the car. Now police are looking for the owner of the other part of the suspender. On a previous visit to Decatur his car was also pilfered, Mr.

Ameling told officers. Dr. Phillips Bradley To Confer Here Today Dr. Phillips Bradley, director of the institute of labor and industrial relations at the University of Illinois, will arrive in Decatur this morning for a conference with three Association of Commerce representatives, it was announced yesterday by Henry Bolz, general I manager. Dr.

Bradley and the association representatives, H. M. Osgood, F. Eakin, and Henry Bolz, will discuss a survey in the field of labor relations which Dr. Bradley is proposing for the city of Decatur.

Coming to the University of Illinois from Cornell university where he was director of extension of the New York state school of Industrial and Labor Relations, Dr. Bradley was appointed director of the new school at the U. of I. in September. 1946.

He is a specialist in labor and management problems, and has spent years studying the subjects in the United States and abroad. Traffic Arrests Harvey R. Malopthar, New York City, was fined $5.40 for parking in la taxicab stand. HEADS NAVY OFFICE Lt. (J.G.) Joseph Kityk, 324 Burtschi, officer court, in has charge been, the apDecatur naval office to succeed Lt.

William Blake who resigned recently. Lt. Kityk graduated from Millikin university in 1943 and served with the navy a iphibious forces in the Southwest Pacific 33 months. Doubt Shortage Of Bean Cars The soybean harvest is more than half completed in this area without any indication that there will be a boxcar shortage, elevator officials commented yesterday. A total of 250 empty boxcars have been on hand each day for the past week.

Distributors have had difficulty because elevator operators, remembering last year's tie-up at the height of the harvest, have requisitioned twice as many cars as they actually need. Fine progress is reported in the soybean harvest. Most farmers report that they are more than half finished with their combining. The rain that occurred south of Decatur in the Bethany area increased the moisture content of the beans there and the harvest may be delayed temporarily, but the delay should not be a long one since it was not a heavy rain. As was anticipated the later beans have been yielding more heavily.

The average yield in this area was about 20 bushels to the acre on the earlier beans, whereas yesterday it was reported more nearly approaching 25 bushels an acre. Elevator officials, commenting on the rise in farmer's price on soybeans as the market was about to close, said that buyers had evidently thrown caution to the winds, despite the paradox that arose last year when the ceiling price was lifted and they fulfilled contracts while buying the beans at a higher price. As the market was about to close yesterday No. 2 yellow soybeans were bringing the farmer $3.25 a bushel. August F.

Tomallo, 61, Molder, Dies in Hospital August Fred Tomallo, 61, of 1164 East Eldorado street, died at 1:30 p. m. Friday in St. Mary's hospital where he underwent an operation Wednesday. He was born in East Prussia, Germany, March 2, 1886 and came Decatur at the age of 17.

He was employed as a molder at the Model Brass Co. for many years, and more recently at the Wright foundry. He was a member of St. Lutheran church. Mr.

Tomallo married Emma B. Ponewash in 1913. She died in 1943. Surviving are two children, Mrs. Lillian Lasco and Mrs.

Lucille Kimball, both of Decatur. There is one sister, Mrs. William J. White, Decatur: three brothers, John Thomley, Decatur, Frank Thomalla, Decatur, and Carl Thomalla, Peoria. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.

m. Monday in the Moran Sons funeral home and at 2:30 p. m. in St. John's Luthern church with burial in Lutheran cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. Car Pilfered Harold Kelley, 1805 North Main street, reported to police Friday that he parked his car in the block East William street at 6:15 a. m. and when he returned at 6:45 a.

m. a brown traveling bag containing clothing, an electric razor and other items had been stolen. Woman Fined $108 Mrs. Bessie Laura Edwards, 66, giving no address, yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct and was fined $108.20 by Police Magistrate Harold F. Paine.

Mrs. Edwards had been released from the county jail last Tuesday after serving a 30-day sentence on a vagrancy charge. Harpstrite Funeral Private funeral services for Miss Emma F. Harpstrite, 545 West Main street, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 4:15 p.m. today in the Dawson Wikoff funeral home with burial in Greenwood cemetery.

Relatives request that no flowers be sent. Youths Fined Cleveland Haws, 20, and Benny Hay Haws, 17, both of 824 Lowber street, yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and were fined $9.40 each. Police said the youths were creating a distrubance and threatening a fight in the 40 block North Water street late Friday night. Lewis Fagan Dies in Crash Near Dwight Lewis Fagan, 65, of 1575 North Edward street, a retired Mueller Co. employe, was killed and three other persons were injured in a two car collision on route 17, nine miles west of Dwight, at 3:30 p.m.

Friday. Andrew A. Knisley, 65, of 1000 West McKinley avenue, who was driver of the car in which Mr. (Fagan was a passenger, received 3 fractured shoulder and ribs. William C.

Johnson, 61, and his wife, 60, occupants of the second car, were injured and removed to their home in Kankakee by relatives. Mr. Johnson was suffering from a chest injury and shock, and Mrs. Johnson received a broken knee cap and was suffering from shock. Deputy-Coroner Don Morrison of Livingston county said in Pontiac last night that Mr.

Fagan was living when assistance arrived, but that he was wedged in the front seat of the Knisley car and died as he was taken from the right side of the car from under the steering wheel. Mr. Knisley was driving. the deputy-coroner was told. THE BODY WAS removed to the Baker funeral home in Dwight, where a coroner's jury was impaneled early last night.

An inquest will be held later, Mr. Morrison said. A Moran Sons ambulance was sent to Dwight last night to return the body of Mr. Fagan to Decatur. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

State police in Pontiac last night had not learned the cause of the accident. A relative of Mr. Johnson said in Kankakee last night that the couple had left Kankakee for a short vacation trip and was traveling west at the time of the accident. From the positions of the cars at the scene of the accident authorities were of the opinion that the Knisley car was traveling east. The front of the Johnson car struck the side of the Knisley car, authorities said.

H. Zimmerman Leaves Aldens tween Downstate and Cook county contributes to the prosperity of the Midwest's richest state," Governor Green said. "Downstate looks to Chicago as a great and handy market for her products, and looks to Chicago for many of the products of her factories and industry the metropolitan area," he said. STATE NEWSPAPERS have been a telling factor in the combination of the producing and manufacturing areas, he emphasized, and "because the newspapers have always been leaders in throught and action, I hope that they will continue to make their readers conscious of these benefits." Frank C. Rathje, president of the Chicago City Bank Trust and the main speaker of the evening, supported Governor Green's voiced reluctance to hand Britain money with a free hand.

"European aid is justified," he said, "but caution must be used. "These people cannot live perhe United States." manently on. charity from the The Chicago banker pointed to possibility of a recession reason for tightening American purse strings. DEPRESSION USUALLY hits the country for two reasons, he said. One, because of over-extended credit structure, and the other because of production surplus.

The fact that neither of these pitfalls exists in the country today is no reason for complacency, Mr. Rathje said, because "it would be very easy to discover another cause for recession." The national economy has always been subject to contraction; and expansion, he said, with prices up and down. The cycles will inevitably recur, banker said, and the fact that the country is in a "new era" is no reason to believe that recessions have been abolished. TOUCHING on a home topic, Mrs. Rathje told thestate newspapermen that Illinois needs a community property law as one means of combatting excessive income taxes.

Thirteen states now have the law which provides for separate filing of income declarations by man and wife and a sizable savings in taxable income results. "Illinois wage-earners should be provided tax equality with other states," the banker said. Joe Meek, executive secretary of the Illinois Federation of Retail Associations, lauded the editors for their close coopertion with the 000 retail outlets, which he represented, during recent merchandise shortages. All retailers, he said, continued to advertise during years when any merchandise sold itself with "good-will" displays, knowing that newspapers should be fostered for their alliance during the period that would follow. MR.

MEEK, an able toastmaster, introduced the speaker of the evening. The Illinois Press Association's annual three-conference will end today with election of officers. Slated to succeed Richard Finfgeld, publisher of the Henry News- Republican, as president is Charles W. Mills, of the Vandalia Leader, who is retiring as first vice-president. Other officers retiring with today's election are Claude A.

Walker, second vice-president, R.R. Barlow, secretary, Thomas J. Lee, treasurer, and H. W. Williamson, historian.

Following adjournment of the 82d conference at noon today, members of the state press association will attend the Illinois-Minnesota football game as guests of the University of Illinois and University Athletic association. Henry Zimmerman has resigned his position of manager of the local unit of Aldens, retail chain, it was announced yesterday by company officials. Mr. Zimmerman, 156 Oakdale boulevard, came to Decatur shortly after Gebhart-Gushard Co. was purchased in September 1945 by Henry W.

Alden, then a subsidiary of the Chicago Mail Order Co. Before taking over his duties as manager here, Mr. Zimmerman was with the regional office of Montgomery Ward Co. in Kansas City, Mo. Business Index Down in August The Association of Commerce composite business index for August shows nine-point drop from the July index figure of 203, but an 18-point gain over August, 1946.

The August composite index was 194, with 100 representing the level of employment, sales tax, debits to individual accounts, freight car loadings, township relief, meters and postal receipts during the 1935- 1939 period. Indicated by the index is a trend toward shorter hours, higher wages and increasing employment in industrial firms. Employment climbed from a total of 5,426 in 22 reporting firms during August, 1946 to 5.961 for 21 reporting firms this year. Hours worked decreased from 121,751 last year to 1,106,392 this year, but during the same period, wages climbed from. $1,240,518 to $1,319,347.

Most other items showed gains over a year's time, but inbound freight car loadings dropped from 5,551 to 4,850, and outbound loadings from 5,009 to 4,910. Other index figures for the month of August are: Industrial employment: 124 Industrial payrolls 290 Retail sales 272 Debits to individual accounts 319 Car loadings 129 Relief costs (negative factor) 145 Meters--total 118 Postal receipts 154 Samuels to Aid County In Tangney's Pay Suit Attorney T. W. Samuels filed his official bond in the county clerk's office yesterday as special assistant to the state's attorney to aid in defending the Macon county board of supervisors in the mandamus suit brought by County Clerk Laurence Tangney. Mr.

Samuels will receive a fee of $500 as special assistant to State's Attorney Ivan J. Hutchens. Mr. Tangney's suit seeks to compel the county board to change the salary resolution for his office. The board cut his salary as county clerk from $3,420 to $300 annually, nearly wiping out the gain Mr.

Tangney would have made through the newly created salary as clerk of the county court. Floyd Lee Appeal Under Advisement The case of Floyd Lee, who has appealed from a $200 fine imposed for disorderly conduct may not be decided by the Appellate court before February, it was said Friday by his attorney, John F. Regan, Jr. The Appellate court took the case under advisement after hearing oral arguments recently. Mr.

Regan said the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has given financial aid to Lee in carrying the case to the higher court. Lee, who lives at 591 South Main street, pleaded guilty to the charge last October and paid the fine assessed by Justice Rudolph Lorenz, but later entered an appeal first to the county court, then to the Appellate court. RELATIVES IN Decatur said that Mr. Knisley and Mr. Fagan left Decatur at 4 p.

m. Friday on a business trip to Kankakee and Chicago. Mr. Knisley is a contracting carpenter. The two Decatur men planned to return to Decatur some time today.

Following the accident Mr. Knisley was removed to the McGee clinic in Dwight and relatives went to Dwight last night to return him to Decatur. Mr. Fagan was born in Ripley county, Dec. 6, 1881 and married Katharine Weiler in Decatur in 1920.

He had been a Mueller Co. employe for nearly 50 years, retiring last summer as a foundry clerk. He lived near Macon as a boy and was a member of St. Thomas Catholic church here. Besides his wife he leaves two children, Miss Virginia Fagan of San Francisco and Mrs.

Clifford Mueller, Dubuque, Iowa. There is one grandchild. Five sisters preceded him in death. Moweaqua Driver Hits Squad Car, Jailed Lester A. Hicks, 31, of Moweaqua, is under arrest in the city jail, charged by police with leaving the scene of an accident after his car had struck a squad car in the 600 block South Franklin street at 10:25 p.

m. Friday. Lieut. Howard Bridges said that Officers George Jewell and Chester Luallen were parked in a squad car guarding a live wire which had broken in last night's storm. He said that Hicks came from the north and smashed into the rear end of the squad car.

He said Hicks backed up and sped away. Another squad car came by, picked up Officer Jewell and captured Hicks in the 900 block South Franklin street. The rear end of the squad car was crushed in and the front seat was broken by the force of the crash. Johns Hill Junior High Names School Officers Final elections in the Johns Hill junior high school "school community" organization yesterday named all 9-B students to the four school offices. The officers are: President: Duane Cearlock, room 3.

Vice president: Louis Fancher, room 6. Secretary: Patti Bone, room 3. Treasurer: Rita Smith, room 6. The school election was patterned after all governmental elections with primaries being held last Tuesday. The election was conducted by the social studies department under the direction of Miss Helen Williams.

Tar Kettle Burns City firemen were called to the north end of the Staley viaduct nt 2:25 p. m. Friday, where tar in a kettle on a state highway department truck had caught fire. Two tires of the trailer carrying the tar kettle were burned off before the fire was put out. Firemen estimat ed the damage at $50.

Catholic Youth Dance class of Argenta Comschool will present the as a Beaver" at 8 24, in the high school Mrs. Marvin Weaver the play. A dance for all catholic youtt in Decatur will be held in the Knights of Columbus hall from 8 to 11 p. today it was announced yesterday. Bud Hamnan's orchestra will play, and there will be no charge..