Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

December 27. 1942. Decatur's weather turned balmy Saturday and the bicher, temperatures erased all traces of snow and as the thermometer climbed steadily during the day to a high mark of 65 degrees above zero. During the early hours of Saturday night spring-like shower visbed the city, while Saturday morning there were rumblings of thunder and flashes of lightning which were a far cry from the near zero weather recently experienced throughout Central Illinois. Underfoot it was even worse as the last bits of snow and ice vanished and made a slush which women especially abhorred as it splashed onto those precious rayon and nylon hose which had been received as Christmas presents.

Starting at 47 degrees above zero at 8 a. m. Saturday, the thermometer climbed until a high of 65 defrees above zero was reached during the afternoon. Low during Friday night was 37 degrees above ZErO and at 1 p. m.

yesterday the reading was 60 above. At 8 o'clock last night it was still 60 degrees above zero. Men and women stepping out of their homes Saturday afternoon found heavy overcoats. fur coats and mufflers superfluous, and changes were made to lighter over garments, but most were wearing rubbers or galoshes. For a time Saturday afternoon the sun peeped through the clouds and shone on the dirt left by the melting snows and ice of the last month.

Commissioner Beecher Hughey said last night that he had had the street department employes scatter nearly: 250 tons of cinders on Decatur streets during the slippery weather and that now he was going to have them sweep up at least a part of that amount so the streets would not be so dirty. The prediction for today was for another sharp change, which would bring snow and considerably lower temperatures. Winter Blows Up in Balmy Spell; Snow Due Wounded Negro Still In Serious Condition William "Buster" Kennedy. 23. of 145 North Woodford street.

who was shot through the abdomen during an argument between Negroes the Mellow Moon. 757 South Franklin street, early Friday morning. remained in serious condition in St. Mary's hospital last night. Aaron Jones.

22. of 855 South Water street. is held in the county jail on charge of assault with intent to kill. He is accused of shooting Kennedy as the latter was getting the better of a fist fight. The bullet pierced the bladder of Kennedy, police reported.

Mrs. Barracks' Father Dies Samuel H. Proctor of Kimberly, Idaho, brother of Mrs. Frank Corn-, thwaite and Mrs. Clara Mathias of Decatur and father of Mrs.

Charlotte Barracks, now of New York City and formerly of Decatur, died Wednesday in a hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was a retired farmer and a former resident of Elwin. Mrs. Barracks is the wife of Robett A. Barracks, former managing editor of The Review and of the East St.

Louis Journal, and now a lieutenant in the navy. Mr. Proctor was born in Monroe county, Illinois, in May. 1868. He later lived in Elwin until 1914, when he moved to Kimberly.

He was married first to Ada Miller, who died some time ago, and was later married to Cuba Ann Niblack, who survives him. Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves a son. Miller Proctor of Jerome. Idaho, and another sister, Ars. Henry Spence of Kimberly.

The body will arrive at the Dawson Wikoff funeral home Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Monday. the time to be fixed later: burial will be in the Mt. Gilead cemetery. Mrs.

Barracks and her mother will arrive in Decatur Sunday afternoon. Another Henry Triplet Dies; Funeral Monday Patrick Lee Henry, first of the three triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Fleta Leon Henry. 229 view place, died at 2:30 p.

m. Saturday. Another of the infants, born yesterday in Decatur and Macon County hospital, and the mother, died soon after the three births Friday. The girl is still living. Funeral services for Mrs.

Henry and the two boys will be held at 10:30 a. m. Monday in the chapel of the Moran Sons funeral home. Burial will be in Mackville cemetery, east of Decatur. Eagles Will Burn Mortgage on Hall The Eagles lodge will initiate an unusually large class in the lodge hall at 2:30 p.

m. today, following a dinner for members and their families. The lodge will also burn the mortgage on the hall. Several tional and state officers are expectto attend this meeting. The allday celebration will wind up with dancing and entertainment in the evening.

DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW LOCAL 3 NEW TRICK BY WEATHERMAN Overcoats came off in many cases and were carried on the arm by downtown pedestrians yesterday afternoon when the temperature climbed to 65 degrees. John W. Roche. 940 West Main street. a teacher at Johns W.

F. Joy, 74, Railroader, Dies William F. "Billy" Joy, 74. of 846 East Whitmer street, a retired Wabash conductor. died in the Wabash Employes hospital at 1:25 p.

m. Saturday. Mr. Joy had been enjoying good health until last Tuesday, when he became ill. He was removed to the hospital when his condition beI came serious on Christmas morning.

For over 40 years Mr. Joy was with the Wabash railroad. and was one of the most popular tors on the division. He retired in June, 1938, on pension. Born the son of Patrick and Anna Hackett Joy Feb.

8. 1868, he came from Warsaw, his birthplace. to Decatur as a boy. Excepting for the moves that go with WILLIAM F. JOY railroading, he lived here the rest of his life.

On June 10. 1914, he married Miss Julia Strutner, of Decatur, and they had one son. William F. who was killed in action on the U.S.S. Ingraham last September.

Mr. Joy was a member of St. James Catholic church, the Holy Names society of the church, was member of the Order of a Railway Conductors. and the Knights of Columbus, Decatur council No. 577.

Besides his wife, Mrs. Julia Joy, he leaves one sister, Mrs. Anna Windsor. Peoria: two nephews, Charles and Leo Duggan, Decatur; three nieces. Mary and Margaret formerly of Decatur but Duggan, of Tulussa, and Mrs.

now Deister, Decatur; and five Anna nieces and nephews in Peoria. The body was removed to Moran Sons funeral home where and call after 2 p. m. Satfriends may Requiem high mass will urday. celebrated at 9:30 a.

m. Tuesbe day in St. James Catholic church, with burial in Calvary cemetery. Meeks Funeral services for James W. Funeral who died in his home at Meeks, 1070 West Sunset avenue, will be in Morans' Chapel at 2:30 held Monday.

Burial will follow p. m. in Salem cemetery. Friends may call at Morans'. With the Sick George T.

Coles is reported seriously ill in his home, 1221 East he cannot have visiJohns avenue; tors. Labor Shortage Will Hit Most Farms in 1943 There will be but few farmers in 1943 who will not be hit in some way by the shortage of labor. Lee M. Gentry, state Agricultural Adjustment administration and Illinois Agricultural War board chairman, said yesterday. Mr.

Gentry and other Illinois farm leaders. although not exactly pessimistic about labor in the approaching farm session, are looking ahead with some misgivings and their tongues in their cheeks. Farmers all over the nation have been asked to meet 1943 food production goals that are about 10 per cent higher than the estimated production during 1942 despite the labor situation and other problems among which the machinery shortage is probably the most serious. And whether the farmers will be able to meet these new goalslast year's production having set historic records--the farm leaders aren't willing to say definitely. Dairying May Suffer "Although the labor problem began this year, production did not suffer appreciably," Mr.

Gentry said. "But what will happen next year is hard to say. Dairy production, already the hardest hit, may suffer. It quite likely will. but how much is unpredictable.

Hog production, where labor is not so vital. probably will increase to the meet the goal which is well above the record this year." Much of the success of farmers next year will depend on "the season," Mr. Gentry pointed out. With good planting, growing and harvesting weather, things might work out and goals be met in spite of the labor shortage. If the weather bogs operations to any extent in either planting or harvesting periods.

demanding concentrated effort in periods when work can be carried on. the labor situation really may become "acute," he explained. The trouble will begin early next spring, A. J. Surratt, Department of Agriculture statistician for Illinois, said, while pointing out that during 1942 the labor situation did not become really serious in Illinois and that it is not serious now because farm activities are light.

Include Women, Old and Young Government reports on the supply of workers on farms, showing that the national total is approximately the same as in 1941, are misleading. the statistician said. since the figure does not take into account the quality of the labor. the ranks of farm workers now including many more women, children and old people than before. According to an Agriculture department report on a survey of farm labor covering the period from September of 1941 through September of 1942.

sufficient replacements for the gross labor loss of about 1,600,000 were found to hold the number of farm laborers at nearly the 1941 level. The net loss, from 1941's total of approximately 11,421,000 was only Please Turn to Page Sewers City's Chief Heritage From WPA in be so to The Works Projects administration, now in the process of tion-a war casualty--can include in its obituary a proud statement of the work it helped to do in developing Decatur's present excellent storm sewer system, according to W. D. P. Warren of the engineering firm of Warren Van Praag, Inc.

The WPA, between 1938 and February of 1942, provided assistance on 33 city projects and eight Decatur sanitary district projects, which all are tied together in the community's storm sewer system. In money, the government put $842,433.28 in the city projects and $230.541.37 in the sanitary district projects. Those are facts included in the "completion" report of the engineering firm, which acted as the consulting, supervising and inspecting engineers on the entire sewer improvement and expansion program, brought to a close last February. Program Had Been Delayed It was only, when Government assistance was made available that the city and the sanitary district could go to work on sewer plans that had been worked out by the engineering firm back in 1927 and 1928, Mr. Warren explained.

In the 20's the firm had been asked to work out a comprehensive sewer system for the city and district, based on the existing but then inadequate facilities. But when the plans were mapped, the funds were not -there came, too soon, "the depression." When federal funds were made available, however, the 10-year-old plans were on hand and the work got underway. The storm sewer system, as built in the four-year period, was constructed not alone with sponsors' and WPA funds. but also with Public Works administration funds. In all.

including sponsors', and both types of federal aid, a total of $2.533.323.17, was spent on the system. The PWA supplied 856.52 to city projects and 893.49 to sanitary district projects, a total of $459,750.01. Costs Were Divided In the city projects in which WPA assisted, the sponsors' share of the cost was 25 per cent of the these projects the city invested" a total of $287.098.85. funds of $16,767.70 being provided by the state and $25,000 by the A. E.

Staley Mfg. Co. On cityPWA work. the city as sponsor spent $264.206.28. about 55 per cent of the total costs.

Cost to the sanitary district as sponsor of WPA work was 562.51, or about 28 per cent of the total. On the PWA work it supplied 56 per cent of the total, or a sum of $317.963.18. The city financed its entire expenditures through issuance of $500,000 in general obligation funds, supplemented by $51,305.12 in other city funds. The sanitary district issued $380,000 in bonds and used other funds amounting to $27.525.69. ANNAMARY AT GREAT LAKES Miss Annamary Dickey, De- The program will be broadcatur soprano who has been cast.

She recently completed singing with the Metropolitan a U.S.O. tour at the military Opera arrived in Chicago camps and has entertained at yesterday for her appearance the Stage Door Canteen in this afternoon at the Great New York. Filling Stations Busy Despite 'Gas' Rationing The coming of gasoline has put few filling stations out of business in the Decatur area, local oil company sales managers said yesterday. On the contrary, many of the stations are looking for additional help and report good business. Before and since gasoline rationmanpower shortages cut so deeply into the ranks of service station attendants that many of the stations have been forced to employ women attendants.

"Many of the dealers handling Standard Oil products have employed women attendants with such remarkable success that the company now is recommending to its dealers that they employ women generally for service station H. E. Prunty. sales manager of the Decatur division of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana said yesterday. Army Many are holding a series of meetings with small groups of Standard dealers to discuss better ways of selling other accessory products in their stations such as grease jobs, oil changes, car check-ups and all the other features to make the motoring public car-conservation conscious," he said.

Another gasoline company offi- GARAGE OPERATOR PREPARES FOR WORST IN GASOLINE RATIONING A "get worse." Herb already has ridden "Red Lady." threeyear-old mare which he bought eight months ago. down to work on two or three occasions. He has trained the mare, WSOY to Carry U. S. Broadcast On Food Rations Radio station WSOY, together with hundreds of other stations throughout the country, will carry a special Government broadcast from 7 to 7:30 p.

m. today of food rationing announcement by the Office of War Information. OWI Director Elmer Davis and Food Administrator Claude R. Wickard will go on the air at that time. OWI said.

to give out announcements "of unusual importance, directly affecting every family in America." The Columbia. Mutual. National and Blue networks have agreed to donate the half hour of time. it Hill junior high school. found the sudden change SO uncomfortable that he gave his shirt collar a tug to loosen it a bit as he walked down North Main street (Herald-Review photo) Auto Wrecks Light At Transfer House Paul Kalem, 134 East Prairie avenue, escaped injury when his car crashed into an ornamental light standard on an island on the north side of the Transfer House at 12:30 a.

m. Saturday. Police Chief H. J. Schepper said that Kalem reported that he was traveling east on Main street and started around the Transfer House when another car crowded him into the island.

Kalem's car was damaged, and had to be towed into a garage for repairs. No. 2 Board Lists Draftees Decatur's No. 2 draft board yesterday announced the names of a group of draftees who will be sent to the army soon. They are: William Joel Jones, Jr.

Randall Jeffers Hood Buford Laurence Akers Samuel Francis Doolen Charles Eugene Marshall Roy George Schuppan Edward Lee Parkison Arlie Edgar Fundan William Don Faught Donald Siloski Donald Edward Tueth Herschel Edward Griffin Murl Merritt Schull Charles Woodrow Wilson Hurley John Walter Loftus Jesse Edward McLaughlin Charles Wilford Six Donald Eugene Shoemaker Thomas James Ryan, Jr. George William Herman Henry John Scharnett Harold Earl Hardwick Joy Watson Hill William Clark Eifert Thomas Charles Comerford Ernest Fred Bloch Gilmore Clyde Gillon Paul Henry Kalem John Charles Quinn Gilbert Rual Gard Walter George Zilz Joseph Harold Poole Kennes Keith Karnes Clarence Robert Howerton John L. Carmean John Allen Suzewitz Carl Newton Maddy Paul Eddie Grady Delmar Christopher Reinhart Robert Burns Shelton Herman Samuel Marchisello Lindley Jay Emery Robert Jean Davidson Wilber Guy Redman, Russell Albert Hoendorf Paul Robert Orkowski Everett Donald Zientara Robert Dean Craig Henry William Koshinski LeGrand Is Taken Home for Christmas Eugene H. "Frenchy" LeGrand, 310 South Glencoe avenue, arrived with Santa Christmas eve to spend a day with his wife. Christmas day he returned back to Decatur and Macon county hospital in a Dawson Wikoff ambulance.

Frenchy said, "I had a lovely time at home, but I am glad to get back to the hospital." Hospital authorities reported that the trip apparently did him a lot of good, and that he seemed much better. LeGrand, widely known in Mr. Central Illinois sportsmen circles as a trap shooter and hunter, was injured last November in his home he was cleaning a shotgun used as in skeet shooting. The gun was accidentally fired as he cleaned it. and the shot went through the lower right abdomen and groin, Decatur wholesale grocers ported last night that they have experienced little difficulty in keeping their shelves well stocked excent with certain articles.

However, most store managers feel that general food rationing will aid in the distribution of vital food supplies. There has been considerable difficulty in keeping items suggested by the government as possible rationing materials on hand. Many of the stores have had to put twocan limits on all canned goods as a protection to customers. One store clerk tells the story of a customer who, when finding a two-can limit on canned goods, ordered two cans of everything in the store and the order had to be filled. This type, of hoarding has caused trouble for grocers.

Worked Some Hardships The two-can limit, on the other hand. has definite drawbacks. Many babies have canned milk as the basic liquid in their formula. Because of limits on the amount to be sold, it has been difficult for families to keep milk in the house to supply infant's enough. needs.

At present red and kidney beans are at a premium. To buy them in cans has been next to impossible. Now many stores have beans put up in 14-ounce catsup bottles. Canned chili and spaghetti have disappeared temporarily. Pork and beans will be on neither army nor buffet supper menus this winter.

Reports are that this is one food which will be off the market for the duration. Green peas and beans, spinach, corn, carrots, and fruits will soon be put out exclusively in glass containers. While there have been many evidences of hoarding by housewives, the merchants feel that on the whole, Decatur shoppers have kept their heads, bought wisely, and contributed to the general war effort by complying with individual store requests that they buy food products only as they need them. cial pointed out that many of the stations that are now closed were closed before gasoline rationing cause their operators were called into the armed services or left to take war jobs. "This is no time for retrenc'1ment in the gasoline business," R.

N. Moore, manager for the Sinclair Refining Co. said. "Gasoline sales may be off but increased revenue from car conservation services rendered by the service station operator will make up the dif- ference. "Service" Paying Dividends A condition is now arising for many of the large oil which is exactly what they have sought ever since the coming of the automobile; the so-called "service" stations which did nothing more put gas in your tank and your money are goathan ing out of business.

but the station operators who have tried to give the motorist real service is here to stay. of the gasoline station operators left in the business are experienced men who are equipped by years of experience to give the motorist good service," one company official said. Largest sufferers among the filling stations are those located outside of town on the highways, an official said. Those stations depended almost entirely upon tourist and pleasure-driving trade. War Workers, Truckers Favorites City stations whose business has held up best are those at which war plant workers trade.

an oil company representative said. Many of these workers have long distances to drive in terms of today's curtailed mileage. They are eligible for rationing books at least, and they are also eligible for recaps and class 2 tires." Truckers are the most sought-after class of drivers in the service station operator's list because they have cards which will allow them practically unlimited amounts of gasoline, a state sales manager for one of the big oil companies who was in Decatur yesterday pointed out. Many owners of fleets of trucks are finding it impossible to keep up their own maintenance departments and are turning their service station business over to retail gasoline station operators, he said. Burned Trying To Save Auto Robert Ott, 1130 East Rogers avenue, received minor burns on the face and hands as he attempted to save his car following an explosion and fire in his garage at 6:59 p.

m. Saturday. Relatives said Mr. Ott heard the explosion and rushed to the garage, trying to push his 1930 model Chevrolet out of the way of the fire. He had to give up the atand went to the Wabash Employes hospital for emergency treatment.

He was later released. City firemen were called and fought the which blazed fiercely as gasoline tank on the car exploded. They estimated the damage at $450. It was reported that a fire had been built the garage to dry it out and that the explosion was evidently caused bye the ignition of fumes from turpentine, lacquer and paint cans stored in the garage. Firemen also said that the fire might have started from a short-circuit in the garage wires.

Banks Open While Stores Were Closed The many folk who received an extended holiday and didn't work yesterday greeted bankers and bank employes of the city's three banks with a cheerful kidding. Veteran bankers were unable to recall that Decatur's stores ever before had been closed on a day that the banks were open. "It's the first time that it ever happened that I know of," Bernard Graliker, cashier of the Millikin National bank, said, "and I've been in the business for more than onethird of a century." He explained that the banks did not close because many persons wanted to do business at the bank after the Christmas holiday, and also notice could not be given far enough ahead. Nose Is Broken But $152 Saved Elmer Harley, 2424 North Graceland avenue, received a broken nose but saved his purse containing $152 in cash in a fight at Eldorado and Morgan streets late Friday night, according to police. Taken to St.

Mary's hospital in a Moran's ambulance. Harley was treated for the injury and released. Police said they took two drunks to headquarters whom Harley accused of trying to take his "roll" from him, but they were released when Harley refused to prefer charges, saying he would take care of the situation in his own way. 33 Business Men Play Santa to Police Department Decatur police and their families yesterday were enjoying a bounteous Christmas made possible by gifts to the department from 33 Decatur business men. Ward Sons, wholesale grocers, sent a box of pancake flour, rolled oats and peanut butter for each of the 58 members of the department.

there were cigars and more cigars, cigarets, apples, candy, flashlights, and even soft drinks. To top off the Santa Claus spirit, there were cash donations totaling $90 for the lice pension and flower fund. Herbert F. Schmidt, one of the operators of Cordes Schmidt's garage, 253 West Wood street, has acquired a riding horse against the day when gasoline rationing may a red sorrel, himself, and plans to enter her in some shows next summer. The handsome saddle is a "western." (Herald-Review photo).