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THR HRCATUR REVIEW EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY. BROTHERS CALLED FOR SERVICE NORTH WATER STREET BUILDING DAMAGED BY FIRE House Mover lix-'' Jr VP 7 5 Jif; 1 Lieutenants Richard A. and John H. Wetzel, left to right, sons of Mr. and Mrs.

John A. Wetzel, 745 South Maffit street, have been called into service with the U. S. Army. Richard, 22, will report for active duty with the signal reserve corp in Chicago tomorrow and will be assigned to March field, Calif.

His brother, John, 24, reported to the fifth signal company at 'mi Draft Boards To Check on Relief Statu Selective service boards win hav information available from pt-relief agencies in determining' situation of persons claimed as pcnaenis oy regisirams lor a-Jj. tary service, under a policy notinced today. Upon written request from a lective service board, it was msn, known, the Illinois Emergency mation about the public assistance if any, which is being receiv by a person claimed as a depyj. ent. A separate confidential repor will be given upon each per claimed as a dependent in seij.

ing service determent. Through information secure from various agencies, selectir. service boards will learn whether-person claimed as a dependent a receiving old age assistance, geo. eral renei, motner aid or blad pension. From this information the sei.

vice board will make its decisis as to the degree of dependency classification under the militcn iprvirp art Boy Scouts to Direct For One Hour Feb. Petitions for Officers in Circulation This Week Petitions of Boy Scout Candidas who will run the city for one hour on Saturday. Feb. 8, are being of. culated this week.

The deadline for receiving petitions is noon Thursday of nee week and each petition' must earn 25 names. A primary election be held from 9 a. m. until noon. Saturday.

Feb. 1, when the candidates will be narrowed to two fa-each position. The final election will be he'i from 9 a. m. to 5 p.

m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Scout headquarters. In charge of the election is a committee con-nosed of Bill Ryan, chairman: F. M.

Broyler, Archie Norton, Rev. H. J. Johnson and Clyde Beadles The committee met last night wii Scout Executive W. B.

Soules. Salvation Army Aiding 3 1,500 Parolees in U. S. Brig. H.

E. Burtenshaw. president of the Salvation Army's Ka- penal farm. Brigadier Conway said the Salvation Army has long concerned itself with prisoners whom "nobody else cares about." Prisoners are eligible for parole must have jobs awaiting them before they can be released. The Decatur army post is currently sponsoring five in the Decatur Thursday, January 23, 1941 They Call It Basketball Newspaper Crews to Tangle in Sunday Contest A iravestv on the eood Came of, By specia! concession of Mrs.

Camp Custer, last month. Both of the young men are honor graduates of the Decatur high school and of the college of electrical engineering, University of Illinois. They have been employed for more than a year by the Illinois Bell Telephone John in Chicago and Richard in Decatur. (Burchett Photo) cret. The Wretches, already short on players, may be denied the use Sunday of C.

Albert (Albil Alt-wegg, who was injured yesterday in a practise session at the Y. II. C. A. Before the opening of the Rockin' Chair league, Albi experience was limited to a game with the White Russians in Paris.

France, in the early 30's. Gi'I, Sattley Officials Wayne (Hank) Gill and Bush-rod Sattley are contributing their services as officials of the Sunday basketball will be perpetrated atjHarrison, the date, site and out- 1:30 p. m. Sunday in the St. Jamesjcome of the clash will oe Kept se battle.

Hank said that he did prisoners Aid association vis-expect to run afoul of the rules nere yesterday with Brig. W. the officials' association since theiR, Conway and then left today fx contest can hardly be construed for a call at the state i 1 4 1 i 1 -Mi i il i 1 1 i i I 1 1 4 I IS WW Lakeside Club Stays Closed; Buyi rer Sought The Lakeside Tavern, for several years a popular night spot east of Decatur, will be sold. The elaborate night club was closed the first of January for what was said the time to be a "temporary" period, because of the illness of Conrad "Butch" Blenz. The announcement that the property will be sold was made today by P.

H. Sproat. local real estate promoter, who has been appoint ed as sole agent for disposition of the building by Mr. and Mrs. Blenz owners and former operators of the tavern.

When the night club was closed on Jan. 1. Mr. Blenz said, "The doctor has ordered me to take a rest. I guess I'm just worn out.

For the last eight years, I have been working from 18 to 20 hours a day and it finally has proven to be too much." Mr. and Mrs. Blenz left immediately for Hot Springs, from where they sent the request to Mr. Sproat to sell the property. It originally was planned to reopen in April.

The Lakeside tavern represents an investment of more than 000, according to Mr. Sproat The expensive building, constructed for the purpose of a night club by the Blenzes in 1933, is located on a two-acre tract, just across the Nel son park bridge, north of the Country Club road. The land is landscaped into a flower and rock garden and a dock leads into the lake. The large building, in addition to the dance floor and dining hall, is equipped with a modern kitchen and a dining porch. The basement is finished and the building also includes an apartment.

One of the finest and largest night clubs in downstate Illinois, the Lakeside was operated by Mr. and Mrs. Blenz after it was built, then by Harry Freshwater and later again by the Blenzes. Movie of Nazi Camps Declined by Churches Given Preview Showing One Board Here Before The motion picture "Beast of Berlin," banned in many cities, will not be shown in Decatur at least for the time being. Independently produced with the aid of refugees from German concentration camps, the film was offered to several Decatur churches this week, but all of them rejected it.

One of the Decatur churches, First English Lutheran, gave picture a trial showing in the the the church before Rev. Carl I. Empson. pastor, and the church board, before a decision was made. Called into the showing was Fred Benkoe, Decatur tailor, who spent many months in a Nazi concentration camp.

Asked to vouch for the movie's authenticity, Benkoe said it was correct in every detail. Recognizing several incidents that had occurred while he was in a camp at Dachau, Mr. Benkoe said that apparently some of the refugees who aided in the making of the picture had been confined at Dachau while he was there. Rev. Mr.

Empson said the church board decided that the picture was too gruesome and smacked too strongly of propaganda to be shown before a church audience. Speeder Also Without License; Fined $16.80 Lewis E. Elben, 1131 South Do-rendo street, was fined a total of S16.80 last night after pleading guilty to speeding and to operating an automobile without a license. John B. Shclton.

1111 North Church street: Charles W. Smith, 2301 East Eldorado street; Harold G. Hull, rural route 5, and Harold Hendrickson, 1558 North Morgan street, were fined S3.40 each for speeding. Eva Custis, 1260 West Wood, street, was fined $4.40 for running a stop light. Decatur Youths Face Charge of Auto Theft Two Decatur youths held in Chicago are charged with the theft of an automobile Saturday night from C.

E. Stolle, 1042 North Summitt avenue. The prisoners gave their names to Chicago police as Charles Woltz. 1249 Cottage HiU avenue, and Leonard Williams, 601H North Water street. Mr.

Stolle reported the car as stolen Saturday night from a parking place at Danceland, roller skating rink southeast of Decatur. Sheriff A. C. Ammann is returning the youths to Decatur for prosecution under car theft warrants issued by Justice H. F.

Paine. LLP. Co. Pays $1.25 Dividend on Preferred Directors of the Illinois Iowa Power Co. in a meeting here yesterday declared a dividend of $1.25 on 5 per cent preferred stock, it was announced today by Allen Van Wyck, president.

The dividend, payable Feb. 25 to stock of record Feb. 3. is the first the company has authorized since 1933, and will amount to 375. The payment is made possible as a result of a recent decision, favorable to the utility, in a suit a basketball game.

The Wretches' other players are Forrest Kyle, Merrill Lindsay, John Dohm. James Beaumont, and Marion Randall, and two "ringers." Harry Oglesby and Murvil Barnes. Playing Manager George Kreker of the Cyclones has a more im- pressive squad, in numbers any Arrested for Road Damage Rov E. Devore of Stonington was charged with damaging oiled highways of Macon county while mov ing a two-story house in a warrant issued today by Justice jray on complaint oi Aian outn. county superintendent of highways, it was said by State's Attorney Ivan J.

Hutchens, An arrest under the warrant had not been made early this afternoon. Mr. Devore, according to Mr. Buck, caused approximately $450 in damage to an oiled highway southeast of Long Creek while moving the house last luesaay It is claimed that a caterpillar truck and trailer were used in moving the house. For a distance of ap- proximteely one mile, the wheels cut into the oiled road surface, Mr.

Buck said. In some instances, the cuts were six inches deep, it was said. Mr. Devore was moving the house to Lake City, it was said. For a part of the way, a gravel road was used which was not seriously damaged.

Counter Motion in Suit Filed by Millikin Bank Asks to Strike Shellabarger Motion to Set Aside Ruling In a motion by the Millikin Na tional bank on file in circuit court Judge James G. Burnside is asked to strike a motion of the Shellabarger Grain Products which requests Judge Burnside to set aside his recent ruling granting a new trial of judgment suit brought by the bank against the Shellabarger Co. A jury which heard the case re turned a verdict finding the Shellabarger company not liable for payment of an $8,030 claim of the bank as a balance on a mortgage note. Judge Burnside set the verdict aside and granted a new trial. Attorneys for the bank, contend that the defendant company's motion to set aside the new trial order is argumentative, does not allege sufficient grounds for the rem edy asked, and is inaccurate and in improper form.

Benefit Dance Tickets Go Out A total of 4.200 tickets to the two dances to be held Jan. 30 to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis are now in the hands of ticket sellers or have been mailed to individuals. Lew Hogan. Decatur and Macon county chairman of this year's drive, said today. About 1.500 letters, each with two 50-cent tickets, have been mailed out, and replies were already being received today by O.

F. Kuny, as sistant cashier of the Millikin National bank, who is handling the money for the drive. The NYA and the Day Nursery mimeographed the letters. Tickets will also be on sale at the Millikin bank, John Baldwin's popcorn shop, the Rambo pharmacy, and the Blue Mill tea room. Two dances are being planned, at the Hotel Orlando and the ballroom, and tickets will be good for either or both places.

Thirty pounds of dimes about $500 worth are also being sought as part of Decatur's contribution to the national fund for the fight against infantile paralysis. A scales, in a booth on North Water street near the Gebhart- Gushard store, will be topped by a 30-pound weight and dimes to bal ance it will be sought by Jan. 30, President Hoosevelt birthday, ac cording to Oscar F. Broyer, chair man of the downtown retailers' "March of Dimes" committee. The committee which is aiding Mr.

Broyer includes Louis Mar-golis. W. B. Whitman, Charles Shaffer, Curtis Sleeter, A. R.

R. C. M. Kraabel and B. L.

Cook. Two Women Ask $6,500 Of Bus Owner, Driver Judgments for a total of $6,500 are asked in a personal injury suit of Dorothy Drennan and May Wilkinson on file in circuit court against Everett Wilson, independent bus operator, and Luther Gates, bus driver. The Drennan claim of $5,000 and the Wilkinson claim of $1,500 grew out of an accident Dec. 7 near Boody in which a bus driven by Mr. Gates collided with an automobile occupied by the plaintiffs.

News from the Sick Mrs. E. Voris Conner is confined to St. Mary's hospital following a major operation which she underwent Monday. She is not allowed visitors at present.

NOT D.H.A. MEN After it had been reported that two men sought to enter a West Side home on the pretext that they were "inspectors" for the Decatur Housing authority and were making a survey, Brice Martin, executive director of the authority, said today that no such men are working for the authority. Any representatives of the authority have proper credentials, he said. ELIZABETH BOSTON ESTATE Heirs to the $11,400 estate of the late Elizabeth Boston will pay $312.37 in Illinois inheritance taxes under an appraisal on file in county court. way, including uoie, ivermuigugh men lving Rudolph (truly a marked man).

jjal-ca xhe Salvation Army has -lS 3 Firemen fought for nearly two hours today to put out flames in the Dr. William Bell building, 957 North Water $1,500 Blaze Hits Building Fire spread through the walls of the Dr. William Bell building at 957 North Water street early today, causing damage from water and fire estimated at more than $1,500. Four companies which answered the alarm at 8:03 a. m.

battled the blaze as it spread through the walls until after 9:30 a. m. Two women, occupants of apartments in the building, escaped the burning structure in their night clothes. The fire was believed to have started in the basement of the building by an overheated furnace. The flames spread through parti tions, reaching the roof of the two- story structure before firemen were called.

Slashing and hacking through the sides of the building, firemen poured hundreds of gallons of water onto the flames and man aged to save most of the building and the furniture that it contained. In addition to number 2. 3 and 4 and the truck companies. Captain Claude Osborn and Lawrence Bolin. who live nearby and were on their off-day, joined the firemen in fight ing the fire.

Awakened shortly before 8 a. Dr. Bell hastily put a suit on over his nightclothes and investigated. The fire department was called immediately. Fire Chief Will Piatt estimated damage to the building at $1,000 and damage to furniture and equipment at $500.

Considerable furni ture was saved by the new tar paulins, now in use by the fire department, which were spread over furniture. In addition to Dr. Bell's office, the building consists of three apartments. Two of the fire companies were on another blaze in another section of the city. The call was at 7:59 a.

when firemen Dut out a blaze in the basement at the home of Mary W. Eberly, 132 Park place. Damage was slight. Death Delays Fenton Case The death of one of the defendants in the suit in the Macon county circuit court, brought to construe the will of the late Hamilton Fenton, brought an indefinite postponement of trial of the action today. A petition was submitted to Judge C.

Y. Miller showing the death of Willard Remembrance Williams, a first cousin of the late Mr. Fenton. Mr. Williams died Saturday in his home in Jefferson county, Indiana.

Judge Miller set aside his order referring the case to Arthur F. Delahunty as a special master in chancery, and ordered that the heirs of the late Mr. Williams be substituted for him as defendants in the suit and served with legal notice of the action. Mr. Williams is survived by two sons, four daugh ters, and two grandchildren who will become defendants in the case.

Sulphur and Moisture Cause Meter Troubles Corrosion of parking meter trip levers, due to sulphur in smoke fumes and moisture, and snapping of a small spring when the instrument is hit, have caused plenty of trouble lately for Carl Rybolt, met er repairman. Most of the meters have been fixed now, however, and the parking meter company is making a trip lever which will not corrode. They will send a' supply to Deca tur without charge, according to Sgt. C. L.

Lycan of the police traffic bureau. MAJ. ML'LLER TO SPEAK iviaj. wimam G. Muller, state CCC executive officer who last weeK was named commander of the Southern Michigan district at Ludington.

will be the principal speaker tonight at a Knishts of the relationship of the Philippine lsianas to the United States. fed into the walls through holes cut in the roof and sides of the building by firemen. (Herald-Review Photo) City Revises Vending Fees Setting up a revised and lowered schedule of fees, the city council today amended the automatic vend ing machine licensing ordinance in its municipal code. Repealed were four paragraphs of Chapter 49, and substituted were seven new paragraphs. The new schedule of fees was established after operators of vending machines proved to the city council that the $3 and $5 fees were too high.

Under the amendment, two classes of machines are set up, those requiring the deposit of 5 cents or more per purchase and those requiring the deposit of less than 5 cents per purchase. The fees are the following: (a) 5 cents or more 1 to 5 machines 6 to 50 All over 50 (b) Less than 5 cents 1 to 25 machines 2 to 100 All over 100 $1 each .25 each .20 each .50 each .25 each .10 each The ordinance, as it now stands provides that each operator of vending machines must file a list of the machines he has and their locations. He must also file a quarterly report giving any changes in location. The city clerk will issue license tags or stamps which must be af fixed to the machines. The ordinance also specifies that all machines selling bulk food, such as penny peanut must be washed each time they are refilled and at least once a month.

Bulk food may not be handled by the machine service men. And stale products may not be left in the machines. Formerly the automatic vending machines ordinance set fees at $3 for each machine dispensing one item or brand and $5 for each ma chine dispensing more than one item. Masons Plan Smoker; To Hear Travel Talk A talk by Dr. Frank Marston.

Bloomington pastor who spent much of the summer of 1938 in Germany, will feature the enter tainment at a Masonic smoker to DR. FRANK MARSTON be held at 8 p. m. Friday in the Masonic temple banquet room. About 500 Masons from the Decatur lodges and those in surrounding towns, are expected to attend.

There will be a buffet lunch and other entertainment. Dr. Marston. who is pastor of the Grace Methodist church in Bloomington, has lectured frequently on conditions in Germany under Nazi rule since his European trip, in which he also visited Switzerland, France and England. He was detained by the Berlin authorities for two days because of a picture he tried to take in the city.

The title of his talk tomorrow night will be "What Masons Stand For." DANCE HALL LICENSE On the recommendation of Chief of Police H. J. Schepper, License investigator C. P. Housum.

and William C. spent of the city health department, a dance hall li cense was granted today to the Decatur Trades and Labor assem bly for the third floor of a building ai izx Main street. street, after the blaze, starting in the basement, licked upward through the walls to the roof of the structure. Water was Shattered Windpivs Follow Course of Lawyers' Bird War The Main street battlefield of Decatur attorneys was quiet today with only a shattered window to mark the lawyers' warfare yesterday against the starlings. A report was current today that Atty.

Carl Weilepp of the Standard Office building had shot out the office window of Attorney Horace Garman in the Millikin bank building. The rumor was neither confirmed nor denied. The lawyers launched their battle against the annoying starlings early this week, and, equipped with air rifles, have spent their late afternoons shooting birds. Brehm Death Probe Seen An investigation of the death of John A. Brehm, 1059 South Franklin street, may be made by the grand jury when it reconvenes on Feb.

10, although State's Attorney Ivan J. Hutchens indicated his belief today that a bullet wound which contributed to Mr. Brehm's death was self-inflicted. The grand jury investigation ap peared probable, however, as a result of a recommendation given last night by a coroner's jury which heard evidence at an inquest under the direction of Coroner Harold Brintlinger. Police Not Informed During the four days Mr.

Brehm was in the hospital before his death according to evidence at the inquest, police were not informed of the bullet wound by Dr. I. V. Grissom, former coroner, and the attending physician. In view of conflicting testimony of witnesses, some of whom testified that Mr.

Brehm said he was injured in a fight, the coroner's jury reported its beliefc that all facts in the case are not clear and that a complete grand jury investigation should be made. In a deposition of Dr. Grissom, the cause of death was given as meningitis, bronchial pneumonia, and a skull fracture, the fracture being produced by a bullet. The de position of Dr. Grissom stated that Mr.

Brehm admitted before his death that the bullet wound was self-inflicted. Archie Brehm, 1150 South Jack son street, testified that his brother said he was assaulted by "a big man on Decatur street." Archie Brehm said he helped his brother wash blood and dirt from his face and saw no bullet wound at that time. Saw Him Enter Shed Mrs. Mary Kellogg; 1047 South Franklin street, a next-door neighbor, said she saw Mr. Brehm en ter a shed between 10 and 10:30 a.

m. Wednesday. She said she heard a muffled sound. Between noon and 12:30 p. she said, she saw Mr.

Brehm leave the shed with blood on his face. She said he staggered to the house. Mrs. Elizabeth Brehm. 82, mother of Mr.

Brehm, said she noticed discoloring around her son's eyes while he was at the dinner table Wednesday. She said her son told her that he had been in a fight. Mrs. Esther Harris, a sister living at 1203 East Whitmer street, testified that she visited the home of her mother Wednesday afternoon. She said she noticed the condition of her brother and that he said he had received the injury in a fight.

Mrs. Harris said her broth er may have misinlormea her in order to conceal the nature of his wound. Mrs. Harris arranged for removal of her brother to St. Mary's hospital.

The rifle, which apparently was used in the shooting, was borrowed from C. E. Logue, 1980 South Franklin street, Mr. Brehm explaining that he wanted to use the gun to shoot rats. DR.

PENDLETON TO SPEAK Dr. Alice Pendleton, Decatur physician, will address the Woman's Society of Christian Service of Grace Methodist church at 2:30 p. m. Friday in the church. gymnasium.

Booked to get underway at tnat time is a battle between the Fleet Street Wretches (Review reporters and aides) of the Rockin' Chair league and the Cyclones (Herald employes) of the mythical Wheel Chair circuit. Those who view the game may be correctly termed sucKers, lor a 5-cent admission fee is being charged. No one, not even the players or officials, may enter the gym without a ticket. It was planned to use the receipts to help pay the costs of the contest, but. so surprisingly heavy has been the advance ticket sale, a profit now appears likely.

Although the Wretches have three victories against two defeats in the Rockin' Chair league, everyone who has seen them play reports that they are all their name indicates. Had Numerous Challenges And the Herald forces represent only one of a number of nondescript teams which have hurled disparaging challenges at the Wretches. Player Manager Jim Scott said that the Wretches will be loosed for only one other non-conference game. This one will be against Mrs. J.

D. Harrison's Black Co. girls team, which was disbanded some five years ago. Mrs Harrison, better known as Mickey, said that the girls wanted to come out of retirement just long enough to score one more victory. Jurors Return 12 Indictments Macon county grand jurors re turned 12 'indictments today in a partial report to Circuit Judge C.

Y. Miller. The jury will be in -e-cess until Feb. 10, when it will reconvene to consider other cases. Defendants indicted in the partial report today will be arraigned for pleas before Judge Miller at 10 a.

m. Monday. The following indictments were returned: William Carter, charged with operating a motorcycle without concent of the owner, Paul Duvall. John B. Davis, charged with 'S-sault on Dorsey Arvin with a gun and theft of $35 in a holdup of the Raffington drug store last Nov.

18. Homer Davis, charged with the theft of an automatic shotgun from the Morehouse Wells Co. Davis is named in two indictments. Thomas Dowell, charged witi driving a car while drunk. Charged With Forgery Joseph D.

Garvin, charged ir. two indictments, with forgery of a $17.42 check with intent to defraud Howard Bardsley. Harold Howell, Perry Powell. and Robert Flowers, charged with burglary of the Fred Leslie home and theft of $61.50. John Theodore Kayda.

named in two indictments. One charges the theft cf a diamond ring from Eve Dabney and the other charges burglary of the home of Fred Grolla and theft of a watch and Held In Milwaukee Frank Kopjar and David Addis, charged with burglary of the James C. Dockeray home and theft of a revolver, a pistol and candid camera. Kopjar and Addis were arrested in Milwaukee and are held for prosecution in that city. Jesse LeRoy Reynolds, charged with armed robbery of Beulah Mar-quiss and theft of her automobile.

He voluntarily surrendered himself two hours pfter the theft. Robert Richardson, William Thompson and James Gilbert, charged with theft of seven watches and two rings from Ernest E. Klose, Decatur jeweler. llitll 111 lilC UIULCU 3 ya.v... to it 425 Df thcm the cental i states area.

Contract for Sewer Pipe Is Authorized The city council today authorized execution of a contract be- of Decatur and the city for 1.100 lineal feet of 60-inch reinforce: concrete sewer pipe, on which the Underground company was low bidder at S6.60 a foot, or a total of $7,260. with a 10 per cent ais-count if cash is paid within 3t days of delivery. The pipe is for use in conitruct-ing the city's portion of the -e Northwest sewer. Scouts' Parents Give Borchers Wrist Watch A. Webber Borchers.

Scoutmaster of Boy Scout troop 3. was presented a wrist watch last night tj the parents' organization of his troop at a dinner in Greider's cale- tnria Rnrchpr? a reserve icer, has been called into actre service with the army. W. G. Kciser was re-olectcd president of the parents' group in 31 election.

Other officers are Mrs-Walker Mills, president of th nnrt Mr! 0. F- secretary-treasurer. the "committee are Be: k-nnv Ms. Alan Buck and L. F.

Faulkner. Valvoline Distributer Will Attend Jubilee J. H. Dillman. Decatur distributor for Valvoline Oil Co.

product will go to Chicago Tuesday to tKo 7th annivprsan ctIt tfnri thp 7Srh anniversary bration of the company, to hnM in 1h Mnriina Athletic Cli I Doll now nresident of firm, which recently moved Central Illinois warehouse Springfield to Decatur: it is a ih i(tnn Korth Water stree1 Next Episcopal Synod To Be Held in Decatur win St. John-'; church in Decatur sv- joe me sue oi me A Wallace Moore, Bob (Low Gear) Tipkpn Sam Wiseins. Guv Arrow smith, Duane Smith, young Bud Whitaker, Bob DeJanes. Red Gates and Bob Leonard. Scoring and timekeeping chores will be handled (and here conspir- is feared) by B.

F. Engleman and Robert C. O'Neal, both of the 'Herald. Copies of City Code To Be Sold for $5 Loose-leaf copies of the new "Municipal Code oi Decatur," containing all city ordinances of general effect, will be sold for $5 each. The price was set today by a reso lution of the city council.

Copies will be sold by the city clerk, and a list of all recipients will be kept so that owners of the code can be supplied with revising sheets as they are published. Claude Curry' Dies in Home Claude Howard Curry, 51. assistant supervisor of the city WPA sewer project until last March, died at 9:50 a. m. today in his home, 946 East Wood street, after a two-week illness of influenza.

had been in failing health the last four years. Mr. Curry, a veteran of the Meuse-Argonne battle in France, during World war 1. left the sewer project 10 months ago because of ill health. He was born in Vandalia Dec.

9. 1889. the son of Samuel and Sara Curry. He married Gertrude Adams! rn An-il 1ft loin Mr. Curry leaves his mother, his wife, two daughters.

Evangeline, at home, and Mrs. Joseph Clipston, of Moweaqua: two sisters. Mrs. Ollie Buck of Vandalia and Mrs. Nettie Hughes of Decatur; a brother.

Floyd Curry of Decatur; and two granddaughters. Two sons preceded him in death. He was a resident of Decatur most of his life, and a member oi i-osi io. yy, veterans of For eign Wars. ThP hnrU- mv.J Moran Sons' funeral home.

Arrangements for the funeral are incomplete. CHARGED WITH THREATS B. A. Summers, 225 South Web 1 HelK episcopal Springfield in January 19-12. f' gates attending the 64th synod Bloomington decided yesterday.

I irrvrn to mRRV have been isued in St. Louis to the following Ikinson of Bethany; Mac Codv nd I Marie Perkins, both of Montieeu brought by minority noiaeis ui t.pen nouse program in Dreferred stock, who opposed the K. of C. hall. He will discuss ster street, is at liberty under $200! Milton Burt Corey and ElUabetn bond pending trial before Police Tapping, both of Decatur: Va-l Magistrate E.

A. Schrocdcr on Jones of Findlav and Ruth A' Stock recapitalization arrangement carried out in 1937. charge of making threats against nis wile..