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The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 12

The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 12

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Decatur, Illinois
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PAGE TWELVE THE DECATUR REVIEW Thursday, June SKATING ARTIST trees to healthy trees by a particu-1 keeps it from spreading the dis- One Killed, 30 Hurt lar kind of leafhopper. While the ease. spray does not affect the virus. Spraying, however, will not save Walter Flora Sons In May Accidents One car driver was killed in a it does control the leafhopper and! infected trees. Group Seeks Aid for Youths The rehabilitation committee of railway crossing accident and more than 30 others injured in.

automo bile collisions in Decatur and Macon county during Four of Rjitterel Jeweler Aaserksaa Gssa S-ckfaj (Eradimatliolm (3d gilds the Council of Social Agencies here the injured were drivers on the IT NOTICE has found a few juveniles on the verge of delinquency and is trying to get them jobs and otherwise save them from becoming Macon race track. Luther P. Hunter of Oakley was killed when his car was hit by a Wabash freight train. There were no traffic deaths in the city of Decatur in the month. Three traffic fatalities have occurred in Decatur in 1950.

public problems, Robert L. Staley said today. Mr. Staley is secretary of the council and head of the Community Chest here. The recently-organ ized rehabilitation committee is under Richard T.

Whitley, a young Decatur attorney. June 15-30 Spraying Of Elm Trees Urged As protection against phloem ne Besides working with these few1 Decatur Plant Employment Up2.7PerCent Employment in Decatur factories has increased 2.7 per cent and payrolls have increased 7.7 per cent since the first of the year, it is indicated by the Association of Commerce employment survey for March. In the 36 companies included in the survey, total employment rose from 10.277 to 10,533 from the first of the year to March 26. This is an increase of 276. In the same period factory payrolls increased from $1,774,983 to $1,910,903, a difference of more than $136,000.

FIGURES COMPILED by the survey for the month ending March 26 are: Factory employes, Total employes, Office and supervisory employes, Factory hours worked, 1.294,689; Factory payroll, $1,910,903. Comparable figures for January are: Total employes, Factory employes, Office and supervisory employes, Factory hours worked, Factory payroll, $1,774,983. cases, members of the committee are also informing service clubs "7 7 and other organizations of Decatur's facilities for handling problem children, Mr. Staley said. He said crosis, elm trees should be sprayed with DDT mixtures when thej leaves first reach the tull-grown-stage.

That's the advice of R. W. Lorenz, University of Illinois fores-' try professor. On May 8, 1950, Interstate Commerce Commission issued Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 16590 authorizing Illinois Terminal Railroad Company to abandon the portion of its line of railroad between Peoria, Illinois and East Peoria, Illinois described in its report.

Effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, June 8, 1950 passenger station at 542 South Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois will be abandoned and all passenger train service to andor from this point will be discontinued. Patrons may avail themselves of taxicab or frequent city but service between station at 1 1 1 1 West Washington Street, East Peoria, Illinois and points in Peoria, Illinois. NORMA BROHEZ the group just completed a study of Decatur's recreational agencies, the Boy and Girl Scouts, the two 's, fhe Salvation Army, Family Service agency and church groups and found they "were doing "an excellent job of giving service." Mr. Staley said the group plans Norma Brohez Skate Winner First spray application should be made between June 15 and June 30, he said. A second application probably will be needed between July 21 and Aug.

.5. Professor Lorenz explained the serious elm disease is caused by a virus, transmitted from infected rfiUffl ycjlfcatwali 'EStZtJZ Courtship I iTiif fftT to confine its activities to working with juveniles and not with adult parolers and probationers. No meetings of the whole committee are expected until fall, Mr. Staley said. Miss Norma Brohez, former Decatur roller skating artist, is still rolling up honors.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Brohez, 324 East King street, Miss Brohez moved to Milwaukee last September, where she recently entered the Wisconsin state roller skating tournament. There she took first place in the ladies inter Athlete's Foot Itch Not Hard to Kill. In One Hour.

If not pleased, your 40c back at any drug store. T-4-L, a STRONG fungicide, contains 90 per cent alcohol. IT PENETRATES. Reaches MORE germs to KILL the itch. Today at Roth-Johnson Drug Co.

(Illinois Terminal mediate school figures divisions. Last year she won first place in the ladies novice free style class of the Illinois state and regional tournaments. COMPARABLE FIGURES from mediate free style and ladies inter- March, 1949, show that there was little difference in the figures for that month and those for this Approximately the same creases shown in a comparison with January hold good when the March, 1950, results are compared with March of last year. The March, 1949, figures were: Total employes, Factory employes, 8.220; Otiice and supervisory em ployes, Factory hours worked, Factory payrolls, $1,621,686. The 36 companies covered in the survey represent diversified Re-Enlistment Standard Is Eased by Navy Juniors Prefer INTERNATIONAL STERLING Choose your International pattern now! High school and college girls all over the try are choosing their International Sterling now.

Such fresh, youthful patterns, these yet they age so gracefully into precious "family" silver you hand on to your grandchildren. Perfect craftsman-'" ship, rich, full weight wonderful values'. Let us help you soon! 6-pc. place settings start at $24.75 (IttcL Fed. Tax) AU- PATTERNS MAOC IN U.S.A.

The navy is now willing to enlist broken-service men with any number of dependents in some 20 rat ings formerly open to such men with but three dependents or less. local recruiter George Washicko said today. A man with broken service is one who seeks re-enlistment three I found one 1 the new ttv rvt DIRILYTE WINNERS: 26' pc Dirilvte service worth $52.50 goes to: PATSV M'COTTEBY 235 North Fair-view Decatur, Illinois Dirilyte Counpate worth $15 goes to: HELEN BREWER Atwood, Illinois Dirilyte Salt and Pepper worth $11 goes to: J. M. EATON 1620 South 2nd.

St Springfield, Illinois His choice ELGINS, from 829.75 months or more after he has once been separated from the navy. Petty Officer Washicko said these ratings on which dependency requirements have dropped are mostly Seebee (construction 'battalion) ratings electricians, machinery repairmen, and a few seaman, ratings like de-potmen and hospitalmen. Some re-enlistments as high as first class petty officer are permitted. Recruiting Office Gets China Service Medals The China service medal is available at the local navy recruiting office. 201 Post office building, to all navy men entitled to it who bring in the original of their separation papers.

Recruiter George Washicko announced today. The China medal goes largely to men with pre-war China service. Other medals available at the office are the American theater, American defense, European-African-Middle East theater, Asiatic-Pacific theacer and Victory medal. Another expected soon is the navy occupation medal. Fed.

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