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Tuesday, March 27, ls THE DECATUR REVIEW SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. Y.W.C.A. CLUBS SEND 13 FAMILY BOXES TO RUSSIANS Wild Rumors of War End Chicago Radio Later Corrects Announcement early report. istant director of Name D. H.

S. Gym For Kintner, Raise Teacher Salaries Coach Given Increase by Burchfiel Gets Minimum for Killing of Wife Elmer Eugene Burchfiel, 23 Decatur received a prison sententt 01 years loaay, me minUKun, penalty for the murder of his jf, Mary Margaret, 23, in their bom last Dec. 11. In fixing the minimum penalty Circuit Judge C. Y.

Miller said th dislocation of normal familv Uf. wartime was considered miugaung circumstance leading to the shotgun killing of Mrs. Burch-fiel in the bathroom of the home. The great demand for labor in war plants, necessary to the prosecution of the war, has "created an unhealthful condition" in mauy homes. Judge Miller said.

"Many wives and motheri of young children have gone into a plants, often working different from their hushanrf. v. said, "and normal home life under such conditions is impossible." In the Burchfiel case, the hus. band worked a day shift and his wife worked the late night shift. It was the husband's concern over alleged interest of Mrs.

Burchfiel in another man, who rode with her to and from her work, that led to the disputes and the final fatal quarrel. outfitted, two bars of Pointing out that punishment for 4 7 crime is designed to serve th double purpose of placing a pen. alty upon the person under convic. tion, and to deter others from committing crimes. Judge Miller said a minimum sentence appeared proper for Burchfiel in view of his excellent record prior to the kiHicf of his wife.

Rurchfiel father and nfc members of his family, and the parents ana a ul uie niur der victim were in the courtroom when sentence was passed. 40 Executives Hear Talk by Dr. Stevens Approximately 40 persons attended the meeting of the sales executives council of the Associa- tion of Commerce in the Decatur Uiuo last mgni 10 near vr. aamuei Stevens, head of Personnel IriSti-' tute, Chicago, speak on "Selectis Salesmen." Dr. Stevens, former president of Grinnell college, Grinnell, Iowa, presented his system of a combination of interview, exhaustive application forms, check-rating charts used in connection with interviews, of European victory ran witH in Dpcatur for a few hours today after the Jittery public mis interpreted a request rrom tresi-dent Roosevelt that cabinet mem- hem and diplomats remain at their posts during the San Francisco conference.

The Decatur Herald and Review and the Association of Commerce received scores of calls after a Chi cago radio station announced the cabinet members were to "stand by for a possible end of the European Later the same station announced a correction to the Central Park Planting Plan Lacy Chandler, Decatur park dis trict superintendent, today roughly outlined the "living memorial" tree and shrub planting plan for Central park which has been worked out by the Decatur Garden club and Mr. Chandler to be presented to Mayor James A. Hedrick. The proposed plan would add 30 short evergreens to the 28 already in place around the M. L.

Harry Memorial fountain; would place low flowering shrubs around the G. A. R. Soldiers' monument, west of the large fountain; would put evergreens about the flagpole east of the monument and at the drinking fountairi west of the monument. At the annual Christmas village location, Christmas tree-type of evergreens would be planted to provide a permanent "little In the northwest corner of the park nearest the Citizens National bank, there would be another group of evergreens.

Flowering bechtel crab trees, which have been selected as Decatur's tree, would be scattered through the park, and two or three clumps of white birch would be set in various spots. Mr. Chandler explained that these plantings are all that are contemplated for this year because the city's funds are limited. Mayor Hedrick asked the Garden club and Mr. Chandler to draw a planting plan for the park, which is controlled by the city government, in a program to make the park a year-around beauty spot and a living memorial to the city's war dead.

DeLaughter Will Talk At Prisoner Kin Meeting Sgt. Billy Gene DeLaughter, recently returned prisoner of war, will speak on conditions in German prison camps at the Red Cross prisoner of war meeting to be held today at 7:30 p. m. in the Macon county Red Cross office. Red Cross representatives who recently attended the meeting of returned prisoners held in St.

Louis, will report on prisoner camps. Mrs. J. T. Slade will speak on conditions at Stalag 17-B- Mrs.

Ralph Foster will report on Stalag Luft III, and Mrs. Viola Wright of Niantic, will talk on conditions in Philippine camps No. 1 and No. 2. During the meeting, use of the new mail form to German and Philippine camps will be explained.

All persons who have received word of next of kin missing in ac tion are invited to the prisoner of war meeting. Loans Available For War Crops James C. Anderson, field supervisor for the Crop and Feed Loan today said that farmers of Macon county may now apply for loans to finance 1945 crop production with John Canter-giani at the Farm Bureau office here. Loans are being made, Mr. Anderson said, to finance production of vital war crops which can be successfully planted and grown in the county.

The crop and feed loans are available to farmers, either land owners or tenants, who own or have the use of necessary work-stock and equipment to farm the land, and who can give a first lien as security on the crops to be financed. Loans also are made for the nnr. or production, of feed for nvesiocK or poultry to be raised for marketing purposes, or for maintaining breeding stock or poultry, any increase of which is to br marketed. First liens also are required on this production. Farmers unable to obtain credit on a reasonable basis from other sources may obtain loans from the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan office, and the interest rate on the loans is Jour per cent.

School Board to $4,500 Decatur high school's new gym will be named for Gay Kintner, coach of the state champion basketball team and athletic director of the Decatur public schools, the board of education has announced. The board also announced a $1,200 increase in salary to boost Kintner's 1945-46 salary to $4,500. The salary GAY KINTNER boost is in recognition of the coach's value to the Decatur schools, board members said. Mr. Kintner's salary for the 1944-45 school year was $3,000 plus a $300 bonus.

Coaches Reds 17 Years Mr. Kintner has been basketball coach at Decatur high school for 17 years, and in that time he has produced three state championship teams, in 1936, and this year. He has been a staff member of the Decatur public school system 21 years, having been athletic director and coach at Roosevelt junior high school four years before going to Decatur high school. He was select ed for that position from a list of 40 applicants. Until 1936 he also coached footoall at Decatur high school.

From the time Mr. Kintner started coaching at Roosevelt, his teams continually proved worthy of spe cial note. His Roosevelt basketball teams lost only four games out of the 53 played in his four years of coaching there. Before coming to Decatur, Mr. Kintner coached the junior high teams at Monticello for three years.

He was successful there as he has been since coming to Decatur. Mr. Kintner received most of his athletic training at Illinois State Normal university. In World War 1, he was with the Fourth division in France, and traveled with its bas ketball team. Leadership Valuable Mr.

and Mrs. Kintner have two sons in military service. Lt. James Kintner, army flyer, is in France. Galen Kintner is in England, a radar technician second class.

The board explained that Mr. Kintner's outstanding leadership with boys makes his services with the school system worthy of increased payment, not to mention his success in coaching three state championship teams. After the board announced the new salary figure for Mr. Kintner, it was the suggestion of Otto C. Keil of the board that the new gymnasium be named for Mr.

Kintner and that some appropriate plaque be placed there to designate the honor. The other board members immediately agreed that the action- should be taken. Gym is One of Best The new gymnasium was dedicated Jan. 28, 1941. It was built with the aid of WPA at a cost of approximately $438,000, and was termed the most modern school structure in the state.

Seating ca-j pacity of the gymnasium for basketball games includes 2,300 permanent balcony seats, 1,200 tempor ary bleacher seats, and 500 bleacher seats on' the 90-foot stage. At this winter's games the crowds were so large that spectators sat on the floor. With minimum effort, the gymnasium can be arranged to accommodate play or concert audiences. The building includes class rooms and locker rooms. If and job analysis profiles, all hand- the Macon county Office 'of Civil ian Defense, said today that all auxiliary police and air raid war-will reDort to the County building immediately when the an nouncement of European victory comes.

They are asked to bring helmets, arm bands, and other equipment so that they may assist city police during the victory celebration. However, Mr. Busher said the wardens should wait for au thentic reports before they report for DIES IN SOUTH ir- a a I FLOYD E. HILL Floyd E. Hill Dies in Florida Floyd E.

Hill, 43, chief storekeeper in the navy, of rural route 1, Gregg addition, died yesterday afternoon in the U. S. naval hospital at Key West, Fla, after undergoing a major operation. Serving with the navy from 1918 to 1924, Mr. Hill enlisted for duty in World War II on July 2, 1942.

Since enlisting he had been injured twice, first by shrapnel while at sea, and again in a plane crash in Brazil in January. 1943. The son cf Henry and Laura Hill, he was born in Blue Mound town ship Feb. 7. 1902 and was married July 10, 1924 to Lucille Helen Crouch in Decatur.

He attended the Christian church in Decatur. A well known Decatur sports fan, Mr. Hill was employed as Interstate Commerce Commission clerk with the Illinois Traction system for 18 years. He also served as secretary of the Decatur Bowling league. Besides his wife and mother, he leaves one son, Stanley H.

"Bucky" Hill, seaman first class, on duty in the South Pacific area, and a brother, Earl Hill of Michigan. The body be brought to the Brintlinger funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Pfc. William Pryor Missing in Germany Pfc.

Robert "William Pryor. 24, who was with an infantry unit in General Patton's Third army, was listed as missing in action in Germany on March 1, according to word received by his sister, Mrs. Juanita Welton, 956 East Eldorado street. His wife, Luella, who is living, in San Francisco, was notified by the War department. Private Pryor entered service in February, 1941, and has been overseas since last November.

A brother, Pfc. Albert, also is in Germany. Land Crabs Ruined 300 Photographs In Marine Shack A photographer's trials hear the equator are plentiful enough but Pvt Robert Daniels, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.

B. Daniels, 1435 East Main street, probably is the only photographer whose pictures 'ever were ruined by an army of land crabs, according to word from his base in the Pacific area. Private Daniels laid 300 prints to dry. on the floor of his photographer's shack. During the night, the crabs had their periodic urge to lay eggs in the sea.

They toward the beach- through the hut. The next morning he counted the casualties 300 prints punched full of tiny holes. Private Daniels entered service in the marines two years ago and has been in the Pacific area since January, 1944. anese and buried in the islands, was uncovered by an exploding artillery shell. The captain in charge of the mission which first discovered the money, cautioned the soldiers to say nothing about the find and continued on to reach the objective.

The next day the men returned and it took 10 Filipino workmen two days to uncover the find. Private Mounts, a member of the Illinois national guard, entered service nearly four years ago. He was formerly stationed in Hawaii and New Guinea. 1 1 led by properly trained persons, at the answer to getting employes fiat fit available jobs. He said, however, that unless properly trained persons handled the technique, and unless the entire ss'stem was followed, the procedure would be worse than old Coroner's Jury Finds Wildman Death Suicide Carroll Wildman, 31, of the South Side Country club, died in St.

Mary's hospital Saturday night of a bullet wound self-inflicted with suicidal intent, it was determined by a coroner's jury last night Coroner Harold Brintlinger held the inquest ih the Brintlinger funeral home. Mrs. Wildman testi Teachers' Pay Boosted From $50 to $125 Per Year Nearly all the teachers in the Decatur public schools will receive higher salaries when school opens next September, under provisions of a salary schedule approved by the board of education yesterday. The increased salaries are designed to attract and 'retain good teachers in Decatur schools, in fulfillment of a promise made to taxpayers last October when high school tax levies were approved in a referendum. The increases range from $50 a year for teachers with two years training to $125 a year for teachers with five years training, which normally would mean that the teacher had earned a master's degree.

The salary will be increased with each year of teaching experience in the Decatur schools until the maximum has been reached. Teachers with two years of training will start at a $1,300 salary. The pay will increase at the rate of $50 per year until the maximum of $1,825 has been reached. Salaries Vary With Training Teachers with three years of training start at $1,400 with annual increases of $50 until a maximum is reached. With four years of training, which would normally mean a bachelor's degree, teachers start at $1,400 and receive annual increases of $75 until a $2,400 limit is reached.

Those who have five years of training, or a master's degree, start at $1,500 and receive $75 more each year until they reach $2,500. A temporary provision during the war emergency boosts starting salaries for teachers with four and five years of education. With four years of training women will start at $1,500 and men at $1,725. With a master's degree, women will start with $1,550 and men with $1,775. This difference between men and women was necessary to attract competent men to teaching positions.

The permanent salary schedule makes no difference between men and women. Grade Schools On Same Basis Elementary school teachers will be paid on the same basis with high school teachers. Decatur schools have followed this policy for many years. It will not be necessary to get permission from the War Labor board for these salary boosts, board members explained. The WLB has asked only that teacher salaries be kept within reasonable bounds.

The new schedule will guide the board of education in its annual consideration of salaries although it may be revised at any time that it seems out of proportion with the cost of living. In recognition of his value to the Decatur high school, Coach Gay Kintner was given a $1,200 salary increase for next year. He will receive in the 1945-46 school year, the board of education announced. Met With Mcintosh Members of the board of education are Lindley Huff, president; 'Mrs. E.

C. Ecklund, and Otto C. Keil. The board met yesterday with V. R.

Mcintosh, superintendent of the Decatur public schools. Mr. Mcintosh- is chairman of the salary committee which has been studying salaries for about a year. Other committee members are: Otto C. Keil.

Paul Smallwood, Decatur high 6chool teacher. Virginia Schoby, president of the Decatur Teachers association. Edgar Allen, attorney. Honore Owen, Brown's Business college. W.

C. Van Law. president of the Decatur Advisory Council on Education. Miss Donovan Pleases In Reading of Play Frances Donovan, well known dramatic interpreter, presented an excellent reading of the play "Harriet. before the Millikin student body at assembly in Albert Taylor hall this morning.

This was her second appearance at Millikin. Several years ago she interpreted "Life With Father." She recently completed a reading tour on the West Coast, and is scheduled for Eastern appearances. Her interpretation of the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, a play which has starred Helen Hayes this last season, was well received by the students. UNDER $200 BOND Everett McVey, 57, of 925 North Broadway, is at liberty under $200 bond for appearance for trial on a charge of assault. He was arrested on complaint by Charles Hood.

DISORDERLY FINES Lyle W. Farris, 32, rural route 3, was fined $32.70 yesterday on a charge of assault. Opal Bundy, 22, of 1769 North Water street, was fined $16.20 for disorderly conduct. Both were arrested on complaint by Mrs. Farris.

Traffic Arrests Jack Craycroft, Macon, was fined $8.40 for speeding. Kenneth D. Harris, Wabash bunk car, was fined $11.20 for having no driver's license. the packing on Monday. Left to right are Dons Baugh, Mar-jorie Grant, Mary Lou Hirst, Thelma Tooley and Shirley Each box contains boxed sugar, dehydrated soup mix, evaporated milk, bouillon cubes, sweet cookies, hard candies a small sewing kit com- Long Creek Family Discovers Baby Chick Has 3 Legs A baby chick discovered to have a third leg was being exhibited today by the two daugh-.

ters of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Green, living northeast of Long Creek on Oakley route 1. The girls, Joan, 10, and Shirley, 8, are raising some of a batch of buff rock chicks their parents got from the Hayes hatchery.

It was only after they'd had the chicks a week that they discovered one has a third leg, only partly formed with two toes, growing near the middle of its back. The chick seems healthy and apparently unaware that it is different from its fellows. Seniors Given Test for TB Eighty per cent of the seniors at Decatur high school took tuberculin skin tests today. Dr. D.

F. Loewen, director of the Macon County Tuberculosis sanatorium, administered the tests to 346 seniors and made for x-ray examinations Saturday for 22 others who had reacted positively to previous skin tests. Seniors who missed the tests today may be given an opportunity to take them later. Dr. Loewen said.

Twenty-eight members of the class were absent from school today and 64 had- neglected to return permission slips signed by their parents. Dr. Loewen was assisted by Ber tha Rickey, sanatorium nurse; Lyd-ia Hackman, public school nurse, and Mary Grace Hood, high school nurse. The student health "committee, a recently organized group of four students, assisted by doing routine work such as collecting cards and scrubbing arms in preparation for the tests. 50 Miners Here Eligible For Strike Vote Ballot Approximately 50 members of the Decatur local of United Mine Workers of America are eligible to cast ballots in the strike vote tomorrow, it was said today by Byron J.

Tuttle, deputy county clerk, who was appointed representative of the National Labor Relations board to supervise the voting in Decatur. Voting will be in the mine company office from 3:30 to 5 p. m. The balloting is on the question, "Do you wish to permit an interruption of war production in wartime as a result of this dispute?" The question refers to negotia tion or a new contract. The present contract expires March 31.

Gary Bowden, 8, Dies After Having Mumps Gary Vernelle Bowden, 8 year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bowden of 2402 East William street, died at 10 a. m.

today in the Cirv Public hospital. He had suffered from mumps' and complications for tne last two weeks, and was taken to the hospital last night He was born in Decatur Mav 1 1938. Besides his parents, he leaves his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.

Alex Bowden of Carmi, 111. He was in the first grade at Roach school. The body is at the Moran Sons funeral home where friends may call after 1 p. m. Wednesday.

'New'ErTinPoiitics1 Is Te Deum Subject Jerome Kerwin, associate professor of political science at of Chicago, will speak on "The New Era in Politics" at the Te Deum forum tonight in the auditorium of Johns Hill junior high school. The public will be admitted after 7:30 p. m. until the forum begins at 8:30, when late comers will be seated in the balcony only. News from the Sick Robert E.

Gritton, 978 East Eldorado street, is a patient in St. Mary's hospital and may receive visitom fied of seeing her husband secura 1 Y. W. C. A.

clubgirls have learnecT a lot about Russia and international friendship this spring as they outfitted family boxes for Russian War Relief, and got them off to New York. Each club filled one box from a list provided, and postage to the port, and Girl Reserves did Tenant Sues, Claims Offset Claiming that he is entitled to an offset because he paid over ceiling rent, C. E. Long is resisting efforts of Mrs. Anna B.

Schuman, 956 West Olive street, to force him and his family out of the house at 990 West Olive street. Evidence in the forcible detainer action brought by Mrs. Schuman was heard today by County Judge Martin E. Morth-land. The case came to county court on appeal from the court of Police Magistrate E.

A. Schroeder, who ruled that Mrs. Schuman is entitled to possession of the property. Seeks $400 Penalty Mr. Long testified that he rented the three-room house in December, 1943.

He said Mrs. Schuman, said she would not rent the place at the OPA ceiling of $18, but would charge $20, and that the $2 extra rental would be carried as a charge for storage space in the basement of the Schuman home. Mr. Long said he had no use for the basement space, but was told that he should put something in the space. He said he kept a lawn mower in the basement for a few months.

Counsel for Mr. Long claimed that he is entitled to a $400 penalty offset against the rental claim of Mrs. Schuman, who testified that $108 in rental is due her. Landlady Explains Deal In arriving at the $400 offset claim. Long's attorney said he is entitled to $50 a month for each alleged $2 overcharge for seven months.

After that time, due to revision of OPA regulations, it was claimed. Long is entitled only to $50 additional. Mrs. Schuman denied that the $2 rental for basement space was made to get around the ceiling price fixed by the OPA She said there is no basement under the home occupied by the Longs, and that they rented the basement space as a separate transaction. She said a lawn mower, automobile tires, and other articles were stored in the basement.

Rev. Milhouse To Be Speaker Rev. Robert W. Larson, pastor of the First Baptist church, gave the message today at the second in a series of Holy Week services spon sored by the Decatur church council and held at 12:10 p. m.

in the First Presbyterian church. Ben Jones presided at the service and the prayer was offered by Rev. John Rupert. The Roosevelt junior high school chorus under the direction of Lois Norton presented the music. Wednesday's program will offer music by the Centennial junior high school under the direction of Ida Buehler.

The message will be by Rev. Paul Milhouse, the prayer by Major Fred Brewer of the Salvation army, and P. K. Houdek will preside. member.

Each crew will have a definite assignment guaranteed to give them a busy morning. Mrs. Ruth Walker, director Aston Hall, will serve luncheon at 12:30, and the Millikin family will have the rest of the day- to admire the renewed beauty of the campus, rest aching backs, and prepare for Thursday's classes. The students scanned the sky for clouds today. Should they bank on the weather being good tomorrow and take the night off from lessons, or should they prepare, just in case? A reliable weather prophet would be popular tonight at Millikin.

If tomorrow is a rainy day, classes will be held and another day will be chosen for the campus project. white laundry soap, knitting needles, adhesive tape and gauze bandage, 1 package each of cigarets and pipe tobacco, 1 book of cigaret papers, 1 Turkish hand towel, 1 pair of adult work gloves. (Herald and Review photo) Monroe Block To Be Widened The city is going to widen Mon roe street between West Eldorado and West Cerro Gordo, streets to eliminate a traffic "bottleneck" that has been, the cause of numerous accidents. Street Commissioner Lyle Kirby said today. The street department's own em.

ployes will do the job, which will consist of adding a strip of concrete 6.7 feet wide along the east side of the one-block section of Monroe street, Mr. Kirby said. The widened street will conform to the width of Monroe as it comes out of the subway under the Wabash railroad tracks just north of Cerro Gordo. The commissioner explained that the sudden narrowing of Monroe street and cars parked in the area had proved a traffic hazard, despite police efforts to eliminate some of the parking. Engineers were "setting the grade" on the addition today, and Commissioner Kirby said some trees will be removed later this week, with actual street work to start next week, if the weather permits.

Wells, Retired Funeral services for William Henry Wells, 89, retired concrete contractor, will be held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday in the Brintlinger funeral home where friends may call. Burial will be in Fairlawn cemetery. He died at p.

m. yesterday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lulu Martinie, 1175 West Wood street, following an illness of several months. Mr. Wells was born Sept.

22, 1855. in Washington county, a son of Frederick and Angeline Wells. ule was employed 13 years on the larm of Mahlon Haworth. who also owned the Haworth Check Rower Mfg. which was at one time Decatur's leading industry.

Later, Mr. Wells became a concrete contractor. He retired in 1940 from the manufacturing of urns and rock garden accessories. He and erlina Abrams wer7. She died A Mary Perlina Abrams were married March 29, 1887.

She died April 21, 1923. He was a member of the Church of God. Besides Ms. Martinie, he leaves another daughter, Mrs. Grace E.

Schroeder, Decatur; a grandson, William R. Schroeder, Decatur; and a great-granddaughter, Mary Louise Schroeder. Rev. Blimline Resigns Post Rev. E.

Blimline is resigning as clerk of the Macon county rural draft board. Rev. Mr. Blimline today said that his resignation, which is to be effective April 3, was accepted by the draft board last night. The clergyman, who is pastor of both Argenta and Shiloh United Brethren churches, said that he resigning in order to devote more iime to nis cnurcn duties.

He has held the clerkship since replacing Kennetl Hooe in the fall of 1943. Mrs. Dorothy Skipper, who was the first stenographer employed by the rural board when it was first set up, has been asked to return to the board1 office tn fill Rev Mr Blimline's post, the retiring clerk said. Mrs, Skipper left the board office about a year ago to join her husband, who is in the THREE BOYS HELD Three teen-age bovs. one of whom -was admitted to probation last week in' circuit court, were held for investigation after they were found in.

the Pythian Children's home building yesterday afternoon. a gun ana 01 attempting 10 laxe a from him. He went to the bath-room, placed the gun against hi head and pulled the trigger. The body will be taken to Kankakee Wednesday for funeral serv ices and buriaL Leach Called Away By Death of Mother Attorney Fred Leach left Sunday for Topeka, where ni mother, Mrs. Mary E.

Leach, 76. died Sunday morning in a Topeki hospital, where she had been ill for four years. Mrs. Leach lived in Decatur for a year and a half, having come here with her son and family when they came to Decatur in 1938. Sb was nriennallv frnm nvtahnma CitT, She was born Feb.

11, 1869. Fun- eral arrangements are incomplete. 1,700 Truckers Sent New Ration Stamps Gasoline ration stamps were mailed to 1,700 truckers yesterday by the Macon County War Price and Rationing board, and the rest will be mailed by the first of April, officials said today. There are nver 9 000 tnlckerS IB 3" J.M.U. Campus Cleanup Students, Faculty Plan Field Day Tomorrow Helps Find Million Dollars Decatur Soldier in Group Making Luzon Discovery Macon county who will receive their gasoline for the second quar- K.

of C. Benefit Party To Aid War Orphans The Knights of Columbus, Dec tur council 577, is sponsoring benefit card nartv Thursday. April 5, in the Knights of Columbus club- room ai t.A) p. m. Proceeds from the party will into an educational fund the benefit of children of former members who have lost their lives is World War IL Bridge, five hundred, pinochle and other games will be played.

SELECTIVE SERVICE FOEMS tTmnlnvers whn are -reauired t0 file new selective service affidavit for occupational classificauo" must obtain the affidavit fonw from state selective service hea quarters ip the Armory buildinj at Springfield. Clerk Paul F. Marshall of Decatur No. 2 draft boara said today. Requests for should be referred to the occup-tional adviser at state headquarttri Mr.

Marshall said. Students and faculty members will rake and spade the Millikin university campus tomorrow instead of holding classes, and then will attend a picnic luncheon in the army air corps mess hall at 12:30 p. m. Mary Alice Launtz, representing the Student Council, is general chairman of the clean-up program and Carl Head, campus superintendent and professor of engineering, and F. C.

Hottes, professor of biology, are her assistants. Students and faculty members will meet at 8 a. m. in the auditorium. They will be dressed in old clothes and ready- with rakes, spades, and pruners for the morning's activities.

Students will work in groups of 12 under a faculty Members of the 130th infantry sector of the 33d division which was originally the Illinois national guard group, recently uncovered nearly a million dollars, mostly in silver, somewhere on Luzon, according to a story which appeared in the "Guinea Pig," an army publication sent to Decatur by Pfc. Raymond Mounts, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.

Mounts, 1504 North Gu-lick avenue. According to the story, the American, Filipino, and. Chinese money which had been stolen by the Jap.

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