The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 8

Saturday, November 13, lg THE DECATUR REVIEW EIGHT PAGES TODAY. Stray Scraps DECATUR, LINCOLN BOYS VETERAN In the Service Combined Bus Routes, Shorter Lines Proposed Shorter bus routings, consolidation of some bus routes, more frequent service in the congested areas and less frequent service in the outlying districts were suggested yesterday bv the Association of Com Roads Handle Record Bean Flow SmoothM The annual rush of soybean brought by the railroads into IV catur may now be considered thing of, the past, as the presj daily arrivals is probably down less 'than a 50-car average for'J fne roads combined. This compars with a high of somewhere arouS 350 or 400 carloads at the peak the season. Railroad folks have not stopp to count all the cars of beans the! brought in for the season, which began around Sept. 25, but pract? cally all agree that this season has been heavier than any previoa year, even the big season of 1939 It is roughly estimated that from the start of the season through Wednesday the total carloads de.

livered into Decatur by all thf roaas was ciose to this total is approximately 11 per cent great, er than in the year 1939. To sho how rapidly the movement drops off. the roads were still bringing in 150 or more carloads at the first of this month. No More Confusion Despite the greatest receipts in the rather brief history of the tn. bean industry here, the handling or.

au mis ousiness was far different from that in 1939 when the roaci weve unprepared for such an ava-lanche and great confusion result, ed. Thousands of carloads destined for Decatur backed up on country sidings and even in yards in other large cities in a radius of more than 50 miles. This year, as in 1942, there was veiy inue DacKing up ol carl mif iUa ir vuw iwic. tuj iuue or what might be termed congestion occurred in local railroad yards, and some of this was not due to railroads but to a couple of breakdowns in unloading equipment at some of the local plants. The season's receipts would equal about 150 solid trains of beans, and this means a further outbound movement equal to about 300 train-loads, i Figures on Army Travel Just how much the railroad passenger traffic is saturated with military travel is indicated in some figures recently given out by the War department.

In practically 18 months from Dec. 7, 1941 to May 31, 1943, the roads had moved more than 21 million troocs. and the averaee journey of these men was miles. Movement of inductees by rail totaled an additional seven million men. These figures do not include navy or marine personnel or" the millions of members of the armed forces traveling on.

furlough. More than 80 million tons ol freight has been moved for the military. An average of seven and. a fourth tons of supplies per maif. was shipped for initial movement and an average of slightly more than a ton of supplies per man per month was required for maintenance overseas.

Sigis of Pheasants C. L. Gambrel, Wabash assistant trainmaster at Decatur, reported at his desk Saturday morning with the brilliant tail feathers ol a cock pheasant in his hat. Otheri not so successful enviously ques tioned how he came into possession of the feather, but Gambrel insis ted he killed the bird himself Fri day. Reports from other hunters in the rail group indicate only fair success at the opening of this briel season for pheasant.

There is story that on one rail, the crew of a little sleeDV local freight on a branch line, came into- port the? other evening, each man with a pheasant. They were not questioned as to how they got their bird but it is rumored that along this back-country branch the birds are usually so thick that one can almost hang on the caboose step and pick one off, as the train goes by. Personnel Notes Conductor Bley Patrick on one of the Wabash Banner Blue run between Chicago and St. Louis laying off sick and Conductor E-Stern had to be sent to Chicago Saturday morning to come out on the turn. Brakeman Huddleson of the Wabash 9th and 13th districts, off duty about six weeks on account of sickness, has returned to work.

Extra firemen from several of tho hnsrrfr Viol to ho chiftprl SatUt" dav momino hv rrpw callers take care of shortages. Fireman Layton of the west end had to be used on a switch engine in the De catur yards while Fireman nt went nnrth in through freight r-o nf Firoman Klineler. and. Fireman Schenkel had to be used Friday and Saturday on the "tn district local in place of iiremsu UThita A position as night clerk tn Wabash agent's office at lajioi ville. a seven-day job going to wort at 5:30 p.

is bulletined for dk to Nov. 18. CLINTON NOTES (Staff) Funeral rites for the late JosepH A. Hazelton, of Champaign- "Hack" line conductor, who diw be at ivionuceuo inursudj, i hu tiTittonHnrf funeral I home at Champaign Sunday at 2:3" p. m.

Burial will be there. $300 SHELL GIFT On behalf of the dealers in the yesterday turned in a checi for $300 to the local United w' Fund. Auto Injuries Prove Fatal To Samuel Reavis Samuel Reavis, 56, of 1349 East Marietta street, died at 11:25 a. m. today in St.

Mary's hospital of injuries received at 12:25 a. m. Friday when he was struck by a car in the 800 block North Jasper street. John S. Phillips, 41, of 1204 East Walnut street, driver of the car which struck Reavis, is in the county jail facing a charge of driving while intoxicated.

It was understood this morning, before Reavis died, that Phillips was arranging to post a $500 bond this afternoon for release pending a preliminary hearing. A lifelong resident of Decatur. Mr. Reavis was married to Lucy Spillman, who died in 1925. He was a veteran of the Mexican war and World War 1, and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

He retired 20 years ago as a Wabash switchman. Mr. Reavis leaves three brothers, Miles S. Reavis and Edward C. Reavis, both of Decatur, and Frank M.

Reavis, Los Angeles; his mother, Ina Bell Carr, Decatur, and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Lamore. Decatur, and Mrs. Florence B. Stout, Los Angeles.

The body was taken to the Moran Sons' funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete. State School Officers Tour Decatur System A group of nine officials from the state department of public in struction toured the city elemen tary and junior high schools yes terday. Xt a meeting with principals the officials assured local school authorities that the teaching was "very good." They also discussed maintenance and building problems and made suggestions to help solve the problems, it was reported. Visiting officials included Cary Byerly, first assistant to the state superintendent of public instruc.

tion; Otis Keeler, assistant super intendent; Ray Duncan, state su perintendent of physical educa tion; Ray Graham, superintendent of special education; Miss Mary Schneider, assistant superintendent of physical education, and M. N. Cruft, C. H. Edmondson, Robert Ring and F.

N. O'Neal, assistant superintendents. H. S. Observer Enters T.

B. Essay Contest The Observer, Decatur high school publication, has entered an essay contest sponsored by the Na tional Tuberculosis association and Columbia University School Press association. The essay, on the role of the Christmas seal in the campaign against tuberculosis in the county, state or nation, may be submitted in fne form of a news article, edi torial or feature emphasizing the wartime rise of the disease and increased hazards of the disease dur ing war time. The prize will be a certificate of honor to the winning school paper. Zohak Grotto Members Hear Grand Monarch Two hundred persons attended a banquet last night in the Masonic Temple as members of the Zohak Grotto gathered to hear an address by Wilbur C.

Foster, of Indianapolis, grand monarch of the supreme council in the United States and Canada, and to induct 35 candidates into the Grotto. Service award pins were given to nine members for their role in helping the Grotto exceed its goal of 28 new members. The pins went to C. B. Robinson, J.

P. Davidson, J. C. Haynes, M. W.

McC.ammon. M. W. Likens, Harry L. Kline, Fred W.

Ellerman, Floyd H. Neathery and James E. Roby. Ladies of the Grotto and candidates were entertained during the evening. Navy Mothers Send Clothes to Hospital Navy Mothers of Decatur have made 53 covers for hot water bottles and ice bags, and have sent them with 20 bathrobes and 10 pairs of pajamas tr the naval base hospital, San Diego, Mrs.

Katherine Daley, president, announced. The mothers' organization has also sent two layettes, which Mrs. Daley explained are for wives of sailors who have twins or triplets and have clothing for only one baby. Money for recreational facilities at posts in Hawaii has also been contributed, Mrs. Daley said.

H. S. Student Council Brings Drama Tuesday The Lewis Players, troupe of professional stage actors, will present "Wings Over America" next Tuesday for the student body of the Decatur high school. The two-act play, based on an actual incident at an air base near Tullahoma, features the capture of a Nazi spy by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents. The presentation is sponsored by the high school's student council.

LARCENY CHARGED George Hollis, 38, of 453 North Franklin street, arrested by police Friday on a charge of grand lar ceny, is in jail pending arraign-1 ment before Justice E. S. Parks, Mrs. Esther Fain made the com- i plaint for the warrant, accusing. Hollis of taking clothing from herj home.

JAP FIGHTERS it I 2761 East William street, Romano has two brothers in service, Pvt. Paul Romano, who is serving overseas with army, and Dominic Romano, who is in the navy. Sergeant Hoblit formerly was golf pro at the Lincoln Country 'club. He left Lincoln more than two years ago and enlisted in the marines on the West Coast. His father, John L.

Hoblit, is custodian at the Lincoln high school. (Official U. S. Marine Corps Photo) 100 Child Aid Cases Checked Judge Martin E. Morthland said yesterday that, approximately 100 cases of aid to dependent children in Macon county arf reviewed and that decrees involving the cases are being modified in county court under provisions made in recent legislation by the Illinois General Assembly.

State legislators agreed in their last session and enacted laws providing for state contribution of one-half the monthly payment for the care of dependent children, up to a total of $30 in each case. This legislation authorizes a maximum payment of $15 by the state, when the state's matches the county payment. Judge Morthland and Assistant State's Attorney Fred Leach were busy yesterday afternoon reviewing the cases and, in several of them, issuing orders designed to bring guardianship of the dependent chil- aren up to date. It was pointed but that some guardianships had remained un changed through changes in superintendents of the Boys' Opportunity home and the Girls' Welfare home. Orders are being made to name Mrs.

Anna B. Fombelle, superintendent of the Girls' Welfare home, as the guardian of dependent girls and Emanual Rosenberg, secretars-for many years of the Boys' Opportunity home board, as guardian of dependent boys. According to the judge, there are about 35 girls in the 'Girls' Welfare home and 45 boys in the Boys' Opportunity home, where Mrs. Faye Ashbrook took over duties recently as superintendent. Taylorville Youths To Sing Here Sunday The Taj'lorville Presbyterian Youth choir of 25 voices will be presented in a vesper program at the First Presbyterian church at 4:30 p.

m. tomorrow. The choir, directed by Florence W. Oberlies, is reported to be one of the outstanding organizations of its kind in this area. The public is invited.

Following the vespers, young people of First church will honor the choir with a buffet supper, at which 60 persons are ex-pectedy 48 Get Shots in County School Health Program Forty-eight children, including two of Dre-school ape. havp ro. ceived whooping cough, diphtheria and small pox injections and Schick tests at the Eldorado school immunization center. Mrs. Znla V.

Cade, Macon county school nurse, announced. Of the number receiving immu nization treatment. 13 rprpivoH whooping cough injections. 12 diph-theria injections. 13 small pox injections, and 10 Schick tests, Mrs.

Cade reported. News from the Sick Mrs. E. A. Tolin.

1045 South. Illi nois street, has returned from St Louis following a minor operation. Miss Florence Stuart 817 Nnrth Pine street, who was operated on in St. Mary's hospital Tuesday, may have visitors. TIRE, WHEEL STOLEN Randell W.

Pride, rural route 3. reported to police last night that a tire, tube and wheel had been stolen from his car while it was parked in the 1200 block North Water street. CLEANUP IN POLICE DEPT. Cleaning of the walls of the County building was begun yester day in the police department head quarters by. the H.

W. Kroger cleaners. STILES STORY Maj. Austin Stiles, with the dental corps at Camp Ellis, sends the story of a soldier who said he had paid his dentist -at home to fix his teeth and he wanted to go back and have it done. He didn't.

LATEST VIOLETS Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Harmon picked a bouquet of violets growing beside their garage just in time to save them from this week's frost.

SHORT OF SEATS The Los Angeles Times said Sunday that Miss Burnice Berry, teacher of the Oak Ridge school in Macon county, had 38 pupils and only 29 seats. Volunteer carpenters have added 14 feet "to the school building since that date. At present 41 pupils are being accommodated. HEAT FOR HORSES A lover of horses says that before the days of the automobile, horses wore blankets under their harnesses while drawing milk wagons about the city. SECOND SERVICE Harrison avenue has been resurfaced this week for the second time this year, from Water street west to the city limits.

TRANSFER William L. Janssen joined the navy air corps on Nov. 12, 1942. Yesterday, Nov. 12.

he went to Chicago to enter the army force. When the navy pre-flight training in which he was enrolled was discontinued he chose transfer to th army air service rather than regular duty in the navy. PATRIOTIC A woman asking for number 36 thread was told by a Decatur clerk that all she had was number 50. She replied, "Well we all have to be patriotic aBout something; I'll take the 50." CAUTIOUS A Decatur merchant had a sign painted in connection with his merchandise and then didn't use it. The sign read, "It may be your first baby, but it's not ours." SCREENS ON STORES Many Decatur stores still have their screen doors on.

MOTHER AND CHILD From the minute a small boy and his mother entered a North Water street variety store he began to see things he wanted until they came to a bin filled with small mouse traps, when he exclaimed, "Oh, mama, buy me these." SAWING FOR SUMMER On stormy days, employes of thje city parks are sawing wood for next summer's bonfires. THOUSANDS OF TULIPS More than 14,000 tulips have been planted in Decatur parks, and there are still 2,000 to be planted. ONLY PAIRS RATIONED A well-dressed woman appeared in Linn bcruggs store wearing one white and one brown shoe. YOUTHFUL ATTIRE Ann Holland appeared on her job as crossing watchman this week wearing a white belt and shoulder strap similar to those worn by boys guarding the crossings near schools. BRICKLAYERS BUSY Fifteen bricklayers, working on the addition to the Decatur and Macon County hospital, have the brick laid up to the second floor.

HOT STUFF As a truck driver was hauling a lead of cinders north on Water street his truck bed began to blaze He put the fire out with the cinders. GOD BLESS HIM A little boy, about 3, stood before a picture of the American flag in the public library and sang Ood Bless America." An elderly woman who heard him said, "God bless him." NO ARMISTICE FOR RABBITS The hunting season for rabbits opened on Armistice day. NOODLES Two people asked for beef in a Mow'eaqua restaurant, and were told that they had no beef, only beef and noodles. COPY CATS From Thursday's St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "At one of the town's largest grocery markets an Illinois visitor stocked up with salad oil, shortening, butter and other point-heavy items.

When she got to the cashier and was asked for her ration tickets, she sighed disappointedly, 'Oh, do you use that system here, too? I thought it was in SCRAP IRON State highway trucks picked up scrap iron as follows yesterday: From Boody, 910 pounds; frcm Blackland, from Argenta, 2.315: from Blue Mound, from Mt. Zion, from' Dewein elevator, Forsyth, 8.520; from Macon 8.570 and from Oakley, 13,820. Total 64.060 pounds. HORSE HEADS HOME A delivery horse belonging to the Phillips dairy left his driver in the 500 block West North street passed through the downtown traffic and arrived at the barn safely. In Service 11 Years Staff Sergeant Erman W.

a who has been in service 11 years, has returned to Freeman field, Seymour, after a 10-day furlough at home his father, William Mc- Near, 1129 Elmnurst. He has been at Miami Beach, for 18 months, and recently was transferred to Indiana. Roby to Newport Ensign Verne E. R'oby, son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Roby, 1037 Cleveland avenue, left Thursday for his new assignment at Newport, R. I. He had been here on a 20-day leave 'upon being commissioned an ensign at Columbia university, New York City.

After Two Years Pfc. William J. Ball, who took part in the capture of the island of Attu in the Aleutians, is home on his first furlough in two years. Ball, who is visiting his mother. Mrs.

Ellen Brown, 833 East William street, has been in the army infantry three years. At the end of his furlough he will report to Seattle, for a new assignment. Bank Hospitalized Pvt. H. DeVere Bank, son of Mrs.

Jennie Richardson, 224 North Main street, is in the hospital at Camp Shelby. with a knee injury received one month ago. In Motor School Paul Karl, fireman third class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Karl of Mt.

Zion, is attending motor mechanics school at Navy Pier in Chicago. He took his boot training at Great Lakes, and was home re cently on leave. He was with Oakes Products division of the Houdaille-Hershy Corp. before entering service. Weatherby Home Dick Weather- by, seaman second class, son of Mr.

and Mrs. G. E. Weather-by, 138 West Prairie avenue, is home on a nine-day leave from Great Lal.es Naval Training station. He has complet ed boot training and expects to be given a new assignment after returning to the station.

Good in Radio School Robert Lyle Good, seaman sec ond class, is stationed with the navy at Northwestern university in the radio school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Good, route 5, whom he visited a month ago. Before enlisting Aug.

2 he was with the Central Weighing and Inspection bureau. Helen Daut a Yeoman Helen Daut. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Daut, 2085 North Edward street, is a yeoman third class in the Spars at St.

Augustine, Fla. She was graduated from Millikin this year, and entered the Spars in July, taking her basic training at Palm Beach, Fla. A brother, Robert, is an aviation cadet at Hicks Field, Fort Worth, Texas. Rau Ends Furlough Corp. and Mrs.

Eugene Rau have returned to the San Angelo, Texas, Bombardier school after spending a 30-day agricultural furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rau of Maroa. Mcllvennas Overseas Mr. and Mrs.

James Mcllvenna. of Argenta. have received that their son, Sgt. Robert has left from New York for overseas duty. Another son, Raymond, has been in Hawaii since July and was recently promoted to corporal Captain Doane Returns Capt.

Joseph E. Doane will return to Camp Lee, today after being on leave here since Sunday with his wife at their home, 227 West Eldorado street, and his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W.

W. Doane. 236 West Eldorado street. Captain Dcane is with the quar termaster department. He has completed advanced training at Camp Lee, and is awaiting a new assignment.

Canty Home Pfc. William S. Canty, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

S. 1305 East Decatur street, is home on a 15-day furlough from El Toro marine base at Santa Ana, Calif. He is a control tower operator. Before he entered the service Ice was employed at A. E.

Staley Mfg. Co. Keller Is Transferred Aviation Cadet Neyl Keller, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.

H. Keller. Macon, has been transferred to Blythe. for his primary flight training. He recently completed his Dre- flight training at Santa Ana, Calif.

He is a former Millikin student. JUL merce transportation committee aft er study of the recently completed survey of the city's transportation system. Findings disclosed an in crease of 24 per cent in bus passengers in the last year. The survey, designed to serve as a basis for action aimed at increasing the passenger capacity of the city bus lines and the life of the present equipment, showed that the evening peak period from, five o'clock to 5:30 presented the worst problem. The staggering of working hours for retail and office employees in the business district last year was an effective measure.

The sought- for results, to spread the hundreds of incoming workers over a half-hour period, were realized to a large extent, it was reported. Evening Jam Is Problem But during the half-hour evening peak period, outgoing workers, shoppers and others returning home have increased more than 40 per cent in the past year, the survey showed. The suggested bus routing and service modifications made by the committee require Office of Defense Transportation or Illinois Commerce commission approval be fore they can be put into effect, it was pointed out. To shorten the bus routes it was suggested that all except those terminating at hosDitals or war plants, be shortened by three or more blocks. Route Changes Pondered A study will be made by a subcommittee of police and transportation officials to determine which of the routes may be consolidated to provide maximum service.

The findings of the study will accompany the recommendations when laid before the ICC and ODT. The proposal to provide more frequent service in the more congested areas during peak hours and less frequent service in the outlying districts embodied a recommendation that departure of buses from the transfer house be cut from 20 to 10-minute intervals. Most buses operating during these hours would cover routes half the distance of present routes. Every half hour, buses would make the complete route to serve those areas lying beyond the half way mark, under the current proposal Some Inconveniences Foreseen In this vay the number of buses serving the more populated sections of the city will be doubled during the busiest hours of the day, although those residing in the area beyond the halfway mark may be put to some inconvenience, it was explained. The evening peak hour situation would be relieved to a great extent if shoncers and other persons would use the buses during the "off hours" from 10 a.

m. to 2 p. committee members concluded. Wac Recruiting Meet Planned Preliminary plans for a public meeting in the interests of recruiting for the Woman's Army corps next Thursday night in Hotel Or lando were announced yesterday by Mrs. Carl J.

Oakes, recently appointed by Mayor James A. Hed-rick as general chairman of the drive in Decatur. The pjans for the meeting at 7:30 p. m. in the Venetian room of the hotel were arranged at a meeting of Mrs.

Oakes' committee of women in the council chambers. Lieut. J. A. Cooper, army public relations officer, attended yesterday's meeting.

Mrs. Oakes said the committee expects to bring several Wac recruiting officers to Decatur for the public meeting. The local women's committee will meet again at 2 p. m. next Tuesday in the council chambers to make final plans, Mrs.

Oakes urged all members of her committee to be present. Traffic Arrests Robert Lynch, 1511 North Church street, was fined $5.40 for running a traffic light. Robert J. Burnett, Latham, was fined $6.40 for running a traffic light. Alder son Is Sergeant John T.

Alderson, who is sta tioned in the railroad battalion in North Africa, has been promoted to technical sergeant, according to information received by his mother, Mrs. J. C. Alderson, 1112 East Di vision street. Before entering serv ice he was employed by the Wa bash railroad.

Edwin Dial Here Corp. Edwin G. Dial, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A.

Dial of 1529 East Marietta street, will go to a new station, the army air base at Harvard, at the end of the 18-day leave which he is spending here. Corporal Dial wears medals for marksmanship, bayonet qualification and expects to receive the good conduct medal when he re ports back to camp. He entered the service Nov. 24, 1942. mum' Supply Sgt.

Antonio Romano, 2341 Hast North street, and Staff Sgt. Ronald L. Hoblit, Lincoln, are among a group of midwest marines who have become veterans of Jap air raids on an island in the South Pacific. They're pictured here with an all-Illinois group sitting on the sandbags of a foxhole in their cocoanut grove encampment. Front row, left to right, are Hoblit.

Romano, Sgt. Norman Woeller. Elmhurst; back row, Pvt. William Kuhl- Tax Payments Led By Milam More than 99 per cent of 1942 taxes in three townships of Macon county have been paid, and six other townships show collections of more than 98 per cent of the total amounts due records in County Treasurer A. C.

Ammahn's office showed yesterday. According to the report of collections through Oct. 31, only in levies of 1942 against real estate and personal property in the county remain to be collected in a total spread of $2,908,560.92. For the entire county, taxpayers have paid 96.64 per cent. The lowest record for collections is in Decatur township where 94.04 per cent of the total spread of $165,094.34 has been collected.

Collections in the city and the 17 townships follow: Collection Pet. Decatur (City) $1,828,197.44 96.36 Decatur (Twp.) 155.259.05 94.04 Austin 37.388.62 99.23 Blue Mound 44.942.17 98.50 Friends Creek 70.191.46 99.12 Harristown 37,549.42 97.94 Hickory Point 59.181.57 96.51 Illini 53.904.66 98.82 Long Creek 60.803.23 95.90 Maroa 90,392.58 98.24 Milam 24.444.78 99.70 Mt. Zion 60.003.42 98.09 Niantic 52.114.93 96.59 Oakley 33,506.81 96.37 Pieasant View 61.190.63 96.24 South Macon 50.255.93 98.34 South Wheatland' 46.561.54 97.30 Whitmore 44,960.22 98.28 Totals $2,810,848.46 96.64 Y. M. Plans Handicraft Shop at Camp Seymour S2.500 Building Is Memorial to Carl Shumaker A "Carl Shumaker Memorial building" will be erected at Camp Seymour, state Y.

M. C. A. camp southeast of Decatur, next spring to house a handicraft shop, Conrad E. Kranz.

general secretary of the Decatur Y. M. C. announced today. A frame building 20 by 20 feet, it will cost approximately $2,500.

Mr. Shumaker founded the camp here when he was state Y. M. C. A.

secretary. 150 Young Republicans At Springfield Parley Approximately 150 Macon county persons are attending a weekend convention of the Young Republican club which opened last night in Springfield with a meeting of the club's board of governor's headed by Edwin J. Hill of Decatur. Gov. Dwight H.

Green and Sen. C. Wayland Brooks spoke at this afternoon's session. WIRING IGNITES AUTO Damage estimated at $50 was done to the car of Paul Clisson. rural route 3, when it caught fire at the corner of Union and West North street, at 5:45 p.

m. Friday. Firemen said the blaze was caused by a short circuit in the wiring. ACCUSED OF FORGERY Patricia Wooters, 20. of 444 East Division street, is under arrest in the county jail today, charged with forgery in the alleged issuance of a fraudulent check to the Morehouse Wells Co.

Justice J. Carl Harry issued the warrant. NEW SWIFT DIRECTOR N. R. Clark, of La Grange, vice president of the dairy and poultry department of Swift will be proposed to shareholders for the position of director of the '-it- wein, Ottawa, Pfc.

Clyde A. Morrison, Paxton, Pfc. William E. Daugherty, Knoxville, Pfc. Harold E.

Albion. Romano enlisted in the Stephen Decatur division of the marine corps on Oct. .9, 1942. He received his basic training in San Diego, and has been overseas the past 11 months. He was formerly employed in the laboratories at Staley's.

His wife and two daughters live at 2341 East North street. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Roccto Romano, Police Report Required For Missing Gas Books The Macon county war price and ration board will not consider the issuance of gasoline rations to replace lost or stolen ration books unless the theft or loss has been reported to the police by the owner, ration board officials said. Noting that a great many gaso line ration books have been repor ted lost or stolen in recent days.

officials observed that "people ought to keep a closer watch" on precious gasoline ration books. At least 10 days is required for ration board personnel to process applications for replacement ra tions, it was said. Doctors Learn Cancer Curable More than 100 doctors from over the state attended the conference of the Illinois Trudeau society and the Macon County Medical society here yesterday. to discuss the growing problem of cancer of the lung, and to learn more about the disease. In the morning approximately 40 doctors observed nine operations at the Decatur and Macon County hospital and the TVIacon County Tuberculosis sanitarium.

After a buffet luncheon at the sanitarium, Dr. D. F. Loewen, medical director of the sanitarium, Dr. Paul Holinger of Chicago, and Dr.

Williard Van Hazel of Chicago, discussed with visiting doctors the recognizable features of the disease. Purpose of Conference The principal purpose of the entire conference. Dr. Van Hazel' said, was to stimulate practising doctors to recognize this serious disease in its early stages. At one of the clinics the doctors saw one of few patients who has ever been cured of cancer of the lung.

He was admitted to the sanitarium 20 months ago as a cancer patient, but when fie cancer was discovered, the patient's left lung was removed. The main reason why so few cases have ever been cured, Dr. Van Hazel said, is that they are usually caught so late that successful operation is impossible. Mortality Rates It was brought out at the afternoon meeting that eight persons in Macon county died of cancer of the lungs in 1942 and 13 patients died of tuberculosis. The average age of the cancer victim was 56 and the average age of the tuberculosis victim was 50.

No women died of cancer of the lungs in 1942. and of the tuberculosis victims four were women and nine men. Dinner was served last night in Hotel Orlando. At a business meeting of the Trudeau society in the afternoon. Dr.

Richard M. Davison of Chicago was elected president. Dr. Lcewen, vice president, and Dr. Collins, secretary-treasurer.

Underwriters Hear of Fight Against Inflation Wilbur W. Hartshorn of Hartford, secretary and trustee of the National Underwriters' association, told 35 members of the Decatur Underwriters' association of the part that life insurance is playing in the fight to control inflation, at the association's luncheon meeting at the St. Nicholas hotel yesteraay. He stated that about 30 per cent of America's life insurance men are now in service, but that more insurance was sold last year than in any other recent year..