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A statement in Sunday's Herald and Review objecting to health standards in Green's I Little Supermarket, 1736 I Decatur was incorrectly! attributed to William R. Weldy, -31753 E. Decatur St. The state-; iment was made by Robert D.f DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, April 27, 1969 Walton League Veterans, Old Folks Homes I Hughes, Environment Control Little Effect Seen From Court Tax ZJ pects the Board of Review to order such property back on the tax rolls. Moultrie County Veterans property is also not subjected to taxation in Moultrie County.

Supervisor of Assessors Virgil Bingman said the Board of Review has accepted the exemption of such property for a number of years and did so at its session last year. Bingman said the Moultrie County Board of Review also accepts the tax exempt status of the Illinois Masonic Home at Sullivan, one of the two known area homes which might be affected by the Supreme Court's opinion involving nursing homes. The other is the Eastern Star Sanatarium at Macon, which is likewise exempted from taxation by the Macon County Board of Review. Whether either institution is covered by the Supreme Court decision could only be determined by officials after a close study of their methods of operation, and perhaps only by court decision. The Supreme Court said, in the decision, that an institution would not lose tax exempt status as a charitable institution by charging fees and dispensing determined only by specific circumstances regarding each such currently nontaxed property.

Little Effect But the two decisions have had little or no effect as yet because no properties have been added to the tax rolls because of them. Central Illinois taxing officials polled by the Herald this week show that in most cases property of veterans organizations is and has been taxed for some time. One exception is Macon County. Supervisor of Assessments Clarence A. Sablotny said property of local veterans posts was removed from the tax rolls several years ago by order of what was then the County Court, after the posts filed tax objections claiming exemption.

Last Dec. 10 State's Atty. Basil G. Greanias forwarded a copy of the Supreme Court's decision in the veterans' property case to Sablotny, saying it was authority for placing such property back on the tax rolls. Sablotny forwarded the letter to Decatur Township Assessor August Allard, who said he did not assess the property this year and will leave the question of its exemption up to the Board of Review.

Sablotny said Friday he ex 1735 E. Decatur St. Asked biochemist, said there would be no major changes in American consumption of food through the year 2,000.. "American will still eat-steak," he assured. In the developing countries, however, while mechanization could be implemented, people are slow to adapt to change.

"Innovation does not move rapidly through these nations," he said. -Z' Dr. Grotelueschen said, "population (of developing countries) is controlled by the food there is now. Nobody dies from lack of food," he said. They die for the protein to fight disease, he said.

Additives can fortify tnfc diets of the people, 85 per cent 1 of whom exist on cerealsr. Protein could be supplied by adding small amounts of soy-, bean oil to the cereal, he added. The additional protein in cereal would be enough to sustain young children and. fight disease, Dr. Grotelue schen said.

Further, he continued, land-crops are much more important for the future thari resources from the oceans. "The oceans can never become a major source of food," he declared. One fifth of our land which could produce land crops has, net yet been utilized, he, said. haven't even touched," he said. Sommer said he doesn't look for a rezoning, but thinks "there will be a five year extension." The last word belongs to the City Council, which has notified each business that councilmen will visit the stores by June 1 to see if circumstances have altered the need for action.

Dr. R. D. Grotelueschen Policies and Hopes," Vernon talk, Dr. Grotelueschen, a Hagelins, chairman of the National executive board of the league, said he could see only one way in which the executive board could be improved.

"A woman conservationist should be added to the staff," he said. The national league is expected to have a budget of $250,000 this year. During the dinner address. Dr. R.

D. Grotelueschen, of the department of agronomy, engineering research division of Deere Co. in Moline. discussed "Man, Food and the Future." In an interview before his Decisions Supreme Court case had, over a period of many years, admitted only two persons who could not pay the admission fee. For this reason, the court said, it could not consider the home's operation to be charitable.

Most counties in Central Illinois do not have to face the question because they do not contain homes for the aged claiming charitable exemption from taxes. For profit nursing homes, which are located in most counties, are generally taxes. This is true in DeWitt County, according to Supervisor of Assessments James Herman; in Logan County, according to Supervisor Assessments Harold G. Perry; in Coles County, according to Board of Review Board Clerk Edmund Gilbert; in Richland County, according to County Treasurer Glenn L. King, and in Effingham County, according to County Treasurer Leo Reiss.

Veterans organizations in all those counties have also been taxed for many years, the same officials said, on the theory that few such organizations can claim exemption as charitable institutions. "It's pretty hard for veterans organizations to be exempt," Perry said in Logan County. "They have to show they are charitable organizations and most of them can't do it." Loren Goodwin, 104 S. Summit St. Another neighbor living directly across the street said, "Parking has been quite a pro blem," adding, "the building serves no value to this residential area." "I don't feel the beauty shop adds anything.

Now if the building were to be completely renovated so it wouldn detract and be something of value, like a grocery store, then it wouldn't be too bad," the woman said. Some of Mr. Sommer's neighbors felt like Leo Doolin, 355 S. Fairview Ave. "I really hadn't paid any attention to it," he said.

"The majority of my customers are children from the schools around here coming in for candy and ice cream," Sommer said. Neighbor Don Bickery noted that "a lot of kids hang out there, and sometimes the store is crowded with them." Sommer and his wife have been operating the store for 19 years. "Some of my customers were in high school when I started Now they bring in their children; sometimes that can make you feel old," Sommer said. Mrs. Green, during the 18 years she's operated her City Council Wants Clean Neighborhoods William M.

Elbl PPG Manager At Mt. Zion Transferred William M. Elbl, plant manager of PPG Industries' Mount Zion plant has been promoted to plant manager of the Crystal City, Mo. plate and float glass operations effective May 1. He was elected first vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in January.

Elbl was named manager of the Mount Zion plant in 1962 after serving as assistant plant manager since it opened in 1958. C. P. McAllister, manager of the Fresno, PPG window glass plant will succeed Elbl. He and his wife Betty have five children and live at 1504 W.

Wood St. grocery store, has seen many children grow up. "It's easy for the mothers to send the young ones down for a loaf of bread or some milk," she said. "It's not right for a little bunch of men to tell us what to do. I'd walk off and let them have this building before I'd tear it down," she said.

"It's been a lot of worry for me the past couple of years wondering what on earth I'm going to do. You know that's not good for a woman my age, said the 65 year old widow. Neighborhood opinion about whether Mrs. Green should stay in business is divided. It's convenient for the neighbors to be able to pick up some milk or bread, said Mrs.

Selma Ritchie, 1726 E. Decatur St. "I hate to see it go because I work there part time," she ad-- ded. Neighborhood Businesses Face Extinction If City Council Enforces Zoning Code completes its review. "I think they'll make a concession and give an extension of time," said Sommer.

If there isn't, he said, "I think all the nonconforming businesses will go together and fight this thing collectively." "It wouldn't be fair for them to attack us since there are so many businesses operating out of homes and garages that they By John R. Harpster Of the Herald and Review Two tax liability decisions of the Illinois Supreme Court, one affecting property of veterans organizations and the other homes for the aged, have had little effect in Central Illinois. The Supreme Court said in the two decisions that property of veterans organizations is taxable unless they can show it is used solely for patriotic, civic and charitable purposes. Homes for the aged, the court said, are taxable unless used for charitable purposes. Whether any property in Central Illinois not now on the tax rolls should be placed there by virtue of the decisions is not known.

Under the two court decisions that could Herald-Review Photographers Win Awards L. D. Brooks, Herald and Review staff photographer took first place in the feature picture category of the Illinois Press Photographers Seminar Saturday in Aurora. Brooks' picture page in the Herald on April 16 was selected for the first place honor. The page depicted a Decatur Day Care Center student learning to tie his shoe.

Staff photographers also won two honorable mentions in the competition Brooks in the feature picture category for his art on a pie eating contest last May at Millikin University and Doug Gaumon in the general news category for a picture last August at the Illinois Slate Fair. Some 125 Illinois photographers attended the seminar Friday and Saturday in Aurora. Decatur Youth Struck by Car Michael J. Hoyt, 14, of 2220 N. Fairview suffered a fractured leg shortly after noon Saturday when he was struck by a car in the 500 block of N.

Fairview. Decatur police said Hoyt ran into the street and was struck! by a car driven by Mark Skelly, 17, of 67 Fairview PI. Hoyt was admitted to Decatur Memorial Hospital in "satisfactory condition." Odd Fellows Celebrate 150th Anniversary More than 1,800 Illinois members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows convened, a 150th anniversary meeting in Decatur Saturday. D. D.

Monroe, past sovereign Grand Master of the sovereign grand lodge gave the address at MacArthur High School where the meeting had to be moved Saturday night for lack of space at the Masonic Temple. Monroe from New Mexico, discussed accomplishments and goals of the Odd Fellows. Myrtle president of the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies, came from Texas to attend the convention. During the all day meeting, 50 candidates received second and third degree status in Odd Fellowship. The a a degree was conferred as it was done in 1851.

The Odd Fellows have been functioning as a social and benevolent society since 1819. Commission Postpones Council Visit The Decatur Commission on Human Relations has postponed an appearance before the Decatur City Council Monday evening because the Council agenda will be bogged down with "weighty budgetary considerations." According to Abe Burstein, commission chairman, the request for postponement came from a city councilman who said that budgetary considerations had overcrowded Monday's agenda. The commission voted recently to send an official delegation to inquire about council action on a list of several recommendations by the human relations commission presented in February. The future is frightening to contemplate if we do not meet the crises of our environment, Robert L. Herbst, newly appointed executive director of the Izaak Walton League of America said Saturday.

Herbst was addressing the 47th annual convention of the Illinois Division of the Izaak Walton League at the Hotel Orlando. "The standard of cur living can be no higher than our natural resources," Herbst said. "Four environmental areas need our attention. They are water, wild life, urban development and its effect and aesthetics for the enjoyment of life," he said. Action must come in conservation education.

We must educate the people to the fact that every minute of every day five acres of land disappear to concrete and steel, Herbst said. Because man alone is responsible for conditions of his own environment, the league is reviewing its conservation policies and considering reorganizing into four major U. S. regions. "We are going to concentrate on three major projects nationally.

Membership, education and action," Herbst concluded. Discussing the theme of the convention, "Future Plans, was someone in there who kept a clean place without all those cats crawling all over the shelves," he added. For Kurt Atkins of 1743 E. Decatur, an Eisenhower High School freshmen, the store is convenient in the summer "for getting a cold bottle of pop." All the businesses involved are waiting to see what will happen when the City Council Council enforces a 10-year-old However, William R. Weldy of XUmA T98! KJ 11751PE.

Decatur would "just ISlg-- 11 as soon see it go." jy8 i 'v "I object to the health stan- dards," he said, adding that 10 T-y I 'fiSSMf years ago when he and his SES family first moved to East yTf fe' Decatur Street "we used to I vfcE mmtmmmmm trade there, but so much of the stuff was sour and spoiled that jr jgf we stopped buying." Sm" "It wouldn't be bad if there lfrl benefits to some of those it ad mits, if the general character of its operation is charitable. Most Paid But the home involved in Sommer, owner oper-t Sommer's Sundries, 348 S. Fairview isn i -a drastic. "I don't think they Cthe council) will be able to enforce the ordinance, because there are too many people involved," Sommer said. "I'm waiting to see what the council does before hiring an attorney," he added.

Sharing his reaction is Mrs. Mary Lou Daniels, operator of Mary Lou's Coiffures, 1840 W. Main St. "I don't see how they can put people out of business when there are so many people in volved where it's actually their livelihood," she said. "I was told the building was non conforming when.

I moved in a year ago, but I don't think the zoning will be enforced," she said. If she's forced to she would move, but "it would be hard to find a better location than this where there's plenty of parking and a good neighborhood," she said. Her neighbors don't share her view on parking. "I have no objection to the beauty shop, but so many of the customers park in front of my house so close to the corner that it's a traffic hazard," said Mrs. left, and Mrs.

Dorothy Green, By Mary Ann O'Connell Of the Herald and Review Reactions vary among-business people, customers andj neighbors waiting to see if the City Council will enforce the! zoning ordinance requiring non -j conforming, frame structure businesses to cease by 1970. City councilmen in teams of I two, accompanied by city plan ning department personnel are visiting each of the 52 businesses involved. "It's hard for one woman by hersel fto do anything. If they close me up, that's it," said Mrs. Dorothy Green, owner of Green's Little Supermarket 1736 E.

Decatur St. "Every cent I have is tied up in this store. I don't have the money to convert it, but I do want to stay here since I know most of the people and have been here so long." she said. Mrs. Green has run the small grocery store for 18 years.

She lives in a four room apartment in the back. "If they close me up, I'd like to find someplace around here to live, but that would depend on if I could find a job," she said. "I might have to go on relief, but I would hate like the devil to do it," she said. The choice for Richard D. Richard D.

Sommer, i rV. right, are faced with closing neighborhood businesses if the City zoning ordinance aimed at cleaning up residential areai..