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DECATUR HERALD Decatur, Illinois, Tuesday, February 1, 1955. II. Power Measuring System Said to Be Most Advanced in Industry Gas Telemeter Gives Instant Source Readings N. Oakland Rezoning Is Plan Expert Discourages S. Main Lot 6 Companies To Get $7,292 In Tax Refunds Tax refunds totalling $7,292.52 Development of a parking lot at By Wayne W.

Krows Of The Herald Staff Illinois Power Co. is installing what believed to be the most advanced metering system in the gas industry. When installation is completed, technicians here will know just how much natural gas is being former Macon County Coal Co. property in the 500 Block South were ordered made by Uounty Treasurer John Alsup yesterday to five railroads and one pipeline Main Street would be "suicide," official of Harland Bartholo company. Recommended A St.

Louis planning consultant yesterday advised granting of commercial rezoning in the 1300 Block North Oakland Avenue if improved parking lot controls in the entire area can be worked out. Russell Riley of Harland Bartholomew Associates said that regardless of what is done on the proposed rezoning, parking lot controls for the Colonial Restaurant and Tolly's supermarket should be redesigned. mew Associates told the City The refunds were ordered on Council yesterday. the basis of objections entered to Postcard Sales Climb, 'Stinker' Sales Are Believed Responsible The Decatur Postoffice reports a boom in sales of stamped postcards. Maybe it is the popularity of the Decatur Herald and Review's "Little Stinker" puzzle contest or perhaps Decatur residents have discovered some other new use for the cards.

Whatever the explanation, the sales have jumped by about 15,000 a week over figures for a year ago. Puzzle contestants are given a bonus of 10 per cent on their prize if their entries were mounted on a postcard. Postmaster Richard E. Ellison reported yesterday that stamped postcards have been sold during the past three months, approximately the length of time the contest has been running in Decatur papers. By comparison; the total of cards sold during the cones-ponding three months a year ago was 360,000.

used at any time at the company's various metering points throughout The Council last week received 1953 taxes. The taxes, payable in 1954, were paid by the railroads new proposal from Dr. I. V. the state.

Grissom, the property owner, for and pipeline company under pro The information 'will travel to use of the area for- parking. Shoppers would use a bus to go to and the central station in Decatur with the speed of light, via a microwave test Hearings on the protests had been held earlier and the refunds ordered yesterday by County Judge from the business district. Russell Rilev of Harland Bartho hookup. Cus Creanias. Allen Van.

Wyck, president of In all, the six objectors protested lomew said residents of a city the size of Decatur are not adjusted Riley told members of the City Plan Commission and the City Council he surprised there are not more accidents in the area, to a total of $17,81 1.35 in taxes. Illinois Power, said it is important that the information be available almost immediately because of The Wabash Railroad filed the to parking that far from a business largest objection, $7,050.49. Un district and using bus transporta limited gas supplies. der Judge Greamas order of yes where access to parking lots is from Route 48 just north of tion. He said there would be quite Heavy penalties must be paid terday, the Wabash complaint was Grand Avenue.

jKSrT -St i feVjf -ft 1 1) I -V -V Ti kYA jU mm riarr ft inwriinii nwM-r JtiL. mrm, whenever the company uses more allowed to the extent of $2,540.32, a little cpst in putting the property into shape, and that operation of Riley recommended against an gas than is provided in its contracts which' was also the largest rebate ordered. with natural gas suppliers. rezoning for a package liquor store in the 1300 Block North buses would cost about 40 cents a mile. From the percentage standpoint, The -central metering board of Riley, whose opinion was asked the new gas "telemeter" system is by the Council, said he would sub the Illinois Central Railroad was the most successful objector.

It protested taxes totalling $3,066.56 and won an order for a refund being installed in the company's sub-station at 2701 N. Broadway. Club Backing For Rangers mit a written report. But I sure in my own mind it would About 70 per cent of the system of $2,008.54. not work out economically." already is in service, according to Oakland but suggested the.

zoning ordinance be amended to allow package liquor outlets in commercial zones. He said taverns or cocktail lounges should continue to be limited to the heavier commercial district. But he said package sales seem no different to him than normal grocery or drug store operations permitted in Other objectors, the amounts After an inspection of the site R. D. Hays, gas engineer, but the protested and their refunds, are: completion date is still in doubt.

with City Engineer John M. Weir, Rilev said he and Weir agreed Illinois lerminal Railroad, $3, On the telemeter board are re development of the area might cost To Be Asked Decatur service clubs will be asked to support formation of a "Ranger" organization to help cording charts and counters for $50,000 to $100,000. 663.42 protested, refund of plus an amount to be figured by the county treasurer from ITRR's payment to the City Pub each of 15 metering points in A loop bus system would involve areas served by Illinois Power. one-mile trip, he said, and ex The charts give a continuous re combat juvenile delinquency here, lic Hospital hind. pressed doubt that the city could operate a bus competition with Baltimore Ohio Railroad, protested, refund of port on the amount of gas going through the meters at points where the company buys gas from pipe Decatur City Lines, Inc.

An ar $365.03. line companies. The counters total rangement could possibly be worked out with the bus company, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline the number of cubic feet of gas States Attorney Kenneth tvans said yesterday. Evans said he will ask club representatives to meet with him to discuss the plans within two weeks. State police officer Harry Cur-ran, who formed the first Ranger The Commission had sought Riley's advice on commercial development in the Grand-Oakland Route 48 area after tabling the petition of Louis Cohn and others for a one-family to and commercial change for property between the 1300 Blocks North Oakland and North Ellen.

There were strong objections to $1,082.85 protested, refund of however. used at these points. But Riley said that such parking Four natural gas suppliers are nvolved in the telemeter system. lot arrangements have been successful only in large cities. One such system in St.

Louis, which in $315.75 Pennsylvania Railroad, protested, refund of $828.02. Judge Greanias said objections to the taxes were made and re They are Panhandle Eastern Pipe organization in the state at Paris line Mississippi River Fuel Corson, gas supply supervisor. (Herald and Review Photo) the instruments on the large panel are R. D. Hays, kneeling, gas engineer, and Richard A.

This is the central point in the Illinois Power Co's new gas "telemeter" system. Checking cludes a 10-cent bus fare, just in Edgar Countv, will probably the rezoning from nearby residents Natural Gas Pipeline Co. barely makes out, primarily because also attend, along with members and lexas-lllinois Pipeline Co. when the Commission conducted a public hearing on the petition it serves a large parking garage and of the Paris Rangers, Evans said, funds ordered on the basis of technical legal grounds. In cases where one 'supplier the telemeter system is completed.

Union Station. serves several metering points, all "Rangers" is the name generally last month. The property is just Another disadvantage of the lo Formerly, Hays said, meters were read at each of the metering changed back to mechanical energy which operates the recording charts and counters. Technicians working at the telemeter board here will take the of these points eventually will be given to the youth groups, though north of Tolly market. cation is that it is south of most hooked into a special instrument on the telemeter board.

of the residential areas of the city system is at Belleville, about 125 miles away. The nearest point is in Decatur. The flow of gas at the metering points is measured by pressure. The pressure creates mechanical energy and this is converted to electric energy. The electric energy is transmitted to the Decatur station and and would do little to relieve in some cases Junior bherirrs is the term used.

They are formed to promote 'moral and responsible conduct on the part of youths, as The instrument will provide a CHASTAIN-FRANCIS MOVES TO 155 W. MAIN The engineering firm of Chastain Francis Associates moved yesterday to 155 W. Main Street, where additional space and better necessary action to cut down gas downtown traffic congestion total on all gas being obtained points and the information was history" by the time it reached Decatur. Under the new system, the information fromthe most distant point will be received here in a fraction of a second, he said. Riley said the area seems logical for commercial development, since the nearest shopping center is at Main and Oakland.

But he advised such developments should be well-planned and in depth back from Oakland, rather than along Rilev said. well as to bring them closer to from one company. usage whenever there is a danger of exceeding gas limits. A man will be on duty at the The nature of parkers is such law enforcement authorities. Be Hays said the most distant that thev would expect a bus to facilities will permit continued Central station at all times after sides the organization at Paris.

metering point the telemeter Hangers have been iormed in be waiting at any time they park their cars, he added. Oakland frontage only. Christian and Richland Counties. The city is currently planning ELECTION OFFICIALS TO ROCK ISLAND TODAY The County Board's elections Meter 'Feeders1 Contribute to Lack Of Parking Space, Survey Finds Evans said Curran was here to discuss the Macon Countv to develop two parking lots at the Bus Strike Date Is Set He said he would not look favorably on announced plans for a shopping center on Fairview avenue just north of the Wabash Railroad subwav because of haz- east edge ot the business district plan. He said Curran reported One of the first findings limit, it is.

the practice of through revenue bonds. Harland and jurors committee and three county officials- will go to Rock tiie organization was highly successful in Edgar County. Bartholomew is making a parking survey in connection with the pro Island today to study the use ot Feb. 14 has been set as the date voting machines. The one there was formed in gram.

for a strike by Decatur City Lines Ihe firm and its predecessor, Chastain-Burgener Associates, has been located at 250 Vt N. Park St. since 1946. The new office is above the Schudel Laundry and was previously occupied by Tabor Grain Feed Co. Partners in the firm are E.

H. (Buck) Chastain and William M. Francis, who took over from Commissioner Homer L. Chastain and Harry J. Burgener last year.

Chastain said the new quarters will permit expansion of personnel. There are five offices, a conference room, a large drafting room and a large supply room in the 1951. Evans said Curran reported juvenile offenses dropped off from a normal average of 200 to 250 Chairman Webber Borchers said Rock Island was selected for the study because the population and political situation there is much ards created by fast movement ot traffic in the subway area. Riley suggested that the state would cooperate with the city in asking for limited entrances and exits for the Tolly and Colonial parking lots. The Colonial lot, it was pointed out, is especially con bus drivers if a new contract is not agreed on, Elmer Walker, union president, said last night.

All Gas Tax a vear to zero arter the group was Walker said the old contract ex formed. many downtown workers to find a space early and "feed" the parking meter the rest of the day. Riley has advised the city that space should be made available elsewhere for all-day parkers, time restrictions on downtown meters possibly shortened and enforced. His firm's survey is in connection with Council plans for two new downtown parking lots. Rilev said he hopes preliminary findings can be ready in early or mid-March.

from the new parking survey of Harland Bartholomew Associates underlines one reason why shoppers find little downtown parking space. The firm's Russell Riley told the City Council yesterday the survey has found that in one downtown, block of North Water Street, 80 per cent of the cars are parked for at least six hours. While ordinance requires moving cars after the expiration of' a one or two hour parking like Macon County's. The County Board in December directed the committee to in pired Dec 31 and three meetings Not Earmarked there are 160 such groups throughout the U.S. and Canada, fusing because the entire parking ot union negotiators with company officials have failed to bring agree Curran told Evans, though they are The city will have about $147, ment on new terms.

relatively new in Illinois vestigate the possible use of voting machines here. Borchers said costs and operation of machines will be discussed with Rock Island Coun 000 in motor fuel, taxes above the cost of the 1955 construction and The union seeks across-the- Evans said he will seek support new space. Minor remodeling is board wage increases of 25 cents of the service clubs in underwrit maintenance program, City En unaer way. an hour, said, plus fringe ing expenses of the venture. gineer John M.

Weir reported to ty officials. County Judge Gus T. Greanias and County Clerk Laurence Tang- benefits including toilet facilities Original cost of the Edgar the City Council yesterday. C0NDIT MADE ELIGIBLE which has in the Transfer House. Walker said the company has weir estimated the city in County organization, about 285 members, was about and group FOR GAS TAX BENEFITS The City Council adopted a STREET LIGHTS OKAYED No Opposition On Broadway, Indiana Ct.

Proposals There was no opposition yester come from motor tuel taxes at $558,000 and expenditures, including construction, arterial street $2,000 for insignia activities, Evans said. ney, both members or the county elections commission, County Auditor Henry M. Novak and the other two members of the com area has access to Route 48. Planners are expected to take some action on the matter during their regular session Thursday, possibly asking that a plan for improved parking lot controls be worked out prior to any further rezoning in the area. Riley also suggested that if the rezoning is granted, North Ellen Street should be closed to any traffic from parking lots.

In connection with the sion, Mayor Robert E. Willis suggested that Route 48 should be four knes wide at the Grand Avenue intersection. Riley agreed with a recent rec Meisenhelter Won't Appeal resolution yesterday including East The 285 members in Edgar and traffic light maintenance, at offered only a 6-month renewal of the present contract. M. R.

Biddle, City Lines manager, verified that this constituted the company's offer to date. The union has heretofore had day in two City Council hearings L-ondit atreet from Jasper to 22nd Street in the arterial street system, making it eligible for improve $411,000.. mittee, Supervisor Don F. Muir-heid and Ass't Supervisor Charles County represent about 90 per cent of the age group from 9 to In addition to an allotment No appeal will be filed for on proposals for street lights on North Broadway and on- Indiana Livingston, will make the trip. 14, which is eligible to join there, ments with motor tuel tax hinds.

about $328,500 in gas tax revenue, Evans said. Under Council consideration is Harry Meisenhelter, Decatur union official convicted last month of the city should receive $138,000 After the meeting with the ser the resurfacing of Condit from as the state contribution toward Court. Plans for North Broadway lights from Kenwood to Van vice club representatives, tvans Eldorado Street work. There is Jasper to Woodford in anticipa one-year contracts with the company, Walker said. Another negotiation meeting is scheduled for Thursday.

The drivers threatened a strike several months ago over the ques said, leaders will be recruited so tion ot heavier use during con $90,000 balance in the account. extortion. Wilbur A. Sale of St. Louis, one of Meisenhelter's attorneys, said last night in St.

Louis that no appeal is planned. struction of Grand and Garfield The estimated cost of the 1955 actual organization of the Macon County Rangers can begin. ommendation of planners that Warnick Heads Milk Group Robert F. Wamick of neai Warrensburg has beenelected pres Buren Avenue, and on a two-block segment of North Morgan Street in the same area, were ap grade separations. construction program is $361,000, commercial rezoning requests tion ot toilet facilities in the Trans The resolution is subject to ap of which $248,000 has been ap the 2000 Block East William proved with revisions which re fer House, but finally agreed to proval by the state Highway Di-' Check Charges Dismissed Glenn R.

Hudson, 25, of 205 Street should be rejected pending propriated. Maintenance ot arterial streets is estimated at $35,000 and duced the proposed number of continue work without them. vision. Longview PL, was released from ident of the Decatur Milk Asso Yesterday was the final day of the 10-day period allowed for an appeal. Sale said he thought in some rare instances appeals had been made after the 10-day limit, generally on the basis of new evidence, but that they are seldom of traffic signals at 1 5,000.

Sertoma Club TRIAL IN AUTO INJURY countv lail yesterday after two developments from Route .36 improvements nearby. These requests involved exist-ine business uses which are non ciation for 1955. MRS. LINDA DUNN, 19, HURT IN COLLISION warrants charging him with de Wamick, 41, operates a 160- SUITS UNDERWAY Trial of two auto injury suits Al Unser, owner manager of frauding by check were dismissed. Mrs.

Linda Dunn, 19, of 1440 acre dairy farm two miles west of lights. The petition for lights on Indiana Court was referred City Engineer John M. Weir and Commissioner Homer L. Chastain for investigation report. While no one appeared at the hearing, there were petitions from both proponents and objectors.

Hudson was arrested Jan. 20 on conforming because they were in operation before the zoning ordi N. 29th was injured about Warrensburg. He is serving his the Decatur Commies baseball team, will discuss the Decatur complaint of R. L.

Meiers. On allowed. And none is planned in Meisenhelter's case, he said. 3:25 p. m.

yesterday when her car sixth year on the DMA board. nance, placed them in residential baseball program at the Sertoma and three counterclaims in which damages of $80,000 are asked started in Macon County Circuit Court yesterday and will continue Jan. 22 the second charge, made collided with another at 29th and Meisenhelter was sentenced to Warnick succeeds U. J. Aus areas.

bv Robert Watson was filed Club meeting at noon tomorrow five years in prison and fined tin, Moweaqua. Division Streets. Mrs. Dunn was taken to Deca intheYMCA. against him.

at 9:30 a.m. today. 187 ALIENS REGISTER; Paul Sckowska, Blue Mound, $10,000 by U.S. Judge Charles G. Briggle in Springfield District Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Engstrom of DOWN FROM LAST YEAR tur and Macon County Hospital, where she "was reported. in good was named vice president, ceeding William Seitz, Sullivan Court Jan. 21. He had been con The annual aliens registration Chicago and Eldon Perkins of Decatur are defendants in both actions.

The plaintiffs are Clvde V. t. Jacobs, Decatur, was condition last night. She received chest and stomach injuries which Lucille Overstake First Wrote Song as 'Let Me Go, Devil1 let Me Go, Lover' of Decatur Origin victed a week earlier of extorting $3,300 from a pipeline contractor. Since his conviction he has period closed last night at mid nieht.

elected secretary, succeeding War were thought not to be serious. nick. Shreve of Mt. Pulaski and Del-bert H. Rhoades of Detroit, Mich.

Decatur Postoffice had received been held in the federal section of The new treasurer Js Veme The suits grew out of a traffic The driver of the other car, W. R. Smith, 58, of 1761 N. 3 1st was not injured. the Springfield city jail.

With ex rewritten to fit the Miller formula A change of names can't change 187 registrations at the close of regular hours yesterday but the reristration clerk expected several 1930s. They later were regular Fulk, Moweaqua, succeeding Roy accident Sept. 13, 1952, on Route piration of the 10-day appeal per the sweet smell of a rose but ap Stoutenborough, Maroa. Fur: was of "Make it simple, make it sexy, make it according to the iod he will now be transferred to 51, two miles south of Decatur. "stragglers" to bring in their cards elected a new director at the performers on the WLS National Barn Dance program.

Lucille played a guitar and her sisters, Eva and Evelvn harmonized with her a federal penitentiary. before the midnight deadline. magazine article. The Town Journal describes the There were 255 registration Federal Employes Speaker N. T.

Wolkomir, state vice parently it can mean the dmerence between a hit and a miss in popular misuc. That wailing' song hit, "Let Me Go, was originally written DMA's annual meeting last week. Other board members are: H. P. Bicknell, Lovington Youth Fined blanks out and last year 221 aliens Charges Dismissed Paul Maddox, 41, of 1530W N.

Broadway, was released from county jail yesterday after warrants charging him with threats and disorderly conduct were dismissed on the vocals. In Chicago they were billed as Decatur composer as: "Jenny Lou Carson, a one-time Salvation Army Michael McMahon, 17, of 1911 N. Graceland paid a president of the National Federation ofc Federal Employes, will speak Thursday at a meeting of the "Three Little Eva bv a Decatur woman under the registered here. McCoy Services worker and an old hand at sing (a William Seitz, Sullivan John M. Phillips, Oreana new director).

title of "Let Me Go, Re Overstake later married Red Foley ing hymns on 'Skid Row in De and costs of $26.40 paid. The fine of $15.40 last night on disorderly conduct charges. Officers said he cursed two police officers corded by the composer, Miss and appeared with him. The reference to the Salvation Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle May McCoy, 69, of Rural Route charges were made by Mrs.

Mad the local chapter 1 103. The meeting will be at 8 p.m. in the YMCA. Wolkomir is a federal employe at Chanute Field. Driving Fines Paid dox and Charles E.

Highley. Army and Decatur's alleged "Skid Lucille Overstake, a Decatur entertainer of the 1930s, it did a quiet flop. The story of the song's revival Row" could not be confirmed here 6, who was found dead in her home Sunday afternoon, will be at 1:30 p. m. today in the j.

J. Mown riding in a squad car on Lincoln Square, then ran into an alley in the 100 block East Prairie Avenue where he was apprehended. Eldon R. Giberson, 34, of 1556 N. Taylor was released from county jail yesterday after last night.

The Salvation Army Cooke Inquest A coroner's jury last night re catur. Jack Carson, WSOY announcer and western music entertainer, said last night that Miss Overstake took the Carson name when the trio of three Overstake sisters broke up. He said he has her original recording but does not know where she lives now. The Overstake girls, former De with new lyrics and a new roman had no record of the connection sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Point Pleas turned a verdict of suicide in an paving fines totalling $91.40 on with their work.

inquest into the death of Ralph charges of driving on the wrong ant Cemetery near Long Creek. Meanwhile parents of teenagers tic vocalist is told in the Feburary issue of Town Journal. The song, in its original version, described the evils of drink. side of the street in the 1200 Eugene Cook, 23, of 1920 N. Coroner Harold Brintlinger held who are playing the torchy lament several times a day and imitating Car Cushions Stolen C.

L. Girard, 1490 N. Union told police yesterday that two cushions were stolen from his car while it was parked in the 200 block Mill Street Saturday night. block North Main Street and op an inauest into the death last Niantic GOP Caucus Niantic Towpship Republicans will caucus at 2 p.m. Feb.

18 at the Bruce Implement store to nominate candidates for highway commissioner and cemetery trustee. 29th St. The jury ruled that Cooke died Sunday of poisoning nicht. The jury ruled that Mrs. catur residents, sang- on Decatur's the teartul recorded version may Mitch Miller and the Studio One program discovered Miss erating a car without a driver license.

Giberson was arrested Jan. 28. caused by drinking an anti-freeze radio station WJBL and on the easily be driven to drink before McCoy died Saturday night of a solution. Overstake's song and had the lyrics heart attack. luscola WVL station in the early I the popularity of the hit wanes.