The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 42

TWENTY-TWO PAGES TODAY. THE DECATUR REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Tuesday, July 10, 1951. BACK FROM KOREA DOCTORS Willis Opens Study Fund Drive Started For Acciavattis A drive for funds, household fur Gladney Gets Army Recall; Dr. Espy Here Dr. Theodore R.

Espy yesterday $50,000 Suit For Accident Injuries Filed Helen Pride, Glen Pride, a minor. Of Health Post, Pay Boost Demand i 4 DR. THEODORE R. ESPY X-Ray Bus The X-ray survey bus, now in its second week in Decatur, will be open from 10 a. m.

to 1 p. m. and from 2 to 5 p. m. tomorrow.

The bus, where all Macon county residents may have free chest X-rays taken, is located at the southwest corner of Central park. In the five days the bus has been open thus far, 3,089 per-'sons have visited the X-ray bus. A second bus will arrive next week to begin the survey in various Decatur industries. Oldest person to be X-rayed yesterday was 87-year-old John F. Regan, 1349 West Wood street Of the 3,089 persons to visit the survey bus, 1,187 of them have been over 50 years of age.

and 25 of those were over 80 years old. AIR S. SGT. WILLIAM HARPSTRITE 'We Want to Go Home Jet Crew Chief on Furlough U.S. Has a Good Air Force, Sergeant Says took over the medical practise vacated by Dr.

John Gladney who was recalled into the airforce June 30. Dr. Espy just completed his internship at Homer G. Phillips hos pital, St Louis. He is moving his wife and sivyearld child up from Mounds City shortly.

His office is at 135 East Decatur street where Dr. Gladney maintained his office. DR. GLADNEY, a lieutenant in the airforce reserves, was recalled as a captain. He reported to Scott field.

His wife and two children plan to continue living here at 758 West King street until the doctor is assigned a permanent station. Dr. Gladney, a native of Little Rock, came here in 1948, taking over the offices and practise of Dr. John C. Ellis, retired.

He received his medical training during the war, graduating in 1946. Dr. Gladney was last November elected president of the Decatur branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Color ed People. HIS SUCCESSOR, Dr Espy, is a native of Gilford, and, like Dr. Gladney, a graduate of Mc- Harry Medical college, Nashville, Tenn.

Before entering medicine he taught at Lincoln University, and a teachers college at Albany, Ga. He attended Lincoln university and Cornell university before entering the army. During the war he served in the infantry and quarter master corps, being discharged as a captain in 1946. He is 'a Mason and a Methodist. 5 Enlist In Air Force The enlistment into the air force of five Decatur-area men were today announced by M.

Sgt. B. L. Barrie, recruiter in charge of the army-air force recruiting station at 130 West Main street All enlisted for four years and are taking basic training at Samp son air force base, Geneva, N. Y.

They are: Victor D. Durchholz, 22, Millikin university graduate of 1951, son of Victor J. Durchholz, 1730 N. Edward street Durchholz was a star dis cus thrower for Decatur High School and Millikin for the past seven years. Gene William Broadbear, 22, Mil likin university graduate of 1951, son of Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Broad- bear, 1034 North Oakland avenue. Harold D.

Howe, 20, Millikin uni versity junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Howe, Latham. Darrell Masters, 17, 138 North Main street.

Larry 17. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Shull, Radio Tower addition.

Administration Asked On Deakins Estates Petitions for administration of the estates of the late William C. Dea kins of Decatur, who died March 22, 1948, and his wife, Mrs. Hilla F. Deakins, who died last May 18, were filed today in county court. The value of each estate is placed at $2,000.

The only heirs are two daughters, Lula L. Michael, Lake Worth, and Mrs. Gertrude Huffaker, rural route 8, Decatur. 200 Corn Detasselers Needed in This Area More than 200 corn detasselers to work within 30 miles of Decatur are needed, C. H.

Cushman, manager of the Illinois State Employment Service, announced today. Boys and girls 14 years of age or older and at least five and one-half feet tall may sign up now at the employment service office, 144 North Franklin street. Buses will pick up the workers in Decatur each morning and bring them back in the evening. Work will begin about July 20, but work ers should sign up this week, Mr. Cushman said.

pooL The pictures were taken by Mrs. Mona Sterling, 1117 West Eldorado street who stay- and Treva McKinney of Decatur ask for judgments totaling $50,000 in a personal injury suit against J. Eldon Johnson, on file today in circuit court The suit grows out of a traffic accident on Nov. 7 1950, when, tha complaint alleges, a tar driven south by Mr. Johnson collided with a truck driven east by Glen Prida at North Main and Marietta streets.

Helen and Glen Pride allege they received permanent injuries and each sues for $20,000. Mrs. McKinney asks for $10,000. i 60 Boats Are Unlicensed City clerk's records indicate there are still some 60 unlicensed boats on Lake Decatur. A count by City Clerk Jack W.

Loftus today revealed 777 licenses issued so far this year. Ten of the delinquents, however, are believed to be commercial boats belonging to Russell K. Shaffer, who operates in Nelson park. Lake Patrolman Ben Livesay said today Mr. Shaffer has promised several times to get his licenses which were due Jan.

1. INABILITY TO GET help is tha reason given for not having made the trip to the city clerk's office in the county building sooner. Last year two inboard motor-boats and eight paddle boats wera licensed for Mr. Shaffer, bringing the city $111. Mr.

Livesay said he is planning; a final round of the lake, towing in all unlicensed boats, in the next few days. SEVERAL BOATS were pulled in last month after owners had ignored warning tags issued in May. Last year 835 licenses were issued. The breakdown this year is: Outboard, 395; Rowboats, 275; Inboard, 50; Sailboats, 47. 4 Mrs.

Harriett Loper, 83, Here Year, Dies Mrs. Harriett Lelia Loper, 83. of 226 Spring street, died at 5:40 a. m. today in the Wakefield nursing home, 1504 North Water street She was born in Richland county, Wisconsin, April 11, 1868, and camt here a year ago to live with a daughter.

She leaves the following children, Mrs. Lula Gaines, Decatur; Mrs. Ada Stark, Georgetown, and George D. Loper of Phoenix, Ariz. A brother lives in Wisconsin.

The body was taken to the J. J. Moran Sons funeral home and will be removed to Westville for funeral services and burial on Thursday. Bus Trip to See 'Forever This Land The recreation department is sponsoring a bus trip to New Salem state park July 24 timed to allow those going to see the play "For ever this Land," Joan Odor, the de partment's publicity supervisor, an nounced today. Transportation is tickets to the play are $2.40 reserved, $1.80 general admission; $1.20 children's reserved, 60 cents children's general admission.

Children must ba accompanied by adults. The bus is to leave the recrea tion office 5:30 p. m. that Tuesday. and return about 12:30 a.

m. It is to arrive at the park early enoueh to let those going see the exhibits. Reservations may be made at tne recreation office, 243 South Water street or by calling 2-8535. TRIALS OPEN JULY 23 Trials of 20 criminal and 11 civil cases by jury have been set to start July 23 in county court. The criminal cases include 13 charges of driving while under the influ ence of liquor and two-charges of reckless driving.

her own side of the cage and being restored inside it by park district men. nishings and clothing for the Gino Acciavatti family who lost all their belongings in a tornado which hit the Heman and Warrensburg area June 27 was started today. Mr. and Mrs. John W.

McNutt 2709 North Twenty-seventh street, and Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hibbard, 4300 East William street, will ac cept donations. ALL OF the clothing of Mr.

and Mrs. Acciavatti and their son, Tommy, eight months old, were lost as were the new household furnishings of the couple when their home near Warrensburg was leveled by the tornado. Mr. and Mrs. Acciavatti had moved to the England farm near Warrensburg just five weeks before the storm hit the said.

They had just bought new household goods and had no insurance on it. The family now is staying with Mr. Acciavatti's father, Terzino Ac ciavatti, 1153 East William street Mr. Acciavatti, who served in the navy during World War II, is still working for Mr. England who is attempting to find the family a new home.

WHEN THE STORM hit, Mrs. Ac ciavatti threw herself over the baby to protect him and then went to the highway one-fourth mile away to stop a motorist, who took them to the Decatur and Macon County hos pital. She suffered from shock and a leg cut and the baby had a head cut. Mr. Acciavatti was attending a farmer's class at Warrensburg when the storm hit Mr.

McNutt, one of the friends launching the drive, works at the Decatur Signal depot and will ac cept cash gifts there. Propane Gas Firm Opens Decatur Office The Heath Propane dis. tributors of propane gas, opened its offices at 725 North Bright street today. The company is owned by Charles C. Heath, manager of the Shelby Gas Service Shelby- ville, and local manager is A.

W. Beckett, who is moving to De catur from Shelbyville. Operating on the slogan of "Heat with Heath," the company will specialize in supplying gas for heating equipment The company has contracted for an ample supply of propane for the heating season, Mr. Beckett said. Mr.

Beckett added that the new firm is expert in tractor conver sion from gasoline to propane fuel. Heating equipment, including furn aces, ranges and hot water heaters, will also be handled by the Heath firm. Company equipment includes a double-barreled propane delivery truck, equipped with 'print-o- meter" metering equipment Business Magazine Pictures Miss Dickey Eight pictures of Annamary Dick ey, opera star, daughter of Mrs. H. Dickey, 1339 West Wood street appear in this month's is sue of "Business Week." The photographs were taken on the occasion of a dinner given by the General Cable Corp.

for more than 100 suppliers in the Wedge- wood room of the Waldorf-Astoria. Miss Dickey and Comedian Vic tor Borge were stars of a show that put the suppliers in a good mood for business with General Cable. NAME CHANGE The firm of Robert S. Sheppard General Contractors, has changed its name to Robert S. Sheppard Son, according to an announcement from the secretary of state's office.

The change was made to include Gerald Sheppard, who was recently made treasurer, in the firm name. CAB STOLEN The theft of a Yellow cab from the H. B. Drive-in cafe, at the Northwest edge of Decatur, was re ported to Sheriff David M. Peters at 12:30 a.

m. today. her cage by wedging in between top of bars and fencing strung across top of cage. This wedging aba Med both head U.S. Health Service Questioned; State To Be Called Upon Mayor Robert E.

Willis apparently does not intend to take Dr. A. C. Baxter's demand for a $500-a-year salary increase passively. This morning he was trying to put through a telephone call to the executive officer of the U.

S. Pub-lie Health service in Washington, D. C. The purpose of the call, which was expected to be returned this afternoon, was "to discuss our local public health problems" and to find out if there is any means of setting a list of public health physi cians who might be available to De catur. DR.

WILLIS said he also intends to make a trip to Springfield soon to discuss the city's "public hsalth problem" with officials of the state health department. Health Com' missioner Cody R. Holmes probably will accompany him, he said. Mr. Holmes today had no further comment on the demand of Dr.

Baxter, city health superintendent, for a raise from $7,500 to a year. He said yesterday that the city is "over a barrel." The state requires that the city have a full-time pub lic health doctor who meets state health department requirements or lose about $20,000 a year in public health aid. DR. BAXTER, was hired after the office was vacated by Dr. P.

A. Steele, who served as both health commissioner and superintendent for eight years while drawing only a commissioner's $5,400 salary. Dr. Steele, who did not run for re-election, announced during the campaign that he would take the position for $8,400 if Roy D. Whit-ten, then a member of the city health department, were elected commissioner and assigned to the health department.

Dr. Baxter, according to accounts of a closed-door meeting last week, based his demand for an increase on the $8,400 salary set up in a budget submitted to the state division of local health administration several months ago by Dr. Steele. HE IS SAID to have left the impression on city officials that the budget approved by the state will have to be followed, but he thought that he could get state approval to cut his own salary from $3,400 to $8,000. He also announced that he had reduced the salary of Dr.

H. J. Bur-stein, part-time venereal disease clinic physician, from $200 to $150 a month, and dispensed with the $110-a-month services of Eleanor Smith, part-time nurse in charge of the V. D. and immunization clinics.

Both of these items are believed to be changes in the state-approved budget, which is locked in the health superintendent's office while Dr. Baxter attends a Shriners convention in New York. Dr. Willis indicated today that his thoughts are turning again to a possibility suggested two months ago while city officials sought a replacement for Dr. Steele, by Dr.

Charles F. Sutton, director of state local health administration. DR. SL'TTOX SAID then that the state would waive temporarily its requirement that the health superintendent must have a year of graduate study and two years experience in public health for an otherwise qualified physician who agreed to make a career of public health. The other requirements of the state are U.

S. citizenship, graduation from a medical school approved by the American Medical association, a one-year internship, and license to practise in Illinois. In this case, the state would require an agreement that the doctor take his public health training within a few years. 1. A 4 This is what went on in and out of the Fairview park bear pen late yesterday morning.

No. It. Papa bear Smoky, in left mtt, Liquor Board Secretary Also Given Duties The city has something new these days a working liquor commission secretary. Mayor Robert E. Willis made appointments in his department of public affairs shortly after his elec tion, before he even took office, perhaps before he gained a complete understanding of the duties of each employe.

At any rate, after taking office he seems to have found little justi fication for the $65-a-month part time salary the city was paying Pete Mattchen, whom he had ap pointed secretary of the liquor com mission to succeed A. R. Coggan. "Everybody who draws a city salary should work for the Dr. Willis said today.

Acting on this theory, he assigned Mr. Mattchen to help Otto Kujawa, license investigator, on liquor law enforcement and collection of license fees As far as the eye could see, Mr. Coggan's duties during his eight years under Mayor James A. Hed-rick were confined to bearing the title, attending infrequent liquor commission meetings and cashing his monthly check. Twenty-Second Street Trees Go to Dump The remains of 25 trees which once shaded Twenty-second street are being buried in Art Shields dump on route 36 east of Decatur.

The trees were sacrificed for widening of the street from East Clay to Eldorado street Traffic is being detoured to Twentietn street while the Collins-Bruley Construction Co. is at work on the two-month project. ESCAPES INJURY George H. Schudel of Mansfield was not injured late last night when his motorcycle collided with a truck at North Main street and Leafland avenue. Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $100.

The truck, owned by the Heise Electric was driven by Howard Pruitt, 1820 East Lawrence street, according to a report to the police traffic division. IN LINCOLN PLAY Jerry Friend, 19, of Decatur, is one of a group of dancers appearing currently in "Forever This Land," the Lincoln play at New Salem. A. student at Millikin School of Music, he is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Roland M. Friend, 718 West Elm street. News From the Sick Mrs. Loren Goff of 1446 North Union street, is in Decatur and Macon County hospital for treatment She may have visitors. side of the partitioned cage, shows daughter Dokey, right, how to climb fencing.

No. Dokey learned, and got atop DR. JOHN GLADNEY Dr. Theodore R. Espy this week took over the practise of Dr.

John Gladney, called into the airforce last His office, as was Dr. Gladney's, is 135 East Decatur street Auctioneers To Hear Humorist CoL Jack Major, a farmer, lecturer and humorist from Paducah, Ky will be principal speaker at the National Auctioneers convention banquet to be 6:30 p. m. Friday at the Hotel Orlando ballroom, C. B.

Drake, Decatur auto auctioneer and chairman of the three-day conven tion, announced today. Colonel Major's subject will be "Taxes, Women and Hogs." He spoke here in 1945 at the annual inter-club dinner of the Kiwanis. Rotary and Lions clubs on post-war politics and Australian women. Mr. Drake termed Colonel Major a pro tege of Irvin S.

Cobb, also a Pa ducah humorist Mr. Drake said he is to be in terviewed over WSOY upon his afternoon arrival that day, and later will be heard on Clinton sta tion WHOW at 5:15 p. m. Also on the auctioneers program that night are the Four Majors Barber Shop quartet and the dimming Combo of Coal City which will play at tne dance following the banquet. Decatur Barbershoppers Give Benefit Concert A benefit concert by the Decatur barbershop chorus will be given at 8 p.

m. Sunday in the Cisco school gymnasium, chorus officials said today. The proceeds will go to Gene Con ner, of Cisco, a barbershop singer. who suffered a heart attack recent ly. Mr.

Conner, an employe of the B. M. Dennis Son Sheet Metal was a member of the Com biners, a Cisco quartet. The Combiners will be there, with a substitute for Mr. Conner, in ad dition to the Long Shots, Borrowed Timers, Commodores, Four Majors ana the barbershop chorus from Decatur.

The benefit is sponsored jointly by the chorus nd the Cisco volunteer fire department, another of the groups Mr. Conner belonged to. DISORDERLY CHARGE Jack Euger.fi Sutherland, 36, of 1170 Illinois Circle was fined $25.40 today for disorderly conduct He was arrested on complaint by Sue Sutherland of the same address. ed throughout the hour-long performance. It ended by Cokey's getting once again atop In Korea right now they are talk ing about ending the war.

Maybe the diplomats can't decide whether it should end, but the servicemen there have a definite, universal opinion. "We want to go home!" The authority for this is a man who returned from Korea last week: Air S. Sgt William Harp- strite, 26, son of Mrs. Mary Harp-strite, 1269 North Church street Now Sergeant Harpstrite isn't a homesick draftee. He is a professional soldier, with five and a half years service.

HE IS MAKING a career of the air force. "We have a good air force," he says, "It's going to stay that way and I'm going to stay in it." The reason the servicemen want out of Korea is to avoid another terrible winter there. "It's an awful country," is Ser geant Harpstrite's eloquent de- scrition of Korea. Sergeant Harpstrite is a mainte nance crew chief with the 8th air force's 27th fighter wing. The 27th flies F-84 jet planes, better known as the Thunderjet.

"Thunderjets have been under- publicized," Sergeant Harpstrite says, "but they're a mighty good plane." ALSO A GOOD plane is the Russian-made Mig jet which the Communists are using in Korea. J.T.Tucker Estate Is Left to Widow Except for bequests of $500 each to five nephews and one niece, all of the $116,000 estate of the late Joseph Tucker, 79, of Warrens burg is left for life to his wife, Mrs. Bessie Tucker, under his will on file today in county court. Subject to their mother's life in terest the estate is left in equal shares to three daughters, Ruth E. Tucker, Kingston, R.

Mrs. Mary E. DeCoursey, Storrs, and Mrs. Helen Osborn, Warrensburg. The niece and nephews receiv ing $500 bequests are Jane T.

Ma- gill, Van Nuys, Gerald T. Tucker, Inglewood, Sam A. Tucker, Arlington, John Tucker, Camp Hill, Robert E. Watson, Indianola, Iowa, and Stuart T. Watson, San Francisco, Calif.

VAGRANCY CHARGE Morris Eugene Bowen, 35. of 235 East Division street was held in county jail today charged with vagrancy. and tail-first; it worked headfirst No. 3: Dokey, after climbing down from cage, is shown between the eage proper and "The Migs are driven by Chinese," he explains, "and they're a good ship. But our pilots are trained so much better they can fly rings around them." Sergeant Harpstrite believes the entire 27th fighter escort wing will be back in the U.

S. by September. Their home field is near Austin, Texas. "When we started to come back the city of. Austin threw us a wel come.

They got out convertibles and pretty girls and had a party. "I got there three days later," he recalls sadly. SERGEANT IIARPSTRITE high ly praises other U. N. soldiers and pilots in Korea, especially the Greeks.

Of course the $64 question for any Korean war veteran is the MacArthur firing. Sergeant Harpstrite sums up the G.I. reaction in a manner that any soldier can understand: "He is a great Soldier. But he forgot who was boss." Heckel With 27th Capt. Charles C.

HeckelT son of Mrs. Guy Heckel, 1953 East Prairie avenue, is also a member of the 27th fighter escort wing. He is commanding officer in charge of maintenance. Now stationed in Ja pan, his mother expects him home late this month. Freight Rates Cause Lawsuit for Refund Different calculations as to the amount of freight due for delivery of a car load of steel from Decatur to Cosgrove, led to the filing of a lawsuit today in circuit court.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. refunded $111.77 to the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co. after the original freight claim was paid. Now the railroad claims the refund was not justified and sues to re cover it. G.E.

Plant Appoints Safety Committee Newly-appointed members of an employe safety committee at the General Electric Co. plastics plant here are: Robert L. Spitzer, Harold A. Ketelhut, V. V.

Thornton, Billie Grey, Alberta Peterson, Charles E. Biley. Robert A. Baughman. the safety fence around it.

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