Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 62

SIX PAGES TODAY. THE DECATUR REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Wednesday, August 25, 1954. Lane Pleads Innocent in Fee Shortage An embezzlement charge was brought. yesterday against former city building inspector Bert T. Lane in with an alleged shortage of building permit fees.

Lane pleaded innocent before Justice Rudolph Lorenz and was released on $2,000 bond. At the same time, Lane paid the city $761 of the $1,251 he is accused of taking. The embezzlement charge against Lane was made after a conference yesterday afternoon between State's Attorney Kenneth E. Evans, Corporation Counsel Byron M. Merris and Lane's attorney, James E.

Henson. A warrant charging Lane with embezzlement was signed by City Treasurer Walter E. Griffin, to whom Lane allegedly submitted altered building permit receipts. Evans said Lane admitted the shortages in a statement to authorities. Evans said the shortage developed between February, 1952, and June, 1954.

The amount missing each month was less than $50 i in most instances, Evans said. The largest monthly totals missing were $153 in October, 1953, and $132 in May, 1954. Both of these months set new records for the number of residential building permits issued. Lane, 48, of 440 W. Macon resigned in June after discovery of what city officials termed 'discrepancies" in the handling of fees for building permits.

City auditors reported that the discrepancies. were in the amounts Lane collected in building permit fees and the amounts he turned over to the city treasurer. FINDLAY MAN GETS AWARD AT NAVAL RESERVE PARTY An Air Medal won in the Korean War and a commission earned during four years of college were awarded two area men in ceremonies preceding Naval Reserve enlisted men's party last night a at the Naval Armory. Joseph Lucas, Findlay, was presented the air medal for meritorious service with Patrol Squadron 28 of the 7th Fleet during 1952. The squadron completed 20 missions under enemy anti-aircraft Lucas, now a civilian, was an aviation electronics technician second class.

John E. Craig, 22, son of Mrs. Lela Yates of Clinton, was commissioned an ensign and has been notified that his first assignment will be aboard the USS Mississippi. Craig has been with the Decatur Reserve since 1949 and has also been enrolled in the Reserve Officers Corps at Illinois State Normal University. He graduated this June from Normal with a Bachelor of Science degree in education.

He has held the rank of yeoman second class in the Decatur reserve. Entertainer at last night's party was Lindy Wade, former Millikin student, who recently was commissioned ensign and has been assigned to Norfolk, Va. MILLIKIN SCIENCE HALL EXTERIOR NEARLY DONE The new Millikin University science hall should be almost entirely enclosed by tomorrow evening, according to President J. Walter Malone. The roof is on except for a small section on the south end and glass is in on the first and 1 second floors.

The job has been held up by the unavailability of glazed tile, which has been overdue for six months, according to Ira Tobias, superintendent, but has not been delivered, because of a strike in the glazed tile industry. The strike has been cleared up but the science hall order is coming in in small dribbles because of the big backlog. Work on the partitions is the principal job to be done as soon as the tile arrives. POST OFFICE GETS NEW SAVINGS CERTIFICATES The first shipment of the new postal savings certificates was received by the post office today. The certificates, in the form of punch cards, will make it possible to build up compound interest over long period of time.

Previously, the certificates had to be turned in every year and interest had to be -computed. The punch cards will also reduce -delays in clerical work. Highest of old certificates was $500. The new cards include $1,000 and $2,500 accounts. Traffic Arrests Jerald Dale Howard, Mt.

Clemens, was fined $29 for speeding between the 700 and 1000 blocks South Franklin Street. State Reports Polio Case Total Steady No new polio cases have been reported in Decatur or Macon County during the last week, the state department of health reported todav. The state lists an official total of eight cases here so far this year. By Aug. 25.

last year, 64 cases, including seven fatalities, had been reported. There has been one Macon County polio fatality this year. Mrs. Wilma Hagar, 30, of 754 W. Cushing died 1 Monday noon in St.

John's Hospital, Springfield. The state polio total so far was 619 cases: through yesterday, the state health department reported. The figure is about 30 per cent below last year when the total was 914 on Aug. 24. Yesterday's figure of 619.

represents. an increase of 129 cases throughout the state in the last week. The official total of eight for Macon County this year agrees closely with an unofficial tabulation kept by reporters who have been I denied polio information by the city health department. Reporters have counted nine polio cases in the county. Reporters and state health department lists agree that all the Macon County polio victims this year have been residents of Decatur.

There were no new cases reported today at City Public hospital. Eldorado Bus Run Resumes Decatur City Lines buses will start operating on the regular route over Eldorado Street, probably tomorrow, according to M. R. Biddle, transportation superintendent. The regular route runs up Franklin to North, North to Broadway and Broadway to Eldorado Street.

The company has been running vehicles over a detour route even though parts of Eldorado Street were paved. Work on the street was scheduled to be completed today and the street to be opened for traffic tomorrow. Decatur police officers, including Chief W. Glenn Kerwin, were painting traffic markers today on the last section of Eldorado Street, from 17th to 20th Streets. TREES CLEARED FOR NEW ROUTE 36 BRIDGE WORK Grading has begun on the southeast approach to Nelson Park Bridge and most of the necessary clearing of trees has been completed, according to Art Rehm, construction superintendent on the job.

Rehm said some of the heavy equipment has the been work delayed enroute, that is well underway. This is the second day of construction at the bridge, by the M. J. Boyle Company, general contractors. Construction on parts of the Route 36 detour around the Nelson Park Bridge continues.

An extra lane and signal lights are being added at the intersection of E. William Street Road and Bursh College Road. KING ST. BARBER SHOP SOLD TO ROY A. TURNER Roy A.

Turner has purchased the barber shop formerly owned by Walter Holt at 608 W. King St. Turner was associated with the Burgess Barber Shop, 111 S. Oakland for the past several years. The new shop has been redecorated and was opened for business Saturday.

Floyd Troxel Floyd Troxel, Engineer, 64, Dies Today Floyd Ellsworth Troxel, prominent in civic and fraternal affairs in the area, died early today at St. Mary's Hospital, where he became a patient 10 days ago after a long illness. He lived at 1544 E. Main I St. Mr.

Troxel was born at Minonk June 1, 1890 and was married to Nellie M. Cox, Arcola, Dec. 24, 1920. The couple has lived in Decatur 15 years. An alumnus of the University of Illinois, class of 1916, Mr.

Troxel practiced the mechanical engineering profession at Ridgway, Mattoon, and Decatur, where he was employed by the Wagner Malleable Iron Co. He was a member of the Illinois and National Society of Professional Engineers, and served as secretary of the state organization from 1948 to 1951. He was on the board of the First Methodist Church here. Mr. Troxel was active in fraternal organizations.

He was member of Mattoon Lodge No. 260, Ancient Free Accepted Masons; Coudersport, Consistory; Sword of Bunker Hill; Latham 1 Chapter No. 507, Order. of Eastern Star; -Leighton Court No. 1, Order of Amaranth; and the Laurel Club.

In 1950 he was mentioned for appointment as Decatur water commissioner to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Bushrod' Sattley. For many years Mr. Troxel was interested in Boy Scout work, and helped to organize the movement in "his Pennsylvania district 36 years ago. He was past president of the Ridgway, Kiwanis International, as well as the Social Science Club of that city. Surviving are his wife; a son, Floyd of Macon; and two brothers, Roy of Chicago, and Harley of Flint, Mich.

Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Brintlinger's Funeral Home, where friends may call after 2 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Arcola Cemetery, immediately following Masonic rites at the funeral horne chapel. REA'S BRIDGE PROJECT TO START NEXT WEEK Alan N.

Buck, superintendent of the county highway department, said today that preliminary work i is underway on construction of the new river span for Rea's Bridge. "Construction will probably start next week," Buck said. In the meantime, workmen will shore up the bridge so heavy machinery can be hauled over it and build an approach to the site of the pier. The is scheduled to be completed in 83 working days. C.

E. Burgett, Rural Route 1, was awarded the contract. Drowsy Driver Crashes Into Lake Vest Reed, 1254 S. Jackson rail on the approach to Lost edge. Reed notified authorities escaped serious injury when Bridge, plunged down the em- of the accident and said he must his auto crashed through: a guard bankment, and stopped at water's have dozed off at the wheel Oldsters Take Free X-Rays Efforts to get older people to visit the X-ray bus for free chest X-rays apparently are paying off, according to Miss Rubye Mochel, executive secretary of the Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse Association.

A breakdown of figures on yesterday's first-day operation of the bus by Central Park shows that 266 of the total of 681 persons visiting the bus were. over 50. The oldest and second oldest persons X-raved were Eddie Huntley, 89, of 1865 E. Cantrell and Benjamin J. Smeathers, 88, of 1096 W.

Eldorado St. The bus had a dozen persons over 80 stop in for X-rays. In the 70-79 age group there were 50 visitors, 87 in the 60-69 age group and 117 in the 50-59-yearold group. People were going through the bus at a rate of 100 per hour this morning, Miss Mochel reported. Addition of two more registry clerks was speeding up service at the unit today.

The additional services should mean that no one will have to wait more than 10 minutes in line. Junior Welfare Association members were volunteer workers Monday the Junior Chamber of Commerce will take over for the evening shopping hours. The Newcomers and Newtowners Clubs will also supply volunteers this week and next. Disorderly Fine Jackson and 1 Charles H. Anderson, 30, of 825 W.

McKinley were fined $20.20 each today for disorderly conduct. They were accused of fighting in the Esquire pool room. Charles Ingram, 24, of 559 N. Freight Lost Police reported today that a box of freight addressed to Chapman, was lost yesterday from a Decatur Warehouse Company truck between the Illinois Central and Wabash freight houses. With The Sick Wayne Cook, 995 W.

Eldorado who was hurt in a motorcyclecar crash west of Decatur Sunday, remains in a critical condition at Decatur and Macon County No visitors are allowed. Creek Sewer Trestles Poured Pouring of concrete trestles to across Stevens. Creek at Snake carry the new interceptor sewer Hill Bridge is nearly completed. (Herald and Review Photo) ON STAMP ON SALE HERE FRIDAY A new issue of 1-cent stamps bearing the portrait of George Washington goes on sale in Chicago tomorrow and will be available 1 here Friday, Richard E. Ellison, Decatur postmaster said today.

The new issue is part of a series to appear during the fall. One of them, a 4-cent air mail stamp for postcards, is expected to increase transmission of this type of mail, as proved in other countries. It will appear here about Sept. 4. $180 Taken At Garfield Tap Theft of approximately $180 last night in a burglary of the Garfield Tap Tavern, 829 E.

Garfield was reported to police by Mike Frank, owner. A rear door was pried open. said 1 about $25 was taken from a shuffleboard, $100 from a pinball machine, and $35 from a change tray. Also stolen were 10 cartons of cigarets and six bottles of whisky. On Aug.

20, 1953, an armed robber took $10,000 from Frank in front of his tavern. Two men charged with the robbery. were acquitted after Circuit Court trials. When one of the defendants, James A. Haves of St.

Louis was arrested, $4,035 was found in sack in his car. Frank claimed the $4,035 was part of the money taken in the holdup and has a claim for it pending in Circuit Court. Hayes also is seeking return of the money, contending it was loaned to him by his brother, Dr. Leo J. Hayes of Wellston, Mo.

The money, which had been seized in St. Louis, was brought to Decatur as evidence in the Hayes trial. Circuit Judge Martin E. Morthland ordered the money impounded and it has been held since early this year by Circuit Clerk Harry R. Butt.

Man Critically Hurt in Crash Richard Roderick, 29, of 2035 E. Cleveland was critically injured early this morning when the car he was driving. overturned on Route 36 one-half mile east of Casner. Roderick is a patient in Decatur and Macon County Hospital. A passenger in the car, James Gordon, 24, Rural Route 7, was not injured.

Officials said that Roderick apparently went to sleep and his car overturned after hitting a light pole. Roderick is a sheet metal worker at Decatur Builders Supply. VETA COLLINS GOES HOME; HEARING IS SET TUESDAY Miss Veta Collins, 16, who was found in Chicago more than month after disappearance from her Decatur home, was released from county jail yesterday afternoon, pending hearing Tuesday in County Court under a dependency petition. She was released in custody of her mother, Mrs. Genevieve Foerster, 1029 E.

Prairie who cut short a trip to California to return to Decatur after receiving notice her daughter had been found. Authorities said unusual circumstances resulted in the girl being held in jail after she was returned to Decatur early she Saturday. would Ordinarily, they said, have been released to her mother immediately. COUNCIL MEETS TODAY ON MANAGER VOTE DATE City Council members were to meet at 1:30 p. m.

today to renew attempts to set a date for a referendum on city manager government for Decatur. According to an order handed down Aug. 8 by County Judge Gus T. Greanias, the referendum must be held between Sept. 8 and Dec.

7. Councilmen began a discussion of the date Monday, indicating that they favor mid-October for the election. Car Comes Out of Store A car used in a window dis- William VanLaw, store owner, play at Carol's was driven out the watched the fenders with front door this morning by John quarter-inch clearance. Kilborn while Guy Gunkle (left), display manager, and 2 Candidates Open Campaign For Congress TO CONVENTION Legionnaires Leave This Week for Washington Meeting Around 15 American Legion members of Decatur will be leavD. where the national Legion ing this week end for.

Washington, convention will be held Aug. 31 through Sept. 3. Leading the Decatur area official delegation will be Robert. Zook, Dalton City, commander of the 19th District.

Jerry Black, Cerro Gordo, outgoing district commander, will be delegate-at-large. Fred Ziese, Decatur, will be official delegate from Macon County, and going as his alternate will be Dean Caswell, Decatur, senior vice commander. Delegates to the 40 8 convention will be Harry Reynolds of Decatur and C. E. Schroeder, Deland.

Their alternates will be Robert Blake, Deland, and Less Goff, Decatur. The question of "un-American" material in Girl Scout literature, which was scheduled to become an issue: at the national convention after the Illinois Legion convention passed a resolution condemning the Scout handbook for saying too much about the United Nations and not enough about. the U. S. Constitution, probably will not come up for discussion, since the state Legion has changed its attitude.

The Decatur post originally joined other local posts in voting to condemn the Scout literature, Laura Miller Deed Disputed Mrs. Lucy Marie Weise of Maroa seeks to invalidate a deed executed by her mother, the late Mrs. Laura E. Miller of Maroa, in an action filed today in Circuit Court. In County Court today, there was a contested hearing on a petition for probate of the will of the late Mrs.

Miller, disposing of her small estate. Under the will, she left all of her estate to her son, Raymond B. McNattin of Champaign, and expressly stated no other heirs should share in the estate. Mrs. Weise is the only other heir listed in the petition.

will executed in 1952, and was witnessed by Frances E. Stalker and George H. Stoutenborough. In the Circuit Court action, Mrs. Weise seeks an order canceling a deed executed on Nov.

8, 1952, in which Mrs. Miller conveyed her real estate, including a tract of land, to her son, McNattin, reserving a life interest. Mrs. Miller died July 15 at the age of 77 vears. Mrs.

Weise alleges that her mother was ill to an extent of incompetency when she executed the will and that she acted under undue influence. BIDS TO BE TAKEN ON HOUSE NOBODY WANTS City officials figured out what they are going to do with the city-owned house at 1261 N. Jordan St. that nobody wants. Corporation Counsel Byron M.

Merris said he will ask all interested persons to make an offer, in a sealed envelope, at next City Council meeting. Besides a price, bidders will be asked to specify how soon they will remove the house, Merris said. The house stands on land acquired by the city in buying rightof-way for an improved East Grand Avenue-East Locust Street. Scheduled sale of the house fizzled last Monday when the Council received no bids for it. Since then Merris said he has received several inquiries from would-be buyers.

Postal Station Bidding Opens Bidding opened today for a new postal substation in the vicinity of the 21st and Wood Streets shopping district, Postmaster Richard E. Ellison announced. Substation 5 in the area has been operated by John Fleener at the Fleener Electric Shop, 2176 E. William since 1946. Fleener must vacate his store, which will 1 be torn down to make room for the U.

S. Route 36 cutoff on 22nd Street, Fleener's contract expires June 30, 1955. The new contract being offered will be from Oct. 1, 1954 to the expiration date of the present contract. Bids will be taken until 2 p.m.

Sept. 7 at the Decatur Post Office. Bid forms and specifications are apailable at the post office. CLOTHING ROOM OUTFITS 40 PEOPLE ON FIRST DAY About 40 people received clothing at the St. John's Episcopal Church clothing room this morning when the room opened for the fall season, and the stock of school-age children's clothing "went down like a punctured balloon," according to Mrs.

F. L. Banner, director. A number of persons had to be turned away and asked to return another day because of lack of facilities and personnel to take care of outfitting them, Mrs. Banner said.

The clothing room will be open Friday and Saturday mornings this week and will continue on a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning schedule until further notice. The room was closed during the summer to give workers a chance to collect more clothing and take inventory, Mrs. Banner today renewed the appeal for children's clothing. Persons having donations of clothing may deliver it to the church or call to have it picked up. MARY LE BEAU ESTATE LISTS ASSETS OF $10 The value of an estate left by the late Mrs.

Mary LeBeau of Decatur was fixed at $10 in a petition for administration filed today by her husband, William, of 1617 N. Main St. In the office of County Clerk Laurence Tangney it was said it is unusual for an administration to be started on an estate of that size. The petition lists the husband, three daughters and three sons as heirs. Bottling Plant Entered Police reported the Decatur Bottling Company building, 604 E.

Cantrell was entered last night, but nothing was stolen. Rival candidates for Congress from the 22nd district opened their campaigns last night. In: a statement released in Washington, Rep. William L. Springer, Republican, reviewed the record of the Congress.

Robert W. Martin of Sullivan, the Democratic nominee, appeared at a picnic in Nelson Park, sponsored by the Macon County Democratic Women's, organization. Both candidates appeared in agreement as to the basis upon which the Republicans and Democrats may expect to win or lose the Congress in the election Nov. 2. It was stated this way by Springer: "To the average person, it would appear that the Republicans will win, if the people who voted Republican in 1952 believe that they are getting what they voted for.

If they do not believe that, the Democrats undoubtedly will win." In his Decatur talk, Martin said he believes voters are concerned over the "atmosphere of big business," which he says has been evident under the present administration more than in any other Republican administration in the last 50 years. Springer saw the revision of the Internal Revenue Code as the outstanding single measure of this administration." He said it resulted in a saving of 000 to taxpayers, while a 10 per cent cut in income taxes saved taxpayers three billion dollars. Martin declared an examination of the new tax measure will show that the bulk of relief went to the large income group, with only little relief to those of medium or low incomes. Both Springer and Martin reserved until later discussion of the flexible farm support program, although Springer referred to the one year extension of the Foreign Trade Agreements Act, with adoption of a $1,300,000,000 farm surplus disposal program abroad, designed to assist in selling our agricultural surplus in foreign countries. Martin said the reported huge campaign contributions by oil interests to the 1952 Republican campaign and rumored renewals of big contributions to the GOP this year should concern voters.

He said the "give away" of the Tidelands oil resources was of greater benefit to major oil companies than to the few states who received them. One state has leased its off-shore oil rights to private firms on a basis of one per cent, while, ordinarily oil rights are worth up to per cent, he said. Election of a Democratic Congress, he said, will assure close examinations and a halt to future proposals to surrender natural resources owned by the people. Springer said 'the major theme of the President this fall will be "peace and prosperity." He said bringing the Korean War to an end was an accomplishment of President Eisenhower, for which the Congress cannot take much credit, except insofar as the Republican Congress is a part of the Eisenhower Administration. But, he said, on the prosperity issue, Congress is deeply involved.

Other accomplishments of Congress mentioned by Springer included reduced appropriations, tightening of the loyalty for security -programs and outlawing of the Communist Party, revision of the Atomic Energy law to encourage development and use of atomic energy by private industry, and adoption of measures to prevent "windfall" profits in the government housing program. Among other major accomplishments, he said, were the expanding of social security coverage with increased payments, the largest federal-aid highway program in history for 1956-57, approval of the St. Lawrence Seaway project, reorganization of the federal government in the interest of greater economy, measures for national defense, and program designed to assist and encourage Small Business. Jet Plane Exhibit Here An Air Force F-86 Sabrejet fighter plane will be on display at 200 N. Water across from Central Park Monday and Tuesday to help publicize an aircraft exhibit at Dayton, O.

The plane here will be stripped of wings for traffic reasons, but the craft is standard otherwise. A ramp carried on the special trailer will enable the public to look. inside. Panels have been removed to show controls, armament, and engine. Fined $64.20 Fined $64.20 Archie Wilson, 44, Rural Route 7, was fined $64.20 today for assault and remained in county jail pending payment.

He was arrested on complaint by Bertha M. Wilson. (Herald and Review Photo).