Woodford County Journal from Eureka, Illinois • 1

xxx. DlvUloo U. of Library Urbsna, IL 61801 Contributions requested for clock restoration ban weigh tool Bounds and It now valued at liaco. The county Bicentennial commission haa seat letters to each municipality la tha county asking tor funds to restore the clock and beO. la hoped tb this restoration caa be compleUd In time for the county BlceotennUl faathrai to be held In Eureka Sept and 23.

recently the tower clock la Pontiac. The clock waa added to the court house tower la 1900, nine years after the opening of the building. It wu built and Installed by the Howard Clock Company of Boston, which haa made tower clocks since 1847. The (our (aces of the clock art of white glass and the numbers handcrafted of Iron; the hands are of wood cut bronte bell and suggests that "community contributora" pay the remaining $2100 of the low bid of 3200 submitted for the rw-toratlon. Earl Glnney, clockmaker of Bartonvllle, haa aubmltted the low bid to the county board.

He taught horology at Bradley University and now teachea at ICC. He haa restored many clocka In the area, most Each town, village and township la Woodford County la being asked to contribute to the fund (or the rMtoratlon of the clock and bell In tbe court houM tower In Eureka. The county Bicentennial commlMlon la promoting thla reatoratlon. The building committee of tbe county board of supervisors baa allotted $1100 (or the reoalr of the clock and The Woodford County Journal Eureka, Illinois, Thursday, July 29, 1976 Volume 109 Number 31 THE YELLOW BUG and Bookworm, sometimes known as Duane and Pant Nussbaum, transmit on their mobile CB unit CB'ers use strange handles 'Ding Dong to Potato Head' Julie Christ and Brad Janssen chosen 4-H queen and king Tax deadline August 6 Paul Meador, Woodford County treasurer and ex-of-flclo county collector, has announced that Woodford County tax bills have been mailed and the first Installment deadline la Aug. 6 for payment of real estate taxes.

Hit and run suspect questioned According to Eureka police chief Gerald Relnmann, a suspect believed to have been the driver of a hit and run auto July 20 In Eureka haa been located near Metamora. The accident caused alight injury to Maureen K. Powell, 9, of Memphis, and Lois M. Colllnson of Victoria, who were both possengera in an auto driven by Esther D. Powell of Roanoke.

The Powell car waa struck broadside at the intersection of Main and Center streets In Eureka when the hit and run auto apparently ran a atop vocabulary of the CBera with the directory listing Little Abner, Little Bear, Little Bird, Little Debbie, Little Fans, Little Jeanle, Ltftle Hustler, Little Itch and Little Midget. According to Lewis, bow-ever, do not expect a CBer to match his handle. "You might find a huge truck driver somewhere who Is six feet six Inches tall and weighs 500 pounds who calls himself Rosebud," Lewis explained. But some name are descriptive of their owners, such aa Bookworm for Pam Nussbaum of Eureka, who la an avid reader, or the Yellow Bug, the name Duane Nussbaum, Pam's husband, got from the little yellow sports car he once owned. Whatever the reasons CBera Julie Christ of Lowpotot and Brad Janaaen of Beoaon were crowned king and queen of the Woodford County 4-H Shaw Tuesday night at the 4-H park.

Julie, a member of tba 89ers club, ia tbe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christ of Lowpolnt. Brad, a member of the Willing Workers, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Willis Janaaen of Benson. With thunderstorms rotttaf across the county Monday night, the show opened Tuesday morning on soggy ground under grey skies. The overcast "offered a welcome change from tbe beat which usually accompanies the show, but the wet weather may have reduced attendance somewhat OFFICIALS SAID moat of the categories were down ia number of entries from last year's figures. The decline in exhibits wu not noticeable but the unusually (mall crowd on opening day was quite apparent. One of tbe few categories to show an increase In entries uut limi ilairfa Lewis said no matter how insulting or strange a handle la the owner takes pride In his chosen call sign and rarely changes It.

Lewis also said be has heard verbal fights between two CBera with identical handles aa to which one had rights to the name. Nearly all categories, including food, are covered with CB handles. Harold Sauder of Eureka la Maccaronl and Onion Ring is what to call Bertha Miller of Eureka. For some obscure reason Robert Slama of Roanoke has chosen to call himself Rotten Hot Dog. HANDLES also come from fairy tales, cartoons and classic literature.

Hawkeye, a character In "The Last of tbe Mohicans" la now tbe handle of Clarence Houck of Grldley. Snow White Is Sharon Holt of Eureka and Wonder Woman la Wanda Jordlng of Secor. CBera know about history as well. Thomaa Palmore of. Dana is known as Swamp Fox, a Revolutionary War hero, and Dave Altshue of Congervllle is Davey Crockett The word little ia but In the by Jim Williams "The stranger it is, the better It la," seems to be the rule followed by area CB addicts when selecting a handle by which they will be known to all their CB friends.

A recent edition of the CB Directory for Central Illinois, lists among others, Warthog, Camel Driver, Onion Ring, Ding Dong, Bimbo and Potato Head as handles of local citizens). Steve Lewis of Lewis TV In Eureka, one supplier of CB equipment, explained that a handle la an individual name used In conjunction with FCC call numbers which are assigned to each radio license holder. The operator of the radio must use the call numbers when ending a transmission but is free to use bis chosen handle at other times. Lewis said that until recently the use of handles waa considered Illegal by the FCC, but the flood of usage by CBera prompted tbe government to revise tbe law. "HALF THE FUN of boring a CB Is In picking out a strange handle," said Lewis.

"Most of the people who come In to buy their first CB have already decided on a handle before they even start looking for a radio." Some of the handles are easily explainable, they may describe the type of work done by the user or be a variation of his name. The Apothecary belongs to pharmacist William Schaal of Eureka, and the Corn Man la Bob Nutl of Eureka, who Is the district manager for Super Croat seed corn. DING DONG is the handle of Howard Dingledlne of Eureka, Farmer Bill la Bill Farmer of Eureka and Little Debbie Is Debra Haig of Congervllle. If a CBer likes to call his friends Insulting names then be could talk to Fred Kesler of Grldley who is known as the Freeloader, or Douglas Nea-velll of Eureka who answers to Warthog. Franklin Yeager of Roanoke prefers to be called Hay Seed, Lance Olsen of Mlnonk is sack and Kant Muehe of Tre-mont calls himself Potato Head.

use in selecting handles, tbe prime rule la to find one that ia distinctive, Individual and above all, strange. After all, who knows why Dennis House-bolter of Eureka would want to be known aa Camel Driver, or why Richard Livingston of RiunnVa iiM Mil MnikK aim. The Powell car waa snun Ferdinand. If A 1 Ay Dr. Bernard Bucher opens dental office feLl 1 Ellen extension advisor, said tbe growmf popularity of indoor gardening probably accounted for the increase.

The indoor exhibit area usually has to be roped off to keep the spectators out during judging, but this year the crowd was so small that even without ropea very few people ventured into tbe exhibit area before tbe judging was completed. Officials said tbe low attendance on Tuesday may have been due in part to the weather, and possibly to Caterpillar vacation, which Is in progress. In Tuesday's judging Greg Morris of the Greene Panthers won the top award in arts and crafts and also showed the champion Brown Swiss. Plaque honors Whetzel, Eureka College benefactor auiwm iuv ucgrcca uj ujc impact and suffered over $1,100 in damage. Christine C.

Winkler, 76, of rural Metamora, haa not admitted to being involved In the accident, but Relnmann said there are eyewitnesses. THE HIT AND RUN car left parts of a broken guide light at the scene. Relnmann said those pieces fit the Winkler car and that paint scrapes also match. Relnmann said the suspect waa located through the aid of witnesses and piecing together the fragments of broken plastic from the hit and run car. The broken light was found to have come from a 1975 Chevrolet and when Miss Winkler's car waa located, the broken light reportedly fit the pieces of broken plastic left on her car.

After Relnmann located the bricks from the pavement work done by the city of Eureka and later hand chipped them. W. H. Whetzel had been an enthusiastic supporter of the college, making gifts of books and equipment as well as funds, before the fatal accident in 1910 at the electric light plant he had built to serve Eureka residents. The Whetzels had moved to Eureka in 1898 and he had been county superintendent of schools two terms.

His goal had been to use his business venture as a source of still greater support of the college. Thomas Whetzel, now retired, in tils active years was a contractor for road building with headquarters in in question Sheriff Jim car The resolve of W. J. Whetzel, early 1900 Eureka businessman, cut short by his accidental death, is being fulfilled by his son, Thomaa Whetzel of Champaign. The present Mr.

Whetzel Wednesday afternoon, July 21, unveiled a plaque as a memorial to his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson Whetzel, to be placed in the house at 807 Burgess St. in which the Whetzels lived. It is now a part of the Eureka College campus.

The plaque la a permanent acknowledgement of a generous gift by Thomas Whetzel to the endowment fund of the college. He was accompanied by hia brother, Joseph Whetzel of El Paso. The house was built by H. C. Reichel, who used the extra Durst and county investigator Harold Shepherd inspected the auto and questioned Miss FAULTY DETECTOR BRINGS FIRE CALL A Ore call about 9:30 a.m.

Sunday to Maple Lawn Home to Eureka proved to be a false alarm when firemen could find no evidence of a blase. According to Fire Chief Frank Gerber, the alarm wu apparently triggered by a faulty smoke and heat detector sensor. He said firemen searched both the old and tbe new buildings before leaving. Winkler. She reportedly did not admit to having an accident, but later said she could not understand why the police were so concerned and that she did not stop.

Relnmann said charges are pending. DR. BERNARD L. BUCHER with his receptionist, Debbie Crawford, (in dental chair) and his assistant, Marsha Burton. The newest addition to the professional community in Eureka ia Dr.

Bernard L. Bucher, who opened a dental office in the Lakeview Shopping Center last week. His office is located just south of Bertie's clothing store. Bucher, who attended Eureka College and tbe school of dental medicine at Southern Illinois University, bad been associated with Dr. John Callahan of Peoria since graduating from SIU in October.

Dr. Bucher ts somewhat of a Eureka native. Because his father waa In the service, he traveled all over the country but always spent his summers In Eureka with hia grandparents. Dr. Bucher's father died in Vietnam and hia mother, Emma, now lives In Eureka.

Dr. Bucher sold he decided to open a practice in Eureka because he knew most of the ana residents and thought the city needed another dentist Hia office ia located at the end of a long corridor and ia decorated in bright colors, mostly yellow and orange. The 1,400 square foot area has room for two complete opera-toriea (patient rooms), an office, a darkroom, a supply room, a laboratory and a waiting room. There is also room for planned expansion. Working with Dr.

Bucher will be his assistant, Marsha Burton, and receptionist, Debbie Crawford. Office hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday. The number to call for an appointment ia 467-3769.

AUTO VANDALIZED NEAR HOSPITAL Dr. Robert Wright of Pekin reported to Eureka police last Friday that sometime during the week of July 12 his 1972 Mercedes waa vandalized while parked near Eureka Hospital. Dr. Wright reported that the left door had been dented and a headrest cut. Total damage waa estimated at about $225.

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO MEET MONDAY The Eureka Hospital Auxiliary's quarterly meeting will be Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at the hospital. Members are urged to make an effort to attend. Inquest finding Jury rules Kelley death avoidable by deceased si canoe off and on all day and that he and Kelley decided to go out in the craft about 8:30 or 9 p.m.

to watch the fireworks. -I- WITNESSES to the accident had told police that it appeared Kelley stood up in the canoe causing it to overturn, "I don't know if he stood up or what," said Noel. "He said he had to. I felt us falling over." Noel testified that he tried to hold onto Kelley in the water but Kelley waa struggling and slipped away. Noel was picked up by another boat.

Noel told the jury that both he and Kelley had quite a bit to drink and Kelley appeared to be intoxicated. He also said that the canoe was not equipped with life preservers at any time during the day nor was the craft equipped with a Eureka city permit to be on the lake. Noel said he did not know that Kelley could not swim and that Kelly had shown no fear of the water on the day of hia death. An autopsy report on Kelley cited acute alcoholic intoxication with a blood alcohol level of .203. The state of Illinois considers the driver of a car to be drunk with a level of .10.

wore a life preserver even then." She also said her husband apparently did not know he would be going boating when he left the house early on the Fourth to go to Eureka. Lake. "Barney Noel, 21, of Washington, who was in the canoe with Kelley at the time of the accident, testified that he and Kelley were with about 15 other people who were all former classmates at Washington high school. Noel said the group had beer and vodka and were drinking during the day. He also said a police officer told tbe group drinking waa not allowed at the lake and asked them to take the liquor back to their car.

After taking the liquor back to, the car, Noel said, the beer waa poured Into a water container and the group continued drinking using glasses. Noel said members of the group had been using the A Woodford County coroner's jury last week ruled the death of a 21 year old Morton man July 4 at Eureka Lake to be an accident avoidable only on the part of the deceased. Joseph D. Kelley drowned when the canoe in which he was riding capsized during the Fourth of July fireworks display about 9:30 p.m. An autopsy report and testimony at the inquest showed Kelley to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Other testimony brought out that Kelley could not swim and the canoe waa not equipped with life preservers. DEBRA KELLEY of Morton, the widow of the dead man, testified that her husband was unable to swim and was "very afraid of the water." "He might go fishing in water up to his knees," said Kelley. "But be always WOODFORD COUNTY CLERK Cecil Nohl wu one of many persona to meet Jim Thompson, Republican candidate for governor, at a Republican dinner last Thursday night at Eureka Lake. Over 300 persona attended the event..