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WAN?" ADS 4500 THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1940. THREE Townsend, Nye Address 10,000 At Fairbury National Figures Air Views on Issues Of Nation Francis E. Townsend addressed a crowd of nearly 10,000 at the second Townsend homecoming and celebration in Fairbury Sunday afternoon. The speaking program WAS held at the Fairbury fairgrounds during afternoon. Dr.

Townsend registered his disapproval of the present administration and terminated his speech by, defense. outlining his ideas of national He opposes conscription on the basis that forcing men to join the army will not result in willing defense workers. The appearance of Senator Gerald P. Nye on the program of the afternoon was the big highlight of the day. Senator Nye of North Dakota addressed the group upon the national defense needs and interspersed his talk with references to the Townsend plan which he in- dorsed.

Can't Win Peace. "It doesn't mean much to me," commented Senator Nye, "for a presidential candidate to promise to keep this out of the war. In 1917 a 'war to country, end all That was only two months after Wilson had promised to keep us out of the war. But in those two months the public opinion had changed to such an extent that no man could have prevented the entry of the United States into the World war. "Today Europe is engaged in another of its frequent wars.

We could do much to help decide the winner of the war, but we cannot help Europe win her peace. We can't square the last war by entering another war," he concluded. A parade, beginning at the east end of Main street and proceeding along its length and then to the fairgrounds, opened the afternoon program. Heading the procession WAS the Fairbury high school band, directed by Ivan A. Kort- kamp, instructor in music.

Visits Birthplace. The morning was spent by Dr. Townsend and his party visiting his birthplace, a farm three and one half miles northeast of Fairbury, and the Rudd school, three miles east of here, where the doctor received his earliest formal education. At the schoolhouse, the doctor assisted in the planting of five American elm trees that are to be a memorial to him. An honored guest at the day's was Mrs.

Townsend who program traveled here from California especially to be with the doctor as he returned a to his childhood surroundings. She had never before visited in this vicinity. Mr. Townsend, his wife and son, Robert, and his immediate party of Mr. Ira French Sunday were dinner, guests at the home noon, The dinner was prepared almost entirely from produce procured from the old Townsend farm, now tenanted by John Bechtold and family.

An visitor at the afternoon's interpeaking was Mrs. J. A. Franger of this city who attended school in Fargo, N. with Sena- tor Nye.

Sibley RNA Has Supper The members and their families the Royal Neighbor lodge enjoyed a supper Thursday evening in the Masonic lodge rooms. The evening was spent in playing Mrs. W. C. Edwards won first prize for women and Miss Lavonne Becker, consolation prize, R.

L. McClure won first prize for men and W. C. Edwards, consolation prize. BULLETIN Board EMERGENCY CALLS Phone Mennonite hospital 296 Brokaw hospital St.

Joseph's hospital 166 Police .4800 Sheriff 603 County Jall 188 Bloomington fire department 340 Normal fire department .5596 Funeral Notices, Cards of Thanks, In Memoriam and Special Notice, 10- line minimum, $1.50 per insertion; additional lines 15c each. Copy for full day's run will be accepted up to 8 p. day before publication and 12 o'clock noon for final edition. FUNERAL NOTICE. Funeral services for Marilyn Jean Griffin, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank C. Griffin of 1705 South Bunn street, will be held from the Second United Brethren church, Bell and Clinton streets, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock (DST). Friends invited. Interment Park Hill cemetery.

Remains will be removed from the Beck memorial home to 1705 South Bunn street Monday morning at 11 o'clock. FUNERAL NOTICE. Friends are invited to attend the funeral service for Mrs. Victor Crumbaker, which will be held at the Murray and Carmody funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will take place in the Avoca cemetery, Fairbury, Ill.

Friends may call at the funeral home. FUNERAL NOTICE. Funeral services for Mr. Eugene Fortster, 515 East Chestnut street, will be held from the Beck memorial home, 209 East Grove street, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock (DST). Friends invited.

Interment Park Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the memorial home. FUNERAL NOTICE. Funeral services for C. O.

Bayles will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 (DST) from the Stubblefield memorial home, Normal. Friends invited. Interment Versailles cemetery, Versailles, Ill. Friends may call at the memorial home. CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during the recent illness and death of our beloved husband and son. Also the pallbearers and those who furnished cars and for the beautiful flowers. MRS. GERALD WILCOX, MR. AND MRS.

CHARLES WILCOX AND FAMILY. ALBERT NIEPAGEN FLORIST Flowers for Every Occasion 208 E. Miller St. Phone 386. Along the Road Side Glances at Rural Life FAR AWAY.Mark Frederick will take general commerce and major in accounting at George Washington university, Washington, D.

C. He expects to crack the books like this -also hopes to make some of the athletic teams. El Paso Red Cross Seeks Workers EL Hurd C. Adams, president of the El Paso American Legion auxiliary, said Saturday volunteers are wanted for Red Cross sewing and knitting. Two bolts of material are on hand now to be made into dresses.

Sizes and the stamp of Woodford county will be placed on each garment. The Red Cross will direct these for benefit of European refugees, excluding Germany. The knitting supplies will not arrive until about Sept. 25. Knitted articles will include sweaters and socks.

It is expected that various organizations will take up the work in co-operation with the auxiliary. The women of the Federated church were already planning Saturday to hold sewing days. Women may keep account of their time doing this work and after 18 hours of service they will be presented with a service badge. The auxiliary members will meet Monday evening for a social hour and cutting of garments will be accomplished at that time. Anyone interested in the Red Cross, sewing and knitting may communicate with Mrs.

Adams. SPARTA CLUB MEETS. The Sparta school Mothers' club met Friday for its first meeting. Games and contest prize winners were Hazel Smith, Mrs. Ben Sawm and Mrs.

Elmer Schroeder. The next meeting will be Oct. 4 with Mrs. Fred Gottschalk. A wiener roast is to be Sept.

19, at the school house. Waynesville High Welcomes Freshmen HIGH for further voice and music training led Miss Emma Kay Bowers to enroll in Illinois Wesleyan university school of music at Bloomington. Her ambition means long hours of practice in the future, but that doesn't lessen her desire for college training. WAYNESVILLE. (PNS) Freshmen of Waynesville high school were initiated Thursday.

In addition to having the beginners come with outmoded garb, their faces were painted and they were forbidden to speak to upper classmen. Penalty for those who violated the rules was a trip through a human paddling machine. Other feats which were imposed by upper classmen included: Eating of raw oysters, brushing each other's teeth and performing of stunts. To cap it off the freshmen were taken from two to eight miles in the country and made to walk home after a night party. Dana Organizations Plan Meetings DANA.

(PNS) The Women's Missionary society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Gertrude Marshall. Evergreen camp. No. 282, Royal Neighbors will meet in Wright's hall at 8 p.

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Does not sour. Checks "plate odor" (denture breath). Get FASTEETH today at any drug store. I ALWAYS SMOKE SMOKING IS A CAMELS. THEY'RE LOT MORE FUN EXTRA MILD AND WITH A HAVE SUCH A SLOW -BURNING GRAND FLAVOR CAMEL GET THE "EXTRAS" WITH SLOWER- -BURNING CAMEL CAMELS THE CIGARETTE OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS In recent laboratory tests, Camels burned EXTRA MILDNESS slower than the average of the 15 other of the largest-selling brands testedEXTRA COOLNESS on slower the than average, any a of smoking them.

plus That equal means, to EXTRA FLAVOR 5 EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK! ATHLETE.Owen "Sonny" McCall, four letter man at Drummer high, hopes to be a star athlete at Notre Dame university too. He's going out for track, baseball, football and basketball at the famous Indiana school. His scholastic efforts will be devoted to commerce and law. PANTAGRAPH. PHOTOS Rutland PTA Opens Year's Activities RUTLAND.

-(PNS)- The Rutland Parent-Teacher association opened its 1940-41 season auspiciously Thursday night in the gymnasium. The new president, Mrs. R. Heike, was in charge and the membership committee, Allan Pope, H. P.

Jackson and L. F. Browning, reported 60 members secured to date and their canvass is not yet completed. Mrs. Earl Gibbons was chosen pianist and Milford Arndt, chorister, for the year.

The new faculty members, Miss Helen Dwyer, J. A. Jensen, Miss Cecile Nelson and Arthur Blocher, were introduced by Supt. A. H.

Tomlinson, also Mrs. L. B. Browning and Mrs. Blocher.

A musical program was given by Mrs. Kerrie Fallon, Mrs. John Cleary, Eleanor and Betty Jo Arndt, T. W. Mateer and Milford Arndt.

A social hour and refreshments followed. Freshmen Initiated men ed Friday afternoon picnic at Lindenbaum ing the football game Paxton Plans Protection For Children GIBSON CITY.High school days over, many 1940 high school graduates, like these Drummer Township high youths, packed up clothes last week and left to start their college training. Their ambitions are as varied as. a weathervane's directions in a whirlwind. Miss Marilyn Cooper will major in physical education at I.

S. N. also plans to go out for the band. Young G. O.

P. Club Will Meet CLINTON. -Young Republicans of DeWitt county plan a supper meeting at 7 p. m. Tuesday at Waterworks park, with a business session and presentation of county candidates to follow.

Young Republicans committee of the county is comprised of the following: Tunbridge, Virgil Irvin, Mrs. Inez Brady; Texas, Craig Braden; Creek, Leslie Parker, Mrs. Louise Massey; Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shinneman; De Witt, Ben Watt; Waynesville, Robert Edwards, Frances Rich; Wapella, Evelyn Graham, Emerson Bishop; Wilson, Francis Merrifield, Delores Johnson; Santa Anna 1, Keith Shell; Clintonia 1, Francis, Goodrich; precinct 2, Mrs.

Kelsey Birge; precinct 3, James Ely, Mrs. Bernice Walden; precinct 4, Ronald Pennington, Marietta H. Moore; 5, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Westray; precinct 6, Dale cinct 7, West, Richard Miss Nevida Oakman Miller; precinct 8, Mrs.

Blanche Lighthall, Claude Manley. In case of rain the meeting will be held at the courthouse. Wenona High Classes Name Officers (PNS) -The high school class officers and leaders elected Wednesday are as follows: Sunken, presiDonald Peterson, vice presldent; Genevieve Vogel, secretary and treasurer; Robert Strauch, Joyce Ahlstrom, student council members; El Louise Helander, reporter. -Robert Hill, Juniors Topolski, vice president; Mildred Franks, secretary; Mary Monser, treasurer; Ruth Kline, reporter; Edward Koman, Harriet Crone, student council members. Sophomores--Edward Lutz, president; Jenkens, vice president; Nellie Marie Lutz, secretary; Phyllis Armstrong, treasurer; Betty Rich, reporter; Edward Lutz, Rita Jean Work, student council members.

Freshmen-Jack Murray, presiKendall Dickey, vice dent; Doris Winkle, secretary; Daniel Orson, treasurer; June Scheuer, reporter; Ray Marshall, Jeanette Hylin, student council members. Student council--Frank Kinsey, president; Joyce Ahlstrom, vice president; Edward Koman, secretary; Rita Jean Work, treasurer. F. F. Frank, presiCharles Block, vice president; Edward Lutz, secretary; Russell Scheuer, treasurer; Harold Whalen, reporter.

Athletic board -Robert Strauch, president; Donald Peterson, vice president; Junior secretary; Jack Melody, treasurer. Chorus -Ruth Parks, president; El Louise Helander, secretary; Donald Peterson, treasurer; Jeanette Artman, reporter. Colfax Church Group Has Business Session COLFAX. (PNS) Mrs. Otto Umland was hostess to the Hustlers society of the Christian church at her home Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Luella Gray, Mrs. Eva Orndorf and Mrs. Nancy O'Neil were the assistants. Mrs.

H. H. Jenner had charge of the devotions and plans were completed for the chicken fry which will be given next Thursday The committees were appointed president, Mrs. following, Gladys Harris. Mrs.

Flora Downey, kitchen; Mrs. Nellie Huebner, serving room; Mrs. Alta Reed and Mrs. Sadie Umland, dining room; Mrs. Zella Weeks and Mrs.

Lenore Thedens, salad room and Mrs. Orrin Knight, coffee. The October meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Mable Hyatt. Plans Special Program -The Woman's Relief Corps will observe Constitution day Tuesday with a special program following their regular business session.

Mrs. Laura Cope will have charge of the observance. ENTERTAINS CLASS. (PNS) -Mrs. Ella Yarrington entertained her Sunday school class from the Wapella Christian church in her home Saturday afternoon.

Various games were played and refreshments I served. Road Intersection Patrol System Becomes Effective Today El Paso O. E. S. Has Dinner EL -Mrs.

Clyde Tegard, a member of the Associate Matrons club, Order of Eastern Star, held her advance night with a 6:30 p. m. dinner in the Masonic rooms Friday night. There were 85 guests. Barbara Ann and Carol Jean Cryer gave several tap dancing numbers and Miss Patricia, Smith gang with her mother, Max Smith as accompanist.

Mrs. Irene McClure of Danvers served as soloist The for the evening's proceedings. dining room committee consisted of Mrs. Fred Eastman, Mrs. Fern Feeney, Mrs.

Victor Malcom Mrs. Owen Schertz. Mrs. Floyd Tarman, elus. Lulu Lebo and Mrs.

Fred Lampe comprised the kitchen committee. The chapter room was decorated in fall flowers and the committee in charge were Miss Irene Billrey, Mrs. Harold Coffman and Mrs. Joseph Jerew. Mrs.

Tegard will be advanced to worthy matron in the fall and Friday night she took the station of worthy matron for the evening. G. A. A. Girls Take Outing EL -The G.

A. A. girls of El Paso high school with Miss Doris Shepherd, instructor, took a "nose bag hike" Friday evening, leaving the school at 4 p. m. They walked northwest to the Leon Yambert farm and ate their lunch and sang songs before returning to town.

hike was six miles for the trip. The freshmen rothelt girls were guests. Leonora Altum is the association president; Eva Jane Pinkham, secretary and Gladys Alb, secretary and treasurer. New girls will be initiated into the club as soon as they make 100 points each. Forrest Enrollment 84 FORREST.

(PNS) Eighty four students have enrolled in the F. T. H. S. Saturday with 17 seniors, 22 juniors, 22 sophomores and 23 3 freshmen.

-The Paxton public schools have inaugurated a new system of patrols effective Monday, particularly to take care of the intersections of routes 9 and 45. Both state routes are considered dangerous, and are without warning lights. The intersection which is one block west of the grade school and two blocks west of the high school is to be patrolled before school, at noon and after school. A group of high school and grade students, who have been selected by John J. Swinney to do this work, have been given training for the past coextensive Monday evening a talk will be given before the Chamber of Commerce by Wayne Brown, member of the state highway safety commission.

To this meeting the public will be invited, and the afternoon prior to it, Mr. Brown will address the high school students. Members of the patrolling system include the following students: First group, Francis Scarborough, captain; Sam Danielson, John Cresse, Delbert Beckstrand, Bob Swanson, Richard Adkins, Dale Purtill, Adrian Johnson, Ivan Smelser, Harold Carleton, Ben Johnson; second group, Maurice Johnson, Vincent Purn, Merle Fancher, Laurence Kirby, Bud Trigger, John Trickle, Fred Whitcomb, Harry Curtis, Laurence Kirby and Gordon Johnson; third group, James Nuss, Hubert Piper, Vince Graham, Bob Justice, Bob Bristow, Everett Given, Jack Thorstenson, John Peterson, Charles Jones, Donald Shreves, Dan Leech, Donald Gibson, Ray Williams, Bill Overstreet, Maurice Fuoss, Eugene Holton, Donald Anderson, Robert Joyce; fourth group, Merle Lundeen, Maurice Shilts, Bill Rich, Donald Froyd, Neil Piper, Carl Martin, Evan Peterson, Ken Hudgins, Donald Gard, Gene Allen, Warren Johnson, Central Illinois Deaths Mrs. Nora Dyer Nora Jane Dyer, 76, died at her home at 6 a. m.

Sunday. She had been ill for some time. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Quiram chapel with the Rev.

Warren, I. Lynes officiating. Burial in the Atlanta cemetery. She was the daughter of William and Mary Miller, born Jan. 20, 1864, in Indiana.

She came to Illinois when a child and had since resided near and in Atlanta. She was married to Edgar Dyer at Atlanta, Dec. 13, 1883. The husband and a son preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.

Hazel Vogt; two sons, George and Mark, all of Atlanta; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was a member of the Atlanta Baptist church. Mrs. John Weber BENSON. -(PNS)- Mrs.

John Weber, 87, died at 6:50 a. m. Sunday at her home of infirmities of old age. She had been ill 13 weeks. Funeral services will be at home at 1:30 p.

m. Tuesday and at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church at 2 p. with the Rev. O.

A. Braunschweig, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery. Marguerite Sahnwald was Benson, born Feb. 7, 1853, daughter of Rose Caroline and Edward Sahnwald at Koenigsburg, Germany.

She was married to Weber in Germany March 15, 1876. They came to America about 50 years ago. Mr. Weber died Aug. 12, 1933, in Benson.

Surviving are three sons, Edward, Benson; William, Cedar Lake, John, Spencer, four Mrs. Reka Goodyer, Bloomington; Mrs. Allie Reents, Monticello, Mrs. Rose Dye, Desplaines; Mrs. Hannah Thierer, Washburn.

One son preceded her in death in 1929. There are 26 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Lutheran church. Mrs. John Sanders (PNS) -Mrs.

John Sanders, 78, of Middletown died at 2:19 p. m. Sunday at her home. She had been ill 12 days. The body was taken to the Goff funeral home pending complete funeral arrangements.

She was born Jan. 12, 1862, in Middletown. Surviving are the husband, John; two children, Mrs. Lela Evertson of City, and Mrs. Mildred Kieffer of Middletown; one sister, Mrs.

Al of Middletown; four brothers, Marshal Stergon of Middletown, James, Smithy and Israel Sturgeon, all of Logan county. Fred Werkle -(PNS) --Fred kle, 72, retired farmer, was found dead in bed at his home, 408 West Howard street, Sunday morning. The immediate cause of undetermined, but he was said to have bein in failing health for several years. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m.

Tuesday from the Harper funeral home with burial in Rooks Creek cemetery. He was born Jan. 19, 1868, in Peoria county and spent much of his life in and around Graymont, He had lived in Pontiac since 1914. He had never married. Surviving brother, Henry of Graymont; and one sister, Mrs.

Sarah Phillips of Faulkner, N. Y. REPORTED SUNDAY. Mrs. Ella Huston of Clinton died at 4 p.

m. Saturday in her home. Funeral services will be at 3 p. m. (standard) Monday at the residence.

Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Henry Fortman, 57, of Hartsburg died at the Deaconess at Lincoln at 4:45 a. m. Saturday. The funeral will be at 2 m.

Monday at the Hartsburg Lutheran church. Burial be in the Hartsburg cemetery. Plans Wiener Roast -The first meeting of the Harrold Point Community club will be a wiener roast at the school house Friday. -The freshwere initiatand held a field followwith Fair- bury. Charles Holton.

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Phone 6142 COME OUTLET! I BEHIND YOUR ELECTRIC MEET THE PEOPLE who help supply your service AARON C. SALZMAN, Superintendent of our Power Plant, was first employed in 1907. From actual experience, he knows the inner workings of our power plant from coal bunkers to ashpits and from boiler room to the switchboard. Aaron likes to read and experiment in his home work shop. Mr.

and Mrs. Salzman live in their own home at 1205 South Mason. HENRY V. OAKWOOD, another of our appliance Salesmen, has had seventeen years' experience in the household appliance field. He spends most of his time in selling electric ranges and water heaters which our Sales Department is featuring at the present time.

Henry enjoys fishing and hunting, is active in Scouting, and recently won a horseshoe pitching contest. Mr. and Mrs. Oakwood and their son, Henry who attends Wesleyan, live at 1520 Clinton Blvd. THOMAS N.

BENNETT, a bookkeeper in our Accounting Department, is a Business College graduate. Thousands of miscellaneous items, a quarter million pounds of wire, 25 hundred cross arms, 15 thousand insulators and 250 transformers have been recorded in his books during the last year. Tom likes to play pingpong and plays an excellent game of tennis. Mr. and Mrs.

Bennett and their daughter, Barbara, live at 707 North Prairie. ILLINOIS IOWA POWER COMPANY.