Daily Independent, The (Newspaper) - November 6, 1946, Murphysboro, Illinois GOP TIDE FINAL EDITION OVER M COUNTY EIGHT PAGES Vol 125 Murphysboro Illinois Serving the Jackson County Market Area Wednesday November Cants Per Copy REPUBLIC CAPTURE McGregor Wins Over Dillinger School Post Republicans swept Jackson county Tuaday in the off year election GOP County Chairman D L Dune McGregor was elected sheriff over Dillinger his Democratic opponent by while County Superintendent of Lee easily defeated Charles Lienert Democratic GOP Winners Principal of the Gorham high school McGregors total vote was while was Boyd Thorp James Lawder and Clarence Wright licans were reelected county clerk county treasurer and county judge respectively opposition A representative vote considered large for an election gave Republicans W J McDonald Mur and Dr Thomas J Thorn 9 ton Chester for State Representa customary commanding rote inthe county A A Boots Brands D edged out John D of Neun ert to win reelection as the third State the 44th Sherman S Carr Democratic can foe Congress in opposition to Congressman W C Runt Bishop Carterville Republican bowed out gracefully the night when It that backed by union vote of the coal belt had a com manding lead that grew every hour Carrs returns a total vote far in excess he receiv ed the last time he opposed the in cumbent Significant Defeat r Regular Republicans took note of the fact that their candidate was defeated in Sheriff Tanner Han ward No Six Murphysboro nia setback trivial as it proved to he in the final count stemmed the election of Circuit Clerk Fred Fraser over the candidate two years party leaders said The election here was without untoward incident Democrats complained bitterly that Republicans employed every little technicality in the new elec tion law requiring voter registra tion Republicans said they only insisted that the new law meant for fair elections be respected to the letter McGregor Congratulated Prior to 11 p with McGregors mounting lead outstripping what Dillinger could possibly gain in un reported Carbondale wards on which he counted heavily the Dem candidate congratulated Mc Gregor on his election and shook hands admittedly was one of the most popular candidates the Democrats ever have run for a maj or office Plis gesture to McGregor night was accepted as added evidence of the popularity that car ried him at 10 p m within striking distance of victory McGregor after con ceded began to call on him in office in December to set down and Turn to four The Days Log WEATHER Occasional rains i and Thursday Warm er tonight RAIN DEATHS Haynes col ored died home on north Seventeenth street Nov 5 at 70 years of age Delia M Castleberry 66 died In St Andrews Hospital at a Nov 6 49 Votes In Carbondale On Specimen Ballots One for occurred in Carbondale No 2 Tuesday as the first 49 votes cast theie were on specimen ballots The discovered only when the SOth voter appeared Hence 49 votes were lost Judges called County Clerk Boyd for advice as to what they about it He gave that fhey had lost tha votes not cast on official ballots Cleric Thorp called the Attorney Generals office and his ion was upheld LIONS SET FOR ENTERTAINING NEXT WEEK Murphysboro Rotarians and Lions will entertain jointly the members of the sofar undefeated foot ball Tuesday evening at a banquet In the High School it was announced at the Rotarians regular dinner meeting last night in the Logan Hotel The occasion will fall on the night after the locals tangle with Carbon dale in the annual grudge battle that will determine whether the Red Devils slate for the season will remain unspotted by defeat W Abbott of the SINU chemistry department a Carbon dalo Rotarian spoke at last nights mooting on Why Scientists Are Worried About the He said the number ot AB degree holders in the United States is 000 short because of the war These he said will probably be re placed by 1055 By next year he declared there will be fewer chemistry degrees traceable to the late war Winners in the two Republican races that most in county were Republic ans D L Dime McGregor above GOP county chairman who will be come the next county and Lee who led the lican ticket in contests by polling a total of votes in gaining re election of county schools superin tendent t HOUSING BEING SOUGHT BY HEXAGON CO STAFF HOPE TO OPEN NOV 15 The Hexagon Metal ing Corporation newest major industrial enterprise hopes to be in production here by Nov 1C it was announced today Already arrived in are the following members of the firms staff Con Butler Art Po letti Raymond and Har ry Expected to arrive shortly are Fran Serva Harold Ro berts J Duddy and President Larry Ayres Housing is being sought for the newcomers the local Chamber of Commerce announced Republicans State Elected Gain 3 Housi Seats Democrats Beaten In Their Greatest Cook County CHICAGO Nov joined the an parade to political power today sweeping all wide candidates into creasing the gressional delegation from 15 to at least in their greatest stronghold Cook county Returns still coming in widened the GOPS downstate margins al ready well over votes and put two Republicans ahead in a major county race led Richard J Daley in tlie contest for Sheriff Several other Cook County races still were in doubt with Republi cans coming from behind as late returns rolled Besides holding all 15 congressional posts the Republi cans unseated Emily Taft Douglas arge Edward A Kelly 3rd Democrats WilliamA District and Alexander J 9th Rowe Win Richard Yates Rowe and Vernon L Nickell Republican candidates for State Treasurer and Superin tendent of Public Instruction re won easy victories over Sam Keyes and C H Engle Demo crats The Republicans were assured of continued control of both houses of the State General Assembly In complete returns indicated that they would at least hold their margin of 34 to 17 in the Senate and increase their majority of 79 to 74 in the lower Returns indicated that voters favored the proposed soldier bonus by more than 2 to 1 from precincts iving votes for to against However proval of the bonus will not be cer tain until it is that j votes in favor of it were a majority the ballots cast for candidates j for the General Assembly j Voters elected tlie lican candidates to terms as University of Illinois trustees j They were Park Livingston La j Grange John R Fornof Streator Kelly Machine Crumbles CHICAGO Nov UP Kehy machine one ot most powerful political organizations in the nations Crumbled the Republican land slide On the basis of almost complete returns Republic an to have the important of and In addition publicans led in the faces president of the county for county assessor county superintendent of schools clerk of the crim inal court clerk of the pro bate court and judge of the probate court The vote marked tlie pos sible end of another color ful era in Chicagos 5 lent political The Democratic machine under Mayor Edward J ruled the arid Gook county the nations largest for years with out a challenge v and V Doris S Holt Flora Living Retains Seat Votes counted m more than half of the states precincts ran 4 to 1 in favor of the proposed Gateway Constitutional amendment designed to make it easier to amend the State However the be officially de clared until it is de that it received a major ity of the total vote cast at the election Congressman C W Runt Bishop of Carterville scored a clean sweep of all counties in the District in defeating his Democratic opponent Sherman Carr of Mur late election returns showed this only six in Randolph and one in from the 246 in the vote totaled Bishops majority extended even in to traditionally ironclad Democra he edged out Carr to The V Alexander complete Franklin complete Jackson Perry complete Pulaski complete Randolph five precincts unreported Union Williamson one precinct McDonald Thornton And Brands Win 44th Race McDonald Thomas J Thornton of Chester and Boots Prairie du Rocher winners in the 44th Senatorial District race for the State Legislature of running fourth according to returns j reported unofficially from allbut six precincts in the District this afternoon Three precincts in Randolph and three in Washington For the second time McDonald led the ticket REGISTRATIONS OF PROPERTIES BEGUN BY OPA Murphysboro Owners Report Friday The Council in the City Hall not have been popular with them but at least it was well populated landlords today with OFA regulations governing control of rents which become effective November 1 own ers of rental property in the Car bondale area were on hand today at the City Hall to register their property That is they were to register if property hadnt been previously registered durine the period of wartime rent con trol which was terminated in May 1944 Murphysboro landlords are to register Friday S at the court house Under direction of Henry B Tate area rent representative who will be in charge of the of fice a staff of clerks assisted land lords in out the necessary forms to place their property rec ord in the hands of the rent con 1 trol office The forms are filled out in triplicate and one copy goes to the rent office one to the ten ant and the third is retained by the landlord Record Available While clerks were registering property at the City Hall another staff of workers was arranging the flie of County McDonald Thornton 91331 Perry Monroe Randolph Washington TOTALS Brands Gruebmeyer 4329 7 rent control era records will be available at the OPA rent office for reference by landlords tenants and rent officials Many property owners nave destroyed OPA records on the assump tion that rent control had vanished for good Anticipating such a situ ation the OPA office has announced that it is prepared to provide cer of any records own ers may require Although office lias open just a few days there have been several inquiries by tenants relative to the amount of rent they should pay The ques tions were on a of un of the regulation rath er than complaints against land lords Likewise rent officials said several landlords already have call ed to inquire as to technicalities Offen Info To Tenants According to information receiv de from rent officials any tenant who is in doubt as to the amount of rent he should pay under the rollback order can ascertain the ceiling on the home he occupied calling at the OPA office Un der the OPA rules landlords are required to report a Change of ten ancy within 30 days Changes of Tax Cuts Promised GOP Elects 222 In House Nabs At Least 50 Senate Seats NEW YORK Nov UP Republicans won control of Congress today in a country wide election swing to the right after 16 years of Demo cratic rule The GOP captured the senate on the basis of incomplete returns with a total of at least 50 seats As of 11 a m EST it had elected 222 members to the House of Represen more than needed for a majority Four senate contests remained in doubt in Arizona Montana New Mexico and West Virginia The Republican sweep in a great turnout of voters throughout tb country thrust upon President Tru man the difficult task of dealing with an opposition congress during the remaining two years of his pres ent White House term Martin Will Be Speaker The SOth Congress convening next Jan 3 will have Turn to page eight please as speaker of the Sen Arthur H Vandenberg who has been the Republicans chief ad viser to Secretary State James F Byrnes probably will be dent of the senate Republicans have promised that the new congress will overhaul the government They have pledged re taxes and sharp cuts in fed eral spending in an effort to bal ance the national Presidential Speculation The election victory which strip ped Democrats of their power in many of the big cities where they had been unbeatable during the regime of the late dent Roosevelt resulted in early speculation on a possible GOP tri umph in the presidential race Thomas E Dewey of New York who unsuccessfully opposed Mr Roosevelt for a fourth term was reelected in New York by a thumping majority over Sen James M Mead Democratic new dealer who until recently conducted the senates War Profits investigation Drums Beat For Dewey The drums are now beating again for Dewey in talk of Republi can presidential possibilities Turn to pagre please Complete Jackson County Returns On Major Election Races State Treasurer Supt of Public Instruction Congress At Large Carbondale No 1 Carbondale No 3 No 3 Carbondale No Carbondale No 5 Carbondale No 6 Carbondale No 7 Carbondale No S Carbondale No D Carbondale No 10 Do Soto Elk No 1 Elk No 2 Elk No 3 Fountain Bluff Grand Tower Kinkaid Levan No 1 Makanda No No 1 Murphysboro No 2 J No 3 Murphysboro No 4 Murphysboro No a Murphysboro No G 7 I No S Murphysboro No Carbon Pomona Sand Ridge No 1 Sand Ridge No 2 Somerset No 1 Somerset No 2 Vergennes Howe 274 204 310 30S 178 353 177 341 235 331 364 120 338 110 168 143 207 94 219 195 233 149 231 167 326 259 159 135 137 114 106 219 219 Keys 123 206 39 147 49 102 67 156 79 174 157 151 44 130 134 171 78 55 143 iss 107 99 116 103 317 172 151 51 75 40 114 Nickell 275 201 315 117 319 266 179 349 174 342 234 323 354 119 354 108 168 147 205 96 222 203 236 149 231 127 IBS 369 325 159 134 138 113 103 i 217 Engle 161 121 192 37 133 45 105 124 173 67 156 77 ISO 161 86 138 45 126 125 163 85 136 73 97 182 100 95 131 110 99 2101 177 151 51 73 35 46 62 107 63 4559 Stratum 271 206 308 US 308 265 175 341 279 175 323 235 305 361 120 336 10S 174 151 201 SB 94 223 196 236 154 149 227 125 172 256 360 135 112 105 320 223 Douglas 161 119 216 39 155 49 112 131 69 183 SI 207 85 40 128 167 78 55 ioo 177 97 SS 1151 106 222 176 150 51 75 37 47 lili es Congressman District Bishop Car 258 17 193 13 314 21 126 3 306 15 266 184 345 14 1S 174 7 343 16 283 8 IS 16 S 354 1110 165 13 138 2051 176 86 SO 93 5 202 16 209 SE 203 102 isc 150 112 141 130 234 136 126 116 156 117 351 230 30S 192 346 153 57 133 76 135 46 117 46 101 68 205 140 220 76 of State Legislature Sheriff Supt of Schools meyer Uss 418 117 379 182 129 451 257 212 5716 322 67 183 562 3 388 115 149 334 338 388 543 180 307 408 315 34 121 364 108 15525 8705 237 279 105 164 S 143 ISO SS 217 ISO 211 326 146 209 107 144 316 231 u 143 130 107 61 90 216 135 194 211 340 266 ISO 32 300 362 247 347 371 120 371 116 171 207 91 95 215 243 319 239 116 232 127 153 260 324 271 13 136 120 Ill 225 Lienert 52 114 34 123 43 01 117 161 66 143 76 163 147 130 41 117 138 165 54 136 63 86 173 101 99 134 111 103 203 174 13 53 72 45 SO 56 112 63 4301
