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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1968
Page
2
Carbondale youngsters volunteer to assist in a Friday matinee at the big top. The see- spectacle features a clown act as part of a community event drawing local families.
Alexander County Sheriff Chesley Willis adds six Negro volunteers as auxiliary deputies for special duty and emergencies. Cairo donors funded uniforms and gear. No clues in the slaying of Howard Baker on Route 3 north of Cairo. Also listed: Eugene Richardson 28 of Tamaroa fined $30, two in boat with life preservers. Dixie L. Robinson 19 of West Frankfort fined $20 for speeding.
Johnson County Sheriff Ed win Casey continues to probe a report of a nude man found in a car parked on the courthouse square. A 21-year-old local woman had parked at the east side of the square and returned with her partner to discover a naked man with a white shirt tied around his head in the back seat. The intruder fled toward the northeast yard after forcing entry through a ventilator window, leaving a hammer and bottle behind. A 31-year-old man was taken for a lie detector test but released due to lack of evidence.
L E Branfield of Southern Illinois University will give the summer graduation address at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson Tennessee on Friday. The graduation class comprises 23 members per Dean Claude Gardner's announcement.
The Du Quoin city council postponed action on amendments to building fire plumbing and electrical codes adopted in February 1967. Officials weigh exemptions for residential improvements under 1000 dollars and consider state or federal requirements. Other items included park parking, a Democrat park event, teen center funding, and a Public Housing Administration lease plan.
Two Du Quoin residents urged the city council to block a Clark Oil Co. plan to build a two bay gasoline station at South Washington and Franklin streets. The mayor and city attorney questioned the ordinance requiring nearby property owner approval and suggested options limited to withholding a building agreement.
An Orient No 1 coal mine blast near Benton killed three men and burned another, with investigators from the state and federal agencies meeting to determine whether coal dust caused the explosion. Victims were James Nealon and Charles Collins at the scene, David Walker died later. Injured miner Robert Boyett remained in serious condition in St Louis. Investigators noted a cutting torch may have ignited coal dust as workers repaired a vibrating loader in the shaft beneath the coal pile observation area. The shaft measured about 12 by 10 feet with a 90 foot length. Orient No 5 mine paused operations until Monday as inspectors released further statements.
The calendar lists Williamson County bands jamboree at Herrin City Park Sunday from 9 to 5, SIU Summer Music Theater The Most Happy Fella at Muckelroy Auditorium with ticket details, and multiple drive in and drive-in theater showings around Carbondale, Marion, and Herrin. Local government and school board meetings are scheduled in several towns including Marion, Johnston City, Benton, Elverado, Du Quain, and Shawnee Hills with various times and topics.
West Frankfort Council meets at city hall Monday evening. Christopher and Zeigler councils also convene at 7 p m same day. Red Cross Life Saving classes at Jackson County YMCA Riverside pool run from 9 to noon in August 1923 with pool admission as the fee-only charge.
A fire call at 10:50 p.m. Thursday reports Joe Samford's model car badly damaged by wiring fire at the corner of DeYoung and Market streets in Marion.
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