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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1949

Page

3

Direct Housing Appeals Rule Shifts at Crab Orchard Rent Office

New rules in Carbondale change how landlords and tenants notify each other about rent adjustments and eviction actions. Landlords must deliver petitions to tenants, with post or mail allowed for up to four tenants, and notices must be filed in duplicity with the rent office.

Crab Orchard Carbondale Henry B. Tate Washington Tate Rent Office Chicago

Smithy at 83 Reflects on Long Blacksmith Career

W H Spinner, 83, a veteran blacksmith at Jones Ridge near Chester, recalls 56 years in the trade starting in Rockwood. He ran his own shop in Cora, now works with Wilbert Rodward, notes shifts to repairing farm machinery, and advocates calm, hard work to stay young.

Dick Floyd Southern Illinoisan W. H. Spinner Spinner Jones Ridge Chester Randolph County Rockwood Mr. Spinner Henry Spinner Gus Joe Cora

The Daily Free Press Postal Notice

The Daily Free Press lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery with prices for 6 12 24 and 52 weeks. It notes mail subscriptions not sold in areas with carrier service and includes post office entry details and AP news rights.

Daily Free Press Linoisan West Main Street Carbondale Ill Illinois Associated Press

Snyder Family Visit Highlights 54 Day Leave

Lt Charles Snyder and family, back from Japan, visit his mother Mrs Charles Snyder in Carbondale. A 20 month old baby born in Japan learns English and Japanese words. The Ford purchased in Japan with a Japan Occupation plate draws attention during the family dinner. Lt Snyder, four years in service, will report to Fort Riley after a 54 day leave. He has three sisters in Anna, Murphysboro, and Harrisburg.

Charles Snyder Japan E. Grand Carbondale Snyder Ford Seattle Wash Fort Riley Kansas O. K. Loomis Anna W. C. Anderson Murphysboro Virgil Dooley Harrisburg

Brotherhood Local 17 Sets Special Meeting

Brotherhood Local 17 of the Maintenance of Way Engineers holds a special meeting tomorrow at 2 p m in the Illinois Central division office assembly room to discuss seniority rights and the new 40 hour week law effective Sept 1. Acting chair W B Young of Chicago will attend with local chairman H Lampley. The union, with about 600 members, meets regularly on the third Sunday in Odd Fellows hall.

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Engineers Illinois Central Division W. B. Young Chicago H. Lampley BB. of M. W. E Odd Fellows Hall

Free Press Sets Up Jackson County Draft Registration

Arrangements completed for registering men in Jackson county at the Free Press in Carbondale and The Daily Independent in Murphysboro. Men turning 18 must register for the peacetime draft and may report to the nearer office. Registrations will go to the Southern Illinois selective service office in Mount Vernon.

Jackson County The Free Press Carrondale Daily Independent Murphysboro Illlinois Selective Service Mount Vernon Selective Service Illinois

Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Draw Local Patients

Admitted Friday are Mrs Forest R George medical Carterville and Mrs James Hughey medical Carbondale plus W E Waumick medical Anna. Surgical admits include Jim Hern Carbondale and Elisha Oldhen Shawneetown and William Kaufman Carbondale and Miss Betty Ann Alsip Vienna and Giles R Lipe Elkville and Mrs James E Boyd surgical plus Mrs Corda Schwarn Johnston City and Mrs W J McNeil and son Carbondale.

Forest R. George Carterville James Hughey Carbondale W. E. Waumick Anna Jim Hern Surgical Anna Johns Marion Elisha Oldhen Shawneetown William Kaufman Betty Ann Alsip Vienna Giles R. Lipe Elkville James E. Boyd Corda Schwarn Johnston City W. J. McNeil

NSL Insurance Dividend Forms Arrive for Veterans Aid

Application blanks for National Life Insurance dividends for veterans arrive in Jackson and Union counties. Veterans must postmark by Aug 29 to be considered. forms detail policy and serial numbers, with guidance from Veterans Administration officers on eligibility and claim numbers.

National Life Insurance Veteran’s Administration Jackson Union County David Entsminger Veteran’s Commission Murphysboro Veterans Administration Washington Entsminger Red Cross American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars D. C

Accent on Defense Keynote At Carbondele Lions Luncheon

Southern Illinois athletics director Glenn Abe Martin addressed the Carbondele Lions Club at Hotel Roberts on defense as the keynote for football this fall. He outlined new rules including timeouts after every change of possession and substitutions without penalties. Dr. Herman Spies attended as a guest. Paul Barrett led the program.

Glenn Abe) Martin Southern Illinois University Carbondele Lions Club Hotel Roberts Martin S. SU Herman Spies New York Paul Barrett

Ladies Night Tonight Observed by Carbondale Eagles

The Carbondale Eagles host Ladies Night tonight starting at 8 o clock. Each member may invite one guest couple, with games and prizes offered throughout the evening.

Carbondale Eagles

David Brown Breaks Leg After Fall From Bicycle

David F. Brown 11 son of Police Commissioner Paul Brown of Carbondale fell off a bicycle yesterday around 7 p.m. and suffered a broken leg.

David Brown David F. Brown Paul Brown Carbondale

Minckler Outlines Eight Point Area Development Plan

Forester Leon S. Minckler writes in the June issue of Public Aid in Illinois about Southern Illinois area problems and an eight point plan. The program includes land use survey soil management agricultural land management forest land management expanded industry and expanded recreational facilities plus social and education reforms. He notes pictures from Southern Illinois reinforce his points and outlines his forestry research career with the U S Forest Service since 1935 and work at the Carbondale center since 1946.

Leon S. Minckler Carbondale U. S. Forest Service Illinois Minckler New York State College of Forestry Syracuse University United States Forest Service Carbondale Center

Brown Resumes Training At Carbondale Airport

Paul Brown Carbondale police commissioner has re entered the commercial flight training course at Carbondale airport Gene Seibert airport manager said today

Paul Brown Carbondale Gene Seibert

Illinois and SIU Collaborate on Peach Test Project

The University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University launched a joint fruit growing project to introduce new peach varieties suited to the region. About 1,200 young trees were transplanted from an Illinois farm near Olney to SIU lands, with plans to release more trees as the Olney farm is abandoned over two years.

Southern Illinois University of Illinois Southern Illinois University C. J. Burkland U. of I Olney S. I.U Reservoir Road Illinois Central Railroad Lowell Tucker Department of Agriculture Elbertas Carl Chaplin University Chaplin University of Kentucky At Lexington

Forester Leads Own Public Relations for Farmers

Harrisburg conservation forester H. Co Heine conducted a one man outreach campaign to area farmers. He promoted wood supplies and then launched forest management plans for 52 woodlots spanning 2800 acres. Fire protection fencing and planting multi flora rose hedges were emphasized. The program offered free complete service.

Heine

Commerce Officials to Survey Crab Orchard Unemployment

Two U S commerce department officials will visit the Crab Orchard area during Labor Day weekend to assess potential local production for government needs. Illinois lists Crab Orchard among four regions with special unemployment concern and may gain access to contracts loans and grants under a Truman aid plan. Senator Lucas said the survey aims to identify producible items and will help local efforts to bid on government items and alleviate joblessness.

United States Commerce Department Crab Orchard Scott Lucas Fred Schoonover Herrin Ralph Barton Department of Commerce Washington Albert Rascher St. Louis U. S. Labor Department Illinois Jackson Williamson Franklin Johnson Perry Union Truman Murphysboro Lucas

Guardsmen Return Home From Camp McCoy Training

National Guard units from Carbondale Illinois will arrive tonight on an Illinois Central train from Chicago after two weeks of training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The 64 enlisted men and 5 officers of the 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company were delayed in Chicago but are expected to reach Carbondale around 7 30 p m.

National Guard Carbondale Illinois Central Chicago Camp McCoy Wis S. C Clinton

Flying Farmers Stop Here on Way to Meeting

Flying Farmers from Michigan Indiana and Illinois began landing at Carbondale airport on their way to a Pensacola Florida meeting with the Navy. Airport manager Gene Seibert expects 10 to 50 farmers today and tomorrow as mass flights this year join the national gathering. Hurricanes in Florida could shift the event to Muscle Shoals Alabama.

Michigan Indiana Illinois Carbondale Pensacola Fla Navy Gene Seibert Florida Muscle Shoals Ala United States

Committee Expects Haven Work to Begin

General Robert Davis of Carbonale said final plans for The Haven, a lodge for veteran patients at Marion hospital, will be discussed by the building committee this weekend. Construction on The Haven Lodge at Crab Orchard Lake south of the Cambria wye on Rt. 13 is expected to begin Monday. The committee announced plans to spend $50,000 on the lodge and landscaping.

Robert Davis Carbonale Marion Hospital Crab Orchard Lake Cambria Wye Rt. 13

County Wins Sports Honors At Illinois Farm Festival

Jackson county topped district 16 in the tenth annual Illinois farm sports festival at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Will county won the grand championship and added the Illinois Farm Bureau baseball league title with a 13 4 win over Peoria. Other districts honors went to Carroll DeKalb Will Adams Sangamon Champaign Bond Fayette Coles Randolph Clay and Franklin.

Cops Jackson County University of Illinois Today Will County Champaign Illinois Agricultural Association Extension Service University of Illinois County Farm and Home Bureaus Prairie Farmer-Wls Champaign County Sangamon DeKalb Bond Whiteside Illinois Farm Bureau Peoria Carroll Will Adams Bond, Fayette, Coles, Randolph, Clay, and Franklin

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Illinois Commercial Telephone Company West Monroe Street Smithy Jones Ridger Father Lt. Snyder Brotherhood Local NSL Veterans’ Officer A. R. Kays Kays Brown Antioch Church Carbondae Forester Commerce Haven
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