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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1957
Page
3
Readable text shows references to a ballroom and the SIU Alumni and Student Affairs offices. Mentions loan applications on file with the federal Housing and Home Finance Corp. Indicates a building will lie across the pre-
Two bandits who held up a Wyatt service station fled into Illinois. A Cairo patrolman escaped injury when his car overturned on Rt 51 near Pulaski during the pursuit. State police joined county officers in the search as the suspects, described as two Negro men, remained at large at noon. They had about $50 in the holdup and may have used back roads, authorities said.
Rep Gordon E Kerr of Blochport declares candidacy for state senate in the 51st district after dropping his previous congressional bid. The Brookport retailer and four term General Assembly veteran seeks the seat vacated by the late Glenn O Jones of Raleigh.
Sixty Marion Little Leaguers receive advance tickets for a December 23 Southern League game in Marion. Top sellers win baseball equipment prizes awarded by Bob Taylor, Cairo bonus player with the Milwaukee Braves and SSU student. Proceeds support Marion youth baseball programs.
Pledges for a new Royalton doctor’s office on Main Street total more than 4700 toward a 6500 drive. Royalton Development Group president Mike Akulow says the remaining funds are being pursued by the finance committee. A community meeting is planned for December 12 to update residents and outline next steps after the town’s physician Dr. W R Tweedy passed away.
Funeral services for Christopher Columbus Kelly 97 Creal Springs will be at 1 p m Wednesday at the church with Rev Clyde Simmons officiating. Burial will follow in Creal Springs Cemetery. Kelly died Monday at home and was the village's oldest resident. He opened a grocery in 1919 now run by a son.
Investigation shows bloodstains on the Kaskaskia River bridge indicate a fireman struck the third girder on the Gulf Mobile and Ohio train line. The 28 year old Charles Clayton Crowder of Belleville died on Sunday. body recovered about nine hours later. An inquest set for Wednesday evening in Sparta with testimony from the train crew and Pinckneyville firemen.
Edward P. Kelly of Chicago pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence and was fined 100 dollars plus costs after his car struck Don Mc Cloud’s vehicle, pushing it into another. Ben F. Cook of Du Quoin pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 15 dollars plus costs after his car hit taxi owner Jack Yates’s vehicle. Both appeared before Police Magistrate John Ritter Sr.
SIU physicist O B Young linked a Lake Heights sighting Sunday night to a tiny iron nickel meteorite or fragment. Mrs Clarence Waddington saw a fiery ball and blinding flash then a smoke cloud after a loud explosion around 10 30 p m. Neighbors also reported a flash and noise with two other women noting a fireball.
Herrin Grade School officials report a planned deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30 1958 though a prior year balance will cover the shortfall. Total receipts are expected at 244 499.67 with expenditures around 253 012.47 leaving an 8 512.80 deficit offset by a 12 945.24 balance.
A Tamaaroa home of Kyle Anderson burned after a 5 30 p m discovery. Firemen arrived late due to a stalled 24 year old village truck and insufficient hose from a distant hydrant. Du Quoin crews arrived too late to save the house but limited the fire. The blaze is blamed on defective wiring and marks a second consecutive mechanical delay for Tamaroa firefighters.
Jackson County Supervisors vote 14 to 6 to reappoint County Highway Superintendent Carl Worthen to a new six year term without examination. The move follows earlier disputes over office expenses and potential sick leave authority. The board requests state certification of the incumbent.
A 15-year-old Oraville boy was held in Jackson County jail after admitting to stealing a car in Murphysboro Monday night. Carl Whittington confessed to breaking into the Northside Garage at 930 North 14th Street and taking a car, with authorities stating he led officers to the abandoned vehicle one mile northwest of Oroville. He had keys, two knives, .22 caliber bullets, a deck of cards, and small change on arrest and faced further questioning on related thefts.
Red Cross blood drive in Williamson County hovers at a critical stage as chairman Chet Townsend warns that without improvement by July 1 1958 the program could be scaled back or terminated. County residents may lose free blood access and hospitals would face higher costs. First drives begin January 21 in Marion and Herrin.
Paul Hunsinger of Southern Illinois University spoke at Jefferson School Johnston City on Confessions of an Ex Santa Claus. He argued Santa has lost dignity the last few years due to jokes and modern portrayals. In the meeting 55 members elected Carl Plank president H W Ellis vice president and Cleo Carter Marion secretary Kenneth Rushing secretary. Directors named William Bracy Leon Sitter and Williamson County Judge A R Cagle.
State police raid of the Thunderbird night club near McClure seized a roulette wheel chips dice and money. Charges of possession of gambling equipment likely will be filed against Thunderbird operator Lionel Thornton. Six other clubs raided did not yield gambling equipment.
Walter Mientus of Zeigler reports vandals shot 10 windows at his Zeigler area farm Sunday. They tore screens and frames, ripped a grainery lock, pulled boards from the barn, and dumped debris in a well. He offers a $25 reward to stop the vandalism.
Electrical power to Marion Oregon and the Sahara mine east of Marion was cut from 3 15 to 3 19 p m Monday due to an accidental relay system break by workers at the Crab Orchard sub station under construction.
The report lists mines and plants with activity status including Old Ben numbers 9 14 22 and Briquet Plant Orient 2 3 Freeman 4 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Zeigler Washer Fidelity New Kathleen Burning Star 1 Not Working Pyramid Tenax Traer No 2.
The Murphysboro Education Association, representing 96 teachers, approves committees to coordinate language arts social studies mathematics science music art physical education vocational education and guidance services across all attendance centers. Superintendent Carruthers calls it a basic principle of unit district formation. Studies will align grade level curricula and standardize equipment and instructional patterns through high school transition.
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