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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1962
Page
3
Zeigler-Royalton High School near Zeigler closed as a safety measure after classroom walls cracked from mine squeezes. Sidewalks buckled and water pipes broke as underground mine shifts were blamed. A state engineer will inspect Tuesday with decisions pending.
A fire damaged the attic of a five-room house at 304 N Washington St in Carbondale around 11:50 today. Owner Mrs Grace Drake was inside and uninjured. She reported smoke from the dining room ceiling near the flue. Firemen expect minor damage and no estimate was given yet.
Herschel Ridgway, principal of Carterville High School, elected president of the Williamson County Sectional Area of the Illinois Education Association. New officers include Kenneth Rushing as vice president and Mrs. Hazel Leflen treasurer. Meeting held Friday at Herrin High School with TEA rep L. Goebel Patton urging greater state funding. Music and remarks followed with speakers Carl Winters and Mrs. Emily Jacobson.
Sunday night brought 12 degree readings across southern Illinois marking the season’s coldest so far. The U S Weather Bureau in Cairo warned of continued low temperatures through the week with further declines expected on Wednesday. Carbondale Benton West Frankfort Herrin Williamson County Airport Murphysboro Marion and Herin reported single digits and lows ranging from 12 to 15 as the day began and afternoon highs in the 20s.
The fluorspar industry in southern Illinois stands to gain from 1962 Trade Expansion Act loans and retraining support for workers, as firms in Rossclare assess how the policy will reshape plans. Smaller companies may benefit. many mines run at 60 percent capacity with layoffs and reduced markets.
A car owned by Fred Provo of De Soto was a total loss after a fire started from the exhaust pipe on the Hurst DeSoto Road inside Hurst city limits. Fire crews arrived at 9:45 p.m. and extinguished the blaze in about 20 minutes. Provo suffered slight burns on his right hand and ear but did not require medical treatment.
Jackson County Coroner Floyd Crawshaw and Chief Chester Steele say improper insulated metal flue pipes near wooden walls likely sparked a Saturday night fire that killed 4 week old Jessie Mae Harris in the Harris home at 1620 Logan St. Fire investigators noted the rear bedroom fire started before discovery as a coal stove flue passed near the ceiling to an outside brick flue. The incident underscores a broader problem of unsafe flue construction in area housing, with city housing code reforms expected to extend control over such hazards.
A fire at 207 E Willow St Carbondale damaged one room of a house about 10 30 p m Saturday Owner Mrs Carola Green and her daughter Doris 10 were inside but escaped unharmed The blaze started around the chimney and firemen were called The ceiling and part of the front room were damaged No damage estimate was available
A brief mine report shows three working mines on Tuesday. Orient 3 4 5 Zeigler 3 4 Old Ben 9 21 Burning Star 2 first shift Fidelity Mines not working Burning Star 1 Burning Star 2 second shift.
The Williamson County Board accepted plats for two Carterville Township developments. Lakewood Park by Rex and Ruth Donaldson includes 304 lots with 80 acres reserved for future development. Triple Lake Heights Unit Two by Marshall Skelcher and Valjean Russell comprises 87 lots.
Two Negroes named five added to the Jackson County Civil Defense Auxiliary Police unit. Miner of Mt Carbon and Fred Miller were approved as the first Negro appointees to the unit. Rev William West and Sheriff Arch Edwards announced the appointment following a request by the Murphysboro Non Violent Freedom Committee.
Three Williamson County fee offices saw budget increases today, with sheriff, treasurer, and circuit clerk getting raises. County Clerk Charles B. Harris reduced his office help budget by 2000. Sheriff Carl Miller’s pay rose from 7000 with jail janitor now earning 150 monthly, up from 100. Circuit clerk salary will rise to 7500 next term, and treasurer salaries and deputies also increased. County board aimed for economy to boost excess fees to the treasury.
A Herrin preliminary plan report by consultant Gerwin Rohrbach projects population around 15 600 by 1985 due to annexation and growth, though most projections use 12 600. The report, presented to the Plan Commission, outlines tentative findings and calls for careful study to shape the final master plan and determine desirable growth.
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