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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
3
Bill Freeberg will report at 7 30 p m in Carbondale City Hall on the Community Chest drive. Donations stood at 6700 Wednesday morning and may reach about 7000 toward a 7200 goal. Canvassing will continue through the week to fund four youth groups.
Carbondale residents will meet at 7 30 to elect a new James Hogan Memorial Center board and discuss plans for a new East Jackson Street headquarters. Officers include Miss Lucille Walker president Miss Thelma Gibbs secretary Mrs Hannah Woods treasurer J D Russell vice president. Other directors are Edgar Hillsman William Manning J C Penn Mrs Etta Jackson J Q Clark Mrs Daisy Sykes John Thomas and Mrs Harriet Davidson.
Illinois Veterans Commission notes deadlines for state bonus applications. Iowa and Minnesota residents must meet service dates and stay in state before entry to qualify for monthly and total amounts. Delaware Indiana and Louisiana offer varying domestic and foreign service bonuses with deadlines at year start. IVC service officers provide eligibility guidance and Jackson County contact details are listed.
Funeral services for Lyter Kendrick 68 of Carbondale will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Church of God on East Green Street not at Jackson Funeral Home as previously scheduled. Friends may call after 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
The Carbondale based Southern Illinois Publications issues rates for carriers and mail readers. Weekly carrier 25 cents, six weeks 1 dollar, twelve weeks 2.24, twenty eight weeks 4, annual 7.50, with mail restrictions.
Gilbert Claunch, a Carbondale dairyman on route 2 northeast of the city, reported twin births in two different cows this week. A Jersey cow had twins Tuesday and a Holstein had twins Wednesday, but all four calves died at birth or shortly after. Claunch has been farming four years and this was his herd's first such event.
Three charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated will be heard in Jackson County Court on Tuesday December 19 at 9:00 a.m. Judge C. E. Wright will preside in Murphysboro. Defendants Roy Miller Earl Jones and Olin Winger face separate duis pleas with Winger also charged on a license violation.
The Chicago Herald American will give five-dollar bills to about 175 veterans at the Marion Illinois hospital as a Christmas gift. Miss Blance Osborne and Ed Driemeyer will distribute the bills with officials from the Legion tomorrow at 2 p.m. This marks the first Marion hospital visit for the annual program which serves roughly 15,000 hospitalized veterans statewide.
Admitted Wednesday are Mrs Elwood Smith Marion medical Parley Hill Marion medical Miss Elizabeth Leevy Carbondale medical Discharged Wednesday Mrs William Sauter Carterville Franklin Finn Carbondale medical Edwin Borger Carbondale medical Mrs Maude Hawthorne Carbondale accident Tex Loudon Carbondale Carbondale medical Mrs Troy Bird and son Carbondale DOCTORS HOSPITAL Admitted Wednesday Bob Stephens Carbondale medical Harry Wiggs Carterville medical Arvel Dougherty Anna medical Enoch Fox Carbondale accident
December is described as the deadliest traffic month due to reduced visibility and slick roads. The article cites N A D A and National Safety Council data showing December deaths far exceed October and July. It urges cautious winter driving, slower speeds, tire chains, no drinking, and proper car maintenance to reduce holiday hazards.
In Murphysboro St Andrew's Hospital Robert Graeff a Murphysboro coal miner stays in poor condition while William Cochran of Vergennes is listed as fairly good Cochran checked in Tuesday for a routine examination and showed no serious injuries A St Louis brain specialist was summoned to assess Graeff who suffered a head injury and a rear skull fracture Graeff had surgery Tuesday night to remove a blood clot and reportedly did well after the procedure
Carbondale grade school and high school boards meet jointly at Springmore grade school cafeteria tonight at 6 30. After dinner both boards hold their monthly business sessions.
Jackson county's annual Soil Conservation District meeting is set for Thursday February 15 as directed by the board on Tuesday. The Murphysboro armory is likely venue with program planning at the January 2 meeting. The board approved five farm plans for Ivan Lively George Carway Lester Carway William Rains and H E Allen.
Jackson County Circuit Clerk James McRoy lists 30 residents of Carbondale Murphysboro and nearby towns for petit jury duty for the January term in Murphysboro. Grand jurors were summoned for Monday January 8 and the term may see extra civil cases after September delays.
Carbondale resident Stewart Chandler a consulting entomologist at Southern Illinois University and associate entomologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey writes a 63 page circular on peach insects in Illinois and their control. The Illinois Natural History Survey prints it with 39 pictures charts and tables and offers free copies to residents by writing Harlow B. Mills in Urbana.
Irene Cannon of 418 East Jackson Street Carbondale won $40 on a 20 percent coupon in the Appreciation Day drawing announced by program chairman L I Browning. Five year old Barbara Arendell drew the winning ticket. no other ticket was selected. The treasure chest totaled $205. next week it will be $208. Drawings occur each Wednesday at 2 pm from the band stand in Illinois Central railroad park.
The county news notes seed prospects with fescue scarce and yields up to 400 lb per acre cited by Clarence Albritten. Red top sells around 45 cents wholesale and ammonium nitrate suggested to double yields. Also reports on Wabash soybeans, pole barn construction, and USDA plans for labor saving ideas.
Southern Illinois man Sam Boshera, a Herrin merchant for six years, died in Syria on Sept. 18, 1948 while visiting homeland with his brother William. The memorial uses flood rocks as its base and marble apex carved in Damascus with the Boshera name in English and Syrian letters. William returned to Herrin in 1949 with Mary after completing the monument.
Mrs John Soper 56 of 524 DeWitt Street Murphysboro died suddenly in Pinckneyville while visiting a relative. Born Clara Christina Eisenhauer in Vergennes in 1894 she married John Soper in 1912 and leaves son James and daughters Kathryn Ann and Mrs Theodore Borgsmiller. Funeral at St Andrew's Church with Rosary at Meyers Funeral Home.
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale announced that Christmas vacation starts after class on Saturday December 16. Students return January 2 after the holidays, instead of January 8 as originally planned, to allow time for part time work.
Herrin sailor T. Hutchison twenty a son of Mr and Mrs John Hutchison 418 West Oak street Herrin has arrived home for leave through December 31 He served on the aircraft carrier U S S Boxer and aided in operations around Korea including Inchon and Seoul His ship is in drydock in San Francisco for repairs Hutchison enlisted two and a half years ago His brother Bob Hutchison taught at Herrin Township High School and served in the navy in World War II
The Carbondale Education Association consisting of teachers and administrators in the Carbondale city grade school system was to meet today at 3 p.m. at Lincoln School to discuss urgent needs of Elementary Schools.
A minor traffic crash in Carbon at 12 15 p.m. Wednesday damaged two cars. Drivers named were Joe E Hopp of route 3 Carbondale and Norman Coy.
Reservations pour in for the Jackson County Farm Bureau annual meeting at Murphysboro Township High School. About 460 requests by Wednesday, with 200 that day. attendance expected 800 to 1,000. Speaker John Bicket will address the gathering along with Dr. W E Keepper on university programs. Ward Buzzard to present awards in the Sign Your Neighbor drive. Directors up for election in four districts. Special entertainment by Mrs. Jessie Carr. lunch served by the Home Bureau.
The Treasury Department announced 1950 tax filing periods. Illinois offices of the Collector of Internal Revenue will be open March 1 through 15 to aid final 1950 returns and 1951 estimated tax declarations. Farmers have a January schedule in Southern Illinois with offices listed for Cairo Du Quoin Harrisburg Herin McLeansboro Metropolis Murphysboro Anna Chester etc.
Another Carbondale firm joins the Century Club of the Carbondale Community Chest. The Universal CIT Credit Corporation at 211 West Main Street donates $100 or more to the Chest in its current drive.
Police report notes Coy rear ended the Hopp car that was stopped at a stop sign on Main Street at Illinois Street. No injuries reported.
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