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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1962
Page
7
Bill Meyerbecks explains a compact Danish style coffee table project. The piece uses hand rubbed hardwood and teak or walnut finishes, with a 32 inch diameter top and 16 inch height. It discusses cost tradeoffs between hand work and manufacture and notes practical alternatives for materials.
An underwater recovery group seeks a $1,000 compressor funded by fund raising to supply air for rescues. Members, trained since September, received diplomas Sunday. instructor Ben Walker lent his compressor. The team, with officers and members from Herrin Marion Carterville Johnston City, will aid Civil Defense and police or sheriff offices for drowning recoveries without pay. Equipment worth $250 per diver was purchased by members, with the rest funded by Civil Defense units and city councils.
After three years of drought the Agriculture Department reports sufficient water to meet normal demand in the West for this year with enough excess to raise many depleted reservoirs toward normal carryover levels though still below full. Separate notes mention early westward expansion routes via Kentucky and a scientific expedition planned for the Ohio River and through the Cumberland Gap with a diverse team including climatologists physicists doctors and historians.
An easy-to-allow architect designed remodeling plan is available for 50 cents. To order, fill the coupon, mail with payment to Southern Indian Box 2215 General Post Office New York 1 NY. Include name address and state.
A former riveter and welder turned sculptor David Smith will show 46 iron and steel works at Southern Illinois University's Mitchell Gallery from January 4 to 24. The New York assembled exhibit, organized by the Museum of Modern Art with a CBS Foundation grant, spans Smith's output from 1933 to 1960 and is described as one of the most important acquisitions.
Four men were added to the guard staff at Menard Penitentiary in Chester last week. Lowell W. Johnson from Reevesville, a former railroad employee, had been at Stateville since August 1961. Cecil Lloyd Jones of Sparta, formerly a coal miner, had been at Joliet since October 1961. Charles Mines of Coulterville, a former Menard staff member, had been at Stateville since December 1961. Arthur Fey of Chester, a former local businessman, had been at Stateville since January this year.
The Agriculture Department issues regulations prohibiting meat packers and livestock dealers from charging sellers for services in connection with purchases. No charge or commission may be collected, with effect slated for March 1. The move, after a formal hearing, deems such charges an unfair trade practice under the Packers and Stockyards Act, directing market policing to curb unfair competition.
The Agricultural Department reports an experimental band seeder to ensure complete separation of seed and fertilizer in small grain planting. It uses two distinct furrows with the seed tube set 6 to 8 inches behind the fertilizer tube. Field tests show ordinary seeders often mix seed and fertilizer in the same furrow, delaying or destroying germination.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman reports to President Kennedy that small towns in the West and Midwest need stronger federal farm program messaging. He notes farm income in 1962 rose by 2.5 million dollars from 1960 and warns the GDP oriented press obscures gains.
Iowa topped the corn crop list with a value of 793 million dollars while Kansas led wheat at 422 million and Wisconsin hay at 178 million. Illinois headed soybeans with 373 million. Georgia led peanuts at 59 million. Robert Peary’s 1991 Arctic expedition asserted Greenland’s island status.
The Little Egypt Smorgasbord, now on Route 13 in Marion, opened Thursday. Owner Melvin Shadowens, a former Wimpeys Cafe operator in 1945 46 and White Top Cab Co. founder, said a grand opening will be announced later. Ten people are employed at the new building, open daily 5 30 a m to 8 p m, seating 170, with private party use after hours.
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