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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
7
Jackson County residents earned 46.682 million after taxes in 1949 up from 44.764 million the prior year. The per family income rose to 4131 from 4033 while national per family income fell 1.3 percent. Local purchases totaled 22.835 million with retail sales per family down 141 due to lower prices and waning wartime savings.
Murphysboro's park commission will retire the last of two park bonds in June. The 15 000 dollar original issue financed Riverside and Park View parks and a 7 000 dollar second issue from 1941 was added to align maturity. The final principal and interest payment due 1949 and payable 1950 totals 2 040 dollars. Board President J J Connelly and Directors Hunter Price, William Wolff, and Gene Comte oversee the board's duties.
Pauline Sherman Peirson 61 died at her Cora home after a year and a half of illness. Born in Patoka in 1888 she lived in Cora since 1940 and trained as a nurse at Brokaw hospital Normal Hill graduating in 1906. Survived by husband H H Peirson and twin sons Charles Sedalia and Sherman Cherokee Iowa, daughter Dorothy Los Angeles, four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of relatives.
Shoppers in Murphysboro’s business district watched a flaming garbage truck Wednesday afternoon. Harold and Ray Williams pulled over at Fifteenth and Walnut, tossed burning rubbish from the load, and the Murphysboro fire department doused the flames. The truck and drivers were unharmed.
American Legion Auxiliary Murphysboro Paul Stout Post 127 reports poppy sales last Saturday exceeded last year. More than 316 dollars turned in with 15 to 20 dollars expected. 1949 receipts were 272.83 dollars. Proceeds aid disabled veterans. thanks extended to workers and contributors. No report yet on Buddy Poppies sales by VFW Auxiliary Post 7190.
Admissions on May 31 include Charlie E. Thompson at 801 Locust Murphysboro Maternity cases for Mrs Lorene Crane route 3 Murphysboro Mrs Kattie Douglas 301 South Third Street and Mary Conder medical Murphysboro Master William Crawshaw 1421 Walnut Street. Dismissals include Dianne Jennings Murphysboro Linda Roper Murphysboro Barbara Penrod Grand Tower Mrs Mary Frazer Faye Weaver Blu Jean Thies and baby Campbell Hill Dorothy Hanna and baby.
Mrs H Paul Boehne wife of the Murphysboro Immanuel Lutheran church pastor was to undergo surgery at the Lutheran hospital in St Louis today Rev Mr Boehne said Wednesday.
A Sales Management study finds Murphysboro households had higher incomes in 1949 than 1948 with total local income of 15 997 000 and an average 3 999 per family. Per nation earnings per family fell by 57, while Murphysboro retail sales reached 9 990 000 or 2 498 per family as national spending declined 4.5 percent.
A Jackson Circuit Court petition seeks habeas relief for Richard Johnson now at Pontiac division, replacing Menard. The amended filing, by C. S. Johnson for Johnson against Pontiac Warden J. J. Munie, requests return to Jackson for a June hearing on alleged denial of rights after probation violation.
The article explains the 17 year cicada cycle with eggs laid this season maturing in 1967 and describes shell emergence from trees. It notes conservation tours to local farms, Crab Orchard and Dixon Springs demonstrations, and praise for contour drilling to prevent erosion alongside alfalfa and winter oats planting efforts.
Alfred Tate, area conservationist, met with directors of soil conservation districts in Jackson Williamson Perry Union and Pulaski Alexander counties Thursday to plan the Mississippi Valley Association state meeting scheduled for August.
In Murphysboro two 14-year-olds fired a 12 gauge single barrel shotgun in a field near the Miller home. Police officer James Hiller witnessed the shots and detained them as spent shot hit a man and wife in a garden. Magistrate George Ozburn reprimanded them and released the youths, noting parental fault and no prior record.
Jackson County farmers may ship corn to PMA bins from June 12 to June 27 as announced today. Officials discourage shipping and urge selling on the open market where prices range from 1.35 to 1.40 per bushel, with a 1.43 price support after shelling and delivery costs. A storage fee and low expected shipments limit bin use to one site at Jacob with bins at Jacob Jones Ridge and De Soto. Claude A. Terry urged selling on the open market.
The Jackson county board of supervisors will meet June 12 13 to finalize lists of judges and clerks for the November 7 general election. Each precinct has three judges and three clerks, split two to one between parties based on last election results. the board can approve or modify these assignments.
Gene Seibert 28 president of Midwestern Aero Service led Carbondale airport since 1946 with licenses in aircraft maintenance and inspection. Herbert R. Peebles 27 partner and chief pilot logged 6000 hours, WWII Hump flyer, holds multiple ratings and FCC radio license. John Elliott Ketring 28 flight instructor and ex-B 24 pilot earned aeronautical engineering degree in 1948 with 2500+ hours. Loyd Cox Jr 26 shop foreman, Spartan School graduate and licensed mechanic. Barbara Benz listed as flight dispatcher and office clerk.
About a dozen Jackson county 4-H club members travel to Dixon Springs Friday for a district livestock judging contest. The top five scorers advance to the state finals in Champaign in September. Judges will evaluate beef cows calves heifers lambs ewes and rams.
Murdale airport opened today with manager Gene Seibert announcing moving from Carbondale. Carbondale airport will be closed to traffic while private aircraft stay at the old site until new facilities are ready at Murdale.
Funeral services for Charles A. Snyder 79 of Murphysboro will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Meyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Tower Grove cemetery. He was a carpenter and former Swafford Lumber employee married Ettie Coleman May 30 1895. He leaves wife two daughters two sons three brothers a sister 22 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. He belonged to the Free Will Baptist church in Murphysboro.
A list of transfers shows Marie Schimpf and others selling lot 6 block 9 Herbert's addition Murphysboro for 1 dollar, plus numerous deeds in Carbondale Murphysboro Ava and surrounding areas with prices ranging from 1 dollar to 4996.50 dollars, including several fractional land parcels and commercial properties to various buyers.
William L. Grindle released the first preliminary seventeenth census report for Franklin County showing a total population of 48 395, down 4 732 from 1940. West Frankfort and Zeigler suffered notable losses while Benton gained 465 residents. revisions unlikely.
About 55 miners formerly on the Truax Tract drift mine second shift found work elsewhere after their shift was cut last winter. They later returned on a split shift with the first shift men. Union leader Newt Hammond said the men have moved to surrounding mines with full shifts and that split shifting at Truax Tract will likely resolve with time.
Kenneth Fassel of DeSoto was admitted to Holden hospital in Carbondale Wednesday for eye injury after being struck by a soft ball. The incident occurred during a local youth activity in DeSoto.
Taxpayers in Murphysboro slow as the Jackson county treasurer delays the usual June 1 deadline. With 20 000 bills not mailed yet the deadline moves to July 10 for first real estate installments and personal property taxes while the second real estate installment remains September 1. Some out of county residents have paid early. A late bill process and name changes from former treasurer Lawder caused widespread delays. No penalties apply before July 10.
The Jackson County Petroleum Industries committee will hold its annual meeting at 8 00 p m on June 7 in the county courthouse Murphysboro. Officers for the coming year will be elected and the group will discuss its program of objectives.
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