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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1965
Page
5
Marion High School’s business law class visited Bank of Marion with instructor Mrs. Earl Whitacre. Harry Beneke explained negotiable instruments as students watched a pizza check be honored, then transferred to paper for a debit before the crust was destroyed.
A tri county recreation workshop for 4-H members leaders and community groups will be Sunday 1 to 4 pm at Logan School Marion drawing about 100 attendees from Williamson Franklin and Jackson counties. Bernard Zant University of Illinois will teach organizing games and groups. An Officers Training School June 10 and a council picnic June 14 are planned followed by a county day camp at Lake West Frankfort Saturday 10 am to 5 pm with 75 cent fee and sack lunches. Carol Houston elected president of Murphy Etettes 4-H with new officers listed.
The Junior Chatterboxes 4-H club will divide into two sewing groups under leader Mrs Paul Lamendola. They will also attend a cooking demonstration at Southern Illinois University and recently made tray favors for St Joseph Memorial Hospital.
Carolyn Baine led a Good Luck Girls 4-H Club meeting in Carbondale where members practiced a sandwich making demonstration. They discussed performing an act for the county Share the Fun on June 26 featuring a number from Walt Disney's Mary Poppins.
Debbie Williams led a Murphy Petites 4-H meeting in Murphysboro showing equipment for home sewing. Beverly McLaughlin baked brownies, Julie Heller spoke on fruit desserts, and Carol Jacquot discussed agriculture.
Bulls, a North Island town, earns prosperity from dairy farming and cow production, serving as the center of a thriving dairying district.
Ronald Hartenberger, 13, a seventh grader at Chester Community Grade School, earns A and B grades in advanced classes and uses earnings from a paper route to buy school books, sports gear, and spending money. He collects coins and books and is the son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hartenberger of Chester.
Chester High School honored students for scholastic and extracurricular achievements on Honors Day. Recipients included June Wittenbrink nursing award Linda Durkee Daughters of the American Revolution award Ronald Henrich Sons of the American Revolution award Shirley Stallman Girls State delegate Richard Mann mathematics award Bausch Lomb Science award Francis Montroy building trades award Joe Thornton most valuable track player Steve Sherrill Mike Cowell most valuable athletes Gary Schwent baseball award Lois House Arion Award for band Joan Schwardt Arion Award for chorus Gayle Link Wayne Thorne Memorial Service to Music Award National Honor Society added 12 members junior Jessica Warner Sandra Cheslick Arthur Ponton Shirley Stallman Diane Dent John Greager Bill Schuwerk sophomores Terry Brown Lynn Weber Nina Wham Donald Schopfer Jean Lemer.
Pupils fifteen years and older may spend summer at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion gaining patient care experience under professional supervision. Activities include escorting patients visiting and letter writing, recreational programs, radio control room library and lab help. Last summer sixty six volunteers logged six thousand hours. Uniforms in lilac and white are provided by the administration and funded by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Several former volunteers pursued nursing or medical training.
Julianne Zelmer of Herrin and Jean Anne McRoy of Carbondale will present a piano recital at 3 p m Sunday in the Morris Library auditorium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Both are members of the Junior Keyboard Club and study under Edina Cowling Marberry. Zelmer recently graduated from Herrin High School and McRoy will graduate from Carbondale Community High School.
Two Shawnee Community High School students earned good citizenship honors. Marian Kraft of Grand Tower received the DAR award and a Jackson County Foundation scholarship for nursing at Murray State College. Michael Goodson of Wolf Lake received the citizenship award and plans to enter the University of Illinois School of Engineering this year.
Murphysboro High School named its 1965 66 class officers. Senior officers include Gary McLaughlin president Ken Carr vice president Mari lyn Herron secretary and Kay Young treasurer. Junior officers list Jim McCann president Jeff Duke vice president Karan Nolen secretary Barbara Jones treasurer. Sophomore president is John Glade with Marlon Peters as vice president and Cynthia Willet as secretary treasurer. Freshman offices to be elected next fall.
A cooking tip suggests using some of the fat trimmed from pork chops to brown the meat. The approach adds flavor by rendering fat in the pan before searing the chops.
Jessie Warner will head the Chester High School Student Council for 1965 66. Other new officers are Chris Bond vice president Patty Sweany secretary Lynn Weber social chairman and Terry Korando extra curricular chairman.
Four music students from Southern Illinois University and a University High School senior earned spots on the 1965 European tour of the American Youth Band and Chorus. Jack Montgomery Alton tuba Ellis R McKenzie Herrin trombone Sharon Marlow Steeleville clarinet Linda Lampmann Carbondale U High senior. David Carter Godfrey withdrew. Tour June 19 to July 19 includes five day clinic and a Washington concert before Europe eight countries on itinerary.
Four Dongola youths were named most outstanding by the Miller-Manning Post 418 of the Dongola Veterans of Foreign Wars. Seniors Ann Kaufman and Duane Dillon and eighth graders Kathryn Livia and Lary Lingle received the annual award for top high school and grade school students.
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