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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1955
Page
2
A Tennessee raccoon in a tree would rather see anyone sighting him with a gun than Davy Crockett about to trigger. The piece notes traits of pluck and roving disposition that later pleased his constituents. It recalls a congressman asserting independence of party guidance in voting.
In a warm log cabin Davy Crockett at seven endures a long hair cut army style as Rebecca Crockett trims with Maryland shears. The Grockett family including John and brothers Jason Jim Wilson and Joe all submit to the process while Polly and Janie stay spared. The men later rinse with lye soap at the creek.
Sen Wiley urged cautious optimism about the San Francisco UN charter anniversary meeting and the subsequent summit for East West tensions. He spoke during the inaugural town meeting series in observance of Bement centennial in the Illinois village between Champaign and Decatur.
Rep. Vorys of Ohio says he will press for House action to shift more foreign economic aid to loans despite Hoover Commission and Senate objections. He plans to earmark at least half of 165 million dollars in development aid as loans, tying strings to aid for Yugoslavia after Tito-Kremlin talks. The Hoover Commission urged grants where repayment is unlikely to avoid misleading taxpayers. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas set campaign debates during their Senate race.
The Southern Alinoisan is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphyshore Independent. It is published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. at 227 West Main Street Carbondale 212 North 16th Street Herrin 9 11 South 12th Street Murphysboro Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office in Carbondaie TI under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Four University of Illinois psychologists condemn bills in Illinois that would allot one million dollars yearly for psychiatric research and training. They say funds should serve many mental health professions, not just psychiatrists, and urge broader training of social workers interns chaplains and educators.
The statement urged defeat of the measures amendment or veto by Gov. Stratton. It was signed by Dr. J. McV. Hunt, Dr. O. Hubert Mowrer, and Dr. William M. Gilbert, all of the University of Illinois.
Dr. Stanley Marzelf of Bloomington, president of the Illinois Psychology Association, reenlisted in the Regular Army for three years on Okinawa. He arrived in January 1954 after serving at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
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