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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1959
Page
3
City officials in Carbondale consider replacing the aging 250000 gallon water tank after engineer Paul Hall found 60 percent pitting in the riser. A new 500000 gallon tower could cost about 40000 with plans for southwest city site and pressure improvement.
Emil Zaslawski 60 SIU associate professor of government and international law died at Doctors Hospital Carbondale from injuries suffered in a June 6 head on crash on Rt 13 east of Carbondale. SIU student James Lee Daniels 19 was killed. Denise Zaslawski and Edith S Krappe injured. Coroner set inquests for 8 p.m. Monday.
A 28-year-old Riverside California man, Bobby Dean Demming, is held in St. Louis on Jackson County requests for cashing two alleged bad checks in Carbondale. The Hub Cafe owner Nick Masters signed a complaint for an $83 check on June 2, and the Carbondale Moose Club reported a $61.50 bad check. Authorities review possible extradition waiver.
Herrin Mayor Fred Henderson said right of way for East Herrin Street will be laid out after July surveys and drawings. Elmer Snyder expects construction bids to open next spring with a $311000 project to widen and resurface from Park Avenue to the Herrin Johnston City road, funded by state and city motor fuel taxes.
About $10.50 in small change was taken from the Regional Office of the Illinois Public Aid Commission in Carbondale. Lando Howard, regional director, said the money was taken from two desks in the upstairs office at 211% S. Illinois Ave. A back door lock appeared sprung, though the door was locked when opened this morning. The desks were pried, but no other items were missing and files seemed in order.
Chester resident Monroe Swafford 62 a Menard penitentiary guard died from injuries after a one car crash on Route 150 near the covered bridge north of Chester. He had served as a guard since September 1951 and was hospitalized then died Thursday night.
North Herrin residents lost their bid for foot route mail delivery after a Post Office review found less than half the area improved for housing. Petition organizers Mrs. Robert Bradford and others may petition the Herrin City Council and Chamber of Commerce while pursuing a local survey. Officials cited Chicago regional findings and confirmed the decision was made in Chicago.
A Chester Little League team sponsored by inmates of Menard Penitentiary will play the Cubs against the Cards Sunday at 12 30 p m on the prison diamond. Warden Ross Randolph will host league officials at dinner prior to the game. Inmates will sponsor a tag sale with proceeds aiding the baseball program.
Jackson County circuit court begins a Monday term at 9 a.m. in Murphysboro with 28 cases, mostly pleadings and nonjury trials before Judge C. E. Wright. Key items include probation revocation hearings for Charles Pender and Dean Weston, plus two jury dates on June 29 for a university condemnation suit and armed robbery at a Carbondale station.
Mrs Mildred Gossage of Herrin filed a $30,000 suit in Williamson County Circuit Court against the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad over the death of her husband Louis Gossage who died November 29 when his car was hit by a train at the White Ash crossing. The complaint cites no warning devices at the east crossing and overgrown vegetation impairing visibility. She seeks loss of support for herself and her two daughters Joy ten and Gay eight.
Infrared rays are applied to brood chicks in the United States and to heat cathedrals in France. The report notes cross continental use of infrared heat in agricultural and architectural settings.
The Colp Board of Education dismissed Rev. Archie Mosley as principal citing financial constraints. State officials had recommended reducing the three teacher faculty to two after a visit, with no personal motives cited.
In Williamson County Circuit Court two cross lawsuits arise from a January 5 bus car collision seven miles east of Marion on Rt. 13. Herbert E. Underwood driver of the Peoria Rockford Bus Co. seeks 20000 dollars for personal injuries against Mrs Sylvia Doron of Creal Springs. Doron asks 15000 dollars against the bus company for personal injuries.
Burglars broke into the Stotlar Herrin Lumber Co in Christopher Thursday night. They forced a large rear folding door and a smaller front office door, stealing a small amount of change, police said.
Ed Greer chief photographer for the Southern Illinoisan, Johnston City, was injured by a Brahma bull while shooting at the Rid-Dom rodeo in Marion. He entered the arena for better shots, escaped by diving under steps, and received first aid before returning to cover the event. The bull was restrained after the incident.
Marion man Lloyd McMichael offers 500 reward for information leading to arrest of those who stole two Shetland ponies from his field. A month-old red sorrel and a two months-old black filly were taken Wednesday night. Both valued at 1000 each. theft reported to Shetland Pony Assn and Burns Detective Agency with police notified.
The state adds three Interstate 57 projects to the July 2 bid letting. Williamson County will lay about 1.5 miles of four lane concrete highway with a reinforced concrete box bridge and a grade separation on a township road west of Pulleys Mill. Johnson County plans 3.92 miles of four lane concrete paving with an interchange and frontage roads. A fourth project in Johnson County includes a four span grade separation, two culverts, and 0.4 mile of gravel surfacing on local roads northwest of Goreville. Maintenance bid openings for local sites follow, with times in Marion Mound City Sparta Willisville for various asphalt and patching work.
G. D. Hazel, 32, of Simpson, was injured this morning in a 25 foot fall from a scaffold near Herrin. He was taken to Herrin Hospital for X rays after receiving a head cut. Hazel fell onto a recently built wall while working on the roof of a new bowling alley south of Herrin. The $300000 16 lane venue is to open by Sept. 1. owner is W. H. Kelley of Centralia.
A concise listing shows multiple mines and plants such as Pyramid, Fidelity, Burning Star, Old Ben numbers 9 14 and 22, Briquet Plant, Orient 2 3, Freeman 4, Truax Traer No 2, Zeigler 3 and Buckhorn. No report for Truax Traer.
The pygmy populations in Africa, mainly in the Belgian Congo, measure around four percent of typical adult height.
The Carbondale City Council will hear a final report June 30 from fiscal agent Howard H. Percy of Midwest Securities Co on water rate increases and the disposition of $1,040,000 in water and sewer bonds. The council may refund old bonds or issue second lien bonds, with a potential $251,500 state grant under consideration in Springfield sponsored by Rep. Clyde Choate.
William Dayton Jones, 42, in Herrin, had his life sentence for his wife Myrtle’s 1946 murder cut to 40 years by Governor Stratton on Pardon and Parole Board action. He becomes parole eligible in 1960 after a 1956 petition denial and prior assault arrest amid a reconciliation attempt.
Four men were held in Marion jail after an assault on Williamson County Deputy George Phillips. The deputy said four men in a Spillertown fight escaped and then attacked him at Boulevard and State streets, striking him with a pistol before it was discarded. Phillips went to Don Phillips on North State Street to alert police. Authorities questioned the four suspects at midday.
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